2025 NBA Season

[harizen]

As of the recent updates regarding the Bucks-Hawks series, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks likely won't play again at Game 6. It will again the same cast we saw on Game 5.

Even with the Bucks dominating the Hawks on Game 5, the bookies provided a @2.2 odds for the Milwaukee Bucks to win on Game 6. A good pick for those who believed that Bucks will now end the series.

If the series extended to Game 7 it won't give much time for those key players to recover since if I'm not mistaken, the start of the NBA Finals always has a fixed date like the prior seasons before the pandemic. Don't know this year though.

[Japinat]

The absence of Giannis is a good motivation for the Bucks that they need to step up and adjust. Even with Trae Young probably will play on Game 6, I'm sure the Bucks will now seal the series and take the Eastern Conference Champion.

It's true and I wish that confidence never fades away. They have good roleplayers, they just need minutes to prove it.
Portis did for the Bucks, Cam Reddish for the Hawks.

I think Reddish just showed up in the ECF, I've no heard of him in the early rounds of the Hawks battle, but his guy is doing great on both offense and defense. This hawks has a great future, they are compose of a young team and yet they have already exceeded our expectation.

If I'm not mistaken, it was Cam Reddish play off game and the kid surpasses all expectations. He did score and play good defense too. He is athletic, so for sure he has a bright future and hopefully they developed him to be the next generation of players.

And with that said, I will go with the Hawks to cover the spread, still very good odds in my opinion.

Hawks have the advantage, it's just right that they are the favorites in this game.

Trae Young is still questionable, but I have e feeling that he will play.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/trae-young-injury-update-hawks-star-guard-questionable-for-game-6-of-eastern-finals-with-bone-bruise-in-foot/

Getting an early odds now is good, you only get -2.5 Hawks, you can't get it when Trae young will play.

[freedomgo]

Getting an early odds now is good, you only get -2.5 Hawks, you can't get it when Trae young will play.

It might increase a bit, I get your point and I trust the Hawks here too to even the series. The series has been so predictable already, if NBA Is a little corrupt, who would not want a game 7 when the favorite team will play in their home team. I think it will create a good storyline as the Bucks wins at home and they'll advance in the NBA Finals.

The match-up of the BUCKS vs SUNS would definitely gain more support and I believe that will be the script.

[ultrloa]

Giannis might not be able to come back in this series, of if he will, he would not force in game 6 as they are on the lead, it will be game 7 I guess.
However, I think it's Trae Young that will likely to come back, not Giannis.

It looks like you're right because there are rumors that Trae Young's status is questionable for the upcoming game. So it means that he probably will be able to play. Regarding Antetokoumpo, he most likely will miss game 6 because his status is the same as before game 5.

Not good to see both stars are down since we cannot see them doing some good action towards this games but its good for their other players to show how good they are even if there main stars are out in the game. But let see who's gonna face the suns in the finals.

Yeah, but in all accounts, minus both teams superstars, Bucks has the advantage man to man. They have Middleton, Holiday, and Lopez that can cover the score without Giannis.

As compare to the Hawks who have struggled in the last game, Bogdan is still injured, Lou Williams didn't have a good start, Collins is inconsistent. So if both are still out in the next game, I'm for the Bucks to win and close out the series in 6.

Yeah also see that even if no Gianni's on their side still bucks is strong team they have solid rooster which can help them win this run. There game 6 win tells everything and Hawks right now is on danger since it's a do or die game for them so they should step up even if there's no trae young running on the floor for them.

[Hypnosis00]

Getting an early odds now is good, you only get -2.5 Hawks, you can't get it when Trae young will play.

It might increase a bit, I get your point and I trust the Hawks here too to even the series. The series has been so predictable already, if NBA Is a little corrupt, who would not want a game 7 when the favorite team will play in their home team. I think it will create a good storyline as the Bucks wins at home and they'll advance in the NBA Finals.

The match-up of the BUCKS vs SUNS would definitely gain more support and I believe that will be the script.

If that's the script, then let it bet.

It's just hard to predict who will win in game 6, because even if the Hawks are playing at home, what the Bucks did to them in game 5 is still fresh in our mind. What if Lopez will explode again, that would be a plus factor that will increase their chance of winning.

bet on the bucks if you believe they will win, and double them in game 7 if they lose in game 6.

[Oasisman]

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It might increase a bit, I get your point and I trust the Hawks here too to even the series. The series has been so predictable already, if NBA Is a little corrupt, who would not want a game 7 when the favorite team will play in their home team. I think it will create a good storyline as the Bucks wins at home and they'll advance in the NBA Finals.

The match-up of the BUCKS vs SUNS would definitely gain more support and I believe that will be the script.

