2024 NBA Season

[ChiBitCTy]

A must win for the Bulls tonight. They have just been doing awful of late (and losing me a lot of money since I’ve foolishly continued to bet on them) so they had to win this one especially being against a weak team in the Washington Wizards. Zach Lavine just doesn’t seem himself this second half of the season, very well might be injured. Otherwise I just don’t know how this play makes any sense, and if it’s a regression that’s scary going in to a likely max contract deal.

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[TravelMug]

A must win for the Bulls tonight. They have just been doing awful of late (and losing me a lot of money since I’ve foolishly continued to bet on them) so they had to win this one especially being against a weak team in the Washington Wizards. Zach Lavine just doesn’t seem himself this second half of the season, very well might be injured. Otherwise I just don’t know how this play makes any sense, and if it’s a regression that’s scary going in to a likely max contract deal.

The Bulls have won already, 107-94 against the Wizards, they are paced by DeRozan again who obviously wants to comeback after a bad showing in their last game.

Vucevic also a big help with 27 big points while Lavine just 14 only.

At least they have stop the bleeding they have been been losing games lately specially for bettors who have supported them. At least they have covered the handicap.

[carlisle1]

With Paul George making his comeback tonight against the Jazz you have to wonder how they'll be going into the playoffs.  Anybody have any idea when Kawhi Leonard will return?  With them having such a low seed, they could be a real menace to the #3 seed if they get Kawhi back.  You'll be able to watch Paul George's return tonight on TNT, as the Clippers have the second game in a doubleheader tonight.  First up is the Lakers vs the Mavericks, which should be a win for the Mavericks as James is listed as doubtful for the game.  A shame, as I always love watching him match up with Luka Doncic.  They both seem to take it to another level when going head to head.

As far as I know, the Los Angeles Clippers already gave up with the idea that Kawhi Leonard will be available this season up to the playoffs. Although the door is not closed, looks like the team already concluded the situation about Kawhi not giving expectations to their fans to avoid disappointment.

But even with Kawhi and George, I don't think the Clippers will still be the same as before when they are one of the best and most competitive teams in the Western Conference. Currently, the situation in the West is so tough that we can't predict easily who will win in the end.

Even with Kawhai and PG the chance still slim for the Clippers, there are many good teams now from both the East and the West.

Though the fighting or competing chance is more better with these two superstars, more offensive and defensive options to go and the

leadership to tower the team would likely be with one of these two star players. Currently, they are down 16 points in this early first quarter.

Still early and anything can happen, PG scoreless in his debut, 3 more quarters to go.

[yazher]

I'm happy to see the Brookly Nets winning their game today because I have been speculating that they will gonna be just fine when they step into the playoff which is the hardest test for them because they will gonna face some of the big time Eastern Conference teams. playoffs games are exciting because there you see some turning events in which you have less speculation to happen. I still remember when the number 8 seed Memphis Grizzlies defeated the number one seed San Antonio Spurs last 2011, it can still happen nowadays.

[OgNasty]

With Paul George making his comeback tonight against the Jazz you have to wonder how they'll be going into the playoffs.  Anybody have any idea when Kawhi Leonard will return?  With them having such a low seed, they could be a real menace to the #3 seed if they get Kawhi back.  You'll be able to watch Paul George's return tonight on TNT, as the Clippers have the second game in a doubleheader tonight.  First up is the Lakers vs the Mavericks, which should be a win for the Mavericks as James is listed as doubtful for the game.  A shame, as I always love watching him match up with Luka Doncic.  They both seem to take it to another level when going head to head.

As far as I know, the Los Angeles Clippers already gave up with the idea that Kawhi Leonard will be available this season up to the playoffs. Although the door is not closed, looks like the team already concluded the situation about Kawhi not giving expectations to their fans to avoid disappointment.

But even with Kawhi and George, I don't think the Clippers will still be the same as before when they are one of the best and most competitive teams in the Western Conference. Currently, the situation in the West is so tough that we can't predict easily who will win in the end.

