2024 NBA Season

[Baofeng]

Trae got ejected in the third quarter because he threw the ball "to hard" to the ref, haha. How this in enough to through a player out I don't understand, these refs are getting more and more like a Karen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dXqZt5moRE

Something has to change I think.

LOL, it wasn't that hard, but the good thing is that they won the game. Trae Young is very important for the team, and I hope the technical fouls he committed this season won't have any effect on the playoffs. We don't want to see him getting suspended for one game because he accumulated enough technical fouls to merit a suspension.

Anyhow, Denver demolished the Bucks very easy, it's the preview of what could have been the finals, but it was in the Nuggets home court so they have all the advantage. Giannis still had a good game with 31 points, but I think it was Middleton, who had a bad game.

Good game for the Nuggets, the Bucks controlled the first half, but in the 3rd quarter it was all Nuggets, everyone  who got on the floor played very good for the Nuggets and if they play like this, their form, their shooting and their defense, it's hard to stop them. Bucks lead at the top is now just 2 games behind the Celtics, so if the fight for the playoff spot in the West is close for the 8th to down position, I think it's also interesting how the Celtics and the Bucks will end up as well in the top in the East. Philly losing 2 games now could have also had an impact, if they won those two, it will be obviously closer as well.

Lakers vs the Bulls right now, the Bulls had a big lead, they might have to spoil Lebron James comeback game here.

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[beerlover]

The grounds of ejecting Trae is something that the review should be done, they can give technical foul, but throwing him away from the game will impacted to the whole game of his team.

He's the main alpha, the primary offensive player for the team throwing him out will have a big impact on the performance
of the whole squad. Luckily that they've won the game for sure if they lose it, today lots of gamblers will be pissed because
of that action from the ref.

I still haven't seen the "power" of the ball that was thrown, like I have seen westbrook mistakenly send it to a refs head and get technical as well, so we know it happens and it has happened before and that is understandable. However, refs are getting worse while players are getting worse as well.

I believe this; players are foul chasing more than ever in history, which is terrible for the game, we either see people scoring, or they miss, or they are fouled, back in the day we saw people defending these, we do not see so much of defense anymore, it's just hit or miss or foul, that's it, no blocks like the old days, no steals like old days, mostly interceptions not real steals, not as many as we used to have at least.

This is what players are looking for and angry at refs and they are wrong. What refs are wrong for is the calls, the footballs VAR system needs to be here as well, and refs needs to look at their wrong decisions and overturn them easily, because right now they have come as far as causing teams to lose games because of wrong calls, that is terrible.

[ingiltere]

What a game. Lakers have too many turnovers and Anthony Davis has a foul problem. LaVine is on fire and DeRozan put some buckets when needed. Great % in threes for Bulls. That would be a though loss at home.
It looks like Lakers' streak will end soon. Last seven games will be vital. They don't have a luxury to lose any game. Pelicans may pass them tomorrow.

[jakelyson]

It’s truly sad to know that they are now letting go Lillard due to his frequent injury to give more room for another prospect. We can’t deny that his performance is drastically downgrade due to his many injuries in the past. He is a good player but letting him in for the rest of the season and the following will just a burned money for Blazers without expecting any return.

A new solid guard or forward might boost again their team next season.

It's worth noting Lillard is under contract until the 26/27 season, and he is still a very valuable player for the Blazers, as he averages 32.2 points per game this season. I think the Blazers' management made the right decision because the current roster probably wouldn't have any success in the postseason even if they made the play-in tournament. So there's no reason to risk Lillard's health one more time in the remaining games.

That might be true. But we will know after the season if the Blazers will keep Lillard or will move on without him on the team. They have invested a lot in Lillard but he was not able to earn a championship for them since they failed to give him enough support to make a run. Since they traded McCollum, it has been downhill for the Blazers. A restructure could be good for them if they can find a new player they can put their money on.

