2025 NBA Season

[Botnake]

Big win for the Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr., Green, and Millsap. dominated the 4th quarter with 25-8 run until the recycling team ruined it at the last minutes of the game ending with just a 10 point lead.
Nikola Jokic had some good rest thanks to them.

Last game the Nuggets wasn't able to cover the spread, but this time they make it sure that they are going to win in a dominating fashion. Good for those who bet on the Nuggets. West top 4 teams are bringing their A-game.

I did bet for them and I maxed it at -5.5.  
This maybe a strategy for Coach Mike Malone. They are trying to gain the higher seed to avoid a first round match with the Lakers where Lebron could be back anytime.
If they gain the 3rd or the 2nd seed then it may become a little easier for them to go against a hurt KP of Dallas Mavericks or any team who will win the 7th and 8th seed of the play-in tournament.
Could be one reason why they want to win every game they could while also preserving their star Jokic and avoiding fatigue.
2nd team of the Nuggets is doing great. Their defense is hardcore especially Facundo Campazzo.

Congrats! and I agree with you, Nuggets are really trying to position in much comfortable place,
Lakers are very strong once LeBron start to playback.

His rest is quietly intriguing knowing that they are now outside a comfort zone, they need to play against top seeded team. But with LeBron's healthy condition, whoever team to compete with, the chance still high for Lakers to dominate.

And with that, Coach Malone is smart enough to avoid meeting them in the first round, Just saying  

Let us finish the regular season to know the real standing, there's still plenty of games left, the Nuggets has a chance to be in the number 1 spot but they also have a chance to meet the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, it's very crucial, they need to make a smart move here and the safest way is to win the remaining games in this season.

[Questat]

Anyone here surprised what Tim Hardaway Jr. did in their game against the Pistons.

Luka wasn't playing but they still manage to win with a good margin.
This guy (Hardaway Jr.) manages to score 42 points and probably that's his all-time high in the NBA.

I think he should be given more touches on the ball, probably he can contribute more to his team.

[Dave1]

Anyone here surprised what Tim Hardaway Jr. did in their game against the Pistons.

Luka wasn't playing but they still manage to win with a good margin.
This guy (Hardaway Jr.) manages to score 42 points and probably that's his all-time high in the NBA.

I think he should be given more touches on the ball, probably he can contribute more to his team.

Last couple of games he has somewhat stepping up, against the Warriors, he was a key on how they stop Steph Curry, so defensively he still has it. But now it's different, he take the game over from Luka and yeah probably that is his all time career in the NBA.

To be honest, I was on the Detroit side, bet on them live with odds @3.x or something because I think that they can outlast Dallas. However, Hardaway Jr was on fire.

[Hypnosis00]

Anyone here surprised what Tim Hardaway Jr. did in their game against the Pistons.

Luka wasn't playing but they still manage to win with a good margin.
This guy (Hardaway Jr.) manages to score 42 points and probably that's his all-time high in the NBA.

I think he should be given more touches on the ball, probably he can contribute more to his team.

Last couple of games he has somewhat stepping up, against the Warriors, he was a key on how they stop Steph Curry, so defensively he still has it. But now it's different, he take the game over from Luka and yeah probably that is his all time career in the NBA.

To be honest, I was on the Detroit side, bet on them live with odds @3.x or something because I think that they can outlast Dallas. However, Hardaway Jr was on fire.

I already love this guy even when he was still playing with the NYK, he is really good addition to the Dallas Mavericks, he is versatile and he is a real team player. Mavericks winning without Luka is good, it shows their chemistry is good and that would make them successful. By the way, KP is back, that's good.

[akirasendo17]

Anyone here surprised what Tim Hardaway Jr. did in their game against the Pistons.

Luka wasn't playing but they still manage to win with a good margin.
This guy (Hardaway Jr.) manages to score 42 points and probably that's his all-time high in the NBA.

I think he should be given more touches on the ball, probably he can contribute more to his team.

The guys really can score, at the same time he really is given a chance that he also can pour points not as good as Luka but can score, all he needs is playing time and a role since Luka is the star, he most often have the ball in his hands, that means less for other players of the team, now that is given a chance to lead the game, he shows what he is capable of doing.

