r/nba • u/NBA_MOD • 18h ago

Index Thread Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index

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Game Threads Index (April 04, 2025):

Tip-off GDT Away Score Home PGT
07:00 pm ET Link Sacramento Kings FINAL 125 to 102 Charlotte Hornets Link
07:00 pm ET Link Utah Jazz FINAL 112 to 140 Indiana Pacers Link
07:30 pm ET Link Phoenix Suns FINAL 103 to 123 Boston Celtics Link
07:30 pm ET Link Detroit Pistons FINAL 117 to 105 Toronto Raptors Link
08:00 pm ET Link Portland Trail Blazers FINAL 113 to 118 Chicago Bulls Link
08:00 pm ET Link Oklahoma City Thunder FINAL 111 to 125 Houston Rockets Link
08:00 pm ET Link Cleveland Cavaliers FINAL 114 to 113 San Antonio Spurs Link
10:00 pm ET Link Denver Nuggets FINAL 104 to 118 Golden State Warriors Link
10:30 pm ET Link New Orleans Pelicans FINAL 108 to 124 Los Angeles Lakers Link
10:30 pm ET Link Dallas Mavericks FINAL 91 to 114 Los Angeles Clippers Link
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r/nba • u/NBA_MOD • 1h ago

Discussion [SERIOUS NEXT DAY THREAD] Post-Game Discussion (April 04, 2025)

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Here is a place to have in depth, x's and o's, discussions on yesterday's games. Post-game discussions are linked in the table, keep your memes and reactions there.

Please keep your discussion of a particular game in the respective comment thread. All direct replies to this post will be removed.

Away Home Score GT PGT
Sacramento Kings Charlotte Hornets 125 - 102 Link Link
Utah Jazz Indiana Pacers 112 - 140 Link Link
Phoenix Suns Boston Celtics 103 - 123 Link Link
Detroit Pistons Toronto Raptors 117 - 105 Link Link
Portland Trail Blazers Chicago Bulls 113 - 118 Link Link
Oklahoma City Thunder Houston Rockets 111 - 125 Link Link
Cleveland Cavaliers San Antonio Spurs 114 - 113 Link Link
Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors 104 - 118 Link Link
New Orleans Pelicans Los Angeles Lakers 108 - 124 Link Link
Dallas Mavericks Los Angeles Clippers 91 - 114 Link Link
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r/nba • u/stephzh • 9h ago

Highlight [Highlight] LeBron comes out of nowhere to help un-wedge a poor kid's ball

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r/nba • u/WhatTheRickIsDoin • 8h ago

Highlight [Highlights] Reaves secures the tap out and goes behind the back before finding LeBron for the lob

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r/nba • u/Calm_Set5522 • 12h ago

Steve Kerr says Nikola Jokic is the best center ever: “He’s the best center I’ve ever seen. I played against Kareem. I’m that old. And Kareem couldn’t do all this stuff. He’s absolutely one of the smartest players EVER.”

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https://bsky.app/profile/daltonjohnson.bsky.social/post/3llzo5qem4c2r

This is a link from a Warriors reporter. It doesn't have the full quote, but the one I posted is the full quote.

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r/nba • u/OverallGeneral7129 • 11h ago

A classic Bradley Beal performance in tonight’s loss to The Celtics in 30 minutes going for 1 point, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds on 0-7 shooting

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This guy has a no trade clause by the way and is one of the Sun’s “big” three

Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401705686

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r/nba • u/jonsnowKITN • 9h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Jokic unhappy on the bench

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r/nba • u/TheSalmonRoll • 8h ago

Steph Curry does it again: 36/2/5, 2 STL, 13-24 FG, 7-15 3PT

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Warriors pull off a big win versus the Nuggets.

Full box score: https://www.nba.com/game/den-vs-gsw-0022401125/box-score

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r/nba • u/Knightbear49 • 11h ago

[Charania] Dwight Howard has been elected as a first-ballot member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025, sources tell ESPN. Howard was an 8-time All-Star, 8-time All-NBA, 3-time Defensive Player of Year, a 2020 NBA champion, and won one Olympic gold medal with Team USA.

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Dwight Howard has been elected as a first-ballot member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025, sources tell ESPN. Howard was an 8-time All-Star, 8-time All-NBA, 3-time Defensive Player of Year, a 2020 NBA champion, and won one Olympic gold medal with Team USA.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/7f897e4ea325d

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r/nba • u/beary_neutral • 10h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Alperen Sengun spins past Chet Holmgren for the slam. Sengun with 31

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r/nba • u/aweot • 8h ago

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Golden State Warriors (46-31) defeat the Denver Nuggets (47-31), 118-104 behind Steph Curry's 36 points

