2024 NBA Season

[Reid]

On-going great game by the Clippers against the Thunders. 69-69 in the 3rd.

Tomorrow the best moneyline is on the Pelicans against the Blazers.
+6 for the young Pelicans and +220 on the money. 
Might be a good bet for those who want to risk it specially Lonzo Ball's fans out there. 

Raptors just came back and won, I put a live bet on them to cover the +23.5, I didn't have the balls to take them to win but they were paying +1100. That was the Raptors biggest come from behind win in their history. Tonight I'm liking OKC to win and it looks like a lot of the public is as they have come in from +110 to equal favourite.

That might happen. The lead is just going back and forth and they are clinging into it.

[Ranly123]

Bucks going to play again tomorrow, its a back to back game but Giannis didn't play a lot of minutes so he is well rested against the Pacers.
We know pacers are also a great team, they beat the Lakers at home (of course Lakers without davis) but this time they'll pay on the road, so do you think guys they'll be able to handle the Pacers easily here?

Note ; indiana in 5 winning streak going to this game.

Dangerous team. As Indiana is also on a hot streak and as you have said they have a big win against the Lakers so this will be very good match to watch. But I think Giannis playing and the home court, it will be tight but Bucks win win it and probably Giannis will have his usual numbers.

Homecourt advantage is what makes me think they can won against the pacers. I thought it would be a tough match but it ends up a blowout after four quarters of play. Though Giannis not being the top scorer of the game but his teammates step up in the scoring department and made a huge run in the fourth.

[Russlenat]

Bucks going to play again tomorrow, its a back to back game but Giannis didn't play a lot of minutes so he is well rested against the Pacers.
We know pacers are also a great team, they beat the Lakers at home (of course Lakers without davis) but this time they'll pay on the road, so do you think guys they'll be able to handle the Pacers easily here?

Note ; indiana in 5 winning streak going to this game.

Dangerous team. As Indiana is also on a hot streak and as you have said they have a big win against the Lakers so this will be very good match to watch. But I think Giannis playing and the home court, it will be tight but Bucks win win it and probably Giannis will have his usual numbers.

Homecourt advantage is what makes me think they can won against the pacers. I thought it would be a tough match but it ends up a blowout after four quarters of play. Though Giannis not being the top scorer of the game but his teammates step up in the scoring department and made a huge run in the fourth.

Still alive, still alive, still alive.. yes, the streak is still alive because the pacers that we thought would give a good fight did not.
Congratulations to the Bucks winners, the spread of -8 was also covered by them, that was easy for those bettors because from 2nd quarter to 4th they dominated.

[Questat]

Almost another triple double game for Giannis, was only short by 1 assist.

his stats for this game playing 30 minutes are as follows.

points 18
rebounds 19 (monster)
assists 9.

Great stats, he'll continue that and continue winning, maybe another MVP for him.

[wheelz1200]

If we bet on Bucks we will only get +550 odds,which I think is still risky, if we wait for bucks to make it to the finals, they might still be an underdog if they'll face the Lakers or Clippers. Would you agree with my opinion?

I don't get it though.
Why is GSW there before Timberwolves?
It is just hard to believe.

But look at Dallas over there. Still at +5000 although there is a lot of hype about them.
Maybe it is a great time to bet with them already while have a larger money line. 

Just for a jackpot game. 

At 50-1 yeah that's not bad, I just dont think they have a good enough of a team "yet".  Luka looks like he will be a top star for years to come but the team is disjointed.  They need a clearly defined team where it looks like just a bunch of players going out there and playing.  Ypu can see without luka they struggle.  Either way a little punt at 50-1 is never a terrible thing

[Ziskinberg]

Lakers will lose tonight, without Lebron this team is a disaster, as of this writing, Nuggets are already having a very comfortable lead, so this would mean that the losing streak of lakers will continue.

108-85, score now.

[wheelz1200]

Lakers will lose tonight, without Lebron this team is a disaster, as of this writing, Nuggets are already having a very comfortable lead, so this would mean that the losing streak of lakers will continue.

108-85, score now.

And this is why that golden state regular season wins record will just be so tough to beat.  There is such little room for error.  A couple losses in a row and it will pretty much be out of reach.  People dont give denver enough credit.  That team is legit.  When the joker is at the top of his game they will be tough to beat on any night

[Ranly123]

Lakers will lose tonight, without Lebron this team is a disaster, as of this writing, Nuggets are already having a very comfortable lead, so this would mean that the losing streak of lakers will continue.

