2024 NBA Season

[jostorres]

I'm surprised, at this moment, Heat has about 20 points of advantage!

Herro, Lowry and Robinson are playing really well! But on the other hand I'm surprised with Clarkson's performance with over 20 points!!

Clarkson has always been a natural scorer.

It's just that he is very inconsistent, he could be the hottest man on the planet on one night and then completely disappear the next. If he was more consistent, he is a franchise talent for sure.

But the Heat are very impressive indeed. Good comeback after tough losses to Lakers and Clippers.

Honestly Lakers look so lost out there when things do not go their way. I get that they are a new team assembled for championship so it is going to take a while to adjust to play together, but I really do not understand why would they really play this bad even individually.

I get that it is a team game and when the team is not doing well then so does the person, but I have seen them defend badly, I have seen them shoot badly, I have seen them turnover badly, like some of these are just not excuses for team chemistry and team bonding. I do not know what's going to happen next but they really should fix everything quickly if they really want to have a chance to win anything this year.

[gagux123]

To be honest, the Cavaliers really did surprise me this season, I thought they are still a bad team but they showed they can be a great team even without a star player. As per ranking of standing, they are now sitting at the number 4 with a 9(w) - 5 (l) record, and of course, it's also impossible for this team to sit at the top 1.

https://www.nba.com/standings

Yes, for me too! I'm really surprised with Cleveland Cavaliers this season, it looks like without a star player on the team, the Cavs is playing better compared to the last season!

Being honest, I don't know if Cavs will continue with that same performance, and I don't know if he will make it to the playoffs this season. Only time can tell us that.

[Yogee]

Bulls will be visiting a resurgent Clippers later on. They may have a better chance here unlike against GSW but the LAC is doing well on their own despite the injuries to key players and that's also down to their improved defense. It would be a tougher test for them to contain the Bulls offense. Which team are you picking on ML?

[gagux123]

Bulls will be visiting a resurgent Clippers later on. They may have a better chance here unlike against GSW but the LAC is doing well on their own despite the injuries to key players and that's also down to their improved defense. It would be a tougher test for them to contain the Bulls offense. Which team are you picking on ML?

Hmmm, this is something interesting. I would never imagine the Bulls playing well this season, another team that surprised me is the Warriors, without Klay Thompson, they did 11/1, that for me is an impressive number!

Clippers are a good team, despite the injuries that some players have suffered, the team is still competitive.
I believe it will be a great game between Bulls vs Clippers, I'm excited to watch this game.

With the great win streak the Clippers are making, I believe they can beat the Bulls (of course that's my humble opinion)

[agustina2]

To be honest, the Cavaliers really did surprise me this season, I thought they are still a bad team but they showed they can be a great team even without a star player. As per ranking of standing, they are now sitting at the number 4 with a 9(w) - 5 (l) record, and of course, it's also impossible for this team to sit at the top 1.

https://www.nba.com/standings

Yes, for me too! I'm really surprised with Cleveland Cavaliers this season, it looks like without a star player on the team, the Cavs is playing better compared to the last season!

Being honest, I don't know if Cavs will continue with that same performance, and I don't know if he will make it to the playoffs this season. Only time can tell us that.

There's no surprise to that. If you looked at the standing, Top 1-12 in Eastern Conference are not that gap. We can see if Cavaliers is really surprising us after we see their performance for more games. Maybe we are not just used to seeing Cavaliers having a win-loss ratio like that so it seems surprising.

This just shows they improved and looking forward we can see them again in the playoffs.

[btc_angela]

Bulls will be visiting a resurgent Clippers later on. They may have a better chance here unlike against GSW but the LAC is doing well on their own despite the injuries to key players and that's also down to their improved defense. It would be a tougher test for them to contain the Bulls offense. Which team are you picking on ML?

I'm picking the home team here, Bulls lost big time against the Warriors, and Clippers is riding on a good winning momentum. Plus Clippers seems to find it's chemistry already and I'm not sure if Vucevic are going to play in Bulls uniform today. So in any case it will be DeRozan and Lavine again.

And the Clippers still have PG13 who have been playing MVP caliber as of late. It might be a close game though, but Clippers will take his one home.

[qwertyup23]

Great to see Lakers defeating a Spurs in tonight's game since AD stepped-up big time in the match. Though the Lakers are still struggling with their team chemistry, one cannot ignore the individual skill of the players that they have once they unleash it. I just really hope that the performance of AD will become consistent right after this match as I just really want to witness Lakers win!

The game between the Cavs vs Celtics was also a good game especially that you can see an era of new generations of rookies. I find it hard to believe that the generation of rookies nowadays are so talented!

[harizen]

Great to see Lakers defeating a Spurs in tonight's game since AD stepped-up big time in the match. Though the Lakers are still struggling with their team chemistry, one cannot ignore the individual skill of the players that they have once they unleash it. I just really hope that the performance of AD will become consistent right after this match as I just really want to witness Lakers win!

