2024 NBA Season

[Dave1]

Bulls vs. Nets
Heat vs. Bucks

Who you got?

It's the Nets turn to return the favor to the Bulls when they loss by a huge margin the last time they met.

The Heat will be without Butler and Adebayo due to their injuries so it will be tougher for them as they visit. This will be a blow out win for the Bucks most likely.

I will go with Nets and Bucks in these two matches. Both two teams are playing at home and i think thats a big advantage in matches like this also im expecting both matches to go Over in points especially the Nets vs Bulls game both teams have some really good shooters

I usually decide based on injury status and not on home or away games but this is a logical choice.

I'm also with Bucks and I may play spread or handicap here.
I'm still not sure about Bulls vs. Nets but I agree with the over in points.

The last time, Bucks lost without Giannis (resting), so for sure they are going to take it back and since Bam and Butler are not going to play, for sure the Bucks are going to take advantage of it with the return of Giannis.

Bulls are hot, but I will go with the Nets here, Durant and Harden will probably score 30++ each in this game. But its going to be close.

Games already started.

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[Bttzed03]

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Bulls are hot, but I will go with the Nets here, Durant and Harden will probably score 30++ each in this game. But its going to be close.

The game was close indeed but the Bulls came out on top. The DeRozan-Lavine duo played well again while it was only KD for the Nets.


Spurs started hot in the first quarter to build a double digit lead but the Warriors are quickly turning it around in the fourth quarter. There's still plenty of time and I think the GSW will win this one.

[Shamm]

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Bulls are hot, but I will go with the Nets here, Durant and Harden will probably score 30++ each in this game. But its going to be close.

The game was close indeed but the Bulls came out on top. The DeRozan-Lavine duo played well again while it was only KD for the Nets.


Spurs started hot in the first quarter to build a double digit lead but the Warriors are quickly turning it around in the fourth quarter. There's still plenty of time and I think the GSW will win this one.

I think also that warriors will win this match cause in last 3 mins they steal the lead from the spurs they up by 3 points. but in the end I will surprised that spurs made it they win against warrior. The Three points by white in the last 2mins bring them team to lead then another free throw and another shot bring them to victory 112 to 107 a big congrats to the winners.

[Bttzed03]

~ but in the end I will surprised that spurs made it they win against warrior.

I didn't know this young Spurs had it in them (great job Pop). I thought they were going to succumb to the pressure especially when they lost the lead. They had a bit of luck for that offensive rebound after a missed FT but kudos to them for converting it to a 4-point play.

GSW missed a lot of crucial three's in the fourth quarter which they would normally make and that turnover with just over a minute left

[danherbias07]

~ but in the end I will surprised that spurs made it they win against warrior.

I didn't know this young Spurs had it in them (great job Pop). I thought they were going to succumb to the pressure especially when they lost the lead. They had a bit of luck for that offensive rebound after a missed FT but kudos to them for converting it to a 4-point play.

GSW missed a lot of crucial three's in the fourth quarter which they would normally make and that turnover with just over a minute left

And Steve Kerr also missed that challenge with JTA defensive stance. The crowd is already telling him to challenge it but Lonnie Walker/White (I forgot) is in haste to make the free throw avoiding Steve Kerr to thinking about making the call. That's some nasty technique. 
GSW was up by 3 points before that call and suddenly the game was turned around again with Spurs making a 4 point play. 1 free throw made 1 missed and an offensive rebound with White shooting the three.
It's a good game and nice to see Pops laughing with Coach Kerr and Associate Head Coach Mike Brown. I bet Pops is talking about the missed challenge there.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

~ but in the end I will surprised that spurs made it they win against warrior.

I didn't know this young Spurs had it in them (great job Pop). I thought they were going to succumb to the pressure especially when they lost the lead. They had a bit of luck for that offensive rebound after a missed FT but kudos to them for converting it to a 4-point play.

GSW missed a lot of crucial three's in the fourth quarter which they would normally make and that turnover with just over a minute left

And Steve Kerr also missed that challenge with JTA defensive stance. The crowd is already telling him to challenge it but Lonnie Walker/White (I forgot) is in haste to make the free throw avoiding Steve Kerr to thinking about making the call. That's some nasty technique. 
GSW was up by 3 points before that call and suddenly the game was turned around again with Spurs making a 4 point play. 1 free throw made 1 missed and an offensive rebound with White shooting the three.
It's a good game and nice to see Pops laughing with Coach Kerr and Associate Head Coach Mike Brown. I bet Pops is talking about the missed challenge there.

Exactly, 106-103 and I thought that the GSW will steal this one game and even give us the win for us who bet on Warriors -8.5. Still 2 minutes and plenty of time, they have the momentum that time and they only allowed Spurs less than 10 points in that pivotal 2 minutes.

Anyhow, it's over one, two great coach trying to out duel each other, in the end, it was the experience of coach Pop and good win for the Spurs as they are now riding in a 6 winning streak if I'm not mistaken.

[Jating]

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Bulls are hot, but I will go with the Nets here, Durant and Harden will probably score 30++ each in this game. But its going to be close.

