2024 NBA Season

[YuginKadoya]

The inner Manny Pacquiao came out.  Well, that's the thing, it's a contact sport and Kuminga just acted that way because he felt like the contact was too much. Frustration really does things and sometimes it gets out of hand. I remember Jokic doing a clothesline to Cameron Payne due to frustration too as they were losing against the Suns in the playoffs, it's actually the refs that should be blamed but he took it out to another player which is wrong.
Same result, flagrant 2.

I really liked the inner Manny Pacquiao got out of him, it was sure a touch that he really likes to brawl but yes frustration usually seems to get out of hand in a heated game, and with that players surely get insane stuff and I think we all know that when emotions are high intelligence is low pretty much it will surely get out of hand every player is really not immune to it, but it can surely be avoided if one has high self-control,

I’m watching the Lakers vs 76ers game and man is this De’Anthony Melton kid lighting up the scoreboard. He is 8/11 from 3 point range on his way to 30 points.  I don’t think the Sixers would’ve won this game without him. A great performance for a relatively unknown player against multiple hall of famers. He’s going to be one happy guy when he gets home tonight. I’m happy for him, but would have preferred a Lakers win as they’ve been playing great lately.

I really think he is quite familiar with what he is doing from the 2018 draft pick for the Phoenix Suns, then Memphis Grizzlies in 2019, and now the Philadelphia 76ers this year, pretty much the kid got some experience in balling and is doing lately but if it wasn't for him the 76ers will surely lose this one, as Anthony Davis, Lebron James, Austin Reaves and a triple-double from Russell Westbrick is surely a big win for the Lakers,

Embiid played really well for Philadelphia 76ers. He started the game in a really devastating way. And that was very challenging to contain for Lakers. James Harden was at the heart of everything that was happening for Philadelphia 76ers. He had really smooth coordination with both Melton and Embiid.

For Lakers, Russell Westbrook, and Anthony Davis actually had good coordination in this game. Actually, Lakers played really well. But they did face some difficulties on the defensive side. I think if Lakers can start defending a bit better, they will be able to bring results in their favor.

Both teams really played well, it just that the Los Angeles Lakers are not really a defensive team, I think they need to invest in players that can defend or more focus on defense than scoring but surely a well-rounded player who can do that, only one because Anthony Davis can really defend very well but regarding Davis he is not enough on his own,

[wheelz1200]

The Suns vs Pelicans had an interesting ending. Look it up on Twitter. Zion got the ball and did a 360 windmill dunk on a fast break after the win was already secured. This made the Suns pretty angry and nearly started a brawl. I think the Suns are a little full of themselves all the sudden. Devon Booker and Chris Paul are a couple of the biggest prima donnas in the NBA now. I don’t like it…

Dunk away Zion! Nobody in the NBA can do shit to you.

One of those unwritten Bush league rules.  All of the drama is just jockeying for the next time they play.  No one likes getting smashed in the face.

But in other news, knicks playing a nice couple of games lately.  Thibs definitely is only playing 9 amd the rotation is set.  A little miffed cam is getting more run at least to boost his trade value if he isn't part of the plan. 

[freedomgo]

I’m watching the Lakers vs 76ers game and man is this De’Anthony Melton kid lighting up the scoreboard. He is 8/11 from 3 point range on his way to 30 points.  I don’t think the Sixers would’ve won this game without him. A great performance for a relatively unknown player against multiple hall of famers. He’s going to be one happy guy when he gets home tonight. I’m happy for him, but would have preferred a Lakers win as they’ve been playing great lately.

Indeed! It is one of his best nights against the heavy names on the league of which I bet he will boast it to his closest friends and family because it's not every time that Melton can have that good points. He got the most points contributed next to Joel Embiid, and if not because of his successive 3-point shots, the 76ers will really have a hard time battling against the Lakers. A good close game that at least needed an overtime to know who's the winner.

