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Anyone watching?

I wanna be in the virtual crowd.

Someone put Bernie (he of the Weekend at) behind home plate for a Kansas City game in the baseball.

Which, alternatively, is better than the sex dolls in Korea and the Hitler in Australia.

I’ve been watching “some” and keeping up somewhat via boxscores/twitter during this truncated end to the season......the early afternoon games are way cool, even though my Rockets lost earlier today.

Portland (two straight 50+ point games for Dame) and Phoenix have been playing some great ball, but Memphis, who has loss 6 of 7 in this reboot of a playoff stretch, might hold on to the eighth spot?

I would love for the Rockets to play the Lakers or the Clippers, worried about Portland, Dallas and the mile high altitude of Denver.

So Golden Child, who do you like?

I really hope that they didn't know the character because that'd make it even more hilarious.

OMG DAME IS INSANE!!!......61 points = Portland wins!

What Are The Odds?


Damian Lillard's 61
9 of 17 from 3-Point range
3 of 7 from midrange
5 of 8 from close range
18 of 18 from the line






Players with three 60-point games in an NBA season:

Wilt Chamberlain
Damian Lillard

Heck yeah, of course I like the Blazers but I haven't been able to catch much of them playing. I have just been seeing what is on during the day and watching whatever I can. I like the Pelicans for political reasons. I don't like Lebron James but I should watch more. I enjoyed watching the Miami Heat and the Utah Jazz this week.

The Suns were good

I try to keep on track, but we only get to see one game every other day. And of course if there's a football match or any other sports there will be no NBA match shown. But on the plus side, the games are at a watchable time, start time at 8PM or 10PM in my timezone instead of in the middle of the night.

Can't say I have a favorite team right now, I used to like the Clippers with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, then Golden State Warriors but they've been nowhere this season. Now I don't know. I do like that the Clippers are finally competing, but to be frank I don't really know who plays for them :)

I hope I'll be able to see a lot from the playoffs, fingers crossed. Perhaps I need to change my TV subscription, for the extra sports package instead of the extra movie/hbo package that I hardly use.... I do have to admit though, whenever I do watch the live game. I get so bored from the advertorial interruptions that I stop watching the live game, but instead record it and watch it at a later time so that I can fast forward through the interruptions.

I hear of more and more people doing this.

The Rockets shot themselves in the foot losing to Indiana Wednesday. They can still hold on to the 4th spot but it’s going to require them to beat Philadelphia Friday......the playoffs start Saturday!

DAME FROM THE LOGO!!!......42 points = Portland wins!


Most points in a player's final 3 games in NBA history

2019-20 Damian Lillard 154
2005-06 Kobe Bryant 128
1986-87 Michael Jordan 128
1985-86 Dominique Wilkins 128
2014-15 Russell Westbrook 127
1977-78 David Thompson 127

Portland will now play Memphis in a “play-in” game with the winner playing the LA Lakers in the first round. I don’t believe the Lakers have a chance against Portland!!!

Looking forward to those playin games! I will be able to watch it, live. On Saturday evening 8:30pm in my timezone

Phoenix must be gutted, missing the playoffs even though they had a 8-0 winning streak in their last matches.

Too many GOLS

I'm lost :confused:

Think he means GOALS!

yea. GOLS, like BASKOTS!!

Too many, dilutes the best part of the game.

ufff. When there's a basket (lol) every two seconds it dilutes the feeling of scoring and you end up thinking 'they've scored, so what, there'll be another score in a second anyway'.

American sports, lol

Don't talk shit about Black Jesus

Phoenix has the longest winning streak to finish a season by any team that missed the playoffs in NBA history.

Very cool you get to watch the play-ins

Portland/Memphis tips tomorrow at 1:30 pm
Portland is favored -5.5

Halftime
Memphis 52
Portland 58

Jusuf Nurkic has been tremendous in the first half and the games leading scorer with 15 points......and with his 17th rebound of the half, Nurkic sets the new team record for rebounds in a half, a record previously held by Bill Walton.

Traditionally this season, Portland has experienced major collapses during the 3rd quarter. Dame can’t score 50 every game?? Should be a good 2nd half!

Anyone else watching?

One Crazy Play

Fuck Lebron James and his Space Jam 2 BULLSHIT

For today’s opening Game 1 vs. Brooklyn, the Toronto Raptor players selected their Friends & Family to virtually introduce them in the pregame introductions......and it looks like it worked as Toronto dominated at halftime and lead by 17 with 7 minutes remaining the the game.

Halftime
Nets 51
Raptors 73

So far today the “home teams” are undefeated:

Utah 125
Denver 135

Brooklyn 110
Toronto 134

Philadelphia 101
Boston 109

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Dallas (+6.5 ) has the last opportunity at a “road” win
LA Clippers

It’s the “home team” for the sweep of the days games:

Dallas 110
LA Clippers 118

Luka Doncic was the games high scorer with 42 points

“Luka Doncic is the first player in NBA history to score 40 in his playoff debut“

NOT Magic, Larry, MJ, Kobe or LeBitch......LUKA!!!

Porzingis was ejected for this, drawing his second technical of the game. In the age of covid, players can’t be stepping towards each other in after whistle/dead ball situations.

I watched Brooklyn - Toronto, it was boring. Brooklyn was behind from the start and had no chance in recovering from it. I actually didn't finish, stopped watching at the end of the 3rd quarter and went to bed ('round midnight at my timezone).
We can't choose which game to watch, we only get one game a day, if we gat a game at all.


