2024 NBA Season

[Oasisman]

^^ Cavaliers could be one of the underrated team I guess. I remember that they somewhat goes up to 3rd to 4th place in the East and then Rubio got injured and so they've experience consecutive losses. And then they decided to get Rondo from the Lakers in replacement of Rubio and it works for them. The Bucks though seems to have a problem this month as they have been struggling to put up a great string of wins and even now on a losing skid.

I agree on this one. They are indeed underrated, nobody notices them until they climb the top 3 after beating the defending champs so badly lol.
K.Love has been playing like he used to, while the rest of the Cavs are in sync and they also have a very good defense.
I've never seen the Cavs arena filled with many fans since the LeBron days.
If they could keep up what they're doing this season until the playoffs, who knows they might have a shot at the Finals.

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[Questat]

As you said, Phoenix Suns were lacking many players but they still managed to have a winning streak with this lineup. But we shouldn't forget that two of these wins were against Utah Jazz which were lacking more players. We come across really weird results due to the effect of covid-19. CP3 is really fired up as for his clutch times and he manages to carry his team to a victory.

Like he always does, that's how good CP3 is, he can make the team stronger and that's what he is doing with the Phoenix Suns. As one of the all stars in the NBA, he and Booker are leading their team, they have a good chemistry that's why they don't have any problem with winning.

[Finestream]

As you said, Phoenix Suns were lacking many players but they still managed to have a winning streak with this lineup. But we shouldn't forget that two of these wins were against Utah Jazz which were lacking more players. We come across really weird results due to the effect of covid-19. CP3 is really fired up as for his clutch times and he manages to carry his team to a victory.

Like he always does, that's how good CP3 is, he can make the team stronger and that's what he is doing with the Phoenix Suns. As one of the all stars in the NBA, he and Booker are leading their team, they have a good chemistry that's why they don't have any problem with winning.

He makes the Phoenix Suns a championship team, we are seeing the consistency of this team and they even improved this season. As long as CP3 is their leader, they can always be a threat to any other team, last season they went to the NBA Finals but just fell short against the Bucks, this time, maybe they'll be successful with their journey, and I trust them to play better this time around.

[Yogee]

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The remaining players from Clippers has a "play hard until the final buzzer" attitude and I respect that. They are taking advantage of the rare chance to prove why they are in the NBA.

... That's the quality of the LA Clippers, they never give up, that's why in the last season's playoffs they reach to the WCF even without Leonard.

Another thing I would like to add is I think they are enjoying themselves on the court.

They had another comeback victory against the Magic. It's not as epic as the game against the Wizards but they showed that attitude we're talking about once again.

I like how Kennard and Coffey are taking on the roles of Kahwi and PG right now. These guys are still young and I hope they keep hustling on the court so they can get good or better contracts later on.

[dezoel]

When you get a lot of bench points, you will end up beating most teams. Most of the time teams rely on their starters to be the best they could be, and bench to just keep the game as it is, but when you get a lot of bench help, that will make the game easier for you. Cavs got some help, and that was great for them, but Bucks didn't get much which basically decided the game.

Lakers are not officially out of playoff spot, 9th in the west. They could still play in the play-in tournament if the league ended today, but that is just the proof that they are doing terrible. If they do not make some changes before the deadline, they are going to suck. All this talk about wall for westbrook is not enough, wall is not good enough player at all, he will not change much, they need someone else. Jerami Grant wants out, maybe they could get to talking with them? It could provide useful.

[Botnake]

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The remaining players from Clippers has a "play hard until the final buzzer" attitude and I respect that. They are taking advantage of the rare chance to prove why they are in the NBA.

... That's the quality of the LA Clippers, they never give up, that's why in the last season's playoffs they reach to the WCF even without Leonard.

Another thing I would like to add is I think they are enjoying themselves on the court.

They had another comeback victory against the Magic. It's not as epic as the game against the Wizards but they showed that attitude we're talking about once again.

I like how Kennard and Coffey are taking on the roles of Kahwi and PG right now. These guys are still young and I hope they keep hustling on the court so they can get good or better contracts later on.

They are impressive, seems like that kind of culture is already built with the Clippers team. I'm sure Leonard and PG are happy with what they are seeing everytime the young guys work hard to win, they are competitive despite not having their 2 best star players, unlike other teams that suddenly become a shitty team.

A 25-25 record is just great, and they are now at the top 8, which means their chance to be in the playoffs is still alive.

[dwyane36]

Lakers are not officially out of playoff spot, 9th in the west. They could still play in the play-in tournament if the league ended today, but that is just the proof that they are doing terrible. If they do not make some changes before the deadline, they are going to suck. All this talk about wall for westbrook is not enough, wall is not good enough player at all, he will not change much, they need someone else. Jerami Grant wants out, maybe they could get to talking with them? It could provide useful.

