2024 NBA Season

[mirakal]

The Nuggets without Murray when facing the Phoenix Suns with Chris Paul in the NBA playoffs is like going outside the city of New York on a winter night without any cloth. The series will surely be an advantage for the Suns. They need to have a close match to him because currently, he is one of the best point guards in the NBA and when other team has no one player to match him in terms of his skills, that's clearly a major advantage and honestly, they could even sweep the series if they managed to keep the way they played the last 2 games in their next games.

The defense was poor and the offense was worse.
I'm a Nuggets fan and I can't take it when I saw them being punished like that because of their errors and to make matters worst, those mistakes ain't small.
Bad pass, no warnings that a double team is coming, no chemistry.
If Porter Jr. is doing bad at shooting, take him out. Use another player to fill up what is needed.
But no, they forced it even if he's feeling uncomfortable at every bend he will make.
Under rim cuts are also gone, pick and roll cannot be seen. It's just "pick" but no roll.   All are stagnant or forced outside shots. They became predictable.

They will certainly lose against the Suns if no one will try to attack the paint except for Jokic.

I hope they will make an adjustment in game 3, if they still lose in game 3, they can't make a home-court disadvantage as their excuse. I am so disappointed with the Nuggets, I thought they'll give a hard competition but they were dominated in the last 2 games.

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[Taskford]

The Nuggets without Murray when facing the Phoenix Suns with Chris Paul in the NBA playoffs is like going outside the city of New York on a winter night without any cloth. The series will surely be an advantage for the Suns. They need to have a close match to him because currently, he is one of the best point guards in the NBA and when other team has no one player to match him in terms of his skills, that's clearly a major advantage and honestly, they could even sweep the series if they managed to keep the way they played the last 2 games in their next games.

The defense was poor and the offense was worse.
I'm a Nuggets fan and I can't take it when I saw them being punished like that because of their errors and to make matters worst, those mistakes ain't small.
Bad pass, no warnings that a double team is coming, no chemistry.
If Porter Jr. is doing bad at shooting, take him out. Use another player to fill up what is needed.
But no, they forced it even if he's feeling uncomfortable at every bend he will make.
Under rim cuts are also gone, pick and roll cannot be seen. It's just "pick" but no roll.   All are stagnant or forced outside shots. They became predictable.

They will certainly lose against the Suns if no one will try to attack the paint except for Jokic.

I hope they will make an adjustment in game 3, if they still lose in game 3, they can't make a home-court disadvantage as their excuse. I am so disappointed with the Nuggets, I thought they'll give a hard competition but they were dominated in the last 2 games.

They are not complete so there struggle is tolerable, Suns are complete and will guided in the pressence of their veterans also they are so hot since they manage to get huge confedence since they beat those strong teams and advance on second round. Lets just see if they can adjust since if not maybe they will be sweep by Suns on this series.

[Natalim]

They are not complete so there struggle is tolerable, Suns are complete and will guided in the pressence of their veterans also they are so hot since they manage to get huge confedence since they beat those strong teams and advance on second round. Lets just see if they can adjust since if not maybe they will be sweep by Suns on this series.

If I'm a Nuggets fan, I would not make as an excuse because the Nuggets still have their MVP and that is Jokic. They just had some problem that they need to solve and usually, a home team has a high chance of winning, so regardless of how many points the Suns had won, I still think that the Nuggets will bounce back in game 3.

[Yogee]

They are not complete so there struggle is tolerable,

"Tolerable" is like accepting their mistakes as pointed out by Reid.

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If I'm a Nuggets fan, I would not make as an excuse because the Nuggets still have their MVP and that is Jokic. They just had some problem that they need to solve

It's not a simple problem as you put it. Have you noticed how Jokic struggle from the Sun's defense? There is a reason why he could not play like a MVP.

and usually, a home team has a high chance of winning, so regardless of how many points the Suns had won, I still think that the Nuggets will bounce back in game 3.

They can bounce back but it won't be because of the homecourt advantage. They can win if they have a decent point guard to distribute the ball and spread the floor. That will allow Jokic to "operate" better.

