2025 NBA Season

[goinmerry]

The battle for LA tonight on TNT. Lakers vs Clippers. This is always a matchup I have circled on my calendar. With LeBron back and the addition of Drummond this should be a good game. I like Kawhi & PG13, but I think they’re overrated because of Kawhi’s legendary run in Toronto. They have to prove themselves in the post season this year. Enjoy the game!

Unfortunately for the Lakers, Lebron James won't play again because of a high ankle sprain and probably sat out the rest of the season and might come back instead on the playoffs or play-in.

Even with Davis and Drummond present for the Lakers, the Moneyline went to 4.0 for the Lakers. Good odds for diehard Lakers fan who knows and believes that they might steal a win over the healthy Clippers. But for me, I know the Lakers will lose here but they should cover the +7.5 handicap for 2.06 odds.

[Botnake]

The battle for LA tonight on TNT. Lakers vs Clippers. This is always a matchup I have circled on my calendar. With LeBron back and the addition of Drummond this should be a good game. I like Kawhi & PG13, but I think they’re overrated because of Kawhi’s legendary run in Toronto. They have to prove themselves in the post season this year. Enjoy the game!

Unfortunately for the Lakers, Lebron James won't play again because of a high ankle sprain and probably sat out the rest of the season and might come back instead on the playoffs or play-in.

Even with Davis and Drummond present for the Lakers, the Moneyline went to 4.0 for the Lakers. Good odds for diehard Lakers fan who knows and believes that they might steal a win over the healthy Clippers. But for me, I know the Lakers will lose here but they should cover the +7.5 handicap for 2.06 odds.

If I believe they will lose, then I would not bet on the spread as the Clippers might just dominate them. I know how desperate the Lakers are, they want to keep their standing or improve it, but if they lose here, they might be put in the situation where they have to go through a tough competition just to qualify.

every game is a must-win by the Lakers, the question is, are they capable of winning against the Clippers?

[Fredomago]

Remember Cavs? Dude managed to get Tristian Thompson, Della, JR freacking Smith, Kevin Love all get paid way way way more than what they are worth, and that made him loved by his teammates as well. He is doing that same here, Kuzma is not a great player everyone knows this, but he is also not a terrible player neither and people saw something in him.

Yeah, I read Kuzma also had a dinner with Kobe to talk about basketball, Kobe didn't do that with Ingram, nor D'lo, nor Randle, but he did that with Kuzma as well.

He may not be a great player, but he is definitely a good role player at the very least, and points are not the only things, there are other stats and there are other things not even stats show that could be good, Kuzma is definitely a good role player thanks to all those tangibles.

Just look at this way, Lakers wasted good players like Clarkson and Randle, they are not right all the time. Look at these two now, if they only stayed with the Lakers and their talent were appreciated, they could be a big help to the team with Lebron playing, actually they don't anymore need AD, they can give these two a good contract.

Both players have the potential eversince, they are just young back then and remember Clarkson got the chance playing with LeBron
back then, he got the shot playing at the finals with LeBron last Cavs championship appearance.

Management are the one who's responsible for trading players, but in some occasions players like LeBron have a strong influence
choosing who he wanted to play with.

Just like how AD and Drummond are now playing beside him.

[Sanitough]

Remember Cavs? Dude managed to get Tristian Thompson, Della, JR freacking Smith, Kevin Love all get paid way way way more than what they are worth, and that made him loved by his teammates as well. He is doing that same here, Kuzma is not a great player everyone knows this, but he is also not a terrible player neither and people saw something in him.

Yeah, I read Kuzma also had a dinner with Kobe to talk about basketball, Kobe didn't do that with Ingram, nor D'lo, nor Randle, but he did that with Kuzma as well.

He may not be a great player, but he is definitely a good role player at the very least, and points are not the only things, there are other stats and there are other things not even stats show that could be good, Kuzma is definitely a good role player thanks to all those tangibles.

