2024 NBA Season

[ChiBitCTy]

Who’s watching the match between the Pelcs and Suns? Currently on 3rd quarter break while Pelc is leading with 7pts. It’s a good opportunity to put a live bet for Suns since they has a high chance to comeback on this game. I already place my bet with -4.5 Suns with good odds. I hope Suns will continue to pressure attacking Pelcs on last quarter.

Did you make that bet before or after Booker suffered a hamstring injury? It wasn't a bad bet but Ingram just keep hitting crucial shots in the final minutes to maintain their lead. There's nothing the Suns could have done to stop him.

It's worth noting that Booker was showing a great performance before the injury as he scored 31 points in just 25 minutes. So I think he could have made a decisive contribution in the 4th quarter, and the Suns could have won if he hadn't got injured. Let's hope Booker doesn't have a serious hamstring injury. Otherwise, the Suns may have big problems in the upcoming matches.

Yeah, it was really a disappointment to see him go down like that and the Suns seems to b stunned by Booker's injury that I noticed that they seems to be somewhat down and it's obvious it showed on their game as they allowed the Pelicans to make a run in the 3rd quarter and the Suns didn't recover after that. Doesn't matter if it serious or not, hamstring injuries needs rest just like what we have seen on Harden the previous years.

It was a balanced attack, the big problem of the Suns in that game is their defense on Ingram, they know that Ingram is the main scorer of the team and yet they allow him to have a good shooting night.

Ingram scored   37 points from 61% shooting, that was too easy for him, without a good defense, no way the Suns would beat a defensive team like the Bucks and the Heat, or even the Warriors.

Yeah I was shocked to see Ingram have such a huge game, I mean 37 points in the playoffs and versus the Suns no less is some pretty impressive stuff. I think they more so got lucky with this game however and don’t see them winning another one, the Suns are just too complete of a team.

Hopefully the Chicago Bulls can pull one off tonight! Though I’m not holding my breath.

[Natalim]

Who’s watching the match between the Pelcs and Suns? Currently on 3rd quarter break while Pelc is leading with 7pts. It’s a good opportunity to put a live bet for Suns since they has a high chance to comeback on this game. I already place my bet with -4.5 Suns with good odds. I hope Suns will continue to pressure attacking Pelcs on last quarter.

Did you make that bet before or after Booker suffered a hamstring injury? It wasn't a bad bet but Ingram just keep hitting crucial shots in the final minutes to maintain their lead. There's nothing the Suns could have done to stop him.

It's worth noting that Booker was showing a great performance before the injury as he scored 31 points in just 25 minutes. So I think he could have made a decisive contribution in the 4th quarter, and the Suns could have won if he hadn't got injured. Let's hope Booker doesn't have a serious hamstring injury. Otherwise, the Suns may have big problems in the upcoming matches.

Yeah, it was really a disappointment to see him go down like that and the Suns seems to b stunned by Booker's injury that I noticed that they seems to be somewhat down and it's obvious it showed on their game as they allowed the Pelicans to make a run in the 3rd quarter and the Suns didn't recover after that. Doesn't matter if it serious or not, hamstring injuries needs rest just like what we have seen on Harden the previous years.

It was a balanced attack, the big problem of the Suns in that game is their defense on Ingram, they know that Ingram is the main scorer of the team and yet they allow him to have a good shooting night.

Ingram scored   37 points from 61% shooting, that was too easy for him, without a good defense, no way the Suns would beat a defensive team like the Bucks and the Heat, or even the Warriors.

Yeah I was shocked to see Ingram have such a huge game, I mean 37 points in the playoffs and versus the Suns no less is some pretty impressive stuff. I think they more so got lucky with this game however and don’t see them winning another one, the Suns are just too complete of a team.

That still depends on the health of Booker, he did not play in the 4th quarter that game and we are still waiting for an update on the status of his injury, if he will not play game 3, then most likely Pelicans will win.

Hopefully the Chicago Bulls can pull one off tonight! Though I’m not holding my breath.

Bulls showed their heart in game 1, they are just short in the 4th quarter, but let's see, maybe an upset could happen here just like what Pelicans did to the Suns.

[danherbias07]

It was a balanced attack, the big problem of the Suns in that game is their defense on Ingram, they know that Ingram is the main scorer of the team and yet they allow him to have a good shooting night.

Ingram scored   37 points from 61% shooting, that was too easy for him, without a good defense, no way the Suns would beat a defensive team like the Bucks and the Heat, or even the Warriors.

