2024 NBA Season

[casperBGD]

Or Denver at 6? That would be a bigger surprise. Isn't it?

would be quite a surprise, but i do not expect it
Lakers a bit better than Clippers, and certainly have more experience to calmly bring the game to the end, Clippers found out that securing a win after +15 is not that easy as it look like when you speak about it

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[wheelz1200]

Everyone is so surprised but should you be?  Denver has been one of the top teams in the west for the past 2 years.  Jokic is a top 5-10 player in the league, murray is one of the top young players in the league, Porter would have been a no1 or no2 draft pick but slid cause of an injury in college and the team is real deep.  And to top it off they play both ends of the court strong.  I wont be surprised if they knock off the lakers and eventually win the chip.  Go nugs.

[yazher]

Or Denver at 6? That would be a bigger surprise. Isn't it?

would be quite a surprise, but i do not expect it
Lakers a bit better than Clippers, and certainly have more experience to calmly bring the game to the end, Clippers found out that securing a win after +15 is not that easy as it look like when you speak about it

We will see after the result of game 1, since lakers has been letting their opponent beating them on the first games in this playoff, this one versus Denver might be different because they cannot give the same strategy or they might get swept by this team. Now that they already proved that they can make a comeback from 3-1 deficit. Most likely each game in this series will be close at overtime since both team is not playing around this time. If there will be a blowout in game one, the loser will faced the pressure in the next game.

Here is the full breakdown of the schedule:

Game 1: Friday, Sep. 18 at 6 p.m. on TNT

Game 2: Sunday, Sep. 20 at 4:30 p.m. on TNT

Game 3: Tuesday, Sep. 22 at 6 p.m. on TNT

Game 4 (if necessary): Thursday, Sep. 24 at 6 p.m. on TNT

Game 5 (if necessary): Saturday, Sep. 26 at 6 p.m. on TNT

Game 6 (if necessary): Monday, Sep. 28 on TNT

Game 7 (if necessary): Wednesday, Sep. 30 on TNT

Source: https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2020/9/15/21439210/lakers-vs-nuggets-western-conference-finals-schedule-game-time-channel-series-notes

[FlightyPouch]

Everyone is so surprised but should you be?  Denver has been one of the top teams in the west for the past 2 years.  Jokic is a top 5-10 player in the league, murray is one of the top young players in the league, Porter would have been a no1 or no2 draft pick but slid cause of an injury in college and the team is real deep.  And to top it off they play both ends of the court strong.  I wont be surprised if they knock off the lakers and eventually win the chip.  Go nugs.

Well, I am surprised since they overcame a 3-1 series twice, the result of this game 7 showed how great they are. I think we are just stuck at the idea of LAC and LAL facing the WCF that is why a lot of people are surprised. Right now I am fixed with Boston and Miami but in this WCF, I guess I would throw my first bet on LAL.

[Vaculin]

Or Denver at 6? That would be a bigger surprise. Isn't it?

would be quite a surprise, but i do not expect it
Lakers a bit better than Clippers, and certainly have more experience to calmly bring the game to the end, Clippers found out that securing a win after +15 is not that easy as it look like when you speak about it

Some said that Clippers are the better team than the Lakers, probably because Leonard was playing with the team and he was the Finals MVP and he gave the Raptors their first championship. Now, I'm already reading comments that Leonard should have stayed with the Raptors, lol.. What I'm saying is that people change after they see the result, and if Denver will beat the Lakers, I think they will finally earn some respect and might be the favorites going to the NBA finals.

I mean, who knows this could happen, with the betting odds for the Lakers winning the series, I'm pretty sure people are expecting that Lakers will win and this would not reach into game 7.

[wheelz1200]

Everyone is so surprised but should you be?  Denver has been one of the top teams in the west for the past 2 years.  Jokic is a top 5-10 player in the league, murray is one of the top young players in the league, Porter would have been a no1 or no2 draft pick but slid cause of an injury in college and the team is real deep.  And to top it off they play both ends of the court strong.  I wont be surprised if they knock off the lakers and eventually win the chip.  Go nugs.

Well, I am surprised since they overcame a 3-1 series twice, the result of this game 7 showed how great they are. I think we are just stuck at the idea of LAC and LAL facing the WCF that is why a lot of people are surprised. Right now I am fixed with Boston and Miami but in this WCF, I guess I would throw my first bet on LAL.

