2024 NBA Season

[TravelMug]

I can't believe the temporary result of the bucks vs boston celtic. until the 3rd quarter, they lost 100-62. the squad is equal but I can't believe that they can lose so badly and be so far behind. boston celtic's game today is really bad.

Well I guess even the best team in the NBA has it's bad night and they gave up already in the 3rd quarter. But you can smell that they wanted to get revenge next, but I'm not sure when is the next game between this two rivals. The Thunder as well win big against the Trailblazers but it was to be expected as Portland is one of the team in the last spot.

Good game tomorrow, both teams coming from a big win, Atlanta winning in OT against the Sixers and then the same with the Pacers beating the Celtics. So it's going to be a fun game to watch tomorrow night. But if Haliburton is not going to play, they might have a hard time to win, but least see, Trae Young is also nursing a shoulder injury so I'm not sure if he is going to play or not.

[Viscore]

I can't believe the temporary result of the bucks vs boston celtic. until the 3rd quarter, they lost 100-62. the squad is equal but I can't believe that they can lose so badly and be so far behind. boston celtic's game today is really bad.

Well I guess even the best team in the NBA has it's bad night and they gave up already in the 3rd quarter. But you can smell that they wanted to get revenge next, but I'm not sure when is the next game between this two rivals. The Thunder as well win big against the Trailblazers but it was to be expected as Portland is one of the team in the last spot.

Bucks needed a win after a loss to the Jazz, while Boston had a win at home beating the number 1 team in the West, game went to OT, so probably they got tired doing to their 2nd game which is a back to back game. I see the Boston still has the talent, but they didn't have the energy to match the Bucks who are trying to bounce back after a loss.

Good game tomorrow, both teams coming from a big win, Atlanta winning in OT against the Sixers and then the same with the Pacers beating the Celtics. So it's going to be a fun game to watch tomorrow night. But if Haliburton is not going to play, they might have a hard time to win, but least see, Trae Young is also nursing a shoulder injury so I'm not sure if he is going to play or not.

Haliburton  won't be playing .

Here's the update.
Tyrese Haliburton update: avoids serious injury, ruled out for at least 2 weeks

[Hypnosis00]

Haliburton  won't be playing .
Here's the update.
Tyrese Haliburton update: avoids serious injury, ruled out for at least 2 weeks

This is not good for the Pacers, missing him for 2 weeks might cost them games because Hali is their leader, he manage the plays well as evidence by his high assists on the last few games. There was even a time that his assists was 23, that's how good he is, his first priority to make a play by making his teammates ready.

[Getmon]

Haliburton  won't be playing .
Here's the update.
Tyrese Haliburton update: avoids serious injury, ruled out for at least 2 weeks

This is not good for the Pacers, missing him for 2 weeks might cost them games because Hali is their leader, he manage the plays well as evidence by his high assists on the last few games. There was even a time that his assists was 23, that's how good he is, his first priority to make a play by making his teammates ready.

For sure, Haliburton has a remarkable ability and basketball fans love to watch him play. It is certainly not good news but better than what occurred in Memphis. Haliburton is missing seven matches, but Morant is out until the end of the season. The Pacers previously won one over the Wizards and they have a fair chance to prevail over the Hawks, Jazz, and Trail Blazers.

Anyhow, they may be able to win more than just three. The Pacers are on fire prevailing over the Bucks and Celtics which implies they are fit to win matches.

[Dave1]

Haliburton  won't be playing .
Here's the update.
Tyrese Haliburton update: avoids serious injury, ruled out for at least 2 weeks

This is not good for the Pacers, missing him for 2 weeks might cost them games because Hali is their leader, he manage the plays well as evidence by his high assists on the last few games. There was even a time that his assists was 23, that's how good he is, his first priority to make a play by making his teammates ready.

Yeah, he is the leader of the Pacers, although in their last game they won, but this time it will be different as we know that he will be out and mentally the Pacers might be affected by it.

And that is why the Hawks are a huge favorite, they will have the homecourt advantage too and they know that Haliburton is not going to play so they should take advantage of it. And as for sure, NBA bettors are going to look at the handicap in this game (although I haven't put my bet yet).

[carlisle1]

Haliburton  won't be playing .
Here's the update.
Tyrese Haliburton update: avoids serious injury, ruled out for at least 2 weeks

This is not good for the Pacers, missing him for 2 weeks might cost them games because Hali is their leader, he manage the plays well as evidence by his high assists on the last few games. There was even a time that his assists was 23, that's how good he is, his first priority to make a play by making his teammates ready.