Players don't normally make a pass to the referee like that. There was frustration and you can clearly see the aggression in that throw so the force was enough to warrant a call. Was ejection the right one or maybe should have been just a technical? I don't know. Perhaps it's considered as a physical "assault" to the ref which would make the ejection of Trae justifiable.

An ejection was too much. The ref is letting his emotions ruin the game for us. The NBA should not let this happen and check the refs that passes unwarranted ejections just because of emotions. This will ruin the game specially if they kick out key players.

[terrific]

Hornets with MJ's management should be released and he's good that he's selling it now.
Dallas is such a terrible team by not having a good results with both Kyrie and Luka playing. The fans have expected a lot from both but that's it.
They're both great ball handlers but it seem that they're exploding and I mean by exploding is like that there's no direction while I'm seeing them play both.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

What a game. Lakers have too many turnovers and Anthony Davis has a foul problem. LaVine is on fire and DeRozan put some buckets when needed. Great % in threes for Bulls. That would be a though loss at home.
It looks like Lakers' streak will end soon. Last seven games will be vital. They don't have a luxury to lose any game. Pelicans may pass them tomorrow.

Yeah, but they did manage to comeback in this game and cut the lead to 7 last one minutes and a half of the game. But if they could have just played good defense and not allow easy basket and stop and then they score on the other end, it might be a different story.

Yeah, Bulls shoot good at 3, even DeRozan who is not known to be a good shooter or at last attempt at 3, have at one point back to back hits.

Pat Bev though, funny that when he scored against Lebron, he gestures that James is way too small for him. 

[LogitechMouse]

Hornets with MJ's management should be released and he's good that he's selling it now.
Dallas is such a terrible team by not having a good results with both Kyrie and Luka playing. The fans have expected a lot from both but that's it.
They're both great ball handlers but it seem that they're exploding and I mean by exploding is like that there's no direction while I'm seeing them play both.

Well, MJ got his profit now, so I guess it's time for him to sell his shares already. Now the question is will there be any buyer?

Luka-Kyrie tandem is a fail at least for me. Yes their offense got better (I guess), but their defense gotten worse. Their defense has been bad already since they got Irving, and letting go their defensive player just made them even worse defensively. No wonder why they are now out of the play-in tournament.

Pat Bev though, funny that when he scored against Lebron, he gestures that James is way too small for him. 

It's the same as what Luka said over Booker. "Everybody acting tough, when they're up."
At least he must've do that kind of gesture when the game is close. Do it when it's still anybody's game. He's kind of funny like what you said, but at least he isn't the same as what "Dynasty" Brooks is currently doing to many players.

[danherbias07]

The news of Damian Lillard ending the season made me a little sad. I don't want him to be injured at all, if he has a problem, it may be difficult for him next season. When such a good player deals with serious injuries, he cannot catch up with his old performance, and his age has started to progress.
Portland Trailblazers doesn't have much of a chance to be successful this year anymore. Therefore, the decision taken may be the right one

Yes, I agree, this is a good decision by the Trail Blazers management. Let him take his rest and figure out what he can do next season. Simons and Jerami Grant are both injured so there's nothing much to do.
The only would be to lose more games and try to have a better chance at the lottery in the next draft pick.
I mean, last year was a successful one for Orlando Magic with Paolo Banchero and Houston Rockets' Jabari Smith also making a lot of progress on both offensive and defensive ends.
Once they have a deeper bench, I bet they can come back and play better next year. Perhaps changing the plays should also be their main focus, it cannot be Damian Lillard who handles the ball all the time, there must be someone else who can step up their game to spread the floor more.
I am intrigued about what position will be their target in the Draft, perhaps a shooting guard too or a center/forward.

