2024 NBA Season

[Kelvinid]

However I believe Kawhi coming back will not help as much as people think, Kawhi is not a player that shares the ball a ton and makes everyone around him better, he is an individual star and when he comes back PG13 will be a lot worse, which could hurt their chances.

I don't think so. Leonard's addition to the team will make a lot of opportunities to have both good offensive and defensive play. Though he might look like an individual star, but that's what makes the opponent split their defense against Leonard or George. Shooter could have a better look once George or Leonard starts kicking out passes.
There's a big difference for the Clippers team without Leonard. His offensive and defensive presence is the most valuable one for this team.

There are lots of rumors again, will Kawhi play in game 6?

https://clipperholics.com/2021/06/29/clippers-is-kawhi-leonard-going-game-6/

Will Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard play in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals?
It’s unknown right now whether Kawhi Leonard will be playing in Game 6 for the LA Clippers.

It’s very known, however, that the Clippers could establish themselves as favorites for the rest of the series if Leonard comes back.

It would really be a big surprise if we see Kawhi played in game 6, but I still hope PG would still make more shot attempts and lead his team and Kawhi will certainly have to adjust first.

Or, if he can't make in game 6 but Clippers win, then game 7 should be the best time as it's the last game.

[wheelz1200]

However I believe Kawhi coming back will not help as much as people think, Kawhi is not a player that shares the ball a ton and makes everyone around him better, he is an individual star and when he comes back PG13 will be a lot worse, which could hurt their chances.

I don't think so. Leonard's addition to the team will make a lot of opportunities to have both good offensive and defensive play. Though he might look like an individual star, but that's what makes the opponent split their defense against Leonard or George. Shooter could have a better look once George or Leonard starts kicking out passes.
There's a big difference for the Clippers team without Leonard. His offensive and defensive presence is the most valuable one for this team.

There are lots of rumors again, will Kawhi play in game 6?

https://clipperholics.com/2021/06/29/clippers-is-kawhi-leonard-going-game-6/

Will Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard play in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals?
It’s unknown right now whether Kawhi Leonard will be playing in Game 6 for the LA Clippers.

It’s very known, however, that the Clippers could establish themselves as favorites for the rest of the series if Leonard comes back.

It would really be a big surprise if we see Kawhi played in game 6, but I still hope PG would still make more shot attempts and lead his team and Kawhi will certainly have to adjust first.

Or, if he can't make in game 6 but Clippers win, then game 7 should be the best time as it's the last game.

I hope the clips can pull out the win at home how fun would that be watching kawhi coming back for a game 7 and have both teams at full strength.  Been a good series so far.

Think the bucks wipe up the Hawks tonight by applying the same pressure on Trae.  Let's see if nate can coach them out of the pressure

[Yaunfitda]

The fifth game was really insane. I used that word because Paul George broke a record in the game. Paul George is the first player in NBA history to score more than 40 points having at least 75% FG, 50% 3FG and 100% FT in a playoff game.

Clippers won 116-102 and the series is 3-2. I really wonder whether Clippers will succeed in making a comeback.

We will found out that soon, game 6 is the most important game for the Clippers if they want to get a game 7 of the series. They have the momentum now, it's hard on their part but it's always possible knowing we have PG who can be at his best in any game.

Lot of basketball ahead of us, PG really need to score that big and then we have Mr. June Reggie Jackson providing big help. As basketball fans, we wanted to have a game 7 again

PG was stellar, he has great shooting, and making 100% FT is a huge improvement as he usually misses some of it, especially in important minutes of the game. His teammates also did not fail him, without their support, PG would not be able to carry the team.

He has to bounce back from the performance last game, and he did it in style with big 41 points in front of the Suns fans. He is making a statement in this series, they could really be up or even won already if not for the missed FT or blunders in the closing seconds of the game.

[Dave1]

The fifth game was really insane. I used that word because Paul George broke a record in the game. Paul George is the first player in NBA history to score more than 40 points having at least 75% FG, 50% 3FG and 100% FT in a playoff game.

