NBA on Foxtel/Aussie TV 2013/2014

[Phil89]

Interesting. I think I'll use the "that happened before I was born" excuse for not knowing that.

Hopefully Kyrie can light it up against the Heat and the game is somewhat close.

[Andrew]

I was born in 1984, so I had to look that one up.

At a glance, I believe that's the only other time it's happened. Two former number one picks of the same team is a bit more common, with Magic and Worthy on the Showtime Lakers being an example that springs immediately to mind.

[Andrew]

A couple more games:

Thursday December 5th: Thunder vs Blazers
Saturday December 7th: Nuggets vs Celtics

[Andrew]

Thursday, December 12th: Bulls vs Knicks
Saturday, December 14th: Lakers vs Thunder
Saturday, December 14th: Rockets vs Warriors
Thursday, December 19th: Pacers vs Heat

Couple of good ones there. Bulls/Knicks probably won't be the game it could've been if both teams were healthy and playing better, but I'm certainly not opposed to getting a Bulls game here and there. Kobe will be back for the Lakers/Thunder game so that'll be interesting to watch, Rockets/Warriors is solid and Pacers/Heat is an Eastern Conference Finals rematch and potential preview. No doubling up either, so decent variety as well.

[koberulz]

Triple-header boxing day. Heat-Lakers, Rockets-Spurs, Clippers-Warriors.

[Andrew]

All matchups with the potential to be good games. Worth skipping a sleep-in, in my book.

[koberulz]

I have a sneaking suspicion Heat-Lakers might just not be worth waking up at 6AM.

[Andrew]

Yes, some of the shine has been taken off the upcoming Lakers games.

[koberulz]

There's a decent chance Kobe being out will actually make the Lakers more enjoyable to watch. No way they were touching Miami either way, though.

[Phil89]

Interesting that we have a Timberwolves-Pelicans game on today. Could be fun

[Andrew]

And a live game on ESPN2. I don't recall them doing that too often.

[Andrew]

Upcoming games:

Saturday, January 11th: Heat vs Nets
Saturday, January 11th: Lakers vs Clippers
Thursday, January 16th: Jazz vs Spurs
Saturday, January 18th: Clippers vs Knicks
Saturday. January 18th: Warriors vs Thunder
Thursday, January 23rd: Thunder vs Spurs

[Phil89]

Durant scoring 54 against the Warriors. Such an exciting game to watch

Hopefully the Spurs/Thunder game is as fun next week

[Andrew]

Today's coverage of the Heat/Nets game began at halftime. I think I'm definitely making the right call by cancelling Foxtel when the season is done, and going with NBA League Pass in the future.

[koberulz]

Today's coverage of the Heat/Nets game began at halftime.

No it didn't. I recorded the live coverage, and watched the entire game this afternoon.

[Andrew]

Really? I switched it on at 10 AM, the listed starting time, and it was halftime.

[koberulz]

Listed where? I checked the TV guide the night before, to set the recording up, and it was listed for 7AM, which is only 9AM over your side of the country.

[Andrew]

The online listing (which I have set to my region) and the on-screen guide were both 10 AM; when I switched on at 10, the on-screen listing still had a 10 AM starting time, but it obviously was well underway by that point. So yeah, a mix-up somewhere down the line.

[Andrew]

Suddenly cut to a long commercial break in the middle of the action, return to the game just as it's going to a break; good job, ESPN Australia! Like I said, League Pass is the right call.