Yes, there are many rumors about this trade. As far as I know, the Rockets are open to trading Wall for Westbrook, but it looks like the Lakers don't want to include a first-round pick in this deal. In addition, Westbrook for Grant trade also looks unlikely. By the way, the Lakers will play against the 76ers tonight, and it should definitely be a tough game for them. I wonder if Davis can hold back Embiid.

[harizen]

Lakers are not officially out of playoff spot, 9th in the west. They could still play in the play-in tournament if the league ended today, but that is just the proof that they are doing terrible. If they do not make some changes before the deadline, they are going to suck. All this talk about wall for westbrook is not enough, wall is not good enough player at all, he will not change much, they need someone else. Jerami Grant wants out, maybe they could get to talking with them? It could provide useful.

Yes, there are many rumors about this trade. As far as I know, the Rockets are open to trading Wall for Westbrook, but it looks like the Lakers don't want to include a first-round pick in this deal. In addition, Westbrook for Grant trade also looks unlikely.

I think that wouldn't happen and will just remain and stay as a rumor.

I'm seeing Westbrook will finish his tenure in the Lakers this season. In the return of Davis, they established a dominant win against the Nets, although handicapped at that time because no Durant and Irving are not allowed to play at home.

If things now changed, or should I say more wins will establish compare to losing, the Lakers might not think of trading anyone until the trade deadline.

[agustina2]

As you said, Phoenix Suns were lacking many players but they still managed to have a winning streak with this lineup. But we shouldn't forget that two of these wins were against Utah Jazz which were lacking more players. We come across really weird results due to the effect of covid-19. CP3 is really fired up as for his clutch times and he manages to carry his team to a victory.

Like he always does, that's how good CP3 is, he can make the team stronger and that's what he is doing with the Phoenix Suns. As one of the all stars in the NBA, he and Booker are leading their team, they have a good chemistry that's why they don't have any problem with winning.

Correct and I agree with you. There's no trash team when Chris Paul is there but sadly, always lacking at playoffs. It's a good thing that he reached the Finals last year as it will be worst if you haven't a ring and no experience playing in the Finals.

I like Chris Paul to earn his first chip but I'm rooting for the Milwaukee Bucks last year. And now, I also like CP3 to win a championship but I'm not a fan of Phoenix Suns.

[morvillz7z]

The All-Star starters have just been announced, LeBron and Kevin Durant are All-Star Captains. Wiggins as a starter is a bit weird but congrats, i guess. Here's the full list: (source)

Western Conference Starters:           Eastern Conference Starters:

⭐LeBron James                             ⭐Kevin Durant                 
⭐Nikola Jokic                                ⭐Giannis Antetokounmpo
⭐Andrew Wiggins                          ⭐Joel Embiid
⭐Steph Curry                                ⭐DeMar DeRozan
⭐Ja Morant                                   ⭐Trae Young

Some additional info:

source: https://www.nba.com/allstar/2022/all-star-roster

NBA All-Star 2022 Key Dates

• Jan. 27: All-Star starters announced
• Feb. 3: All-Star reserves announced
• Feb. 8: State Farm All-Star Saturday Night participants announced
• Feb. 10: All-Star Draft
• Feb. 18-20: All-Star Weekend

[agustina2]

The All-Star starters have just been announced, LeBron and Kevin Durant are All-Star Captains. Wiggins as a starter is a bit weird but congrats, i guess. Here's the full list: (source)

For Eastern Conference, what's the rule of changing Captain? Kevin Durant is out and won't play right? So automatically it will be Giannis or the second most voted player on the Eastern Conference?

What a great achievement for Ja Morant, already an All-Star starter for just a few seasons playing. He really changed and improved this season like an already experienced player in the league. Same for Trae Young too.

[morvillz7z]

The All-Star starters have just been announced, LeBron and Kevin Durant are All-Star Captains. Wiggins as a starter is a bit weird but congrats, i guess. Here's the full list: (source)

For Eastern Conference, what's the rule of changing Captain? Kevin Durant is out and won't play right? So automatically it will be Giannis or the second most voted player on the Eastern Conference?

I don't think there will be any changes made, KD will remain a captain and will draft along with LeBron. Last year, Durant was also injured/captain and didn't play in the All-Star Break. It's Team LeBron vs. Team Durant!

[TravelMug]

The All-Star starters have just been announced, LeBron and Kevin Durant are All-Star Captains. Wiggins as a starter is a bit weird but congrats, i guess. Here's the full list: (source)

Yeah, weird to see Wiggins in the West, so we have 2 starters from GSW in this All Star, in this some kind of sign that they are going to the finals this year? 

As for the others in the starting 5', they all deserve it, Jokic is the reigning MVP and then Morant, what can we say, his team is very hot right now and he is giving us highlights whether it's a dunk or a block shot and his athleticism is in full display this season.

