2024 NBA Season

[Yamifoud]

Nuggets also on the brink of losing this series. They can't find their offensive power with Porter Jr not helping at all. Jokic cannot run the play all the time.
If its being repeated over and over it becomes a weakness.

It's still too far I believe, it's about the game of adjustment, Blazers had adjusted very well in game 4, let's expect that the Nuggets will do the same. For now, it looks like Blazers are the favorites per homecourt, as they could give -4.5 at home while they are only +1.5 when playing at Nuggets homecourt.

It's too far from over because the series is now tied, if the Clippers will win in game 4, it will be like the Blazers vs Nuggets series that could likely reach a game 7. It's getting more intense, we are having some good series in the West if that will happen.

Blazers seemed to have changed in style, Lillard is more of a facilitator in game 3. He only had 10 points but got 10 assists, a double-double for him though he is just shooting 1-10.

[akirasendo17]

Nuggets also on the brink of losing this series. They can't find their offensive power with Porter Jr not helping at all. Jokic cannot run the play all the time.
If its being repeated over and over it becomes a weakness.

It's still too far I believe, it's about the game of adjustment, Blazers had adjusted very well in game 4, let's expect that the Nuggets will do the same. For now, it looks like Blazers are the favorites per homecourt, as they could give -4.5 at home while they are only +1.5 when playing at Nuggets homecourt.

Nuggets really need the contribution of Murray they could have a face again with the lakers, but the injury forbids it, yes the joker really needs more help, he can't do it both passing and under the basket, Gordon should be more aggressive, while others should concentrate on their part, the blazers are eager to move to the next round, but I think they won't make it to the west finals again this year.

[Pamadar]

Nuggets also on the brink of losing this series. They can't find their offensive power with Porter Jr not helping at all. Jokic cannot run the play all the time.
If its being repeated over and over it becomes a weakness.

It's still too far I believe, it's about the game of adjustment, Blazers had adjusted very well in game 4, let's expect that the Nuggets will do the same. For now, it looks like Blazers are the favorites per homecourt, as they could give -4.5 at home while they are only +1.5 when playing at Nuggets homecourt.

Nuggets really need the contribution of Murray they could have a face again with the lakers, but the injury forbids it, yes the joker really needs more help, he can't do it both passing and under the basket, Gordon should be more aggressive, while others should concentrate on their part, the blazers are eager to move to the next round, but I think they won't make it to the west finals again this year.

A good adjustment limiting the players of Denver to produce points.

I'm just wondering how the coaching staff rotates the players, they can let those stars to stay inside the court and  bring something out

but instead they keep changing players most of them only got 27 minutes of played compared with Blazers stars  which have 30+ minutes
and really provides something to lift the team.

[stadus]

Nuggets also on the brink of losing this series. They can't find their offensive power with Porter Jr not helping at all. Jokic cannot run the play all the time.
If its being repeated over and over it becomes a weakness.

It's still too far I believe, it's about the game of adjustment, Blazers had adjusted very well in game 4, let's expect that the Nuggets will do the same. For now, it looks like Blazers are the favorites per homecourt, as they could give -4.5 at home while they are only +1.5 when playing at Nuggets homecourt.

Nuggets really need the contribution of Murray they could have a face again with the lakers, but the injury forbids it, yes the joker really needs more help, he can't do it both passing and under the basket, Gordon should be more aggressive, while others should concentrate on their part, the blazers are eager to move to the next round, but I think they won't make it to the west finals again this year.

A good adjustment limiting the players of Denver to produce points.

I'm just wondering how the coaching staff rotates the players, they can let those stars to stay inside the court and  bring something out

but instead they keep changing players most of them only got 27 minutes of played compared with Blazers stars  which have 30+ minutes
and really provides something to lift the team.

That happened because the game was not close, Blazers were up 27 points already after the 3rd quarter, it's hard for the Nuggets to come back in just one quarter, so they choose to rest their starters and prepared themselves for game 5 back at home.