Would have loved to see the Denver - Utah game instead
Mitchell scored 57 points and still lost

we (TV watchers) didn't see those vids, we only heard a lot of kids screaming and saw players smiling

Sir Charles Likes The Trailblazers Too

4 Questions The Rockets Must Answer To Advance Past OKC

Domination = Rockets are 24-1 when shooting 37.0% or better on 3s this season.

Sucks Ass = Rockets are 20-27 when shooting less than 37% on 3s this season

For the season, OKC is 33-16 when their bench outscored the opposing bench


A “road team” might finally when a game:

Halftime
Orlando 62
Milwaukee 52



Someone synced one of the introductions

wow! Orlando beat Milwaukee, that was unexpected! Especially since Brooklyn was so poor yesterday against the Rapors


no NBA matches on TV here tonight unfortunately, there's CL football instead ... of course

That’s a bummer you can’t watch today.

All you need to know about how Milwaukee played

“The Bucks couldn’t Guard a Parked Car”

Rocket players walking to gym


From the Miami vs. Indiana game
Butler on another level

Ridiculous Shot

Rockets dominating at Halftime:

OKC 52
Houston 68

Chris Paul received a technical while leaving the court before the half.
Eric Gordon has played great for Rockets.

2nd half should be good!


End of 3rd
OKC 83
Houston 104

Steven Adams looks slow against the Rockets small-ball offense.

Rockets win
OKC 108
Houston 123

Mike D'Antoni on Eric Gordon's scoring with Westbrook out: "It's fundamental. We have to have it. Eric played well, but I think he'll even play better... He's an important piece that we have."

Harden w/ 37 points, 11 rebounds and six 3’s made

Anthony Davis had 11 of the Lakers last 13 points to close out the half. Portland led by as many as 11, but they only lead by one at halftime:

Portland 57
Lakers 56

That ended up being pretty easy, but LB wasn’t happy:

Game 1 Final
Portland 100
Lakers 93


Laker’s 3-point FG 5-32 = 16%
Danny Green: 2-8 (25%)
LeBron James: 1-5 (20%)
Kyle Kuzma: 1-5 (20%)
Anthony Davis: 0-5 (0%)
Caldwell-Pope: 0-5 (0%)


Here is the list of teams to score less than 99 points in a game against the Portland Trailblazers this season:

Regular Season
November 25 - Chicago Bulls
December 10 - New York Knicks

Playoffs
August 18 - Los Angeles Lakers

ZERO Rockets turnovers in the first half!

Austin Rivers blows by CP3 for a powerful dunk

Austin Rivers 2nd view

The Rockets 25 missed threes ties the NBA record for most in a half (regular season or playoffs).

Halftime
OKC 59
Houston 53

End of 3rd
OKC 78
Houston 77

SIX Rockets turnovers in 3rd quarter

Final Game 2
OKC 98
Houston 111

2nd Half Scoring Runs
13-0 Rockets run
13-0 OKC run
17-0 Rockets run

For the second time in consecutive games, the Houston Rockets set the NBA Playoff Record for 3-pointers attempted:

The most 3-PT FG attempts in a playoff game in NBA history:

1. Rockets 56 (2020)
2. Rockets 52 (2020)
3. Rockets 52 (2018)
4. Rockets 50 (2017)
5. Rockets 50 (2019)
6. Rockets 49 (2017)
7. Rockets 47 (2019)

Harden and Gordon: 2/21 (10%) from 3pt line
Everyone else: 17/35 (49%)

Rockets Defense Was Stifling

Major props for Westbrook donning the Iron Maiden shirt and coaching his azz off


Rockets 17-2 the past two regular seasons when holding teams under 100 points as they did today.

Mike D'Antoni, jokingly: "All we did is defend homecourt and now we got to go to Oklahoma City to play."

The Bucks are boycotting tonight's match.
NBA decided to postpone all three games of today!

Other wildcat strikes* have been (so far) performed by:
-the Orlando Magic, who refused to take a win via forfeit
-Houston, Oklahama City, Los Angeles, and Portland
-the entire WNBA
-the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres in the MLB
-tennis player Naomi Osaka

*gotta get the labor bargaining terminology right!

This guy looks like he's been shat on by my town's entire sea gull population. Also socks/sandals combo?! who is he! don't tell me. I hate him, fuck him.

Just look at the glib of this pseudo Iron maiden shirt wearing fake cunt. fuck him, I hate him n' all

Mr. Socks & Sandals came up with the 2nd biggest BLOCKED SHOT in Rockets postseason history......each was in a Game 7


Houston’s #1 playoff-ranked defense held OKC to three made field goals in the final 8:22.

Socks & Sandals is now 2-0 in game 7s against Chris Paul



Tonight’s win advances Russell Westbrook to the second-round for the first time since 2016

Westbrook wraps up his zoom press conference: “We get to go back to a campus where it's just us. No other teams, just us at the Grand Floridian."

This is EVERYTHING when it comes to winning in the NBA bubble!!!

OKC had options on final play of game......and what was CP3 doing all alone???


Russell Westbrook on facing the Lakers: “I never worry about the other team.”

Lakers are favored......Game 1 Friday

I couldn't sleep last night, so I got out of bed, must have been 1AM, turned on the TV and fell into the Celtics - Raptors match. Wow, what a great match it was!

Boston thought they had the win in the pocket and a 3-0 playoffs lead, when they made their final score with great team play, and 0.5 seconds left on the clock. But then the Raptors took the win instead with the ultimate 3 pointer buzzer beater by Anunoby!!

It’s amazing how a series can swing on one play!