Christmas Day Game Thread

[Rummpd]

As the British say Happy Christmas - predict all 5

https://www.espn.com/nba/scoreboard/_/date/20201225

Heat

Bucks

Nets

Lakers (but hoping for an upset)

Clippers

[D-Wade]

Dragon continuing his elite play from the playoffs. The past 12 months have been the peak of his career.

https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1342530355878895616

[Rummpd]

Heat look good - Pelicans look lost and uninspired so far

[Jules_Winnfield]

Dragon continuing his elite play from the playoffs. The past 12 months have been the peak of his career.

https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1342530355878895616

he was at his best in 2013/2014 and 2016/2017 seasons, but you can't win with him as your best player and scrub teammates... at least not in the nba.


he thrives in that ginobili role, where he can dominate the 2nd units. super skilled and smart player, too bad that he missed the finals

[lefty]

lmfao the latest Pixar movie slandering the Knicks

[Mr. Body]

I don't know why people are on Brandon Ingram's jock. He's not a winner. There are no winners on the Pel's roster, maybe Stephen Adams, but the rest are junk stats guys.

[Bynumite]

I don't know why people are on Brandon Ingram's jock. He's not a winner. There are no winners on the Pel's roster, maybe Stephen Adams, but the rest are junk stats guys.

Salty that Poop picked DeFrozen over BI :lmao

He's better than any of the young talent on the spurs right now by a long margin.

[Mr. Body]

Salty that Poop picked DeFrozen over BI :lmao

He's better than any of the young talent on the spurs right now by a long margin.

Lol, you serious?

[Bynumite]

Lol, you serious?

Easily. It's not even a debate tbh.

Ask any unbiased fan from other teams on the forum, most of them would pick BI over any of the young players on the spurs.

Not a winner :lol He's carrying the Pelicans right now and he's the main reason their games are even competitive.

[Mr. Body]

Easily. It's not even a debate tbh.

Ask any unbiased fan from other teams on the forum, most of them would pick BI over any of the young players on the spurs.

Not a winner :lol He's carrying the Pelicans right now and he's the main reason their games are even competitive.

Lol. Butler's out and Ingram is bricking shots and just threw the ball away for a fast break. GTFO out with these soft takes, bro.

[Bynumite]

But there's only so much BI can do when the Pels starting backcourt shoots 4-18 :lol

Lonzo is the bust of all busts :lol Thankfully, Magic's tenure as the Lakers GM wasn't any longer :tu

[phxspurfan]

Wiggins is such a net negative out there on any team he plays on

[Mr. Body]

But there's only so much BI can do when the Pels starting backcourt shoots 4-18 :lol

Lonzo is the bust of all busts :lol Thankfully, Magic's tenure as the Lakers GM wasn't any longer :tu

Ya boy couldn't even impact the game when Butler goes down. :lol What a fuck-up.

[Bynumite]

Ya boy couldn't even impact the game when Butler goes down. :lol What a fuck-up.

Sorry that Poop put his personal vendetta against the Lakers ahead of the interests of the spurs organization.

[Mr. Body]

The league clearly thinks the Warriors are a marquee team, hence putting them on Christmas Day, but they're not. I'm not sure they're a playoff team.

[phxspurfan]

Warriors without Curry on the floor may be the worst team in the NBA


Can't wait for Spurs to play them. We're gonna blow them out. Send like 5 bodies at Curry and who cares how many step back 3s Wiggins puts up for bricks.

[i'm_still_beta]

Is anyone enjoying to watch Giannis playing basketball? He's unwatchable for me personally

[Rummpd]

Is anyone enjoying to watch Giannis playing basketball? He's unwatchable for me personally

Why? I think he is great and as he keeps developing game watch out league. Also not a diva. Go Bucks and him!

[D-Wade]

Lol no more showboating after 3s and behind the back passes in the finals for Curry now.

[i'm_still_beta]

Why? I think he is great and as he keeps developing game watch out league. Also not a diva. Go Bucks and him!

He can't shoot, has no post game, lacks great passing skills. Just bull-rushing his way to the basket. Often travels but refs allow it

[Mr. Body]

I'm appreciating Curry as a complete player more than ever. Guy is really good. Rest of his team is terrible. Why they traded for Wiggins is beyond me, plus Oubre. No one on the roster moves the needle in the right direction, although Wiseman looks like a nice pick.

