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I'd watch the Timberwolves over the Vikings any day. You clearly aren't right in your views.
Look at it this way, Minny has 18 tickets starting at 60 bucks for their game vs the Pistons, a Friday night game... While the next day the Spurs have 2086 seats available going for 41 bucks cheapest vs Memphis .. And its like this for the whole season...
How about this one there are 1,076 tickets available from $207 for the Cavs vs the Warriors on Christmas. While the next day the vs the Pacers the Wolfs have
2 tickets available from $70... Hells nah they must have some money laundering scheme going on, up there..
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2 tickets available from $70... Hells nah they must have some money laundering scheme going on, up there..
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Warriors up 35
50 point blow out.next. Wednesday rematch in memphis.
Memphis took a few bad "L's" early
30 to the Cavs at home
50 to the Warriors on the road
Damn man Warriors killing muthafuckas. Curry, goddamn man. Dude is letting people know fa real. 
Damn....
How the locals feel mane?
Even tho we know why, there's a few of stories like this floating around....
Wizards Won't Sign Bradley Beal To Extension
NOV 2, 2015 11:14 AM
Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards will not agree upon a contract extension.
The Wizards are maximizing their cap space in order to pursue a maximum level free agent in 2016.
Washington still hopes to sign Beal to a long-term deal but will have more cap space if they operate with his lower cap hold than what the first season of his new contract will be worth.
Wizards Won't Sign Bradley Beal To Extension
NOV 2, 2015 11:14 AM
Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards will not agree upon a contract extension.
The Wizards are maximizing their cap space in order to pursue a maximum level free agent in 2016.
Washington still hopes to sign Beal to a long-term deal but will have more cap space if they operate with his lower cap hold than what the first season of his new contract will be worth.
Another
Evan Fournier, Magic Not Expected To Agree Upon Extension
NOV 2, 2015 10:35 AM
Evan Fournier and the Orlando Magic are not expected to agree upon a contract extension before the deadline.
Fournier was acquired from the Denver Nuggets as part of the Arron Afflalo trade.
Fournier will become a restricted free agent in 2016.
Evan Fournier, Magic Not Expected To Agree Upon Extension
NOV 2, 2015 10:35 AM
Evan Fournier and the Orlando Magic are not expected to agree upon a contract extension before the deadline.
Fournier was acquired from the Denver Nuggets as part of the Arron Afflalo trade.
Fournier will become a restricted free agent in 2016.
Bradley Beal: Nobody Can Stop Me
OCT 31, 2015 10:07 AM
Bradley Beal scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter of the Washington Wizards' comeback win on Friday over the Milwaukee Bucks.
“Nobody can stop me,” Beal declared in an on-court postgame television interview. “Plain and simple.”
“We have the same agent. I was telling my agent, ‘I didn’t know he was that explosive,’ ” Jared Dudley said. “You can just see that confidence. It’s his fourth year, contract year, worked hard, worked his butt off, he’s growing into his body. To be honest with you, John [Wall] is our best player but he’s our best scorer. When he’s shooting the ball aggressive we’re a better team.”
OCT 31, 2015 10:07 AM
Bradley Beal scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter of the Washington Wizards' comeback win on Friday over the Milwaukee Bucks.
“Nobody can stop me,” Beal declared in an on-court postgame television interview. “Plain and simple.”
“We have the same agent. I was telling my agent, ‘I didn’t know he was that explosive,’ ” Jared Dudley said. “You can just see that confidence. It’s his fourth year, contract year, worked hard, worked his butt off, he’s growing into his body. To be honest with you, John [Wall] is our best player but he’s our best scorer. When he’s shooting the ball aggressive we’re a better team.”
Jabari Parker Expected To Make Return From ACL Tear Wednesday
NOV 2, 2015 4:11 PM
Jabari Parker has been cleared to play for the first time since tearing his ACL on Dec. 15th.
In 25 games last season, Parker averaged 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 29.5 minutes per game.
Parker underwent surgery on Jan. 5th.
