2024 NBA Season

[beerlover]

I was out for a couple of days, didn't watch any game, but when I look at the final score and see this in social media?

Damn, TJD is really specially, another great catch by the Warriors and the more that they give him time, the more he is getting better. But we should give credit to Wemby as well, he is not afraid to be posterized. He will go and chase for that block whoever it is. Warriors needed this big win, to stay close with the Lakers at 10th position and at least a play-in chance.

He was posterized few times but this guy is leading in blocks and making history. Although people loved that but Wemby is still has to be respected with his achievement. I think even great players are also posterized, don't know but I think Lebron and has been posterized too once in his life, even AD I guess.

Anyway, the Warriors won this game and they were able to avenge their loss, now their ranking is at solid number 10, but I don't want them to end in 10, maybe improve a bit so their chance in the playoffs will increase.

That is exactly what makes things so entertaining when he gets posterized as well. I mean if you posterize someone like lets say Kevin Love, specially at this age, when he literally has grays in his hair, and was never a great blocker or anything, then would that made any news? Of course not, that's normal and you could posterize him and just move on, that would be just an ordinary possession and nobody would even think about it twice.

But, if you posterize a 7'5 centre who has been leading the league in blocking at his rookie season, which is something I can't think when was the last time a rookie did that, then it is a lot better for the views, it only makes the news when you posterize someone like that. That's actually good for Wemby, shows that he is actually not thought as someone who can be posterized, so people make it a news when it happens.

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[btc_angela]

Anyway, I'm a Warriors fan, and to see Trayce Jackson-Davis posterizing Victor Wembanyama is just insane. I watched it multiple times and had the same reaction all the time. This kid will be the future of the Warriors, and will keep him for sure. The announcers are in a savage mode on this one. "he put the entire country of France in a basket"? WTF!!   Here's the video anyway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jDegrDZ4og

I was out for a couple of days, didn't watch any game, but when I look at the final score and see this in social media?

Damn, TJD is really specially, another great catch by the Warriors and the more that they give him time, the more he is getting better. But we should give credit to Wemby as well, he is not afraid to be posterized. He will go and chase for that block whoever it is. Warriors needed this big win, to stay close with the Lakers at 10th position and at least a play-in chance.

He was posterized few times but this guy is leading in blocks and making history. Although people loved that but Wemby is still has to be respected with his achievement. I think even great players are also posterized, don't know but I think Lebron and has been posterized too once in his life, even AD I guess.

Anyway, the Warriors won this game and they were able to avenge their loss, now their ranking is at solid number 10, but I don't want them to end in 10, maybe improve a bit so their chance in the playoffs will increase.

It's going to be very difficult for the Warriors, yes they avenge their losses to the Spurs and Wemby being posterized again, but they need to get string of wins to moved out of their 10th spot. They have to get over the Lakers and the Mavs and the Sacramento Kings. And without Curry, (not sure when he will be back in uniform), it will be a hard task unless Klay become the prime version of himself again and Kuminga averaging 25 points or more.

They will be facing the Mavs next, so it will be a great battle for this two but it will be the Warriors who will be needing this one.

Luka's number is great, putting up statistical numbers that we haven't seen for a while and making records after records.

[OgNasty]

I was out for a couple of days, didn't watch any game, but when I look at the final score and see this in social media?

Damn, TJD is really specially, another great catch by the Warriors and the more that they give him time, the more he is getting better. But we should give credit to Wemby as well, he is not afraid to be posterized. He will go and chase for that block whoever it is. Warriors needed this big win, to stay close with the Lakers at 10th position and at least a play-in chance.

He was posterized few times but this guy is leading in blocks and making history. Although people loved that but Wemby is still has to be respected with his achievement. I think even great players are also posterized, don't know but I think Lebron and has been posterized too once in his life, even AD I guess.

Anyway, the Warriors won this game and they were able to avenge their loss, now their ranking is at solid number 10, but I don't want them to end in 10, maybe improve a bit so their chance in the playoffs will increase.

That is exactly what makes things so entertaining when he gets posterized as well. I mean if you posterize someone like lets say Kevin Love, specially at this age, when he literally has grays in his hair, and was never a great blocker or anything, then would that made any news? Of course not, that's normal and you could posterize him and just move on, that would be just an ordinary possession and nobody would even think about it twice.

