2024 NBA Season

[carlisle1]

Today is the day I’ve been waiting for. Kevin Durant making his season debut for the Suns at home after returning from an ankle injury suffered in the layup line the last time he tried making his home debut. The game will be on ESPN and should be worth the watch as Durant tries to take yet another contender to the Finals. Who knows how games we’ll see him play in Phoenix.

Oh well I thought he won't be back until the playoffs but here we go. I think Durant fits with the Suns just as good as he was in GSW. We've seen their offensive fire power when he and Booker are both playing. Plus they have CP3 and Ayton, these guys needs to be double teamed when caught on fire. However, double teaming one of these guys will lead to another open man and that makes the Suns looks scary in the playoffs.

KD will give open opportunities to Booker as the defender mostly needs to double him to make a good stop but with a pointgod like
CP3, he will always use that as advantage.

Double teaming either KD or Booker will give space to other players to create a good offense, I agree that KD will be fit to Suns the way
he was with GSW.

Can't wait to see him back and play the usual numbers that he can provide for the team.

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[cryptomaniac_xxx]

The Pacers are hanging tough against the Bucks, end of second half, they are just down 4, 69-73.

What's interesting is that Giannis has almost a triple double this early, with 20 points and 10 rebounds and 9 assists. The Bucks is the overwhelming favorite in this game obviously as there are no Haliburton and Myles in the line up for the Pacers. So let's see in the 2nd half of the game, the initial spread is like -9.5 for the Bucks to win and if the Pacers keeps in competitive, they might not cover it, just saying.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

The Pacers are hanging tough against the Bucks, end of second half, they are just down 4, 69-73.

What's interesting is that Giannis has almost a triple double this early, with 20 points and 10 rebounds and 9 assists. The Bucks is the overwhelming favorite in this game obviously as there are no Haliburton and Myles in the line up for the Pacers. So let's see in the 2nd half of the game, the initial spread is like -9.5 for the Bucks to win and if the Pacers keeps in competitive, they might not cover it, just saying.

Well, the expected run in the 2nd half came and now it's kind of a blowout , as expected.

Lakers looking good so far as well, now with Lebron back there is a good chance of making the playins or maybe even the playoffs straight up. But there will be another 4 road games ( even though the last one is with the clippers so it's basically a home game ) before finishing the season with 2 games at home. Winning today would be a huge step towards the post season, lets see if they can hold on to the lead in the 2nd half.

[LogitechMouse]

Lakers looking good so far as well, now with Lebron back there is a good chance of making the playins or maybe even the playoffs straight up. But there will be another 4 road games ( even though the last one is with the clippers so it's basically a home game ) before finishing the season with 2 games at home. Winning today would be a huge step towards the post season, lets see if they can hold on to the lead in the 2nd half.

They got the lead early in the first, Bulls went back to tie the game and take the lead at some point, but in the end the Lakers won on the road 121-110.

Davis and Lebron lead the team scoring 38 & 25 points while the whole starting 5 of the Lakers scored a total of 107 points while the bench only scored 14. Well they won on the road, and it's a must win for them as they are trying to at least get a play-in spot.

Anyway, did anybody saw the Reaves doing the "too small" gesture against Pat Bev? Remember on their last game, Beverley did this to Lebron on Crypto.com arena, and now the Lakers got the revenge thru Reaves doing it to Beverley. Even Davis and Russell are too happy with that action, while Beverley acted like nothing happened. Karma strikes him hard. Here's the video anyway, it's' kind of funny that even the commentators surprised and laughed at it. Got the revenge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMdcO4as9xA

[EFS]

Dallas needed to win the game more but Philly won by playing the ending better. Harden returned four games later, and that had a positive effect. Embiid again plays as we know him. Dallas is in dangerous position now. They invested heavily for the season, they have to be in play-in row at least. It's sad to see a team with so much potential go through such a disintegration. Not only their superstars Dončić and Kyrie, but also the side pieces are very good. From Kleber to Wood, Hardaway to McGee, they should've been in a much better rank with this roster.
In fact there are a lot of good teams in the West and they are very close to each other besides their win rate, I can't pick any team to leave out of play-off picture. This season standing may not be determined until the end of last match.

