2024 NBA Season

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When Tatum almost had a triple double and he got a support offensively from at least one of the players, and when the Heat shoots this bad, it was an inevitable Celtics win. And we have to note that Celtics also had a injured Marcus Smart for this game. There is something about this Celtics team. Even though Tatum might be considered a superstar, they are not feeling like that to me. They are a very wholesome team and we don't see this much of wholesome team usually. They are just one game away from going to the Finals, which is after this point and how they play, quite possible.

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[btc_angela]

When Tatum almost had a triple double and he got a support offensively from at least one of the players, and when the Heat shoots this bad, it was an inevitable Celtics win. And we have to note that Celtics also had a injured Marcus Smart for this game. There is something about this Celtics team. Even though Tatum might be considered a superstar, they are not feeling like that to me. They are a very wholesome team and we don't see this much of wholesome team usually. They are just one game away from going to the Finals, which is after this point and how they play, quite possible.

I guess the role players really knows their 'role', they need to support Jason Tatum in both offense and defense. And when they play this perfect, the Heat will have no chance against them.Hopefully though, we want a game 7 between the two, both are very close team as far as numbers go, and hopefully it will be time for Butler to comeback strong in game 6 and prevent the elimination. Play hard because there will be no tomorrow for them. And usually teams that have their backs against the wall responded very well.

[Jating]

I must indicate that I'm very contented with the Celtics win last night. They were already the favourite side of the game in the first place but it was still Heat we were talking about. It isn't easy to beat them in this season. Celtics won two times in a row and got 3-2 ahead in the series as well. Something is going on really wrong with Heat now and I hope to see Celtics finishing up the series next time. But something inside me says that the series will be 3-3 first and after that Celtics will make it to the finals by 4-3.

For one, it seems that Butler and Lowry are still feeling the effects of their injuries. Second, there are no bench scoring for them, the Sixth man of the year is injured, third, they played poor defense and they are being outrebound by the Celtics in this series. Yes, why not 3-3 next game and Heat coming back right? But not sure because Boston is having this kind of momentum and they can't allow a team like the Heat forcing them a game 7 because they will lose their home court advantage.

[rdbase]

Steve Kerr almost calls it a game because of 99-70 behind entering the 4th Quarter. But his bench squad managed to cut it by 8 points haha.

I don't know if Kerr will put back his main starters lol. The Warriors outscored the Mavericks by 32-13 with 3 minutes left in the final quarter.

What a rally from the Warriors bench lol. This is the problem of the Mavericks since the beginning of this series. I'm expecting lots of criticism later after the game even if the Mavericks will win this game.

EDIT: 119-109 Mavericks

Mavericks pulled off 1 win, I think the series ends in game 5. GSW will close it out at home. Luka is a good player, but he is a ball hog and needs a couple more years to mature.

I missed the game today, but I guess you are correct. Why not extend the series for one more game and win at home. Mavs only has little to non chances of winning this series though. And, so much for Luka trying to be LeBron carrying the Mavs to the finals. I'm not even sure why the Luka and Porzingis didn't worked out. I think experience and maturity is really essential for Luka for the team to work whoever important pieces the Mavs will acquire.

There's still a lot more room to improve for Luka, I mean he is already good but this is just too much for him to bear because there are only 2 or 3 of them in the team who is really functional and Luka is the one who is so consistent. He will be back for the next season as a more experienced Luka, there is no need to rush because this is his 1st playoff experience and he is still 23 years old, yet he managed to carry the team to WCF.

Luka does not need to improve, it's the Dallas team that has to improve because only Luka is the most consistent in the team, without the consistency of his teammates, Luka will not be able to carry his team to beat the Warriors.  It's a must-win for them tomorrow, otherwise, they will be eliminated and their journey will be over, so let's see what he can do to extend the series.

The issue is noone will want to come to Dallas if they're never gonna get the ball. Luka has be more of a team leader and not think the game always rests on his shoulders. There's no doubt the guy is a good ball player, but share the load.

That's what everybody has been saying all series long.
Doncic can not carry the entire team on his shoulders, his back will eventually break.

I think Golden State will finish this series tonight so they can finally move on to the finals. And that is looking like with those Celtics the way the Heat played in their last game.

[OgNasty]

I think Golden State will finish this series so they can finally move on to the finals and that is looking like it will be the Celtics the way the Heat played in their last game.

I agree. It probably should have been Warriors vs Bucks, but the Middleton injury. I would’ve rather seen Warriors vs 76ers also, but the Embiid injury… That Boston team is a good one though and they’ve been through a lot together, so I’m not mad about it. I do think the Warriors will end up on top though, further cementing the legacy of that squad.

