Around The NBA : 21-22 Edition

[DASMACKDOWN]

It all depends if Booker misses some games. If Booker is out I dont think they make it thru the weekend without dropping some games.

[TheFinishSniper]

17 in a row for Phoenix. I think they've gone the entire month without a loss now.

Congratulations to Phoenix turning franchise around and keep going. Not settling for mediocrity. Just pushing and getting a lot better.

[kodo]

Lakers look like they're headed to another play-in this year. They're barely above .500 now and they've already had the easy portion of their schedule.

Fallout in LA if they get knocked out of the play-in by Denver or another good team will be huge. Should be another entertaining offseason.

[FriedRise]

Curious about how the Suns did it, but it's basically Bridges, Ayton, and CP3 being absolute pests on defense and denying anything the Warriors tried to run. They anticipated and played the passing lane so well that every other pass to/from Curry was a turnover. The Warriors ended the night with 25 assists and 22 turnovers.

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[Grodoboldo]

Phoenix will be in San Francisco (I almost wrote Oakland) on Friday, so there's a good chance the streak ends then.

I didn't watch their game last night, unfortunately. Man, those west coast tip off times are such a bitch!

I love it. 7pm latest game and the east coast games start at 4. After work and dinner you watch it and fast fwd through all the commercials and breaks.

Was back East last month and I HATED the 10pm start times. I can honestly say that this would be a legit barrier to moving from west coast.

São Paulo is GMT - 3 hours, so to me, those games tip off at midnight, which is absolutely brutal with two small kids an early work schedule. But I agree, to those living there, it must be quite a pleasant tip off time.

But I admit I'm spoiled, European fans have to watch games between 3 and 5 in the morning!!! I don't think I'd be such a die-hard fan if I had to deal with those times

[Grodoboldo]

Lakers look like they're headed to another play-in this year. They're barely above .500 now and they've already had the easy portion of their schedule.

Fallout in LA if they get knocked out of the play-in by Denver or another good team will be huge. Should be another entertaining offseason.

So how long until someone proposes a Pat+Coby+DJJ+Portland pick for LeBron in the trade thread?

[bad knees]

Lakers look like they're headed to another play-in this year. They're barely above .500 now and they've already had the easy portion of their schedule.

Fallout in LA if they get knocked out of the play-in by Denver or another good team will be huge. Should be another entertaining offseason.

So how long until someone proposes a Pat+Coby+DJJ+Portland pick for LeBron in the trade thread?

That's one way to fill our hole at PF.

[kodo]

I'm just waiting for Westbrook to get traded again.

[Grodoboldo]

I'm just waiting for Westbrook to get traded again.

John Wall is available, just saying.

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[BullChit]

I'm just waiting for Westbrook to get traded again.

John Wall is available, just saying.

("The circle of life" begins playing in the background)

Wall wants to start.... Westbrook would help the Rockets tank and would enjoy all the empty triple doubles he could possibly want.... Win win for all involved lol

[FriedRise]

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Miami is probably gonna slide a bit this month.

[HomoSapien]

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Bummer for Bam, but this should give us a chance to build a cushion over Miami in the standings.

[FriedRise]

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Were they all just waiting until Dec 1 to break all these news?

[Dresden]

Injury bug is making it's rounds- so far we've been fairly lucky. Aside from Vuc missing time due to Covid, none of our star players have had to miss any real time. If Demar or Zach goes out, it will be a challenge to replace those points.

[NecessaryEvil]

We should be able to remain in the top 4 for now, at the very least.

Milwaukee is climbing also.

[SalmonsSuperfan]

Lakers look like they're headed to another play-in this year. They're barely above .500 now and they've already had the easy portion of their schedule.

Fallout in LA if they get knocked out of the play-in by Denver or another good team will be huge. Should be another entertaining offseason.

I do tend to think LAL will figure it out. Westbrook has turned a corner, AD has been worse than one would expect and will probably regress to the mean and lebron has barely played. I think with a full lineup, they’re still not a team you want to face in the playoffs.

[Chicago-Bull-E]

Losing Bam is a big blow.

They’re getting smashed by Cleveland. No Butler, Mobley and Allen have 8 blocks between them in the 3rd quarter.

Cleveland is going to be a problem for a while. They have that negative impact bricklayer Lauri, lost Sexton, and they’re still doing much better than anyone thought. Their matchups against the Bulls will be fascinating because it’s a complete opposite of styles.

[Repeat 3-peat]

Yeah if Cleveland can find one more creator that isn't selfish, they'll be a playoff time for a long time. Mobley is going to be one of the best bigs in the NBA, if not the best.

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Were they all just waiting until Dec 1 to break all these news?

My next thought is when is the date that teams can trade recent FA signings? It's soon from memory...

Doing some follow-up reading on abdominal tendinopathy, it reads as he would probably need more than 10 days to actually recover.

[Bulls2021]

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