Thursday Games Thread

[JohnnyMax]

Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Venue
TV


8:00 PM ET
Toronto Raptors
(28-11)
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San Antonio Spurs
(21-17)
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
TNT


10:00 PM ET
Denver Nuggets
(24-11)
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Sacramento Kings
(19-18)
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
ALT


10:30 PM ET
Houston Rockets
(21-15)
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Golden State Warriors
(25-13)
ORACLE Arena, Oakland, California
TNT

[JokicParty]

Spurs by 5
Nuggets by 5
Warriors by 8

[Arcadian]

Finally a TNT double header where both games are interesting.

[Laker_1995]

Wooo man them spurs fucking up the raptors lmao

[Spurs 4 The Win]

LOL Craptors. East is shit per par.

[due diligence]

Raptors are missing their all star point guard and another quasi starter in Valanciunas. Don't be dissing the east too soon.

[due diligence]

Nice to see DeRozan playing well. Too bad the Raptors never saw that in the playoffs.

[DAF86]

Rockets-Warriors not bad as a side dish.

[MultiTroll]

Who was favored / what was the line on Spurs vs Kawhis?

[TDMVPDPOY]

Raptors are missing their all star point guard and another quasi starter in Valanciunas. Don't be dissing the east too soon.

lol valanciunas who plays from the bench
lol starting pg who chucks 3s 2-3ft behind the 3pt line thinking his curry...

2 overrated pos,
where was pascal tonight? where was og tonight? 2 overrated hacks with the same style who only attack the rim who cant shoot when u need a basket, nothing more then fluke jumpshooters...spurs packed the lane tonight

[Spurtacular]

Curry don't shoot like he did. Trade him for value and bring in Jimmer, tbh.

[skin27]

Harden is unreal the last 10 games..he can still win the mvp over giannis

[Killakobe81]

Harden is unreal the last 10 games..he can still win the mvp over giannis

Doing it with minimal flopping tonight too ...
great performance.

[skin27]

lol valanciunas who plays from the bench
lol starting pg who chucks 3s 2-3ft behind the 3pt line thinking his curry...

2 overrated pos,
where was pascal tonight? where was og tonight? 2 overrated hacks with the same style who only attack the rim who cant shoot when u need a basket, nothing more then fluke jumpshooters...spurs packed the lane tonight

siakam only took 8 FGA..if he only had the green light to shoot

[Budkin]

Harden cooking right now.

[Killakobe81]

What a shitty close by Golden state ...

Harden has been amazing ...

[Mr. Body]

Harden with maybe the shittiest end of game look I've ever seen.

[StrengthAndHonor]

Harden is unreal the last 10 games..he can still win the mvp over giannis
Going toe to toe with 2 MVP’s plus an All Star. Best player in the game IMO...

[StrengthAndHonor]

Harden is unreal the last 10 games..he can still win the mvp over giannis
Going toe to toe with 2 MVP’s plus an All Star. Best player in the game IMO...

[Killakobe81]

great game a WCF rematch would be fun.
State would win but harden would get his ...

[Arcadian]

That's Rockets ball

[Killakobe81]

LOL OKC lost Harden and KD ...


SMH but we have PG!!!

PG13 has been great no doubt but one of teh great missed opportunities of all time ...

[HarlemHeat37]

Warriors are going to need Cousins to be at 80% of what he was..otherwise, they're very beatable, we've reached that point..

[Mr. Body]

How does Draymond not get techs called on this shit?

[Killakobe81]

Warriors are going to need Cousins to be at 80% of what he was..otherwise, they're very beatable, we've reached that point..

The 3rd leg of the three peat is the toughest ...
And if they stay as built, if they do win this year ...
I would bet heavy against them winning a 4th straight

[Arcadian]

Why isn't Gaymond getting technicals for his antics? Yet Rudy Gay gets a T for waving his arms on the other end of the court.

[Laker_1995]

Hate to say it but harden is a damn animal who’s impossible to defend. I hate him when we go against him but fuck that nigga is dangerous with the ball. LMAO at how much the refs let green cry like a child

[Laker_1995]

Wow KD was out

[Mr. Body]

What a fuck of a game. Durant not even in the court while he saved it.

