2023/24 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD "THANKING FOR WEMBANYAMA"

a 2ot game where the spurs were in the driver's seat to win in regulation and shit the bed (i blame malaki branham who is the anti-clutch)

as you guys know I’m a big lakers fan. big game for us tonight!

bron out with flu like symptoms

lakers have been dece recently tho

they've won 9 of their last 10! half game out of 6th!

steve smith just said that ant edwards used play in his retired nba pickup game in atlants feat dale davis travis best some other guys when he was a teenager lmao that rules

they've won 9 of their last 10! half game out of 6th!

― Clay, Sunday, April 7, 2024 7:19 PM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

now back in 9th this is nuts

https://i.imgur.com/Lkvad95.png

lol The Lad, M.D.

Anthony Edwards postgame on @NBATV…

👀 pic.twitter.com/szKVyh5B5K

— Kyle Theige (@KyleTheige) April 8, 2024

I trust this medical professional

wednesdays this fall on abc, Dr. Lad

lmao

they were talking during the game that kat might get the last game of the reg season in which is way better than the previous prediction of some point early in the playoffs

im starting to believe in the wolves i need to stop

they didnt miss a beat when kat went down, according to unimpeachable sources (dr lad md) kats coming back, theyve been good all year which is really the part that gets me they havent had a major downswing, i know this is just an obvious conclusion that the team thats been one of the best all year might be good but im not the only doubter, their lack of offense and then kat and ants questionable decision making compounding that idk, rudys playoff history, but they are a good team theyve got a something going, an identity as they say

its not just a one man rudy d like in utah theyve got good to great defenders and size all over so the traditional anti rudy strategy of going small and moving him around a bunch might not work as well, theyre second in 3pt% but only 19th in rate maybe they could take some more threes, they could go super physical on d and maybe get away with it because of playoff officiating, idk im still having trouble getting past their offense but maybe they could beat the nuggets it would be ok

you know something that’s really smart that only the brain geniuses at the NBA league office could figure out? defintely have no games on the night the NCAA final is playing, then pack the last week of the season with b2bs and 3-in-4s when some of the most important games happen

also make sure to not schedule games on april 13th because ???

lol why are there no games on the 13th

I guess they want every team playing on the last day of the season, which again, because ???

oh right every team plays at the same time to work out seeding stuff without knowledge of the other games outcomes its actually really good

all east games at 1 west at 330

ah that actually does make sense

looking like a whole lotta things are gonna come down to the wire too. vn for those teams with something on the line who get to play bottom feeders (though an opportunity for some serious ignominy if they lose)

bucks-magic could be for playing for the 2 seed

big game tonight bucks vs the celtics players who arent resting

im going to suns clips tonight w my two youngest

nice

ummm. i hesitate to invoke the A word here but…

Giannis Antetokounmpo was down on the floor with no contact. He was headed upcourt and crumbled to the ground.

His teammates helped him off the floor and back to the locker room.

— Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) April 10, 2024

Giannis appeared to hurt his leg

Hope he is ok. 🙏

pic.twitter.com/HaPXJvpUZR

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) April 10, 2024

Giannis Antetokounmpo has a left calf strain, team says.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 10, 2024

Damn it

he walked off its prob not too bad but obvs this isnt when you want to have any injury, with the playin hed have almost two weeks off til their first series

KD walked off the court too

my amateur diagnosis is that he grabbed higher up on the calf than we typically see w/ achilles, he wasn’t grabbing at his heel

but the combo of calf strain + pushing to the absolute physical max to win a title is obv ominous in its own right cf kevin durant

it true that was one other injury

kobe famously shot two FTs on a torn achilles too. but anyway

dont worry thanasis had it already and hes still good

Re: Giannis: The soleus is a part of the calf muscle complex. The average time lost for strains specified as a soleus injury is ~17 days (6 games). Other players to suffer soleus strains include Giannis' brother Thanasis and teammate Damian Lillard.

— Jeff Stotts (@InStreetClothes) April 10, 2024

51 for the Lad tonight

clippers up 28-4 on the suns with 4 to go in the 1st

Suns down 4-28 to start boo birds in full effect

Gahaa

lol forgot you were there, enjoy

4-35!

jesus

They got it to ten before the end of the first!

between this and the eclipse bad week to be a Sun

wait a sec do over

do not stare directly into the Suns box score

Lakers/Warriors has been fun so far

lol xp

Steph & LeBron is still an incredible matchup

6 years ago the Wolves and Nuggets played game 82 to determine who made the playoffs.

Tomorrow they play game 80 to determine who is the probable 1 seed.

— Zach (Enjoys every Nuggets tweet) (@bighoneyz) April 10, 2024

they’re all grown up! one of my most painful sports losses as a fan