2015-16 NBA Thread (feat. the Wives)

Has there ever been a better setup for a regular season game? The league's two titans. One needing a win to achieve a record-breaking 73-9 season. The other needing a win to continue their 47 game home winning streak. A season-ending matchup made in heaven.

 

Yeah, that's one that even Pop can get behind.

It will be interesting to see what he does, especially with Duncan, who has barely played against the Warriors this season. 27 minutes total in three games.

 

Ridiculous

 

No Duncan.

Warriors balance it out by resting Leandro Barbosa.

 

And no national TV. How the fuck does that happen?

 

It's on NBA Network.

 

Warriors look cooked.

 

No way they'll be ready for the playoffs.

 

Curry, with no red blood cells left in his body, scores 37.

That's going to be one pricey ticket Wednesday.

 

I love that they're really shooting for the record. I remember as a 10-year-old kid watching the 1971 Bucks reach 65-11 with a 20-game winning streak. At that point, the best record for a season was the 76ers' 68-13. When the 20-game win streak was snapped, Bucks coach Larry Costello started resting his front-liners and they ended up losing five of their last six. Finished 66-16 and only lost two playoff games. But they should have won 69 or 70.

 

Me too; it's like they realize they ultimately they are nothing but entertainers, and trying to break the record could possibly be a hindrance to winning the championship, but they are paid a lot to entertain in the regular season, too.

 

Agreed. And I just don't see all the worry about rest for the playoffs. They'll get three days between the regular-season finale and the playoff opener, and there are never back-to-backs in the playoffs any more. There used to be, but not any more.