2024 NBA Season

[Jating]

Knicks had a great win in Denver on the road.  Yep Denver was without jokic but going out west in Denver is never easy no matter the lineup.  2-0 on the west coast trip they need to get some wins behind them and clear space between being .500

Thibs is now locked into a 9 man rotation which seems to be working.  They go into golden state Friday night, I'm not expecting much from that visit but that's why they play the games right!  Glad nba is getting underway, fall is always the best season for sports.

It's good that they got a win against the Denver team, but obviously, they don't have their MVP and it was a very close game.

But against the Warriors at home, it might be tough for them. Curry just drop 50 points but they lost on the road against the Phoenix Suns.

For sure they want to have a good bounce in their own homecourt so as much as we wanted for the Knicks to upset the Warriors, it will be hard pressed for them.

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[Captain Corporate]

There is this defensive problem going on with Warriors that they have been having hard time with. I feel like it will take a while before they could fix it, but at the end of the day its a valid problem. Draymond is not as good as he used to be, Klay of course had a terrible injury which limits his lateral movement as we all know, and Curry was never a great defender. Which means no matter how well Curry plays, they are going to end up losing because that is how they are designed, to play with a good defense. The years they became champions before Durant, they played with amazing defense first, even though they were known for their offense.

[livingfree]

I saw the news about Dwight Howard is playing on the league in Taiwan. There's now a follow up news that a team there too, the GhostHawks are wanting to take Carmelo Anthony to their team.

So, it's very likely that he'll take the sign there and play for that league. I felt bad again for Melo when he's got stuck with no team want to take him just like the past seasons when he's on the same situation.

But hopefully, he gets to sign there and play against Dwight's team.

I'm not aware that he is recruiting Carmelo Anthony, but who knows.

And if I'm not mistaken, Dwight said that he is making a cool $1 million per year, so it's like he is still playing with the veterans minimum in the NBA. But what Howard like maybe is that he will be treated as the superstar in his team in Taiwan and it could bring back his confidence once again.

Maybe that will be the sales pitch of Howard for Carmelo, join him and play make money and become a superstar once again.

It's not that Dwight is recruiting Melo, there's one team that wants him and they're on the talks.

For these two, they'll surely be treated as superstars in the T1 League and many fans from Asia are for sure going to come and seek and watch these two live.

These leagues are investing to these great players that have no longer contract to the NBA. Actually, that's a good opportunity and there will be some place and new home for these once-great players that are not renewed and given a contract by their teams.

[jostorres]

Not sure if Melo will go to that far, I also considering the statement above that he might consider retiring if there's no team that will
sign him maybe it's really time for him to chill and retired.

He can focus now with his father's life career, mentoring his kid in making his way to NBA, money wise Melo might have enough to
enjoy the luxuries that he invested from his NBA careers.

We might be hearing news and update about this and that will be the time that we can conclude about his future plan.

Melo wouldn't be the first person in the world to leave their wife to go work somewhere else, his wife could stay in LA or wherever and then Melo could leave to play there and fly whenever he can back to USA, but that would require a lot of money. This dude is someone who made a ton of money and I think money would not really be a big deal unless it's stupid amount of money to leave on the table, like 10+ million a year and I doubt anyone will offer him that much.

So long story short he won't be playing anywhere, unless he really wants to just play and then in that case any team would do for any money, but I doubt that’s the case for him, he looks like ready to retire.

[Baofeng]

I saw the news about Dwight Howard is playing on the league in Taiwan. There's now a follow up news that a team there too, the GhostHawks are wanting to take Carmelo Anthony to their team.

So, it's very likely that he'll take the sign there and play for that league. I felt bad again for Melo when he's got stuck with no team want to take him just like the past seasons when he's on the same situation.

But hopefully, he gets to sign there and play against Dwight's team.

I'm not aware that he is recruiting Carmelo Anthony, but who knows.

And if I'm not mistaken, Dwight said that he is making a cool $1 million per year, so it's like he is still playing with the veterans minimum in the NBA. But what Howard like maybe is that he will be treated as the superstar in his team in Taiwan and it could bring back his confidence once again.

Maybe that will be the sales pitch of Howard for Carmelo, join him and play make money and become a superstar once again.

It's not that Dwight is recruiting Melo, there's one team that wants him and they're on the talks.