The game between the Cavs vs Celtics was also a good game especially that you can see an era of new generations of rookies. I find it hard to believe that the generation of rookies nowadays are so talented!

From what I observed with the Lakers, there's no problem with individual stats. The problem is team stats and the ability to maintain the phase of the game. Looking at their past games, they are giving up more turnovers than usual. In rebounding, they are being dominated in either offensive or defensive boards. They are also allowing more open plays to other teams for an easy shot.

And in tonight's game against the Spurs, at least they finally won after an embarrassing loss to Minnesota Timberwolves last night.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

What a ballgame between the Hornets and the Warriors. Hornets though edging the favourite Warriors by 4 points

It was Terry Rozier who provided solid offense down the stretch. They've limited Curry to just 24 points and not his usual shooting night. So Warriors winning streak was snapped today. I thought that Warriors are going to cover the spread -8.5 or at least force a OT, but Rozier out jump Green in the jump ball.

[yazher]

Great to see Lakers defeating a Spurs in tonight's game since AD stepped-up big time in the match. Though the Lakers are still struggling with their team chemistry, one cannot ignore the individual skill of the players that they have once they unleash it. I just really hope that the performance of AD will become consistent right after this match as I just really want to witness Lakers win!

The game between the Cavs vs Celtics was also a good game especially that you can see an era of new generations of rookies. I find it hard to believe that the generation of rookies nowadays are so talented!

Consistency is the key in order for them to reach the NBA playoffs again this year. they've been losing so much right now and struggling to make their way to the top 8 in the Western Conference. though the season has just started, they should really put in the work to make it to at least the top 3 before the end of this year. because by next year, we will see the other teams will give it all they can to manage to survive and get to the NBA playoffs as well. There will be lots of injuries as well and to secure the top seed as early as they can, is crucial at the start of the few games of the season.

[OgNasty]

What a ballgame between the Hornets and the Warriors. Hornets though edging the favourite Warriors by 4 points

It was Terry Rozier who provided solid offense down the stretch. They've limited Curry to just 24 points and not his usual shooting night. So Warriors winning streak was snapped today. I thought that Warriors are going to cover the spread -8.5 or at least force a OT, but Rozier out jump Green in the jump ball.

Steph Curry had an off night. It happens. I think the young guys gave him a little bit of trouble. Wiggins played well though and has shown a lot of improvement since joining the Warriors. Last year you saw it in his defense but this year you’re really seeing him get more comfortable with the ball and taking over the offense. I can’t wait to see what this team looks like when Wiseman and Thompson come back.

[Jating]

What a ballgame between the Hornets and the Warriors. Hornets though edging the favourite Warriors by 4 points

It was Terry Rozier who provided solid offense down the stretch. They've limited Curry to just 24 points and not his usual shooting night. So Warriors winning streak was snapped today. I thought that Warriors are going to cover the spread -8.5 or at least force a OT, but Rozier out jump Green in the jump ball.

Steph Curry had an off night. It happens. I think the young guys gave him a little bit of trouble. Wiggins played well though and has shown a lot of improvement since joining the Warriors. Last year you saw it in his defense but this year you’re really seeing him get more comfortable with the ball and taking over the offense. I can’t wait to see what this team looks like when Wiseman and Thompson come back.

Yeah, probably the young guys took it a challenge for themselves to guard Steph Curry and not let him explode in their home court.

Actually it was a close game, it can go either way, both of them missed a lot of shots in the stretch, but it was the Hornets who got the breaks in the end specially in the ensuing jumpball. If Warriors got that, they could have score and force the game into overtime.

[Pamadar]

What a ballgame between the Hornets and the Warriors. Hornets though edging the favourite Warriors by 4 points

It was Terry Rozier who provided solid offense down the stretch. They've limited Curry to just 24 points and not his usual shooting night. So Warriors winning streak was snapped today. I thought that Warriors are going to cover the spread -8.5 or at least force a OT, but Rozier out jump Green in the jump ball.

That last jump ball not really expected that to happen,

I believe that green will take that and force the game to OT but to my surprise Rozier takes the right tip to win over Green and Hornets didn't let that opportunity to pass for them,

Snatching a game against the heavy favorite something that not every day will happen to you.

It ends the winning streak of GSW in the manner that no one expected it to happen. Congrats Hornets followers, those who bet for them either ML or handicap.

[Reid]

Sad to see the Warriors receiving their 2nd loss of the season and it's on Hornets which they defeated at a huge number a week ago.
I am expecting to witness another record breaking streak and it's now it's gone. I wish they could make another and pump up the basketball fans.

Clippers on the other hand might be exhausted with their game versus the T'Wolves. Upon checking the stats, both Bulls and Clippers are almost identical in defense and offense. But, after Lavine hit that last 3 pointer, you know the game is over.

