2024 NBA Season

[yazher]

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.

They've been doing good and it's really nice to see them winning against a strong team like the Mavs despite their struggles in the first half, they managed to fix it and ended up winning the game. I really hope to see more of these kinds of play by the Lakers and since Westbrook is out, they have been winning much more than they have him on the team. Now they really need to work harder and better to take care of their physical health because they are a few games away to steal that number 10 spot which might be their ticket to convert it for a playoff spot.

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[Pamadar]

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.

They've been doing good and it's really nice to see them winning against a strong team like the Mavs despite their struggles in the first half, they managed to fix it and ended up winning the game. I really hope to see more of these kinds of play by the Lakers and since Westbrook is out, they have been winning much more than they have him on the team. Now they really need to work harder and better to take care of their physical health because they are a few games away to steal that number 10 spot which might be their ticket to convert it for a playoff spot.

Having a healthy AD and a competitive, hard work from LeBron, the chance of winning games against a strong team is possible. We see good adjustment with all the players and they are focusing on both the offense and defense.

Good to see that the coaching staff are really working on how to balance players that will play alongside
with AD and LeBron, they all helping these two superstars, nice win against the home team very close
and it's really a team effort that provides them the good outcome.

[Baofeng]

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?

This season, Lakers 2-5 now, when trailing 25 points or more. They were also down 25 against the Portland Trailblazers.

And biggest in James comeback in James career.

I agree with what has been said on AD, he seems to be responding on what James said previously that as a team they need to perform very well. And with the likes of Vanderbilt, very resilient in defense and offense too could have a positive impact to Davis.

[Vaculin]

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.

Well, it seems that the Lakers carved its name again into the history books and proved that their team can still be worth the trust even if it's already down by 27 points. That gap was really hard to comeback especially in this case that the gap ballooned that much in the 2nd half, it was sure hard for the Lakers but they still managed to do so. It was a team effort after all and not just LeBron James alone, now they're on their 3rd winning streak but the next five games will be much tougher for them.

[Natalim]

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.

Well, it seems that the Lakers carved its name again into the history books and proved that their team can still be worth the trust even if it's already down by 27 points. That gap was really hard to comeback especially in this case that the gap ballooned that much in the 2nd half, it was sure hard for the Lakers but they still managed to do so. It was a team effort after all and not just LeBron James alone, now they're on their 3rd winning streak but the next five games will be much tougher for them.

That's a good sign that the Lakers have improved after that trade. They beat a good team, the Dallas Mavericks, so there's no reason they can't win against other tough teams. They are sharing the ball well, and LeBron does not have to carry his team; he just has to play his normal game. There's not much pressure on him, but they still win games because they follow the system.

[ultrloa]

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.

Well, it seems that the Lakers carved its name again into the history books and proved that their team can still be worth the trust even if it's already down by 27 points. That gap was really hard to comeback especially in this case that the gap ballooned that much in the 2nd half, it was sure hard for the Lakers but they still managed to do so. It was a team effort after all and not just LeBron James alone, now they're on their 3rd winning streak but the next five games will be much tougher for them.

That's a good sign that the Lakers have improved after that trade. They beat a good team, the Dallas Mavericks, so there's no reason they can't win against other tough teams. They are sharing the ball well, and LeBron does not have to carry his team; he just has to play his normal game. There's not much pressure on him, but they still win games because they follow the system.

They really change a lot when their rooster changed, it seems their trades are pretty much effective because they overhaul their rooster and get a good supporting cast to help them on their important run to reach their target. Its good to see them to reach on playoffs since this current rooster is now what we can say a title contender compare before.