It's amazing what the Spurs did with three #29 picks and the Warriors have no young players of note.

As for Milwaukee, who is their number 2 guy? Right now it's Middleton, but I don't think he's strong enough for that role.

[paperboy77]

Looking good for SA. GSW look really bad. I thought Kerr was an all timer?

[ducks]

Curry needs to shot better
Gs be lucky to score 100 points

[paperboy77]

I'm appreciating Curry as a complete player more than ever. Guy is really good. Rest of his team is terrible. Why they traded for Wiggins is beyond me, plus Oubre. No one on the roster moves the needle in the right direction, although Wiseman looks like a nice pick.

It's amazing what the Spurs did with three #29 picks and the Warriors have no young players of note.

As for Milwaukee, who is their number 2 guy? Right now it's Middleton, but I don't think he's strong enough for that role.

I think Middleton is a great 2. The big question is always whether or not Greek freak be effective in the playoffs.

[Bynumite]

I'm reserving judgement on this Warriors team until Draymond returns.
























































:lmao

[Mr. Body]

Looking good for SA. GSW look really bad. I thought Kerr was an all timer?

No one could do shit with this roster.

[Mr. Body]

I think Middleton is a great 2. The big question is always whether or not Greek freak be effective in the playoffs.

I see Middleton as a #3 guy.

[lefty]

RIP KC Jones

[Rummpd]

Been a yawn of a day so far and no one cares diva Nets or hard playing but in the end limited Celtics

[Robz4000]

Dominos continues to look like shit physically. Also, :lmao Bynumite fellating Ingram while he puts up garbage time stats losing to the Heat.

[timtonymanu]

Dominos continues to look like shit physically. Also, :lmao Bynumite fellating Ingram while he puts up garbage time stats losing to the Heat.

World champ fan and still obsessed with what the Spurs are doing :lmao

[Mr. Body]

Boston looks like they're moving backwards in the east. Losing Hayward without anything is a blow and they can't hang with the Nets. If they didn't have a mentally deficient GM, they would look for adding a significant piece. No, not Harden. You'd have to think they'd be happy to start Aldridge instead of Theis, but who knows with their front office.

[Jules_Winnfield]

brooklyn looking like the best team in the league

[Robz4000]

The Nyets are deep as fuck, but I don't trust Kyrie to stay healthy/not be a cancer, much less Dominos. Gotta admit though, saw flashes of prime KD in that third quarter.

[Mr. Body]

brooklyn looking like the best team in the league

1) Boston is closer to mediocre than anyone wants to admit.

2) Durant and Irving are very tough covers, but the Nets already had a good team before they got there.

[Mr. Body]

C's without Kemba Walker have a pretty shitty offense. They were already not great even with him. Who scores on this team? It's just Tatum, that's it.

[Jules_Winnfield]

C's without Kemba Walker have a pretty shitty offense. They were already not great even with him. Who scores on this team? It's just Tatum, that's it.

zero playmaking and no inside presence, just walker, brown and tatum taking turns

[D-Wade]

Yep there's no pecking order on this team. And while Brown might be a future perennial all star in the making, he's not better than Tatum, who isn't even sure if he's the best player on the squad sometimes. To me, the Cs as constructed missed their window.

[Mr. Body]

Marcus Smart is actually a decent playmaker, at least sees the court well, but goddamn did he never learn how to shoot. The rest, like mentioned, Tatum doesn't seem like a guy who wants to be a star, and the other guys are just there. Nobody impacts the game a huge amount. Part of this is down to Brad Stevens, who has a soft, nonexistent offense. Again, a guy like Aldridge, even as old as he is, would at least create some gravity.

But they're nowhere. Ainge managed to fuck everything up by doing nothing.

[lefty]

but Kobe Tatum!!!!!!!!!

[phxspurfan]

Yep there's no pecking order on this team. And while Brown might be a future perennial all star in the making, he's not better than Tatum, who isn't even sure if he's the best player on the squad sometimes. To me, the Cs as constructed missed their window.

