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Nuggets at Thunder: Second half thread

We'll continue to wait to see Kevin Durant vs. Danilo Gallinari.

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First!

haha! Boom suckas

Cheater!
He probably deleted someone else too
Yeah, it was my post!

(prove me wrong! Hah!)

but dont you and Nate work together?
occasionally

when we aren’t posting duplicate threads

Not first but best!
Because as my kid tells me "first is the worst, second is the best, .......
Smart kid
And he just informed me that "third is the one with the hairy chest....."Kevin L????
Are you intimate with Kevin L's chest?
Haha no but my 7 year old is parading around saying that slogan over and over.

Oh and now my 4 yr old is copying him. Great.

BAR FIGHT!!

Good.

You ever been in a Bar Fight??!!

Ask Charles, He been in a Bar Fight!!

I'm here to support CombatChuk's suggested nickname for Moz and Koufos:

The Ivory Towers

Is that all you're here for?
Fortunately for us all, my purpose on these boards is manyfold. This is but one of them.
I came for the free appetizers
I didn't get any free appetizers.
Now that you mention it,

neither did I! WTF!

I hear there's ceviche being served by one of the board members...
I'm allergic to shellfish.

Is there another option for the allergic?

No. I'm sorry.
I want my money back.
No shellfish in this one

peruvian ceviche is different than mexican ceviche.

Oh, my serving was DELICIOUS!

I dunno...it's kind of ....

well…you know insensitive

We ain't ESPN.

Political Correctness: Not our thing.

Because of their low melanin?

Tis a shame.

nah, I'm white and

I approve

I'm white too.
My coffee table

and entertainment center are white.

My coffee table is while as well.

Well more like ecru

what color is your coffee table exactly?

if it is “while” like you say, can you post a pic for us?

I said ecru...it's like no one...
"My coffee table is while as well"

what color is while?

Um did you read the rest of my comment?
yes

but i like to nit pick

That's not nitpicking

That’s ignoring LOL

How about "The White Castles"?
That really works with bird

And Harold and kumar

keep 'em coming
I wonder what adjustment they might make on durant
The Nuggets lead at halftime

cynicism is not allowed

punch him in the face
I thought that was reserved for Westbrick
you choose which one
Melo got traded

Who would deliver a sucker punch on this team?

jordan hamilton for THREEEEEEEEEEEEEE
j-ham seems a lil crazy i hope he can throw a punch
Well Kmart is gone and so is JR

everyone left will just flop around

I vote Mozgov

He has to have some connection to Ivan Drago, right?

I think Harrington
with his shooting this week

he may just miss the punch too

Heh, Rondo ejected for tossing the ball at an official

classy

Wow. I wonder if he'll get suspended?
Probably

It wasn’t hard, but it wasn’t an accident.

There's no question he will.

Probably 1 game, maybe 2.

on espn half time all about okc???
they didnt even talk about the game
was it all about the knicks?
yes and the heat mostl hilites though
and thats why i hate espn most of the time
i was hopin theyd talk bout the game... but 2 small market teams why would they?
You can bet your bottom dollar

if OKC was leading we would have heard all about it.

And by the Knicks you mean the Linicks?
we are not french here

so no, not the le knicks

LINicks...you know Jeremy Lin

are you still drunk?

No, I don't know this Jeremy Lin you speak of?
Oh well, he's like the latest fad
Actually

yes. Havent stopped drinking since about 3pm friday. Gym tomorrow is going to SUCK

OT: Ersan Ilyasova had 29 points and 25 rebounds tonight.

LOLOL.

who?
Milwaukee Bucks PF

He’s from Turkey! Bring him in!

He's a good athletic player with range

He seems to be breaking out in his past few games. Only 24

The new Mehmet Okur

In his prime?

does anyone else hope hamilton gets some more playing time tonight?
mememememememe
/high five :)
That just looks like meme meme meme to me
look at it with your your head tilted
Nope still the same
Got my beer and Lays chips w/ Tapatio.

Good to go!

Why would you ruin Lays with hot sauce?
better with mustard
because its tapatio

Duh

Thank you.
I love when ESPN3 shows the same commercial 5 times in a row.
pls pls pls come out playing hard or its game over
Your confidence is underwhelming.
really westbrook sit and a boast about a 5 foot shot
Bullshit start so far
This is a game we need Miller to play well

God love Lawson but he’s not a great halfcourt creator

2 TO's to start the quarter...sigh
That was two dumb moves by mozgov. wth

One was a foul.

Yea why the hell you going for the steal at the 3point line!?
Not a good start
Wow. AAA was totally fouled
He plays for the Nuggets

we don’t get fouled against the Thunder…you know that :p

Nah. Just a bad decision with partial deflection by Westbrook.
All ball my ass, Chris Mullen
Wow. Wtf just happened
Double digit lead

gone

That was gone in the 2nd Q.
What will George Karl do to adjust?

go small?

hmmm, intriguing theory
AAA with another bad shot.

He’s quite the ball-stopper now that this is “his” team.

Deflected…

Longest possible 2 pointer.

Never a good decision.

told ya sdcat ;p

the 3rd is such a bad quater for us

Wait, did the quarter end already?

Frakking TARDIS

people just need to chill

Denver made a run, no OKC makes a run. Just so long as they dont do anything monumentally stupid.

pls dont get offened i was just saying we always come out flat for some reason
I wasn't offended.

LOL. I was making a joke about time

hard to tell in text sometimes ;p
we're not supposed to run away with it

lets just win the rest of the way

They are good but refs are screwing us
Problem with this lineup is, there's nobody that can score...
not when ty wont drive and get ppl open
I poop on people and blame it on seagulls
I briefly read seagulls

as tequila. Haha

good tweet from

@HPbasketball
Lots of contact, no foul, Lots of contact no foul, Lots of contact no foul, Durant touches the ball, driTWEEEEEEETT!

Yeah, but @HPbasketball trolls all the franchises.
His insights are pretty solid I think

but lots of sensitive fans out there.

No, I've been following him for a LOOOONG time.

He’s really good at trolling everything. Remember the Conley rant?

He definately stirs it up at times but the reaction to most of his posts

are overblown.

No, I find it funny.

But I’ve learned long ago to take his tweets with a grain of salt. As with most of the NBA twittersphere. Definitely a fun group of people, but trolls quite a bit.

Atrocious reffing

Just be consistent about the calls, refs.

Should’ve faked that.

How is KD uncovered under the basket?
I think someone blew an assignment
Okay guys settle down. Regroup and get moving
wow this is fucking disgusting
absolutely horrendous
game over, forgot to bring defense
Really? Game over?
I agree

Game over

not confident lately with this team

Because two keys are hurt.

Wait

was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

Germans?
He is republican remember

Facts smacts

Surely you know this ....surely
20-0...

Ty is to blame. He’s the biggest disappointment lately.

Hyperbole FTW!
explain why it's hyperbole...

Ty sucks right now.

I was hoping you were being hyperbolic.
Hyperbole

because you put the entire 20-0 run on one guy

I agree. He cannot create anything.
Someone has to say it

Lawson is disappointing as a 1. He’s really an undersized 2.

where's the offense?

no points in a half hour

wheres the defense?
its with the offense

in Nowheresville :(

No offensive talent on this team
We CAN DO THIS!!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

NUGGETTSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
Put in Al and Dre

need better ball movement and someone that can score…

Guys, enough about the refs. This is bullsh*t effort by the Nuggs.

20-0 run is completely inexcusable, but we’re still in it.

Worth noting that we were up by 13 before this run

which means we weren’t crappy all game

You keep your facts out of this freak out.
This is when we really miss Gallo

Shouldn’t have traded Melo.

this would be my message to ty

grow some balls and get to the rim and make this team go!!!

IMPORTANT UPDATE!!!

The Knicks led by J LIn beat the Mavs

Love Moz being Physical
im sorry if ty is going to play like this put in stone he atleast can play some good one on one D
games not over

thre have been 4 runs, more to come

should put kufos back in
Kufos looking more legit
What the fuck is this?
Seriously

WHAT THE FUCK

ugh

that was some ugly transition offense

They’re flustered.

We're only down 5 guys
Worst passing

EVER

They are rushing everything right now.
I..just...WHAT?
Whoop there it is?

