2024 NBA Season

[Natalim]

I'm not a fan of either Bucks and Lakers but the upset should just be mentioned if these 8th seeded teams will win their respective series.

That's why...hahaha..

Fans think their team got upset because they believe they will win in every game, or could be upset in just a game, that is different from upset in the series.

Remember the famous 1st Seed Spurs vs 8th Seed Memphis? Grizzlies defeat the Spurs on Game 1 but no one called it as upset. After the series won by the Grizzlies, that's what we can be called an upset.

You nailed it, but like I mentioned, that depends on how one will see it, it could be per game or per series.

Lakers and Bucks haters are just happy with the result,. 

[boyptc]

Another upset Blazers win over Lakers.

What an unlucky night for the Lakers shooting imagine 4 straight missed free throws, how unlucky can they be? Blazers is too clutch for the Lakers, I believe that and the outside shooting it's literally great.

I have no words for Portland.

Those long threes that was made, I don't think that I can't even do that in real life. I remember Melo when everyone discusses about him when he's struggling to get a team and now, he just won the game 1 although there will be the next game.

But at least the guy had won.

Was that 3s coming from Lillard? that was normal to him, jut like Curry, they can hit long distance 3's effortlessly.
Melo though was not the main man anymore but the is providing in the floor, he made some clutch 3 points when their star player could find an open shop.

Lakers vs Blazers would be interesting too, if Lakers can't even the series, I think it will be blazers who will face the Clippers or Dallas this year.

No offense to the Rockets, they are also doing well, but Dallas and Blazers and a more exciting team to watch.

Yeah, it's normal for him.

I'm amazed with those long threes and I'll be waiting for more of it with their 2nd game.

This series shows that they are all in adjustments. I'll be watching with the other teams too. Dallas just won, so they're on 1-1 tied standing with LAC.

[danherbias07]

Dallas won.
Now they are tied at 1-1.

That's the difference when KP is in unlike how refs ejected him the 1st game.
It should have been a win too.
5 fouls for Luka but the bench filled the hole. Burke had made a lot of good moves and made a good contribution for the team.
I like the Dallas team but now I love them.
Luka doesn't want out after the 5th foul but Coach Carlisle insisted. Trust the team.

[erikoy]

Dallas won.
Now they are tied at 1-1.

That's the difference when KP is in unlike how refs ejected him the 1st game.
It should have been a win too.
5 fouls for Luka but the bench filled the hole. Burke had made a lot of good moves and made a good contribution for the team.
I like the Dallas team but now I love them.
Luka doesn't want out after the 5th foul but Coach Carlisle insisted. Trust the team.

Yeah the game tied now to 1-1. I never expect that Dallas could win that game. It was a tie score in the 4th quarter and dallas settle the game on overtime period. Well, I guess this is NBA and most of the time surprises happen. However, in this match I still believe in Clippers. The team got higher chance to win compared to Dallas. Kawhi and Paul George is a good combination in their plays. And Kawhi has standing record on carrying a team for championship.

[DevilSlayer]

Dallas won.
Now they are tied at 1-1.

That's the difference when KP is in unlike how refs ejected him the 1st game.
It should have been a win too.
5 fouls for Luka but the bench filled the hole. Burke had made a lot of good moves and made a good contribution for the team.
I like the Dallas team but now I love them.
Luka doesn't want out after the 5th foul but Coach Carlisle insisted. Trust the team.

At the first half, Boban and KP helps them to have the big lead. We should not also forget the 3 point shots of Luka where the clippers having a hard time to guard him. Even though KP is a 7 footer, he has good shooting ability where he can shoot beyond 3 point area. On the other hand, Kawhi is doing good but he can't fully lift the team because Paul George is not doing good. Actually the field goal percentage of Paul George is so low in that game.

[Ziskinberg]

That Dallas Mavericks win was big, it was very convincing and I thought if KP wasn't ejected in game 1, the series could be 2-0 now.

Great things happened and it's fun to watch this young guns playing against a solid team.
That night was special also as our young Luka got some big recognition.

Mavericks' Luka Doncic Overtakes Lakers Legend to set Another NBA Playoffs Scoring Record.

[casperBGD]

That Dallas Mavericks win was big, it was very convincing and I thought if KP wasn't ejected in game 1, the series could be 2-0 now.

