NBA Schedule Thread (Opening Night, Christmas, Full Schedule)

Rust_Cohle · Post #41 » by **Rust_Cohle** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 4:31 am

Syd-TK3 wrote:The teams are right but the matchups aren't

Also the east is trash clearly

Has been since 1998

MrBigShot · Post #42 » by **MrBigShot** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 5:43 am

YogurtProducer wrote:
MrBigShot wrote:Should've put the pistons or new look Magic there instead of the cavs

LOL no **** chance middling eastern teams deserve to be there over the 60+ win Cavs. What the hell?

We're more fun to watch

JujitsuFlip · Post #43 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 6:42 am

MrBigShot wrote:
YogurtProducer wrote:
MrBigShot wrote:Should've put the pistons or new look Magic there instead of the cavs

LOL no **** chance middling eastern teams deserve to be there over the 60+ win Cavs. What the hell?

We're more fun to watch

Green font?

The 6th seed bickerstaff Pistons are not more entertaining than the #1 rated offense in the NBA lol

MrBigShot · Post #44 » by **MrBigShot** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 6:54 am

JujitsuFlip wrote:
MrBigShot wrote:
YogurtProducer wrote:LOL no **** chance middling eastern teams deserve to be there over the 60+ win Cavs. What the hell?

We're more fun to watch
Green font?

The 6th seed bickerstaff Pistons are not more entertaining than the #1 rated offense in the NBA lol

Well that's my homer opinion. Ask neutral fans and I think they'd agree we were more fun to watch in the playoffs. Cade is the most entertaining player on both teams imo.

Post #45 » by **Mavrelous** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 9:38 am

A case could be made for Pistons/Magic as early matchup followed by Knicks/Cavs and then 3 western matchups, I would have loved it, but based on history and narrative, it's a great slate of games.

samwana · Post #46 » by **samwana** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 9:57 am

Why Warriors against Mavs?

durden_tyler · Post #47 » by **durden_tyler** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 11:36 am

Yank3525 wrote:Lakers vs Warriors lol.

God this league is so stale.

Possibly last year of LeBron and perhaps final year of Steph's prime. It's still must see TV.

Godymas · Post #48 » by **Godymas** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 11:47 am

I still have no clue why Dallas is being featured on Xmas day. Kyrie will be out, they’re not going to be that good to start the season. Feels like a wasted opportunity to feature the Magic/Pistons/Hawks

Also knowing the NBA, they won’t even change a thing. It’s laughable how inflexible the NBA is with the regular season.

JujitsuFlip · Post #49 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 12:43 pm

Godymas wrote:I still have no clue why Dallas is being featured on Xmas day. Kyrie will be out, they’re not going to be that good to start the season. Feels like a wasted opportunity to feature the Magic/Pistons/Hawks

Also knowing the NBA, they won’t even change a thing. It’s laughable how inflexible the NBA is with the regular season.

Cooper Flagg

Godymas · Post #50 » by **Godymas** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 12:57 pm

JujitsuFlip wrote:
Godymas wrote:I still have no clue why Dallas is being featured on Xmas day. Kyrie will be out, they’re not going to be that good to start the season. Feels like a wasted opportunity to feature the Magic/Pistons/Hawks

Also knowing the NBA, they won’t even change a thing. It’s laughable how inflexible the NBA is with the regular season.
Cooper Flagg

name a single ROTY that was must see TV in December

even Wemby was getting bust allegations until he went on a tear in the second half of the season

Paolo had a sick rookie year, wasn't amazing to watch, Luka had a great rookie year, the team sucked so no one really watched that much, KAT same deal.

You'd probably have to go back to LeBron

YogurtProducer · Post #51 » by **YogurtProducer** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 1:08 pm

MrBigShot wrote:
JujitsuFlip wrote:
MrBigShot wrote:
We're more fun to watch
Green font?