Really OKC? Stupid hicks.

durant is staggeringly good at scoring
He's like melo... only better

Melo posts up more though.

If he’d only post up more, he’d be damn illegal.

wtf did you see perkins hit AAA and that wasnt a foul
AAA! AAA! AAA!
Trade him immediately
Thank you, Afflalo.
AAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MOZGOV

Don’t fuck with our Russian

AAA!!!

Durant is incredible

shit... perkins almost pulled a rondo

throwin the ball at the ref

Not a fan of the charge?

WTF does that mean.

I think he meant "Not a fan of THAT charge"
He didn't though.
no he thinks it shouldn't be a rule
It means that it's a great play when the thunder do it
mullin rides this soapbox every game he announces
He might be drunk.

Too soon still?

KD is unconscious right now
OH F U ESPN ANNOUNCERS

NOW YOU TALK ABOUT FALLING OVER! When mozgov does it

God, Durant is a beast.

Not much you can do against that.

good god. that was fucking good by durant
hes the best scorer in the league
I wish soccer announcers called NBA games

The ESPN crew almost never criticizes the crew.

I hear Iverson’s gonna play Futbol now.

Just play, or practice too?
That would be epically awesome
I would watch him play
this 3rd quarter went by so fast...
We are fighting...that's all I ask
I ask for a win. The fight should always be there but yea..
Miller was limping after that (pretty) layup
Doesn't matter

He couldn’t jump before, and his game is the same hobbling around the court :p

the guy is 35 and playing on a team that runs a lot.
we're in this game

did we really expect better? Now lets win one.

What about

Starting DRE?

It would get criticized like hell

but I’ve always liked lawson cranking up the pace w/ the second unit

Still within 3!
STOP DURANT
Put kufos back in.
while we're saying unattainable dreams out loud

Victorias secret angels naked. on my bed.

yur great JTOKA
TAKE HARRINGTON OUT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD KARL
lets go nuggets!!
I need to drink booze

before and not after watching OKC games. It is so frustrating playing them. By far, more then any other team in the NBA.

Pull hamburgler

Put in Hamilton

side note is nene made out of glass dude is always hurt
AAA! Keeping us in the game
denver really attacking the paint

Great deflect.

Blurr with the hustle!!!
Nick Collison

Stiff

1st foul on OKC this quarter...
team foul, anyway
ty is the only one that follows his shot
Good hustle, Lawson.

Though I’d prefer you make more of those 3’s instead.

nice to see miller wake up lately
and right then he gives westbrook a free 3
Wow, Miller. That was fantastic.
Miller only shows up in big games
Works for me .....
DRE!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

There’s the fake.

the nuggets were way more effective with faried and koufus in
Ibaka is the Bird of the Thunder...Just gotta give him the head fake
I think Lawson needs to be coming off the bench for a while

And of course not playing with Dre at the same time so much…

man, gotta make free throws
Seriously, enough with leaving people WIDE open! Wtf
You knew Harrington would miss at least one
DRE! ON FIYAHHHHH!!!!!!
Nuggs really responding to the flow of the game.
I feel like having a veteran like Dre on the floor is keeping things

under control and moving

OKC loves to sample songs, don’t they?

Hardin moves in slow motion and always gets to the basket
It must be the beard

Which almost starts below his eyes…

Wha? Shooting foul?
it's the Thunder :p
Eh. It was close enough. Not blatantly non-shooting.
This makes no sense.
obviously.

He was thinking of shooting

ARE YOU SHITTING ME REFS
Enough with the refs, guys.
really ref? really? shooting?
terrible call

but par for the course

All of Harrington's offseason conditioning is gone
thats the stress of the season getting to him
Even Mullin says it wasn't a shooting foul..
is that in our favor

or against our position?

Just saying that the ESPN guys haven't criticized the refs tonight

but Mullin thought it was poor call, enough so that he vocalized it.

Miller's Mr. Doitall tonight

Did Seattle trade Dre or something?

he probably just hates westbrook
awe Al...make a layup :(

The Quarter’s over?

I love being tied going into the 4th qtr
Al makes that lay up if he eats a burger before the game

Or kicked it to Afflalo.

I'm glad he went for it.

Just missed it by a hair.

What hair?

On the defender's head
Could we get a 2nd rounder for AL?
from mvp of the team to goat soo fast
You ever feel like a million bucks but then eat a big ass hamburger and feel like shit all of a sudden

Al’s 2011-2012 season in a nutshell

al is in such a bad slump
a slump is missing a bunch of outside jumps, but can't understand missing an open drive in the lane
the guys look fresh, hopefully they push the pace this quarter
afflalo is having a good game eh?
yes...yes he is
i think he developed a floater... didnt see that shot last year
He's missing too many shots

What did Jordan say about missing shots?

Haha Miller on fire

He’s had a couple 3-4 game stretches where he hasnt done much, but he always shows up in the big games.

19:11, 17 PTS, 7 AST, 1STL, 1 TO, 7-11
Great test for Denver, right now.

Knotted up with OKC, on the road, going into the 4th, without 2 of our starters.

Let’s do it, Nuggs!

Al's game has really fallen off the past few games.
Yes it has

But it’s hard for bench guys to not have weak stretches. Al has been in one

I can live with Durant dropping 50

I can’t live with double teaming Durant and giving up open 3’s

What about getting Kufos out there again?
9;50 MIN

11 PTS, 8 REB, 5-6

man we just need to get a marginal lead before the 5-6 minute mark where durant takes over
Come out strong in the fourth, guys!!
anderson stat line isnt much but team is +18 with him on floor
That's how you measure energy!

Sorta. Not really.

Another turnover from al
Al out, Kouf in please
THIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
i'm starting to see that harrington needs another leading scorer

to open up opportunities for his shots.

Back just in time for a heart attack
brutal offensive lineup right now
FOUL??????????????????
Man I thought Dre had that one

He made one, but remember, it’s still Dre.

I'm really beginning to dislike Hardin

Flails about like a fish out of water and gets every call

Harden would be nice on our team though

an upgrade from AAA. Not that I don’t dislike AAA, I just think Harden would open our spacing more and you don’t lose anything on the defensive end.

2 fouls in 1 minute

shit

Seriously,

The best nugget in the first half was kufos and now he’s riding the pine. George Karl, you are an idiot.

very agree. i seriously like kk better than moz. hes just so much more athletic
Yup. I agree. SMH
i for one believe in you al(:
miller is giving us some game tonight
Miller is just fantastic tonight
How was that not an over the back on Collison?
I never see over the back called anymore.
It was called in the Memphis game.
I didn't see that game so I'm still right!!!! HAHAHAAHA
They called one against Philadelphia
Didn't see that game either...
Clippers vs Hornets?
I tuned that one out early on LOL
Lol except when Collison

jumped on Al’s back and they called a foul on Al

Heh. True that
refs taking over

OKC will get 20 fts this quarter

Lineup from hell.

Bird flying high!
OMG!!! Wow. So everyone else can get away with that but not AAA?
I know right?

What point was he trying to make?

Needs that Star Powah.

beautiful feed dre
Nice take of the charge!
i so thought that was going to be a blocking foul
Hey, a charge called on OKC.

Screw the refs!

It is times like these when I'm glad we don't have Wilson Chandler.
Why? Are you one of the negative nancies on bringing back Wilson?
Oh, not that

I like Chandler as a player, I’m still undecided on whether or not to trade him. I was just referring to how Chandler sort of collapsed in the final quarter of every game for us in the playoffs last year.

Thing is he doesn’t have to have the ball this time around.

Yeah, fair enough.

Still, 9 minutes left in this game. We’ve work left.

man OKC is just nothing without westbrick and Durant
That's their weakness.

Aside from the fact that they are strictly a perimeter team.

Lmfao.

No shit.

A glimpse of Buckets!
Buckets sighting!
ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL 3
BUCKETS TREY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
told ya i believe in al.
Buckets!