His leadership creates great impact for the Pacers, allowing his teammates to be involve is really a good sign of leadership, though aside from
that great talent he also good in producing numbers, I mean a good first option for bring basket for the team.

Missing him might really impact the entire rotation of the team, hopefully he will be in full recovery after this rest that provided to him.

2 weeks of resting may be enough for him to recover and to make sure that it won't create more problem with his health.

[Sanitough]

Haliburton  won't be playing .
Here's the update.
Tyrese Haliburton update: avoids serious injury, ruled out for at least 2 weeks

This is not good for the Pacers, missing him for 2 weeks might cost them games because Hali is their leader, he manage the plays well as evidence by his high assists on the last few games. There was even a time that his assists was 23, that's how good he is, his first priority to make a play by making his teammates ready.

His leadership creates great impact for the Pacers, allowing his teammates to be involve is really a good sign of leadership, though aside from
that great talent he also good in producing numbers, I mean a good first option for bring basket for the team.

Missing him might really impact the entire rotation of the team, hopefully he will be in full recovery after this rest that provided to him.

2 weeks of resting may be enough for him to recover and to make sure that it won't create more problem with his health.

There's no question with his leadership on the court, and the Indiana Pacers made the right decision for giving him a max contract. Good thing that they have a good standing now, 22-15 currently and number 4 in the East. I'm sure they will not fully struggle even without him, so I'm expecting that his absent could also be positive for the team on trying to figure out how to win without him. I guess I'm gonna keep a record of this team when playing without their best player.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Haliburton  won't be playing .
Here's the update.
Tyrese Haliburton update: avoids serious injury, ruled out for at least 2 weeks

This is not good for the Pacers, missing him for 2 weeks might cost them games because Hali is their leader, he manage the plays well as evidence by his high assists on the last few games. There was even a time that his assists was 23, that's how good he is, his first priority to make a play by making his teammates ready.

His leadership creates great impact for the Pacers, allowing his teammates to be involve is really a good sign of leadership, though aside from
that great talent he also good in producing numbers, I mean a good first option for bring basket for the team.

Missing him might really impact the entire rotation of the team, hopefully he will be in full recovery after this rest that provided to him.

2 weeks of resting may be enough for him to recover and to make sure that it won't create more problem with his health.

There's no question with his leadership on the court, and the Indiana Pacers made the right decision for giving him a max contract. Good thing that they have a good standing now, 22-15 currently and number 4 in the East. I'm sure they will not fully struggle even without him, so I'm expecting that his absent could also be positive for the team on trying to figure out how to win without him. I guess I'm gonna keep a record of this team when playing without their best player.

Depends on who they are going to face in the next couple of games when Hali is out (I haven't check the schedule yet). If they faces team like in the .500 and below they might get a gauge on how good they are without Hali and maybe win some games.

But if they faces a strong team, it might be close and they might end up losing.

We can only hope that Hali can be back strong in the next 2 weeks, I haven't seen the reports of his injury, but it's not that season ending and maybe he just need to take that rest on his hamstring.

[Distinctin]

Haliburton  won't be playing .
Here's the update.
Tyrese Haliburton update: avoids serious injury, ruled out for at least 2 weeks

This is not good for the Pacers, missing him for 2 weeks might cost them games because Hali is their leader, he manage the plays well as evidence by his high assists on the last few games. There was even a time that his assists was 23, that's how good he is, his first priority to make a play by making his teammates ready.

His leadership creates great impact for the Pacers, allowing his teammates to be involve is really a good sign of leadership, though aside from
that great talent he also good in producing numbers, I mean a good first option for bring basket for the team.

Missing him might really impact the entire rotation of the team, hopefully he will be in full recovery after this rest that provided to him.

2 weeks of resting may be enough for him to recover and to make sure that it won't create more problem with his health.

There's no question with his leadership on the court, and the Indiana Pacers made the right decision for giving him a max contract. Good thing that they have a good standing now, 22-15 currently and number 4 in the East. I'm sure they will not fully struggle even without him, so I'm expecting that his absent could also be positive for the team on trying to figure out how to win without him. I guess I'm gonna keep a record of this team when playing without their best player.

Depends on who they are going to face in the next couple of games when Hali is out (I haven't check the schedule yet). If they faces team like in the .500 and below they might get a gauge on how good they are without Hali and maybe win some games.

But if they faces a strong team, it might be close and they might end up losing.

We can only hope that Hali can be back strong in the next 2 weeks, I haven't seen the reports of his injury, but it's not that season ending and maybe he just need to take that rest on his hamstring.

According to the report shared by the user above, this is his exact condition.

Tyrese Haliburton is sidelined with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain, confirmed by an MRI, facing a two-week recovery, but there's relief that the injury is not considered serious.

