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Memories . . .



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OKC Thunder vs Utah Jazz - All 11 fight/brawl scenes - ugliest game in years!



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That GS - Kings series is really good. And Knicks could win their first playoff series in 20 years.

That GS - Kings series is really good. And Knicks could win their first playoff series in 20 years.

Yup, one of the most fun series I can remember. So many good storylines. And, it's always fun when the Knicks are good.

That GS - Kings series is really good. And Knicks could win their first playoff series in 20 years.

Knicks won a series in 2013 against the Boston Celtics, but the last time they won a series outside of that was in 2000. They’ve won 3 total series since their NBA Finals run in 1999. Between Madison Square Garden, Rucker Park, The Cage, etc., New York City has always been like a holy site to my family, but it’s always so strange to recognize how much both the Knicks and Nets have struggled. Anytime either of them are looking good, I’m watching.

^Good catch - I missed that 2013 series v Celtics. I enjoyed that game yesterday - the stars definitely came out to watch!

Yup, one of the most fun series I can remember. So many good storylines. And, it's always fun when the Knicks are good.

I would normally agree, but it’s just hard to cheer for anything associated with Dolan. Guy is a classic New York douche.

Knicks won a series in 2013 against the Boston Celtics, but the last time they won a series outside of that was in 2000. They’ve won 3 total series since their NBA Finals run in 1999. Between Madison Square Garden, Rucker Park, The Cage, etc., New York City has always been like a holy site to my family, but it’s always so strange to recognize how much both the Knicks and Nets have struggled. Anytime either of them are looking good, I’m watching.

The Nets are to NYC what the Clips are to LA.

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My head might have exploded last night if I was a Bucks fan. Up 16 on your home court and let the Heat beat you. Ouch.

My head might have exploded last night if I was a Bucks fan. Up 16 on your home court and let the Heat beat you. Ouch.

Bud should have been fired at half time. Terrible coaching. Nick Nurse about to be the next Bucks coach.

Bud should have been fired at half time. Terrible coaching. Nick Nurse about to be the next Bucks coach.

Bud is not getting fired and there is nothing special about Nurse so Bucks are not going to hire him

The Nets are to NYC what the Clips are to LA.

In a lot of ways for sure, but they have at least been in the shadow of NYC for their entire existence and even won their ABA championships while playing on Long Island as the New York Nets. The Dr. J jersey is one of goated streetball tops as well in my opinion. Despite their tiny following relative to the Knicks, I think they’ve done a better job of trying to integrate into Brooklyn than the Clippers have done with LA, though the Clippers have been doing a much better job than before in recent years. I feel like they also have an advantage with being able to claim a borough as their home rather than sharing a geographic name with the most popular/successful basketball team in the world. If the Clippers had moved to LA with the intention of claiming Inglewood/Hawthorne/Watts/South Central, things might be somewhat different today, though I doubt it since the Clippers have been a horribly run franchise prior to Ballmer. I think LA’s rejection of the Clippers has as much to do with their awful basketball history as it does with people in LA genuinely only liking the Lakers.

None of that is to say the Nets will ever gain popularity anywhere near the level of the Knicks, especially in NYC. But there are reasons that I think the Nets mix better into NYC than the Clippers ever have in LA.

Bud is not getting fired and there is nothing special about Nurse so Bucks are not going to hire him

This one didn’t age well - Bud is gone.

This one didn’t age well - Bud is gone.

i don't really watch nba unless the thunder are playing, but wasn't giannis hurt for basically the whole series?

not sure i would have fired Budenholzer if the best player in the world was hurt. Milwaukee isn't going to do much better than him, imo.

Giannis was openly critical of how they played Butler in the series. Probably didn’t help him any.

8 seed beating you at home in 5 games is definitely grounds for firing.

This one didn’t age well - Bud is gone.

:) Now if they hire Nick Nurse I'll be double right!

8 seed beating you at home in 5 games is definitely grounds for firing.

I disagree since Giannis was hurt, if Giannis was healthy then I would agree

Philly has won a couple of tight games v Celtics. Pretty entertaining series.

Philly has won a couple of tight games v Celtics. Pretty entertaining series.

