White-Gravity | Raptors

685 | 15 hours ago

Play in getting renamed to the Steph Curry invitational now

ComprehensiveList769 | Hawks

215 | 15 hours ago

Trae young and demar are gone now. It’s really just bam and curry left

Lacabloodclot9 | Grizzlies

85 | 14 hours ago

Don’t forget Chicago, rest in peace

Trainius | Trail Blazers

-32 | 13 hours ago

Piss*

Zavax | Lakers

14 | 7 hours ago

Piss in peace?

TennisAncient19

8 | 5 hours ago

Is it really to much to ask for a guy to piss in peace?

aceofspadez138 | Slovenia

1 | 5 hours ago

Rest piss peace

Aidanj927 | Spurs

1 | 3 hours ago

Repeat

bovice2 | 76ers

10 | 4 hours ago

Coby White about to be playing in his 6th game tying Trae/Jonas V (and soon to be Curry). Bam/Herro about to be playing in their 7th game.

prof-kaL

68 | 15 hours ago

Disrespectful to the Miami Heat

Fritanga5lyfe

3 | 3 hours ago

Again it’s Wilt, Bam, Kobe

Inside-Drink-1311

30 | 9 hours ago

I believe the only year they avoided the play in was the year they won it all.

I’m not counting the 2020 bubble play-in game as that wasn’t really the same thing.

CurrentRoster

21 | 6 hours ago

they avoided the play in for 2023, they were the 6 seed

ogqozo

26 | 7 hours ago

Every franchise is supposed to dread ending up in the “no win, no lose” zone, first round, play-in area that doesn’t get you the championship or the top picks - and GSW has become exactly that, but somehow I’m not sure if they really hate it so much.

It almost feels like in the times before Kerr, where the team was average at most too, but was loved anyway. Just fun. Enjoying being in the league and playing games and basketball, without some pressure that they have to do much better and what they do now is pointless. An interesting stage.

SerenadeSwift | Supersonics

15 | 5 hours ago

Plus unlike most teams in that category they actually have made it out of the 1st round. Last year they beat the 2 seed rockets and were even up in the series against the Wolves before Curry’s injury.

ogqozo

1 | 4 hours ago

They did win 2 rounds, in dramatic lower-seed game-7 series - as good as you get without really getting “anywhere”, as some would say. Generally if someone wants to keep saying “the middle ground of not winning a title nor rebuilding with lottery future superstars is the worst fate for an NBA team”, he probably shouldn’t look at the Warriors for examples.

Aidanj927 | Spurs

2 | 3 hours ago

Warriors are in the zone where the fans aren’t upset with seeing Curry ball out for more games, and the rest of the roster is the fun, young team people love in the play-in so it works out nicely

NotQuiteACasanova | Warriors

315 | 15 hours ago

Sounds fun

cheerioo | Warriors

2 | 2 hours ago

Sigh…every season it feels like

ShippyDawg | Lakers

281 | 15 hours ago

Warriors vs Clippers would be great to watch imo.

EthanHuntBroMichael | LAC

108 | 15 hours ago

Lucky for you it will be the last game of the regular season because it’s gonna be Blazers vs Warriors in the ⁹⁄₁₀ play in.

Carcrusher3 | Trail Blazers

62 | 15 hours ago

How’s that possible when we’re beating yall and taking the 8 seed?

KL2ConspireLLC | San Diego Clippers

14 | 14 hours ago

OKC can have the 1st seed wrapped up by the time they face the Clips. That means the Clips can lose to the Blazers and still get the 7th seed by beating the Mavs, OKC’s fourth string, and a resting GSW. Meanwhile, the Blazers would have to beat one of Spurs (still playing for Wemby’s awards) or Nugs (still playing for the 3 seed) while also beating the Clippers.

GabrPG

25 | 14 hours ago

I don’t see the Thunder resting their starters for that match at all lol. Don’t count on that.

Parallel-Quality

15 | 7 hours ago

Thunder bench can beat the Clippers.

It would be:

Mitchell-Wallace-Joe-Williams-JWill

Topic-McCain-Wiggins-Barnhizer-Carlson

HatefulDan

3 | 5 hours ago

This. JWill needs the reps anyway, so don’t expect any significant drop off effort wise.

