Objective-Product361

95 | 5 hours ago

Wemby already reached the 65 games requirement. He could sit this one out but I think he wouldn’t. Jokic tho needs at least 20 mins to qualify for awards.

rfgrunt | Nuggets

5 | an hour ago

Jokic only needs to play 15min right?

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

-34 | 5 hours ago

Oh? NBA.com and bballref have him with 64 games?

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wembavi01/gamelog/2026/

Including game 81 hes at 64 games?

Vpzlol

89 | 5 hours ago

NBA Cup finals counts as a game played.

etfvidal | Lakers

43 | 5 hours ago

It’s still wild that the stats in that game just disappear & don’t count as regular season or playoffs stats.

NewConcentrate9682 | Washington Bullets

25 | 5 hours ago

I feel the same about the play-in

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

3 | 4 hours ago

Just count it all in regular season stats. Its ridiculous

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

11 | 5 hours ago

Confusing af lol. Stats dont count anywhere yet it counts to 65 game limit

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

13 | 5 hours ago

Oh wow thank you I didnt know

bluepenremote | Lakers

-6 | 2 hours ago

Afaik the final doesn’t count towards the 65

Vpzlol

5 | 2 hours ago

It counts as a game played, the stats don’t count.

bluepenremote | Lakers

2 | 2 hours ago

Ah I see

BigAssociation1230

9 | 5 hours ago

NBA cup final counts towards the 65 game rule for some odd reason

Alarmed-Candidate422

20 | 5 hours ago

It’s to add a reason to actually play (and try hard).

ConspicuousPineapple

4 | an hour ago

Come on the reason is pretty obvious. You want the players to play, you can’t just remove that game from the requirements.

OGcoughee

1 | 3 hours ago

He just needed 20 minutes last night to qualify.

cirrxs12 | Spurs

40 | 5 hours ago

Im biased but we have a reason to beat you because we can knock you in OKC’s bracket (assuming the Lakers win vs Utah) and i’d rather not face both OKC and Denver

Dramatic_Ad5258

3 | 3 hours ago

As a nuggets fan, I’m praying for y’all’s success

Waesrdtfyg0987 | Celtics

1 | 4 hours ago

Counting chickens I see. Good choice.

Broncosonthree | Nuggets

5 | 3 hours ago

What’s the actual risk?

Edit: nvm I just saw your flair and I suppose I can understand why you might get a bit twitchy at the idea of jinxing things

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

0 | 4 hours ago

Then Lakers go to the 3 seed and get swept vs Minnesota, who also gets all their guys health during that time. Meanwhile spurs go 6 vs Phoenix

ulqupt | Spurs

25 | 4 hours ago

Still would rather have Spurs play Wolves over Nuggets in the second round.

InternationalClick78 | Spurs

14 | 4 hours ago

Wolves are still a more ideal matchup than Denver is so I don’t see what that changes

kawhi21 | NBA

3 | an hour ago

As good as Ant is, it’s possible that Jamal Murray alone is capable of matching his offense. Then you add in the monster Jokic. Any team would rather play Minny

Sartheking | Warriors

21 | 5 hours ago

Jokic needs to play 20 min, Wemby has already qualified.

OveHet

1 | 4 hours ago

15 not 20

MrFishAndLoaves | Pelicans

0 | 4 hours ago

Is he getting hurt?

OveHet

2 | 4 hours ago

15 min. is enough to qualify

Ordinary-Hopeful

-6 | 4 hours ago

20 is the minimum

ulqupt | Spurs

17 | 4 hours ago

You can have 2 games between 15 - 20 mins that still count to the 65 games

holdenfords | Nuggets

14 | 5 hours ago

i think denver has made it clear they’re pretty indifferent to 3 or 4. i think it’s in the lakers best interest to lose because minnesota might clap them again

Alarmed-Candidate422

8 | 5 hours ago

Nuggets would 100% prefer to dodge to Timberwolves after 2024 lol. Also nuggets probably like their odds vs OKC 2nd round instead of Spurs.

