2025 NBA Season

[darxiaomi]

Am I the only one who looks at the huge number of turnovers that Luka Doncic has?
I know that the number is always going to be a little high because he is always carrying the ball, which implies a greater risk of losing, as happens to most great players, but the other day against Golden State if I remember correctly he lost 9 balls.
He's still an off the charts player, but he's going to have to pay a little more attention to this.

[chaser15]

Am I the only one who looks at the huge number of turnovers that Luka Doncic has?
I know that the number is always going to be a little high because he is always carrying the ball, which implies a greater risk of losing, as happens to most great players, but the other day against Golden State if I remember correctly he lost 9 balls.
He's still an off the charts player, but he's going to have to pay a little more attention to this.

It might be alarming but aside from those turnovers, his other stats is really good.

Regardless if he's like that or not, he still end up in a good contribution that really helps and lift the Dallas Mavericks overall. It's usual to have that number of turnovers during their game against the Golden State Warriors as they are trying by force to get back from being behind 19+ points in the 4th quarter.

Since they are running out of time, some of his/their offensive are quick but in the end, look at the result and still able to win.

[magneto]

Am I the only one who looks at the huge number of turnovers that Luka Doncic has?
I know that the number is always going to be a little high because he is always carrying the ball, which implies a greater risk of losing, as happens to most great players, but the other day against Golden State if I remember correctly he lost 9 balls.
He's still an off the charts player, but he's going to have to pay a little more attention to this.

100%.

People seem to overlook this major flaw of his because of his flashy offense.

But the thing is, his defense is suspect at times and he doesn't really play with much effort outside of a select few plays. He loses the ball quite a lot, and whereas Russell Westbrook gets criticised, he seems to get a free pass for it.

[Russlenat]

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and who knows, Lebron might get traded.

Honestly, I want to see this happen Maybe the thought of getting kicked out would spark a new fire in his belly. Unfortunately, I don't think the Lakers have the guts to do that.

Exactly, Lebron being a hall of Famer won't be easily ditched out by the Lakers, that would not help his reputation and the Lakers itself. His numbers are still good, it's just that his teammates are inaccurate, maybe they have to start changing the coaching staff.

Yeah, it's not really possible that Lakers will agree to trade and send off LeBron. He is such a valuable player to them and they can't definitely afford to do that, LeBron isn't the problem in the team. Also, I somehow heard/read before that this will be his last season in Lakers if everything won't go as planned and probably he will go back to BelieveLand.

[onetwostep]

Lakers definitely deserves to sit this one out. I mean it is clear that they are not good enough to matter during playoffs. So why would they work themselves harder and play in the playing tournament and then maybe get lucky and be in the playoffs first round and play 4 more games just to get swept? Just take an early break, stay away from the playoff this year and figure things out during the summer. It is clear that they are not going anywhere meaningful with this team.

Westbrook is HORRIBLE, AD is gone all the time, and Lebron can't do anything all by himself anymore. I still think Lebron is good, he is not bad at all, he is great, but not good enough to carry a team of role players to finals anymore, it is not that lebron anymore.

I think LeBron is getting old, he used to be good enough to take a team to the playoffs on his own but he's not performing like he used to anymore. I think the biggest factor is aging. There must be someone in the team who can help him, but they currently do not have such a player. That's why the Lakers are struggling this year, and LeBron will appear on a different team next year, maybe with his son

[Pamadar]

Lakers definitely deserves to sit this one out. I mean it is clear that they are not good enough to matter during playoffs. So why would they work themselves harder and play in the playing tournament and then maybe get lucky and be in the playoffs first round and play 4 more games just to get swept? Just take an early break, stay away from the playoff this year and figure things out during the summer. It is clear that they are not going anywhere meaningful with this team.

Westbrook is HORRIBLE, AD is gone all the time, and Lebron can't do anything all by himself anymore. I still think Lebron is good, he is not bad at all, he is great, but not good enough to carry a team of role players to finals anymore, it is not that lebron anymore.

I still hope that the Lakers will keep trying to reach the playoffs. However, the problem is that they still don't have team chemistry, and sometimes it seems to me that LeBron is the only player on the team who really wants to win. Obviously, he will not be able to take the team to the final series because his teammates are absolutely unwilling to help him.

You also noticed that LeBron still trying, but without any help, come from his teammates. Nothing will happen to them.

Unlike before, the Lakers now are more on papers and not on the actual performance, Westbrook and Melo are both offensive but no longer
can run and make a good stop.

