2024 NBA Season

[carlisle1]

I thought there's nothing wrong with Ben Simmons, I mean his not even seen the floor and yet he has some injury now?

But if it's true then definitely, they will need to win and make the playoff with Durant. So I guess this will be another bad year for the Nets and so much for the big 3 or even big 2 right now. So much has happen, now Harden is gone and then Kyrie's drama is still not over.

Simmons is definitely a strange player. First, he missed the bulk of the regular season due to mental problems, then he injured himself without even playing. To be honest, I even missed the moment when he managed to injure his back, although it doesn't matter.
By the way, the Nets are playing against the Blazers now, and I hope they will be able to win because they need at least three more wins to climb up the standings.

Nothing to expect from Simmons but Curry was there to help Durant, they managed to win the game today against the Blazers,

Curry with 27 points enough to help Durant who had 38 points. Not expecting a close game but Blazers don't give up that easy

giving a hard night for the Nets before giving this game. That 2nd quarter run gives bettors a chance to take a better odd favoring

the Nets, it's sure to deal if you bet during the live game.

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[danherbias07]

It’s like a sigh of relief every time the Lakers get a win these days. They pulled it off tonight in overtime against the Toronto Raptors. It took a triple double by Russell Westbrook and a 36 point near triple double performance from LeBron James to pull it off. I guess a win is a win but it seems like they have to work pretty hard to barely squeak out a W against teams they should easily beat. Sad to see the old guys continue to struggle. They need AD back in a hurry if they want to make it into the postseason.

I agree. Good results whenever those MVPs worked together as a team and their stats prove it.
They don't even need AD for this to happen but of course, it will be a big plus. Just play like how they used to play and not be careless with the ball and play defense.
I see Coach Vogel is back to his rotation with Russ and Lebron being the center of it. That's nice. Dwight was given more minutes and there's Wenyen Gabriel 7/8 FG 3/3 3pts.
I know its to match the big men of the Raptors but he should do this more often.

[onetwostep]

The Phoenix Suns won the Chicago Bulls by nearly 30 points. For the Suns, Booker scored 28 points, while Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 12 rebounds to add to the win.
DeRozan had 19 points and Vucevic 16 points for Chicago. But the defensive side of the team was a bit bad and they conceded a lot of points.
They lost the match because they couldn't play a good defense

[dimonstration]

The Phoenix Suns won the Chicago Bulls by nearly 30 points. For the Suns, Booker scored 28 points, while Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 12 rebounds to add to the win.
DeRozan had 19 points and Vucevic 16 points for Chicago. But the defensive side of the team was a bit bad and they conceded a lot of points.
They lost the match because they couldn't play a good defense

Bulls lose because Suns is too strong for them in both offense and defense. Suns is proven strong overall by being number 1 seed in the west so that 30 points is understandable since Bulls is much weaker than them when we compared stats. Suns already secured there playoffs spot, they are just playing to win for the purpose of there good run this season. I hope that they will not choke this time when they manage to be on the finals. Although West team seems manageable for them this time.

[TravelMug]

The Phoenix Suns won the Chicago Bulls by nearly 30 points. For the Suns, Booker scored 28 points, while Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 12 rebounds to add to the win.
DeRozan had 19 points and Vucevic 16 points for Chicago. But the defensive side of the team was a bit bad and they conceded a lot of points.
They lost the match because they couldn't play a good defense

Bulls lose because Suns is too strong for them in both offense and defense. Suns is proven strong overall by being number 1 seed in the west so that 30 points is understandable since Bulls is much weaker than them when we compared stats. Suns already secured there playoffs spot, they are just playing to win for the purpose of there good run this season. I hope that they will not choke this time when they manage to be on the finals. Although West team seems manageable for them this time.

I agree, it was not that there defense is poor, it's simply that the Suns are really a high caliber team even without CP3. They were games that Booker was not present and yet they still find to win games.

