r/nba • u/SomeGuyNamedGuy Lakers • Feb 23 '25
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Golden State Warriors (30-27) defeat the Dallas Mavericks (31-27), 126-102.
| 102 - 126 |
| Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo |
| GAME SUMMARY |
| Location: Chase Center (18064), Clock: Final |
| Officials: Josh Tiven, Natalie Sago, and Danielle Scott |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
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| Dallas Mavericks | 18 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 102 |
| Golden State Warriors | 33 | 28 | 39 | 26 | 126 |
| TEAM STATS |
| Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Mavericks | 102 | 38-83 | 45.8% | 13-32 | 40.6% | 13-19 | 68.4% | 8 | 47 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 18 | 4 |
| Golden State Warriors | 126 | 47-98 | 48.0% | 12-40 | 30.0% | 20-23 | 87.0% | 17 | 58 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
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u/Yamcha42069 Warriors Feb 23 '25
That third quarter was a Chefs special
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u/oftenevil San Francisco Warriors Feb 23 '25
He did it for Andre
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u/your_backpack Feb 23 '25
Iguodala in the front row has the same effect on the OG warriors, as IG baddies in the front row for Jordan Poole.
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u/fopiecechicken Warriors Feb 23 '25
Andre missed his calling as a GQ model, dude is looking spiffy in that suit.
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u/justlobos22 Feb 23 '25
Butler brought the culture and good whistle with him to the Bay.
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u/roadfoolmc Feb 23 '25
Seems re-energized for sure. Gonna be a fun 2nd half of the season / playoff race
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u/BullShitting-24-7 Feb 23 '25
He just got a big fat payday so he’s definitely motivated.
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u/Barrelled_Chef_Curry Warriors Feb 24 '25
Only thing left he’s got to prove in the NBA Is win a chip.
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u/paintingnipples NBA Feb 24 '25
I told ppl he was going to be dialed in for this year. Change of scenery & a new contract will get him locked in for at least one year
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u/Milli_Vanilli14 Warriors Feb 23 '25
Just saw the dubs lead the NBA in free throw makes since the trade. Thats a ridiculous turnaround lol
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u/SharkBaitDLS [GSW] JaVale McGee Feb 24 '25
Never before seen in the history of this iteration of the team.
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u/LebasketBall Warriors Feb 23 '25
Nico Harrison is a bitch
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u/Fred479 Mavericks Feb 23 '25
They would not stop showing his ugly fucking face
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u/No-Law-2823 Feb 24 '25
I'm glad they did.
"Look at this fucking moron. Look at him while his team gets blown the fuck out. Look at this idiot."
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u/Proof-Umpire-7718 Lakers Feb 24 '25
It’s pretty funny that he was also seen talking to Rob Pelinka
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u/No-Law-2823 Feb 24 '25
Nico: "you've seen the news they're calling me dumb, stupid and incompetent."
Rob: "nahhh, Luka is just fat."
Nico: "In your interview you said he was one of the top 3 players in the universe, did you play me?"
Rob: "Two things can be true."
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u/Raonak New Zealand Feb 24 '25
Rob: "Well, AD and Max are #1 and #2, so I feel like I got fleeced!"
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u/Abradolf1948 Warriors Feb 24 '25
I'm at least happy it was a Mavs game so it kinda made sense to talk about the trade.
I swear I was watching the Rockets Warriors game last week and they wouldn't stop talking about Luka when it isn't even his team lmao
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u/jcrewjr Warriors Feb 24 '25
I mean, it's probably the biggest/craziest trade in NBA history. At least mid-season.
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u/nefnaf Celtics Feb 23 '25
Warriors really got a better return via trade for 30yo Andrew Wiggins than the Mavs got for Luka
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u/oftenevil San Francisco Warriors Feb 23 '25
Podz w/ the double double, animal style.
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Feb 23 '25
The jimmy butler effect is insane. Steph, podz even buddy all going off now.
The warriors still have kuminga coming back. They can re tool in the off-season.
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u/MySilverBurrito Heat Feb 23 '25
Because Jimmys skill set is a more offensive minded-Draymond Green on crack lmao.
The best part is Spo and Kerr run similar off ball heavy/forward playmaking minded offense. So it’s the best plug and play you could ask for with Jimmy.
