2024 NBA Season

[OgNasty]

Crazy that Woj leaked Jamal Murray has been cleared by doctors to play. The team says they’re leaving the decision in Jamal’s hands, but by saying that he’s been cleared to play and isn’t pretty much puts the fans on him in the court of public opinion. Sad because this team has so much potential but we now have a Kawhi Leonard with the Spurs type of situation going. I hope they get everything figured out because once Michael Porter Jr comes back Denver will be one of the youngest and most talented teams in the NBA.

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[yayayo]

I look forwards on Cleveland Cavaliers on the Eastern conference finals, though their stats looks average to some players but I think they can be on the semis or be the Eastern finals. Do sports betting website have this kind of market where you can pick a team and predict if they can reach finals or not?

ya.ya.yo!

[wheelz1200]

I look forwards on Cleveland Cavaliers on the Eastern conference finals, though their stats looks average to some players but I think they can be on the semis or be the Eastern finals. Do sports betting website have this kind of market where you can pick a team and predict if they can reach finals or not?

ya.ya.yo!

Is this a bot account?  The cavs didn't make it out of the play in game let alone a conference finals?  Might want to plug into the internet and look up if a team is even in the playoffs to get to a conf finals before posting.  They have talent and the future is bright but this year they are going to be watching the ayoffs like all of us are 😀

[yazher]

The result of the game today is surprising because the teams that are usually dominant in the first round came out losing, especially the Memphis Grizzlies which is a bad match-up for them against the Wolves. I wonder how will they recover from this loss since they are teams of youngsters who are doesn't have enough experience to cool off the pressure of the NBA playoffs unless they are dominant in their games but now they already lose one which kinda depressing for them.

[Reid]

The result of the game today is surprising because the teams that are usually dominant in the first round came out losing, especially the Memphis Grizzlies which is a bad match-up for them against the Wolves. I wonder how will they recover from this loss since they are teams of youngsters who are doesn't have enough experience to cool off the pressure of the NBA playoffs unless they are dominant in their games but now they already lose one which kinda depressing for them.

Timberwolves should be careful with them even if they won the 1st game. The Grizzlies are fast to adapt or adjust in their environment and they are one hell of a smart team with lots of talents. I am thinking 7 games as Anthony Edwards is also upgrading his skills in both offensive and defensive ends.
This may be the first time I saw a super fast pace game, they don't waste the shot clock, find the open man, run, and score.
How the Grizzlies will answer on that is not that hard as they have the same agility as them, they just need to be better.

[Dave1]

The result of the game today is surprising because the teams that are usually dominant in the first round came out losing, especially the Memphis Grizzlies which is a bad match-up for them against the Wolves. I wonder how will they recover from this loss since they are teams of youngsters who are doesn't have enough experience to cool off the pressure of the NBA playoffs unless they are dominant in their games but now they already lose one which kinda depressing for them.

This is just one game though, for sure Ja Morant will bounce back from this shocking lost. The Wolves play if perfectly in this game, another great game coming from Edwards and he seems he continue from his play-in.

Hopefully, the Grizzlies can bounce back and even up the series as this will be one of the most interesting in round 1.

[TravelMug]

Crazy that Woj leaked Jamal Murray has been cleared by doctors to play. The team says they’re leaving the decision in Jamal’s hands, but by saying that he’s been cleared to play and isn’t pretty much puts the fans on him in the court of public opinion. Sad because this team has so much potential but we now have a Kawhi Leonard with the Spurs type of situation going. I hope they get everything figured out because once Michael Porter Jr comes back Denver will be one of the youngest and most talented teams in the NBA.

And they lost the first game against the host team, GSW. It was Curry who played, but I have a feeling that Jamal might play as well. They were able to stay with the Warriors early on, but Jordan Poole again, started to lit up. It was a very balance attack by the Warriors but they have a hard time against a post up Jokic who just abuses Looney and Green. Gordon though has a tough games against Klay's defense didn't score in double figures.

[boltz]

Great game for Timberwolves last night as I've watched the entire game and I must say that they deserve to move further if they keep this high pace game and skills.

I've also liked the on-going bet between dads of players from wolves and memphis haha as that is great TV show and ratings for them.

