2025 NBA Season

[OgNasty]

How about the Orlando Magic? they set up a franchise history with their 4th win in a row. this team doesn't have a lot of superstar rooster but still continue to stay on the top, will it continue until the 5th game?

It was amazing seeing Markelle Fultz lead a team to victory finally.  What happened to his jumpshot is one of the strangest mysteries in sports.  I've never seen someone suffer from such a mental block, except maybe Charles Barkley when it comes to golfing... 

All this winning while Aaron Gordon isn't even healthy.  A good sign for the young team from Orlando, but I'd still be a surprised if they made the playoffs this year.  It's a little early in the season to be celebrating wins.  Still beats losing though.   

[Questat]

well, I'm a little out of date with the NBA, but could anyone tell me about the injury Kawhi Leonard had against Serge Ibaka?
Was it something serious? Is he better already? or was it nothing too much?

update on Kawhi Leonard can be found in https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/29695/kawhi-leonard

Here's some info about what happen ,

Kawhi Leonard (mouth laceration) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Mavericks.
Leonard had to receive eight stitches inside of his mouth as a result of his collision with Serge Ibaka during Friday's win over Denver. Luke Kennard appears to be the most likely option to fill the resulting void in the starting lineup, and Leonard's absence will also put the ball in Paul George's hands even more.

DFS Slant:
With Kawhi OUT for today's matchup against the Mavericks, Paul George will become a popular must play at value pricing.

RELATED: Luke Kennard
SOURCE: Andrew Greif on Twitter
Dec 27, 2020, 2:12 PM ET

Don't worry, he will be back soon, kind of injury needs a little time to rest to heal but it's not that serious though.

wow, thank you so much for this information @Viscore. well, as what can see, the injury wasn't very serious

Leonard was back, he played, 30 minutes and led the team with 28 points to dominate the visiting Portland TrailBlazers.
it was a good come back by him, they won 23 points on a team that beat the Lakers.
 

Another NBA player who has recently suffered an ankle injury was Ja Morant, it was not very serious, but he will be away for a few weeks
I hope both players recover soon!

Yeah, that wasn't really good, but good thing it was not serious. The team has to adjust now that he is out, hopefully they can still win some games.

[arwin100]

How about the Orlando Magic? they set up a franchise history with their 4th win in a row. this team doesn't have a lot of superstar rooster but still continue to stay on the top, will it continue until the 5th game?

It was amazing seeing Markelle Fultz lead a team to victory finally.  What happened to his jumpshot is one of the strangest mysteries in sports.  I've never seen someone suffer from such a mental block, except maybe Charles Barkley when it comes to golfing... 

All this winning while Aaron Gordon isn't even healthy.  A good sign for the young team from Orlando, but I'd still be a surprised if they made the playoffs this year.  It's a little early in the season to be celebrating wins.  Still beats losing though.   

Many think about when he's still on philly that he's a big bust but now he proves that he's worth every penny that Orlando pays him, I'm sure many of fans now turn their heads back on him again.

But I think they rooster is not enough to beat those strong teams in the league and I will be surprised if they will reach to play offs.

[Natalim]

Who saw Westbrook's historical start?
(https://www.sportscasting.com/russell-westbrooks-historic-start-to-the-season-hasnt-even-helped-the-wizards/)
Although they've lost to the Bulls and taking their first win in the season. Whilst Wizards still has no win.  

His triple double doesn't really help at all, his style is still the same with the OKC Thunder, I don't know what would happen to the Wizards this season but I hope they'll adjust and make westbrook's talent to work for the team so the team will improve.

Yep. Too bad that it didn't help the team but still a history made by him. He's doing fine but it's about his other teammates that have to step up too.

Wizards are not expected to be in the playoffs I guess, but with the way we are seeing, I believe John Wall is more effective than Westbrook and we saw how bad the Rockets in the last season, maybe we will see some surprises now as Harden will stay and Wall is now healthy.

Maybe will see Wall back in the next game of the Rockets. 

[ILuckyGuyI]

LA Clippers played a home game against Portland last night. They won here again (128-105). They are the leader in the Western Conference now. On Clippers side, Kawhi Leonard got 28 points and 7 assists. Paul George made a double-double (23 points and 10 rebounds). On Portland side, McCollum got 25 points and Lillard got 20 points.

[mezzaluna]

The Lakers seem to be missing some big man energy they were getting from JaVale McGee & Dwight Howard last year. I think it was a mistake to let them both get away. Particularly Dwight Howard given how cheap he was willing to sign for.

It was indeed a mistake on letting those big man to get away with those two you can really see the contribution or the control below the rim or in paint.
What a bad decision that had been made.

Just relax, Lakers may not won every game but they are not struggling, they are still a great team, Gasol, Davis, and Harrell will soon be more consistent. I think their biggest mistake was letting Rondo, the 2nd unit is a better roster with him.