Whoooioooooooi

Hamburglar sighting
come on guys!

take it to ’em

we are up by 6

we are freakin up by 6

We are leading by 6 points

We are beating the Thunder by 6

It won't last

Sorry, I’m a pessimist.

maybe but

we are up by 6

we are freakin up by 6

We are leading by 6 points

We are beating the Thunder by 6

The Thunder have a lot of flaws

Not much size at all. A shoot first pg. Not saying they’re not great, but they are not unbeatable.

im an idiot for thinking this game was over... sorry to all
have to remind myself all the time that

basketball games are pendulums

baseball, not so much

Unfortunately the clock doesn't say 0.00

but damned impressive no matter how it ends. I would really prefer an actual W this time though, I have enough morality

come on guys just need to limit durant westbrook harden and we can do this

Actually, just try to defend as cleanly as possible. At least it makes Stern looks stupid with that damn button.

Now fear the refs
yes

i’d say okc gets at least ten more ft’s before this is over

Miller is almost single handedly winning the game tonight for us

Just like he did in Philly

I'm telling you.

Seattle traded him.

Who hasn't. Dre has played for like 65 different nba teams.

So it’s full circle.

Has Miller scored 90 points?

Win as a team, lose as a team

what a roller coaster this game is
i like cheerleaders :D
see their hot pants!
If Lawson could create easy shots like Dre

Then he’d be great. Unfortunately, that hasnt happened yet

well dre is big enough to post up. lawson isnt
Nuggets just need to keep the foot on the throttle

Just play as cleanly as possible.

turnover Thunder!!!
AL AL AL AL AL!!!!!!
MY NAME'S AL HARRINGTON

I GET BUCKETS!!!

see give al some open space and he's viable
Keep pouring it on guys!!!!
wow really no one blocking out
Good foul 'Dre!!!
Good hard foul by Miller on Ibaka there
Great foul
great foul on Ibaka

make em earn it

Good foul by Miller. Easy layup otherwise for Ibaka.
Dre fouling hard

LIKE A BOSS

Even Blake fears Dre.

where the hell were our rebounders there??
all rotating to KD :p
damn no one listened to dre calling to rotate.
Hmm...wonder why
Dont give up open 3's pleaseeeeeee
That is what my coach would have called

A good damn foul.

dre's got this mean streak in him

would hate to mess with him on the block

Bird slammer!!!
Way to stick with it, Bird.

And Piss off Thunder fans.

what an odd game
harrington! can't make a layup, ride the pine.
Ibaka with another eff'n block
Boy, they go nuts for these Ibaka blocks / "fouls"
Probably the arena coaxing it out of them
ibaka is absolutely incredible at blocking shots
yeah but that was actually a steal
That's ok. Ibaka is the best at that
Uh didn't he get his hand?
hand is part of the ball :p
Oh is that like a new rule?
OKC fans are good bball fans

this is certainly true

Yup.

Wish the fans in Denver were half as loud.

Just watch when the band’s together.

They get loud

just not as consistently. Although Avs sellout streak was impressive.

Yeah.

I woulda never guessed okc to be a basketball town but there ya go.

Tis a sports town, but mostly Sooners.

Suck on that, Loud City.

Signed, Ty Lawson.

D'oh, no basket.
Shut up Crowd ahahahah
box the fuck out holy crap
Omg. This is intense
Fucking a

what a frantic mess this game

Wow. I can't believe Harrington is still in.
Whatever happens...Great fucking game!
Guys, Bird is giving good minutes tonight.

I like seeing it.

he has been great lately

Keep going here boys.

bird is doing it tonight
Great blocks by Bird just bad luck that it was right to Durant
GK I am on my kinees pleading with you

please put KK or Moz in down the stretch. We cannot get a rebound if our lives depended on it right now.

Do the blocks not please you?
leave bird in fine

But we must get a seven footer in

A block is not as good as a rebound. Unless we come up with the loose ball after the block
Take out harrington and put in um, anyone else.
he's hit 2 big threes this quarter
and missed two layups

and turned over twice.

we need mozy to come back in or manimal and box out for the love of god we need to box out
not manimal
man, the rookie makes one mistake...
i think al gets panick attacks under pressure
Feels like a playoff game

cept no Gallo or Nene

And they’re fighting.

just realized a healthy Denver could probably take OKC
this units been solid. except al.
also hamilton needs to come back in
To turn it over?
he has the best O on the team
i swear if they win this game just like all the other playoff games

my heart will be broken

Durant for three

Got it. Ugh!

Just threadwatching here

What’s up with the Al Harrington hate? He just hit 2 back-to-back threes. You guys might win because of him.

He's been bad of late

but right now, certainly no idea

It's what have you done for me LATELY around here
He's been awful lately.

And he made 2 good plays. I’m not one of those hating on him here, but 2 good plays does not a good game make.

If those 2 good plays win the game for you, doesn't that deserve something?
i clicked the link

all i wanted was cookies
shakes head in dissapointment

bird is doing it tonight

Bird’s being Larry.

Birdman's new method of offensive rebounding.

Just swing wildly at the ball and hope to tap it back to a teammate.

If we had 8 guys out there it would totally work.

That’d probably even it up against OKC.

Nah

We’d just be over the limit a lot faster.

Ty slaughtered-no foul
Ty slaughtered x2-no foul
God Ty just gets the crap beat out of him and never a foul...
Man these refs can suck some giant horse balls AGAIN
Denver shouldn't expect a call from the refs in okc in the 4th.

They just need to muscle through.

I like this Serge Ibaka character.

Sure, some of his “blocks” were more fouls, but hitting a few J’s, and can shoot some FTs. Good player.

Bahahaha!

Missed his first FT. Nice jinx, neumdaddy. pats self on back

like what i'm seeing tonight. lots of heart.
GK might finally cause me to snap tonight
Ball don't lie.
I'm soo hungry but I don't want to miss a play!!
need to trade al for kk
Dre follow up!
Why have we stopped running?
Durant. what can you say.
"Please lead by more than 3"

that’s what you can say.

Al

Hand down man down. Especially against Durant.

Hey...Ibaka committed a foul!
just keep cool

we’re OK

Make your FTs, Arron
come on law, push the pace
Finally!!! A foul
omg hell has frozen over nuggets shooting FT
AAA better make these.
Hollinger thinks the refs have been "solid"
They haven't been as bad as weve seen.
so they have a whistleeeeeee......fucking unbelieveble
FTs the rest of the way

GET TO THE GODDAMN RIM

What’s that rule again?

Jesus

can’t fucking miss

Fucking Durant cannot miss tonight
Afflalo

I’m surprised he isn’t a 80% free throw shooter, I think he needs to follow through more on his FT’S.

He was

Before this year

are they ever gonna put there hands up on durant
they just need to shadow that guy at all times
BIRD!!!!???

/thud

Durant has 40

just too good

who can stop durant :(

The Guy who owns the Bobcats.

nice movement nugs

This has been really fun. (no joke)

bar fight?

Ask Charles, he been in one.

so ridiculous that Al is guarding durant right now
That was good D on Durant's last layup, too.

You just have to accept it.

Bird makes free throw jumper

Goes 1/2 at the line.

seeing the replay

buckets defense about as porous as gauze.

get the ball out of KDs hands
Fucking get a rebound!!
Durant is unstoppable

how the hell do you defend something like him?

we need a time out
I'm going to lose it

I really am. GK is single-handedly losing this game

OMG...I can't watch...
ok guys, mice or men!
Bird gets over confident.

Wastes a possession with an 20 foot shot.

Ibaka has completely changed this game
they need kk in there
Timeout Karl!!!
No TO to stop the mo
Karl should of called a timeout a long time ago
My heart....I can't take this
they can't fucking miss
stop switching fight over the picks
Only two players on the Thunder can hit a shot

But they’re hitting every one

I didn't like that 3 take by Miller
these guys are tired and GK won't even call a TO
Why didn't anyone follow up that three????
LAWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
come on law. step it up! boom!
TYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lawsome!!! Trey!!!!
Really an Andre Miller 3

Are you kidding me. Better play next time.

tyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy'
FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
TY!!!!!!!! HOLY CARP@!!!

IT’S A CARP!!

Fucking Killer instinct TY!

THERE IT IS!!!!!!!

I think he's pissed he's not getting a single call
Guys ima faint

I swear if we ever meet in the Playoffs…….

OH all ye of little faith.
Not a lack of faith...

…Just a lot of nervous, hopeful fans.

