2024 NBA Season

[mezzaluna]

You gotta love the Heat game from last night as they simply destroyed Lakers in both half of the game. If this wasn't enough , I saw Lebron so mad at referees for not giving him faults and free trows lmao so even if I'm a Lakers fan, I want Heat to win just because of the gestures of Lebron from last night game.

That is quite true but you just gotta imagine the frustration building up even from their first loss. We know that LeBron as a team captain wants the best for the team but somehow some players just kinda messes up plays made by Vogel. I wanna see more games but those bad plays need to stop specially this Game 5. The pressure really got into some players like Green and Morris. Robinson on the other hand was handing out them clutch shots. Kudos to Butler!!!

[Reid]

Nice.
I was also shouting and clapping. My kids are just looking at me with questions in their eyes.
"Who is he shouting at?"
"Did Daddy just hit his head?"

this made me crack up.

With AD and Dragic both out, we have a fair, level match for both teams. IIRC, Dragic wasn't exactly a top scorer for Heat, but he sure is an efficient point guard.

It's going to be Lebron James against Jimmy Butler for the last two games, and both of them are hyped up for this.

Can't even tell whom to compare that great back and forth showcase of skills between Butler and James.
They are both exhausted but they are trying to score for the team.
It's like willpower which makes them move at that last minute.
Good thing there was still a lot of timeouts that made them rest a bit. 

I want to see Herro spark in Game 6. Robinson did his part and I bet they are going to defend him even better next time.
Time for the Herro to shine.

[zidanw]

I thought Lakers is gonna win but seems the Heat is giving their best to catch up, who do you think it's fault Danny Green or Morris I think I bet on a wrong team today. I hope I'll get it on the next game.

[sana54210]

I can't believe Heat pulled of another upset, Lebron played amazingly but there were few players that caused the game to go to heats side and none of them were from Heat players.

Heat players could play great, Duncan Robinson (I still think he should have played for spurs lol) and Butler played amazingly and that is why I believe they do deserve kudos but Morris, Kuzma and Danny green all played badly, hell at the last possession not only Danny Green missed a wide open three which could happen to anyone but also Morris gave the ball away in the most silliest method there could be, this is a win and title game so I think they can't make these kind of mistakes, on a regular season you could make these kind of mistakes but in championship game you have to play in a way that is perfect and without any mistakes.

[GDragon]

You gotta love the Heat game from last night as they simply destroyed Lakers in both half of the game. If this wasn't enough , I saw Lebron so mad at referees for not giving him faults and free trows lmao so even if I'm a Lakers fan, I want Heat to win just because of the gestures of Lebron from last night game.

That is quite true but you just gotta imagine the frustration building up even from their first loss. We know that LeBron as a team captain wants the best for the team but somehow some players just kinda messes up plays made by Vogel. I wanna see more games but those bad plays need to stop specially this Game 5. The pressure really got into some players like Green and Morris. Robinson on the other hand was handing out them clutch shots. Kudos to Butler!!!

Butler is really good! Playing 47 minutes is really exhausting but I hope he recovers well next game so they can push for a game 7. I may see this finals a sure win for the lakers at first but now I think I'm starting to see it that everything can happen. I now see this finals exciting and entertaining as heat proves that they have the chance of taking this championship from the lakers. Maybe this is what finals looks like, athletes having the heart of winning cause they already have the chance.

I don't see that someone's at fault for the lakers, heat is just the better team last game. And if you're a lakers fan, athletes have their bad nights too, you don't have to show it to their face cause they know it better than you. They are preparing to come back stronger.

[Oilacris]

You gotta love the Heat game from last night as they simply destroyed Lakers in both half of the game. If this wasn't enough , I saw Lebron so mad at referees for not giving him faults and free trows lmao so even if I'm a Lakers fan, I want Heat to win just because of the gestures of Lebron from last night game.

That is quite true but you just gotta imagine the frustration building up even from their first loss. We know that LeBron as a team captain wants the best for the team but somehow some players just kinda messes up plays made by Vogel. I wanna see more games but those bad plays need to stop specially this Game 5. The pressure really got into some players like Green and Morris. Robinson on the other hand was handing out them clutch shots. Kudos to Butler!!!

Butler is really good! Playing 47 minutes is really exhausting but I hope he recovers well next game so they can push for a game 7. I may see this finals a sure win for the lakers at first but now I think I'm starting to see it that everything can happen. I now see this finals exciting and entertaining as heat proves that they have the chance of taking this championship from the lakers. Maybe this is what finals looks like, athletes having the heart of winning cause they already have the chance.

I don't see that someone's at fault for the lakers, heat is just the better team last game. And if you're a lakers fan, athletes have their bad nights too, you don't have to show it to their face cause they know it better than you. They are preparing to come back stronger.

