General NBA thread

[Henry]

NBA All-Star game/week is next week in Indianapolis. Wonder if it will actually be watchable this year.

Actually the NBA All-Star game is this weekend in Indianapolis with festivities Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  Since outside perhaps the up and comers game there will be no real basketball played until Thursday of next week,  I'm enjoying the time off of watching my favorite sport.  Streaming catch up, here I come!

And for the first time since 2017, it'll be the traditional East vs. West format. Also, I'm waiting to see if Drew Carey shows up at the game, just like I did with Bob Barker before him. (because, you know, TPIR?)

[Ted$8roadFan]

The skills competition, 3-point contest, Stephen Curry v. Sabrina Ionesco and the Dunk Contest of All-Star Weekend were last night. Not bad overall. Hopefully, the game itself will be more watchable this year.

[The Ghostbuster]

What an All-Star Game! The West won 211 to 186 (the previous record for most points is 196). It's also not too far away from the highest scoring basketball game in NBA History: The Detroit Pistons defeated the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in triple overtime at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado on December 3, 1983 (about 10 months before I was born). My favorite player Lebron James only scored 8 points in 13 minutes and 48 seconds of playing time and he didn't play in the second half. Congratulations to Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard for winning the MVP award with 39 points, although if the West had won, Karl Anthony-Towns would have gotten the MVP award as he scored 50 points.

[KCRoadFan]

What an All-Star Game! The West won 211 to 186 (the previous record for most points is 196). It's also not too far away from the highest scoring basketball game in NBA History: The Detroit Pistons defeated the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in triple overtime at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado on December 3, 1983 (about 10 months before I was born). My favorite player Lebron James only scored 8 points in 13 minutes and 48 seconds of playing time and he didn't play in the second half. Congratulations to Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard for winning the MVP award with 39 points, although if the West had won, Karl Anthony-Towns would have gotten the MVP award as he scored 50 points.

If only that 1983 game had gone to another overtime - one or both teams might have scored 200. (Come to think of it, how would those old monochrome "dot-display" scoreboards, which were used back in the day, have displayed it? I've seen the older scoreboards, which some arenas used well into the 2000's - as I recall, those displays only have room for a 1 to the left of the tens and ones digits.)

[Henry]

I hear the All-Star Game just made Adam Silver angry because of the way they ran up the score, but it's always been that way. I wouldn't be surprised if in the offseason, he pulled a Roger Goodell and scratched the actual game altogether, leaving only the Skills Competition, 3-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest. Or, if he wanted to leave in the game, do what Gary Bettman did and have random divisions play one quarter each, with the best players from each quarter teaming up and playing the fourth quarter.

[Ted$8roadFan]

After hearing many complaints, Commissioner Adam Silver and his key people worked very hard to change the rules to encourage more competition and spent time evangelizing these changes to all 30 teams. The result was the first 200-point game (by one team) in ASG history. He may be (rightly) PO'd, but the league is still run by the players, most of whom apparently want to limit their exertion in the ASG.

[triplemultiplex]

And who can blame them? Why put any effort into a game that doesn't matter and marginally increases the chance of an injury that could endanger their livelihood?  There's nothing at stake in an All Star game.  The players don't get any more money for being there. They'd rather have three off days to spend with their family or whomever.   It's the problem of every All Star game.

[Life in Paradise]

And who can blame them? Why put any effort into a game that doesn't matter and marginally increases the chance of an injury that could endanger their livelihood?  There's nothing at stake in an All Star game.  The players don't get any more money for being there. They'd rather have three off days to spend with their family or whomever.   It's the problem of every All Star game.

I've read that the winners of the All Star game get $100,000 and the losers $25,000.

[Max Rockatansky]

The NBA All-Star game (as well as any all-star event) was a much bigger deal when you couldn't easily just watch every notable player in the league on a regular basis on TV.  I still recall as a kid being limited to the occasional national broadcast in the 1980s and whoever the Pistons were playing. 

[Ted$8roadFan]

Perhaps all All-Star Games are destined to be an afterthought in the era of analytics, load management, brand management, and so forth (hence the Pro Bowl. The ratings were great. However, from a competitive standpoint, it's still a bad look for the NBA in particular since its stars are so visible.

[triplemultiplex]

I've read that the winners of the All Star game get $100,000 and the losers $25,000.

Chump change for All Star talent.

[JayhawkCO]

The only all-star game that has ever mattered was in baseball before interleague play. It was the only time you would EVER see some of the great players play against each other.

