2025 NBA Season

[Yaunfitda]

Nobody talking about LeBron James putting up 50 points for the second time in a week? This one was a pretty efficient shooting game as he went 18 of 25 from the field in the win. Unfortunately, he had to carry the team himself because Westbrook only got 5 points on 2 of 11 shots from the field. You hate to see it. I really hope Russ gets things figured out before the season ends and it looks like they could use AD back as soon as possible if they want to make the post season. Good win tonight though over Kuz and company.

Yes, but the Lakers have been talked about how they are not going to go the playoffs and if they did first round exit. But we really have to appreciate Lebron James, he is really trying his best to bring the Lakers and win some games. Although they win today, it was against a low team. Just imagine the hate they will got if they lost to Kuzma and the Wizards after getting beaten by the Houston Rockets? For sure Russ will be crucified again. Hopefully though, AD can come back, he is the missing piece of the puzzle here.

[danherbias07]

Nobody talking about LeBron James putting up 50 points for the second time in a week? This one was a pretty efficient shooting game as he went 18 of 25 from the field in the win. Unfortunately, he had to carry the team himself because Westbrook only got 5 points on 2 of 11 shots from the field. You hate to see it. I really hope Russ gets things figured out before the season ends and it looks like they could use AD back as soon as possible if they want to make the post season. Good win tonight though over Kuz and company.

I guess that erases all the rumors scattering around social media about him being traded. Whoever did that.
50 points. His 14th in his career. Wow. I watched the last half of the game only and his hands are smoking hot. Anywhere he jumps even at how misaligned the position is it all sinks in the bucket.
Lakers have the winning chance when he plays like that but the same type of game won't happen against every team. Lebron could become a good decoy on their next game as they are now aware he cannot be left undefended. So the big question is, who will step up?

[Rufsilf]

Live betting is not for me, I can't really be bothered by staying awake that long (NBA games are after midnight for me) and watch the full game and take advantage of that. If I am not wrong, Stake offered live betting while also offering live watching the game on their platform as well, if I did stay awake for that long then I would have used that.

I do not know where you guys live, but it would require me to stay awake until like 5-6 am most of the time, even later for certain games and I don't think that it worths it. This is why I wager on them before the game starts, go to bed, and wake up to find out if my bet was good or not.

Yeah, I guess it's not for everyone, if you are in a timezone that you can't watch the game because it's gonna be late on your side then live betting is not for you.

But for those who are on the other side of the world, wherein it is morning to us, we can watch it live and then follow and see how the game progresses and make some live betting.

Live betting is ain't for everyone, unless if you're willing to wait and watch those games so late and risking your day work or shift. In your timezone, all you can do is assess the team you want to bet before the game starts and check on the morning if your bet made it.

Yes, it's really great if you live on the eastern part of the world because you can do early bets and livebetting if you want.

[mirakal]

I would have liked to watch the Philadelphia 76ers - Brooklyn Nets game if it wasn't too late for me. Because it must have been a really delightful game and a surprising thing happened at the end too. I didn't give much chance to Nets for winning this game. But they did even by a score like 129-100. I wonder what went wrong with 76ers players in this one. I watched the highlights today and really appreciated Nets' solid game plan. But they are still not very trustworthy until starting a decent form.

Yeah, i'm not sure either.

It wasn't even like that the Nets was doing well prior to this game. They were way below .500 in the last 20 games coming into this one.

I think that it's probably just all the rumours and drama having built up over the past few months releasing. KD with another very efficient performance, he's not going to let Ben Simmons down haha.

They were struggling for a while because Durant rested due to injury, and Irving wasn't consistently playing as well. Now, that Durant is back and Irving is with him, they make a better team already and of course, we cannot forget the addition of Curry and Drummond, they are also a big factor of the success of the Nets recently.

Without KD on the court, they are really hopeless and struggling that's why they have fell really deep on the 9th spot, until KD came back and Irving also surprising the league more from being an inconsistent player. Now, their defense and offense have grown stronger.

