The Official 2024-2025 NBA Regular Season Discussion Thread! (Thisistheshow tribute)

Hopefully Boston can win one more and make it somewhat exciting

@galaxy27, sorry to have offended your sensibilities because I thought your "prognostication" was funny after it didn't quite pan out. Your response makes me think of one word -- snowflake.

And if "asshat" is the best you can do maybe you should just stay home. Have a nice day.

@Steven59 said:
Long road back - better ask Arron Rodgers how he "healed" so fast!

Maybe get on that Lebron James health plan?

@Maywood said:

@galaxy27, sorry to have offended your sensibilities because I thought your "prognostication" was funny after it didn't quite pan out. Your response makes me think of one word -- snowflake.

And if "asshat" is the best you can do maybe you should just stay home. Have a nice day.

trust me, i would have described you differently if I could have. but youre definitely not worth being jettisoned from here........something you have much experience with

have a nice day yourself, asshat

That type of effort on defense is what won them a championship last season, hopefully someone remembers to pack it for their trip to NY on friday night.

If Curry had not been injured in Game 1 and played in all games against Minnesota do you think GSW would have won the series?

I do not think so.

Minnesota was too overpowering on both sides of the ball.

I just looked at the team stats from last night's game.

Minnesota shot 62.8% from the field (49/78) and 41.9% from three (13/31).

GSW shot 43.3% from the field (39/90) and 28.2% from three (11/39).

Poor shooting by GSW and great shooting by Minnesota was all she wrote. Edwards and Randle were unstoppable.

The only reason the final score was 121-110 (11 point win) is because GSW made 21 free throws while Minnesota made only 10 free throws.

Boston will get blown out, they had an emotional win at home last game but reality will set in and they will be on vacation after tonight

Hope I'm wrong

Go 🍀

@perkdog said:
Boston will get blown out, they had an emotional win at home last game but reality will set in and they will be on vacation after tonight

Hope I'm wrong

Go 🍀

Damn, you were right on the money with your prediction this time!!!!!!!! It's not even a game..........it's a butt kicking!

RIP 2024 Champs.

Damn, this may be something that will linger into next season.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45196710/sources-celtics-jaylen-brown-partial-meniscus-tear

They might as well start planning for a tank season now and not rush either of the Jay’s back from their injuries.

@erikthredd said:
Damn, this may be something that will linger into next season.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45196710/sources-celtics-jaylen-brown-partial-meniscus-tear

They might as well start planning for a tank season now and not rush either of the Jay’s back from their injuries.

no tatum no brown and a terrible coach , tanking will be a walk in the park

I'm betting that the new Celtics owner is probably having buyer's remorse right now after dropping a record amount to buy the team and not only was there no repeat trip to the Finals, their two best players land injuries that will affect next season.

Does the NBA have an Item Not As Described returns button like on Ebay?

@SanctionII said:
Aaron Gordon out with a hamstring injury. Bad news for Denver as game 7 with OKC is today.

Not looking good so far - down by 20

@Steven59 said:
Seems like the OKC - Minnesota series can get real ugly real fast.............Maybe the wolves can steal one!

That might end up being a close series, those two split their four games with each team winning one on the road.

@bronco2078 said:

@erikthredd said:
I'm betting that the new Celtics owner is probably having buyer's remorse right now after dropping a record amount to buy the team and not only was there no repeat trip to the Finals, their two best players land injuries that will affect next season.

Does the NBA have an Item Not As Described returns button like on Ebay?

they had an easy road last year and spent the offseason smelling their own farts . This team , as my granny used to say is "Soft as a sneaker full of shit "

@SanctionII said:
Knicks v. Pacers in the ECF.

Your predictions please.

Thunder v. Timberwolves in the WCF.

Your predictions please.

I'll go with the Pacers vs Thunder in the Finals.

Toronto won in 2019 and did not make the 2020 Finals.
The Los Angeles Lakers won in 2020 and did not make the 2021 Finals.
Milwaukee won in 2021 and did not make the 2022 Finals.
Golden State won in 2022 and did not make the 2023 Finals
Denver won in 2023 and did not make the 2024 Finals.
Boston won in 2024 and did not make the 2025 Finals.

All six teams lost in the second round in that following year after winning the Finals.

Pacers vs OKC

Crazy - OKC down by 4 at the half! Did they only have one day of rest?

The OKC swarming defense gave Minnesota big trouble. It will be interesting to see how Game 2 plays out.

Looking forward to Game 1 of Knicks v. Pacers.

hope you guys saw that game

one of the best comebacks you'll ever witness

A very interesting game last night.

The game was very close in the 4th quarter and all of a sudden the Knicks, without Brunson the floor went on a run to build a 14 point lead on the Pacers with less than 3 minutes to go. All things pointed to the Knicks running out the clock and cruising to a win.

However, things changed and the Pacers caught fire hitting multiple 3 point shots to come roaring back to make it a nail biter. The Knicks failed to stop the Pacers' run. If Haliburton's show was about 1 inch shorter his game tying 2 point shot would have instead been a game winning three point shot in regulation (fully warranting his mimic of Reggie Miller's choke message to Spike Lee of about 30 years ago).

I hope that the ECF goes the full 7 games with each game being as volatile and unpredictable as Game 1 was.

As far as the WCF goes, it will be interesting to see how Minnesota plays tonight in Game 2. Will the Timberwolves come "Thundering" back at OKC to take away homecourt advantage, or will the Timberwolves run and hide in their den to get away from the "Thunderous" onslaught that SGA and company bring?

Knicks - Pacers was a great game!

Dan Patrick: “Keep in mind when Reggie (Miller) hit his shots, and that was 1994, did the choke sign to Spike Lee; Pacers lost that series. It would have been really embarrassing if you do a choke sign and you tie the game, you go into overtime, and then you don’t win…But, you know the Knicks; they were up by 17. They choked. They did.”