[LogitechMouse]

Bucks had their sweetest revenged, they sweep the Heat by winning game 4 with a score of 120-103.
Game 1 was only the closest Heat had, this is a terrible playoff for them, I don't know if we will still see this team intact next season.

Anyway, congratulations to the Bucks for sweeping the Heat, well done.

Like Jalen Rose said, "Walis Walis" and that means sweep sweep in English.

When we saw that the Heat are down 0-3, I know that they don't have the spirit anymore to fight because in history of NBA no one won in a 7 game series by having a 0-3 deficit. When the Bucks got the 3-0 we knew it already that it is game over for them.

Well deserved 1st round win for the Bucks. They created a big three in Giannis, Middleton and Holiday plus add the supporting casts. They might be the ones to watch for in the Eastern Conference . Congratulations to the Bucks.

[Russlenat]

Bucks had their sweetest revenged, they sweep the Heat by winning game 4 with a score of 120-103.
Game 1 was only the closest Heat had, this is a terrible playoff for them, I don't know if we will still see this team intact next season.

Anyway, congratulations to the Bucks for sweeping the Heat, well done.

Like Jalen Rose said, "Walis Walis" and that means sweep sweep in English.

When we saw that the Heat are down 0-3, I know that they don't have the spirit anymore to fight because in history of NBA no one won in a 7 game series by having a 0-3 deficit. When the Bucks got the 3-0 we knew it already that it is game over for them.

Well deserved 1st round win for the Bucks. They created a big three in Giannis, Middleton and Holiday plus add the supporting casts. They might be the ones to watch for in the Eastern Conference . Congratulations to the Bucks.

Not too easy for them I believe, we still have the Sixers and the Nets who are playing very well as well.
If they want to be in the Easter conference final, they have to beat the Nets who is a heavy favorite to win the championship this season.

Sixers though will have an easier 2nd round as they could face the winner of the NYK vs Hawks series.

here's the playoff picture.
https://www.nba.com/standings

[carlisle1]

Bucks had their sweetest revenged, they sweep the Heat by winning game 4 with a score of 120-103.
Game 1 was only the closest Heat had, this is a terrible playoff for them, I don't know if we will still see this team intact next season.

Anyway, congratulations to the Bucks for sweeping the Heat, well done.

Like Jalen Rose said, "Walis Walis" and that means sweep sweep in English.

When we saw that the Heat are down 0-3, I know that they don't have the spirit anymore to fight because in history of NBA no one won in a 7 game series by having a 0-3 deficit. When the Bucks got the 3-0 we knew it already that it is game over for them.

Well deserved 1st round win for the Bucks. They created a big three in Giannis, Middleton and Holiday plus add the supporting casts. They might be the ones to watch for in the Eastern Conference . Congratulations to the Bucks.

Not too easy for them I believe, we still have the Sixers and the Nets who are playing very well as well.
If they want to be in the Easter conference final, they have to beat the Nets who is a heavy favorite to win the championship this season.

Sixers though will have an easier 2nd round as they could face the winner of the NYK vs Hawks series.

here's the playoff picture.
https://www.nba.com/standings

That's agreeable, not easy for the bucks as they needed to beat whoever won the with Nets and Celtics,
then afterwards they needed to face the winning team in the side of this semi-finals.

There are lots of surprises coming this playoff time, maybe we see some disappointment, favorite may fall
and just like the last bubble and the year before that where we see unexpected team to win the eastern finals.

Just like what you mentioned, No offense with either Hawks or NYK fans but is more likely that Sixers have a higher
advantage to whoever won that series in between this two teams.

[Yogee]

The Heat was eliminated sooner than what I expected hehe. Nets vs. Bucks is the series that I want to see and I hope they finish the Celtics in five games. No offense to the Sixers fans but whoever wins the BKN-MIL series will be crowned East conference champs.

What's happening on the other side of L.A? I'm not underestimating the Mavs but it would be a huge disappointment if Clippers go out this early. Be consistent Paul!

