2024 NBA Season

[TravelMug]

Poor Bulls, they made a huge comeback against the Cavs, but feel short when DeRozan missed a jumper in the dying seconds.

This team needs to play solid 48 minutes of basketball and not just allowed the other team to make a run, even having a good 3 point shooting night against them. And the probably this kind of games are so frustrating to them and that is why we heard rumors of either Zach Lavine or DeRozan wanted to get out of the system because it is not working.

[danherbias07]

5 straight wins for the Pelicans.
After defeating the 76ers today, they just had their 5th winning streak, we saw how they struggled two weeks ago and even had a 4 losing streak but now they are back on track.
Even without Brandon Ingram back yet they still manage to win. CJ McCollum stepping up his game way above the expectation of many, Zion Williamson's offensive stats is still growing and their bench players contributing on the defensive end.
This team really has a deep roster and now they are on the top of the Western Conference again tied with the Denver Nuggets.

Right, this game is a big test for them, and then win it, which means that this team is for real this season. Just wait till BI becomes healthy again and it's hard to beat this team. Seems that this year, they really blending and CJ acquisition is paying off. And so is Zion losing that extra pounds and become a dominate force that we expect him to be. So gonna be a tough West conference, they are going to be in the bunch for the first top 4 spot, competitive is on the roof on who wanted it more to remain the top 1.

Oh yes, when BI comes back it will be a much different Pelicans. Wide options for their offense and BI is not a glass cannon too because he can do defense impressively with his long reach. A big plus for them on both ends of the floor.
I already made a bet for them to be champions before the season started, it will win x33 if ever it comes true.

I think Nash would have been fine along with the Nets if they just gave them some time.

I have to agree with this but the Nets are under pressure as they really need to consider what's the best thing to do that will benefit the whole team.

If only they can keep Nash and Durant at the same time, things will go smoothly. A personal problem between them that is not exactly mentioned and surely no solutions to solve that not unless there is someone that needed to be let go.

Moving forward, seems the Nets are now slowly seeing the results of their decision. Hope to keep it that way.

They won't let a great player go so the choice is only the coach being fired but I still disagree that Nash was a bad coach, it just didn't work out well for them.
Utah Jazz has Will Hardy who is just 34 years old and yet he is being respected by veterans like Conley and Gay.
Nash should think about applying for a younger team.

[OgNasty]

Great moment between Kevin Durant and a 12 year old fan during today’s Nets game, which they won. She was holding a sign that said, “KD is my GOAT pick, sorry MJ, I’m only 12.” When Durant spotted the sign he smiled and nodded to the fan, probably making her night. You can take a look at the interaction in the clip in the below tweet (link).

https://twitter.com/bleacherreport/status/1609359118988632065

[danherbias07]

Great moment between Kevin Durant and a 12 year old fan during today’s Nets game, which they won. She was holding a sign that said, “KD is my GOAT pick, sorry MJ, I’m only 12.” When Durant spotted the sign he smiled and nodded to the fan, probably making her night. You can take a look at the interaction in the clip in the below tweet (link).

https://twitter.com/bleacherreport/status/1609359118988632065

So sweet. Just a nod will definitely make my whole year too, or maybe my whole life.  
The sad part is when you read the comment section on that tweet. Too many KD haters throwing their bad opinions.

Like this one dude.

That girl clearly doesn’t know ball💀 DurFraud ain’t even top 100

https://twitter.com/BronGotGame/status/1609359242359869441?s=20&t=EtcDmXvc06Fn2O0GsijM4A
Clearly a Lebron fan but that's too much. No heart at all. The kid was happy, give them a break.
KD is not top 100, yeah right. Tell that to the 11th winning streak.  

[btc_angela]

I think Nash would have been fine along with the Nets if they just gave them some time.

I have to agree with this but the Nets are under pressure as they really need to consider what's the best thing to do that will benefit the whole team.

If only they can keep Nash and Durant at the same time, things will go smoothly. A personal problem between them that is not exactly mentioned and surely no solutions to solve that not unless there is someone that needed to be let go.

Moving forward, seems the Nets are now slowly seeing the results of their decision. Hope to keep it that way.

We only did hear the issue between Durant and Nash from insider news, neither really claim or denied that there is some friction between them. But in the end, Nash has to make a sacrifice and after he left we didn't hear anything negative from Durant.

But let's be honest, after Nash left the team is in better shape now. So the decision is good for the Nets management to fire him and then kept Durant and Irving for at least this season as they have the longest running streak now if I'm not mistaken. And it's going to be a great run for them if ever they go the Eastern conference finals because they were close 2 years ago.

