Friday 10/24 NBA Game Thread

SlimShady83 · Post #341 » by **SlimShady83** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:06 am

I love it when Rui shows up

Post #342 » by **G R E Y** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:06 am

Domejandro wrote:I know that we don't care about travels anymore, but Reaves didn't even try to keep that pivot foot down on that pump fake.

Mid-season form.

Refs or SGA?

Yes.

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Mamba Mentality · Post #343 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:07 am

These young guys for the Wolves suck. NAW being dearly missed.

EmpireFalls · Post #344 » by **EmpireFalls** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:07 am

Portland has absolutely belt to ass the Warriors tonight. Impressive

Tottery · Post #345 » by **Tottery** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:07 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:Where was this activity from Ayton in the first half?

JJ made the adjustment of having Ayton set his screens further out. Seems this has allowed him to get more baskets.

Chuck Everett · Post #346 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:07 am

Every time I see Rui, I see Jeremy Sochan's future.

Mamba Mentality · Post #347 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:08 am

Smart and Vando man. Doing all the dirty work.

SlimShady83 · Post #348 » by **SlimShady83** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:08 am

Smart and Vando

Chuck Everett · Post #349 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:09 am

Lakers just a step quicker to every 50-50 ball.

SlimShady83 · Post #350 » by **SlimShady83** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:09 am

EmpireFalls wrote:Portland has absolutely belt to ass the Warriors tonight. Impressive

Dman picked GSW to win, they probably underestimated Blazers like me.

Mamba Mentality · Post #351 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:10 am

Chuck Everett wrote:Lakers just a step quicker to every 50-50 ball.

Completely different team from the first quarter and a half. Reddick found something with the Vando+Smart lineup.

Chuck Everett · Post #352 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:11 am

SlimShady83 wrote:
EmpireFalls wrote:Portland has absolutely belt to ass the Warriors tonight. Impressive

Dman picked GSW to win, they probably underestimated Blazers like me.

They are going to build on last season. No pushovers in Moda Center anymore.

Chuck Everett · Post #353 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:12 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:Lakers just a step quicker to every 50-50 ball.

Completely different team from the first quarter and a half. Reddick found something with the Vando+Smart lineup.

I'm sure when the team looks at deflections after the game, it will show those two probably have at least 10 between them.

SlimShady83 · Post #354 » by **SlimShady83** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:12 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:Lakers just a step quicker to every 50-50 ball.

Completely different team from the first quarter and a half. Reddick found something with the Vando+Smart lineup.

I still wouldn't mind seeing some Koloko minutes

Tottery · Post #355 » by **Tottery** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:12 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:Lakers just a step quicker to every 50-50 ball.

Completely different team from the first quarter and a half. Reddick found something with the Vando+Smart lineup.

This was the no brainer move and they should be starting.

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #356 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:13 am

Mr Puddles wrote:
Mamba Mentality wrote:Where was this activity from Ayton in the first half?

Let me warn you about Ayton. He'll do this thing where every now and again he'll give you a game or a half where he reminds people of what a great player he could have been - only to then revert back to sleep walking through the next game.

It's like that thing they did to torture prisoners in the dark knight rises, where they put them in a cave they can't climb out of so they can see freedom but can't reach it.

Yet some Lakers fans tried to tell me few weeks ago that Ayton is best what happened to them this offseason and he will dominate like never before

BigDan245 · Post #357 » by **BigDan245** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:13 am

Chuck Everett wrote:
SlimShady83 wrote:
EmpireFalls wrote:Portland has absolutely belt to ass the Warriors tonight. Impressive

Dman picked GSW to win, they probably underestimated Blazers like me.

They are going to build on last season. No pushovers in Moda Center anymore.

Teams can't just limp in there anymore. Either raise your game or fold.

SlimShady83 · Post #358 » by **SlimShady83** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:13 am

Reaves might get a triple double, just needs 4 more rebounds in the 4th

DusterBuster · Post #359 » by **DusterBuster** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:14 am

Chuck Everett wrote:
SlimShady83 wrote:
EmpireFalls wrote:Portland has absolutely belt to ass the Warriors tonight. Impressive

Dman picked GSW to win, they probably underestimated Blazers like me.

They are going to build on last season. No pushovers in Moda Center anymore.

Even Ant Edwards said that last night.

If this team stays fairly healthy, they're gonna be a tough out. They defend like hell and Splitter was specifically brought in to help Billups with the offense, so him being HC now is not a downgrade in the slightest.

DusterBuster · Post #360 » by **DusterBuster** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 4:15 am

SlimShady83 wrote:
EmpireFalls wrote:Portland has absolutely belt to ass the Warriors tonight. Impressive

Dman picked GSW to win, they probably underestimated Blazers like me.

That's also a classic mistake. You never take the opposing team over a team who just replaced their head coach. Teams with a brand new head coach for the first time almost always win that game.

Who wins?