SGA on today’s Christmas day rematch vs the Spurs: “Against a really good basketball team who just beat the — out of us. So yeah, it will be fun”
Probably the most hyped match of the day, I can’t wait
This and the nuggs vs the wolves will be bangers. We feeding good today
Nuggets are missing 3 starters but hopefully still do well .Gonna be rough tho
Jokic/Murray are about to put up LeBron/Kyrie 2016 finals game 5 stat lines
As long as one of the missing starters isn’t Jokic they should be fine.
Jokic gave us a masterclass last Christmas, but it might take even more than that even if we’re gonna stop the Ant Man 😭
Yes, I understand timezones
But I hate ‘late’ games on Christmas Day.
I’m hoping the high of this match can help me survive the eventual discontent I’ll experience when we play the rockets
Thunder playing their third game in four nights. One of the biggest drawbacks of would-be great regular season matchups. It is unlikely to be a well-played game. I’m skipping it.
They rested multiple key players the game before the last spurs game, and have had a day of rest. SGA didn’t but he’s always in top form. It’s a home game, too. Not saying they aren’t still at a bit of a disadvantage, but you’re crazy if you think the Thunder are just gonna roll over lol
Ajay Mitchell is out with a concussion again. You are strawmanning my position. I never said the Thunder will roll over. I don’t watch regular season games that aren’t representative of what we’re likely to see in the playoffs. That’s my prerogative. You do whatever you want to do.
Not what i imagine a fun mind to sound like at all but you do you as well!
Hopefully refs keep up the same refereeing from their last game and yeah gonna be great. As long as they dont put Scott Foster to ruin basketball
Umm, Scott Foster was the crew chief in the last game and it was a typical fta outlier, 24-7 Spurs with SGA only shooting 4.
Today, Tony Brothers, Kevin Cutler, and Brandon Schwab
The game wasn’t exactly called poorly, though. OKC was barely looking to attack the paint that game
I’m biased, but Keldon getting away with the elbow and Castle getting some soft calls in the third felt big.
We didn’t deserve more than 10 FTs. I just don’t think Spurs deserved 24. Regardless, we wouldn’t have won.
Thats fair. I just felt like Thunder’s biggest problem was that they weren’t aggressive enough to force the issue whe it came to getting their own calls, more than it was the refs controlling the game, but I’m biased too ofc. I also had some distractions going on during the game, so I wasn’t watching the calls super closely either if I’m being honest
Looking like Piccolo
Both aura farmers, so it tracks
“Yes Shai, we see the fit”
Now I can’t unsee it
He’s gonna yell at Dort, “Dodge!”
Piccolo was an unethical hooper for a long time too
What’s up with the toilet paper, Shai?
That’s Cottenelle, that ain’t just regular tp bro
He got that tri ply.
Got that NBA money.
He’s on a roll
He was built for all of this shit
Rapper named Jadakiss wore it in the early 2000’s he’s probably paying homage.
Yup that’s what I thought first too. Shai is out there on the fashion but I can appreciate some of it lol
You never know when you might need some.
Why do they have 3 games so close to one another against each other.
The Cup game wasn’t pre-scheduled
Play again on Jan 13 as well.
This happens a lot for some reason. A team will get 3 out of the 4 games against a division opponent in like the first third of the year. Although, as someone else pointed out, the Cup game was just an add-on
This donuts on purpose to cultivate story lines throughout the season. Same reason why OKC’s schedule to start the season was so easy lol
Y’all will face the Suns another five times and you’ll Ike it
Same things happens with Lakers vs suns and Lakers vs Utah.
A collective 1 game vs the rockets nuggets and thunder.
6 between the suns and jazz.
Wish we had a Christmas game :(
y’all versus Knicks would’ve slapped
NBA couldn’t predict the Cavs would shit the bed this season.
Or that the Pistons would be so good
They picked really good matchups nonetheless. Even Warriors Mavs would seem pretty evenly matched
Last game was amazing and this one will be too! Love watching basketball this year.
Oh really? You’re enjoying your 26-4 season?
That, and lots of other teams’ seasons as well. Spurs, Pistons, Hawks, Heat, Knicks, Nuggets… lots of good basketball to watch this year.
He better put up 50 after wearing the MaxiPad Pros.
He wearing a sanitary pad on his head?
That’s fashion young fella
Its a headband that’s in the style of the on Jadakiss wore way back in the day. Y’all just be saying anything lol, this isn’t even new fashion, it’s a popular cultural aspect from like over a decade ago
Gum gum wemby vs Shai-Enel
Bro has a head injury? Looks like an injured WW2 soldier
Were there many black soldiers in combat roles?
