2024 NBA Season

[wheelz1200]

Another team that is also surprising me in the ranking is the Cavs, I would never have imagined that they could currently be in 3rd place in the ranking.

Many of us are in no doubt that we don't expect this Cavaliers team to be on the top of the standings in the Eastern Conference. They have no superstars in their roster and all our good role players. If they will keep up that kind of level of play, they will surely end on their current standings.

But I doubt them in the playoffs. Who knows though in the first place that we will see again an unusual team playing in the playoffs.

Actually the cavs would be super dangerous in the playoffs.  They are deep and can really score inside.  Their big men are excellent especially with the addition of evan mobley to the team.  They can score inside and out and defend the paint well.  Team needs to catch fire from the outside to beat up on this team.  I like their makeup and wouldn't be shocked if they go deep in the playoffs.

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[Harkorede]

The Bulls are sinking threes in this first half against the Rockets and they are up by 20 points already. looks like the Houston Rockets are having a hard time with them right now because even the Bench players are doing well with also 20+ points coming up from them. They need to do something in the second half if they really wanted to get the win but seems that one is impossible since every players in the Bulls are doing good today.

They should take this as a win easily from here on, it's just a matter of good game management, they hold a 19 points lead going into the half time.
DeMar Derozan and Lonzo Ball have are both having a great game, though Ball needs to be careful to avoid some foul troubles in the 3rd quarter as his presence on the court might be needed for Bulls should incase Rockets be hoping to make a comeback.

[Baofeng]

^^ Yeah, I thought that the Bulls are going to be tired of their win against the Lakers, but it looks like they still have a lot of energy, DeRozan and Ball and Vucevic again leading the Bulls.

But then again, Houston are notoriously known for having a team that comebacks from a big deficit.

So let's see if they can at least close the gap in the next 2 quarters.

[danherbias07]

And the Bulls won. They are not exhausted because they had their long rest already. Especially for DeMar DeRozan as he missed 3 games and he wants to get back at his rhythm and maybe a winning streak while on that path.

Next stop GSW vs Kings. Gary Payton II punished the Kings for not protecting the ball in the first quarter. He has 2 steals already for just 4 minutes of play time. The lead mostly came from the defensive end while Steph is looking for his 3 point rhythm.

[OgNasty]

Next stop GSW vs Kings. Gary Payton II punished the Kings for not protecting the ball in the first quarter. He has 2 steals already for just 4 minutes of play time. The lead mostly came from the defensive end while Steph is looking for his 3 point rhythm.

Pretty predictable.  The Kings just didn't have enough to match up against the Warriors.  Interestingly enough these are both teams rumored to be in the Ben Simmons sweepstakes.  It's a shame that the Kings don't seem to capitalize on their good fortune in the draft.  They just seem to ride that player until they can't squeeze another dollar from them.  Fox's situation reminds me a lot of Demarcus Cousins' several years ago.  Management just refuses to spend the money to surround their star with talent.  I think it's all been to move them to Las Vegas.  Seems like they've been trying to make that happen for 20 years now.

[Kasabus]

^^ Yeah, I thought that the Bulls are going to be tired of their win against the Lakers, but it looks like they still have a lot of energy, DeRozan and Ball and Vucevic again leading the Bulls.

But then again, Houston are notoriously known for having a team that comebacks from a big deficit.

So let's see if they can at least close the gap in the next 2 quarters.

Exactly! DeRozan and Vucevic are looking very lively, also Coby White has scored 24 points in the basket and I haven't expected that after their battle and won against Lakers last time. Seems like the Bulls are quite having a nice players after all, they have just took the 2nd place, overtaking the Cavs and Bucks in the Eastern Conference.
Rockets seems having a hard time catching up to the scores from the 1st until 4th quarter, Wood also is having a hard time to gain momentum.

[Rufsilf]

Next stop GSW vs Kings. Gary Payton II punished the Kings for not protecting the ball in the first quarter. He has 2 steals already for just 4 minutes of play time. The lead mostly came from the defensive end while Steph is looking for his 3 point rhythm.

Pretty predictable.  The Kings just didn't have enough to match up against the Warriors.  Interestingly enough these are both teams rumored to be in the Ben Simmons sweepstakes.  It's a shame that the Kings don't seem to capitalize on their good fortune in the draft.  They just seem to ride that player until they can't squeeze another dollar from them.  Fox's situation reminds me a lot of Demarcus Cousins' several years ago.  Management just refuses to spend the money to surround their star with talent.  I think it's all been to move them to Las Vegas.  Seems like they've been trying to make that happen for 20 years now.

Yeah, nothing much to expect from the Kings vs Warriors, they don't have enough key and role players to stop or defeat the GSW. Every single quartee they are behind atleast 10 points until it was finished which results to 113-98 and as expected Curry puts 30 points in the basket with 3 rebounds. Now, they are placed on the 11th spot in the Western Conference. Their next stop is versus the Clippers, which is I bet we know what would probably happen.

