Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index
Steph Curry poses to the camera near Klay Thompson and points at him
Jake Tapper: “The Sixers have beaten the Knicks twice this season.” Mayor Mamdani: “Well, the pied-à-terre tax is coming anyway.”
“1, 2, 3, old as shit!” Sixers tease an emotional Lebron James as he receives the game ball for scoring his 16,000th field goal
Giannis just running around on defense looking lost
[Post Game Thread] The Golden State Warriors (6-3) defeat the Miami Heat (3-6), 120-100 behind Steph Curry’s 29 points to extend their winning streak to 6
[Highlight] Klay Thompson blocks Steph Curry at the rim
Steph Curry repeatedly nods his head on the Warriors’ bench
It’s actually unreal how good Steph Curry has looked so far
Lakers send Bronny James to G League
[Highlight] Yaxel Lendeborg draws a foul on Bam and is overjoyed by the call
Yaxel Lendeborg in the win against the Heat: 17 PTS (6⁄14 FG), 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK
Despite being drafted by the Warriors 5 seasons earlier, Jonathan Kuminga is younger than Yaxel Lendeborg.
Russell Westbrook was so ridiculous in 2016–17 that a 30/10/10 game would’ve lowered all three of his averages.
[Highlight] Steph Curry hits a step-back 3 to pass Oscar Robertson for 17th on the all-time scoring list
Steph “Free Throw Merchant” Curry scores 29 points on 5⁄5 FT shooting on Warriors 6th straight win vs Miami.
Steph on his son Canon’s viral “Hello, Klay Thompson!” video from a few years ago: “That’s his guy, he still loves Klay.”
Doc Rivers says Giannis is hard to coach: “He’s not easy… He plays at this crazy pace.He’s really a difficult guy. He has this great passing ability, but he doesn’t have super IQ at the same time. He really has 1 way. Every play he wants to force it. I wished he learned how to execute better…”
Steph Curry thinks a fan wanted a picture of him… They wanted Klay instead.
The Portland Trailblazers may currently have the best record in the West (6-1), but they have an absolute GAUNTLET of a month coming up
[Fischer] The Warriors are one of those teams out there thinking “Are we sure Jokic isn’t going to become available next summer? We could have max cap space and we have Steph Curry”. They believe that they will be able to attract, whether it be a trade or on the open market, someone big next summer.
[Lowlight] Mo Wagner begs his coaches to challenge a foul call… After review, the refs upgrade it to a flagrant.
Tyrese Maxey praises LeBron James’ impact on the 76ers: “LeBron’s here and he has made everybody willing passers.”
Deni Avdija to Dillon Brooks while at the free throw line: “You’re the bitch flopping, what are you talking about”
[Highlight] Draymond Green throws a long-distance pass to Stephen Curry, who finishes with a layup
[ESPN ANALYTICS] Net Point Leaders: #1: Luka Doncic +73.4, #2 Curry +38.4, #2 Wemby +38.4.
OKC holds rights to swap its 2027 1st round pick for Clippers’ pick. They acquired it from James Harden’s trade
Dwight Howard says the Magic traded him to the Lakers against his will: “The Magic told me if I signed my ETO they were going to send me straight to Brooklyn. And they sent me to the Lakers, where I didn’t want to go. I was pissed. I did not want to go to the Lakers.”
[Highlight] Yaxel Lendeborg gets his pockets picked by Bam, but immediately steals it back from Mitchell and dishes to Niang for the easy layup
Jeff Teague on Jaylen Brown saying it’s Tyrese Maxey’s team, and on why he couldn’t say that in Boston for Jayson Tatum:“He was literally there first, had a longer tenure. That’s what really happened you instantly start, we the same player, same pick, same position”
[Highlights] Yaxel Lendeborg with the lefty alley-oop dunk and the assist to Georges Niang for the corner 3 (with replays)
[Highlight] Joel Embiid banks in the tough And-1 on Paul Reed, and as soon as he turns around, the entire Sixers bench rises up to do his celly (with a replay)
The Miami Heat are shockingly bad at handling the ball
[Highlight] Klay Thompson with a deep 3 over Yaxel Lendeborg
Peyton Watson in 6 games so far: 10.8/4/3 in 28.5 MPG shooting 37.1⁄16.7⁄78.9. The Cavs traded Max Strus, an unprotected first, and next year’s 2nd to pay him 4/88M
Clippers / Heat Last 2 Minute Report - 4 incorrect calls in a 1 point game, all disadvantaging LAC. 3 should have been Heat TOV; 1 should have been 2 Free Throws with 5 seconds left.
[Highlight] Timberwolves’ rotating defense in the clutch ends in an Ayo steal
Klay Thompson after the game against the Clippers “I know what I’m capable of: as long as I stay in great condition, I’m going to have plenty of nights like this. That’s why I was so attracted to Miami: the Culture is real. They really get the most out of you, especially at this stage of my career”
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA: 52 PTS | 24 REB | 8 BLK | 2 STL | 16-28 FG | 19-23 FT
[Kevin O’Connor] It’s panic time in Charlotte
Are the Blazers legit? We’re about to find out.
The West currently has an 18-5 record against the East this season.
The Heat have given up 110 or more points in all 9 games this season
[Highlight] Klay Thompson hits the corner three to win it for Miami!
Ayo Dosunmu’s thought’s on getting traded to the timberwolves:
The Heat should’ve moved Bam instead of Herro for Giannis
8 games into the 2026-27 season, the former Splash Brothers Klay Thompson and Steph Curry have made 31 and 27 3PM, both on 43% 3PT shooting. Both are closer to 40 than 30 years old.
[Highlight] Al Horford with a putback layup
[Hihlight] Yaxel Lendeborg intercepts the pass by Pelle Larsson and passes to Georges Niang for the fastbreak layup, putting the Warriors up 16, with 3:42 minutes remaining in regulation (with a replay)
[Highlight] Bamonte has Horford stumbling and hits the jumper