The Suns and Hawks match up will definitely gain more support as well. Regardless of who will advance to the finals between the Bucks and Hawks would definitely get enough support from the NBA fans.
So, If the Bucks will close out this series then I guess there's no script? Because If we're talking about big support/market and the NBA is trying to be corrupt, they should've let one of the LA teams and Brooklyn Nets face each other in the Finals. I know, injuries yeah, but they could still find a way to make it happen regardless. But nah, I guess that's too obvious.

I admit I also thought that the NBA could rig some games to extend the series and sell more tickets before, but now I realized they don't want to risk such action If it's too obvious. The NBA is a big market after all. If they do at least with the teams like LA, Celtics, or Brooklyn.

[Maslate]

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It might increase a bit, I get your point and I trust the Hawks here too to even the series. The series has been so predictable already, if NBA Is a little corrupt, who would not want a game 7 when the favorite team will play in their home team. I think it will create a good storyline as the Bucks wins at home and they'll advance in the NBA Finals.

The match-up of the BUCKS vs SUNS would definitely gain more support and I believe that will be the script.

The Suns and Hawks match up will definitely gain more support as well. Regardless of who will advance to the finals between the Bucks and Hawks would definitely get enough support from the NBA fans.
So, If the Bucks will close out this series then I guess there's no script? Because If we're talking about big support/market and the NBA is trying to be corrupt, they should've let one of the LA teams and Brooklyn Nets face each other in the Finals. I know, injuries yeah, but they could still find a way to make it happen regardless. But nah, I guess that's too obvious.

I admit I also thought that the NBA could rig some games to extend the series and sell more tickets before, but now I realized they don't want to risk such action If it's too obvious. The NBA is a big market after all. If they do at least with the teams like LA, Celtics, or Brooklyn.

Honestly, I have a little interest in betting when the two teams that will meet do not have equal support from the fans. It's very obvious that if the Hawks will advance in the Finals, they'll be an underdog and that will not attract bettors, know fans also put a bet and it's nice to see if both teams have an equal chance of winning the NBA Finals.

In the first round, that's the only round where the Hawks are the favorites.

In the succeeding rounds, they are all listed as underdog.

On the NBA winner odds, Hawks are x13 whiles bucks are x2.75. you can already tell the huge difference.
https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/basketball/usa/nba/nba-60619e1fb94a977c3192ea9a

[carlisle1]

If that's the script, then let it bet.

It's just hard to predict who will win in game 6, because even if the Hawks are playing at home, what the Bucks did to them in game 5 is still fresh in our mind. What if Lopez will explode again, that would be a plus factor that will increase their chance of winning.

bet on the bucks if you believe they will win, and double them in game 7 if they lose in game 6.

Fans will surely continue betting for the Bucks after that explosions from everyone inside the court not just
Lopez  but the call for Portis and with how Holiday and Middleton take the challenge.

I also looking for more on Tucker defense if he will continue to focus on doing this role instead of helping the team for their offense. He really brings big help for the bucks after they acquire him together with Holiday their arrivals makes them more competitive from both defense and offense.

Betting for them or wait till the live game is ongoing, fans will always support their favorite team.

[Reid]

Hawks have the advantage, it's just right that they are the favorites in this game.

Trae Young is still questionable, but I have e feeling that he will play.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/trae-young-injury-update-hawks-star-guard-questionable-for-game-6-of-eastern-finals-with-bone-bruise-in-foot/

Getting an early odds now is good, you only get -2.5 Hawks, you can't get it when Trae young will play.

Oh right, because he has a higher probability to play the game.
Also, it was because of the homecourt advantage, they are considering it right now ever since they let fans watch the game.
You can't even hear the refs whistle when they are all shouting.
It's just a little bit of spread difference at +3.5. I'll stick with the Bucks, I was thinking of a change in strategy and they'll use Middleton again while they are busy with Lopez after his great night.

[Fredomago]

Hawks have the advantage, it's just right that they are the favorites in this game.

Trae Young is still questionable, but I have e feeling that he will play.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/trae-young-injury-update-hawks-star-guard-questionable-for-game-6-of-eastern-finals-with-bone-bruise-in-foot/

Getting an early odds now is good, you only get -2.5 Hawks, you can't get it when Trae young will play.

Oh right, because he has a higher probability to play the game.
Also, it was because of the homecourt advantage, they are considering it right now ever since they let fans watch the game.
You can't even hear the refs whistle when they are all shouting.
It's just a little bit of spread difference at +3.5. I'll stick with the Bucks, I was thinking of a change in strategy and they'll use Middleton again while they are busy with Lopez after his great night.