[goinmerry]

The NBA has to do something about its one day to travel in between games. I mean I can only imagine how fagged out both teams would have been. There's so many injuries and little time to rest and recover from them.

That's non-sense and it will affect the league's original timeline and roadmap. Unfortunate injuries really happened and who else wants to be injured?

The NBA has nothing to do with it. The league has always followed that type of schedule since then and the only time teams are resting for a bit long is when transferring game venues like Game 2 to Game 3, Game 4 to Game 5, etc. based on the format.

Injuries really affect the team's rally. It can't be avoided.

[dwyane36]

I think Golden State will finish this series so they can finally move on to the finals and that is looking like it will be the Celtics the way the Heat played in their last game.

I agree. It probably should have been Warriors vs Bucks, but the Middleton injury. I would’ve rather seen Warriors vs 76ers also, but the Embiid injury… That Boston team is a good one though and they’ve been through a lot together, so I’m not mad about it. I do think the Warriors will end up on top though, further cementing the legacy of that squad.

Yeah, the Warriors and Celtics will most likely face each other in the final series. Honestly, I would like to see the Heat in the final, but they are clearly not playing like champions, especially during the last couple of games. By the way, many other teams also had great potential to reach the final series, but the championship will be won by the least injured team as injuries are always the deciding factor in winning.

[Dave1]

I think Golden State will finish this series so they can finally move on to the finals and that is looking like it will be the Celtics the way the Heat played in their last game.

I agree. It probably should have been Warriors vs Bucks, but the Middleton injury. I would’ve rather seen Warriors vs 76ers also, but the Embiid injury… That Boston team is a good one though and they’ve been through a lot together, so I’m not mad about it. I do think the Warriors will end up on top though, further cementing the legacy of that squad.

Warriors vs Bucks might be a good one though, Giannis against Draymond. 76ers? nah, even if Joel is not injured, they would have a hard time against this East team.

Yes, if by chance the Warriors win the NBA finals again, Curry, Klay and Green's legacy are cemented and they as one of the dominant team in the last 10 years. Their numbers should be up at par with the great teams in the 2000's such as Lakers and the Spurs.

[Joca97]

I think Golden State will finish this series so they can finally move on to the finals and that is looking like it will be the Celtics the way the Heat played in their last game.

I agree. It probably should have been Warriors vs Bucks, but the Middleton injury. I would’ve rather seen Warriors vs 76ers also, but the Embiid injury… That Boston team is a good one though and they’ve been through a lot together, so I’m not mad about it. I do think the Warriors will end up on top though, further cementing the legacy of that squad.

Yeah, the Warriors and Celtics will most likely face each other in the final series. Honestly, I would like to see the Heat in the final, but they are clearly not playing like champions, especially during the last couple of games. By the way, many other teams also had great potential to reach the final series, but the championship will be won by the least injured team as injuries are always the deciding factor in winning.

I dont see Miami heat at all in the finals due to how bad they are playing against Boston. If Jimmy Butler dosent score or plays well o most for sure is that they will lose. Honestly i would like to see the final between Warriors and Celtics it will be intresting

[danherbias07]

This is the first time Stephen Curry became an MVP in the post-season. And also the first time they have given the new award.
Our first Earvin "Magic" Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP - Steph Curry.
And the Oscar Robertson WCF Champions go to the Golden State Warriors. It's nice to see Shaun Livingston again presenting the award to his ex-teammates. He doesn't look like he aged even after retirement. 

I bet the Mavericks will be doing some player hunting after this. They need to find exactly what they are missing to strengthen their roster.

[TravelMug]

This is the first time Stephen Curry became an MVP in the post-season. And also the first time they have given the new award.
Our first Earvin "Magic" Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP - Steph Curry.
And the Oscar Robertson WCF Champions go to the Golden State Warriors. It's nice to see Shaun Livingston again presenting the award to his ex-teammates. He doesn't look like he aged even after retirement. 

I bet the Mavericks will be doing some player hunting after this. They need to find exactly what they are missing to strengthen their roster.

Yeah, I was just thinking, if Iggy can win another ring without playing at the finals, then Shaun might be thinking of a comeback. 

Nevertheless, it's good to see Curry carrying that WCF Finals MVP and then acknowledging the team and specially Klay who is out for almost 2 years and then comeback to go to the finals again.

Funny interview though when Klay said he wanted 10 triples in this game, "but whatever". 

[ultrloa]

I think Golden State will finish this series so they can finally move on to the finals and that is looking like it will be the Celtics the way the Heat played in their last game.