But, if you posterize a 7'5 centre who has been leading the league in blocking at his rookie season, which is something I can't think when was the last time a rookie did that, then it is a lot better for the views, it only makes the news when you posterize someone like that. That's actually good for Wemby, shows that he is actually not thought as someone who can be posterized, so people make it a news when it happens.

Posterizing big guys has always been popular in the NBA.  Mosgov was a favorite recently among players like Blake Griffin, but going back further I remember people always wanting to get the best of Shawn Bradley too.  Whenever we talk about posterizing big guys though, we can't let the conversation end without talking about what Vince Carter did in the Olympics.  Him jumping over that 7 footer to dunk is in my opinion the greatest in game dunk that the sport of basketball has ever seen.  Google it if you don't know what I'm talking about.

[gagux123]

Nowadays, even major injuries are possible to be cured, I guess it's something that science can be work out though depending to how a person will help and how dedicated he can be to bring the form back, or if not as healtier like before but something that can be work to complete his comeback, I like the possibility that Sengun manages towork on his health and play back, hopefully he can again survive and comeback more stronger.

Injuries is something that everyone can't avoid in terms of accident but maintenaing proper workout and diet might save them to prevent from suffering which they can't take and will end their careers.

Let's wait for the next update I like how this young big guy is bringing to his team, they are now being watch and support by their fans, a chance of bringing the old glory might happened when all the missing pieces start to fill up.

Yes this's true. Nowadays, the technologies and research in the area of health have evolved a lot, but unfortunately, when a serious injury occurs, the injured part of the body rarely recovers 100% as it was before. Therefore, in addition to diet and exercise, it is important to always carry out strengthening exercises to prevent these types of injuries.

Anyway, I'm a Warriors fan, and to see Trayce Jackson-Davis posterizing Victor Wembanyama is just insane. I watched it multiple times and had the same reaction all the time. This kid will be the future of the Warriors, and will keep him for sure. The announcers are in a savage mode on this one. "he put the entire country of France in a basket"? WTF!!   Here's the video anyway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jDegrDZ4og

That was something surreal, and I was watching the game and it was impressive. After all, I was also surprised by the start of the game, as I wouldn't have imagined that the Spurs would have such a spectacular performance at the start of that game, but the Warriors managed to win the game... and without Curry

[Yogee]

22-point comeback. What a game in Ball Arena.

Toronto Raptors had the big lead but in the third quarter, the Denver Nuggets found their spark through their superstar duo Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic.
Jamal showed the bag of tricks that he had been keeping. You name it, threading assists to Nnaji, scoop layups, and more. The commentators said he got angry and that's the result of his anger.
Nikola Jokic on the other hand already claimed his triple-double in the early stage of the 3rd quarter and he ended with 35 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 important steals that helped swing the game to their favor. The crowd was energized thanks to those defensive stops. That is the Nuggets that I know, never giving up, and defense was also filled with energy.

Is it just in my imagination or have big comebacks become normal lately?
Recently I really saw a lot of them. Sometimes a team is winning the 1st quarter by like 20 something points and then totally collapse in the rest of the game.
Or a team is going into the forth by 16-20 something points just to get ousted something like 42:16 in the last quarter.
Is the the increased shooting of the 3, or is the game faster recently?
Maybe it's also that players "basketball IQ" has become worse. I mean if you milk the clock a lot it's impossible to lose 20 point leads in like 6 minutes. Just recently we saw exactly that with the Clippers vs the Lakers. Leading by 22 with 11min to go and a tie game with like 4 or 5min left. It's crazy!

You're asking too many questions and making things more complicated than what it really is. There are times when players take their foot off the pedal or relax a bit since they were tired after making some runs. They turn cold as a result but that is also the same time when the other teams starts getting hot and keeps making shots. The momentum suddenly shifts. It happens in a lot of sports.

[Jating]

I was out for a couple of days, didn't watch any game, but when I look at the final score and see this in social media?

Damn, TJD is really specially, another great catch by the Warriors and the more that they give him time, the more he is getting better. But we should give credit to Wemby as well, he is not afraid to be posterized. He will go and chase for that block whoever it is. Warriors needed this big win, to stay close with the Lakers at 10th position and at least a play-in chance.