Just look at this way, Lakers wasted good players like Clarkson and Randle, they are not right all the time. Look at these two now, if they only stayed with the Lakers and their talent were appreciated, they could be a big help to the team with Lebron playing, actually they don't anymore need AD, they can give these two a good contract.

Both players have the potential eversince, they are just young back then and remember Clarkson got the chance playing with LeBron
back then, he got the shot playing at the finals with LeBron last Cavs championship appearance.

Management are the one who's responsible for trading players, but in some occasions players like LeBron have a strong influence
choosing who he wanted to play with.

Maybe on most occasions, I guess. Remember that Lebron got coach Blatt fired in the Cavaliers and was replace by Lue and it turns out it's a good decision as the Cavaliers won a championship that time.

Just like how AD and Drummond are now playing beside him.

Drummond is valuable, if the Lakers will not get what they expect for Drummond, then expect that he will be traded again. It sounds like Drummonds stats have dropped when he joined the Lakers, and Lakers were struggling with him.

[wheelz1200]

Knicks 3rd game on this 7 game road trip.  2-0 and tonight against the Nuggets.  They need to keep rolling.  I'd do everything to keep the ball out of jokics hands and take what you get from everyone else.  Next up suns, clippers and Lakers so this one would be nice to have. 

The only good thing about last night's game was I didn't have to watch too much of it.  Joking with 24 or something in the first quarter and the Knicks going 2-20 or something to start the game told it all.  Probably the ugliest game I seen them play all season.  Hopefully an outlier 

[danherbias07]

Just look at this way, Lakers wasted good players like Clarkson and Randle, they are not right all the time. Look at these two now, if they only stayed with the Lakers and their talent were appreciated, they could be a big help to the team with Lebron playing, actually they don't anymore need AD, they can give these two a good contract.

I don't think Randle and Clarkson will play this way now if ever Lakers kept them.
They are now better because they found a better team where their skills are being exploited and not being kept on the bench just for the stars to play the game.
Even Lance and Lonzo is now in good hands. Who knows, trades might happen and they may come back at Lakers with a different aura. 

The battle for LA tonight on TNT. Lakers vs Clippers. This is always a matchup I have circled on my calendar. With LeBron back and the addition of Drummond this should be a good game. I like Kawhi & PG13, but I think they’re overrated because of Kawhi’s legendary run in Toronto. They have to prove themselves in the post season this year. Enjoy the game!

I am not going to miss this, I am sure they are going to pound each other but Clippers might not take it seriously to the point of hurting themselves.
It's not yet playoffs, better take care of the fragile Kawhi. 

[OgNasty]

Cousins is giving it to the Lakers right now. I think he’s showing them what they passed up on. He’s making Montrez Harrell (who makes a lot more money) look like a college kid out there. Rondo looks to be getting himself some revenge as well. I was hoping LeBron would be playing but I guess they’re still letting him sit during the tough games until he’s closer to full strength.

[Natalim]

Cousins is giving it to the Lakers right now. I think he’s showing them what they passed up on. He’s making Montrez Harrell (who makes a lot more money) look like a college kid out there. Rondo looks to be getting himself some revenge as well. I was hoping LeBron would be playing but I guess they’re still letting him sit during the tough games until he’s closer to full strength.

Only only played few minutes in this game, https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/player.php?id=3297
Injury has really become a big problem for the Lakers, they again lose and they slide in ranking now.

The number 1 team in the West is now at rank number 6, tied with the Blazers on record.
I feel too bad for the Lakers, hopefully, Lebron will come back healthy soon.

[Reid]

Cousins is giving it to the Lakers right now. I think he’s showing them what they passed up on. He’s making Montrez Harrell (who makes a lot more money) look like a college kid out there. Rondo looks to be getting himself some revenge as well. I was hoping LeBron would be playing but I guess they’re still letting him sit during the tough games until he’s closer to full strength.

Only only played few minutes in this game, https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/player.php?id=3297
Injury has really become a big problem for the Lakers, they again lose and they slide in ranking now.

The number 1 team in the West is now at rank number 6, tied with the Blazers on record.
I feel too bad for the Lakers, hopefully, Lebron will come back healthy soon.

