2024 NBA Season

[Questat]

Lebron took years before he can get a championship although he was a promising rookie at the start of his career.

He made an easy shortcut by joining Wade and Bosh in Miami, just like Durant, he also joined Curry and Thompson to win championships. If there's no hope in a team, then that talent needs to be taken to a team that has a decent chance of winning a championship. Well, so much expectation from him, we all know how talented he is, but this is NBA, the biggest league in the world, so he also need to maintain himself to be healthy, so as not to waste his talent.

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[LogitechMouse]

I was surprised to see the Lakers pull out a win over the Miami Heat. Without LeBron James in the lineup you had to figure the Heat would win easily but that wasn’t the case. Schroeder stepped up and scored 32 to lead them. Adebayo and Butler had big games for the Heat also, but it wasn’t enough for them to get the win as they lost by 3, 109-112 Lakers.

Kinda surprising but more surprising if they will sustain their way of playing against the Heat in their next games.
I mean without Davis, Lebron really needs help from other role players offensively. Good to see Schroeder stepping up in this game and got the victory. Not that many people are talking about the center of Lakers right now which is Thomas Bryant. I believe he is a big help with the team with Davis being absent. He just stepped-up big time on this game and I believe he is a good role player at the center position.

This is where it all goes wrong for one great player. Lebron took years before he can get a championship although he was a promising rookie at the start of his career.

Let's take note that when he is Cleveland on his rookie season, the team are on the bottom team before he was drafted.

The team only changed and become better when Lebron came to Cleveland. Well obviously, 1 player can't change the whole team from a bottom team to a team who will get the title in just one year. That's the reason why it took him years to get a title and I believe that's also the reason why he decided to leave Cleveland. He believes that he needs another all-star to win that's why he went to South Beach alongside Wade and Bosh and there, he got 2 titles.

His rookie season and its succeeding year really is a very good season to him. It's just that, he doesn't have enough players around him that can help him win that title at that time.

[Pamadar]

Lebron took years before he can get a championship although he was a promising rookie at the start of his career.

He made an easy shortcut by joining Wade and Bosh in Miami, just like Durant, he also joined Curry and Thompson to win championships. If there's no hope in a team, then that talent needs to be taken to a team that has a decent chance of winning a championship. Well, so much expectation from him, we all know how talented he is, but this is NBA, the biggest league in the world, so he also need to maintain himself to be healthy, so as not to waste his talent.

If Luka will manage his health correctly the way LeBron does, he might have that ring that he wanted either to do a shortcut or wait for the Mavs management to surround him with good role players.

Mavs already did it before. If my memory serve it right, they provide good sets of role players
for Dirk and they win the title.

I believe that Dallas owner have that capabilities to bring good players who can help Luka
in winning his first title.

[dothebeats]

Anyone see the game between the Pacers and the Sixers? no Joel, but they took the lead majority of the game, until it was down in the 4 minute mark wherein the Pacers take a 4 point lead.

However, they force several turn over and tie the score and force OT. And we all know that when the team that chases and force that OT, they usually have the momentum and so this what happen to them, Pacers got tired the whole regular quarters and then the home team has the final push, 129-126 score.

They easily got gassed off and lost the momentum, but it's a great showing from the 76ers albeit missing 1 key player. Harden isn't as explosive as he is supposed to be even though he got enough rest. Luckily his team step up and contributed greatly to the team effort for them to win this game at home. Harris was definitely on fire that game making 10 rebounds and 19 points. They all did this without Embiid, what more if they had the guy?  

So we are in a different era right now that as Luka said, it's easy to score in the NBA. And we can add to the sports medicine and trainings too has progressed in the last 20 years. A lot has really contributed why we are now seeing players scoring 40 points and higher per night.

Lots of changes in the rules that made NBA what it is today. It's easier to score right now because the game isn't as hard physically as it was in the era of MJ, Ewing, Malone, etc. But if you have those same rules and the same physicality, for sure the three-pointers of today's league will be harassed and boxed extremely and they wouldn't be that comfortable shooting from the outside.

Lebron took years before he can get a championship although he was a promising rookie at the start of his career.