For these two, they'll surely be treated as superstars in the T1 League and many fans from Asia are for sure going to come and seek and watch these two live.

These leagues are investing to these great players that have no longer contract to the NBA. Actually, that's a good opportunity and there will be some place and new home for these once-great players that are not renewed and given a contract by their teams.

Ok thanks mate, and as I have research, and regarding Dwight Howards playing in T1, the league said that their tickets was sold out in 10 minutes upon releasing this news. So for sure many wanted to see how Dwight will play in their league and he could bring tickets sales.

And imagine if Melo decided to play in T1, gonna be beneficial on both sides, Melo earning still good enough millions per year and then the league making a killing in tickets sales because basketball fanatics wanted to see Melo play.

But still up to Melo Anthony to pursue basketball outside of the NBA.

[livingfree]

It's not that Dwight is recruiting Melo, there's one team that wants him and they're on the talks.

For these two, they'll surely be treated as superstars in the T1 League and many fans from Asia are for sure going to come and seek and watch these two live.

These leagues are investing to these great players that have no longer contract to the NBA. Actually, that's a good opportunity and there will be some place and new home for these once-great players that are not renewed and given a contract by their teams.

Ok thanks mate, and as I have research, and regarding Dwight Howards playing in T1, the league said that their tickets was sold out in 10 minutes upon releasing this news. So for sure many wanted to see how Dwight will play in their league and he could bring tickets sales.

And imagine if Melo decided to play in T1, gonna be beneficial on both sides, Melo earning still good enough millions per year and then the league making a killing in tickets sales because basketball fanatics wanted to see Melo play.

But still up to Melo Anthony to pursue basketball outside of the NBA.

Seriously that quick for solding out all the tickets? Just wow! There's now the potential that T1 teams if they acquire more NBA players that no longer has bond to the league and its teams will give them this idea that most of their games will be sold out.

Dwight gets a good contract with them and I'm pretty sure that there are a lot of perks to him while being attached to his current team.

And the same might happen for Melo, there will be more sold out tickets for the entire league and perks would be also given to him. I'm still trying to find some updates if he has already signed in but, I have found none.

[danherbias07]

Look out! The Clippers Kawhi Leonard was upgraded to questionable status. He might play against Detroit Pistons. Let's see if he will be there during warm-ups. There will be a big change in the line if ever it's proven that he will play. I can't remember if it was -10.5 yesterday.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1593311766175485953?s=20&t=qH12fTlh8tfwCHcSFzHk0g

Suns' strange Jae Crowder saga could be nearing its end, per reports
If you guys remember he asked for a trade when he found out he will not be part of the starting team. (although he is still denying it)
This will be good news for Jae Crowder, he can go back and play again while it's still early in the season.

The team reportedly was close to finalizing a three-team trade before Wednesday's game

There's no clear information yet about what teams are included in the trade but I am guessing one of those will be Miami Heat.

[Yogee]

Look out! The Clippers Kawhi Leonard was upgraded to questionable status. He might play against Detroit Pistons. Let's see if he will be there during warm-ups. There will be a big change in the line if ever it's proven that he will play. I can't remember if it was -10.5 yesterday.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1593311766175485953?s=20&t=qH12fTlh8tfwCHcSFzHk0g

Ah so this is probably where some social media posts quoting from KD that the league is different without Kahwi came from. It sounds strange that they may allow a "questionable" Kawhi to play hehe. His image of refusing not to play when not 100% still lingers.

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Anyone following the Wolves? I'm checking their standing from time to time since they gave up a lot for one player. This may be too early to judge but it doesn't look like it is paying off.

[Reid]

Brooklyn Nets looking different when Joe Harris goes wild. Now 4 of 4 in deep. If this will continue, they might win against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Defense and less turnovers will be their other key to win the game since KD and Harris can cover the offensive end. Seth Curry has not yet found his rhythm, let's see what he can do in the 2nd half.

Sacramento Kings going strong, Spurs trying to stay close.

[OgNasty]

Great ending between the Nets and Trailblazers tonight. Durant missed a shot with a couple second left but Royce O’Neal was there to clean it up and get the win. Ben Simmons had a great night coming off the bench and shooting 6-6 with 12 rebounds. Maybe they’re hoping coming off the bench will help Ben like it seems to be helping Westbrook. Kevin Durant ended up with 35 and 8.

