Around the NBA: Week 15 (1/27 - 2/2)

[Mori Chu]

Nationally televised games this week (all times EST)
source: https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/tv-sch ... -schedule/

Monday, Jan 27
7:00 pm Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA TV
9:30 pm Los Angeles Clippers vs Phoenix Suns NBA TV

Tuesday, Jan 28
7:30 pm Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers TNT, Max
10:00 pm Milwaukee Bucks vs Portland Trail Blazers TNT, truTV, Max

Wednesday, Jan 29
7:30 pm Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks ESPN
10:00 pm Oklahoma City Thunder vs Golden State Warriors ESPN

Thursday, Jan 30
7:00 pm Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers TNT, truTV, Max
9:30 pm Houston Rockets vs Memphis Grizzlies TNT, truTV, Max

Friday, Jan 31
7:30 pm Denver Nuggets vs Philadelphia 76ers ESPN
10:00 pm Phoenix Suns vs Golden State Warriors ESPN

Saturday, Feb 1
8:30 pm Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks ABC, ESPN+

Sunday, Feb 2
6:00 pm Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers ESPN
8:30 pm Memphis Grizzlies vs Milwaukee Bucks ESPN


NBA News

ESPN: LaMelo Ball exits CHA/LAL game with ankle injury.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/435 ... kle-injury

ESPN: Mac McClung to return to Dunk Contest seeking 3-peat.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/435 ... ing-3-peat

Yahoo: Rudy Gobert almost hit by falling Jumbotron (!).
https://sports.yahoo.com/rudy-gobert-mo ... 33786.html

CBS SportsLine: Midseason grades for every West team.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba- ... -struggle/

SI: Former Sun Isaiah Thomas making comeback in G-League.
https://www.si.com/nba/ex-celtics-all-s ... a-g-league


Power Rankings

NBA.com (Suns #15): https://www.nba.com/news/power-rankings-2024-25-week-15
HoopsHype (Suns #15): https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-power-r ... eaknesses/
NY Times (Suns #16): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/609399 ... ks-lakers/

[Superbone]

Thanks for the threads, Marty!

[ShelC]

Suns fans on social aren't happy about Dunn not being selected. Maybe there's a chance he can be a replacement for McCain.

[Superbone]

It is absolutely ridiculous that he didn't make that rookie list.

[Kryptonic]

Suns fans on social aren't happy about Dunn not being selected. Maybe there's a chance he can be a replacement for McCain.

I don’t know…. Anymore all star weekend hasn’t been enjoyable in years. The voting is always skewed towards popularity vs stats, and the constant changing of how they make the teams is irritating too. Stars are too good for the dunk constest and we’re always left with a bunch of nobody’s. Would also be better in the offseason when teams aren’t resting stars because of back to backs.

[The Bobster]

Bronny shot 0 for 5 tonight, making him 1 for 16 this season (.062)

[Split T]

He’s played well in the g league though…he’s just not ready for the nba…might not ever be.

[Cap]

Dude's played 44 career minutes. It's amazing he's still going at all after all that wear and tear on his body.

[ShelC]

A story to keep an eye on

[Superbone]

Eesh!

[Split T]

Game in question is on 3/23/23. Rozier left the game early with a sore foot. 9/4/2/1 stat line in 9 minutes

[Wally_West]

Game in question is on 3/23/23. Rozier left the game early with a sore foot. 9/4/2/1 stat line in 9 minutes

Bruh lmaoooo

A tweet from that day



Edit:posted wrong tweet. Corrected now

[Split T]

What a moron haha

[Mori Chu]

LOL, wow. Honestly how much could they be bribing a guy like Rozier to make this worth his while? Doesn't he make like $20m+ ? Sigh.

[Superbone]

LOL, wow. Honestly how much could they be bribing a guy like Rozier to make this worth his while? Doesn't he make like $20m+ ? Sigh.

Maybe he's not too swift in the head.

[Wally_West]

I read that Rozier didn’t play again for the rest of the season after that game. I don’t remember that season but if that’s true it could be someone from inside the organization was just tipping off betters and Rozier had nothing to do it.

Rozier is having an awful season, so if he is involved then Heat fans probably happy cuz his ass about to get booted from the league and his contract of their books haha.

[Mori Chu]

[Split T]

I read that Rozier didn’t play again for the rest of the season after that game. I don’t remember that season but if that’s true it could be someone from inside the organization was just tipping off betters and Rozier had nothing to do it.

Rozier is having an awful season, so if he is involved then Heat fans probably happy cuz his ass about to get booted from the league and his contract of their books haha.

Ya I tend to think it’s more likely someone else connected to the situation was the culprit. Someone on the training staff or another peripheral department.

[Furlanfufi]

Betting on individual stats should be banned. The easiest way to get rid of this kind of manipulation.
Don't even start me on soccer yellow or red cards.

[TOO]

Betting on individual stats should be banned. The easiest way to get rid of this kind of manipulation.
Don't even start me on soccer yellow or red cards.

The last sentence as an Arsenal fan makes me wanna punch babies.