He was posterized few times but this guy is leading in blocks and making history. Although people loved that but Wemby is still has to be respected with his achievement. I think even great players are also posterized, don't know but I think Lebron and has been posterized too once in his life, even AD I guess.

Anyway, the Warriors won this game and they were able to avenge their loss, now their ranking is at solid number 10, but I don't want them to end in 10, maybe improve a bit so their chance in the playoffs will increase.

That is exactly what makes things so entertaining when he gets posterized as well. I mean if you posterize someone like lets say Kevin Love, specially at this age, when he literally has grays in his hair, and was never a great blocker or anything, then would that made any news? Of course not, that's normal and you could posterize him and just move on, that would be just an ordinary possession and nobody would even think about it twice.

But, if you posterize a 7'5 centre who has been leading the league in blocking at his rookie season, which is something I can't think when was the last time a rookie did that, then it is a lot better for the views, it only makes the news when you posterize someone like that. That's actually good for Wemby, shows that he is actually not thought as someone who can be posterized, so people make it a news when it happens.

Posterizing big guys has always been popular in the NBA.  Mosgov was a favorite recently among players like Blake Griffin, but going back further I remember people always wanting to get the best of Shawn Bradley too.  Whenever we talk about posterizing big guys though, we can't let the conversation end without talking about what Vince Carter did in the Olympics.  Him jumping over that 7 footer to dunk is in my opinion the greatest in game dunk that the sport of basketball has ever seen.  Google it if you don't know what I'm talking about.

Don't forget about Yao Ming as well, Kobe, TMac and Vince Carter are some that got the best of Yao during their primes. But it didn't stop Yao from chasing those block and now he is the Basketball Hall of fame. So it's like a medal for this high flyers to dunk over 7'0 player and dunk.

Yeah, Vince did that in the Olympics,



And so I guess Wemby will continue to after players and will attempt to block no matter who is in front of him.

[TravelMug]

How about the Clippers leading by 20 points early but then lost to the Wolves at Crypto arena? They started how in the first half, rushing and leading as high as 20 points. But the Wolves didn't give up, ANT started to cook in the 3rd quarter. And him and the veteran Mike Conley and Alexander-Walker are hitting their 3 point shot. On the other hand, the Clippers are struggling and because of their great defense. There were moments wherein Paul George getting one on one against ANT but the young fellow has good defense and stole the ball from George. So it's almost a 20 point swing in this game as the Wolves won by 18 points.

[danherbias07]

Is it just in my imagination or have big comebacks become normal lately?
Recently I really saw a lot of them. Sometimes a team is winning the 1st quarter by like 20 something points and then totally collapse in the rest of the game.
Or a team is going into the forth by 16-20 something points just to get ousted something like 42:16 in the last quarter.
Is the the increased shooting of the 3, or is the game faster recently?
Maybe it's also that players "basketball IQ" has become worse. I mean if you milk the clock a lot it's impossible to lose 20 point leads in like 6 minutes. Just recently we saw exactly that with the Clippers vs the Lakers. Leading by 22 with 11min to go and a tie game with like 4 or 5min left. It's crazy!

Mostly bad defense when they have the big lead. They celebrate way too early not thinking about their opponent taking advantage of that lack of defense and the pressure they can bring to come back to the game.
That's what happened with the Raptors, they were pressed by the Nuggets and they made sure those stops would be worth it by using either Jokic or Murray in offense. Heck, Jokic even got a block and that's not normal.

But I saw some coaches too that won't let their stars rest whenever they are on the big lead. They make it sure first using whatever calculation they have before they sit them down on a blowout game.

How about the Clippers leading by 20 points early but then lost to the Wolves at Crypto arena? They started how in the first half, rushing and leading as high as 20 points. But the Wolves didn't give up, ANT started to cook in the 3rd quarter. And him and the veteran Mike Conley and Alexander-Walker are hitting their 3 point shot. On the other hand, the Clippers are struggling and because of their great defense. There were moments wherein Paul George getting one on one against ANT but the young fellow has good defense and stole the ball from George. So it's almost a 20 point swing in this game as the Wolves won by 18 points.

