2024 NBA Season

[LGD2Business]

Booker has always been a bit of a weak trash talker, and that will continue to be like that for a long time considering that's a bit about someone's character and not something about their talent.

Booker and Doncic's argument was funny, but it was clear that it wouldn't grow any further. As long as there is no physical violence in this regard, I find such quarrels amusing.
Phoenix was a really dangerous team, as you all said. Having both Durant and Booker on the team offers more offensive options. They became one of the duos that scored 35 points each. It's hard to defend that. A healthy Phoenix will pose a threat to all opponents.

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[Japinat]

The Phoenix Suns are now officially a very scary team after the game against Chicago and they just boost their chances to win the Finals this year. Devin Booker seems like he's getting back to his old self with Durant on their team as he now have more spaces to make shots. Just like what I've said before, It is impossible to double team Durant, Booker, CP3, and Ayton all at the same play.
I may not be rooting for them to win the championship, but I cant deny the fact how strong this team is. Does Chris Paul finally get his first ring this year? Let's see about that lol.

That's the intention! Be a scary team!

Well, with Durant joining the Suns, it's all-important and I have no doubt that he will be one of the most talked about and dangerous teams in the NBA.

Honestly, I hope the Suns can be NBA champions this season!
With all due respect but they deserve that ring lol

If it wasn't because of CP3, I'm not that rooting for the Phoenix Suns to win at least the conference finals because I'm not yet convinced that they can survive the series rounds. Remember that the Phoenix Suns are choking at almost every playoffs they run into after having a successful run, they don't have that consistency to survive the whole 7 games if the game will have to take that long just to settle a rivalry.

But with Kevin Durant's presence, the team's chances got a boost as well as their confidence and you can see it in their face that they are not that scared anymore to take a risky shot because they know that they still got a lot of chance.

[jakelyson]

Not sure if this is just the beginning for Morant or he might serve longer suspension because of that video.

As far as the latest information regarding Morant's issue is concerned, I will assume already that Ja Morant might not return to action in the remainder of the season until in the latter part of the playoffs if they will able to advance. There's no room in NBA to do such an act. I might be wrong though.

Should serve a lesson now for him. What an unfortunate thing happen to him in just the early period of his career.

With what happened, the whole Memphis Grizzlies now need to do some adjustments to fill Morant's absence.

What is worse is if that action affects his endorsement deals and his contract with the Grizzlies. He has an extension contract with the Memphis Grizzlies coming up. Hope he really gets help and not just release a statement to get clear of this trouble. He has a bright future ahead of him and it would be bad to see him blow it just because of some silly actions,

Booker has always been a bit of a weak trash talker, and that will continue to be like that for a long time considering that's a bit about someone's character and not something about their talent.

Booker and Doncic's argument was funny, but it was clear that it wouldn't grow any further. As long as there is no physical violence in this regard, I find such quarrels amusing.
Phoenix was a really dangerous team, as you all said. Having both Durant and Booker on the team offers more offensive options. They became one of the duos that scored 35 points each. It's hard to defend that. A healthy Phoenix will pose a threat to all opponents.

Booker starting another weak trash talk. But hopefully they will be able to defend his trash talk because remember last year he trash talked Luka, but the Mavs won their series in the playoffs.

[goinmerry]

But with Kevin Durant's presence, the team's chances got a boost as well as their confidence and you can see it in their face that they are not that scared anymore to take a risky shot because they know that they still got a lot of chance.

We will see it then once the playoffs commence. Knowing Kevin Durant, and his heavy playoff experienced, never seen him choking or doing some sudden change in his performance when playoffs time even losing. If he can affect the whole Phoenix Suns' intensity of play once playoffs come, the team would be deadly.

Who knows Durant is the only answer for Chris Paul not turning into useless shit during playoffs after giving his always best during the season.

Although I'm not rooting for the Suns to win the chip this season, I want to see Chris Paul experience holding the NBA Championship trophy in his career.

[Baofeng]

Not sure if this is just the beginning for Morant or he might serve longer suspension because of that video.

As far as the latest information regarding Morant's issue is concerned, I will assume already that Ja Morant might not return to action in the remainder of the season until in the latter part of the playoffs if they will able to advance. There's no room in NBA to do such an act. I might be wrong though.

Should serve a lesson now for him. What an unfortunate thing happen to him in just the early period of his career.

With what happened, the whole Memphis Grizzlies now need to do some adjustments to fill Morant's absence.

