# NBA 2022-23 Season **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** basketball-nba\ **Created:** [October 16, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311 "2022-10-16T00:22:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/342 "2023-06-08T03:06:44Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Miami came back and had a chance to cut it to 7 with about 1:20 to play, but missed the shot. It’s back to 13 with a minute to play. I was surprised Miami didn’t put their starters back on the floor for that inbound pass. You hit a3, and it’s only a 6 point game with over a minute to go. Bam, the only starter on the floor, missed a 15 foot jumper and that pretty much sealed the loss. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/343 "2023-06-08T03:49:34Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Reporter: You’re the first player in NBA history to have 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists! What does that mean to you? > > Jokic: To be honest, not much. R: “You’ve got the momentum. How are you going to keep it?” J: “Just win the next one.” He really _is_ the Joker. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/344 "2023-06-08T13:27:35Z")
“How long have you been a black quarterback?” “Umm, all my life?” The quality of the answers depends on the quality of the questions. (But, Snopes said this is false, nobody asked Doug Williams that question in 1988 before Super Bowl XXII: > **[Did a Reporter Ask Doug Williams How Long He'd Been a Black Quarterback?](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/doug-williams-black-quarterback/)** > > A Super Bowl reporter did not ask Redskins QB Doug Williams how long he'd been a black quarterback. ) ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/345 "2023-06-10T20:06:56Z")
Denver put on another show last night. If they keep taking their foot off the gas in the fourth quarter, I’d say they’ll be in trouble, but it’s pretty clear this Miami team has punched well above it’s weight this postseason, and they’re just out of gas. Going through the Bucks and the Celtics was phenomenal to watch, but it’s pretty obvious the difference between these two teams. The Nuggets haven’t even had a GREAT game all Finals - Porter Jr. is shooting \<14% from three, 38% overall. Caldwell-Pope, 29% and 33% respectively. Jokic has shown he is the guy, and Murray and Gordon are both playing fantastically. On the Heat side, Adebayo is doing everything he can to hold the team together, but Butler’s too hurt. He has the worst +/- in the series, and it’s a combination of his ankle injury, the referees swallowing their whistles (except fixer Scott Foster), and fatigue. The guy left everything out there to get the team to the Finals, but there’s just not enough other players on the Heat for him to have recovered. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/346 "2023-06-10T22:25:10Z")
Stick a fork in ‘em. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/347 "2023-06-11T00:41:05Z")
Jokic, after Game 4: “It’s still one win. We need to win one more.” ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/348 "2023-06-12T13:37:00Z")
The Denver Nuggets are at home tonight for game 5. A perfect way to win your first championship. [per Wiki] After the name change (from Denver Rockets), the Nuggets played for the final ABA Championship title in 1976, losing to the New York Nets. They have never won it all. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/349 "2023-06-12T18:33:43Z")
The Nuggets would be the second of the four former ABA teams to have won an NBA title as well; the Nets and Pacers have lost every time they have been in the NBA Finals. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/350 "2023-06-13T03:02:05Z")
That was a fun game to watch, and the refs definitely let them play tonight. Congrats to the Nuggets. Definitely the best team this season. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/351 "2023-06-13T03:13:25Z")
The Nuggets looked hard to beat. The Heat tried but had trouble containing Jokic for four quarters. Congratulations. Denver. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/352 "2023-06-13T06:39:33Z")
Another pearl of wisdom from Finals MVP Nikola Jokic: “Job is done, we can go home now.” ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/353 "2023-06-13T06:42:59Z")
That _ **was** _ a really good game to watch. The Heat brought their street fighters, as did the Nuggets, and it was a close street fight for all but the final minute or two. A veritable street brawl between them. The Heat boxed above their weight class the entire postseason, but in the end the heavyweight Denver Nuggets were just too much for the bantamweight Miami Heat. Congratulations to Denver! They seem to truly epitomize the word ‘Team’ very well. I did not follow them the entire season, but they indeed were truly a team in the best sense of that word in these finals. Congratulations also to Miami. The bantamweight fighter in them was gritty and determined. They ought to hold their heads up high this off-season. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/354 "2023-06-13T07:50:49Z")
Jokic: “I’m just happy that we won the game.” “What day is parade?” “Thursday.” “No. I’ve got to get home.” ---
**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:** [June 13, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/355 "2023-06-13T13:44:23Z")
That last three minutes was a nail-biter. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/356 "2023-06-13T13:51:10Z")
Butler’s giveaway near the end, there. 🫤 ---
**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:** [June 13, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/357 "2023-06-13T17:07:02Z")
I saw it. I’m sure he is a fine player, but that is one of those moments they re-visit over and over in the future. Let’s just say I still have flashbacks to Chris Weber calling timeout 30+ years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/358 "2023-06-14T01:39:30Z")
I remember that time out call too. In NBA finals history is there a gaffe akin to Bill Buckner’s error in the ‘86 World Series? I don’t think Butler’s turnover ranks up with that. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/359 "2023-06-14T01:49:57Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > In NBA finals history is there a gaffe akin to Bill Buckner’s error in the ‘86 World Series? I don’t think Butler’s turnover ranks up with that. Whoa goodness it sure doesn’t rank with Buckner’s. Heh, how about Steve Smith’s? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/q24w0OaXfa0/maxresdefault.jpg "Steve Smith's horrible own goal from 1986 Smythe final") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q24w0OaXfa0) /derail 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/360 "2023-06-14T01:53:33Z")
ETA - (bloody discourse won’t let me edit previous effing post) I realise you were looking for a bball example, and to that, I’m stymied, and am quite curious if anyone can come up anything. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2023, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/361 "2023-06-14T02:00:41Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > In NBA finals history is there a gaffe akin to Bill Buckner’s error in the ‘86 World Series? I don’t think Butler’s turnover ranks up with that. No, and this definitely wasn’t that bad. I mean, it was just something that happens in basketball pretty often and wasn’t egregious. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311.md?page=19)