And the NBA is officially back.

[Dc311]

To me,that Minn/OKC game just meant no defense.I mean more power to them(Love,Durant.Westbrook and WTF!!!Barea).Maybe Love was a little inspired by this article.

Psst….Tim Duncan is quietly getting better

[Phil89]

He seemed pretty embarrassed about it after the game.

Lolz. His action spoke differently on the court though. When he was heading to the locker room, he looked to be rather proud. Cheering and high fiving the fan.

There was an interview with him in the locker room after the game and he seemed genuinely remorseful and apologised. He said that he didn't know why he did it, because he isn't that type of player.

[Patr1ck]

Worst part about that is he puts his hands up after bowling him over like he's innocent.

[shadowgrin]

It was a stupid thing to do and he has to accept his punishment.

That. Intentional or not the right call was to eject him because of the situation of his action.
As for the suspension and fine, I'm not sure. I guess that's where his intent during that situation comes into play to determine if he really deserved to be fined and suspended.

[Phil89]

Thunder looking good against the Heat so far. Up 15 and even Perkins is involved offensively.

[benji]

Wow at that Four OT Hawks-Jazz game.

[Andrew]

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Big win for the Thunder, too.

[NovU]

Possible Finals match up and 2 strongest MVP candidates went at it. Can't like the result though.

[JBoom_LALALAND]

Lakers are confused right now. Gasol playing ugly basketball offensively.

[Andrew]

Blazers/Clippers turned out to be a pretty good one to watch today, down to the wire with Crawford making an incredible jumper that would've given the Blazers the win if not for Paul's hard drive and layup with five seconds left. Some ridiculous dunks and alley-oops, too. Fun game.

Caught the last minute of Mavericks/Magic since it ran over as well. Awesome bank shot by Dirk to give them the win, though Hedo had a pretty good look at the other end.

[[Q]]

nice to see Marbury win the CBA championship

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[bowdown]

Blazers/Clippers turned out to be a pretty good one to watch today, down to the wire with Crawford making an incredible jumper that would've given the Blazers the win if not for Paul's hard drive and layup with five seconds left. Some ridiculous dunks and alley-oops, too. Fun game.

Yeah a really fun game. It is nice to see our young guys contribute to a well fought game. BTW Jamal Crawford is a garbage offense killing machine. Even if he makes the shot it is the most shittiest offense to run. Because you know it is going to be a highly contested 20 footer each time. He always ignores shooters in the corner as well. I wish Elliot Williams was healthy to take all of Crawford's minutes.

[Martti.]

[NovU]

But they are only down by 3. As usual Kobe's teammates are awesome especially Bynum and Sessions, both doing good now in the crunch. And of course Gasol has been solid all game long.

EDIT: LOL!!! Kobe 3 go-ahead 3 pointer when it matters the most.

[Kenny]

Again showing the Kobe-clutch gene. See LeBron, why be good for the first three quarters, when you can do that in the last?

KO-BEE!

[Andrew]

As I said in the Lakers thread, probably the best anyone has ever looked despite such a tough night shooting the ball.

BTW Jamal Crawford is a garbage offense killing machine. Even if he makes the shot it is the most shittiest offense to run. Because you know it is going to be a highly contested 20 footer each time. He always ignores shooters in the corner as well. I wish Elliot Williams was healthy to take all of Crawford's minutes.

He's one of those players where you just have to live with what he does offensively, because he is capable of providing a solid scoring punch and hitting big shots. His efficiency and basketball IQ isn't quite what you'd want it to be, but he still definitely has his moments. When he's on fire, you live with it. When he's not, you wish he was riding the bench or at least looking for his teammates first and foremost.

John Lucas III and Jannero Pargo are similar types of players, though not as accomplished. They're not shy about shooting and when they're knocking it down, they're capable of being a great spark off the bench. When they're having an ordinary night though, they'll rack up misses on bad attempts that should've gone to someone else. You can live with it though because they will give you that scoring punch from time to time and that's what Crawford does, just to a bigger extent.

[Kenny]

I'm kinda glad Houston lost today. Means Denver has the slightest bit of breathing room at 7th. Hoping Houston, Memphis and Utah all lose tomorrow. I don't want the Nuggets to play OKC or San Antonio in the first round.

[benji]

See LeBron, why be good for the first three quarters, when you can do that in the last?

Because if Kobe shoots 11/21 (Or 8/15 through three) there's probably no need for a low percentage last chance shot to beat a team you should have curb-stomped.

[Kenny]

So Houston, Memphis and Utah all won today...

[NovU]

LoLoLloool. That used to be my line back in the days with the Heat thread.

[Martti.]

Don't like the picture selection, as that injury cost Wade a lot of time and led to that 15-win season, when Ricky Davis was the main scorer with guys like Kasib Powell and Chris Quinn in the starting line-up.

[Andrew]

Kobe with perhaps the definitive example of a lucky bounce:

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[Kenny]

What was he before that? Like, 2/20?

Okay, so 10/16 is actually pretty good...

[Dc311]

That was an sloppy Spurs/Celtics game.On both sides.

[Dc311]

It is official.The Spurs are number 1 in the west.And we own the tie breaker with the Thunder.