108-85, score now.

This is another load management on the side of the Lakers because its too early of a season to wore their superstar. Lossing one, two or three games in a row would definitely not a panic situation for the Lakers knowing their standing this season, they would still make it to the playoffs though.

[matchi2011]

Lakers will lose tonight, without Lebron this team is a disaster, as of this writing, Nuggets are already having a very comfortable lead, so this would mean that the losing streak of lakers will continue.

108-85, score now.

Lakers unable to stay close, they've tried but after the first half Denver dominated everything. Davis unable to carry everything. LeBron absence affects the whole squad, knowing his production and his presence inside the floor helps boosting his teammates. Moving forward, the season still long and a lots of twist. Lakers will bounce back for sure.

[stadus]

Moving forward, the season still long and a lots of twist. Lakers will bounce back for sure.

They are 3 in  row now of losing streak, so let's expect a win in their next game if Lebron will come back although they'll be facing a tough team which is the Clippers at home, but without Lebron, most likely the same outcome will happen as Clippers are as good as the Nuggets or even better.

[Reid]

Lakers will lose tonight, without Lebron this team is a disaster, as of this writing, Nuggets are already having a very comfortable lead, so this would mean that the losing streak of lakers will continue.

108-85, score now.

And this is why that golden state regular season wins record will just be so tough to beat.  There is such little room for error.  A couple losses in a row and it will pretty much be out of reach.  People dont give denver enough credit.  That team is legit.  When the joker is at the top of his game they will be tough to beat on any night

Oohh I believe that. Joker is something else when he is in condition which is almost every game.  He just press that power up button for some time just to make it more entertaining.
And look at Gary Harris gaining more fame and also putting his skills into another level.
This Denver team will be difficult to deal with once they face someone with weaker offensive power.
Michael Malone is a defensive coach and without great offense to the team which they are against with, yes it will be a disaster for them.

[Kasabus]

Lakers will lose tonight, without Lebron this team is a disaster, as of this writing, Nuggets are already having a very comfortable lead, so this would mean that the losing streak of lakers will continue.

108-85, score now.

And this is why that golden state regular season wins record will just be so tough to beat.  There is such little room for error.  A couple losses in a row and it will pretty much be out of reach.  People dont give denver enough credit.  That team is legit.  When the joker is at the top of his game they will be tough to beat on any night

Oohh I believe that. Joker is something else when he is in condition which is almost every game.  He just press that power up button for some time just to make it more entertaining.
And look at Gary Harris gaining more fame and also putting his skills into another level.
This Denver team will be difficult to deal with once they face someone with weaker offensive power.
Michael Malone is a defensive coach and without great offense to the team which they are against with, yes it will be a disaster for them.

Nuggets is a championship contender IMO, I was surprise the way they handle the Lebron less Lakers, everyone is contributing and their defense is really good, and another good thing is that they are compose of young players who play hard every game.

it's pretty evident that they are contributing, starters does not burn a lot of minutes and 6 in the roster scored a double digit while some even if they didn't hit a doublt digit but they do well with their few minutes in the game.

[barbara44]

Denver is not bad at all but what people don't realize that this didn't happened over night, look at the previous 5 years of that team (starting with even Nurkic) and how many amazing moves they have done, they literally sent Nurkic away to give Joker his minutes and to not have two quality big man fighting each other for a spot that could ruin the chemistry. They got better and better and better every year and last year was their first playoff one and now this year they will have more experience and they will know what to expect from these teams.

I am also very sad about my favorite team Spurs, they started horribly this season, normally whenever people say Spurs will be bad this season I would say Spurs have proved them wrong 20+ years now but this season it looks like they can be actually bad which really makes me sad.

[Quidat]

Lakers will lose tonight, without Lebron this team is a disaster, as of this writing, Nuggets are already having a very comfortable lead, so this would mean that the losing streak of lakers will continue.

108-85, score now.

This is another load management on the side of the Lakers because its too early of a season to wore their superstar. Lossing one, two or three games in a row would definitely not a panic situation for the Lakers knowing their standing this season, they would still make it to the playoffs though.

Even if they would have those continuous losing streaks they would really able make it on playoffs.We arent really get used to for LA to be defeated 3x in a row.
You can see that they arent really capable enough on making plays which would beat out other teams without LBJ and even losing AD on that 1st loss game
does really imply that its hard for LA to lost up their core players on the court.

[btc_angela]

Lakers will lose tonight, without Lebron this team is a disaster, as of this writing, Nuggets are already having a very comfortable lead, so this would mean that the losing streak of lakers will continue.