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

21 | 4 hours ago

Realistically, Denver probably thinks they’ll have to play OKC and SAS to get to the finals regardless, I can see the logic on their end of wanting to face OKC at full health before SA than vice versa

mrhigginbottoms_12 | Thunder

21 | 4 hours ago

You’re also wagering SA is more likely to drop the ball in the 2nd round due to inexperience so the nuggets might not even have to worry about them. It’s annoying as a thunder fan because it makes our path to the finals much more difficult, but it makes sense for Denver to prefer the 4 seed. Also they probably prefer first round match with rockets over T wolves

rfgrunt | Nuggets

1 | an hour ago

Yep, much more likely SA stumbles in the second round against Minnesota than OKC against HOU.

HinderingOfKnotgrass | Nuggets

1 | an hour ago

I would prefer to face OKC in the conference finals in a more normal playoff year where they’d take some lumps in the second round. I just don’t see any team besides us and San Antonio giving OKC fits. Slogging through San Antonio while OKC sweeps the Rockets though sounds terrible.

San Antonio is more vulnerable to variance and Wemby hasn’t proven that he can sustain through a deep playoff run.

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

5 | 4 hours ago

Yes but denver isnt at full health. Spencer and Watson will be 2 critical defenders for their run and both have hamstrings

thekeep4223 | Thunder

2 | 4 hours ago

What’s there expected recovery time; are they expected to be ready some time before or during the playoffs?

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

5 | 4 hours ago

Hamstrings are always mysterious

Watson already reinjured his. Was out 6 weeks then played a week. Now hes been out 10 days.

Watson and Spencer are both pending RFAs who Denver failed to extend so neither may be wanting to rush back and reinjure themselves

bluepenremote | Lakers

2 | 2 hours ago

Hamstrings are neither ham nor strings!

rfgrunt | Nuggets

2 | an hour ago

I think both would love some playoff tape to boost their FA. If Watson goes off in the playoffs he’ll definitely up his value

skowpoke12

8 | 4 hours ago

I don’t think Denver cares about MN anymore. They handled them pretty easily this year. They beat MN in 5 IMO.

Scared_Wolf | Timberwolves

4 | 2 hours ago

No, they didn’t. If you actually watched the matchups, you’d know it could just as easily have been a split or 3-1 MN. Ant out first matchup, Wolves and Nuggets back and forth in second matchup and latter ran away with it a bit at end, Wolves choke 9 point overtime lead in third matchup, and wolves handled Nuggs in the final matchup.

Props to them for winning season series, but they definitely didn’t handle us easily.

HinderingOfKnotgrass | Nuggets

1 | an hour ago

Denver players said Minnesota was their hardest fought series in 2023 enroute to the chip. I could see a series this year being similarly competitive. Denver just needs the first round to end in as few games as possible.

Scared_Wolf | Timberwolves

1 | 4 minutes ago

No doubt it’s going to be super competitive if that’s the matchup, but I have the strangest feeling you guys will be resting players and/or the Spurs pull it out tomorrow, which means you will be 4.

skowpoke12

0 | an hour ago

I did actually watch all four matches. And the injury excuses go both ways.

Competitive_Set_893 | Timberwolves

-1 | 3 hours ago

lol. Lmao even.

shomii | Nuggets

0 | 3 hours ago

Laugh as much as you want. You’re 6 seed and almost a play-in team and not the same team as before. NAW is a huge loss, Randle << KAT, and you actually have Bones Hyland playing lol.

skowpoke12

-1 | 3 hours ago

I see your lmao and raise you a ROFL that the wolves are a serious threat.

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

6 | 4 hours ago

I think denver has figured out a lot of things vs that wolves team and ant mcd Naz banged up. It still wouldn’t be easy though. Gobert randle alone is tough.

