2025 NBA Season

[Jating]

I predicted the result of Lakers - Heat game wrongly as Lakers were the winning team by 120-117. But Heat played as good as them that Lakers were able to win this game after overtime. Lakers succeeded in beating them even in the absence of Lebron which is a good sign for them. Because this season, it is really hard to beat Miami Heat as they are quite solid so far.

With Lebron James not playing and Jimmy Butler having only ended up playing like 12mns before exiting with an injury, this game tells us next to nothing about these two teams and their future this year.  Missing these two players changes the entire dynamic of the teams.  I think the Lakers will only continue to get better and better and with both squads being fully healthy I'll take the Lake Show.

The Lakers has yet to make a good game. All of their games I can say is pretty bad. However, they have pulled a W in most of these games.
Well, is it a sign that they've got a good chances of them gel together to become a tough team. Maybe yes maybe no. Just like what you said, they aren't fully healthy since the start of the season. THT just cleared to play, and the Lakers still have Ariza who hasn't played a single game this season.
So, I guess they have still a chance to change the system from what we have seen from them so far.

Right, it's a very close game for them, even if they win, it's almost that they are in the brink of defeat. Sometimes they will take a huge lead, then lost in the 4th quarter and then they have to regain it back again. So they really need to get their act together, of course, WB has a triple double, but we need to see more of those to say that the Lakers are really going to be a dominant team in the West. So far that title belongs to Steph and his Warrior team.

[chaser15]

Have you guys watched the game between Warriors and Wolves? Wiggins outplayed most of the players and made a statement against his former team. While i did mention about the development of Wiggins being in plateau, this is one of those games that provides a glimmer of hope to his future.

That's not the first time Wiggins becomes the man of the Golden State Warriors but he is inconsistent. During the time, when the splash brothers or any known offensive player in the Warriors are having the worst shooting % on the field, Wiggins also behaved the same the whole season.

The good side is, I'm seeing Wiggins now become more confident since they currently owned the NBA standing, and alongside playing with Steph Curry that doing monster stats, he also feels pumped to play. Wiggins can be a member of the Splash Brothers if he will maintain that kind of performance level.

[dwyane36]

I predicted the result of Lakers - Heat game wrongly as Lakers were the winning team by 120-117. But Heat played as good as them that Lakers were able to win this game after overtime. Lakers succeeded in beating them even in the absence of Lebron which is a good sign for them. Because this season, it is really hard to beat Miami Heat as they are quite solid so far.

The Heat would probably have won this game if Butler hadn't been injured in the first quarter. By the way, look at this video. This episode shows that the Lakers still have no mutual understanding on the court. It seems teammates should get an assist from Westbrook even if they don't want it at the moment.

[Yaunfitda]

I predicted the result of Lakers - Heat game wrongly as Lakers were the winning team by 120-117. But Heat played as good as them that Lakers were able to win this game after overtime. Lakers succeeded in beating them even in the absence of Lebron which is a good sign for them. Because this season, it is really hard to beat Miami Heat as they are quite solid so far.

With Lebron James not playing and Jimmy Butler having only ended up playing like 12mns before exiting with an injury, this game tells us next to nothing about these two teams and their future this year.  Missing these two players changes the entire dynamic of the teams.  I think the Lakers will only continue to get better and better and with both squads being fully healthy I'll take the Lake Show.

It just shows that the Lakers still need Lebron James to close the game and become the Lakers show.

Big factor when Jimmy Butler gets injured, otherwise, the Lakers could have a difficult time in this game and they could have lost against the Heat.

I agree that Miami Heat looks solid this year again, just like during the bubble when they reach the finals against the Lakers.

[casperBGD]

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It just shows that the Lakers still need Lebron James to close the game and become the Lakers show.

Lakers need more than Lebron to fight with GSW, that is great again
will be interesting to see what Miami can do in another LA match, with Clippers, Clippers are on fire, in winning series, and it will be hard to outplay them for Miami, I will back Clippers tonight, solid value @1.5

[Hypnosis00]

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It just shows that the Lakers still need Lebron James to close the game and become the Lakers show.

Lakers need more than Lebron to fight with GSW, that is great again
will be interesting to see what Miami can do in another LA match, with Clippers, Clippers are on fire, in winning series, and it will be hard to outplay them for Miami, I will back Clippers tonight, solid value @1.5

Big challenge by the Clippers if they can win against a legit challenger. Miami Heat is also a championship contender and LA Clippers although they are in a win streak, they are still lacking as they missed Leonard this season, it will be a great game but I think the win streak will stop here.

[Russlenat]

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It just shows that the Lakers still need Lebron James to close the game and become the Lakers show.

