2024 NBA Season

[carlisle1]

Tonight, Nets might be playing their last game in their series against Celtics. Because Celtics are already leading the series 3-0. This was rather unexpected for me to tell the truth. Because I would have expected a bigger challenge by Nets thanks to Irving and Durant. But these two star players haven't played very impressively in general. As they don't play like that when their team need them the most, they are close to be eliminated by 4-0 as a result. Nets are the favourite according to the odds but I've lost my faith in them.

It's clear that Boston will pass this series, but the Brooklyn Nets will win at least one game. Today, with the support of the audience, they play one last good game and carry the series back to Boston. If they can lock Tatum on offense, if Kyrie and KD shoot well, they win the match. Even if they lose, no one blames them because they didn't have big goals this season.

Well you got that right because the Boston have been successful of eliminating the Brooklyn Nets but unfortunately the Nets haven't won even 1 game because they got swept by the Celtics. There's no difference actually on the game 4 because Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart have been guarding the Nets duo heavily so that they cannot have a clean shot. KD replaced Drummond as the center but that didn't matter as well. Too bad for the Nets, they surely regretted what happened to their team in the regular season.

No need to regret but much better to use that experienced to improve their performance next season. The injuries and the dramas need to be

settled, the management are spending money on them but the outcome is not what both fans and the owners wanted to see. Sad to say

that for those who expect the Nets to win this year's title was ended. Celtics sticky defense really pay the prize, that kind of adjustment

in each team that they will be facing on their next series should be executed accordingly.

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[mirakal]

Congratulations to the Nets for being the only team to be swept in the first round of the 2021-2022 season. I thought it would be the Bulls but they did better What do you think about Nash's performance as a coach in this series? I thought they had a decent squad to push the Celtics but it looks like he's been outplayed by Udoka.

Boston is just strong enough Nets. Nets don’t have reliable center to protect the hoof and at the same time get an offensive rebound unlike Boston with so strong Theis, Even only his presence will make attacker very uncomfortable. Nets is not that strong this year, They are just hype because of Durant and Irving duo but besides that, they are nothing. I’m excited on Milwaukee and Boston matchup!

Coaches actually have a huge impact on team losses and wins. If Steve Nash just put all necessary pieces on the court, it could've been resulted into a different outcome rather getting swept. Boston is one of the most talented team in the NBA today. But I know for sure that the Nets could've done better than that. Man, they have Dragic, Irving, Durant, and they have good supporting players. Boston just executed better than Nets both defensively and offensively.
I'm not gonna be surprised If Nash will separate ways with Brooklyn after this off season.

Can't help but to laugh when I bump into these kind of discussions that the respective coaches of the favorite teams to win this season will be blamed after they lost and worse got swept in the series.

Folks, Steve Nash may have those mistakes but we cannot really blame him at all because even if he have those players players, he cannot really hold what the future brings upon just like Kevin Durant's injury early season and Harden forcing himself in the trade and they also have Irving who puts himself first before the team. Steve Nash cannot control those things, all of them had it coming for them that's why the Celtics made an easy way in the next round.

[Reid]

Can't help but to laugh when I bump into these kind of discussions that the respective coaches of the favorite teams to win this season will be blamed after they lost and worse got swept in the series.

Folks, Steve Nash may have those mistakes but we cannot really blame him at all because even if he have those players players, he cannot really hold what the future brings upon just like Kevin Durant's injury early season and Harden forcing himself in the trade and they also have Irving who puts himself first before the team. Steve Nash cannot control those things, all of them had it coming for them that's why the Celtics made an easy way in the next round.

That's right. I believe Coach Nash did great to force the Brooklyn Nets to enter the playoffs even at how messed up their team is. From the Kyrie Irving drama to the Harden trade, and then he have the veterans who are always not able to play due to being old (kidding).   Then there's Joe Harris injury.
He managed to make broken plays which is not an easy task. There was a time Patty Mills was the core of the play and then back to Kyrie when he is able to play the game due to Covid restrictions, and then there's the Harden moments when he was alone to shoulder the team without the other two stars.
I say he did great but he needs consistent players.

[judas]

It was so obvious that Brooklyn Nets were going to be eliminated. They wouldn't stand a chance against this much powerful Celtics as their stars weren't playing very good. And Celtics finished their incomplete job last night by becoming victorious like 116-112 away. Durant barely started performing like himself in this game and scored 39 points. But Irving was still not impressive and he scored only 20 points. Seth Curry tried to help his team win by 23 points but they still lost like this. They didn't deserve to be in next round so congrats to Celtics!

[Yogee]

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2nd round possible match-up.

Celtics vs Bulks, which team do you think will be the favorite?

Bookies will probably have different odds per game depending on the latest developments in this series. I'm leaning towards Celtics advancing to the next round regardless of the lines. It will be a tall order for sure but I think they are a more complete team this season. Not to mention Tatum's emergence.

