2025 NBA Season

[dwyane36]

It's because the Westbrook didn't commit any turnovers, the game is really close going into the 4th and I thought that they are going to lose the game because the Kings took a lead in the fourth. And then they come back with Lebron back to back 3's. But the Kings keeps coming back in the last 3 minutes with their own back to back 3's as well. Until James took over and then Kings started to missed some shots. Big test for team is a team that is above .500 and see if they can have a winning streak.

There are no questions for Lebron. He scored 30+ points again, and he looked unstoppable in the 4th quarter. Also, I would note Howard's performance because he made his second double-double this season. Regarding Westbrook, 0 turnovers per game are something unbelievable for him. As we can see, this had a positive effect on the team's result.

[tygeade]

Who's waiting for this wonderful day of NBA?

Klay Thompson Could Make His Awaited Return on January 9
What can we expect on the first day of his return?

Will he be inserted in the starters right away? or will he earn a lot of minutes in his first game?

There is no way he is going to play a lot. He is coming back from such a serious injury that he hasn't played in nearly 1.5 years, which is a BIG time. Plus he has been training for nearly a month if I am not wrong, so he is not really too fat or something and not out of shape, he is probably doing fine but injury is still there, it is just at recovered phase but not totally gone.

It means he will probably get like 10-15 minutes at most, considering how they are already winning games without him, they will not force him. I am guessing for the first 10 games or so he will have like a 15 minute capped, then next 10 games will be like 20-23 minutes capped. After that they will see how he does but 20+ games in after an injury means if there is nothing wrong then you could play normally. Remember Kobe, dude had one big injury and then he couldn't recover and got injured again and that was basically it for him.

[coderben]

Who's waiting for this wonderful day of NBA?

Klay Thompson Could Make His Awaited Return on January 9
What can we expect on the first day of his return?

Will he be inserted in the starters right away? or will he earn a lot of minutes in his first game?

Maybe we could really see him playing as of their Cleveland game in a few days only. I have really missed watching him. He is just a pure shooting guard. The best thing he does is to score so many two or three-pointers. Stephen Curry has tried to carry the team in the absence of Thompson. And he has been successful most of the time also. But this can't go on like this all the time. By Thompson's joining the team finally, I expect GSW to be much stronger and definitely one of the biggest candidates to be the champions also.

[Yogee]

Two underhanded teams will face off later. Liliard is out for abdominal injury while Butler ruled out for ankle injury. These are the types of games that's really unpredictable but I'm still betting on Heat to win. It's too risky to bet on handicap.

[Harkorede]

Two underhanded teams will face off later. Liliard is out for abdominal injury while Butler ruled out for ankle injury. These are the types of games that's really unpredictable but I'm still betting on Heat to win. It's too risky to bet on handicap.

If I were you I would have gone with the Heat too (I actually a bet on them. With Jimmy Butler out, I still believe the Heat have number of players the really can count on.

Who's waiting for this wonderful day of NBA?

Klay Thompson Could Make His Awaited Return on January 9
What can we expect on the first day of his return?

Will he be inserted in the starters right away? or will he earn a lot of minutes in his first game?

Maybe we could really see him playing as of their Cleveland game in a few days only. I have really missed watching him. He is just a pure shooting guard. The best thing he does is to score so many two or three-pointers. Stephen Curry has tried to carry the team in the absence of Thompson. And he has been successful most of the time also. But this can't go on like this all the time. By Thompson's joining the team finally, I expect GSW to be much stronger and definitely one of the biggest candidates to be the champions also.

I'm really glad to see him return, this will make the Warriors unstoppable once again.. I don't expect to get too many minutes or even in the starting lineup, He should get minutes gradually over the next games in order to get 100% game fit.

[agustina2]

Remember Kobe, dude had one big injury and then he couldn't recover and got injured again and that was basically it for him.

They have different gameplay. Kobe is more of attacking the rim while Klay Thompson is just focusing on 3 points. The chances of getting injured might be less. If Klay will now return, I'm thinking he will have an average of 30 minutes per game in the first month. He is already in rehabilitation for a long and can now play smoothly once got back in action. They didn't rush Klay even he is cleared to play already when the current season started.

[Japinat]

Remember Kobe, dude had one big injury and then he couldn't recover and got injured again and that was basically it for him.

They have different gameplay. Kobe is more of attacking the rim while Klay Thompson is just focusing on 3 points. The chances of getting injured might be less. If Klay will now return, I'm thinking he will have an average of 30 minutes per game in the first month. He is already in rehabilitation for a long and can now play smoothly once got back in action. They didn't rush Klay even he is cleared to play already when the current season started.

We can't compare KT's situation to Kobe, in the first place, KT is still young while Kobe was not young anymore when he was injured. Maybe we can compare him to Paul George and we saw how good the development of Paul George after a devastating injury.

[Reid]

Remember Kobe, dude had one big injury and then he couldn't recover and got injured again and that was basically it for him.