HOLY AHHHHH!HH!H!H!
Two Words

BOX OUT!

Be aggressive on D, Nuggs. Contested shots. That's what we can control.
stay way up on Durant, make him drive if you have to

but don’t let him open, nor let him kick it out to one of their 3 point players.

Denver needs to keep winning to avoid them
fuck em

let me at ’em
let me at ’em

Put em up! Put em up!
TYranasaurus is a rex
this is nutssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
A stop here would be miraculous and awesome

so would boxing out

westbrook spaz turnover please please please
Doesn't have to be "miraculous" to stop these guys on a possession.

Just close the lanes, box out, and contest. It can happen.

no and i mean NO!! switching on D fight over picks fight thru picks
we need to take out al and put in kk
about 8 minutes ago
Then you'd be down by 3 instead of up by 3.
no we would have gotten a few rebounds
So a few rebounds is better than two three pointers?
since they all led to second chance points

it’s at least even. and Kouf can score too you know.

I held my breath on Ty's 3, I'll tell ya that
Just imagine.

7 games of this.

Plz no. I can't handle this x7
With Nene and Gallo

That would rock.

And Rudy and Chandler
Karl needa to swap out D and O now

Bring out Champ!!

GK doesn't understand this concept
Espn just said Lin better than magic johnson
Better stats over first 8 starts :p
I LOVE me some Lin

but I can’t support that.

cause

a glass slipper is > than 5 rings

That's just silly
and they want to trade

Birdman…

His value is a little higher than it was before the game.
and we still should :D
Play all out balls to the wall D this trip, and you win
no KD shots

thats the plan

Ya think he'll keep the same 5 on the floor the last minute?
Can you have a heart attack at 32?

Al’s still alive.

yup. you can get it at 18 nowadays.
Ty for 333333333333333333333333333333333333

What a game!

prolly not the safest bet, but i think wusswel westbook blows the game
Just committed a dumb foul
Missed shot and rebound!!!
pls make these
YESSSSSS!!!! KD MIssed!!!!!
AWW YEAH

MAKE THESE FUCKIN FTs AL!

Please make these Al!!!
Low percentage shot by Durant

But the dude makes a lot of those, too.

Hahah KD is balding
whats wrong with balding??
Nothing. But is IS FUNNY
Buckets with the REBOUND!!!! HAHAHAHAH
I know, right? its just too improbable.

Everybody Tebow!!!!

Why are you trying to ruin this?
bird again needs to just box out why is he still in there
Big Al with a BIG BOARD!
Lies! You must hate Al Harrington at all times, even if he's winning the game for you in the 4th!

It’s the way of the stiff.

Way to go Buckets!!
THANK YOU AL!!!
Huge FT's for Hamburglar
OKC can only win

by doing something out of the ordinary

which is ordinary for them

or with the referees.

Well, they have Durantula

so, anything is possible.

Man, ice veins on those FTs, Buckets.

Love it.

Al "Nails" Harrington
hey atleast we get tacos
do you get tacos?

even if denver loses

No 3s here please!!!

TACOS!!!

Cmon boys get a stop here somehow!!!

Ok, so no three’s or just foul.

Fucking call the foul on that rebound!
ugh

should have been a foul there.

OMG, Nuggs. Ugh.

Yep, Imagine this in 7 games.

Really TY???

UGH

Gotta drive there!
durant will hit a three here

damnit

Pessimism will get you nowhere,
Wtf was that
Why the 3, Lawson? Why the 3??
Yes, he did just make one a couple minutes ago. Okay.
Nuggets have no Half Court Plays
i cant take this
durant is gonna go for the win. count on it.
shitshitshitshitshitshitshitshitshitshit
I don't even want to know how this one ends
anyone else gonna cry if we lose this
foul
they should just foul. Anything except Durant making a 3
We really needed to take it to the rim, hope to draw the foul.
Oh Ty that wasn't the best decision young man :/
What. Was. That?

I mean, other than the worst offensive possession imaginable.

The worst shot selection imaginable.

ok, mice or men! finish it out
Can ANYONE get a rebound??????????

This has been really fun (no joke)/

The ball just went to Durant
if we see a shit shooter with the ball,,, foul??
OKC has no shit shooters on the floor.
everyone needs to take there man get in your boxer shorts and stay in there
I think I'm gonna barf
Fuck Ty, seriously?

Brace Yourself.

:((((((((((((((((( NOOOOOOOOOOO
just kidding guys. :)

You were half right.

ty should come out for D
Fouling is beyond stupid unless it's Ibaka
wow really sooo fucking bad wow
meh

I’m ok with that

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?
SLDKJFASDLKFBADJFKGALSK
epic fail there is no D at all
What just happened
durant just ran bye everyone and dunked it
oh fudge, overtime

screw the Thunder, they’re the bad guys now

I don't mind that. We get a shot at it
I mean i'd rather have bird block it but still.
Bad decision by Durant, actually.

Smart move by the Nuggets, too.

Let him score. Take the final shot.

A foul

would be smarter than a dunk

How many games can we give away?
We are tied right now
Gave it away

now they need to get it back, not optimistic

Attack the rim, Nuggs. 4.4 seconds is a lot of time.
thats called the "surprise them by not playing defense" play
kinda like the superbowl play. let them score.... so we can get it back.
I'd rather that than a 3 at the buzzer

Which is what I expected

Plenty of time for a winner
Some of the worst crunch time coaching and execution ever.
+1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
72% for Durant

Terrible D nuggets

a lot of KD being completely unconscious tonight
Anyone ever want to be clutch? Now would be cool
i want al harrington in the paint
Man, I wish Gallo was here
or melo?
Defitinely not

He may be a great scorer, and I’d love to have him for the last shot. But the rest of the game, I’m not really a fan.

ny is playing very well without him

No sticky ball

why is Denver shit at defence in every sport
why isn't Karl coaching?

Should have Moz in for D.

Birdman is awesome

obviously, that is why. He knows where Karl hid the bodies or something

I'm sick of this crap
Bird has played well tonight. Come on man
We still don't know how well Mozzy's ankle is holding up
ugh.

nice try ty

God damn Ty, just take that first shot!

You had him crossed up!

it's as if Ty Lawson doesn't want to take the shot...
haha

nice one guys

I don't mind that

he had a good look

yep

easily could have gone, and westbrook almost fouled him too

that was a really really good look.
Over Time....well that fits!
Where was Brewer
So the question is

Is this an easy game with Nene and Gallo back in?

Uh, what?

This isn’t a serious question, is it?

It's easier

But by no means should any game against OKC be considered easy.

It would help.
Just Imagine.

This x7.

You mean 4 or 5?

This series is not going to 4 or 5 when everyone’s back and healthy.

WCF

I love it. First round, not so much.

Noooooooooo!
Score at the end of regulation

111-111

9:35 CST

bring on overtime the Nuggets will be better for the experience

A near certain overtime coaching loss again

how many more close games will this team fail to win before the organization realizes it is on the coach to prepare his team for these situations?

No execution in the half court, offense or defense. This team is going nowhere with Karl as coach, look at how we have repeatedly failed in crunch time situations over the last 8 years.

agreed, we lose-- durants gonna kill this OT
come on guys, it aint over yet.
Game isn't over yet.
no its over lol
Would have been nice to have Gallo there...


Westbrook is a Bitch

Is that Gallo doing the Macarena?
I wonder if we keep the same 5 guys in that have been in the last 10 minutes
yep

they have to be tired

why is Karl afraid to sub in crunchtime?
Because he's a terrible crunch time coach

I mean, beyond bad.

he's the ultimate

ride the hot hand coach I’ve ever seen. So much so, the hands aren’t even hot anymore.

GK doesnt kno how to make adjustments and this is why he should be fired

bird should have been out

ty should have been out

push the pace guys
More gut-check, Denver.

Make up for your misses, Lawson.

Ah fuk OT

We just have a hard time closing the FUCKING game. How easy was Durant’s drive & dunk? WTF do we always let a last second dunk to lose/tie it?

Sometimes

You need to sub the first minute of overtime to get your guys rested. Shame we won’t.

Absolutely not a foul there...KD just lost his balance
BUT HE FELL DOWN!!!
Same 5 that played all last quarter.