I do think Houston could be a soft touch, with no adams theyre softer to play against and clunky on offense.

Denver does have Watson and Spencer jones dealing with hamstring injuries right now, 2 of denvers best defenders. If they’ll be healthy for rd 2 or rd 1 thats also big swing for denver..

pufffsullivan | Thunder

2 | 4 hours ago

Why would they like their odds against the Thunder? Their record against the Thunder in the last few season is not great.

Meanwhile, Jokic averages 40pts when he has played Wemby.

Alarmed-Candidate422

-12 | 4 hours ago

Because in terms of playoff intensity basketball, Spurs have looked better than OKC. And wemby matches up a lot better than Chet.

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

13 | 4 hours ago

Spurs have never played in the playoffs ?

Spurs still have lots to prove, I think get pushed a bit in round 1.

You cant compare the Spurs to OKC, OKC is proven. 1 of the great defenses we’ve ever seen and a variety of proven depth and a true number 1 option.

Alarmed-Candidate422

-7 | 4 hours ago

I said intensity. Spurs vs OKC showed us what to expect. I would not say OKC is proven. Typically 60+ win teams don’t go to multiple game 7s in the playoffs if they are dominant. Not a normal thing.

pufffsullivan | Thunder

6 | 4 hours ago

Haha the team that hasn’t played a single playoff game is more proven than the reigning champs.

Ok

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

5 | 4 hours ago

Weak troll. Enjoy the deaaron fox experience. Suns in 6

Alarmed-Candidate422

-3 | 4 hours ago

? I’m just pointing out stats. Just like how Jokic is 1-9 in his career vs 50 win teams. I guess no matter where nuggets end up that’s gonna be a challenge for Jokic.

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

2 | 4 hours ago

Weak troll. Beat 2 50 win rated teams in shortened seasons

Alarmed-Candidate422

2 | 4 hours ago

There’s only been 1 shortened season since 2016….

interested_commenter | Thunder

3 | 3 hours ago

1st seed defending champs are less proven than the 2nd seed that’s never made the postseason is an incredible take.

pufffsullivan | Thunder

7 | 4 hours ago

The team that hasn’t played a single playoff game together looks like the more “playoff intense” than the defending champions?

That makes no sense. Absolutely no sense.

Alarmed-Candidate422

-5 | 4 hours ago

Well when the defending champs got the ring by going to 7 games with the…. Pacers…. Yeah you don’t really get to lean on that for being dominant lol.

pufffsullivan | Thunder

6 | 4 hours ago

How did the spurs do in their first chance to win a trophy as a team?

Alarmed-Candidate422

-5 | 4 hours ago

We are about to find out aren’t we. Acting like OKC wasn’t dogshit with SGA at the helm. How do you think Chet got on the team lol

thetalkinghawk | Thunder

5 | 3 hours ago

not even good at being a troll

everpresentdanger | Thunder

1 | an hour ago

The Pacers made it to the NBA finals lmao, they were an awesome team.

captmorgan50 | Thunder

3 | 3 hours ago

I will have what he is smoking

shomii | Nuggets

0 | 3 hours ago

Nuggets are indifferent to Timberwolves and Rockets.

Ok_Possible_5702

1 | 4 hours ago

the Lakers are getting spanked no matter what, if AR or Luka don’t come back by game 3

Winnes0ta | Super 8

1 | 2 hours ago

Lakers are getting clapped no matter who they play lol.

cirrxs12 | Spurs

-6 | 4 hours ago

Houston is the hottest team rn, I don’t think the Lakers would beat Houston either although they do have an easier chance with them

Sharp-Selection-3541

15 | 4 hours ago

I just watched houston lose like 12 hours ago

cirrxs12 | Spurs

0 | 4 hours ago

well before that at least, but my point still stands

Sharp-Selection-3541

6 | 4 hours ago

Damn I forgot they were on an absolute heater after beating the bucks, sixers, jazz, pelicans, grizzlies, warriors and suns.

