2024 NBA Season

[Baofeng]

Goran Dragic and Seth Curry are coming back from injuries to play in todays Nets game against the Miami Heat. Miami has lost 3 straight and their frustration has been showing lately. Boiling over with Butler and Haslem going at each other on the sidelines during a game. They have have the better record but I think I’d take the Nets today. They’re playing hot and Miami is a mess. Still no Ben Simmons in the lineup but with the season winding down I think he needs to start making appearances on the court to get ready for the playoffs.

Yeah, not sure what is going on behind close doors on the Miami Heat, but they have lost they ground in the East although they will probably remain on top if they will win their remaining games as they have the tie-break against the Bucks and 76ers.

However, in this game against Brooklyn, the Nets are healthy once again with Seth Curry coming back and Dragic. So I'm also with the Nets on this game today with the handicap win.

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[diderdrogba]

Cavaliers - Bulls game might be very competitive I think. These teams are really close to each other statistically now. Bulls are ahead of Cavaliers by only one victory now. They both are trying to stay among top six teams now. But it can be really difficult too. Bookmakers think that Cavaliers are closer to a victory in this but they are not an absolute favourite either. I don't think that the score gap will be more than ten points. They had three head-to-heads this season and the home team won every time. So I think this won't change here too.

[Maslate]

Cavaliers - Bulls game might be very competitive I think. These teams are really close to each other statistically now. Bulls are ahead of Cavaliers by only one victory now. They both are trying to stay among top six teams now. But it can be really difficult too. Bookmakers think that Cavaliers are closer to a victory in this but they are not an absolute favourite either. I don't think that the score gap will be more than ten points. They had three head-to-heads this season and the home team won every time. So I think this won't change here too.

Cavaliers are only a slight favorite coming to this game, they are currently at -2 on sportsbooks and I think it's not a big upset if the Bulls would beat them on their home. Both badly need a win, so I'd rather take the under as I'm thinking of a tight defense scenario.

[MK-74]

Cavaliers - Bulls game might be very competitive I think. These teams are really close to each other statistically now. Bulls are ahead of Cavaliers by only one victory now. They both are trying to stay among top six teams now. But it can be really difficult too. Bookmakers think that Cavaliers are closer to a victory in this but they are not an absolute favourite either. I don't think that the score gap will be more than ten points. They had three head-to-heads this season and the home team won every time. So I think this won't change here too.

I think the Chicago Bulls are closer to winning. Because the Chicago Bulls' squad is better.
In the last 5 games, both teams have only won one game.
Both teams have to win to qualify for the playoffs.

[magneto]

Kyrie Irving can play at home again. When news broke Wednesday that the New York City mandate that kept unvaccinated athletes from playing in home games has been lifted, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving said he had to keep pinching himself to make sure it was real. Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33601551/brooklyn-nets-kyrie-irving-excited-play-home-games-season

Bound to happen sooner or later.

The Nets had a midseason struggle but I think that they are on track to make a late season push, potentially even out of the play-in tournament.

The bottom of the east is extremely tight right now and it wouldn't be unbelievable that due to Kyrie's presence, the Nets can finish in the 6th or even 5th seed. If they can do that then they can potentially get way more leverage in the post-season.

[danadc]

Kyrie Irving can play at home again. When news broke Wednesday that the New York City mandate that kept unvaccinated athletes from playing in home games has been lifted, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving said he had to keep pinching himself to make sure it was real. Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33601551/brooklyn-nets-kyrie-irving-excited-play-home-games-season

Bound to happen sooner or later.

The Nets had a midseason struggle but I think that they are on track to make a late season push, potentially even out of the play-in tournament.

The bottom of the east is extremely tight right now and it wouldn't be unbelievable that due to Kyrie's presence, the Nets can finish in the 6th or even 5th seed. If they can do that then they can potentially get way more leverage in the post-season.

If I totally agree, the nets have a lot of influence now, I do not care if they are 5th or 6th, I think that if they do a good job for now the results can be obtained, if there is a player or more that can prevent them from ascending any thing can happen if they are understood on the court, I am a fan of basketball and practical, just see these games cause me a lot of euphoria and someday I would like to run up with one of those players and why not do an interview, what happens through their mind When are you in such an important match?

[harizen]

You should be happy that the Spurs have a chance to be in the playoffs, I mean, their lineup is not as strong as the other teams who have a couple of all-star players, and yet they are still competing at a higher level. They are currently playing with the Pelicans now, let's see if they can have a good run to make it a close game.

Spurs won 107 - 103.

With that win, Spurs is 2 games win behind the 9th and 10th. They are still alive at the play-in tournament. Pelicans are now tied with the Lakers. From the current standing, we can already picture out what will be the teams to compete in the play-in picture.