[YuginKadoya]

They are very impressive on their recent wins at home, without Curry, they still manage to win. Also, there was one game where Thompson rested, they still win, that's really impressive. however, I'm concerned about their road record, because as good as they are at their home, they are playing worst when they are on the road.

Probably it is a problem if they are winning at home but losing on the road is surely bothersome I think the Warriors without Curry can not do it, Jordan Poole is used in the limelight with the cheering fans with him, but surely for a player hearing negative things with your crown could surely affect your performance and your productivity, this is a psychological thing with basketball and I think Stephen Curry has already clear those tendencies when playing on the road now it is time for Jordan Poole to clear his head up and try to be out of the open for once,

Yes, their road record is very disappointing, that's why I'm just happy when they are playing at home as their winning rate is very high.
These are their stats. https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/golden-state-warriors/records

2022-23 RECORD SPLITS
CATEGORY         WINS   LOSSES   WIN %
Home Games   16      2            88.9
Road Games   3      16            15.8

It's almost the opposite of their home record, that's what we don't see. So you are right, they need to fix this problem too.

I really think they already know about this problem and talking about things to do about the road games, those consecutive wins for the Golden State Warriors was impressive with the way Jordan Poole handle the ball but can he conquer the feeling of playing on the road, I think there are some players that when the spotlight was on them they tend to be not in their usual performance of he is just playing uncomfortably on the road games, this is a problem that needed a solution and fast,

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Obviously, it's very different for any team to play in the road and if you don't have your number one scorer then life is hard against the thousand of fans cheering against you in a arena, very hostile crowd.

But I do think that the Warriors will just have to get a good win in the road vs a top team, just one win and they sure will get back their confidence winning away from home. And hopefully the second unit will bring his confidence as well on the road to help Poole and Klay Thompson offensively.

[Pamadar]

I think Nash would have been fine along with the Nets if they just gave them some time.

I have to agree with this but the Nets are under pressure as they really need to consider what's the best thing to do that will benefit the whole team.

If only they can keep Nash and Durant at the same time, things will go smoothly. A personal problem between them that is not exactly mentioned and surely no solutions to solve that not unless there is someone that needed to be let go.

Moving forward, seems the Nets are now slowly seeing the results of their decision. Hope to keep it that way.

We only did hear the issue between Durant and Nash from insider news, neither really claim or denied that there is some friction between them. But in the end, Nash has to make a sacrifice and after he left we didn't hear anything negative from Durant.

But let's be honest, after Nash left the team is in better shape now. So the decision is good for the Nets management to fire him and then kept Durant and Irving for at least this season as they have the longest running streak now if I'm not mistaken. And it's going to be a great run for them if ever they go the Eastern conference finals because they were close 2 years ago.

We don't know if they can make it to the eastern finals but with how they are performing right now, they've got better chemistry and the stars are really taking over to help to win each game.

With regard to coach Nash, he's now a close book for this season. After he left and after that issue
with Kyrie has been resolved or now being forgotten, Nets are performing to the best level that they
can, nothing to say, but 11 winning streaks is really a good sign for them, without major injuries
they can continue winning and might be possible to force their way to the playoffs. We never know how
far, will going to depend on how they will perform in the next round.

[Russlenat]

We don't know if they can make it to the eastern finals but with how they are performing right now, they've got better chemistry and the stars are really taking over to help to win each game.

With regard to coach Nash, he's now a close book for this season. After he left and after that issue
with Kyrie has been resolved or now being forgotten, Nets are performing to the best level that they
can, nothing to say, but 11 winning streaks is really a good sign for them, without major injuries
they can continue winning and might be possible to force their way to the playoffs. We never know how
far, will going to depend on how they will perform in the next round.

That winning streak might continue for a while as the next 2 games are just easy, especially the Spurs who are not in a good ranking now. I'm surprise with this team, I thought the real problem is Kyrie, but he proved me wrong, it was indeed the coach who was the problem, and now they are living based on our expectation.

[mendace]

Koonin ceo Hawks and Nate Mcmillan himself reject the rumor on the alleged resignation of the head coach.  deniing knowledge with the news author journalist.  the retirement of Mcmillan at the end of the season is not excluded.

[Japinat]

We don't know if they can make it to the eastern finals but with how they are performing right now, they've got better chemistry and the stars are really taking over to help to win each game.

With regard to coach Nash, he's now a close book for this season. After he left and after that issue
with Kyrie has been resolved or now being forgotten, Nets are performing to the best level that they
can, nothing to say, but 11 winning streaks is really a good sign for them, without major injuries
they can continue winning and might be possible to force their way to the playoffs. We never know how
far, will going to depend on how they will perform in the next round.

