2024 NBA Season

[yazher]

The Kings are indeed the best team in Cali now. It's really very surprising to see the Kings being in the top seed when we usually see them at the bottom for more than a decade.
It looks like they are a perfectly created team this season and the light beam gives a little confidence boost?

On the other hand, the Lakers are now back to reality. They just cant beat a team above .500 and the "trade LeBron" jokes just officially ended today lol.

They are really improving this season and they seem not to care about whose team they are gonna play in the next game. This kind of chemistry is more important than having some star players on the team that is not doing their job like how they used to do in their last teams. To be honest, the Sacramento Kings are really the most exciting thing in the NBA right now and hope that they will gonna win against Atlanta in their next game and proceed to play against the Boston Celtics with 8 wins streak. That would be an insane game to watch.

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[danherbias07]

Los Angeles Lakers still cannot get their first road win with or without Lebron James.
Anthony Davis though is proving he is definitely a monster. 4 games 30+ points and 15+ rebounds. Even the double-double man Kevin Love had not done this while in his prime.

The Philadelphia 76ers are beating the Brooklyn Nets right now even though Brooklyn has Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons, & Kyrie Irving and the 76ers are playing without Joel Embiid, James Harden, & Tyrese Maxey. Gamblers who are Philly fans might end up happy campers tonight. The Brooklyn Nets big 3 aren’t playing bad either. They’re just being out worked by the Philly bench players.

All of a sudden, it's difficult to watch the Nets play.
When KD was their only focus they can somehow manage to win. Now that Kyrie was inserted, the player rotation was confusing, adding the turnovers and less defensive energy. It was a disaster, an eye-sore, and it's obvious Ben Simmons is trying to prove something that led to isolated plays.

[Questat]

Los Angeles Lakers still cannot get their first road win with or without Lebron James.
Anthony Davis though is proving he is definitely a monster. 4 games 30+ points and 15+ rebounds. Even the double-double man Kevin Love had not done this while in his prime.

Davis did really everything to carry his team, but if you look at the contribution of his teammates, you can only choose some who are really contributing, it's like he is the only one who has a heavy load and we know he cannot do that against a good team like the Suns.

[freedomgo]

I think they will lose again when Lebron James is back. Lebron's main target this season is to gather as many points in order to surpass Kareem Abdul‑Jabbar's all-time scoring record.

It's worth noting that the Lakers' next opponent will be the Suns, which means there's a high probability that the Lakers will lose whether LeBron comes back or not. As for LeBron's desire to break Kareem's record, he only needs to average ~20 points per game to break that record. So I don't think it could somehow have a negative impact on the Lakers' performance.

They are much hype for the win they get for this last games so I think they will be more careful on their plays for them not to break their streak since if they lose we might see them break and cannot able to achieve their targets. I believe Lebron's main concern now is to increase his stats since he's chasing more records to break, maybe he know that Lakers is really in bad shape for another season.

Yes because the roster has now improved well enough compared to their stats last season that all 2 squad were like giving their worst performance, this season is different. WB is not shooting bricks anymore, he can now fill some holes that needed for the team while AD became more beast inside averaging 30+ points per game in their last 3 games, actually he still made 37 points earlier and 21 rebs. But still they lost to the Suns.

They will be having a 2-day break before their next game will start, maybe that day Lebron will also play. It will be a back-to-back games with the San Antonio Spurs.

[mirakal]

LeBron may not be what he used to be, but I still think he's king. Currently, the Los Angeles Lakers are standing with Anthony Davis in the last 3 games in his absence, but he will be more effective when he comes back. They had a three-game winning streak and now they have an away streak to play. If they manage to win in these matches, they will have a chance to play off, but it is very difficult to talk about the championship.

Anthony Davis is doing great again and the Lakers fans are celebrating because this is how they want it to be when AD playing like how he used to be in his prime, they are hard to beat, and actually this is good for them since they are focusing on him despite the others are saying that he is now prone to injury. LBJ seems a good addition in this kind of play by the Lakers but let's just hope that it won't change to streak loss when he back again because that would be a disaster and a huge regretful decision ever since they are on the momentum to regain back their rank as one of the contenders in the western conference.

I think they will lose again when Lebron James is back. Lebron's main target this season is to gather as many points in order to surpass Kareem Abdul‑Jabbar's all-time scoring record. If he managed to surpass Jabbar's record this season which is very doable, Lebron can play team-first next season during which they will be Westbrook-free and have $47 million which is a lot to spend on new players.