Great things happened and it's fun to watch this young guns playing against a solid team.
That night was special also as our young Luka got some big recognition.

yeah, Luka is the future, and prove that Dallas could pick a player, after Nowitzki long time ago, they now picked Doncic, and he will be a great star
title this season seems to be out of reach, but i think that they will pick a few with Luka in the coming years

congrats on last night match, and it is good to see support from Porzingis, but also Hardaway, Burke, Curry had a good role, with Marjanovic posing a solid one 13 pts and 9 rb

[Ziskinberg]

That Dallas Mavericks win was big, it was very convincing and I thought if KP wasn't ejected in game 1, the series could be 2-0 now.

Great things happened and it's fun to watch this young guns playing against a solid team.
That night was special also as our young Luka got some big recognition.

yeah, Luka is the future, and prove that Dallas could pick a player, after Nowitzki long time ago, they now picked Doncic, and he will be a great star
title this season seems to be out of reach, but i think that they will pick a few with Luka in the coming years

congrats on last night match, and it is good to see support from Porzingis, but also Hardaway, Burke, Curry had a good role, with Marjanovic posing a solid one 13 pts and 9 rb

I think Luka had a better future ahead than Dirk.
This man is just special, he can be a triple double guy if he likes, sure that assist would also hit or average of 10 per game as he is a good facilitator, and he can generate points on himself too, and rebound, he is damn good. His talent and his basketball IQ is what made him special.

Game 3, still Dallas Mavericks.

[LogitechMouse]

That Dallas Mavericks win was big, it was very convincing and I thought if KP wasn't ejected in game 1, the series could be 2-0 now.

Great things happened and it's fun to watch this young guns playing against a solid team.
That night was special also as our young Luka got some big recognition.

yeah, Luka is the future, and prove that Dallas could pick a player, after Nowitzki long time ago, they now picked Doncic, and he will be a great star
title this season seems to be out of reach, but i think that they will pick a few with Luka in the coming years

congrats on last night match, and it is good to see support from Porzingis, but also Hardaway, Burke, Curry had a good role, with Marjanovic posing a solid one 13 pts and 9 rb

I think Luka had a better future ahead than Dirk.
This man is just special, he can be a triple double guy if he likes, sure that assist would also hit or average of 10 per game as he is a good facilitator, and he can generate points on himself too, and rebound, he is damn good. His talent and his basketball IQ is what made him special.

Game 3, still Dallas Mavericks.

Luka Magic did it again and they've won against a defensive team like Clippers.
Their bench stepped up and KP didn't get ejected. If they will continue to play like this, there is a chance that the Battle of LA will not happen in the West Finals.
Maybe the injury of Beverley affected their defense. We know how good he is at defense.

Good that I placed my bet against the Mavs because I'm expecting for them to win this time since they only lost by 8 points without KP in Game 1.
I'd go with Mavs too with Game 3 but on the series, I think the Clippers will win in 7 games .

[Natalim]

Luka Magic did it again and they've won against a defensive team like Clippers.
Their bench stepped up and KP didn't get ejected. If they will continue to play like this, there is a chance that the Battle of LA will not happen in the West Finals.

I'm expecting the Clippers to lose now, lol.. we might see an epic battle between the Blazers and Mavericks if both LA would lose in the first round.

Maybe the injury of Beverley affected their defense. We know how good he is at defense.

I agree with that, they put Jackson and he provide offense instead, so without Beverley, things will be the same, Mavericks will continue to attack as they also dominate the paint with KP's length and Bovan.

Good that I placed my bet against the Mavs because I'm expecting for them to win this time since they only lost by 8 points without KP in Game 1.
I'd go with Mavs too with Game 3 but on the series, I think the Clippers will win in 7 games .

Congrats on your win, lots of winners today backing the Mavericks, some people also won in the betting thread.

[rhomelmabini]

Maybe the injury of Beverley affected their defense. We know how good he is at defense.

That for sure has an impact on the team considering his aggressiveness to go for offensive rebounds during the Game 1 that's a huge loss for them. I think it can take weeks as per Coach Rivers said and I don't think he'll able as well to play for the next game, we'll see that.

They still have Lou on them but that's just talking about the offense as a PG/SG they still need veteran PG like Beverly in the play.

[yazher]

That Dallas Mavericks win was big, it was very convincing and I thought if KP wasn't ejected in game 1, the series could be 2-0 now.

Great things happened and it's fun to watch this young guns playing against a solid team.
That night was special also as our young Luka got some big recognition.