Younger players who are running the offense can quickly make the attack and mostly convert the basket, I wish they will try to push
till the next round and see what fate is waiting for them.

[OgNasty]

Harden is suddenly playing like he was before this year. I guess the rule changes weren’t as responsible for his dips in numbers as was thought. It’s looking like him and Embiid are the pairing people had hoped they would be.

Congrats to the Phoenix Suns for getting their 50th win of the season. With 20 games left to go, they are on their way to having one of the best regular seasons in recent memory. They’re going to have a tougher postseason schedule I think this year, but it’s clear their sights are set on another trip to the finals.

[timerland]

Lakers definitely deserves to sit this one out. I mean it is clear that they are not good enough to matter during playoffs. So why would they work themselves harder and play in the playing tournament and then maybe get lucky and be in the playoffs first round and play 4 more games just to get swept? Just take an early break, stay away from the playoff this year and figure things out during the summer. It is clear that they are not going anywhere meaningful with this team.

Westbrook is HORRIBLE, AD is gone all the time, and Lebron can't do anything all by himself anymore. I still think Lebron is good, he is not bad at all, he is great, but not good enough to carry a team of role players to finals anymore, it is not that lebron anymore.

I think that the Lakers should seriously consider trading LeBron.

He has made it clear that he wants to play with his son anyway so it's not like the Lakers have much leverage in the negotiating process once he becomes a free agent.

Plus, he is aging and not as efficient as previously, especially on the defensive end. I simply don't think he will keep up this level of production.

[btc_angela]

Harden is suddenly playing like he was before this year. I guess the rule changes weren’t as responsible for his dips in numbers as was thought. It’s looking like him and Embiid are the pairing people had hoped they would be.

Perhaps Harden is rejuvenated with his current team, he shoot 3's, he drives, he passes, just like his days with the Houston Rockets.

Congrats to the Phoenix Suns for getting their 50th win of the season. With 20 games left to go, they are on their way to having one of the best regular seasons in recent memory. They’re going to have a tougher postseason schedule I think this year, but it’s clear their sights are set on another trip to the finals.

Already a big accomplishment for team, even without CP3, they can end up as the top seed in the West. But as we go into playoffs, the games are going to be very close and that's where they are going to miss the services of the veteran CP3.

[Reid]

Dirk was not a good comparison or am I missing something? Did he ever leave the franchise like Lebron?

Yeah, sorry I missed to input about the "veteran contract" even though he won't play they let him sit down there. Not about leaving the franchise but just an appreciation for the entertainment and championship given to Cavs by Lebron and Dirk with Mavs. Paid without even playing every game.

Miami Heat is stronger than ever to give the Bucks that hard time to win the game. Jrue and Giannis was forced to give their all and it was like a playoffs game. That's fun to see a game that intense.

[arwin100]

Lakers definitely deserves to sit this one out. I mean it is clear that they are not good enough to matter during playoffs. So why would they work themselves harder and play in the playing tournament and then maybe get lucky and be in the playoffs first round and play 4 more games just to get swept? Just take an early break, stay away from the playoff this year and figure things out during the summer. It is clear that they are not going anywhere meaningful with this team.

Westbrook is HORRIBLE, AD is gone all the time, and Lebron can't do anything all by himself anymore. I still think Lebron is good, he is not bad at all, he is great, but not good enough to carry a team of role players to finals anymore, it is not that lebron anymore.

I think that the Lakers should seriously consider trading LeBron.

He has made it clear that he wants to play with his son anyway so it's not like the Lakers have much leverage in the negotiating process once he becomes a free agent.

Plus, he is aging and not as efficient as previously, especially on the defensive end. I simply don't think he will keep up this level of production.

This is the best decision to do and they can rebuild again and get another valuable players since the value of lebrom is so high right now and might they can get better player which can fit on their system and also they can get good picks for future draft.

Lebron will leave them anyways and its huge loss for them if they didn't do any action towards this decision made by him.

[LogitechMouse]

Lakers definitely deserves to sit this one out. I mean it is clear that they are not good enough to matter during playoffs. So why would they work themselves harder and play in the playing tournament and then maybe get lucky and be in the playoffs first round and play 4 more games just to get swept? Just take an early break, stay away from the playoff this year and figure things out during the summer. It is clear that they are not going anywhere meaningful with this team.

Westbrook is HORRIBLE, AD is gone all the time, and Lebron can't do anything all by himself anymore. I still think Lebron is good, he is not bad at all, he is great, but not good enough to carry a team of role players to finals anymore, it is not that lebron anymore.