The only remaining question is if Simmons could really fit in the Nets just like Drummon and Seth did. As of the skills, no doubt that Ben Simmons have it but lately he is having some serious problems in his shooting skills just like how Kobe Bryant predicted it.

[LogitechMouse]

Nobody talking about LeBron James putting up 50 points for the second time in a week? This one was a pretty efficient shooting game as he went 18 of 25 from the field in the win. Unfortunately, he had to carry the team himself because Westbrook only got 5 points on 2 of 11 shots from the field. You hate to see it. I really hope Russ gets things figured out before the season ends and it looks like they could use AD back as soon as possible if they want to make the post season. Good win tonight though over Kuz and company.

That's the good thing. Lebron at his age can still put up 50 points twice in a single week and both of them are wins and correct me but he is the first players to score 50 points 2 consecutive times in their home. He is pretty efficient indeed and he had to carry the game because.... well there are no help from other teammates.

On the other hand though, that is the problem with the Lakers right now. Who will carry the team to victory if Lebron is having a bad night? Russ?? He has the "possible" worst season of his whole career and I don't see him as reliable right now as he is when he is in other teams. I mean lets not expect him to carry the team if Lebron isn't playing or having a bad night. Well, at least he got 9 assists though. Many are waiting for AD to come back again but... we know that he is injury prone and we've seen it over and over again. He comes back then after few games will get injured and sit down. I think they must trade him since he is injury prone.

[chaser15]

On the other hand though, that is the problem with the Lakers right now. Who will carry the team to victory if Lebron is having a bad night? Russ?? He has the "possible" worst season of his whole career and I don't see him as reliable right now as he is when he is in other teams. I mean lets not expect him to carry the team if Lebron isn't playing or having a bad night.

The point is, Lakers should not be carry by anyone, by a single one, by a veteran.

It's not just about Russel Westbrook that always a bad night but he and Lebron is not the only players in the Lakers that needs to step up. Anthony Davis is nowhere to be expected too to give Lakers a boost since already injury-proned even at young age.

Lebron's other teammates should also do their best. If someone is having a worst night, they should try to cover it.

[jossiel]

That's the good thing. Lebron at his age can still put up 50 points twice in a single week and both of them are wins and correct me but he is the first players to score 50 points 2 consecutive times in their home. He is pretty efficient indeed and he had to carry the game because.... well there are no help from other teammates.

It's always like this.

Whenever Lebron is putting up a great performance, there's the lackluster of his team. He's still one of the most reliable part of the team and hopefully the next games will have the other superstars on his back getting a win for Lakers. Still a win for them against Wizards, both teams standing are not far from each other.

The win of Lakers added team to have 29 wins whilst adding 1 lost with the same wins for Wizards.

[Oasisman]

~snip~

The point is, Lakers should not be carry by anyone, by a single one, by a veteran.

It's not just about Russel Westbrook that always a bad night but he and Lebron is not the only players in the Lakers that needs to step up. Anthony Davis is nowhere to be expected too to give Lakers a boost since already injury-proned even at young age.

Lebron's other teammates should also do their best. If someone is having a worst night, they should try to cover it.

It's proven, the Lakers without LeBron can't win 5 out of 10 games. So, how do you expect his teammates to step up when LeBron doesn't even know what is an off night because he has been carrying them all season long.
Westbrook could've been a good offensive primary option, but his turnovers is holding back from that kind of role.
If AD just keeps healthy even more than half of the season, they might have been in a better position.

[Reid]

Lebron James.   50 points. Wooohh!
It was just a week ago when he made 56 points versus the Warriors, now here he goes again. Will his team mates ever learn to do their part too?  
Washington Wizards is not a defensive team but Warriors is one of the top so it's difficult to explain how this is happening or he is just that good even at his age.
Damn, it brings back a lot of good memories but before it was mostly hardcore dunks not shooting. I am amazed at how he adapts sharpening his shooting skills and mentality.

[agustina2]

If AD just keeps healthy even more than half of the season, they might have been in a better position.

