2024 NBA Season

[freedomgo]

The warriors again facing the Portland Blazers, this time they are the road team, this is a revenge for the warriors.
So, I'll likely gonna take them now, regardless of the line, I think they will not allow to lose again tonight, otherwise, they'll be on the 3 losing streak.

Line looks so tempting, it could be a trap, but who cares, what I just put in mind is that they have to win tonight.

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[Jating]

The warriors again facing the Portland Blazers, this time they are the road team, this is a revenge for the warriors.
So, I'll likely gonna take them now, regardless of the line, I think they will not allow to lose again tonight, otherwise, they'll be on the 3 losing streak.

Line looks so tempting, it could be a trap, but who cares, what I just put in mind is that they have to win tonight.

Looks like you are correct. Right now they have built a commanding lead going into the 3rd quarter. I didn't put any bets cause I'm done gambling for this year. Although Portland was fighting hard and was able to trim the lead to a single digit, the Warriors was able to put early basket. So let's see, it's not over yet, might be another OT for all we know.

[Reid]

Lots of technicals. Lillard got so hot that he questioned the refs decision. He should have calmed down and not let it come to that moment. It is just a 9 point lead which could be taken care of in 2 minutes but because of those freethrows it grew to an 11 point lead which is already a hard task to be taken care of.

Curry still cold in my opinion. Thompson also cold at the paint and a missed dunk. But he got really hot on 3 point line.

Combination of defense and a little offense made them win. But they need more. That is not the Warriors that I knew.

[voztata]

Rockets had a very rocky start as well as Lakers and both teams look like they are on the path of playoff match ups.

One of them will eventually face against warriors before they face each other but if Denver keeps this up there is a high chance Lakers and rockets face at semi finals as well.

Rockets started to be better after Melo left (well he technical didn't "leave" he is still there, just not playing) but I doubt it was about that really, just because of one player you can't be THAT bad, but they are much better right now thanks to Harden giving a real effort on offense instead of just chucking up shots, they have a much better offensive strategy. Boston changed a lot as well, they were great defensively from the early one but their offense was horrible, miserable.

Now that they picked that up they look like the Boston people expected from the early season. It is really a great time to be an NBA fan, Warriors-Lakers-Rockets-Sixers-Raptors-Celtics all have a shot at the title and that's really exciting.

[Vaculin]

The warriors again facing the Portland Blazers, this time they are the road team, this is a revenge for the warriors.
So, I'll likely gonna take them now, regardless of the line, I think they will not allow to lose again tonight, otherwise, they'll be on the 3 losing streak.

Line looks so tempting, it could be a trap, but who cares, what I just put in mind is that they have to win tonight.

Looks like you are correct. Right now they have built a commanding lead going into the 3rd quarter. I didn't put any bets cause I'm done gambling for this year. Although Portland was fighting hard and was able to trim the lead to a single digit, the Warriors was able to put early basket. So let's see, it's not over yet, might be another OT for all we know.

Congrats on those who bet on the warriors, game was simply dominated by the warriors, that's what you called easily money.

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By the way, calling the attention of OP, maybe you can change the thread title, it's not Pre Season anymore.

[peter0425]

Lots of technicals. Lillard got so hot that he questioned the refs decision. He should have calmed down and not let it come to that moment. It is just a 9 point lead which could be taken care of in 2 minutes but because of those freethrows it grew to an 11 point lead which is already a hard task to be taken care of.

Curry still cold in my opinion. Thompson also cold at the paint and a missed dunk. But he got really hot on 3 point line.

Combination of defense and a little offense made them win. But they need more. That is not the Warriors that I knew.

At least they prevented a 3 game losing streak and get their revenge win. Yes, Curry and Klay might be cold but they have built a good lead that's why Portland was having a hard time and when it was about as close as they can get, Lilard got the technicals.  Next is Phoenix, I'd say its a easy game for GSW but let's see if Suns can pull a New Year's eve surprise.

[Reid]

Lakers won even without Lebron and Rondo against a rookie team that is getting stronger.

