Sports! 🏀 The NBA/WNBA Thread

[Sergeant Foley]

@Abhorsen @Husky_Khan @bintananth @Ibanez @Buba @Tiamat
Coming Up: I will be posting WNBA Playoff updates very soon. Be on the lookout for it!

 

[Sergeant Foley]

2023 WNBA Playoff Brackets:
*(Round One: Best of 3)
#1 Las Vegas Aces win series (2-0) against #8 Chicago Sky.
#4 Dallas Wings win series (2-0) against #5 Atlanta Dreams.
#2 New York Liberty win series (2-0) against #7 Washington Mystics.
#3 Connecticut Sun win series (2-1) against #6 Minnesota Lynx.

*(Semifinals: Best of 5)
#1 Las Vegas Aces: Defending WNBA Champions vs #4 Dallas Wings.
*(Aces lead series 1-0)

#2 New York Liberty vs #3 Connecticut Sun
*(Sun lead series 1-0)

*(WNBA Finals: Best of 5)
TBD

 

[Sergeant Foley]

2023 WNBA Playoff Brackets as of October 10, 2023:

*WNBA Playoffs Semifinals 2023 (Best of 5):
#1 Las Vegas Aces win series (3-0) against #4 Dallas Wings.
#2 New York Liberty win series (3-1) against #3 Connecticut Sun.

*(WNBA Finals: Best of 5)
#1 Las Vegas Aces vs #2 New York Liberty
(Aces lead series 1-0)

*Game 1: Aces won 99-82
Sunday, 8 October 2023
October 8, 2023

*Game 2: Michelob Ulta Arena
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Las Vegas, Nevada
5:00 PM PST

*Game 3: Barclays Center
Sunday, 15 October 2023
Brooklyn, New York State
3:00 PM EST

*Game 4 (if necessary): Barclays Center
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Brooklyn, New York State
8:00 PM EST

*Game 5 (if necessary): Michelob Ulta Arena
Friday, 20 October 2023
Las Vegas, Nevada
5:00 PM PST

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Defending WNBA Champion #1 Las Vegas Aces easily and handily throttled #2 New York Liberty in a blowout victory 104-76: Leading the Aces was Aja Wilson, who had 26 points; Jackie Young scored 24 points; Kelsey Plum had 23 points and Chelsea Gray rounded out the double-digit scorers with 14 points. Wilson and Gray also recorded double-doubles in Game 2 of the 2023 WNBA Finals including Wilson had 15 rebounds along with Gray having 11 assists.

Game 3 is on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM CST and the Aces are one game away from repeating as WNBA Champions: making it the first time since 2002 when the Los Angeles Sparks won back-to-back WNBA Championships. We're going to find out if the Liberty can avoid getting swept and humiliated, because they're going to need ALL of the luck that they can get at this moment and from the way I'm seeing things trending, the Aces are poised to sweep the Liberty handily.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Special congratulations to the Las Vegas Aces on winning back-to-back WNBA Championships, making them the first WNBA franchise to win back-to-back WNBA Championships since the Los Angeles Sparks did it in 2001 and 2002.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Monday, 23 October 2023: Defending back-to-back WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces holding championship parade on Fox 5 KVVU-TV Las Vegas.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Looks like both the Washington Wizards (NBA) and the Washington Capitals (NHL) both moving to Alexandria, Virginia. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin holding press conference later this morning at 8:00 AM CST on the proposed arena sites for both professional sports teams.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Kevin Durant is apparently unhappy with the situation inside the Phoenix Suns. And I wonder how long before Durant bails from Phoenix?

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Thursday, 18 January 2024: Standings of the Eastern Conference.
@bintananth @Abhorsen @Bassoe
*Boston Celtics (32-9)
*Milwaukee Bucks (28-13)
*Philadelphia 76ers (26-13)
*Cleveland Cavaliers (24-15)
*New York Knicks (24-17)
*Miami Heat (24-17)
*Indiana Pacers (23-17)
*Orlando Magic (22-19)
*Chicago Bulls (19-23)
*Atlanta Hawks (17-23)
*Brooklyn Nets (16-24)
*Toronto Raptors (16-23)
*Charlotte Hornets (8-30)
*Washington Wizards (7-32)
*Detroit Pistons (4-37)

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Thursday, 18 January 2024: NBA Standings of the Western Conference:
*Timberwolves (29-11)
*Thunder (27-13)
*Nuggets (28-14): Defending NBA Champions
*Clippers (26-14)
*Pelicans (25-17)
*Kings (23-17)
*Mavericks (24-18)
*Suns (22-18)
*Jazz (22-20)
*Lakers (21-21)
*Rockets (19-21)
*Warriors (18-22)
*Grizzlies (15-25)
*TrailBlazers (11-29)
*Spurs (7-33)

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers made history last night scoring 70 points in the 76ers' 133-123 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
Joel Embiid's epic performance embodies new era of the NBA - Yahoo Sports

 

[Sergeant Foley]

@Red_Tornado @bintananth @Abhorsen
Milwaukee Bucks HC Adrian Griffin fired with (30-13) overall record; second in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks keep making turns and surprises: Firing Budenholzer and now firing Griffin in the middle of his first Season as WOW and completely crazy.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: Brooklyn Nets HC Jacque Vaughn fired just five days following their 50 point loss to the Boston Celtics.
Nets fire head coach Jacque Vaughn 5 days after 50-point loss to Celtics