The Spurs' next 4 games are against Rockets, Grizzlies, and Blazers 2x. They should handle these teams except for the Grizllies without a problem.

[chaser15]

Kyrie Irving can play at home again. When news broke Wednesday that the New York City mandate that kept unvaccinated athletes from playing in home games has been lifted, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving said he had to keep pinching himself to make sure it was real. Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33601551/brooklyn-nets-kyrie-irving-excited-play-home-games-season

Brooklyn Nets' next home game will be tomorrow and we should expect Kyrie Irving playing on their homecourt.

It's good news for Brooklyn Nets now that playoffs are coming. But having Irving playing is not enough as their teammates should also adjust.

I can't still move on how Nets with Durant and Irving having a big production lose to a Morant-less Memphis Grizzlies. They should think about why they allow it to happen. That's a bad result for me knowing Nets capability when these 2 are playing at the same time.

[dwyane36]

Spurs won 107 - 103.

With that win, Spurs is 2 games win behind the 9th and 10th. They are still alive at the play-in tournament. Pelicans are now tied with the Lakers. From the current standing, we can already picture out what will be the teams to compete in the play-in picture.

The Spurs' next 4 games are against Rockets, Grizzlies, and Blazers 2x. They should handle these teams except for the Grizllies without a problem.

It looks like the Spurs will have a very good chance to move up to 10th place in the standings if the Pelicans lose to the Lakers in the upcoming match. Furthermore, there are only 8 games left until the end of the regular season, so there could be a very intense struggle between these teams for the last place in the play-in tournament.

[hollandalibaykus]

Cavaliers - Bulls game might be very competitive I think. These teams are really close to each other statistically now. Bulls are ahead of Cavaliers by only one victory now. They both are trying to stay among top six teams now. But it can be really difficult too. Bookmakers think that Cavaliers are closer to a victory in this but they are not an absolute favourite either. I don't think that the score gap will be more than ten points. They had three head-to-heads this season and the home team won every time. So I think this won't change here too.

The Chicago Bulls won this game, and as you might guess, there wasn't much of a difference in points The game finished 94-98 and both teams had a chance to win, but the Bulls were a little bit luckier and managed to win the game. The Cleveland Cavaliers played very well in the final quarter but could not completely close the gap in points

[OgNasty]

The joker had himself a night tonight. Jokic scored 35 points on 13-15 shooting from the field. Insane… He also added 12 rebounds and 8 assists. As much as I’d prefer Shaq’s game to Jokic’s, you can’t deny that having a center who can pass the ball and play with finesse is a great piece to have on the team. I can’t think of another center to compare his game to, and tonight he reminded everyone why he’s a former MVP as he led the Nuggets to a 6 point win over the Thunder (who surprisingly still covered the spread).

[Reid]

Spurs won 107 - 103.

With that win, Spurs is 2 games win behind the 9th and 10th. They are still alive at the play-in tournament. Pelicans are now tied with the Lakers. From the current standing, we can already picture out what will be the teams to compete in the play-in picture.

The Spurs' next 4 games are against Rockets, Grizzlies, and Blazers 2x. They should handle these teams except for the Grizllies without a problem.

I just checked at the schedule of the LA Lakers and damn it's messed up and they might not even make it to the play in tournament.
Lakers Schedule:
Pelicans (away) in need of a win to participate the play in.
Mavs (away) - badly need a win to lock their spot.
Jazz (away) - same with Mavs
Pelicans (home)
Nuggets (home) the same with Mavs.
Suns (away)
Warriors (away)
Thunder (home)

I think I made a wrong vote who will make the 9th and 10th seed. Anyway, thanks to @ingiltere for putting the poll, it made me check what is happening on the bottom of the WCF.

[Jating]

The joker had himself a night tonight. Jokic scored 35 points on 13-15 shooting from the field. Insane… He also added 12 rebounds and 8 assists. As much as I’d prefer Shaq’s game to Jokic’s, you can’t deny that having a center who can pass the ball and play with finesse is a great piece to have on the team. I can’t think of another center to compare his game to, and tonight he reminded everyone why he’s a former MVP as he led the Nuggets to a 6 point win over the Thunder (who surprisingly still covered the spread).

Yeah, almost another triple double for the Joker, and he really seems to be calm in his game, maybe he knows he can take OKC because they are just down to 8 players, although I'm not sure what is the initial handicap for this match. Because I wanted to bet on them by -6.5 live betting, but the good thing is that the odds keeps changing so I just give up. But in any case, I would have lost my bet. But still a good game by the Joker, but I doubt that he can do back to back MVP, Joel Embiid for me is the MVP for this regular season.

[Russlenat]

<=>although I'm not sure what is the initial handicap for this match.