They should consider trading Anthony Davis in the off-season while he is still valuable. Continous injury will deflate his value. He is a good contributor on Lakers and he always proves that even coming back to an injury. On his last comeback from injury, he is producing good numbers right away. But that was all useless if he will remain injury at most games every season. I'd rather trade him as a priority and Westbrook as second.

Unfortunate to see good young players hitting injuries at their prime. A waste of good talent.

[ultrloa]

If AD just keeps healthy even more than half of the season, they might have been in a better position.

They should consider trading Anthony Davis in the off-season while he is still valuable. Continous injury will deflate his value. He is a good contributor on Lakers and he always proves that even coming back to an injury. On his last comeback from injury, he is producing good numbers right away. But that was all useless if he will remain injury at most games every season. I'd rather trade him as a priority and Westbrook as second.

Unfortunate to see good young players hitting injuries at their prime. A waste of good talent.

Trading AD will be the best decision to be done by Lakers since in the first place he's injury prone now and this disturb their team rotation because they don't know if when he came back to the line up. I'd rather make westbrook stay because he's always available and we can say that he is still on his prime, maybe for this season he's not clicking due to frustrations he receive but once they get a better rooster next season provably they can make this line up work better.

[Yamifoud]

If AD just keeps healthy even more than half of the season, they might have been in a better position.

They should consider trading Anthony Davis in the off-season while he is still valuable. Continous injury will deflate his value. He is a good contributor on Lakers and he always proves that even coming back to an injury. On his last comeback from injury, he is producing good numbers right away. But that was all useless if he will remain injury at most games every season. I'd rather trade him as a priority and Westbrook as second.

Unfortunate to see good young players hitting injuries at their prime. A waste of good talent.

Trading AD will be the best decision to be done by Lakers since in the first place he's injury prone now and this disturb their team rotation because they don't know if when he came back to the line up. I'd rather make westbrook stay because he's always available and we can say that he is still on his prime, maybe for this season he's not clicking due to frustrations he receive but once they get a better rooster next season provably they can make this line up work better.

Well, it's up to the management to decided on which player they will trade, but I'm pretty sure it's not Lebron and most likely it will be Westbrook who will be traded. Davis was one of the reason for the LA Lakers success when they win a championship, he has proven something already, so I don't think they will let him go after signing him a max contract.

[Maslate]

Dallas is back on their winning track.

They beat the Houston Rockets with a score of 113 - 100, which is led by Luka Doncic as usual, he tallied 30 points and 14 rebounds, another double-double performance by him. Happy for the result as I was able to put my bet on the Mavericks and they cover the spread.

Tomorrow, I'll be betting again, I like the Bucks -1 against the Warriors.

[Sanitough]

Dallas is back on their winning track.

They beat the Houston Rockets with a score of 113 - 100, which is led by Luka Doncic as usual, he tallied 30 points and 14 rebounds, another double-double performance by him. Happy for the result as I was able to put my bet on the Mavericks and they cover the spread.

I'm not surprised they win against the Rockets, the team they beat are at the bottom of the standing I believe and Mavericks are a playoff team.
They just did bounce back from a bad performance against the Knicks and you are right, they are back in the winning track and they'll surely have a chance to build a winning streak again.

Tomorrow, I'll be betting again, I like the Bucks -1 against the Warriors.

This is a tough match up to decide but I'm going with the home team.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Dallas is back on their winning track.

They beat the Houston Rockets with a score of 113 - 100, which is led by Luka Doncic as usual, he tallied 30 points and 14 rebounds, another double-double performance by him. Happy for the result as I was able to put my bet on the Mavericks and they cover the spread.

Tomorrow, I'll be betting again, I like the Bucks -1 against the Warriors.

They are the favorite to win against the Rockets though, so there is no big surprises here.

Luka is the heart and soul of the team, so if he plays good most likely they are going to win games. And it's good that he has some help as well, because the last time they've lost he is the only one who got double digit in scoring, if my memory serves me right.