I think he also has a record for 20++ consecutive games in a playoffs for the Clippers franchise.

Clippers won 116-102 and the series is 3-2. I really wonder whether Clippers will succeed in making a comeback.

Defense is the key for them, they have limited Booker and Chris Paul. Although Phoenix put up a good fight and made a comeback, it wasn't enough as they have limit the Suns and then I think Jackson has like a 3 and then a dunk that really put a separation. And then Suns cannot score after that, and they have match up the intensity per quarter.

[TravelMug]

Trae Young is not playing tonight, bruised knee. So it's desperation for the Hawks right now. Surprisingly, they are playing good and leading at the second quarter. They playing good defense too at this limit the Bucks specially Giannis and Middleton.

Lots of players in the Hawks lineup are getting their first playoff games. So good for those who bet on the Hawks to win the game. It seems that they are going to pull some kind of miracle and win without Trae Young.

[danherbias07]

Trae Young is not playing tonight, bruised knee. So it's desperation for the Hawks right now. Surprisingly, they are playing good and leading at the second quarter. They playing good defense too at this limit the Bucks specially Giannis and Middleton.

Lots of players in the Hawks lineup are getting their first playoff games. So good for those who bet on the Hawks to win the game. It seems that they are going to pull some kind of miracle and win without Trae Young.

Just as I thought, it will be Lou Williams at point and he is doing pretty great at it. Accuracy with his passes for an alley oop with Capela and decision making with shotclock running down. He's one scary weapon of the Hawks that can make a pass or make a hesitation shot which have a percentage to go in.
He won't be called the 3 time 6th man of the year for no reason. He can shine again even at his age and it helps the Hawks a lot in the offensive end.

Giannis scared the hell out of me when he dropped. It look really bad but he is back on the bench after being checked. Praying he will be fine with that left knee.

[TravelMug]

Trae Young is not playing tonight, bruised knee. So it's desperation for the Hawks right now. Surprisingly, they are playing good and leading at the second quarter. They playing good defense too at this limit the Bucks specially Giannis and Middleton.

Lots of players in the Hawks lineup are getting their first playoff games. So good for those who bet on the Hawks to win the game. It seems that they are going to pull some kind of miracle and win without Trae Young.

Just as I thought, it will be Lou Williams at point and he is doing pretty great at it. Accuracy with his passes for an alley oop with Capela and decision making with shotclock running down. He's one scary weapon of the Hawks that can make a pass or make a hesitation shot which have a percentage to go in.
He won't be called the 3 time 6th man of the year for no reason. He can shine again even at his age and it helps the Hawks a lot in the offensive end.

Exactly, if there's one player that needs to step up and cover for Trae Young, it will be Lou Williams. And as he said, post game, he was notified that Trae Young is not going to play so he will be the started point guard and he come ready and prepared.

Giannis scared the hell out of me when he dropped. It look really bad but he is back on the bench after being checked. Praying he will be fine with that left knee.

Yeah, it was one scary dropped, but the good thing is that he is walking going to the dug out. Good sign that he might just pulled some muscle and hopefully he will be ok and available for the next game.

[OgNasty]

I can’t believe that an Atlanta Hawks vs Phoenix Suns Finals matchup looks like a strong possibility at the moment. If you would have told me that two years ago I would have said you were absolutely crazy. It’s great to see how both teams benefitted from good trades by their GM to make this possible. Phoenix took a chance on Chris Paul’s contract and Atlanta took a chance grabbing Capela from the Rockets. Examples of winning championships from the boardroom.

[akirasendo17]

Trae Young is not playing tonight, bruised knee. So it's desperation for the Hawks right now. Surprisingly, they are playing good and leading at the second quarter. They playing good defense too at this limit the Bucks specially Giannis and Middleton.

Lots of players in the Hawks lineup are getting their first playoff games. So good for those who bet on the Hawks to win the game. It seems that they are going to pull some kind of miracle and win without Trae Young.

