NBA January 2014 Game Thread

[Sprowl]

Utah is beating Golden State in 77-68 with ~9 minutes left in the fourth.  David Lee is out and the only saving grace for the Warriors is Curry with 31.    The '13-14 Warriors are teh epitome of a team that plays down to the level of its competition... 

 
Draymond Green has consistently excellent defensive position -- he disrupts play after play.
 
Thompson, on the other hand, seems to bring nothing but shooting, except for those games when he brings nothing at all (like this one).

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

...and then Curry hits two deep threes, the Jazz goaltend a Draymond Green FG attempt and then Iguodala finds Bogut around the basket.  79-77 Warriors.

 

[Sprowl]

Curry go BOOM!
 
The third time, but not the fourth.

 

[Kliq]

Indian signs Bynum just so the Heat can't!!!http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10387066/free-agent-andrew-bynum-signs-indiana-pacers
 
The only thing Bynum can really do for Indy is disrupt their chemistry tbh. I guess he can add some depth if Hibbert gets into foul trouble, but other then that it seems like a weak move.

 

[The X Man Cometh]

Indian signs Bynum just so the Heat can't!!!http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10387066/free-agent-andrew-bynum-signs-indiana-pacers
 
The only thing Bynum can really do for Indy is disrupt their chemistry tbh. I guess he can add some depth if Hibbert gets into foul trouble, but other then that it seems like a weak move.

 
Well the Pacers' advantage over the Heat is their size. That's how they've been able to compete with them in the past. So why not make a move to extend that size advantage over 48 minutes? Right now their fortunes are really tied to Hibbert's availability.
 
Mr. Legend knows whats up. Instead of adding a 6th man scorer type, to address a "weakness", do what you do and try to bully them inside.

 

[Brickowski]

Well the Pacers' advantage over the Heat is their size. That's how they've been able to compete with them in the past. So why not make a move to extend that size advantage over 48 minutes? Right now their fortunes are really tied to Hibbert's availability.
 
Mr. Legend knows whats up. Instead of adding a 6th man scorer type, to address a "weakness", do what you do and try to bully them inside.

Yep. It also means that Hibbert will be more rested for the likely Pacers-Heat series.

 

[jon abbey]

Mahinmi was already a pretty strong backup center, is the current version of Bynum a definite upgrade there? 

 

[The X Man Cometh]

Mahinmi was already a pretty strong backup center, is the current version of Bynum a definite upgrade there? 

 
I don't think anyone really knows what the current version of Bynum is. Indiana presumably worked him out and liked what they saw.

 

[Devizier]

Sounds like Bynum is signing up to be a minutes eater so that Hibbert can be rested for the playoffs.
 
In all likelihood, he doesn't give a crap about his minutes and just wants to coast for his ring.

 

[Infield Infidel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiEFK7bDssE
 
I think I just became a Raptors fan. Holy shit
 

 

[cardiacs]

That photo is fucking AWESOME

 

[jon abbey]

Lance Stephenson hit one of the sickest shots I've ever seen tonight, this doesn't quite capture it (you can't see it go cleanly off the very top of the backboard), but wow:
 
https://vine.co/v/Maeqn6mwji9

 

[MakMan44]

That nuts

 

[ElUno20]

If you watch as basketball for as long as some us have , its rare some stuff surprises you. That Terrence Ross dunk was superhuman