I agree. It probably should have been Warriors vs Bucks, but the Middleton injury. I would’ve rather seen Warriors vs 76ers also, but the Embiid injury… That Boston team is a good one though and they’ve been through a lot together, so I’m not mad about it. I do think the Warriors will end up on top though, further cementing the legacy of that squad.

Yeah, the Warriors and Celtics will most likely face each other in the final series. Honestly, I would like to see the Heat in the final, but they are clearly not playing like champions, especially during the last couple of games. By the way, many other teams also had great potential to reach the final series, but the championship will be won by the least injured team as injuries are always the deciding factor in winning.

There's huge chances that Boston will win this seeing how Miami perform in their past games but I'm still not closing doors about possibilities that Heat will do comeback knowing if Butler and Bam perform well this will be dangerous for Celtics.

But I'm more into GSW and Celtics into finals because it will be fun watching Curry and Thompson competing with Tatum and Brown.

[Questat]

I think Golden State will finish this series so they can finally move on to the finals and that is looking like it will be the Celtics the way the Heat played in their last game.

I agree. It probably should have been Warriors vs Bucks, but the Middleton injury. I would’ve rather seen Warriors vs 76ers also, but the Embiid injury… That Boston team is a good one though and they’ve been through a lot together, so I’m not mad about it. I do think the Warriors will end up on top though, further cementing the legacy of that squad.

Yeah, the Warriors and Celtics will most likely face each other in the final series. Honestly, I would like to see the Heat in the final, but they are clearly not playing like champions, especially during the last couple of games. By the way, many other teams also had great potential to reach the final series, but the championship will be won by the least injured team as injuries are always the deciding factor in winning.

There's huge chances that Boston will win this seeing how Miami perform in their past games but I'm still not closing doors about possibilities that Heat will do comeback knowing if Butler and Bam perform well this will be dangerous for Celtics.

But I'm more into GSW and Celtics into finals because it will be fun watching Curry and Thompson competing with Tatum and Brown.

If only Heat had won game 5, then they have a chance to be in the NBA Finals. What happened is, Butler's good shooting percentage is gone, he still keeps shooting but his percenage is very low, therefore, if they will do the same strategy and Butler will still struggle, then most likely it will have the same result in game 5.

[yazher]

There's huge chances that Boston will win this seeing how Miami perform in their past games but I'm still not closing doors about possibilities that Heat will do comeback knowing if Butler and Bam perform well this will be dangerous for Celtics.

But I'm more into GSW and Celtics into finals because it will be fun watching Curry and Thompson competing with Tatum and Brown.

More likely that would be the case since we saw how Butler's performance dramatically causes them to lose the game in game 5. But I would be happy to see game 7 with these two teams in the Eastern Conference final since these two have dominated the game this season, it's pointless that one of them will be eliminated just by an unexpected injury, and looks like Butler is really hurt compared to Tatum in game 4. Anyway, that's just the way it is, when it comes to physical games like this, we need to consider such things really happen and we cannot do something about it.

[Reid]

There's huge chances that Boston will win this seeing how Miami perform in their past games but I'm still not closing doors about possibilities that Heat will do comeback knowing if Butler and Bam perform well this will be dangerous for Celtics.

But I'm more into GSW and Celtics into finals because it will be fun watching Curry and Thompson competing with Tatum and Brown.

Agree to that.
They are having a hard time finding their offense in Game 5. 1st half was a good run and they ended it with a lead but the 2nd half is a big shift to the Celtics team. What could've happened in the locker room that made them change the way they play their game? Their defense got better and their offense was all in high accuracy. It must be the showers.  
But that event tells Miami also gave them a good banging at the 1st half but could not convert it to a win. In short, a chance to win even at the TD Garden.

[jakdanyel]

Warriors finished the series against Mavericks very early by 4-1. This was very unexpected to me because Mavericks should have been able to win twice or thrice at least. Their performance so far was indicating a result like that. Warriors are still very dominant even when the times Curry and Thompson don't play very impressively. But in this one, it was like Thompson's day. He got 32 points and had a huge role in finishing up the series. Now Warriors are waiting for their opponent in the finals. And it is likely to be Celtics for now.

[Kelvinid]

There's huge chances that Boston will win this seeing how Miami perform in their past games but I'm still not closing doors about possibilities that Heat will do comeback knowing if Butler and Bam perform well this will be dangerous for Celtics.

But I'm more into GSW and Celtics into finals because it will be fun watching Curry and Thompson competing with Tatum and Brown.

