2024 NBA Season

[Kasabus]

Whoever is paying to watch the Eastern Conference finals have their monies worth. Whoever wins this series will be pretty much banged up and will likely lose to the Warriors who are doing very well even without KD.

You have so much trust on the Warriors, well, they are still the favorites whoever they will face, but we will not be seeing a 4-0 here like last NBA finals.
My prediction is if they will face the Bucks, it could go to game 6 or 7, and I will take the bucks to win that series.

The odds is very attractive and I just want a new champion this time around.

Good luck to which team we are rooting, what I just hope is the real entertainment which we just witnessed.

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[rosezionjohn]

Whoever is paying to watch the Eastern Conference finals have their monies worth. Whoever wins this series will be pretty much banged up and will likely lose to the Warriors who are doing very well even without KD.

You have so much trust on the Warriors, well, they are still the favorites whoever they will face, but we will not be seeing a 4-0 here like last NBA finals.
My prediction is if they will face the Bucks, it could go to game 6 or 7, and I will take the bucks to win that series.

The odds is very attractive and I just want a new champion this time around.

Good luck to which team we are rooting, what I just hope is the real entertainment which we just witnessed.

It's not about having so much trust. I'm just seeing things how it is. As I've said, "will likely lose to the Warriors"

I also think Bucks would win in six or seven games. It appears they have a better chance of beating the warriors.

[Shinpako09]

Finally Raptors steal 1 game. Giannis has been fouled out and they take advantage on it, attacking inside the paint and their defense are good. They should tie the series in game4. If not, that's really a hard game as they will move into Bucks homecourt and the possible end for them. Good performance again by Kawhi and the rest of Raptors.

[Distinctin]

Finally Raptors steal 1 game. Giannis has been fouled out and they take advantage on it, attacking inside the paint and their defense are good. They should tie the series in game4. If not, that's really a hard game as they will move into Bucks homecourt and the possible end for them. Good performance again by Kawhi and the rest of Raptors.

You're right, they need to win game 4, Raptors haven't shown a dominance and they even have a hard time winning, they are lucky to win one game, but if they can even the series, that would make this series an exciting one. In the playoffs, Bucks only loss maximum of 1 game in the last two series, so if they Raptors can tie, they are the better team of the last teams that the Bucks beat.

[Malsetid]

Finally Raptors steal 1 game. Giannis has been fouled out and they take advantage on it, attacking inside the paint and their defense are good. They should tie the series in game4. If not, that's really a hard game as they will move into Bucks homecourt and the possible end for them. Good performance again by Kawhi and the rest of Raptors.

You're right, they need to win game 4, Raptors haven't shown a dominance and they even have a hard time winning, they are lucky to win one game, but if they can even the series, that would make this series an exciting one. In the playoffs, Bucks only loss maximum of 1 game in the last two series, so if they Raptors can tie, they are the better team of the last teams that the Bucks beat.

I don't think the last series even matters at this point. The raptors are a lot better team than the celtics in the playoffs but it seems that the bucks have peaked at the right time. It'll be good to win game 4 but it's likely that giannis will be back a lot stronger that game. Sorry but i'm going for a milwaukee vs gs in the finals.

[jakelyson]

Finally Raptors steal 1 game. Giannis has been fouled out and they take advantage on it, attacking inside the paint and their defense are good. They should tie the series in game4. If not, that's really a hard game as they will move into Bucks homecourt and the possible end for them. Good performance again by Kawhi and the rest of Raptors.

Raptors did a good job containing the Greek Freak into only 12 points. That is the worst performance yet by Giannis this whole playoff. Unfortunately, even after containing Giannis, the Raptors only win by 6 points in double overtime. That is a good takeaway by Milwaukee. I am afraid the Raptors cannot have full control of a game because of how good the players of Milwaukee are performing.

[Yaunfitda]

Whoever is paying to watch the Eastern Conference finals have their monies worth. Whoever wins this series will be pretty much banged up and will likely lose to the Warriors who are doing very well even without KD.

Yep, that's why it's important for GSW to close out the Trailblazers have a good rest while waiting for the East showdown. And they came out fresh and hungrier and win their 3rd straight championship. As for Kahwi, he is not over rated, he had the experienced with San Antonio and he knows how important this game is and he is not willing to let it go whether 2 or more OT's.

No doubt about KL but him grinding out every game with the Bucks after that 7-game series with Philly, I'm not sure if he's body can sustain it. He's already hurt in Game 3. Other starters and their bench really needs to step up.

The guy is only human, I don't think he can sustain day in, day out the brutally of having to grind hard every day against a tough team like the bucks. Even Michael Jordan or Kobe or Lebron gets tired so Kawhi Leonard is no exception. They are still trailing, anything can happen but I don't think he can sustain playing 40-50 minutes all series long.

[btc_angela]

Whoever is paying to watch the Eastern Conference finals have their monies worth. Whoever wins this series will be pretty much banged up and will likely lose to the Warriors who are doing very well even without KD.