[Jating]

I’m watching the Lakers vs 76ers game and man is this De’Anthony Melton kid lighting up the scoreboard. He is 8/11 from 3 point range on his way to 30 points.  I don’t think the Sixers would’ve won this game without him. A great performance for a relatively unknown player against multiple hall of famers. He’s going to be one happy guy when he gets home tonight. I’m happy for him, but would have preferred a Lakers win as they’ve been playing great lately.

I'm surprised that this game went to OT, I was watching in the 4th quarter but the Sixers already had a good lead, I'm surprised when I come back that the game was already in overtime. Still plenty of time left, but it's still the sixers who are leading in the OT period.

Lakers made a good comeback in the fourth quarter that's why it went into OT. It was wild as we thought that Sixers is going to win already, I mean 9 points down with less than a minute if I'm not mistaken then forcing an OT that could really hurt the Sixers.

The Lakers though have a chance to win if only Davis hit both free throws with 3.7 left.

But the good thing is that they keep themselves, composed and didn't let that huge comeback by the Lakers hurt the team.

Not only Davis, but Reaves could have given the Lakers a one point lead if he just make all 3 FT, unfortunately he hits 2/3. And they still have a good chance this time it was on Davis shoulder, but then again 1/2.

In the OT it was not even close, the Lakers scored their only point in OT when the game is already decided.

Pat Bev drives for a 2 point and that's it. And this could be one of the greatest comeback though if Lakers win in OT.

Could've been one of the greatest come back if they have won it, unfortunately they're still a team that's still struggling how to close out the game. Though there are improvements, but I hope they'll finally figure it out.
Their top priority this season should enter the 2023 playoffs, i believe they're a much stronger team in a 7 game series, than in a regular season games.
One thing to consider to achieve this is to keep AD healthy all throughout the season, otherwise they'll end up missing the playoffs again.

They got tired in the end that's why the comeback just fell short.

Yes, I do agree that a series is very different as they will have to face each other in at least 4x and chances are Lakers can win at least one and the rest could be very close. So they need to enter the playoff first, and as much as possible not go into a play-in because it might be different for them because against their legs might be tired. Just keep on grinding every game and try to win games and keep Davis and Lebron healthy.

[dwyane36]

The Suns vs Pelicans had an interesting ending. Look it up on Twitter. Zion got the ball and did a 360 windmill dunk on a fast break after the win was already secured. This made the Suns pretty angry and nearly started a brawl. I think the Suns are a little full of themselves all the sudden. Devon Booker and Chris Paul are a couple of the biggest prima donnas in the NBA now. I don’t like it…

Dunk away Zion! Nobody in the NBA can do shit to you.

One of those unwritten Bush league rules.  All of the drama is just jockeying for the next time they play.  No one likes getting smashed in the face.

It's always funny to see how the losing team reacts to moments like that. Of course, Zion's dunk could be seen as disrespectful to the opponent, and it clearly hurt the ego of the Suns' players. However, I think any losing team shows its unprofessionalism by making ridiculous altercations because of it. At moments like this, they look more like kids on the playground rather than NBA players.

[OgNasty]

The Suns vs Pelicans had an interesting ending. Look it up on Twitter. Zion got the ball and did a 360 windmill dunk on a fast break after the win was already secured. This made the Suns pretty angry and nearly started a brawl. I think the Suns are a little full of themselves all the sudden. Devon Booker and Chris Paul are a couple of the biggest prima donnas in the NBA now. I don’t like it…

Dunk away Zion! Nobody in the NBA can do shit to you.

One of those unwritten Bush league rules.  All of the drama is just jockeying for the next time they play.  No one likes getting smashed in the face.

It's always funny to see how the losing team reacts to moments like that. Of course, Zion's dunk could be seen as disrespectful to the opponent, and it clearly hurt the ego of the Suns' players. However, I think any losing team shows its unprofessionalism by making ridiculous altercations because of it. At moments like this, they look more like kids on the playground rather than NBA players.