Agree to that.
They are having a hard time finding their offense in Game 5. 1st half was a good run and they ended it with a lead but the 2nd half is a big shift to the Celtics team. What could've happened in the locker room that made them change the way they play their game? Their defense got better and their offense was all in high accuracy. It must be the showers.  
But that event tells Miami also gave them a good banging at the 1st half but could not convert it to a win. In short, a chance to win even at the TD Garden.

Celtics usually win in the first half, but game 5 was different because Heat won the 1st half, however, in the 2nd half, I'm surprised that Heat has no answer on the big run of the Celtics, looks like they are short in the rotation that they easily got tired, so how can they win in TD Garden?

By the way, Herro is questionable in game 6, hopefully, he'll play.

https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/heats-tyler-herro-listed-questionable-for-game-6/

[Pamadar]

There's huge chances that Boston will win this seeing how Miami perform in their past games but I'm still not closing doors about possibilities that Heat will do comeback knowing if Butler and Bam perform well this will be dangerous for Celtics.

But I'm more into GSW and Celtics into finals because it will be fun watching Curry and Thompson competing with Tatum and Brown.

Agree to that.
They are having a hard time finding their offense in Game 5. 1st half was a good run and they ended it with a lead but the 2nd half is a big shift to the Celtics team. What could've happened in the locker room that made them change the way they play their game? Their defense got better and their offense was all in high accuracy. It must be the showers.  
But that event tells Miami also gave them a good banging at the 1st half but could not convert it to a win. In short, a chance to win even at the TD Garden.

A chance that they shouldn't waste. Winning at home in front of your home crowd is something that every team wanted.

If the Boston will continue to keep rotating and finding the open man to make a shot,
it will be hard for Miami to answer back. The injuries really affecting how Miami is currently playing.
They need to more firepower if they want to survive and push this series in to game 7.

[Yamifoud]

There's huge chances that Boston will win this seeing how Miami perform in their past games but I'm still not closing doors about possibilities that Heat will do comeback knowing if Butler and Bam perform well this will be dangerous for Celtics.

But I'm more into GSW and Celtics into finals because it will be fun watching Curry and Thompson competing with Tatum and Brown.

Agree to that.
They are having a hard time finding their offense in Game 5. 1st half was a good run and they ended it with a lead but the 2nd half is a big shift to the Celtics team. What could've happened in the locker room that made them change the way they play their game? Their defense got better and their offense was all in high accuracy. It must be the showers.  
But that event tells Miami also gave them a good banging at the 1st half but could not convert it to a win. In short, a chance to win even at the TD Garden.

A chance that they shouldn't waste. Winning at home in front of your home crowd is something that every team wanted.

If the Boston will continue to keep rotating and finding the open man to make a shot,
it will be hard for Miami to answer back. The injuries really affecting how Miami is currently playing.
They need to more firepower if they want to survive and push this series in to game 7.

They are always doing the same strategy, their only problem is if their shots are not falling, but since they are playing at home, I expect that their shooting percentage will increase and that means their chance of finishing the Heat is very high. I'm just concerned about how healthy Butler going in this game, if he is not 100%, then most likely he will struggle again.

[ultrloa]

I think Golden State will finish this series so they can finally move on to the finals and that is looking like it will be the Celtics the way the Heat played in their last game.

I agree. It probably should have been Warriors vs Bucks, but the Middleton injury. I would’ve rather seen Warriors vs 76ers also, but the Embiid injury… That Boston team is a good one though and they’ve been through a lot together, so I’m not mad about it. I do think the Warriors will end up on top though, further cementing the legacy of that squad.

Yeah, the Warriors and Celtics will most likely face each other in the final series. Honestly, I would like to see the Heat in the final, but they are clearly not playing like champions, especially during the last couple of games. By the way, many other teams also had great potential to reach the final series, but the championship will be won by the least injured team as injuries are always the deciding factor in winning.

There's huge chances that Boston will win this seeing how Miami perform in their past games but I'm still not closing doors about possibilities that Heat will do comeback knowing if Butler and Bam perform well this will be dangerous for Celtics.

But I'm more into GSW and Celtics into finals because it will be fun watching Curry and Thompson competing with Tatum and Brown.

If only Heat had won game 5, then they have a chance to be in the NBA Finals. What happened is, Butler's good shooting percentage is gone, he still keeps shooting but his percenage is very low, therefore, if they will do the same strategy and Butler will still struggle, then most likely it will have the same result in game 5.

Nothing will happen to them if they do the same strategy because that style has been expose very well by Celtics si they need certain adjustment just to make the fire keep burning on them and heating up their passion yo win their next game. Next game is no room or them to get a mistake since if they still encounter such unfortunate incidents then might we will see Celtics truly advance to the finals.