[Jating]

The Heat was eliminated sooner than what I expected hehe. Nets vs. Bucks is the series that I want to see and I hope they finish the Celtics in five games. No offense to the Sixers fans but whoever wins the BKN-MIL series will be crowned East conference champs.

That will be a huge match up if Nets vs Bucks will go against each other.

What's happening on the other side of L.A? I'm not underestimating the Mavs but it would be a huge disappointment if Clippers go out this early. Be consistent Paul!

The Clippers are still alive after winning game 3, Kawhi and Paul George takes it personally when Luka was clowning them in the first 2 games. They are still the favourite base on the betting line. There are reports though that Luka might be slightly injured and listed as probable. KP is MIA in this series.

[fullhdpixel]

Bucks had their sweetest revenged, they sweep the Heat by winning game 4 with a score of 120-103.
Game 1 was only the closest Heat had, this is a terrible playoff for them, I don't know if we will still see this team intact next season.

Anyway, congratulations to the Bucks for sweeping the Heat, well done.

Like Jalen Rose said, "Walis Walis" and that means sweep sweep in English.

When we saw that the Heat are down 0-3, I know that they don't have the spirit anymore to fight because in history of NBA no one won in a 7 game series by having a 0-3 deficit. When the Bucks got the 3-0 we knew it already that it is game over for them.

Well deserved 1st round win for the Bucks. They created a big three in Giannis, Middleton and Holiday plus add the supporting casts. They might be the ones to watch for in the Eastern Conference . Congratulations to the Bucks.

Bucks sweeping Heat wasn't something I really expected I have to say that. Sure I was expecting them to beat Heat that wasn't a shock, I was full on expecting them to go to next stage, but 4-0 wasn't really what I was expecting, especially considering how the first game was down the line type of game, rest of them became just boring blowouts, kudos to Bucks and kudos to coach Bud for adjusting their strategy after the last two years of failure.

East is looking very fine, with nets, sixers, bucks all looking awesome, I feel like it is going to be great one conference final game because two of them will have to match up, then it is going to be an insanely good conference finals. West doesn't give me the same good vibe this year, it is a bit boring, maybe because none of them looked good to me this season, they all looked "decent" but none looked championship contender levels.

[freedomgo]

Congratulations to the Hawks for yet another dominant performance.

The series is now 3-1 in favor of them, Hawks might finish this series on the road because Knicks seemed to have to answer to them thus far.
Trae Young continues to impress us with his good management on the floor, this guy seems like not a first-timer in the playoffs.

score 96-113.

[Yamifoud]

Looks like the Suns are going to even the series, they had a good run in the 3rd quarter and up 12 points now. They are different now compared to game 3 as they are playing with hustle and battle against the Lakers, playing with a sense of urgency so I commend them on that.

Question is, can they keep it until the end of the game? let's find out.

[OgNasty]

Looks like the Suns are going to even the series, they had a good run in the 3rd quarter and up 12 points now. They are different now compared to game 3 as they are playing with hustle and battle against the Lakers, playing with a sense of urgency so I commend them on that.

Question is, can they keep it until the end of the game? let's find out.

The Lakers played like trash. I don’t know why all the sudden DeAndre Ayton is acting like Dennis Rodman or why the Lakers front court which is supposedly the biggest in the NBA is having such problems with him. LeBron James was the only player who is doing anything with the ball today and Anthony Davis and Andre Drummond played absolutely terribly. I cannot believe what I’m seeing with DeAndre Ayton getting so many rebounds in these playoff games.

[passwordnow]

Looks like the Suns are going to even the series

They really did tie the series 2-2. Phoenix Suns won against the Lakers with a score of 100 - 92, that's 8 points lead for them.

Question is, can they keep it until the end of the game? let's find out.

They did and this is now where the crucial part starts. Game 5 is coming and I think the games will be more intense and those are the games that we should watch out.