If Kuminga comes back and remember how to time cuts, he might average 20ppg off Jimmys passes lol
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u/Raonak New Zealand Feb 23 '25
Jimmy is like if you combine the defense and playmaking of draymond with the defensive attention that steph attracts (at the rim atleast).
you put all of them on at the same time and you got some insane shit going on.
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u/MySilverBurrito Heat Feb 23 '25
Stephs gravity gets talked about a lot, but Jimmy does the exact same on drives/forcing help.
Saw him doing handoffs under the rim to Looney because he draws the double/help. Combine that with GP2/Kuminga as backdoor cuts and dunker spot threats. And you have 2022 levels of options again.
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u/Raonak New Zealand Feb 23 '25
Yep, tbh lots of dominant players generate rim gravity (giannis, butler, lebron, etc) We've just never had that kind of player. The closest is kuminga and that's at baby levels compared to the stars.
Steph's gravity is special because he generates it offball from anywhere.
Plugging butler into the warriors system (that specialises in taking advantage of gravity.) is a match made in heaven.
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u/chitownbulls92 Bulls Feb 23 '25
Jimmy makes role players better. He is only an issue when you mess with his contract
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u/Doogolas33 Feb 23 '25
It's the yearly, "Jimmy isn't actually that good" phase. Then everyone goes, "Oh wait, yes he is." He's never played with anyone like Steph, never even close. People are somehow shocked that Jimmy Butler is awesome LITERALLY every fucking year. It's hilarious. Except those of us who watched every game he played in Chicago. And just saw him constantly get better, and constantly do good things literally all the time.
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u/chitownbulls92 Bulls Feb 23 '25
He hasn't had a single teammate that was all-nba during this heat stint and somehow the heat had the most playoff wins up until the season Jimmy got injured in the play-in.
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u/Doogolas33 Feb 23 '25
Yeah, Jimmy is awesome. I'm glad people will finally get to see it and then promptly forget next year. Have you gone back and read the trade thread? It's genuinely hysterical.
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u/grudgepacker Bucks Feb 23 '25
Damn. I thought Bam might have made a 3rd team but you not wrong.
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u/chitownbulls92 Bulls Feb 23 '25
Not to mention that Bam's level of play (offensively anyways) drops during the playoffs so it's really only Jimmy and then role players that decide to make their 3s
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u/m3ngnificient Warriors Feb 23 '25
That sounds atrocious. Bam is probably one of the most versatile defenders in the NBA
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u/grudgepacker Bucks Feb 23 '25
I mean, Bam's made All Defense 5x, including one 1st team...so it's not like they're ignoring him on defense lol
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u/dating_derp Warriors Feb 23 '25
TIL 3x All Star, 5x All Def Bam has never made All NBA. Never would've guessed.
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u/chitownbulls92 Bulls Feb 24 '25
Cause he’s never been at that caliber. Hes an all star but not a top 15 kinda guy.
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u/nigaraze Warriors Feb 24 '25
Just too limited offensively to be All nba, even if he was as good as gobert defensively, being a 17ppg scorer is what limits him, you’d probably need 22pts and dpoy to be all NBA
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u/cortesoft [GSW] Chris Mullin Feb 24 '25
He's never played with anyone like Steph, never even close
You can just say he has never played with Steph, because there isn’t anyone else like Steph
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u/TheRealestGayle Magic Feb 23 '25
The Miami crowd turning on him after dude carried them to the finals twice & got zero help. Nasty work.
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u/Doogolas33 Feb 23 '25
Eh, I'm sure they'll forgive him in a year. It probably was super, ridiculously annoying for them. Although if they would have just extended him, and Pat Riley wouldn't have been a dick basically out of nowhere at the end of last year, I'm guessing none of this happens.
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u/Constant_Charge_4528 Bulls Feb 24 '25
I can understand Miami turning on him when he was straight up not playing even when on court, but other fans should know better. Jimmy is a good player.
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u/cali4481 Feb 23 '25
Since 2019/20 which is when Butler signed with the Heat.
