in these, the waning days of stern: 2013-2014 NBA regular season thread (part 1)

thibs is prob v disappointed he didnt get to play deng 60mins

and sit Booz another 5

TMac 2.0 might win MVP

he has a lot of poise also he is 23

my fantasy team could really use 4OTs in this one too

i really expected indiana to come in and put the hurt on portland but idk happy to be wrong here

seems like a bad matchup for indy somehow

As long as Wes Matthews continues to play like the Jerry West of the 2010s they're gonna be hard for anyone to beat

west has always given aldridge a bunch of trouble and i figured they'd shut down portland's perimeter attack (they m/l have, matthews only has one three, team is 4-11 which is well below par for them this year) but i mean if portland can find different ways to win, then yeah, you're right. indy has been in some foul trouble, too.

stephenson straight raging on that foul out

paul george is just unreal. this game is surprisingly testy. indiana really does not want to lose.

that was insanely confident from George

indy has serious championship or bust vibes

pg again wow

what the christ paul george is from mars

unbelievable performance by Paul George, how good is this guy?!?!?

it's a real mvp submission game

heat @ pacers a week from tomorrow

i swear lillard is pound-for-pound the best rebounder in the league

how many pounds is he

like 100 pounds maybe

i'm guessing tho

whoa speaking of reggie miller

yeah george was an inch and a half away from 6 points in about 2 seconds

george...

is this real life

matthews is playing pretty much perfect defense on george too is the thing

you guys keep saying george and i look at the score and the blazers are ahead, i need to get the league pass

let me know when some other team has beaten indy and san antonio, cool?

George hit like 4 threes in the final 3 minutes man

in any event, the blazers are fucking GOOD

pg hit like 6 3's in the fourth and wouldn't give up and every shot was like 8/10 difficulty and it was crazy, that's my summary for u

cool thx

george was 87th in per last year

(tie)

this nba season seems unusually strange to everyone right

oh for sure it's a wild year

really thankful for dynamic nba.com box scores tonight

j0rdan can you elaborate on your blazer observations, i don't trust my own eyes

is that what you said at thanksgiving xp

j0rdan can you elaborate on your blazer observations, i don't trust my own eyes

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i haven't seen a them play that much but idk they have the best record in the west, a very good coach, legit top end talent and real depth. seems like a winning combo.

but i was saying this before the season started so \(o_O)/

i mean they probably aren't THIS good. wes matthews' shooting and all. but they're lurking as a west finals contender if they stay healthy.

yeah jordan did call this though i'm not sure if anyone could have predicted wes matthews being an all-star

@MikePradaSBN 43s
Blazers scored 61 points on 52 second-half possessions (1.17 points per possession) against by far the league’s best defense.

I am still on record predicting a 44-38 year for Portland. I hope to be very embarrassed about that come april.

pelton said pacers have been the best defense ever so far this season, which is kinda goofy imho considering youre comparing a fraction of a season to whole seasons, but regardless they have been vv good

their schedule has been uber weak so far too

not that their defense isn't by far the best in the league cuz it is

yep to both

I'm still kind of dumbstruck by that performance from George. It kind of reminded me..... of when Tmac scored 13 points in 35 seconds.