Took him some time because basketball is a team-play game. Sure he's one of the best players that this league has seen, but you can't expect one man to be inside the court for 30+ minutes full time every single game just to carry his teammates. Even MJ needed the help of Pippen for most of the grunt work before he was considered the greatest to play the game. Lebron just needed solid teammates like what Curry found with Klay and he'll get those rings too.

[Japinat]

Anyone see the game between the Pacers and the Sixers? no Joel, but they took the lead majority of the game, until it was down in the 4 minute mark wherein the Pacers take a 4 point lead.

However, they force several turn over and tie the score and force OT. And we all know that when the team that chases and force that OT, they usually have the momentum and so this what happen to them, Pacers got tired the whole regular quarters and then the home team has the final push, 129-126 score.

That's mainly the reason why my bets lost, who would've thought that without Joel Embiid, the Sixers will still get the win at the end of the day especially if they are against the Pacers. The latter team got the advantage of course because Joel is not around and they will prevail when it comes to intense times that needed them to step up, and they will always take advantage of anything while the other team is undermanned just like earlier.

Same thing with the Sacramento Kings, they lost against the Hawks that has no Clint Capela on the hardwood. There are some times that they could've lost the games but they haven't, just this time when they got the advantage as well.

[chaser15]

He made an easy shortcut by joining Wade and Bosh in Miami, just like Durant, he also joined Curry and Thompson to win championships. If there's no hope in a team, then that talent needs to be taken to a team that has a decent chance of winning a championship.

Easy shortcut? I will disagree with that.

When Lebron James joined the Miami Heat, there are lots of strong teams during that season, the stacked Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, etc. Miami Heat was also not that performing well a year prior when they acquire Lebron. The team was eliminated by the Boston Celtics with superstars Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen on board in 5 games in the 1st round of the playoffs. Lebron joined Wade and Bosh to challenge those superteams.

The situation was different and can't be compared to when Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors where prior to his arrival on the team, the Warriors have a record of 73-9 and they are reigning the NBA during that season. Warriors though on that year, even with that record lost in the Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers even though they are up by 3-1.

[dwyane36]

Lakers 112 - 109 Heat
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without a doubt Dennis Schroder was the guy who boosted our victory, he scored 32 points, our next game will be against the Hawks, we're going to beat them again

It's even surprising that the Lakers were able to beat a team like the Heat without LeBron and Davis. However, it should be noted that it's been almost halfway through the regular season, but the Lakers are still struggling, and it looks like the second half of the season will be tough for them because they still don't even qualify for a play-in tournament. As for Schroder, he performed really well in this game, but it's a pity he rarely performs that well.

[YuginKadoya]

I simply don't know if Jazz are awful or if Kings are good this season.... because Jazz had a phenomenal start of season by going in 1st place and having a massive winning streak and since then , they are in free falling that seems it won't stop soon. Then , we have Kings who have been at the bottom of NBA for quite some years now but since they got Sabonis , the entire team kinda changed and I don't see them missing the play-offs anymore and this can be a massive boost in moral for this team but also for the city and fans.

Most of the teams have changed since the recent draft and trades and the addition to the teams were really the core fundamentals of why most teams are playing really well and judging by the Jazz's recent good games and winning at the beginning of the season, pretty much this is their team recently exploring what they can do, and I think they don't have any good chemistry yet so if this continues maybe they can pull this off but yeah in recent game they are now always just close away from winning it is like they were curse or something, but most of the time they will not win were the game was pretty much close, while the Kings I think they are finding their rhythm  now and the chemistry of the players aswell,

It will be a struggle, that will be certain. But they still have one of the elite players in the league with CJ McCollum who had been playing great offense and Jonas Valančiūnas. And they don't have a bad bench team with Alvarado, Trey Murphy, and Jaxson Hayes.

Yeah, it was really a struggle without Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, they just manage to pull that win up because of CJ McCollum but the team manage to have pulled a great spread and that was against the Rockets that have known to not be in their great season,

He will be crucial if he misses the playoffs. That means Gordon, Murray, and Porter Jr. will need to step up their game in a level they never had done.
Jokic is the heart of their team, it's hard to imagine a Nuggets team without him.