[btc_angela]

Next stop GSW vs Kings. Gary Payton II punished the Kings for not protecting the ball in the first quarter. He has 2 steals already for just 4 minutes of play time. The lead mostly came from the defensive end while Steph is looking for his 3 point rhythm.

Pretty predictable.  The Kings just didn't have enough to match up against the Warriors.  Interestingly enough these are both teams rumored to be in the Ben Simmons sweepstakes.  It's a shame that the Kings don't seem to capitalize on their good fortune in the draft.  They just seem to ride that player until they can't squeeze another dollar from them.  Fox's situation reminds me a lot of Demarcus Cousins' several years ago.  Management just refuses to spend the money to surround their star with talent.  I think it's all been to move them to Las Vegas.  Seems like they've been trying to make that happen for 20 years now.

Yeah, nothing much to expect from the Kings vs Warriors, they don't have enough key and role players to stop or defeat the GSW. Every single quartee they are behind atleast 10 points until it was finished which results to 113-98 and as expected Curry puts 30 points in the basket with 3 rebounds. Now, they are placed on the 11th spot in the Western Conference. Their next stop is versus the Clippers, which is I bet we know what would probably happen.

Kings are good maybe for the first quarter or at least in the 2nd. But after that, usually GSW takes over specially in the 3rd wherein they are going to blow out the teams scoring 35 average on that quarter alone.

Curry doesn't need to score more, just like in their last win, I think 5 other players score in double digits, Green having a triple double.

[LogitechMouse]

Next stop GSW vs Kings. Gary Payton II punished the Kings for not protecting the ball in the first quarter. He has 2 steals already for just 4 minutes of play time. The lead mostly came from the defensive end while Steph is looking for his 3 point rhythm.

Pretty predictable.  The Kings just didn't have enough to match up against the Warriors.  Interestingly enough these are both teams rumored to be in the Ben Simmons sweepstakes.  It's a shame that the Kings don't seem to capitalize on their good fortune in the draft.  They just seem to ride that player until they can't squeeze another dollar from them.  Fox's situation reminds me a lot of Demarcus Cousins' several years ago.  Management just refuses to spend the money to surround their star with talent.  I think it's all been to move them to Las Vegas.  Seems like they've been trying to make that happen for 20 years now.

Well, the Kings came back in the 3rd quarter after having a 15 point deficit in the first 2 quarters and they got a 2 point lead at that time but that was it. The Warriors took the Victory which is I agree that it is predictable.

I don't know but its good to see that they are giving more minutes to Kuminga at least since Wiggins isn't playing at this moment. He is a elite scorer when he is in the G-league and now the Warriors are developing him for the future of the team and we know how good the Warriors is when it comes to developing players. Just see how McGee is playing right now. He isn't like that until he went to the Warriors. Also Barnes who is scoring for the Kings.

With regards to Ben Simmons and if I will pick between these 2 teams to pick him, I think the Kings will benefit the most from him. The Warriors don't need Simmons because they are a good defensive team already without him. I don't think that the Warriors need to add or trade as of this moment because with how they are playing right now, they are a championship contender team.

[Davidvictorson]

Next stop GSW vs Kings. Gary Payton II punished the Kings for not protecting the ball in the first quarter. He has 2 steals already for just 4 minutes of play time. The lead mostly came from the defensive end while Steph is looking for his 3 point rhythm.

Pretty predictable.  The Kings just didn't have enough to match up against the Warriors.  Interestingly enough these are both teams rumored to be in the Ben Simmons sweepstakes.  It's a shame that the Kings don't seem to capitalize on their good fortune in the draft.  They just seem to ride that player until they can't squeeze another dollar from them.  Fox's situation reminds me a lot of Demarcus Cousins' several years ago.  Management just refuses to spend the money to surround their star with talent.  I think it's all been to move them to Las Vegas.  Seems like they've been trying to make that happen for 20 years now.

Well, the Kings came back in the 3rd quarter after having a 15 point deficit in the first 2 quarters and they got a 2 point lead at that time but that was it. The Warriors took the Victory which is I agree that it is predictable.

I don't know but its good to see that they are giving more minutes to Kuminga at least since Wiggins isn't playing at this moment. He is a elite scorer when he is in the G-league and now the Warriors are developing him for the future of the team and we know how good the Warriors is when it comes to developing players. Just see how McGee is playing right now. He isn't like that until he went to the Warriors. Also Barnes who is scoring for the Kings.

With regards to Ben Simmons and if I will pick between these 2 teams to pick him, I think the Kings will benefit the most from him. The Warriors don't need Simmons because they are a good defensive team already without him. I don't think that the Warriors need to add or trade as of this moment because with how they are playing right now, they are a championship contender team.

