2017-18 NBA regular season thread

[Voight]

Fultz has been impressive since his return. He’s not shooting a lot but when he does his shot looks fine. He’s going to be a good one.

Meh, he has a low ceiling. Still a lot of questions surrounding him.

 

[HockeyThoughts]

Meh, he has a low ceiling. Still a lot of questions surrounding him.

... This just isn't true.

 

[Voight]

... This just isn't true.

He wont reach the KAT/Simmons/Davis level.

 

[Asiantuntija]

He wont reach the KAT/Simmons/Davis level.

Markkanen > Fultz

 

[tony d]

Raptors lost again last night. Big game coming up vs. the Celtics. Think if they can win that 1 they'll get 1st in the East.

 

[bluesfan94]

He wont reach the KAT/Simmons/Davis level.

Maybe not, but his ceiling is certainly up there.

 

[Jack Straw]

He wont reach the KAT/Simmons/Davis level.

I don't think anyone expected him to be at that level. I wouldn't be surprised if he turns out to be the best guard of his draft class though. And there is some pretty good competition there. Although I guess his role will be more combo guard with Simmons as the primary ball handler.

 

[Jack Straw]

The Celtics are screwed

 

[tony d]

Yeah, heard about that with Irving. To bad. With both Irving gone and Hayward as well this won't be their yr. Hoping both guys are back healthy for next year.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

1 game now separates 5th to 9th in the West. Insanity.

Even Utah, who are 4th and 2 games up on 9th, are not out of the woods as they still have to face GSW and POR.

Clippers are 2 games out with 3 to play...BUT they face Denver and New Orleans in LA. If they win out, they have a decent shot.

 

[Stylizer1]

Yeah, heard about that with Irving. To bad. With both Irving gone and Hayward as well this won't be their yr. Hoping both guys are back healthy for next year.

Things couldn't have worked out better for the raps. Boston is a very well coached team though.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

76ers killing the Cavs so far.

Fultz is shining in his limited minutes.

 

[darko]

Meh, he has a low ceiling. Still a lot of questions surrounding him.

There are questions about him but i don't get how he has a low ceiling.

 

[darko]

76ers killing the Cavs so far.

Fultz is shining in his limited minutes.

Without Embiid.

Simmons just short of triple double in 1st half.

 

[Jack Straw]

Without Embiid.

Simmons just short of triple double in 1st half.

The Sixers actually play faster without Embiid and while you obviously want him back I think against a poor D like the Cavs the faster pace really works.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

LeBron doing LeBron things. 4 point PHI lead.

 

[Avs_19]

Great game between the Sixers and Cavs. Sixers now move into the third seed.

The Raptors reward for winning the East might be LeBron in the second round instead of the ECF if the standings stay this way.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Pelicans and Wolves take care of business in games they had to have on the road. Butler's return tonight was a big boost for the Wolves.

5. NOP 45-34
6. SAS 45-34
7. OKC 45-34
8. MIN 45-35
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9. DEN 44-35

Pure madness.

The possibility of some crazy 3 or 4 way tie is very real. MIN's excellent conference record looking like a big plus if such a scenario pops up. Heck, in about 24 hours we could see all these teams tied at 45-35 considering the Spurs play the Blazers, OKC plays Houston, NO plays GSW and DEN plays LAC.

 

[Gecklund]

Clippers with a win or go home.

 

[Gecklund]

Clippers with a win or go home.

And they go home. Awful defensive display today.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

It really appears that either DEN @ MIN or SA @ NO will be win or go home on Wednesday.

Clippers being done is a big boost for the Pelicans since they go there on Monday.

The big question is how badly do the Blazers want the 3 seed? They face SA and DEN, both on the road, next. I believe they need to win both to clinch it on their own before game 82 when they face Utah (Utah is ahead 2-1 in season series).

 

[Virtanen18]

I love Players Only. Greg Anthony is not a bad PBP commentator.

LOL, the NHL could never pull that off. Imagine all these NHL retirees with boring personality doing NHL games.

Not many people enjoy Players Only from what I can tell reading online and stuff. Bashing the NHL and saying they couldn't do something the fans don't even like in the NBA is pretty lame.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

So everyone in the West race wins tonight. Wow.

If DEN wins at home against POR on Monday, DEN @ MIN is a play in game it appears.

 

[Voight]

I Imagine Rivers coached his last game for the Clips.

 

[Gecklund]

I Imagine Rivers coached his last game for the Clips.

I doubt it honestly. Rivers was amazing this year. He battled through so many injuries and had the Clippers playing for a playoff spot even if they didn’t make it. They barely had a point guard all year, their starting small forward was injured for most of the year and Blake was injured for a while too. There have been multiple times where they only had 8 healthy guys and the rest were playing through injuries or try out contracts.