NBA Game Action: 3/20/2018

Your team records seem a bit out of date.

 

TNT nailed it tonight. Both road teams should be able to take care of business.

 

Go Magic, Celtics, Clippers, Pelicans, Jazz, Suns(preferably in triple OT), and Rockets.

 

I was about to say I know we have won more than 47 games lol.
But uh oh the Thunder and Spurs seem to be clicking, good for them.

 

NBA Referee Assignments
March 20, 2018


Referee assignments are posted at approximately 9:00am ET each game day.

Game Official 1 Official 2 Official 3 Alternate
Toronto @ Orlando Zach Zarba (#15) Mark Ayotte (#56) Jacyn Goble (#68)
Oklahoma City @ Boston Ed Malloy (#14) Matt Boland (#18) Tony Brown (#6)
LA Clippers @ Minnesota John Goble (#30) Brian Forte (#45) Justin Van Duyne (#64)
Dallas @ New Orleans Tom Washington (#49) JB DeRosa (#62) Courtney Kirkland (#61)
Atlanta @ Utah James Williams (#60) Mark Lindsay (#29) Dedric Taylor (#21)
Detroit @ Phoenix Scott Foster (#48) Derrick Collins (#11) Derek Richardson (#63)
Houston @ Portland Derrick Stafford (#9) Eric Lewis (#42) Tre Maddox (#73)
Replay Center: Kevin Scott , Sean Wright

 

Thunder about to show the world they are on the same level as the 3rd seeded Blazers -- whom the Rockets will obliterate tonight.

 

Just so we're all on the same page here......we're rooting for OKC to take the 3 seed, correct? It doesn't look like they'll fall to 6th, so I'd rather they overtake Portland, and get matched up with GS in the 2nd round.

 

I'd argue that the Warriors have the Thunder figured out after blowing them out by 30, spam P&R and ISO Durant/Curry on Melo/Abrines/Adams, they were killed by live ball turnovers the last two times and adjusted by forcing mismatches. Their only problem will be keeping the thunder off the offensive glass, but offensive rebounding, along with transition opportunities, are reduced in the postseason, as every team is giving full effort and are always quick to get back on defense. Such examples include: Toronto before this year, OKC last year, and Cleveland in last years finals.

Defensive rebounding translates much better into the postseason, and so does half court offense, The Rockets rank top 2 at worst in both.

The offensive rebounding part more applies when the opposing team is a competent defensive rebounding team, if you were like Boston last year then you will give up a ton of offensive rebounds, which nearly sank them against the Bulls and the Wizards.

 

I don't deny any of that, but I just think from a physical standpoint, playing OKC is a lot harder than playing Portland. Anybody who tries to go through OKC in a 7 game series is going to have a massive fight on their hands. They play a physical brand of basketball that can wear on players.

 

idk whether or not to root for okc anymore. I want them to either keep winning or keep losing. I don't want them to keep changing.

I want them to be 3rd, 6th, or 7th seed. Or miss the playoffs. I don't want them to be 4/5th seed

 

No Kyrie or Jalen Brown tonight. OKC will probably take this.

 

I can't believe the Thunder get lucky and get a banged up Celtics team. man.

Thunder could very well be there in the 4/5 playoff bracket. Unless the Thunder keep winning and the Blazers falter a bit to move the Thunder at the 3 line. It could happen.

 

Yeah, but the Thunder's reward for being in that bracket is a likely first round matchup with the Jazz. Utah will beat them up good in that series.

 

Well they are going to falter tonight.... DUHHH

 

Why?

 

I want GSW to play OKC

 

Blazers beat them twice too. Granted, once was without Curry, but I think Warriors could have trouble with either team.

 

Melo has taken 2 straight rebounds away from Russ knowing Russ needs to average 12 rebounds the rest of the season to get his triple double average. lol.