That winning streak might continue for a while as the next 2 games are just easy, especially the Spurs who are not in a good ranking now. I'm surprise with this team, I thought the real problem is Kyrie, but he proved me wrong, it was indeed the coach who was the problem, and now they are living based on our expectation.

They are a very exciting team to watch, they are the only team now with a long winning streak, 76ers had a long win streak too but their win streak was already over, now all eyes are on the Nets because they are winning games even on games that they are not in control, they know how to come back to win.

[Yamifoud]

The game between the Heat and the Jazz is intense. It looks like the refs are trying to rig the game to give the Jazz a chance to win, the foul called when Lauri try to shoot beyond the arc was wrong, there was no foul, it is very clear in the replay, and yet the refs are happy to call that foul. All FT attempts are successfully shoot but Herro was the Hero of the game as he had the last shot to win the game.

[yazher]

The game between the Heat and the Jazz is intense. It looks like the refs are trying to rig the game to give the Jazz a chance to win, the foul called when Lauri try to shoot beyond the arc was wrong, there was no foul, it is very clear in the replay, and yet the refs are happy to call that foul. All FT attempts are successfully shoot but Herro was the Hero of the game as he had the last shot to win the game.

He has been questioned because of his performance not looking good in their past games but this time, he proved them wrong and they are working to snatch that number 6th spot after this incredible win by Herro. if they can follow this one with some number of wins, they are not gonna be far from securing that spot this month. They were really a good thing with constant appearances in the NBA playoffs these past years. Will they gonna get back to the finals this time?

[Distinctin]

They are very impressive on their recent wins at home, without Curry, they still manage to win. Also, there was one game where Thompson rested, they still win, that's really impressive. however, I'm concerned about their road record, because as good as they are at their home, they are playing worst when they are on the road.

Jordan Poole has the talent but he is not as clutch as Curry and Thompson, the splash brothers really are the reasons of the success of the Warriors. Poole getting added as a talent, he can be a good 2nd unit so they will not run out of offense. Once Curry will come back, no way Poole will be able to get his numbers now as the offense will be focus back to Curry.

[boltz]

Poor Bulls, they made a huge comeback against the Cavs, but feel short when DeRozan missed a jumper in the dying seconds.

This team needs to play solid 48 minutes of basketball and not just allowed the other team to make a run, even having a good 3 point shooting night against them. And the probably this kind of games are so frustrating to them and that is why we heard rumors of either Zach Lavine or DeRozan wanted to get out of the system because it is not working.

Yea:( my team Bulls really had bad luck last night as they made that great comeback just to have that missing shot in the last seconds and it hurts to be honest as they really tried everything they could in the end of the year in order to give new hopes for play-offs and it's still reachable if somehow they will start a short winning streak.

Then , I'm happy in the other side because Mavs won ...just by 1 point as well but it was a grinding game from both teams and Spurs really look great on home court.

[Botnake]

Poor Bulls, they made a huge comeback against the Cavs, but feel short when DeRozan missed a jumper in the dying seconds.

This team needs to play solid 48 minutes of basketball and not just allowed the other team to make a run, even having a good 3 point shooting night against them. And the probably this kind of games are so frustrating to them and that is why we heard rumors of either Zach Lavine or DeRozan wanted to get out of the system because it is not working.

Yea:( my team Bulls really had bad luck last night as they made that great comeback just to have that missing shot in the last seconds and it hurts to be honest as they really tried everything they could in the end of the year in order to give new hopes for play-offs and it's still reachable if somehow they will start a short winning streak.

They did came back against the Bucks but this time they failed. That last shot of DeRozan did not sink in, that could be a great game winner.
Anyway, it's not a problem if you bet on the spread as it's only a one point win and Bulls do cover.

Then , I'm happy in the other side because Mavs won ...just by 1 point as well but it was a grinding game from both teams and Spurs really look great on home court.

I'm happy too despite Mavs win because it was only a point win and Spurs have covered the spread too.

[püsür]

The game between the Heat and the Jazz is intense. It looks like the refs are trying to rig the game to give the Jazz a chance to win, the foul called when Lauri try to shoot beyond the arc was wrong, there was no foul, it is very clear in the replay, and yet the refs are happy to call that foul. All FT attempts are successfully shoot but Herro was the Hero of the game as he had the last shot to win the game.

He has been questioned because of his performance not looking good in their past games but this time, he proved them wrong and they are working to snatch that number 6th spot after this incredible win by Herro. if they can follow this one with some number of wins, they are not gonna be far from securing that spot this month. They were really a good thing with constant appearances in the NBA playoffs these past years. Will they gonna get back to the finals this time?