NOV 2, 2015 4:11 PM
Jabari Parker has been cleared to play for the first time since tearing his ACL on Dec. 15th.
In 25 games last season, Parker averaged 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 29.5 minutes per game.
Parker underwent surgery on Jan. 5th.
With tonight's Spurs win, Tim Duncan now holds the all-time NBA record
for most wins w/ 1 team.
(Via @EliasSports)
And only needs 46 more to reach 1000?
That shit will be done this year.
D'Angelo Russell: We've Got A Lot Of Players Trying To Do The Same Thing
OCT 31, 2015 4:21 PM
D'Angelo Russell has had a slower start to his NBA career than some of his fellow rookies, which he attributes to his situation with the Los Angeles Lakers.
"You can’t worry about their opportunity and what they’re doing with it. Everybody is in different positions. The rookies that are separating themselves are in great positions and are getting it quick. Some people just have a learning process. That’s what I’m doing."
Russell was the second overall pick in the draft.
"The opportunity [here] is just so slim because we’ve got a lot of great players," he said. "Specifically, we’ve got a lot of players trying to do the same thing. You’ve just got to figure out your niche to stay on the floor."
Kobe Bryant sees some parallels with his situation as a rookie and what Russell is facing.
"He’ll have more opportunities and more leeway to make mistakes," Bryant said. "When I came in with the Lakers, it was a team that, we had a lot of talent and everybody expected us to win a championship, and if I go in there and mess up, it’s like, 'strangle the kid.' You know what I mean? There’s a lot more pressure there."
OCT 31, 2015 4:21 PM
D'Angelo Russell has had a slower start to his NBA career than some of his fellow rookies, which he attributes to his situation with the Los Angeles Lakers.
"You can’t worry about their opportunity and what they’re doing with it. Everybody is in different positions. The rookies that are separating themselves are in great positions and are getting it quick. Some people just have a learning process. That’s what I’m doing."
Russell was the second overall pick in the draft.
"The opportunity [here] is just so slim because we’ve got a lot of great players," he said. "Specifically, we’ve got a lot of players trying to do the same thing. You’ve just got to figure out your niche to stay on the floor."
Kobe Bryant sees some parallels with his situation as a rookie and what Russell is facing.
"He’ll have more opportunities and more leeway to make mistakes," Bryant said. "When I came in with the Lakers, it was a team that, we had a lot of talent and everybody expected us to win a championship, and if I go in there and mess up, it’s like, 'strangle the kid.' You know what I mean? There’s a lot more pressure there."
NBA Efficiency Differential Rankings: Warriors, Jazz, Cavs, Raptors In Top-4
NOV 2, 2015 10:14 AM
After the first week of the 15-16 NBA regular season, the Golden State Warriors rank first in efficiency differential at +16.3, followed by the Utah Jazz at +16.0 and the Cleveland Cavaliers at +13.3.
Full Week 1 Rankings
1. Golden State: 16.3
2. Utah: 16.0
3. Cleveland: 13.3
4. Toronto: 11.9
5. Oklahoma City: 10.3
6. San Antonio: 9.7
7. L.A. Clippers: 9.1
8. Minnesota: 9.1
9. Detroit: 7.2
10. Miami: 7.1
11. New York: 6.9
12. Chicago: 4.5
13. Phoenix: 4.3
14. Dallas: 3.3
15. Sacramento: 1.9
16. Atlanta: 1.0
17. Boston: -0.3
18. Washington: -0.3
19. Orlando: -2.8
20. Portland: -3.6
21. Memphis: -3.9
22. Charlotte: -5.3
23. Denver: -7.2
24. L.A. Lakers: -9.5
25. Indiana: -12.6
26. New Orleans: -15.6
27. Milwaukee: -17.2
28. Brooklyn: -18.3
29. Houston: -20.3
30. Philadelphia: -23.7
NOV 2, 2015 10:14 AM
After the first week of the 15-16 NBA regular season, the Golden State Warriors rank first in efficiency differential at +16.3, followed by the Utah Jazz at +16.0 and the Cleveland Cavaliers at +13.3.