Just as I thought, it will be Lou Williams at point and he is doing pretty great at it. Accuracy with his passes for an alley oop with Capela and decision making with shotclock running down. He's one scary weapon of the Hawks that can make a pass or make a hesitation shot which have a percentage to go in.
He won't be called the 3 time 6th man of the year for no reason. He can shine again even at his age and it helps the Hawks a lot in the offensive end.

Exactly, if there's one player that needs to step up and cover for Trae Young, it will be Lou Williams. And as he said, post game, he was notified that Trae Young is not going to play so he will be the started point guard and he come ready and prepared.

Giannis scared the hell out of me when he dropped. It look really bad but he is back on the bench after being checked. Praying he will be fine with that left knee.

Yeah, it was one scary dropped, but the good thing is that he is walking going to the dug out. Good sign that he might just pulled some muscle and hopefully he will be ok and available for the next game.

yea that was really scary. it's like a PVC pipe, and it will hurt because of the joint, I just hope that there is no damage, because if there is, that will be a long time to heal, the last thing you want to see , is someone who gets injured, its not Capella's fault also, that is just pure accident, that no one wan'ts to happen,.

[Fredomago]

Just as I thought, it will be Lou Williams at point and he is doing pretty great at it. Accuracy with his passes for an alley oop with Capela and decision making with shotclock running down. He's one scary weapon of the Hawks that can make a pass or make a hesitation shot which have a percentage to go in.
He won't be called the 3 time 6th man of the year for no reason. He can shine again even at his age and it helps the Hawks a lot in the offensive end.

The same words that I'm going to use, he's not going to have that title if he can't do the job, Lou Williams is a silent but deadly type of player, he's basketball IQ really shows up knowing that this game is very crucial for their rally to the finals.

Losing this game will put them at high risk, knowing that Bucks is very aggressive they'll going to finish this series at home.

No Trae, No problem, Capela's doing his  job with Lou orchestrating their offense. This how Hawks beats Sixers they moving well and playing with good chemistry, they keep moving and rotating finding the right play to have a higher percentage attacks.

[dwyane36]

yea that was really scary. it's like a PVC pipe, and it will hurt because of the joint, I just hope that there is no damage, because if there is, that will be a long time to heal, the last thing you want to see , is someone who gets injured, its not Capella's fault also, that is just pure accident, that no one wan'ts to happen,.

I still don't see any news regarding his status for the upcoming game 5, but I guess he has a severe knee sprain. If so, then it looks like the Bucks will miss another opportunity to reach the final due to Giannis' injury as it was in the previous playoff.

[LogitechMouse]

Trae Young is not playing tonight, bruised knee. So it's desperation for the Hawks right now. Surprisingly, they are playing good and leading at the second quarter. They playing good defense too at this limit the Bucks specially Giannis and Middleton.

Lots of players in the Hawks lineup are getting their first playoff games. So good for those who bet on the Hawks to win the game. It seems that they are going to pull some kind of miracle and win without Trae Young.

No Trae, no problem coz Lou is on the rescue.
He is a reliable 6th man when he is on the Clippers years ago so this underrated player can still carry a team alongside other players and that is what Atlanta did against the Bucks.

Prayers for fast recovery of Giannis who hyperextended his Left Knee and had an awkward fall causing him to get injured but when he is still on the court, the Hawks are leading at that time and when he is out the lead just increased.

Middleton? Stephen A. call him Mr. Roller Coaster and I might agree on him. Sometimes he is scoring more than 30+ but some times he is very silent like this time. His performance on this playoffs is going up and down. If Giannis will not play on Game 5, he must step up into the next games if they want to go to the NBA Finals.

[Jating]

yea that was really scary. it's like a PVC pipe, and it will hurt because of the joint, I just hope that there is no damage, because if there is, that will be a long time to heal, the last thing you want to see , is someone who gets injured, its not Capella's fault also, that is just pure accident, that no one wan'ts to happen,.

