NBA 2020-21 reg season 1st half thread

i have watched the celtics and nuggets and raggedy and kinda out of it pretty much captures it

most notably the celtics have been at least a good defensive team the whole brad stevens era and they are just a mess on that end this year

Bucks are another one, they haven't looked like themselves since the bubble started really

feel like the bucks are experimenting a bit this season? probably a good idea.

new players, good chance to explore the studio space

Cam Reddish on the ASG coming to Atlanta: "I don't know if it's the greatest thing on the planet, but can't hurt. Good luck."

— Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) February 18, 2021

lmao

somehow the banged-up Blazers are three full games ahead of the Nuggets. Dame has been ripping it up lately.

dame gonna murder luka next time they meet up

crazy it went to the fan vote on the tie instead of like... team wins

Luka has been better tbh

Luka has been better tbh

What you're calling honesty is just another ILH opinion. It's not an easy comparison. The Mavs aren't very good and Luka handles the ball constantly, carrying nearly the whole load of their offense. Even with Nurkic and McCollum hurt, Dame has still run the Blazer offense very smoothly and efficiently and he gives up the ball early and often.

imo, Dame asserts control over games in ways Luka doesn't -- or should I say, tbh?

their stats are pretty close except dame shoots significantly better from three and the line, dame leads the league in game winning shots, dallas sucks ass while portland is good despite missing their 2 best players who aren't dame, tbh

guess we know the answer as to whether a euro can be a nba celebrity now

There are growing indications that if you remove Ant Davis from the current Lakers roster, they may regress to become rather similar to the playoff-evading Lakers of Lebron's first season.

funny how taking a top 10 player off a team will do that

Which is why the hot take I've seen expressed, that the Lakers should just sit AD for the rest of the season and wait for the playoffs seems bad to me.

i don't think that is horrible take, the Lakers have proven they can win on the road so home court is not super important to them in the offs.

match ups matter but if you don't have a healthy AD at that point it won't make a difference

they should rest him for as long as it takes to get healthy

Max and I will continue our discussion of the NBA's 20-21 "asterisk season" tonight, but as Celtic fans freak about the 14-14 record, this is noteworthy;

17 of the league's 30 teams are within 5 games of .500

Last year at this exact point of the season?

There were only 4.

— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) February 19, 2021

they should rest him for as long as it takes to get healthy

that seems like the most sensible 'take', compared to just putting him on a shelf until the offs, without reference to his recovery.

the year of living normally

Rockets-Pacers game Saturday in Houston is being postponed due to continued government shutdown because of severe weather conditions, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 19, 2021

One of those Jamal Murray nights holy shit

Has a guard ever gone 18/21 from the field?

As of a couple minutes ago Philly had 63 total points. Embiid had 30 of them.

20/23!!!

Murray has attempted... 0 free throws.

Feel like 3 or 4 records of note just got set by murray

Basketball reference doesn’t let us do these searches anymore right? I mean how many times has this happened

Most points ever without a ft attempt

This is the best I've ever seen Embiid look. So much power and footwork. This stepback to ice the game late was pretty sweet:

Joel Embiid with a ridiculous stepback jumper -- and potential dagger -- to give him 49 points, tying a career-high. 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/TuApQabvHK

— The Comeback (@thecomeback) February 20, 2021

So Mike Woodson went 22/24 once

This cuts off at 85% but I bet Jamal is the first to do 84% with 25 shots

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/highest-field-goal-percentage-in-a-40-point-game-ever

Jayson Tatum and Michael Porter Jr. pic.twitter.com/saUDQYlpcm

— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) February 18, 2021

shit, is reverse aging a long covid symptom?

i give the nba a lot of leeway but doing benjamin buttons on their young players is a bridge too far #resist

Anthony Edwards with a special dunk tonight

really one of the most violent dunks i’ve ever seen, dude from the raptors prob shouldn’t show his face in public for a few months

just wanted to share this with you guys since i know youre fans

BASKBALT.BMF pic.twitter.com/tgY6E32xQi

— Corel Gallery 1994 (@Clipart1994bot) February 20, 2021

Jokic is now shooting 57/40/88

dece

xp thanks, love to see a good basketbalt

this high contrast hornets court is almost unreadable, the warriors players disappear in the dark patches and the hornets players disappear in the teal patches. total shit

Looks like a college court

it's an abomination

lol draymond

that was fucking brutal lol

Sickening

loooool its just not yalls year, sorry