But I think the Suns' can still win that game if Booker was not injured. They are letting Ayton and CP3 and that hot guy who scored 31 in the first half have their rest even though their lead is fading away.
All of it will matter at the endpoint of the game when Ingram and McCollum are too exhausted to score or even defend. I think that's one of the key factors in why the Suns are a successful team. Deep bench. If the party led by Payne which is the 2nd unit could just prevent the Pelicans from being in the lead they will win the next minutes with fresh stars and will do the damage at full blast.
Now we wait for the adjustments, a big one without Booker. The Warden should try defending Ingram.

[Kelvinid]

It was a balanced attack, the big problem of the Suns in that game is their defense on Ingram, they know that Ingram is the main scorer of the team and yet they allow him to have a good shooting night.

Ingram scored   37 points from 61% shooting, that was too easy for him, without a good defense, no way the Suns would beat a defensive team like the Bucks and the Heat, or even the Warriors.

But I think the Suns' can still win that game if Booker was not injured. They are letting Ayton and CP3 and that hot guy who scored 31 in the first half have their rest even though their lead is fading away.
All of it will matter at the endpoint of the game when Ingram and McCollum are too exhausted to score or even defend. I think that's one of the key factors in why the Suns are a successful team. Deep bench. If the party led by Payne which is the 2nd unit could just prevent the Pelicans from being in the lead they will win the next minutes with fresh stars and will do the damage at full blast.
Now we wait for the adjustments, a big one without Booker. The Warden should try defending Ingram.

Booker was the one carrying the Suns in the 1st half, maybe other shooters are not in them because it was Booker who made most of the attempts. It's really not good watching a superstar getting down due to injury, that destroys the excitement of the game, but let's accept this, playoffs are more physical so a team has to be always prepared for that.

[Sanitough]

Who’s watching the match between the Pelcs and Suns? Currently on 3rd quarter break while Pelc is leading with 7pts. It’s a good opportunity to put a live bet for Suns since they has a high chance to comeback on this game. I already place my bet with -4.5 Suns with good odds. I hope Suns will continue to pressure attacking Pelcs on last quarter.

Did you make that bet before or after Booker suffered a hamstring injury? It wasn't a bad bet but Ingram just keep hitting crucial shots in the final minutes to maintain their lead. There's nothing the Suns could have done to stop him.

It's worth noting that Booker was showing a great performance before the injury as he scored 31 points in just 25 minutes. So I think he could have made a decisive contribution in the 4th quarter, and the Suns could have won if he hadn't got injured. Let's hope Booker doesn't have a serious hamstring injury. Otherwise, the Suns may have big problems in the upcoming matches.

If Booker haven't got injured in the 3rd quarter then I think they could've end the game in their favor with a 2-0 standing in their series game. But yeah, another unexpected things happened although I think if Booker didn't force himself to chase Jaxson Hayes he could've avoided that injury. This could be a big problem to the Suns especially now that this series is expected to reach at least Game 5.

Note: Game 4 and Game 5 is a back to back game which will happen in New Orleans, so if Booker can't at least recover for less than a week then their team is indeed in a dangerous spot as the Pelicans will take that as an advantage.

[mirakal]

I lost my prediction earlier because I thought that the Utah Jazz will easily beat the Lucka-less Mavericks. But guess what?  They've lost and because of that, the game will be unpredictable between these two teams. I think this kind of series will gonna reach game 7 since they already giving us some idea on how they strong they are and they are capable of beating one another, which team do you guys think will win?

I didn't also expect that the starless Mavericks will somehow get the series tied because Bogdanovic and Mitchell have played well with the help of Gobert for grabbing 17 rebounds but the Mavericks have proved that they can still defeat the Jazz without Luka. Maxi Kleber  was very impressive and especially Jalen for contributing 41 points.

Anyways, Luka is now getting better and if he can finish his workout on time then it's somehow safe to assume that he can play on Game 3.
Report: Luka Dončić Potentially Returning for Games 3 And 4

[freedomgo]

Curry had a great game, but so did everyone on that Warriors team as well. Poole seems to be growing into a great player as well, it is really unfair to the league that they got another good player . Now they have curry, klay, draymond, wiggins and now Poole as well .

This is just getting insane at this stage, doubt that they could put all five in at the same time, just doesn't work when you look at the positions, even if you put Draymond at C on that situation, who will play the PF position? Klay? Wiggins? It just doesn't work, I get the small ball, but that is tiny ball at that stage . But, it is just so deadly that it is unbelievable and I believe they could go for the title yet again.

