Index Thread Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index
Game Threads Index (December 26, 2024):
| Tip-off | GDT | Away | Score | Home | PGT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 pm ET | Link | Oklahoma City Thunder | FINAL 120 to 114 | Indiana Pacers | Link |
| 07:00 pm ET | Link | Miami Heat | FINAL 89 to 88 | Orlando Magic | Link |
| 07:00 pm ET | Link | Charlotte Hornets | FINAL 110 to 113 | Washington Wizards | Link |
| 07:30 pm ET | Link | Chicago Bulls | FINAL 133 to 141 | Atlanta Hawks | Link |
| 08:00 pm ET | Link | Toronto Raptors | FINAL 126 to 155 | Memphis Grizzlies | Link |
| 08:00 pm ET | Link | Brooklyn Nets | FINAL 111 to 105 | Milwaukee Bucks | Link |
| 08:00 pm ET | Link | Houston Rockets | FINAL 128 to 111 | New Orleans Pelicans | Link |
| 10:00 pm ET | Link | Utah Jazz | FINAL 120 to 122 | Portland Trail Blazers | Link |
| 10:00 pm ET | Link | Detroit Pistons | FINAL 114 to 113 | Sacramento Kings | Link |
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r/nba • u/TheRealPdGaming • 10h ago
Highlight [Highlight] FULL SEQUENCE: Jaden Ivy hits the 3 plus the foul to beat the kings!
streamable.comr/nba • u/LaandheereKage • 14h ago
Highlight [Highlight] Lamelo Ball gets away with multiple carries and then scoops it in
streamable.comr/nba • u/AashyLarry • 14h ago
Highlight [Highlight] TYLER HERRO CALLS GAME
streamable.comHighlight [Highlight] Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic ejected in the 4th, gets his money's worth
streamable.comr/nba • u/thenihilisticaxolotl • 12h ago
[Chouinard] Trae Young now has 11,000+ career points and 4000+ career assists. He is the 2nd youngest (LeBron) and 2nd fastest (Oscar Robertson) to those marks in NBA history.
With tonight's win vs the Bulls, Trae Young has eclipsed the 11000 point marker in 436 games. In his career, with just one All-NBA selection, he is also #3 in career APG and #13 all time in career PPG. The age old question must be asked: Is Trae Young overrated? Is he a winning player? Find out next time on r/nba
r/nba • u/Pickleskennedy1 • 13h ago
Highlight [Highlight] Jordan Poole crazy stepback three for the win
streamable.comr/nba • u/InsaneCookies21 • 10h ago
The Kings just went 0-5 in their 5 game homestand.
The Kings lose their 5th straight game for the first time in the Sabonis era and for the first time since January 2022. All those losses being at home.
Should the Kings start tanking? Rebuild? Fire someone trade someone?
I'm sad and the Beam is sad.
r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 • 10h ago
News [Charania] Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will be re-evaluated in one month after sustaining a left calf strain on Christmas Day, sources tell ESPN.
twitter.comr/nba • u/Rockstar408 • 14h ago
Highlight [Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hits the ice cold three to seal the game as Indiana fans head for the exit
streamable.comThe NBA delivered its most-watched Christmas Day in five years, with viewership up 84% vs. last year across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Disney+ and ESPN+.
The NBA on Christmas Day averaged 5.25 million viewers per game in the U.S. The matchup between the Lakers and Warriors – the most-watched NBA regular season and Christmas Day game in five years – averaged 7.76 million viewers and peaked with 8.32 million viewers.
r/nba • u/OctopusNation2024 • 14h ago
Haliburton in the loss to the OKC Thunder: 4 points on 2/6 shooting
https://www.nba.com/game/okc-vs-ind-0022400410/box-score
I swear I don't understand why he has this extreme tendency for passiveness lol
r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 21h ago
[Stein] Pat Riley statement: “We usually don't comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches. Therefore we will make it clear: We are not trading Jimmy Butler."
x.comr/nba • u/Goosedukee • 13h ago
Highlight [Highlight] The Bucks double Ben Simmons off the ball screen, Simmons gives it up to Cam Johnson, who drains the and-1 three to seal the game
streamable.comr/nba • u/darthnyan39 • 10h ago
The 2024-2025 Detroit Pistons (14-17) have matched the win total of the 2023-2024 Detroit Pistons (14-68)
An improbable win over the Sacramento Kings (19 point comeback, ending with a 4-point play by Ivey) notches the 14th win for the Pistons’ 24-25 campaign. They will exceed last year’s win total (as long as they don’t lose the next 51 games in a row…)
Things are finally looking optimistic for Cade and the Pistons!
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Atlanta Hawks (16-15) score 50 points in the 4th quarter to come back from 17 down and defeat the Chicago Bulls (13-18), 141-133.
| 133 - 141 |
| Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo |
| GAME SUMMARY |
| Location: State Farm Arena (17760), Clock: Final |
| Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Gediminas Petraitis, and Jonathan Sterling |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | 33 | 31 | 44 | 25 | 133 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 21 | 32 | 38 | 50 | 141 |
| TEAM STATS |
| Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | 133 | 53-98 | 54.1% | 22-43 | 51.2% | 5-6 | 83.3% | 9 | 42 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 141 | 46-90 | 51.1% | 17-45 | 37.8% | 32-34 | 94.1% | 12 | 50 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| PLAYER STATS |
r/nba • u/EsportsConnoisseur • 10h ago
Cade Cunningham tonight: 33 PTS 11 AST 4 3P. Only Isiah Thomas has more 30p/10a games for the Pistons.