[YuginKadoya]

Here are the results for the picks on the game today, and it is not good because the Portland Trail Blazers have ruined my parley,

Portland Trail Blazers VS Brooklyn Nets SCORE 107 - 109 - LOST

The Portland Trail Blazers have a good start which is why I am really confident that they will win this match but against another good start turns back at the end because the Nets have flipped the tables, and the Nets will eventually win it was really a close game, Ben Simmons got a double-double performance of 13 rebounds and 15 points, while Royce O'Neale got a triple-double performance of 10 rebounds 11 assist and 11 points,

Sacramento Kings VS San Antonio Spurs SCORE 130 - 112 - WIN

The Kings have a great spread from start to end Sacramento Kings from start to end they were very dominating against the Spurs, well it could be great if the Blazers won aswell but my Parley has been ruined,

Los Angeles Clippers VS Detroit Pistons SCORE 96 - 91 - WIN

This was a close game actually and the Piston had a great start but again the Clippers have dragged the momentum on their side and win,

[Hypnosis00]

@YuginKadoya, 2-1, not bad mate, you still win if your betting is fix. Only few games so few games to cap only, but be ready for tomorrow because we have a lot of games 11 games to be exact. My early favorites are.

1-Jazz
2-Warriors
3-Boston
4-Bucks

[yazher]

Great ending between the Nets and Trailblazers tonight. Durant missed a shot with a couple second left but Royce O’Neal was there to clean it up and get the win. Ben Simmons had a great night coming off the bench and shooting 6-6 with 12 rebounds. Maybe they’re hoping coming off the bench will help Ben like it seems to be helping Westbrook. Kevin Durant ended up with 35 and 8.

That shooting percentage tonight will be a pain in the ass for his critics, I mean, they should really consider not going overboard because Ben is still an NBA player and have the capability to improved especially when he knows exactly where he should be. his offense and defense help a lot this time despite Kevin Durant's unusual performance. This is how star players should be, when one is not having a good day, others should know how exactly what to do and some of them will take the opportunity to take action to save their team from losing.

[TravelMug]

Great ending between the Nets and Trailblazers tonight. Durant missed a shot with a couple second left but Royce O’Neal was there to clean it up and get the win. Ben Simmons had a great night coming off the bench and shooting 6-6 with 12 rebounds. Maybe they’re hoping coming off the bench will help Ben like it seems to be helping Westbrook. Kevin Durant ended up with 35 and 8.

Yeah, I thought that the game will go into OT, Nets try to hold on their lead in the last 2:50.

But the TrailBlazers keeps coming back and then and 1 by Nurkic ties the score. They just have to play good defense and they actually did against Durant. Although KD could have made that shot easy as that is his sweet spot.

Nevertheless the Blazers wasn't able to secure the rbound and O'neal might that tip.

[carlisle1]

@YuginKadoya, 2-1, not bad mate, you still win if your betting is fix. Only few games so few games to cap only, but be ready for tomorrow because we have a lot of games 11 games to be exact. My early favorites are.

1-Jazz
2-Warriors
3-Boston
4-Bucks

Yes 2-1 is not that bad though the odd will be different as both wins are favorite and have smaller odd if I recall it right but a win
still a win and might be covering the ML.

Tomorrow is another day, and you still have lot of time to assess and pick your game, I'm eyeing with Boston and Warriors a
good game for a parlay bet.

Might be checking first if there's news that come up before taking or placing bet if ever.

[Questat]

Might be checking first if there's news that come up before taking or placing bet if ever.

That's a must because you need to be aware of the injury report as star players might be out when they are listed as questionable or out. When it comes to betting, it's also good if you know how to bet live, that's live betting, that way you can find good odds gives you nice value for your bets.

[danherbias07]

Tomorrow is another day, and you still have lot of time to assess and pick your game, I'm eyeing with Boston and Warriors a
good game for a parlay bet.

Might be checking first if there's news that come up before taking or placing bet if ever.

Covid-19 is still attacking so yes, you might want to put your bets before the game. But there are perks with early bets too and that's the spreads being better like what happened with the Clippers vs Trail Blazers.
The Clippers' spread was high enough while Kawhi is in questionable status to play, it went higher when it was announced he is positive to play.

My eyes are also set on the Warriors game because they are winning at home but never on the road. The chances of trying to force every win they could get are probable so they will do everything here to win it. The line is -6.5 for a 1.92 profit. It's reachable but could be better if the Knicks will start the lead. Just need some fast hands to input the bet. 