They were one IT hip injury from the finals, tbh

[phxspurfan]

Marcus Smart is actually a decent playmaker, at least sees the court well, but goddamn did he never learn how to shoot. The rest, like mentioned, Tatum doesn't seem like a guy who wants to be a star, and the other guys are just there. Nobody impacts the game a huge amount. Part of this is down to Brad Stevens, who has a soft, nonexistent offense. Again, a guy like Aldridge, even as old as he is, would at least create some gravity.

But they're nowhere. Ainge managed to fuck everything up by doing nothing.

They were as high on themselves as Kerr and the Warriors. We were beating down their door to trade Kawhi there and they weren't even willing to give up anything but Terry Rozier IIRC. The Raptors championship was theirs for the taking. Fuck the Celtics. Let them rot in purgatory like everyone else.

Just imagine if they had traded Kawhi, even by giving up Jaylen Brown and a pick:

https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2019.html

Horford
Kawhi
Tatum
Smart
Irving

Baynes
Rozier
Hayward


etc


thats an easy 2 rings right there, tbh.

[phxspurfan]

Just wait a couple months when everyone on Brooklyn is sick of Kyrie’s shit. It looks nice now, but it won’t last.

They'll stfu if they're winning. It happens all the time

[phxspurfan]

How does one put 100 on the Nets winning it all rn...

[Bynumite]

How does one put 100 on the Nets winning it all rn...

Clippers were winning it all too judging by early form last season :lol

Season is long, knees and egos are weak. Fandom aside, Lakers are going back to back imho.

[Mr. Body]

Clippers were winning it all too judging by early form last season :lol

Season is long, knees and egos are weak. Fandom aside, Lakers are going back to back imho.

Nah, it's not a bullshit bubble year.

[lefty]

Nah, it's not a bullshit bubble year.

Lol that BS excuse again

Lakers are the best team in the NBA, bubble or no bubble
Deserving champions

[lefty]

And yes Lakers will lose tonight because it’s a Christmas tradition:lol

[Bynumite]

Nah, it's not a bullshit bubble year.


You mean the same bubble where the Lakers lost home court advantage and a starter when they joined it? :lol

Nobody took the Lakers to 7. No bullshit about it, just dominance really.

[Robz4000]

And yes Lakers will lose tonight because it’s a Christmas tradition:lol

Idk, Donutcic is a thing right now.

[Bynumite]

What the hell was Cuban doing during the off season? Doncic's best teammate is Tim Hardaway with KP out injured.

In passing, i saw a little bit of an interview Cuban gave ESPN and he was raving about Maxi Kleber. Poor Doncic :lol

[Mr. Body]

You mean the same bubble where the Lakers lost home court advantage and a starter when they joined it? :lol

Nobody took the Lakers to 7. No bullshit about it, just dominance really.

Not really. No one gives a shit about last year. Get over it.

[jehawk81]

Dominos continues to look like shit physically. Also, :lmao Bynumite fellating Ingram while he puts up garbage time stats losing to the Heat.

What's going on with dominoes? Haven't really been watching any games.

[Rummpd]

You mean the same bubble where the Lakers lost home court advantage and a starter when they joined it? :lol

Nobody took the Lakers to 7. No bullshit about it, just dominance really.

Fail Lakers played hurt teams without superstars, did not play a strong opponent and took 6 games to best a JV lite team that was badly hurt in finals. Benefitted time and time again by nebulous officiating. SHAM ** title without dispute.

[Robz4000]

What's going on with dominoes? Haven't really been watching any games.

He tore his achilles tbh. Thats an injury very few athletes overcome to even play professionally again, much less get near their previous level.

[lefty]

:lol JVG

[phxspurfan]

You mean the same bubble where the Lakers lost home court advantage and a starter when they joined it? :lol

Nobody took the Lakers to 7. No bullshit about it, just dominance really.

Lol dominance. More like media darling / opponents injury riddled / Silver determined to crown LeRoids.

https://i.ibb.co/Km0D4s6/Lakers-injury-riddled-opponents.png

Let's see if Silver decides east coast / NY Nets need some media boost, and Lakers cry about lack of free throws.

[jehawk81]

He tore his achilles tbh. Thats an injury very few athletes overcome to even play professionally again, much less get near their previous level.