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/player/cade-cunningham-10303
Cade Cunningham tonight: 33 PTS 11 AST 4 3P. Only Isiah Thomas has more 30p/10a games for the Pistons.
The Detroit Pistons are 14-17 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division and 10th in the Eastern Conference.
r/nba • u/LilBigZay • 13h ago
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in 20 games since Chet got injured: 33.3 PPG, 6 APG, 5.6 RPG, 2.2 SPG, 52.3 FG%, 38.5 3PT%, 64.1 TS% with a 16-4 record.
Shai is putting up incredible numbers all across the board without his second-best player. OKC's roster is "stacked" but anybody watching their games will tell you how inept the offense can be without him, and how much he's holding it down. It has been normalized and expected for OKC to win all these games even without their second-best player, which is incredible. It is a true testament to SGA's ability.
source: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - Oklahoma City Thunder Point Guard - ESPN
Highlight [Highlight] Scoot hits the turnaround fader to put the Blazers up 2 with 0.1 left in the game
streamable.comr/nba • u/EsportsConnoisseur • 13h ago
The Atlanta Hawks in the 4th quarter: 50 PTS | 0 Turnovers
https://x.com/MuseHawk/status/1872477071232180688?t=njkRCSPh4swexdiSA36Oyw&s=19
The Atlanta Hawks in the 4th quarter:
50 PTS | 0 Turnovers
The Atlanta Hawks are 16-15 this season. They are 3rd in the Southeast Division and 7th in the Eastern Conference.
Trae Young tonight: 27 PTS 13 AST 2 STL. Ties Stephon Marbury in all-time 10-AST games.
Jalen Johnson tonight: 30 PTS 15 REB 2 STL 11-16 FG. Led a 21-point comeback.
r/nba • u/bad_fortuneteller • 12h ago
After turning the ball over 3 times tonight, which is the lowest for any team in a game this season, the Thunder still have more steals (346) than turnovers (337). No team in NBA history has ever been within 180 steals of having more steals than turnovers.
The Thunder only had 4 steals tonight which ties their season low, but they made up for it by only turning the ball over 3 times, the lowest for any team in a game this season. The Thunder still have 27 more steals than turnovers. No team since steals have been recorded has ever had more steals than turnovers. OKC is on pace to just brush past that benchmark. Here is a table of the top seasons by steals minus turnovers, courtesy of Basketball Reference:
| Year | Team | STL-TOV |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | OKC | 9 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | -184 |
| 1993-94 | SEA | -209 |
| 2011-12 | PHI | -212 |
| 1998-99 | MIN | -215 |
As you can see, there are two teams from shortened seasons on this list, which shows that OKC is likely not going to maintain this level of defense and taking care of the ball, but barring tragic circumstances, they should hold the record in STL-TOV at the end of the season.
r/nba • u/x20mike07x • 10h ago
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (14-17) defeat the Sacramento Kings (13-18), 114-113, coming back from 19 down. 3 wins in a row for Detroit.
| 114 - 113 |
| Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo |
| GAME SUMMARY |
| Location: Golden 1 Center (17832), Clock: Final |
| Officials: Scott Foster, Brett Nansel, and Phenizee Ransom |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Pistons | 34 | 19 | 24 | 37 | 114 |
| Sacramento Kings | 37 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 113 |
| TEAM STATS |
| Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Pistons | 114 | 38-91 | 41.8% | 17-44 | 38.6% | 21-25 | 84.0% | 10 | 55 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Sacramento Kings | 113 | 39-82 | 47.6% | 14-39 | 35.9% | 21-26 | 80.8% | 8 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 6 |
| PLAYER STATS |
r/nba • u/Kimber80 • 1d ago
[Rankin] ... Kevin Durant continuing to address #NBA viewership being down. "I take this serious. I'm locked in as to why people don't want to watch us play."
x.comr/nba • u/EarthWarping • 21h ago
[Jackson] According to multiple sources, Butler has been disappointed with the Heat primarily because Miami declined to give him a two-year, $113 million contract extension this past summer, a deal that would have run through the 2026-27 season.
miamiherald.comr/nba • u/SappyGilmore • 5h ago
Highlight [Highlight] The final 2:45 of the Pistons vs Kings game (without the embarrassing Kings homer announcers)
streamable.comr/nba • u/hollow-ataraxia • 13h ago
Hawks set an NBA season high of 50 4th QTR points behind Trae Young (16 PTS, 2 AST, 4-5 FG, 6-6 FT) and Jalen Johnson (11 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 4-5 FG, 3-4 FT) to successfully come back from a 21 point deficit
Absolutely sublime performances from Trae, who finished with 27 PTS and 13 AST on 67.2% TS, and Jalen Johnson, who finished with 30 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST and 2 STL on 75.2% TS.
Also strong contributions from DeAndre Hunter (25 PTS), Zaccharie Risacher (16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST) and Dyson Daniels (15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST) - Risacher's shooting sparked the comeback, which was finished to perfection by 3-headed snake of Jalen, Trae and Dyson.