[tusandii]

Damian Lillard is a millionaire player who has won seven NBA All-Stars and six All-NBA Team Selections.
In October 2021 Lillard was named the league's greatest player of all time.
Lillard also won a gold medal on the 2020 US Olympic team in Tokyo.
He has given a number of wins and became a core player on the Blazers team.
By deciding to end the season, the Blazers will lose strength and this will be a big loss for the Blazers because they will not have a great player like Lillard.
Maybe the Blazers have prepared another player to replace Lillard, but I'm not sure I can be as good as Lillard.
Injuries can happen to anyone including professional players like Lillard but let's hope he doesn't get hurt in the slightest.

Whether he'll get time for healing his injury, he's all set for life. He's spent his money wisely and AFAIK, he's got a car dealership business and that's why even if his team shuts him down, he may just have to accept it because the fact that he can't do anything from that decision, he has to follow necessary steps and decisions made by his team.

He will have quite a long time when it really ends the season to heal his injury.
Yes, with his decision he will never live in trouble because he already has a lot of assets and enough wealth so that even if he stops playing for the Blazers team he is unlikely to suffer and run out of money.
He really has to follow the steps that have been made and he can only surrender because indeed circumstances are not in his favor for the end of this season.

[Pamadar]

The news of Damian Lillard ending the season made me a little sad. I don't want him to be injured at all, if he has a problem, it may be difficult for him next season. When such a good player deals with serious injuries, he cannot catch up with his old performance, and his age has started to progress.
Portland Trailblazers doesn't have much of a chance to be successful this year anymore. Therefore, the decision taken may be the right one

Yes, I agree, this is a good decision by the Trail Blazers management. Let him take his rest and figure out what he can do next season. Simons and Jerami Grant are both injured so there's nothing much to do.
The only would be to lose more games and try to have a better chance at the lottery in the next draft pick.
I mean, last year was a successful one for Orlando Magic with Paolo Banchero and Houston Rockets' Jabari Smith also making a lot of progress on both offensive and defensive ends.
Once they have a deeper bench, I bet they can come back and play better next year. Perhaps changing the plays should also be their main focus, it cannot be Damian Lillard who handles the ball all the time, there must be someone else who can step up their game to spread the floor more.
I am intrigued about what position will be their target in the Draft, perhaps a shooting guard too or a center/forward.

Unlike before when CJ still playing for them, he can carry the team, even Dame is sitting and resting or if the main alpha is in injury, he can manage to win games with the role players.

Something that Simon and Grant need to work out. They need to step for the team and make it possible
to win games while Dame is resting, we will see how they will take the draft looking to see a rookie that
will help them both offense and defense.

[Oasisman]

What a game. Lakers have too many turnovers and Anthony Davis has a foul problem. LaVine is on fire and DeRozan put some buckets when needed. Great % in threes for Bulls. That would be a though loss at home.
It looks like Lakers' streak will end soon. Last seven games will be vital. They don't have a luxury to lose any game. Pelicans may pass them tomorrow.

Pat Bev though, funny that when he scored against Lebron, he gestures that James is way too small for him. 

That who he is, he  always do that with any players trying to get into their heads to lose their focus in the game. That's also some sort of revenge for trading him away with the Bulls.
But that was really a tough loss for the Lakers as every game for them is a much needed win. Another loss or two may put them out of the playoff/play-in contention.
Hope they'll make it as they are now going to be a complete roster comes playoffs.

[Marvell1]

Pat Bev though, funny that when he scored against Lebron, he gestures that James is way too small for him. 

That who he is, he  always do that with any players trying to get into their heads to lose their focus in the game. That's also some sort of revenge for trading him away with the Bulls.
But that was really a tough loss for the Lakers as every game for them is a much needed win. Another loss or two may put them out of the playoff/play-in contention.
Hope they'll make it as they are now going to be a complete roster comes playoffs.

I don't think it was only Pat Bev, the whole Bulls team got into the head of the Lakers players.
They are at least trying to make a comeback. But the Bulls players got so much into their heads that they absolutely lost their nerve.

Anthony Davis was making fouls out of frustration. This has certainly made the chance of the Lakers making the playoffs real harder.

