2024 NBA Season

[avp2306]

OKC winning is one thing, but its quite bad that Lakers lost this badly as well. We are talking about how good OKC is, but we are not talking about how terrible Lakers was. We are seeing the later days of Lebrons career and he is going to retire in a few seasons at most, well we have been saying that for years but seriously he looks like he may have like 2 more seasons after this at most, if he continues anything after that then I doubt he would be any good. And with that, we are basically seeing Lakers ruin his last years, and that's not really that nice, I think it should be noted that Lakers should do a lot better to put a team around him and coaching around him that could get him another ring before he retires.

You do know that the Lakers management has done everything for Lebron. Trading every potential prospect they had since the arrival of Lebron. Although he is currently having issues with injuries, but getting AD brought them a ring at least. A very costly trade but maybe worth it. The other costly trade that I consider a failure was the Westbrook trade. I'm not even sure if the Lakers have first-round draft picks soon due to their previous costly trades.

I think the Lakers are still having a decent squad especially if they're healthy. It's just that the other teams have better plays and better team chemistry.

They actually have decent squad, but the problem is they can show their reap potential since the ball is always with Lebron. Lakers is building the career of Lebron that's why their production became questionable and their talented roster cannot show their potentials.

If Lakers should focus on how their player can share the ball and also can shoot on they touch the ball so that they could win. Since if they rely on Lebron and AD only for sure they would never go any far this season.

They already made a mistake for having Westbrook since they don't have chemistry with their team so its good if Lakers would focus to create good chemistry and confidence with their current roster.

[Yamifoud]

They already made a mistake for having Westbrook since they don't have chemistry with their team so its good if Lakers would focus to create good chemistry and confidence with their current roster.

That was the biggest decision that didn't went out well, they were suppose to make a big 3 but one has became a burden, good thing they let him go after 2 season I believe, so both teams in LA are happy now. The lakers are still revolving without Lebron, and old superstar that will continue to make history, but in terms of ranking as a championship team, that I don't know if they are even at the top 3 now.

With the present status of the Lakers, I don't expect them to even reach the same success last season, but I still have some hope since the playoffs is a different atmosphere, and you know, experience gives good advantage and Lebron and AD had that.

[Jating]

They already made a mistake for having Westbrook since they don't have chemistry with their team so its good if Lakers would focus to create good chemistry and confidence with their current roster.

That was the biggest decision that didn't went out well, they were suppose to make a big 3 but one has became a burden, good thing they let him go after 2 season I believe, so both teams in LA are happy now. The lakers are still revolving without Lebron, and old superstar that will continue to make history, but in terms of ranking as a championship team, that I don't know if they are even at the top 3 now.

With the present status of the Lakers, I don't expect them to even reach the same success last season, but I still have some hope since the playoffs is a different atmosphere, and you know, experience gives good advantage and Lebron and AD had that.

I don't think that they are a top 3 team in the West, they are inconsistent that there are games that they look championship caliber and then the next game, they can't even score and we can see Lebron's frustration as if he wanted to be traded on other teams or doesn't want to play with Lakers.

However, there could be some good news that Vando and Rui will be back in the roster. They've missed both fo this 2, specially Vando's defense and then Rui has a great time playing for the Lakers.

[Distinctin]

They already made a mistake for having Westbrook since they don't have chemistry with their team so its good if Lakers would focus to create good chemistry and confidence with their current roster.

That was the biggest decision that didn't went out well, they were suppose to make a big 3 but one has became a burden, good thing they let him go after 2 season I believe, so both teams in LA are happy now. The lakers are still revolving without Lebron, and old superstar that will continue to make history, but in terms of ranking as a championship team, that I don't know if they are even at the top 3 now.

With the present status of the Lakers, I don't expect them to even reach the same success last season, but I still have some hope since the playoffs is a different atmosphere, and you know, experience gives good advantage and Lebron and AD had that.

I don't think that they are a top 3 team in the West, they are inconsistent that there are games that they look championship caliber and then the next game, they can't even score and we can see Lebron's frustration as if he wanted to be traded on other teams or doesn't want to play with Lakers.

This team is really unpredictable, however, just like last season, they entered the playoffs not on the top spot, they are even the underdog on each rounds before they got eliminated, so this team is still very dangerous if you'll ask me.

Lebron's favorite time are the playoffs moments, they excel on that with Davis, so as long as they'll qualify the playoffs, consider them as a threat and has the potential to win a championship.

However, there could be some good news that Vando and Rui will be back in the roster. They've missed both fo this 2, specially Vando's defense and then Rui has a great time playing for the Lakers.