The line was -17 for the Nuggets based on https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nuggets-vs-thunder-odds-line-2022-nba-picks-march-26-predictions-from-proven-computer-model/.. Therefore OKC covered the handicap, both the pre-game and the live betting.

[Ziskinberg]

<=>although I'm not sure what is the initial handicap for this match.

The line was -17 for the Nuggets based on https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nuggets-vs-thunder-odds-line-2022-nba-picks-march-26-predictions-from-proven-computer-model/.. Therefore OKC covered the handicap, both the pre-game and the live betting.

I'm not surprise with the line as we all know that OKC is already out of the playoff picture, so their games are already a no bearing game, but they came up a bit competitive in this game and the high spread is just a gift for the OKC backers.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

<=>although I'm not sure what is the initial handicap for this match.

The line was -17 for the Nuggets based on https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nuggets-vs-thunder-odds-line-2022-nba-picks-march-26-predictions-from-proven-computer-model/.. Therefore OKC covered the handicap, both the pre-game and the live betting.

I'm not surprise with the line as we all know that OKC is already out of the playoff picture, so their games are already a no bearing game, but they came up a bit competitive in this game and the high spread is just a gift for the OKC backers.

It's a no bearing game but they keep it close though, they have nothing to lose, but Jokic put another monster number just to put them in the winning column.

So I guess OKC will have to go back to the drawing board again for next season, and hopefully Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be healthy for next season. They are a young team with a lot of improvement and maybe they can make to the playoff next year.

[yazher]

Brooklyn Nets' next home game will be tomorrow and we should expect Kyrie Irving playing on their homecourt.

It's good news for Brooklyn Nets now that playoffs are coming. But having Irving playing is not enough as their teammates should also adjust.

It's expected to see them swift the next games and they might have a chance to snatch the number six spot if they still continue winning like we see last night against the Heat. Their next game is against the Hornets and that too would be an easy game for them. In that case, they will gonna just need to keep winning to secure their playoff spot.

Irving also decided not to drift away from the Nets after his contract since he will not leave his man Kevin Durant to shine alone in the Team.

[stadus]

<=>although I'm not sure what is the initial handicap for this match.

The line was -17 for the Nuggets based on https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nuggets-vs-thunder-odds-line-2022-nba-picks-march-26-predictions-from-proven-computer-model/.. Therefore OKC covered the handicap, both the pre-game and the live betting.

I'm not surprise with the line as we all know that OKC is already out of the playoff picture, so their games are already a no bearing game, but they came up a bit competitive in this game and the high spread is just a gift for the OKC backers.

It's a no bearing game but they keep it close though, they have nothing to lose, but Jokic put another monster number just to put them in the winning column.

So I guess OKC will have to go back to the drawing board again for next season, and hopefully Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be healthy for next season. They are a young team with a lot of improvement and maybe they can make to the playoff next year.

That's what the OKC need, they have to improve next season and try to have a healthy squad. Nuggets would always try their best to win so they can have the twice-to-beat advantage, after that win, they are now in the number 6 spot but still very close to the number 5 and 4 spot.

[freedomgo]

Brooklyn Nets' next home game will be tomorrow and we should expect Kyrie Irving playing on their homecourt.

It's good news for Brooklyn Nets now that playoffs are coming. But having Irving playing is not enough as their teammates should also adjust.

It's expected to see them swift the next games and they might have a chance to snatch the number six spot if they still continue winning like we see last night against the Heat. Their next game is against the Hornets and that too would be an easy game for them. In that case, they will gonna just need to keep winning to secure their playoff spot.

Irving also decided not to drift away from the Nets after his contract since he will not leave his man Kevin Durant to shine alone in the Team.

Yes, their next two games will be a much easier game for them as they will play against the Hornets and especially the Pistons, respectively. Particularly now that Irving is eligible to play every game and not just road games so their chances to get a playoff seat is much higher than before and they are just 2-3 games away from the 7th and 6th spot.

[Baofeng]

Brooklyn Nets' next home game will be tomorrow and we should expect Kyrie Irving playing on their homecourt.

It's good news for Brooklyn Nets now that playoffs are coming. But having Irving playing is not enough as their teammates should also adjust.

It's expected to see them swift the next games and they might have a chance to snatch the number six spot if they still continue winning like we see last night against the Heat. Their next game is against the Hornets and that too would be an easy game for them. In that case, they will gonna just need to keep winning to secure their playoff spot.

Irving also decided not to drift away from the Nets after his contract since he will not leave his man Kevin Durant to shine alone in the Team.

I guess Kyrie needs Durant or the other way around to accomplished their goal when they joined together. Harden is just added to make sure their chances are going to win will be there but it wasn't meant to be.

Kyrie has the experience with Lebron already and so its Durant. And it seems that they are still the favorite to win the Eastern conference title as per odds.