I know about the injury, just wondering what you meant about him looking like shit

[Bynumite]

Lol dominance. More like media darling / opponents injury riddled / Silver determined to crown LeRoids.

https://i.ibb.co/Km0D4s6/Lakers-injury-riddled-opponents.png

Let's see if Silver decides east coast / NY Nets need some media boost, and Lakers cry about lack of free throws.

Damn, imagine coming up with graphs and power point presentations trying to discredit a so called bullshit championship :lmao

[phxspurfan]

Damn, imagine coming up with graphs and power point presentations trying to discredit a so called bullshit championship :lmao

It's called Wikipedia...


but anyway, enjoy your championship https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0b/2f/39/0b2f39cfeebcfb7a8b7c4290c0d06749.png

[Mr. Body]

If Porzingis doesn't play, this Mavs team looks much different. Need to get some talent around Luka or else they're instantly a treadmill team.

[Mr. Body]

This Lakers team is one of the most unremarkable champions in recent history. I'd pick any winner over the last half decade to beat them soundly, even the Kawhi Raptors. They won a summer exhibition and that's it, but fortunately for them, the West is filled with flawed teams right now.

[phxspurfan]

This Lakers team is one of the most unremarkable champions in recent history. I'd pick any winner over the last half decade to beat them soundly, even the Kawhi Raptors. They won a summer exhibition and that's it, but fortunately for them, the West is filled with flawed teams right now.

this, tbh. Every other Lakers championship team would absolutely wreck them. Imagine prime Gasol and Bynum taking turns against Davis, and LeBron going against Artest, then cramping up trying to guard Kobe. And that's not to even approach Shaq and uber athletic young Kobe. AD would be just a warm body with 5 fouls against Shaq.

[Robz4000]

I know about the injury, just wondering what you meant about him looking like shit

He couldn't run or maneuver like he used to, and his ability to elevate was hampered. He looked better in the third quarter, but now its six quarters looking mediocre to one quarter of good play.

[Mr. Body]

LMAO. So many shitty calls in the LAL favor. Never fails.

[140]

Lakerrefs:lol

[Bynumite]

this, tbh. Every other Lakers championship team would absolutely wreck them. Imagine prime Gasol and Bynum taking turns against Davis, and LeBron going against Artest, then cramping up trying to guard Kobe. And that's not to even approach Shaq and uber athletic young Kobe. AD would be just a warm body with 5 fouls against Shaq.

Luckily for them, they don't need to be all time great to ring, just better than the current competition, which they are. Stay salty :lol

[Robz4000]

This Lakers team is one of the most unremarkable champions in recent history. I'd pick any winner over the last half decade to beat them soundly, even the Kawhi Raptors. They won a summer exhibition and that's it, but fortunately for them, the West is filled with flawed teams right now.

Every team in the NBA has an exploitable weakness right now tbh, the Lakers just happen to have Lebron on their team. The refs help too, but the NBA might be more interested in the Nyets winning this year (if they can make it out of the East).

[phxspurfan]

Luckily for them, they don't need to be all time great to ring, just better than the current competition, which they are. Stay salty :lol

Let's see if that happens this year against healthier teams (we hope). And that's not even to account for the Nets and any East coast bias. Absolutely no one but Lakerfan wants to watch another LeRoid coked up bull rush through JV teams because all the stars got hurt.

[Mr. Body]

Every team in the NBA has an exploitable weakness right now tbh, the Lakers just happen to have Lebron on their team. The refs help too, but the NBA might be more interested in the Nyets winning this year (if they can make it out of the East).

I would expect LeBron to start whining and the League to start pushing for the Lakers to win again. Lakers are the golden child, esp. now that the Warriors suck again. I still remember when Durant was completely out of bounds, right in front of a ref, and wasn't called for saving the ball. This is what the Lakers will get in their favor.

[Robz4000]

I would expect LeBron to start whining and the League to start pushing for the Lakers to win again. Lakers are the golden child, esp. now that the Warriors suck again. I still remember when Durant was completely out of bounds, right in front of a ref, and wasn't called for saving the ball. This is what the Lakers will get in their favor.

