Steph Curry plays in All-Star game tonight; plus open thread
Also 10:30am Pacific: Kendric Davis and Javan Johnson rep SC Warriors in G-League Up Next
NBA ALL-STAR GAME: EAST VS. WEST, 5:00pm Pacific
Sunday, February 18th, 2024 5:00 PM Pacific
Watch: TNT
G-League Up Next Game, Sunday, 10:30am Pacific
HOW TO WATCH FROM HOME: The NBA G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T will stream live here on nbagleague.com, the G League App, on the NBA G League’s YouTube channel, NBA App, and co-stream on the individual digital platforms of the team’s general managers.
GAME DETAILS: The NBA G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T will feature four teams of seven players competing in two semifinal games. The winner of each semifinal will face off in a Championship game.
The teams will be made up of 28 NBA G League players, including 10 selected by a fan vote. The remaining 18 players will be selected by the NBA G League and will include eight members of NBA G League Ignite and at least one member of the Indiana Mad Ants, the G League affiliate of the All-Star hosting Indiana Pacers. Each team will be coached by a member of the Indiana Mad Ants coaching staff.
Team Giraffe Stars
Matas Buzelis, G League Ignite
Collin Gillespie, Grand Rapids Gold
Ron Holland, G League Ignite (Replaced by Adama Sanogo)
Keyontae Johnson, Oklahoma City Blue
Kenneth Lofton Jr., Delaware Blue Coats (Replaced by Kyle Mangas)
Kyle Mangas, Indiana Mad Ants
Jermaine Samuels, Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Adama Sanogo, Windy City Bulls
Quinndary Weatherspoon, South Bay Lakers
Team EYL
Ashton Hagans, Rip City Remix
Dink Pate, G League Ignite
Trevelin Queen, Osceola Magic
Babacar Sane, G League Ignite
Ethan Thompson, Mexico City Capitanes
Oscar Tshiebwe, Indiana Mad Ants
Alondes Williams, Sioux Falls Skyforce
Team BallIsLife
Izan Almansa, G League Ignite
Emoni Bates, Cleveland Charge
Kendric Davis, Santa Cruz Warriors
JD Davison, Maine Celtics (Replaced by Kendric Davis)
Kevon Harris, Osceola Magic
Javan Johnson, Santa Cruz Warriors
London Johnson, G League Ignite
Skal Labissiere, Stockton Kings
Team Strictly
Dominick Barlow, Austin Spurs
Darius Bazley, Delaware Blue Coats
Thierry Darlan, G League Ignite
Luka Garza, Iowa Wolves
Markquis Nowell, Raptors 905 (Replaced by Isaiah Wong)
Tyler Smith, G League Ignite
Cole Swider, Sioux Falls Skyforce
Isaiah Wong, Indiana Mad Ants
Y’know I would actually tune in to watch NBA players in a game of HORSE.
Ok, Sab got me peeking at the upcoming schedule. Dubs need to take it one game at a time, but we fans can make our optimistic picks for multiple weeks of upcoming games.
The homestand is Lakers, Hornets (SEGABABA), and Denver. Lakers will be missing Vanderbilt, who has been pretty key, and LeBron is saying who knows about his ankle, but reading the exact quote it sounds like typical gamesmanship from him, and I expect him to play and be healthy. But, it took them double overtime and FTs at the buzzer to win last time, so we should have a good shot.
Hornets have surprisingly been playing a bit better lately (3 wins in a row after a 10 game losing streak), but if we can't beat them at Chase, well, what are we even doing here?
I had to go back and check this, but we have yet to have Draymond in a game against Denver, and all 3 were pretty close, with 2 games coming down to the last shot. Draymond makes the Dubs better, so we definitely have a decent shot to win that one.
Next up is a 4 game East Coast road trip. The first game in DC against Poole and friends better be an easy one. At MSG will be a tough matchup, but I'm not sure if DDV will be back yet (out with a sore hamstring starting 2/14, so that would be 2 weeks to heal up - could go either way), and I hadn't realized they lost 5 of 6 including 4 in a row after a long winning streak. SC30 at MSG should be a show, so hopefully they can get that one.
Next is at Toronto on a SEGABABA, including getting through passport control in the middle of the night. Fortunately the Raptors are not that good this year, but I could see the Dubs dropping this game unfortunately.
They wrap up in Boston with a 12:30 tip off, but I'm sure they will be fired up, and they very well could have CP2 back and maybe integrated a bit by then.
I'm hoping for [edit, ugh, can't count I guess] 5-2, putting them 4 games over 500, it really depends if they are rested and focused and maybe the coaches did some scouting over the break to figure out how to play in the 4th quarter and maybe have a plan for when Steph gets trapped by a double (yeah, lightyears thinking here, right?).
The challenge will be if CP is back in a week or so, they'll have to figure out what that looks like - a CP3 /Klay second unit? Will he get Dario going as well, hopefully the break allowed the Big Homie to re-focus a bit. And, I also think JK was slowing down a bit just before the break, so hoping he gets back to his mid January form and starts destroying helpless prey again.
I'm curious to know what the smart folks here predict for the next 7 games out of the break.
Two more quiet nights after tonight, guess I'll catch some W-CONCACAF gold cup matches to pass the time.