Lakers need more than Lebron to fight with GSW, that is great again
will be interesting to see what Miami can do in another LA match, with Clippers, Clippers are on fire, in winning series, and it will be hard to outplay them for Miami, I will back Clippers tonight, solid value @1.5

Big challenge by the Clippers if they can win against a legit challenger. Miami Heat is also a championship contender and LA Clippers although they are in a win streak, they are still lacking as they missed Leonard this season, it will be a great game but I think the win streak will stop here.

If Butler would play then there's a good chance that the Heat will win, but according to the update from his coach, there's no assurance yet whether he will be available or not in the game.

https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-ankle-injury-a-concern-for-miami/

[Sanitough]

I think it's okay if Butler will just sit in this game, it's not good to stress his injury since it's a back to back game for them. That would also help to see how the team would perform without him and I'm pretty sure the addition of Lowry to the team would be a big help, and Tyler Herro's good season will be about to be tested here without their main man.

[SquallLeonhart]

The Warriors are now 10-1 with their win against the Timberwolves 123-110.
Notable scorers are Edwards who has 48 points and I think that is his new career-high (correct me) and Wiggins who got 35 points and its his new season high.

The Warriors are now at the top of the standings with 10-1 but most of their games are with the teams who are below 500 last season like the Kings, Thunder, Pelicans, Timberwolves, Rockets. Lets wait for the Warriors to match up against teams who are at the top right now which will be their next game against the Bulls 2 days from now. We know how strong the Bulls are right now so the Warriors will be tested if they will extend their win streak or it will be over.

Anyway, lets give some credits to GPII for how he good he is right now. Gary Payton II is playing good minutes with the Warriors right now. He is a good full court defender and in fact the players who he defended has a lower performance than their usual ones. He is also a high flyer with amazing highlight dunks.

It is not important to face big name teams and lose 50% of those games. If they are this good when they are facing teams that are worse than them, then they could go 50% against teams that are doing fine and they would still be doing awesome. Sure maybe they won't have 70+ wins, but 55+ wins is good enough to say that they are doing fine.

I still do not say that they are the favorites to win the league title, I still see Lakers and Nets as the biggest ones, Irving could have maybe made Nets not so much of a candidate, so Lakers is definitely the biggest candidate for me. However, they really need to learn how to use westbrook. Dude ends up turning the ball over so many times. I do not know how long this will go on, but hopefully they will learn how to use him and get better, there is really no way Lakers could stay like this, they will definitely learn to be better.

[mirakal]

...., there is really no way Lakers could stay like this, they will definitely learn to be better.

We can never tell, I've seen some big names in the NBA in the past form a super team but failed because of lack of chemistry and this is what is happening with the Lakers now, they seemed unable to blend pretty well once everyone is available to play. Westbrook will always be himself, he will not adjust so it's a tough job for the coach on how to make the team winning while Westbrook could keep up his numbers.

[magneto]

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It just shows that the Lakers still need Lebron James to close the game and become the Lakers show.

Lakers need more than Lebron to fight with GSW, that is great again
will be interesting to see what Miami can do in another LA match, with Clippers, Clippers are on fire, in winning series, and it will be hard to outplay them for Miami, I will back Clippers tonight, solid value @1.5

Definitely a value bet in my eyes.

Clippers are a much deeper team than people realise. The emergence of Terance Mann and Luke Kennard have been huge in helping them get into the top 8 in the West.

The Heat may be walking out of Staples with a two losses in my opinion. Don't see the Clips giving this one up especially with Ibaka back on the floor.

[Yogee]

The Warriors are now 10-1 with their win against the Timberwolves 123-110.
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I didn't expect them to start this good to be honest and this is without Klay. They will hit a slump at some point but they are seriously a playoff bound team now. It's also great to see other players put up some huge numbers since this will take off some load from Steph.

...That would also help to see how the team would perform without him

This is exactly what I had in mind upon reading the status of Butler. It's a good time for the coach to test his rotations as early as possible since they are still in a good spot in the rankings.

[Kelvinid]

...That would also help to see how the team would perform without him

This is exactly what I had in mind upon reading the status of Butler. It's a good time for the coach to test his rotations as early as possible since they are still in a good spot in the rankings.

Butler could be sitting on the sideline and it will be tougher for Herro now as the Clippers can throw a good defender on him. Paul George and Jackson, two are very consistent now, plus Batum being a defensive specialist, it could be a problem for the Heat to score. However, I think Bam would be able to dominate inside as he is quicker than the Clippers Centers.

[Kusman]

Tonight, LA Clippers are going to be playing a home game against Miami Heat. These teams both have got similar results so far. Actually Miami Heat started perfectly to the season but they lost three of their last four games. And Clippers are completely the opposite now. They started badly but now they have a 5-win streak which is superb. Miami Heat couldn't win against them in their last two head-to-head games here. Clippers have an advantage as they are in a solid shape. So I'm favoring them in this.