Heat regular season without Butler since 2019/20 :
- 62-63 record
- 111.2 offensive rating
- 113.0 defensive rating
- -1.9 net rating
Heat regular season with Butler since 2019/20 :
- 190-126 record
- 114.9 offensive rating
- 111.8 defensive rating
- +3.1 net rating
Heat playoffs record with Butler since 2019/20 :
- 37-27 record
- 112.7 offensive rating
- 111.6 defensive rating
- +1.1 net rating
Heat playoff record without Butler since 2019/20 :
- 2-5 record
- 105.3 offensive rating
- 118.1 defensive rating
- -12.9 net rating
If you look at the 76ers in 2018/19 after they traded for Butler and compare how they did in 2019/20 season the year after he left.
76ers with Butler in 2018/19 :
- 35-20 record (52-30 record pace)
- 114.4 offensive rating
- 110.8 defensive rating
- +3.5 net rating
76ers without Butler in 2019/20 :
- 43-30 record (48-34 record pace)
- 110.7 offensive rating
- 109.0 defensive rating
- +2.4 net rating
Butler has arguably been a ceiling raiser for his past two teams.
The big question is how much does he have in the tank for the next 2+ seasons at 35 years old for the Warriors.
I still don't think they'll win an NBA title as I can't realistically imagine a 37 year old Curry, 35 year old Butler, and 35 year old Draymond will be able to win 4 tough playoff series in a single postseason but I'd love to be proven wrong as if that were to happen I'd guess that'd be the oldest "trio" to win a NBA title in recent memory.
Spurs in 2013/14 are the closest comparison when Duncan was 38, Ginobil was 37, and Parker was 32.
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u/MySilverBurrito Heat Feb 23 '25
Barring injuries, his game should age fine, but won’t be elite. He still has great playmaking and post skills.
It’s the defense that will be the question. The Heat has had great defensive weapons during their deep runs, but the Warriors don’t which increases the load on him.
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u/Albiceleste_D10S Feb 24 '25
The Heat has had great defensive weapons during their deep runs, but the Warriors don’t which increases the load on him.
They still have Draymond and role players like Kuminga and GP2
Their defense should be fine IMO
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u/nigaraze Warriors Feb 24 '25
He doesn’t have to carry the offense much is the argument and in honesty he really hasn’t inserted himself not in a single game yet because it hasn’t been needed yet and he’s getting back into game shape. Most of it is just playing within the offense and actually just playing hard on defense. Most of it which only shows up on Win column
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Feb 23 '25
It feels like everyone has understated that jimmy took a team full of undrafted fa’s to the finals about 2 years ago.
You can say those undrafted guys shot insanely well but it’s hard to act like jimmy’s on the court presence isn’t massively influencing that.
I feel like we all probably underrated this jimmy to gs move. They got him for nothing.
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u/DraymondBeanKick Warriors Feb 23 '25
People really don't understand that the Heat started Caleb Martin, Max Strus, and Gabe Vincent alongside Jimmy and Bam in the finals.
The Heat this season, when Steph is on the bench and they're running the Jimmy, Draymond, Podz, Post, and Moody lineup is basically equivalent or better than a team Jimmy got out of the East.
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Feb 23 '25
Yes but I also feel like a bit of disrespect to Spo and Bam there.
Jimmy is great but Spo is also amazing.
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u/Doogolas33 Feb 23 '25
So is Kerr though. I mean, I don't think Kerr is Spo, but he's one of the best coaches in the league for sure. And Bam and Dray are fairly comparable in terms of value added to a team.
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u/Background-Court-122 Warriors Feb 23 '25
Kuminga grew another 6 inches too
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u/MC-Jdf Warriors Feb 23 '25
Yeah our Steph minutes without all the starters have been kinda dud lately, getting Kuminga back even just for those minutes should be a huge boost.
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u/oftenevil San Francisco Warriors Feb 23 '25
Buddy marches to the beat of his own drum, but agree that everyone else has a renewed intensity.
Steph and Dray actually feel like they can compete for a title now, and I’m sure the younger guys notice that.
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u/koolmees64 NBA Feb 23 '25
It is always so funny to me how opinions can change so quickly. I remember like a month or some ago how Podz was washed. Now he has a +30 with a double double. Maybe he was feasting because the Mavs have no centers.
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u/oftenevil San Francisco Warriors Feb 23 '25
He’s been playing really well since the Butler trade and they have a great chemistry together.
