2024 NBA Season

[carlisle1]

So give credit to the Memphis team for their good defense, not just on Murray but held Jokic as well to 15 points and just 3 assist.

This is just one game though for the Nuggets, they are the top team in the West, they can surely bounce back.

This is good for them because they might gonna be the last 2 teams remaining in the Western Conference and with this game, they just had some idea of how they will gonna beat the Denver Nuggets again. It's not easy to get through the other teams as well but with their game performance nowadays and their playoff experience these past years, they might be able to get through the Western Conference finals and try the NBA finals game for the first time I guess. I really wanted to see them going to the NBA finals because they are all young and might gonna be against the Boston Celtics in the Bucks will be failed to climb back again.

Too early for that, but it's possible with the talents and that good chemistry with those young stars, hoping to see them established
like the Warriors and not like OKC way back with KD, WB and Harden.

They've got all the positions covered. I mean, all role players can support Ja' both defense and offense they capable of competing.

Let see if they can proceed as there are many obstacles before they can reach the semis and the finals.

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[wheelz1200]

I know as a knick fan I probably look at the team a little skewd.  But I feel like they can make a push in the playoffs.  They own the second best record on the road in the entire nba.  They can sneak a game or 2 on the road (if they make it) and could possibly win a series.  They would need to avoid the 7/8 slot as that will probably end up matched against the Bucks or Celtics.

They play the Celtics at home Monday night a good team check to see how they match up.  They are sitting with 3 first round picks this year as well.  Future finally is looking up for the Knicks I think.

Thoughts?  Or am I just being a Homer fan

Wire to wire blowout win against the Pelicans.  Knicks are now a half game out of 5th and shoukd take that over from the Nets soon.   With only 20 games to go I don't think they could press for 3rd.  7 games out of 3rd with 20 to go is long.  Big game tomorrow night at home vs Celtics.  Good measuring stick at this point in the year.

[darewaller]

Wow! I didn't watch the Kings vs Clippers game, second highest scoring game in NBA history, definitely worths watching it full and not just some highlights. I got bored a bit at the start because the start wasn't as entertaining and knowing the result in the end definitely takes away from it a bit as well but people who watched it live must be very happy, definitely worths the money.

Also, by the end Clippers couldn't find a shot and that always comes down to the coach, if the coach draws a good one, then they will end up getting a good shot, look at the history of Spurs and you will see how amazing Pop could draw plays, or Kerr, or any of the other great Head Coaches.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

I know as a knick fan I probably look at the team a little skewd.  But I feel like they can make a push in the playoffs.  They own the second best record on the road in the entire nba.  They can sneak a game or 2 on the road (if they make it) and could possibly win a series.  They would need to avoid the 7/8 slot as that will probably end up matched against the Bucks or Celtics.

They play the Celtics at home Monday night a good team check to see how they match up.  They are sitting with 3 first round picks this year as well.  Future finally is looking up for the Knicks I think.

Thoughts?  Or am I just being a Homer fan

Wire to wire blowout win against the Pelicans.  Knicks are now a half game out of 5th and shoukd take that over from the Nets soon.   With only 20 games to go I don't think they could press for 3rd.  7 games out of 3rd with 20 to go is long.  Big game tomorrow night at home vs Celtics.  Good measuring stick at this point in the year.

Yeah, we shall see, they are on a 5 game winning streak and pretty much made it to the playoffs already with Brunson on the lead. But it might be hard to go through Celtics though, Boston is a complete team, they have Tatum who become one of the favorite players now in the NBA with also his line of Jordan shoes like Ja Morant and Zion. If they win against the Celtics it could be a moral boosting them, if not they go back to the drawing boards and see where it went wrong against the best team in the East.

[OgNasty]

The Bucks didn't have Giannis as he was out for a coach's decision.  They still managed to win a heartbreaker by 3 points though.  Durant didn't make his debut which was to be expected.  Crazy to think that these two teams could be meeting in the Finals with two major superstars thrown into the mix.  Booker could've shot better (1-5 from 3 point range) and Paul could've been more efficient from the field (7-18).  Ayton looked good though.  He's continuing to get more touches and improve as a player.  I hope we see him take it up a notch in the postseason like he did in their last Finals run.

[chaser15]

I am also thinking that he'll be able to assure the other new teammates from the Clippers that he'll also be adjusting quickly from them.
The Clippers will take him because they know that he'll be even be there to help them up maintain their position currently in the stats.