Right, same here, so he will be out indefinitely as there are investigations by the NBA itself and there could be legal ramifications here. They are looking at where and the exact location of the video, that club where he was show flashing a gun. It is right after the Denver game, so if it is in that place then he might have brought it with him in the place. And so it will be a severe punishment from the NBA as they are very strict bringing firearms in a NBA facility. And we have seen the effects already, they already lost their first game without him. And it's going to be very difficult for the NBA to punished Ja Morant as he is one of their brightest young stars. So Memphis and coach Jenkins will have to make a lot of adjustments now ad there are no timeline for Morant's comeback.

[danherbias07]

Expect some adjustments on their next game. They might give Kuminga more minutes like you said. They might give Poole more minutes like you said. With Wiggins still out, it will be a hard time for the Warriors, but I'm hoping he will come back soon or at least on the playoffs.

I didn't see Looney in the last minutes of the game. I am not sure if he was fouled out or if Coach Steve Kerr preferred the fast-paced small-ball team.
I hope they should think about using Kuminga more when they are up against a team that relied on a big man, like the Lakers.
Kuminga is competitive, all his energy could be contagious once he gets rhythm but somehow he was not given the minutes which I think he deserves whenever they need help on defending forwards or centers.

Knicks be killing it.  No brunson on the road in Boston, no problem.  Knicks are becoming the team in the east no one wants to face in the playoffs.  History aside this team is winning in so many different ways.  Inside, outside, defense, etc.  Last night's thriller in Boston was amazing.  What a crazy game. Onward and upward from here.  Really think the 3 hole is attainable.

They are 9-0 since they acquired Josh Hard. Is acquiring Hart boost the morale of the team? What did he bring to the Knicks and why they are on a winning streak since acquiring him?

Well, that's the only change they made. If it's not Josh Hart who is the reason for their success, then it's Cam Reddish who was their problem on why they lost in their past games. Josh boosted their defensive line and I think that's a big thing.
 

[OgNasty]

Funny that Giannis gave himself a rebound at the end of the Bucks game for a triple double.

The league rescinded the final rebound Giannis gave himself yesterday effectively taking away his triple double.  AI can't remember seeing this happen before in the NBA but it seems like the right thing to do.  I didn't see anything about rescinding the missed shot though.  Probably a good thing for Giannis anyway as it might save him from some criticism for being a stat padder.  Say what you want about Westbrook or Jokic but I don't think this has ever happened to either of them.

[Shinpako09]

Although I'm not rooting for the Suns to win the chip this season, I want to see Chris Paul experience holding the NBA Championship trophy in his career.

If the Suns won't get a ring while Durant is on their team, then most probably Chris Paul won't get a ring in his career.

As for Westbrook, a few years from now, if he wants to continue playing, it's either he will accept a lower offer or play overseas. This dude's career is almost over if he won't improve and help the Clippers. His performance is way different ever since he left Thunder. I don't know, it seems he lacks motivation compared before and to other players of the same age or even older like James.

[EFS]

Celtics scored threes with incredible percentage in first half and played a great defense in last period. Even without Tatum they were very productive. Brogdon made an extra contribution. But they blew the lead in last 24 seconds. They had another chance to win the game but Williams shot 0/2 free throws and Cavs got a miraculous win in overtime. It's funny that these two teams' three games went to overtime this season. Cavs won all three of them. It was like a preview of a possible Eastern semis. That would be a damn good series if happens.

[OgNasty]

Scott Foster must have had money on the Nuggets to win. That technical on Scottie Barnes at the end of the game was crazy. Even the other ref didn’t know what was going on. When he retires the NBA players will rejoice.

[MiliMil]

Scott Foster must have had money on the Nuggets to win. That technical on Scottie Barnes at the end of the game was crazy. Even the other ref didn’t know what was going on. When he retires the NBA players will rejoice.

I went all in on Nuggets -6.5 and they only played good in the last 5 minutes.
That was a BS tech on Barnes though, I still don't know what he said lol.

[Harkorede]

Funny that Giannis gave himself a rebound at the end of the Bucks game for a triple double.

The league rescinded the final rebound Giannis gave himself yesterday effectively taking away his triple double.  AI can't remember seeing this happen before in the NBA but it seems like the right thing to do.  I didn't see anything about rescinding the missed shot though.  Probably a good thing for Giannis anyway as it might save him from some criticism for being a stat padder.  Say what you want about Westbrook or Jokic but I don't think this has ever happened to either of them.

Maybe not Jokic but I can't say the same for Westbrook brook not being stat padder, I'm glad NBA reviewed it and deprived him of the triple double, since it wasn't a shot attempt but an obvious throw towards the backboard, I've never seen anything like before, except the usual lob at the backboard for a dunk, I guess it's very easy to assume getting the triple double was his intention, but If the had been on a triple double already did that, I supposed the narrative the narrative would have been different.

