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This turned into a hell of a game

Melo colllllld blooded

all those techs were funny. players gonna have to bit their tongue a bit cant hide behind crowd noise and distractions in the bubble

uhhhh the blazers gonna choke this?

nothing would surprise me less

big W for pdx there.

completely different team with nurk/collins back

dame's finish on that drive w/ about 40 secs to go was sublime

Why is this court brighter!?!?

More stars!

digging the bubble games, they remind me of the preseason college ball tourneys they play in puerto rico or the bahamas, and the courts are used as convention centers and ballrooms for the other 50 weeks of the year

The fake crowd noise is so weird, I don’t know if I can get used to this

i may be starting to believe in Ayton.

Did you guys see that 4 players this season have scored on giannis in isolation

Ayton always had good potential in terms of his physical attributes. He just never had to work all that hard at hoops before he came into the league, where everyone on every team is a world-class athlete and even the superstars work their freaking butts off in order to make their way to the top of the heap.

tatum has been soo bad so far in da bubble like not just missing layups missing the rim, keep thinking about how early in the shutdown it was revealed he didnt have a hoop at his house, hope he found a way to get some shots up!

i refuse to believe any of these dudes didn't have any access to a hoop, even in a clandestine way.

one would think

Tatum and Brown been bad, Kemba on minutes limit, yet they're still neck and neck with top team in the league

pretty rugged game w one million fouls

possible hostile act...

no hostile act

WHAT

lol

so giannis does not foul out, they try to give a makeup call on the other end, and it's going to be reversed for an and one

Officiating is so bad. They call the 6th foul on the wrong play

overturned :o

rough game for the refs

You can't blow a whistle to stop the play, not call a foul, say you're reviewing to see if the foul was a hostile act that would merit a technical or flagrant, then say there was no infraction on the play. It has to at minimum be a personal foul if you stop play. https://t.co/2pz6XKxl9S

— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) August 1, 2020

its actually totally legal per the actual rules lol

https://official.nba.com/rule-no-13-instant-replay/

Section I—Instant Replay Review Triggers
a. Instant replay will be triggered in the following situations:
4. An Altercation occurs. (For purposes of this instant replay rule only, an Altercation shall mean a situation in which (i) two or more players are engaged in (a) a fight or (b) a hostile physical interaction that is not part of normal basketball play and that does not immediately resolve by itself or with the intervention of game officials or players, or (ii) a player, coach, trainer, or other team bench person commits a hostile act against another player, referee, coach, trainer, team bench person, or spectator (including, for example, through the use of a punch, elbow, kick, blow to the head, shove, or thrown object.)

Section II—Reviewable Matters
d. If an instant replay review is triggered as described in Section I – a (4) above, the Replay Center Official and on-court officials would review the video to determine only the following issues:
The identity of all players, coaches, trainers, or team bench persons involved in the Altercation and the action immediately prior to and immediately following the altercation.
The level of involvement of each such player , coach, trainer, or team bench person.
The appropriate penalty to be assessed against each such player, coach, trainer, or team bench person.

harden just turned his ankle pretty severely landing on finney-smith's foot and stayed in the game.

all those techs were funny. players gonna have to bit their tongue a bit cant hide behind crowd noise and distractions in the bubble

― Spottie, Saturday, 1 August 2020 8:44 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

there might be more bench techs too. definitely more opportunity for the bench to interact w/ the refs

harden now has like 24 points in a quarter where he legit fucked up his ankle

Why are Mark and Doris suddenly emphasizing the second syllable in Rick Carlisle’s last name? I feel like I’m going insane

hahaha i noticed that and i have no idea

i guess everyone is a little rusty

lol im a little behind and just caught that part and came to post about it. almost seemed like they were doing a bit

85-75 at the half, this game kicks ass

Fox career high 39 and some sick moves

🦊 @swipathefox goes off for a career-high 39 PTS in the @SacramentoKings first action in Orlando! #SacramentoProud #WholeNewGame pic.twitter.com/URLfK5O1Co

— NBA (@NBA) August 1, 2020

unforch for the kings, buddy hield shot like dogshit and the spurs won the game.

rly excited bc pop finally let the young fellas play serious minutes and they showed up to varying degrees.

none of their young players rn scream obvious #1 options, but the core of derrick white, lonnie, dejounte, poeltl, and keldon johnson played rly well in various combos last night. losing forbes to injury was such a blessing for them bc hes such a garbage defender that his 3 pt shooting rarely justifies his minutes.

derozan had an outstanding game. he didnt score much until the 4th bc he was in facilitator mode. played a lot of minutes at the 4. it still doesnt make sense to have him and aldridge together, but for now with LMA not playing, you can start to see some rotations that make sense.

big night for the mavs ex knicks

Top 30 finish for me last night on DraftKings, the game is back. Also misery

As an aside to the giannis thing, I was once watching a Timberwolves-Sonics game around 2000 or so, and they called double technicals on Gary Payton on Anthony Peeler. But Payton had a technical already. So he begged the ref and they changed it to just a tech on Peeler. A part of me died that day.

hahahaha

Adebayo is such a wonderful player. Can score off ball, on ball, would work on any team

BOL BOL REGULAR SEASON MINUTES?

i was lolling thinking about you after he turned the ball over twice in 45 seconds but we'll give him a pass on the step out of bounds

Adebayo is such a wonderful player. Can score off ball, on ball, would work on any team

― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, August 1, 2020 1:48 PM (thirty-six minutes ago)

the growth in his offensive game has been really crazy, just completely out of nowhere. the only thing keeping him from being elite elite is being able to shoot like anthony davis, but otherwise he checks almost every box you would want for a modern 5. can legitimately D up 1-5, is a creative and sound playmaker in transition, with touch around the basket and a really consistent floater type game. i just love watching him... the way he moves his feet at his size is wild

Absolutely unreal pass by Bol