Mavericks already above them now with 6 games left. Blazers are going to fight harder for number 6. Lakers should think about some ways to win.
Why not use Gasol more? He had made good contributions during their game against the Nuggets and I hate to look at them defeating the team I cheer for but I saw a spark there with the Lakers team because of Marc even for just 17 minutes.

The Warriors also taking a big step upward from number 10 to number 8. Plenty of changes happening in WCF while the playoffs is going near.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Cousins is giving it to the Lakers right now. I think he’s showing them what they passed up on. He’s making Montrez Harrell (who makes a lot more money) look like a college kid out there. Rondo looks to be getting himself some revenge as well. I was hoping LeBron would be playing but I guess they’re still letting him sit during the tough games until he’s closer to full strength.

Only only played few minutes in this game, https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/player.php?id=3297
Injury has really become a big problem for the Lakers, they again lose and they slide in ranking now.

The number 1 team in the West is now at rank number 6, tied with the Blazers on record.
I feel too bad for the Lakers, hopefully, Lebron will come back healthy soon.

Mavericks already above them now with 6 games left. Blazers are going to fight harder for number 6. Lakers should think about some ways to win.
Why not use Gasol more? He had made good contributions during their game against the Nuggets and I hate to look at them defeating the team I cheer for but I saw a spark there with the Lakers team because of Marc even for just 17 minutes.

The Warriors also taking a big step upward from number 10 to number 8. Plenty of changes happening in WCF while the playoffs is going near.

Yes, as Dallas defeated Brooklyn Nets and Lakers losing, just sad to see the defending champion plight right now, injuries from Lebron and AD really did the damage for them in the regular season. Prior to the injury they are in good standing.

WCF is crazy right now, and it's even hard to predict and bet specially those team in the bottom who wanted to improved their standings.

[arwin100]

Cousins is giving it to the Lakers right now. I think he’s showing them what they passed up on. He’s making Montrez Harrell (who makes a lot more money) look like a college kid out there. Rondo looks to be getting himself some revenge as well. I was hoping LeBron would be playing but I guess they’re still letting him sit during the tough games until he’s closer to full strength.

They really punish the LAL lakers this time but its still tolerable since provably we can see the Lakers a different team in playoffs, they are suffering now from injury stigmas so I expect them struggle for their current run this season. Lakers now feel what GSW encountering when their major stars got injured.

[Vaculin]

Cousins is giving it to the Lakers right now. I think he’s showing them what they passed up on. He’s making Montrez Harrell (who makes a lot more money) look like a college kid out there. Rondo looks to be getting himself some revenge as well. I was hoping LeBron would be playing but I guess they’re still letting him sit during the tough games until he’s closer to full strength.

They really punish the LAL lakers this time but its still tolerable since provably we can see the Lakers a different team in playoffs, they are suffering now from injury stigmas so I expect them struggle for their current run this season. Lakers now feel what GSW encountering when their major stars got injured.

So true, Lakers being the heavy favorite to win a championship is now being doubted if they will even reach the NBA Finals. Lebron may come back and Davis as well, but are they 100% healthy enough to compete against a healthy team like the Clippers, Suns and Jazz?

These are only a few of the teams that they have to beat, West is full of good teams, winning the WCF is not as easy as in the past season.

[Oasisman]

So true, Lakers being the heavy favorite to win a championship is now being doubted if they will even reach the NBA Finals. Lebron may come back and Davis as well, but are they 100% healthy enough to compete against a healthy team like the Clippers, Suns and Jazz?

These are only a few of the teams that they have to beat, West is full of good teams, winning the WCF is not as easy as in the past season.

The Lakers has a really bad regular season this year. Bugged with a lot of injuries and the teams seemed lost like they're just having trouble with team chemistry after adding Drummond to the line up.
AD just hurt himself again after tweaking his ankle, and didn't come back to the game after he got subbed.
They are a couple of games loss away from falling in the 8th seed. I guess LeBron will play the next game and AD would rest.
Their next game is a key game against Portland. If they lost they'll fall in the 7th spot and the Blazers will climb to the 6th spot.