The words "not considered serious." is such a relief. Fans should not worry as they will only miss him for weeks and eventually once he is fully recovered, and will come back to bring some excitement to the fans.

Pacers playing without him might be a little downgrade, but knowing the Pacers, they played well as a team, so they'll surely play hard on their next game and try to earn victory on the road. Later they'll be facing Trae Young and company in Atlanta.

[boltz]

Haliburton  won't be playing .
Here's the update.
Tyrese Haliburton update: avoids serious injury, ruled out for at least 2 weeks

This is not good for the Pacers, missing him for 2 weeks might cost them games because Hali is their leader, he manage the plays well as evidence by his high assists on the last few games. There was even a time that his assists was 23, that's how good he is, his first priority to make a play by making his teammates ready.

Yep. very unfortunate for Pacers to lose their leader during the games but 2 weeks is not that much but very pital for play offs spots. However, I do think and I also trust this Pacers team to deliver high even without Hali but I won't be surprised if we see them losing some games until he's back.

[yazher]

Bucks needed a win after a loss to the Jazz, while Boston had a win at home beating the number 1 team in the West, game went to OT, so probably they got tired doing to their 2nd game which is a back to back game. I see the Boston still has the talent, but they didn't have the energy to match the Bucks who are trying to bounce back after a loss.

It was really an easy win for the Bucks maybe because they were upset when they got their loss from the Utah Jazz and the Boston Celtics seems to be enough to get their revenge. As you can see these are the heavyweight teams in the East and they could be meeting each other in the NBA playoffs if the Bucks will gonna play the same performance as they have shown in this game, then they are a scary team and might gonna easily sweep their opponent in the playoffs. But I'm sure Boston Celtics already know what they were lacking in that game and it would be a different scenario once they play again especially when they are in their homecourt.

[xzone]

Lakers are probably done this season, they lose big time to the Phoenix Suns who are also struggling, but they are worst than them. Beal had 37 points, this is scary, he is back to his old form, and hopefully the Suns will be consistent in the coming games.

While looking at the Lakers players stats, I feel dissapointed specially the two superstars of the team.

Lebron 10 points and AD 13 points, this is a real struggle, both of them.

When LeBron doesn't play well, the Lakers' chances of winning the game decrease significantly. Lebron, the player who should have scored the most points in this team, could not score many points in this match either. So it wasn't a very difficult game for the Suns.
You can't always play well every day, that day is over for the Lakers. Of course, the fact that the Suns played well also contributed to this, but I think it was not a very important match. The Lakers' goal is not to finish the season in first place anyway

[mirakal]

The Lakers' goal is not to finish the season in first place anyway

Because they can't. Lakers loss 6 games on their last 10 games, that's quite below average of a good team that won the IST championship. And the Lakers team is the team of Lebron, I mean, he is a hall of famer, so we can't see this team struggling as NBA is still exciting to watch with the Lakers in the playoffs. if they were just an ordinary team, people would not talk a lot about them, but no, they are a superstar team with Lebron and Davis, on the team, so seeing them struggling in their past games is quite dissapointing, plus the video of the coach of raptors complaining on their loss against the Lakers is circling, that would question the capability of the Lakers, and do they win only because they got some help from the refs, or the league?

[ultrloa]

Lakers are probably done this season, they lose big time to the Phoenix Suns who are also struggling, but they are worst than them. Beal had 37 points, this is scary, he is back to his old form, and hopefully the Suns will be consistent in the coming games.

While looking at the Lakers players stats, I feel dissapointed specially the two superstars of the team.

Lebron 10 points and AD 13 points, this is a real struggle, both of them.

When LeBron doesn't play well, the Lakers' chances of winning the game decrease significantly. Lebron, the player who should have scored the most points in this team, could not score many points in this match either. So it wasn't a very difficult game for the Suns.
You can't always play well every day, that day is over for the Lakers. Of course, the fact that the Suns played well also contributed to this, but I think it was not a very important match. The Lakers' goal is not to finish the season in first place anyway

Its because they are heavily relying on Lebron and their coach don't know how to use his players. They have full of talents as Davis say but they can't manage how to rotate well their players and take advantage with their potential.

If they could just play well and know of to scout their players in every important situation for sure they can take many wins. But it seems they are.really struggling and they are close for not getting any spot on playoffs. If they can't find a solution on their problems just like Clippers did maybe we cannot see again playing on playoffs.