I still don't see any news regarding his status for the upcoming game 5, but I guess he has a severe knee sprain. If so, then it looks like the Bucks will miss another opportunity to reach the final due to Giannis' injury as it was in the previous playoff.

If no Trae Young next game, so it just evens it out, as both superstar as out with an injury. Hope though that Giannis can recover quickly, this opportunity may not come again.

Maybe tomorrow we will see some news, give it like 24 hours, I'm sure they are doing everything to get him at least play. Nice adjustments on the side of the Hawks, just like the Clippers, they are in a must win situation so they did everything perfect and ties the series.

[Reid]

If no Trae Young next game, so it just evens it out, as both superstar as out with an injury. Hope though that Giannis can recover quickly, this opportunity may not come again.

Maybe tomorrow we will see some news, give it like 24 hours, I'm sure they are doing everything to get him at least play. Nice adjustments on the side of the Hawks, just like the Clippers, they are in a must win situation so they did everything perfect and ties the series.

Trae didn't leave his team, that's the good side of him. He stayed on the sidelines to cheer for them. Leaders like him make a huge impact on the team if they meant every support they could give.
Doesn't need to force it, all he has to do is trust his teammates to take the win and they did.
Cam Reddish given minutes was all worth it contributing 2/3 in 3 points, 2 steals, and 1 block. Surprising. We got to see bench players wake up their ability in a nail-biting ECF.

[Fredomago]

If no Trae Young next game, so it just evens it out, as both superstar as out with an injury. Hope though that Giannis can recover quickly, this opportunity may not come again.

Maybe tomorrow we will see some news, give it like 24 hours, I'm sure they are doing everything to get him at least play. Nice adjustments on the side of the Hawks, just like the Clippers, they are in a must win situation so they did everything perfect and ties the series.

Trae didn't leave his team, that's the good side of him. He stayed on the sidelines to cheer for them. Leaders like him make a huge impact on the team if they meant every support they could give.
Doesn't need to force it, all he has to do is trust his teammates to take the win and they did.
Cam Reddish given minutes was all worth it contributing 2/3 in 3 points, 2 steals, and 1 block. Surprising. We got to see bench players wake up their ability in a nail-biting ECF.

They need to comes up with everything that they've got. it's an opportunities to help as the team needed it so badly, without your main man the team needs to work together and try all the best that they can give to stay in this series.

And it's true, that mental contribution even he (Trae) is not playing but by him beside the bench and help the coach to create strategy that's already  counts, trusting all your buddies to play and cheer them up not to give up and continue their run.

[Finestream]

If no Trae Young next game, so it just evens it out, as both superstar as out with an injury. Hope though that Giannis can recover quickly, this opportunity may not come again.

Maybe tomorrow we will see some news, give it like 24 hours, I'm sure they are doing everything to get him at least play. Nice adjustments on the side of the Hawks, just like the Clippers, they are in a must win situation so they did everything perfect and ties the series.

Trae didn't leave his team, that's the good side of him. He stayed on the sidelines to cheer for them. Leaders like him make a huge impact on the team if they meant every support they could give.
Doesn't need to force it, all he has to do is trust his teammates to take the win and they did.
Cam Reddish given minutes was all worth it contributing 2/3 in 3 points, 2 steals, and 1 block. Surprising. We got to see bench players wake up their ability in a nail-biting ECF.

They need to comes up with everything that they've got. it's an opportunities to help as the team needed it so badly, without your main man the team needs to work together and try all the best that they can give to stay in this series.

And it's true, that mental contribution even he (Trae) is not playing but by him beside the bench and help the coach to create strategy that's already  counts, trusting all your buddies to play and cheer them up not to give up and continue their run.

Things change so fast, Trae Young did not play and Giannis got injured later in the game, I think if Giannis will not play in the next games, Hawks might win the series. We saw what happen to the Bucks when Giannis was out, it was different with the Hawks as they are still playing good basketball even without Trae young.