[Reid]

Western Conference Starters:           Eastern Conference Starters:

⭐LeBron James                             ⭐Kevin Durant                 
⭐Nikola Jokic                                ⭐Giannis Antetokounmpo
⭐Andrew Wiggins                          ⭐Joel Embiid
⭐Steph Curry                                ⭐DeMar DeRozan
⭐Ja Morant                                   ⭐Trae Young

Thanks for the heads up. I think Wiggins consistency made him loved by the fans. He changed, by a lot. Maybe he now knew what's the true meaning of  training and practices when he was inserted with the Warriors team. They are not joking in defensive and offensive plays. It's not an isolation game on both ends unlike where he was playing before.
Warriors won again and the trio made some good numbers on outside shooting. 16/27 combined 3 point field goals for Wiggins, Klay, and Steph. 

[LogitechMouse]

Western Conference Starters:           Eastern Conference Starters:

⭐LeBron James                             ⭐Kevin Durant                 
⭐Nikola Jokic                                ⭐Giannis Antetokounmpo
⭐Andrew Wiggins                          ⭐Joel Embiid
⭐Steph Curry                                ⭐DeMar DeRozan
⭐Ja Morant                                   ⭐Trae Young

Thanks for the heads up. I think Wiggins consistency made him loved by the fans. He changed, by a lot. Maybe he now knew what's the true meaning of  training and practices when he was inserted with the Warriors team. They are not joking in defensive and offensive plays. It's not an isolation game on both ends unlike where he was playing before.
Warriors won again and the trio made some good numbers on outside shooting. 16/27 combined 3 point field goals for Wiggins, Klay, and Steph. 

Most of the time, when you say Warriors the player that they think first is Curry and Thompson and they aren't thinking about other players like Wiggins.

Well, this might be his best season so far in his career and its obvious that he will improve. If you are in one of the best team in the league, you must evolve in order for the team not to trade you. You must develop more skills to stay on the best team and get a championship. You must train harder if you want to be one of the main shooters of the team. He isn't the main but he contributes much to the team and it is enough for him to be chosen as one of the starting players in the all-star though its kinda weird and for me unexpected but.. it is what it is and I think he deserves it as well.
Just today, the Warriors defeated the Timberwolves 124-115 behind 52 points both by the Splash Brothers. Right now, Curry is back in his stroke and got 6/10 shooting from the 3pt line. I hope that he will be consistent for now and his shooting slump would be over.

[yazher]

Most of the time, when you say Warriors the player that they think first is Curry and Thompson and they aren't thinking about other players like Wiggins.

There's no problem about him being counted as an all-star but the problem is they make him a starter right away. Anyway, we cannot decide things that have already been finalized and all we can do is have fun watching this upcoming NBA all-stars week which is the best time to spend with your families and friends. I wonder who would be the candidates for the Slamdunk contest, one of my favorite all-star activities.

[Turbolinea]

Golden State Warriors have increased their winning series to four games now. Their last game was against Minnesota Timberwolves last night and they got another win by 124-115. We finally watched a great duo play between Curry and Thompson in this game. Curry got 29 points and Thompson has got past the 20+ points level second time since he bounced back if I'm not mistaken. He got 23 points. This is a good sign for the future I think and hopefully he can get back to his old times as soon as possible.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Golden State Warriors have increased their winning series to four games now. Their last game was against Minnesota Timberwolves last night and they got another win by 124-115. We finally watched a great duo play between Curry and Thompson in this game. Curry got 29 points and Thompson has got past the 20+ points level second time since he bounced back if I'm not mistaken. He got 23 points. This is a good sign for the future I think and hopefully he can get back to his old times as soon as possible.

Klay is already back with in this game, the Splash brothers have shown that they can still score. I'm not sure how long is Draymond going to be out though, but once he is back for sure we will see some glimpse of the old Warriors when they dominated the league. So yeah, this is a good sign and they are fighting with the Phoenix Suns for the best record in the West.

[judas]

Lakers were more vulnerable against 76ers last night in the absence of Lebron James. He was out due to knee injury for this game. Anthony Davis was to take a big responsibility to carry the team instead of Lebron. And he did very well I think but the rest of the players played very poorly which caused them to lose this game by a big gap like 105-87. Lakers' main problem is this actually. They are just depending on one player most of the time and this makes them have big difficulties in many games. This is not the kind of team that Lebron wants I assume.

[Jating]

Most of the time, when you say Warriors the player that they think first is Curry and Thompson and they aren't thinking about other players like Wiggins.

There's no problem about him being counted as an all-star but the problem is they make him a starter right away. Anyway, we cannot decide things that have already been finalized and all we can do is have fun watching this upcoming NBA all-stars week which is the best time to spend with your families and friends. I wonder who would be the candidates for the Slamdunk contest, one of my favorite all-star activities.

Well if the fans voted for Wiggins to be included in the All Star and be a starter for that matter, then he should be in the line-up.

He had a good game against his former team again, so rightfully deserving of that All Star starting line-up. But Curry and Thompson takes the center stage as they definitely shows what they are capable of when the two are clicking and shooting the lights out. A combine 50+ points in a game.