I think that's only true if the Timberwolves lose. Otherwise I think Sacramento wins the group either way.
NBA In-Season Tournament 2023 Discussion and Gamethread
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Yeah I had it in my head that we could have passed a 3-1 Miami, but Scotty's point that Miami couldn't have won the PD tiebreaker (absent a colossal blowout) squished that possibility.
With Minnesota winning, Sacramento can lose by less than 12 and still advance. A loss to GSW by 12 or more will eliminate them and advance the Warriors.
Kings +29, 358 points scored, 329 points allowed
Warriors +5, 360 points scored, 355 points allowed
If it gets to +17 for both, is points scored or allowed the next tiebreaker?
Pelicans rooting hard for the Mavs to come back against the Rockets. Pels could go from winning the group to losing the wildcard tiebreaker to the Suns by one point.
This is like the final day of the World Cup group stages, a lot of fun trying to follow multiple games simultaneously
Does anyone know if these quarterfinals games are going to be on national TV? I feel like they needed “whip around” coverage on TBS in addition to the prime game on TNT tonight.
In addition to the 500k per winning team player, winning team head coaches also get 500k. And assistants get 75% of that (not sure if thats per assistant or to divide up).
Either way, that's a TON of money for the end of the bench guys/coaches. Would be a significant addition to their yearly salary, plus some of these guys won't be in the NBA very long. Not surprised at all they would be totally into it.
The entire thing still feels a bit contrived to me, but the bar is low to increase interest in Late Nov/Early Dec games. This certainly has done that.
Either way, that's a TON of money for the end of the bench guys/coaches. Would be a significant addition to their yearly salary, plus some of these guys won't be in the NBA very long. Not surprised at all they would be totally into it.
The entire thing still feels a bit contrived to me, but the bar is low to increase interest in Late Nov/Early Dec games. This certainly has done that.
I’ve read the last 3 pages and am still not sure what is happening (for the record, I don’t follow soccer at all, so this is foreign to me).
This is a bit chaotic for my linear brain.
So, are the Celtics still in the tournament? Now they play @Pacers in a do-or-die game? Am I getting that correct?
This is a bit chaotic for my linear brain.
So, are the Celtics still in the tournament? Now they play @Pacers in a do-or-die game? Am I getting that correct?
Sengun definitely has a bit of Sabonis or even Jokic in his game where he just bullies defenders. He looks so strong and he is only going to get stronger. Yet he is already winning match-ups against grown-ass defenders.
Kyrie with an absurd flop that is called a foul on Brooks. Being reviewed now.
Edit: And they keep the foul on Brooks as he lightly touched Kyrie’s arm. Kyrie reacted like he got shot.
Edit: And they keep the foul on Brooks as he lightly touched Kyrie’s arm. Kyrie reacted like he got shot.
Jones on Dallas gets an outlet pass with Houston trying to force a bad inbounds, goes up and throws down I think the hardest dunk I have ever seen, non-Shaq division. The entire stand and basket apparatus shook like it was gonna topple. The guy went Hulk on the thing, I hope there's video.
Get ready to hold your breath. FLOOR issues in Indiana
Some players have voiced concerns about the courts and their footing on the painted surface. Indiana players Myles Turner and Tyrese Haliburton both said they felt like they were slipping on the Pacers' tournament floor when it debuted last week.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/mavs-to-play-tournament-on-regular-floor-production-issues-delay-new-court/3384357/
Some players have voiced concerns about the courts and their footing on the painted surface. Indiana players Myles Turner and Tyrese Haliburton both said they felt like they were slipping on the Pacers' tournament floor when it debuted last week.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/mavs-to-play-tournament-on-regular-floor-production-issues-delay-new-court/3384357/
Sacramento halftime show is an embarrassment, some guy karaoke-ing to a rap song while they play the actual lyric track on top of him, so the whole thing is slightly out-of-sync.
It's no baby race, that's for sure.
It's no baby race, that's for sure.
Warriors (needing to win by 12+ to advance) vs Kings (needing to lose by less than 11 or win outright to advance) is the perfect game to end the group round. These teams and fanbases hate each other, great to watch.
*edit - the steady decline of Draymond Green is sad and great to see.
*edit - the steady decline of Draymond Green is sad and great to see.
This game is good old fashioned NBA fun. Dubs/Kings has been a show for years but the IST makes it even spicier.
Yeah, this tournament is a winner already and we haven’t even reached the knockout round.
The Warriors being up big at the half made it feel like this outcome is possible. The Kings can score and Brown knows how to slow the Warriors down. Add in the "playoff" component and its the most dramatic thing on TV right now.
Kings playing like they’re the ones that need to win by 12+. Don’t understand the point of pace when you’re the one holding serve here.
Maybe means Sactown is more focused on overall win than group stage? Or maybe it’s just Occam’s Razor of Brown’s all too frequent suboptimal in-game coaching.
Maybe means Sactown is more focused on overall win than group stage? Or maybe it’s just Occam’s Razor of Brown’s all too frequent suboptimal in-game coaching.
I think staying at home for the quarter finals is an incentive to win for Sacto.
That was perfect. Fox missing free throws, Draymond and Steph literally throwing the game away, Monk hitting crazy shots to win it.
...and it came right back to bite Kerr at the end when he didn't have a timeout, and Steph didn't have anything good coming up the floor.
Steve Kerr losing a game because he deludes himself into believing his stars can do no wrong is quite poetic.
Finally, I love love love what point differential does to games. Sometimes it gets sloppy, but the effort dial gets turned up way harder, and every mental lapse that leads to a backdoor layup feels bigger. They took the goal differential drama of the 2nd leg of a Champions League game, and successfully ported it over to the NBA. Impressive.
I'm excited for next year, since teams will have experienced game 4 already, and now know they have to care about point differential in games 1-3.
I'm excited for next year, since teams will have experienced game 4 already, and now know they have to care about point differential in games 1-3.