2024 NBA Season

[OgNasty]

Don’t discount Dwight Howard’s performance either. 13 points in 13 minutes on 5-6 shooting with 5 rebounds… I really can’t believe he isn’t getting more minutes. He’s even knocked down 2 three-pointers in the last 2 games. I feel like he’s literally playing like a hall of famer and nobody is noticing. It’s crazy. Get Vogel out of there.

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[harizen]

I expecting a while ago that the Lakers will have again a lot of criticisms if they lose on that game against the Pistons. Fortunately, they were able to make a rally and even won in that game. Thanks to the team's effort especially with the most haters in their roster, Russell Westbrook. The nice adjustment he made and I hope the consistency is there. Although, in the first place, they shouldn't have a problem dealing with the Detroit Pistons but it turned out they struggle.

And I thought that we are going to see another Malice in the Palace,

If someone from the audience threw a plastic cup of Diet Coke to Lebron, that will be a start. Westbrook will be the Stephen Jackson since he's the one from the Lakers that aggressively react to Stewart . Anyways, far from happening.

[Harkorede]

^^ It's over now, what a comeback win by the Lakers even without Lebron James.

AD and Westbrook and Carmelo really help them comeback from a 17 point lead if I'm not mistaken.

However, the Lakers turn it around with a huge 37-17 advantage in the 4th quarter. And come up with a 5 point winning lead.

Lebron been out almost doubled the advantage for the Pistons to win the game and at some point they were @ 1.11 or thereabout to win the game, I never would imagined putting any money on the line for Lakers comeback in such situation. However, I think the game generally was an improvement of the Pistons and we might see them get some wins pretty soon.

I thought that Detroit are going to take this win, specially after the brawl. Emotions running high that time in the 3rd quarter and Detroit was on a rampage.

That was a crazy, We are all humans, so I really can't say Stewart in anyway overreacted, he got hit pretty bad and even though it's not allowed in an sport for the sake of sportsmanship, I think he's reaction we justified and if the case were reversed, Lebron might have reacted worse.

[yazher]

I just read the news that Klay Thompson has started full practices with the team and the Golden State Warriors will have him in uniform playing games before Christmas. This team is going to be scary if he comes back anywhere close to where he was when he got injured. The thought they still have another starter in Wiseman that’s due back soon and I’m starting to think the Warriors might have another shot at reigniting their dynasty.

That was a fact and they leading the NBA right now without him. I hope that they can synchronize the momentum with him as soon as he enters the court again.

Right now the GSW is winning against the Raptors with a few minutes left in the 4th quarter and they just won. they are now 15-2 without Klay Thompson and holding the best record in the current season.

[gagux123]

I could never have imagined the Warriors could win against Raptors, without Thompson.
I was very impressed with the performance of Wiggins and Pooler, they played very well, and had virtually no "help" from Curry.

Talking about Lakers vs Pistons game, will LeBron James be out for a few games because of this attitude in attacking Isaiah Stewart?

ps: I thought Melo's performance in the game against the Pistons was great, he came from the bench and managed to score 18 points, I hope he stays that way.

[btc_angela]

I could never have imagined the Warriors could win against Raptors, without Thompson.
I was very impressed with the performance of Wiggins and Pooler, they played very well, and had virtually no "help" from Curry.

What do you mean? Warriors has been on a tear this season without Curry? Raptors? Go back several games and you will see that they beat the Nets in their home court in a blow out win. So why would you be surprised of the Warriors beating a so-so Raptors?

Talking about Lakers vs Pistons game, will LeBron James be out for a few games because of this attitude in attacking Isaiah Stewart?

Well it looks like he throw a elbow after the free throw that cause Stewart to bleed. You can't blame Isaiah for that, Lebron bloodied his eyebrows and it looks like he was punch.

ps: I thought Melo's performance in the game against the Pistons was great, he came from the bench and managed to score 18 points, I hope he stays that way.

Melo has been scoring good for the Lakers, you should look at Dwight Howard's stat for this game as he also contributed to their big comeback win.

