2024 NBA Season

[gagux123]

11-12 Lakers was a decent team but not a great team at all, the picture you are showing is the 12-13 Lakers which added Nash and Howard. Steve Nash missed a huge chunk of the season, Howard created all that drama during that season and Kobe got his most famous injury that eventually resulted with him retiring after few seasons. So basically this is not really a good example, if Lebron gets a super injury like ACIL or some tear whatever that causes him to be never the same player again, it could resemble, but I doubt that will happen.

AD is not out that much neither, he will come back soon, and the team is not really that much of a disappointment considering they literally won the cup last season, you do not have to win it every single season, you can win one and then let someone else win the next one. Which is why I am sure Lakers fans are probably fine about it, they won the league on their first playoffs after so many years missing it.

Sorry @jaberwock , but I disagree with you.

The Lakers in 12/13 season was an excellent team, yes, the only problem it's because the LA had several unforeseen, for example injuries in some players.

If the team was 100% healthy, I think they could beat the Heat(maybe) at that time
I don't know if it could be the Lakers best  team ever had, because the team of Magic Johnson and Kareen, and Kb and Shaq in the early 2000s were unstoppable, and one of the best in the franchise's history.

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[akirasendo17]

11-12 Lakers was a decent team but not a great team at all, the picture you are showing is the 12-13 Lakers which added Nash and Howard. Steve Nash missed a huge chunk of the season, Howard created all that drama during that season and Kobe got his most famous injury that eventually resulted with him retiring after few seasons. So basically this is not really a good example, if Lebron gets a super injury like ACIL or some tear whatever that causes him to be never the same player again, it could resemble, but I doubt that will happen.

AD is not out that much neither, he will come back soon, and the team is not really that much of a disappointment considering they literally won the cup last season, you do not have to win it every single season, you can win one and then let someone else win the next one. Which is why I am sure Lakers fans are probably fine about it, they won the league on their first playoffs after so many years missing it.

Sorry @jaberwock , but I disagree with you.

The Lakers in 12/13 season was an excellent team, yes, the only problem it's because the LA had several unforeseen, for example injuries in some players.

If the team was 100% healthy, I think they could beat the Heat(maybe) at that time
I don't know if it could be the Lakers best  team ever had, because the team of Magic Johnson and Kareen, and Kb and Shaq in the early 2000s were unstoppable, and one of the best in the franchise's history.

The team struggles due to injuries, surely this is not the Lakers best team, I think Kobe Shaq is better than the current roster, but if we are going to compare if AD and Lebron are 100% they can still argue who is the best, if the lakers are going to overcome this suns team and are healthy they still have a chance for a back to back but with the injuries by injuries i have now doubts if they can move to the second round.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Kawhi shooting an air ball 3 in the corner? Damn, Playoff Rondo getting mad as hell.

Lol, I remember Max Kellerman's saying that Kawhi is better than Kobe under pressure.

Get the f**k out of here Max, never a fan of his being an NBA sport analyst.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMfFmPbsYPI

[Yaunfitda]

Kawhi shooting an air ball 3 in the corner? Damn, Playoff Rondo getting mad as hell.

I will get mad as well, the comparison of Kawhi to Lebron and to some extend to Kobe is not fair. Kawhi needs to prove more, and today's airball will be more remembered that the shots he made in 2019 against the Sixers.

Not over yet for the Lakers, I still think that there's some thing inside of Lebron that says they can win the next game and will be Lebron's another defining game 6 moments, and the number speaks for itself.

[Jating]

And obviously, someone need to stop Young, just the question of what game plan they have against Trae and then Simmons bringing his A game without Joel. But I think Sixers is going to win ithe series in six games.

Luka Doncic making his own record at Clippers' home.
Winning this game will give them a chance to end it at Dallas for homecourt advantage.

Luka is owning the Clippers in their home court. Kristap hitting that corner 3 and then Kawhi air ball? what can you say more about this series, lots of ups and downs, battle of spurts and in the end hard to say who will going to win because it was really close.

I'll take Sixers to win that series against the Atlanta Hawks, Sixers has deeper bench, even George Hill can guard Trae one on one. Harris will play an important role here if Embiid cannot play in this series. 20-30 points for him in this game.

[OgNasty]

Kawhi shooting an air ball 3 in the corner? Damn, Playoff Rondo getting mad as hell.

I will get mad as well, the comparison of Kawhi to Lebron and to some extend to Kobe is not fair. Kawhi needs to prove more, and today's airball will be more remembered that the shots he made in 2019 against the Sixers.