These guys are good defensively, the Lakers really needed them, being back gives more boost on the Lakers defense, so can we expect them to turn themselves from inconsistent to consistent now?

[YuginKadoya]

I mean Warriors won with a lot of help from the bench as well, there are plenty of players I have never heard of that played very well games that allowed them to have a good win against Clippers. I have never heard of "podziemski" for example and dude scored 13 points, or Kuminga had a great game and got 17 points, Dario Saric is still in the league, I thought he retired and dude had 13 points too.

So all in all, Warriors should be quite thankful to their bench team to be this good in order to win this game, and I think it's quite clear that they are going to end up with a much better result if they can keep getting this type of production from the bench all season long. Their starting five doesn't look all that championship level to me, it looks like they are fine but not at Denver levels or Celtic levels anymore, they look like a barely playoff team to me, like first round exit level team, and very best case second round exit, that's it, I do not see conference finals for them this season.

For sure Brandin Podziemski has potential after seeing that game and how Brandin Podziemski worked in this game it was really amazing right now Steve Kerr is giving him more time to play for every game and if the Golden State Warriors could get the right chemistry with Brandin Podziemski I think the 2nd team will be a great thing with Chris Paul could be a full point guard if he wish it, because even without Stephen Curry, the Warriors can manage a great play with Brandin Podziemski and Klay Thompson on the other team for sure,

I can't believe my Chicago Bulls beat the Celtics last night.  I was halfway watching, as I was also watching the Thursday night NFL football game, and had forgotten to check back in on the game and all of a sudden the final score pops up on my TV (I've got an alerts thing on my tv) that showed 120-113.. I was shocked to say the least.  No Lavine either is whats crazy.

Lavine is now out for a week. Some speculate it might be so he doesn't risk injury and that his trade is immanent.  What do you guys think?

Glad I didn't put money down on that bulls game!

Actually, it was unexpected that the Chicago Bulls won this game, and even I thought that the Milwaukee Bucks could easily get this one, but against the Chicago Bulls it was a different story, as the game was a close match that ended up with an overtime and in that overtime the Milwaukee Bucks was too tired to make this game a win for them,

Warriors is known to have a deep bench though, that's why in their run in the championship a couple of years ago, they have Nemanja Bjelica, and now they have Dario Saric to fill that role. And then Damion Lee, JP of course, Juan Toscano Anderson, Otto Porter and Moody and Payton (which is still with the Warriors).

So that's how deep their bench that time and they are trying to replicate it with Saric, Brandin Podziemski who did play good against the Clippers, lefty with a lot of moves, he even have that right hand hook. They also have a young player in Trayce Jackson-Davis, which also a eye catcher for the Warriors. But yeah, the Celtics and Denver have one of the most deepest team right now and it's hard to match that.

The Golden State Warriors snatched another prospect and for sure Brandin Podziemski is really slick, this new lad has sick moves and is always running inside the court just like Curry, and that floater is really hard to get in he is doing it easily for sure and for this game, the Golden State Warriors have really gotten a great pick this season and for sure Brandin Podziemski has proven that he is needed to be playing in the Golden State Warriors roster, for me Steve Kerr might need to experiment in getting more time to play Brandin Podziemski, Jonathan Kuminga, and Moses Moody for sure

[Shamm]

These guys are good defensively, the Lakers really needed them, being back gives more boost on the Lakers defense, so can we expect them to turn themselves from inconsistent to consistent now?

agree with you mate these two players have a good impact once they see get back to the Lakers as we all know how they play inside the court and for the help of Davis in defense then both players is good to handle as we all know that vendo is a good defensive player he can guard even tho taller than him so it's a big contribute to the team once he will added to the Lakers team. And in offense they all players can still contribute by points.

[gagux123]

They are on a mission this season, they failed on the last season but they have a good chance of making it to the playoffs as they are a more improve team with Chet playing his first regular season with the NBA. Looking at the production of Chet, we can easily say that he's been one of the biggest reason why OKC has become a very consistent now, and with SGA's consistent contribution as well, it's almost certain they'll make it, the question now is how far they can go once already in the playoffs.

Yes, this is true!
Maybe I'm talking something nonsense, but I have a strong conviction that OKC will get a seed in the playoffs of this NBA season...
Well... that's a good question and I'm also wondering how far OCK can go in the playoffs.

Tonight we will have OKC x Mavericks. I'm looking forward and i will definitely watch this game, it will indeed be a competitive and interesting game to watch.

[danherbias07]

They already made a mistake for having Westbrook since they don't have chemistry with their team so its good if Lakers would focus to create good chemistry and confidence with their current roster.

