2024 NBA Season

[wheelz1200]

No Bam? Bet on Miami ML, that's what I read in some of the NBA forum in other sites.
It doesn't matter if Bam will play or not, that's what they believe because the last time Bam was out, Heat got a good win, I think that was by 11 points.

No one in their right mind bets against lebron in a closeout game.  On top of that in the mamba uniform.  Lebron is a lock for a triple double and 3-4 blocks on top of that.  When lebron is motivated, nobody can stop him.

[Maslate]

No Bam? Bet on Miami ML, that's what I read in some of the NBA forum in other sites.
It doesn't matter if Bam will play or not, that's what they believe because the last time Bam was out, Heat got a good win, I think that was by 11 points.

No one in their right mind bets against lebron in a closeout game.  On top of that in the mamba uniform.  Lebron is a lock for a triple double and 3-4 blocks on top of that.  When lebron is motivated, nobody can stop him.

Only the refs, just kidding..

Yeah you are right, it's a close out game for the Lakers, and they have been playing in the same court throughout so there's no other factor that could intimidate the Lakers here, they will certainly make sure to win and probably will not give the heat a chance for a close scoring game.

[Janation]

No Bam? Bet on Miami ML, that's what I read in some of the NBA forum in other sites.
It doesn't matter if Bam will play or not, that's what they believe because the last time Bam was out, Heat got a good win, I think that was by 11 points.

No one in their right mind bets against lebron in a closeout game.  On top of that in the mamba uniform.  Lebron is a lock for a triple double and 3-4 blocks on top of that.  When lebron is motivated, nobody can stop him.

Only the refs, just kidding..

Yeah you are right, it's a close out game for the Lakers, and they have been playing in the same court throughout so there's no other factor that could intimidate the Lakers here, they will certainly make sure to win and probably will not give the heat a chance for a close scoring game.

I feel bad for Goran not being able to play this next game.

We all know LA wanted to finish the series and he's been there in the sideline for most of the games now. He's been the lead scorer of the team and without him Butler's been doing double to make the team work. Most of them can still shoot threes but still, Dragic being there is something different, Lebron might close this game so he could start the biggest ass-whooping of the year, as other people said it.

[Reid]

No Bam? Bet on Miami ML, that's what I read in some of the NBA forum in other sites.
It doesn't matter if Bam will play or not, that's what they believe because the last time Bam was out, Heat got a good win, I think that was by 11 points.

No one in their right mind bets against lebron in a closeout game.  On top of that in the mamba uniform.  Lebron is a lock for a triple double and 3-4 blocks on top of that.  When lebron is motivated, nobody can stop him.

I am not in my right mind then. 
Lebron is motivated, no doubt about that. But so does the Heat.
I am going against the flow. I am that kind to bet for the underdog and I am going full with Heat ML.
Let's say I am one of the fools hoping for the Heat to give a better game against the Lakers team.

Bam (neck sprain)
But he is "good to go" as said by Coach Erik Spoelstra.
https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/30440/bam-adebayo

[Botnake]

No Bam? Bet on Miami ML, that's what I read in some of the NBA forum in other sites.
It doesn't matter if Bam will play or not, that's what they believe because the last time Bam was out, Heat got a good win, I think that was by 11 points.

No one in their right mind bets against lebron in a closeout game.  On top of that in the mamba uniform.  Lebron is a lock for a triple double and 3-4 blocks on top of that.  When lebron is motivated, nobody can stop him.

I am not in my right mind then. 
Lebron is motivated, no doubt about that. But so does the Heat.
I am going against the flow. I am that kind to bet for the underdog and I am going full with Heat ML.
Let's say I am one of the fools hoping for the Heat to give a better game against the Lakers team.

Bam (neck sprain)
But he is "good to go" as said by Coach Erik Spoelstra.
https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/30440/bam-adebayo

That's a great progress then,  this means betting on the Heat is still good despite the odds and the situation they are in, if they'll win one game, the series would be very interesting, anyway, good luck to you @Reid and those who are backing the heat here to win straight up.

[LogitechMouse]

No Bam? Bet on Miami ML, that's what I read in some of the NBA forum in other sites.
It doesn't matter if Bam will play or not, that's what they believe because the last time Bam was out, Heat got a good win, I think that was by 11 points.

No one in their right mind bets against lebron in a closeout game.  On top of that in the mamba uniform.  Lebron is a lock for a triple double and 3-4 blocks on top of that.  When lebron is motivated, nobody can stop him.

Only the refs, just kidding..

Yeah you are right, it's a close out game for the Lakers, and they have been playing in the same court throughout so there's no other factor that could intimidate the Lakers here, they will certainly make sure to win and probably will not give the heat a chance for a close scoring game.