GET OFF MY TEAM KARL

bleep you Westcrook...
DBBer checking in

This game’s been nuts. Let’s het put of okc already, cmon Nuggets.

wheres the foul there FML
Same play as KD...but, ya know
what is als problem with driving?
Where's the foul for tripping Buckets?
and 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FUCK YOU, REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Al

is freaking tired. Big Al again.

Where is Moz and 2K

this one is on GK also

This game never should have gone to overtime, just like how we should have won the Memphis game
Useless criticism at this point.
nope, very valid criticism
Yeah, guys. That was all on Harrington. I didn't see a clear foul. Just sloppy play.
al should really come out

He’s been good, but he’s not doin much right now

FUCK YOU, REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
screw the nba really
horse shit really???
Really, a travel?

these refs can go suck limestone

FuCK YOU REFSSS!!!!

fucking bullshit fucking fuck!

FUCK YOU, REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He was fouled and instead it's traveling????
This playing 5-on-8 stuff is bullshit,
FOUL FUCKING FOUL
Koufos with the putback!

KOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUFFFFF!!!

Love the Kouf sub

Need his toughness at the basket.

wheres the fucking FOUL ON OKC
kk! we missed you
Wow see what happens when you play kk
pls pls calll it both ways
FUCK YOU, REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
where the fuck is the foul?????
I didn't miss him...nice put back though
Notice how the referee actually held his breath for the ball to go in.
And they bail out KD again?

Fuck you NBA Refs….this has become ludicrous

Fuck these clown ass refs
one of the great games of the regular season thus far

I’d love to see the Nuggets win it

Al just cant stay in front of durant.
FUCK YOU, REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good game for birdman
Foul ahahaha

really refs, fuck u

Uh where was the foul?
some of you think this is fun?

Playing good games is one thing. Losing all of them is quite another.

pls ref call it both ways
All I ever want.

Never seems to happen

pls ref call it both ways
You know, i dont even care anymore

This game should have been over up 7 with five minutes to go. Even if the Nuggets win its a bad win.

Somehow Karl will find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory though.

Bout time K2 get some PT!
FUCK YOU, REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow. Screw the NBA. This is nonsense.
Miller is clearly out of gas
Coach failed to u his bench

Everone worn out

I love how the ref hesitates

before he calls travel

That’s twice.

miller did so well
The fix is in tonight.
Andre Miller

Bracing for impact, causing the travel.

Can't beat the cheatin refs
al is just useless tonight
This team can NOT FUCKING CLOSE
box the fuck out!!!!!! AL KOUF!!!!
WHAT THE FUCK AL

SO MANY FUCKING TURNOVERS

that's how you screw yourselves

stupid turnover

gj Karl

Al can barely shuffle his feet. Good lord.

God, no traveling on their end???
It was a trave tho

But it’d be nice if the refs actually called it both ways. F*** them.

lol great move keeping harrington in karl
FUCK YOU, REFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what the hell al cant you go for the block?!
did you see kd all over k2s back?
Guys, STFU about the refs already. The refs didn't cause those Miller turnovers, which is truly the difference at this point.

We get obnoxiously fixated on the reffing far too often (as do most fan bases). It’s the lamest criticism.

It's game thread. Get over yourself lol.
Awesome reply.
You're a dick.
Friendly one, this guy.
Says the one being a dick to everyone in a heartbreaking ending where nobody is being logical.
"Everyone?"

No, only the people overreacting at the refereeing. We lost this game for more than the reffing. It’s a useless complaint, every single time. Maybe in isolation, for a specific call, but sweeping statements about it get old.

Sorry for attempting “logic” despite my emotions.

What difference does it make if we do complain about officiating?

I’ll bet I can go to every single SB Nation basketball blog and there will tons of complaints about the officiating. It’s really not that big of a deal.

You are right: what difference does it make, indeed.
STFU
does that mean shut the fuc up?
What difference does it make to YOU if we complain?
Not much. Enough so to where I made a post about it, and am apparently on my heels defending the stance.

But you implicitly concede that it’s a dumb complaint, then? I’d rather see more valid complaints on the board for my favorite team.

No I didn't say that at all. But good attempt at putting words in my mouth.

I think telling people in a game thread to not complain about officiating when it does actually directly impact a game as much as bad play, poor coaching decisions etc is pointless.

Apologies. I'll just let the extremely annoying comments happen without calling people out on it, then.

Also, “implicitly concede” in a question is not actually putting words in your mouth.

But it's an attempt to misconstrue what I'm actually saying.
But it doesn't, actually.

I know you’re saying that it doesn’t make a difference either way – either complaining about the refs, or complaining that the complaining needs to stop. I’m not going to reiterate my complaint dozens of times during a single game, the way the former complaint gets hurled around many times.

I’m trying to distinguish a difference here, which is to say, I think my observation is more meaningful.

Actually saying that I am "implicity conceding" is trying to misconstrue

what I AM actually saying about this subject.

I AM saying here clearly to YOU that fans complaining about the officiating is fair in a game thread. There should be no limitation to how much people complain about it during a game thread because every play has the potential to elicit a poor call or unfair calling of games.

It’s what game threads are for.

It's sad, actually. I guess having intelligence without arrogance is a rare thing in this world.
Oh, look. More ad hominem attacks without discussing my initial point.

Fanoftheunderdogs, are you ready to talk about my initial point? I’m awaiting this “intelligence” to be injected into the discussion.

Dude, the Spurs fan is right (and I hate saying that)

You’re trolling and generally being a horse’s ass.

Stop it.

So I'm wrong about observing ("out loud") that complaining about the refs is lame?

Difference of opinion, then. And you could stop with the insult-slinging. I don’t care if me repeating that makes me look like a “horse’s ass” in your opinion.

I don't know what you didn't understand about it?

It’s a fucking game thread. The unspoken rule is that you can’t take anything we say in game thread seriously. Been like that for a few seasons now.

STFU
Good one.
STFU
You're on fire.
You're an asshole.
Creative replies. Can you keep this going?
Apparently you're not a Nuggets fan, but purely a troll.

You need to get banned for terrorizing people in their moment of weakness. Shut the fuck up.

Bwahahaha.

Come on now. “You’re either with us or against us!” Stop, please.

What?

Have you lost your damn mind? How does your reply to me even make sense?

You're accusing me of not being a Nuggets fan and trolling?

Because I pointed out that blaming the refs is ridiculous? That’s how it makes sense.

No. I'm accusing you of not being a Nuggets fan and trolling

because you’re trolling the Nuggets fans here while they’re emotionally distraught over the ending.

How is that so hard to understand?

Hey, Spurs fan

I am actually a Nuggets fan. And it’s actually merely an observation when pointing out to people that blaming the refs won’t get you anywhere. That is not even close to trolling. It only pisses people off who actually believe the refs cost us the game – which is just, well, a difference of opinion (and IMO, untrue).

This is what trolling is:

When people start outlashing at your comment about not blaming the referees right as the Nuggets lose in heartbreaking fashion, you respond to them with the following:

Good one.
You’re on fire.
Awesome reply.
Creative replies. Can you keep this going?

That’s trolling.

I think the "lashing out" at my comment is kinda crucial to this exchange.

Because my comment did not merit being “lashed out” at, regardless of how emotional people were during this crushing loss for MY team.

So no, none of my sarcastic responses – to people merely telling me to STFU without actually bothering to respond to the content of my post beyond that – constitutes as trolling.

Just give it up, Spurs fan, or whoever you are.

Yeah, you're right. I should give it up.

It’s clear to me you’re going to remain disrespectful, remain a total and complete dick, and you’re never going to realize you’re wrong because in your version of reality, because you don’t understand how emotion works.

Do you know why nobody bothered the respond to the content of your post beyond that? BECAUSE THEIR FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM JUST LOST IN HEART-BREAKING FASHION. They’re not going to be reasonable, they’re going to be emotional! You’re an idiot for not understanding that and an arrogant prick for continuing this way.

Nothing I post on some blog is going to change that. Good luck in relationships, man. You’re going to need it if you’re this stupid with emotion.

Bwahahaha. "Good luck in relationships, man" That's rich.

