# 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:** 4
**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:** [November 15, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/61 "2022-11-15T21:44:54Z")
Other than occasional flairs of brilliance, Minnesota continues to be unimpressive. I think they are likely already regretting what they had to do to get Gobert on the roster. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/62 "2022-11-17T15:25:26Z")
Raptors played a great third quarter, holding the Heat scoreless for seven minutes. They played amazingly well without Siakam, though Miami lacked Bam. Eat it, Lowry! W00t w00t! ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/63 "2022-11-17T19:19:01Z")
Well, OG Anunoby had the best game of his career, which sure helps. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/64 "2022-11-17T23:22:02Z")
When he first started playing, he was a capable defender but not big on the boards. Nurse was right to see his potential. Without Siakam, he has been stalwart. It was a pleasure to watch him score again and again. Other benchers were impressive or showed potential, at least for that game. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/65 "2022-11-19T18:03:15Z")
My Pacers spotted the Rockets a 20-point lead in Houston and came back to win, 99-91. We’re 8-6 now, have won seven of our last ten games, and are #5 in the East. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/66 "2022-11-20T01:33:02Z")
Some injury reports. Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is week-to-week with a Grade 1 left ankle sprain he sustained in Friday’s win over the Thunder. Memphis is already down Desmond Bane, who has a Grade 2 sprain of his right big toe and will be reevaluated in 2 to 3 weeks. > **[Grizzlies' Morant week-to-week with ankle sprain](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35061179/grizzlies-ja-morant-week-week-grade-1-ankle-sprain)** > > Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant suffered a Grade 1 left ankle sprain and is week-to-week, the team announced. 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey will be out 3-4 weeks with a small fracture in his left foot. > **[Sources: Sixers' Maxey (foot) to miss 3-4 weeks](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35061021/sources-sixers-tyrese-maxey-miss-3-4-weeks-foot-fracture)** > > Tyrese Maxey suffered a small fracture in his left foot and is expected to miss three to four weeks, sources told ESPN. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/67 "2022-11-20T01:47:38Z")
Raptors lose in overtime despite a lot of injured players. At least they only have three games in the next nine days. They need the break. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/68 "2022-11-20T17:38:10Z")
Over their last ten games, the Indiana Pacers are: - 6th in offensive rating (114.8) - 7th in defensive rating (109.5) - 3rd in Net Rating (+5.2) - 5th in Pace (101.6) - 5th in TS% (60.2%) - 3rd in 3PM (15.7) - 2nd in ASTS (28.5) - 4th in BLKS (6.2) They’ve gone 8-2 during this stretch. (Citation: @AlexGoldenNBA on Twitter) ---
**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:** [November 20, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/69 "2022-11-20T21:03:18Z")
After the Pacers’ Aaron Nesmith scored the game-winning free throws last night, a couple of his teammates celebrated by pouring water on him. And then THIS happened. > **[This Pacers celebration doesn't go on as planned - ESPN Video](https://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=35063481)** > > During Aaron Nesmith's postgame interview, his teammates try to drench him with water, but Nesmith ends up slipping to the ground. Hehe! Thankfully, he’s okay. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/70 "2022-11-21T02:13:24Z")
Nets guard Kyrie Irving returned tonight from his 8-game suspension for being an asshole and tweeting a tacit endorsement of an antisemitic movie. The hate group Israel United in Christ handed out fliers in front of the Barclays Center prior to tonight’s game, and the Celtics’ Jaylen Brown (who has been supporting Irving this whole time) retweeted a video of them with the caption, “Energy.” So _he’s_ a fucking idiot, too, but we already knew that. > **[Kyrie starts for Nets after serving 8-game ban](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35067363/nets-say-kyrie-irving-available-play-serving-8-game-ban)** > > Kyrie Irving started Sunday for the Nets against the Grizzlies, marking the guard's return following an eight-game ban for his social media post on a book and movie featuring antisemitic ideas. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2022, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/71 "2022-11-22T02:41:32Z")
Pacers decisively beat Orlando tonight to sweep the two-game set against them, and win our fifth game in a row; we’re 9-2 in our last 11 games, and only 1 1/2 games out of first place in the Central. I can dig it. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/72 "2022-11-27T03:12:19Z")
Toronto won a tough one against Dallas a few hours ago. Toronto is 5-5 since losing Pascal Siakam and having a roster depleted in other ways. That’s honestly way, way better than it could have been. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2022, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/73 "2022-11-27T05:10:07Z")
Not just Siakam but by times a very depleted roster. Hernangomez and the bench haven’t been perfect, but they’ve been better than many expected. And 50-50 ain’t bad, as you say, much of their recent schedule was brutal. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2022, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/74 "2022-11-29T02:38:29Z")
Ever hear of Ivica Zubac before? Me neither! But he got 31 points and a career-high 29 rebounds to lead his Clippers to a 114-100 win over my Pacers last night in Los Angeles. Just to give you an idea of how impressive 29 rebounds is: Shaquille O’Neal’s career-high in that category was 28. Tim Duncan’s was 27. Hakeem Olajuwon’s was 25. David Robinson’s was 24. (And Wilt Chamberlain’s record towers above all of them with an insane 55). ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/75 "2022-11-29T03:50:52Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Ever hear of Ivica Zubac before? You just made that name up. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/76 "2022-11-29T12:47:23Z")
We’ve been watching the T-wolves, mainly because we live here now, but I’m not a fan. Their play is poor on both ends of the court, and there seems to be a lack of team spirit. KAT gets into foul trouble in most games, and Gobert, while effective under the basket, is a terrible shooter. While POR had their issues, the team was always demonstratively supportive of each other. The Wolves got their asses handed to them in the last two games with GS and the Wizards, largely because they have no defense to speak of. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/77 "2022-11-29T17:52:24Z")
The Pacers were down 17 in the fourth quarter and came back to beat the Lakers on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by rookie Andrew Nembhard over LeBron James. BOOM, BABY! ---
**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:** [November 29, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/78 "2022-11-29T21:09:23Z")
Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks with a right calf strain. > **[Sources: Calf strain to sideline KAT for 4-6 weeks](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35139439/sources-karl-anthony-towns-4-6-weeks-calf-strain)** > > Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to miss four to six weeks with a right calf strain, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/79 "2022-11-29T21:56:51Z")
Orlando is getting back Cole Anthony and Markelle Fultz for next game, I really missed having actual point guards in the roster. Fultz/Bol is going to be a dream. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311/80 "2022-11-30T17:42:59Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > The Pacers were down 17 in the fourth quarter and came back to beat the Lakers on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by rookie Andrew Nembhard over LeBron James. BOOM, BABY! Thing of beauty. NOT TODAY, LEBRON! [![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/853831517344497664/1047330544842711060/facebook_1669773441099_7003537423097914326.jpg) ](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/853831517344497664/1047330544842711060/facebook_1669773441099_7003537423097914326.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2022-23-season/973311.md?page=5)