Yeah winning 2 series after being down 3-1 is surprising but going into the playoffs I thought they had just as good as chance as the LA teams to come out of the west.  Until vegas starts respecting the nuggets i will be laying down on them.

[Nellayar]

Or Denver at 6? That would be a bigger surprise. Isn't it?

would be quite a surprise, but i do not expect it
Lakers a bit better than Clippers, and certainly have more experience to calmly bring the game to the end, Clippers found out that securing a win after +15 is not that easy as it look like when you speak about it

Don`t underestimate the Clippers. They have Kawhi which grabbed the MVP in spurs and made a champion in Raptors. They can smash Lakers throughout the series and may won the 2020 NBA season just like what happened to GSW last championship. I do not doubt in lakers but they should not be more confident because celtics and clippers are really working good. I want to see a series which is more intense and exciting. We can`t say it already that Lakers will win the series because the ball is round.

[wheelz1200]

Or Denver at 6? That would be a bigger surprise. Isn't it?

would be quite a surprise, but i do not expect it
Lakers a bit better than Clippers, and certainly have more experience to calmly bring the game to the end, Clippers found out that securing a win after +15 is not that easy as it look like when you speak about it

Don`t underestimate the Clippers. They have Kawhi which grabbed the MVP in spurs and made a champion in Raptors. They can smash Lakers throughout the series and may won the 2020 NBA season just like what happened to GSW last championship. I do not doubt in lakers but they should not be more confident because celtics and clippers are really working good. I want to see a series which is more intense and exciting. We can`t say it already that Lakers will win the series because the ball is round.

Umm you do know that the neuggets just knocked the clippers out of the playoffs.  No need to over estimate or under estimate the clippers because they aren't playing again until next year.  Onward and upward for the nugfets 

[livingfree]

Denver Nuggets is like a ticking bomb.

Who would have expected that they will be the ones advancing with Lakers? I didn't and for sure others didn't as well when it's 3-1 in lead of LAC.

Don`t underestimate the Clippers. They have Kawhi which grabbed the MVP in spurs and made a champion in Raptors. They can smash Lakers throughout the series and may won the 2020 NBA season just like what happened to GSW last championship. I do not doubt in lakers but they should not be more confident because celtics and clippers are really working good. I want to see a series which is more intense and exciting. We can`t say it already that Lakers will win the series because the ball is round.

The series already ended.

LA Clippers is out.

[wiss19]

This was seriously otherwordly, I have to accept defeat here because I thought Clippers would destroy Denver, they were just way too good on paper and they had everything in their power to make this game nothing but a destruction.

However on second half clippers just became nothing, they became a team that would basically get destroyed in any game at all, they looked like a rebuild team going 12-70 on regular season. That second half was the most brutal half I have watched from any team, Denver obviously played amazing defense and their offense was great too, however the deal is, no matter how great Denver is, Clippers should have played a lot better than this, Kawhi and PG13 scoring only 5 points in second half is not something that could be attributed to Denver only, it was them not being good at all as well.

[danherbias07]

This was seriously otherwordly, I have to accept defeat here because I thought Clippers would destroy Denver, they were just way too good on paper and they had everything in their power to make this game nothing but a destruction.

Correct. Even the odds on betting sites looks like the Clippers will really win it.
Too much for the hype. 

This is good. Something changed from the prediction of different analyst.
Both East and the West is unexpected.
Suddenly the young Miami Heat is in and then Denver Nuggets on the other side.
Now things could go unpredictable once again.

[Captain Corporate]

 I feel like Doc really has to have some parts in this. I know that Kawhi and PG13 played horribly, like seriously legendary bad so the biggest blame goes to them without a doubt at all, but I can't believe people do not see a single trouble with Doc Rivers at all. I understand that people may feel like he didn't do anything wrong on the game 7 but the fact that he didn't built a whole strategy out of having Kawhi and PG13 and the team he has was something not really ideal. If he really wants to utilize those players as much as he can, he has to built a strategy and with that strategy he has to try to utilize everything he has, but he just moved more like "you guys are great, go play great and you will win" and nothing more honestly. Managing playing time %100 great but that wasn't enough.