[plain]

I think next year they should have it on ABC instead of TNT to make it more accessible (I seriously doubt it will happen though).

[The Ghostbuster]

The NBA season resumes tonight. Anyone planning to watch? I know I will.

[JayhawkCO]

The NBA season resumes tonight. Anyone planning to watch? I know I will.

I'm going to the Nuggets game tonight. Got free tickets, so trying to take my toddler son. If he hates it, we're not out anything.

[Hunty2022]

The LA Clippers unveiled their new logo/jerseys/court today. They will officially start using them in the 2024-25 season.

[The Ghostbuster]

I greatly look forward to tonight's NBA on ABC game: Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James is just 9 points away from reaching 40,000 career points. I definitely want to see James when he hits that milestone. One question will be whether Nuggets guard Jamal Murray will be able to play after reaggravating his sprained right ankle injury in Thursday's win against the Miami Heat.

[The Ghostbuster]

Well, it has happened! LeBron James has hit 40,000 points! It happened with 10:39 left in the second quarter. WAY TO GO LEBRON!

[Henry]

Well, it has happened! LeBron James has hit 40,000 points! It happened with 10:39 left in the second quarter. WAY TO GO LEBRON!

Which was only half of an historic weekend in basketball, because the next day, Caitlin Clark broke the all-time collegiate scoring record that had been held by Pistol Pete Maravich for well over five decades. Expect her to go No. 1 in the upcoming WNBA Draft. So congratulations to both LeBron and Caitlin!

[JayhawkCO]

Well, it has happened! LeBron James has hit 40,000 points! It happened with 10:39 left in the second quarter. WAY TO GO LEBRON!

Congrats to him. Joker stole the show alas.

[Alps]

Well, it has happened! LeBron James has hit 40,000 points! It happened with 10:39 left in the second quarter. WAY TO GO LEBRON!

Which was only half of an historic weekend in basketball, because the next day, Caitlin Clark broke the all-time collegiate scoring record that had been held by Pistol Pete Maravich for well over five decades. Expect her to go No. 1 in the upcoming WNBA Draft. So congratulations to both LeBron and Caitlin!

I'm glad Liberty got Sabrina, but they've got maybe one more year to win the title before the Fever dominate.

[Henry]

Well, it has happened! LeBron James has hit 40,000 points! It happened with 10:39 left in the second quarter. WAY TO GO LEBRON!

Which was only half of an historic weekend in basketball, because the next day, Caitlin Clark broke the all-time collegiate scoring record that had been held by Pistol Pete Maravich for well over five decades. Expect her to go No. 1 in the upcoming WNBA Draft. So congratulations to both LeBron and Caitlin!

I'm glad Liberty got Sabrina, but they've got maybe one more year to win the title before the Fever dominate.

I'm happy that the Sky got their one championship to add to the Bulls' six. So maybe we should start a WNBA thread for stuff like this.

[74/171FAN]

Well, it has happened! LeBron James has hit 40,000 points! It happened with 10:39 left in the second quarter. WAY TO GO LEBRON!

Which was only half of an historic weekend in basketball, because the next day, Caitlin Clark broke the all-time collegiate scoring record that had been held by Pistol Pete Maravich for well over five decades. Expect her to go No. 1 in the upcoming WNBA Draft. So congratulations to both LeBron and Caitlin!

I'm glad Liberty got Sabrina, but they've got maybe one more year to win the title before the Fever dominate.

I'm happy that the Sky got their one championship to add to the Bulls' six. So maybe we should start a WNBA thread for stuff like this.

Alps already did (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=33355.0).

[1995hoo]

The Detroit Pistons won a game for the first time in 2 months. This broke their 28 game losing streak and advanced the team to 3-29.

I don't pay much attention to the NBA, seeing as how I grew up in (and live in) an area without NBA-level basketball. But there's something kind of weird about the Pistons having had a 28-game losing streak yet not, as of this afternoon, having the worst record in the league—the Wizards are presently on a 16-game losing streak and have a worse overall record than Detroit.

[JayhawkCO]

The Detroit Pistons won a game for the first time in 2 months. This broke their 28 game losing streak and advanced the team to 3-29.

I don't pay much attention to the NBA, seeing as how I grew up in (and live in) an area without NBA-level basketball. But there's something kind of weird about the Pistons having had a 28-game losing streak yet not, as of this afternoon, having the worst record in the league—the Wizards are presently on a 16-game losing streak and have a worse overall record than Detroit.

And, fun fact, if the Wizards don't win another game for the next 11, they will try to avoid tying the record for most consecutive losses by playing... the Pistons.