And with Booker back, they are tearing teams right now, winning by huge margin including a good team like the Bulls. It seems though that Bulls is on the slump after being one of the hottest team at the start of the season. Nevertheless, they could get back in the playoffs for this year.

[Dave1]

It’s like a sigh of relief every time the Lakers get a win these days. They pulled it off tonight in overtime against the Toronto Raptors. It took a triple double by Russell Westbrook and a 36 point near triple double performance from LeBron James to pull it off. I guess a win is a win but it seems like they have to work pretty hard to barely squeak out a W against teams they should easily beat. Sad to see the old guys continue to struggle. They need AD back in a hurry if they want to make it into the postseason.

I agree. Good results whenever those MVPs worked together as a team and their stats prove it.
They don't even need AD for this to happen but of course, it will be a big plus. Just play like how they used to play and not be careless with the ball and play defense.
I see Coach Vogel is back to his rotation with Russ and Lebron being the center of it. That's nice. Dwight was given more minutes and there's Wenyen Gabriel 7/8 FG 3/3 3pts.
I know its to match the big men of the Raptors but he should do this more often.

And this silent the critiques of Westbrook for at least some time with this kind of performance from him. Positive news for AD though, there seems to be a lot of development so hopefully they can make it to the playoffs and maybe he can play. Vogel should stop experimenting with smaller player, he should put Dwight their more often to play as the man in the middle.

[Russlenat]

It’s like a sigh of relief every time the Lakers get a win these days. They pulled it off tonight in overtime against the Toronto Raptors. It took a triple double by Russell Westbrook and a 36 point near triple double performance from LeBron James to pull it off. I guess a win is a win but it seems like they have to work pretty hard to barely squeak out a W against teams they should easily beat. Sad to see the old guys continue to struggle. They need AD back in a hurry if they want to make it into the postseason.

I agree. Good results whenever those MVPs worked together as a team and their stats prove it.
They don't even need AD for this to happen but of course, it will be a big plus. Just play like how they used to play and not be careless with the ball and play defense.
I see Coach Vogel is back to his rotation with Russ and Lebron being the center of it. That's nice. Dwight was given more minutes and there's Wenyen Gabriel 7/8 FG 3/3 3pts.
I know its to match the big men of the Raptors but he should do this more often.

And this silent the critiques of Westbrook for at least some time with this kind of performance from him. Positive news for AD though, there seems to be a lot of development so hopefully they can make it to the playoffs and maybe he can play. Vogel should stop experimenting with smaller player, he should put Dwight their more often to play as the man in the middle.

Good thing Westbrook contributed big in this win, however, I'm still a bit worried if they'll be in the playoffs because the number of players that produces for the team is very small. In this game, only Lebron James and Westbrook were consistent, and sometimes Westbrook does not play the way he should be playing.

Yes, they really need to have AD back, and has to be back healthy and won't be injured in the playoffs again.

[Reid]

6- Sixers loss due to Simmon's low basketball IQ,... kidding. 

Cheap shot. 
See, we don't like that. Social media will be filled with fake basketball analyst again if all this injuries will happen before the playoffs. We don't like that.

The game results today seems to not side with the spreads. Hawks was underdogs but they won against the Grizzlies. Lakers was +10 if I remember but they managed to win in overtime. That's one of their best games after their losing streak, except for the Lebron madness with two 50+ points.
My Nuggets team losing against the Cavs and Nets not covering the spread. A lot of gamblers might've loss a lot of money today.

[goinmerry]

And this silent the critiques of Westbrook for at least some time with this kind of performance from him. Positive news for AD though, there seems to be a lot of development so hopefully they can make it to the playoffs and maybe he can play. Vogel should stop experimenting with smaller player, he should put Dwight their more often to play as the man in the middle.

It's tough for Westbrook to regain momentum while there are lots of criticizing him because of his poor plays. He should take that as an inspiration to work hard more. I know he's trying his best but it's just that, he's not the same as before.