Yep, that's why it's important for GSW to close out the Trailblazers have a good rest while waiting for the East showdown. And they came out fresh and hungrier and win their 3rd straight championship. As for Kahwi, he is not over rated, he had the experienced with San Antonio and he knows how important this game is and he is not willing to let it go whether 2 or more OT's.

No doubt about KL but him grinding out every game with the Bucks after that 7-game series with Philly, I'm not sure if he's body can sustain it. He's already hurt in Game 3. Other starters and their bench really needs to step up.

It will definitely show sign of wear and tear on him. Just like you said, he is already hurt this game so it will be very hard for him unless sports science had advance so much that he can recover that quick in about 24-48 hours and come back fresh as if he gets a full week of rest and recuperation.

[Ipwich]

Whoever is paying to watch the Eastern Conference finals have their monies worth. Whoever wins this series will be pretty much banged up and will likely lose to the Warriors who are doing very well even without KD.

Yep, that's why it's important for GSW to close out the Trailblazers have a good rest while waiting for the East showdown. And they came out fresh and hungrier and win their 3rd straight championship. As for Kahwi, he is not over rated, he had the experienced with San Antonio and he knows how important this game is and he is not willing to let it go whether 2 or more OT's.

No doubt about KL but him grinding out every game with the Bucks after that 7-game series with Philly, I'm not sure if he's body can sustain it. He's already hurt in Game 3. Other starters and their bench really needs to step up.

It will definitely show sign of wear and tear on him. Just like you said, he is already hurt this game so it will be very hard for him unless sports science had advance so much that he can recover that quick in about 24-48 hours and come back fresh as if he gets a full week of rest and recuperation.

Game 4 will not be the same as game 3, Raptors will still struggle and will loss in this game.
They can double Leonard and put more body on him and there is no other option as his teammates are very inconsistent.
Lowry for example should be facilitating the ball and making good plays only settled for his outside shooting, and that does not work all the time.

[Reid]

The Bucks really needs to analyze every detail of what happened now.

1. Gianis seems to be having a problem attacking the rim. He always stops whenever a defender just moves in front of him. That is not the Gianis that I know.
2. Bledsoe is shaking again. The last freethrows of him tells it.
3. Middleton plays are not working anymore. He cannot find his rhythm if he cannot shoot the ball from the outside. They need to give him space from screens.

Raptors seems to have done this all stopping the Bucks 3 main players. They need to find another way.

Again Kawhi showed he became the defensive player of the year. His steals and being aggressive in defense put a lot of impact to win the game.

[Ranly123]

The Bucks really needs to analyze every detail of what happened now.

1. Gianis seems to be having a problem attacking the rim. He always stops whenever a defender just moves in front of him. That is not the Gianis that I know.
2. Bledsoe is shaking again. The last freethrows of him tells it.
3. Middleton plays are not working anymore. He cannot find his rhythm if he cannot shoot the ball from the outside. They need to give him space from screens.

Raptors seems to have done this all stopping the Bucks 3 main players. They need to find another way.

Again Kawhi showed he became the defensive player of the year. His steals and being aggressive in defense put a lot of impact to win the game.

The raptors took this game but in a very hard way eventhough it's their home court. It took them two OT to defeat the bucks that has no Giannis playing in the second OT though. Buck are still my bet to win the east finals.

[bisdak40]

The raptors took this game but in a very hard way eventhough it's their home court. It took them two OT to defeat the bucks that has no Giannis playing in the second OT though. Buck are still my bet to win the east finals.

They still is the favorite to win the ECF but seems to me that the Raptors has found a way to contain the Greek Freak which is very vital for them to win the series. Giannis may had help in other department but it's the offense that is needed of him by the Bucks. This series is back to exciting again for the oddsmaker.

[freedomgo]

The raptors took this game but in a very hard way eventhough it's their home court. It took them two OT to defeat the bucks that has no Giannis playing in the second OT though. Buck are still my bet to win the east finals.

They still is the favorite to win the ECF but seems to me that the Raptors has found a way to contain the Greek Freak which is very vital for them to win the series. Giannis may had help in other department but it's the offense that is needed of him by the Bucks. This series is back to exciting again for the oddsmaker.

Not back yet, Raptors have to even the series to make this fully exciting.

They were able to limit Giannis  scoring, but bucks would certainly make some adjustment next game, what if Giannis will score in game 4, can the Raptors still win this competition?, the answer is obviously not if Leonard will not find a help from his teammates.

[Oilacris]

The raptors took this game but in a very hard way eventhough it's their home court. It took them two OT to defeat the bucks that has no Giannis playing in the second OT though. Buck are still my bet to win the east finals.

They still is the favorite to win the ECF but seems to me that the Raptors has found a way to contain the Greek Freak which is very vital for them to win the series. Giannis may had help in other department but it's the offense that is needed of him by the Bucks. This series is back to exciting again for the oddsmaker.