That was the biggest decision that didn't went out well, they were suppose to make a big 3 but one has became a burden, good thing they let him go after 2 season I believe, so both teams in LA are happy now. The lakers are still revolving without Lebron, and old superstar that will continue to make history, but in terms of ranking as a championship team, that I don't know if they are even at the top 3 now.

With the present status of the Lakers, I don't expect them to even reach the same success last season, but I still have some hope since the playoffs is a different atmosphere, and you know, experience gives good advantage and Lebron and AD had that.

I don't think that they are a top 3 team in the West, they are inconsistent that there are games that they look championship caliber and then the next game, they can't even score and we can see Lebron's frustration as if he wanted to be traded on other teams or doesn't want to play with Lakers.

However, there could be some good news that Vando and Rui will be back in the roster. They've missed both fo this 2, specially Vando's defense and then Rui has a great time playing for the Lakers.

They are inconsistent and that's the truth.
The Clipper team will have more harder time defeating the teams in their division which they will be matched a lot of times. Chemistry. That's what they are missing. Not with Paul George or Westbrook but with Kawhi.
This is the first time Harden will be playing with him and I think that took a toll on their team. The expectations are too high to reach especially, from their fans who thought those the best roster they could get. It's not. PG13 do have an experience with the likes of WB and Harden but Kawhi had been used to being the team leader and I don't think everyone could accept that especially with his rank and injuries. Respect is such a difficult to thing to receive from players who had been stars in other teams.
The Clippers have so much to work with. Their defensive players are out, might as well think of another strategy from Coach Ty Lue on how he can maximize his new players. I'd focus on offense if I were him. Use the Mike D'Antoni style of plays.

[Beparanf]

These guys are good defensively, the Lakers really needed them, being back gives more boost on the Lakers defense, so can we expect them to turn themselves from inconsistent to consistent now?

agree with you mate these two players have a good impact once they see get back to the Lakers as we all know how they play inside the court and for the help of Davis in defense then both players is good to handle as we all know that vendo is a good defensive player he can guard even tho taller than him so it's a big contribute to the team once he will added to the Lakers team. And in offense they all players can still contribute by points.

The only issue with Davis is his consistency. He can be explosive on a single or 2 matches but he can’t sustain that aggressiveness long term since that big body gives him a cooldown after a heavy strain on it.

I notice that AD become less aggressive every time he has a solid performance in both offense and defense. It’s good that Lakers finally developing other players to cover for him since both AD and Lebron is getting older already.

[Sanitough]

They are on a mission this season, they failed on the last season but they have a good chance of making it to the playoffs as they are a more improve team with Chet playing his first regular season with the NBA. Looking at the production of Chet, we can easily say that he's been one of the biggest reason why OKC has become a very consistent now, and with SGA's consistent contribution as well, it's almost certain they'll make it, the question now is how far they can go once already in the playoffs.

Yes, this is true!
Maybe I'm talking something nonsense, but I have a strong conviction that OKC will get a seed in the playoffs of this NBA season...
Well... that's a good question and I'm also wondering how far OCK can go in the playoffs.

Tonight we will have OKC x Mavericks. I'm looking forward and i will definitely watch this game, it will indeed be a competitive and interesting game to watch.

It's a battle of number 3 (OKC) and number 4 (Dallas) in the West. This should be a great match, but unfortunately, we might not be able to witness a full strenght Dallas in this game as there are players who are listed as questionable to play, such as Hardaway Jr. and their main star Luka Doncic who missed the last game.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

They are on a mission this season, they failed on the last season but they have a good chance of making it to the playoffs as they are a more improve team with Chet playing his first regular season with the NBA. Looking at the production of Chet, we can easily say that he's been one of the biggest reason why OKC has become a very consistent now, and with SGA's consistent contribution as well, it's almost certain they'll make it, the question now is how far they can go once already in the playoffs.

Yes, this is true!
Maybe I'm talking something nonsense, but I have a strong conviction that OKC will get a seed in the playoffs of this NBA season...
Well... that's a good question and I'm also wondering how far OCK can go in the playoffs.

Tonight we will have OKC x Mavericks. I'm looking forward and i will definitely watch this game, it will indeed be a competitive and interesting game to watch.

It's a battle of number 3 (OKC) and number 4 (Dallas) in the West. This should be a great match, but unfortunately, we might not be able to witness a full strenght Dallas in this game as there are players who are listed as questionable to play, such as Hardaway Jr. and their main star Luka Doncic who missed the last game.

