Posted October 6, 20213 yr Couldn't see a thread for this so sorry if there is already one. Pre-season begun on Sunday 1 October and will continue until October 15th, regular season starting 19th. 2021 NBA Season - Key Dates 01 October 2021 - Pre Season Start 15 October 2021 - Pre Season End 19 October 2021 - Regular Season Start 18-20 February 2022 - All Star Weekend 10 April 2022 - Regular Season Ends 12-15 April 2022 - Play In Tournament 16 April 2022 - Play Offs Begin 02 June 2022 - NBA Finals Begin 19 June 2022 - NBA Finals Game 7 (if needed) 23 June 2022 - NBA Draft 2023 Pre - Season Game Schedule Sunday 3rd October 2021 Brooklyn Nets @ Los Angeles Lakers Monday 4th October 2021 Philadelphia 76ers @ Toronto Raptors Orlando Magic @ Boston Celtic Atlanta Hawks @ Miami Heat New Orleans Pelicans @ Minnesota Timberwolves Charlotte Hornets @ Oklahoma City Thunder Utah Jazz @ San Antonio Spurs Golden State Warriors @ Portland Trail Blazers Phoenix Suns @ Sacramento Kings Denver Nuggets @ LA Clippers Tuesday 5th October 2021 Indiana Pacers @ New York Knicks Cleveland Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls Washington Wizards @ Houston Rockets Milwaukee Bucks @ Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday 6 October 2021 Los Angeles Lakers @ Phoenix Suns San Antonio Spurs @ Detroit Pistons Cleveland Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks Orlando Magic @ New Orleans Pelicans Utah Jazz @ Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets @ Golden State Warriors Sacramento Clippers @ LA Clippers Thursday 7th October 2021 Memphis Grizzlies @ Charlotte Hornets Toronto Raptors @ Philadelphia 76ers Miami Heat @ Houston Rockets Friday 8th October 2021 Indiana Pacers @ Cleveland Cavaliers Milwaukee Bucks @ Brooklyn Nets New Orleans Pelicans @ Chicago Bulls LA Clippers @ Dallas Mavericks Miami Heat @ San Antonia Spurs Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets Los Angeles Lakers @ Golden State Warriors Saturday 9th October 2021 Toronto Raptors @ Boston Celtics New York Knicks @ Washington Wizards Atlanta Hawks @ Memphis Grizzlies Sunday 10th October 2021 San Antonio Spurs @ Orlando Magic Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavaliers Oklahoma City Thunder @ Milwaukee Bucks Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Lakers Monday 11 October 2021 Houston Rockets @ Toronto Raptors Charlotte Hornets @ Miami Heat Brooklyn Nets @ Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Pistons @ Memphis Grizzlies New Orleans Pelicans @ Utah Jazz Sacramento Kings @ Portland Trailblazers Minessotta Timberwolves @ LA Clippers Tuesday 12 October 2021 Toronto Raptors @ Washington Wizards Golden State Warriors @ Los Angele Lakers Wednesday 13 October 2021 Dallas Mavericks @ Charlotte Hornets Memphis Grizzlies @ Indiana Pacers Boston Celtics @ Orlando Magic Detroit Pistons @ New York Knicks Denver Nuggets @ Oklahoma City Thunder Milwaukee Bucks @ Utah Jazz Portland Trailblazers @ Phoenix Suns Thursday 14 October 2021 Miami Heat @ Atlanta Hawks Minessotta Timberwolves @ Brooklyn Nets Denver Nuggets @ Oklahoma City Thunder Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings Friday 15 October 2021 Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat Philadelphia 76ers @ Detroit Pistons Cleveland Cavaliers @ Indiana Pacers Washington Wizards @ New York Knicks Memphis Grizzlies @ Chicago Bulls Dallas Mavericks @ Milwaukee Bucks Houston Rockets @ San Antonio Spurs Portland Trail Blazers @ Golden State Warriors
October 6, 20213 yr No there hasn't been a thread for the NBA. That's fine. Been a while since I followed the NBA but I'll get back into it.
October 8, 20213 yr Author Half time scores Philadelphia 76ers [71 - 55] Toronto Raptors Charlotte Hornets [43 - 73] Memphis Grizzlies
October 20, 20213 yr Reigning NBA champions the Milwaukee Bucks crushed the Brooklyn Nets 127-104 on the opening night of the league's 75th anniversary season. Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was the most valuable player in last season's finals, contributed 32 points and 14 rebounds for the Bucks against one of the pre-season favourites. Meanwhile the Los Angeles Lakers lost 121-114 to the Golden State Warriors. LeBron James scored 34 points and Anthony Davis added 33 in the defeat.
October 22, 20213 yr Stephen Curry's 45 points, including two late three-pointers, helped the Golden State Warriors continue their winning start to the season as they beat the Los Angeles Clippers 115-113. Curry's long-range shot gave the Warriors a one-point lead with less than two minutes to go. The 33-year-old scored another before Draymond Green sealed victory.