I think LeBron is getting old, he used to be good enough to take a team to the playoffs on his own but he's not performing like he used to anymore. I think the biggest factor is aging. There must be someone in the team who can help him, but they currently do not have such a player. That's why the Lakers are struggling this year, and LeBron will appear on a different team next year, maybe with his son

Unfortunately, he doesn't get any help from his teammates. I mean there is a help obviously but not enough for them to get the W in every game.

I can still remember the time where its like Lebron Vs. opponent during the playoffs when he is in the Cavaliers until they got swept by the Warriors in the NBA Finals. Now he can't do it anymore because like you said he is aging already. Well just seeing his age and his performance this season and you will see that he is still playing quite impressive but not enough to carry the team. He really needs more help from other teammates. The problem with the team is the roster. He got old players like him instead of younger and talented players and the 2 superstars that supposedly help the team to win a ring? Its not happening.

There is a high chance that Lebron will leave the team and might go to a team where it has at least one superstar until Bronny isn't playing in the NBA.

[Velvet78]

There was a Bucks - Heat game last night and it was very exciting in the last moments especially. We watched a great rivalry between Giannis and Tyler Herro in terms of scoring the most points in the game. And the winner of this rivalry was Tyler Herro by 30 points. He has been performing really impressively for some time and it is his fourth time in a row that he scores 20+ points. He has made a really big contribution to his team lately. But Giannis had a really solid performance by 28 points and 17 rebounds too here and they won the game only by one point, 120-119. It was hell of a game!

[Jating]

There was a Bucks - Heat game last night and it was very exciting in the last moments especially. We watched a great rivalry between Giannis and Tyler Herro in terms of scoring the most points in the game. And the winner of this rivalry was Tyler Herro by 30 points. He has been performing really impressively for some time and it is his fourth time in a row that he scores 20+ points. He has made a really big contribution to his team lately. But Giannis had a really solid performance by 28 points and 17 rebounds too here and they won the game only by one point, 120-119. It was hell of a game!

Didn't saw the match, but yes there was a lot of hype on this game because both of them are a top team. But it' no surprises that Giannis and the Bucks win at the end, they have been in. losing streak and they need to end it.

We also have games that went into OT like the Rockets and Jazz, I thought that the Rockets will have the momentum in the OT, but Mitchell hit a 3 and then two more from Mike Conley to seal the victory for the Utah Jazz.

[danherbias07]

get rid of WB and AD replace them with a good supporting cast. They can keep Melo and Monk as well.

Maybe trade WB but keep AD, just like this game against the Mavericks, he was shooting bricks with a very awful shooting percentage.

5-17 shooting overall, 0-4 from 3 point line. I don't understand why Westbrook still tries to shoot 3's when he is not really a good 3 point shooting. I think he should earn his points in the FT line, and it's very important that he is aggressive and he will keep attacking.

It's true. He is a veteran and I hope he already realized it by now. His strength is from attacking the paint or mid-range shots or one of his specialties which is the bunk shot. He heard the fans voice it out, he should consider it as a piece of good advice.
WB had been jumping from one team to another so I guess it won't hurt him a bit even if he is traded which I think will happen at a greater chance.

GSW lost against the T'wolves, that's two consecutive losses, and tomorrow they will be up against the Mavs again which is their first loss from the two.
I don't think it's wise to bet for them while Klay is out. But, check the injury reports before the game as it is said he might play this one.

[Pamadar]

get rid of WB and AD replace them with a good supporting cast. They can keep Melo and Monk as well.

Maybe trade WB but keep AD, just like this game against the Mavericks, he was shooting bricks with a very awful shooting percentage.

5-17 shooting overall, 0-4 from 3 point line. I don't understand why Westbrook still tries to shoot 3's when he is not really a good 3 point shooting. I think he should earn his points in the FT line, and it's very important that he is aggressive and he will keep attacking.

It's true. He is a veteran and I hope he already realized it by now. His strength is from attacking the paint or mid-range shots or one of his specialties which is the bunk shot. He heard the fans voice it out, he should consider it as a piece of good advice.
WB had been jumping from one team to another so I guess it won't hurt him a bit even if he is traded which I think will happen at a greater chance.

GSW lost against the T'wolves, that's two consecutive losses, and tomorrow they will be up against the Mavs again which is their first loss from the two.
I don't think it's wise to bet for them while Klay is out. But, check the injury reports before the game as it is said he might play this one.

He should see that and adjust. He should play the way he's more comfortable.

Attacking the basket is much better than trying to shoot outside. I don't know why he's still forcing that kind of shots where
the percentages are too low.