I think the fact that the game was played in New Orleans made it OK. Most of the people there came to see Zion put on a show and he delivered. The Suns need to relax and let Zion do his thing for his fans. If this was in Phoenix, I could see why the Suns would take issue with it. I personally hate seeing my hometown team turn into a bunch of snowflakes. Chris Paul should’ve left that crybaby attitude in Los Angeles.

[ingiltere]

Did you watch Philly - Lakers game last night? What an ending! Both teams want to lose the game so bad. Lakers made a great comeback after Philly's stupid mistakes one after another, but they couldn't use this opportunity to win the game. Anthony Davis could've finished the game but missed the most important free throw. Overtime was the worst for Lakers, they couldn't even score (except the one layup in last 30 seconds) and deserved that loss. Fun game though, Philly could've won comfortably but they created last moment excitement.

[livingfree]

The Suns vs Pelicans had an interesting ending. Look it up on Twitter. Zion got the ball and did a 360 windmill dunk on a fast break after the win was already secured. This made the Suns pretty angry and nearly started a brawl. I think the Suns are a little full of themselves all the sudden. Devon Booker and Chris Paul are a couple of the biggest prima donnas in the NBA now. I don’t like it…

Dunk away Zion! Nobody in the NBA can do shit to you.

They're already losing on that very last seconds of the quarter, why it feels like it's a disrespect on them? is there an unwritten rule if it's like that?

They're too dramatic, just leave to the fans that have been cheering when they've seen that dunk. These dudes are too much of a drama, I acknowledge how good they are.

But just give it to the fans to make their ticket more worth it on that game.

[jakelyson]

Embiid played really well for Philadelphia 76ers. He started the game in a really devastating way. And that was very challenging to contain for Lakers. James Harden was at the heart of everything that was happening for Philadelphia 76ers. He had really smooth coordination with both Melton and Embiid.

Embiid is really a monster in this game. He is a monster inside the paint and in the offensive, he is shooting almost perfectly on the outside and in the perimeter. And with 12 rebounds and 5 assists, no wonder the Lakers were not able to pull the win. They had the chance with the free throws in the last minute, but I guess pressure and exhaustion got Davis and Reaves in the final seconds of the regulation.

The inner Manny Pacquiao came out.  Well, that's the thing, it's a contact sport and Kuminga just acted that way because he felt like the contact was too much. Frustration really does things and sometimes it gets out of hand. I remember Jokic doing a clothesline to Cameron Payne due to frustration too as they were losing against the Suns in the playoffs, it's actually the refs that should be blamed but he took it out to another player which is wrong.
Same result, flagrant 2.

I really liked the inner Manny Pacquiao got out of him, it was sure a touch that he really likes to brawl but yes frustration usually seems to get out of hand in a heated game, and with that players surely get insane stuff and I think we all know that when emotions are high intelligence is low pretty much it will surely get out of hand every player is really not immune to it, but it can surely be avoided if one has high self-control,

What to like in there? He is a basketball player and should not be acting like he always wanted to brawl when hurt. As Filipinos, we sure like when we hear Pacquiao or players displaying courage in the court or ring but this is basketball. They should not even think of punching or squaring off players on the court. It sends negative message to his young fans out there.

The Suns vs Pelicans had an interesting ending. Look it up on Twitter. Zion got the ball and did a 360 windmill dunk on a fast break after the win was already secured. This made the Suns pretty angry and nearly started a brawl. I think the Suns are a little full of themselves all the sudden. Devon Booker and Chris Paul are a couple of the biggest prima donnas in the NBA now. I don’t like it…

Dunk away Zion! Nobody in the NBA can do shit to you.

One of those unwritten Bush league rules.  All of the drama is just jockeying for the next time they play.  No one likes getting smashed in the face.

It is Pelican's court though and he did it for the fans not to butt-hurt the Suns (is what I thought. Then Zion said that the Suns sent his teammates home last year, so that windmill dunk is a get back to the Suns. Zion is keeping receipts. ). The Suns are just too sensitive when they are hurt but they also show disrespect to other teams before.