They have different gameplay. Kobe is more of attacking the rim while Klay Thompson is just focusing on 3 points. The chances of getting injured might be less. If Klay will now return, I'm thinking he will have an average of 30 minutes per game in the first month. He is already in rehabilitation for a long and can now play smoothly once got back in action. They didn't rush Klay even he is cleared to play already when the current season started.

We can't compare KT's situation to Kobe, in the first place, KT is still young while Kobe was not young anymore when he was injured. Maybe we can compare him to Paul George and we saw how good the development of Paul George after a devastating injury.

Or, Kevin Durant.
That was the closest even in time of rest and it was an Achilles injury for Durant which is the worst for a player. But yet, we are watching him now and even aiming for an MVP.
They gave all the time for Klay so that last year won't happen again where the injury went back during warm up. I think now they are sure about the health of him both physically and mentally.

[yazher]

The Brooklyn Nets were trailing in the 4th quarter but the intense team works lead them to outscore the Pacers and finally beat them. Kyrie Irving is finally and managed to score 22 points in his return. that is a huge contribution and finally the Brooklyn Nets have done with their 3rd losing streak. It would be another exciting next game for the Nets since their big three are playing healthy without any injury.

[Distinctin]

The Brooklyn Nets were trailing in the 4th quarter but the intense team works lead them to outscore the Pacers and finally beat them. Kyrie Irving is finally and managed to score 22 points in his return. that is a huge contribution and finally the Brooklyn Nets have done with their 3rd losing streak. It would be another exciting next game for the Nets since their big three are playing healthy without any injury.

Nice game for Irving, it says that he remains fit despite not playing with the team for a while. I hope he will stay and will not be absent in any game as long as he is healthy as with him, it's a boost for the Nets and they needed that to stay at the number 1 spot again.

[Pamadar]

Or, Kevin Durant.
That was the closest even in time of rest and it was an Achilles injury for Durant which is the worst for a player. But yet, we are watching him now and even aiming for an MVP.
They gave all the time for Klay so that last year won't happen again where the injury went back during warm up. I think now they are sure about the health of him both physically and mentally.

More on KD alike, Klay has enough rest before rejoining the Warriors.

It's a perfect timing for them having a healthy 2-way player to help the team advancing to the next round. It's much better now
as they learn from that last mistake making the injury much worser.

Now, expecting him to come back with a healthy and fit condition, more exciting game to watch out coming from GSW..

[Davidvictorson]

The Brooklyn Nets were trailing in the 4th quarter but the intense team works lead them to outscore the Pacers and finally beat them. Kyrie Irving is finally and managed to score 22 points in his return. that is a huge contribution and finally the Brooklyn Nets have done with their 3rd losing streak. It would be another exciting next game for the Nets since their big three are playing healthy without any injury.

Nice game for Irving, it says that he remains fit despite not playing with the team for a while. I hope he will stay and will not be absent in any game as long as he is healthy as with him, it's a boost for the Nets and they needed that to stay at the number 1 spot again.

It's good to see him back on the court. I love his dribbles, handles style of play the NBA was missing that. Someone talented who play with instincs in the court. I wish that he could or would play more, but he pretty much ends up sitting out 30-40 games per season regardless of the team or scenario, really.

[Maslate]

It's good to see him back on the court. I love his dribbles, handles style of play the NBA was missing that. Someone talented who play with instincs in the court. I wish that he could or would play more, but he pretty much ends up sitting out 30-40 games per season regardless of the team or scenario, really.

Irving is always fun to watch on the court, he could be the best player of the team as he can certainly carry the team with accuracy, unlike James Harden. I think the Nets now will become better and now that Irving is back, I believe their win streak will continue as long as that chemistry remains.

[ultrloa]

It's good to see him back on the court. I love his dribbles, handles style of play the NBA was missing that. Someone talented who play with instincs in the court. I wish that he could or would play more, but he pretty much ends up sitting out 30-40 games per season regardless of the team or scenario, really.

Irving is always fun to watch on the court, he could be the best player of the team as he can certainly carry the team with accuracy, unlike James Harden. I think the Nets now will become better and now that Irving is back, I believe their win streak will continue as long as that chemistry remains.

But his attitude is not really good since he can destroy the chemistry of the team due to his own tantrums, if he can only set his pride down and can able to have willingness to work with his team without looking at his star status maybe they can excel more since they already have the huge piece which can bring them to finals. Hopefully they continue to have this chemistry so that they have better chances to succeed this season.

[OgNasty]

It's good to see him back on the court. I love his dribbles, handles style of play the NBA was missing that. Someone talented who play with instincs in the court. I wish that he could or would play more, but he pretty much ends up sitting out 30-40 games per season regardless of the team or scenario, really.

Irving is always fun to watch on the court, he could be the best player of the team as he can certainly carry the team with accuracy, unlike James Harden. I think the Nets now will become better and now that Irving is back, I believe their win streak will continue as long as that chemistry remains.