I laughed on the refs will stop LeBron . Even the refs can't stop him. Every whistle on him, he will complain like he didn't do anything at all .

As Stephen A. said on one of the videos on Youtube, the Lakers will end this series already and I agree with him and for sure most of us will agree on it too. Using the Mamba Jersey is one proof that they have decided to end it and they choose to use that jersey for Kobe. No chance for the Heat to win on the Lakers unless they can match-up the Lakers' aggressiveness but aside from that, there is no chance for them.

[Maslate]

No Bam? Bet on Miami ML, that's what I read in some of the NBA forum in other sites.
It doesn't matter if Bam will play or not, that's what they believe because the last time Bam was out, Heat got a good win, I think that was by 11 points.

No one in their right mind bets against lebron in a closeout game.  On top of that in the mamba uniform.  Lebron is a lock for a triple double and 3-4 blocks on top of that.  When lebron is motivated, nobody can stop him.

Only the refs, just kidding..

Yeah you are right, it's a close out game for the Lakers, and they have been playing in the same court throughout so there's no other factor that could intimidate the Lakers here, they will certainly make sure to win and probably will not give the heat a chance for a close scoring game.

I laughed on the refs will stop LeBron . Even the refs can't stop him. Every whistle on him, he will complain like he didn't do anything at all .

As Stephen A. said on one of the videos on Youtube, the Lakers will end this series already and I agree with him and for sure most of us will agree on it too. Using the Mamba Jersey is one proof that they have decided to end it and they choose to use that jersey for Kobe. No chance for the Heat to win on the Lakers unless they can match-up the Lakers' aggressiveness but aside from that, there is no chance for them.

Yeah, that's going to be the best chance for the Heat to extend the series, look at game 3, Davis and Bron had many turnovers and AD was into foul trouble so he wasn't so aggressive, and then they lose. But since this is already obvious, so I think refs can't help the heat this time, one is enough two is too much, lol.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

No Bam? Bet on Miami ML, that's what I read in some of the NBA forum in other sites.
It doesn't matter if Bam will play or not, that's what they believe because the last time Bam was out, Heat got a good win, I think that was by 11 points.

No one in their right mind bets against lebron in a closeout game.  On top of that in the mamba uniform.  Lebron is a lock for a triple double and 3-4 blocks on top of that.  When lebron is motivated, nobody can stop him.

I am not in my right mind then. 
Lebron is motivated, no doubt about that. But so does the Heat.
I am going against the flow. I am that kind to bet for the underdog and I am going full with Heat ML.
Let's say I am one of the fools hoping for the Heat to give a better game against the Lakers team.

Bam (neck sprain)
But he is "good to go" as said by Coach Erik Spoelstra.
https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/30440/bam-adebayo

That's the spirit,  , not over till it's over, ML @3.55 to the Heat. No problem with going against the flow, I guess you have the balls mate.

In any case though, Lebron and the team are going to close this out and I'm sure in their mind that they have the scenario on how it will end Game 5, probably another triple double for James, AD with 30 points contribution and win the Finals MVP.

[Vaculin]

AD with 30 points contribution and win the Finals MVP.

I doubt this one,  with what Lebron showed in this series, I think he will be the MVP.
Davis were only good in game 1 and 2, while in game 3 and 4 the production has reduced, while Lebron keeps building his stats.

there's an article that showed the updated odds.

https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/news/nba/updated-finals-mvp-odds-after-game-4-heavily-favor-lebron-james-win-fourth-time/

LeBron James   -450
Anthony Davis   +350
Jimmy Butler   +2800

[jademaxsuy]

AD with 30 points contribution and win the Finals MVP.

I doubt this one,  with what Lebron showed in this series, I think he will be the MVP.
Davis were only good in game 1 and 2, while in game 3 and 4 the production has reduced, while Lebron keeps building his stats.

there's an article that showed the updated odds.

https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/news/nba/updated-finals-mvp-odds-after-game-4-heavily-favor-lebron-james-win-fourth-time/

LeBron James   -450
Anthony Davis   +350
Jimmy Butler   +2800

Jimmy buttler does not really manage to be carrying his team. His teammates are competitive even if some of them are still rookie. Besides he is not the one carrying the team finals because Goran dragic could make 30+  points in their team to win. It was not only buttler that make the team to play in the finals.

Probably it will still be James or it could also be Davis or Giannes for making always the team appearance in play offs and could carry a team to win in the play off series just like what James did during the earlier days of his career.

But in my opinion the MVP of this season is James for always making team to play in Finals for consecutive years. He always letting a team carry with his athletic body, skills and good shooting in the basket that could change the course of the game.

[Natalim]

Probably it will still be James or it could also be Davis or Giannes for making always the team appearance in play offs and could carry a team to win in the play off series just like what James did during the earlier days of his career.