[danherbias07]

Thankfully, the audience didn't join. We are talking about Detroit here and they have a history of joining in with fights like that.
I was waiting for that and listening to the announcer telling the fans to stay sat down. It's like he is expecting the possibilities of history repeating itself.  

Lebron, oh Lebron. He just came back and this is what happens. But Stewart was strong, I bet NFL scouts are looking at the replay of that scene.   That was damn far run with all the security stopping him. Above 10 yards. First down.

[Rufsilf]

Lebron got ejected against the Pistons. It seems that he throw an elbow to Isiah Stewart.

And I thought that we are going to see another Malice in the Palace, Isiah Stewart was really furious and mad and wanted to go after Lebron. He has blood in his face, good thing though is that there are a lot of officials and was able to control the Pistons bench.

Lakers down now, 82-67. Stewart though might be suspended because of his act.

Stewart's reaction is so normal and justified especially when you got hit by an elbow, I mean you gotta be furious at some point.
Though, Gilbert Arenas fired some hot warnings to Stewart saying "To start packing his bags because he’s probably about to get traded to a foreign country for going at the the Lakers star. Arenas also made a four-man shortlist of NBA superstars you’re not supposed to mess with. Aside from LeBron, there’s Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors’ duo of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. He also added that the only sanctioned fight that can occur in the NBA is between LeBron’s Lakers teammate Rajon Rondo and his longtime adversary Chris Paul."

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-gilbert-arenas-fires-warning-at-isaiah-stewart-for-charging-lebron-james/amp/

After that short fight, LeBron James got ejected in the match. It was a big advantage for Pistons but AD, Carmelo, and Westbrooke managed it well even without the help of LeBron. It was an epic comeback in the 4th quarter.

[OgNasty]

I think these dirty style plays from LeBron are going to become more and more common as his aging lowers his play level to be below some of the young guys in the league. I don’t he’s going to have an easy time adjusting to him not being the most dominant player on the court. When I start seeing stuff like that, it makes me think he should start considering retirement before he cheapens his legacy.

[Ziskinberg]

I think these dirty style plays from LeBron are going to become more and more common as his aging lowers his play level to be below some of the young guys in the league. I don’t he’s going to have an easy time adjusting to him not being the most dominant player on the court. When I start seeing stuff like that, it makes me think he should start considering retirement before he cheapens his legacy.

Agree with you, that's a sign of frustration that he cannot be dominant anymore, plus his team now is struggling and I really thought they would lose against the Pistons but I'm surprised they bounce back really strong in the 4th quarter. They had struggled against a weak team, so they have no chance to beat a good team especially in the playoffs if they won't adjust and Lebron acted like he began to doubt himself.

[blockman]

I think these dirty style plays from LeBron are going to become more and more common as his aging lowers his play level to be below some of the young guys in the league. I don’t he’s going to have an easy time adjusting to him not being the most dominant player on the court. When I start seeing stuff like that, it makes me think he should start considering retirement before he cheapens his legacy.

I agree if these dirty games from him keep on going on. He should've settled and retired and that's better for his reputation. I hope that he goes better with his next games.
Because if not and this continues, there's something wrong with it. It's just surprising to see that someone like him goes on rage and it's very unusual watching him being like that.

[Baofeng]

I think these dirty style plays from LeBron are going to become more and more common as his aging lowers his play level to be below some of the young guys in the league. I don’t he’s going to have an easy time adjusting to him not being the most dominant player on the court. When I start seeing stuff like that, it makes me think he should start considering retirement before he cheapens his legacy.

Agree with you, that's a sign of frustration that he cannot be dominant anymore, plus his team now is struggling and I really thought they would lose against the Pistons but I'm surprised they bounce back really strong in the 4th quarter. They had struggled against a weak team, so they have no chance to beat a good team especially in the playoffs if they won't adjust and Lebron acted like he began to doubt himself.

Or he could be feeling insecure about this young guys because he is disrespecting him. And if I may recall in this game, he was really frustrated, he was blocked twice with no fouls. It was clean block though so maybe this really fuel James attitude in this game specially a team like Detroit. Yes, he is not a dirty players, but this time he really went overboard and it was a cheap shot.

