NBA 2020-21 reg season 1st half thread

tomorrow night against the grizzlies!

i imagine theyll ease him back as a bench guy, but he's too good to not start. that'll probably bump lonnie to bench duty which would probably suit him better bc he gets kinda lost in that starting unit and hes not good enough defensively to cover the best wings.

Might need to start watching more spurs.

Elsewhere the jazz are on an 11 game win streak and the mavs suck bad.

continuing to be concerned with jokic's minutes

You can’t cut jokic’s minutes when every game is close

denver needs to make a trade imo

you can't cut back on jokic's minutes! you will regret this!

Elsewhere the jazz are on an 11 game win streak and the mavs suck bad.

― a nice controlled drift (Spottie), Friday, January 29, 2021 9:56 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

I watched this game, it threatened to be a good game for a bit in the second period where Dallas closed the gap but was immediately definitely over almost as soon as the second half commenced.

The schlubby Australian guy who looks like a suburban dad,Clarkson and Gobert looked great for Utah.

imo dallas sucking or being not that good makes more sense than them being good because their roster is just not that good

maybe if zinger finds some form and health they could be decent but past their top two they just dont have a lot of good players

last year they were relying on a historically great offense which is a hard thing to keep doing

I'm curious to see how they'll do now that some of their guys are back. They're still better than this.

yeah the josh richardson trade is not working out for them as well i thought

Big issue with the Nuggets has been Barton. Is he just washed? Every other part of the 8 man rotation has made sense.

just seems like he's a guy who is never going to be fully healthy

also their games haven't been particularly close... honestly think you have to find ways to play him less or sit him out every few weeks. it sucks because he's a legit MVP contender but they're not winning the 1 seed and I also feel like their chances of finishing outside the top 4 are pretty slim. the team will get better as MPJ is better integrated and murray improves, and presumably they make some sort of deal

resting is especially important this year with the short offseason and compressed schedule

he’s also 25 and in the best shape of his life idk

also their games haven't been particularly close... honestly think you have to find ways to play him less or sit him out every few weeks. it sucks because he's a legit MVP contender but they're not winning the 1 seed and I also feel like their chances of finishing outside the top 4 are pretty slim. the team will get better as MPJ is better integrated and murray improves, and presumably they make some sort of deal

insane

Jayson Tatum with the perfect behind-the-back pass/save to Robert Williams: pic.twitter.com/p1JqzCZhu5

— Chris Grenham (@chrisgrenham) January 31, 2021

whoa!

Assist of the year from Tatum?pic.twitter.com/QBHPAZZvWg

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) January 31, 2021

dammit

so cloooose

celtics tipped in two laker baskets lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGnRZRPG4tQ

dame buzzer beater was sick

Tyler Herro says he found out before the game "Someone who lived with me tested positive...Hopefully I don't have to quarantine."@5ReasonsSports

— Brady Hawk (@BradyHawk305) January 31, 2021

xp i think the replays help demonstrate what an insanely hard shot that was

the logo three he hit seconds before, too. jesus.

xxp

yeah + not sure the last game winner I can remember off a fumbled jump ball

ridic

holy fuck dame

sickk

jazz-nugzz rematch on deck

22/3/2/1/1 for Jokic in the first on 9/11 shooting

jokic is fucking on one rn

This is against Gobert and favors, who have made zero mistakes lol

It’s cool that rj Hampton is in the rotation, Malone usually hates rookies so a good sign

weird how mike conley’s RAPTOR defensive plus-minus of +22, a legitimate estimate, isn’t helping more here

The Nuggets shot 15/17 (88.2%) from 3 in the first half, which is the best 3-point shooting half in NBA history per @Sportradar. No one has shot over 75% with 15 makes. Only thing close is the Thunder going 12/13 vs UTA in 2017 or the Spurs going 10/10 against OKC in 2019. https://t.co/6EGJu7uEep

— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) January 31, 2021

now might be a good time to give jokic a half-game off!

nope lol

idk i'd prob just sit him for the 4th here

Campazzo doing campazzo things

barton just airballed a layup over the backboard

Jokic double double streak continues

Jokic is my favorite player, and I love the team in general, but it’s hilarious to me how they continue to sign and draft the players I want. And it’s not just tim Connelly, Masai did it too. Like RJ Hampton and bol Bol were top 10 guys for me and campazzo is basically the platonic ideal of a guy I would sign.

I’ve never been a Russell Westbrook fan but this is pretty sad

this is prob his best game of the season at least in terms of scoring efficiency

Lmaaao

Bradley Beal’s first half pic.twitter.com/myuahk6bMW

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 1, 2021