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Blazers beat the Nuggets 135-110 and remain undefeated.

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Oct 25, 2022·edited Oct 25, 2022

Indiana sucks

Perhaps we get Myles Turner

Bummer, Harden won!

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Nuggets were doing well in the 1st half, but the Blazers blitzed them in the 3rd quarter.

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Bulls beat the Celtics 120-102.

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Rockets beat the Jazz 114-108.

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Looks like Rockets will beat the Jazz tonight.

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Raptors beat the Heat 98-90. Miami's off to a rough start to their season. They beat the Raptors a couple of nights ago, but they lost to them tonight and to the Bulls and the Celtics. They'll be facing the Blazers, the Warriors, and the Kings twice in their next 7 games.

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76ers won their first game of the season with a win over the Pacers. It was an easy win for Philly. Meanwhile, the Bulls are beating the Celtics, the Grizzlies are beating the Nets, and the Spurs are pummeling the Wolves.

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Oct 25, 2022·edited Oct 25, 2022

The Wolves have played OKC, Utah, OKC, and now SA (and then SA, then LAL, and then SA again for one of the softest opening schedules ever lol).

Through the first three games the Russell/Edwards/McDaniels/Towns/Gobert lineup has played 49 minutes and has a +1.9 net rating against that stiff competition. Tonight they are down 30 to San Antonio and every starter is at least -21 so that net rating might now be negative.

Hmmm...

EDIT: Warriors fans can worry about the bench combo +/- but at least the starters are dominating everyone so far.

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Umm, how is Nets-Grizz not on national TV?

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Athletic Alchemy with a good breakdown of the youth brigade and its issues:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZYCbp9Mts4&list=TLPQMjQxMDIwMjLGFGPdpIM3aw&index=1

He talks about how overall, the youth picked up the wrong signal from the vets, and were too lackadaisical and sloppy in the previous game. Then, he talks about MM, JK, and JW specifically, pointing out things each need to work on.

Great breakdown.

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Walker Kessler, who received only 16% of the vote in DNHQ Group D for the draft tournament, is currently averaging 3.4 blocks per 36 minutes in his first three Jazz games (along with 14 points and 14 rebounds and 3 assists per 36). Leading all rookies in BPM and WS/48 (a stat I don't care about but I saw someone mention it)

Did Utah trade Gobert for the new Gobert?

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Oct 24, 2022·edited Oct 24, 2022

Donte will be re-evaluated in a week. Not going to Phoenix, TBD if he will go on the upcoming road trip after Miami at home.

Ty Jerome will be active tomorrow for Phoenix.

Steve Kerr practice report; Warriors face the Suns next | JER - Sports Journalist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QmWajPaKdA

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I just watched the highlight of Jordan Clarkson blocking Zion Williamson's fastbreak dunk. It was a great block, but what happened afterwards looked scary as heck. I thought Zion landed awkwardly and hurt himself, but he managed to shake it off afterwards. Good thing nothing bad happened during the play.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=542IAgyb4lY

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I’m still and forever will be boggled by this site sometimes. 4 ships in 8 years and still the most frequent comments I read are all about Russel Westbrook. Like, my word.

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