[bisdak40]

I hope they will make an adjustment in game 3, if they still lose in game 3, they can't make a home-court disadvantage as their excuse. I am so disappointed with the Nuggets, I thought they'll give a hard competition but they were dominated in the last 2 games.

On paper and before their match-up begins, seems like they are a match series and at first, I thought that the Nuggets have the advantage because they are a more experienced team than the Suns but I'm totally wrong. Chris Paul has done a very good job on orchestrating the plays for the Suns and seems to me they will finish the Nuggets in 4-5 games. The Nuggets really missed Murray on this stage, he is the best player next to Jokic and they can't go too far in this playoff without him. That pick and roll between Jokic and Murray is a beauty to watch, damn we miss that in this playoff.

[Distinctin]

I hope they will make an adjustment in game 3, if they still lose in game 3, they can't make a home-court disadvantage as their excuse. I am so disappointed with the Nuggets, I thought they'll give a hard competition but they were dominated in the last 2 games.

On paper and before their match-up begins, seems like they are a match series and at first, I thought that the Nuggets have the advantage because they are a more experienced team than the Suns but I'm totally wrong. Chris Paul has done a very good job on orchestrating the plays for the Suns and seems to me they will finish the Nuggets in 4-5 games. The Nuggets really missed Murray on this stage, he is the best player next to Jokic and they can't go too far in this playoff without him. That pick and roll between Jokic and Murray is a beauty to watch, damn we miss that in this playoff.

I would make my conclusion that the Nuggets have no chance to win in the series if they lose the next game, that would make the series 3-0 and it will be hard for the Nuggets to come back. I know the 2 losses are in a big margin, we didn't expect that but it happened.

The Lakers are a strong team, Sus beat the defending champ so they really are a strong team without a doubt.

[carlisle1]

The Nuggets without Murray when facing the Phoenix Suns with Chris Paul in the NBA playoffs is like going outside the city of New York on a winter night without any cloth. The series will surely be an advantage for the Suns. They need to have a close match to him because currently, he is one of the best point guards in the NBA and when other team has no one player to match him in terms of his skills, that's clearly a major advantage and honestly, they could even sweep the series if they managed to keep the way they played the last 2 games in their next games.

The defense was poor and the offense was worse.
I'm a Nuggets fan and I can't take it when I saw them being punished like that because of their errors and to make matters worst, those mistakes ain't small.
Bad pass, no warnings that a double team is coming, no chemistry.
If Porter Jr. is doing bad at shooting, take him out. Use another player to fill up what is needed.
But no, they forced it even if he's feeling uncomfortable at every bend he will make.
Under rim cuts are also gone, pick and roll cannot be seen. It's just "pick" but no roll.   All are stagnant or forced outside shots. They became predictable.

They will certainly lose against the Suns if no one will try to attack the paint except for Jokic.

Adjustments should take seriously, if they won't do anything about it sweep is not far from this team.

Suns continue to dominates as they managed to adjust each time they played against to any opposing team, the chemistry was there and they keep
moving not just The trio of CP3, Booker and Ayton but the whole cast are really participating.

Denver needs to find the right types of play if they are still aiming to stay with this series.

[wheelz1200]

One thing more is that they don't have anything to stop Booker. Nuggets will adjust in their home for sure so lets wait for it .

Booker scored only 18 points, and he hasn't looked so active in this match as usual. So the Nuggets also need to find a way to stop Paul and Ayton in upcoming matches. Anyway, I guess that the Nuggets will be able to win only one or two games in this series.

Because I think booker hasn't had to do much more.  If they were stopping Paul and the others I'm sure booker would alter his game.  I think the Suns are just too much for the Nuggets.  I would love to see a jazz/Suns west conference final that would be a fun watch.

[tygeade]

Nuggets never really had a chance during this playoffs without Murray, that dude is their second best player and even though MPJ stepped up and played decently, he is not at playoff level right now, so they needed Murray. It is great that they moved to second round, but I wouldn't be shocked if they get swept here, Jokic is MVP and certainly carrying the team very well but without your second player you are not going to be playing that well.