Agreed, but they can build a true rivalry out of the Nyets/Lakers if the Nyets can ring. They can milk the shit out of it the next few years until Lebron retires/moves on to play wherever his son is drafted.

[Rummpd]

Lol dominance. More like media darling / opponents injury riddled / Silver determined to crown LeRoids.

https://i.ibb.co/Km0D4s6/Lakers-injury-riddled-opponents.png

Let's see if Silver decides east coast / NY Nets need some media boost, and Lakers cry about lack of free throws.

Damm verifying the truth that some of us been saying since the sham bs title! Props

[DeadlyDynasty]

JVG and Mark Jackson going at it

[Laker_1995]

Lmao y’all some lame ass mother fuckers lmao. We finally win in 10 years and people lose their shit

merry Christmas y’all

[daslicer]

This Campazzo kid looks like garbage. he has a dad body and doesn't look like he belongs out there.

[jehawk81]

He couldn't run or maneuver like he used to, and his ability to elevate was hampered. He looked better in the third quarter, but now its six quarters looking mediocre to one quarter of good play.

Gotcha! Thanks for the reply. I probably won't watch needle legs at all until whenever they play the Spurs, if I decide to keep with them this season.

[i'm_still_beta]

Kawhi is joy to watch. Post-ups, mid-range, threes, drives. So skilled. He has become solid passer too.

[Arcadian]

What an awful fucking day of basketball. Five games, all blowouts, all boring.

I love watching Steph Curry on a losing team because he's such a little bitch. He only plays with energy when he's on a frontrunner, but when his team sucks he just pouts like a bitch.

[ducks]

Leonard on ground bleeding

[ducks]

Mike Singer
@msinger
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1m
Kawhi's being walked off the court by trainers. Ibaka's holding a towel to his right elbow. Haven't seen replay yet, if that's what indeed caught Kawhi

[ducks]

https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1342711412141932549?s=20


Wow

[DMX7]

I wonder if he got some teeth knocked out by that blow.

[D-Wade]

Broken jaw potentially. Damn.

[daslicer]

First legit injury of Kawhi's career.

[daslicer]

What an awful fucking day of basketball. Five games, all blowouts, all boring.

I love watching Steph Curry on a losing team because he's such a little bitch. He only plays with energy when he's on a frontrunner, but when his team sucks he just pouts like a bitch.

Sucks Draymond has been sitting out these games to avoid these ass whoopings. He's also another frontrunner.

[FrostKing]

NBA at lowest point since the 1970s

[lefty]

NBA at lowest point since the 1970s

Crofl nice edit

[FrostKing]

.

[Robz4000]

:lmao Nephew

[Laker_1995]

Damn that looks scary. I hope kiwi is fine . Damn

[lefty]

.
“NBA or WWE fans?”

[FrostKing]

“NBA or WWE fans?”
Tbh

[Rummpd]

As the British say Happy Christmas - predict all 5

https://www.espn.com/nba/scoreboard/_/date/20201225

Heat



Bucks

Nets

Lakers (but hoping for an upset)

Clippers

Predicted all 5 - should have gone to casino and looks like a LA WC finals and in East Heat or Bucks will have to man up to take out the Nets - who still are likely to implode with headcase and divas as superstars.

[daslicer]

Predicted all 5 - should have gone to casino and looks like a LA WC finals and in East Heat or Bucks will have to man up to take out the Nets - who still are likely to implode with headcase and divas as superstars.

I'm rooting for the Nets to win it all. I think it would be great comedic value to see Kyrie/Kevin win it all together especially if it is at Lebron's expense.

[Rummpd]

I'm rooting for the Nets to win it all. I think it would be great comedic value to see Kyrie/Kevin win it all together especially if it is at Lebron's expense.

Agree to disagree as I despise Durant and Irving almost as much as Fakers. Pulling for Bucks - who may need a mid season addition.

[daslicer]

Agree to disagree as I despise Durant and Irving almost as much as Fakers. Pulling for Bucks - who may need a mid season addition.

What's the worst that can happen if Durant/Irving win it all? The media will never say either is the best player in the league or anoint them as GOAT level candidates.

[Spurtacular]

Didn't watch any of it. NBA is garbage.

[lefty]

Didn't watch any of it. NBA is garbage.

Favorite era?