2024 NBA Season

[jossiel]

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We cannot avoid but to compare because as a fan we want to see who is the best and between the two, we have our own pick
based on what we see on their performance in a game. It's just lately that Harden is playing very good but Lebron were able to maintain his stats until now.

Comparisons truly are unavoidable but on our part, it's acceptable to give everyone's thought and hear them out on who's the best pick for them. I also respect everyone's point of view regarding their favorite players.

And it's good to hear a compliment that everyone recognizes Harden though it's not just those plays that he made but most of the time he really plays well. They are two different player and the crowd really likes them.

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[Ranly123]

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We cannot avoid but to compare because as a fan we want to see who is the best and between the two, we have our own pick
based on what we see on their performance in a game. It's just lately that Harden is playing very good but Lebron were able to maintain his stats until now.

Comparisons truly are unavoidable but on our part, it's acceptable to give everyone's thought and hear them out on who's the best pick for them. I also respect everyone's point of view regarding their favorite players.

And it's good to hear a compliment that everyone recognizes Harden though it's not just those plays that he made but most of the time he really plays well. They are two different player and the crowd really likes them.

I don't think harden plays well. In any case, yes he play good offense but to be able to rank above LeBron, he should also have to play defense.

[Oilacris]

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We cannot avoid but to compare because as a fan we want to see who is the best and between the two, we have our own pick
based on what we see on their performance in a game. It's just lately that Harden is playing very good but Lebron were able to maintain his stats until now.

Comparisons truly are unavoidable but on our part, it's acceptable to give everyone's thought and hear them out on who's the best pick for them. I also respect everyone's point of view regarding their favorite players.

And it's good to hear a compliment that everyone recognizes Harden though it's not just those plays that he made but most of the time he really plays well. They are two different player and the crowd really likes them.

I don't think harden plays well. In any case, yes he play good offense but to be able to rank above LeBron, he should also have to play defense.

Each player isn't really perfect at all.We can compare other superstars to other one and each of them do have flaws even Lebron too and we know that.
If Harden aims to be above Lebron then there are really things need to catch up but well each player do have their own skills so we cant really judge if he would really be only
on that line.

[upsidedown75]

And Lakers won again, this time against OKC in overtime. These dudes are seriously weird. Kuzma scored 32 which is another high game from him after that 41 or whatever game sometime ago when Lebron was out I guess. They are basically 5-5 with Kuzma in the roster and 2 of those games were against Cavs and Knicks.

People who bet on Lakers while Lebron is out should be either making a lot of money thanks to them or losing a lot of money because of them. They literally don't know what to do and when to do it. Anyone who say Lakers without Lebron started the first quarter horribly against Westbrooks OKC would imagine they lost the game but they fought back hard and got the game on overtime against two of the greatest late game guys in the league.

They either play elite or they suck big time, they lost to bulls for Christ sake, how do you lose to Knicks, Cavs and bulls but than play against OKC and win ? It is hard to bet on them lately so I am going to refrain having them on my parlay for a long time until Lebron comes back.

[peter0425]

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They either play elite or they suck big time, they lost to bulls for Christ sake, how do you lose to Knicks, Cavs and bulls but than play against OKC and win ? It is hard to bet on them lately so I am going to refrain having them on my parlay for a long time until Lebron comes back.

Weird isn't it. When you expect them to beat lowly teams, they lost and when no one expect them to win against the highly touted them like OKC, they rise to the occasion. So we can only speculate that they are still searching and trying to be consistent without Lebron James in their line up.

[harizen]

Kuzma, Zubac and Lonzo Ball stepping up to get a big win in overtime against the Thunders.

Damn Zubac. Coming from the bench and still managed to contribute 26 big points for the Lakers in 28 minutes. Credits also to his great passer teammates who always found him uncontested below the rim.

OKC literally blew a 17 point lead. Almost a loss on game regulations if Westbrook not fouled on the dying seconds resulting on OT.

Missing Link: Brandom Ingram. 8 points (1/9 fg) for "38" minutes. Inconsistency at it's finest lol.

Improvement: Bench players combined for 61 big points.

[mirakal]

Kuzma, Zubac and Lonzo Ball stepping up to get a big win in overtime against the Thunders.

Damn Zubac. Coming from the bench and still managed to contribute 26 big points for the Lakers in 28 minutes. Credits also to his great passer teammates who always found him uncontested below the rim.