[yazher]

Looks like the Suns are going to even the series

They really did tie the series 2-2. Phoenix Suns won against the Lakers with a score of 100 - 92, that's 8 points lead for them.

Question is, can they keep it until the end of the game? let's find out.

They did and this is now where the crucial part starts. Game 5 is coming and I think the games will be more intense and those are the games that we should watch out.

Game 5 is crucial for both team and no matter what the outcome is, whoever wins that match would probably goes to the next round. Looks like Devin Booker has a great game today he leads the Suns to win this time. they managed to tie it up and have a chance to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers if they show the same chemistry in the next game. Chris Paul this time didn't shoot often like he used to, I guess he finally finds his role to effectively contribute to their team to win this game.

[gagux123]

Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson was impressive last post season. But If they still played like they used to last playoffs, I don't think they'll still win this series.
Herro and Robinson is still young and isn't ready for the real stage. With just the minimum arena capacity for the fans they're already shaken, how much more in a maximum capacity where the crowds roar would literally bother your style of game.
Look at how awful Herro's stats fall this season.

Maybe. His lack of experience is the only obstacle for his stardom. But I doubt the Heat will let him go. Young and energetic guys like him has a future for the NBA.
With just the right training and more playoffs experience I bet he will be a champion someday.
I mean, look at Clarkson. He's a good example of pure effort and hardworking brother and now he is the sixth man of the year.
Being traded to a good team like the Jazz is a bonus but everything he had done until now is all him.

Nuggets also on the brink of losing this series. They can't find their offensive power with Porter Jr not helping at all. Jokic cannot run the play all the time.
If its being repeated over and over it becomes a weakness.

At this point I agree with you, Herro has a bright future ahead, he is young and consequently he will improve, because of his youth he needs to gain experience in order to stand out, but for him to acquire it.... only with time.

One question, about of AD injury, was serious? Any updates?
I made a quick search and he will be able to return to game 5 of series

[Reid]

Suns won it and they are going back home at Phoenix with a chance to take the lead again.
The 2nd quarter was the big story. Lakers just let the Suns make a big run cutting their lead and even letting them be on top.
They just maintained it while AD was out.
But should it be all the reason for Lakers losing this game? Just because AD is out?
They have a lot of good players on their bench and this is not like the old Lakers relying on 2 superstars.

[Fredomago]

Game 5 is crucial for both team and no matter what the outcome is, whoever wins that match would probably goes to the next round. Looks like Devin Booker has a great game today he leads the Suns to win this time. they managed to tie it up and have a chance to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers if they show the same chemistry in the next game. Chris Paul this time didn't shoot often like he used to, I guess he finally finds his role to effectively contribute to their team to win this game.

CP3 didn't took many shots but he leads the team in scoring and with his good knowledge playing the ball he managed to control everything and make the group up winning this game.

In Lakers side, I don't know what happened to AD and Drummond playing only for 19 minutes and having 6 and 5 points, those numbers are very important.

Without them Helping LeBron, the Suns chances is very possible.

[gagux123]

I was not expecting this victory from Suns, it surprised me.
AD got injured and had to leave during the game, I don't know why Drummond played for a short time, Harrell was in the bench and only played 5 minutes.

The Suns were "fit" and the team played very well.
I'm very excited to see what the next games in this series will be like.

[danherbias07]

I think the biggest problem here is butler, he is not playing at a high level, I guess his average in the first round is not even 20 ppg.
look at the stats, it's very low compared to the previous playoffs.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/butleji01/gamelog-playoffs/

Correct. He's back from being the inconsistent player.  Sad to see them lose the playoffs from being the Eastern Conference Champions last year.
I can still remember how great Butler that time playing against Lebron James. It can be the greatest time of his career where the spotlight is all him and Lebron just going back and forth to score and defend at high level even with exhaustion.
Let's just hope next year it will be different.

Suns win again. Yey! Hit my +6.5. CP3 looking good again with his mid range shots hitting the net. Sprained shoulder is gone and it gives energy to the Suns team.