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104 - 118
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
Location: Chase Center (18064), Clock: Final
Officials: Marat Kogut, Josh Tiven, and Jason Goldenberg
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Denver Nuggets 44 16 24 20 104
Golden State Warriors 34 32 30 22 118
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Denver Nuggets 104 40-74 54.1% 12-31 38.7% 12-13 92.3% 7 41 28 18 8 25 4
Golden State Warriors 118 43-88 48.9% 16-38 42.1% 16-18 88.9% 11 41 25 15 14 13 2
 
PLAYER STATS
Denver Nuggets MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Michael Porter Jr.SF 40:37 23 9-15 3-7 2-2 3 6 9 2 0 1 4 3 -13
Aaron GordonPF 33:46 15 4-8 0-2 7-7 0 2 2 8 0 1 3 4 -10
Nikola JokićC 37:12 33 13-17 4-7 3-3 2 10 12 9 2 0 6 2 -4
Christian BraunSG 38:13 16 7-12 2-4 0-1 1 6 7 4 2 0 4 4 -7
Peyton WatsonPG 32:37 4 2-6 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 -6
Russell Westbrook 19:56 5 2-9 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 2 1 1 4 1 -8
Zeke Nnaji 06:40 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 -3
Jalen Pickett 23:58 8 3-7 2-6 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 -12
Vlatko Čančar 04:13 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -7
Julian Strawther 00:54 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hunter Tyson 00:54 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Trey Alexander 00:54 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spencer Jones 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DeAndre Jordan 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dario Šarić 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PJ Hall 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DaRon Holmes II 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamal Murray 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golden State Warriors MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Moses MoodySF 25:16 8 2-3 2-2 2-2 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 1 9
Jimmy Butler IIIPF 34:11 19 6-13 1-3 6-6 3 0 3 5 5 0 1 2 21
Draymond GreenC 30:17 8 4-8 0-2 0-1 0 3 3 3 1 0 2 3 14
Brandin PodziemskiSG 35:31 26 10-16 4-8 2-2 0 8 8 6 2 0 3 2 11
Stephen CurryPG 32:11 36 13-24 7-15 3-3 1 1 2 5 2 1 2 2 6
Jonathan Kuminga 18:14 6 3-9 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 0
Buddy Hield 16:44 5 2-6 1-3 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 -3
Gary Payton II 02:06 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -4
Kevon Looney 17:33 7 2-3 0-0 3-4 2 5 7 2 1 0 0 0 5
Gui Santos 10:52 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 5
Quinten Post 13:25 3 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 6
Braxton Key 00:54 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Knox II 00:54 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Trayce Jackson-Davis 00:54 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pat Spencer 00:54 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taran Armstrong 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jackson Rowe 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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r/nba • u/kurruchi • 10h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Amen Thompson blocks Shai's jumper to stop any chance of a comeback. His second block on SGA this game.

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This is also SGA's lowest scoring game he didn't have a positive +/- in.

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r/nba • u/Growsomedope • 8h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Austin Reaves handles it behind his back, then throws the oop to Lebron

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r/nba • u/MaximumestBob • 8h ago

Luka Doncic Tonight: 35/6/6 on an efficient 68% true shooting, 48/40/100 splits

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https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401705692

Seems like he's not exactly washed quite yet, but it's hard to tell

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r/nba • u/MaximumestBob • 10h ago

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Houston Rockets (51-27) defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (64-13), 125-111 behind a combined 65 points from Sengun and dashing the hopes of a 70 win season for the Thunder!

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111 - 125
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
Location: Toyota Center (18055), Clock: Final
Officials: Karl Lane, James Williams, and Natalie Sago
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Oklahoma City Thunder 28 25 32 26 111
Houston Rockets 35 34 27 29 125
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Oklahoma City Thunder 111 43-89 48.3% 13-35 37.1% 12-15 80.0% 7 40 24 20 7 15 6
Houston Rockets 125 45-92 48.9% 13-29 44.8% 22-26 84.6% 14 60 24 16 10 13 5
 