Their offensive performance is not stable. This could be their biggest disadvantage. They can't be consistent enough offensively and losing too much games when they should have won on the paper. I personally like their stars but Bam Adebayo and Herro is not too much reliable players. There was a joke about Bam on twitter: “cryptocurrency in a human form”. I can't help but agree, except in the end, one will win through crypto but can't be sure to win with Adebayo.

On another subject, Luka is doing unbelievable things and we can't not talk about it. Last 3 games: 48.67 points - 13 rebounds - 10.67 assists. I mean, come on. Even though he is not one of the players I personally like, he is surely amazing. Doncic is a person who works with trash talk like MJ. More precisely, if you trash talk to doncic, you are most likely activating doncic's god mode and unpleasant things are happening on the field. Devin booker tested it last year, for example. He is one of the most exciting players right now and definitely one of the most important players for play offs, maybe the most important one.

[dwyane36]

Lebron will break the record no doubt. Doesn't matter when, but I think records should be broken down by decades or changed when new rules are introduced. Kareem had played 3/4ths of his career by the time 3 pointers were added in the NBA not that he would have shot many, but Lebron has shot and made a ton.

The three-point line was added to the NBA in the 79/80 season, which means Kareem had a chance to make three-pointers for 10 seasons as he finished his career in the 88/89 season. Just out of curiosity, I checked his stats, and it looks like he didn't want to make three-pointers at all, given that he made only 18 attempts and only scored one three-pointer in that time. So this rule had no effect on Kareem's performance because he didn't even try to score from the three-point line.

[dothebeats]

Jordan Poole has the talent but he is not as clutch as Curry and Thompson, the splash brothers really are the reasons of the success of the Warriors. Poole getting added as a talent, he can be a good 2nd unit so they will not run out of offense. Once Curry will come back, no way Poole will be able to get his numbers now as the offense will be focus back to Curry.

Poole needs to make work of handling the ball around and not just relying heavily on passes and assists to make a play. Currently, all eyes are on him and Thompson as they're the ones putting in the points and getting the gears going for GSW while Curry is away. The good thing with GSW is most of them know how to score points from the three-point area, so it's not really that hard to rotate the ball around whenever the defense is tight. But going back to Poole, I think he's a great talent, obviously not just a substitute and can complement his playing style with Curry. The guy knows how to play with the team when he doesn't need to do the scoring, it's just that when he's the one tasked to do so, he kind forgets that it's not a 1v9 game.

They are very impressive on their recent wins at home, without Curry, they still manage to win. Also, there was one game where Thompson rested, they still win, that's really impressive. however, I'm concerned about their road record, because as good as they are at their home, they are playing worst when they are on the road.

Probably it is a problem if they are winning at home but losing on the road is surely bothersome I think the Warriors without Curry can not do it, Jordan Poole is used in the limelight with the cheering fans with him, but surely for a player hearing negative things with your crown could surely affect your performance and your productivity, this is a psychological thing with basketball and I think Stephen Curry has already clear those tendencies when playing on the road now it is time for Jordan Poole to clear his head up and try to be out of the open for once,

I think Klay can carry Poole in terms of mental fortitude and conditioning the mind of the rookie on the road. Plus you have Wiggins nearing his return to the game. The rookie's got the best support that he can get on the team, all the while proving to people that he's the real deal and his talent is not only for his home court. They just need a little more wiggle to find their groove, and even though they've lost a lot recently on the road, I still believe that they'll be able to bounce back and get a good record before Curry joins the team after resting from his injury.

[danherbias07]

On another subject, Luka is doing unbelievable things and we can't not talk about it. Last 3 games: 48.67 points - 13 rebounds - 10.67 assists. I mean, come on. Even though he is not one of the players I personally like, he is surely amazing. Doncic is a person who works with trash talk like MJ. More precisely, if you trash talk to doncic, you are most likely activating doncic's god mode and unpleasant things are happening on the field. Devin booker tested it last year, for example. He is one of the most exciting players right now and definitely one of the most important players for play offs, maybe the most important one.

Pops said he will try to keep Luka Doncic under 50 points in that game against the Spurs. He made 51. 
Jason Kidd said he was not the type who trains hard but when it comes to competing, her inner monster will come out. What more if this guy is training like hell?
Luka is truly amazing, his skill set is unique, and he can slow the phase down or speed it up by creating a fast break by passing the ball for a home run like what he did versus the Spurs, I think he made 5 home runs there.
Whenever he and Jokic will have a match, I will definitely not miss it. That's like a battle of the geniuses.