[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

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.

in the last minutes of the game if the nets hadn't made many mistakes they would have won the game, but as I said before for some reason whenever they got closer to the hawks and the difference in points was reduced to 2 points the nets would do something stupid that it gave the possibility to the hawks to increase the difference of points to 5, in the last minutes until the hawks reached 7 points of advantage, I really thought that the game would end with a big difference of points with the guaranteed victory of the hawks, but the nets again they found a way to reduce that point difference to 2 points, my mistake was not having bet on hawks when they had the same point and the odd for hawks to win was @2.00, I would have made a good profit, it didn't take many minutes for the odd to drop a lot, it made me irritated, I watched the whole game waiting to have the same opportunity again


Mavericks 108 - 111 Lakers

in the first period we were massacred, the lackers insisted on the 3-point launches that only failed, Kyrie Irving from the Mavericks was our biggest nightmare, in the second period we lost again, but it was only a defeat with a difference of 2 points, in the third period recovered and we left with a comfortable victory and in the fourth period it was very disputed, but we managed to win

[Distinctin]

They really change a lot when their rooster changed, it seems their trades are pretty much effective because they overhaul their rooster and get a good supporting cast to help them on their important run to reach their target. Its good to see them to reach on playoffs since this current rooster is now what we can say a title contender compare before.

Now the curse is on the Clippers because they have Westbrook. Two consecutive losses in overtime - that hurts. I guess the most important thing is the plays in the dying minutes; it looks like they are struggling in those moments. They should improve in that area, otherwise their ranking will slide down.

[danherbias07]

They really change a lot when their rooster changed, it seems their trades are pretty much effective because they overhaul their rooster and get a good supporting cast to help them on their important run to reach their target. Its good to see them to reach on playoffs since this current rooster is now what we can say a title contender compare before.

Now the curse is on the Clippers because they have Westbrook. Two consecutive losses in overtime - that hurts. I guess the most important thing is the plays in the dying minutes; it looks like they are struggling in those moments. They should improve in that area, otherwise their ranking will slide down.

Hey! C'mon!
Westbrook is not playing during the overtime against the Nuggets. It was just a competitive game and Jokic, Murray, and Michael Porter Jr. instantly switched on their monster type of game while for the Clippers, it was just Kawhi Leonard who is answering.
Jokic especially, who can stop that guy? 99th career triple-double, 23rd season triple-double. That last assists for a Bruce Brown alley-oop dunk put the dagger to end the game.
Michael Porter Jr. is growing stronger, now he is attacking the paint too which will make him a scary player with lots of options to score

[carlisle1]

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.

Well, it seems that the Lakers carved its name again into the history books and proved that their team can still be worth the trust even if it's already down by 27 points. That gap was really hard to comeback especially in this case that the gap ballooned that much in the 2nd half, it was sure hard for the Lakers but they still managed to do so. It was a team effort after all and not just LeBron James alone, now they're on their 3rd winning streak but the next five games will be much tougher for them.

That's a good sign that the Lakers have improved after that trade. They beat a good team, the Dallas Mavericks, so there's no reason they can't win against other tough teams. They are sharing the ball well, and LeBron does not have to carry his team; he just has to play his normal game. There's not much pressure on him, but they still win games because they follow the system.

They really change a lot when their rooster changed, it seems their trades are pretty much effective because they overhaul their rooster and get a good supporting cast to help them on their important run to reach their target. Its good to see them to reach on playoffs since this current rooster is now what we can say a title contender compare before.

Yeah, the new roster knows how to play defense and they are not afraid now to take the shot unlike before they are waiting for LeBron
to take charge and he mostly declaring the game.

We have seen a game play today. They are rotating and finding the open man, but for sure, the big difference is when you have a good
defense, they manage to give a hard time with Luka, not to allow him to make an easy basket.

They are now close to reach the top 10 spots, almost reaching the last spot for the Play in, there are games to win which are really important
for them now.

[stadus]

They really change a lot when their rooster changed, it seems their trades are pretty much effective because they overhaul their rooster and get a good supporting cast to help them on their important run to reach their target. Its good to see them to reach on playoffs since this current rooster is now what we can say a title contender compare before.

Now the curse is on the Clippers because they have Westbrook. Two consecutive losses in overtime - that hurts. I guess the most important thing is the plays in the dying minutes; it looks like they are struggling in those moments. They should improve in that area, otherwise their ranking will slide down.