I personally care about the other side a lot more, Jazz versus Clippers, that is a very good series and I wonder what is going to happen there, we haven't seen anything that would dictate which team will win, sure Jazz won but I think it could turn around as well it wasn't that far off, without one block from Gobert we could have talked differently.

[wheelz1200]

Nuggets never really had a chance during this playoffs without Murray, that dude is their second best player and even though MPJ stepped up and played decently, he is not at playoff level right now, so they needed Murray. It is great that they moved to second round, but I wouldn't be shocked if they get swept here, Jokic is MVP and certainly carrying the team very well but without your second player you are not going to be playing that well.

I personally care about the other side a lot more, Jazz versus Clippers, that is a very good series and I wonder what is going to happen there, we haven't seen anything that would dictate which team will win, sure Jazz won but I think it could turn around as well it wasn't that far off, without one block from Gobert we could have talked differently.

I wouldn't be surprised either if they get swept.  Any team losing your point guard is going to hurt.  Floor general most of times and without your starter the teams flow will never be the same.  I'd like to see them win one in Denver.  But I do hope to see jazz and Suns collide

[stadus]

Nuggets never really had a chance during this playoffs without Murray, that dude is their second best player and even though MPJ stepped up and played decently, he is not at playoff level right now, so they needed Murray. It is great that they moved to second round, but I wouldn't be shocked if they get swept here, Jokic is MVP and certainly carrying the team very well but without your second player you are not going to be playing that well.

I personally care about the other side a lot more, Jazz versus Clippers, that is a very good series and I wonder what is going to happen there, we haven't seen anything that would dictate which team will win, sure Jazz won but I think it could turn around as well it wasn't that far off, without one block from Gobert we could have talked differently.

I wouldn't be surprised either if they get swept.  Any team losing your point guard is going to hurt.  Floor general most of times and without your starter the teams flow will never be the same.  I'd like to see them win one in Denver.  But I do hope to see jazz and Suns collide

It's too early to tell, though Denver doesn't look like they are competing on their last 2 games on the road, there's a game 3 and 4 that they can win since it's a home game. On the other hand, the Jazz and the Clippers is a very good series, Conley is still out, so I guess I'll pick the Clippers here.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/mike-conley-injury-update-jazz-guard-out-again-for-game-2-vs-clippers-with-hamstring-strain-per-report/

[Botnake]

The clippers will not be swept by the Jazz,  let's be smart and knows how this playoff goes.

Bet on the Clippers now, double it in game 3 if they'll lose.

This is the best scenario that a martingale method will work, just trust the team, they'll never be like the fate of the Miami Heat.

[Kelvinid]

The clippers will not be swept by the Jazz,  let's be smart and knows how this playoff goes.

Bet on the Clippers now, double it in game 3 if they'll lose.

This is the best scenario that a martingale method will work, just trust the team, they'll never be like the fate of the Miami Heat.

I believe they will not be swept, people just overreacting after a game 1 lose, if they don't believe in the Clippers to win here, then they will always bet against the Clippers. Both PG and Kawhi are hungry to win a championship, that is enough for a team to at least win some games even if they will lose in the series.  You can see how strong this Clipper team, they struggle in the first round and win in the end, so they'll not easily give up here.

[Joca97]

Nuggets never really had a chance during this playoffs without Murray, that dude is their second best player and even though MPJ stepped up and played decently, he is not at playoff level right now, so they needed Murray. It is great that they moved to second round, but I wouldn't be shocked if they get swept here, Jokic is MVP and certainly carrying the team very well but without your second player you are not going to be playing that well.

I personally care about the other side a lot more, Jazz versus Clippers, that is a very good series and I wonder what is going to happen there, we haven't seen anything that would dictate which team will win, sure Jazz won but I think it could turn around as well it wasn't that far off, without one block from Gobert we could have talked differently.

Nuggets might try something at home and try and make this series intresting.I watched the first half of the match denver couldnt hit a single bucket they were 0/9 for threes at one point they stayed close somehow but in the second half the suns knocked them down.Jokic is giving his best and carrying them but he cant do it alone like you said.

