The Official NBA Season Thread: Cavs vs Thunder was a dud

[dmbrhs]

Tonight is why I wasn't buying the recent narrative of the Thunder winning 68+ (forget 70 games) in the regular season. They sat SGA, which definitely opens up the door to a loss on any given night. Chet isn't coming back until end of February/early March at this point.

It's also just not worth it to rack up meaningless wins when all you really want is the #1 seed (which they will get). The 2016 Warriors would probably trade a half dozen wins for being more well-rested for the playoffs.

 

[703 hwy]

Grizzlies really got that next man up mentality. They hoop every game.

 

[nike4kja05]

Wemby trying to kill Castle with these lobs

 

[dman14]

Should be fun to see how Pat and Jimmy play this out

 

[Blue Mamba]

Tonight is why I wasn't buying the recent narrative of the Thunder winning 68+ (forget 70 games) in the regular season. They sat SGA, which definitely opens up the door to a loss on any given night. Chet isn't coming back until end of February/early March at this point.

It's also just not worth it to rack up meaningless wins when all you really want is the #1 seed (which they will get). The 2016 Warriors would probably trade a half dozen wins for being more well-rested for the playoffs.

The 2016 Warriors were 1 win away from winning it all. I don’t think lack of rest was the problem

 

[Blue Mamba]

 

[dmbrhs]

The 2016 Warriors were 1 win away from winning it all. I don’t think lack of rest was the problem

The Western playoffs were a slog.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Jimmy's lockroom interview was hilarious

This situation is a complete ****show

 

[pmatic]

The Western playoffs were a slog.

How does resting during the regular season impact the WCFs against the Thunder? They went through the Rockets and Blazers in five games the first two rounds.

 

[lawdog1]

The zone is real and Austin Reaves is in it.

 

[pmatic]

My man Osteen Rees.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Austin cooking mf'ers out here

Looking like a white Ray Allen

 

[lovehateself]

My AR don’t miss

 

[HIM]

Reaves back to back terrible shots

 

[RustyShackleford]

Dlo

 

[tay1]

Leave it to DLo to take a horrible shot in a potential upset.

 

[lovehateself]

Reaves back to back terrible shots

Btb
Btb

Bron and JJ really force fed him to get 40

 

[pmatic]

 

[thekillerj23]

That new batch working!

What 40 year old doing this!

 

[ALNotSure]

Career night vs the awful nets and won by one point. Lakers are so trash.

 

[ill steelo]

Grizzlies really got that next man up mentality. They hoop every game.

Great coaching and drafting. It’d be very easy to run Ja logo pnr ever possession, but he’s not even the team’s leading scorer this year.

In the playoffs I think roles and shots need to be a bit more defined and less equal opportunity, but in the regular season with guys constantly out of the lineup their formula works extremely well.