The 6th seed bickerstaff Pistons are not more entertaining than the #1 rated offense in the NBA lol

Well that's my homer opinion. Ask neutral fans and I think they'd agree we were more fun to watch in the playoffs. Cade is the most entertaining player on both teams imo.

Yeah, cause CLE was hurt

Mitchell is by far more entertaining.

Post #52 » by **Mavrelous** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 1:11 pm

Godymas wrote:
JujitsuFlip wrote:
Godymas wrote:I still have no clue why Dallas is being featured on Xmas day. Kyrie will be out, they’re not going to be that good to start the season. Feels like a wasted opportunity to feature the Magic/Pistons/Hawks

Also knowing the NBA, they won’t even change a thing. It’s laughable how inflexible the NBA is with the regular season.
Cooper Flagg

name a single ROTY that was must see TV in December

even Wemby was getting bust allegations until he went on a tear in the second half of the season

Paolo had a sick rookie year, wasn't amazing to watch, Luka had a great rookie year, the team sucked so no one really watched that much, KAT same deal.

You'd probably have to go back to LeBron

It's Cooper Flagg on a competitive team, they missed the PO last because of injuries and being hardcapped and unable to sign any replacement, high profile rookies usually don't go to competitive team.

PRguy23 · Post #53 » by **PRguy23** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 1:15 pm

NFL Christmas games.

Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders: 1 p.m. ET, Netflix

Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings: 4:30 p.m. ET, Netflix

Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs: 8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video

NBA Christmas games.
All games on ABC/ESPN

Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
Houston Rockets at LA Lakers
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets

Slimjimzv · Post #54 » by **Slimjimzv** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 2:32 pm

At least they didn't bump the Thunder for the Suns again this Christmas.

Post #55 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 3:16 pm

not sure what fans from other teams think but I like OKC against Houston a lot. Two fanbases that hate each other, KD in OKC for our ring ceremony and Houston is kind of following a similar path than OKC (I hope they don't succeed but they had a fantastic season last season and made a huge leap in a similar way we did in the 2023/2024 season). Facing Denver would have been nice too but I like the Rockets game a bit better for the reasons I mentioned.

I guess Spurs against OKC is basically Adam praying that both Chet and Victor will be healthy.

Pattycakes · Post #56 » by **Pattycakes** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 4:09 pm

azcatz11 wrote:Hornets get shafted again. What a joke

ROFL. Post of realgm history. LOLcats4life

JXL · Post #57 » by **JXL** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 4:51 pm

With only 2 East teams on Christmas shows what the NBA thinks of the East this coming season, especially with no Tatum or Hali to help prop it up.

Godymas · Post #58 » by **Godymas** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 5:09 pm

Mavrelous wrote:
Godymas wrote:
JujitsuFlip wrote:Cooper Flagg

name a single ROTY that was must see TV in December

even Wemby was getting bust allegations until he went on a tear in the second half of the season

Paolo had a sick rookie year, wasn't amazing to watch, Luka had a great rookie year, the team sucked so no one really watched that much, KAT same deal.

You'd probably have to go back to LeBron

It's Cooper Flagg on a competitive team, they missed the PO last because of injuries and being hardcapped and unable to sign any replacement, high profile rookies usually don't go to competitive team.

Right, but the chance of Flagg being even league average efficiency is pretty low when looking historical rookie play. Any team that is missing a major star shouldn’t be on Xmas day unless the NBA heavily believes they’ll be essential, but Wemby was that and he didn’t get a rookie Xmas game.

It feels like a wasted opportunity to highlight a young star in Cade Cunningham that is right now top 15 and leading a historical powerhouse franchise on a team with plenty to like.

Post #59 » by **Jakay** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 7:36 pm

Even though Boston will in all likelyhood be trash this year, I'm still amazed they aren't on either schedule.

LeBronSpaghetti · Post #60 » by **LeBronSpaghetti** » Sat Aug 9, 2025 7:42 pm

Look at Christmas Day. Even the NBA knows the East is ass.