Anthony Davis is having momentum right now, he plays better when he is given the space and priority. It will be short-lived though once Lebron return's as the ball-handler and decision-maker. 

Says who?  Look at his team he NEEDS to score if they are going to win.  They are starting people like Austin Reaves at the 2 lol.  Lebron has never been a selfish player he always dishes the ball and has made the right plays in his career.  For most of his career he was always the best player on the court so yeah he should get the majority of the shots.

It's just too unreasonable to say that once Lebron will play, the team is guaranteed to lose their game just because of his objective this season. The whole franchise still needs him because he can still deliver huge points per game that the other guards cannot, his contribution will likely play an important role to give the team another win. I just don't like seeing them again adjusting because they will follow Lebron's lead again, it will be a lot easier for them if the ball is still shared just like for the past 4 games when Lebron wasn't playing.

[Japinat]

The Philadelphia 76ers are beating the Brooklyn Nets right now even though Brooklyn has Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons, & Kyrie Irving and the 76ers are playing without Joel Embiid, James Harden, & Tyrese Maxey. Gamblers who are Philly fans might end up happy campers tonight. The Brooklyn Nets big 3 aren’t playing bad either. They’re just being out worked by the Philly bench players.

Philly's second team still holding up with a three-point lead. It will be embarassing for the Nets to lose here but they would probably take them out in the fourth. Good game so far but it's just disappointing to see both teams trading missed 3-pointers late in the third quarter.

And it's over now, 115-109, and that is why the Sixers are a huge underdog in this game. Without their stars Joel and Harden and yet their second unit was able to snag that win against the Nets. Melton and Tobias Harris did the damage for the Sixers.

The big 3 of the Nets have good game, but the Sixers really make it hard for them. Good for those who bet on the Sixers in this game.

Maxey wasn't around with the Sixers too yet they still managed to hold and defeat the complete and healthy Brooklyn Nets. The Sixers 2nd squad was impressive in their game earlier and exactly the reason why they're still competitive even without their stars, but that doesn't mean they don't need them already because with Embiid and Harden, their chances are much likely increases. Tomorrow they will face the Hornets and they are again the underdogs, this might be good.

[YuginKadoya]

Dallas Mavericks VS Denver Nuggets SCORE 97 - 98 - LOST

The only lost I attain, it is good that I didn't go with the Parley, and just went on with the regular bet, and go with the teams I think will win, Luca Doncic was stopped with just 22 points, while the Denver Nuggets even though they didn't have Nikla Jocic, DeAndre Jordan got 17 rebounds, while Nah'Shon Hyland got 29 points, winning the game, and I really did not expect the Denver to win at all,

It is good that you did not go for a parlay. This game messed up my parlay and just with 1 point as well. It is a sad lost by Mavs. I really thought that the Mavs will be able to seal this up since they are ahead when I last checked the score. I guess the Nuggets do not want to lose back-to-back.

Yup! I haven't gone with the Parley because I really doubted going with it but it was a great game even though the Joker is not in the game the Nuggets won the game, and I really thought the Mavericks would be in the advantage because Luka Doncic is on the game, he was stopped only with 22 points


Well I haven't got a bet for today's game and I surely missed it because I was busy, but here are my picks for Tomorrow's game,

Indiana Pacers VS Minnesota Timberwolves

The stake odds for this game are 2.03 for the Pacers and 1.82 for Timberwolves, right now Daniel Theis, and Chris Duarte can not play and have an injury, while Andrew Nembhard and Isaiah Jackson are questionable if they can play, and the Timberwolves' Kyle Anderson and Jordan McLaughlin is questionable for the Timberwolves, well for me the Timberwolves has a higher chance in winning this,

Boston Celtics VS Dallas Mavericks

The stake odds for this game are 1.54 for the Celtics and 2.55 for the Mavericks, right now Danilo Gallinari and Robert Williams III are injured and can not play against the Mavericks, while Jayson Tatum is questionable if he can play, while Maxi Kleber and Spencer Dinwiddie is questionable if they can play, for me because the Mavericks have failed in winning against the Nuggets I think the Celtics can copy that same style to stop Luka Doncic, for me, the Celtics can win this,

Atlanta Hawks VS Sacramento Kings

The stake odds for this game are 1.47 for the Hawks and 2.80 for the Kings, right now De'Andre Hunter is questionable if he can play for the Hawks while Bogdan Bogdanovic can not play for the Hawks, while the Kings doesn't have any injuries, but right now I am still leaning for the Hawks, because even though Bogdanovic is the only one that is injured I think that the Hawks will still win this,