Rockets are cooked sorry I just have to hate.

cirrxs12 | Spurs

1 | 4 hours ago

The Lakers might as well join that group of teams you listed since without AR & Luka they’re an easy target for anybody, including Houston

bluepenremote | Lakers

1 | 2 hours ago

A true modern day murderers row

fab_frog_disco

5 | 4 hours ago

The rockets are definitely a bit of a paper tiger right now. Their schedule has been charmin soft. I wouldn’t take their recent hot stretch particularly seriously

Robinsson100

4 | 4 hours ago

Rockets are 13-7 in their last 20 games. The Spurs are 18-2. Rockets are 8-2 in their last 10, while the Spurs are 9-1 and the Nuggets are 10-0.

Chance_Jaguar4945

12 | 5 hours ago

If Denver wants that MN smoke….

OUEngineer17 | Nuggets

1 | 13 minutes ago

We definitely do. Playoff series are 1-1, no? This would be the tiebreaker.

shomii | Nuggets

1 | 3 hours ago

Can’t wait for this. 4-1 Nuggets.

Conscious_Extreme_57

1 | an hour ago

as always wolves bout to beat nuggets’ ass

UpsetCharacter4446

1 | 21 minutes ago

3-1 Denver this season, and that one loss came without AG and Pwat playing.

You do have our number in the past, but well that was then.

That said, I’d much rather play the Rockets

No-Comment-7944 | Nuggets

6 | 5 hours ago

I can see Lakers tanking as hard as possible against the Jazz

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

10 | 5 hours ago

I like the Houston series for Lakers.

Not saying theyd win but they have a legit shot and all pressure on Houston.

Minnesota probably crush Lakers easily.

So yes I think Lakers should be the team looking to tank to the 4 seed

Resident_Durian_478 | Spurs

7 | 2 hours ago

You are underestimating how much Utah wants to lose

SEAinLA | Supersonics

2 | 3 hours ago

The Lakers have zero shot against the Rockets or Wolves without Luka and Reaves. Best they do is steal a single game against Houston. The Wolves would comfortably sweep.

dabomtitan

5 | 5 hours ago

As a Spurs fan, the Spurs don’t care. Wemby lost vs Denver. He might wanna show out still. Wemby is 22. He might win his case. Duncan also got injured early in his career. Spurs been through this before.

Resident_Durian_478 | Spurs

6 | 3 hours ago

As a spurs fan, I do care, I’d rather not have to face the nuggets in the second round. Any other match up and I think they win it all. Nuggets then okc is the 2nd hardest path aside from the nuggets own possible wolves, spurs okc.

Happycappybara21

5 | 5 hours ago

I don’t think spurs are going to sit their entire top 8 like some teams… but they aren’t going to play wemby 40 just to win either

xiSerbia | Lakers

1 | 38 minutes ago

Wemby hasn’t played 40 minutes in any game this year

KittyBoi2012

6 | 4 hours ago

Wemby got his 65 last night

nokarmawhore | Spurs

5 | 3 hours ago

Wemby already said he wouldn’t have played yesterday if he didn’t need to for awards. In his press conference he mentioned it still hurt him to do certain things on the court.

I think he sits on Sunday.

knicksdeadman

6 | 2 hours ago

Ugh. Hope Denver plays okc and not the spurs. Spurs are the best chance against okc so I don’t want them eliminated before getting a chance to play okc.

Unlucky-Rich-4387 | Nuggets

1 | 21 minutes ago

Respectfully I think we have an equal or better shot to knock out OKC. Our team has more playoff experience than any team in the league besides Boston.

We also took OKC through an absolute battle of a series with basically zero depth, a one-armed MPJ, a one-handed Russ and P-Wat as our only consistent bench pieces.