Beat their ass again Spurs Merry Christmas
Cosign
aotc
best rivalry in the nba this season
It’s so difficult to watch. The NBA has chosen $$$ over getting their product out there. Too many streaming sites to pay for to follow it.
45 incoming
Be careful asking him questions… You might get a foul called on you…
Did he hit his head?
So can OKC blow out the Spurs today, or will the Spurs keep it close or even - gasp - win again?
For a reg season game, this will tell us a lot about both teams.
This just looks uncomfortable to wear. I’d be annoyed wearing something that close to my eyes.
Looking forward to Wemby coming off his minutes restrictions for this one. Even if he gets to play 30 minutes we’ll be an even better team than we were last game.
Unless OKC can shoot lights out, we got their number still.
I’m traveling so I can’t watch live. I’ll catch the replay tomorrow hopefully.
we’ll see if reknown 3 point marksman Castle and Johnson continue shooting 60% from downtown
Odds are they won’t, but odds are Fox, Wemby, and Harper are combining for more than 28 this game, so we’ll see. FWIW I don’t agree with the original commenter though lol we are still underdogs.
They probably won’t, but if it’s not them it will be someone else. Spurs have so many options now and usually one get hot and step up.
😂😂😂
This is their NBA finals
Shouldn’t it be? We just matched our win total from the entire ‘23 season.
It’s fun to watch so i don’t mind really
I’d rather spurs keep banging drums after every OKC win instead of seeing them celebrate actual silverware
One’s a stepping stone to the other lol but for now yeah those 2 wins were huge deals for us. It’s a compliment to the Thunder more than anything.
Man I’m a Spurs fan, I’m hyped af but come on. We’re facing OKC in their arena. They’re the favorites man. Which makes wins against them even more special.
Tbf, “having our number” has required your non-shooters to shoot lights out, so if both teams shoot as expected it probably won’t be much of a game lol
Dort shot 5⁄8 from 3, his game and Castle’s more or less cancel each other out. Johnson’s shooting 39% from 3 this season (and has done so in the past too), so him erupting for a good game from 3 can’t be counted on every game but shouldn’t be an utter shock.
Both teams shot like shit from 3 in the cup game (and Champagnie and Barnes combining for 1-13 from 3 was an aberration in the wrong direction), the Spurs winning that game wasn’t much of a “non-shooters randomly got hot” incident
Also the Thunder defense leaves open the shooters they want to have open. They tend rotate to the next obvious pass. As they lock into the star.
Spurs shot 37% from three in the 2 games combined, OKC 31%.
Advantage Spurs.
Spurs shoot 37% from three on the season, not our fault yall aren’t keeping up
So does “as expected” relate to how OKC has shot vs all those losing teams on their cake schedule, or how they’ve shot vs the Spurs’ defense in the 2 game so far (which would mean the Spurs win again)?
Why is he wearing a 🧻 headband?
Lol OKC Floppers
Tony Brothers is the crew chief - he’s a little more resistant to OKC’s flopping to the court for calls strategy than most refs.
He’s putting up generational flop numbers today
Sources say Shai spent six hours in the gym yesterday practicing neck snaps and leg kicks for this game
Can’t believe ya’ll already made up your own scenarios to get mad at him. Just enjoy the multiples games being offered today and if he bothers you that much, don’t watch him and be with your family!
What if I enjoy shitposting on my holiday?
Fairs
He’s a flopper and definitely will not watch him and the OKC Floppers lol
But one thing is for sure you’ll be announcing how many times you “won’t watch” him online this season because that gives you the attention that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside 😉
And you won’t have to! That’s the best part
He doesn’t have the personality to be the face of the league after Born and Curry
Hope your new phone sucks kid
Diabolical
Toilet paper looking ass flopper
lol
People are hyping this match too much. I don’t think the Spurs role players care enough to make it a game tbh
Why… wouldn’t they? Many of the Thunder players have gone cold and nothing sets out as strong of a message than beating the #1 seed 3 times in a row, and at their home court.
Because they know they made their point already? The only ones with fire in their eyes will be Wemby and Fox, calling it now.
lol okay so you’re just setting up excuses before the game?
I’m just saying OKC is too good at home to lose 3 times in a row lmaoo
While I agree OKC is likely to win, you actually said that the Spurs other than Wemby and Fox wouldn’t get up for this game.
I bet you’re way off.
What point? They won 2 regular season games. When do they hang that banner?
I didn’t know you had to win a title to make a point. Maybe the point is simply ‘we are a great team’?
If you think 2 wins is making a point, I guess.
Bro is already making excuses for if the Spurs lose lmao