The recent highlight that LeBron gave really got me thinking into that he really have put on some age. That free dunk he had was supposedly something he could really create a dunk with style but he did not introduced enough bounce and just played a regular dunk BUT still, who am I to doubt the King!! I too, is still hoping that most of his team mates will step up and play consistently.

[rdbase]

The Lakers seem to be missing some big man energy they were getting from JaVale McGee & Dwight Howard last year. I think it was a mistake to let them both get away. Particularly Dwight Howard given how cheap he was willing to sign for.

It was indeed a mistake on letting those big man to get away with those two you can really see the contribution or the control below the rim or in paint.
What a bad decision that had been made.

Just relax, Lakers may not won every game but they are not struggling, they are still a great team, Gasol, Davis, and Harrell will soon be more consistent. I think their biggest mistake was letting Rondo, the 2nd unit is a better roster with him.

They got the win with points to spare from Lebron and on his birthday.
So it was a happy 36th birthday for the King James of the NBA.

Bucks are the ones who need a new year miracle with a 2-3 start of the end of 2020.

[OgNasty]

Maybe will see Wall back in the next game of the Rockets. 

That would be great.  I haven't gotten to see Harden & Wall play together yet.  I haven't really seen Wall play at all in years except for gym runs on twitter videos.  Given that he's one of the highest paid athletes in the world and has barely played in the last 2-3 years, I think there should be a bit of excitement if he does get healthy and finds himself able to put in a decent number of games this season.  I'm not sure how well him and Harden go together, or Harden and anyone for that matter, but it will still be fun to watch. 

[mirakal]

Bucks are the ones who need a new year miracle with a 2-3 start of the end of 2020.

This team is still inconsistent, after getting a blowout win against the Heat, they lose by 11 points from the same team they beat. I would say what we are seeing with the bucks now is the same team we saw who struggled in the playoffs, and they might not be the number 1 this season.

[Russlenat]

Good news!

https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/29574/john-wall

John Wall, James Harden, Danuel House, P.J. Tucker and Christian Wood will start Thursday's game against Sacramento.

Rockets will get this win, though Kings been playing a competitive basketball lately but I'd go with the team who are hungry for their first win in this season.

[rhomelmabini]

It looks like Markelle Fultz really found the right team for him. He's been contributing well that lead the Magic's 4-0 run this season. He's come a long way since his "classic" free throw days at Philadelphia. Remember those days? Hehe.

Another surprise is the Cavs 3-1 record.

I don't think they can keep their lead at the table but who knows? This could be another crazy season.

I think Orlando found a fine rookie like Cole Anthony the guy will be a favorite I guess for 2021 ROTY. And, yeah he's at it: https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/nba/rookie-of-the-year-odds/ though at the tight spot there are still more room to turn the table.

NBA are barely starting there are for sure some changes on every team. I don't think that the season debut winners can continue this up until it gets to 30+ game but I think that's good for them if they do besides we are at no home court advantage season.

[panganib999]

Who saw Westbrook's historical start?
(https://www.sportscasting.com/russell-westbrooks-historic-start-to-the-season-hasnt-even-helped-the-wizards/)
Although they've lost to the Bulls and taking their first win in the season. Whilst Wizards still has no win.  

His triple double doesn't really help at all, his style is still the same with the OKC Thunder, I don't know what would happen to the Wizards this season but I hope they'll adjust and make westbrook's talent to work for the team so the team will improve.

Yep. Too bad that it didn't help the team but still a history made by him. He's doing fine but it's about his other teammates that have to step up too.

Wizards are not expected to be in the playoffs I guess, but with the way we are seeing, I believe John Wall is more effective than Westbrook and we saw how bad the Rockets in the last season, maybe we will see some surprises now as Harden will stay and Wall is now healthy.

Maybe will see Wall back in the next game of the Rockets. 

We all know that John Wall is one of the star player in the league. Though he is not that superstar but he made his own name in the league yet whatever or whenever John Wall will be put in a team, he make sure to give his 100% playgame in order to have some improvement and effect on the team yet he isn't sometimes recognized by people. Mostly because of the fact that there are more recognizable players in the league like Lebron James, Giannis Antentekuompo, Stephen Curry and otheres. I think as the year passed by and season changes, Wall completely improve his gameplay skills, defense and offense yet I think the only problem or lack is the teammates. He needs to team up with something that can help him to make some plays and carry the whole team.

[Reid]

It looks like Markelle Fultz really found the right team for him. He's been contributing well that lead the Magic's 4-0 run this season. He's come a long way since his "classic" free throw days at Philadelphia. Remember those days? Hehe.

I remember that.
He was trying to change his shooting style or maybe someone is trying to change it like trainers.
It was not cleared who made it that way but it resulted badly.
Now he is back. Stats may not look like for a number 1 draft pick but he is there.
He even did a double-double against OKC.

Another NBA player who has recently suffered an ankle injury was Ja Morant, it was not very serious, but he will be away for a few weeks
I hope both players recover soon!

Thank God.
I watched that in slow-mo and I felt how bad it is.
He should learn to look at where he will land next time.