[dwyane36]

Injury has really become a big problem for the Lakers, they again lose and they slide in ranking now.

The number 1 team in the West is now at rank number 6, tied with the Blazers on record.
I feel too bad for the Lakers, hopefully, Lebron will come back healthy soon.

Yeah, AD and James are needed healthy on the court right now because the Lakers will need to win as much as possible in the remaining matches. It looks like Davis hasn't a serious injury, and he probably will play next game against the Blazers. However, James most likely will return only next week.
https://twitter.com/Stadium/status/1390411089872146437

[Kelvinid]

Injury has really become a big problem for the Lakers, they again lose and they slide in ranking now.

The number 1 team in the West is now at rank number 6, tied with the Blazers on record.
I feel too bad for the Lakers, hopefully, Lebron will come back healthy soon.

Yeah, AD and James are needed healthy on the court right now because the Lakers will need to win as much as possible in the remaining matches. It looks like Davis hasn't a serious injury, and he probably will play next game against the Blazers. However, James most likely will return only next week.
https://twitter.com/Stadium/status/1390411089872146437

AD has not been effective since his return, they only won one game IIRC while they lose a lot of games. AD has to prove that Lakers is not only a Lebron team, he can also carry the team and give a win for them to at least be at the top 6 ranking.

[dwyane36]

AD has not been effective since his return, they only won one game IIRC while they lose a lot of games. AD has to prove that Lakers is not only a Lebron team, he can also carry the team and give a win for them to at least be at the top 6 ranking.

Davis was inactive since February. So it's not surprising that he hasn't been scoring over 30 points every game after returning. I guess he needs more time to adapt after the injury. Anyway, the main thing for the Lakers is that AD and James should be 100% healthy before the playoff.

[Yamifoud]

AD has not been effective since his return, they only won one game IIRC while they lose a lot of games. AD has to prove that Lakers is not only a Lebron team, he can also carry the team and give a win for them to at least be at the top 6 ranking.

Davis was inactive since February. So it's not surprising that he hasn't been scoring over 30 points every game after returning. I guess he needs more time to adapt after the injury. Anyway, the main thing for the Lakers is that AD and James should be 100% healthy before the playoff.

It's necessary because if they will fall on the ranking, they will have to go through a tough journey just to be in the playoffs. It's been an injury that has been causing the Lakers a big problem, from being the top team in the West to the current standing, I guess they also have some problem with chemistry.

Actually, I believe they will still remain a good team if they did not let go of their key players, especially rondo as he can still help the team to win and makes AD more effective when Rondo is on the floor, he is a great PG so he can do that.

[Febo]

First quarter yesterday was shit from Lakers. AD injury was another shit. LOL. How can you injure walking backwards alone.  I think he will be OK. We wil see it in next days. IF not Lakers might have problems even in play in.

[el kaka22]

I do not really think that Lakers care about winning right now. All they care about is getting everyone back on the court and helping them get back on their schedule, as long as they have a 100% ready AD and 100% ready Lebron when the playoff comes, that is going to be more than enough.

If they finish 6th they will play clippers and that is going to be tough but if they beat them on the first round, rest will be much much easier, at 7th they face Suns and at 8th they face Jazz both of which they can take out very easily if you ask me (Don't care about the standings). So, Lakers can lose as much as they can without going out of the playoff spot, and as long as they go to playoffs they are going to be fine. There is no point on trying very hard and going up a spot, because in the end they are not going to profit from it, they will face similar teams anyway.

[boyptc]

I do not really think that Lakers care about winning right now. All they care about is getting everyone back on the court and helping them get back on their schedule, as long as they have a 100% ready AD and 100% ready Lebron when the playoff comes, that is going to be more than enough.

I think that I'm agreeing with you on that.

As long as their roster is complete, no matter where they are right now, they're going to qualify to the playoffs with that strong they have.

They'll be having a match later against Portland Blazers and both of them has the same standing, 37 wins - 29 losses.