Have you watched OKC Thunder play defense? There's your 2025 NBA champion.

[MarathonMike]

Stephen A is even more obnoxious than ever now that his Knicks are deep into the playoffs. We'll see if OKC learned their game 1 lesson from the Nuggets. I think they take care of business tonite.

 

[leftwinger]

Stephen A is even more obnoxious than ever now that his Knicks are deep into the playoffs. We'll see if OKC learned their game 1 lesson from the Nuggets. I think they take care of business tonite.

MINN may be rusty. And they have shown they are very up/down? Kinda like DEN was?

All the panel on SA show picked the Knicks.....lol! that usually means the other team wins out (at least on NFL).

 

[MarathonMike]

MINN may be rusty. And they have shown they are very up/down? Kinda like DEN was?

All the panel on SA show picked the Knicks.....lol! that usually means the other team wins out (at least on NFL).

LOL they were afraid of being shouted down by the all-knowing all-crowing Stephen A. FYI Chris Cuomo is having him on News Nation again to give us his insights on Politics. GMAFB!

 

[leftwinger]

LOL they were afraid of being shouted down by the all-knowing all-crowing Stephen A. FYI Chris Cuomo is having him on News Nation again to give us his insights on Politics. GMAFB!

Oh Lord, his political BS jumps all over the place. HE is for MAGA when it suits him but mostly against it. His racism on Sirius radio is "off the charts". Like the Tyreek speeding incident in MIA. SA rushed in to blast the Police......all young black kids hearing him on the radio, then the video came out. Very tiny retraction w/o yelling later on.

 

[MarathonMike]

Oh Lord, his political BS jumps all over the place. HE is for MAGA when it suits him but mostly against it. His racism on Sirius radio is "off the charts". Like the Tyreek speeding incident in MIA. SA rushed in to blast the Police......all young black kids hearing him on the radio, then the video came out. Very tiny retraction w/o yelling later on.

He pretends to be a Centrist on Fox and then plays the race card everywhere else.

 

[leftwinger]

He pretends to be a Centrist on Fox and then plays the race card everywhere else.

AND, No matter how bad SA is on his racism and phony MAGA he is still 1000X more honest than UTAH @MAC&CHEESEdic here.

 

[sealybobo]

MINN may be rusty. And they have shown they are very up/down? Kinda like DEN was?

All the panel on SA show picked the Knicks.....lol! that usually means the other team wins out (at least on NFL).

Knicks have home court advantage, for one. Two, is that who they think is going to win or who they hope is going to win? A lot more viewers will watch the finals if NY is in it.

I'm rooting for the Knicks. If they win it all that would be a miracle. Same for Indiana. Now let's see how Minnesota stacks up against OKC. Should be good but from what I saw, OKC is the best team.

Of course they lost their first two games. Weird. But to come back from that? Wow. So I guess you never know. Minnesota might match up well and play out of their minds good. Or NY. Can't wait to see what happens.

 

[leftwinger]

Knicks have home court advantage, for one. Two, is that who they think is going to win or who they hope is going to win? A lot more viewers will watch the finals if NY is in it.

I'm rooting for the Knicks. If they win it all that would be a miracle. Same for Indiana. Now let's see how Minnesota stacks up against OKC. Should be good but from what I saw, OKC is the best team.

Of course they lost their first two games. Weird. But to come back from that? Wow. So I guess you never know. Minnesota might match up well and play out of their minds good. Or NY. Can't wait to see what happens.

OKC lost the first two? Uh…I thought it was 1-1?

OKC is well coached. First time I see Jocic shut down was G7 @OKC. OKC coach made the right moves actually putting small Caruso on him. DEN coach was new? Not to DEN but to “in-charge” G7.


MiNN coach has been there before also. But they had it easy beating old broken GS playground ball compared to DEN CLEVE INDYteams.

BOS? Suddenly look like crap. porsingus no good? Brown has no 1:1 game. Tatum is pretty good at times. Brad Stevens dont look so SMUG right now lol!

 

[sealybobo]

OKC lost the first two? Uh…I thought it was 1-1?

OKC is well coached. First time I see Jocic shut down was G7 @OKC. OKC coach made the right moves actually putting small Caruso on him. DEN coach was new? Not to DEN but to “in-charge” G7.


MiNN coach has been there before also. But they had it easy beating old broken GS playground ball compared to DEN CLEVE INDYteams.

BOS? Suddenly look like crap. porsingus no good? Brown has no 1:1 game. Tatum is pretty good at times. Brad Stevens dont look so SMUG right now lol!

All the past champs seem outdated. Bucks with Giannis, Boston with Tatum, Golden State with Curry, Lebron in LA, Jocic and Denver.

