2025-26 NBA Season Game Day Thread.

[Dback Jon]

kd helps takes the defending champs to double ot in okc and this place erupts like him in houston is already a bust

we can all agree on and enjoy the laker suckage tho - ayton going to los angeles was one of last year's highlights for me - they paid to bring in their own destruction lol haha bim

Yet KD's laziness helped OKC win...

The Lakers are going to need Luka to triple-double every night if they hope to make the playoffs

 

[95pro]

Yet KD's laziness helped OKC win...

The Lakers are going to need Luka to triple-double every night if they hope to make the playoffs

It is funny how people think the Lakers are in a way better situation than us. For scoring we only have Book and Green, they only have Luka and Reaves. Their team outside shooting isn't is as good as ours imo, and they can be bullied on the boards with activity.

 

[Chaplin]

It is funny how people think the Lakers are in a way better situation than us. For scoring we only have Book and Green, they only have Luka and Reaves. Their team outside shooting isn't is as good as ours imo, and they can be bullied on the boards with activity.

What about Lebron? Even at his age, when he plays, he's still at least a top 20 player in the league.

 

[Dback Jon]

What about Lebron? Even at his age, when he plays, he's still at least a top 20 player in the league.

If and when he plays.

 

[Phrazbit]

What about Lebron? Even at his age, when he plays, he's still at least a top 20 player in the league.

I think there is some real fire behind the smoke that he doesn’t like playing with Luka.

 

[Chaplin]

I think there is some real fire behind the smoke that he doesn’t like playing with Luka.

We can only hope.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

I think there is some real fire behind the smoke that he doesn’t like playing with Luka.

reaves too

 

[95pro]

What about Lebron? Even at his age, when he plays, he's still at least a top 20 player in the league.

It seemed they were better with him off the floor?

 

[Chaplin]

It seemed they were better with him off the floor?

That may be, but it's Lebron. When healthy, do you think they'll keep him off the floor?

 

[Mainstreet]

It seemed they were better with him off the floor?

No way, the Lakers are better without Lebron.

Now, if they are able to replace him down the road with additional young talent, that is a different matter.

 

[Proximo]

Yet KD's laziness helped OKC win...

The Lakers are going to need Luka to triple-double every night if they hope to make the playoffs

Even then it's not happening. The Lakers are not a good team, in fact I think the Suns are superior.

 

[Proximo]

What about Lebron? Even at his age, when he plays, he's still at least a top 20 player in the league.

No, he is not. For the most part he is just a perimeter chucker at this point. He's ok at it, but really other than the occasional flashback where he drives hard, his game isn't much different than Royce O'Neal's at this point.

Don't get me wrong, that is impressive for a 40 year old, but only his reputation is keeping him in the top 20 of anyone's rankings.

 

[Raindog]

I think there is some real fire behind the smoke that he doesn’t like playing with Luka.

He's at the Cavs game tonight, looking like he would much rather be playing for them again.

 

[Mainstreet]

A 40 year old Lebron is still better than a 37 year old Durant, especially at power forward.

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[Russ Smith]

What a tough debut for Flagg so far. Donut in the first half. Wemby is the best player on the floor and it's not even close he's taking it to AD. Castle looks great

SA looks like another really good team in the West

 

[Russ Smith]

4 minutes left Wemby has 40 points 15 boards 3 blocks, 15 of 21 from the floor plus 31 on the floor. ANd that's against Dallas who has a huge team.

Flagg ends up 10 points 10 boards had a much better second half but much in prolonged garbage time they've been down 20 much of the time. He still looks like he belongs but man Wemby unreal tonight

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

4 minutes left Wemby has 40 points 15 boards 3 blocks, 15 of 21 from the floor plus 31 on the floor. ANd that's against Dallas who has a huge team.

Flagg ends up 10 points 10 boards had a much better second half but much in prolonged garbage time they've been down 20 much of the time. He still looks like he belongs but man Wemby unreal tonight

it has begun

 

[Suns_fan69]

Wemby is ridiculous.

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[BooksOrangePlanet]

Wemby is ridiculous.

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the mavs give up luka for ad and ad gets absolutely beyond throttled by wemby

 

[Raindog]

the mavs give up luka for ad and ad gets absolutely beyond throttled by wemby

I think AD might be closed to finished, or at least headed in that direction.

Wembanyama is very talented but I still question if his health will hold up over the long term.

 

[Russ Smith]

the mavs give up luka for ad and ad gets absolutely beyond throttled by wemby

The baseline up and under dunk is the sportscenter highlight but the sequence was amazing. AD pumpfaked Wemby into a shooting foul at one end, he was trying so hard to avoid the contact but couldn't. Go down the other end shortly after and he does the exact same thing to AD, makes the shot and the FT. Next time down he upfakes PJ Washington then goes baseline and reverse dunks over his head after the foul on AD trying to help. IT was like he said nice move AD now watch me.

One game but he was amazing. Dallas' frontline iis huge,Lively, AD and Flagg and Wemby dominated the entire time he was on the floor.

 

[Adrian]

Early morning reactions but I'm down on the Mavs. AD needs his Batman.

The Mavs will make the playoffs, what seed I don't know.

 

[Mainstreet]

Per a report from ESPN, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups have been arrested in regard to a gambling probe.

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[Mainstreet]

More on the above from Shams Charania.

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[BooksOrangePlanet]

i only bet on games i play in - i always bet on me