You can't include Giannis in the discussion as his team was already eliminated by the Heat.
The finals MVP will only be taken from either Heat or Lakers, most of the time from the winning team.

But in my opinion the MVP of this season is James for always making team to play in Finals for consecutive years. He always letting a team carry with his athletic body, skills and good shooting in the basket that could change the course of the game.

The MVP this season was Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins Second M.V.P. Award


Finals MVP and Season MVP are different FYI.

[NotATether]

Yeah, that's going to be the best chance for the Heat to extend the series, look at game 3, Davis and Bron had many turnovers and AD was into foul trouble so he wasn't so aggressive, and then they lose. But since this is already obvious, so I think refs can't help the heat this time, one is enough two is too much, lol.

AD may have made a lot of fouls, but he did land a ton of free throws, Lebron also scored a lot of them. This is wishful thinking, but if there weren't so many fouls in Game 4, maybe Heat could've ended with the most points.

Most likely Anthony Davis is going to spend Game 5 today guarding Butler like he did last game, Lakers don't want another nuisance to happen that forces a Game 6 to happen, they want to wrap these playoffs off as quickly as possible.

[Japinat]

Yeah, that's going to be the best chance for the Heat to extend the series, look at game 3, Davis and Bron had many turnovers and AD was into foul trouble so he wasn't so aggressive, and then they lose. But since this is already obvious, so I think refs can't help the heat this time, one is enough two is too much, lol.

AD may have made a lot of fouls, but he did land a ton of free throws, Lebron also scored a lot of them. This is wishful thinking, but if there weren't so many fouls in Game 4, maybe Heat could've ended with the most points.

AD does not struggle in game 4, it was on Game 3.
In game 4, AD had only 2 PF and took only 4 FT, and he managed to produce 22 points in that game, he was 2nd to Lebron's 28 points.

Most likely Anthony Davis is going to spend Game 5 today guarding Butler like he did last game, Lakers don't want another nuisance to happen that forces a Game 6 to happen, they want to wrap these playoffs off as quickly as possible.

I think it's Lebron as he was the one who is consistently guarding Butler in game 4.

[wheelz1200]

AD with 30 points contribution and win the Finals MVP.

I doubt this one,  with what Lebron showed in this series, I think he will be the MVP.
Davis were only good in game 1 and 2, while in game 3 and 4 the production has reduced, while Lebron keeps building his stats.

there's an article that showed the updated odds.

https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/news/nba/updated-finals-mvp-odds-after-game-4-heavily-favor-lebron-james-win-fourth-time/

LeBron James   -450
Anthony Davis   +350
Jimmy Butler   +2800

Jimmy buttler does not really manage to be carrying his team. His teammates are competitive even if some of them are still rookie. Besides he is not the one carrying the team finals because Goran dragic could make 30+  points in their team to win. It was not only buttler that make the team to play in the finals.

Probably it will still be James or it could also be Davis or Giannes for making always the team appearance in play offs and could carry a team to win in the play off series just like what James did during the earlier days of his career.

But in my opinion the MVP of this season is James for always making team to play in Finals for consecutive years. He always letting a team carry with his athletic body, skills and good shooting in the basket that could change the course of the game.

Thats for the finals mvp not the season.  Those 3 players are the only 3 that I reasonably can be.  Most likely Lebron, he is the ochestrator of that team the whole playoffs.  Dragic can't be the mvp if the heat win since he really hasn't played.  If the heat somehow manage to win the next 3 (nlt happening) then one must assume Jimmy will be a shoe in.

[Natalim]

AD with 30 points contribution and win the Finals MVP.

I doubt this one,  with what Lebron showed in this series, I think he will be the MVP.
Davis were only good in game 1 and 2, while in game 3 and 4 the production has reduced, while Lebron keeps building his stats.

there's an article that showed the updated odds.

https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/news/nba/updated-finals-mvp-odds-after-game-4-heavily-favor-lebron-james-win-fourth-time/

LeBron James   -450
Anthony Davis   +350
Jimmy Butler   +2800

Jimmy buttler does not really manage to be carrying his team. His teammates are competitive even if some of them are still rookie. Besides he is not the one carrying the team finals because Goran dragic could make 30+  points in their team to win. It was not only buttler that make the team to play in the finals.

Probably it will still be James or it could also be Davis or Giannes for making always the team appearance in play offs and could carry a team to win in the play off series just like what James did during the earlier days of his career.

But in my opinion the MVP of this season is James for always making team to play in Finals for consecutive years. He always letting a team carry with his athletic body, skills and good shooting in the basket that could change the course of the game.