[mirakal]

Anyone here surprised what Tim Hardaway Jr. did in their game against the Pistons.

Luka wasn't playing but they still manage to win with a good margin.
This guy (Hardaway Jr.) manages to score 42 points and probably that's his all-time high in the NBA.

I think he should be given more touches on the ball, probably he can contribute more to his team.

The guys really can score, at the same time he really is given a chance that he also can pour points not as good as Luka but can score, all he needs is playing time and a role since Luka is the star, he most often have the ball in his hands, that means less for other players of the team, now that is given a chance to lead the game, he shows what he is capable of doing.

Actually, his stats have declined with the Dallas Mavericks, but his contribution to the team is being noticed as Dallas Mavericks is a playoff team compared to the NYK team in the past which is a shitty team. We can verify that on his record _ https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hardati02.html

[dwyane36]

Anyone here surprised what Tim Hardaway Jr. did in their game against the Pistons.

Luka wasn't playing but they still manage to win with a good margin.
This guy (Hardaway Jr.) manages to score 42 points and probably that's his all-time high in the NBA.

I think he should be given more touches on the ball, probably he can contribute more to his team.

The guys really can score, at the same time he really is given a chance that he also can pour points not as good as Luka but can score, all he needs is playing time and a role since Luka is the star, he most often have the ball in his hands, that means less for other players of the team, now that is given a chance to lead the game, he shows what he is capable of doing.

Actually, his stats have declined with the Dallas Mavericks, but his contribution to the team is being noticed as Dallas Mavericks is a playoff team compared to the NYK team in the past which is a shitty team. We can verify that on his record _ https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hardati02.html

It was a great performance by Hardaway Jr., and he also was so close to beat his father's career-high record(45 points). By the way, he will become a free agent after the end of this season, and it would be cool if this performance affected the Mavs' decision to sign a new contract with him.

[el kaka22]

Everyone cares about the standings way too much. Right now Suns have a chance to become number one in the west, do you really really believe that they are that good? I mean think about it, this is Suns we are talking about and even with CP3 on the team I do not think that they will go too much in the playoffs. This is why I think it is obvious that we should not care about standings.

You look at the east and Nets are number one and they might end up becoming champions, you look at west and you see Utah and they may end up not even be in conference finals, long story short never judge a season by the standings, but what people can do in playoffs. I still have a big feeling about Lakers, they will have Lebron back and with some more conditioning that team will become much much better, they will probably end up being in at least conference finals once again.

[dunfida]

Everyone cares about the standings way too much. Right now Suns have a chance to become number one in the west, do you really really believe that they are that good? I mean think about it, this is Suns we are talking about and even with CP3 on the team I do not think that they will go too much in the playoffs. This is why I think it is obvious that we should not care about standings.

You look at the east and Nets are number one and they might end up becoming champions, you look at west and you see Utah and they may end up not even be in conference finals, long story short never judge a season by the standings, but what people can do in playoffs. I still have a big feeling about Lakers, they will have Lebron back and with some more conditioning that team will become much much better, they will probably end up being in at least conference finals once again.

You cant blame up people on not to make out presumptions basing on the stats or numbers that they are currently seeing. Standings might be non relevant for some but this is where everybody been basing
You do actually have some point though that this isnt the entire basis for us to tell that top tier teams would really be dominating in the playoffs. The real game do start out in that part.
So expect that there's difference in terms of game plays which you havent seen in current season.

[Febo]

By the way, he will become a free agent after the end of this season, and it would be cool if this performance affected the Mavs' decision to sign a new contract with him.

Mavs will have to choose between him or Josh Richardson. Or even pick totally new player on SG position. If Mavs keep both, then there is no chance to get another good player next season on forward or power forward position where are the weakest.

[Natalim]

By the way, he will become a free agent after the end of this season, and it would be cool if this performance affected the Mavs' decision to sign a new contract with him.

Mavs will have to choose between him or Josh Richardson. Or even pick totally new player on SG position. If Mavs keep both, then there is no chance to get another good player next season on forward or power forward position where are the weakest.