[FanEagle]

I am pretty sure that there is a talk about changing something about this play-in situation. There are more and more teams who have a losing record that is getting at the closer levels of "why are there even there?" situation.

I get that making a bit more money, having a few more games where the teams could sell seats and beers and all that would be profitable for business, but it is not good for the league. Look at the situation at west, there are so many teams with losing records that are fighting for the last spots and that's a shame. Because the top teams are so much better than it is nothing but just watching a sweep happening beforehand basically, because you know it will be easy for the top teams.

[OgNasty]

Glad the Suns were able to pull out a win tonight against the Timberwolves. That first half was ugly. KAT was putting on a shooting display and Durant couldn’t make a shot. Things changed in the second half though. KD hit a few shots, Booker got hot, and Anthony Edwards was hitting everything. Great game. Glad I got to be there to see KD make his debut in Phoenix.

EDIT: I took a couple photos.  This one was probably my favorite.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Glad the Suns were able to pull out a win tonight against the Timberwolves. That first half was ugly. KAT was putting on a shooting display and Durant couldn’t make a shot. Things changed in the second half though. KD hit a few shots, Booker got hot, and Anthony Edwards was hitting everything. Great game. Glad I got to be there to see KD make his debut in Phoenix.

KD really had a terrible 1st half in his home debut with the suns, I think on his 6th or 7th shot he finally hit one.
2nd half was slightly better with 2 important 3s but other than that he was not really back yet.

Dallas is slowly getting in deep trouble, as of now they are out of a post season position. Next 2 games are also on the road in MIAMI and Atlanta, 2 solid teams.
Even the last 3 home games after that are not easy (except vs the spurs of course).

I wouldn't bet any money of them getting into the playins but with Luka and Kyrie you never know.

This team definitely need a big push now, otherwise the season is over and the dark horse is out.

[fuguebtc]

Glad the Suns were able to pull out a win tonight against the Timberwolves. That first half was ugly. KAT was putting on a shooting display and Durant couldn’t make a shot. Things changed in the second half though. KD hit a few shots, Booker got hot, and Anthony Edwards was hitting everything. Great game. Glad I got to be there to see KD make his debut in Phoenix.

EDIT: I took a couple photos.  This one was probably my favorite.

For the Timberwolves, the bulk of the points were scored by Towns and Edwards. Reid was able to help a little bit. It was a good start, but it certainly wasn't enough. In this game, Kevin Durant actually wasn't able to get his shots off as he usually does. Of course, early on with the team, it is going to be a little difficult. There is no doubt that he can improve and I wish him all the best. For the Phoenix Suns, Booker did a great job. It was a close and good win for the Phoenix.

[LogitechMouse]

Dallas needed to win the game more but Philly won by playing the ending better. Harden returned four games later, and that had a positive effect. Embiid again plays as we know him. Dallas is in dangerous position now. They invested heavily for the season, they have to be in play-in row at least. It's sad to see a team with so much potential go through such a disintegration. Not only their superstars Dončić and Kyrie, but also the side pieces are very good. From Kleber to Wood, Hardaway to McGee, they should've been in a much better rank with this roster.
In fact there are a lot of good teams in the West and they are very close to each other besides their win rate, I can't pick any team to leave out of play-off picture. This season standing may not be determined until the end of last match.

The Dallas Mavericks have lot's of struggles since the Kyrie Irving trade.

Before they got Kyrie, they are at the 4th spot of the Western Conference. When the trade happens and got Kyrie, many knew already that it was a fail experiment though many thought that it would be beneficial for the team especially for Luka because he will now have an all-star type of player on his team. What is the expense of the Kyrie trade? Their best defensive player in DFS, their supposed back-up point guard in Dinwiddie and some draft picks. Before the trade deadline, they are already one of the worst defensive teams around the league. After the trade? They got even worse than they are before the trade. Also add the frustration that Luka is dealing on each game, and that also affects his performance on every game.

The Mavericks are now on a position that they might not enter the playoffs this season because of what's happening to them. The team already is 6-14 since they got Kyrie. There is also a chance that the Mavericks might not sign Kyrie on the off-season because he wants a long term contract like a 4-year max contract, and for sure they will not give it to him knowing his drama and controversies that he got a few years ago. They traded their best players for nothing because they might not sign Kyrie on the off-season.