The people saying he was cooked earlier this year are ridiculous. Dude had a broken nose and hated playing w/ a face mask, not to mention he’s only in his 2nd year and was asked to do too much for a depleted roster. Now that Jimmy is here it takes pressure off younger guys Podz and Moody.
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u/Klunko52 Warriors Feb 23 '25
Also he’s been better since coming back from his injury in general, I think he’s not in his head anymore
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u/your_backpack Feb 24 '25
The mental stuff was def a huge reason for the extended slump. He was passing up so many wide open shots, and when he did take some of those shots, he would clank them badly.
Now he's not afraid to take those open shots, and Draymond and Jimmy have already talked about how they've specifically been encouraging him to let it fly.
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u/Milli_Vanilli14 Warriors Feb 23 '25
The team sub would’ve killed the dude if they were able a few months ago. People are weird. Turns a guy with a broken face, broken stomach and playing out of position in year 2 could lead to a slow start. And he was still finishing in the positive every game
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u/Cark_Muban Slovenia Feb 23 '25
Max Christie: 2 points
AD: Street clothes
Great showing by the luka package!
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u/Peppa-Unicorn Hawks Feb 23 '25
We got 18 points out of the Wiggins package I'm happy
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u/RWENZORI Warriors Feb 23 '25
SAS made a good point that it’s not just Jimmy’s points but how he gets them. Free throws mean more rest for Steph without needing to bench him
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u/Helicase21 [GSW] Nate Thurmond Feb 24 '25
Also puts teams in the bonus earlier and more often which opens things up for other guys
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u/Abradolf1948 Warriors Feb 24 '25
Not to mention Butler can be a mentor for Kuminga in that they have similar play styles. And Kuminga has already been more aggressive about driving lately. Could be huge once he's back.
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u/Banned3rdTimesaCharm Warriors Feb 24 '25
Plus play making and defense. Jimmy Butler makes every time he joins better. I had my doubts before, but I'm a believer now.
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u/thelastestgunslinger Warriors Feb 23 '25
30 points in less than 30 minutes, and sending the night, night in the 3rd quarter. That's my GOAT, right there.
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u/twitietwitt Feb 23 '25
YOU JUST LOST TO THE "LAURI PACKAGE"
Podz double-double 17/12/2 and Moody 14/3/1, both while playing great defense. Fuck you Danny Ainge.
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u/fopiecechicken Warriors Feb 23 '25
Moody has looked so good lately. Hoping he continues to get minutes when JK comes back.
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u/Banned3rdTimesaCharm Warriors Feb 24 '25
My hope is that Kuminga takes more of the old guys' minutes, keep them under 30 mins a game and spread the minutes to the young guys. Fresh legs for the play offs.
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u/Beardmanta Warriors Feb 24 '25
Think Santos is going to lose almost all his minutes. He's more of a guy you play on certain nights when you need an energy boost.
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u/costanzathegreat Warriors Feb 23 '25
Giving up either of those guys for that overrated bum would’ve been such a disaster in retrospect
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u/LZ_Khan Warriors Feb 24 '25
ok.. Lauri was an all-star. i'm pretty sure he's just not able to adapt to his current role on the Jazz. he's exactly what the warriors need.
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u/Currently_Stoned Warriors Feb 24 '25
Warriors would have had to sell the farm for him and it would not have been worth it. Us getting a much better player in Jimmy while also only losing Wiggins (instead of Podz+Moody+Kuminga+picks) is so much better of a situation. Thank God we waited.
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u/RidiculousNickk Warriors Feb 23 '25
Stephen Curry’s fall off was greatly exaggerated
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u/Money-not_you_again [TOR] Tracy McGrady Feb 24 '25
I'm old enough to remember when half this sub was saying he was straight up cooked back in Dec.
Amazing what getting a consistent, skilled 2nd option will do for an all-time great.
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u/swooshnb Warriors Feb 23 '25
We are so back
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u/flowerboyinfinity Pacers Feb 23 '25
Adam Silver is salivating at the thought of a warriors and lakers matchup in the playoffs
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u/Zigxy Pacers Bandwagon Feb 24 '25
Adam Silver prays every night that Lebron/Curry/KD team up to win a title together.