[Viscore]

I think these dirty style plays from LeBron are going to become more and more common as his aging lowers his play level to be below some of the young guys in the league. I don’t he’s going to have an easy time adjusting to him not being the most dominant player on the court. When I start seeing stuff like that, it makes me think he should start considering retirement before he cheapens his legacy.

Agree with you, that's a sign of frustration that he cannot be dominant anymore, plus his team now is struggling and I really thought they would lose against the Pistons but I'm surprised they bounce back really strong in the 4th quarter. They had struggled against a weak team, so they have no chance to beat a good team especially in the playoffs if they won't adjust and Lebron acted like he began to doubt himself.

Or he could be feeling insecure about this young guys because he is disrespecting him. And if I may recall in this game, he was really frustrated, he was blocked twice with no fouls. It was clean block though so maybe this really fuel James attitude in this game specially a team like Detroit. Yes, he is not a dirty players, but this time he really went overboard and it was a cheap shot.

I now have a doubt that the Lakers would still be a championship contender team, if their leader can't handle the problem, then their good chemistry will never be built. As for the Latest odds on the NBA futures, LA Lakers is now ranked at number 4, previously at number 2, here are the odds.

https://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/odds/futures/

ODDS TO WIN 2022 NBA FINALS
Team   Odds
Brooklyn Nets   +260
Golden State Warriors   +600
Milwaukee Bucks   +700
Los Angeles Lakers   +900
Utah Jazz   +1000

[ultrloa]

I think these dirty style plays from LeBron are going to become more and more common as his aging lowers his play level to be below some of the young guys in the league. I don’t he’s going to have an easy time adjusting to him not being the most dominant player on the court. When I start seeing stuff like that, it makes me think he should start considering retirement before he cheapens his legacy.

Agree with you, that's a sign of frustration that he cannot be dominant anymore, plus his team now is struggling and I really thought they would lose against the Pistons but I'm surprised they bounce back really strong in the 4th quarter. They had struggled against a weak team, so they have no chance to beat a good team especially in the playoffs if they won't adjust and Lebron acted like he began to doubt himself.

Or he could be feeling insecure about this young guys because he is disrespecting him. And if I may recall in this game, he was really frustrated, he was blocked twice with no fouls. It was clean block though so maybe this really fuel James attitude in this game specially a team like Detroit. Yes, he is not a dirty players, but this time he really went overboard and it was a cheap shot.

Well there's a possibilities that he is insecure knowing that he dominate the league for so many years and now he's almost out of his prime then those young talents can able to dominate him and this is totally can hit his pride that's why we see a bad game last night towards them.

But I totally respect LBJ but maybe he's just frustrated on their run this season that's why he can't handle his anger well.

[Yamifoud]

But I totally respect LBJ but maybe he's just frustrated on their run this season that's why he can't handle his anger well.

That only tells that he is a human, we sometimes cannot control our emotion, but Lebron has to understand that people are looking up to him, he has a huge number of fans who sees him as a model, showing bad actions in the court will not make the fans happy.

Related to the incident, according to the article below, they are predicting that Lebron will be suspended in 2-3 games.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/predicting-lebron-james-suspension-history-suggests-2-3-games-for-closed-fist-hit-on-isaiah-stewart/

[Velvet78]

I totally enjoyed watching the Detroit Pistons - Los Angeles Lakers game last night. Actually, I wasn't expecting a this much competitive game here. I assumed that Lakers would become the victor by a big gap. Because Lebron James was also back in this game. But it transformed into a really interesting game. Before the last quarter, Pistons were 15 points ahead. And I thought of the possibility of Lakers' making a comeback in only one quarter as quite low. But they showed an insane performance in the last quarter. The quarter score was 37-17 and Lakers managed to win this huge game by 121-116. At Pistons, Jerami Grant was the most scorer of the game (36 pts) but it wasn't enough for a win. At Lakers, Davis and Westbrook carried their team to the victory. They were both nearly making even a triple-double.

[freedomgo]

But I totally respect LBJ but maybe he's just frustrated on their run this season that's why he can't handle his anger well.