Hey! C'mon!
Westbrook is not playing during the overtime against the Nuggets. It was just a competitive game and Jokic, Murray, and Michael Porter Jr. instantly switched on their monster type of game while for the Clippers, it was just Kawhi Leonard who is answering.
Jokic especially, who can stop that guy? 99th career triple-double, 23rd season triple-double. That last assists for a Bruce Brown alley-oop dunk put the dagger to end the game.
Michael Porter Jr. is growing stronger, now he is attacking the paint too which will make him a scary player with lots of options to score

People have to realize that the Nuggets lost to Memphis because they had a bad shooting night. Now, they beat the Clippers, and this is how they play. They trust each other, and that's why they are very dangerous as a team. The good thing about the Nuggets is that they have reliable players inside and outside, unlike the Clippers, who do not have a dominant center like Jokic.

Jokic is a back-to-back MVP, and no one can stop him except Giannis. 

[OgNasty]

Congrats go to Dame on his career night with one of the highest single game scoring performances in NBA history. The craziest thing about the story though is how the NBA pulled a vial of his blood immediately following the game for blood testing. Dame said it absolutely killed one of the greatest moments of his career and was the first time he ever had to give blood for a PED test.

[LogitechMouse]

They really change a lot when their rooster changed, it seems their trades are pretty much effective because they overhaul their rooster and get a good supporting cast to help them on their important run to reach their target. Its good to see them to reach on playoffs since this current rooster is now what we can say a title contender compare before.

Now the curse is on the Clippers because they have Westbrook. Two consecutive losses in overtime - that hurts. I guess the most important thing is the plays in the dying minutes; it looks like they are struggling in those moments. They should improve in that area, otherwise their ranking will slide down.

Curse? On what part? 2 consecutive losses only and you are saying Westbrook is a curse to the team already.

Maybe you just use the wrong words to it, but saying that Westbrook is the curse of the team is a irrelevant. I mean he's performing good on his last 2 games. Don't blame solely to him that's why they lost. On the game against the Kings, fatigue got them that's why they lost. In this game against the Nuggets, the Nuggets are simply a better team than them and knowing that they played on their home court where the Nuggets are the best on the home, they already have a high chance of losing.

I think now is the time to not blame Westbrook solely for the losing of the Clippers. After all, it's a team sport, and it's everyone's fault if they losses.

Congrats go to Dame on his career night with one of the highest single game scoring performances in NBA history. The craziest thing about the story though is how the NBA pulled a vial of his blood immediately following the game for blood testing. Dame said it absolutely killed one of the greatest moments of his career and was the first time he ever had to give blood for a PED test.

It's DAME time!!!!!!

Lillard is the oldest player in NBA history to score 70+ points, and the 8th player in NBA history to score 70+ points. It's just unfortunate that he's on a team where there is little to no chance of playing into the playoffs. His loyalty towards the Blazers is at it's highest.

[Questat]

Congrats go to Dame on his career night with one of the highest single game scoring performances in NBA history. The craziest thing about the story though is how the NBA pulled a vial of his blood immediately following the game for blood testing. Dame said it absolutely killed one of the greatest moments of his career and was the first time he ever had to give blood for a PED test.

It's not surprising; it seems like that's the current rule that the NBA has adopted. I still remember when Mitchell dropped a career-high 71 points, and he was also tested after the game. Congratulations to Dame, who had fun with the lack of defense of the Rockets. He couldn't miss his 3-point shots and is now second to Klay Thompson for most 3-pointers made in a single game. Lillard made 13, while Thompson made 14.

[FanEagle]

Lakers beating Mavs with such a comeback is looking great for Lakers, but it also looks horrible for Mavs at the same time. Whenever something amazing happens, we forget to look at the bad thing that happened with it, like for example right now everyone congratulates Lakers for such a great win, but nobody is questioning why Mavs lost this way at all, they should.

I believe that this whole Kyrie with Doncic thing looks to be a bit of a question mark in the sense that when it is regular time, in second quarter, they were up by so much because everyone shared the ball, but when it matters, they had a trouble with it and this doubt they had ended their chance to win.