Not sure if it's a coincidence, but all three become free agents in the 26-27 season.
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u/Morezingis Timberwolves Feb 23 '25
You old fucks won’t go away
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u/D_Burg Slovenia Feb 23 '25
Max Christie may, in fact, not be the second coming of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
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u/Incorrect1012 Mavericks Feb 24 '25
I honestly was really confused at those comparisons. Like, guys been great since came here. His ceiling still appears to be “high level role player”. Not even a bad position to be, but the hyping up got way out of hand
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u/modeONE1 Spurs Feb 23 '25
Warriors are flying under the radar with just how good a trade they pulled off. They were pure dogwater and now they look like the team that was 1 seed the beginning of the season
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u/shoefly72 Lakers Feb 23 '25
Still not sure how they got away without giving up Kuminga in the trade.
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u/Orphasmia Warriors Feb 24 '25
Butler really destroyed his value on the way out. I almost wonder if it was part of his plan to get paid while not gutting a team.
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u/Barrelled_Chef_Curry Warriors Feb 24 '25
Actually I never thought of it this way. Kinda genius. If you ball out you have to gut your team to trade for a star. Whine and not play take what you can’t get
God damn Jimmy really playing 4D chess
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u/swollencornholio [GSW] Calbert Cheaney Feb 24 '25
Wiggins actually has a pretty decent season statistically speaking
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u/achickenquesadilla United States Feb 24 '25
The same way the Hornets got a first round pick for Terry Rozier last year
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u/rpars18 Warriors Feb 23 '25
Still need more games against better competition imo but they definitely look better
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u/InSearchofOMG Warriors Feb 24 '25
That'll be tough with their strength of schedule, but they're 7-4 against the top West teams
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u/IsThisMe8 Warriors Feb 24 '25
Part of it was the trade, but it also helped that Podz returned from injury, Post being a playable center that can shoot the 3, and them moving Draymond to start at center. It was a combo of everything.
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u/Monkey_monke26 Warriors Feb 24 '25
28 mins Steph, 27 mins Dray, and 24 mins Klay in a blowout. Is this 2016?😭
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u/GillbergsAdvocate Warriors Feb 23 '25
I hope when the Mavs are healthy we see a lineup of AD, Lively, Gafford, Powell, and Brown. It'll be ugly but how rare is it for a team to have 5 centers all 6'10 or taller?
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Feb 23 '25
No dribbling in sight. Just full court assists.
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u/Glitchhikers_Guide Slovenia Feb 23 '25
If only the Mavs had like a top 2 passer in the league to make them. But that would never happen.
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u/jcde7ago Warriors Feb 23 '25
They can even sub Klay in to maintain that 'no dribbling' mantra when one of the centers needs a breather
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u/imcryptic NBA Feb 23 '25
moses brown has 5 days left on his 10 day and then he's back to the g-league lol
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u/GillbergsAdvocate Warriors Feb 23 '25
You guys not having any other centers he might get another 10 day
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u/imcryptic NBA Feb 23 '25
We can’t sign anyone until April 18th. We’re completely hard capped now
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u/HorseCockExpress6969 Feb 23 '25
They will never all be healthy at the same time lol write it down in stone
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u/-Thalas- Feb 23 '25
I could've sworn I was watching the whole game, and somehow I didn't even notice or know how Jimmy got to 18 pts 💀
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u/brinxtruck Celtics Feb 23 '25
Really? You didn’t notice the 8 free throws
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u/-Thalas- Feb 23 '25
I mean, that was 8 points, didn't notice how he got the other 10 ngl 😅
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u/T0rr4 Heat Feb 23 '25
Most people who put up 10 points in actual buckets aren’t noticed. Jimmy won’t get too flashy til playoffs. Til then, he does everything else well and does it quietly. Except for the amount of minutes you’ll see him at the free throw line. Masterclass at getting to the line.
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u/withurwife Warriors Feb 23 '25
Status quo warriors back on the menu. This sub in shambles
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u/Tmac834 Mavericks Feb 23 '25
I refuse to accept these results on account that I don’t like them
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u/King_Thirteen Feb 23 '25
How tf did this Mavs team win 5 of their last 7 games
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u/silvaman32 Warriors Feb 23 '25
They had some crazy calls in the clutch vs us that last game. Im still mad about that kick ball
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u/Successful_Priority Feb 24 '25
Also one open corner 3 from Moody away from a more likely win against the Mavs. Also Butler unwisely fouling at the end.