That's actually the exact 5 they threw on the court and labeled the lethal rotation.  Golden state took over the game and stretched the lead with that rotation.  Small lineup but unguardable.  Who are you going to double or take away?  Everyone of those players can create their own shot. 

The Golden State Warriors is really impressive since the playoffs have commenced from being an inconsistent in the near end of regular season to a lethal line-up as Poole is now part of their Big 3. I'm seeing that they are confident enough towards the Nuggets because Curry isn't included in the starting five and only allowed him to play whenever it's needed. Once their line-up is complete, it's really hard to guard them because the Nuggets is really struggling whom to focus because yes as you said everyone can make a shot even if it's deep.

[wheelz1200]

Jimmy Buttler doing everything he can for the Heat but the Hawks are catching fire in the fourth. It's now a single possession ball game and a lot of things could still happen with under 3 minutes remaining. It eould be a shame if the Heat lose this one after a commanding third quarter.

Bogdanovic is the game changer here.

....

Game's over. Huge response from Butler aftet their lead was cut down to only three.

Yeah, it was Butler in the last 3-4 minutes of the game, 40+ points in game 2, that's huge. Too much experience I would say, Butler and the rest of the Heat knows how to protect that lead and then their defense against Trae Young in that crucial minutes. Bogdanovic though continue to score in the 1:30 mark but it was too late already. And then the Heat putting the ball to their best FT shooter to seal the win for them.

I honestly didn't like how he ended up with 45 points while the rest are under 20 points. It doesn't look good for the team's overall performance but a win is still a win. I've seen them do better as a team and I expect a more balanced scoring and more ball movement from them in game 3.

That's how it goes some games.  Feed the hot hand.  Butler scored 7 in a row when they were only up 3 to stretch the game to 10.  Dude is playing out of his mind right now, Jimmy doesn't get the credibility he deserves.

[carlisle1]

Curry had a great game, but so did everyone on that Warriors team as well. Poole seems to be growing into a great player as well, it is really unfair to the league that they got another good player . Now they have curry, klay, draymond, wiggins and now Poole as well .

This is just getting insane at this stage, doubt that they could put all five in at the same time, just doesn't work when you look at the positions, even if you put Draymond at C on that situation, who will play the PF position? Klay? Wiggins? It just doesn't work, I get the small ball, but that is tiny ball at that stage . But, it is just so deadly that it is unbelievable and I believe they could go for the title yet again.

That's actually the exact 5 they threw on the court and labeled the lethal rotation.  Golden state took over the game and stretched the lead with that rotation.  Small lineup but unguardable.  Who are you going to double or take away?  Everyone of those players can create their own shot. 

The Golden State Warriors is really impressive since the playoffs have commenced from being an inconsistent in the near end of regular season to a lethal line-up as Poole is now part of their Big 3. I'm seeing that they are confident enough towards the Nuggets because Curry isn't included in the starting five and only allowed him to play whenever it's needed. Once their line-up is complete, it's really hard to guard them because the Nuggets is really struggling whom to focus because yes as you said everyone can make a shot even if it's deep.

They are really entertaining to watch, the way the entire team rotates the ball and with those great conversions plus the

defense that they have now, whoever is in front of Jokic ain't giving him an easy shot. They all help each other not to let Jokic

or anyone to have an easy basket. New formed trio now for the warriors, splash bro and their cousin Poole

In the other game, would you guys think that Nets will tie the series or Celtics will win and have that comfortable lead?

[Reid]

Yeah, it was Butler in the last 3-4 minutes of the game, 40+ points in game 2, that's huge. Too much experience I would say, Butler and the rest of the Heat knows how to protect that lead and then their defense against Trae Young in that crucial minutes. Bogdanovic though continue to score in the 1:30 mark but it was too late already. And then the Heat putting the ball to their best FT shooter to seal the win for them.

I honestly didn't like how he ended up with 45 points while the rest are under 20 points. It doesn't look good for the team's overall performance but a win is still a win. I've seen them do better as a team and I expect a more balanced scoring and more ball movement from them in game 3.

I like the way he stepped up. He is a known star before and until now but the inconsistency became a problem. It's still fresh in my memory on how performed a great battle of Finals game against Lebron James in the bubble where both of them are exhausted and running every offense of their team.
It may not be a balance scoring but there will be times it will end like this. Even Tyler Herro had his shining moments when every Heat player is having an off night. They are proving worthy to be a championship team. 