I guess Mavs should choose the one who is performing well during this season, and IMO, Hardaway Jr. is the better one and he should stay. If they want to save on the salary cap, they probably trade KP as he is a high-value player and they can get good players in exchange for him.

[wheelz1200]

By the way, he will become a free agent after the end of this season, and it would be cool if this performance affected the Mavs' decision to sign a new contract with him.

Mavs will have to choose between him or Josh Richardson. Or even pick totally new player on SG position. If Mavs keep both, then there is no chance to get another good player next season on forward or power forward position where are the weakest.

I guess Mavs should choose the one who is performing well during this season, and IMO, Hardaway Jr. is the better one and he should stay. If they want to save on the salary cap, they probably trade KP as he is a high-value player and they can get good players in exchange for him.

In my opinion yeah you can but the whe point of trading away multiple first round picks for him isn't to just trade him away which you aren't going to get great value back.  There is injury concern for KP and no one will give mays what they gave up for him.  Their best bet is to cross fingers and hope kristaps lives up to the hype at some point

[Russlenat]

By the way, he will become a free agent after the end of this season, and it would be cool if this performance affected the Mavs' decision to sign a new contract with him.

Mavs will have to choose between him or Josh Richardson. Or even pick totally new player on SG position. If Mavs keep both, then there is no chance to get another good player next season on forward or power forward position where are the weakest.

I guess Mavs should choose the one who is performing well during this season, and IMO, Hardaway Jr. is the better one and he should stay. If they want to save on the salary cap, they probably trade KP as he is a high-value player and they can get good players in exchange for him.

In my opinion yeah you can but the whe point of trading away multiple first round picks for him isn't to just trade him away which you aren't going to get great value back.  There is injury concern for KP and no one will give mays what they gave up for him.  Their best bet is to cross fingers and hope kristaps lives up to the hype at some point

Mavericks is capable of winning the regular season and be in the playoffs, but in the playoffs, it's a different game, they need KP, so the most important is to keep KP healthy to keep the Mavericks' chance of winning and be in the NBA Finals if lucky enough. We've seen how good they are during the Clippers' series last playoffs, but when KP was out, that's where the problem happened.

[Oasisman]

Anyone here surprised what Tim Hardaway Jr. did in their game against the Pistons.

Luka wasn't playing but they still manage to win with a good margin.
This guy (Hardaway Jr.) manages to score 42 points and probably that's his all-time high in the NBA.

I think he should be given more touches on the ball, probably he can contribute more to his team.

Tim Jr. right there was shooting the lights out, that's a classic case for a spot up shooter who can create his own shot and is on fire.
He pretty has a good playing time and averages 16 ppg. I guess he have enough touches on the ball and contributing so well. He just had to step up on this game without their best player in the line up against the Pistons.
He's on fire and he's feeling the moment that he needs to step up for his team, and that's the result 42 points from a 13-23 fgm and 6-10 from the 3pt line.

[Maslate]

Anyone here surprised what Tim Hardaway Jr. did in their game against the Pistons.

Luka wasn't playing but they still manage to win with a good margin.
This guy (Hardaway Jr.) manages to score 42 points and probably that's his all-time high in the NBA.

I think he should be given more touches on the ball, probably he can contribute more to his team.

Tim Jr. right there was shooting the lights out, that's a classic case for a spot up shooter who can create his own shot and is on fire.
He pretty has a good playing time and averages 16 ppg. I guess he have enough touches on the ball and contributing so well. He just had to step up on this game without their best player in the line up against the Pistons.
He's on fire and he's feeling the moment that he needs to step up for his team, and that's the result 42 points from a 13-23 fgm and 6-10 from the 3pt line.

The management knows how valuable he is in the team, and he is healthy so they will not trade him. This might probably the best playoffs of the Mavericks as they have learned already from their first experience, now, Luka is better and they have better chemistry now. I'm betting on the Mavericks to upset the LA teams in the playoffs, whatever round they'll face each other.

[TravelMug]

Anyone here surprised what Tim Hardaway Jr. did in their game against the Pistons.

Luka wasn't playing but they still manage to win with a good margin.
This guy (Hardaway Jr.) manages to score 42 points and probably that's his all-time high in the NBA.

