2021 NBA regular season thread

[msgkings322]

Team LeBron

Giannis, Steph, Luka, Jokic, Lillard, Simmons, Paul, Brown, George, Sabonis, Gobert

Team KD

Irving, Embiid, Leonard, Beal, Tatum, Harden, Booker, Zion, LaVine, Vucevic, Mitchell


Like LeBron's team better. Irving already put out a statement saying KD's a better leader than LeBron. Expect the score to be something like 158-150. Very litte D, as usual. And a bunch of dunks. Just another glorified practice. But I'll be watching anyway.

I thought KD wasn't playing?

 

[Wamu]

I thought KD wasn't playing?

No he's not due to his left hamstring, forgot about that. But he pick his team anyway.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[msgkings322]

No he's not due to his left hamstring, forgot about that. But he pick his team anyway.

Who replaced him on that team?

 

[bksballer89]

Who replaced him on that team?

As starter? Tatum

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Team LeBron

Giannis, Steph, Luka, Jokic, Lillard, Simmons, Paul, Brown, George, Sabonis, Gobert

Team KD

Irving, Embiid, Leonard, Beal, Tatum, Harden, Booker, Zion, LaVine, Vucevic, Mitchell


Like LeBron's team better. Irving already put out a statement saying KD's a better leader than LeBron. Expect the score to be something like 158-150. Very litte D, as usual. And a bunch of dunks. Just another glorified practice. But I'll be watching anyway.

The ASG format from last year was a lot more interesting than regular games. They're doing the same this year.

 

[bksballer89]

Wizards about to beat the Clippers

 

[msgkings322]

As starter? Tatum

And who's the 12th guy? Wamu didn't list him

 

[AD2022MVP]

Wizards about to beat the Clippers

Nice

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

And who's the 12th guy? Wamu didn't list him

Julius Randle

 

[thunderc]

I guess Durant knew he better not give Kyrie a reason to go off the edge of the earth

 

[bksballer89]

Heat end the first half at .500 after starting 7-14 with one of the easiest schedules in the 2nd half. Fully expect them to be in that 4/5 matchup come playoffs time

 

[bksballer89]

East playoffs at the halfway point.

3) Bucks vs 6)Heat
4) Knicks vs 5)Celtics

Play-in games
7) Charlotte vs 10) Indiana
8) Toronto vs 9) Indiana

 

[thunderc]

In 2 wins against the Spurs in the last week SGA had 75 pts and 20 assists.

 

[bksballer89]

Assuming Portland and Phoenix win their games, here is the west playoffs picture at the halfway point

1) Jazz vs play in game winner
2) Suns vs play in game winner
3) Lakers vs 6) Nuggets
4) Clippers vs 5) Blazers
7) Spurs vs 10) Grizzlies
8) Mavs vs 9) Warriors

Unlike the East where the teams are all right there for the final few playoffs spots, New Orleans (the only team currently outside who IMO can sneak in to a play in game) is 5 losses behind the 10th place Grizzlies

West playoffs pictures seems pretty set if you ask me. Pelicans is the only team who can change this and with the exception of covid/injury

 

[bksballer89]

Jimmy Butler been so much better in the regular season this year compared to the regular season last season. He is looking very much like the player he was in the bubble

 

[CitySushi]

Jimmy Butler been so much better in the regular season this year compared to the regular season last season. He is looking very much like the player he was in the bubble

He had covid right?

 

[Robotech]

Well if Wiseman and Poole don't get 25 minutes each tonight I'm going to be super pissed...

Poole was outstanding and I would think he earned himself more minutes moving forward. Wiseman played okay. Paschall looked awful.

 

[wildturkey]

The documentary about Inside The NBA is really good. First part (about EJ) was tonight so be sure to look it up if you missed it. 2nd part (about Kenny) is Friday at 9pm

 

[wildturkey]

Assuming Portland and Phoenix win their games, here is the west playoffs picture at the halfway point

1) Jazz vs play in game winner
2) Suns vs play in game winner
3) Lakers vs 6) Nuggets
4) Clippers vs 5) Blazers
7) Spurs vs 10) Grizzlies
8) Mavs vs 9) Warriors

Unlike the East where the teams are all right there for the final few playoffs spots, New Orleans (the only team currently outside who IMO can sneak in to a play in game) is 5 losses behind the 10th place Grizzlies

West playoffs pictures seems pretty set if you ask me. Pelicans is the only team who can change this and with the exception of covid/injury

Yeah, Pelicans are the only team that can make a run with Zion playing the way he is. It's sort of interesting how the Kings and Rockets imploded. Kings started out looking good, hit a skid, but then looked like they rebounded some only to completely fall on their face. Luke Walton is the next coach to get fired. They should not be that bad. They should be in that group fighting for a shot. And Houston just looks like they gave up. They rallied around the Harden stuff but once that wore off, everything fell apart after Wood got hurt.