[dupee419]

Jimmy Buttler doing everything he can for the Heat but the Hawks are catching fire in the fourth. It's now a single possession ball game and a lot of things could still happen with under 3 minutes remaining. It eould be a shame if the Heat lose this one after a commanding third quarter.

Bogdanovic is the game changer here.

....

Game's over. Huge response from Butler aftet their lead was cut down to only three.

Yeah, it was Butler in the last 3-4 minutes of the game, 40+ points in game 2, that's huge. Too much experience I would say, Butler and the rest of the Heat knows how to protect that lead and then their defense against Trae Young in that crucial minutes. Bogdanovic though continue to score in the 1:30 mark but it was too late already. And then the Heat putting the ball to their best FT shooter to seal the win for them.

I honestly didn't like how he ended up with 45 points while the rest are under 20 points. It doesn't look good for the team's overall performance but a win is still a win. I've seen them do better as a team and I expect a more balanced scoring and more ball movement from them in game 3.

That's how it goes some games.  Feed the hot hand.  Butler scored 7 in a row when they were only up 3 to stretch the game to 10.  Dude is playing out of his mind right now, Jimmy doesn't get the credibility he deserves.

Jimmy put on a show, if he's this consistent throughout the playoffs, it's going to be a nightmare against other teams, and might as well win a chip for Miami. On the other hand, Trae can perform like this and if he did, then this round is going to be very interesting, anyways, Heat in 5.  

[Jating]

It was a balanced attack, the big problem of the Suns in that game is their defense on Ingram, they know that Ingram is the main scorer of the team and yet they allow him to have a good shooting night.

Ingram scored   37 points from 61% shooting, that was too easy for him, without a good defense, no way the Suns would beat a defensive team like the Bucks and the Heat, or even the Warriors.

But I think the Suns' can still win that game if Booker was not injured. They are letting Ayton and CP3 and that hot guy who scored 31 in the first half have their rest even though their lead is fading away.
All of it will matter at the endpoint of the game when Ingram and McCollum are too exhausted to score or even defend. I think that's one of the key factors in why the Suns are a successful team. Deep bench. If the party led by Payne which is the 2nd unit could just prevent the Pelicans from being in the lead they will win the next minutes with fresh stars and will do the damage at full blast.
Now we wait for the adjustments, a big one without Booker. The Warden should try defending Ingram.

That is the big question though, the Pelicans is chipping on their lead and then get on the driving seat. But they didn't change anything, no subs from the coach. Maybe he is confident that they can make a comeback in the 4th even without Booker. But it was a mistake, he should have put the starting 5 minus Booker in the last minute of the 3rd quarter to stop the bleeding and not give the Pelicans the advantage and confident. But it was too late then for the Suns, mental lapses from Monty Williams here.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Yeah, it was Butler in the last 3-4 minutes of the game, 40+ points in game 2, that's huge. Too much experience I would say, Butler and the rest of the Heat knows how to protect that lead and then their defense against Trae Young in that crucial minutes. Bogdanovic though continue to score in the 1:30 mark but it was too late already. And then the Heat putting the ball to their best FT shooter to seal the win for them.

I honestly didn't like how he ended up with 45 points while the rest are under 20 points. It doesn't look good for the team's overall performance but a win is still a win. I've seen them do better as a team and I expect a more balanced scoring and more ball movement from them in game 3.

I like the way he stepped up. He is a known star before and until now but the inconsistency became a problem. It's still fresh in my memory on how performed a great battle of Finals game against Lebron James in the bubble where both of them are exhausted and running every offense of their team.
It may not be a balance scoring but there will be times it will end like this. Even Tyler Herro had his shining moments when every Heat player is having an off night. They are proving worthy to be a championship team. 

As long as they've gotten the W, then it's an effective strategy. Back in the days we've seen players doing this kind of stuff, even the GOAT himself has this kind of performance an no one gets criticize. They have a lot of ball movement in this game, but we all know that they are a defense laden team and limits their opponent, just like what they did on Young, good job on Jimmy. Expecting them to win this series and yeah, it could be in 5.

[CLS63]

Golden State Warriors are leading the series 2-0 now. They got a similar result to the first game by the way. But it was satisfying to see Curry and Thompson playing much better in the second game. Curry was the most scorer of the game by 34 points and Thompson got 21 points. Maybe Thompson is still struggling to bring back his old times here but he is still doing fine too. For Nuggets, there was no other player than Jokic who was playing great. He got 26 points and 11 rebounds and had a good game again. This might be a much easier series than Warriors expected seemingly.