It's because Kawhi  Leonard went out after the first quarter and the camera saw him leaving the arena in streetwear. It's either he will go to the hospital or something came up that he cannot miss. Maybe we will hear the reports later.
I realized that when I saw my props for Kawhi not moving anymore, he didn't enter the whole 2nd quarter and that's when they looked for him. I think it was Reggie Miller who first realized that he ain't playing anymore.
Clippers could've won this one if they have him back.

[Yaunfitda]

Is it just in my imagination or have big comebacks become normal lately?
Recently I really saw a lot of them. Sometimes a team is winning the 1st quarter by like 20 something points and then totally collapse in the rest of the game.
Or a team is going into the forth by 16-20 something points just to get ousted something like 42:16 in the last quarter.
Is the the increased shooting of the 3, or is the game faster recently?
Maybe it's also that players "basketball IQ" has become worse. I mean if you milk the clock a lot it's impossible to lose 20 point leads in like 6 minutes. Just recently we saw exactly that with the Clippers vs the Lakers. Leading by 22 with 11min to go and a tie game with like 4 or 5min left. It's crazy!

Mostly bad defense when they have the big lead. They celebrate way too early not thinking about their opponent taking advantage of that lack of defense and the pressure they can bring to come back to the game.
That's what happened with the Raptors, they were pressed by the Nuggets and they made sure those stops would be worth it by using either Jokic or Murray in offense. Heck, Jokic even got a block and that's not normal.

But I saw some coaches too that won't let their stars rest whenever they are on the big lead. They make it sure first using whatever calculation they have before they sit them down on a blowout game.

How about the Clippers leading by 20 points early but then lost to the Wolves at Crypto arena? They started how in the first half, rushing and leading as high as 20 points. But the Wolves didn't give up, ANT started to cook in the 3rd quarter. And him and the veteran Mike Conley and Alexander-Walker are hitting their 3 point shot. On the other hand, the Clippers are struggling and because of their great defense. There were moments wherein Paul George getting one on one against ANT but the young fellow has good defense and stole the ball from George. So it's almost a 20 point swing in this game as the Wolves won by 18 points.

It's because Kawhi  Leonard went out after the first quarter and the camera saw him leaving the arena in streetwear. It's either he will go to the hospital or something came up that he cannot miss. Maybe we will hear the reports later.
I realized that when I saw my props for Kawhi not moving anymore, he didn't enter the whole 2nd quarter and that's when they looked for him. I think it was Reggie Miller who first realized that he ain't playing anymore.
Clippers could've won this one if they have him back.

Yes, Kawhi went down, but they have built a solid 20 point lead though and in my opinion, it evens out everything out as Towns is not playing with the Wolves. And yet it looks like they choke in the 3rd quarter and they have wave the white flag early. And it's only 3 players who defeated them and they can't stop either of the 3. Harden 30+ minutes with only 12 points? So not sure what happen to the Clippers here, it's a winnable game for them that can put a good separation against the 5th seed Pelican. Maybe they think that they are safe in the playoff. But that is a bad mentality in the beginning.

[Oasisman]

How about the Clippers leading by 20 points early but then lost to the Wolves at Crypto arena? They started how in the first half, rushing and leading as high as 20 points. But the Wolves didn't give up, ANT started to cook in the 3rd quarter. And him and the veteran Mike Conley and Alexander-Walker are hitting their 3 point shot. On the other hand, the Clippers are struggling and because of their great defense. There were moments wherein Paul George getting one on one against ANT but the young fellow has good defense and stole the ball from George. So it's almost a 20 point swing in this game as the Wolves won by 18 points.

That's just one of the great performance of the Timberwolves and the reason why they are on the top seed right now. We've seen a lot of crazy comebacks from a lot of different teams most frequently this season, this is just an indication that there are actually no leads are safe until the game concluded. Just most recently Dean Wade made a crazy fourth quarter to come back from a 20+ pts deficit in the 4th and win the game. That was just a few games after LeBron took over the 4th quarter to beat the Clippers in another comeback win.
These are all because the game of basketball today are more fast paced and everyone can shoot 3s more efficiently than before. A 20+ pts lead even in the 4th quarter isn't really safe nowadays. It will only take 1 player in the zone and extra effort on the defensive end can make a comeback win.

[dwyane36]

Yeah, Vince did that in the Olympics,

It's been almost 24 years since then, but it's still one of the most epic dunks in the history of basketball. I'm not sure if there's a single player in the NBA right now who could do that in a regular game.

