Friday 3/25 Game Thread

[Tor_Raps]

I've never understood why the Hawks don't use Capela and Okongwu together when Collins is hurt. Their main issue is defense and I guarantee you their defense with this lineup would get immensely better.

It might be because Gallinari is a true stretch 4. He has 23 points and is plus 22 for the game right now. Okongwu and Capella would be dreadful long term together. They are pretty much the same type of player; except Okongwu does shoot free throws well for a big man.

I understand it's not the ideal fit but Gallo can't play 48 minutes. I feel Okongwu can use the extra minutes rather than wasting them on a scrub like TLC. It's just something to try for a team that is dreadful defensively.

Going big has helped the Raptors even when most of the guys cant shoot 3s. Okongwu is agile enough to hang with most 4s and they can just try to dominate teams in the paint.

[cgf]

Knicks young guys putting on a show against Miami — they just came back from down 17 in the 4th.

The kids have been a lot of fun these past two games.

[BoatsNZones]

Wish I could still play Draft-Kings in my state. Jimmy was such a lock tonight (loss be damned).

Heat losing to a Knicks team without Randle where RJ and Fournier shot embarrassingly bad has to be rough though.

[PierceFan4ever]

Jayson Tatum >>> Butler

[GeorgeSears]

The Jazz and the Heat are both due for first-round exits and will look a lot differently next season.

[bebopdeluxe]

Wow. Heat get outscored at home 36-15.

Is it possible that the Heat have simply been playing over their head this season?

[WargamesX]

All this game tells me is Tyler Herro is about to get paid!

[LordCovington33]

lol @ at the Heat … no fights tonight?

[BoatsNZones]

I am an NBA JUNKIE and I know 4 players in the Blazers rotation. They're not even trying to pretend they're an NBA team.

Houston is the supposed worst team in the NBA and they just lost the 1st quarter by 13

[Joshyjess]

Let me guess, the Heat wanted to lose to drop down to the third or fourth position to avoid playing a certain team.

[Ursusamericanus]

What a terrible collapse by Miami. I wouldn't be surprised if they got bounced in the first round, seems they're falling apart at the worst possible time.

[picc]

The Jazz and the Heat are both due for first-round exits and will look a lot differently next season.

Jazz definitely. Will be no more excuses after this year. Just not good enough.

[zshawn10]

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[jayu70]

I've never understood why the Hawks don't use Capela and Okongwu together when Collins is hurt. Their main issue is defense and I guarantee you their defense with this lineup would get immensely better.

It might be because Gallinari is a true stretch 4. He has 23 points and is plus 22 for the game right now. Okongwu and Capella would be dreadful long term together. They are pretty much the same type of player; except Okongwu does shoot free throws well for a big man.

I understand it's not the ideal fit but Gallo can't play 48 minutes. I feel Okongwu can use the extra minutes rather than wasting them on a scrub like TLC. It's just something to try for a team that is dreadful defensively.

Going big has helped the Raptors even when most of the guys cant shoot 3s. Okongwu is agile enough to hang with most 4s and they can just try to dominate teams in the paint.

Nate is too stubborn... amd for a supposedly defensive minded coach he refuses to play big particularly when we need defense and getting outrebounded.

[rocketsfan100]

Harden looks pretty good tonight

[RB34]

Zubac gets slapped, no call. Goes down the other end Embiid foul.

[bebopdeluxe]

What a terrible collapse by Miami. I wouldn't be surprised if they got bounced in the first round, seems they're falling apart at the worst possible time.

That 3/90 contract for Lowry is not going to AGE WELL.

I remember back in 2019, Butler didn't look great at the end of the regular season...but he played better in the playoffs. Heat have to hope that happens again.

[OriginalRed]

Clippers need to get their **** together. You can't even say its a lock anymore they avoid the 9th or 10th spot with the way they've been paying lately.

[shangrila]

Hawks curbstomped the Dubs tonight. We were without Collins and Bogi so no Dubs fan can cry about Curry. Loved watching the best guard in the NBA Trae Young go off for another great game. 33 points/15 assists/2 steals on sizzling shooting numbers.

Losing Collins and Bogdanovic is in no way, shape or form comparable to being without Steph Curry.

Don't get me wrong, you can only play who's in front of you. But don't act like this is two teams meeting on equal footing.

[XtremeDunkz]

We finna talk about James Harden getting 25 and 11 in the first half?

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