Another sets of strategy will surely shows up coming this game 6, but since Bucks managed to win it last time they've met the chance that coach will try to repeat it out and see if how the Hawks will adjust countering the plays,

Will see the knowledge of each coaches from this two different teams, what will be the focus either defense or offense they need to keep designing plays that will give them a favor in winning this important game.

ML for Bucks is really interesting @2.07  they might take this and not to allow the Hawks to extend this series.

[gagux123]

Trae Young questionable, Antetokounmpo doubtful for Game 6
Still the same. I don't they will risk their stars letting them play that will jeopardize for a whole year of an injury.
But let's wait, still a lot of hours before the game starts so it could change. Most of the time they decide last minute or last hour before the game.

Yes, what you said is relevant, they can change his decisions at the last minute.
I hope Trae Young and Giannis can play again in these last games, I'll be excited to today's game, let's see what awaits us

If happen a game 7 in the ECF, the Suns will be the one of the biggest beneficiaries, because they will be rested and will be able to better prepare for the NBA Finals.

[Maslate]

Trae Young questionable, Antetokounmpo doubtful for Game 6
Still the same. I don't they will risk their stars letting them play that will jeopardize for a whole year of an injury.
But let's wait, still a lot of hours before the game starts so it could change. Most of the time they decide last minute or last hour before the game.

Yes, what you said is relevant, they can change his decisions at the last minute.
I hope Trae Young and Giannis can play again in these last games, I'll be excited to today's game, let's see what awaits us

If happen a game 7 in the ECF, the Suns will be the one of the biggest beneficiaries, because they will be rested and will be able to better prepare for the NBA Finals.

Even at the very moment, the Suns already had enough rest to be fully ready in the NBA Finals. If the series will end today, the winner will have to prepare for game 1. However, if both stars will not play and this series will reach to game 7, they can rest and make themselves more ready in the NBA Finals, of course only for a winning team.

[fullhdpixel]

Trae situation and Giannis situation is a bit different now. Because Hawks will be playing not to get eleminated and they would need Trae Young a lot more than Bucks would need Giannis, Bucks is ahead so Giannis could comeback on 7th game and play and try to win, not that Giannis is the deciding factor because they did lose with him before and they did win that one game without him so that doesn't mean that Hawks will win, but Giannis coming back surely will be better for them in game 7.

However Trae is needed right away and yet it doesn't look like he will play, normally if a player is doing fine they will let people know that he will play because that player starts the shoot around a bit early in order to get into zone before the game starts, so when you see the player in his warmups shooting ball you know he is coming back, and nobody reported that so I guess he is out again.

[Karartma1]

First in or out game in the thrilling Conference Finals between Milwaukee and Atlanta. And the first match point for the Bucks: tonight they'll have the opportunity to become the Eastern champions and launch a challenge, in the upcoming Finals, to the Phoenix Suns of Booker and Paul. The Arizona franchise, in fact, two nights ago definitively filed the Los Angeles Clippers' case in the other Finals, the one in the West, and now awaits, without haste, its next opponent. Milwaukee, therefore, is just one victory away from the goal that the city of Wisconsin has been pursuing since 1974. Thanks to the 123-112 obtained in game-5, when they seemed hopeless after the injury that put Giannis Antetokounmpo out of action.
The feeling is that everything depends on the presence on the court of Young and Antetokounmpo, both in doubt for tonight. Milwaukee, in any case, seems to be in much better shape and should not fail this match point, in a contest of at least 220 total points.

[Sanitough]

Trae situation and Giannis situation is a bit different now. Because Hawks will be playing not to get eleminated and they would need Trae Young a lot more than Bucks would need Giannis, Bucks is ahead so Giannis could comeback on 7th game and play and try to win, not that Giannis is the deciding factor because they did lose with him before and they did win that one game without him so that doesn't mean that Hawks will win, but Giannis coming back surely will be better for them in game 7.

However Trae is needed right away and yet it doesn't look like he will play, normally if a player is doing fine they will let people know that he will play because that player starts the shoot around a bit early in order to get into zone before the game starts, so when you see the player in his warmups shooting ball you know he is coming back, and nobody reported that so I guess he is out again.

Well, let's wait for the shoot around then, who knows, Trae might come back but with some limited minutes only. It could also be their strategy not to announce his come back so the Bucks would be surprised on his return and they'll not be able to make a game plan against a full squad Atlanta Hawks.

Actually, we never know until the game will start, so it's wise not to bet early, wait until we see all the players on the court.

[Japinat]

Trae situation and Giannis situation is a bit different now. Because Hawks will be playing not to get eleminated and they would need Trae Young a lot more than Bucks would need Giannis, Bucks is ahead so Giannis could comeback on 7th game and play and try to win, not that Giannis is the deciding factor because they did lose with him before and they did win that one game without him so that doesn't mean that Hawks will win, but Giannis coming back surely will be better for them in game 7.