Celtics scored threes with incredible percentage in first half and played a great defense in last period. Even without Tatum they were very productive. Brogdon made an extra contribution. But they blew the lead in last 24 seconds. They had another chance to win the game but Williams shot 0/2 free throws and Cavs got a miraculous win in overtime. It's funny that these two teams' three games went to overtime this season. Cavs won all three of them. It was like a preview of a possible Eastern semis. That would be a damn good series if happens.

Just about 4 days ago, the Boston Celtics that we know to be a very defensively compact team blew a 28 points lead against the Brooklyn Nets, just 48 hours later the blew another 14 point lead over the NY Knicks and today it's a different day but the same story blowing up a 15 point advantage, I really don't know what excuse can be made for them for these 3 consecutive losses, and my strongest opinion is that Marcus Smart is one of the biggest issue, he's barely impactful on the defense, and almost useless in offense, this is surely something to be worried about for the Coach with the post season fast approaching.

[LogitechMouse]

Scott Foster must have had money on the Nuggets to win. That technical on Scottie Barnes at the end of the game was crazy. Even the other ref didn’t know what was going on. When he retires the NBA players will rejoice.

Coach Nurse challenged the call, unsuccessful. Coach Malone challenged the call, successful. Foul on Barnes, might've said 1 or 2 words that caused him to be thrown out, but that ejection was too quick to be handed to him.

If you watch the game, you can see on Coach Nurse's face the frustration of the calls of Scott Foster. His been known for some bias, and controversial calls in his career in the NBA, and for sure many will be happy if he retires. Well, he's the crew chief on that game so those 2 other referees out there can't do anything, but to just agree.

I like what Jokic did in the final seconds on the game when they lead by 4. Ball is on the Raptors, he intentionally fouled Poetl who is around 60% free throw shooter, and he missed both free throws. Nuggets got the rebound and eventually the game. The Raptors are leading most of the game and the only time the Nuggets take the lead was in the 2nd quarter and that's was only by 2 or 3 points IIRC. Made a run in the final minutes of the game, Jokic made free throws and winning the game. Good game for both teams and this just shows that the Raptors are still a good team even though they're kind of struggling (currently in 9th place, but only 0.5 games behind 8th seed.

[Oasisman]

Booker has always been a bit of a weak trash talker, and that will continue to be like that for a long time considering that's a bit about someone's character and not something about their talent.

Booker and Doncic's argument was funny, but it was clear that it wouldn't grow any further. As long as there is no physical violence in this regard, I find such quarrels amusing.
Phoenix was a really dangerous team, as you all said. Having both Durant and Booker on the team offers more offensive options. They became one of the duos that scored 35 points each. It's hard to defend that. A healthy Phoenix will pose a threat to all opponents.

Good thing about their conflict is they don't really settle in a physical violence, but they put up numbers and fill the stat sheet and outplaying each other. That's what the fans wants to see between an individual rivalry.
Phoenix and Mavs had a good game as well as the superstars for both teams. Looking forward for both of these teams in the playoffs. Hope they'll have to face each other in a 7 game series.

[carlisle1]

Booker has always been a bit of a weak trash talker, and that will continue to be like that for a long time considering that's a bit about someone's character and not something about their talent.

Booker and Doncic's argument was funny, but it was clear that it wouldn't grow any further. As long as there is no physical violence in this regard, I find such quarrels amusing.
Phoenix was a really dangerous team, as you all said. Having both Durant and Booker on the team offers more offensive options. They became one of the duos that scored 35 points each. It's hard to defend that. A healthy Phoenix will pose a threat to all opponents.

Good thing about their conflict is they don't really settle in a physical violence, but they put up numbers and fill the stat sheet and outplaying each other. That's what the fans wants to see between an individual rivalry.
Phoenix and Mavs had a good game as well as the superstars for both teams. Looking forward for both of these teams in the playoffs. Hope they'll have to face each other in a 7 game series.

Which will be exciting if again they will meet each other on a 7-game series, let see if Luka will repeat the outcome or it will be
Booker that will rejoice on the possible rematch.

Like what you said, the rivalry keeps showing from the performances, they are not fighting physically but more on trash talking and trying to engage.

Both are good team but Suns with KD that might complete the package, together with CP3, Booker and Ayton a very tough 2 way players to
compete against with.

[TravelMug]

Booker has always been a bit of a weak trash talker, and that will continue to be like that for a long time considering that's a bit about someone's character and not something about their talent.

Booker and Doncic's argument was funny, but it was clear that it wouldn't grow any further. As long as there is no physical violence in this regard, I find such quarrels amusing.
Phoenix was a really dangerous team, as you all said. Having both Durant and Booker on the team offers more offensive options. They became one of the duos that scored 35 points each. It's hard to defend that. A healthy Phoenix will pose a threat to all opponents.