Not over yet for the Lakers, I still think that there's some thing inside of Lebron that says they can win the next game and will be Lebron's another defining game 6 moments, and the number speaks for itself.

When I saw Kawhi headed towards the corner I thought we were going to see another fading away bouncing around the rim end of game miracle shot.  The airball was a bit of a surprise...  It seemed like Kawhi was looking for someone to blame and Rondo wasn't having it.  It looked pretty clear that Kawhi needed to give up the ball once the defense was all over him.  Nowadays the star player always has to take the last shot for some reason, so he did what was expected of him.  He was pretty much in a lose/lose position, which is probably why he was looking to put blame on the person who threw him the ball.

[LogitechMouse]

Kawhi shooting an air ball 3 in the corner? Damn, Playoff Rondo getting mad as hell.

Lol, I remember Max Kellerman's saying that Kawhi is better than Kobe under pressure.

Get the f**k out of here Max, never a fan of his being an NBA sport analyst.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMfFmPbsYPI

I often watch Max Kellerman and Stephen A's debates and I just laughed when I watched the video you shared.
Max is a great fan of Kawhi and now that this sh*t happened, I'm still waiting on what Stephen A will say to Max when they debate again .

Kawhi has been pressured by Finney-Smith and been forced to shot a three point. With Rondo being mad on their last play, I'm thinking that this might affect the whole morale of the team. I might be wrong though.

And obviously, someone need to stop Young, just the question of what game plan they have against Trae and then Simmons bringing his A game without Joel. But I think Sixers is going to win ithe series in six games.

Luka Doncic making his own record at Clippers' home.
Winning this game will give them a chance to end it at Dallas for homecourt advantage.

Luka is owning the Clippers in their home court. Kristap hitting that corner 3 and then Kawhi air ball? what can you say more about this series, lots of ups and downs, battle of spurts and in the end hard to say who will going to win because it was really close.

I'll take Sixers to win that series against the Atlanta Hawks, Sixers has deeper bench, even George Hill can guard Trae one on one. Harris will play an important role here if Embiid cannot play in this series. 20-30 points for him in this game.

If you will follow the past 5 games of this match-up, no one ever won on their homecourt which is kinda funny but it happened .
Anyway, they still don't have any way to stop the Luka Magic. Dallas is one win away from getting their revenge against the Clippers and I think that they will end it on Game 6.

On Hawks-76ers game, I will take 76ers with this too in 5-6 games. I like how Trae is playing but.. if Golden State has Steph Curry then the 76ers has Seth Curry which can shoot threes too and can give you double digit points if needed like what happened in their last game against the Wizards. I just hope that Embiid will play in this series or they "might" lose this series though.

[Natalim]

Let's stop criticizing Leonard here, they will get back in the series, they will dominate again the Dallas Mavericks at home. That last shot was well defended so he hesitates a bit, but it was okay though, the series is not yet over, they still have a chance to bounce back.

[Yaunfitda]

Let's stop criticizing Leonard here, they will get back in the series, they will dominate again the Dallas Mavericks at home. That last shot was well defended so he hesitates a bit, but it was okay though, the series is not yet over, they still have a chance to bounce back.

I think we criticize them in their first two games lost against the Dallas team. They bounce back and tie the series, we applauded them.  So that's how it works in all sports.

I don't think it is well defended though, and it is really a bad shot, and he was the main man in Clippers and he is supposedly to take the last shot. But yes, they still have another game, it's win or go home for them. So they either have to bounce back again and tie the series, or it will be offer and of course there will be a lot of finger pointing and criticizing as what went wrong with two superstars. They say it's the coach, Doc Rivers, so they replace him with Ty Lue.

[Distinctin]

Let's stop criticizing Leonard here, they will get back in the series, they will dominate again the Dallas Mavericks at home. That last shot was well defended so he hesitates a bit, but it was okay though, the series is not yet over, they still have a chance to bounce back.

I think we criticize them in their first two games lost against the Dallas team. They bounce back and tie the series, we applauded them.  So that's how it works in all sports.

I don't think it is well defended though, and it is really a bad shot, and he was the main man in Clippers and he is supposedly to take the last shot. But yes, they still have another game, it's win or go home for them. So they either have to bounce back again and tie the series, or it will be offer and of course there will be a lot of finger pointing and criticizing as what went wrong with two superstars. They say it's the coach, Doc Rivers, so they replace him with Ty Lue.