And it's a back to back game for Dallas, the first game, they've lost already. So I guess with Luka still sitting, Kyrie will be the one to carry the game for them. But OKC is one of the hottest team, with SGA and potential rookie of the year Chet Holmgren, who others think was over rated at the start of the season, even some fans of OKC themselves. But he is becoming what others have expected him to be and playing great so far.

Another great game to watch in the West is the game between the Kings and the defending champion Nuggets. Although Jamal Murray is still in the injury list, Reggie Jackson is doing great as he fills the role of their PG. The Kings is the favorite in this game.

[FanEagle]

It is 100% shocking to me that OKC is doing this great, I mean they do not have any star level players aside from SGA, that dude and bunch of role players have made them a successful team somehow, and we are talking about a team that owns THIRTHY!!! picks in the next 7 years, which means that they may very well use all their picks to get even better picks (give 28th and 15th to get 10th type of deal) or they may even use it to get other players as well, they could just swap picks for a player and make the team stronger.

This team is already good, when you think about the growth they may have, they are going to be unstoppable by that logic. Or maybe this is an outlier season and next year (or even rest of this season) they may not be all that great.

[EFS]

Early game on TV as usual, Warriors at Clippers. Looking at the odds Clippers is the favorite but I expect a close game. We may see over 230 points.
Rockets vs. Lakers also look good but that's too late, or too early for me. I'd love to see Alperen Şengün against AD but maybe next time. Rockets may upset Lakers tonight, be careful about your bets.

[Baofeng]

Early game on TV as usual, Warriors at Clippers. Looking at the odds Clippers is the favorite but I expect a close game. We may see over 230 points.
Rockets vs. Lakers also look good but that's too late, or too early for me. I'd love to see Alperen Şengün against AD but maybe next time. Rockets may upset Lakers tonight, be careful about your bets.

Just watch few minutes of the first quarter, Draymond Green already hitting three 3's, that is a bad sign for the Clippers. And when I come back after a walk, score is 48-67 in favor of the Warriors.

Good to see that they are back, they've beaten the Clippers in their first game, so I wouldn't be surprised if they do it back to back. Yeah, Rockets vs Lakers is also a good game. Sengun talents against one of the most dominant big man right now. We might see some one on one plays for Sengun as I think he has the speed advantage against Davis. Or bring him out of the 3 point line to clear the middle for them.

[OgNasty]

Early game on TV as usual, Warriors at Clippers. Looking at the odds Clippers is the favorite but I expect a close game. We may see over 230 points.
Rockets vs. Lakers also look good but that's too late, or too early for me. I'd love to see Alperen Şengün against AD but maybe next time. Rockets may upset Lakers tonight, be careful about your bets.

Just watch few minutes of the first quarter, Draymond Green already hitting three 3's, that is a bad sign for the Clippers. And when I come back after a walk, score is 48-67 in favor of the Warriors.

Good to see that they are back, they've beaten the Clippers in their first game, so I wouldn't be surprised if they do it back to back. Yeah, Rockets vs Lakers is also a good game. Sengun talents against one of the most dominant big man right now. We might see some one on one plays for Sengun as I think he has the speed advantage against Davis. Or bring him out of the 3 point line to clear the middle for them.

The Clippers are starting to put together some wins here and there. With this win over the Warriors by a point, they’re now just one win away from being a .500 team. Not good but a lot better than things we’re looking a few wins ago. Kawhi has to be happy that there’s a chance to get some wins with this team.

[Harkorede]

Early game on TV as usual, Warriors at Clippers. Looking at the odds Clippers is the favorite but I expect a close game. We may see over 230 points.
Rockets vs. Lakers also look good but that's too late, or too early for me. I'd love to see Alperen Şengün against AD but maybe next time. Rockets may upset Lakers tonight, be careful about your bets.

Just watch few minutes of the first quarter, Draymond Green already hitting three 3's, that is a bad sign for the Clippers. And when I come back after a walk, score is 48-67 in favor of the Warriors.

Good to see that they are back, they've beaten the Clippers in their first game, so I wouldn't be surprised if they do it back to back. Yeah, Rockets vs Lakers is also a good game. Sengun talents against one of the most dominant big man right now. We might see some one on one plays for Sengun as I think he has the speed advantage against Davis. Or bring him out of the 3 point line to clear the middle for them.

The Clippers are starting to put together some wins here and there. With this win over the Warriors by a point, they’re now just one win away from being a .500 team. Not good but a lot better than things we’re looking a few wins ago. Kawhi has to be happy that there’s a chance to get some wins with this team.