KL2ConspireLLC | San Diego Clippers

-29 | 14 hours ago

bro

Okay, bro

🙄

CrabAppleFarmer

15 | 13 hours ago

omfg so sorry that guy called you bro in a reddit comment, so glad you said something about it

KL2ConspireLLC | San Diego Clippers

0 | 3 hours ago

I didn’t expect people to get so triggered by the eye roll emoji

They actually edited the “bro” out of their comment too, what is going on lol

divulgingwords | Thunder

21 | 13 hours ago

Unfortunately, since SAS have the tie breaker over us, we have to win 2 more games to clinch the one seed, unless SAS loses to Philly on Monday night. Realistically, we are going to pound the lakers, play hard against the clippers, throw the Denver game and then rest against suns (if we beat the clippers).

L0rv- | Thunder

5 | 7 hours ago

Uh, no, we need to beat you to secure the 1 seed.

KumingaCarnage | Warriors

-12 | 13 hours ago

Trailblazer fans and being cocky assholes with zero track record of winning or accolades to back it up, name a better duo

MasterSaver

7 | 12 hours ago

They have a championship.

KumingaCarnage | Warriors

-6 | 7 hours ago

Yeah, from what decade

Shoddy-Candle3556

7 | 15 hours ago

Nope it’ll be clippers warriors

AshenSacrifice | Clippers

7 | 14 hours ago

Nope it’ll be clippers suns

GabrPG

1 | 15 hours ago

The upcoming Blazers-Clippers will likely decide it. But the Blazers gotta win against the Nuggets and/or the Spurs first. Not looking good for them, unless the Spurs rest their players, which is unlikely atm. Instead, the Clippers need to win vs the Mavs and can afford to lose to the Thunder. It’s a bad outlook for the Blazers.

Btw, the Lakers will take a look at that Nuggets-Blazers. They’ll be Blazers fans for a night lol.

ItinerantDrifter | Thunder

8 | 14 hours ago

Unless LAC upsets OKC, a 2-2 finish will be good enough for POR to finish 8th if they win their last two (vs LAC, vs SAC).

That’s bc if POR beats LAC they’ll control the tiebreaker (split H2H, better conference record). So they may not need to beat DEN or SAS.

InTheMorning_Nightss | San Diego Clippers

8 | 14 hours ago

Yep. The final Blazers vs LAC game is basically worth 3 games. +1 win for the winner, -1 for the loser, and winner gets the tie breaker.

Considering LAC is on a B2B against the Thunder, that’s almost certainly a game they punt to prepare for the Blazers.

ItinerantDrifter | Thunder

2 | 14 hours ago

B2B for OKC also… if PHI beats SAS and OKC beats LAL, then OKC clinches the one seed and will probably rest guys.

So we’ll see… Sixers have gotten better, but beating the Spurs still seems pretty unlikely though.

Flashy-Economist-608

1 | 11 hours ago

It’s worth 2 games not 3.

Clips can lose that game and win the other 3 and Portland still needs to win two of their remaining 3.

If Blazers lose against Denver and Clips beat Dallas (both likely) than the Clips would probably gun for the win against OKC, at least in the first half since their game starts later than Blazers vs Spurs.

If the reverse happens they definitely would need to try and beat OKC to keep hopes alive.

Going all out in a B2B is far less taxing on their playoff health than having to play a guaranteed two play in games.

GabrPG

2 | 14 hours ago

Yes, I’m aware of it. The Clippers will need to win in Portland because they won’t beat the Thunder. I don’t see the Thunder resting people for that match.

ItinerantDrifter | Thunder

2 | 13 hours ago

OKC have been very shaky on B2Bs all season (6-7 record), so I wouldn’t totally rule out the Clippers… but yeah, unlikely to rest guys unless they have clinched 1st by then, which is a longshot.

Flashy-Economist-608

1 | 11 hours ago

Meeeeh. Spurs are 3 games down. OKC could rest a few guys and still have a good chance to win vs the Clips.

If they lose the next game and Spurs win then I’d agree. If thy only need one more win to clinch resting a bit isn’t unreasonable on a B2B. It also forces the Spurs to keep fighting instead of resting themselves.

lethalizered | Thunder

1 | 10 hours ago

Spurs are effectively 2 games down, not 3 because of the tiebreaker. So a 2-2 finish is needed at least for OKC to clinch.