If the trend will continue, this would mean that the Dallas Mavericks will win the series. Home court advantage is none-xistent in this series. I like this series, and Luka seem to be back again and his teammates are contributing big time in this game, they know they need to win.

[bisdak40]

Let's stop criticizing Leonard here, they will get back in the series, they will dominate again the Dallas Mavericks at home. That last shot was well defended so he hesitates a bit, but it was okay though, the series is not yet over, they still have a chance to bounce back.

I reviewed that play and I don't think that was well defended. He can just turn around upon receiving the ball and threw it up with will but that's not what happened. He hesitated and it seems that he's not ready to take the shot. Man, he's the King Clipper so he should have taken that shot with confidence, miss or make.

But you are right, no amount of criticism could turn things around, let's just move on and bet for them next game as for sure they will bounce back strong after that dismal event.

[rhomelmabini]

Let's stop criticizing Leonard here, they will get back in the series, they will dominate again the Dallas Mavericks at home. That last shot was well defended so he hesitates a bit, but it was okay though, the series is not yet over, they still have a chance to bounce back.

I just hope so that's the case but if now I wonder what will be the Clippers roster by the next season since Leonard was in free agency and I wonder if they extend him. It's just a mistake if I say so. I'm still longing for a game 7 too and that's where more excitement comes to play.

[Natalim]

Let's stop criticizing Leonard here, they will get back in the series, they will dominate again the Dallas Mavericks at home. That last shot was well defended so he hesitates a bit, but it was okay though, the series is not yet over, they still have a chance to bounce back.

I just hope so that's the case but if now I wonder what will be the Clippers roster by the next season since Leonard was in free agency and I wonder if they extend him. It's just a mistake if I say so. I'm still longing for a game 7 too and that's where more excitement comes to play.

I'm sure the Clippers will renew his contract, he is the most consistent player on the team, and please, don't worry, let us not conclude yet, we've seen this in the first two games, we thought Clippers has no chance but they came back and tied the series, they still have 1 life, they can get this win for sure.

I reviewed that play and I don't think that was well defended. He can just turn around upon receiving the ball and threw it up with will but that's not what happened. He hesitated and it seems that he's not ready to take the shot. Man, he's the King Clipper so he should have taken that shot with confidence, miss or make.

But you are right, no amount of criticism could turn things around, let's just move on and bet for them next game as for sure they will bounce back strong after that dismal event.

Maybe  I did not see it clearly, but it was a difficult shot for him, it was the play that was not well design, Leonard is not Curry that's why we can't expect him to make a difficult shot.

[Hypnosis00]

Blazers vs Denver Game 6.

It's a do or die game for the Blazers, they will be playing at home, so they have a great chance to even the series.
Lillard is unbelievable but can we expect some support here from his teammates.

CJ has to up his game, and Nurkic has to be careful not to be in foul trouble.

You guys, what do you think is the key of the Blazers to win here?

[ultrloa]

Let's stop criticizing Leonard here, they will get back in the series, they will dominate again the Dallas Mavericks at home. That last shot was well defended so he hesitates a bit, but it was okay though, the series is not yet over, they still have a chance to bounce back.

I just hope so that's the case but if now I wonder what will be the Clippers roster by the next season since Leonard was in free agency and I wonder if they extend him. It's just a mistake if I say so. I'm still longing for a game 7 too and that's where more excitement comes to play.

I'm sure the Clippers will renew his contract, he is the most consistent player on the team, and please, don't worry, let us not conclude yet, we've seen this in the first two games, we thought Clippers has no chance but they came back and tied the series, they still have 1 life, they can get this win for sure.

Kawhi is a big star and still on his prime so its so obvious that Clippers still needs his service, but the question there is does Kawhi will take the offer of Clippers? Maybe yes since its his hometown but if the other team will give a good offer and build a strong roosters around him then for sure we will see him in other uniform if Clippers didn't act good regarding on convincing Kawhi to sign another contract to them.

[Sanitough]

Let's stop criticizing Leonard here, they will get back in the series, they will dominate again the Dallas Mavericks at home. That last shot was well defended so he hesitates a bit, but it was okay though, the series is not yet over, they still have a chance to bounce back.

I just hope so that's the case but if now I wonder what will be the Clippers roster by the next season since Leonard was in free agency and I wonder if they extend him. It's just a mistake if I say so. I'm still longing for a game 7 too and that's where more excitement comes to play.

I'm sure the Clippers will renew his contract, he is the most consistent player on the team, and please, don't worry, let us not conclude yet, we've seen this in the first two games, we thought Clippers has no chance but they came back and tied the series, they still have 1 life, they can get this win for sure.