I'm sure his teammates are giving him some good words of advice on how to deal with lots of negative reviews. LeBron lives on that since then but still making good production so I'm sure Westbrook can also be like that. Not with the points, not with the rebounds, not with the assists, and so on but on how to blend properly with his teammates regardless of who's on the floor.

They just have to make sure to get on the play-in to fight for the playoffs spot while waiting for Anthony Davis to return in action.

[Eternad]

And this silent the critiques of Westbrook for at least some time with this kind of performance from him. Positive news for AD though, there seems to be a lot of development so hopefully they can make it to the playoffs and maybe he can play. Vogel should stop experimenting with smaller player, he should put Dwight their more often to play as the man in the middle.

It's tough for Westbrook to regain momentum while there are lots of criticizing him because of his poor plays. He should take that as an inspiration to work hard more. I know he's trying his best but it's just that, he's not the same as before.

I'm sure his teammates are giving him some good words of advice on how to deal with lots of negative reviews. LeBron lives on that since then but still making good production so I'm sure Westbrook can also be like that. Not with the points, not with the rebounds, not with the assists, and so on but on how to blend properly with his teammates regardless of who's on the floor.

They just have to make sure to get on the play-in to fight for the playoffs spot while waiting for Anthony Davis to return in action.

I really feel the pressure on Westbrook since there's a lot of expectation for him that cause Lakers a lot of young players with potential just to acquire him but keeps underperforming since the day he play on Lakers. Those 3ple double days him is over and no one in Lakers will the same as his team mates on OKC. Westbrook has a lot of potential but his ego is his barrier to release it since he is not adjusting to his team mate.

[Hypnosis00]

And this silent the critiques of Westbrook for at least some time with this kind of performance from him. Positive news for AD though, there seems to be a lot of development so hopefully they can make it to the playoffs and maybe he can play. Vogel should stop experimenting with smaller player, he should put Dwight their more often to play as the man in the middle.

It's tough for Westbrook to regain momentum while there are lots of criticizing him because of his poor plays. He should take that as an inspiration to work hard more. I know he's trying his best but it's just that, he's not the same as before.

I'm sure his teammates are giving him some good words of advice on how to deal with lots of negative reviews. LeBron lives on that since then but still making good production so I'm sure Westbrook can also be like that. Not with the points, not with the rebounds, not with the assists, and so on but on how to blend properly with his teammates regardless of who's on the floor.

They just have to make sure to get on the play-in to fight for the playoffs spot while waiting for Anthony Davis to return in action.

I really feel the pressure on Westbrook since there's a lot of expectation for him that cause Lakers a lot of young players with potential just to acquire him but keeps underperforming since the day he play on Lakers. Those 3ple double days him is over and no one in Lakers will the same as his team mates on OKC. Westbrook has a lot of potential but his ego is his barrier to release it since he is not adjusting to his team mate.

Westbrook can't be as effective as he was before because that depends on his teammates and the coaching staff, but we cannot deny that Westbrook is still capable despite the fact that he is an awful shooter. Maybe he is not comfortable with the kind of play the Lakers have for him and they aren't adjusting because until now we are still seeing him struggling and the Lakers as a team.

[ultrloa]

And this silent the critiques of Westbrook for at least some time with this kind of performance from him. Positive news for AD though, there seems to be a lot of development so hopefully they can make it to the playoffs and maybe he can play. Vogel should stop experimenting with smaller player, he should put Dwight their more often to play as the man in the middle.

It's tough for Westbrook to regain momentum while there are lots of criticizing him because of his poor plays. He should take that as an inspiration to work hard more. I know he's trying his best but it's just that, he's not the same as before.

I'm sure his teammates are giving him some good words of advice on how to deal with lots of negative reviews. LeBron lives on that since then but still making good production so I'm sure Westbrook can also be like that. Not with the points, not with the rebounds, not with the assists, and so on but on how to blend properly with his teammates regardless of who's on the floor.