The fact that offensive rebounds are not for them to dominate, plus the running attack of their opponents will continue to hit
them after missing long-range shots.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

There was a Bucks - Heat game last night and it was very exciting in the last moments especially. We watched a great rivalry between Giannis and Tyler Herro in terms of scoring the most points in the game. And the winner of this rivalry was Tyler Herro by 30 points. He has been performing really impressively for some time and it is his fourth time in a row that he scores 20+ points. He has made a really big contribution to his team lately. But Giannis had a really solid performance by 28 points and 17 rebounds too here and they won the game only by one point, 120-119. It was hell of a game!

Didn't saw the match, but yes there was a lot of hype on this game because both of them are a top team. But it' no surprises that Giannis and the Bucks win at the end, they have been in. losing streak and they need to end it.

We also have games that went into OT like the Rockets and Jazz, I thought that the Rockets will have the momentum in the OT, but Mitchell hit a 3 and then two more from Mike Conley to seal the victory for the Utah Jazz.

Yes, it was Wood who throw that three with 8 seconds to go to tie the count and force overtime. They really had the momentum even scoring 3 FT by Mathews. But after that, bad play after bad play and then Donovan and Conley combine for 3x3. But we have some highlight dunks by Jalen Green, enough for consolation for Houston fans.

[Rufsilf]

Lakers definitely deserves to sit this one out. I mean it is clear that they are not good enough to matter during playoffs. So why would they work themselves harder and play in the playing tournament and then maybe get lucky and be in the playoffs first round and play 4 more games just to get swept? Just take an early break, stay away from the playoff this year and figure things out during the summer. It is clear that they are not going anywhere meaningful with this team.

Westbrook is HORRIBLE, AD is gone all the time, and Lebron can't do anything all by himself anymore. I still think Lebron is good, he is not bad at all, he is great, but not good enough to carry a team of role players to finals anymore, it is not that lebron anymore.

I think that the Lakers should seriously consider trading LeBron.

He has made it clear that he wants to play with his son anyway so it's not like the Lakers have much leverage in the negotiating process once he becomes a free agent.

Plus, he is aging and not as efficient as previously, especially on the defensive end. I simply don't think he will keep up this level of production.

Nah, I don't think that the Lakers management have the audacity to even consider to trade LeBron, seriously they don't have the courage to do that. They don't have any choice either but to wait if ever he will decides to be traded because LeBron can still produce good numbers and the biggest contributor to the team.

Yes, it is widely known in the league that once his son will play in the NBA then he will do everything he can just to be in the same team with Bronny.

[Natalim]

get rid of WB and AD replace them with a good supporting cast. They can keep Melo and Monk as well.

Maybe trade WB but keep AD, just like this game against the Mavericks, he was shooting bricks with a very awful shooting percentage.

5-17 shooting overall, 0-4 from 3 point line. I don't understand why Westbrook still tries to shoot 3's when he is not really a good 3 point shooting. I think he should earn his points in the FT line, and it's very important that he is aggressive and he will keep attacking.

It's true. He is a veteran and I hope he already realized it by now. His strength is from attacking the paint or mid-range shots or one of his specialties which is the bunk shot. He heard the fans voice it out, he should consider it as a piece of good advice.
WB had been jumping from one team to another so I guess it won't hurt him a bit even if he is traded which I think will happen at a greater chance.

GSW lost against the T'wolves, that's two consecutive losses, and tomorrow they will be up against the Mavs again which is their first loss from the two.
I don't think it's wise to bet for them while Klay is out. But, check the injury reports before the game as it is said he might play this one.

He should see that and adjust. He should play the way he's more comfortable.

Attacking the basket is much better than trying to shoot outside. I don't know why he's still forcing that kind of shots where
the percentages are too low.

The fact that offensive rebounds are not for them to dominate, plus the running attack of their opponents will continue to hit
them after missing long-range shots.

Westbrook has to understand that he is not only the superstar in the team and he is not the main man. He should play according to the game plan, and if it was the game plan for him to shoot in the perimeter, then that is a wrong game plan as he is not effective on that.

I don't know if they can still bring back the triple double westbrook, but if not, then I don't think he should stay with the Lakers.

[Yaunfitda]

^^ I think he also adjusted, he try to go back to his bread and butter, that is to go to the inside. But there are times that there are no bounce on his feet, so the young guys can follow and block his shot. And he often uses his left which is not his strong suit. I guess it boils down to that chemistry issue, and for me as much as we want him to stay as a Lakers, WB should go somewhere else.