[Yaunfitda]

Jimmy Buttler doing everything he can for the Heat but the Hawks are catching fire in the fourth. It's now a single possession ball game and a lot of things could still happen with under 3 minutes remaining. It eould be a shame if the Heat lose this one after a commanding third quarter.

Bogdanovic is the game changer here.

....

Game's over. Huge response from Butler aftet their lead was cut down to only three.

Yeah, it was Butler in the last 3-4 minutes of the game, 40+ points in game 2, that's huge. Too much experience I would say, Butler and the rest of the Heat knows how to protect that lead and then their defense against Trae Young in that crucial minutes. Bogdanovic though continue to score in the 1:30 mark but it was too late already. And then the Heat putting the ball to their best FT shooter to seal the win for them.

I honestly didn't like how he ended up with 45 points while the rest are under 20 points. It doesn't look good for the team's overall performance but a win is still a win. I've seen them do better as a team and I expect a more balanced scoring and more ball movement from them in game 3.

That's how it goes some games.  Feed the hot hand.  Butler scored 7 in a row when they were only up 3 to stretch the game to 10.  Dude is playing out of his mind right now, Jimmy doesn't get the credibility he deserves.

Well he has done this in the past, they even reach the finals against the Lakers in the bubble so they are more capable of winning games when Butler is doing the offensive damage. And we all know that this kind of players brings out the best of themselves in the playoffs so we might see other franchise players scoring 40 or more point to secure a win in any series. Jimmy is one of the most under rated superstar we have right now. Not flashy but very effective.

[Pulsar77]

For tonight's game between Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, the home team is favoured to reach a victory and lead the series 2-0. But considering that the first game was a really close one, Nets might have a chance to win this time. It wouldn't be a big surprise at all so the odds seem to be really interesting to me now. I won't bet on any side but I'm favouring Nets for this game to win. Irving was already great in the first game and I believe he will maintain this effort. But Durant really needs to improve his game. In his first game, he had horrible statistics like 9/24 field goal made.

[sana54210]

If Booker haven't got injured in the 3rd quarter then I think they could've end the game in their favor with a 2-0 standing in their series game. But yeah, another unexpected things happened although I think if Booker didn't force himself to chase Jaxson Hayes he could've avoided that injury. This could be a big problem to the Suns especially now that this series is expected to reach at least Game 5.

Note: Game 4 and Game 5 is a back to back game which will happen in New Orleans, so if Booker can't at least recover for less than a week then their team is indeed in a dangerous spot as the Pelicans will take that as an advantage.

With warriors looking better and better, and Suns losing this game, I feel like domination switched places. I am not saying that Suns will lose this series, I am sure they will win it, but they do not look like the regular season team that dominated the whole league, they look good but that's it.

On the other hand, Booker injury does mean a lot, like if Curry was out then Warriors would have lost as well, it's understandable and I can't really say how they would be like for the rest of the playoffs. East on the other hand is even more complicated with how series are looking, I hope Nets win this one so that it is 1-1 and it goes to 7 games, the more the merrier for us viewers .

[Yogee]

I read an update on Booker's injury. He's been ruled to be out indefinitely and will most likely miss games 3 and 4. Betting odds will be much more favorable to the Suns fans until he returns. I'm not too worried since Suns still have CP3 and they have a deep bench.

[Velvet78]

A short time period left for the Boston Celtics - Brooklyn Nets game to start. And this is the most waited game for tonight I assume. Because the first game of this series was really superb as there was a high level of competition. Celtics had a hard time beating their opponent. And tonight, maybe Nets might even win and equalize the series too. They are the underdogs according to bookies but they shouldn't be underestimated even a bit.

[agustina2]

Golden State Warriors are leading the series 2-0 now. They got a similar result to the first game by the way. But it was satisfying to see Curry and Thompson playing much better in the second game. Curry was the most scorer of the game by 34 points and Thompson got 21 points. Maybe Thompson is still struggling to bring back his old times here but he is still doing fine too. For Nuggets, there was no other player than Jokic who was playing great. He got 26 points and 11 rebounds and had a good game again. This might be a much easier series than Warriors expected seemingly.

I thought Denver Nuggets can at least give the Golden State Warriors, not an easy win. They are doing great this season and the Nuggets are also one of the best teams in the NBA. It's ok being down to 0-2 but in those 2 games, they are not even close to the final score made by the Warriors.

Game 3 is their turning point. It's considered as they already lose the series if they will still lose it. It's hard to win coming from a 0-3 deficit.

They should not give the Warriors an easy win even if they will lose the series.