02-01-2023, 11:30 AM
There are only 4 truly awful teams in the NBA, San Antonio & Houston in the West, Charlotte & Detroit in the East. Everyone else is within 4 games of the 10th spot for ply-in or better, and the Lakers are only 3 GB from 6th (no play-in needed to make playoffs). A 4th place team can now go on a 5-game losing streak and be in lottery, with just 30 games left in the season. Crazy. Ask the Pelicans about this...
Pretty significant game for the current #5 Warriors at current #8 Minnesota tonight, especially given they play at #1 Denver tomorrow, and home against current #6 Dallas Saturday night on ABC.
Klay Thompson just finished off a month he shot above his career avg. Curry is playing great. Andrew Wiggins looks like he might have gotten over the hump. For some reason Jordan Poole plays better as a starter than he does off the bench, so they decided to make him a starter and instead of benching Thompson, benching Looney. It's a small lineup, but the W's are leading the NBA in 3pt FG made, and #5 in 3pt FG%, and they are winning more this way. The question is the defense. They are in the top 1/3 of the NBA, but that's not good enough to win a championship.
Pretty significant game for the current #5 Warriors at current #8 Minnesota tonight, especially given they play at #1 Denver tomorrow, and home against current #6 Dallas Saturday night on ABC.
Klay Thompson just finished off a month he shot above his career avg. Curry is playing great. Andrew Wiggins looks like he might have gotten over the hump. For some reason Jordan Poole plays better as a starter than he does off the bench, so they decided to make him a starter and instead of benching Thompson, benching Looney. It's a small lineup, but the W's are leading the NBA in 3pt FG made, and #5 in 3pt FG%, and they are winning more this way. The question is the defense. They are in the top 1/3 of the NBA, but that's not good enough to win a championship.