108-85, score now.

This is another load management on the side of the Lakers because its too early of a season to wore their superstar. Lossing one, two or three games in a row would definitely not a panic situation for the Lakers knowing their standing this season, they would still make it to the playoffs though.

Even if they would have those continuous losing streaks they would really able make it on playoffs.We arent really get used to for LA to be defeated 3x in a row.
You can see that they arent really capable enough on making plays which would beat out other teams without LBJ and even losing AD on that 1st loss game
does really imply that its hard for LA to lost up their core players on the court.

Right, that's why majority of us are surprised to see them 3x losing in a row. I think Lebron have spoken about load management and he doesn't agree with it. So why is he doing load management, doesn't make any sense at all. So I don't think this is the reason, perhaps he is nursing something and just wanted to rest it.

[Natalim]

Right, that's why majority of us are surprised to see them 3x losing in a row. I think Lebron have spoken about load management and he doesn't agree with it. So why is he doing load management, doesn't make any sense at all. So I don't think this is the reason, perhaps he is nursing something and just wanted to rest it.

I don't think this is about a load management, he really has some kind of injury called "thoracic muscle)"... honestly it's my first time to see that kind of injury and according to https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/28859/lebron-james.. he will have to to rest full 5 days.//

here's the complete info as per rotoworld.

LeBron James (thoracic muscle) is being listed as questionable for Wednesday's Christmas Day matchup with the Clippers.
He sat out Sunday's game, so he'll have had a full five days off coming into the Christmas game and we'd be surprised to see him skip that one. We should get another few updates leading up to Wednesday's game, but if he is able to get back out there, Rajon Rondo would likely return to the second unit.

SOURCE: Bill Oram on Twitter
Dec 23, 2019, 5:04 PM ET

[dunfida]

Right, that's why majority of us are surprised to see them 3x losing in a row. I think Lebron have spoken about load management and he doesn't agree with it. So why is he doing load management, doesn't make any sense at all. So I don't think this is the reason, perhaps he is nursing something and just wanted to rest it.

I don't think this is about a load management, he really has some kind of injury called "thoracic muscle)"... honestly it's my first time to see that kind of injury and according to https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/28859/lebron-james.. he will have to to rest full 5 days.//

Thats unfortunate yet the rest of the team will handle out upcoming games without Lebron and same as yours which that thoracic muscle is pretty new to me so
i made up some googling and finding out on what part is it.

[Questat]

@dunfida, Lebron needs to be playing soon because they can't handle a team without them, this reminds me of the last season when Lebron was injured and the team is messing up, Davis is good but he can't do it alone, they need Lebron to lead the team as he is the leader, the loss against the Nuggets exposed their poor defense and ball rotation.

[Reid]

Denver is not bad at all but what people don't realize that this didn't happened over night, look at the previous 5 years of that team (starting with even Nurkic) and how many amazing moves they have done, they literally sent Nurkic away to give Joker his minutes and to not have two quality big man fighting each other for a spot that could ruin the chemistry. They got better and better and better every year and last year was their first playoff one and now this year they will have more experience and they will know what to expect from these teams.

Yeah that happened.
Well now, they might be a superstar team but they have a lot of chemistry which most teams doesn't have.
It is a different thing specially when it comes to defense.
I remember how GSW defended the Rockets before. Switching opponents just so to give a better defense.
They dont even talk, just a little hand sign and eye contact so that the defender would not even realize they are already switching.
Same goes for Denver when I see them do D.

I am also very sad about my favorite team Spurs, they started horribly this season, normally whenever people say Spurs will be bad this season I would say Spurs have proved them wrong 20+ years now but this season it looks like they can be actually bad which really makes me sad.

We cannot do anything about this.
The Leonard trade including Green hurt them a lot. DeRozan is not in his old game where he could really run and gun. He was devastated when he was still with the Raptors.
I still remember that when he was being benched at the last minutes of the game. That was a playoffs game!!!

[matchi2011]

@dunfida, Lebron needs to be playing soon because they can't handle a team without them, this reminds me of the last season when Lebron was injured and the team is messing up, Davis is good but he can't do it alone, they need Lebron to lead the team as he is the leader, the loss against the Nuggets exposed their poor defense and ball rotation.

This is still regular season though and the line up of Lakers still competitive even LeBron is resting. But you are correct the defense is messing up coaches needs to enhance and improve this section. This Lakers team is a complete package and already have a final's slot chance if LeBron will play healthy.