[Sanitough]

Good news!

https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/29574/john-wall

John Wall, James Harden, Danuel House, P.J. Tucker and Christian Wood will start Thursday's game against Sacramento.

Rockets will get this win, though Kings been playing a competitive basketball lately but I'd go with the team who are hungry for their first win in this season.

You are right, Rockets had their first win in the series and it was indeed a close game, they did not cover the point spread but I'm glad they won.
Wall had 22 points and 9 assists in his debut, this is a great start but they still need to work on the chemistry so they'll keep winning the rest of the season.

Harden's cold blooded 3 points is still there, but he should also know how to trust his teammates, his kind of shot is very predictable, a good defensive team might easily stop that kind of shot.

[Vaculin]

Another game, another "0" by the Wizards.  What do you think about this team?

Westbrook had a triple double but they still loss, it's not good anymore, they are close to winning but they still fall short.

Westbrooks STATS in this game.

Points - 22
Assists - 11
Rebounds -10

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Good news!

https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/29574/john-wall

John Wall, James Harden, Danuel House, P.J. Tucker and Christian Wood will start Thursday's game against Sacramento.

Rockets will get this win, though Kings been playing a competitive basketball lately but I'd go with the team who are hungry for their first win in this season.

You are right, Rockets had their first win in the series and it was indeed a close game, they did not cover the point spread but I'm glad they won.
Wall had 22 points and 9 assists in his debut, this is a great start but they still need to work on the chemistry so they'll keep winning the rest of the season.

Harden's cold blooded 3 points is still there, but he should also know how to trust his teammates, his kind of shot is very predictable, a good defensive team might easily stop that kind of shot.

Harden does not change and I think there's no need to change because that's the way he played, but I like what I'm seeing that it's wall who is bringing the ball and Wall does look for Harden to do the offense, soon we will see more improvement from this two dou as long as Wall stays healthy. Haven't seen Cousins played yet, when is his debut with the Rockets?

Well that's what Houston should do, let Wall bring the ball. Instead of Harden becoming the play maker and the scorer. Of course Harden will not simply change his style of play, he is still the franchise player of Houston so he won't adjust. It's Wall that need to involved himself and blend in with the team.

[Ziskinberg]

Good news!

https://www.rotoworld.com/basketball/nba/player/29574/john-wall

John Wall, James Harden, Danuel House, P.J. Tucker and Christian Wood will start Thursday's game against Sacramento.

Rockets will get this win, though Kings been playing a competitive basketball lately but I'd go with the team who are hungry for their first win in this season.

You are right, Rockets had their first win in the series and it was indeed a close game, they did not cover the point spread but I'm glad they won.
Wall had 22 points and 9 assists in his debut, this is a great start but they still need to work on the chemistry so they'll keep winning the rest of the season.

Harden's cold blooded 3 points is still there, but he should also know how to trust his teammates, his kind of shot is very predictable, a good defensive team might easily stop that kind of shot.

Harden does not change and I think there's no need to change because that's the way he played, but I like what I'm seeing that it's wall who is bringing the ball and Wall does look for Harden to do the offense, soon we will see more improvement from this two dou as long as Wall stays healthy. Haven't seen Cousins played yet, when is his debut with the Rockets?

Well that's what Houston should do, let Wall bring the ball. Instead of Harden becoming the play maker and the scorer. Of course Harden will not simply change his style of play, he is still the franchise player of Houston so he won't adjust. It's Wall that need to involved himself and blend in with the team.

First game they played together, not bad at all.

This team might not be a championship contender but their chances of getting into the playoffs is high as long as these two NBA superstar will play according to what is expected from them. Wall had 9 assists means he was really effective as a PG, and he is also making some points which is very important.

[Russlenat]

Haven't seen Cousins played yet, when is his debut with the Rockets?

Maybe you haven't see the full reply yet or you didn't want the game live. Cousins already made a debut together with Joh Wall.

You can see in the box score - https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=401267225
He played 14 minutes only and made 8 points.

[Pamadar]

Haven't seen Cousins played yet, when is his debut with the Rockets?

Maybe you haven't see the full reply yet or you didn't want the game live. Cousins already made a debut together with Joh Wall.

You can see in the box score - https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=401267225
He played 14 minutes only and made 8 points.

Yeah he did played earlier but not that long, good thing he made some shots but not quite impressive coming out from the final quarter,
he made consecutive errors giving Kings some good leads in the early minutes of the fourth. Good thing that Harden comes alive and
bring the game to it's top, scoring most in this last quarter to give them a win.

[dwyane36]

Another game, another "0" by the Wizards.  What do you think about this team?

Westbrook had a triple double but they still loss, it's not good anymore, they are close to winning but they still fall short.

Westbrooks STATS in this game.

Points - 22
Assists - 11
Rebounds -10

Sure, this isn't a good start to the season for them. However, I think that the wizards were just unlucky in this match against the Bulls. Westbrook, Beal, and other teammates had a good performance, but they also got five technical fouls.