Portland Trail Blazers(10-8) @ Brooklyn Nets(6-11) 11:00am New York Knicks(10-7) @ Atlanta Hawks(3-15) 6:30pm Orlando Magic(8-10) @ Boston Celtics(16-3) 6:30pm Charlotte Hornets(8-9) @ Cleveland Cavaliers(11-7) 7:00pm NBATV Toronto Raptors(11-6) @ Indiana Pacers(10-8) 7:00pm Miami Heat(8-9) @ Minnesota Timberwolves(11-7) 7:00pm Detroit Pistons(11-6) @ Oklahoma City Thunder(8-9) 7:00pm Memphis Grizzlies(7-10) @ Denver Nuggets(10-8) 8:00pm New Orleans Pelicans(10-8) @ Phoenix Suns(7-12) 8:00pm Chicago Bulls(3-13) @ Golden State Warriors(13-5) 9:30pm NBATV
Last night, on First Take obviously it was about OKC beating the Warriors and after 2-3 minutes I was already done. Just wanted to see what they would say and the excuses for Durant coming back from injury just made it so obvious they have an agenda. Not even a mention of CP3 being back and looking good anywhere on national TV. The Warriors got beat, plain and simple.
I'm not sure what it was that allowed the Magic to start the season strongly, but it ain't there tonight. Celts are beating the pulp out of them. The Magic have no snap on either end of the floor. It's easy for the Celts D to stop almost everything they try to do. On the other end, the methodical plodding of the Celts offense is generating wide open looks. I don't know if they've scored 70 points in a half the entire season before today.
KEy to defeating OKC is shutting george and adams down. Let chuckbrick and cancer melo get their points, but if adams is engaged in the game, he is a freaggin beast on both ends. Rebounding like a mad man
Thunder are figuring it out tbh. Hope they blow this game so bad but i feel like they mightve turned the corner
I don't think so. WB inefficient as always with 5/14. Adams is the main reason they are even in the lead. Can't miss and is beasting on the off. Glass. Can't remember a single sequence where Pistons had no trouble rebounding. Drummond is getting man handled by adams
I hope you are right but i think their net rating siggests they are a top team in the league. I think top 5-6. Seems inevitable that it will translate to wins soon. Hope they lose this one
I didn't catch the full OKC game, but judging by @Mathrocker's despondent posts, OKC must have been playing pretty well before they lost the lead.. again.
Yup, essentially super Ariza. Still, the drama queen rumblings I hear about him make me want to stay away.
I missed most of this OKC game...how is Detroit so competitive? Looking at their roster...I don't get it.