That only tells that he is a human, we sometimes cannot control our emotion, but Lebron has to understand that people are looking up to him, he has a huge number of fans who sees him as a model, showing bad actions in the court will not make the fans happy.

Related to the incident, according to the article below, they are predicting that Lebron will be suspended in 2-3 games.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/predicting-lebron-james-suspension-history-suggests-2-3-games-for-closed-fist-hit-on-isaiah-stewart/

He should be suspended, otherwise, people will question the judgment of the NBA and think that there's favoritism happening, and the rules are not for everyone. At least we see this from Lebron, maybe it will be the first and last and he doesn't want to aggravate his problem that a future Hall of Famer has been suspended a number of games.

[Distinctin]

But I totally respect LBJ but maybe he's just frustrated on their run this season that's why he can't handle his anger well.

That only tells that he is a human, we sometimes cannot control our emotion, but Lebron has to understand that people are looking up to him, he has a huge number of fans who sees him as a model, showing bad actions in the court will not make the fans happy.

Related to the incident, according to the article below, they are predicting that Lebron will be suspended in 2-3 games.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/predicting-lebron-james-suspension-history-suggests-2-3-games-for-closed-fist-hit-on-isaiah-stewart/

He should be suspended, otherwise, people will question the judgment of the NBA and think that there's favoritism happening, and the rules are not for everyone. At least we see this from Lebron, maybe it will be the first and last and he doesn't want to aggravate his problem that a future Hall of Famer has been suspended a number of games.

There's no official report yet but from what we can read online, there's a lot of speculation that Lebron will be suspended. Let's wait for a few more hours, for sure we will read the official news regarding what happened. How about Isaiah Stewart? what would be the action of the NBA on his action that he is trying to fight with Lebron?

[dupee419]

I think these dirty style plays from LeBron are going to become more and more common as his aging lowers his play level to be below some of the young guys in the league. I don’t he’s going to have an easy time adjusting to him not being the most dominant player on the court. When I start seeing stuff like that, it makes me think he should start considering retirement before he cheapens his legacy.

I agree if these dirty games from him keep on going on. He should've settled and retired and that's better for his reputation. I hope that he goes better with his next games.
Because if not and this continues, there's something wrong with it. It's just surprising to see that someone like him goes on rage and it's very unusual watching him being like that.

Guys, LeBron has only been ejected 2 times only, all the other dirty plays he did were either mild or he simply got away, I'm not a LeBron fan but he's not a dirty player, call him more of a flopper when the NBA were stupid enough to make those calls, but I really think he deserved to be ejected. may it be because of the heat of the game but you can see how irritated he was when he elbow punched Isaiah Stewart, the Lake show got the win anyways and I got my bet just right thanks to Russ.

[freedomgo]

But I totally respect LBJ but maybe he's just frustrated on their run this season that's why he can't handle his anger well.

That only tells that he is a human, we sometimes cannot control our emotion, but Lebron has to understand that people are looking up to him, he has a huge number of fans who sees him as a model, showing bad actions in the court will not make the fans happy.

Related to the incident, according to the article below, they are predicting that Lebron will be suspended in 2-3 games.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/predicting-lebron-james-suspension-history-suggests-2-3-games-for-closed-fist-hit-on-isaiah-stewart/

He should be suspended, otherwise, people will question the judgment of the NBA and think that there's favoritism happening, and the rules are not for everyone. At least we see this from Lebron, maybe it will be the first and last and he doesn't want to aggravate his problem that a future Hall of Famer has been suspended a number of games.

There's no official report yet but from what we can read online, there's a lot of speculation that Lebron will be suspended. Let's wait for a few more hours, for sure we will read the official news regarding what happened.

yes, there's no official report yet but we can already expect that a suspension will be served.
Look at the incident on Jokic, he was suspended for hitting Morris from behind, and in this incident, it's more serious as you can already see the blood coming from Isaiah Stewart's eyebrow.

How about Isaiah Stewart? what would be the action of the NBA on his action that he is trying to fight with Lebron?

he won't be facing a suspension, that's according to Dwayne Cayse.
source : https://hoopshype.com/2021/11/21/dwane-casey-isaiah-stewart-shouldnt-be-facing-suspension/