[Russlenat]

 I feel like Doc really has to have some parts in this. I know that Kawhi and PG13 played horribly, like seriously legendary bad so the biggest blame goes to them without a doubt at all, but I can't believe people do not see a single trouble with Doc Rivers at all. I understand that people may feel like he didn't do anything wrong on the game 7 but the fact that he didn't built a whole strategy out of having Kawhi and PG13 and the team he has was something not really ideal. If he really wants to utilize those players as much as he can, he has to built a strategy and with that strategy he has to try to utilize everything he has, but he just moved more like "you guys are great, go play great and you will win" and nothing more honestly. Managing playing time %100 great but that wasn't enough.

Blaming the coach is not what usually the fans do, don't worry, the management will take care of Doc if they think he is not bringing success to the team, you know, we would just be surprise or not that the management has fired him already. Kawhi ask PG to join with him in L.A. so it's good to expect that Leonard trusted PG's capacity to bring success to the team.

Meanwhile, we can also look at some bad personal relation between Doc and PG, we know their history that PG has cheated on Doc's daughter which is now the wife of Seth Curry, so I think this is also one factor to consider, and maybe you guys will say, "hey! they are professionals"... well, maybe but things like this is hard to forget that's why I'm seeing that the chemistry of Denver is what beats the LA Clippers.

[Pamadar]

 I feel like Doc really has to have some parts in this. I know that Kawhi and PG13 played horribly, like seriously legendary bad so the biggest blame goes to them without a doubt at all, but I can't believe people do not see a single trouble with Doc Rivers at all. I understand that people may feel like he didn't do anything wrong on the game 7 but the fact that he didn't built a whole strategy out of having Kawhi and PG13 and the team he has was something not really ideal. If he really wants to utilize those players as much as he can, he has to built a strategy and with that strategy he has to try to utilize everything he has, but he just moved more like "you guys are great, go play great and you will win" and nothing more honestly. Managing playing time %100 great but that wasn't enough.

Blaming the coach is not what usually the fans do, don't worry, the management will take care of Doc if they think he is not bringing success to the team, you know, we would just be surprise or not that the management has fired him already. Kawhi ask PG to join with him in L.A. so it's good to expect that Leonard trusted PG's capacity to bring success to the team.

Meanwhile, we can also look at some bad personal relation between Doc and PG, we know their history that PG has cheated on Doc's daughter which is now the wife of Seth Curry, so I think this is also one factor to consider, and maybe you guys will say, "hey! they are professionals"... well, maybe but things like this is hard to forget that's why I'm seeing that the chemistry of Denver is what beats the LA Clippers.

I like that last word, the chemistry of Denver where they are all trust each others and keep finding who's the open one unlike Clippers where most of the time, it's Kawhai,George and Williams who have the ball and attempts to bring the basket.
In terms of Coaching staff you are correct managements will take of that,
if Doc is not effective to bring the blends out from this selected stars he will be replaced.
Let's all wait with the updates from this team.

[erikoy]

I like that last word, the chemistry of Denver where they are all trust each others and keep finding who's the open one unlike Clippers where most of the time, it's Kawhai,George and Williams who have the ball and attempts to bring the basket.
In terms of Coaching staff you are correct managements will take of that,
if Doc is not effective to bring the blends out from this selected stars he will be replaced.
Let's all wait with the updates from this team.

This is why I like this team Nuggets because of their team plays. They usually move around the court and with Jokic blind pass it could make advantage to the team. Not oy that he could not only pass the ball but also could drive and shoot the ball in the perimeter with his height advantage. The only team needs is the 3 point shooting area and that should they somehow develop. Their next match is lakers I will going to bet foe nuggets in the first round and in the next round would be lakers. You know lakers do the magic in this season play off series where they always lose in the first game of the series. I do not know why is it so but that will probably going to happen again.

[Natalim]

I like that last word, the chemistry of Denver where they are all trust each others and keep finding who's the open one unlike Clippers where most of the time, it's Kawhai,George and Williams who have the ball and attempts to bring the basket.
In terms of Coaching staff you are correct managements will take of that,
if Doc is not effective to bring the blends out from this selected stars he will be replaced.
Let's all wait with the updates from this team.

This is why I like this team Nuggets because of their team plays. They usually move around the court and with Jokic blind pass it could make advantage to the team. Not oy that he could not only pass the ball but also could drive and shoot the ball in the perimeter with his height advantage. The only team needs is the 3 point shooting area and that should they somehow develop. Their next match is lakers I will going to bet foe nuggets in the first round and in the next round would be lakers. You know lakers do the magic in this season play off series where they always lose in the first game of the series. I do not know why is it so but that will probably going to happen again.