[Killakobe81]

How does Draymond not get techs called on this shit?

Agreed.

and KD was sooo out of bounds what a horrible missed call

[Mr. Body]

Rox end of game plays are utter crap.

[Laker_1995]

Omfg !!!!!!!!! KD !!!. How did the refs miss that tall ass nigga !?

[Killakobe81]

Hate to say it but harden is a damn animal who’s impossible to defend. I hate him when we go against him but fuck that nigga is dangerous with the ball. LMAO at how much the refs let green cry like a child

Yup on all counts.

[Arcadian]

Bullshit, Curry's last shot shouldn't count.

[HarlemHeat37]

:lmao Durant was waaaaaaaaayyyyy out of bounds..

[Mugen]

holy fuck that KD out of bounds call was the worst ive ever seen tbh

[Texas_Ranger]

This refs should get fined.

[Killakobe81]

Holy fuck Harden with a signature early MVP performance and play ...

[Laker_1995]

Harden . Lmao. Unbelievable.

[Mr. Body]

Curry will hit a shot a full second after the buzzer and the refs will count it.

[D-Wade]

Gotta give it to Beard tonite... And 1 too

[Dancelot]

Harden :wow

[Mr. Body]

Warriors have lost like three in a row at home, right?

[Killakobe81]

Again, not with a lot of FTA's

[Mugen]

Harden dragging his nuts all over Draymonds cheeks on that last play crofl

[Texas_Ranger]

Lol draymond

[Arcadian]

:lol Golden Showers

Terrible shot at the end...with 1 second left, you go to Curry or Thompson

[JokicParty]

Nugs Kings and Rockets Warriors were both incredible games. Harden is despicable but he is the MVP, dragging a Pistons-level roster to the playoffs.

[Trainwreck2100]

Manu blocked that same shit

[Killakobe81]

His confidence and swag on swole ...
(ha, he just said swag)
When a guy is that confident like Steph in his second MVP season ... you cant stop them ...

Fuck he willed that victory, period.

[HarlemHeat37]

It's a shame that Harden plays such an embarrassing style of basketball and is a historic playoff choker, his skills are so nice..

[apalisoc_9]

Going toe to toe with 2 MVP’s plus an All Star. Best player in the game IMO...

My MVP so far. Slighly ahead of Giannis. But we already know this story. I hate awarding playoff chokers.

He really should have two MVPs though.

Currys first and his first MVP.

[Mugen]

I still can't get over that missed call. Durant was in the 4th fucking row and they still called him in bounds :lmao

[StrengthAndHonor]

My MVP so far. Slighly ahead of Giannis. But we already know this story. I hate awarding playoff chokers.

He really should have two MVPs though.

Currys first and his first MVP.
Yeah :lol Playoffs is another story for sure.

[UZER]

That no call on Durant out of bounds is a downright a fireable offense. No fucking excuse. Missed calls happen, but they favor the warriors 80/20.

He was out of bounds for three fulls steps.

[Killakobe81]

It's a shame that Harden plays such an embarrassing style of basketball and is a historic playoff choker, his skills are so nice..
He is like that plenty of nights ....

But tonight?

He played a near flawless offensive game with minimal flops.

[apalisoc_9]

Yeah :lol Playoffs is another story for sure.

Its easy to statpad in the regular season. Thats pretty much it. The MVP should be redone to MVP for the whole season. Not just regular season..

Obviously that format woukd have had Lebron winning 6 MVPs.

Westbrook really devalued the mvp award. I dont think fans are as excited about anymore. At least not hardcore fans.

Hopefully Giannis wins it if they top the east. He's been a great pro.

[StrengthAndHonor]

Has Harden surpassed Kobe’s peak in the regular season? I’d say yes, Harden has so many dynamics in his game.

[Killakobe81]

Has Harden surpassed Kobe’s peak in the regular season? I’d say yes, Harden has so many dynamics in his game.

he is more efficient.

[StrengthAndHonor]

Its easy to statpad in the regular season. Thats pretty much it. The MVP should be redone to MVP for the whole season. Not just regular season..

Obviously that format woukd have had Lebron winning 6 MVPs.

Westbrook really devalued the mvp award. I dont think fans are as excited about anymore. At least not hardcore fans.