Thats for the finals mvp not the season.  Those 3 players are the only 3 that I reasonably can be.  Most likely Lebron, he is the ochestrator of that team the whole playoffs.  Dragic can't be the mvp if the heat win since he really hasn't played.  If the heat somehow manage to win the next 3 (nlt happening) then one must assume Jimmy will be a shoe in.

Obviously that will be for Jimmy, but chances are very low.

It will only be decided between Davis and Lebron James but as you said, Lebron is the ochestrator of the team, hence he will get this win and it will add on his resume, and based on Lebron's history, it has not happen that his teammate won a Finals MVP IIRC.

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[stomachgrowls]

No Bam? Bet on Miami ML, that's what I read in some of the NBA forum in other sites.
It doesn't matter if Bam will play or not, that's what they believe because the last time Bam was out, Heat got a good win, I think that was by 11 points.

No one in their right mind bets against lebron in a closeout game.  On top of that in the mamba uniform.  Lebron is a lock for a triple double and 3-4 blocks on top of that.  When lebron is motivated, nobody can stop him.

You cant tell yet there are really people who arent into their right minds and do still stick to bet with the underdog even this game 5 would be a close out game.

Reading above that Bam neither would be on game 5 or not but having his appearance will really be significant imho. Clinging up for game 6? Heat should do their best to beat them up on this upcoming game
but they would really be facing off in full scale gameplay since Lakers do know that they are almost into that Final Trophy.


1.3 odds for LA isnt a bad choice either but i would bet for Heat this time and my guts telling me that there would be a game 6 even if majority is already looking
the opposite thing.

[Questat]

1.3 odds for LA isnt a bad choice either but i would bet for Heat this time and my guts telling me that there would be a game 6 even if majority is already looking
the opposite thing.

Sometimes those who are not in the right mind wins, lol.. We never know what's going to happen but as a fan we are always rooting for our team to win and that makes us bias, we call the other a bad team as we believe our team would dominate.

Good luck bettors, regardless of the odds, what's important is to win.

[GDragon]

No Bam? Bet on Miami ML, that's what I read in some of the NBA forum in other sites.
It doesn't matter if Bam will play or not, that's what they believe because the last time Bam was out, Heat got a good win, I think that was by 11 points.

No one in their right mind bets against lebron in a closeout game.  On top of that in the mamba uniform.  Lebron is a lock for a triple double and 3-4 blocks on top of that.  When lebron is motivated, nobody can stop him.

I am not in my right mind then. 
Lebron is motivated, no doubt about that. But so does the Heat.
I am going against the flow. I am that kind to bet for the underdog and I am going full with Heat ML.
Let's say I am one of the fools hoping for the Heat to give a better game against the Lakers team.

Bam (neck sprain)
But he is "good to go" as said by Coach Erik Spoelstra.
https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/30440/bam-adebayo

Damn, I wish I have that courage to bet on something like this, but I understand the motivation you see from the heat. I still see this as a win for the lakers but yup a chance is still a chance, even how low the percentage is, we've seen this many times. Heat is really the underdog, Lakers has a line up that is too powerful. But we already know heat can win against them so there is still the "maybe". Maybe I would somehow understand you more if they win next game. I have a soft heart with underdogs winning just like in films and animes lol.

[Reid]

That's a great progress then,  this means betting on the Heat is still good despite the odds and the situation they are in, if they'll win one game, the series would be very interesting, anyway, good luck to you @Reid and those who are backing the heat here to win straight up.

It looks like he will really play as I go thru player stats bet and his name is on the list.

That's the spirit,  , not over till it's over, ML @3.55 to the Heat. No problem with going against the flow, I guess you have the balls mate.

In any case though, Lebron and the team are going to close this out and I'm sure in their mind that they have the scenario on how it will end Game 5, probably another triple double for James, AD with 30 points contribution and win the Finals MVP.

Yes. When you look at the stats this playoffs you could see Lakers always ending it in Game 5.
But where is the fun on betting with the hyped ones. It's more fun betting with the underdogs. You could feel more excitement.  

Damn, I wish I have that courage to bet on something like this, but I understand the motivation you see from the heat. I still see this as a win for the lakers but yup a chance is still a chance, even how low the percentage is, we've seen this many times. Heat is really the underdog, Lakers has a line up that is too powerful. But we already know heat can win against them so there is still the "maybe". Maybe I would somehow understand you more if they win next game. I have a soft heart with underdogs winning just like in films and animes lol.

Been doing it for quite some time and I can say I win more than going with the flow of the favored ones.
Usually underdogs gives you x5 - x10 of winnings rather than 0.70 for the favorites.
So it's okay for me to lose my bet now since I have been making good profits from the last games.  
I might even put some extra bets for this could be the last game of 2020 NBA season.