2024 NBA Season

[Maotezi]

Congratulations to the Lakers, they played phenomenally from the start. Deserving this victory and title, LeBron continues to break records and raise this sport to a higher level. The man was amazing almost every game while the other "stars" played well every second or third, I'm glad the Lakers are champions, I wish them luck.

[Ziskinberg]

Congratulations to the Lakers, they played phenomenally from the start. Deserving this victory and title, LeBron continues to break records and raise this sport to a higher level. The man was amazing almost every game while the other "stars" played well every second or third, I'm glad the Lakers are champions, I wish them luck.

Lebron will definitely break more record as he is still healthy, he can still play the same level of intensity next season and we can expect that Lakers will remain the heavy favorites to win the championship, however, I'm hoping that during that time, it will not be a bubble anymore as NBA is more fun with fans watching in the arena.

[Harkorede]

Congratulations to all Lakers fan out there, It was great season and it's been coming all along, also the best to honor Kobe Bryant's memory.

Another milestone for Lebron, you've just gotta admit he's one of the greatest players of all time, you don't need to be a fan to admit that 
Kudos to the Miami Heat teams as well for putting up a decent fight, even when the circumstances weren't in the favour...

See you all in next season, and hopefully the atmosphere will be a lot better by then.

[btc_angela]

Lebron made it all-in in this game and it was enough to beat Miami, congrats to both teams, could not say that i did not expected more from Miami in this match, but looking at their season, they were really great and above expectation
nevertheless, Lakers win was widely expected, it was a bit of doubt after Davis injury in fifth match, but obviously all that was not that bad, and he recovered quickly to play a good game last night

now we are in the line for next season, which should start on Christmas, if everything stays as it is

More than enough, Lebron gave everything he has, he is so aggressive from the start and until he sits down.

Yes, he takes care of business right from the first quarter and that lead was enough for them.

A superb performance of Lebron James, got a triple double and deserve to be name as the NBA Finals MVP, Kodus also to Davis and Rondo for their all around performance, Lakers came to end the series and does not give the heat a chance to breath, the first half was really huge, Heat did not recover anymore.

Rondo and KCP also come up big as well, it's was a complete blow out by Miami can held their heads high, he really gave everything but they just came up short, but so much respect for them in this playoff. They win against the odds with the Bucks series and they go to Finals and extend the game to 6 when everyone thought that it will be an easy series of the Lakers.

[Ziskinberg]

A superb performance of Lebron James, got a triple double and deserve to be name as the NBA Finals MVP, Kodus also to Davis and Rondo for their all around performance, Lakers came to end the series and does not give the heat a chance to breath, the first half was really huge, Heat did not recover anymore.

Rondo and KCP also come up big as well, it's was a complete blow out by Miami can held their heads high, he really gave everything but they just came up short, but so much respect for them in this playoff. They win against the odds with the Bucks series and they go to Finals and extend the game to 6 when everyone thought that it will be an easy series of the Lakers.

Miami has learned from this NBA Finals, they will make sure to improve themselves next playoffs.
Lakers was just too much, and actually their plan to play small was really effective, I haven't seen Howard played and JaVale McGee in this game as Lakers were matching the quickness of the Heat. Also, What I don't understand is why they still allow Dragic to play, he seems to be messing around in this game.

Dragic only shoot 2-8 and probably due to his minutes, the production of Robinson was affected as he only made 8 attempts, 7 from 3 point line.

Butler also was very limited with 12 points only after an impressive performance in  game 5.

[NotATether]

Looks like even Google is celebrating the Lakers' victory this season. I wonder if some of the Google search engineers are Lakers fans. Too bad spectators couldn't attend the final game, it would've been glorious to see in person.

If this rumor is still true.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2870171-lakers-rumors-anthony-davis-declined-146m-max-contract-will-become-free-agent

"Lakers Rumors: Anthony Davis Declined $146M Max Contract; Will Become Free Agent"

Then it's good!

That was an old article, Dated January 2020 and that was right before the Bubble or before the pandemic happened, so after this Championship which you can see he was very happy, that rumor might not be close to reality anymore as we saw how dominant they are playing together and probably Lebron will just retire in the Lakers uniform and Davis will takeover as the leader of the team.

Anthony Davis actually can't decide yet if he still wants to be a free agent. He is the main reason for the Lakers winning the title. But he also just signed on to the Lakers this year and it's doubtful that Lebron would suddenly retire.

Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis on pending free agency: 'I have no idea'

And at least Dragic was able to play this game, even if he couldn't save his team. Kudos to him  

[rhomelmabini]

What I don't understand is why they still allow Dragic to play, he seems to be messing around in this game.

If they give it instead the minutes with the rookie Kendrick Nunn I think that probably makes a difference, maybe he's still hurting with that foot injury.

Butler also was very limited with 12 points only after an impressive performance in  game 5.

