2022/3 season thread

Hopefully Jokic just gets a warning but i can see them suspending him. The state of the flop then and then Joker getting interviewed after the game asked why he went to get the ball and not let the ref get it. Jesus, the players have to put up with some shyte.

Imo he wouldn't be suspended if it wasn't someone important. A player is allowed take the ball from a fan, the fan refused to let go which is imo the antagonising incident. I don't think Jokic reacts badly enough for suspension.

Well it’s good he wasn’t suspended

I think both Miami and LA go 3-1 up tonight (last time the Warriors beat the Lakers in LA was the opener of the 21/22 season:O..both will be very close games though expecting big games from Butler and AD

I think his defensive presence in the paint is enough for the Lakers. He is making the warriors, when he is on the floor,settle for jump shots and rushing their offence.

Miami up at the moment in the other game. Bam playing very well

Just to play devils advocate, Jokic didn’t need to go get the ball, I only watched it once but it didn’t look like the owner wasn’t giving it back, he was looking at his player and got surprised when Jokic went for ball but it’s all handbags and so irrelevant, if he got suspended it would f been a complete farce, it’s just the media trying to create a story

What a win!! Lakers dug to the core of the earth for that in the 4th. And they did it with AD anonymous for much of the second half. Lonnie Walker with a huge performance off the bench. Gritty stuff, LeBron out on his feet.

Lakers getting it done in the second half with AD a non entity offensively and Russell doing NOTHING speaks to them being better than many think imo.

Curry was magnificent, didn’t get enough help.

Steph had a bad last 30 seconds, I think it's fair to say that. The long three over Davis was sub optimal (the pull up two was a good look, just didn't go) and he should have had the awareness to call timeout off the tip (he had a similar snafu versus Sacramento in the last series where he tried to call timeout when they had none left).

That said, these things wouldn't have happened if Steph wasn't as immense as he was. His jumper was off all night and yet he found a way to contribute a massive triple double. Real steel in the 4th when he managed to score key buckets inspite of being put in the washer on defense over and over. I have always thought we zero in way too much on the last couple of plays in games like these, and declare an individual performance good / bad on the basis of the team result. Klay had a miserable 41 minutes and Draymond took the wrong option on the last play that caused the tip once LeBron and AD had it covered.

The Lakers with an anaemic Davis (no offense in second half, no blocks across the whole game) and Russell (4 points in 31 minutes on 1 - 10 shooting) were there for the taking. Ham made some brilliant in game adjustments, and using guard screens with a spread floor in the 4th to target Curry gave them enough offense to get over the line. And again, Curry's defense is what it is. Getting cooked by Lonnie and LeBron is what happens if he is left isolated in space. Kerr needed to counter again in game. Curry defended as manfully as he could, and got one nice stop on LeBron worth noting.

The Warriors let this slip, as a team and a coaching staff. The only reason they nearly got the win they should have was off his back. I do think it's fair to point out Curry made some mistakes while also marvelling at another immense individual contribution. This loss wasn't on him.

Well I don't recall such an egregiously wrong call to decide a game, in fairness. And at the time, it was momentous for a Lakers team scratching to get into playoff contention.

The FT disparity was 20 - 12 last night specifically. I don't think the overall trend in the series should be surprising as I explained, but it didn't cost the Warriors the game last night.

The NBA is not rigging a series against Steph Curry and a hugely popular team like the Warriors. There is no conspiracy here. Warriors need to drive at the rim more and keep their hands up and visible on defense. That's the fix.

I know it's a nba thread but I thought I'd share that ESPN are going to be showing Euroleague from next year on which is great news for European teams. Also, if anyone is interested there are two very good game 5s (el has 5 game series) quarter-finals this evening and tomorrow evening.

I think your Lakers will finish it off in Los Angeles Lucky and it could even end in San Fran if the Lakers get out to a fast start... Warriors relying too much on Curry with Poole/Klay gone cold....

All defensive teams named today ...

First Team

Forward: Jaren Jackson Jr., Grizzlies

Forward: Evan Mobley, Cavaliers

Guard: Jrue Holiday, Bucks

Guard: Alex Caruso, Bulls

Center: Brook Lopez, Bucks

Second Team

Forward: Draymond Green, Warriors

Forward: OG Anunoby, Raptors

Guard: Derrick White, Celtics

Guard: Dillon Brooks, Grizzlies

Center: Bam Adebayo, Heat

I didn't see much of Caruso this year, did he deserve to get in?