Not back yet, Raptors have to even the series to make this fully exciting.

They were able to limit Giannis  scoring, but bucks would certainly make some adjustment next game, what if Giannis will score in game 4, can the Raptors still win this competition?, the answer is obviously not if Leonard will not find a help from his teammates.

When the losing team do able to see on what they do lack on their previous game then they will surely adjust it.Raptors do win 1 game but doesn't mean that they would able to do the same thing on game 4.Some lucky shooting percentage we have seen on Raptors side when it comes to 3's but I doubt that it would happen again on game 4.Even on double OT which is really exhausting and defeating bucks as hard as they can which do only gapped out on 5 points.

[Jating]

The Bucks really needs to analyze every detail of what happened now.

1. Gianis seems to be having a problem attacking the rim. He always stops whenever a defender just moves in front of him. That is not the Gianis that I know.
2. Bledsoe is shaking again. The last freethrows of him tells it.
3. Middleton plays are not working anymore. He cannot find his rhythm if he cannot shoot the ball from the outside. They need to give him space from screens.

Raptors seems to have done this all stopping the Bucks 3 main players. They need to find another way.

Again Kawhi showed he became the defensive player of the year. His steals and being aggressive in defense put a lot of impact to win the game.

The raptors took this game but in a very hard way eventhough it's their home court. It took them two OT to defeat the bucks that has no Giannis playing in the second OT though. Buck are still my bet to win the east finals.

But you can't take away anything from Toronto winning that game. They've solved the puzzle of Giannis, as @Reid has pointed out, it seems that the Greek Freak is somewhat gun shy or at least he did freeze or stop when there is a defender in front of him. While Siakam took it personally, to step up and so as Gasol.

Leonard also proved why he is one of the premier defender out there, he has crucial steals that had big impact in the game at the end.

Of course the Bucks are still the favorites, but there are a lot of intangibles and parameters that could push this series a bit longer as expected.

[bisdak40]

The raptors took this game but in a very hard way eventhough it's their home court. It took them two OT to defeat the bucks that has no Giannis playing in the second OT though. Buck are still my bet to win the east finals.

They still is the favorite to win the ECF but seems to me that the Raptors has found a way to contain the Greek Freak which is very vital for them to win the series. Giannis may had help in other department but it's the offense that is needed of him by the Bucks. This series is back to exciting again for the oddsmaker.

Not back yet, Raptors have to even the series to make this fully exciting.

They were able to limit Giannis  scoring, but bucks would certainly make some adjustment next game, what if Giannis will score in game 4, can the Raptors still win this competition?, the answer is obviously not if Leonard will not find a help from his teammates.

When the losing team do able to see on what they do lack on their previous game then they will surely adjust it.Raptors do win 1 game but doesn't mean that they would able to do the same thing on game 4.Some lucky shooting percentage we have seen on Raptors side when it comes to 3's but I doubt that it would happen again on game 4.Even on double OT which is really exhausting and defeating bucks as hard as they can which do only gapped out on 5 points.

I tend to disagree that "lucky" shooting percentage was the cause why Raptors won that game. If we can watch videos on their shoot-around we can be amaze of how this guys able to hit consecutive shots. Come game time opponents have to depend/bother their shots to make them miss those, leaving them wide open, you go to the bench.

[spadormie]

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I don't consider the win be lucky. Kawhi Leonard was injured that game and what a game he showcased. He played I think 50+ minutes that game. Giannis was shooting poorly that game so I guess this wasn't luck. Giannis had a rough game.

[BitBustah]

that game was a must win for the Raptors as we all know that no NBA team has ever come back from a 3-0 series.  Its only happened a few times in sports at all with the Red Sox doing it once vs the Yankees.  The eastern conference doesn't even matter anyways because the Warriors will dominate whatever team comes out of the ECF.  Even without Durant they are still the best team in the NBA.

[Netnox]

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I don't consider the win be lucky. Kawhi Leonard was injured that game and what a game he showcased. He played I think 50+ minutes that game. Giannis was shooting poorly that game so I guess this wasn't luck. Giannis had a rough game.

Hmm... looks like Giannis got carried away with all the sudden attention he got during last week. Or perhaps his fans were expecting too much from him and he was under a lot of pressure to repeat his performance. He is just 24 years and far away from becoming a legend. Mike Budenholzer should remember this during the next match, and try to calm him down.

[RealMalatesta]

I was afraid raptors would lose this game too because it was so close, I really want this series to be a lot more close and see that game 7 here as well, bucks have been doing awesome until now and raptors had that game 7 with Sixers and the last second Kawhi moment.

I don't care which team wins, I like both of them but I really want that game 7 last second thing again, it was awesome when dame did it to OKC and it was awesome when Kawhi did it to Sixers and now with this series it would be awesome again, I think it will not matter who wins since warriors will destroy both of them, they can literally build a combined team of all players in bucks and raptors coming together and warriors would still win, so this series is all we have left in our hands and I want it to go as long as possible.