Total respect for this man but he was the key player in this playoff especially in the Finals. When seems everyone seems doubtful after the game 4, Butler was there and still rise up the morale of the Heat Nation. He showed his best as well on that Game 3 with that triple-double. Respect for Jimmy Butler and to all Miami Heat Players and Staffs, they showed how also great they were.

Looks like even Google is celebrating the Lakers' victory this season. I wonder if some of the Google search engineers are Lakers fans. Too bad spectators couldn't attend the final game, it would've been glorious to see in person.

Looks like not all (who knows?) but I guess they'll do the same if the Miami Heat was the one that won the NBA Finals. 2021 will not be the same, no more bubbles.

[stadus]

What I don't understand is why they still allow Dragic to play, he seems to be messing around in this game.

If they give it instead the minutes with the rookie Kendrick Nunn I think that probably makes a difference, maybe he's still hurting with that foot injury.

They gave Dragic a chance to play because he was the top scorer of the team prior to the NBA Finals, so his contribution is also big for the team.
I saw how Dragic played before the injury and in game 6, there was a big difference as Dragic has been idle for awhile.

Butler also was very limited with 12 points only after an impressive performance in  game 5.

Total respect for this man but he was the key player in this playoff especially in the Finals. When seems everyone seems doubtful after the game 4, Butler was there and still rise up the morale of the Heat Nation. He showed his best as well on that Game 3 with that triple-double. Respect for Jimmy Butler!

Everyone respect Jimmy, but Lebron James is just on a different level, he proved again why he is name as King James.

[LogitechMouse]

Also, What I don't understand is why they still allow Dragic to play, he seems to be messing around in this game.

I will say my honest opinion regarding the return of Dragic.
I may sound harsh but his return just affected their rotation too much.
They are playing well when he isn't on the floor. Butler is holding the ball and doing plays, Robinson is shooting the ball more often.

I don't see the reason too why the management put him in the roster again when they are playing that well in the last games.
Well congrats to the Lakers. It is expected already that they will win the series. When they got a huge lead in the 2nd quarter, I just turned off the television and played games . Anyway I lose all of my bets on the Heat but no regrets to it. See you next season again or in the next rookie draft .

[dwyane36]

The Lakers played excellent defense during all quarters of this game. As a result, the Heat scored 36 points in the first half, and Butler had only 12 points for 44 minutes. Anyway, the Miami Heat was an unpleasant surprise for every team in the playoffs.  Congrats, LAL!

[-CryptoViking-]

Congratulations to the Lakers and the the title. I was hoping Miami can do wonders and give us game 7, maybe even take the title, but objectively Lakers did deserve this one in this weird bubble season after all. What now?

I haven't been reading much about the new season, any info when is it expected to start?

[wheelz1200]

Looks like even Google is celebrating the Lakers' victory this season. I wonder if some of the Google search engineers are Lakers fans. Too bad spectators couldn't attend the final game, it would've been glorious to see in person.

If this rumor is still true.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2870171-lakers-rumors-anthony-davis-declined-146m-max-contract-will-become-free-agent

"Lakers Rumors: Anthony Davis Declined $146M Max Contract; Will Become Free Agent"

Then it's good!

That was an old article, Dated January 2020 and that was right before the Bubble or before the pandemic happened, so after this Championship which you can see he was very happy, that rumor might not be close to reality anymore as we saw how dominant they are playing together and probably Lebron will just retire in the Lakers uniform and Davis will takeover as the leader of the team.

Anthony Davis actually can't decide yet if he still wants to be a free agent. He is the main reason for the Lakers winning the title. But he also just signed on to the Lakers this year and it's doubtful that Lebron would suddenly retire.

Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis on pending free agency: 'I have no idea'

And at least Dragic was able to play this game, even if he couldn't save his team. Kudos to him  

He is ONE of the main reasons they won the chip, but no Lebron no title.  Anthony Davis was always great but never sniffed this far into the playoffs on his own.  Lebron has shown he can make the finals year after year regardless of who is on the team, just look at the squad he played with in clevland, minus kyrie he pretty much played with a bunch of benchers.

[Naida_BR]

Congratulations to all Lakers fan out there, It was great season and it's been coming all along, also the best to honor Kobe Bryant's memory.

Another milestone for Lebron, you've just gotta admit he's one of the greatest players of all time, you don't need to be a fan to admit that 
Kudos to the Miami Heat teams as well for putting up a decent fight, even when the circumstances weren't in the favour...

See you all in next season, and hopefully the atmosphere will be a lot better by then.

Lebron is one of the best and as his nickname says he is "The King".
It was pretty much done that the Lakers are going to be the champions this season - that was the reason why people lost their interest when Miami reached the finals. The better team won.
We should not forget though that Davis had a vital role in this team as well and performed well as Lebron did this season.

[ChiBitCTy]

Looks like even Google is celebrating the Lakers' victory this season. I wonder if some of the Google search engineers are Lakers fans. Too bad spectators couldn't attend the final game, it would've been glorious to see in person.