ShippyDawg | Lakers

7 | 14 hours ago

I feel like they play better against good teams than bad teams. The Blazers are the only team in the West to have beaten all the top 6 teams at least once so that’s something.

I’m already a Blazers fan in spirit because i have a mate who goes for them.

GabrPG

1 | 14 hours ago

We’ll see. I don’t see them beating the Nuggets at all. They might have a chance against the Spurs, but it’ll be really tough. Who knows, perhaps the Mavs upset the Clippers, and then they (Blazers) take care of business at their home, clinching that 8th spot. It’s hard to predict it.

ShippyDawg | Lakers

1 | 14 hours ago

I think the Clippers could potentially give any team trouble especially if Kawhi keeps up his level of play. I don’t know about the Blazers though. I think they will at least make teams earn their wins though since they play tough defence.

GabrPG

1 | 14 hours ago

The Clippers’ main problem now is the lack of a backup center, and relying on a 38-year-old man as the only available. Jackson’s injury has been critical for them in the last two games against the Blazers and Spurs. The Blazers smashed them with the rebounds, and if they go to Portland without him (there’s a chance he comes back on time), I expect the same outcome. Lopez is not a good rebounder, and neither is Collins in the small-ball line-up. So, if you ask me, I’d say that the Blazers are the favorites to win that crucial match. Not to mention the Clippers will need Jackson for the Play-In as a must.

ShippyDawg | Lakers

2 | 14 hours ago

This is true. But if they end up facing the Warriors in the Play-in i think the lack of rebounding is less of an issues as Golden State don’t really have a good rebounding centre. Time will tell anyway how this all shapes up. Hard to predict anything because you never know.

Scoodsie | Trail Blazers

2 | 14 hours ago

If the Blazers lose to the Spurs and Nuggets but beat the Clippers and Kings then they would be the 8th seed unless the Clippers beat OKC. They would have tied record with a tied H2H, neither are division winners or in the same division so the tiebreaker would be conference record and the Blazers have a better conference record. I don’t think this is super unlikely.

This is also assuming the Clippers win their other games against the Mavs and Warriors.

GabrPG

1 | 14 hours ago

Yes, I’m aware the Clippers will need to win in Portland (even if the Blazers lose their two matches before) because they won’t beat the Thunder unless they rest people, which is unlikely.

Scoodsie | Trail Blazers

3 | 14 hours ago

My point is the Blazers don’t necessarily need to beat either of the Spurs or Nuggets to get the 8th seed, which is what I thought you were saying. The Clippers game is the most important because it determines who owns the tiebreaker.

GabrPG

1 | 14 hours ago

I forgot to mention that the Clippers can afford to lose against the Thunder IF they then win in Portland lol. True.

GabrPG

4 | 14 hours ago

I think the last scheduled Clippers-Warriors match will be inconsequential. Maybe I’m wrong tho.

Licoi | Warriors

60 | 15 hours ago

Warriors losing and Adam silver blessing us with a high pick🙏 I’m not tryna watch this team get embarrassed in the playoffs

kiidlocs | GSW

162 | 15 hours ago

not wanting to watch stephen curry play playoff basketball in the final years of his career is insane to me

Licoi | Warriors

5 | 15 hours ago

Ehhh not with this team no. He still got 2-3 years left so it’ll be alright.

nomitycs | Warriors

60 | 15 hours ago

Nothing is guaranteed, let him show out as much as he can and if we still lose, win-win

Successful-Case-2704 | Jordan

11 | 11 hours ago

he just has been out for 30+ games this season. Atp don’t expect this to be less in the coming years.

ahoy_shitliner | Bulls

1 | 8 hours ago

Isn’t steph’s contract up this year? Or maybe Kerrs? Either way one of those would indicate curry playing multiple years is not a lock.