Utah Jazz VS Detroit Pistons

The stake odds for this game are 1.12 for the Jazz, 6.80 for the Pistons, In this game, I know that the odds wat high for the Jazz, so I am not going for a bet but for Me, my pick to win will be the Jazz,

Golden State Warriors VS Los Angeles Clippers

The stake odds for this game are 1.23 for the Warriors, 4.40 for the Clippers, right now I think the Warriors are OK even though Andre Iguodala can not play, while Luke Kennard, Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard all three can not play and can return on November 25, so I will be leaning to the Golden State Warriors to win,

[xzone]

Anthony Davis played very well but they still didn't win the game against the Suns. I think the Lakers are playing much better than they were at the beginning of the year and they can perform much better in games, they can win a lot more wins after a few games. At the moment the most important player of the team is not on the field and yet they played quite well against one of the best teams in the league.
At least they are trying to win

[Yaunfitda]

Anthony Davis played very well but they still didn't win the game against the Suns. I think the Lakers are playing much better than they were at the beginning of the year and they can perform much better in games, they can win a lot more wins after a few games. At the moment the most important player of the team is not on the field and yet they played quite well against one of the best teams in the league.
At least they are trying to win

Well they are winning against mid to lower tier team. But when it comes to team that are on the top, like in their last game against Phoenix Suns, it's really hard for them to get past those team. But I do agree that they have been playing very well in their last 4 games with Anthony Davis taking the lead. It could have been better if they win against the Suns. It was very close in my book, it's just the Phoenix is a better team that with the current lineup of LA Lakers.

[dwyane36]

And it's over now, 115-109, and that is why the Sixers are a huge underdog in this game. Without their stars Joel and Harden and yet their second unit was able to snag that win against the Nets. Melton and Tobias Harris did the damage for the Sixers.

The big 3 of the Nets have good game, but the Sixers really make it hard for them. Good for those who bet on the Sixers in this game.

Maybe the Nets fans would disagree with that, but it seems to me that the Nets don't have a big trio at the moment, even though Durant and Irving scored 20 or more points each, and Simmons even managed to make a double-double in this game. As for the injured 76ers, it looks like they have a lot of potentials this season since they can win even without Embiid and Harden.

[OgNasty]

No games tomorrow due to Thanksgiving in the US, but we do get an ESPN doubleheader today to help ease the pain. First up the Boston Celtics bs the Dallas Mavericks and then later we get to see the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors match up. I like the Celtics and the Warriors today, but am looking forward to seeing both games. Good luck to the bettors out there!

[sana54210]

Lakers had a great game last night even if they lost again, but Suns is a better team than them overall so nothing to brag here. However, it seems Lakers without LeBron are doing much better as they were winning the last 3 games and they were doing it in style. Now, I'm not saying it's LeBron fault or something but I think Lakers perform better without him because the pressure is off from his teammates and they can play and enjoy basketball without having all the time an eye on LeBron of where he is and what he does. He still has 3 more games with injury so let's hope Lakers will get more points until he comes back.

It’s obvious that they have some tactical problems, the players they have are not as terrible as the results show, they are a bottom team right now and the players they have, even without Lebron is not this bad, and they were playing bad with lebron as well so it looks like they were really not doing anything proper at all.

I feel like there is a good case to be made about the fact that coaching changes didn't help, they had a few changes so far and yet none of them figured out a way to find how to play this team. It would be better if they fired their coach after such a terrible start and start considering another coach that could make them win.

[arwin100]

Lakers had a great game last night even if they lost again, but Suns is a better team than them overall so nothing to brag here. However, it seems Lakers without LeBron are doing much better as they were winning the last 3 games and they were doing it in style. Now, I'm not saying it's LeBron fault or something but I think Lakers perform better without him because the pressure is off from his teammates and they can play and enjoy basketball without having all the time an eye on LeBron of where he is and what he does. He still has 3 more games with injury so let's hope Lakers will get more points until he comes back.

It’s obvious that they have some tactical problems, the players they have are not as terrible as the results show, they are a bottom team right now and the players they have, even without Lebron is not this bad, and they were playing bad with lebron as well so it looks like they were really not doing anything proper at all.

I feel like there is a good case to be made about the fact that coaching changes didn't help, they had a few changes so far and yet none of them figured out a way to find how to play this team. It would be better if they fired their coach after such a terrible start and start considering another coach that could make them win.