They just have to make sure to get on the play-in to fight for the playoffs spot while waiting for Anthony Davis to return in action.

I really feel the pressure on Westbrook since there's a lot of expectation for him that cause Lakers a lot of young players with potential just to acquire him but keeps underperforming since the day he play on Lakers. Those 3ple double days him is over and no one in Lakers will the same as his team mates on OKC. Westbrook has a lot of potential but his ego is his barrier to release it since he is not adjusting to his team mate.

Westbrook can't be as effective as he was before because that depends on his teammates and the coaching staff, but we cannot deny that Westbrook is still capable despite the fact that he is an awful shooter. Maybe he is not comfortable with the kind of play the Lakers have for him and they aren't adjusting because until now we are still seeing him struggling and the Lakers as a team.

His confidence level sink as he is the one been blame if there's a bad night happen to their team that's why we don't see him provide a good numbers on this team. Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.

[Ziskinberg]

Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.

That's the real reason, if he is not fit, then they should not force the issue, trade him and acquire another player that could fit to the Lakers system. Maybe John Wall would be a good answer for that, I'm sure Lakers will find it interesting to trade Westbrook for John Wall.

[Distraction]

It was a solid night for Nets. They have really started to make things great for themselves by their recent performance. Last night, they defeated Portland by 128-123. And especially Durant's performance was marvelous. He scored 38 points in this game and Seth Curry was really good too by 27 points. This is exactly the kind of Nets I would like to see from now on. I hope that they can climb the positions in the standings and finish the season in top 6. I still believe in them to do a good job in the playoffs.

[Beparanf]

Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.

That's the real reason, if he is not fit, then they should not force the issue, trade him and acquire another player that could fit to the Lakers system. Maybe John Wall would be a good answer for that, I'm sure Lakers will find it interesting to trade Westbrook for John Wall.

I preferred the young bloods like Kyle Kuzma to be with them once again since they are good before. Westbrook is still a food player, Bron just need to give him some space to do his things and have a proper team work. Westbrook game style is very greedy same with Bron to be honest that’s why they are not effective when they are together in the court. They need to talk and give way to each other to fixed the current struggling Lakers, They just made there first win again after there lose streak.

[LogitechMouse]

And this silent the critiques of Westbrook for at least some time with this kind of performance from him. Positive news for AD though, there seems to be a lot of development so hopefully they can make it to the playoffs and maybe he can play. Vogel should stop experimenting with smaller player, he should put Dwight their more often to play as the man in the middle.

It's tough for Westbrook to regain momentum while there are lots of criticizing him because of his poor plays. He should take that as an inspiration to work hard more. I know he's trying his best but it's just that, he's not the same as before.

I'm sure his teammates are giving him some good words of advice on how to deal with lots of negative reviews. LeBron lives on that since then but still making good production so I'm sure Westbrook can also be like that. Not with the points, not with the rebounds, not with the assists, and so on but on how to blend properly with his teammates regardless of who's on the floor.

They just have to make sure to get on the play-in to fight for the playoffs spot while waiting for Anthony Davis to return in action.

I really feel the pressure on Westbrook since there's a lot of expectation for him that cause Lakers a lot of young players with potential just to acquire him but keeps underperforming since the day he play on Lakers. Those 3ple double days him is over and no one in Lakers will the same as his team mates on OKC. Westbrook has a lot of potential but his ego is his barrier to release it since he is not adjusting to his team mate.

Westbrook can't be as effective as he was before because that depends on his teammates and the coaching staff, but we cannot deny that Westbrook is still capable despite the fact that he is an awful shooter. Maybe he is not comfortable with the kind of play the Lakers have for him and they aren't adjusting because until now we are still seeing him struggling and the Lakers as a team.

Seeing him playing like this against the Raptors, I'm thinking that he is like a bench player who just erupted for one game then an awful or lesser impact one on the next game.
On the other side though, this might be a momentum shift for him and his career because we saw how awful he is playing this season. I also saw a fan confronting him and he is telling "Westbrick" to him twice in his face.