Even with Kawhai and PG the chance still slim for the Clippers, there are many good teams now from both the East and the West.

Though the fighting or competing chance is more better with these two superstars, more offensive and defensive options to go and the

leadership to tower the team would likely be with one of these two star players. Currently, they are down 16 points in this early first quarter.

Still early and anything can happen, PG scoreless in his debut, 3 more quarters to go.

Ya, a rough start for PG13 but he's finding his groove.  Up to 31 points now with a couple of minutes to go and he's brought his team back to within 3 points.  Great game!  Donovan Mitchell is trying to spoil his return with a big night of his own, but you can't deny it's been fun to watch these two superstars go at it.

The big news for the night is that the Lakers lost again, even with big nights from Monk and Westbrook.  This now officially knocks them out of the play-in tournament and as of right now the Lakers are not in the running for the playoffs...  I don't think anybody saw this coming when they assembled their Big 3 this offseason.

[dimonstration]

Happy sippin my beer now!  I was hesitant at first to this risky bet during 3rd quarter when Utah lead is around 20+ points but I take courage and trust PG13 and the gang to come back this game even with small gap. I was surprised to check nw after a few rouds of Baccarat that they are now on the lead and has a chance to win this game. From 20pts depicit to a lead score is a very good achievement for clippers on this game!

[danherbias07]

What a game we have tonight! Sixers are going to be hosting Bucks. And the bookies are favoring the home team by a very small margin now. But these teams have very similar statistics these days. It is very hard to predict the winner of this game to tell the truth but I might still bet on Sixers to try my luck with them. I just hope to watch a very competitive game above all else. If James Harden and Joel Embiid make a solid duo in this game, then Sixers can really be one step ahead.

Yeah, wild turn of events. I watched both 76ers vs Bucks (correction) and Clippers vs Jazz. Wow!
Embiid said he should've just dunked the ball. It's a clutch decision, I don't think it is easy to decide at that point. But they did great and I applaud both teams for such an entertaining game.

But I was surprised more with PG13 putting more minutes from a recovery. They are not forcing him but he did insist. Because of that, they repeated history against Jazz. The last time they returned from a blowout game was a 25 point lead knocking off the Jazz at the playoffs and tonight they made it happen again.
Cut the lead before the end of the 3rd quarter to 12 then stayed close at 4th and end it with a W. PG13, 34 points.

[btc_angela]

What a game we have tonight! Sixers are going to be hosting Bucks. And the bookies are favoring the home team by a very small margin now. But these teams have very similar statistics these days. It is very hard to predict the winner of this game to tell the truth but I might still bet on Sixers to try my luck with them. I just hope to watch a very competitive game above all else. If James Harden and Joel Embiid make a solid duo in this game, then Sixers can really be one step ahead.

Yeah, wild turn of events. I watched both 76ers vs Nuggets and Clippers vs Jazz. Wow!
Embiid said he should've just dunked the ball. It's a clutch decision, I don't think it is easy to decide at that point. But they did great and I applaud both teams for such an entertaining game.

But I was surprised more with PG13 putting more minutes from a recovery. They are not forcing him but he did insist. Because of that, they repeated history against Jazz. The last time they returned from a blowout game was a 25 point lead knocking off the Jazz at the playoffs and tonight they made it happen again.
Cut the lead before the end of the 3rd quarter to 12 then stayed close at 4th and end it with a W. PG13, 34 points.

I also watched both of the games, and yeah, what a turned of events.

When you thought that the Bucks are going to lose because the Sixers is taking control of the game. But in the last minute of the 3rd quarter, they let Giannis loose and that is their biggest mistakes because he got the momentum entering the 4th and that's what he needed. Both Joel and Giannis wanted to proved who is the best this season but I would say that Giannis got the numbers tonight.

For the Clippers game as well, Jazz almost leading all the way until the Clippers wake up with Paul George in charge in his come back game. Maybe the announcer jinx the Jazz, because he mentioned last year that the Clippers make a huge comeback in the playoffs in game 6 down 18 or more and won that game to eliminate the Jazz. And the same thing happen tonight.