[arwin100]

What a game. Lakers have too many turnovers and Anthony Davis has a foul problem. LaVine is on fire and DeRozan put some buckets when needed. Great % in threes for Bulls. That would be a though loss at home.
It looks like Lakers' streak will end soon. Last seven games will be vital. They don't have a luxury to lose any game. Pelicans may pass them tomorrow.

Pat Bev though, funny that when he scored against Lebron, he gestures that James is way too small for him. 

That who he is, he  always do that with any players trying to get into their heads to lose their focus in the game. That's also some sort of revenge for trading him away with the Bulls.
But that was really a tough loss for the Lakers as every game for them is a much needed win. Another loss or two may put them out of the playoff/play-in contention.
Hope they'll make it as they are now going to be a complete roster comes playoffs.

He only want to create a discussion to highlight his name but overall he is nothing on what Lebron's achieve. Maybe for now he can mock Lebron at that time but for sure next season Lakers will be a good title contender team. For sure only media hype the name of Pat Bev but other player doesn't give any damn about what he is saying since he is just creating crazy things just to make his opponent angry to him. Although their lose to Bulls is disappointing but for sure they learn a lot especially on rooster rotation. If they can't make it this year well next season is good year to bounce back.

[carlisle1]

What a game. Lakers have too many turnovers and Anthony Davis has a foul problem. LaVine is on fire and DeRozan put some buckets when needed. Great % in threes for Bulls. That would be a though loss at home.
It looks like Lakers' streak will end soon. Last seven games will be vital. They don't have a luxury to lose any game. Pelicans may pass them tomorrow.

Pat Bev though, funny that when he scored against Lebron, he gestures that James is way too small for him. 

That who he is, he  always do that with any players trying to get into their heads to lose their focus in the game. That's also some sort of revenge for trading him away with the Bulls.
But that was really a tough loss for the Lakers as every game for them is a much needed win. Another loss or two may put them out of the playoff/play-in contention.
Hope they'll make it as they are now going to be a complete roster comes playoffs.

He only want to create a discussion to highlight his name but overall he is nothing on what Lebron's achieve. Maybe for now he can mock Lebron at that time but for sure next season Lakers will be a good title contender team. For sure only media hype the name of Pat Bev but other player doesn't give any damn about what he is saying since he is just creating crazy things just to make his opponent angry to him. Although their lose to Bulls is disappointing but for sure they learn a lot especially on rooster rotation. If they can't make it this year well next season is good year to bounce back.

Same thing with how he do it with KD before. Remember those times where he and KD were being hyped as social media make
a big deal with how he frustrates KD, something that brings a hype to his name.

This is just something that will easily be forgotten, nothing especial to that only those critics will make that a big deal.

Moving forward, Lakers with a healthy squad will make a good run next season if they will fail to move up to the playoffs or even
play-in, without changing the lineup and established the chemistry, they are more competitive now.

[Yamifoud]

Moving forward, Lakers with a healthy squad will make a good run next season if they will fail to move up to the playoffs or even
play-in, without changing the lineup and established the chemistry, they are more competitive now.

I am thinking about their chances this season more than next season. LeBron has already returned, but it's unfortunate that they lost against the Bulls. However, they are still somewhat safe to qualify for the play-in as long as they maintain their current ranking.

Speaking of the other game, the Warriors vs Wolves, I was really disappointed with their performance. They could have won that game, but they got careless with a costly turnover. Then, KAT made a clutch 3-point shot.

[inthelongrun]

Moving forward, Lakers with a healthy squad will make a good run next season if they will fail to move up to the playoffs or even
play-in, without changing the lineup and established the chemistry, they are more competitive now.

I am thinking about their chances this season more than next season. LeBron has already returned, but it's unfortunate that they lost against the Bulls. However, they are still somewhat safe to qualify for the play-in as long as they maintain their current ranking.