[Turbolinea]

It has been a really easy matchup for Miami Heat so far against Atlanta Hawks. They didn't have much problem in the games they won. And they are in the lead in this series by 3-1. Tonight, they can end this in their home court by making the series 4-1. And I strongly believe that this will happen. Hawks didn't have a bad regular season maybe but there was a huge gap between them and Heat too. And Heat are showing it to us now. They completely deserve to continue in the playoffs.

By the way, I'm really sad to see that Nets are out by 4-0. It was too much for them and I would have liked to see some resistance from them at least.

[dezoel]

I am not entirely sure if Nets would blow things up this early. This was the first year where they could have played all three together and Kyrie caused a rift between the players, Harden hated the fact that he was given the right to not play and that is why he left.

This will be a full season where they will play together in 22-23 season and they could become better. Obviously build a better team around those two but at the same time we shouldn't consider kicking Kyrie or Durant out and rebuilding already, that would be too rush of a decision. So I believe that we could end up with a proper team with one full proper season and can see them actually do something.

[Taskford]

I am not entirely sure if Nets would blow things up this early. This was the first year where they could have played all three together and Kyrie caused a rift between the players, Harden hated the fact that he was given the right to not play and that is why he left.

This will be a full season where they will play together in 22-23 season and they could become better. Obviously build a better team around those two but at the same time we shouldn't consider kicking Kyrie or Durant out and rebuilding already, that would be too rush of a decision. So I believe that we could end up with a proper team with one full proper season and can see them actually do something.

Why kick Durant? he's consistent so far and been lifting up Nets this season also he's not really the main problem of this team since he provides quality numbers so this is a huge loss for Nets if they let this guy out of their line up. Maybe they should think about Kyrie should be out of their line up since he go on different controversy and that totally affect their line up and his gameplay. His ego is also problem on their team so I guess they should trade him since they also have another problem in the presence of Simmons. Then guess what will happen if Kyrie and Simmons ego will clash in the middle of the game for sure their chemistry will destroyed and they cannot play well together.

[Yogee]

It has been a really easy matchup for Miami Heat so far against Atlanta Hawks. They didn't have much problem in the games they won. And they are in the lead in this series by 3-1. Tonight, they can end this in their home court by making the series 4-1. And I strongly believe that this will happen.

Have you made that conclusion after the news that Buttler will be out in game 5 due to right knee inflammation? Perhaps you didn't even know that. Jimmy has been instrumental for the Heat this series so this injury increase the Hawk's chances to force game 6.

Lowry is also out but good thing coach Spoelstra still has players he could rely on. It's time for the likes of Herro to take over.

[OgNasty]

I am not entirely sure if Nets would blow things up this early. This was the first year where they could have played all three together and Kyrie caused a rift between the players, Harden hated the fact that he was given the right to not play and that is why he left.

This will be a full season where they will play together in 22-23 season and they could become better. Obviously build a better team around those two but at the same time we shouldn't consider kicking Kyrie or Durant out and rebuilding already, that would be too rush of a decision. So I believe that we could end up with a proper team with one full proper season and can see them actually do something.

I don't think I would call it rebuilding anyway.  They are still building the team they want.  Aldridge is probably done and Blake might be thinking about going elsewhere.  I'm sure they'll be able to grab some interesting free agents.  It took the Miami Heatles 2 years to get a Finals win and they had more talent than the Nets do.  I think the main guys will be motivated to come back for one more year.  At that point Kyrie will probably have to look for another team as I'm sure the Nets are fed up with him already and his contract is up after next season.  Then they'll be looking to build a team around Simmons.  Next year is their shot at a title, and maybe even Durant's last good shot as his career begins the downhill slide.

[goinmerry]

Low scoring game for the Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks Game 5.

They just finished the 1Q with only 22-21 score Hawks. All key players of both teams are still silent up to this point. Thinking of placing a live bet at Under 199.5 but sometimes, both teams will unleash their intensity of plays in the later quarter.

I will observe first before placing a bet.

[chaser15]

Why kick Durant? he's consistent so far and been lifting up Nets this season also he's not really the main problem of this team since he provides quality numbers so this is a huge loss for Nets if they let this guy out of their line up.

If I'm not mistaken Kevin Durant has a player option for 2022-23. I think the same goes for Kyrie Irving.

He might leave or not stay on the Brooklyn Nets and that's what we need to follow.

Brooklyn Nets failed to reach what they are expecting on these 2 after giving up their young players and future draft picks. Not even close to a competition, unlike last year when they reached the Eastern Conference Finals.

[dwyane36]

Coaches actually have a huge impact on team losses and wins. If Steve Nash just put all necessary pieces on the court, it could've been resulted into a different outcome rather getting swept. Boston is one of the most talented team in the NBA today. But I know for sure that the Nets could've done better than that. Man, they have Dragic, Irving, Durant, and they have good supporting players. Boston just executed better than Nets both defensively and offensively.
I'm not gonna be surprised If Nash will separate ways with Brooklyn after this off season.

It's worth noting that Nash is still an inexperienced coach as he only started coaching 2 seasons ago. However, such poor Nets performance is not only the fault of the coach but also the fault of the players and management. So I think the Nets management will give Nash another chance and keep him for at least another season, especially since his contract with the Nets runs until the end of season 23/24.