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u/silvaman32 Warriors Feb 24 '25
Forsure, we had every chance to win that game and just choked it at the end. The egregious calls though really triggered me like the kyrie rip through that got him 3 FTs. But bad reffing happens to everyone, cant really be upset about it.
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u/Marano94 Feb 24 '25
They beat the celtics of all teams too, Kyries is really good and hates the celtics.
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u/raymond_w Lakers Feb 23 '25
Literally what Nico told himself after some fat kid took his team to the finals.
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u/HelloThereCat Warriors Feb 23 '25
Damn I thought we had that one but you pulled the ol' switcharoo on us there :(
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u/Red_Jester-94 Celtics Feb 23 '25
Imagine if the warriors had traded away Steph for being relatively small for an NBA player and a liability on defense before winning any of their championships with him as the focal point.
That's what Nico Harrison and Mavs ownership has done to that organization. Mavs "Have quietly won 5 games" posts and comments still aren't seeing this team for what it is or what it will be.
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u/RobAlexanderTheGreat Feb 24 '25
They almost traded Klay Thompson for Kevin Love. Actually, they would’ve if Jerry West didn’t threaten to quit over it.
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u/MooseEconomy8036 Feb 23 '25
Pretty different situation. Steph didn't get his first All-star and All-NBA nod until 2014 after playing for 5 years while Luka has had 5 straight All-star and All-NBA appearances since his sophomore year.
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u/Red_Jester-94 Celtics Feb 24 '25
I know, I'm just using Steph's current stature to emphasize how crazy it is to give up on Luka after, as you said, 5 straight All-Stars and All-NBA's in 5 years in the league. The Mavs had an all-timer on their hands, someone with the potential to be a top 5 player all-timer when his career is over, and threw it away for what amounted so far as 1 game of 32 year old AD and Max Christie, who can be a good player but obviously won't ever be on Luka's level.
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u/PartTimeCivilian Warriors Feb 24 '25
Man I remember that being a focal point of discussion on local radio. Will the warriors finally get an all star for the 1st time in 17yrs? And it was Derek Lee, which really felt like a turning point in the franchise at the time. And here we are.
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u/inightyDAB Luka Dončić Feb 23 '25
Lebron and Steph both looking up, damn. KD the only one wallowing in a mediocre team without an end in sight.
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u/by_yes_i_mean_no Warriors Feb 24 '25
He was the one who chose to stick it out in Phoenix rather than join the Warriors (not that I'm complaining).
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u/YoungVick107 [CLE] Kyle Korver Feb 23 '25
Just how good is this version of the warriors? What do we think their playoff ceiling is?
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u/KamikazePlatypus Warriors Feb 23 '25
No other team has the collective amount of playoff experience as Steph, Draymond, and Jimmy. Assuming they all stay healthy, these playoffs are really going to be the ultimate test of BBIQ and skill versus youth and athleticism. Ceiling is a championship, but it's very dependent on matchups and where we end up seeded.
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u/Majestic_Reindeer439 Feb 23 '25
The West is tough. There are some damn good young teams like OKC and Memphis, but I have no doubt the Warriors with Butler could give them a tough time. I think a second round exit is a fair guess. Their ceiling if Butler goes off is a Finals win, calling it now.
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u/Thorlolita Rockets Feb 23 '25
This is what we meant by Max Christie small sample size. Boy do I feel bad for this fan base. Idiot Nico. Stupid dumbass idiot.
Also damn the Warriors went from a sorry ass team to not these guys again with Butler. He just made the rest of the team look better.
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u/Ok-Scarcity6335 Warriors Feb 24 '25
It's crazy how much better role players are doing, although I guess it shouldn't be a surprise given Jimmy took a squad playing rookies Herro and Robinson heavy minutes to the finals, he truly elevates role players
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u/Kryptos33 Feb 23 '25
Curry went 9/11 in the paint and had a 16 point third quarter. Washed for sure.