Hart worked hard and also the youngsters of LA. Lebron had fun watching them on the sidelines.
Ingram donated a lot with some good stats in assist and rebounds.

Congratulations to them getting another win before the year end.

[Distinctin]

Lakers won even without Lebron and Rondo against a rookie team that is getting stronger.

Hart worked hard and also the youngsters of LA. Lebron had fun watching them on the sidelines.
Ingram donated a lot with some good stats in assist and rebounds.

Congratulations to them getting another win before the year end.

That's good for them, playing at home really gives them the advantage.
LA will be huge next year, with Lebron back, I think we will see more winning games of this team.

Lebron just make this young team into a great team, Kudos to him.

[TravelMug]

Lakers won even without Lebron and Rondo against a rookie team that is getting stronger.

Hart worked hard and also the youngsters of LA. Lebron had fun watching them on the sidelines.
Ingram donated a lot with some good stats in assist and rebounds.

Congratulations to them getting another win before the year end.

Yes, it was hard work that really won the game for them. Ingram exploded and help the team to recover so it was a total team effort. Even the veterans McGee and Chandler contributed on the rebounding department. Seems the Kings can't sustain their good shooting in the first half and of course Lakers tighten up their defense in the 4th quarter.

[kenzawak]

Lympo (The Mark Cuban coin), sponsor of the game between OKC and Dallas :

[Caladonian]

Lakers won even without Lebron and Rondo against a rookie team that is getting stronger.

Hart worked hard and also the youngsters of LA. Lebron had fun watching them on the sidelines.
Ingram donated a lot with some good stats in assist and rebounds.

Congratulations to them getting another win before the year end.

That team effort really give them a good competitive game against the kings, hart played well together with Ingram and the rest of the team, maybe this adjustment coming from Luke Walton really bring them to have a good blend, looking forward to keep seeing them enjoying and have a great run even without Lebron and Rondo, those young bloods really creating for the team making them competitive and not a Lebron center team.

[justspare]

Rondo wasn't really that much of a big name in this Lakers team to be honest, putting his name with Lebron looks a bit weird.
Yes, he is a mentor and he is one of the smartest players to play in this game but his talents are lacking compared to his mind, if his body would do things his mind is capable of than he would have been the greatest PG or at least in top 5.

On the other hand Lakers already lost to teams like clippers and kings without Lebron and that shows that Lakers still lacks a lot without proper players, young players are still good enough for tanking and probably won't make it to playoffs even if they tried.

Hence. this win against Kings which is arguably one of the worst teams in the league, Kings is improving but nowhere near the level Lakers want to be so if Lakers want to be great they really need to squeeze in that little time Lebron has (probably another 1 or 2 seasons) and get him some help.

[peter0425]

Rondo wasn't really that much of a big name in this Lakers team to be honest, putting his name with Lebron looks a bit weird.
Yes, he is a mentor and he is one of the smartest players to play in this game but his talents are lacking compared to his mind, if his body would do things his mind is capable of than he would have been the greatest PG or at least in top 5.

Please don't forget Lance on the list. lol. We don't know what Rondo is doing off the court though. Maybe he really is a mentor and giving valuable tips to the young Lakers.

On the other hand Lakers already lost to teams like clippers and kings without Lebron and that shows that Lakers still lacks a lot without proper players, young players are still good enough for tanking and probably won't make it to playoffs even if they tried.

Hence. this win against Kings which is arguably one of the worst teams in the league, Kings is improving but nowhere near the level Lakers want to be so if Lakers want to be great they really need to squeeze in that little time Lebron has (probably another 1 or 2 seasons) and get him some help.

A W is still a W. Again, this is a young Lakers team, and I'm sure that the management is having a short and long term plan with or without James.

[mirakal]

Russell Westbrook made up his game and they avenge their loses by dominating the Mavericks at home.
After a poor shooting in their previous game, Westrbrook come out hot with a tripple double tonight (32pts, 11 ast, 11 reb).
He is monster tonight, he proved that they are way better than the Mavericks especially at home, big congrats to him and to the backers.