Good thing about their conflict is they don't really settle in a physical violence, but they put up numbers and fill the stat sheet and outplaying each other. That's what the fans wants to see between an individual rivalry.
Phoenix and Mavs had a good game as well as the superstars for both teams. Looking forward for both of these teams in the playoffs. Hope they'll have to face each other in a 7 game series.

Which will be exciting if again they will meet each other on a 7-game series, let see if Luka will repeat the outcome or it will be
Booker that will rejoice on the possible rematch.

Like what you said, the rivalry keeps showing from the performances, they are not fighting physically but more on trash talking and trying to engage.

Both are good team but Suns with KD that might complete the package, together with CP3, Booker and Ayton a very tough 2 way players to
compete against with.

Yes, that will be the different this time, the Suns are going to be confident since they have KD now on their side and Booker might be happy to get his revenge on Luka if this did match against each other in the playoff.

So we will see, it's going to be Luka and Kyrie against Booker and Durant, for sure, it will be very exciting to see that matchup.

But I will give the edge to Suns this time, because of the strength of having KD.

[Yaunfitda]

Celtics scored threes with incredible percentage in first half and played a great defense in last period. Even without Tatum they were very productive. Brogdon made an extra contribution. But they blew the lead in last 24 seconds. They had another chance to win the game but Williams shot 0/2 free throws and Cavs got a miraculous win in overtime. It's funny that these two teams' three games went to overtime this season. Cavs won all three of them. It was like a preview of a possible Eastern semis. That would be a damn good series if happens.

It was really a good game between the two, when we thought that the Celtics are going to win this one, the Cavs comes back strong and force that OT.  And the Cavs found one player to make the difference, and it was Lamar Stevens, who hit the corner 3 and then drive to score a easy point. And then he hussle and play defense, on Jaylen Brown. So good win by the Cavs, Mitchell having another good game for them at 40 points.

[GlobalMilk99]

Yes, that will be the different this time, the Suns are going to be confident since they have KD now on their side and Booker might be happy to get his revenge on Luka if this did match against each other in the playoff.

So we will see, it's going to be Luka and Kyrie against Booker and Durant, for sure, it will be very exciting to see that matchup.

But I will give the edge to Suns this time, because of the strength of having KD.

I agree on Suns having edge this season of having Durant on their side. But then again, Luka and Kyrie would be undeniably an unexpected team up (in my opinion) yet they did show Suns that they are up for it.

And yes, I am excited not just in the next games but to the banter from Luka and Devin, as long as they won't escalate it to physical violence and maybe just show it on the court instead. I am really looking forward if this series would prolong.  

[Getmon]

Celtics scored threes with incredible percentage in first half and played a great defense in last period. Even without Tatum they were very productive. Brogdon made an extra contribution. But they blew the lead in last 24 seconds. They had another chance to win the game but Williams shot 0/2 free throws and Cavs got a miraculous win in overtime. It's funny that these two teams' three games went to overtime this season. Cavs won all three of them. It was like a preview of a possible Eastern semis. That would be a damn good series if happens.

It was really a good game between the two, when we thought that the Celtics are going to win this one, the Cavs comes back strong and force that OT.  And the Cavs found one player to make the difference, and it was Lamar Stevens, who hit the corner 3 and then drive to score a easy point. And then he hussle and play defense, on Jaylen Brown. So good win by the Cavs, Mitchell having another good game for them at 40 points.

I was unaware of this. Does this imply that the Celtics only won the game I watched last week? It almost happened in the same way that the Cavs blew an 18 point lead the Celtics had at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Despite the fact that the Celtics were able to win that game, they only had a four point lead. The fact that these two teams went overtime three times and the Cavs won them all is a huge coincidence. Numerous bookies are claiming that the Boston Celtics is the best team in NBA this season.

[rhomelmabini]

Booker has always been a bit of a weak trash talker, and that will continue to be like that for a long time considering that's a bit about someone's character and not something about their talent.

Booker and Doncic's argument was funny, but it was clear that it wouldn't grow any further. As long as there is no physical violence in this regard, I find such quarrels amusing.
Phoenix was a really dangerous team, as you all said. Having both Durant and Booker on the team offers more offensive options. They became one of the duos that scored 35 points each. It's hard to defend that. A healthy Phoenix will pose a threat to all opponents.

It wasn't between Luka in the first place but was Kyrie at the end of the game but I think it's not something Luka will just pass by considering all that trash talking. I think they have little thing like this with Klay too and I think Booker was a trash talker in the first place. Well, can't say for sure but they have to prove that in the playoffs.