I think he should be given more touches on the ball, probably he can contribute more to his team.

The guys really can score, at the same time he really is given a chance that he also can pour points not as good as Luka but can score, all he needs is playing time and a role since Luka is the star, he most often have the ball in his hands, that means less for other players of the team, now that is given a chance to lead the game, he shows what he is capable of doing.

Actually, his stats have declined with the Dallas Mavericks, but his contribution to the team is being noticed as Dallas Mavericks is a playoff team compared to the NYK team in the past which is a shitty team. We can verify that on his record _ https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hardati02.html

It was a great performance by Hardaway Jr., and he also was so close to beat his father's career-high record(45 points). By the way, he will become a free agent after the end of this season, and it would be cool if this performance affected the Mavs' decision to sign a new contract with him.

He needs to be consistent though if he wanted the Mavs to keep him for next season.

I think he has the tools to be good, not as great as his father, but with enough motivation and perseverance, the Mavs might value him more and could potentially give him a good offer if he remains consistent up to their playoff runs. He is a total compliment for Luka's passes, he just need to drain and make those shots.

[danherbias07]

Congrats! and I agree with you, Nuggets are really trying to position in much comfortable place,
Lakers are very strong once LeBron start to playback.

Thanks bro.
And... Lebron is back.  
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31366950/lebron-james-returns-ankle-sprain-friday-vs-sacramento-kings
Now they need to win every game they could possibly get. With AD, James, Schroder, and Drummond I guess that will be an easy tasks.
Wishing for a healthy season starting today so that we'll be entertained more.
Their schedule after Kings and Raptors will be rough. Nuggets, Clippers, Blazers, Suns and then the young amazing Knicks.
Lebron will be forced to put more minutes if the other players can't handle them.

[Yaunfitda]

Anyone seen the massive comeback by the Boston Celtics?

They are down 30 points but they slowly eat out that big lead force an OT and beat the San Antonio Spurs by 3 points.

Lebron James is back, but of course with limited minutes, so far he scored 1 point in 7 minutes. But they are down 13 points in the first quarter. Let's see if he will still play in the 2nd quarter, this might be a good morale booster for the team. Still early, lots of things can happen in the game.

[OgNasty]

Anyone seen the massive comeback by the Boston Celtics?

They are down 30 points but they slowly eat out that big lead force an OT and beat the San Antonio Spurs by 3 points.

Lebron James is back, but of course with limited minutes, so far he scored 1 point in 7 minutes. But they are down 13 points in the first quarter. Let's see if he will still play in the 2nd quarter, this might be a good morale booster for the team. Still early, lots of things can happen in the game.

Down the stretch it’s looking good for the Lakers but LeBron definitely isn’t back to his old self yet. He isn’t being utilized as much as normal. AD is looking pretty good though. His best game since coming back in my opinion. They’re up 3 as I write this and with 5 minutes left they look like they’re gonna squeeze out a win. I’m glad LeBron is back on the court. Gotta enjoy every game we get from him at this point.

[akirasendo17]

Anyone seen the massive comeback by the Boston Celtics?

They are down 30 points but they slowly eat out that big lead force an OT and beat the San Antonio Spurs by 3 points.

Lebron James is back, but of course with limited minutes, so far he scored 1 point in 7 minutes. But they are down 13 points in the first quarter. Let's see if he will still play in the 2nd quarter, this might be a good morale booster for the team. Still early, lots of things can happen in the game.

Down the stretch it’s looking good for the Lakers but LeBron definitely isn’t back to his old self yet. He isn’t being utilized as much as normal. AD is looking pretty good though. His best game since coming back in my opinion. They’re up 3 as I write this and with 5 minutes left they look like they’re gonna squeeze out a win. I’m glad LeBron is back on the court. Gotta enjoy every game we get from him at this point.

Jason Tatum is really the star of the team, he carries the load down the stretch but his teammates fail to make an open shot, that would take the win against the lakers, Lebron James certainly making sure he's safe, surely he doesn't want to miss the playoffs, but decent scoring 20 plus points and 7 assist 7 rebounds, even though that's not 100 percent LeBron, this team is really scary.