[Jating]

Russell Westbrook made up his game and they avenge their loses by dominating the Mavericks at home.
After a poor shooting in their previous game, Westrbrook come out hot with a tripple double tonight (32pts, 11 ast, 11 reb).
He is monster tonight, he proved that they are way better than the Mavericks especially at home, big congrats to him and to the backers.

Westbrook went at it right from the start. And he is very much aggressive in the offense and hit those beautiful bank shots. They already build a comfortable lead going into the second quarter and they didn't relinquished it even though Dallas has been hitting 3's. Good revenge win for the Thunder.

[Vaculin]

Russell Westbrook made up his game and they avenge their loses by dominating the Mavericks at home.
After a poor shooting in their previous game, Westrbrook come out hot with a tripple double tonight (32pts, 11 ast, 11 reb).
He is monster tonight, he proved that they are way better than the Mavericks especially at home, big congrats to him and to the backers.

Westbrook went at it right from the start. And he is very much aggressive in the offense and hit those beautiful bank shots. They already build a comfortable lead going into the second quarter and they didn't relinquished it even though Dallas has been hitting 3's. Good revenge win for the Thunder.

Easy win for them, they need to win consistently at home so they can use that advantage comes playoff time.
Westrbrook is always been aggressive, with his athleticism, you can expect he will give everything he has, but sometimes, even how good you are, you will experience some off night, but tonight, he showed up really well.

[Reid]

Lakers won even without Lebron and Rondo against a rookie team that is getting stronger.

Hart worked hard and also the youngsters of LA. Lebron had fun watching them on the sidelines.
Ingram donated a lot with some good stats in assist and rebounds.

Congratulations to them getting another win before the year end.

That team effort really give them a good competitive game against the kings, hart played well together with Ingram and the rest of the team, maybe this adjustment coming from Luke Walton really bring them to have a good blend, looking forward to keep seeing them enjoying and have a great run even without Lebron and Rondo, those young bloods really creating for the team making them competitive and not a Lebron center team.

Yes. Love watching new players too going all out for the team.
This is the the kind of game that I love watching and not those who protect their players just so they could go on playing the next game.

Now, Luke Walton will have an idea on how to rotate his team and not just Lebron as always getting the higher minutes than others.
I think they are complete by now. They just need plays that will make good shots.
I see that they lack at those types because they are not used to it. Somehow it just worked out against Sacramento.

[Maslate]

Now, Luke Walton will have an idea on how to rotate his team and not just Lebron as always getting the higher minutes than others.

We are talking of the Sacramento Kings here, not a real playoff contender, if they can beat this team with the current line up of the Lakers, of course without Lebron, I don't think it already make them a better team. They are just lucky they played well in the 4th, but not really that good considering they did not dominate the game.

I would say they've improve if they can bet good teams, like the Spurs, Boston, or the Raptor, with Lebron sitting.

[justspare]

Westbrook literally played horrible against Mavs as well, like it wasn't a different team and than they played with Mavs later and so forth.

Dude is so inconsistent that he played with Mavs and played horribly and sucked all game and they lost, after that he comes back he plays against Mavs again and this time he goes 32-11-11, like what the hell? Are you westbrook that bricked all his shots or are you the 114th triple double westbrook.

You never really know what you will get with him. However after seeing Durant getting rings with warriors, harden getting MVP and get 400+ points in 10 games and westbrook averaging triple double 2 years in a row, its obvious how much OKC screwed up, these guys were all in on the same team and will always be the biggest "what if" in the NBA history.

Westbrook-Harden-Durant-Ibaka-Adams , that was their starting lineup if they didn't break it up, thats much much much better than anything warriors have right now.

[Ranly123]

Westbrook-Harden-Durant-Ibaka-Adams , that was their starting lineup if they didn't break it up, thats much much much better than anything warriors have right now.

This line up would surely be a championship contender. But how about the salary cap in which the team management would suffer. Besides, freeing those ball hugger like Durant and harden will surely benefit the team as well as they can get more reliable pieces with low salary. It's just sometimes players get a bad night just like what happens to Westbrook lately.