Wednesday 12/20 NBA Game Thread

[bisme37]

It's a 10 game Wednesday! (if you're into that sort of thing)

- Wolves battle Sixers on NBATV
- Clippers go for 9th straight win, visit Luka and the Mavs
- Knicks vs Nets in War of New York
- Celtics look to bounce back, take on Fox and the Kings on NBATV

[MrGoat]

Checks injury report. Irving and Lively out. Well, we're screwed again

[Jadoogar]

Wolves/Sixers should be fun, is Embiid going to play?

[Dirk]

There's no longer a war in New York.

Prokhorov (very popular name among Celtics fans) was sent to China. MrDollarBills is now all friends with Capn'O. And Hello Brooklyn is broken by the disbanding of the supposed super team.

Nets have no real identity and the Knicks are kind of in the middle of nowhere, with their greatest joy being the ability to mock the Mavs for losing Brunson... but all the while knowing they're capped as a second round team if all stars align.

The forumleague is very soft.

[Doranku]

Just came here to say **** Dwight Powell for injuring my favorite player. Now I have to watch his goofy, unskilled ass start at center while Lively is out. No justice in this world.

[nbafan38]

Some tough calls tonight

I think Magic win (Butler out)
Wolves-76ers very tough call, I'll go wolves
Clippers-Mavericks, lean clippers especially with mavericks injuries
Knicks-Nets, also tough I'll go with Nets
Celtics-Kings- Celts not great on road, second night of back to back, I'll lean Kings.

[JustBuzzin]

Lakers in Chicago we all know LeBron, Rich Paul, AD, and Lavine had a secret dinner at one of Chicago's finest restaurants to execute the trade for Lavine.

The question are they willing to trade Reaves in that deal?

Maybe they add Caruso in the deal if Reaves goes. Stay tuned...

[Texas Chuck]

By all accounts Mavs should get run, but Luka loves playing the Clippers so maybe we get a special performance in a loss at least?

[Johnny Tomala]

Heat, Timberwolves, Knicks, Clippers, Celtics.

[MrGoat]

By all accounts Mavs should get run, but Luka loves playing the Clippers so maybe we get a special performance in a loss at least?

Luka should have a big night, he loves playing the Clippers. But the Clippers should be able to get anything they want in the paint. There were times against the Nuggets last game when Luka was the tallest player on the floor for the Mavs, and he might have to play some center again here

[jkvonny]

Some tough calls tonight

I think Magic win (Butler out)
Wolves-76ers very tough call, I'll go wolves
Clippers-Mavericks, lean clippers especially with mavericks injuries
Knicks-Nets, also tough I'll go with Nets
Celtics-Kings- Celts not great on road, second night of back to back, I'll lean Kings.

I agree with all of this.

[Wolfgang630]

America’s team

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[mediocrityrules]

Read on Twitter

KP a game-time decision.

[mediocrityrules]

America’s team

Read on Twitter

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The entirety of those midwest views probably don't add up to the West Coast views of the Lakers.

[azcatz11]

Went Heat +5.5 tonight

[Domejandro]

First play of the game, Joel Embiid hooks Rudy Gobert and flails for a foul. **** kill me.

[CraftylikeaFox]

Read on Twitter

KP a game-time decision.

My friend and I had been debating on splurging for really good seats for this game, or the Kings vs Thunder game last week. We went Thunder because this just seemed like a game Celtics players would sit for. Happy to see that decision pay off tremendously.

[Edvan88]

First play of the game, Joel Embiid hooks Rudy Gobert and flails for a foul. **** kill me.

It is ridiculous the kind of whistle that Embiid gets every single game.

[Wooderson]

Refs off to a tremendous start for Philly.

[Domejandro]

Rudy Gobert with two fouls and Karl-Anthony Towns with one foul with 8:08 in the first quarter left. Towns one was CLEARLY a foul, but Rudy got hosed. Going to be the big problem for Minnesota, tonight.