OKC literally blew a 17 point lead. Almost a loss on game regulations if Westbrook not fouled on the dying seconds resulting on OT.

Missing Link: Brandom Ingram. 8 points (1/9 fg) for "38" minutes. Inconsistency at it's finest lol.

Improvement: Bench players combined for 61 big points.

I watched the whole game and one thing I can say, it's all Westbrook's fault, he keep shooing instead of passing the ball to find his teammates, they settle too much in outside shooting and they didn't manage their bench properly resulting to heavy minutes for the starters which played an average of over 40 minutes, that's a lot of time and in the end they still loss. 

Westbrook's shooting is really awful, he took 30 shots and only made 7 of the attempt, a smart player should adjust at this situation, he didn't.

[Jating]

Anyone watch Cousins debut as GSW against the Clippers? He chip in 14 points including 3 out of 4 shooting at the three point line but fouled out as the Warriors beat Clippers 112-94. He looks healthy as well. They're really the team to beat right now.

They are also in a roll winning their 7 straight games. And just look at their starting five, all previous all-star player. That's sick!!!

[raven7886]

You can blame westbrook all you want on offense but normally OKC is a great defensive team whereas Lakers found a way to score even if we take away the win from them because westbrook sucked on offense, it is still half their success on offensive side. There has been a big talk on how Kyrie called Lebron and talked about how he was the young guy once and took what was given to him granted and now sees how the young guys he plays with is doing the same and whatever.

I have watched a clip of inside the nba and Charles literally told all what I believed, Kenny as well. If you are going around telling people you are the leader, you are not the leader. You need to BE the leader not tell people you are. If you tell people you are the leader then probably you are not, others have to tell you that you are the leader. Lebron never went out and said he was the leader of a team but no matter which team he was on he was the leader.

[Indamuck]

I think James Harden is a very overrated player.  First off he barely gives any effort on defense, there are many clips of him just letting players blow by him without doing anything.  Referees are giving him too many foul calls and it has gotten to a point where he plays to draw fouls pretty much.  He likes to get intertwined with other players and he gets his foul shots 9/10  times, very unfair.

[Caladonian]

Anyone watch Cousins debut as GSW against the Clippers? He chip in 14 points including 3 out of 4 shooting at the three point line but fouled out as the Warriors beat Clippers 112-94. He looks healthy as well. They're really the team to beat right now.

They are also in a roll winning their 7 straight games. And just look at their starting five, all previous all-star player. That's sick!!!

They completed the big 5 now hahaha, but seriously, adding Cousins gives them a lots of space and ball rotations inside, they are now both deadlier from outside and inside attacks, this preview of him makes them more enjoyable to watch as they distributed the ball well and they also have a good blends both from offense and defense.

[Naida_BR]

I think James Harden is a very overrated player.  First off he barely gives any effort on defense, there are many clips of him just letting players blow by him without doing anything.  Referees are giving him too many foul calls and it has gotten to a point where he plays to draw fouls pretty much.  He likes to get intertwined with other players and he gets his foul shots 9/.1- times, very unfair.

Let me disagree with you. James Harden is one of the greatest players in NBA and I really believe that he deserves a ring in his career. Indeed, he is not very productive in the defensive part but he gives everything in attacking. In the end, he is a human being, he is not a machine! Does Steph Curry give any effort in the defense? I don't think so...

The thing that I don't like is that he needs to take all the efforts of the team. I would like to see another player in Rockets that contributes the same with Harden in order to give him some rest and let him perform even more better.

[rdbase]

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They either play elite or they suck big time, they lost to bulls for Christ sake, how do you lose to Knicks, Cavs and bulls but than play against OKC and win ? It is hard to bet on them lately so I am going to refrain having them on my parlay for a long time until Lebron comes back.

Weird isn't it. When you expect them to beat lowly teams, they lost and when no one expect them to win against the highly touted them like OKC, they rise to the occasion. So we can only speculate that they are still searching and trying to be consistent without Lebron James in their line up.

I watched them play against the Bulls and it seems they watch what the other team does and adjust their play for it.
Just like Chicago. They can't score very many points if their shooting is off so LA does the same. They don't try and push for the score running up and down the court like the GSW or Houston do in their games.
Atleast this is what the announcer tried to explain what their play is like without Lebron in the lineup.