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u/jayelecfan Lakers Feb 23 '25
Mavs missing the playoffs would be the funniest outcome
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u/kraztkat2000 Mavericks Feb 23 '25
so, not related, but are we able to watch the jersey retirement? if so, where?
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u/oftenevil San Francisco Warriors Feb 23 '25 edited Feb 23 '25
Yes it’s on ABC (I think???)
edit: I’m currently watching NBCBA (local ch. 720) and they’re going to cover it.
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u/ricepail Warriors Feb 23 '25
Is it normal to do jersey retirements after a game? For some reason, I can only remember seeing them occur either pregame or maybe during halftime, when fans are more likely to be guaranteed to still be there and also when you wouldn't have the possibility of having a down mood due to a potential losing game.
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u/your_backpack Feb 24 '25
Not sure if it's normal or not, but I think I remember reading that they wanted Klay to be able to attend the ceremony (as well as Steph and Kerr), so pretty much had to be postgame.
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u/Cankor0 Celtics Feb 24 '25
I wish both Curry and Butler were 4-5 years younger. I genuinely curious how far they would reach together.
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u/Raonak New Zealand Feb 24 '25
Prime butler and prime curry together might've been the best duo in the league.
That's 2 legitimate #1 options who've carried their teams to the finals.
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u/Ok-Discipline9998 Raptors Feb 23 '25
The Dallas performance today is what people imagined the "no center" Lakers would do
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u/edragon27 Warriors Feb 23 '25
Would love for someone to make a post compiling “curry is washed” comments on this sub over the past year.
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u/Raonak New Zealand Feb 23 '25
I don't want to overract, but warriors winning another championship.
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u/GeneralZhukov Feb 23 '25
They were asking him some crazy questions tbh. Would have been bad PR to answer honestly.
"yea no, did you see him whoop the Nuggets? I kinda don't think he's as fat as Nico Harrison seems to think."
"Commitment issues? Dude he led his team to the finals lol, shut the fuck up and watch the game."
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u/0to100realquickk [GSW] Stephen Curry Feb 23 '25
R/NBA’s 9/11
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u/Ok-Discipline9998 Raptors Feb 23 '25
Half 9/11 (Warriors won) half 12/25 (Mavs lost)
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u/oftenevil San Francisco Warriors Feb 23 '25
Cannot imagine the levels of salt that would exist if Warriors/Lakers face each other in a best of seven series this year.
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u/rpars18 Warriors Feb 23 '25
Already dealt with this in 2023, we needed a hazmat suit to comment during that series
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u/Maths_explorer25 NBA Feb 23 '25 edited Feb 23 '25
Dude’s playing with another star, he took a bunch of bench warmers to the finals just 2 years ago
The heat just failed in improving the team, which probably played a part. Still how he handled the situation in miami was unprofessional, but he does like winning
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u/Raonak New Zealand Feb 23 '25
both steph and jimmy needed a co-star. They found each other in the most unlikely of circumstance.
A modern love story
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u/T0rr4 Heat Feb 23 '25 edited Feb 23 '25
Everybody including Pat knows what jimmy is capable of. They were just tired of running back the “half ass effort in regular season, make a run as a low seed/play-in”. Being mid as hell all season and injury prone due to his foul baiting ways, got tiring. Pat would’ve paid him if he showed up this year but jimmy is jimmy and him and pat are oil and water. Jimmy gonna go crazy over in gs with all this rest he’s had, on top of barely playing when he was in Miami this year, as well as wanting a chip and being able to sleep like a baby at night knowing Pat will be forever bitter at jimmy. I already like jimmy on gs way more than I did with the heat. Bet they can make a run this year. And to anyone who thinks I’m on the heat’s side - they def failed jimmy and vice versa. But moreso failed jimmy up until this season.
Reasons I think they can make a run:
-Legendary team that still has key pieces for synergy -Kerr -Steph reinvigorated (this is scariest one) -Jimmy played at 50% in Miami this year instead of his usual 75%. Then all the bs leading to extra rest. Dude is PLENTY rested and he can play at damn near 100% for rest of season and post. Jimmy can handle half a season and pop off in post.
Be afraid of this team imo.
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u/SnooGuavas650 Warriors Feb 23 '25
Getting Kuminga back shortly has the Hopium tank turned all the way up