[Yogee]

...That would also help to see how the team would perform without him

This is exactly what I had in mind upon reading the status of Butler. It's a good time for the coach to test his rotations as early as possible since they are still in a good spot in the rankings.

Butler could be sitting on the sideline and it will be tougher for Herro now as the Clippers can throw a good defender on him.

If the defense focuses on Herro then that's really good for him and the Heat. He's young and already experienced NBA Finals but the man has still a lot of room to grow unlike their main scorer Butler.

...Clippers have an advantage as they are in a solid shape. So I'm favoring them in this.

It's not a bad call if you're betting on ML. How about spread?

[Maslate]

...Clippers have an advantage as they are in a solid shape. So I'm favoring them in this.

It's not a bad call if you're betting on ML. How about spread?

Probably taking the spread is also a great idea because you'll get better odds on the spread.

The odds as of the moment on LA Clippers ML is only 1.40, or $40 win or your $100 bet, I think that's small. However, if you put on the spread which is already at -6 now @1.91, then you'll get good return but a little risky.

You must carefully analyze, Clippers could dominate here since Butler is out and AFAIR, this is the first time that Butler did not play in this season, so that could be a huge effect on the Heat's offense and defense.

[Reid]

Tobias Harris is back and he is smoking hot with 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists already at third quarter of a game against the Raptors.
76ers will just need to wait for Embiid while he is still at health and safety protocol  before they could be at full blast once again.
For now, Drummond should hold the defense below the rim and it appears like he can but not that better when Embiid was down there who is a threat on both end of the floor.

[Dave1]

Tobias Harris is back and he is smoking hot with 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists already at third quarter of a game against the Raptors.
76ers will just need to wait for Embiid while he is still at health and safety protocol  before they could be at full blast once again.
For now, Drummond should hold the defense below the rim and it appears like he can but not that better when Embiid was down there who is a threat on both end of the floor.

It's another close game we have right now. Toronto goes as high as 10 point lead in the 4th quarter, but the Sixers come back and cut it to 3 points.

And then Toronto keeps the lead, but Harris hits a 3 now, to cut the lead to 5. I don't have a bet on this game, but I like the chances of Toronto in the beginning.

Anyhow, 3 minutes to go, 100-107 Toronto leading.

[Kelvinid]

Tobias Harris is back and he is smoking hot with 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists already at third quarter of a game against the Raptors.
76ers will just need to wait for Embiid while he is still at health and safety protocol  before they could be at full blast once again.
For now, Drummond should hold the defense below the rim and it appears like he can but not that better when Embiid was down there who is a threat on both end of the floor.

It's another close game we have right now. Toronto goes as high as 10 point lead in the 4th quarter, but the Sixers come back and cut it to 3 points.

And then Toronto keeps the lead, but Harris hits a 3 now, to cut the lead to 5. I don't have a bet on this game, but I like the chances of Toronto in the beginning.

Anyhow, 3 minutes to go, 100-107 Toronto leading.

And Toronto wins the game.

Without Embiid, it's good to bet against them, and VanVleet leads the team again. I'm seeing a good team now, they don't have a lot of all-stars in a team but they are having great chemistry, Gary Trent Jr. has found his home, he is good with the Blazers but he is better with the Raptors being a starter.

By the way, this win is without Paskal Siakam, that's just awesome.

[Dave1]

Tobias Harris is back and he is smoking hot with 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists already at third quarter of a game against the Raptors.
76ers will just need to wait for Embiid while he is still at health and safety protocol  before they could be at full blast once again.
For now, Drummond should hold the defense below the rim and it appears like he can but not that better when Embiid was down there who is a threat on both end of the floor.

It's another close game we have right now. Toronto goes as high as 10 point lead in the 4th quarter, but the Sixers come back and cut it to 3 points.

And then Toronto keeps the lead, but Harris hits a 3 now, to cut the lead to 5. I don't have a bet on this game, but I like the chances of Toronto in the beginning.

Anyhow, 3 minutes to go, 100-107 Toronto leading.

And Toronto wins the game.

Without Embiid, it's good to bet against them, and VanVleet leads the team again. I'm seeing a good team now, they don't have a lot of all-stars in a team but they are having great chemistry, Gary Trent Jr. has found his home, he is good with the Blazers but he is better with the Raptors being a starter.

By the way, this win is without Paskal Siakam, that's just awesome.

Exactly, when I think that that game will go into OT, boom, Trent Jr and VanFleet back to back 3? damn, it's gonna hurt.

And so after that dagger 3, Toronto extends their leads and their is no way that the Sixers can come back from that.
In the Pacers vs Jazz game, there is another incident:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkvvjKpvc9k

Gobert and Turner has this scuffle with multiple ejections. Just a couple of days ago we have the Jokic vs Morris incident and now this one.