[jzarifis]

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[Ziskinberg]

I think James Harden is a very overrated player.  First off he barely gives any effort on defense, there are many clips of him just letting players blow by him without doing anything.  Referees are giving him too many foul calls and it has gotten to a point where he plays to draw fouls pretty much.  He likes to get intertwined with other players and he gets his foul shots 9/.1- times, very unfair.

Maybe but he proven himself worthy to be the leader of the Rockets, AFAIR, it was Jerymy Lin and James harden who started during the rebuilding but Lin was inconsistent that's why he was traded if I'm correct to the other team. Now, it's harden's team and though they did not win the championship but the level of success the Rockets are going right now is impressive, main reason why Harden sign with a good salary for his extension.

[btc_angela]

I think James Harden is a very overrated player.  First off he barely gives any effort on defense, there are many clips of him just letting players blow by him without doing anything.  Referees are giving him too many foul calls and it has gotten to a point where he plays to draw fouls pretty much.  He likes to get intertwined with other players and he gets his foul shots 9/.1- times, very unfair.

Let me disagree with you. James Harden is one of the greatest players in NBA and I really believe that he deserves a ring in his career. Indeed, he is not very productive in the defensive part but he gives everything in attacking. In the end, he is a human being, he is not a machine! Does Steph Curry give any effort in the defense? I don't think so...

The thing that I don't like is that he needs to take all the efforts of the team. I would like to see another player in Rockets that contributes the same with Harden in order to give him some rest and let him perform even more better.

It still boils down to championship ring in my opinion. You can't be one of the greatest if you can't even deliver 1 ring to your team. Jordan is a scoring machine during his prime but play very very good defense same as Kobe and Lebron. He can be remember as one of the greatest scorer we have seen  but he needs to bring that ring in the next 2-3 years in Houston to be in the argument for the GOAT in this era.

[peter0425]

Anyone watch Cousins debut as GSW against the Clippers? He chip in 14 points including 3 out of 4 shooting at the three point line but fouled out as the Warriors beat Clippers 112-94. He looks healthy as well. They're really the team to beat right now.

They are also in a roll winning their 7 straight games. And just look at their starting five, all previous all-star player. That's sick!!!

They completed the big 5 now hahaha, but seriously, adding Cousins gives them a lots of space and ball rotations inside, they are now both deadlier from outside and inside attacks, this preview of him makes them more enjoyable to watch as they distributed the ball well and they also have a good blends both from offense and defense.

They definitely a harder team to beat specially that the Boogie is already getting into the line up and rotation. He didn't spend lots of minutes though, but he already contributed to the team that makes this GSW very difficult to beat because of so many options to score specially with the big 5 (I did not say unbeatable).

[rdbase]

Looks like LA lakers are a team killer on the road.
They beat OKC and are up 20 points against Houston on their own court at half time.
Harden can not hit his shots and had to sit off most of the second quarter because he was not producing any offense.
If LA can beat them then they are a team to content with Lebron coming back maybe soon.

[Jating]

Looks like LA lakers are a team killer on the road.
They beat OKC and are up 20 points against Houston on their own court at half time.
Harden can not hit his shots and had to sit off most of the second quarter because he was not producing any offense.
If LA can beat them then they are a team to content with Lebron coming back maybe soon.

But they didn't beat Houston, the game went into overtime and them fell short 138-134. Harden his usual self, but he did get a lot of support from Gordon, specially that three to sent the game into overtime.

Ball got injured though, that might chance the game because after the left, Houston takes over and it was a different ball game. Next for the Lakers is GSW on Monday.

[Caladonian]

Looks like LA lakers are a team killer on the road.
They beat OKC and are up 20 points against Houston on their own court at half time.
Harden can not hit his shots and had to sit off most of the second quarter because he was not producing any offense.
If LA can beat them then they are a team to content with Lebron coming back maybe soon.

But they didn't beat Houston, the game went into overtime and them fell short 138-134. Harden his usual self, but he did get a lot of support from Gordon, specially that three to sent the game into overtime.

Ball got injured though, that might chance the game because after the left, Houston takes over and it was a different ball game. Next for the Lakers is GSW on Monday.

Yeah right, houston was able to escape this in overtime, harden and gordon have a great game almost 50 again for harden, 48 points to be exact a lots of talk about this guy and he's continue showing why he deserve the respect coming from those who believes in him, houston became a solid team again after drexler and olajuwon as harden carrying the team together with the rest of his team mates.