What happened to Nuggets ? it seems they cannot keep the pace with GSW and most likely they GSW will win in a series of 5.

[LogitechMouse]

Great game for Timberwolves last night as I've watched the entire game and I must say that they deserve to move further if they keep this high pace game and skills.

Their momentum coming into this series is high that even the Grizzlies can't stop it. They just made an upset and a statement on the road.
Edwards and Towns leaded the way with 36 and 29 points respectively and nobody can stop Towns in the paint since he got 11/18 shooting. I predicted here Grizzlies in 6 or 7 but if the Timberwolves will win again which is highly unlikely, I think we can see a big upset here.

What happened to Nuggets ? it seems they cannot keep the pace with GSW and most likely they GSW will win in a series of 5.

Its expected.
No Murray and no Porter. Jokic is carrying them and it seems like the help from his other teammates wasn't enough for the team to defeat the complete Warriors team. The problem that I'm seeing though with the Warriors is that they can't stop Jokic inside the paint. 5 players in double figures with the Warriors and we expected that somebody will step up because Curry isn't 100% healthy and in this game its Poole with 30 points. I expect another players to step up again in Game 2.
Overall, its only Game 1 and for sure teams that lost today will make an adjustment on how they will bounce back in Game 2.

[Baofeng]

What happened to Nuggets ? it seems they cannot keep the pace with GSW and most likely they GSW will win in a series of 5.

They are on the road against a good team, although Nuggets is good as well, but the GSW has a complete lineup, with Curry (back in action), Klay and then the other splash brothers, Jordan Poole. And GSW played defense on Jokic, Green played him very well and making it hard for him to score under the basket. Just a bad game for the Nuggets, but for sure they will adjust on the next game.

[Russlenat]

What happened to Nuggets ? it seems they cannot keep the pace with GSW and most likely they GSW will win in a series of 5.

They are on the road against a good team, although Nuggets is good as well, but the GSW has a complete lineup, with Curry (back in action), Klay and then the other splash brothers, Jordan Poole. And GSW played defense on Jokic, Green played him very well and making it hard for him to score under the basket. Just a bad game for the Nuggets, but for sure they will adjust on the next game.

There's no way the Nuggets will win a game against the Warriors, too much talent for the Warriors that the Nuggets could not defend. 4 shooters on the floor, my gosh, how can they contend that? Now is the only playoffs that they cannot double Curry because Poole and Thompson will be open, and look how they tire the Joker.

[Captain Corporate]

Memphis looked worse than I expected. I mean they are the second seed in the west, which is a HUGE thing, they had a 56 win season and the west is not that bad either and they are second there and ended up losing to the team that played in the play-in tournament. Maybe they will win the next 4 games and we will forget all about this, but my expectation was a sweep, so compared to that getting scored 130 points and losing the first game was a bit different feeling. The warriors were like I expected there was no shock there at all, Sixers also played as I expected too and actually they were the most entertaining team to watch as well, Mavs vs Jazz was the only boring game that I couldn't really bare to watch the game, so I stopped, then opened the highlights so I would at least see that, and even that was too boring

[Japinat]

Memphis looked worse than I expected. I mean they are the second seed in the west, which is a HUGE thing, they had a 56 win season and the west is not that bad either and they are second there and ended up losing to the team that played in the play-in tournament. Maybe they will win the next 4 games and we will forget all about this, but my expectation was a sweep, so compared to that getting scored 130 points and losing the first game was a bit different feeling.

I don't think they can win the next 4 games, Minnesota did a great job on Morant, they know how to limit him and that also affected his play to his teammates. That 1 win on the road by the Minnesota is already huge enough for them to take the lead in the series, expect that game 2 is still not easy for the Grizz.

The warriors were like I expected there was no shock there at all, Sixers also played as I expected too and actually they were the most entertaining team to watch as well, Mavs vs Jazz was the only boring game that I couldn't really bare to watch the game, so I stopped, then opened the highlights so I would at least see that, and even that was too boring

The warriors look like a real championship team now, they are very dominant and they don't even give a chance the Nuggets to have a close game. Well, we can understand though because they missed their 2 best players, and with that said, it's impossible for the Nuggets to heavily rely on Jokic alone.

[Yamifoud]

Well, we can understand though because they missed their 2 best players, and with that said, it's impossible for the Nuggets to heavily rely on Jokic alone.