[gagux123]

There's no surprise to that. If you looked at the standing, Top 1-12 in Eastern Conference are not that gap. We can see if Cavaliers is really surprising us after we see their performance for more games. Maybe we are not just used to seeing Cavaliers having a win-loss ratio like that so it seems surprising.

This just shows they improved and looking forward we can see them again in the playoffs.

This is questionable! Even though the Cavaliers don't have any AllStar or elite players, the team had a good start in this season, we need to see if that performance will last through the regular season.

I don't know, but I find it a little bit difficult for Cavs to make it into the playoffs without an experienced and excellent quality player to guide them there.


By the way guys, what did you think about the Bulls vs Clippers game!!?
I was convinced that the Clippers would beat the Bulls, even more because they were playing at Stapless Center!
Anyway, I was very wrong!

Lavine and DeRozan played well!
The Bulls had nearly 38% hits on 3 points shots and 44.2% on court shots.
These are interesting numbers!

[Ziskinberg]

Two win streak was over today.

Clippers and GSW both lose their game. The bulls did a great job against the Clippers while Charlotte beat the Warriors in their first road game.
Now only the Suns has the longest win streak with 8, so let's see if they'll continue this win streak because they could take over the number 1 spot if the Warriors struggle in the road.

[Yaunfitda]

Sad to see the Warriors receiving their 2nd loss of the season and it's on Hornets which they defeated at a huge number a week ago.
I am expecting to witness another record breaking streak and it's now it's gone. I wish they could make another and pump up the basketball fans.

Probably the biggest factor is that they are playing away from home. Curry was taken out of the equation and so is Jordan Poole, Wiggins and Draymond can do only as much, Lee was also check and had a horrendous shooting night.

Clippers on the other hand might be exhausted with their game versus the T'Wolves. Upon checking the stats, both Bulls and Clippers are almost identical in defense and offense. But, after Lavine hit that last 3 pointer, you know the game is over.

I think Clippers is on the back to back games? maybe they got exhausted and fatigue in this game because it was evident in the first quarter as they were blown away by the Bulls. Although they take the lead at some point in the 4th quarter. That was there last stand, as the Bulls pulled away.

[gagux123]

Two win streak was over today.

Clippers and GSW both lose their game. The bulls did a great job against the Clippers while Charlotte beat the Warriors in their first road game.
Now only the Suns has the longest win streak with 8, so let's see if they'll continue this win streak because they could take over the number 1 spot if the Warriors struggle in the road.

I was convinced the Clippers would beat the Bulls, and I was surprised with Charlotte's victory over the Warriors.
I never imagined, LaMelo Ball would play at this level lately, he came back from an injury and still scored 21 points in his last game.!!

I don't know, I might be getting ahead of myself, but I don't doubt that a few years into the future LaMelo Ball will be playing in an AllStar Game

[arwin100]

Two win streak was over today.

Clippers and GSW both lose their game. The bulls did a great job against the Clippers while Charlotte beat the Warriors in their first road game.
Now only the Suns has the longest win streak with 8, so let's see if they'll continue this win streak because they could take over the number 1 spot if the Warriors struggle in the road.

I was surprised with Charlotte's victory over the Warriors.
I never imagined, LaMelo Ball would play at this level lately, he came back from an injury and still scored 21 points in his last game.!!

I don't know, I might be getting ahead of myself, but I don't doubt that a few years into the future LaMelo Ball will be playing in an AllStar Game

If he's consistent towards his performance then provably we can see him on that level and he's young so we can expect more from him if he's Charlotte will develop him into a big caliber player. But if he will put in bench and receive a six man role in future then maybe this could ruin his career and might he's potential will drop off.

Anyways its good to see them beating the Warriors since for sure their next opponent will get threatened since they are coming from a huge win on Warriors.

[gagux123]

If he's consistent towards his performance then provably we can see him on that level and he's young so we can expect more from him if he's Charlotte will develop him into a big caliber player. But if he will put in bench and receive a six man role in future then maybe this could ruin his career and might he's potential will drop off.

Anyways its good to see them beating the Warriors since for sure their next opponent will get threatened since they are coming from a huge win on Warriors.

Yes, this is a decisive factor, consistency!!
Among the brothers, I believe LaMelo Ball is the best and has a promising future ahead.
Only 20 years old, height between 6.7 - 6.8. And it still plays as a PG.

Another interesting factor, that's what you said, it's much more advantageous for LaMelo Ball to play in a small team in the starting line-up than for him to play in a great team but stay on the bench or maybe as a 6th man.

If LaMelo played together with an experienced player, he would evolve a lot, especially if he is an excellent quality PG, for example, Kyrie Irving, CP3, Lilard, Kemba Walker and others.
If LaMelo can get a quality "mentor" to improve him, I would have no doubt that he would soon be an AllStar player.