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Yahoo Sports on the firing of Brooklyn Nets HC Jacque Vaughn.
Nets fire head coach Jacque Vaughn 5 days after 50-point loss to Celtics

 

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[Sergeant Foley]

Monday, 18 March 2024: The NBA Standings for the 2023-24 Season:
(Eastern Conference Standings)
#1 Boston Celtics (53-14)
#2 Milwaukee Bucks (44-24)
#3 Cleveland Cavaliers (42-25)
#4 New York Knicks (40-27)
#5 Orlando Magic (40-28)
#6 Indiana Pacers (38-30)
#7 Miami Heat (37-30)
#8 Philadelphia 76ers (37-30)
#9 Chicago Bulls (33-35)
#10 Atlanta Hawks (30-37)
#11 Brooklyn Nets (26-42)
#12 Toronto Raptors (23-45)
#13 Charlotte Hornets (17-51)
#14 Detroit Pistons (12-55)
#15 Washington Wizards (11-57)

(Western Conference Standings)
#1 Oklahoma City Thunder (47-20)
#2 Denver Nuggets (47-21): defending NBA Champions
#3 Minnesota Timberwolves (46-21)
#4 Los Angeles Clippers (42-25)
#5 New Orleans Pelicans (41-25)
#6 Sacramento Kings (38-28)
#7 Dallas Mavericks (39-29)
#8 Phoenix Suns (39-29)
#9 Golden State Warriors (35-31)
#10 Los Angeles Lakers (36-32)
#11 Houston Rockets (32-35)
#12 Utah Jazz (29-38)
#13 Memphis Grizzlies (23-45)
#14 Portland Trailblazers (19-48)
#15 San Antonio Spurs (15-53)

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Tuesday, 19 March 2024: NBA Standings as of this afternoon:
(ECF)
#1 Boston Celtics (54-14)
#2 Milwaukee Bucks (44-24)
#3 Cleveland Cavaliers (43-25)
#4 New York Knicks (41-27)
#5 Orlando Magic (40-28)
#6 Philadelphia 76ers (38-30)
#7 Indiana Pacers (38-31)
#8 Miami Heat (37-31)
#9 Chicago Bulls (34-35)
#10 Atlanta Hawks (30-38)
#11 Brooklyn Nets (26-42)
#12 Toronto Raptors (23-45)
#13 Charlotte Hornets (17-51)
#14 Detroit Pistons (12-56)
#15 Washington Wizards (11-57)

(WCF)
#1 Oklahoma City Thunder (47-20)
#2 Minnesota Timberwolves (47-21)
#3 Denver Nuggets (47-21): defending NBA Champions
#4 Los Angeles Clippers (42-25)
#5 New Orleans Pelicans (41-26)
#6 Sacramento Kings (39-28)
#7 Dallas Mavericks (39-29)
#8 Phoenix Suns (39-29)
#9 Los Angeles Lakers (37-32)
#10 Golden State Warriors (35-32)
#11 Houston Rockets (32-35)
#12 Utah Jazz (29-39)
#13 Memphis Grizzlies (23-45)
#14 Portland Trailblazers (19-49)
#15 San Antonio Spurs (15-53)

 

[Sergeant Foley]

@Red_Tornado @bintananth @Abhorsen
Here are the NBA Standings from yesterday morning:
(ECF)
#1 Boston Celtics (54-14)
#2 Milwaukee Bucks (44-24)
#3 Cleveland Cavaliers (43-25)
#4 New York Knicks (41-27)
#5 Orlando Magic (41-28)
#6 Philadelphia 76ers (38-30)
#7 Indiana Pacers (38-31)
#8 Miami Heat (37-31)
#9 Chicago Bulls (34-35)
#10 Atlanta Hawks (30-38)
#11 Brooklyn Nets (26-43)
#12 Toronto Raptors (23-45)
#13 Charlotte Hornets (17-52)
#14 Detroit Pistons (12-56)
#15 Washington Wizards (11-58)

 

[Sergeant Foley]

NBA Standings of the WCF from Wednesday, 20 March 2024:
#1 Oklahoma City Thunder (47-20)
#2 Denver Nuggets (48-21): Defending NBA Champions
#3 Minnesota Timberwolves (47-22)
#4 Los Angeles Clippers (42-25)
#5 New Orleans Pelicans (42-26)
#6 Sacramento Kings (39-28)
#7 Dallas Mavericks (40-29)
#8 Phoenix Suns (39-29)
#9 Los Angeles Lakers (37-32)
#10 Golden State Warriors (35-32)
#11 Houston Rockets (33-35)
#12 Utah Jazz (29-39)
#13 Memphis Grizzlies (23-46)
#14 Portland Trailblazers (19-49)
#15 San Antonio Spurs (15-54): Sorry @49ersfootball about your beloved Spurs struggling.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Thursday, 21 March 2024: Standings of the ECF:
#1 Boston Celtics (55-14): Clinched the Atlantic Division following 122-119 victory over my Bucks last night on ESPN.
#2 Milwaukee Bucks (44-25)
#3 Cleveland Cavaliers (43-26)
#4 New York Knicks (41-27)
#5 Orlando Magic (41-28)
#6 Indiana Pacers (39-31)
#7 Miami Heat (38-31)
#8 Philadelphia 76ers (38-31)
#9 Chicago Bulls (34-35)
#10 Atlanta Hawks (30-38)
#11 Brooklyn Nets (26-43)
#12 Toronto Raptors (23-46)
#13 Charlotte Hornets (17-52)
#14 Detroit Pistons (12-57)
#15 Washington Wizards (11-58)