NBA Games Discussion Thread - Part 6

Kanyewest · Post #601 » by **Kanyewest** » Wed Dec 24, 2025 5:57 am

Looks like Davis and Flagg had much better games against the Nuggets than the Pelicans. Davis had 35 points on 26 shots against the Pelicans while he had 31 points on 19 shots against the Nuggets. Flagg had 31 points - he only had 1 bucket in the halfcourt against the Pelicans (he scored 5-7 on Derrick Queen in the opening matchup but didn't find his groove with AD/Klay taking most of the shots).

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #602 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Wed Dec 24, 2025 7:36 am

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FAH1223 · Post #603 » by **FAH1223** » Wed Dec 24, 2025 9:16 am

Kanyewest wrote:Looks like Davis and Flagg had much better games against the Nuggets than the Pelicans. Davis had 35 points on 26 shots against the Pelicans while he had 31 points on 19 shots against the Nuggets. Flagg had 31 points - he only had 1 bucket in the halfcourt against the Pelicans (he scored 5-7 on Derrick Queen in the opening matchup but didn't find his groove with AD/Klay taking most of the shots).

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closg00 · Post #604 » by **closg00** » Wed Dec 24, 2025 12:27 pm

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closg00 · Post #605 » by **closg00** » Wed Dec 24, 2025 12:29 pm

Well damn, the Spurs could win it all this year and begin a new era of Spurs dominance.

tontoz · Post #606 » by **tontoz** » Wed Dec 24, 2025 1:59 pm

closg00 wrote:

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That is some quality trolling. :lol:

Post #607 » by **nate33** » Wed Dec 24, 2025 2:41 pm

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tontoz · Post #608 » by **tontoz** » Wed Dec 24, 2025 6:27 pm

New stat by NBA.com. Gravity

https://www.nba.com/news/intro-to-gravity-stat-nba-2025

Stephs off ball gravity is predictably nuts.

closg00 · Post #609 » by **closg00** » Thu Dec 25, 2025 8:31 pm

Super sub Tyler has the juice, locked-up on the cheap through 27/28.

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9 and 20 · Post #610 » by **9 and 20** » Thu Dec 25, 2025 9:34 pm

Still beyond ridiculous that the Spurs landed Dylan Harper in the lottery. Silver and his cronies turned the Spurs, with a population of 12, Tim Duncan's legacy, and America's saddest dating pool, into a hated evil empire goliath.

closg00 · Post #611 » by **closg00** » Thu Dec 25, 2025 9:36 pm

A new era of Spurs domination has begun, we have to focus on building to win the East first.

9 and 20 · Post #612 » by **9 and 20** » Thu Dec 25, 2025 9:49 pm

Chet Holmgren's legs are somehow skinner than his arms, and he's got toothpicks for arms. My man walking around on straigtened out paper clips shaped into legs.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #613 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Fri Dec 26, 2025 12:00 am

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Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #614 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Fri Dec 26, 2025 7:10 am

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Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #615 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Fri Dec 26, 2025 7:12 am

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doclinkin · Post #616 » by **doclinkin** » Fri Dec 26, 2025 7:39 am

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This is what annoys me about Silver’s initiative against tanking.

Aren’t the Spurs and Pistons success stories? It’s not entertaining and rewarding to see a team claw back to relevance?

Show me any other way to reliably go from last to contender status. The draft exists for a reason, that the worst teams generally get better players or more options helps to a more level playing field. Otherwise the same top teams will win every year.

If you make it harder for a losing team to reverse it then they’re going to stay a losing team longer, whether they are tanking intentionally or because you are handicapping them further. In many cases you’re punishing them for bad luck.

To slam that door AFTER the Spurs once again defied the odds would be ironic. You're punishing the teams that suffered from their success. It’s not like you’re going back to assign Harper or Castle to another team.

So. If not the lottery, and building through the draft, what mechanism do you have for a team to rebuild. Rather than punish teams that are stuck at the bottom, what innovation can you invent to help them compete. Or is all of this just performative nonsense.

Post #617 » by **nate33** » Fri Dec 26, 2025 1:42 pm

Jokic had 56 points, 16 boards and 15 assists on a 90% TS% last night in an overtime win. That has got to be the greatest box score line of all time!

AFM · Post #618 » by **AFM** » Fri Dec 26, 2025 1:56 pm

Jokic putting up Queen numbers. Respect.

DCZards · Post #619 » by **DCZards** » Fri Dec 26, 2025 2:04 pm

nate33 wrote:Jokic had 56 points, 16 boards and 15 assists on a 90% TS% last night in an overtime win. That has got to be the greatest box score line of all time!

Joker was once again awesome last night. Stayed up late to watch the entire game.

But hard to top this reported box score by Wilt Chamberlain: 53 PTS, 32 REB, 14 AST, 24 BLK, 11 STL (March 18, 1968 against the Lakers/blocks and steals weren't official then).

Post #620 » by **nate33** » Fri Dec 26, 2025 2:13 pm

DCZards wrote:
nate33 wrote:Jokic had 56 points, 16 boards and 15 assists on a 90% TS% last night in an overtime win. That has got to be the greatest box score line of all time!
Joker was once again awesome last night. Stayed up late to watch the entire game.

But hard to top this reported box score by Wilt Chamberlain: 53 PTS, 32 REB, 14 AST, 24 BLK, 11 STL (March 18, 1968 against the Lakers/blocks and steals weren't official then).

That is indeed more impressive!

I don't really believe the stat line though. 24 blocks is so utterly out of step with any recorded performance that it is difficult to believe. Manute and Eaton ever even exceeded 15 blocks in one game. And the single-game record for steals is 11.

Let's just say Jokic's line is one of the most impressive in the modern era since box scores have been kept.