We’re deeper this year and have more lineup versatility

knicksdeadman

1 | 15 minutes ago

Oh I think they both have a chance so that’s why I want okc to have to go through both of them lol

PlateForeign8738

1 | 2 hours ago

Spurs definitely not the best chance, we have never seen them play in the playoffs. Denver has the best chance. But both are pretty low regardless.

Hayyes | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

Spurs went 4-1 against OKC this season

everpresentdanger | Thunder

2 | an hour ago

Teams this young have never succeeded in the playoffs despite amazing regular seasons, and there’s a reason for that.

Think OKC 2 years ago as the most recent example.

Hayyes | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

I’m not saying we are going to the finals but I do think we have the best chance to beat OKC in the West. It’s obvious that we match up will with them

knicksdeadman

1 | an hour ago

Agreed. Its just matchups. Okc is great at using their athleticism but spurs counter that so nicely.

Forshea | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

The Thunder are a lower average age than the Spurs.

everpresentdanger | Thunder

4 | an hour ago

I mean sure, if you take a bunch of guys at the back end of the roster who will hardly play in the post season.

Spurs starting lineup is way younger with virtually zero playoff experience.

Forshea | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

It’s funny watching Thunder fans in particular parrot the “but they are too young” talking point when everybody was saying the same thing about the Thunder literally last year

PlateForeign8738

0 | an hour ago

They gonna say Luke won a championship once as a 10 min a game player and Fox has 7 games in the 1st round. They clueless

unknwnerrr | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

I am confident that the Spurs organization will return to contender status. We have been planning for this for some time. I look forward to the playoffs, where we will again prove to everyone that we should not be underestimated, as we were at the beginning of the season.

PlateForeign8738

2 | 44 minutes ago

Yeah yall gonna be good, just probably got some growing pains like everyone in history since 1990. It took MJ multiple playoff L’s to learn what it takes.

Forshea | Spurs

2 | 41 minutes ago

It took getting Scottie Pippin for MJ to win.

Forshea | Spurs

1 | 44 minutes ago

SGA had 13 games of playoff experience going into last year. guess you must think that players go from “no way they can win” to FMVP somewhere between the 8th and 13th game of playoff experience

PlateForeign8738

2 | 41 minutes ago

Yeah and it at times it showed. They were early, I wouldnt use the Thunder as a baseline, they came into last year with the MVP. You guys a tick down on talent. 13 games is an incredible amount more than 0. Spurs are probably 2-3 years away and no shame on that. MJ lost plenty of times on his way to the dominant stretch of his career.

A_Lax_Nerd | OKC

2 | 39 minutes ago

He had 23

Forshea | Spurs

2 | 32 minutes ago

Oh you’re right. Most of OKC had 13 or less, but I forgot SGA had a couple of 1st round exits back 2019-2020

PlateForeign8738

-2 | an hour ago

Who gives a flying fuck lol. Its a totally different ball game, you have 0 players who have played in big games. Yall are massive underdogs in the playoffs check the vegas odds man. They ain’t giving free money lol.

It takes a bit to learn how the playoffs work.

CommodoreIrish | Spurs

-1 | an hour ago

De’Aaron Fox, Luke Kornet, and Harrison Barnes have all played in the playoffs

PlateForeign8738

-1 | an hour ago

Ahahahahahhaha

Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaah

CommodoreIrish | Spurs

0 | an hour ago

Admit you don’t know the roster and flair up fool.

PlateForeign8738

-2 | an hour ago

Ahahahahahahahhahahaha

Bro said multiple bench players a dude with 1st round experience

Ahahahahahhahhahahahhahahahahahahahahahhaha

rfgrunt | Nuggets

1 | an hour ago

If denver gets OKC in the second round and is healthy, their chances are not low. Won’t be favored, but it’d go 7.