[mirakal]

I saw the news about Dwight Howard is playing on the league in Taiwan. There's now a follow up news that a team there too, the GhostHawks are wanting to take Carmelo Anthony to their team.

So, it's very likely that he'll take the sign there and play for that league. I felt bad again for Melo when he's got stuck with no team want to take him just like the past seasons when he's on the same situation.

But hopefully, he gets to sign there and play against Dwight's team.

I'm not aware that he is recruiting Carmelo Anthony, but who knows.

And if I'm not mistaken, Dwight said that he is making a cool $1 million per year, so it's like he is still playing with the veterans minimum in the NBA. But what Howard like maybe is that he will be treated as the superstar in his team in Taiwan and it could bring back his confidence once again.

Maybe that will be the sales pitch of Howard for Carmelo, join him and play make money and become a superstar once again.

It's not that Dwight is recruiting Melo, there's one team that wants him and they're on the talks.

For these two, they'll surely be treated as superstars in the T1 League and many fans from Asia are for sure going to come and seek and watch these two live.

These leagues are investing to these great players that have no longer contract to the NBA. Actually, that's a good opportunity and there will be some place and new home for these once-great players that are not renewed and given a contract by their teams.

Yup, Dwight is not recruiting Melo. The rivalry began when the Taoyuan Leopards successfully signed Dwight Howard, that is why the Tainan Ghost Hawks are also looking forward to get Carmelo Anthony on board to get even. Dwight and Melo will soon have the treatment and service they won't be getting anywhere in the NBA, that's for sure. AFAIK, Asia loved basketball so much and with them on hand, their games will be packed for sure.

That's for sure and they will get the service and treatment that they won't be getting in the NBA. Howard already received a warm welcome

[stadus]

Portland is victorious again and remains in the lead in the western conference. Boston leads the Eastern Conference. If there is no serious injury this season, it seems that the championship will pass between these two teams. For me, Boston is one step ahead. Boston performed well, winning their last 7 games. The team is in great shape. The Ime Udoka incident doesn't seem to have had a negative impact on the team.

I understand what you're saying but I think it is still too premature to make some predictions on who will be facing in the Finals soon, even if both mentioned teams are still healthy, no one can guarantee it. Moreover, let's expect the unexpected because there will be a lot of things that might happen soon like some trades that can alter a team's fate and there are teams in the league that are still on the adjusting and recovering phase.

Portland definitely has a chance now, I think this is the best version of Portland with Leonard leading the team and with the help of Simons and Grant. They had improved defensively and their offense has improved a bit as well, but defense is always more important since they lack that in the previous seasons.

You mean Lillard? Actually, all of the teams in the league now do have equal chances to survive the regular season.
But yes, by far, this is the best version of Portland Trail Blazers. They started strong and they will finish strong if there will be no serious complications or injuries along the way especially for Dame and the rest of the team who are continuously stepping up their game.

They had a game earlier for which I expected that they will have an easy journey against the Nets who are still struggling, but they lost because the Nets suddenly became so competitive, even Ben Simmons was impressive and haven't missed any shots. Lost my bet but I enjoyed the game.

[dwyane36]

Great ending between the Nets and Trailblazers tonight. Durant missed a shot with a couple second left but Royce O’Neal was there to clean it up and get the win. Ben Simmons had a great night coming off the bench and shooting 6-6 with 12 rebounds. Maybe they’re hoping coming off the bench will help Ben like it seems to be helping Westbrook. Kevin Durant ended up with 35 and 8.

That shooting percentage tonight will be a pain in the ass for his critics, I mean, they should really consider not going overboard because Ben is still an NBA player and have the capability to improved especially when he knows exactly where he should be. his offense and defense help a lot this time despite Kevin Durant's unusual performance. This is how star players should be, when one is not having a good day, others should know how exactly what to do and some of them will take the opportunity to take action to save their team from losing.

It was definitely Simmons' best performance this season, and it looks like his new role as a bench player is benefiting him, considering he was able to score more than 10 points in the last two games. Although I think it's still not enough, and he'll likely be criticized in the same way as before. Besides, there is nothing surprising in the fact that Simmons is constantly subjected to criticism because his short-sighted actions have brought this on himself.