The Denver Nuggets is a very different team without Nikola Jokic it is not really enough to even with Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon it was very different and they surely struggle a lot right now Jokic needs to stay healthy until the play-offs, well teams like these are just managing in surviving if they can get the championship with that just less effort then it is a jackpot for them, but right now Denver Nugget is still good with a healthy Nikola Jokic on their side,

[goinmerry]

It's even surprising that the Lakers were able to beat a team like the Heat without LeBron and Davis. However, it should be noted that it's been almost halfway through the regular season, but the Lakers are still struggling, and it looks like the second half of the season will be tough for them because they still don't even qualify for a play-in tournament. As for Schroder, he performed really well in this game, but it's a pity he rarely performs that well.

Since the Los Angeles Lakers are "consistent from being inconsistent" due to several factors including missing key players, a tough road to securing a playoff spot is one of the biggest tasks that they are facing right now. As you mentioned, they are even not qualified even for a play-in if we based on their current standing.

On the other hand, Miami Heat is disappointed with how that game turned out even playing in a complete lineup. Supposed to have a big chance of winning against the handicapped Lakers but end up in a bitter loss.

[wheelz1200]

It's even surprising that the Lakers were able to beat a team like the Heat without LeBron and Davis. However, it should be noted that it's been almost halfway through the regular season, but the Lakers are still struggling, and it looks like the second half of the season will be tough for them because they still don't even qualify for a play-in tournament. As for Schroder, he performed really well in this game, but it's a pity he rarely performs that well.

Since the Los Angeles Lakers are "consistent from being inconsistent" due to several factors including missing key players, a tough road to securing a playoff spot is one of the biggest tasks that they are facing right now. As you mentioned, they are even not qualified even for a play-in if we based on their current standing.

On the other hand, Miami Heat is disappointed with how that game turned out even playing in a complete lineup. Supposed to have a big chance of winning against the handicapped Lakers but end up in a bitter loss.

Happens all the time I think it's a mental thing.  Going in knowing lebron and AD are sitting out, I missed gbling games yesterday but I would've laid on the Lakers.  Bettors and vegas never take that into consideration and the spread always is out of line.  Not everyrime but when a group of stars are out a lot of times the young guys are hungry to prove they belong knowing it might be theor only shot to showcase it.

[xzone]

Anyone see the game between the Pacers and the Sixers? no Joel, but they took the lead majority of the game, until it was down in the 4 minute mark wherein the Pacers take a 4 point lead.

However, they force several turn over and tie the score and force OT. And we all know that when the team that chases and force that OT, they usually have the momentum and so this what happen to them, Pacers got tired the whole regular quarters and then the home team has the final push, 129-126 score.

I didn't watch the whole match, but I looked at the highlites. Harden played really well, we can say that they won the match thanks to his defense. It's been great for him to be playing in this team, he can act like a hero again. The block he put at the end of the match was really valuable.
Of course, the game would have been different if Embiid had played

[ingiltere]

Is it just me or NBA quality and excitement in games, especially endings went up crazy fast lately? Even though it's only regular season we see great performances, breaking records, unbelievable comebacks and buzzer beaters in almost every game.
Watched two games yesterday night and both of them had crazy ending. Toronto Raptors made an unbelievable comeback and carried the game to overtime but they lost there. Then I switched to Pistons - Warriors game and it had similar end. Warriors almost went overtime with Klay but Saddiq Bey said the last word. Draymond got ejected again. Crazy games we witnessed every night and I love it.

[FanEagle]

I agree that three points made a lot of impact on this but Embiid too? Giannis too? These guys do not shoot that many threes and not in those games neither and yet they still managed to do a career high anyway.

This shows that it's not just about scoring from threes, and many people act as if there are people scoring threes by shooting 10-15 every night. Even if you do that, the difference between 2 point and 3 pointer is literally 1 points. That means on a 71 point game, if you scored 10 threes, that would be 61 point game, still a ton. So, it is all about the fact that defense is horrible and reason for that is the fact that fouls are called on even slightest touch to any attacker.

[carlisle1]

Is it just me or NBA quality and excitement in games, especially endings went up crazy fast lately? Even though it's only regular season we see great performances, breaking records, unbelievable comebacks and buzzer beaters in almost every game.
Watched two games yesterday night and both of them had crazy ending. Toronto Raptors made an unbelievable comeback and carried the game to overtime but they lost there. Then I switched to Pistons - Warriors game and it had similar end. Warriors almost went overtime with Klay but Saddiq Bey said the last word. Draymond got ejected again. Crazy games we witnessed every night and I love it.