And so I guess Wemby will continue to after players and will attempt to block no matter who is in front of him.

Maybe) I think Victor should gain muscle mass, then it will be very difficult for any NBA player to posterize him.

[Fredomago]

How about the Clippers leading by 20 points early but then lost to the Wolves at Crypto arena? They started how in the first half, rushing and leading as high as 20 points. But the Wolves didn't give up, ANT started to cook in the 3rd quarter. And him and the veteran Mike Conley and Alexander-Walker are hitting their 3 point shot. On the other hand, the Clippers are struggling and because of their great defense. There were moments wherein Paul George getting one on one against ANT but the young fellow has good defense and stole the ball from George. So it's almost a 20 point swing in this game as the Wolves won by 18 points.

That's just one of the great performance of the Timberwolves and the reason why they are on the top seed right now. We've seen a lot of crazy comebacks from a lot of different teams most frequently this season, this is just an indication that there are actually no leads are safe until the game concluded. Just most recently Dean Wade made a crazy fourth quarter to come back from a 20+ pts deficit in the 4th and win the game. That was just a few games after LeBron took over the 4th quarter to beat the Clippers in another comeback win.
These are all because the game of basketball today are more fast paced and everyone can shoot 3s more efficiently than before. A 20+ pts lead even in the 4th quarter isn't really safe nowadays. It will only take 1 player in the zone and extra effort on the defensive end can make a comeback win.

It was the defense that really helps the Wolves to outrun the Clippers, like what you mentioned, even a double digit lead in the final quarter ain't safe anymore, as players can hit high percentage shots and play good defense to turned the tempo of the game and snatch the win, another monster performances of ANT but I think what I love is seeing how the coach blends players inside and how they are doing their respective roles in helping each other, even how good ANT might be without the help of everyone he won't be able to single carried the team and win the game.

They are performing and the way they are forcing the defense that's  something that will help them to reach the playoffs and hopefully with KAT recover back they might have a good shot to move forward.

Too early for that though, just need to be consistent and keep the competitiveness to  win more games during the regular season.

[Baofeng]

How about the Clippers leading by 20 points early but then lost to the Wolves at Crypto arena? They started how in the first half, rushing and leading as high as 20 points. But the Wolves didn't give up, ANT started to cook in the 3rd quarter. And him and the veteran Mike Conley and Alexander-Walker are hitting their 3 point shot. On the other hand, the Clippers are struggling and because of their great defense. There were moments wherein Paul George getting one on one against ANT but the young fellow has good defense and stole the ball from George. So it's almost a 20 point swing in this game as the Wolves won by 18 points.

That's just one of the great performance of the Timberwolves and the reason why they are on the top seed right now. We've seen a lot of crazy comebacks from a lot of different teams most frequently this season, this is just an indication that there are actually no leads are safe until the game concluded. Just most recently Dean Wade made a crazy fourth quarter to come back from a 20+ pts deficit in the 4th and win the game. That was just a few games after LeBron took over the 4th quarter to beat the Clippers in another comeback win.
These are all because the game of basketball today are more fast paced and everyone can shoot 3s more efficiently than before. A 20+ pts lead even in the 4th quarter isn't really safe nowadays. It will only take 1 player in the zone and extra effort on the defensive end can make a comeback win.

Right, we've seen many teams comeback from a 20+ deficit and win the game, so this is just one example. I do agree that they really play good defense on Clippers, and they didn't allow them to score at will. ANT limited Paul George and that was the story of the game. I think ANT really improved a lot this season, he was shifty in this game and George can't keep up with all his moves. He even had one drive going to his left and banking it with his left hand.

And we can't still get over him blocking that shot by Aaron Nesmith.

So they are holding off their position while waiting for Towns to make a comeback in the playoffs.

[Dave1]

Yeah, Vince did that in the Olympics,

It's been almost 24 years since then, but it's still one of the most epic dunks in the history of basketball. I'm not sure if there's a single player in the NBA right now who could do that in a regular game.

And so I guess Wemby will continue to after players and will attempt to block no matter who is in front of him.

Maybe) I think Victor should gain muscle mass, then it will be very difficult for any NBA player to posterize him.