[YuginKadoya]

Did you watch Philly - Lakers game last night? What an ending! Both teams want to lose the game so bad. Lakers made a great comeback after Philly's stupid mistakes one after another, but they couldn't use this opportunity to win the game. Anthony Davis could've finished the game but missed the most important free throw. Overtime was the worst for Lakers, they couldn't even score (except the one layup in last 30 seconds) and deserved that loss. Fun game though, Philly could've won comfortably but they created last moment excitement.

It was really a close game at 1st but the Overtime just suck the life out of the Lakers, they are not fit in having some Overtime because most of them are already exhausted, but surely the game is really great to watch and I thought the Lakers could have won this one, Davis could have just slammed it to the ring but maybe due to exhaustion he was foul and just could shot 1 free throw,  you can see that the Lakers just manage to make 2 points from the OT, and Lebron James doesn't really care anymore, but I don't blame him he might be gas out aswell,

What to like in there? He is a basketball player and should not be acting like he always wanted to brawl when hurt. As Filipinos, we sure like when we hear Pacquiao or players displaying courage in the court or ring but this is basketball. They should not even think of punching or squaring off players on the court. It sends negative message to his young fans out there.

I really am being sarcastic in giving examples to be of Manny Pacquiao inside the court, but yeah they are Basketball players and should not be doing such things, and I really salute Kuminga in just ignoring Jordan Clarkson, well as I am saying when emotions are high the intelligence is low and this surely applies to all sports and not just with combat sports when people become aggravated by something they would tend not to think 1st and could do unnecessary things like what Jordan Clarkson has done his emotions were in high alert he would surely going to give Jonathan Kuminga a beating for sure because that is what is going on to his head, in beating the crap out of Kuminga but luckily it was stopped in the right time, and not uncertain damage for both players,

[harizen]

They're already losing on that very last seconds of the quarter, why it feels like it's a disrespect on them? is there an unwritten rule if it's like that?

Yes, in almost the entire league in the world, there's an unwritten rule about that in basketball once the team is already a sure win, please don't make any attempt to bring down much the losing team by doing "unnecessary shots" where the game is already called.

If it happened in the Suns' home, the Pelicans will surely react the same.

It now depends on who's team will ignore that sh*t and just walk off the court without showing any reaction.

[danherbias07]

The Suns vs Pelicans had an interesting ending. Look it up on Twitter. Zion got the ball and did a 360 windmill dunk on a fast break after the win was already secured. This made the Suns pretty angry and nearly started a brawl. I think the Suns are a little full of themselves all the sudden. Devon Booker and Chris Paul are a couple of the biggest prima donnas in the NBA now. I don’t like it…

Dunk away Zion! Nobody in the NBA can do shit to you.

Players rules. Not in NBA.
And they don't have the authority to be mad about it, that was New Orleans homecourt, not theirs. Chris Paul was so mad because he just got back and they are losing pretty badly when Zion returned in the 4th quarter.  Maybe he is thinking it should be a welcome-back win for him.
I am starting to not like the attitude of these Suns players, Payne and Ayton are also being dragged on to becoming prima donnas. 
They don't like being disrespected and yet when they are winning they don't realize they are doing the same.
Pelicans are number 1 in the West.

[TravelMug]

The Suns vs Pelicans had an interesting ending. Look it up on Twitter. Zion got the ball and did a 360 windmill dunk on a fast break after the win was already secured. This made the Suns pretty angry and nearly started a brawl. I think the Suns are a little full of themselves all the sudden. Devon Booker and Chris Paul are a couple of the biggest prima donnas in the NBA now. I don’t like it…

Dunk away Zion! Nobody in the NBA can do shit to you.