I imagine the combo of Kuminga and Wiseman combination on the paint. Truth be told, Kuminga has so much potential. no matter how good Scottie has been this early on - and I think Scotties basketball IQ will probably always be better than Kumingas - Kuminga has a scoring potential in him that far exceeds what Barnes can be. Barnes has the sort of skill-set of Draymond Green but with greater size, athleticism and scoring ability. He can be Draymond +. I can see Scottie averaging 20, 10, and 8 a game in the future. Maybe he can increase his scoring up to 25 a game. But Kuminga seems like he can be a 30+ ppg scorer one day.

[coderben]

Chicago Bulls got another win by defeating the team at the last place in the Western Conference, Houston Rockets. Since Harden left the team, Rockets have been falling apart and we see this clearly in their performances. They won only 10 times in 31 games so far. And they lost this game by 133-118 also. Bulls continue chasing the leader team which are Brooklyn Nets now. They revolutionized their roster and they have its benefits this season a lot.

[Japinat]

Chicago Bulls got another win by defeating the team at the last place in the Western Conference, Houston Rockets. Since Harden left the team, Rockets have been falling apart and we see this clearly in their performances. They won only 10 times in 31 games so far. And they lost this game by 133-118 also. Bulls continue chasing the leader team which are Brooklyn Nets now. They revolutionized their roster and they have its benefits this season a lot.

As usual, DeRozan had another great game with 26 points, I think he will never fall below with the 20+ points per game and he is having a great season with the team that clearly fits for him, I'm sure everyone can see that. No Lavine, no problem for the Bulls, they still win easily.

[Yaunfitda]

Chicago Bulls got another win by defeating the team at the last place in the Western Conference, Houston Rockets. Since Harden left the team, Rockets have been falling apart and we see this clearly in their performances. They won only 10 times in 31 games so far. And they lost this game by 133-118 also. Bulls continue chasing the leader team which are Brooklyn Nets now. They revolutionized their roster and they have its benefits this season a lot.

Well they put up a string of victories as well and at one time have a 4 game winning streak if I'm not mistaken. It's just that they face a red hot team like Bulls in their homecourt. They still have the momentum winning big against the Lakers last night. So it's a back to back games, but they are not affected, as you have said, DeRozan again and then Ball hitting open 3 that blows the game wide open in the first quarter.

[Sanitough]

Chicago Bulls got another win by defeating the team at the last place in the Western Conference, Houston Rockets. Since Harden left the team, Rockets have been falling apart and we see this clearly in their performances. They won only 10 times in 31 games so far. And they lost this game by 133-118 also. Bulls continue chasing the leader team which are Brooklyn Nets now. They revolutionized their roster and they have its benefits this season a lot.

Well they put up a string of victories as well and at one time have a 4 game winning streak if I'm not mistaken. It's just that they face a red hot team like Bulls in their homecourt. They still have the momentum winning big against the Lakers last night. So it's a back to back games, but they are not affected, as you have said, DeRozan again and then Ball hitting open 3 that blows the game wide open in the first quarter.

It was a high scoring game, the total score was over 250+, only few games went that high in the NBA, even the high offensive team. You can clearly tell that the Bulls is a good offensive team, and not only that, they are good with their defense as well.

[rhomelmabini]

Chicago Bulls got another win by defeating the team at the last place in the Western Conference, Houston Rockets. Since Harden left the team, Rockets have been falling apart and we see this clearly in their performances. They won only 10 times in 31 games so far. And they lost this game by 133-118 also. Bulls continue chasing the leader team which are Brooklyn Nets now. They revolutionized their roster and they have its benefits this season a lot.

I think Rockets needs some rebranding again this time, it got the young guns from the league right now though and I guess the outcome was expected? They aren't that having the least average age though but they're having this worst maybe it could tie on the coaching staff or something like that.

[danherbias07]

Next stop GSW vs Kings. Gary Payton II punished the Kings for not protecting the ball in the first quarter. He has 2 steals already for just 4 minutes of play time. The lead mostly came from the defensive end while Steph is looking for his 3 point rhythm.

Pretty predictable.  The Kings just didn't have enough to match up against the Warriors.  Interestingly enough these are both teams rumored to be in the Ben Simmons sweepstakes.  It's a shame that the Kings don't seem to capitalize on their good fortune in the draft.  They just seem to ride that player until they can't squeeze another dollar from them.  Fox's situation reminds me a lot of Demarcus Cousins' several years ago.  Management just refuses to spend the money to surround their star with talent.  I think it's all been to move them to Las Vegas.  Seems like they've been trying to make that happen for 20 years now.

Tyrese Haliburton was hot for a period of time but this is when GSW becomes better when someone is stepping up. Defense. They switched the defender to Iguodala and suddenly he was shut down. Same with Buddy Hield when Gary Payton II faced him. Steal and blocks made a huge difference.

