# 2024/2025 NBA Regular Season Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** basketball-nba\ **Created:** [October 23, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099 "2024-10-23T15:27:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/141 "2025-04-25T02:45:31Z")
I’m gonna say that deliberately poking a guy in the eye should be an ejection. Anytime anyone makes any contact at all with my eyeball, I consider that to be “excessive”. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/142 "2025-04-26T01:19:21Z")
Pacers have a 10-point lead on the Bucks at halftime of Game 3. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/143 "2025-04-26T17:25:34Z")
Pacers got their butts kicked in the second half and lost Game 3. Game 4 Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/144 "2025-04-26T17:58:48Z")
Timberwolves won game three in the last four minutes last night, outscoring the Lakers 13-1. McDaniels is really earning his paycheck by keeping Doncic in check (as much as anyone can). ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/145 "2025-04-27T23:43:28Z")
And the Wolves just won game four in the final minute or less. A foul by LeBron and some good defense sealed it. Now they head to LA with a 3-1 lead. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/146 "2025-04-28T02:20:13Z")
Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard was helped off the floor with a lower leg injury late in the first quarter of Game 4 and will not return. As I write this, the Pacers lead 42-33 with 7:27 left in the second. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/147 "2025-04-28T13:29:34Z")
No comeback for the Bucks. A Pacer’s wipeout. They should finish this series at home easily (he said based on the bones scattered in front of me). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/148 "2025-04-28T14:46:57Z")
Very disappointing for the Pistons. Two very close losses with some questionable calls. I know I’m crazy, but I still think the Pistons can win three straight. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/149 "2025-04-28T18:47:39Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard was helped off the floor with a lower leg injury late in the first quarter of Game 4 and will not return. > > As I write this, the Pacers lead 42-33 with 7:27 left in the second. He’s been [diagnosed with a torn Achilles tendon.](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44903786/sources-bucks-damian-lillard-torn-left-achilles-tendon) putting next season in doubt, too. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/150 "2025-04-29T12:40:06Z")
He would be like 37 when he got back and coming back from two potentially career ending injuries at the same time. I would imagine this is it for him sadly. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/151 "2025-04-29T14:10:21Z")
He has a warrior’s heart, but he needs to pack it in. As I mentioned upthread, he would be a great head coach. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/152 "2025-04-30T01:39:28Z")
In Game 5, the Pacers spotted the Bucks an immediate 13-0 lead, were down by as many as 20 in the second quarter, but came storming back. We were only down 6 at halftime, and forced overtime. Even so, we found ourselves down by 7 with 40 seconds left, but came back to win by 1! BOOM, BABY! Bring on the Cavs. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/153 "2025-04-30T17:42:28Z")
Going into last night, teams that were down by 7 or more points with 40 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter or overtime of a playoff game had won zero games and lost 1,609 times since the 1997-98 season. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/154 "2025-04-30T17:58:52Z")
Wasn’t it also the Pacers who did the last time in 1998, in the Conference Finals against the Bulls? I seem to remember a game where Reggie Miller went crazy during the last minute to pull it out for the Pacers. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/155 "2025-04-30T20:37:55Z")
It was against the Knicks > **[8 Points 9 Seconds Anniversary | Indiana Pacers](https://www.nba.com/pacers/8-points-9-seconds-anniversary)** ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/156 "2025-05-01T13:35:41Z")
The Lakers are out; MN won by seven. I don’t know who woke Rudy Gobert up, but he had 27 points and 24(!) rebounds. Randle turned out to be a good trade as he is consistently bringing game. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/157 "2025-05-01T18:54:28Z")
Lakers needed a center so bad. When Gobert is looking like Shaq you know you messed up. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/158 "2025-05-02T03:02:24Z")
There’s definitely a benefit to being the biggest guy on the court by four inches. Kinda lucky, too, since the Timberwolves seemingly couldn’t buy a three. I counted either three or four missed 3-pointers IN ONE POSSESSION. If you get four chances in a single possession and leave with zero points…it might be time to drive to the hoop. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/159 "2025-05-02T18:06:43Z")
I’m disappointed for the Pistons. They look good, lost at least 3 out of the 4 games by a close margin. I hope next season, they are able to come back even stronger. Maybe win 50 regular season games. Hey, they are actually outperforming the floundering Red Wings. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099/160 "2025-05-03T12:59:20Z")
They got screwed out of at least one game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-2025-nba-regular-season-thread/1009099.md?page=9)