[CryptoBuds]

When LeBron doesn't play well, the Lakers' chances of winning the game decrease significantly. Lebron, the player who should have scored the most points in this team, could not score many points in this match either. So it wasn't a very difficult game for the Suns.
You can't always play well every day, that day is over for the Lakers. Of course, the fact that the Suns played well also contributed to this, but I think it was not a very important match. The Lakers' goal is not to finish the season in first place anyway

Its because they are heavily relying on Lebron and their coach don't know how to use his players. They have full of talents as Davis say but they can't manage how to rotate well their players and take advantage with their potential.

If they could just play well and know of to scout their players in every important situation for sure they can take many wins. But it seems they are.really struggling and they are close for not getting any spot on playoffs. If they can't find a solution on their problems just like Clippers did maybe we cannot see again playing on playoffs.

^ I think that they are just used to Lebron always performing for them and that's why they are so interested in winning whenever Lebron is playing well. If Lebron is taking a backseat there is nobody to take his place in my opinion. Of course, I also believe that the coach is actually incompetent. Because otherwise, he would know how to use the players effectively. The squad that they have right now I think they should be performing a lot better compared to what they are doing right now. It was easy in the end for the Suns to be honest.

I have also lost hope in the Lakers. The performance is not improving. Well, actually the performance is inconsistent. The only way they win is if the one and only player, LeBron, for the  Lakers, makes them win.

[OgNasty]

Speaking about the Lakers...  You can see how badly Durant wanted to get a win over LeBron after being buried in their last meetings this season.  It was important for Durant to win this one for "legacy" reasons as LeBron has owned him this season after not meeting up in the regular season for years...  Below is an article where Booker talks about how Durant was telling all his teammates to be aggressive.  I think Durant knew the Lakers were going to try and shut him down to let LeBron get another W on him, but Durant was focused on the win and I'm glad he finally got one.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/suns-devin-booker-details-aggressive-plea-from-kevin-durant-before-lakers-thrashing/ar-AA1mSY9R

Edit: I can’t even deny it. I’m officially a Grayson Allen hater. https://x.com/barstoolsports/status/1745679027212271876

[wheelz1200]

How about the first career triple-double of Victor Wembenyama?

That was good. I think if Victor continues to progress, we will see more than one triple-double from him, but not with ten assists, but with ten blocks. However, I wouldn't be surprised if he makes even a quadruple-double one day, as players like Olajuwon and Robinson have done before.

The other match of the night for me was between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix, and Los Angeles continued its inconsistent play as before and lost 109-127 at home. When Anthony Davis and LeBron scored few points, defeat became inevitable.
Milwaukee, second in the Eastern Conference, defeated leader Boston at home with a score of 135-102.

It was another pathetic performance by the Lakers. It looks like they didn't even try to beat the Suns in this game, as no Lakers player even managed to score 20 points.

The Lakers just stink.  When ypu are starting austin reaves ypu kmwo ypu are in trouble.  Honestly he is a good bench piece but he isn't a championship contending starter.  The rest of the team outside Bron and AD is sub par at best.  If AD or Bron go down for an extended amount of time the Lakers are in trouble.

[Baofeng]

And so the rumors is still swirling on Andrew Wiggins being traded right now, it was reported that Toronto might be his new home, but we will see. Just sad that Wiggins is still in his prime and yet this season, for unknown reasons, he looks like he is already wash up and Kuminga taking over his position.

Also the same with Looney, and again, reports indicate that he might be also in the trading block and replace him with a new and fresh center for the Warriors. We will Draymond as well and how he will be when he comes back.

[OgNasty]

And so the rumors is still swirling on Andrew Wiggins being traded right now, it was reported that Toronto might be his new home, but we will see. Just sad that Wiggins is still in his prime and yet this season, for unknown reasons, he looks like he is already wash up and Kuminga taking over his position.

Also the same with Looney, and again, reports indicate that he might be also in the trading block and replace him with a new and fresh center for the Warriors. We will Draymond as well and how he will be when he comes back.

I read the opposite, that they were more open to trading Kuminga and keeping Wiggins now. I guess Kuminga and Draymond are having some issues… The Warriors and Lakers are both getting pretty aggressive in talks along with the Raptors and Bulls. Even Miami to a lesser degree. I wouldn’t be surprised to see those teams involved in some big moves over the next 3 weeks.

[ingiltere]

Haliburton  won't be playing .

Here's the update.
Tyrese Haliburton update: avoids serious injury, ruled out for at least 2 weeks

That would blow Pacers' chances. They are 21-15 now, I wonder where they will be when he returns. I don't expect them to win many games, maybe 1 or 2 but that's all. There are six-game road trip for Pacers. Maybe this is good timing for them because their win chances were low in this road trip anyway.
Carlisle said they'll be all right but let's be realistic. Haliburton is more than half of this team.