[Yaunfitda]

Nuggets never really had a chance during this playoffs without Murray, that dude is their second best player and even though MPJ stepped up and played decently, he is not at playoff level right now, so they needed Murray. It is great that they moved to second round, but I wouldn't be shocked if they get swept here, Jokic is MVP and certainly carrying the team very well but without your second player you are not going to be playing that well.

I personally care about the other side a lot more, Jazz versus Clippers, that is a very good series and I wonder what is going to happen there, we haven't seen anything that would dictate which team will win, sure Jazz won but I think it could turn around as well it wasn't that far off, without one block from Gobert we could have talked differently.

Nuggets might try something at home and try and make this series intresting.I watched the first half of the match denver couldnt hit a single bucket they were 0/9 for threes at one point they stayed close somehow but in the second half the suns knocked them down.Jokic is giving his best and carrying them but he cant do it alone like you said.

Yes, I believed that when the games shifts to Nuggets homecourt, it will be a different environment and so Denver will perform better here. To Suns credit, they really played very well, defense and then having a good shooting night. Chris Paul in double figures and then the rest of the team was ignited.

But I'm expecting Jokic to play big next game at their home court. We will hear "MVP" chants and this willl motivate him and the team.

[wheelz1200]

The clippers will not be swept by the Jazz,  let's be smart and knows how this playoff goes.

Bet on the Clippers now, double it in game 3 if they'll lose.

This is the best scenario that a martingale method will work, just trust the team, they'll never be like the fate of the Miami Heat.

I wish it was that easy but the jazz have the fire power and really the inside presence with gobert take a sweep happen then you are insanely burnt.  Best case scenerio if the lose this next game is you sweat bullets hoping to break even.  Never chase bets it's a losing strategy.

[Dave1]

The clippers will not be swept by the Jazz,  let's be smart and knows how this playoff goes.

Bet on the Clippers now, double it in game 3 if they'll lose.

This is the best scenario that a martingale method will work, just trust the team, they'll never be like the fate of the Miami Heat.

I wish it was that easy but the jazz have the fire power and really the inside presence with gobert take a sweep happen then you are insanely burnt.  Best case scenerio if the lose this next game is you sweat bullets hoping to break even.  Never chase bets it's a losing strategy.

Clippers though has still the fire power to match the Jazz? Kawhi + Paul George really needs to do something to at least steal one game and then go back home and feel comfortable.

The first game was close, could go into OT if not for the block by Gobert. So the series is still open. However, I'm not a fan of martingale strategy though is sport betting, I agree, you can get burn easily here.

[yazher]

Looks like the Brooklyn Nets will use James Harden in the next game, they cannot give Milwaukee Bucks another win next time since that would become a problem for them if the series is tied at 2-2. The game earlier was intense and that's how it should be between these two heavyweight teams.

[goinmerry]

Milwaukee Bucks almost choke on the game. They have a large lead entering the 2Q but didn't maintain it and the whole game becomes close from there.

I can't imagine the criticism for the Bucks if they lose on that game. They only have literally 2 players on the court lol.

Should serve this as a lesson to them and looking forward to adjustment on Game 4. I'm Bucks +1 here with a decent payout so I'm rooting to them to win at least 3 games even it's hard to imagine.

[akirasendo17]

Milwaukee Bucks almost choke on the game. They have a large lead entering the 2Q but didn't maintain it and the whole game becomes close from there.

I can't imagine the criticism for the Bucks if they lose on that game. They only have literally 2 players on the court lol.

Should serve this as a lesson to them and looking forward to adjustment on Game 4. I'm Bucks +1 here with a decent payout so I'm rooting to them to win at least 3 games even it's hard to imagine.

A nail biter moments, Middleton should really have a good game with Giannis, we all know he always put good numbers last season, he should average 25 at least with he's shooting, I hope tucker also make some adjustment in game 4 to score some baskets because he can score if he wants but what I like about him is his defense, but they really need to stop durant, this guy is on a mission for another ring.