Around the NBA - March 2018

I wonder if they are regretting playing well enough to make the playoffs.

 

Good question. As compared to regretting where they would be if they were playing with us or Houston?

I wonder if they think they're playing well enough to play in OKC again next season?

 

Jeff Hornacek looks likes he's having a great time this year.

 

Now that’s a great team the Celtics. With all their injuries and they are still winning.

 

Fultz took out embiid tonight? Ain't that about a...
Hope embiid stays healthy, he's such a beast. Would love to see him hit his ceiling. Could have a Philly/Portland rematch some day!

 

It will be up to them how long they want to be there. Without Westbrook, George, and Melo and a competitive thunder team, all you have left for entertainment are tumbleweeds.

 

If you looked at Carmelo’s career it’s basically all him being a good scorer on an average Nuggets and a mostly bad Knicks team. Oklahoma took a chance on him because why not but they would have probably been better off keeping Kanter. Kanter plays little defense but he can post up, he can rebound very well and he sometimes played well with Steven Adams. Anthony has not provided any of this so far

George has given indications that he might be willing to re-sign with the Thunder but I highly doubt this. Unless Presti pulls off another miracle trade he has to be gone. To be fair that George trade which looked great at the time has been wrong one too.

 

Tumbleweeds and a really cool hotel, apparently.

 

You must've missed when he went to the WCF

 

Not sure if LMA is playing but hoping for the Spurs to beat OKC

 

No contest, Go Spurs. I only care about the Blazers, so OKC, ya gotta go down.

 

So we are rooting for the Spurs tonight?

 

For me, I have a problem with LMA... I don't have a problem with the Spurs, so GO SPURS!

 

This doesn't seem to be getting the attention it deserves:

LeBron James runs double-digit streak to 866 games, tying Michael Jordan's all-time record

Sure, for a player as great as Micheal or LeBron, scoring in double digits in a full NBA game is pretty much automatic, but it also means you can't leave a game by getting ejected, injured or sick prior to scoring 10 points one time in over 11 years (in LeBron's case, or 15 years, due to multiple retirements, in Jordan's case).

It takes a very unique combination of talent and durability to achieve such an accomplishment, which is why it's only been done twice in the 70+ year history of the league.

BNM

 

actually it doesn't have to be prorated; they still won 50 games in the lockout shortened 66 game season

 

on that note, is Aldridge even playing tonight?

 

Milwaukee Bucks remain grounded as Giannis Antetokounmpo continues ascension

At this time last year, MIL was 38-36. They ended up as the 6th seed and got bounced in the first round in 6 games by 3 seed TOR.

This year, they are 39-35, will likely finish 8th in the East, destined for another first round showdown with a much improved TOR team. They have actually gone backwards.

Not good for a team many thought was ready to take the next step:

"This began as a season in which the Bucks were expected to take a sizable step, most often defined as winning 50 games or so, securing one of the East’s top four seeds and advancing to the East semifinals."

BNM