The game was close indeed but the Bulls came out on top. The DeRozan-Lavine duo played well again while it was only KD for the Nets.


Spurs started hot in the first quarter to build a double digit lead but the Warriors are quickly turning it around in the fourth quarter. There's still plenty of time and I think the GSW will win this one.

Yeah, that initial burst of Spurs was enough for them to give them the win although the Warriors had a lot of chance to steal the game from them but they missed a lot of three's in the last minute.

Interesting game as well with the Bulls on hot right now defeating the Nets. Yes, it was very close, but then again, Lavine and DeRozan come up big in this game. Harden though with 14 assists and Aldridge with 20 point with the Nets.

DeRozan 29 + Lavine 31, they continue as the best duo right now.

[yazher]

Exactly, 106-103 and I thought that the GSW will steal this one game and even give us the win for us who bet on Warriors -8.5. Still 2 minutes and plenty of time, they have the momentum that time and they only allowed Spurs less than 10 points in that pivotal 2 minutes.

Anyhow, it's over one, two great coach trying to out duel each other, in the end, it was the experience of coach Pop and good win for the Spurs as they are now riding in a 6 winning streak if I'm not mistaken.

It was a lucky day for the Spurs because they're shooting a high percentage in the first half which made the GSW struggle to catch up until the 4th quarter but still, the game is on the Spurs so they still lose regardless of how hard they go to catch up the score.

The best play today was the Bulls and Nets which was the battle of two possible playoffs match up in the eastern conference. I wonder what will the outcome be if Harden and Irving are on the line-up with KD today.

[Shamm]

~ but in the end I will surprised that spurs made it they win against warrior.

I didn't know this young Spurs had it in them (great job Pop). I thought they were going to succumb to the pressure especially when they lost the lead. They had a bit of luck for that offensive rebound after a missed FT but kudos to them for converting it to a 4-point play.

GSW missed a lot of crucial three's in the fourth quarter which they would normally make and that turnover with just over a minute left

And Steve Kerr also missed that challenge with JTA defensive stance. The crowd is already telling him to challenge it but Lonnie Walker/White (I forgot) is in haste to make the free throw avoiding Steve Kerr to thinking about making the call. That's some nasty technique. 
GSW was up by 3 points before that call and suddenly the game was turned around again with Spurs making a 4 point play. 1 free throw made 1 missed and an offensive rebound with White shooting the three.
It's a good game and nice to see Pops laughing with Coach Kerr and Associate Head Coach Mike Brown. I bet Pops is talking about the missed challenge there.

Exactly, 106-103 and I thought that the GSW will steal this one game and even give us the win for us who bet on Warriors -8.5. Still 2 minutes and plenty of time, they have the momentum that time and they only allowed Spurs less than 10 points in that pivotal 2 minutes.

Anyhow, it's over one, two great coach trying to out duel each other, in the end, it was the experience of coach Pop and good win for the Spurs as they are now riding in a 6 winning streak if I'm not mistaken.

That four point play is the main star of that game after A free throw mistake they got a rebound and scored 3 points which  is good enough to take the lead. Then the warriors missed a shot from the other corner and spurs continue scoring from 103 to 112 I think the coach is happy enough that Victory which is we all know that warriors is one of those best opponents.
Anyways it's just a game warriors fans better luck nextime.
Actually I loss that game 

[Russlenat]

Anyways it's just a game warriors fans better luck nextime.
Actually I loss that game 

I still trust the Warriors and I still believe they are the best team in the NBA now despite that loss. Just another bad game for the Warriors, it does not happen all the time, so we better watch out for the next game as they will certainly bounce back, should be easy money again.

[Gosgosking]

Anyways it's just a game warriors fans better luck nextime.
Actually I loss that game 

I still trust the Warriors and I still believe they are the best team in the NBA now despite that loss. Just another bad game for the Warriors, it does not happen all the time, so we better watch out for the next game as they will certainly bounce back, should be easy money again.

The warriors has always been a good team with great players , I always they will deliver when it comes to game . Even if they loss they will definitely  bounce back, no doubt about it.

[Pamadar]

Anyways it's just a game warriors fans better luck nextime.
Actually I loss that game 

I still trust the Warriors and I still believe they are the best team in the NBA now despite that loss. Just another bad game for the Warriors, it does not happen all the time, so we better watch out for the next game as they will certainly bounce back, should be easy money again.

Me Too! And just like how the team will move forward, they will talk inside the locker room and discuss what happened.

They will end up quitting the day and forget about that loss. They are professionals,
they don't need to dwell on that. It's a part of the game.

Improving is the best answer. For sure, the next game, GSW, will be tested. Will wait and bet for them either Over or Handicap.

[boyptc]

Just to give some quite old news, a few days ago that the coach of Suns has been named coach of the month.

--> https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021/12/2/22814784/suns-coach-monty-williams-wins-western-conference-coach-of-the-month-honor

[Baofeng]

Anyways it's just a game warriors fans better luck nextime.
Actually I loss that game 

I still trust the Warriors and I still believe they are the best team in the NBA now despite that loss. Just another bad game for the Warriors, it does not happen all the time, so we better watch out for the next game as they will certainly bounce back, should be easy money again.