The size of the team is very awful as well, so it would be beneficial for the team to get some bigger wing defenders, but looking at the free agents, I don't see any notable players out there.

[boltz]

The Pacers are hanging tough against the Bucks, end of second half, they are just down 4, 69-73.

What's interesting is that Giannis has almost a triple double this early, with 20 points and 10 rebounds and 9 assists. The Bucks is the overwhelming favorite in this game obviously as there are no Haliburton and Myles in the line up for the Pacers. So let's see in the 2nd half of the game, the initial spread is like -9.5 for the Bucks to win and if the Pacers keeps in competitive, they might not cover it, just saying.

That game was really entertaining to watch in my opinion with both teams really putting up a show. Unfortunately for Pacers they lost but overall,  they stood up there with the Bucks trading buckets and all that but Bucks should be underestimated and last night they could have slow down a bit but they didn't.

Bucks vs Celtics tonight and uh , I this should be another NBA show time!

[arwin100]

Dallas needed to win the game more but Philly won by playing the ending better. Harden returned four games later, and that had a positive effect. Embiid again plays as we know him. Dallas is in dangerous position now. They invested heavily for the season, they have to be in play-in row at least. It's sad to see a team with so much potential go through such a disintegration. Not only their superstars Dončić and Kyrie, but also the side pieces are very good. From Kleber to Wood, Hardaway to McGee, they should've been in a much better rank with this roster.
In fact there are a lot of good teams in the West and they are very close to each other besides their win rate, I can't pick any team to leave out of play-off picture. This season standing may not be determined until the end of last match.

The Dallas Mavericks have lot's of struggles since the Kyrie Irving trade.

Before they got Kyrie, they are at the 4th spot of the Western Conference. When the trade happens and got Kyrie, many knew already that it was a fail experiment though many thought that it would be beneficial for the team especially for Luka because he will now have an all-star type of player on his team. What is the expense of the Kyrie trade? Their best defensive player in DFS, their supposed back-up point guard in Dinwiddie and some draft picks. Before the trade deadline, they are already one of the worst defensive teams around the league. After the trade? They got even worse than they are before the trade. Also add the frustration that Luka is dealing on each game, and that also affects his performance on every game.

The Mavericks are now on a position that they might not enter the playoffs this season because of what's happening to them. The team already is 6-14 since they got Kyrie. There is also a chance that the Mavericks might not sign Kyrie on the off-season because he wants a long term contract like a 4-year max contract, and for sure they will not give it to him knowing his drama and controversies that he got a few years ago. They traded their best players for nothing because they might not sign Kyrie on the off-season.

The size of the team is very awful as well, so it would be beneficial for the team to get some bigger wing defenders, but looking at the free agents, I don't see any notable players out there.

Kyrie contributes to Dallas very well but unfortunately they are lacking with proper support to their players since they trade those guys which is willing to work with their rules on the team. Two ball dominant superstar in the team is already proven that it will never work so I guess in part of Dallas they might think twice to sign up kyrie to their team in off season especially if they fall and will not compete to playoffs this season. I wonder why their management destroy their last roosters where they are already in best position on standing now they are struggling so bad and this can be a huge upset to their franchise.

[carlisle1]

The Pacers are hanging tough against the Bucks, end of second half, they are just down 4, 69-73.

What's interesting is that Giannis has almost a triple double this early, with 20 points and 10 rebounds and 9 assists. The Bucks is the overwhelming favorite in this game obviously as there are no Haliburton and Myles in the line up for the Pacers. So let's see in the 2nd half of the game, the initial spread is like -9.5 for the Bucks to win and if the Pacers keeps in competitive, they might not cover it, just saying.

Well, the expected run in the 2nd half came and now it's kind of a blowout , as expected.

Lakers looking good so far as well, now with Lebron back there is a good chance of making the playins or maybe even the playoffs straight up. But there will be another 4 road games ( even though the last one is with the clippers so it's basically a home game ) before finishing the season with 2 games at home. Winning today would be a huge step towards the post season, lets see if they can hold on to the lead in the 2nd half.

As expected Lakers won the game the winning capabiliteis of Lakers are higher now with the complete squad and a healthy core,
this one will be an interesting squad moving to the possible playoff/play-inn.