Players rules. Not in NBA.
And they don't have the authority to be mad about it, that was New Orleans homecourt, not theirs. Chris Paul was so mad because he just got back and they are losing pretty badly when Zion returned in the 4th quarter.  Maybe he is thinking it should be a welcome-back win for him.
I am starting to not like the attitude of these Suns players, Payne and Ayton are also being dragged on to becoming prima donnas. 
They don't like being disrespected and yet when they are winning they don't realize they are doing the same.
Pelicans are number 1 in the West.

Probably it's more of a frustration on the Suns part and I don't think that Zion is disrespecting Phoenix.

He is just enjoying the game for sure, I do agree that the Suns specially Ayton, I don't know what going in his head right now but he seems to be changing his attitude to becoming a prima donna now.

And nothing that the Suns can go against Zion, its all over the media now, lol.

[gagux123]

It went into overtime, so the Lakers has the chance to win. Unfortunately, they have gassed out in the regulation, they have to climb back and again, forced an overtime. But it seems that was the last straw as they were able to score 2 points only in the overtime.

Austin Reaves for the Lakers did a good job in this game scoring 25 points. WB triple double, but Melton's 33 points was too much for the Lakers to contend.

Now I looked at it more calmly, I realized the Lakers only had 2 points during overtime. This was somewhat depressing, Lakers took a good lead in the last quarter, and they were 10 points apart in the last quarter of the game.

Today the Lakers will play against the Pistons, but they are currently in a bad phase, occupying the last place in the ranking of the eastern conference.
I believe the Lakers can win this game against Detroit...

[yazher]

He is just enjoying the game for sure, I do agree that the Suns specially Ayton, I don't know what going in his head right now but he seems to be changing his attitude to becoming a prima donna now.

This is how the NBA should be, it's more than a game anyway. They need to cause some drama and excite the fans so that they will be getting an audience next time. Also, they might be doing it for real or not, we are enjoying what we are seeing right now as long as they won't hurt each other physically because if it's all just beef, then let them do it because they might want to be more than a player too, you know? 

NBA is getting interesting every year and this time because these guys have woken up from long rest, they cause a big threat for the Phoenix and for the other teams as well.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

He is just enjoying the game for sure, I do agree that the Suns specially Ayton, I don't know what going in his head right now but he seems to be changing his attitude to becoming a prima donna now.

This is how the NBA should be, it's more than a game anyway. They need to cause some drama and excite the fans so that they will be getting an audience next time. Also, they might be doing it for real or not, we are enjoying what we are seeing right now as long as they won't hurt each other physically because if it's all just beef, then let them do it because they might want to be more than a player too, you know? 

NBA is getting interesting every year and this time because these guys have woken up from long rest, they cause a big threat for the Phoenix and for the other teams as well.

I saw a post in Facebook, saying that Zion do it deliberately because Phoenix eliminated them last year's playoff when he was not around.

So maybe he was just sending a message that it will be very different if this two will face each other again in the first round. Not sure though if this is the way it should be played. I mean they are already doing some trash talking themselves, CP3 and Booker in the side of the Phoenix. The thing is that they can't back it up just like the in Mavs series last season. Anyhow, yeah, NBA might be evolving, teams competitive fire are higher this early.

[Distinctin]

He is just enjoying the game for sure, I do agree that the Suns specially Ayton, I don't know what going in his head right now but he seems to be changing his attitude to becoming a prima donna now.

This is how the NBA should be, it's more than a game anyway. They need to cause some drama and excite the fans so that they will be getting an audience next time. Also, they might be doing it for real or not, we are enjoying what we are seeing right now as long as they won't hurt each other physically because if it's all just beef, then let them do it because they might want to be more than a player too, you know? 

NBA is getting interesting every year and this time because these guys have woken up from long rest, they cause a big threat for the Phoenix and for the other teams as well.

I saw a post in Facebook, saying that Zion do it deliberately because Phoenix eliminated them last year's playoff when he was not around.