IMO, The late calls against the Celtics “gifted” that game to Philly. A whole lotta flopping (JE)

IMO, The late calls against the Celtics “gifted” that game to Philly. A whole lotta flopping (JE)

Yes, Smart flops a lot, and Tatum falls into it sometimes too, but Philly won anyway.

How the Denver/Suns series has turned…Spurs had OKC down 2-0 and Thunder/KD came back and won that 4-2. He may do it again - but I doubt it. This one might go 7.

How the Denver/Suns series has turned…Spurs had OKC down 2-0 and Thunder/KD came back and won that 4-2. He may do it again - but I doubt it. This one might go 7.

I wouldn’t really say has turned. Maybe a bit more even than what some thought when Denver was up 2-0, but as the saying goes, a series doesn’t begin until someone wins on the road.

^Well, the momentum has and pressure is back on Denver. I’d have guessed they might split in Phoenix and go back up 3-1. A game 7 would be must watch. Booker has been something the last two games.

Momentum, sure. A win is a win and a loss is a loss but I think Phoenix is probably feeling a bit of pressure from how the series played out in Denver while Denver played pretty closely for the most part in Phoenix excluding the 2nd quarter in Game 3. It’s still been a pretty competitive series in general, but with Denver having home court I think they’re in control until they lose at home, barring injuries.

Booker has been pretty good this series for the most part. His worst game was Game 1 and that still wasn’t a horrible game. The deal with Booker is when he’s hot, he’s arguably the best shooter in the league, but if his shot isn’t dropping consistently, he’s as much of a threat as any other jump shooter without a jump shot. He is polarizing in that way. He may average 50 ppg to close out the series or he might single-handedly shoot them out of the series on 30% shooting.

i don't really watch nba unless the thunder are playing, but wasn't giannis hurt for basically the whole series?

not sure i would have fired Budenholzer if the best player in the world was hurt. Milwaukee isn't going to do much better than him, imo.


I disagree since Giannis was hurt, if Giannis was healthy then I would agree

The only game Giannis missed, the Bucks won. Relatively speaking (a lot of players are nursing injuries at this point in the season), Giannis was fine. Bud has been a good coach, but he made massive mistakes during the season, including on very easy things like calling a timeout to advance the ball. He literally cost his team a shot at a winning shot.

Having said that, it's a tough profession. Three championships coaches—Vogel, Nurse, and Bud—have lost their jobs within a 2-3 seasons of winning a title.

Booker has been pretty good this series for the most part.

This is the understatement of the century. Booker has been the best player of the playoffs, and is having one of the best opening tears to the playoffs in NBA history. Surely, he'll cool down, but what he's done over 9 games is unreal.


Over his past two games, Booker has racked up 83 points with only nine missed shots.

When you zoom out, Booker's postseason scoring exploits not only have him standing alone atop the playoff leaderboard, but also alongside some NBA legends.

Averaging 36.8 points through nine playoff games, Booker ranks fourth in NBA history in points per game among all players who have played in at least eight postseason games, trailing only Elgin Baylor (38.1 in 1961 and 38.2 in 1962) and Jerry West (40.6 in 1965).

Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/devin-booker-suns-playoff-history-championship/p0jo7aoq8qo2jb6nvg9aobbx

This is the understatement of the century. Booker has been the best player of the playoffs, and is having one of the best opening tears to the playoffs in NBA history. Surely, he'll cool down, but what he's done over 9 games is unreal.

he has been historically good ... and out of his mind the last 2 games ... and phx has needed every bit of it ..

he has been historically good ... and out of his mind the last 2 games ... and phx has needed every bit of it ..

Which still makes me think Denver will win the series in the end. They've been making these games close even with Booker's performances... you gotta think Booker will return to the mean at some point and Denver will take advantage.

Which still makes me think Denver will win the series in the end. They've been making these games close even with Booker's performances... you gotta think Booker will return to the mean at some point and Denver will take advantage.

agree even if booker goes down to 50% shooting (instead of the 75% and 77.8% the last 2 games) i think Denver wins ..

This is the understatement of the century. Booker has been the best player of the playoffs, and is having one of the best opening tears to the playoffs in NBA history. Surely, he'll cool down, but what he's done over 9 games is unreal.



Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/devin-booker-suns-playoff-history-championship/p0jo7aoq8qo2jb6nvg9aobbx

Is “pretty good” usually seen as an insult or something? I was specifying to the context of this series to say that he was doing good before Game 3+4 and even his worst game, Game 1, was still a good game.

Was surprised the Lakers came back and won for the 3-1 lead. Lonnie Walker with 15 in the 4th. GS in trouble.

I couldn't stay up for the second half of that game. The Lakers and the Warriors are my 2 least favorite teams and really don't want either of them to win. I may be wrong, but to the naked eye I don't think either team can win the West at this point.

Lakers now +300 title favorites
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Sixers +325
Nuggets +425
Celtics +450
Suns +650
Heat 12-1
Warriors 16-1
Knicks 90-1

Warriors look awful. Poole long term contract might have been a mistake.

Nuggets 118 - 102 win over the Suns keeps both teams on the home court victory path. Never realized how brutal of a challenge it is to shut down a 76ers' Embid or a Nuggets' Jokic--these guys are giants among your average player.

Man it feels good to see KD lose another. He can't get the job done without the Warriors. Will be interesting to see where his 'next chapter' heads off to.

^With you 100%!! I’ll pull for Denver the rest of the way.

I was pulling for the Suns. I have always liked Monte Williams as a coach. Still love KD and CP3 and hope they could win it in the twilight of Paul's career. Always liked Cameron Payne with the Thunder and glad he has grown into a real NBA player.

Never did much care for the Nuggets. Funny, since they are one of the "ABA 4" teams. Haven't paid much attention since Doug Moe left as coach. Gee, Bob Costas might have been hosting the pre-game shows then.

Remember when we drafted Cameron Payne, 14th overall in the 2015 NBA draft, 31 pts vs Denver. Slow process adjusting to the NBA game. He was impressive against the Nuggets, however K. D. (23 pts) and Devin Booker (12 pts) together did not meet their average.

I've been a fan of Devin Booker, in the 2015 draft, he was the 13th pick, we had the 14th pick (Cameron Payne). Wish we could have moved up that year. Booker's development has been impressive.

^Booker is a player. He is fun to watch. DIdn’t play well last night and KD looked like he was gassed.

Philly couldn’t score a FG in the final half of the 4th quarter. 3 points all of FTs. Tatum wasn’t very good most of the game…. but he hit some shots in clutch when it counted.

The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery will be held at 7 p.m. CT Tuesday, May 16, 2023 on ESPN.

Here are the lottery odds and regular-season records for this year’s 14 lottery teams:


1. Detroit, 17-65, 14% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. Washington, 35-47, 6.7%
2. Houston, 22-60, 14%. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Utah, 37-45, 4.5%
3. San Antonio, 22-60, 14%. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. Dallas, 38-44, 3%
4. Charlotte, 27-55, 12.5%. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Chicago, 40-42, 1.8%
5. Portland, 33-49, 10.5% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. Oklahoma City, 40-42, 1.7%
6. Orlando, 34-48, 9% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. Toronto, 41-41, 1%
7. Indiana, 35-47, 6.8% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. New Orleans, 42-40, 0.5%



Mr. Thunder, Nick Collison to represent Thunder again at the 2023 NBA lottery.

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Here’s a quick look at which NBA teams have undergone coaching changes since the end of the 2022-23 regular season:



Detroit Pistons: Out: Dwane Casey (Casey steps down as coach, takes front-office role with team) In: TBD
Houston Rockets: Out: Stephen Silas (Rockets pass on keeping Silas) In: Ime Udoka (Former Celtics coach Udoka lands with Rockets)
Milwaukee Bucks: Out: Mike Budenholzer (Bucks fire Budenholzer after 5 seasons on job) In: TBD
Philadelphia 76ers: Out: Doc Rivers (Sixers fire Rivers after 3rd straight playoff exit) In: TBD
Phoenix Suns: Out: Monty Williams (Williams out in Phoenix after semifinals loss) In: TBD
Toronto Raptors: Out: Nick Nurse (Toronto, Nurse part ways after Play-In loss) In: TBD

SAS got the rights to Big Vic
Thunder grabbed the #12
And might take Grady Dick?