Because things posted on “some blog” certainly reveal a lot about character, don’t they? Hey, can I make the same sweeping generalizations about you as a person, too? About how your inability to recognize that my post was more interested in discussing what the Nuggets can do to win these games instead of taking the easy way out and blaming the refs? And that my refusal to accept being called an a-hole because of some sarcastic replies to name-calling, while the actual name-callers get a pass “because of their emotions?” Oh, I understand how people can be emotional, but that hardly excuses people from name-calling. That you think I’m the disrespectful one in the midst of a crushing loss around internetters who have no idea how to properly vent themselves is very telling. Or, maybe it’s just you being wrong on this one.

See, I gave you an out there, instead of remarking about how you must “fail at life” or something equally ridiculous based on your behavior in our exchange here.

Wow man. Just wow.

I only replied STFU to your STFU because it was uncalled for and condescending, and I did so mildly in jest. But then you went on to come off as a real jerk, and I just kept it going. Don’t hurt yourself climbing off that high horse.

I'm the jerk for responding with sarcasm to your "jestful" STFUs?

Fair enough, love4nuggets. Keep on STFUing till the cows come home, such dynamite jests they are.

You're an arrogant prick, man.
Easy on the emotions.
Haha.

No emotion here. Just facts.

Most emotional game all season dude
But the name-calling is a bit much. I guess not surprising, given my initial STFU, but still.
Are you serious? You're making everyone feel worse with your arrogance.

It’s more than just the STFU.

So far, I'm only really responding to you at this point. I think you should stop speaking for "everyone" when it appears you're one of, say, 4 people with hurt feelings right now.

I hate that the Nuggets lost, but your frustration is woefully misdirected here.

I'm speaking for myself and what I'm seeing.

And I’m not a Nuggets fan. I am, however, a guy that hates seeing assholes like you that do this to people in their moment of weakness.

So no, nothing I am saying right now is woefully misdirected.

Apologies for not being so sensitive to people in their "moments of weakness"

Though by your logic, perhaps my post was also a “moment of weakness?” Anyway, it’s pure emotional fandom. Reacting to one guy thinking that blaming the refs is an exhausting, fruitless endeavor (not an original take, by the way – many people feel the same) probably does not warrant the name-calling. Not that I really care that much.

you care enough to keep arguing about it

let it go, man

I certainly care enough when I'm accused of trolling, that's true.

Though the emotions will still be too hot for most to enter this fray too clearly.

Well all your assholish sarcasm following that post was what warranted the name-calling.
So my single-word sarcasm is assholish (all of 3 posts), but those who tell me to "get over myself," etc., are not?

Why don’t you attack them with name-calling?

Because you DO need to get over yourself.
Right. Okay then.
What? You asked, I answered.
that last turnover was demoralizing
Call it fairly on both ends would be helpful though, wouldn't you agree?
Absolutely.
I think that's what we are mostly complaining about

and some were not correct calls.

Yep

2nd travel was a travel. 1st was questionable.

no, the refs screwed us

we could have won yes but that over the back crap near the end of regulation was pathetic. **** them.

They did call him for traveling when he got fouled
You stfu with that bullshit.

I already know of two games where the referees singlehandedly won the Thunder the game, and they also did it years ago against your very own team with a total BS goaltend that wasn’t called.

The refs love OKC and it always shows.

I KNOW!

the refs were dribbling at the top of the key for 19 seconds and then took an ill-advised thr… Oh wait that wasn’t them. But they definitely let Durant have a clear path to the bask… Oh damn.

lol.

I’m not even gonna try. You can’t help ignorance. Just keep believing the referees are legitimate and Stern would never play favorites.

The true ignorance lies in believing that the Nuggets didn't lose this game themselves.
You can't talk about ignorance while being ignorant of how you were a complete fuckhead above.
Nice logic.

See? More sarcasm for the guy who just refuses to see my initial stance – prompting all this feedback – in any other light.

This has nothing to do with your initial stance.

This has everything to do with how much of a dick you’re acting like.

It has everything to do with my initial stance

And many people’s inability to address it.

You seem bent outta shape on championing the fragile emotions of people who otherwise can’t articulate their displeasure with my remarks beyond a STFU. I’m more interested in a discussion about it, if people feel differently. Anything beyond that is residual.

Now, stop being a dick about me being a dick.

They have an inability to address it because they just watched this game as diehard Nuggets fans.

Your initial stance was correct. I would have agreed with it in another setting. But that was not the time nor the place to post it, and it especially didn’t help that you kept it going with your sarcasm, which only made people lash out at you more.

But I really don’t believe you really wanted a deep discussion about it when you’re posting in a gamethread right at the end of the game. It seems more like you just wanted to make people angry at you. It worked. Congratulations on being a dick.

Then it's my fault for the "bad timing."

You won’t believe it, but I am always more interested in deeper discussion on these subjects. But my initial post was also emotional (naturally), as a cumulative annoyance on the “blaming the refs” complaint. You’ll see that I noted it several times in this game thread above and in the first half (if you want to even bother checking). So it’s not like I’m deliberately trying to capitalize on sore emotions. Which would be a dick thing to do, if that was my true intent.

dude

the refs are complete shit. That’s a given. But we could have won this game despite any of that. You win respect by winning games. You become a star by winning games. You start to get calls by winning games. OKC is a SHITTY market. Any team that has some success, has some popular players, can win. You keep a loser’s mentality, “Oh well we could win all these games if they called it fair”. Well, that’s probably true, but when you have the opportunity, you HAVE to close.

You start to get calls by winning games.

Uh.. yeah, that proves my point about how screwed the referees are. They don’t give a team calls until they win a bunch of games, IE possibly become money-makers for Stern.

AND WE CAN WIN THESE GAMES

with the refs, without the refs! If we execute AT ALL down the stretch, a missed over the back doesn’t matter! Here, at Memphis, anywhere. We can become one of these teams the ref favor! That’s what we want! It’s a shitty shitty thing, but that’s how you win in this league, and I want this team to win.

pls god why why do the refs never call it both ways pls answer me
So do we have all that depth

for show? When do we sub?

This is such bullshit.

Just call it the same way. Fucking bullshit since the last two minutes of the 4th. And you know that tomorrow all the media will be on KD and Westbrooks c*&ck about how great a game they played and there will be absolutely nothing about the way the game was taken away from us.,

it's a good thing I won't be around the radio

all morning then

Harrington made some shots

but we need to get rid of both him and birdman so karl will actually play the younger centers

Bird's been great
Birds playing great ball
Minus the fact

that he continually goes for blocks when he has no chance and gives up easy offensive rebounds. Your center cannot do that when you play small at the end of games.

I am seriously homicidal right now

one of the worst coaching performances I have ever seen from GK. And that is saying something. also horrendous execution, reffing, and luck.

Not the worst

Standard performance

yeah i dont know why anyone is surprised
people complaining about refs are shameful

This is entirely on the team collective failure to execute like we have seen all season on.

Fire George Karl.

I disagree. Even when we D'd up on KD, look at him sideways and they call a foul
yeah fire george karl

nuggets obviously should fire him since they couldn’t beat okc minus gallo and nene.

you miss the point

THEY SHOULD HAVE WON. They had the lead late, a large lead, and because Karl froze, they lost. Again.

I still disagree...were you in the huddle? Did you hear Karl tell Ty to

dribble around at the top of the key (when we had the 3pt lead), never try to penetrate, then jack up a contested 3? If not, you need something more than “Karl froze” to convince me.

absolute brain cramp by Karl

Lack of subbing cost us bigtime.

Nene is like Charmin

GK doesn’t play gallo in crunch time So yeah he Should be fired

Guarentee that healthy Gallo takes the last shot of regulation
and probabIy doesnt make it.
And maybe KD doesn't get 50 on him?
Karl lack of subbing out costs us game.

Dre is gassed as turns it over three straight times.

come on nuggets we can do it!!!!!!!
Roommate is in the other room

yelling every time the Thunder score. I want to punch him in the face.

Why the fuck do you sign Moz and 2K

just to play small ball. Fuck GK

seriously don't have a defensive stopper
pls GK just draw up a shitty play
how come the announcers never yell when aaa drills a clutch 3

but flip shit over an easy 2 by westbrook

Because it's an OKC home game
They can't get a stop

Westbrook/Durant rise above their defender every time. This team is just not athletic enough at times.

how often does a team have 2 40 points scorers :(

As much as the League let’s it.