If they will continue winning the game, we will expect them to move up and be one of a good contender for this season's title

Too early but possible if they will continue playing all together and working more with the good chemistries.

[Slow death]

The Pacers are hanging tough against the Bucks, end of second half, they are just down 4, 69-73.

What's interesting is that Giannis has almost a triple double this early, with 20 points and 10 rebounds and 9 assists. The Bucks is the overwhelming favorite in this game obviously as there are no Haliburton and Myles in the line up for the Pacers. So let's see in the 2nd half of the game, the initial spread is like -9.5 for the Bucks to win and if the Pacers keeps in competitive, they might not cover it, just saying.

well, the Pacers made an effort in this game, but they were unable to reverse the superiority of the Bucks, in the first period the Bucks won with a small difference of points, it was only 4 points, something very small, in the second period the Bucks did not manage to win, but they didn't lose either, the second period ended in a tie, it was a good chance that the Pacers had made more effort in the third period to stop the Bucks, something that did not happen and the Bucks won in the third period with a difference of 6 points, at that point they already I realized that the Bucks would win, the Pacers could not beat the Bucks, at most they would achieve a tie in the second period, in the fourth period the Pacers also lost, but this time the difference was smaller than that of the third period, in the fourth period the difference was only 1 point. Bennedict Mathurin of the Pacers was of great help in this game, he managed to score 41 points

Glad the Suns were able to pull out a win tonight against the Timberwolves. That first half was ugly. KAT was putting on a shooting display and Durant couldn’t make a shot. Things changed in the second half though. KD hit a few shots, Booker got hot, and Anthony Edwards was hitting everything. Great game. Glad I got to be there to see KD make his debut in Phoenix.

EDIT: I took a couple photos.  This one was probably my favorite.

wow, that means you're sitting in a privileged place, from the angle at which the photo was taken from the evidence that it was taken from a place close to where the players have been sitting, without a doubt that watching the game live is much better than watching the game on a screen, no matter how big the screen is, does not compare with watching it live


Bulls 110 - 121 Lakers

at least the lakers won after in the first leg they lost by a difference of 10 points, this time the Lakers managed to win by a difference of 11 points, the Lakers dominated the game from the beginning

[Kelvinid]

Last night was the first time I saw Westbrook have an MVP-worthy performance. With Leonard and Paul George absent, he took charge of the game and led the Clippers to a big win against Memphis with a full roster. Westbrook scored 36 points on 13-18 shooting and added 10 assists, effectively turning back the clock with his play.

[Jating]

Lakers looking good so far as well, now with Lebron back there is a good chance of making the playins or maybe even the playoffs straight up. But there will be another 4 road games ( even though the last one is with the clippers so it's basically a home game ) before finishing the season with 2 games at home. Winning today would be a huge step towards the post season, lets see if they can hold on to the lead in the 2nd half.

They got the lead early in the first, Bulls went back to tie the game and take the lead at some point, but in the end the Lakers won on the road 121-110.

Davis and Lebron lead the team scoring 38 & 25 points while the whole starting 5 of the Lakers scored a total of 107 points while the bench only scored 14. Well they won on the road, and it's a must win for them as they are trying to at least get a play-in spot.

Anyway, did anybody saw the Reaves doing the "too small" gesture against Pat Bev? Remember on their last game, Beverley did this to Lebron on Crypto.com arena, and now the Lakers got the revenge thru Reaves doing it to Beverley. Even Davis and Russell are too happy with that action, while Beverley acted like nothing happened. Karma strikes him hard. Here's the video anyway, it's' kind of funny that even the commentators surprised and laughed at it. Got the revenge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMdcO4as9xA

Yeah, saw that one and everyone is loving it, Pat did that to Lebron and we all know that they are competitive, but I think it's disrespectful to do that with your former team mates. And now that the Lakers got their revenge win and then this gesture by AR, Lol, its classic karma.

And even Lebron appreciate it after the game and was having fun, and says that although he loves it and AR got his back, AR still loves Kobe more than Lebron, but it was all just for fun.

[danherbias07]

So IMO, if Giannis could just spare some restricted minutes it might end up in a blowout, without him against the Pacers, they will win, I am just not sure about how much.