He is still a kid though, perhaps his trainer is still concern about his body and they want to let it grow naturally at least for this year and then see how it goes. Just like Giannis, he didn't get that muscle mass in his first of couple of years, he was very skinny if you look at this rookie and sophomore games. But then  they developed him to what he is right now.

But I do agree that he needed some muscle so that he won't be bully and dunk on and being posterized by anyone. And maybe improved his timing chasing those blocks as well. He should learn a lot from his countryman, Rudy Gobert.

[Questat]

How about the Clippers leading by 20 points early but then lost to the Wolves at Crypto arena? They started how in the first half, rushing and leading as high as 20 points. But the Wolves didn't give up, ANT started to cook in the 3rd quarter. And him and the veteran Mike Conley and Alexander-Walker are hitting their 3 point shot. On the other hand, the Clippers are struggling and because of their great defense. There were moments wherein Paul George getting one on one against ANT but the young fellow has good defense and stole the ball from George. So it's almost a 20 point swing in this game as the Wolves won by 18 points.

That's just one of the great performance of the Timberwolves and the reason why they are on the top seed right now. We've seen a lot of crazy comebacks from a lot of different teams most frequently this season, this is just an indication that there are actually no leads are safe until the game concluded. Just most recently Dean Wade made a crazy fourth quarter to come back from a 20+ pts deficit in the 4th and win the game. That was just a few games after LeBron took over the 4th quarter to beat the Clippers in another comeback win.
These are all because the game of basketball today are more fast paced and everyone can shoot 3s more efficiently than before. A 20+ pts lead even in the 4th quarter isn't really safe nowadays. It will only take 1 player in the zone and extra effort on the defensive end can make a comeback win.

Right, we've seen many teams comeback from a 20+ deficit and win the game, so this is just one example. I do agree that they really play good defense on Clippers, and they didn't allow them to score at will. ANT limited Paul George and that was the story of the game. I think ANT really improved a lot this season, he was shifty in this game and George can't keep up with all his moves. He even had one drive going to his left and banking it with his left hand.

And we can't still get over him blocking that shot by Aaron Nesmith.

So they are holding off their position while waiting for Towns to make a comeback in the playoffs.

He is very confident this season playing like an MVP caliber player.  His defense is underrated but as long as he keeps logging that kind of numbers he has been making, they'll be good in the playoffs and hopefully KAT will return. Also, the loss of Leonard in the 2nd half is a big factor against the clippers, he is their top scorer probably the best too, so losing him is really big. According to report, he had a back injury and could not return anymore.

[xLays]

Too many serious injuries this past day not just serious injuries but they out of the remaining season. Alperen Sengun is now out for the rest of the regular season due to Grade 3 right ankle sprain. Atlanta Hawks forward Saddiq Bey will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee, while Karl-Anthony Towns injured the meniscus in his left knee and is out indefinitely. Damn.

[btc_angela]

How about the Clippers leading by 20 points early but then lost to the Wolves at Crypto arena? They started how in the first half, rushing and leading as high as 20 points. But the Wolves didn't give up, ANT started to cook in the 3rd quarter. And him and the veteran Mike Conley and Alexander-Walker are hitting their 3 point shot. On the other hand, the Clippers are struggling and because of their great defense. There were moments wherein Paul George getting one on one against ANT but the young fellow has good defense and stole the ball from George. So it's almost a 20 point swing in this game as the Wolves won by 18 points.

That's just one of the great performance of the Timberwolves and the reason why they are on the top seed right now. We've seen a lot of crazy comebacks from a lot of different teams most frequently this season, this is just an indication that there are actually no leads are safe until the game concluded. Just most recently Dean Wade made a crazy fourth quarter to come back from a 20+ pts deficit in the 4th and win the game. That was just a few games after LeBron took over the 4th quarter to beat the Clippers in another comeback win.
These are all because the game of basketball today are more fast paced and everyone can shoot 3s more efficiently than before. A 20+ pts lead even in the 4th quarter isn't really safe nowadays. It will only take 1 player in the zone and extra effort on the defensive end can make a comeback win.

Right, we've seen many teams comeback from a 20+ deficit and win the game, so this is just one example. I do agree that they really play good defense on Clippers, and they didn't allow them to score at will. ANT limited Paul George and that was the story of the game. I think ANT really improved a lot this season, he was shifty in this game and George can't keep up with all his moves. He even had one drive going to his left and banking it with his left hand.

