Wednesday 3/12 NBA Game Thread

Raps in 4 · Post #341 » by **Raps in 4** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:44 am

Tracymcgoaty wrote:If Portland builds on this team they'll be more than legit next season.

I really hope Scoot isn't a bust. I want that team to succeed.

DaGawd · Post #342 » by **DaGawd** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:45 am

kat locking up the paint!

Myth · Post #343 » by **Myth** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:49 am

Raps in 4 wrote:
Tracymcgoaty wrote:If Portland builds on this team they'll be more than legit next season.

I really hope Scoot isn't a bust. I want that team to succeed.

He no longer looks like a bust IMO. He may never reach the Westbrook/CP3 hype he got pre-draft, but he looks like he should be pretty good. Too early to tell how consistent he’ll be, but the talent is there to belong in the league for a long time.

Snake3 · Post #344 » by **Snake3** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:49 am

Raps in 4 wrote:
Peregrine01 wrote:
falcolombardi wrote:
Those are basically lateral moves, 15 degrees upwards at best lol

Those are big upgrades - especially Lavine for Murray. Wiggins can’t shoot like MPJ but he brings more of everything else to the table.

Wiggins and Lavine suck. Neither of those trades make the Nuggets a better team.

They need defensive players and 3pt shooting to space the floor.

I don't think they can trade Murray. I don't know who they could get unless the they can do a heist move. I think MPJ is gone tho.

zeebneeb · Post #345 » by **zeebneeb** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:51 am

The Knicks are doing everything they can to give this game away. On Portland to seize the day here.

zeebneeb · Post #346 » by **zeebneeb** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:52 am

OH WOW. DENI!!!

WestbrookGOATed · Post #347 » by **WestbrookGOATed** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:53 am

KG Leonard wrote:
WestbrookGOATed wrote:
KG Leonard wrote:

Chill they didn't win by 30.....

Boston had horrible 4th quarter offensively and settled for too many hero ball 3s. They were horrible and barely lost. OKC has no rim protection and Jaylen Brown won't be worse than C.Wallace in playoffs. I liked how easy Boston scored at the rim in the third quarter.

I have zero fear for OKC. Their roleplayers has to score tons of 3s in the playoffs. No superstar FT in NBA finals.
I hope for OKC more than Jokic & Murray with all due respect, gimme J.Williams/Chet instead.
Probably ought to just sit this one out. That's 2-0. Humble yourself

Yeah 2-0 will be remembered and NOT what Celtics or OKC do in the playoffs. I'm truly humbled we lost the regular season "title" to OKC.

You sound like you have some sort of problem with the Thunder. They aren't even in the same conference :lol:

that's a one sided beef.

Potential · Post #348 » by **Potential** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:53 am

Crazy ass game. Look at Avdija aka LeBron Jr.

thelead · Post #349 » by **thelead** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:53 am

Washington was beyond stupid for trading Avdija. Was stupid from day one too. He was the ONLY thing they had going well for them.

thelead · Post #350 » by **thelead** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:55 am

What a shot… wow

zeebneeb · Post #351 » by **zeebneeb** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:56 am

Glad I stayed up for this game. What a barn burner! Damn!

Myth · Post #352 » by **Myth** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:58 am

As a tank rooting Blazers fan, that is all I can root for. Awesome back and forth game, clutch Scoot in the 4th, Deni being clutch, OT, and we lose only at the end because of Knicks success more than Portland’s failures.

Good game, Knicks fans.

Broadcaster · Post #353 » by **Broadcaster** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 5:00 am

Hell of a finish.

OkcSinceSGA · Post #354 » by **OkcSinceSGA** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 5:02 am

Zubac is a top 3-5 center this year.

DaGawd · Post #355 » by **DaGawd** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 5:03 am

Myth wrote:As a tank rooting Blazers fan, that is all I can root for. Awesome back and forth game, clutch Scoot in the 4th, Deni being clutch, OT, and we lose only at the end because of Knicks success more than Portland’s failures.

Good game, Knicks fans.

good game son… i like what the blazers are building

LakersSoul · Post #356 » by **LakersSoul** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 5:05 am

OkcSinceSGA wrote:Zubac is a top 3-5 center this year.

Let’s hope the Clippers lock him in as top 3 center.

OkcSinceSGA · Post #357 » by **OkcSinceSGA** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 5:25 am

LakersSoul wrote:
OkcSinceSGA wrote:Zubac is a top 3-5 center this year.

Let’s hope the Clippers lock him in as top 3 center.

It’s sad because just as he’s peaking he deserves to be on a true title contender. OKC doesn’t need a center. Maybe Boston if Horford retires? Porzingis is injury prone, Zu is an Ironman.

Cleveland is stacked with good bigs. Like what team that has a shot can use him? Lakers and who else? It would suck to watch him waste say 5 more years of his prime on a .500 ish treadmill team.

Peregrine01 · Post #358 » by **Peregrine01** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 5:43 am

Raps in 4 wrote:
Peregrine01 wrote:
falcolombardi wrote:
Those are basically lateral moves, 15 degrees upwards at best lol

Those are big upgrades - especially Lavine for Murray. Wiggins can’t shoot like MPJ but he brings more of everything else to the table.

Wiggins and Lavine suck. Neither of those trades make the Nuggets a better team.

Wiggins is a great on-ball defender and on offense he can do more than just spot up and shoot the 3.

Lavine has been a 25 ppg scorer on 64% TS for years now. This is volume and efficiency that Murray has never sniffed despite playing his whole career with Jokic.

RB34 · Post #359 » by **RB34** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 6:36 am

Jaqua92 wrote:
Hoopstar23 wrote:The Thunder defense is real... Jaqua92 what you have to say now?

Fouling. Game won't be officiated like this in the post season. If OKC fans had experience in watching their team make.... one deep playoff run, they'd know what's coming

The same can be said for the other end. OKC are already allowed to play with a different level of physicality. Like everyone always says, the playoffs are more physical than the regular season.

SlimShady83 · Post #360 » by **SlimShady83** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:06 am

RB34 wrote:
Jaqua92 wrote:
Hoopstar23 wrote:The Thunder defense is real... Jaqua92 what you have to say now?

Fouling. Game won't be officiated like this in the post season. If OKC fans had experience in watching their team make.... one deep playoff run, they'd know what's coming

The same can be said for the other end. OKC are already allowed to play with a different level of physicality. Like everyone always says, the playoffs are more physical than the regular season.

lol you getting scared already huh.

Who wins?