IIRC, Nuggets were swept by the Suns last playoffs, I have a feeling that it will be the same result this playoffs because no one is stepping up, like a big-time step up for the team to win, Gordon was expected to step up but his contribution was too small to get noticed.

I would say, Warriors in 4. 

[danherbias07]

Well, we can understand though because they missed their 2 best players, and with that said, it's impossible for the Nuggets to heavily rely on Jokic alone.

IIRC, Nuggets were swept by the Suns last playoffs, I have a feeling that it will be the same result this playoffs because no one is stepping up, like a big-time step up for the team to win, Gordon was expected to step up but his contribution was too small to get noticed.

I would say, Warriors in 4. 

That's true. It's like suddenly the truth was revealed of how bad the Nuggets are in this playoffs. Jokic, all Jokic. It became predictable.
The big question. How are they going to adjust if the play will just be the same over and over? Jamal Murray was the one who can change that but is still not available to play. He can do isolation plays or a two-man play with Jokic. Gordon should do the same. He can iso using post-up game and he has a shooting capability but we don't see much of it anymore.
I hate to admit it but it might be a sweep. Let's see how they will adjust especially defensively because that might be their best chance without their starters.

[Distinctin]

What happened to Nuggets ? it seems they cannot keep the pace with GSW and most likely they GSW will win in a series of 5.

They are on the road against a good team, although Nuggets is good as well, but the GSW has a complete lineup, with Curry (back in action), Klay and then the other splash brothers, Jordan Poole. And GSW played defense on Jokic, Green played him very well and making it hard for him to score under the basket. Just a bad game for the Nuggets, but for sure they will adjust on the next game.

There's no way the Nuggets will win a game against the Warriors, too much talent for the Warriors that the Nuggets could not defend. 4 shooters on the floor, my gosh, how can they contend that? Now is the only playoffs that they cannot double Curry because Poole and Thompson will be open, and look how they tire the Joker.

I agree, we can really compare the difference of Warriors and Nuggets in terms of power and strengths because even the Joker in the center have been demolished. I don't know if you guys have saw Jokic earlier on the bench after he was substituted, he was really tired and gasping for air. While the Warriors have dominated them even if Curry is not in the starting line-up, they are trying to preserve Stephen Curry and only let him play if it's needed because Poole and KT is already there on the court shooting long threes.

[OgNasty]

Shaping up for another great day of playoff basketball.  So far there haven't been any big surprises.  Dallas and Memphis were both upset yesterday, but neither team was a heavy favorite.  Dallas might be able to recover but the Timberwolves were looking great against Memphis...

Today's action we get to see the Suns take the court with their best record in the West against the Pelicans who barely slipped into the playoffs.  The game I'm really excited to watch though is the Nets and Celtics.  Kyrie having bad blood there.  Durant not liking the fans.  It's a good setup for NBA drama.  Personally I think the Nets are going to destroy them, but you never know in the NBA.  Enjoy the games today everyone!

[ingiltere]

We see that without Dončić Mavericks don't have much chance, especially when Jazz have in form Mitchell and Bogdanovic.
Timberwolves - Grizzlies matchup will be better than expected. Twolves came from seventh seed but they play like there is not big difference. Edwards, Towns and Beasley look dangerous. Memphis should do more than just rely on Ja Morant. They need better boxout and get more rebounds, more points in the paint and thougher defense. This matchup might go seventh game.

I changed poll for Bucks vs. Bulls series, which team will pass the first round? Last champion and favorite Bucks or underrated Bulls? Let's vote and discuss.

[Ziskinberg]

I changed poll for Bucks vs. Bulls series, which team will pass the first round? Last champion and favorite Bucks or underrated Bulls? Let's vote and discuss.

The bucks are still underrated despite them being the champion last playoffs. Against the Bulls, I think they will just dominate, Bulls have lost their momentum from their good early start, probably because of injury problems but they need to man up this playoffs to at least give a good fight against the defending champion.

[wheelz1200]

If the sixers keep playing like they did they will be a tough out in a 7 game series.  The key is Maxie and Harris.  Embid is gonna embid and Harden will get his free throws but if Harris and or Maxie can step up that's not a team anyone is gonna want to face.