This only show that there rooster doesn't really fit together since even if they changes the coach and system they still encounter a heavy loss maybe they should consider to rebuild if they want their organization to get championship. Maybe its time for them to let go their valuable piece since if they keep them for sure they will just go for another upset loss. Lebron right now is aiming to increase his stats and I think this season that's his target so that he can surpass records over records.

[Party24*7]

Lakers had a great game last night even if they lost again, but Suns is a better team than them overall so nothing to brag here. However, it seems Lakers without LeBron are doing much better as they were winning the last 3 games and they were doing it in style. Now, I'm not saying it's LeBron fault or something but I think Lakers perform better without him because the pressure is off from his teammates and they can play and enjoy basketball without having all the time an eye on LeBron of where he is and what he does. He still has 3 more games with injury so let's hope Lakers will get more points until he comes back.

It’s obvious that they have some tactical problems, the players they have are not as terrible as the results show, they are a bottom team right now and the players they have, even without Lebron is not this bad, and they were playing bad with lebron as well so it looks like they were really not doing anything proper at all.
I feel like there is a good case to be made about the fact that coaching changes didn't help, they had a few changes so far and yet none of them figured out a way to find how to play this team. It would be better if they fired their coach after such a terrible start and start considering another coach that could make them win.

This only show that there rooster doesn't really fit together since even if they changes the coach and system they still encounter a heavy loss maybe they should consider to rebuild if they want their organization to get championship. Maybe its time for them to let go their valuable piece since if they keep them for sure they will just go for another upset loss. Lebron right now is aiming to increase his stats and I think this season that's his target so that he can surpass records over records.

As some people have said in the previous posts, the Lakers are not performing as a team. Three players for the Lakers, Anthony Davis, Westbrook, and Walker played well. They tried very well, but it was a team effort from the Suns. And I think that’s why they won the game.

I cannot agree that they had a great game last night because it’s true that the star players of the team played very well and if this continues they are going to see positive results in recent future. But I am saying this again, this has to be a team effort.

[danherbias07]

Los Angeles Lakers still cannot get their first road win with or without Lebron James.
Anthony Davis though is proving he is definitely a monster. 4 games 30+ points and 15+ rebounds. Even the double-double man Kevin Love had not done this while in his prime.

Davis did really everything to carry his team, but if you look at the contribution of his teammates, you can only choose some who are really contributing, it's like he is the only one who has a heavy load and we know he cannot do that against a good team like the Suns.

Lonnie Walker IV specifically is one of the Lakers players that I see making great efforts and stepping up his game to win.
I am not expecting too much with Dennis Schroder just yet, he is still in the mode of conditioning, perhaps 5 more games until we see him back to his old self.

Fun story: This is the first time I did root for PatBev on what he did to D.A. Maybe because I saw what wrong DA did to Reaves before they put it in the replay and I never changed my point of view which luckily was correct. You don't stand on a player that was hurt if you are the opponent unless you are trying to help. Plus, he even moved his foot forward to the body of Reaves.
This is different from what happened with CP3. That's frustration, this is protecting your teammate.

[Baofeng]

Los Angeles Lakers still cannot get their first road win with or without Lebron James.
Anthony Davis though is proving he is definitely a monster. 4 games 30+ points and 15+ rebounds. Even the double-double man Kevin Love had not done this while in his prime.

Davis did really everything to carry his team, but if you look at the contribution of his teammates, you can only choose some who are really contributing, it's like he is the only one who has a heavy load and we know he cannot do that against a good team like the Suns.

Lonnie Walker IV specifically is one of the Lakers players that I see making great efforts and stepping up his game to win.
I am not expecting too much with Dennis Schroder just yet, he is still in the mode of conditioning, perhaps 5 more games until we see him back to his old self.

Fun story: This is the first time I did root for PatBev on what he did to D.A. Maybe because I saw what wrong DA did to Reaves before they put it in the replay and I never changed my point of view which luckily was correct. You don't stand on a player that was hurt if you are the opponent unless you are trying to help. Plus, he even moved his foot forward to the body of Reaves.
This is different from what happened with CP3. That's frustration, this is protecting your teammate.

Yeah and I guess Pat just being Pat, trying to protect his team mates.

I'm with you here, DA should have been called a infraction for taunting Reeves who is down on the floor already. And before that, he has some words on AD, but AD refuses to be affected and that's why he vented it on a Reeves in that sequence.