I don't mean to take the efforts and resistance supposedly shown by the Clippers away from their win tonight, but the Wariors are becoming a more shitty team as they day goes by, they can effortlessly score 70 points in a row, but they can't defend those points being conceded back, so what's the point and they're becoming of the worse clutch team in my opinion, they've two of their last 4 or 5 games after leady by atleast 20 points, and more than 15 points into half way into 3rd or even the 4th Quarter, you really can't win a championship when you're that awful defensively, and Steve Kerr needs to figure out  not just a bench unit that can only function with Draymond, Curry or Klay on the floor, he needs a unit that either hold it down and get going without any of these guys on the floor!

[btc_angela]

Early game on TV as usual, Warriors at Clippers. Looking at the odds Clippers is the favorite but I expect a close game. We may see over 230 points.
Rockets vs. Lakers also look good but that's too late, or too early for me. I'd love to see Alperen Şengün against AD but maybe next time. Rockets may upset Lakers tonight, be careful about your bets.

Just watch few minutes of the first quarter, Draymond Green already hitting three 3's, that is a bad sign for the Clippers. And when I come back after a walk, score is 48-67 in favor of the Warriors.

Good to see that they are back, they've beaten the Clippers in their first game, so I wouldn't be surprised if they do it back to back. Yeah, Rockets vs Lakers is also a good game. Sengun talents against one of the most dominant big man right now. We might see some one on one plays for Sengun as I think he has the speed advantage against Davis. Or bring him out of the 3 point line to clear the middle for them.

The Clippers are starting to put together some wins here and there. With this win over the Warriors by a point, they’re now just one win away from being a .500 team. Not good but a lot better than things we’re looking a few wins ago. Kawhi has to be happy that there’s a chance to get some wins with this team.

I don't mean to take the efforts and resistance supposedly shown by the Clippers away from their win tonight, but the Wariors are becoming a more shitty team as they day goes by, they can effortlessly score 70 points in a row, but they can't defend those points being conceded back, so what's the point and they're becoming of the worse clutch team in my opinion, they've two of their last 4 or 5 games after leady by atleast 20 points, and more than 15 points into half way into 3rd or even the 4th Quarter, you really can't win a championship when you're that awful defensively, and Steve Kerr needs to figure out  not just a bench unit that can only function with Draymond, Curry or Klay on the floor, he needs a unit that either hold it down and get going without any of these guys on the floor!

I do agree, they've lost games that they have built a good lead. I'm not sure about Klay's contract though, but with this kind of performance, looking bleak and this could be their final run as big 3 in Warriors uniform.

Age is also a factor for this 3, although they still have some young players, but it wasn't like they were build on their last championship. Their defense is no longer there, no effort whatsoever to scramble and shift that's why they gave a lot of easy points and 3's for the Clippers to make that huge comeback.

[danherbias07]

I like Paul George's courage to shoot those three. I mean it takes a lot of bravery to do that because all blame will be on him if he missed that shot. They don't need a three, a two would suffice to take it to overtime with a hardcore defense in those final seconds.
Oh and Steph, why? I know Draymond Green had been hitting his threes with a 50 percent shooting stat but that shot should be for Curry. There's a chance he could get a foul if he kept on attacking the paint but he chose to pass it to Draymond and just trust his hands.
Anyway, the Warriors are still playing great despite that loss, I can see Steve Kerr has been rotating his players very well and they could've really won that game and beat the Clippers twice. I think that's still a good thing. They are not dead yet and Steph has been getting the help that he needs.
Moses Moody especially has been stepping up his game on both ends of the floor. His last three games are all in double figures and I think Coach Kerr will keep on using him because of that. He played 32 minutes today.

[xLays]

The Warriors vs Clippers game shows that Westbrook is a problem for the Clippers. Westbrook is the reason why the Warriors led by 20 points early in the game. In the fourth quarter, Westbrook missed three-point shots and didn't play depensively against Klay. Klay had 7 points straight against Westbrook defense. If Westbrook had played more minutes in the last quarter, they surely wouldn't have made a comeback. However, Westbrook's defensive rebound in the last minute brought the opportunity for Paul George to win the game against the Warriors.

[gagux123]

It's a battle of number 3 (OKC) and number 4 (Dallas) in the West. This should be a great match, but unfortunately, we might not be able to witness a full strenght Dallas in this game as there are players who are listed as questionable to play, such as Hardaway Jr. and their main star Luka Doncic who missed the last game.

That didn't happen, Hardaway Jr. and Luka played, but I imagined only Hardaway Jr. wouldn't play.
Luka didn't play on Friday because of the birth of his daughter.

But... it was still an excellent game, Luka had an excellent performance with a triple double, Chet Holmgreen had a "shy" performance, but his teammates stood out and also played an important role in OKC's victory against the Mavs