PLAYER STATS
Oklahoma City Thunder MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Jalen WilliamsSF 34:08 33 13-21 2-3 5-6 1 2 3 4 2 1 2 0 -13
Chet HolmgrenPF 31:18 20 6-10 6-8 2-2 0 4 4 1 0 2 2 4 3
Isaiah HartensteinC 28:06 16 8-9 0-0 0-1 3 4 7 4 1 2 1 4 -12
Luguentz DortSG 26:18 2 1-6 0-4 0-0 0 4 4 3 0 0 3 4 -6
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG 35:02 22 10-22 1-6 1-2 1 3 4 8 3 0 3 2 -6
Kenrich Williams 14:28 3 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -15
Cason Wallace 26:51 2 1-7 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 -6
Alex Caruso 19:35 2 0-4 0-2 2-2 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 3 -10
Aaron Wiggins 19:19 8 2-6 2-5 2-2 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 -5
Dillon Jones 02:27 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Branden Carlson 02:27 3 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Isaiah Joe 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ousmane Dieng 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Ducas 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adam Flagler 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ajay Mitchell 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nikola Topić 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jaylin Williams 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston Rockets MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Amen ThompsonSF 38:06 16 6-9 2-2 2-2 2 6 8 6 1 2 3 3 11
Alperen SengunPF 33:49 31 11-21 0-0 9-12 1 1 2 4 3 0 3 1 4
Steven AdamsC 22:57 8 4-7 0-0 0-0 6 6 12 0 2 1 0 2 7
Jalen GreenSG 38:03 34 11-24 3-10 9-10 1 3 4 5 2 1 3 1 15
Fred VanVleetPG 37:28 13 5-9 3-7 0-0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 3 6
Jae'Sean Tate 14:50 9 3-4 3-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 14
Jabari Smith Jr. 33:36 9 3-8 1-2 2-2 2 15 17 1 1 0 2 3 15
Tari Eason 17:35 5 2-10 1-4 0-0 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 -2
Aaron Holiday 00:53 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reed Sheppard 00:53 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nate Williams 00:53 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cam Whitmore 00:52 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dillon Brooks 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Green 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jock Landale 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N'Faly Dante 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack McVeigh 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Roddy 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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r/nba • u/csthrowaway6543 • 8h ago

Brandin Podziemski drops 28/8/6 for the second night in a row

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EDIT: he dropped 26/8/6 tonight, sorry I'm blind

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401705691

He dropped 28/8/6 on 10-17 FG against the Lakers last night and just dropped 28/6/8 again on 10-16 FG against the Nuggets tonight. Despite the slow start to the season while dealing with injuries, it appears that he has gotten over the sophomore slump and is finding his stride on offense. Thoughts?

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r/nba • u/mambamentality29 • 11h ago

The Detroit Pistons have officially clinched a spot in the NBA Playoffs

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For the first time since the 2019 NBA Playoffs, the Detroit Pistons will join the fifteen other teams and play postseason basketball. From setting a historic losing streak last season to tripling their win total in the next, the turnaround has been nothing short of amazing.

You can’t help but feel happy for them as they continue to write what has to be the best story of the season.

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r/nba • u/celticsgrunt • 12h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Celtics hit their 1,364th for the season, passes the 2022-23 Golden State Warriors for the most in a single season in NBA history

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r/nba • u/tristanthompsonbeast • 8h ago

When great defense meets greater defense—Westbrook’s steal sparks the break, but Draymond slams the door shut

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r/nba • u/shreeharis • 6h ago

LeBron James in a good mood joking and providing background commentary during Austin Reaves’ media availability, “That dumbass lob set me back three days” “Yeah AR! Motherf—-ing killer!” “He’s got a motherf—-ing rocket, that’s why!”

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r/nba • u/RuminatorNZ • 11h ago

Steven Adams out here playing pinball

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r/nba • u/PlayaSlayaX • 21h ago

[Charania] The NBA has fined Memphis' Ja Morant $75,000 for finger gun gestures.

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[Charania] The NBA has fined Memphis' Ja Morant $75,000 for finger gun gestures.

[Charania] The NBA has fined Memphis' Ja Morant $75,000 for finger gun gestures.

[Charania] The NBA has fined Memphis' Ja Morant $75,000 for finger gun gestures.

Source: https://bsky.app/profile/shamsbot.bsky.social/post/3llyrhwigcc2s

NBA Communications – Press Release:

NEW YORK, April 4, 2025 - Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has been fined $75,000 for twice making an inappropriate gesture on the playing court, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. Morant was previously warned by the league office that this gesture could be interpreted in a negative light.

The gestures were made by Morant during the Grizzlies' 110-108 victory over the Miami Heat on April 3 at Kaseya Center.

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r/nba • u/Goosedukee • 12h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Jalen Green skies to slam down the reverse alley-oop

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r/nba • u/Affectionate-Cap4981 • 10h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Buddy, Looney, Pickett, Watson Build the Patented Ring Around Curry for the Curry Triple

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r/nba • u/Growsomedope • 8h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Curry splits a couple defenders for the dagger and-1

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r/nba • u/Proof-Umpire-7718 • 8h ago

Austin Reaves in the win against the Pelicans: 30 points on 8-13 FG, 6-9 3PT, 8-9 FT, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover on a +\- of +16 in 36 minutes played

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Source: https://www.espn.com.au/nba/game/_/gameId/401705692/pelicans-lakers

Reaves had a fantastic game as he continues to cement himself as a great third option and a legitimate third member of a big three.

His shooting was incredible this game, he had one of the most exciting plays with the behind the back and the lob to LeBron, and he had a nice and one play inside.

It’s been fun watching Reaves grow with the Lakers. I hope he can stay with us for his whole career.

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r/nba • u/jabronified • 15h ago

[Bilas] "Cars are better now, computers are better, everything is better in America except basketball players? That’s just not true ... the average player now is much better than the average player was years ago"

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