Russell Westbrook really knows how to adjust to a new team. It's just that the Lakers system is not fit with him even after playing for the team for a season and a half, especially when being handled by Darvin Ham who is terrible at doing playmaking strategy and poor rotation of the Lakers role players.

Westbrook critics think that no team in the league right now still wants his service but they are all wrong.

If utilized properly by the Clippers, Westbrook will be a good help to the team.

[Slow death]

Atlanta Hawks - Brooklyn Nets

I'm watching this game on stake.com and it's being a very balanced game, with the Hawks having a little advantage, at this rate the Hawks can win this game by a small difference in points, and the nets need to stay focused and calm and avoid making mistakes, every time they are only 2 points apart or even with the same points as the Hawks they start to make mistakes and the Hawks manage to stay in a 5 point advantage, it has been like this in every game and I am not seeing changes, so I see the Hawks winning this game but for a small difference in points, I'm waiting for the odds to increase so I can take the risk of betting on the Hawks to win the game

[wheelz1200]

I am also thinking that he'll be able to assure the other new teammates from the Clippers that he'll also be adjusting quickly from them.
The Clippers will take him because they know that he'll be even be there to help them up maintain their position currently in the stats.

Russell Westbrook really knows how to adjust to a new team. It's just that the Lakers system is not fit with him even after playing for the team for a season and a half, especially when being handled by Darvin Ham who is terrible at doing playmaking strategy and poor rotation of the Lakers role players.

Westbrook critics think that no team in the league right now still wants his service but they are all wrong.

If utilized properly by the Clippers, Westbrook will be a good help to the team.

Westbrook will be fine.  The Lakers team the way it was constructed before the trade deadline was not going to win anything.  The bench was terrible and really nothing for russ to work with.  Clippers team is much more suited to his game then the Lakers were.  Slashing works well in the Clippers offense which is his bread and butter.  I expect a chip on his shoulder type playoff from him this year. 

[Baofeng]

Atlanta Hawks - Brooklyn Nets

I'm watching this game on stake.com and it's being a very balanced game, with the Hawks having a little advantage, at this rate the Hawks can win this game by a small difference in points, and the nets need to stay focused and calm and avoid making mistakes, every time they are only 2 points apart or even with the same points as the Hawks they start to make mistakes and the Hawks manage to stay in a 5 point advantage, it has been like this in every game and I am not seeing changes, so I see the Hawks winning this game but for a small difference in points, I'm waiting for the odds to increase so I can take the risk of betting on the Hawks to win the game

It's gonna be a close game, but I will also agree with you that the Hawks has a good chance to win this game on their homecourt.

2 minutes to go and they are leading by 4, but to increased the odds though, the Nets will have to comeback and tie or even take the lead for that odds swing. The good thing with the Nets right now is that it has balance scoring, from Bridges, to Dinwiddie to Cam Thomas to Cam Johnson.

New set of players that brings more from the Durant trade.

Edit: Trae Young with a difficult buzzer beater, Spencer behind him and almost block the shot.

[EFS]

What a great game in Philly!
Jayson Tatum made the last shot before the time expires and won the game. Joel Embiid lacked a little bit more time for the last prayer to be counted.
I was shocked it went in and I even thought he did make it before the buzzer sounded but as the referee checked, it's a "no basket". It could've been better if it went to overtime. 

That was a crazy game. It feels like it was a Conference Finals preview. I like how both teams play this season. Philly played strong until last period but when things get more serious Celtics showed they are more experienced and better generally. That ending was also great. Tatum played one of his worst games but still hit that buzzer beater. If Embiid was faster in the last ball we could've seen overtime. Nobody expected that shot to go in. I'm very excited about play-offs especially in the Eastern Conference this year.

[gagux123]

The eastern conference is getting a breather with the loss of KD. I don't think Brooklyn can sustain its ranking and will soon get replaced by the other teams. In the west though, it is getting tighter. Phoenix, the Lakers, and the Mavs are getting reinforced.

I really believe that KD, Booker, Ayton, and CP3 can establish great chemistry. They are now the deadliest shooting team and are a real force to be reckoned with if they stay healthy. I am so excited to see these top teams playing against each other in the playoffs. And how the underdogs Sacramento Kings perform in the playoffs.

I'll be honest... I confess that I'm looking forward to seeing the Suns team completely "overhauled" along with Kevin Durant.
Sometimes I keep imagining that this time the Suns will be able to have their dreamed first league title.