Licoi | Warriors

3 | 8 hours ago

His contract is up next year. So he still got next year and he might go to the hornets on a bench role so he has 2 more years left

passtherock- | Hawks

1 | an hour ago

fake warriors fan LOL

SerenadeSwift | Supersonics

2 | 5 hours ago

Seriously man I cherish every time I get to watch the man play. Even his first game back last night was just magical lol. Personally I think he’s the most exciting athlete I’ve ever watched, and I’ve been around a while.

passtherock- | Hawks

1 | an hour ago

you sound stupid. shut the hell up

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

0 | 14 hours ago

Sounds like the Mavs of last year tbf

Franklo | Warriors

-4 | 15 hours ago

Does their lottery odds drop as they advance into the playoffs? I thought not

InternationalClick78 | Spurs

16 | 15 hours ago

If you’re in the playoffs… you’re not in the lottery

nba2k11er | Warriors

9 | 14 hours ago

Win the play in, lottery odds 0. Lose the play in, lottery odds well above 0.

I do not think it should really be like this, if the intention is for teams to go all out and give us an entertaining game. They should simply set the odds based on regular season, then the play in is “nothing to lose.” The Mavericks were one win away from no Flagg.

Lacabloodclot9 | Grizzlies

0 | 14 hours ago

I would like the play in teams to be in the lottery but then imagine something like the Heat in 2023 where a finals team ends up with a lottery pick

nba2k11er | Warriors

5 | 14 hours ago

I feel like that would be cool actually. And seems like a skill issue by the East.

Zyrinj | Warriors

-23 | 15 hours ago

You know Silver hates us and Steph so it’s gonna be the worst pick he can give us

Licoi | Warriors

24 | 15 hours ago

Not really. They had multiple high draft picks and fumbled all of them besides developing Moody into a decent role player (and now he’s out until late next season). Hoping they actually do something with this one.

Drakilgon

-7 | 15 hours ago

They were dead last and got the #2 pick, then they were 14th and got the 14th pick. I wouldn’t say Silver did them any favors.

Vordeo | Jazz

18 | 15 hours ago

They were dead last and got the #2 pick

Lucky them.

Licoi | Warriors

5 | 15 hours ago

They picked Wiseman lol that was their fault. Adam silver did them hella favors and they just drafted wrong or didn’t develop players (besides Moody).

pdpdpdpdpdpdpdpd | Raptors

1 | 14 hours ago

god bless that lamelo has been healthy this season but imagine an entire career so far being trained by curry and their medical staff on ankle maintenance…could’ve been some special shit

therealchappy24 | Nets

11 | 15 hours ago

You had the 2nd overall pick like 5 years ago

IsThisMe8 | Warriors

3 | 15 hours ago

Adam Silver caused COVID so that they couldn’t properly evaluate the players that year.

sbenfsonwFFiF

7 | 15 hours ago

How in the world do you think Silver/the league hates the warriors and Steph lmao the victim mentality is insane

Airknight_Parshath | Kings

7 | 15 hours ago

The NBA commissioner hates the Warriors? In what world?

browndude10 | United States

3 | 15 hours ago

Lmao

silver hates the warriors

mrspear1995 | Yacht Club

-2 | 12 hours ago

Victim complex is truly a sick mental disease, it got warriors fan thinking silver is hating on an affluent coastal team with high market cap and overpriced tickets

DaSlurpyNinja

42 | 14 hours ago

Warriors can still beat the Clippers on the tiebreaker because they have a game against the Clippers remaining, so they can tie the head to head record, and win from conference record.

MAKExITxBLEED | Warriors

38 | 15 hours ago

First #10 seed to win it all coming right up.

Itsukuri | Spurs

35 | 13 hours ago

Real talk, if a team ever wins it all from the 10th seed, that would be fucking insane

birdlawyer86

14 | 9 hours ago

Only world it happens is a team that has like 2 stars out for ³⁄₄ of the season and they all get healthy at the right time and go on a run. I thought the Mavs had a shot at that this year but they punted on AD and Kyrie isn’t coming back.

With the way Flagg has been playing they coulda absolutely been formidable. But then they still draw dead against OKC so it would really take a special alignment of the stars

SerenadeSwift | Supersonics

7 | 5 hours ago

Yeah it’s like if the Warriors had got Giannis before the trade deadline, and then both he and Curry both came back for the playoffs. I could see that 10 seed terrorizing the West lol

ru_benz | Warriors

13 | 13 hours ago

First NBA champion with a losing regular season record

grapplebaby | San Francisco Warriors

11 | 8 hours ago

Every fan, coach,announcer,arena worker would start crying immediately. Lol it would be beyond historical.