[yazher]

They need to comes up with everything that they've got. it's an opportunities to help as the team needed it so badly, without your main man the team needs to work together and try all the best that they can give to stay in this series.

And it's true, that mental contribution even he (Trae) is not playing but by him beside the bench and help the coach to create strategy that's already  counts, trusting all your buddies to play and cheer them up not to give up and continue their run.

looks like the Atlanta Hawks have revised their strategy and it works well since they beat the Bucks with huge points to send a thrilling game 5 to the Milwaukee Bucks home court again. This is kind of the game we are talking about and it is happening right now where both teams won't just give up the series until they give everythi9ng they've got and looks like the Western Conference Finals will be the same in their next match.  

[Natalim]

They need to comes up with everything that they've got. it's an opportunities to help as the team needed it so badly, without your main man the team needs to work together and try all the best that they can give to stay in this series.

And it's true, that mental contribution even he (Trae) is not playing but by him beside the bench and help the coach to create strategy that's already  counts, trusting all your buddies to play and cheer them up not to give up and continue their run.

looks like the Atlanta Hawks have revised their strategy and it works well since they beat the Bucks with huge points to send a thrilling game 5 to the Milwaukee Bucks home court again. This is kind of the game we are talking about and it is happening right now where both teams won't just give up the series until they give everythi9ng they've got and looks like the Western Conference Finals will be the same in their next match.  

Bucks did not see it coming, they thought it would be easy for them because Trae Young did not play, but they are wrong, the Hawks are much better in this game as the shooters are scoring and even their rookie are contributing pretty well. The 3 point shooting was a major weapon of the Hawks in this game, they look so unmatch in papers but they are actually hard to beat in real game.

[arwin100]

They need to comes up with everything that they've got. it's an opportunities to help as the team needed it so badly, without your main man the team needs to work together and try all the best that they can give to stay in this series.

And it's true, that mental contribution even he (Trae) is not playing but by him beside the bench and help the coach to create strategy that's already  counts, trusting all your buddies to play and cheer them up not to give up and continue their run.

looks like the Atlanta Hawks have revised their strategy and it works well since they beat the Bucks with huge points to send a thrilling game 5 to the Milwaukee Bucks home court again. This is kind of the game we are talking about and it is happening right now where both teams won't just give up the series until they give everythi9ng they've got and looks like the Western Conference Finals will be the same in their next match.  

Bucks did not see it coming, they thought it would be easy for them because Trae Young did not play, but they are wrong, the Hawks are much better in this game as the shooters are scoring and even their rookie are contributing pretty well. The 3 point shooting was a major weapon of the Hawks in this game, they look so unmatch in papers but they are actually hard to beat in real game.

The early exit of Giannis contribute the collapsed of bucks,  they struggle of defensive ends and the physicality has been lessen due  to this incident that's why the hawks shooter step up this game. The injury gotten by Giannis is so scary and Bucks now is endangered  if Giannis cannot really play on the rest of this series.

[danherbias07]

I can’t believe that an Atlanta Hawks vs Phoenix Suns Finals matchup looks like a strong possibility at the moment. If you would have told me that two years ago I would have said you were absolutely crazy. It’s great to see how both teams benefitted from good trades by their GM to make this possible. Phoenix took a chance on Chris Paul’s contract and Atlanta took a chance grabbing Capela from the Rockets. Examples of winning championships from the boardroom.

True. This had not been in any analysts predictions list. One issue will always be chemistry but the Suns did great at the bubble last year.
It's a good proof that they always want to win. Then they shocked the world again by getting a higher rank in the West which is also not in the prediction. Some said they will be at 5th-7th rank because they didn't win the play-in tournament 2020. (even if they didn't really lose)

Atlanta Hawks will be the most shocking turn of events. 76ers, Bucks, Nets, Heat and Celtics had always been the favorites. If they pull this one for Conference Finals they will always be on the top 8 predictions from now on. Better, top 4.