And we can't still get over him blocking that shot by Aaron Nesmith.

So they are holding off their position while waiting for Towns to make a comeback in the playoffs.

He is very confident this season playing like an MVP caliber player.  His defense is underrated but as long as he keeps logging that kind of numbers he has been making, they'll be good in the playoffs and hopefully KAT will return. Also, the loss of Leonard in the 2nd half is a big factor against the clippers, he is their top scorer probably the best too, so losing him is really big. According to report, he had a back injury and could not return anymore.

But there is still Paul George to carry and James Harden as well for the Clippers. But it's obvious that this two can't carry the Clippers at least in that game. ANT defense as you have said is underrated and he was able to check PG every time he goes to the basket.

Or it could be that the Clippers team, was really affected negatively when they hear that Kawhi got injured and will not likely go back to the game. Sometimes this really happen to a team and they can't really get away that at the back of their mind, they are thinking about their leader might be out again for the remainder of the season.

[yazher]

How about the Clippers leading by 20 points early but then lost to the Wolves at Crypto arena? They started how in the first half, rushing and leading as high as 20 points. But the Wolves didn't give up, ANT started to cook in the 3rd quarter. And him and the veteran Mike Conley and Alexander-Walker are hitting their 3 point shot. On the other hand, the Clippers are struggling and because of their great defense. There were moments wherein Paul George getting one on one against ANT but the young fellow has good defense and stole the ball from George. So it's almost a 20 point swing in this game as the Wolves won by 18 points.

It wasn't an easy game for them because with this top team on the court, they could not just rest assured of their game as long as there was enough time to catch them and that was exactly what happened to them. They cannot just give them enough adjustment to beat them in the last quarter and whenever they make such a huge lead in the early game, they should follow it with some more intense defensive and play with a decent shooting percentage to finish their business, they should already know by now that this team could be their opponent in the upcoming NBA playoff this year.

[Natalim]

Too many serious injuries this past day not just serious injuries but they out of the remaining season. Alperen Sengun is now out for the rest of the regular season due to Grade 3 right ankle sprain. Atlanta Hawks forward Saddiq Bey will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee, while Karl-Anthony Towns injured the meniscus in his left knee and is out indefinitely. Damn.

Atlanta really are on a big loss since they already loss Trae Young due to injury, and now they are struggling on the ranking which now only at the top 10. Like last season, they might be in the play-in again, but not sure now without Trae young. Although 5-5 in their last 10 games, that means they are still fighting to stay alive in that spo, but the team below them which is the Nets are also trying.

Alperen Sengun also is a big loss for the Rockets, as they are next to the Warriors in ranking and they could end up at the number 10 spot. Individually, Alperen is making his name known this season due to his good statistics, unfortunately, this injury came that no one sees it coming.

[Twentyonepaylots]

Too many serious injuries this past day not just serious injuries but they out of the remaining season. Alperen Sengun is now out for the rest of the regular season due to Grade 3 right ankle sprain. Atlanta Hawks forward Saddiq Bey will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee, while Karl-Anthony Towns injured the meniscus in his left knee and is out indefinitely. Damn.

Atlanta really are on a big loss since they already loss Trae Young due to injury, and now they are struggling on the ranking which now only at the top 10. Like last season, they might be in the play-in again, but not sure now without Trae young. Although 5-5 in their last 10 games, that means they are still fighting to stay alive in that spo, but the team below them which is the Nets are also trying.

The way the Atlanta Hawks are performing this year, we really might see Trae in another uniform next year. Atlanta has no direction; they don't know if they are rebuilding or contending. Ever since the 2021 Easter Conference Finals, the Hawks have been on the NBA Purgatory. Sometimes they are great, sometimes they are not. Trae Young, on the other hand, is having a great back-to-back year, averaging double-double this season and last season. If you are playing like that, you don't want to waste your prime years on a losing team, right? 

If Atlanta will trade Trae, the ideal destination for him is the Spurs. Since the Spurs are struggling to run the offense, a combo of Trae and Wemby would be very entertaining to see. Spurs can give back the Hawks picks (in the Dejounte Murray trade); Hawks, on the other hand, will get some picks and maybe start to rebuild.