[Reid]

It's difficult to tell if that is a goaltending or not when a shot is that close to the rim. IMO, it's clean as Giannis reacted fast after Embiid jumped. That was actually too fast, it's kind of scary. Instincts. 
But it got me thinking, the ball downward flight is their basis to call it but how about for small guys using underhand layups without using the backboard?
They should make a new rule about it when a player shoots near the basket. Officials have missed a lot of goaltending cases and they won't even check it anymore. This could be a good learning point.

[LogitechMouse]

First up is the Lakers vs the Mavericks, which should be a win for the Mavericks as James is listed as doubtful for the game.  A shame, as I always love watching him match up with Luka Doncic.  They both seem to take it to another level when going head to head.

As you may know, LeBron suffered a severe ankle sprain in the previous match against the Pelicans. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Lakers decided to give him a rest. To be honest, I think LeBron will miss at least a couple more games because the Lakers clearly shouldn't risk his health.

Dallas Mavericks already with 82 points against 56 points Los Angeles Lakers and it's just halftime. The latter is playing without their key starters, especially LeBron James. I don't see a bounce-back will happen, although has a chance, and we can count this game already as losing to the Lakers.

Yeah, the Lakers are already losing by more than 30 points in the 3rd quarter, and it's a pitiful sight since Westbrook and other teammates can do absolutely nothing without LeBron.

They lost to the Mavericks 128-110.
And with that loss, they dropped to the 11th spot but tied with the Spurs with the 10th spot. I saw again a post in Facebook telling that James will comeback after 2 games and Davis will also come back 2 games after. I don't know if its true but if it is then at least they see some daylight to at least enter the play-in tournament as their supposed Big 3 will play.

Also seeing the remaining schedule of the Lakers, they have one of the hardest right now as 5 of their 7 games are from the top teams. Lets hope for the best for them maybe but I will not be surprised if they will not enter the playoffs .

[hollandalibaykus]

Who watch the match between Milwaukee and Philadelphia? My time is not wasted on watching the live games. What a beautiful come back from bucks on 4th quarter of the game. Both side is performing best on this fight. Harden and Embiid is indeed doing well by making 62pt combined. But Giannis beast mode on with 40pts close the gap and beat them with a beautiful alley op dunk. Congratulations to those bucks believers.

I watched the summary of the match, it was a very close match and it was very exciting, both teams could have won the match but we can say that the Bucks played a little better in the last minutes of the match. Giannis had an incredible performance and scored too many baskets on his own, Harden and Embiid's performance was not enough to win the game

[Yaunfitda]

It's difficult to tell if that is a goaltending or not when a shot is that close to the rim. IMO, it's clean as Giannis reacted fast after Embiid jumped. That was actually too fast, it's kind of scary. Instincts. 
But it got me thinking, the ball downward flight is their basis to call it but how about for small guys using underhand layups without using the backboard?
They should make a new rule about it when a player shoots near the basket. Officials have missed a lot of goaltending cases and they won't even check it anymore. This could be a good learning point.

Yes, Giannis athleticism is displayed again, we have seen him blocking shots at crucial time so this is no surprised. Maybe Embiid is really on a hurry to make that shot, so maybe instead of a follow up, he could have dunk it to tie the score.

But it you look closely, it is a clean block (at least that's how I see it). Tough loss of the Sixers at home, and Heat getting the top spot again.

[Beparanf]

It's difficult to tell if that is a goaltending or not when a shot is that close to the rim. IMO, it's clean as Giannis reacted fast after Embiid jumped. That was actually too fast, it's kind of scary. Instincts. 
But it got me thinking, the ball downward flight is their basis to call it but how about for small guys using underhand layups without using the backboard?
They should make a new rule about it when a player shoots near the basket. Officials have missed a lot of goaltending cases and they won't even check it anymore. This could be a good learning point.