PlateForeign8738

1 | an hour ago

Nuggets are ¹⁰⁄₁ to win, OKC is almost even odds. I think you MIGHT be wrong lol

twovles31

2 | 5 hours ago

It’s in the Spurs best interest that the Wolves/Denver is a 7 game series that tires the winner out. A short Lakers/Wolves series will end the Spurs season pretty quickly in the 2nd round.

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

6 | 5 hours ago

Yes I’ve thought about that angle too. Minnesota denver go at least 6 and wear eachother out.

But okc could walk to wcf if its Portland then hou/la

BitEnvironmental2213

1 | 5 hours ago

Do the Lakers lose on purpose to play Houston in round 1 is the real X factor to me…

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

2 | 5 hours ago

Id be resting lebron if I was LA 100%.

Houston has holes, Minnesota doesnt really

Its also likely denver beats spurs anyway and Lakers game is meaningless

interested_commenter | Thunder

1 | 3 hours ago

They should (or at least rest Lebron) but idk if they can out tank the Jazz.

ulqupt | Spurs

5 | 4 hours ago

You have both/either Wolves and Lakers over Spurs?

digital_deer | Spurs

2 | 4 hours ago

People talk so crazy about this 60 win team man lmao

swizznastic

2 | 3 hours ago

No i think he means a short 1st round series for denver means they probably have enough energy to clap the spurs in the 2nd round, which… idk maybe. Jokic seems like only player who can singlehandedly drive offense against wemby rn.

According-Dig-4667 | Thunder

2 | 5 hours ago

This is truly going to be a tank off

Short-Cardiologist-4 | Thunder

2 | 3 hours ago

The Lakers probably couldn’t lose to Utah if they tried. The Spurs will play everyone to kick the Nuggets to 4 and the Nuggets will play the first half and then sit.

Everyone thought Denver OKC was the de facto finals coming into the year and I still think it is today.

BananaRepublic_BR | Spurs

1 | 4 hours ago

Here’s hoping for a Wemby-Jokic duel for the ages to end the season.

Icy_Bad2154

1 | 3 hours ago

Their

ExtensionProcess5049

1 | 2 hours ago

Dropping to 4 doesn’t seem that bad considering the least likely team to get upset before the WCF is OKC. Get that matchup out of the way as early as possible to maybe have a matchup with a lower seeded team if they can pull off an upset.

scratch_seeker_003 | Thunder

-1 | 5 hours ago

I think SA is gonna back off in this one. Still may try to win but won’t use all of their horses. Really think it just comes down to whether Denver cares about playing OKC or SA in R2 on whether they try hard. You’d have to think that Denver believes they have a better chance against SAS than they do OKC.

Winnes0ta | Super 8

12 | 5 hours ago

I mean I think they’d rather play OKC in the second round after a relatively easier first round against Houston instead of having to go through two dog fights against Minnesota and San Antonio while OKC has a cake walk on the other side of the bracket.

scratch_seeker_003 | Thunder

2 | 5 hours ago

Denver has been getting the best of SA this year, Denver hasn’t been able to figure out how to beat OKC this year (last night doesn’t count, that wasn’t OKC), and SA is less experienced and thinner than OKC. I would imagine Denver would like their chances better against SAS for a multitude of reasons. They’d want to avoid OKC as long as possible and hope OKC trips up or gets worn down before they get to them.

fab_frog_disco

3 | 4 hours ago

Has Denver been getting the best of San Antonio? They lost in Denver without Victor, they then won by like five points with Victor again. Sitting… In a game where they were down like 25 and had to rally

They then won a single possession game at home in overtime if anything. As a Spurs fan, I think San Antonio has looked very comfortable against the nuggets

I get everyone still riding the high of jokic’s late game heroics against Victor, but all three of those games have just showed me that Denver has absolutely zero shot of consistently defending the Spurs guards, and even when Victor’s not in, San Antonio can consistently get really good. Looks pretty much whenever they want

scratch_seeker_003 | Thunder

2 | 4 hours ago

Didn’t say Denver was easily cruising vs SA. But they have gotten the best of them multiple times. They’re doing much, much better against SA than they are OKC this year. And OKC has all of the experience that SA has none of. And OKC already knows what Denver will want to do in the series, they’ve already done this. Denver will not prefer OKC over SA, I guarantee it.