Kawhi is a big star and still on his prime so its so obvious that Clippers still needs his service, but the question there is does Kawhi will take the offer of Clippers? Maybe yes since its his hometown but if the other team will give a good offer and build a strong roosters around him then for sure we will see him in other uniform if Clippers didn't act good regarding on convincing Kawhi to sign another contract to them.

He chooses clippers for a reason, so I believe he will stay. However, I think there will be big changes on the lineup as other players might be traded to make this teamwork, maybe PG will be traded after this season if they will lose against the Dallas Mavericks, we should watch out for them that.

But, if the Clippers will win in game 6 and they will give a good fight in game 7, even if they lose, I believe the team will remain in tact, at least the star players. They will build this team like the Jazz did and they will improve to be one of the best teams in the league.

[akirasendo17]

Let's stop criticizing Leonard here, they will get back in the series, they will dominate again the Dallas Mavericks at home. That last shot was well defended so he hesitates a bit, but it was okay though, the series is not yet over, they still have a chance to bounce back.

I just hope so that's the case but if now I wonder what will be the Clippers roster by the next season since Leonard was in free agency and I wonder if they extend him. It's just a mistake if I say so. I'm still longing for a game 7 too and that's where more excitement comes to play.

I'm sure the Clippers will renew his contract, he is the most consistent player on the team, and please, don't worry, let us not conclude yet, we've seen this in the first two games, we thought Clippers has no chance but they came back and tied the series, they still have 1 life, they can get this win for sure.

Kawhi is a big star and still on his prime so its so obvious that Clippers still needs his service, but the question there is does Kawhi will take the offer of Clippers? Maybe yes since its his hometown but if the other team will give a good offer and build a strong roosters around him then for sure we will see him in other uniform if Clippers didn't act good regarding on convincing Kawhi to sign another contract to them.

He chooses clippers for a reason, so I believe he will stay. However, I think there will be big changes on the lineup as other players might be traded to make this teamwork, maybe PG will be traded after this season if they will lose against the Dallas Mavericks, we should watch out for them that.

But, if the Clippers will win in game 6 and they will give a good fight in game 7, even if they lose, I believe the team will remain in tact, at least the star players. They will build this team like the Jazz did and they will improve to be one of the best teams in the league.

If they win game 6 there is a good chance that they will take game 7, from the Mavs but I don't think the Mavs will give it up easily now that they smell blood, if Leonard and Pgeoarge will not show up in game 6 it will be over, besides the Mavs is the younger and hungrier team, they want to be in the finals,and with that young core they have lots of fuel in their tank, I think Tim Jr will again be the difference he prove it time and time again.

[danherbias07]

Let's stop criticizing Leonard here, they will get back in the series, they will dominate again the Dallas Mavericks at home. That last shot was well defended so he hesitates a bit, but it was okay though, the series is not yet over, they still have a chance to bounce back.

I was expecting for a better play but it ended with him. I thought it was going to be like when he was with Raptors where the ball dropped with so many bounces.
My bet was for the overtime x15 and I could've won more if it went in with the over score.
Clippers had troubles defending Doncic, thats their problem. Even Rondo who is known for snatching the ball can not match him. Leonard and PG13 who are also known for their great defense is not enough.
There will be adjustments for the Clippers team but I bet Rick Carlisle will expect that and will have some alteration with his play.
Maybe next game it will be KP who will run the offense.

[CLS63]

After the games of the last night, Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers finished the job. And all of them advanced to the next round with the same result, 4-1.

The most exciting game of the night was of course LA Clippers - Dallas Mavericks. Mavericks succeeded in winning 105-100 and got ahead 3-2 in the series. Doncic was literally perfect. He had 42 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists. It was nearly a triple-double. This man is really insane.  

[Pamadar]

After the games of the last night, Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers finished the job. And all of them advanced to the next round with the same result, 4-1.

All of them are the favorites to win the game and for sure their respective fans are not dissapointed by the way

the way they finished the job, I just noticed that Seth Curry's impressive night, he lead the Sixers in terms of scoring. Great Job

The most exciting game of the night was of course LA Clippers - Dallas Mavericks. Mavericks succeeded in winning 105-100 and got ahead 3-2 in the series. Doncic was literally perfect. He had 42 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists. It was nearly a triple-double. This man is really insane.  

Nothing to say about that, Luka's magic done it again, with that stats he simply showing he's full potential.