OuagadougousFinest | Celtics

3 | 4 hours ago

Needed a laugh. These geriatrics gonna get you a nice lottery pick tho

mauro_membrere | Kings

1 | 3 hours ago

Dort vs green first round matchup.

sonpot | Rockets

29 | 15 hours ago

Finally the Rockets enact our revenge (it doesn’t make anything even :( )

astrothemorkie | Rockets

16 | 15 hours ago

I’m just glad we probably don’t have to play Steph until next season. Dude lives to beat us

sonpot | Rockets

6 | 6 hours ago

Yeah me too 😆

macarolls

31 | 15 hours ago

“Good luck in the Play-In…”

~ Charles Barkley

SanJOahu84 | Warriors

12 | 14 hours ago

Not the worst thing he’s ever said about the Warriors lol

dead-serious | San Diego Clippers

6 | 4 hours ago

“jump-shooting teams can never win championships” ended up being a generational take. I actually use that quote from Chuck as a marker from the shift of post play to euro-league pace and space play

MAKincs

15 | 13 hours ago

The Play in for the West is gonna be great with Phoenix, Golden State, Portland, and LA. I’m a fan of Phoenix so rooting for them and I wanna see Golden State in because of playoff Curry.

Rococoss | Warriors

4 | 4 hours ago

Maybe it’s sacrilege to not wish your team into the playoffs but I want to see Portland play OKC. They gave them the only loss during that 24-1 start right?

Lacabloodclot9 | Grizzlies

6 | 3 hours ago

OKC will beat whoever but id rather Portland or you guys make it than LAC, I think it’ll be a better series

cacti_zoom | Suns

6 | 11 hours ago

Honestly if u are 4GB or more from the 8th/9th seed you shouldnt make the play-in like they did in the bubble

SwampFlowers | Bulls

6 | 6 hours ago

Go Blazers

Dantiik | Rockets

6 | 15 hours ago

Warriors lost

SanJOahu84 | Warriors

9 | 14 hours ago

We gonna start calling it a “rivalry” again? Haha

astrothemorkie | Rockets

7 | 15 hours ago

Thanks Magic!

FreeMaduroFromTrump | Venezuela

3 | 15 hours ago

Ty Lue has put belt to ass on Kerr since he became Clippers coach

Sumo_Cerebro

3 | 8 hours ago

The league & media wants Steph in the playoffs. But the Warriors are too beat up to be taken as a threat.

OuagadougousFinest | Celtics

2 | 4 hours ago

I think it’d be good pr for the thunder to put BTA on these geriatrics

passtherock- | Hawks

1 | an hour ago

the league and media? motherfucker the entire NBA viewing audience wants Steph in the playoffs. most entertaining player in NBA history

zzzz_on_me | BOS

3 | 7 hours ago

Horford going out sad smh

Blowback_

3 | 6 hours ago

As a dubs fan, and if we play the blazers, I actually won’t be mad if the Blazers win. I know we’re not going past the 1st, maybe 2nd if we get incredibly lucky, but I like the team the blazers have and the brighter future, obviously. Would love to see Clingan bully Chet.

MrBuckBuck | Trail Blazers

4 | 15 hours ago

I wouldn’t want to be the 9th seed.

QuickRub7200

2 | 3 hours ago

kawhi belt

TheRipCity | Trail Blazers

1 | 14 hours ago

Are they locked? Warriors win out and Clippers lose out and the tie-breaker goes to the Warriors because of Conference record.

Maybe I missed something and it’s Unlikely to happen, but still not officially locked.

Lacabloodclot9 | Grizzlies

0 | 3 hours ago

Clippers have a better H2H record so they’d win the first tiebreaker and it won’t have to go to conference record

TheRipCity | Trail Blazers

1 | 3 hours ago

Season series isn’t over. They play one more game on the last day of the season.

LittleTension8765 | Lakers

1 | 9 hours ago

So there is a non-zero chance the Thunder could still end up with a top 4 or even number 1 pick? Clippers lose to the Warriors then win the lottery, right

WurstDayEver_7 | Thunder

2 | 6 hours ago

Silver will step in to prevent this

Yamulo | Warriors

1 | 4 hours ago

We gotta get rid of the play in. A team that’s this far below .500 should never make the playoffs

thatFakeAccount1

1 | 4 hours ago

All you have to do is be above .321 and you make it into the playoffs…whats the point of the regular season?