Well, if not this time I believe that soon they may have a good chance of being champions, well, I don't know, but I'm looking forward to it happening (or not happening...)

[Baofeng]

Lakers vs Dallas turns out to be crazy, Lakers down 27 points in this game, but they are in control of the 4th quarter, with James and Davis leading the way, but the Mavs keeps fighting back and so it's a back and forth game.

It will be the biggest comeback and no team has made it when down 27 points or more.

So let's see if James can pull this one out again in history for him.

[harizen]

It will be the biggest comeback and no team has made it when down 27 points or more.

Is this in general or just only on the Lakers' game history?

As far as I remember and following Dallas Mavericks for a long since then, they already blew a 30-point lead against Toronto Raptors before and that was big news as that was really embarrassing. Not sure about the exact year but that was during the season when Kristap Porzingis is still on the team and that was from 2019-2022.

Going back on that ongoing game between Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers seems that the Lakers will get the win. Damn what a choke happened to the Mavericks after that comfortable 27-point big lead in the 1st half. Sigh.

EDIT: Nice big bucket for the Mavericks and down now by only a 1-point lead. The Mavericks are still alive with 5 secs remaining.
EDIT 2: Final Score: Mavericks 108 Lakers 111

[goinmerry]

So let's see if James can pull this one out again in history for him.

A big achievement this season for the Los Angeles Lakers is being made with that comeback win. According to the current season record, teams are 0-138 this season when trailing by 27+ points. Not just because of Lebron but Anthony Davis and their best role players and teammates do a great job.

However, that achievement will surely much make sense to celebrate if they will keep establishing more wins as they badly need it to even make it to the play-in tournament which is for now, still need a tough work to make it happened.

[Oasisman]

Lakers vs Dallas turns out to be crazy, Lakers down 27 points in this game, but they are in control of the 4th quarter, with James and Davis leading the way, but the Mavs keeps fighting back and so it's a back and forth game.

It will be the biggest comeback and no team has made it when down 27 points or more.

So let's see if James can pull this one out again in history for him.

Aside for LeBron and AD being the front man as usual, but the player of the game for tonight was no other than Jared Vanderbilt. His defensive presence changed the momentum of the game in the 2nd half as he gave all his effort to shut down Luka. Those 4 steals was a game changer, all his effort tonight paid off as the Laker as a team step up big in the 4th quarter.

I'm not sure if that was the biggest deficit for a team to comeback, but I don't think it was. Nevertheless, we've just witnessed another epic game after the 2 OT with the Clips and Kings last night.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

It will be the biggest comeback and no team has made it when down 27 points or more.

Is this in general or just only on the Lakers' game history?

As far as I remember and following Dallas Mavericks for a long since then, they already blew a 30-point lead against Toronto Raptors before and that was big news as that was really embarrassing. Not sure about the exact year but that was during the season when Kristap Porzingis is still on the team and that was from 2019-2022.

Going back on that ongoing game between Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers seems that the Lakers will get the win. Damn what a choke happened to the Mavericks after that comfortable 27-point big lead in the 1st half. Sigh.

EDIT: Nice big bucket for the Mavericks and down now by only a 1-point lead. The Mavericks are still alive with 5 secs remaining.
EDIT 2: Final Score: Mavericks 108 Lakers 111

I think this season, Lakers overcome 27-point deficit to defeat Mavericks, complete biggest comeback in NBA this season.

The new look of the Lakers though, specially Malik Beasley and Vanderbilt who is instrumental in their huge comeback win from the Mavs.

And that chase down block by Lebron against Kyrie Irving is another highlights of the game.

[wheelz1200]

Atlanta Hawks - Brooklyn Nets

I'm watching this game on stake.com and it's being a very balanced game, with the Hawks having a little advantage, at this rate the Hawks can win this game by a small difference in points, and the nets need to stay focused and calm and avoid making mistakes, every time they are only 2 points apart or even with the same points as the Hawks they start to make mistakes and the Hawks manage to stay in a 5 point advantage, it has been like this in every game and I am not seeing changes, so I see the Hawks winning this game but for a small difference in points, I'm waiting for the odds to increase so I can take the risk of betting on the Hawks to win the game

It's gonna be a close game, but I will also agree with you that the Hawks has a good chance to win this game on their homecourt.

2 minutes to go and they are leading by 4, but to increased the odds though, the Nets will have to comeback and tie or even take the lead for that odds swing. The good thing with the Nets right now is that it has balance scoring, from Bridges, to Dinwiddie to Cam Thomas to Cam Johnson.