And with that the referee a ejection on Pat. Can't wait till this two teams meet each other again (not sure if they still have one in this season).

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

The Kings are indeed the best team in Cali now. It's really very surprising to see the Kings being in the top seed when we usually see them at the bottom for more than a decade.
It looks like they are a perfectly created team this season and the light beam gives a little confidence boost?

On the other hand, the Lakers are now back to reality. They just cant beat a team above .500 and the "trade LeBron" jokes just officially ended today lol.

They are really improving this season and they seem not to care about whose team they are gonna play in the next game. This kind of chemistry is more important than having some star players on the team that is not doing their job like how they used to do in their last teams. To be honest, the Sacramento Kings are really the most exciting thing in the NBA right now and hope that they will gonna win against Atlanta in their next game and proceed to play against the Boston Celtics with 8 wins streak. That would be an insane game to watch.

Damn, so that's how long the Kings have this winning 7 games in a row.

That was like their prime years, with CWebb, Bibby and Peja and add Divac to that equation. They are one team that really put competition with the Lakers and Spurs in the West that era. They felt short though specially against the Lakers.

They are against the Hawks on the road, might be difficult for them to continue with their run at the Hawks leading by 11 points in the second quarter.

[btc_angela]

I think they will lose again when Lebron James is back. Lebron's main target this season is to gather as many points in order to surpass Kareem Abdul‑Jabbar's all-time scoring record.

It's worth noting that the Lakers' next opponent will be the Suns, which means there's a high probability that the Lakers will lose whether LeBron comes back or not. As for LeBron's desire to break Kareem's record, he only needs to average ~20 points per game to break that record. So I don't think it could somehow have a negative impact on the Lakers' performance.

They are much hype for the win they get for this last games so I think they will be more careful on their plays for them not to break their streak since if they lose we might see them break and cannot able to achieve their targets. I believe Lebron's main concern now is to increase his stats since he's chasing more records to break, maybe he know that Lakers is really in bad shape for another season.

Yes because the roster has now improved well enough compared to their stats last season that all 2 squad were like giving their worst performance, this season is different. WB is not shooting bricks anymore, he can now fill some holes that needed for the team while AD became more beast inside averaging 30+ points per game in their last 3 games, actually he still made 37 points earlier and 21 rebs. But still they lost to the Suns.

They will be having a 2-day break before their next game will start, maybe that day Lebron will also play. It will be a back-to-back games with the San Antonio Spurs.

Hopefully Lebron can suited up in their next game, I think he is still the man in Lakers so they badly needed him although AD is carrying the team in his shoulders but he can't do it alone. But they are still in bad form I agree, although they have 3 game winning streak, it is still not enough in a very hotly contested West conference. There are a lot of surprises like the Kings.

And maybe on the bright side, Lebron can break Kareem's record this season as a Laker so that should be enough for him record wise. But they are still very far from the form they had when they have a run to the championship 3 years ago.

[OgNasty]

No games tomorrow due to Thanksgiving in the US, but we do get an ESPN doubleheader today to help ease the pain. First up the Boston Celtics bs the Dallas Mavericks and then later we get to see the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors match up. I like the Celtics and the Warriors today, but am looking forward to seeing both games. Good luck to the bettors out there!

Didn’t put a bet down but I should have as the Celtics and Warriors m came through with wins on ESPN tonight. Day off tomorrow for the NBA but we’ll be able to enjoy games on the next big holiday, Christmas. Enjoy Thanksgiving if you’re in the US and if you aren’t, sorry for the lack of basketball for a day.

[Hypnosis00]

No games tomorrow due to Thanksgiving in the US, but we do get an ESPN doubleheader today to help ease the pain. First up the Boston Celtics bs the Dallas Mavericks and then later we get to see the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors match up. I like the Celtics and the Warriors today, but am looking forward to seeing both games. Good luck to the bettors out there!

Didn’t put a bet down but I should have as the Celtics and Warriors m came through with wins on ESPN tonight. Day off tomorrow for the NBA but we’ll be able to enjoy games on the next big holiday, Christmas. Enjoy Thanksgiving if you’re in the US and if you aren’t, sorry for the lack of basketball for a day.

That's okay, they should also have a day off and enjoy that day with their family. I'm not from US but I'm okay with that, besides, they'll only have one day off and the action will resume the following day.

Update, Utah Jazz from number 1 in the West is now ranked at number 4. I think they should start winning games.