DreamProfessional959

0 | 14 hours ago

Warriors always in the play in. Sad stuff

SanJOahu84 | Warriors

8 | 14 hours ago

Eh… We had an all time run. Don’t feel to bad.

I got to goto a bunch of parades.

itsmeng

1 | 3 hours ago

People forget we waited patiently with the Mullins, the Sprewells, JRich, We Believe, and got the Curry Era

WurstDayEver_7 | Thunder

1 | 6 hours ago

Flair up

No_Caramel_1782 | Wizards

0 | 8 hours ago

The play-in tournament, while good, has been all about squeezing these old guys into the playoffs out West. Silver doesn’t get enough credit for juicing the ratings.

Runnroll

0 | 7 hours ago

Either team will beat the Dubs. Without Curry and Butler, there is no go-to guy on the team.

SlyMrF0x | Warriors

0 | 4 hours ago

I used to think the play-in was cool and added excitement, but at this point I think I’d prefer they just put us out of our misery.

sorendiz | HOU

2 | 4 hours ago

You should cherish any chance you have left to watch Steph Curry play even potentially meaningful basketball. I promise it’ll feel more empty than you realize once the opportunities to do that run out

SlyMrF0x | Warriors

0 | 4 hours ago

Yeah, that’s true. I dunno, I feel like that Olympics run was the coda, and we’re just on the part of the movie they show the credits over now. Maybe Butler comes back, maybe everyone’s healthy next year, maybe Pat Spencer is that motherfucker, but it’s hard to really get my hopes up.

You’re right, though - enjoy the ride and watch Steph do Steph things.

passtherock- | Hawks

1 | an hour ago

did you not watch him play last night??? stfu

passtherock- | Hawks

1 | an hour ago

fake fan being a pick me for other teams to upvote you lmaoooo shut the hell up

Akimbo_Zap_Guns | Celtics

0 | 3 hours ago

Being a Celtics fan and gators fan it’s safe to say Al Horford is one of my all time favorites. Sad to see him leave Boston for this shit show

Overall_Laugh_3421 | Heat

-4 | 15 hours ago

My question is if any Blazers fans would feel “satisfaction” in beating the Warriors in the playin after all the years of torture curry put them in the 2010s

Vegetable_Risk_7000

15 | 15 hours ago

as a blazer fan, absolutely.

astrothemorkie | Rockets

11 | 15 hours ago

Yeah what type of question is this? Is the Pope Catholic?

birdseye-maple | Warriors

1 | 14 hours ago

I would hope so

Goodisworthfighting4

1 | 12 hours ago

It would be the equivalent of “Chris Paul hits enormous 3 to cut the lead to 42” in NBA rivalry terms

sorendiz | HOU

1 | 4 hours ago

Do you think he’d have felt any better if he missed the 3? There you go

Babakins

3 | 4 hours ago

Always, same as beating the lakers

DiddysAfterparty

-2 | 11 hours ago

No we already spanked them 3 times this season

Ok_Cheesecake_9793

-6 | 15 hours ago

they aint making it out of the play in. Warriors lost to the trail blazers 4-0 this season and this was when Jimmy butler and Moses moody was on the floor lol. Their kryptonite is against teams that have height length and athleticism, the talent on this team just get suffocated. Even if they do beat the trail blazers, the clippers have a disgusting win record against the warriors the past 3 years and the suns with dillion brooks, jalen green, and bookers, curry can’t carry against that lol. Warriors have the least talented players on their roster aside from the old injury prone players trying to keep this team together.

SanJOahu84 | Warriors

15 | 14 hours ago

I don’t think anyone is banking on the Warriors to do anything this year.

JKC_due | San Francisco Warriors

6 | 14 hours ago

It was 3-1. We blew them out in January when they were super incomplete and we were our most complete.

NotStupid69 | Rockets

0 | 14 hours ago

that second sentence made me lol

The Warriors are officially locked in to the 10th seed, they will be on the road to face either the Blazers or Clippers in the 9⁄10 seed matchup

The Warriors are officially locked in to the 10th seed, they will be on the road to face either the Blazers or Clippers in the ⁹⁄₁₀ seed matchup