So FireGeorgeKarl.com needs to come back

Who’s with me?

not me.

Firing Karl in this season would be catastrophic. After the season, we can talk

Keeping him is the catasrophe

Hire Sloan before someone else does

Don't want Sloan,

Another regular season coach who’s never won it all. And Sloan’s offense would be disasterous with this line up

At least it is an offense

And Sloan would play guys at their real positions.

And with this roster,

who’s gonna make the jump shots Sloan’s offense relies on? Or are you advocating a complete team overhaul also?

Trade back with the Knicks!!

Sloan finds the shots his players can make

And asks them to take those shots over and over, not the other way around

Karl had nothing to do with that epic ibaka block.

that play worked. just better hustle on D.

It's okay

We get a moral victory

leading the league :(

Yes. Kofous is dominating the glass in the first half, so Karl doesn’t play him in the second half. His stupid rotations cost the nuggets again.

same fucking story every time we play this team
and the Lakers

and the Grizzlies…

And we give another player thier career high
Are we DUMB or what??????

We know he blocks everything and we still try to do what????

Why does Ibaka have such good games against Nuggets?????

He really has no team he owns more. I know Nuggets score at that rim but fuck.

why does no body give a hard foul anymore K2 should have shoved his ass to the ground
i would trade al and nene for someone like ibaka
That's kneee jerky
Faried in a couple years > Ibaka

(I hope)

Ok, I've had it

To quote Kenny Powers: George Karl, you’re fucking out!

Andre Miller and Al Harrington cost us the game
Miller almost singlehandedly kept us in this.
Yep

Miller was a beast for most of the second half

yea, but karI shouId have put in defensive pIayers with the Iead.
Miller? What? He kept us IN the game.
go hit him for that really??
show some heart waving his arms like a jerk and you sit there and watch really???
I am almost shaking with rage

I need a break from this fucking team

Ditto. None of this I'm proud of this effort bullshit. A loss is a loss.
^^this

That’s fucking loser talk.

You know what. I'm proud of this team tonight (well I am most nights)

Everyone thought we’d get destroyed. Great game even if we lost.

this

just pisses me off to lose like this. We’re in the lottery now too. Dammnit.

I'm not

They had the win and threw it down the shitter. Why would you be proud of that?

relentless optimist
We did it without Gallo or Nene

I feel damn good about almost beating the team that has only lost once at home.

Why are you asking this that question

Can’t you see who you are talking to. Pay it no mind and it might go away

IT is right here.
we can say that every game

it’s starting to ring really hollow.

I agree rec

We did VERY well this game as a team just couldnt quite finish

bullshit

that’s loser talk. you can only be proud of losing for so long. this team let two players score 91 points and gave away another game. inexcusable.

Honestly. It's my opinion. You can disagree with it

but it’s not bullshit.

Must sucks to know they’re right, but we live longer.

The fact is that we were without arguably our best player

If they didn’t have Durant or Westbrook scoring those 91 points they’d be screwed.

Indeed.

They are not a great team, and can be shut down by great defense.

But when they are on, they are freakishly good and not even the best defense

can stop Durant when he’s on.

Trade half the team.

No more predictions for you MR. MORTON.

Hmm, I can’t get mad about this.

I'm always mad when the Nuggets lose

Especially to those guys. Losing hurt, and we’ve had a lot of it lately. Can only have so many moral victories.

But really, the fact is that health comes first.

Agreed

Hope Gallo and Nene get healthy. Doesn’t change the fact that we’re getting a lot of losses and the confidence of the team is shaken.

We play a good Wolves team tomorrow. Could very well lose there as well.

It’s the west, a win here and there and we’re back to where we left off. I’m not that worried.

You are going to get those ten losses back?
Like I said, positioning is shot in the west.

Just make it and come in hot.

This

Losing sucks. I’m never not mad about it.

fucking unbelievable

another giveaway

i mean as soon as it went to ot it was over

That was even more obvious when it started with the same 5 that played the last ten.

Kenyon was absolutely right in his comments.

Gdammit

Fuck Durant, fuck Westbrook, Fuck our lack of game-finishing ability…

the whole team went into a shell when the game was on the line

law, al, AAA. no one wanted to be there.

I disagree

Think both Afflalo and Ty are comfortable taking big shots. Ty just missed a couple huge wins. And the over the back call was killer.

The Thunder are going to get more calls then Denver, so it’s really hard to win

Fill sorry for our guys....they put their hearts in that game

But Durant and Westbrook were just insane

GK not putting Defense and the end of 4th lost us the game
This. We're up by 5 with 50 seconds to go.

And we had 3 guards, Al “Ole” Harrington, and Birdman “I’ll jump so I don’t have to block out” Anderson.

Ty Lawson is garbage, sorry.
ive always said TY is not an nba start and i always get riped for it
Because it's a damned idiotic thing to say
really what game you watching

Ty is charmin soft no D and is sooo timid on Offense its scarey

Ty gets mugged going to the hole all the time

but I still see him do it multiple times a game.

yeah his 17-7 really killed us tonight

Rather have Felton?

Don't look at stats, look at his inability to create shots for his team. He just doesn't even look confident out there.
Missed a couple killer shots for us no doubt

But don’t think he’s the problem.

do you watch nuggets games?
Gk needs to GO
The Nuggets don't need a star closer

but they need someone who can step up, this entire season nobody has been able to do it in last possession type game. When it happens the Nuggets will be champ contenders, when it happens…one day…hopefully…please

I still wished they went to Afflalo more in the 4th, he was playing great.

They need a coach that has some semblance of an idea what to do down the stretch

They don’t have that right now.

Hate to say it

But the lineups at the end cost us. Just needed defense and rebounding and mosgov, koufos and faried on the bench. jusy saying

Rebounding killed us

Needed Koufos and Mozgov in the game more.

yea, wtf kd gets to the paint so easiIy. why is aI and miIIer in there to pIay defense, wtf...

aIso, what kind of pIay did he run out of that TO.

well, the only one they have is gallo. no one else wants to be near the ball
Al definitely the goat tonight
Do you seriously expect him to guard Durant?
I'm talking about his five driving turnovers
I don't expect him to guard anybody at this point
Wow.

Was Brewer hurt or something? Did I miss that?

nah, GK doghoused him after a couple of sloppy offensive plays
yeah he didn't play much

questionable decision since his speed really creates opportunities in the open floor

I like playin bird near the end, he played well--but al was obviously dead...something needs to be done
this lost is on

GK !!

refs !! tick tack calls

Gallo's basically the best at getting to the line in the nBA with a 90% FT%

he’s VERY important to our game

This game is for you GK!!

Thanks for keeping Andre Miller in the game when he was a liability on both the offensive and defensive end.
Brewer would have been a better choice especially with his what 4 turnovers in OT??
Guys this team ain’t elite with GK at the helm. The players are good, but they need a coach who draws up offensive plays and gets players in their spots.
P.S. George…thanks for getting rid of JR. I hope he lights you up and gets a ship before you.

Need to write that in Comic Sans?

haha well played
I can't fuckin believe Brewer wasn't in the game.

He was keeping a lid on Durant and making him work for his shots. Then when Al came in, surfuckinprise, Durant went all Jordan vs Ehlo on us.

All we had to do was get one stop at the end of regulation.

But the only guy on the floor known for his defense was Afflalo. And no rebounders because neither Al nor Bird know how to do that.

I'm not sure there was anything we could have done

Durant is a god damn beast. Westbrook is a god damn beast. There was no stopping them, those balls were falling no matter what.

I think the first traveling call was bs, but obviously the second one was justified.

It says a lot that we could come that close without Nene and Gallo. Although I’m afraid that when we have our “stars” the bench loses the mentality that they have to score. That mentality kept us in it tonight.

I can sleep well, after I bow to the KD throne. He is simply untouchable.

Dont start with the we need a closer, we need a rebounder late, 2 straight games like this

PATHETIC BOX OUT

That's what happens when you keep 2 seven footers on the bench WHEN ALL YOU NEED IS ONE REBOUND.
brewer and koufos in for defense wouId have been the difference probabIy.
It's called boxing out not that hard
Just another bad loss.