Of course this is just one lost in the book, maybe they underestimate them or really tired because all their energy was on the Phoenix Suns game.

But regardless, they've learn their lessons in this lost and move forward and maybe next time they won't allow them to run over and have a 20 point lead because it's hard to overcome.

And they can comeback strong and we can recoup our loss in the future.

[justdimin]

It was a lucky day for the Spurs because they're shooting a high percentage in the first half which made the GSW struggle to catch up until the 4th quarter but still, the game is on the Spurs so they still lose regardless of how hard they go to catch up the score.

The best play today was the Bulls and Nets which was the battle of two possible playoffs match up in the eastern conference. I wonder what will the outcome be if Harden and Irving are on the line-up with KD today.

I wouldn't say it was "lucky" because they have great perimeter defenders and that is literally only thing they are good at. It means they were great defensively against a team like Warriors and have been beating them many times in the past years even while being a mediocre team at the very best. This time the only difference was that we shot better as well, if we keep shooting this way then we would be doing a lot better as well but it rarely happens.

In any case, Spurs will not be in playoffs and Warriors will be around at the top hence why I believe that this game meant nothing to Warriors and Spurs and it was a shock for people who wagered on it.

[stadus]

Anyways it's just a game warriors fans better luck nextime.
Actually I loss that game 

I still trust the Warriors and I still believe they are the best team in the NBA now despite that loss. Just another bad game for the Warriors, it does not happen all the time, so we better watch out for the next game as they will certainly bounce back, should be easy money again.

Of course this is just one lost in the book, maybe they underestimate them or really tired because all their energy was on the Phoenix Suns game.

But regardless, they've learn their lessons in this lost and move forward and maybe next time they won't allow them to run over and have a 20 point lead because it's hard to overcome.

And they can comeback strong and we can recoup our loss in the future.

The next game of the Warriors is against the Charlotte Hornets, not a tough team to beat so the Warriors will probably start strong and finish strong in this game. No odds available yet, but I believe the Warriors are the heavy favorite to win this game since they always bounce back every time they lose, IIRC, they haven't loss twice this season yet.

[dwyane36]

Just to give some quite old news, a few days ago that the coach of Suns has been named coach of the month.

--> https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021/12/2/22814784/suns-coach-monty-williams-wins-western-conference-coach-of-the-month-honor

He definitely deserved it, considering that his team did not lose a single game in the previous month. By the way, I'm more than sure that Monty Williams will be the main contender for the Coach of the Year award if the Suns continue to play at the same level throughout the regular season.

[OgNasty]

Anyways it's just a game warriors fans better luck nextime.
Actually I loss that game 

I still trust the Warriors and I still believe they are the best team in the NBA now despite that loss. Just another bad game for the Warriors, it does not happen all the time, so we better watch out for the next game as they will certainly bounce back, should be easy money again.

Of course this is just one lost in the book, maybe they underestimate them or really tired because all their energy was on the Phoenix Suns game.

But regardless, they've learn their lessons in this lost and move forward and maybe next time they won't allow them to run over and have a 20 point lead because it's hard to overcome.

And they can comeback strong and we can recoup our loss in the future.

The next game of the Warriors is against the Charlotte Hornets, not a tough team to beat so the Warriors will probably start strong and finish strong in this game. No odds available yet, but I believe the Warriors are the heavy favorite to win this game since they always bounce back every time they lose, IIRC, they haven't loss twice this season yet.

I think the Warriors gave everything they had to beat the Suns and didn't have enough left in the tank after the quick turnaround to handle the Spurs.  They should be feeling a little better now I would think and will probably get back on the W train.  

One thing that really impressed me during the Warriors Suns game was how Wiggins did the "Penny move" on CP3 for an easy bucket.  There's lots of videos circling around the internet showing that Wiggins actually uses this move somewhat frequently, which is interesting because I just read an article last week about how the "Penny move" hasn't been done in the NBA in decades...  Wiggins to me seems to finally be living up to his hype when he came into the league.  I think he's still going to get better and will be a major part of the Warriors postseason run.

[Yogee]

I missed the close game between Jazz and Cavs. You would expect that either team could still score with over a minute left but I've never seen a game with three blocks from both ends hehe. Cleveland could have stolen this but tough luck.

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I think the Warriors gave everything they had to beat the Suns and didn't have enough left in the tank after the quick turnaround to handle the Spurs.

That's possible but still not an excuse.

[goinmerry]

It was a lucky day for the Spurs because they're shooting a high percentage in the first half which made the GSW struggle to catch up until the 4th quarter but still, the game is on the Spurs so they still lose regardless of how hard they go to catch up the score.

San Antonio Spurs gave their best. It's not lucky. Golden State Warriors might be one of the best teams in the league but it doesn't mean it's always a sure win for them against the likes of Spurs. There are lots of plays that Spurs executed properly especially when the time is ticking down. They won because of team effort and not because they are just lucky.

Might be unexpected but the result just proves that the ball is always round. Also, lose my handicap bet on that one but it's ok.