Indeed that was a big win for mavericks since dirk is not around anymore, Porzingis is taken it from here and with the help of Luka. This playoff games are starting to get on fire. This is what we are waiting for, the games we have been excited to see for 3 months. Clippers need to make their own version of strategies to stop these two key players or else they will be added to those team that faced devastating defeat.

[Rosilito]

That Dallas Mavericks win was big, it was very convincing and I thought if KP wasn't ejected in game 1, the series could be 2-0 now.
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Yeah, and props to their bench players, they did stepped up, and that was a huge factor on their win. Anyway, I wonder why Boban only played for a limited minutes? That guy had some insane stats for a 10 minutes playtime 13pts and 9rebs? He could've accomplished better numbers there, if he will be given more minutes to play  .

If these underdogs (Blazers, Mavs, Magic) maintain their composure. We might be able to see unexpected teams to win the series on the next round  .

[asu]

That Dallas Mavericks win was big, it was very convincing and I thought if KP wasn't ejected in game 1, the series could be 2-0 now.

Probably.

I've been wondering if Paul George has hiding an injury as per this article or he just played ineffective today (14 PTS 4/17 FG) that most likely caused of their lose. This is bad if he continues to play inconsistent.

[wiss19]

Doncic is really something special, this dude is bringing Mavs against two superstars and a team that basically had one of the most amazing comebacks against a superteam last year, the clippers.

So, I think Mavs will do fine for themselves in the future, specially with some good enough trades and free agents or so, they could actually fight for a title if they are lucky, sometimes one team becomes so good that even though you are fine you get to not be champions for a while, but if the season is like this one, where all teams are closer to each other, I would say in few years Dallas will be contenders.

However, I still think this season Clippers will beat them and move to next round. Weird how first and second seed all lost a game, you would expect them to be much better.

[Pamadar]

Doncic is really something special, this dude is bringing Mavs against two superstars and a team that basically had one of the most amazing comebacks against a superteam last year, the clippers.

No question about his special skills as we witness how this young kid delivered, he showed that in front of the stars he can still shine.

So, I think Mavs will do fine for themselves in the future, specially with some good enough trades and free agents or so, they could actually fight for a title if they are lucky, sometimes one team becomes so good that even though you are fine you get to not be champions for a while, but if the season is like this one, where all teams are closer to each other, I would say in few years Dallas will be contenders.

For now, the chance of getting the title is to slim, but you are right it will be there soon, keeping KP and curry then add more
role players behind Luka, expect another ring for this team.

However, I still think this season Clippers will beat them and move to next round. Weird how first and second seed all lost a game, you would expect them to be much better.

Not weird, because those who are in number 7-8  are teams who also have the capabilities to be on top, MAVS and BLAZERS are
a caliber class of teams.

[asu]

Miami win at 109 | 100 over Pacers today's game. Incredible performance by Robinson: 24 PTS in 25 MIN at the playoffs.

Houston win at 111 | 98 over OKC today's game as well. Harden does it again without WB.

Both teams are pretty eager to step up into another series.

[Questat]

Miami win at 109 | 100 over Pacers today's game. Incredible performance by Robinson: 24 PTS in 25 MIN at the playoffs.

Houston win at 111 | 98 over OKC today's game as well. Harden does it again without WB.

That's 2-0 for both Rockets and Heat Teams, they got it good in the early rounds, probably they will advance in the 2nd round.

Both teams are pretty eager to step up into another series.

2 exciting games today that was not concluded yet, I'm excited to see if MVP candidates such us Giannis and Lebron are going to bounce back from the big loss in the first game.

Bucks vs Magic now live.

[morvillz7z]

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The 2020 NBA draft lottery just finished. Sorry Knicks fans, you got the 8th pick. 

Here are the results, the number 1 pick goes to T'Wolves, the second pick is for Golden State and third are Charlotte Hornets.
Prior to the lottery, the three teams with the worst winning % (GSW, Cavs, and T'wolves) had all the best shot of taking the number 1 pick sitting at 14%.
As of right now, the NBA draft is set to take place on October 16, but that may change if the new season is delayed.

Which young prospect do you think Minnesota will pick at #1, Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, or James Wiseman?

[erikoy]

Now watching lakers vs portland 0-1 portland win in the first game of the playoff series. This match will probably goes to lakers they had a good cooperation and bigger guys inside the court with Howard, Davis and Lebron. Besides, lakers had also some good shooting players like Green.

What do you think the outcome of this game? Do you agree that lakers will take to win the game this time? I can't waiti to see how Lakers do their play to get tied in the series.