Hopefully Giannis wins it if they top the east. He's been a great pro.


I think Giannis is the favorite as well. Having the best record in the conference will play huge dividends.

[skin27]

he is more efficient.

theyre both in efficient scorer, harden has an all around game offensively,

kobe is better defensively.

[skin27]

I think Giannis is the favorite as well. Having the best record in the conference will play huge dividends.

yup, unless harden drag’s his team on the top of the standings..

[ducks]

Omfg !!!!!!!!! KD !!!. How did the refs miss that tall ass nigga !?

[ducks]

It's a shame that Harden plays such an embarrassing style of basketball and is a historic playoff choker, his skills are so nice..

He runs out of gas
He can only play at this level 40 games

[apalisoc_9]

Has Harden surpassed Kobe’s peak in the regular season? I’d say yes, Harden has so many dynamics in his game.

Harden is easily one of the five best offensive players of all time. Kobe doesnt have the same dynamic in his game. Kobe is practiclly just an inefficient Kawhi Leonard.

The offensive talent explosion in '10 is mind blowing.

Even Giannis who cant shoot is finding ways to score with defenders Backing down. I truly think we've hit the peak of skill level.

[Killakobe81]

theyre both in efficient scorer, harden has an all around game offensively,

kobe is better defensively.

Kobe is not very efficient Harden is because of the FTA and emphasis on 3s

[Capt Bringdown]

That no call on Durant out of bounds is a downright a fireable offense. No fucking excuse. Missed calls happen, but they favor the warriors 80/20.

He was out of bounds for three fulls steps.

These kind of calls are automatic for the Warriors, which is why no one is beating them in 7.

[StrengthAndHonor]

Harden is easily one of the five best offensive players of all time. Kobe doesnt have the same dynamic in his game. Kobe is practiclly just an inefficient Kawhi Leonard.

The offensive talent explosion in '10 is mind blowing.

Even Giannis who cant shoot is finding ways to score with defenders Backing down. I truly think we've hit the peak of skill level.

Absolutely. The talent pool is freaking amazing.

[313]

Harden's last three RS's have been better than any of Kobe's. Kobe was the Kevin Durant of last decade, only won titles because he was on exceptional teams.

His individual play never affected the game like peak LeBron, Harden, Curry seasons.

[313]

It's a shame KD went to GS, it looked like Curry was headed for an MJ/LeBron type run

[UZER]

https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1081070229818654720

tell me the refs aren't fugazi

Tim Donaghy spoke the truth

they all dirty

And it wasn’t like he was trying to re-establish himself inbounds before touching the ball either. They guy took three full steps out of bounds.

[KobeScored81]

Going toe to toe with 2 MVP’s plus an All Star. Best player in the game IMO...

Your opinion is terrible

[pookenstein]

I think the Warriors would have easily won the game if KD doesn't take the quick 3, up 6 with 15 seconds on the shot clock and 1:11 left in regulation.
I don't like the Warriors, but it would have been funny as hell, if the Durant out of bounds shit would have given them the win. The butthurt on clutchfans alone would have been worth it. Also Harden would have been served his own medicine (remember his step back, step back 3...), which wpuld have been great to see.

[Broly]

https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1081070229818654720

tell me the refs aren't fugazi

Tim Donaghy spoke the truth

they all dirty
This is fucking horrific. A seven foot slenderman sitting on the first row and not even the baseline ref spots it. That dude needs to be fired first thing today.

[Laker_1995]

I think the Warriors would have easily won the game if KD doesn't take the quick 3, up 6 with 15 seconds on the shot clock and 1:11 left in regulation.
I don't like the Warriors, but it would have been funny as hell, if the Durant out of bounds shit would have given them the win. The butthurt on clutchfans alone would have been worth it. Also Harden would have been served his own medicine (remember his step back, step back 3...), which wpuld have been great to see.

i feel what your saying about revenge for hardens missed calls but that kind of shit is more disgraceful to the game since that ref was literally on the baseline and it could have cost them a game

[UZER]

i feel what your saying about revenge for hardens missed calls but that kind of shit is more disgraceful to the game since that ref was literally on the baseline and it could have cost them a game

And possibly home court advantage one way or the other.