New set of players that brings more from the Durant trade.

Edit: Trae Young with a difficult buzzer beater, Spencer behind him and almost block the shot.

That atlanta hawks game Finnish was crazy.  They were up 8 with a minute to go and Nets came all the way back to tie the game with a 3 only to have trey hit a 12 footer with .1 seconds left on the click lol.  I thought it was going to get blocked no clue how he got that ball off with 2 defenders dropped on him.  Good for me, the Knicks are now tied with the Nets for 5th place.  Knicks need a big win tomorrow night against the Celtics. 

[LogitechMouse]

So let's see if James can pull this one out again in history for him.

A big achievement this season for the Los Angeles Lakers is being made with that comeback win. According to the current season record, teams are 0-138 this season when trailing by 27+ points. Not just because of Lebron but Anthony Davis and their best role players and teammates do a great job.

However, that achievement will surely much make sense to celebrate if they will keep establishing more wins as they badly need it to even make it to the play-in tournament which is for now, still need a tough work to make it happened.

This is what happens when your team focuses more on offense that you are lacking of defense.

They got the lead to as high as 27 points in the 2nd quarter, but on the 2nd half, turnovers, bad defense, bad rotation, too many and-ones, etc. The Mavericks can't stop that Lebron-AD duo out there. Well, they really are unstoppable especially Davis "when healthy". What's good about the new Lakers is that, both Lebron and AD already have enough support for their role players in terms of both defense and offense. Vanderbilt got a double-double 15 pts and 17 reb while Schroeder got 16 points. Some of their role players didn't score that much, but who cares. They just made a history against one of the worst defensive teams right now in the league.

I agree with what you said though that the Lakers are still a few games away from clinching at least the play-in spot so this win is nothing to them or at least it's not what they're focusing on. They're more focused on the remaining games and their adjustments that they will be making.

[danherbias07]

What a great game in Philly!
Jayson Tatum made the last shot before the time expires and won the game. Joel Embiid lacked a little bit more time for the last prayer to be counted.
I was shocked it went in and I even thought he did make it before the buzzer sounded but as the referee checked, it's a "no basket". It could've been better if it went to overtime. 

That was a crazy game. It feels like it was a Conference Finals preview. I like how both teams play this season. Philly played strong until last period but when things get more serious Celtics showed they are more experienced and better generally. That ending was also great. Tatum played one of his worst games but still hit that buzzer beater. If Embiid was faster in the last ball we could've seen overtime. Nobody expected that shot to go in. I'm very excited about play-offs especially in the Eastern Conference this year.

Watching it again, Smart and White are switching on who will inbound the ball, I think that was a pretty good strategy to also confuse the 76ers' defense. It ended with Smart making the play for Tatum. Melton was wrong at not looking at where the ball will come, he is too focused on Tatum and in the end giving him enough space for a three.

Lakers vs Dallas turns out to be crazy, Lakers down 27 points in this game, but they are in control of the 4th quarter, with James and Davis leading the way, but the Mavs keeps fighting back and so it's a back and forth game.

It will be the biggest comeback and no team has made it when down 27 points or more.

So let's see if James can pull this one out again in history for him.

They actually won. One of the biggest come back indeed.
Mavericks had a hard time looking for a shot. Vanderbilt giving Doncic a hard time shooting the ball, he is using his long arm span and his big body to make Luka miss most of his shots or just close the window for a pass.
Vanderbilt contributing big for their defense while AD is doing the rest for their offense. Mavs should start learning more screen and rolls.

[gagux123]

Lakers vs Dallas turns out to be crazy, Lakers down 27 points in this game, but they are in control of the 4th quarter, with James and Davis leading the way, but the Mavs keeps fighting back and so it's a back and forth game.

It will be the biggest comeback and no team has made it when down 27 points or more.

So let's see if James can pull this one out again in history for him.

it was a great game!
The difference that AD makes in the Lakers is totally clear, together with LeBron, I believe that one complements the other, I almost forget, but lately, Schroder has been helping the Lakers in some games.

I quickly looked at the stats/statistics - Mavs vs Lakers game...
The Mavericks were very lucky, as the Lakers only had a 17.6% success on 3 point shoot, while the Mavs had 40.8%

Oh, by the way, I liked Kyrie Irving's performance in this game, he scored 21 points, 11 rebounds and he played 38 minutes in that game!