Yes, Giannis athleticism is displayed again, we have seen him blocking shots at crucial time so this is no surprised. Maybe Embiid is really on a hurry to make that shot, so maybe instead of a follow up, he could have dunk it to tie the score.

But it you look closely, it is a clean block (at least that's how I see it). Tough loss of the Sixers at home, and Heat getting the top spot again.

It's a clean block, No doubt on that call by the refs since it was reviewed multiple times. Its only crucial block that’s why many disagree on that call because they are in favor with Sixers. I enjoy watching the game same with Clippers Vs Jazz that both action pack games that end up to come back on the last quarter of the game. I bet +6.5 on Bucks so I was worried during that block because it might result into OT that might be in favor to sixers because Giannis is already exhausted.

[Natalim]

It's difficult to tell if that is a goaltending or not when a shot is that close to the rim. IMO, it's clean as Giannis reacted fast after Embiid jumped. That was actually too fast, it's kind of scary. Instincts. 
But it got me thinking, the ball downward flight is their basis to call it but how about for small guys using underhand layups without using the backboard?
They should make a new rule about it when a player shoots near the basket. Officials have missed a lot of goaltending cases and they won't even check it anymore. This could be a good learning point.

Yes, Giannis athleticism is displayed again, we have seen him blocking shots at crucial time so this is no surprised. Maybe Embiid is really on a hurry to make that shot, so maybe instead of a follow up, he could have dunk it to tie the score.

But it you look closely, it is a clean block (at least that's how I see it). Tough loss of the Sixers at home, and Heat getting the top spot again.

It's a clean block, No doubt on that call by the refs since it was reviewed multiple times. Its only crucial block that’s why many disagree on that call because they are in favor with Sixers. I enjoy watching the game same with Clippers Vs Jazz that both action pack games that end up to come back on the last quarter of the game. I bet +6.5 on Bucks so I was worried during that block because it might result into OT that might be in favor to sixers because Giannis is already exhausted.

It was a good game, both teams are exchanging 3 point shots in the last minutes of the game, the goal tending and then overturned the call, which was big for the 76ers. However, we can already tell that the Bucks are dictating the tempo, they make some good plays and therefore they deserve that win.

[Jating]

It's difficult to tell if that is a goaltending or not when a shot is that close to the rim. IMO, it's clean as Giannis reacted fast after Embiid jumped. That was actually too fast, it's kind of scary. Instincts. 
But it got me thinking, the ball downward flight is their basis to call it but how about for small guys using underhand layups without using the backboard?
They should make a new rule about it when a player shoots near the basket. Officials have missed a lot of goaltending cases and they won't even check it anymore. This could be a good learning point.

Yes, Giannis athleticism is displayed again, we have seen him blocking shots at crucial time so this is no surprised. Maybe Embiid is really on a hurry to make that shot, so maybe instead of a follow up, he could have dunk it to tie the score.

But it you look closely, it is a clean block (at least that's how I see it). Tough loss of the Sixers at home, and Heat getting the top spot again.

It's a clean block, No doubt on that call by the refs since it was reviewed multiple times. Its only crucial block that’s why many disagree on that call because they are in favor with Sixers. I enjoy watching the game same with Clippers Vs Jazz that both action pack games that end up to come back on the last quarter of the game. I bet +6.5 on Bucks so I was worried during that block because it might result into OT that might be in favor to sixers because Giannis is already exhausted.

It was a good game, both teams are exchanging 3 point shots in the last minutes of the game, the goal tending and then overturned the call, which was big for the 76ers. However, we can already tell that the Bucks are dictating the tempo, they make some good plays and therefore they deserve that win.

Correct, it was a good game, we might say that it is a playoff atmosphere. Sixers took the lead behind but it was not a lead that is safe as the Bucks keeps coming back. And when Giannis found his game, it was a matter of time that he will carry the Bucks on his shoulder again. And not only in offense, but that very important block shot and prevent the Sixers to force the game into overtime.