Both ending got similarity indeed, I was thinking that after that shot of Klay, the game will on the overtime, and they will slowly snatch
that game since they are mostly doing it.

But that last shot of Saddiq Bey disappoints the whole dub nation, really crazy final shot and the outcome went out favoring the visiting team.

Regarding to Raptor's it was short, though they manage to push the game into Overtime but that final assist of Giannis to Allen, it was a clear
look and Allen have enough time to take and make that winning shot.

[dothebeats]

Is it just me or NBA quality and excitement in games, especially endings went up crazy fast lately? Even though it's only regular season we see great performances, breaking records, unbelievable comebacks and buzzer beaters in almost every game.
Watched two games yesterday night and both of them had crazy ending. Toronto Raptors made an unbelievable comeback and carried the game to overtime but they lost there. Then I switched to Pistons - Warriors game and it had similar end. Warriors almost went overtime with Klay but Saddiq Bey said the last word. Draymond got ejected again. Crazy games we witnessed every night and I love it.

We're on the same boat man. It all started with Donovan Mitchell scoring his career-best and franchise record just a few days ago. Now everyone follows suit setting their new career records and getting some best for just this season alone. Perhaps it helps that it's just the regular season and nothing too fancy to worry about, but still they're playing at the highest level of basketball and they're making things look easy. Multiple games have been taken to overtime from double-digit score deficits, and what's crazy is that they make it seem like those leads are nothing but motivation just to get hyped and fired up.

Grayson Allen's 3-point shot made the difference that put the Raptor's push to OT a waste. That clutch play for him secured Bucks' win. Lots of games with these kinds of back-and-forth and catching leads but this one takes the cake for yesterday's game.

[gagux123]

He made an easy shortcut by joining Wade and Bosh in Miami, just like Durant, he also joined Curry and Thompson to win championships. If there's no hope in a team, then that talent needs to be taken to a team that has a decent chance of winning a championship.

Easy shortcut? I will disagree with that.

When Lebron James joined the Miami Heat, there are lots of strong teams during that season, the stacked Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, etc. Miami Heat was also not that performing well a year prior when they acquire Lebron. The team was eliminated by the Boston Celtics with superstars Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen on board in 5 games in the 1st round of the playoffs. Lebron joined Wade and Bosh to challenge those superteams.

The situation was different and can't be compared to when Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors where prior to his arrival on the team, the Warriors have a record of 73-9 and they are reigning the NBA during that season. Warriors though on that year, even with that record lost in the Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers even though they are up by 3-1.

I also agree with this analogy. In the 06-07 season of the NBA, literally LeBron James led the Cavaliers to the NBA finals, but that unfortunately was easily defeated by the Spurs, so in the next season, Celtics restructured and became an excellent team, with that, I didn't see in a way LJ being a "cupcake" player going to the Heat, basically Miami along with Wade and Bosh restructured, thus being a great team, playing at the same level as the Mavericks, Spurs, Lakers and Celtics of that time.

Lakers 112 - 109 Heat
~
without a doubt Dennis Schroder was the guy who boosted our victory, he scored 32 points, our next game will be against the Hawks, we're going to beat them again

It's even surprising that the Lakers were able to beat a team like the Heat without LeBron and Davis. However, it should be noted that it's been almost halfway through the regular season, but the Lakers are still struggling, and it looks like the second half of the season will be tough for them because they still don't even qualify for a play-in tournament. As for Schroder, he performed really well in this game, but it's a pity he rarely performs that well.

I also noticed this, the Lakers won a close victory against the Heat without their best players (LJ and AD). This shows that the Lakers still have a team, that if they play with chemistry and have teamwork, they can still win other games without LJ and AD.
Young player Thomas Bryant and Schröder managed to guide the Lakers to victory, not to mention that Westbrook also helped the team.
Will this performance be maintained with the absence of LJ and AD?

