NBA 23/24:season

Any word on a GMT approx. time for the G7 of Nuggets/TWolves?

LETS GO KNICKS!

Jokic is probably not going to get near LeBron / Jordan. I don’t expect him to get held to the LeBron standard for this loss either, inspite of surrendering the largest ever lead to lose in a game 7 in NBA history (can you imagine?).

Going to multiple Finals is just really hard, that’s the reality of it. We’re going to have 7 different winners in 7 different seasons for the first time ever.

Was genuinely worried for Minnesota at times last night, it felt like far too many possessions were ending up with Gobert in the post and that isn't a recipe for winning, despite his Jordan-esque fadeaway later in the game!

But credit to them, they ground out that win, though I think Malone didn't help his team by not giving Jokic some time on the bench earlier in the game and he was clearly gassed by the end.

Hope Celtics/Pacers is a decent series but I have feeling Celtics will dispose them easily enough.

This one worth staying up for. Naz Reid going off.

Well it looks like a Celtics Mavericks finals. As a Celtics fan I'd be happier with Dallas rather than the Timberwolves size. On the down side it would be very disheartening to see Kyrie win a championship against the Celtics

I’d like to say it was more complicated there than Boston just having more talent down the stretch, but I’m not sure it’s the case. Clutch 3s from Tatum and White and great defense from Brown. They just had more on the floor in each possession last 5 minutes. And this is without Porzingis.

Carlisle made some key mistakes and Indiana really should have won at least one of games 1 and 3 but it doesn’t matter. The obviously best team advances.

Supposedly Bronny is back to being speculated as a potential late first rounder.

A whole new level of nepo-rostering that would make Thanasis blush.

I think the most likely outcome is LeBron opts out, Lakers draft Bronny and LeBron signs for the 3 year max that the Lakers have offered.

If that all happens I think it locks the Lakers out of a Title next few years. LeBron has done well to date for his contract not to become a negative one, but a 3 year super max for a 40 year old is going to be directly in opposition to winning titles.

If LeBron wanted to prioritise winning over all else, he would opt out and go somewhere else like Philly for a 1 year deal at no more than ~$20m, and leave the Bronny aspect out of it. But that's easy for all of us to say. Another ~$180m is a significant chunk of change for someone with the post career ambitions LeBron holds, as is the legacy of being able to play at the NBA level with his son.

The Lakers have been consistent on this through the years - they pay their stars and they want the limelight on the Staples Centre, value be damned.

Well I've gotten my wish so far!

Very exciting finals match-up now and most importantly both teams are going into it relatively healthy.

I tried to stay awake, but woke at 5 on the couch. Great to see them win. They now seem to be trying to find ways of cutting Tatum down, thou he and Brown have been such better team players this year.

Jrue is the key here.

Even with so many scoring options, I would still fear that Luka and Kyrie can do enough damage to outscore them. But not if he, and the rest of the Celtics defence, keep this going.

obviously Game 3 is a must-win for the Mavs or it's over. Even for them.

Doesn't sound like it will be JJ Redick anyway

The choice of Hurley seemed a bit mad to me, given their intention is surely to keep LeBron.

I would be confident they can win 2 out of 5 against Dallas, even without Porzingis

Checked my Spotify podcast feed and seen Simmons and Doc Rivers

Nope

Simmons

Woj now reporting that JJ Redick is the front runner and will formally interview

Also, for those who believe in miracles, Dallas can be got at 25/1 to win the series. I'd probably want a bit more