This is what im saying earlier that everything could really happen even on a 3-1 deficit and as long as the series isnt over then it cant really be consider to be done.

Take a look on this recent game 5 even though Lakers is a strong team and specially in defense, you can see that Heat do adjust from that and instead they do go outside of paint or even
keeps on running to make up some transition.

Buttler is indeed a monster plus his team mates are making double digit points as well where you can really say that theres a good rotation and player do play their role pretty well.

[coinlocket$]

I watched the highlights of the game, they played too late for me  .

I saw the Lakers in the final quarter and IMHO they threw away the game, that could be a win. The missed for example the final possesion  .

Unexpected 3-2.

[OrdinaryBloke26]

I think Lakers will end the series in 5, but I am not betting on the Lakers -7 or -7.5 only as I have other plans, I am trying to get an odds for Lakers to win 26+ as I believe it's either Heat will cover again or Lakers will dominate and route the Heat in this game.

I am getting x14 winning of my bet if I'll win.

https://www.bitsler.com/en/sports/basketball/usa/nba/23844573-los-angeles-lakers-vs-miami-heat

Well, we were both wrong about that... LOL well played the Heat!

Yeah, we were wrong, Heat came out the better team in this game and that 26+ points win by Lakers did not happen, we will try again next game, if Lakers failed to make it in 5, they'll definitely make it in 6, still rooting for the same team and same bet.

I bet on Heat this game and I think that worked out though I am also rooting for LA Lakers to win. Maybe because it is the team that's popular but because I have no choice since Miami Heat defeated Milwaukee Bucks and I just wanted for Lakers to beat Miami.

Nice! I don’t think anyone thought that Miami would win after Game 4. What odds did you get on your bet?

[freedomgo]

I watched the highlights of the game, they played too late for me  .

I saw the Lakers in the final quarter and IMHO they threw away the game, that could be a win. The missed for example the final possesion  .

Heat had executed better than Lakers that's why they win that game, if Lakers have won that game, I would say Heat could have win if they secure the rebound which Morris had an offensive but just threw away to Davis which was unaware.

Unexpected 3-2.

Very much, but it happened, and now we are not expecting a game 7, but who knows.

[rhomelmabini]

Unexpected 3-2.

Very much, but it happened, and now we are not expecting a game 7, but who knows.

I haven't let go of that possibility yet to be honest 😂 but I think that will be since LeBron has not enough sleep to study the Miami Heat plays and players. Really, who knows but if they put up again some good fight I'd expect a Game 7.

[Yaunfitda]

I watched the highlights of the game, they played too late for me  .

Was able to catch the last 5-6 minutes of the game, it was intensed.

I saw the Lakers in the final quarter and IMHO they threw away the game, that could be a win. The missed for example the final possesion  .

Unexpected 3-2.

Agree, they squander a lot of chance opportunities, costly turnovers, Morris throwing the ball and then Green unable to hit that important 3's in his career. If ever Miami wins this, it will really devastated LA franchise as they suit up the Mamba jersey but failed to deliver. But still they're the favorite but Miami is making it harder for them to win this season.

[OrdinaryBloke26]

Unexpected 3-2.

Very much, but it happened, and now we are not expecting a game 7, but who knows.

I haven't let go of that possibility yet to be honest 😂 but I think that will be since LeBron has not enough sleep to study the Miami Heat plays and players. Really, who knows but if they put up again some good fight I'd expect a Game 7.

I know I (and most) were wrong about Game 5. But I’m going to take LA with five-points - I expect a big reaction from Lebron, AD and co!!

[freedomgo]

Unexpected 3-2.

Very much, but it happened, and now we are not expecting a game 7, but who knows.

I haven't let go of that possibility yet to be honest 😂 but I think that will be since LeBron has not enough sleep to study the Miami Heat plays and players. Really, who knows but if they put up again some good fight I'd expect a Game 7.

I'm a fan of both teams so I'm okay with that.

Lebron says he will not rest, not sleep in one of his interviews because he could rest after the NBA Finals, but it seems not effective. lol. Seriously they need to stop Jimmy, if Jimmy still make the performance in game 5, then it would likely go game 7, but that game 5 was a close game, any team could win in that game anyway.

[vella85]

I really thought the Lakers would close it out last night but as we have seen in the series the Heat don't give up, more so Butler who has kept the Heat alive in the series. This guy really does deserve a ring but I can't see it happening this season even though I have a feeling that this NBA finals could be going to a game 7.

[mirakal]

I really thought the Lakers would close it out last night but as we have seen in the series the Heat don't give up, more so Butler who has kept the Heat alive in the series. This guy really does deserve a ring but I can't see it happening this season even though I have a feeling that this NBA finals could be going to a game 7.