If this rumor is still true.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2870171-lakers-rumors-anthony-davis-declined-146m-max-contract-will-become-free-agent

"Lakers Rumors: Anthony Davis Declined $146M Max Contract; Will Become Free Agent"

Then it's good!

That was an old article, Dated January 2020 and that was right before the Bubble or before the pandemic happened, so after this Championship which you can see he was very happy, that rumor might not be close to reality anymore as we saw how dominant they are playing together and probably Lebron will just retire in the Lakers uniform and Davis will takeover as the leader of the team.

Anthony Davis actually can't decide yet if he still wants to be a free agent. He is the main reason for the Lakers winning the title. But he also just signed on to the Lakers this year and it's doubtful that Lebron would suddenly retire.

Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis on pending free agency: 'I have no idea'

And at least Dragic was able to play this game, even if he couldn't save his team. Kudos to him  

He is ONE of the main reasons they won the chip, but no Lebron no title.  Anthony Davis was always great but never sniffed this far into the playoffs on his own.  Lebron has shown he can make the finals year after year regardless of who is on the team, just look at the squad he played with in clevland, minus kyrie he pretty much played with a bunch of benchers.

I'm with ya here Wheelz.  To say that Anthony Davis was the main reason for the Lakers winning the title is really just a bit silly.  Lebron James is the best all around NBA player to ever live. ( Now not the best player to ever live, that title goes to the goat Michael Jordan, but the best "all around" as in Lebron due to his size has been able to play more positions but when it comes to all out best player, he's squarely at #2 in my book).

I think Anthony Davis likely knows what he's doing next year, but it's not like he's going to just announce that right after winning the championship..pretty typical for players to do that.  I think he'll be back with LA

[rdbase]

The remaining games of the season was handled very well and from what I understand it was success without any more cases from the pandemic.
I just wonder when the next season will start as they will need to adjust in the coming year because the players are going home now and are released from the bubble to protect the players and others from getting covid.

[Reid]

Congratulations to the Lakers, they played phenomenally from the start. Deserving this victory and title, LeBron continues to break records and raise this sport to a higher level. The man was amazing almost every game while the other "stars" played well every second or third, I'm glad the Lakers are champions, I wish them luck.

I like his discipline for the game. Work ethics.
He didn't miss a playoff game. I think that is one hell of a record that is difficult to break.
His injuries are not that bad too. He continues to keep his body healthy even now.
It's just difficult to do that especially if you have lots of money already. 

It just shows how he loves basketball so much. Just like Kobe and MJ. They put everything into it.

[yazher]

The Lakers played excellent defense during all quarters of this game. As a result, the Heat scored 36 points in the first half, and Butler had only 12 points for 44 minutes. Anyway, the Miami Heat was an unpleasant surprise for every team in the playoffs.  Congrats, LAL!

The defense was the key to win the game today and to finally win their first championship with Lebron James on the team. That was hard for Jimmy but that's just the way it is. He does his best and it wasn't enough to win the championship this year. Maybe Next time when he finally developed some skills to get back to the NBA finals and win his first championship.

Thumbs Up for Jimmy for doing his best.

[beerlover]

I made big money than I expected! I wagered on lakers last game as well and when I lost I decided to put almost all my money into lakers for this game, basically I wagered money I couldn't even afford to wager because if I lost it, that would be very dangerous for me since only money I would have left with would be barely enough for survival money until at the start of the year. But, I trusted lebron and AD to pull the plug this game, I knew they wouldn't allow a 7th game situation.

I am soooo glad, I had both outright Lakers and I also wagered a lot on the game, now I am much much better financial thanks to both. For some reason my outright still hasn't paid out, but the game itself has paid out and I can't believe I was right, I am going craaaaazyyy right now, it was such a scary thing to do but around 2nd quarter I knew I did the right thing and got so excited I couldn't wait for the game to end see that money in my account!

[perla]

This is a great fight even though we all know that the Lakers has a high chance of winning we didn't expected that the Miami Heat will be able to reach game 6 which is still pretty amazing even though they lose the playoffs still a huge compliment to their team and also for Jimmy Butler.

[harizen]

First of all, I like to congratulate the NBA organization for organizing the bubble setup properly. Without the efforts of the whole organization, we won't see a successful resume of the season. Their setup also inspires other basketball leagues in different countries. Although the overall ratings are not that good, we all know that it's because of an "obvious reason".

For those saying that the Los Angeles Lakers have an easy path to win a championship this season, that was a big slap for those teams who aggressively fight for their respective spot during the elimination to playoffs. We saw big efforts, perseverance, and positivity on every team.

Congrats Los Angeles Lakers
Congrats Miami Heat (which I think will be one of the deadly team in the East next season if they able to maintain and improve their roster)
Congrats NBA
Congrats Bettors

And lastly, Dallas Mavericks will be the champion next season.