Full Week 1 Rankings
1. Golden State: 16.3
2. Utah: 16.0
3. Cleveland: 13.3
4. Toronto: 11.9
5. Oklahoma City: 10.3
6. San Antonio: 9.7
7. L.A. Clippers: 9.1
8. Minnesota: 9.1
9. Detroit: 7.2
10. Miami: 7.1
11. New York: 6.9
12. Chicago: 4.5
13. Phoenix: 4.3
14. Dallas: 3.3
15. Sacramento: 1.9
16. Atlanta: 1.0
17. Boston: -0.3
18. Washington: -0.3
19. Orlando: -2.8
20. Portland: -3.6
21. Memphis: -3.9
22. Charlotte: -5.3
23. Denver: -7.2
24. L.A. Lakers: -9.5
25. Indiana: -12.6
26. New Orleans: -15.6
27. Milwaukee: -17.2
28. Brooklyn: -18.3
29. Houston: -20.3
30. Philadelphia: -23.7
Thunder depth fails to produce in first loss of the season
Royce Young, ESPN Staff Writer
HOUSTON -- The Oklahoma City Thunder's first loss of the season may have hinged on Kevin Durant's shoe coming off.
On the first possession of the third quarter, Durant drove hard to his right, planting his left foot to explode past his defender. With his KD 8 slipping off, Durant still elevated over Trevor Ariza to finish a slick floater, putting the Thunder up 13.
But with Durant shoeless, Russell Westbrook took a foul to let his teammate get laced back up. An innocuous, meaningless one it seemed. It was only Westbrook's second foul, and the Thunder's first of the quarter, but he picked up his third a minute later, and his fourth a minute after that. Westbrook exited with 9:23 left in the third and the Thunder up 71-57, and the Houston Rockets went into the bonus 30 seconds after that.
With Westbrook out, the Rockets finished the third outscoring the Thunder 25-8, taking a lead into the fourth which they rode to their first win of the season, 110-105.
Now, a whole lot more happened after Durant's shoe came off, forcing Westbrook to foul. An entire half of basketball, actually. The Thunder turned it over 25 times, which led to 21 Houston points -- "That's why we lost the game," Durant said. "As a leader I can't have five turnovers and no assists." -- and still had the ball with a chance to tie in the final 15 seconds. A Westbrook 3 rattled in and out, and after a scramble, the ball found its way back to Durant, who forced a tough 3 from the top of the key that only hit the backboard.
"I just saw time was running down, but that's my fault," Durant said. "I should've gotten a better shot."
Coach Billy Donovan said he was trying to call timeout after the offensive rebound but couldn't get the officiating crew's attention in time. The shot went up, it didn't go in, Dwight Howard of all people sank two clutch, game-clinching free throws, and the Thunder had their first loss in the Donovan era. He will not go undefeated as an NBA coach.
"Heartbroken right now," he jokingly said.
But with the Rockets throwing out scattered small-ball lineups, the Thunder's depth was tested, without Westbrook for a large stretch, and unable to respond. They generated just 14 points in the third quarter, and with Donovan focusing on trimming Durant's workload throughout this season, Donovan leaned on the second unit that has been a strength of the team early this year.
"One thing that I'm trying to be mindful of as a coach is having our team have things that can be sustained," Donovan said. "And at some point, our bench, or Russell getting in foul trouble, Kevin being in foul trouble, someone needing a blow, we're going to need those guys to step up and play.
"And those guys played so well coming off the bench, and D.J. [Augustin] in particular last game, played so well, but we're going to need those guys in given times to step up," Donovan said. "At one point you can just try and come to the rescue, but for us to be a balanced team, I think giving those guys the opportunity to play through those things is important."
That's the mindset Donovan and the Thunder are taking as they begin this season. Embracing a process to evolve instead of looking for quick fixes to win in the short-term. That resulted in Donovan giving extended time to his second unit, trying to let them play through difficulty as the Rockets made a push. Clearly it didn't exactly work, at least in the present, as the Thunder's second unit wilted to a desperate Rockets team.