[Taskford]

It's difficult to tell if that is a goaltending or not when a shot is that close to the rim. IMO, it's clean as Giannis reacted fast after Embiid jumped. That was actually too fast, it's kind of scary. Instincts. 
But it got me thinking, the ball downward flight is their basis to call it but how about for small guys using underhand layups without using the backboard?
They should make a new rule about it when a player shoots near the basket. Officials have missed a lot of goaltending cases and they won't even check it anymore. This could be a good learning point.

Yes, Giannis athleticism is displayed again, we have seen him blocking shots at crucial time so this is no surprised. Maybe Embiid is really on a hurry to make that shot, so maybe instead of a follow up, he could have dunk it to tie the score.

But it you look closely, it is a clean block (at least that's how I see it). Tough loss of the Sixers at home, and Heat getting the top spot again.

It's a clean block, No doubt on that call by the refs since it was reviewed multiple times. Its only crucial block that’s why many disagree on that call because they are in favor with Sixers. I enjoy watching the game same with Clippers Vs Jazz that both action pack games that end up to come back on the last quarter of the game. I bet +6.5 on Bucks so I was worried during that block because it might result into OT that might be in favor to sixers because Giannis is already exhausted.

It was a good game, both teams are exchanging 3 point shots in the last minutes of the game, the goal tending and then overturned the call, which was big for the 76ers. However, we can already tell that the Bucks are dictating the tempo, they make some good plays and therefore they deserve that win.

Correct, it was a good game, we might say that it is a playoff atmosphere. Sixers took the lead behind but it was not a lead that is safe as the Bucks keeps coming back. And when Giannis found his game, it was a matter of time that he will carry the Bucks on his shoulder again. And not only in offense, but that very important block shot and prevent the Sixers to force the game into overtime.

They are heading unto that so we can expect each team to perform well as they want to bring some good energy on playoffs and continuously winning their remaining game could give them good confidence that they and this is important especially when they faced a much stronger team on their conference. Luckily Bucks didn't let the overtime to happen because it will be a different story if the game goes overtime and Harden or Embiid will get their momentum.

[Yamifoud]

Lakers are at risk of not qualifying even in the play-in tournament.

They are ranked number 10 now and the Spurs have a great chance to replace them.
What are your thoughts about their situation guys? Looks like they are a complete failure already.

[ChiBitCTy]

Lakers are at risk of not qualifying even in the play-in tournament.

They are ranked number 10 now and the Spurs have a great chance to replace them.
What are your thoughts about their situation guys? Looks like they are a complete failure already.

I’m pretty sure that they have already been eliminated from the playoffs no? Not having Anthony Davis for a huge part of your season isn’t making anything easier, they seem had to stay healthy to give themselves a chance and they simply couldn’t. Personally I’m not a Laker fan so I don’t care much but it is crazy to see this.

[Kelvinid]

Lakers are at risk of not qualifying even in the play-in tournament.

They are ranked number 10 now and the Spurs have a great chance to replace them.
What are your thoughts about their situation guys? Looks like they are a complete failure already.

I’m pretty sure that they have already been eliminated from the playoffs no? Not having Anthony Davis for a huge part of your season isn’t making anything easier, they seem had to stay healthy to give themselves a chance and they simply couldn’t. Personally I’m not a Laker fan so I don’t care much but it is crazy to see this.

haha, only Laker fans would go crazy when their team will miss the playoffs, the reason is very simple, prior to the regular season, the Lakers were already expected to have a shot at winning the championship and what we are seeing now is quite the lowest of their career, they can't even secure a playoff spot based on their ranking now.

[Pamadar]

Lakers are at risk of not qualifying even in the play-in tournament.

They are ranked number 10 now and the Spurs have a great chance to replace them.
What are your thoughts about their situation guys? Looks like they are a complete failure already.

They don't have Davis and even he will play the chance is still slim,

they can't rally a winning streaks. LeBron alone can't no longer lift the entire team,
if in case they will be eliminated, it won't be surprisingly as there are many bashers
even the league has not started yet. Many say that they are only good in papers, but the
actual squad won't be able to perform and that's the reality we are seeing from how
the players perform.