Inexcusable coaching in the 4th. How many more times do the people that watch this team night in and night out have to watch Karl play horrible lineups and refuse to adjust?

The Nuggets built their big lead in the 2nd by playing their bench, with guys like Hamilton and Brewer. Then in the third and fourth, they see almost zero minutes in favor of…Bird and Harrington???

I just shake my head and erase another recording. I wish I could erase George Karl’s awful coaching as easily.

Yeah well that same lineup outscored OKC by 5 for 11 minutes and 20 seconds in the 4th
yea and they you take them out when you have a Iead because they suck at defense.
I'm not going to defend Karl or the officiating

But, like, Durant, Westbrook, and Ibaka were really f-ing good in this one.

Yeah, they had great games

But we gave them too many second chances as well. Going small is really stupid. Having someone like Faried/Mozgov/Koufos playing more would have helped.

One rebound would have negated their perfection.
Our two best defenders

Were on the bench and guarding Daequan Cook at the end of the game. I think I know who to blame for this loss.

we need a defensive stopper. there is no reason that 2 players score 40 points

They were just on.

Well, when they're being guarded by Andre Miller and Al Harrington

Instead of Arron Afflalo and Corey Brewer…

It's almost like Karl wanted us to lose
bs, i watched miIIer and aI pIay their defense, it was awfuI.
They're top ten players

That when they are on are going to do that. Nothing they can do about it really.

Seriously.

Half of their makes were contested jumpers. Westbrook has not shown that he can consistently make those.

It might help that Andre Miller is guarding Westbrook

And Harrington is on Durant. That is a great way to defend that duo. Just put our oldest dudes on them.
I love you GK!!!! This ones for you. I feel Scott Brooks need to buy you dinner or something for giving him the game like that.
We even freakin blew the first to get to 100 win rule. You know if you do that 2 games in a row something is damn wrong with the team and it starts at the top( not the FO I trust them, the players are good see I told you AAA would come to play). It befuddles me why Ujiri extended Karl? Never be compassionate when you run a business. Karl= Don Nelson fun in the regular season, but a joke in the playoffs(aka someone wants to see in the playoffs).

I HATE GEORGE KARL WITH A PASSION.
anyway, need a shower after that one. get some of the stink from the game off me
I need to distract myself for a while

rant coming later.

Defense lost this game
Another heartbreaking for us

Karl is a fucking idiot. Why was Al in the game over Brewer. Brewer was doing a very solid job on Durant. And why didn’t K2 get any run in the second half. The man was a beast in the first half. Even some of you Karl defenders have to realize that there is a major problem when we keep losing in late game situations

that wasn't why we lost, we lost because we cant rebound
i heard koufos couId reb.
Yes but it shouldnt even come to that, harrington needs to box out
Harrington shouldn't be in

defensively at the end of these games, that is on Karl

zzz why Ieave him out there, you couId have repIaced him with koufos.
Harrington sucks

We need to trade him or just release him. He is just a waste of space out there

Wasn’t what I was hearing during his hot streak.

Kneejerk

Harrington has his role, but defense at the end of tight games shouldn’t be one of them

Kneejerk on me or him?

Him

you called it right

Harrington hit some key 3's that kept us in the game

And he was playing great earlier this season. I’m not ready to move him out just yet.

yeah but tell me why

he was out there instead of guys like Brewer and K2

I have no idea. I'm waiting to here what GK has to say about it.
It would not have came down to that

had Brewer been in to chase Durant around before it was too late.

your not getting the point, if we get that rebound WE WIN THE GAME
aII the more reason to put in your bigs.
didnt know our 6-9 power forward cant box out hmm
So?

Who cares? We shouldn’t have been in that situation anyway.

we were up BY 5 we were lookin like a win... GET THE REBOUND AND WE WIN
Yeah but K2

was doing a solid job rebounding. Tell me why he wasn’t in the game because I have no fucking clue why he wasn’t

Yeah but Brewer and K2 should have been in the game
because karl refused to play our best rebounders
because Karl is stupid
Nobody came close to slowing down KD tonight.

Not Brewer, not AAA, not Al, not the Roman Legions, not the Charge of the Light Brigade. No one. He could. not. miss. tonight. It wouldn’t have mattered if Bruce Bowen, Metta World Peace, and LeBron were triple teaming him. He was gonna make the shots

This
I refuse to believe this. Put the guy on his ass.
AAA came to play man.

His defense on Westbrook was stellar. All of his points in the second half were free throws or contested jumpers late in the shot clock. And he was the only one who scored in overtime.

Loved AAA tonight, but he didn't slow down KD...no one could have tonight
because Kevin Duran is a beast and he also got helped out some by the refs

but the man was just on fire

g.j. had BETTER spend some damned money in the post game interview

and criticize the officiating. ibaka had a tripple double, but not what the score card says. he had 12 personal fouls, which would have negated 6 blocks, plus another two that were obvious goaltends. harden had 6 obvious fouls by my count, and we all know what we saw durant and westbrook get. sooooooooo frustrating!

AT LEAST 3 blocks on Lawson were hits on the arm.
i counted 6 obvious fouls on blocks for ibaka

and 6 for over the back. all clear and no doubters.

Correct

I was just pointing the ones out on Lawson. There is no way Lawson drives that much in a game and gets NO free throws. Inexcusable.

ya we agree. and that ruins his, and in turn our teams chances to get anything going

i credit westbrook and durant for making jump shots, but that is all they really did. the rest is on g.k.’s maddening rotations and on the officiating. playing bird instead of kk is inexcusable.

listening on the radio

he’s playing the moral victory card. spend some damned money karl! for once and for all! it is our only chance!

the best part is

Even if we get a good player in the draft you know Karl won’t play him!! Hahaha

Durant vs Reggie

I hope Durant’s performance puts to rest the ridiculas argument that he is no better than Reggie Miller…

He’s just taller….

Yeah, and....

He tied the game with a tough dunk. Miller never won games like that…

There was that dunk against NJ(?)

Oh and 6 points in 13 seconds

With the classic choke sign of course

Yeah, Miller had a few, but he just wasn’t the complete player that Durant is, IMO.

Second game in a row

That karl refuses to make defensive substitutions at the end of a game to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Run those “trust guys” into the ground again George

Perhaps there is something more to why they didn't play
Because Karl doesn't coach at the end of games

he watches

Something more...hmm, the coach maybe?
I'm just saying we don't know why Karl didn't put them in the game
But the most likely explanation is

Stupidity

He just refuses to go away from tired "trust" players at the end of games

he has no feel for late game substitutions. Need a stop and a rebound yet you leave in the smallest lineup possible with old/slow miller and harrington on the floor, just no excuse.

Like I said, stupidity
No, its very clear

Karl is a bad coach

SD,

do we EVER know why George puts certain guys in? NO. Dude tries to outsmart himself and gets clusterfucked.

Nope, that part was on him.

You are up by 5 with a minute left

and you have 2 point guards, afflalo, harrington and anderson………….WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Half of Ibaka's blocks shouldn't of counted
Because there were fouls not called?
Post game thread is up

put your complaints about George Karl there

That loss puts us 9th in the west

Fuck

I was yelling at the screen

to sub for defense. i’m speechless

You know these struggles might be good for this team in the long run

I really don’t want us making the playoffs unless we get a top 4 seed. I don’t know if Karl will play a lottery pick, but he better.
It is clear to me Karl is the one to blame straight up. I really don’t care for a post all-star break surge and then one and done. It’s going to happen with Karl, I actually want us to be in the lottery this year and get rid of Karl while we are at it.

Dude's like Putin at this point.

No way he goes anywhere, even if we lose every single game left in the regular season.

The most reassurring part of this game

Durant, Westbrook and Ibaka were playing the game of their lives and barely beat us…

Up 5 with 50 seconds left

the most depressing part of this game is that it looked exactly like the playoff games that we lose

We can talk about Karl till christmas

He’s not going to be fired…for the next 3 years at least

Pisssd this one away

Regardless of what the refs didn’t do. Would love for Hochman to get his revenge on Coach Karl’s “irresponsible journalism” comment and ask him something like “why didn’t you have a better defensive lineup in the last 4 minutes?”

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