I still believe as well that he can do that every night. I just don't know why he can't improve his shooting skills and he always make those airball shots. With regards to him not comfortable with the Lakers, I might agree with that as well because when he is at Thunder and Wizards he is always the first option for offense but when he is in Rockets and now in Lakers it is a different situation. In Houston, Harden is the first choice when it comes to offense thus he traded because he is uncomfortable and it might be the same case as this. Anyway, lets just hope that the Lakers will continue to win after this win.

[agustina2]

Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.

That's the real reason, if he is not fit, then they should not force the issue, trade him and acquire another player that could fit to the Lakers system. Maybe John Wall would be a good answer for that, I'm sure Lakers will find it interesting to trade Westbrook for John Wall.

That's a bad idea. John Wall is an injury-prone player. That's a waste of salary space cap if the Lakers will sign this player. I'd rather keep Westbrook compared to trading him with John Wall. Even Westbrook is not fit for the Lakers, eventually, he will be used on it. It's just his first season with the Lakers and there's always a time for adjustment the following season.

I won't think the Lakers will be interested to trade their players in exchange for John Wall.

They should not add another player that is injury prone the same as Anthony Davis.

[Ziskinberg]

Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.

That's the real reason, if he is not fit, then they should not force the issue, trade him and acquire another player that could fit to the Lakers system. Maybe John Wall would be a good answer for that, I'm sure Lakers will find it interesting to trade Westbrook for John Wall.

That's a bad idea. John Wall is an injury-prone player. That's a waste of salary space cap if the Lakers will sign this player. I'd rather keep Westbrook compared to trading him with John Wall. Even Westbrook is not fit for the Lakers, eventually, he will be used on it. It's just his first season with the Lakers and there's always a time for adjustment the following season.

I won't think the Lakers will be interested to trade their players in exchange for John Wall.

They should not add another player that is injury prone the same as Anthony Davis.

AD was also injury-prone but the Lakers gave him a chance and they even win a championship with him, so I think it's good to gamble on a John Wall trade. About the adjustment period, I think one season is enough, if he cannot synch in now, he will not gonna synch in forever.

[yazher]

Westbrook can't be as effective as he was before because that depends on his teammates and the coaching staff, but we cannot deny that Westbrook is still capable despite the fact that he is an awful shooter. Maybe he is not comfortable with the kind of play the Lakers have for him and they aren't adjusting because until now we are still seeing him struggling and the Lakers as a team.

He's not really fit for any team right now because after they saw his performance with the Lakers nowadays, they hesitate to acquire him because they might be jeopardizing their team as well if they do that. Lebron let him in thinking that he might change his game if he is with him but guess what? it turns out that it becomes worst and he is the reason why the Lakers are struggling despite they still have Lebron and Davis playing with them. They are afraid to rest him out because he is a so-called star player as well, but his star is not shining lately though.

[Distinctin]

Playing on stressful surrounding will totally give you an awkward feeling so best for him to be traded since hes not really fit on Lakers system and might he can play more better on different team.

That's the real reason, if he is not fit, then they should not force the issue, trade him and acquire another player that could fit to the Lakers system. Maybe John Wall would be a good answer for that, I'm sure Lakers will find it interesting to trade Westbrook for John Wall.

I preferred the young bloods like Kyle Kuzma to be with them once again since they are good before. Westbrook is still a food player, Bron just need to give him some space to do his things and have a proper team work. Westbrook game style is very greedy same with Bron to be honest that’s why they are not effective when they are together in the court. They need to talk and give way to each other to fixed the current struggling Lakers, They just made there first win again after there lose streak.

True, Lakers gave up the LA Lakers shooters in exchange for Westbrook, they lose in that trade for sure although Wizards also struggling this season. Expect for a big news next season as I have a feeling that Westbrook won't be given another season with the Lakers.