I don't know if I'd say he could be the best player on the team.  Durant is his teammate and he's literally the best player in the world, so Kyrie will always be at best the second fiddle.  I would say he is a distant third to James Harden also, but this year with the rule changes Harden has been ineffective driving in the paint and has basically been forced to dish or shoot 3 pointers.  Kyrie coming back will hopefully help that a bit.  Durant had 39 points on 15-24 shooting...  Pretty crazy.  They also scored 35 points in the 4th quarter to come from behind.  A nice victory to welcome Kyrie back.

[Swordsoffreedom]

It's good to see him back on the court. I love his dribbles, handles style of play the NBA was missing that. Someone talented who play with instincs in the court. I wish that he could or would play more, but he pretty much ends up sitting out 30-40 games per season regardless of the team or scenario, really.

Irving is always fun to watch on the court, he could be the best player of the team as he can certainly carry the team with accuracy, unlike James Harden. I think the Nets now will become better and now that Irving is back, I believe their win streak will continue as long as that chemistry remains.

I don't know if I'd say he could be the best player on the team.  Durant is his teammate and he's literally the best player in the world, so Kyrie will always be at best the second fiddle.  I would say he is a distant third to James Harden also, but this year with the rule changes Harden has been ineffective driving in the paint and has basically been forced to dish or shoot 3 pointers.  Kyrie coming back will hopefully help that a bit.  Durant had 39 points on 15-24 shooting...  Pretty crazy.  They also scored 35 points in the 4th quarter to come from behind.  A nice victory to welcome Kyrie back.

You know, Kyrie is a born talent. The guy can dribble, score, assist, take rebounds. overall a complete player. Now that he is playing alongside one of the best KD, we can say that this duo will be quite deadly for any other team in the league.

Kyrie had proved himself when he was with the Cavs and still now, even after his return after quite a long, he has shown why he is one of the best Point Guards in the league right now. I would surely give him a top 5 spot, if not top 3. With Harden starting to fade away, he will be on that top 5 list for sure.

[LogitechMouse]

The Brooklyn Nets were trailing in the 4th quarter but the intense team works lead them to outscore the Pacers and finally beat them. Kyrie Irving is finally and managed to score 22 points in his return. that is a huge contribution and finally the Brooklyn Nets have done with their 3rd losing streak. It would be another exciting next game for the Nets since their big three are playing healthy without any injury.

First half, its the Pacers that are in the lead and they got as high as 19 point lead but the Nets dominated the second half with the help of their Big 3.
Its nice to see Kyrie back in the court and helping his team end their lose streak. Him, Durant and Harden combined for 79 of their total points and 6 players from them scored in double digits.

Still, we can't see Kyrie play in their home games because he don't want to get vaccinated but he can help the team on the road and give other star players some rest. Kyrie came back already. What I'm waiting is for Klay to comeback on Sunday against the Cavaliers . Can't wait to see him come back to the court after 2 and a half years of not playing though I'm not expecting to much from him in his first games. We might see the old Klay at least in the Playoffs .

[ILuckyGuyI]

The Dallas Mavericks - Golden State Warriors game didn't end in the way I imagined. I was expecting a high-scoring game and a very close win by Mavericks. They still won but the result was 99-82. But it was still great to see Doncic continuing to improve his performance by this game. He got 26 pts, 7 reb and 8 ast. Curry had another terrible game with 14 pts. He got only 5 field goal made out of 24 shot attempts. And they performed really poorly as a team too.

[Yamifoud]

The Dallas Mavericks - Golden State Warriors game didn't end in the way I imagined. I was expecting a high-scoring game and a very close win by Mavericks. They still won but the result was 99-82. But it was still great to see Doncic continuing to improve his performance by this game. He got 26 pts, 7 reb and 8 ast. Curry had another terrible game with 14 pts. He got only 5 field goal made out of 24 shot attempts. And they performed really poorly as a team too.

Curry wasn't playing his MVP level in the last 2 games, not sure if he is 100% healthy or he is having a minor injury that hinders him in playing his full potential. It was a great game as Luka once again proved that he deserve to be part of the MVP conversation, and yes, let's hope we will see the Mavs to be consistent in winning again.

[Natalim]

The Dallas Mavericks - Golden State Warriors game didn't end in the way I imagined. I was expecting a high-scoring game and a very close win by Mavericks. They still won but the result was 99-82. But it was still great to see Doncic continuing to improve his performance by this game. He got 26 pts, 7 reb and 8 ast. Curry had another terrible game with 14 pts. He got only 5 field goal made out of 24 shot attempts. And they performed really poorly as a team too.

Curry wasn't playing his MVP level in the last 2 games, not sure if he is 100% healthy or he is having a minor injury that hinders him in playing his full potential. It was a great game as Luka once again proved that he deserve to be part of the MVP conversation, and yes, let's hope we will see the Mavs to be consistent in winning again.

Sometimes even the best player in the NBA also experience some struggle, that is normal but what is important is that the Warriors are healthy now and they are still the number 1 team in the NBA. We cannot underestimate the Dallas Mavericks also, they have Luka and they have a good system as well, but if they will play in best of 7 game series, I'm sure the Warriors would win.