[Bttzed03]

~ Thinking of placing a live bet at Under 199.5 but sometimes, both teams will unleash their intensity of plays in the later quarter.

Congrats if you placed a bet.


You have to appreciate the Heat's distributed scoring throughout the game and also their defense especially in the last possession. Too bad for Hunter as he kept the Hawks close but the rest of the team couldn't keep the series alive. Trae Young with more turnovers (6) than made field goals (2) is something else That's probably the worst record for a PG.


Grizz managed to catch up to the Wolves in the fourth. This is another close game.

edit: Grizz won.

[ingiltere]

Heat finished the series in fifth game. I guess Ice Cold Trae got melted in Miami Heat. He was just awful in this series except one game. 2/12 FGM, 0/5 3PM tonight. De'Andre Hunter tried everything to hold on to series but it wasn't enough. Heat was great even without Lowry and Butler. Oladipo returned great. Him and Adebayo carried Heat, Strus also hit important shots in critical minutes. Heat is looking strong but all other top Eastern teams are similar as well. It will be though match-up in conference semis.

[danherbias07]

You have to appreciate the Heat's distributed scoring throughout the game and also their defense especially in the last possession. Too bad for Hunter as he kept the Hawks close but the rest of the team couldn't keep the series alive. Trae Young with more turnovers (6) than made field goals (2) is something else That's probably the worst record for a PG.

His best record in turnovers.  It's not far from his performance on Game 1 and without him, at his best condition, the Hawks will absolutely lose that game. They are lucky Kyle Lowry is out for 2 games and got even luckier when Jimmy Buckets felt a knee inflammation so he also missed the game.
But they cannot take advantage of it while Victor Oladipo led the team with 23 points. He is back and his mental strength might be better now.
Miami Heat just got stronger and will have their full long rest waiting for which team will advance. 76ers or Raptors.

[OgNasty]

Ja Morant had a dunk in the Grizzlies win tonight that was one of the best of the year. I think it’s a little funny they don’t call a charge on him when he jumps nearly over people. I guess if the highlight is good enough it’s all good.

The Suns showed they could win a game without Devon Booker as they take a 3-2 series lead. Bridges picked up the slack for them putting up 31 points, which is somewhat unexpected from him in a playoff game.

There was also an article released saying Ben Simmons had a mental block keeping him from playing this year…

[Coin_trader]

The Suns showed they could win a game without Devon Booker as they take a 3-2 series lead. Bridges picked up the slack for them putting up 31 points, which is somewhat unexpected from him in a playoff game.

There was also an article released saying Ben Simmons had a mental block keeping him from playing this year…

Pelicans seems manageable to beat for Suns without Booker but what about Mavericks on the next round or GSW/Grizzlies? They will be massacred by this teams with a strong offense and outside the perimeter shooting. I Booker will return in the middle of there playoffs run so that there effort on regular season for having a good record will not be wasted when they early eliminate in playoffs.

Ben Simmons needs to cool off and back to basic. Many famous pro players failed to get there game back again after losing confidence like what happened to Isiah Thomas.

[Russlenat]

I am not entirely sure if Nets would blow things up this early. This was the first year where they could have played all three together and Kyrie caused a rift between the players, Harden hated the fact that he was given the right to not play and that is why he left.

This will be a full season where they will play together in 22-23 season and they could become better. Obviously build a better team around those two but at the same time we shouldn't consider kicking Kyrie or Durant out and rebuilding already, that would be too rush of a decision. So I believe that we could end up with a proper team with one full proper season and can see them actually do something.

Why kick Durant? he's consistent so far and been lifting up Nets this season also he's not really the main problem of this team since he provides quality numbers so this is a huge loss for Nets if they let this guy out of their line up. Maybe they should think about Kyrie should be out of their line up since he go on different controversy and that totally affect their line up and his gameplay. His ego is also problem on their team so I guess they should trade him since they also have another problem in the presence of Simmons. Then guess what will happen if Kyrie and Simmons ego will clash in the middle of the game for sure their chemistry will destroyed and they cannot play well together.

I have given a thought about that one too, both Kyrie and Simmons have big egos and them clashing in the middle of important games would be so unfortunate but the only difference between them is that Kyrie can still prove that he is worth it while Simmons can't, this man have a psychological problem aside from his ego. While Durant on the other hand, he is always consistent in his forcing himself to carry the even if it's so hard to do.

[carlisle1]

I have given a thought about that one too, both Kyrie and Simmons have big egos and them clashing in the middle of important games would be so unfortunate but the only difference between them is that Kyrie can still prove that he is worth it while Simmons can't, this man have a psychological problem aside from his ego. While Durant on the other hand, he is always consistent in his forcing himself to carry the even if it's so hard to do.

Kicking KD? wow whoever wins the deal will surely improve their chance in the next season, Blaming game is not appropriate

for pros they should just leave it up and forget things and move forward. Stars like KD will always have a good room to any team who

wanted to solidify their squad. With that concern regarding to Kyrie and Simmons nothing to say it's an open book around the web and

without any adjustments coming from these two players they will be judge according to how they act.