Lots of people lose in that fight, our expectation was wrong, Lakers can't dominate the Heat, instead Heat had a good start, credit to Jimmy's big performance, a real leader of the team as he also appreciate his teammates to help him, and his coach pop which I believe Lebron doesn't like when he was still playing with the Miami Heat.

I would love to see Jimmy giving proving Lebron that he is the real MVP in this contest.

you think this would happen?

[jossiel]

You gotta love the Heat game from last night as they simply destroyed Lakers in both half of the game. If this wasn't enough , I saw Lebron so mad at referees for not giving him faults and free trows lmao so even if I'm a Lakers fan, I want Heat to win just because of the gestures of Lebron from last night game.

That's a normal reaction if it's a winning and trophy game for them. Those reactions are also being seen in the normal games that they have before playoffs. It's now dividing the opinion of the fans and people who are watching the remaining games. Before, everyone is on Lakers, now we get to see people want Heat to see which we can't really deny how good Heat is showing.

That turnover from Morris is a hot topic here in our country as I see many posts about it on Facebook. Well, it's somehow a big deal for the team but he's just a person and he makes mistakes. He did good contributions though in their previous games. But you know, people would rather talk about your mistakes rather than the good things you did. *Sigh*

It's the funny clutch game. I remember when Lebron has ditch Jr Smith for a finals game, I wonder if Lebron has done the same but inside the lockers. That's a winning shot but a lose is a lose.

[OrdinaryBloke26]

I really thought the Lakers would close it out last night but as we have seen in the series the Heat don't give up, more so Butler who has kept the Heat alive in the series. This guy really does deserve a ring but I can't see it happening this season even though I have a feeling that this NBA finals could be going to a game 7.

Lots of people lose in that fight, our expectation was wrong, Lakers can't dominate the Heat, instead Heat had a good start, credit to Jimmy's big performance, a real leader of the team as he also appreciate his teammates to help him, and his coach pop which I believe Lebron doesn't like when he was still playing with the Miami Heat.

I would love to see Jimmy giving proving Lebron that he is the real MVP in this contest.

you think this would happen?

Without home advantage, I honestly think anything is possible in this bubble type format.

[NavI_027]

[snip]

It's the funny clutch game. I remember when Lebron has ditch Jr Smith for a finals game, I wonder if Lebron has done the same but inside the lockers. That's a winning shot but a lose is a lose.

Don't forget Green's missed wide open three. Both of them failed to end the series with the Mamba jersey. But Morris really did a worse thing there to be honest lol .

But kidding aside, past is past. Even if James blame Morris and mock him a hundred times, nothing will change. That's life, mistakes are inevitable it's jjst so unfortunate for them that it happened in crucial times. Nonetheless, they should move on now and continue making strategies on how to stop Butler and the rest of Heat.

[mirakal]

I really thought the Lakers would close it out last night but as we have seen in the series the Heat don't give up, more so Butler who has kept the Heat alive in the series. This guy really does deserve a ring but I can't see it happening this season even though I have a feeling that this NBA finals could be going to a game 7.

Lots of people lose in that fight, our expectation was wrong, Lakers can't dominate the Heat, instead Heat had a good start, credit to Jimmy's big performance, a real leader of the team as he also appreciate his teammates to help him, and his coach pop which I believe Lebron doesn't like when he was still playing with the Miami Heat.

I would love to see Jimmy giving proving Lebron that he is the real MVP in this contest.

you think this would happen?

Without home advantage, I honestly think anything is possible in this bubble type format.

Of course, let's not talk about the home court as there has been non in the playoffs or bubble. Heat were down 3-1, they won yesterday now closer to game 7, so they probably work on this more in game 6, we haven't seen so much from Bam yet, who knows he would explode in game 6 to force a game 7, that was just an speculation but you are anything is possible.

[Ziskinberg]

[snip]

It's the funny clutch game. I remember when Lebron has ditch Jr Smith for a finals game, I wonder if Lebron has done the same but inside the lockers. That's a winning shot but a lose is a lose.

Don't forget Green's missed wide open three. Both of them failed to end the series with the Mamba jersey. But Morris really did a worse thing there to be honest lol .

But kidding aside, past is past. Even if James blame Morris and mock him a hundred times, nothing will change. That's life, mistakes are inevitable it's jjst so unfortunate for them that it happened in crucial times. Nonetheless, they should move on now and continue making strategies on how to stop Butler and the rest of Heat.

I guess Lakers made a wrong decision, they should have inserted J.R. Smith in the game instead of Morris, so if JR Smith grab that offensive rebound, he will just run away until the clock expires. hahaha

What happen has already happen, they have move on for sure, but honestly I'm expecting JR smith to somehow gain some minutes.