Thursday 10/23 NBA Game Thread

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Who wins?

Thunder
22
36%
@ Pacers
7
11%
Nuggets
19
31%
@ Warriors
13
21%
 
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Re: Thursday 10/23 NBA Game Thread 

Post#341 » by OldSchoolNoBull » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:09 am

This really makes you think OKC caught a break with that AG injury in Game 7.
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Post#342 » by KingFox » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:09 am

kane0801 wrote:Cam Johnson seems useless
meh, that likely has more to do with Aaron Gordon suddenly becoming a better version of cam for the night. Johnson should be a very nice fit there, it’s just one game.
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Post#343 » by itsxtray » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:10 am

Keak da sneak, straight nostalgia for me, lol.
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Post#344 » by KingFox » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:11 am

Rdude22 wrote:Majority if not all of those freethrows by Shai were legit fouls over the course of 2OTs. It’d be like us crying that he pump faked KD into jumping into him the other day.

Like, how dare he pump fake defenders into jumping into him :nonono:

The obvious difference with Harden is he’d often shoot 38% from the field; no midrange, no post-ups, no efficient 3-level scoring.

And none of these folks would complain if Shai played for their team lol he’s so freaking good, freethrows are not the first thing i think of when i think of him and he doesn’t flop around like Luka and some of the other guys people worship online.
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Post#345 » by Patches Perry » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:12 am

Aaron Goron is the Dirk Nowitzki of Rashard Lewises (do people still do this lol)
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Post#346 » by KingFox » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:12 am

BBQ chicken! Jokic getting that kind of rest is sick lol dub desperately need Butler back in the game. Is Kerr ok?
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Post#347 » by KingFox » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:14 am

Curry is amazing :lol: that was great defense from Braun without fouling and it didn’t matter
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Post#348 » by _NoMas » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:14 am

Jokers made 1 of his last 8 shots
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Post#349 » by jokeboy86 » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:17 am

Some poster may be dead on when they said Gordon could make the all star team depending on Denver's record. And Nuggets fans were right when they said Gordon is the 2nd most important and 2nd best player on the team.
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Post#350 » by MrBigShot » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:18 am

Jokic has gotta be a lot better if the nuggets are going to do anything this year. Fortunate for them that Aaron Gordon is doing his best Ray Allen impression tonight
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Post#351 » by KingFox » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:18 am

That’s what Kuminga needs to be doing. Screw the 3 point attempts right now
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Post#352 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:18 am

I get it's only game 1, but fight over the damn screens.
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Post#353 » by Capn'O » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:19 am

Curry entering the appreciate him while he's here phase. He's so good.
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Post#354 » by KingFox » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:20 am

There’s no real perimeter defender in this lineup for Denver and that will likely be the thing that hurts them in the playoffs even though i think they still should be top two out west
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Post#355 » by Capn'O » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:20 am

Nuggets are too big for GSW.
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Post#356 » by KingFox » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:21 am

Ummm why the hell would Richard come out? Keep him in and take this Pod guy out
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Post#357 » by Wallace_Wallace » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:22 am

At least we got one spectacular 40 point game from someone tonight 8-)
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Post#358 » by Patches Perry » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:22 am

Curry needs to make that. He really needs to put in some work on his shooting next offseason.
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Post#359 » by KingFox » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:22 am

jokeboy86 wrote:Some poster may be dead on when they said Gordon could make the all star team depending on Denver's record. And Nuggets fans were right when they said Gordon is the 2nd most important and 2nd best player on the team.

No doubt about it. Who knows - maybe they beat OKC if Gordon didn’t get injured toward the end of that series
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Re: Thursday 10/23 NBA Game Thread 

Post#360 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:22 am

Capn'O wrote:Nuggets are too big for GSW.


Small ball and age will do them in no doubt. Just hard to see them surviving 80 more of these without injuries. Kerr gonna have to play the entire 15 and the two-ways. That seems like the only way to me.
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