October 29, 20213 yr Russell Westbrook was ejected as the Los Angeles Lakers blew a 26-point lead to lose 123-115 against his former side the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers led 56-30 during the second quarter but the Thunder hit back to take a 97-95 lead at the third quarter buzzer before staying clear. Westbrook recorded his first triple-double for the Lakers since joining in August but also had 10 turnovers. He was ejected late on for a second technical foul.
October 30, 20213 yr LeBron James returned from injury to score 26 points as the Los Angeles Lakers ended the Cleveland Cavaliers' three-game winning streak. It finished 113-101 as the Lakers recorded their third win in four games. Top-scorer James, who has missed the last two games because of an ankle injury, also finished with eight assists against his former side. Fellow star Carmelo Anthony added 24 points - including six three-pointers - to play a key role in the victory. The Lakers trailed for much of the game before taking the lead late in the third quarter, holding Cleveland to just 16 points in the fourth to seal the win. Pre-season favourites for the title Brooklyn Nets overcame a slow start to record a 105-98 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
November 1, 20213 yr Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant was ejected and James Harden registered his 59th career triple-double in a 117-91 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Durant, who scored 23 points, was punished for an elbow to the face of Kelly Olynyk late in the third quarter with the Nets already 17 points ahead. Harden produced 18 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. Elsewhere, a Carmelo Anthony-inspired Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 95-85 win over the Houston Rockets.
November 9, 20213 yr Los Angeles Lakers fell to their fifth defeat of the season, losing 105-90 to the Portland Trail Blazers. The depleted Lakers, who were without star player LeBron James because of an abdominal strain, lost Anthony Davis after just seven minutes with illness.
November 11, 20213 yr Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points to help the Utah Jazz beat the struggling Atlanta Hawks 110-98. Five players reached double figures for the Jazz as they ended their two-game losing streak. For the Hawks, who were in the middle of four games on the road, it was a fifth straight defeat. Champions the Milwaukee Bucks also returned to winning ways, as Giannis Antetokounmpo starred in a 118-109 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. The former MVP finished with 31 points and 16 rebounds as the Bucks ended a two-game losing streak. Meanwhile, the Hawks are now 4-8 for the season after extending their losing streak in Salt Lake City.
November 16, 20213 yr DeMar DeRozan and Lonzo Ball both hit season-high totals as the Chicago Bulls beat the Los Angeles Lakers for the first time in nine matches. DeRozan scored 38 points while Ball added 27 in a comfortable 121-103 win at the Staples Center. It was the first time the Bulls had beaten their Californian opponents since November 2016.
November 18, 20213 yr Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 47 points as reigning NBA champions Milwaukee Bucks claimed a 109-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Greece-born star scored 28 first-half points on his way to recording his best scoring figures this term. Khris Middleton also moved level with Ray Allen on top of the Bucks all-time three-pointers list as they won for the first time at home since 19 October.
November 24, 20213 yr Reigning NBA champions the Milwaukee Bucks recorded the largest half-time lead in their franchise's history as they routed the Orlando Magic 123-92.
November 28, 20213 yr The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a triple overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings, beaten 141-137 for their fifth defeat in their past seven games.
December 5, 20213 yr DeMar DeRozan scored 13 of his 29 points in the final quarter as the Chicago Bulls edged to a 111-107 win over the Brooklyn Nets. In the battle of the Eastern Conference's top two sides, the Bulls' Zach LaVine top-scored with 31 points. But it was team-mate DeRozan who inspired the Bulls to their second win over the Nets this season, making six of 11 shots in the fourth period. He has now scored a league-leading 178 points in final quarters this season.
December 9, 20213 yr feel like there has been a lot of hype but things will be back to normal at the end of regular season.
December 11, 20213 yr Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James led the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers to victories in the NBA. Bucks forward Antetokounmpo notched 41 points, 17 rebounds and five assists to end the Houston Rockets' seven-game winning streak with a 123-114 success. James scored 33 points as the Lakers cruised to a 116-95 win over hosts Oklahoma City Thunder. The 36-year-old helped LA bounce back from defeat by the Memphis Grizzlies.
January 6, 20223 yr Dallas Mavericks officially retire and put Dirk Nowitzki's No. 41 jersey in the American Airlines Center rafters. Members from the 2011 Mavericks team Tyson Chandler, Shawn Marion, Peja Stojakovic, J.J. Barea, Jason Kidd, Caron Butler, Brian Cardinal, and Ian Mahinmi are also seen on the court celebrating Dirk's jersey retirement. A new statue of Dirk Nowitzki is about to be built and put in front of Mavericks' arena. Edited January 6, 20223 yr by Cow Cow
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