[onetwostep]

Nobody talking about LeBron James putting up 50 points for the second time in a week? This one was a pretty efficient shooting game as he went 18 of 25 from the field in the win. Unfortunately, he had to carry the team himself because Westbrook only got 5 points on 2 of 11 shots from the field. You hate to see it. I really hope Russ gets things figured out before the season ends and it looks like they could use AD back as soon as possible if they want to make the post season. Good win tonight though over Kuz and company.

I feel bad for LeBron, he plays great despite his age but the rest of the team is pretty weak. A 50-point performance is a huge success, and LeBron does it all the time. But as long as Westbrook plays, I think he is hurting the team, he needs to leave the team as soon as possible.
He must be aware that it doesn't do much

[Botnake]

Nobody talking about LeBron James putting up 50 points for the second time in a week? This one was a pretty efficient shooting game as he went 18 of 25 from the field in the win. Unfortunately, he had to carry the team himself because Westbrook only got 5 points on 2 of 11 shots from the field. You hate to see it. I really hope Russ gets things figured out before the season ends and it looks like they could use AD back as soon as possible if they want to make the post season. Good win tonight though over Kuz and company.

I feel bad for LeBron, he plays great despite his age but the rest of the team is pretty weak. A 50-point performance is a huge success, and LeBron does it all the time. But as long as Westbrook plays, I think he is hurting the team, he needs to leave the team as soon as possible.
He must be aware that it doesn't do much

He will only leave if the management will force him to leave and that is by trade.
For now, there's no rumor regarding that, but as we see the Lakers are struggling, for sure the best decision is to trade him, or Davis, but it's unlikely to happen.

[Baofeng]

Nobody talking about LeBron James putting up 50 points for the second time in a week? This one was a pretty efficient shooting game as he went 18 of 25 from the field in the win. Unfortunately, he had to carry the team himself because Westbrook only got 5 points on 2 of 11 shots from the field. You hate to see it. I really hope Russ gets things figured out before the season ends and it looks like they could use AD back as soon as possible if they want to make the post season. Good win tonight though over Kuz and company.

I feel bad for LeBron, he plays great despite his age but the rest of the team is pretty weak. A 50-point performance is a huge success, and LeBron does it all the time. But as long as Westbrook plays, I think he is hurting the team, he needs to leave the team as soon as possible.
He must be aware that it doesn't do much

I'm sure that Westbrick is already aware of his performance as a Lakers because he has been criticize a lot by fans and the basketball public. It even involved her wife in the discussion. He is trying to do his best that's why Lebron needs to elevate and carry the team on his shoulder again with another 50 point performance just to stay above right now. Sooner or alter WB will be traded by the Lakers.

[harizen]

but as we see the Lakers are struggling, for sure the best decision is to trade him, or Davis, but it's unlikely to happen.

LeBron James is the one carrying the Lakers and the best decision is to trade him?

Lakers are nothing for several seasons after Kobe's retirement, even prior to his retirement. They rebuild with pure young cores but didn't work out for years. When LeBron comes, that's the only time Lakers become a playoffs contender again (except on the 1st season that they missed the playoffs as LeBron sits out for long because of injury). The following year, they got the NBA bubble Champion.

At his age, still putting up 50 points. Not good in general since the Lakers just showing that all of them are inconsistent.

One thing is for sure to me, trading LeBron won't save the current Lakers' a**.

[Sanitough]

One thing is for sure to me, trading LeBron won't save the current Lakers' a**.

Lebron won't be traded but if he sees no improvement in the team, he might ask to get traded so he can continue his legacy. Of maybe he will just wait because he will be restricted by 2023 offseason.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/charles-oakley-lebron-james-lakers-future/vak3t5gnzprr1hhurtxim7q29

When will LeBron James be a free agent?
After signing a two-year $85.7 million dollar contract extension in 2020, James is under contract with the Lakers through the 2022-23 season. James will be an unrestricted free agent in the 2023 offseason.

If the Lakers could not give Lebron have a shot at a championship, for sure he will not retire in Lakers uniform.