Speaking of the other game, the Warriors vs Wolves, I was really disappointed with their performance. They could have won that game, but they got careless with a costly turnover. Then, KAT made a clutch 3-point shot.

The Lakers will be a strong contender next season that is for sure. But there is always the risk of suffering injuries again, especially to the ultra-sensitive Anthony Davis. So they better try to give it all in their remaining games. The Grizzlies and the Kings are not very experienced in terms of playoffs games so they seem beatable by a healthy Lakers squad.

Just like the Lakers, the Bulls are also etching to have a better ranking in the east. The Bulls just stopped the dream of the Trailblazers this season to try to advance into the playoffs. Lillard might be rested in the remaining games. And then today, they beat the Lakers in LA. Still, high chances for the Bulls to lose LaVine next season unless they can go deep in the playoffs which is very unlikely.

[Jating]

Very disappointing lost for the Warriors tonight, I mean they claim back from a huge deficit in the 4th and have the chance to win the game. But it was a costly mistake on the part of Green, Wolves was able to steal that ball and then KAT that dagger 3 on transition.

The Wolves though are shooting great % in 3's at Warriors home, Naz Reed connected a lot of it.

Even Slow mo Kyle Anderson has one to beat the buzzer.

[wheelz1200]

Moving forward, Lakers with a healthy squad will make a good run next season if they will fail to move up to the playoffs or even
play-in, without changing the lineup and established the chemistry, they are more competitive now.

I am thinking about their chances this season more than next season. LeBron has already returned, but it's unfortunate that they lost against the Bulls. However, they are still somewhat safe to qualify for the play-in as long as they maintain their current ranking.

Speaking of the other game, the Warriors vs Wolves, I was really disappointed with their performance. They could have won that game, but they got careless with a costly turnover. Then, KAT made a clutch 3-point shot.

The Lakers will be a strong contender next season that is for sure. But there is always the risk of suffering injuries again, especially to the ultra-sensitive Anthony Davis. So they better try to give it all in their remaining games. The Grizzlies and the Kings are not very experienced in terms of playoffs games so they seem beatable by a healthy Lakers squad.

Just like the Lakers, the Bulls are also etching to have a better ranking in the east. The Bulls just stopped the dream of the Trailblazers this season to try to advance into the playoffs. Lillard might be rested in the remaining games. And then today, they beat the Lakers in LA. Still, high chances for the Bulls to lose LaVine next season unless they can go deep in the playoffs which is very unlikely.

A healthy Memphis squad would annihilate the Lakers.  The Sacramento series might be a little better but who would guard bane and Ja, austin reaves lol.  Lakers upgraded over the trade deadline but they are anything but a contending team.  In a playoff like game they lose to the bulls.  They are pretty much in do or die games from here on out with how tight the west is.

[tabas]

Very disappointing lost for the Warriors tonight, I mean they claim back from a huge deficit in the 4th and have the chance to win the game. But it was a costly mistake on the part of Green, Wolves was able to steal that ball and then KAT that dagger 3 on transition.

The Wolves though are shooting great % in 3's at Warriors home, Naz Reed connected a lot of it.

Even Slow mo Kyle Anderson has one to beat the buzzer.

That was really a disappointing turnover for the Warriors but also an amazing steal from Wolves and the shot made by KAT. And those remaining seconds secured the 2 points lead by the T-Wolves. I thought that 3-pt shot and a foul on Klay would lead him on the free throw but it wasn't.
If it does, that would lead them to an OT as that's for sure Klay would get in those 3 free throws. It just so happen that T-Wolves are greater tonight and that's given, it was too close and almost there but not enough.

[OgNasty]

It’s starting to look like the Dallas Mavericks are going to miss the playoffs and even the play-in tournament as a result of their Kyrie Irving trade. Luka can’t be happy. They fell out of the play-in for now and couldn’t capitalize on a Lakers loss. Dallas is 3-7 now in their last 10 games during a time they should be turning it on.