Thanks, I have the same observation and it seems the line for the Bucks is a trap as they are listed -12.5 initial spread for this game. Sure, Haliburton is not going to play, but it is reported that Holiday too is out and maybe Giannis could be in restricted minutes.

So lot of scenario that might not favor us gamblers, so either we skip this game, just do live betting to see who is going to play or not.

Of course Bucks needs to win this one to stay on top, but if they can do it with Giannis sitting then it's already a plus for the big guy as he can take a rest.

I was not wrong. With Giannis = blowout, without him = it's possible that it will just be a win.
Giannis did a lot of damage in that game. 38 points, 17 rebounds, and 12 assists. Wow. He was known for making points in the paint but his assists are starting to be polished too. He suddenly became a playmaker using the kick-out pass if ever a double team comes and I am glad that he is unselfish enough to trust his teammates. If he keep this up, they might get another championship with a healthy roleplayers that will support him.

Glad the Suns were able to pull out a win tonight against the Timberwolves. That first half was ugly. KAT was putting on a shooting display and Durant couldn’t make a shot. Things changed in the second half though. KD hit a few shots, Booker got hot, and Anthony Edwards was hitting everything. Great game. Glad I got to be there to see KD make his debut in Phoenix.

EDIT: I took a couple photos.  This one was probably my favorite.

Damn, I am so jealous. So I noticed that you kept on telling us about Durant playing at home soon, this is the reason. You will be there!  
Nice one Og! Love the photo capture. Err, I am jealous again. Durant was a monster, without a doubt, Charles should stop talking shit about him.  

[btc_angela]

The Pacers are hanging tough against the Bucks, end of second half, they are just down 4, 69-73.

What's interesting is that Giannis has almost a triple double this early, with 20 points and 10 rebounds and 9 assists. The Bucks is the overwhelming favorite in this game obviously as there are no Haliburton and Myles in the line up for the Pacers. So let's see in the 2nd half of the game, the initial spread is like -9.5 for the Bucks to win and if the Pacers keeps in competitive, they might not cover it, just saying.

It was Jrue Holiday who bring it with the Bucks as he registered 51 big points in this game. Giannis has his triple double and it was very close till the first half and even at the start of the 3rd quarter.

But as I have said, Holiday and Giannis combine in the 4th and Brook Lopez again having a good game as well. The Pacers really missed it's top scorer in this game and it's just a matter of time before the Bucks find their rhythm and that's what happen to this game.

[Russlenat]

The Pacers are hanging tough against the Bucks, end of second half, they are just down 4, 69-73.

What's interesting is that Giannis has almost a triple double this early, with 20 points and 10 rebounds and 9 assists. The Bucks is the overwhelming favorite in this game obviously as there are no Haliburton and Myles in the line up for the Pacers. So let's see in the 2nd half of the game, the initial spread is like -9.5 for the Bucks to win and if the Pacers keeps in competitive, they might not cover it, just saying.

It was Jrue Holiday who bring it with the Bucks as he registered 51 big points in this game. Giannis has his triple double and it was very close till the first half and even at the start of the 3rd quarter.

But as I have said, Holiday and Giannis combine in the 4th and Brook Lopez again having a good game as well. The Pacers really missed it's top scorer in this game and it's just a matter of time before the Bucks find their rhythm and that's what happen to this game.

Jrue Holiday has found his groove playing with the Bucks and has improved every year. Additionally, he is not injury-prone, which means he can be a reliable asset for the team. In my opinion, he has surpassed Middleton as the team's second-best player. With his contributions and the team's overall performance, I believe the Bucks have a strong chance to succeed this season and could even defeat the Celtics if they meet again.

[yazher]

Last night was the first time I saw Westbrook have an MVP-worthy performance. With Leonard and Paul George absent, he took charge of the game and led the Clippers to a big win against Memphis with a full roster. Westbrook scored 36 points on 13-18 shooting and added 10 assists, effectively turning back the clock with his play.

That was the kind of game the Lakers badly needed from him but it seems like he can't do that freely because of the pressure against him at the Clippers, he has some teammates to rely on and it's working because they are now getting more wins in this circus runs in the western conference and it is the most important thing he can contribute to the team because they need him to play on that level, especially in the NBA playoffs. Let's just hope they won't get choked this time.