Tuesday 10/21 Opening Night NBA Game Thread!

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #741 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:59 am

UnbelievablyRAW wrote:
Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:Durant just put yo hands up

To be fair it would have been a fadeaway, if he just left his hands up that's a wide open shot for SGA

He'd be shooting over a 7 ftr

Last Guardian · Post #742 » by **Last Guardian** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:59 am

Kinda thought Jabari would make that...oh well. Good game!

PushDaRock · Post #743 » by **PushDaRock** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:59 am

Post #744 » by **Howard Mass** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:59 am

That is what all Opening Night Games should be.

FarBeyondDriven · Post #745 » by **FarBeyondDriven** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:00 am

The sport is unwatchable with these refs. Clearly they read all the headlines this offseason about their biased officiating for OKC last season so they're in the bag for the Rockets tonight. Good thing for OKC Ime Udoka is a complete fraud who only wins when he has an overwhelming talent advantage

Myth · Post #746 » by **Myth** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:00 am

lol, Durant cost them the game anyway. Awesome game btw.

UnbelievablyRAW · Post #747 » by **UnbelievablyRAW** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:00 am

GGs awesome game.

holdenwait · Post #748 » by **holdenwait** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:00 am

I'd be pissed if I was Alpie, but front office needs to sort out the Van Vleet solution asap

Mk0 · Post #749 » by **Mk0** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:00 am

Pssh, shoulda fed Reed Shepard. Waste of a shot

The4thHorseman · Post #750 » by **The4thHorseman** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:00 am

Put the LA game on, we don't need to see interviews

Blame Rasho · Post #751 » by **Blame Rasho** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:00 am

So that is the shot you put up…

The Laker Kid · Post #752 » by **The Laker Kid** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:00 am

They gonna show the Lakers game when it's 4th qtr

PushDaRock · Post #753 » by **PushDaRock** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:00 am

Last Guardian wrote:Kinda thought Jabari would make that...oh well. Good game!

well it almost hit rim!!!

LarsV8 · Post #754 » by **LarsV8** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:00 am

Great opening game, hard fought.

That Durant missed free throw !

Jeremy Lin 7 · Post #755 » by **Jeremy Lin 7** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:01 am

Turnaround fadeway??? terrible play drawn

good game overall. NBC coverage >>> TNT and ESPN

PushDaRock · Post #756 » by **PushDaRock** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:02 am

holdenwait wrote:I'd be pissed if I was Alpie, but front office needs to sort out the Van Vleet solution asap

They invested a Top 3 pick into Sheppard, got to at least give him a chance out there

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #757 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:02 am

Topic staring a mudhole at SGA lol

UnbelievablyRAW · Post #758 » by **UnbelievablyRAW** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:02 am

Great opening night narratives out of this one.

Is this Sengun's team? Breakout Sengun season?

Amen Thompson continues to be overrated because he plays good defense and can jump high

MVP Shai still in action

Cason Wallace is Andrew Nembhard west

Tari Eason is not going to be a Rocket if this is how the rotations will be

Reed is going to be playing on another team. He isn't ready to play on a serious contender and they're no point red shirting him for 2 years while KD is on the roster

Johnny Tomala · Post #759 » by **Johnny Tomala** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:02 am

LarsV8 wrote:Great opening game, hard fought.

That Durant missed free throw !

At the end of 4Q? I saw that he missed. KD was meh tonight from what I saw. He should have lost this game earlier while he called TO when Rockets didn't have one.

IG2 · Post #760 » by **IG2** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:02 am

og15 wrote:I'm not sure SGA is definitely (or if he is, appreciably) quicker than younger than 30 years old Kobe. SGA is quick, but mainly he's super shifty. I don't know if you're giving Kobe enough credit for quickness.

Is SGA appreciably quicker than this Kobe (this is 27 years old):

Watch on YouTube

Maybe, is he quicker than younger Kobe before some beating on the body who was even quicker than this one, don't know...

I consider Kobe extremely quick and I'd still say SGA is quicker than him even in straight line speed.

Who wins the big opening night games?