Nuggets has nothing to lose in this series as nobody expected them to be in the WCF and now people aren't expecting them to win. Yeah, you are right, their team play was really outstanding and this team is blessed with having a big guy who can do everything in the court.

[Distinctin]

GREAT NEWS!

Gordon Hayward injury update: Celtics star doubtful for Game 2 vs. Heat, expected back during series



This series should be fun, Celtics needed Hayward as Miami Heat is a better team compared to the teams they beat in the last 2 rounds.
What do you think, how can Hayward help the team?

I am just curious, who is the leader of the Celtics team?

[Russlenat]

 I feel like Doc really has to have some parts in this. I know that Kawhi and PG13 played horribly, like seriously legendary bad so the biggest blame goes to them without a doubt at all, but I can't believe people do not see a single trouble with Doc Rivers at all. I understand that people may feel like he didn't do anything wrong on the game 7 but the fact that he didn't built a whole strategy out of having Kawhi and PG13 and the team he has was something not really ideal. If he really wants to utilize those players as much as he can, he has to built a strategy and with that strategy he has to try to utilize everything he has, but he just moved more like "you guys are great, go play great and you will win" and nothing more honestly. Managing playing time %100 great but that wasn't enough.

Blaming the coach is not what usually the fans do, don't worry, the management will take care of Doc if they think he is not bringing success to the team, you know, we would just be surprise or not that the management has fired him already. Kawhi ask PG to join with him in L.A. so it's good to expect that Leonard trusted PG's capacity to bring success to the team.

Meanwhile, we can also look at some bad personal relation between Doc and PG, we know their history that PG has cheated on Doc's daughter which is now the wife of Seth Curry, so I think this is also one factor to consider, and maybe you guys will say, "hey! they are professionals"... well, maybe but things like this is hard to forget that's why I'm seeing that the chemistry of Denver is what beats the LA Clippers.

I like that last word, the chemistry of Denver where they are all trust each others and keep finding who's the open one unlike Clippers where most of the time, it's Kawhai,George and Williams who have the ball and attempts to bring the basket.
In terms of Coaching staff you are correct managements will take of that,
if Doc is not effective to bring the blends out from this selected stars he will be replaced.
Let's all wait with the updates from this team.

Looks like there's a curse of LA clippers.

Clippers' collapse in Game 7 another reminder they're still who they've always been

After everything — the depth, the deals, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, the false promise of Doc Rivers and the deep pockets of Steve Ballmer — we are left with this: The Clippers are still the Clippers.

Underachievers.

Failures.

The holders of yet another historic collapse.

THAT HURTS TBH!.. I hope they will continue to work hard, who knows next season will become a better team.

I think if they have face a healthy Mavericks, they could be in trouble.

GREAT NEWS!

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Nice update, but this is his first game from injury if ever he will play, hard to expect that he can deliver right away.

Let's just see first if he can contribute in game 2.

[LogitechMouse]

GREAT NEWS!
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I am just curious, who is the leader of the Celtics team?

If we will just base on the performance of the team, it is Tatum who acts as the leader of the team (I think). Maybe for some, it is Walker or Brown.

I don't think that he will contribute that much in Game 2 especially that he suffered from an injury and this is his first game since it happened but lets see how he will contribute. With him in the court, healthy and can contribute well I think that the Heat will have a hard time beating the Celtics right now because both of them are evenly matched and we saw it on Game 1 where it also went to Overtime . Heat in 6-7 games still for me
#ClippersChoked

[Questat]

GREAT NEWS!
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I am just curious, who is the leader of the Celtics team?

If we will just base on the performance of the team, it is Tatum who acts as the leader of the team (I think). Maybe for some, it is Walker or Brown.

I don't think that he will contribute that much in Game 2 especially that he suffered from an injury and this is his first game since it happened but lets see how he will contribute. With him in the court, healthy and can contribute well I think that the Heat will have a hard time beating the Celtics right now because both of them are evenly matched and we saw it on Game 1 where it also went to Overtime . Heat in 6-7 games still for me
#ClippersChoked

Wow, big HEAT fan here.

If Heat will still win in game 2 then I think they will be the one who are going to advance in the NBA finals, that's based on the stats I read according to my research. You can read this one - https://www.oddsshark.com/nba/nba-teams-down-0-2-playoff-series-have-brutal-history..

NBA Teams Down 2-0 in Seven-Game Playoff Series Have a Brutal History

In the list, there are only few teams what were able to come back.