So maybe he was just sending a message that it will be very different if this two will face each other again in the first round. Not sure though if this is the way it should be played. I mean they are already doing some trash talking themselves, CP3 and Booker in the side of the Phoenix. The thing is that they can't back it up just like the in Mavs series last season. Anyhow, yeah, NBA might be evolving, teams competitive fire are higher this early.

That's good so we will see a rivalry between this two team, if Zion was there in the last playoffs, I guess that series will be close. IMO, if Zion will stay healthy, they will be able to beat the Suns in case they'll face this playoffs. I'm pretty sure that Pelicans with a healthy Zion will easily qualify to the playoffs, so expect some exciting times ahead.

[livingfree]

They're already losing on that very last seconds of the quarter, why it feels like it's a disrespect on them? is there an unwritten rule if it's like that?

Yes, in almost the entire league in the world, there's an unwritten rule about that in basketball once the team is already a sure win, please don't make any attempt to bring down much the losing team by doing "unnecessary shots" where the game is already called.

If it happened in the Suns' home, the Pelicans will surely react the same.

It now depends on who's team will ignore that sh*t and just walk off the court without showing any reaction.

We're in the modern days now, and they should just give it as a showtime for Zion or anyone who can have that slam dunk fest.

Well, I might feel bad for them too but just give it to him. The crowd cheered for Zion when he took the flight and went in. It may be feeling bad to them but just had to accept the fact that it's already a lost.

And if ever they get along again with Pelicans, they can do the same and return it to Zion and the team.

[Japinat]

They're already losing on that very last seconds of the quarter, why it feels like it's a disrespect on them? is there an unwritten rule if it's like that?

Yes, in almost the entire league in the world, there's an unwritten rule about that in basketball once the team is already a sure win, please don't make any attempt to bring down much the losing team by doing "unnecessary shots" where the game is already called.

If it happened in the Suns' home, the Pelicans will surely react the same.

It now depends on who's team will ignore that sh*t and just walk off the court without showing any reaction.

We're in the modern days now, and they should just give it as a showtime for Zion or anyone who can have that slam dunk fest.

Well, I might feel bad for them too but just give it to him. The crowd cheered for Zion when he took the flight and went in. It may be feeling bad to them but just had to accept the fact that it's already a lost.

And if ever they get along again with Pelicans, they can do the same and return it to Zion and the team.

They just have to make their revenge, Zion was just trying to show his best as a good dunker, and probably he was celebrating because they dominated the Suns who are one of the best teams in the NBA. This is personal, for sure Suns will not forget what they did and this will benefit the fans because we will see some good action once they'll face again.

[Jating]

They're already losing on that very last seconds of the quarter, why it feels like it's a disrespect on them? is there an unwritten rule if it's like that?

Yes, in almost the entire league in the world, there's an unwritten rule about that in basketball once the team is already a sure win, please don't make any attempt to bring down much the losing team by doing "unnecessary shots" where the game is already called.

If it happened in the Suns' home, the Pelicans will surely react the same.

It now depends on who's team will ignore that sh*t and just walk off the court without showing any reaction.

We're in the modern days now, and they should just give it as a showtime for Zion or anyone who can have that slam dunk fest.

Well, I might feel bad for them too but just give it to him. The crowd cheered for Zion when he took the flight and went in. It may be feeling bad to them but just had to accept the fact that it's already a lost.

And if ever they get along again with Pelicans, they can do the same and return it to Zion and the team.

They just have to make their revenge, Zion was just trying to show his best as a good dunker, and probably he was celebrating because they dominated the Suns who are one of the best teams in the NBA. This is personal, for sure Suns will not forget what they did and this will benefit the fans because we will see some good action once they'll face again.

Well Zion make it personal now, and moving forward, not sure if there is a still schedule between the two teams, but both teams for sure doesn't want to lose against each other. And for sure they will have to tighten their defense on Zion the next time and won't allow them to just manhandled them with dunks after dunks including that 360 to humiliate them in the end. So we will see, it makes it more interesting that there will be rivalry between the Suns and the Pels. And this time, it might bring the best of those individuals and team players.