However Trae is needed right away and yet it doesn't look like he will play, normally if a player is doing fine they will let people know that he will play because that player starts the shoot around a bit early in order to get into zone before the game starts, so when you see the player in his warmups shooting ball you know he is coming back, and nobody reported that so I guess he is out again.

Well, let's wait for the shoot around then, who knows, Trae might come back but with some limited minutes only. It could also be their strategy not to announce his come back so the Bucks would be surprised on his return and they'll not be able to make a game plan against a full squad Atlanta Hawks.

Actually, we never know until the game will start, so it's wise not to bet early, wait until we see all the players on the court.

The game will start 3 hours from now, it's also wise to make a decision now if you are a gambler. Look, the Hawks are already favorites without Trae Young, they will have a high spread if Trae Young will pay, so the question, are you still willing to take a -6.5 or even -7.5 for the Hawks with Trae Young?

[OgNasty]

I think it's absolutely disgusting that the NBA only suspended Patrick Beverly for a single game next year as a result of his downright dirty and cowardly push from behind on Chris Paul.  This after breaking Devin Booker's nose a couple games earlier.  There really is no place in the league for people like this and Beverly isn't a superstar.  I think he deserved at least a 5 game suspension, and I probably would've handed out 10 games with no pay.  He's easily my least favorite player in the league, not because of his defensive skills, but because of his dirty play...

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10007001-clippers-patrick-beverley-suspended-for-shoving-suns-chris-paul-during-wcf-game-6

[Russlenat]

I think it's absolutely disgusting that the NBA only suspended Patrick Beverly for a single game next year as a result of his downright dirty and cowardly push from behind on Chris Paul.  This after breaking Devin Booker's nose a couple games earlier.  There really is no place in the league for people like this and Beverly isn't a superstar.  I think he deserved at least a 5 game suspension, and I probably would've handed out 10 games with no pay.  He's easily my least favorite player in the league, not because of his defensive skills, but because of his dirty play...

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10007001-clippers-patrick-beverley-suspended-for-shoving-suns-chris-paul-during-wcf-game-6

Sometimes we can't understand the action of the NBA, we thought Beverly had to do some dirty works and deserves more punishment but we are not seeing it. Don't worry about that, I'm sure that's already in the record, if he keeps doing that, he might get a serious punishment in the future.

Breaking the news of Booker, I thought it was just an accident, so they maybe are not looking at it when making a decision, it was only the push behind the back of CP3 that was the basis of Beverly's suspension.

[btc_angela]

Hawks have the advantage, it's just right that they are the favorites in this game.

Trae Young is still questionable, but I have e feeling that he will play.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/trae-young-injury-update-hawks-star-guard-questionable-for-game-6-of-eastern-finals-with-bone-bruise-in-foot/

Getting an early odds now is good, you only get -2.5 Hawks, you can't get it when Trae young will play.

Oh right, because he has a higher probability to play the game.
Also, it was because of the homecourt advantage, they are considering it right now ever since they let fans watch the game.
You can't even hear the refs whistle when they are all shouting.
It's just a little bit of spread difference at +3.5. I'll stick with the Bucks, I was thinking of a change in strategy and they'll use Middleton again while they are busy with Lopez after his great night.

ML Hawks is the favourite, but if you look at the spread, the +2.5 for Bucks is @1.90 will -2.5 is@1.94. So still very close odds in my opinion but probably the odds might change in game when/if Trae Young suited up for this game.

So it's good to bet early for the Hawks, and then probably do some live betting as the game progresses. At least you can see if your early bet has a chance to win, and then you cover or least break even if Bucks are playing very good in the beginning and potentially can end the series.

[LogitechMouse]

I think it's absolutely disgusting that the NBA only suspended Patrick Beverly for a single game next year as a result of his downright dirty and cowardly push from behind on Chris Paul.  This after breaking Devin Booker's nose a couple games earlier.  There really is no place in the league for people like this and Beverly isn't a superstar.  I think he deserved at least a 5 game suspension, and I probably would've handed out 10 games with no pay.  He's easily my least favorite player in the league, not because of his defensive skills, but because of his dirty play...

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10007001-clippers-patrick-beverley-suspended-for-shoving-suns-chris-paul-during-wcf-game-6

The suspension was too light for me and I would agree if there is a more than 1 game suspension here plus additional fines maybe.

Well, the good thing is he apologizes already to CP3 and I know Beverley's frustration that they lose on home but he shoudn't do that thing because it might affect Paul's performance on NBA Finals.

In terms of defending, he is one of the best and we've seen it already throughout his career but because of this there are times that he is playing kinda like dirty but his defensive skills are superb. Well, a 1 game suspension is still very light for me but it is what it is .