"They didn't want to go 0-4," Durant said. "We were up 14 points and we didn't put them away like we should have."
The Thunder, though, have a unique luxury to be able to adapt and learn on the fly, using November as a testing ground for different lineups and combinations. With Durant and Westbrook, whatever transformation the Thunder are trying to undergo, there's the reliable backstop of two superstars that can win you games almost on their own. They tried to win in Houston on Monday, combining for 54 points, which doubled up their own bench's output. Westbrook clicked into takeover mode, and Durant was a better look away from maybe sending the game to overtime. And while the ball didn't snap around quite as effectively as it did on Sunday against Denver, where OKC produced 32 assists, the foundation of something better appears to be there.
"We played a game yesterday where we had 32 assists, we really moved it, we shared it, we did some great things," Donovan said. "I think that's what we really have to create, that consistency of playing that way."
Royce Young, ESPN Staff Writer
HOUSTON -- The Oklahoma City Thunder's first loss of the season may have hinged on Kevin Durant's shoe coming off.
On the first possession of the third quarter, Durant drove hard to his right, planting his left foot to explode past his defender. With his KD 8 slipping off, Durant still elevated over Trevor Ariza to finish a slick floater, putting the Thunder up 13.
But with Durant shoeless, Russell Westbrook took a foul to let his teammate get laced back up. An innocuous, meaningless one it seemed. It was only Westbrook's second foul, and the Thunder's first of the quarter, but he picked up his third a minute later, and his fourth a minute after that. Westbrook exited with 9:23 left in the third and the Thunder up 71-57, and the Houston Rockets went into the bonus 30 seconds after that.
With Westbrook out, the Rockets finished the third outscoring the Thunder 25-8, taking a lead into the fourth which they rode to their first win of the season, 110-105.
Now, a whole lot more happened after Durant's shoe came off, forcing Westbrook to foul. An entire half of basketball, actually. The Thunder turned it over 25 times, which led to 21 Houston points -- "That's why we lost the game," Durant said. "As a leader I can't have five turnovers and no assists." -- and still had the ball with a chance to tie in the final 15 seconds. A Westbrook 3 rattled in and out, and after a scramble, the ball found its way back to Durant, who forced a tough 3 from the top of the key that only hit the backboard.
"I just saw time was running down, but that's my fault," Durant said. "I should've gotten a better shot."
Coach Billy Donovan said he was trying to call timeout after the offensive rebound but couldn't get the officiating crew's attention in time. The shot went up, it didn't go in, Dwight Howard of all people sank two clutch, game-clinching free throws, and the Thunder had their first loss in the Donovan era. He will not go undefeated as an NBA coach.
"Heartbroken right now," he jokingly said.
But with the Rockets throwing out scattered small-ball lineups, the Thunder's depth was tested, without Westbrook for a large stretch, and unable to respond. They generated just 14 points in the third quarter, and with Donovan focusing on trimming Durant's workload throughout this season, Donovan leaned on the second unit that has been a strength of the team early this year.
"One thing that I'm trying to be mindful of as a coach is having our team have things that can be sustained," Donovan said. "And at some point, our bench, or Russell getting in foul trouble, Kevin being in foul trouble, someone needing a blow, we're going to need those guys to step up and play.
"And those guys played so well coming off the bench, and D.J. [Augustin] in particular last game, played so well, but we're going to need those guys in given times to step up," Donovan said. "At one point you can just try and come to the rescue, but for us to be a balanced team, I think giving those guys the opportunity to play through those things is important."
That's the mindset Donovan and the Thunder are taking as they begin this season. Embracing a process to evolve instead of looking for quick fixes to win in the short-term. That resulted in Donovan giving extended time to his second unit, trying to let them play through difficulty as the Rockets made a push. Clearly it didn't exactly work, at least in the present, as the Thunder's second unit wilted to a desperate Rockets team.
"They didn't want to go 0-4," Durant said. "We were up 14 points and we didn't put them away like we should have."