[Baofeng]

So we are in a different era right now that as Luka said, it's easy to score in the NBA. And we can add to the sports medicine and trainings too has progressed in the last 20 years. A lot has really contributed why we are now seeing players scoring 40 points and higher per night.

Let's just appreciate how they play right now and so far, this is the most surprising season we had in the last 10 years because of how the star players in the teams turning their games into something historical play. With them being consistent in making their shots to score more than 50 points, they are about to surpass some great records this season and they are a few more points to be in the second but Kobe's still the best one after Wilt's 100. Do you guys think Victor Wembanyama can be the next Wilt Chamberlain? let's see if he gonna score more points in his first-season debut in the NBA.

Yes, I think everyone is appreciating how the game is play right now, how superstars are scoring, the heroics last second ending, huge comeback in less than a minute, for sure everyone of us here are appreciating as we enter a new era again, more shooting from the outside and the handles though, it's very different from how the game we watch when we are still very young.

As for Victor Wembanyama, I cant say if he will be the next Wilt Chamberlain or will be the biggest bust. There are players that are great in the amateurs but failed miserably in the NBA. I think if he has to surpassed records, it should be Luka, because he has been breaking Lebron James record in the first five years if I'm not mistaken.

[OgNasty]

The TNT crew is back in action tonight with a doubleheader. First up we’ve got the Celtics vs Mavericks. Luka has been on fire lately but the Celtics are hanging onto one of the best records in the league, so this should be a close one. Then we’ve got the Clippers vs Nuggets. I believe Paul George may be out with a sore ankle, which will make it tough on the Clippers since the Nuggets have been on fire lately. Still two good games to watch.

[danherbias07]

The TNT crew is back in action tonight with a doubleheader. First up we’ve got the Celtics vs Mavericks. Luka has been on fire lately but the Celtics are hanging onto one of the best records in the league, so this should be a close one. Then we’ve got the Clippers vs Nuggets. I believe Paul George may be out with a sore ankle, which will make it tough on the Clippers since the Nuggets have been on fire lately. Still two good games to watch.

Yeah, yeah. I miss hearing the voices of the funny guys in the halftime report and so our unbiased in-game commentators.
Two very good games indeed. Getting my bet for Luka prop and Jokic prop as this could become a close game that will put big numbers in their stats. Overtime maybe? 

Lebron took years before he can get a championship although he was a promising rookie at the start of his career.

He made an easy shortcut by joining Wade and Bosh in Miami, just like Durant, he also joined Curry and Thompson to win championships. If there's no hope in a team, then that talent needs to be taken to a team that has a decent chance of winning a championship. Well, so much expectation from him, we all know how talented he is, but this is NBA, the biggest league in the world, so he also need to maintain himself to be healthy, so as not to waste his talent.

Oh, that I forgot to mention too, health problems. But the medical procedures now are at a different level so it might not cost players a lot.
Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, Zion Williamson, Paul George, and more, all got better and still dominating the league.
I think it goes down to the mental toughness of Victor Wembanyama because injuries will be part of the game but how he will get up afterward will be the big question.

[ultrloa]

So we are in a different era right now that as Luka said, it's easy to score in the NBA. And we can add to the sports medicine and trainings too has progressed in the last 20 years. A lot has really contributed why we are now seeing players scoring 40 points and higher per night.

Let's just appreciate how they play right now and so far, this is the most surprising season we had in the last 10 years because of how the star players in the teams turning their games into something historical play. With them being consistent in making their shots to score more than 50 points, they are about to surpass some great records this season and they are a few more points to be in the second but Kobe's still the best one after Wilt's 100. Do you guys think Victor Wembanyama can be the next Wilt Chamberlain? let's see if he gonna score more points in his first-season debut in the NBA.

As for Victor Wembanyama, I cant say if he will be the next Wilt Chamberlain or will be the biggest bust. There are players that are great in the amateurs but failed miserably in the NBA. I think if he has to surpassed records, it should be Luka, because he has been breaking Lebron James record in the first five years if I'm not mistaken.

To early to tell about that and comparing him to a legend doesn't give  any justification so maybe lets see if he can provide the same performance what he show on lower leagues since competition there and in NBA are so different.

Luka have huge potential to break records over records and he's so young so for sure to many excellent improvements will come to his career.