Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA: 52 PTS | 24 REB | 8 BLK | 2 STL | 16-28 FG | 19-23 FT
[Joseph Dycus] Steve Kerr on the midterm election results: “I’m just I’m disappointed because I was looking forward to that $5,000 check that we were all going to get.”
[Highlight] Klay Thompson hits the corner three to win it for Miami!
LeBron is on the verge of discovering dark matter
Charles Barkley threatens to call Kash Patel after Shaq challenges him to a fight
[Lowlight] Courtside fan throws the ball hard at the ref when she isn’t looking and gets ejected for his trouble. Luka Doncic: “What the fuck are you doing?”
[Highlight] The Mavs go at Wemby 3 Consecutive times and Wemby blocks all 3 attempts all within a single possession
Luka Doncic with another 40 Point Game: 40 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 70% TS
[Highlight] LeBron James with the lefty layup for his career 16,000th field goal made.The first NBA player to ever reach this mark.
Luka Doncic this season: 38.5 PPG | 49.5% FGS | 43.1% 3PTS | 89.3% FTS | 8.1 REBS | 8 ASTS | 1.8 STLS
Sixers Fan Says He Didn’t Keep The Cup That LeBron Drank From Despite Being Told He Should Never Wash The Cup: “I mean at the end of the day. He another man like me. I threw that cup in the trash.”
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (6-2) defeat the Dallas Mavericks (4-4), 112-111 behind Wemby 52/24/8 blocked shots
Sixers starting 5 tonight: 99 points of the team’s 112 points, 21 combined assists, 39 combined rebounds, and leading the way to an 8-1 start!
[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (6-3) defeat the Houston Rockets (7-2), 117-107.
[Highlight] Dame and Brooks jawing at each other, then Dame comes down and banks the circus reverse high off the glass
The Portland Trail Blazers are now the #1 seed in the West
Jaylen Brown has his best scoring night as a Sixer so far: 30 points (11-19 FG; 3-5 3FG; 5-7 FT), 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and a clutch block on Cade late in the 4th!
Lebron James, wearing nothing but a towel, crashes Joel Embiid’s post-game interview
[SNY] Mike Brown on Dalton Knecht: “He’s a scorer. He’s not just a shooter. A lot of people think he’s a shooter because he’s white. I said it for you, I hope I don’t get in trouble. He can go get it”
Nikola Jokic thinks the low post will go extinct in five to ten years: “In today’s NBA, there is no size advantage”
[Highlight] Jaylen Brown swats Cade’s three in crunch time
[Charania] The Warriors are not delivering payments to Kristaps Porzingis on his $20 million salary, ruling that he is not rendering services, sources tell me and Anthony Slater.
[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (7-2) defeat the Sacramento Kings (1-7), 116-103.
[Post Game Thread] The Philadelphia 76ers (8-1) defeat the Detroit Pistons (6-2), 112-106, in the battle for the first seed in the East.
The non-tanking Utah Jazz have fallen to 1-7, after a loss to the Pelicans, dead last in the Western Conference
Yaxel Lendeborg on if he needs media training: “I’m not doing that man. I’m going to stay true to myself and be honest. I’ve seen plenty of interviews where people are talking and it’s like man I don’t want to watch this. And it’s not like I’m click-baiting or click-farming or whatever.”
[Highlight] Joel Embiid kicks Cade Cunningham in the groin, takes him out of action, and takes advantage by dunking the ball off the give and go (with a replay)
SGA Tonight Against Cavs: 42 Points (11⁄26 FG, 5⁄11 3PT, 15-19 FT) 8 Assists, 5 Rebounds, 4 TO
[Post Game Thread] The Miami Heat (3-5) defeat the LA Clippers (1-7), 117-116 behind Klay Thompson’s 30 points and game winning shot!
Zach LaVine: “Luka’s one of the most talented players of all time. I don’t think people actually give him enough credit for how good he really is. He’s one of the best scorers of all time.”
Luka Doncic has averaged 43 PPG in his last 6 while shooting 68% TS
[Amick] Source: Kristaps Porzingis, in concert with the NBPA, has no current plans to challenge the Warriors’ decision to not pay him.
[Highlight] Dalton Knecht finishes the putback slam for his first points as a New York Knick
[Post Game Thread] The Portland Trail Blazers (6-1) defeat the Phoenix Suns (1-5), 132-119.
[Highlight] Dalton Knecht hits the step back 3 to give the Knicks 84 points at halftime. Knecht has 5 points and 3 rebounds in 3 minutes.
[Highlight] Celtics’ announcer: “George has to make something happen”, and Paul George delivers
Kwame Brown on Bronny “I don’t understand why this kid is playing NBA basketball. This ain’t for the little boys and wimps. It’s mind-blowing that some kid, who worked his butt off, didn’t make it to the NBA and lost a job to that. Eveybody is okay with it is because of his father, but it’s a shame”
Klay Thompson postgame interview after hitting the game winning 3 against the Clippers in overtime. Including a great view at Bam Adebayo’s screen at the end.
[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (6-2) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (4-4), 124-116 behind SGA’s 42/5/8.
“Washed” Jokic in three quarters tonight: 32/10/11/3 on 73 TS%
[Highlight] Luka hits the 360 no scope from deep then follows up with the forbidden Ja Morant celly
LeBron does a bit of everything tonight: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
Joel Embiid is fueled by a feisty Pistons team and raucous Detroit crowd in the 76ers win tonight: 26 points (8-18 FG; 10-10 FT), 15 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal!
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama opens the game with a crossover and emphatic slam
[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama with 3 consecutive blocks in the same possession.Swatting away the attempts by Cooper Flagg and P.J. Washington, and then totally rejecting Daniel Gafford. Spurs and ESPN commentary. With replays.
Wemby sticks his tongue out at Walter Clayton when he turns away from him at the rim
Carlos Boozer was a Jazz scout last season but stepped down after the draft to spend more time watching his sons Cam and Cayden play basketball
Zach LaVine on the Kings’ loss to the Lakers: “They’ve got some bad defenders on their team, but so do we, so they exploited them.”
The Utah Jazz were supposed to be…better than 1-7, right?