Seems the new kids are here to stay. Minnesota and OKC. I don't think Indiana, Cleveland or NY are on the same level. Each team seems to need one more piece. I hope Giannis goes to NY next year.

 

[leftwinger]

I don't have a clue tonight? Regular season between OKC MINN was very tight?

OKC destroyed DEN G7. MINN destroyed GS at times? Other times appeared to be clowning around? OKC also blew big leads and DEN destroyed the also in some games.

MIN always seems slow starters. Lean under 56.5 Q1, with OKC winning Q1.

I try to wait 5 min mark to see if total is 25 to avg 5 pts per minute = 60 pts at 12 min. Then I pick over. Bet option gets pulled at 6 min.


FanDuel also adjusts pts expected faster than I can. They will raise or lower it based on pts per minute. You can't beat the computer but you can maybe see, "that's too easy" they will keep scoring. Computer can only go on results, ahead of what we see. Or on website scoreboards.

After that, I see how the game is going. If Q1 is low, I may unload on the Under.

Yeah it's fun mostly. Even seeing calculator open.

 

[MarathonMike]

I don't have a clue tonight? Regular season between OKC MINN was very tight?

OKC destroyed DEN G7. MINN destroyed GS at times? Other times appeared to be clowning around? OKC also blew big leads and DEN destroyed the also in some games.

MIN always seems slow starters. Lean under 56.5 Q1, with OKC winning Q1.

I try to wait 5 min mark to see if total is 25 to avg 5 pts per minute = 60 pts at 12 min. Then I pick over. Bet option gets pulled at 6 min.


FanDuel also adjusts pts expected faster than I can. They will raise or lower it based on pts per minute. You can't beat the computer but you can maybe see, "that's too easy" they will keep scoring. Computer can only go on results, ahead of what we see. Or on website scoreboards.

After that, I see how the game is going. If Q1 is low, I may unload on the Under.

Yeah it's fun mostly. Even seeing calculator open.

If I was betting I would look for OKC plus 10 at the half. I think they win G1 with MIN coming back but never challenging. Just my 0.02

 

[leftwinger]

If I was betting I would look for OKC plus 10 at the half. I think they win G1 with MIN coming back but never challenging. Just my 0.02

They offer this. I think they offer a moving halftime live spread once the game on. I will look into it.

I've never done good on this. A tie kills you. And the odds change if MINN goes up by 20 or something. Becomes not worth the risk.

 

[leftwinger]

So much for MIN slow starting. Forget what I say. Forever.

 

[odanny]

JFC, all Minn. could do was shoot 3 pointers, no inside game at all!, and another game of Anothony Edwards standing around, all of it made worse by the refs calling a foul on anyone who breathed on SGA.

The "experts" graded this game an "A" for OKC to cover, and they nailed it, and I went and bet on Minn. like an idiot.

 

[MarathonMike]

19 turnovers became 31 points for OKC. Like I said 2 months ago, it's OKC's defense that is going to win it.

 

[leftwinger]

JFC, all Minn. could do was shoot 3 pointers, no inside game at all!, and another game of Anothony Edwards standing around, all of it made worse by the refs calling a foul on anyone who breathed on SGA.

The "experts" graded this game an "A" for OKC to cover, and they nailed it, and I went and bet on Minn. like an idiot.

Me too. I bet MINN +8.5/U213.5 after the 1Q hot start. They ended up blown out? Huh? I lost MINN O99.5 too.

I won OKC P101.5. All bets in game b4 halftime.

Thought I could have it all, if MINzn just kept it close. Deeply sighing.

 

[odanny]

Ant-Man.... Lol, this dude is not a prime time player, he shrinks in too many big games, he had no inside game, would not attack the basket, the Twolves shot 51 three pointers last night, and only made 15, and most of those 15 were in the 1st quarter.

This was a failure of the coach, too, they had no plan to go inside all night, and you never win if all you do is shoot three pointers.

 

[MarathonMike]

Edwards is insanely gifted but he's too emotional and I suspect not too bright. That technical he got by throwing the ball at SGA lying on the floor was beyond stupid.

 

[leftwinger]

Yep, I soured on them vs. GS.

They can’t seem to play fast. Trailing by 11 walking the ball up then around top of key is maddening.

They were up at half (killing my $7 bonus bet OKC to win both halfs). I had bet OKC when odds flipped after MINN roared ahead at the start.

At the half I jumped in at MINN+8,5 hoping either winner would keep it close. They fooled me for awhile, It is nice when Randall is hitting 30’ bombs.

 

[odanny]

Edwards is insanely gifted but he's too emotional and I suspect not too bright. That technical he got by throwing the ball at SGA lying on the floor was beyond stupid.

He led the league in tech fouls this season, he needs to grow up first if he ever plans to be great, he might get there someday, but not this year.