fab_frog_disco

2 | 4 hours ago

I mean I agree. No one in their right minds thinks they’d rather play the defending champions than the Spurs. I’ve just been making sure to add context to the notion that Denver matches up well with the Spurs or has been getting the best of them because I keep seeing that point reiterated the last few weeks and like I said… There’s a major major* involved in their matchups with San Antonio that I think should put some water on the notion that they would be thrilled at seeing the Spurs as well

San Antonio has looked very comfortable against them despite not having their super duper star and two of those matchups, and it took a pretty massive collapse from the Spurs and that third matchup, and some all-time great heroics from jokic for them to pull off that victory in Denver

scratch_seeker_003 | Thunder

3 | 4 hours ago

Yeah I meant that more as SA is the lesser of two evils for Denver, not that they’re the favorite or anything.

Sad_Skill_3113

2 | 4 hours ago

I could see the logic on wanting to get the Spurs in round 2 before they get some real playoff hair on their chest too. Like if the Wolves played OKC in the semi finals last year I think that series goes 6 or 7. But the Nuggets literally threw the kitchen sink at OKC and forced them to level up.

Like I wouldn’t stress over the round 1 matchup too much.. and I’d rather likely play an inexperienced Spurs team in round 2 rather than OKC. Because either way you’re likely going to have to beat those two teams back to back.

HitboxOfASnail | Thunder

1 | 5 hours ago

the nuggets will likely have to play both OKC and SA on the way to a championship no matter what. going Houston-okc- SA or Minny-SA-OKC should be inconsequential to a real championship contender, only online discourse cares this much

Winnes0ta | Super 8

5 | 4 hours ago

They’re likely going to have to play OKC no matter what. If it were me I’d probably prefer to play them in the second round when they’re more well rested than in the conference finals after two hard fought series. Especially when guys like Watson and Gordon are huge question marks to stay healthy for a long playoff run.

EightFortyDaysOf

0 | 5 hours ago

Thunder fans really be saying the shit they want to happen as though that’s what’s best for the other teams lmao

Ok_Possible_5702

7 | 4 hours ago

Why wouldn’t the Spurs try to push Denver on OKC’s side of the brackets?

Among OKC, Spurs and the Nuggets (which in one order or another I think everyone agrees are the 3 most likely teams to come out of the West), 1 of these 3 teams will only have to play one of the other 2. Why wouldn’t you try to be that lucky team?

scratch_seeker_003 | Thunder

0 | 4 hours ago

They’d probably prefer that, and they might try, but I highly doubt they’re playing everyone. Wemby already said he woulda sat last night if he had played 65 games. If Denver wants to win that game, they should be able to.

Denver is going to play both no matter what.

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

3 | 5 hours ago

Ya i didnt know nba cup counted for 65 games so Wemby probably wont play.

Lakers might tank to play Houston even. I could see them resting bron

Denver Minnesota 3 6 looking extremely likely

scratch_seeker_003 | Thunder

1 | 5 hours ago

Tbh I thought about this too, feels like La would want the 4 and Denver would want the 3. Denver is good enough to afford to plan ahead to R2 matchups, but LAL has to be fully concerned with finding the easiest R1 matchup possible to try and get Luka / reaves healthy and back for R2. They might think Houston is easier than Minnesota in that case.

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

4 | 4 hours ago

Ayton rui lebron matches up OK with KD Sengun.

And Houstons guards have isssues

Houston is still dangerous but any serious team should want to play them, pressure their guards and make them fold

habeaskoopus

-1 | 2 hours ago

Massive is a strong word. Most of us dont care.

Massive intrigue now with how Spurs and Denver play out their final game..