As for the Kings roster, there is no doubt there are a lot of missing pieces in this team. They can win games against weak teams but not with the likes of the Warriors with a deep bench. 40+ for the Warriors while 11 for the Kings. That obviously tells that something must be done or their stars will be exhausted each game.

[ChiBitCTy]

Chicago Bulls got another win by defeating the team at the last place in the Western Conference, Houston Rockets. Since Harden left the team, Rockets have been falling apart and we see this clearly in their performances. They won only 10 times in 31 games so far. And they lost this game by 133-118 also. Bulls continue chasing the leader team which are Brooklyn Nets now. They revolutionized their roster and they have its benefits this season a lot.

As usual, DeRozan had another great game with 26 points, I think he will never fall below with the 20+ points per game and he is having a great season with the team that clearly fits for him, I'm sure everyone can see that. No Lavine, no problem for the Bulls, they still win easily.

Yeah DeRozan has surpassed all of us Chicago fans expectations and then some.  There were so many people saying that we overpaid for him, but he's lived up to his contract and the hype and then some.  I am not so sure no Lavine no problem, we will need him for bigger games, but I was surprised that we were able to beat the Lakers without him.  This team is on it's was to a lot of success!

[carlisle1]

Chicago Bulls got another win by defeating the team at the last place in the Western Conference, Houston Rockets. Since Harden left the team, Rockets have been falling apart and we see this clearly in their performances. They won only 10 times in 31 games so far. And they lost this game by 133-118 also. Bulls continue chasing the leader team which are Brooklyn Nets now. They revolutionized their roster and they have its benefits this season a lot.

As usual, DeRozan had another great game with 26 points, I think he will never fall below with the 20+ points per game and he is having a great season with the team that clearly fits for him, I'm sure everyone can see that. No Lavine, no problem for the Bulls, they still win easily.

Yeah DeRozan has surpassed all of us Chicago fans expectations and then some.  There were so many people saying that we overpaid for him, but he's lived up to his contract and the hype and then some.  I am not so sure no Lavine no problem, we will need him for bigger games, but I was surprised that we were able to beat the Lakers without him.  This team is on it's was to a lot of success!

He's bringing the fan now for the bulls fans. Those words are now a history and every Bulls fans are well satisfied from the performance of DeRozan.

He really fits to this team, just like watching him playing back with the Raptors, where he really contributed a lot in terms of their offensive attacks.

now he's doing it again, No Lavine, No problem for the Bulls, DeRozan is doing the damage.

[Distinctin]

Chicago Bulls got another win by defeating the team at the last place in the Western Conference, Houston Rockets. Since Harden left the team, Rockets have been falling apart and we see this clearly in their performances. They won only 10 times in 31 games so far. And they lost this game by 133-118 also. Bulls continue chasing the leader team which are Brooklyn Nets now. They revolutionized their roster and they have its benefits this season a lot.

As usual, DeRozan had another great game with 26 points, I think he will never fall below with the 20+ points per game and he is having a great season with the team that clearly fits for him, I'm sure everyone can see that. No Lavine, no problem for the Bulls, they still win easily.

In fact, DeRozan has been impressive in his role as forward in their last two games with Rockets and Lakers and scored not below 25 points. In their last match against Lakers, he alone scored 38 points in his 34 minutes in the court. LaVine isn't expected to play not until past Christmas due to Covid-19 Protocol, and seems that the Bulls aren't affected without him.

[Oasisman]

Chicago Bulls got another win by defeating the team at the last place in the Western Conference, Houston Rockets. Since Harden left the team, Rockets have been falling apart and we see this clearly in their performances. They won only 10 times in 31 games so far. And they lost this game by 133-118 also. Bulls continue chasing the leader team which are Brooklyn Nets now. They revolutionized their roster and they have its benefits this season a lot.

As usual, DeRozan had another great game with 26 points, I think he will never fall below with the 20+ points per game and he is having a great season with the team that clearly fits for him, I'm sure everyone can see that. No Lavine, no problem for the Bulls, they still win easily.

In fact, DeRozan has been impressive in his role as forward in their last two games with Rockets and Lakers and scored not below 25 points. In their last match against Lakers, he alone scored 38 points in his 34 minutes in the court. LaVine isn't expected to play not until past Christmas due to Covid-19 Protocol, and seems that the Bulls aren't affected without him.

So, do you guys think that the bulls has a good chance for the NBA finals this year or even win the Championship?
Because I personally think they can. I mean they have developed a good team chemistry and each of the pieces of their roster perfectly compliments the other.
DeRozan had been constantly improving. He might not have win it when he's still with the Raptors (but he actually did great while he's there), maybe this could be the time he'll going to win a ring. Not necessarily this coming playoffs, but maybe after 2-3 years with this current line up.