The Thunder, though, have a unique luxury to be able to adapt and learn on the fly, using November as a testing ground for different lineups and combinations. With Durant and Westbrook, whatever transformation the Thunder are trying to undergo, there's the reliable backstop of two superstars that can win you games almost on their own. They tried to win in Houston on Monday, combining for 54 points, which doubled up their own bench's output. Westbrook clicked into takeover mode, and Durant was a better look away from maybe sending the game to overtime. And while the ball didn't snap around quite as effectively as it did on Sunday against Denver, where OKC produced 32 assists, the foundation of something better appears to be there.
"We played a game yesterday where we had 32 assists, we really moved it, we shared it, we did some great things," Donovan said. "I think that's what we really have to create, that consistency of playing that way."
And only needs 46 more to reach 1000?
That shit will be done this year.
One of the best teams in the league. Dammit
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ICYMI: This happened last night…
<a href="https://t.co/xnTXCeCnMq">https://t.co/xnTXCeCnMq</a></p>— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/661586771994537984">November 3, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Knicks?src=hash">#Knicks</a> battle Spurs but fall 94-84 at MSG.
<a href="https://twitter.com/carmeloanthony">@carmeloanthony</a>: 19pts
<a href="https://twitter.com/kporzee">@kporzee</a>: 13pts / 14rebs
<a href="https://twitter.com/JerianGrant">@JerianGrant</a>: 12pts <a href="https://t.co/NjmtHS9FDf">pic.twitter.com/NjmtHS9FDf</a></p>— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/661375692425199616">November 3, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/kporzee">@kporzee</a> provides an update on his neck injury. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Knicks?src=hash">#Knicks</a>
WATCH <a href="https://t.co/WnRiBx7tka">https://t.co/WnRiBx7tka</a> <a href="https://t.co/mXF1CQN1Xs">pic.twitter.com/mXF1CQN1Xs</a></p>— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/661551522468093952">November 3, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Gotta give the kid Porzingas credit. He's playing well under the radar of a NYC.
<a href="https://t.co/xnTXCeCnMq">https://t.co/xnTXCeCnMq</a></p>— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/661586771994537984">November 3, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Knicks?src=hash">#Knicks</a> battle Spurs but fall 94-84 at MSG.
<a href="https://twitter.com/carmeloanthony">@carmeloanthony</a>: 19pts
<a href="https://twitter.com/kporzee">@kporzee</a>: 13pts / 14rebs
<a href="https://twitter.com/JerianGrant">@JerianGrant</a>: 12pts <a href="https://t.co/NjmtHS9FDf">pic.twitter.com/NjmtHS9FDf</a></p>— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/661375692425199616">November 3, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/kporzee">@kporzee</a> provides an update on his neck injury. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Knicks?src=hash">#Knicks</a>
WATCH <a href="https://t.co/WnRiBx7tka">https://t.co/WnRiBx7tka</a> <a href="https://t.co/mXF1CQN1Xs">pic.twitter.com/mXF1CQN1Xs</a></p>— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/661551522468093952">November 3, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Gotta give the kid Porzingas credit. He's playing well under the radar of a NYC.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron James scores his 25,000th career point, becoming the 20th in <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAHistory">@NBAHistory</a> & the youngest!
<a href="https://t.co/iP4tzCb3Zs">https://t.co/iP4tzCb3Zs</a></p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/661563602764066816">November 3, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We look back at <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames">@KingJames</a>' scoring milestones leading up to 25,000!
<a href="https://t.co/ilPqWCoDq9">https://t.co/ilPqWCoDq9</a></p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/661567429106139136">November 3, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://t.co/iP4tzCb3Zs">https://t.co/iP4tzCb3Zs</a></p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/661563602764066816">November 3, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We look back at <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames">@KingJames</a>' scoring milestones leading up to 25,000!
<a href="https://t.co/ilPqWCoDq9">https://t.co/ilPqWCoDq9</a></p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/661567429106139136">November 3, 2015</a></blockquote>
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