[Japinat]

90 minutes until the Suns take on the Bucks on ABC/ESPN3. It sounds like the Suns aren’t going to play Durant until Wednesday but you gotta have the game ready to watch just in case he does get on the floor. I think if Durant plays then the Suns win, if he doesn’t then the Bucks win. Although Giannis might still be a bit sore from his injury so the Suns have a chance either way.

That's what I expected as well that the Suns might go home with a win on their side because we know that their current roster is somehow a threat already to any team on the league right now even if Durant aren't yet around with them. But that wasn't the case on the game their earlier because they even haven't got any round in their favor, the Bucks was always one step ahead with them. It's evident enough that the Bucks are really confident because they just let Middleton in between quarter.

[Botnake]

Denver Nuggets lost in a blowout at Memphis. Looks like the long rest affected them and they cannot find their outside shots. 0/4 3-pts for KCP which is rare considering he is 45 percent on downtown shots.
Jamal Murray also not doing well with 3/13 FG.
Tillman defended Jokic pretty well which will stop the offensive plays of the Nuggets, good work for him stepping up his game while Adams is out.

No, this is their second game already after the All-Star break. Their first game was against the Cavaliers on the road, and they won that game.

Let us not overreact. Memphis is not a bad team, so it's no surprise that they won via a dominant performance. They can even dominate on the road, so how much more when they are at home. This team is good, but it's not as consistent as the Denver Nuggets, so let's give them credit for their performance in this game. They deserve it.

It's just a bad night for the Nuggets and they were not able to bounce back after the first quarter. Interesting numbers is that they average 31 points in the first quarter alone, but against Memphis, they just scored 20.

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.

Yes, that's right! That was just one of the bad nights that the Nuggets are experiencing and certainly that doesn't mean that they are much weaker than the Grizzlies just because they failed that night. Both teams are good at home, but the Nuggets are more of a threat on the road, you can see it on their record.

The Nuggets got 15 wins and 15 lose on the road while the Grizz just got 11 wins and 18 losses. I even bet that the Nuggets will still dominate the whole East conference until the whole season is over and the Grizzlies will always follow suit as they are really games away from the 1st seed.

[rhomelmabini]

Congrats go to Dame on his career night with one of the highest single game scoring performances in NBA history. The craziest thing about the story though is how the NBA pulled a vial of his blood immediately following the game for blood testing. Dame said it absolutely killed one of the greatest moments of his career and was the first time he ever had to give blood for a PED test.

It's not surprising; it seems like that's the current rule that the NBA has adopted. I still remember when Mitchell dropped a career-high 71 points, and he was also tested after the game. Congratulations to Dame, who had fun with the lack of defense of the Rockets. He couldn't miss his 3-point shots and is now second to Klay Thompson for most 3-pointers made in a single game. Lillard made 13, while Thompson made 14.

Now, it's like players are making histories one after the other. I don't know what comes to the league that they would test players after having such kind of performances, they should have done it beforehand if they wanted to make sure on everything.

[Yogee]

I had to laugh at that "Westbrook curse" comment hehe. I mean they lost to the top team in the West in overtime with the reigning MVP having another highlight performance. Sacramento wasn't a bad team either. I'm not exactly fan of the guy and I've been critical of him before but that comment was uncalled for. WB also played decently in both games. I think they will sort it out and they'll have a good run pretty soon.

[püsür]

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.

Totally agreed. I literally cannot wait to watch Eastern Conference and see who will win the east. Giannis is Giannis and always a big contender. Cavs have Mitchell now and they are in their best shape since they had Lebron, it would not be a surprise if they advance quite a lot in the playoffs. Other than them it will be great chance for Tatum and Embiid to prove themselves in the playoffs. I'm sure their competition will be fierce and very enjoyable to watch. Embiid's 41 points against Celtics and the buzzer beater was crazy. I hugely respect him, he plays smart and efficient. Literally can't wait to watch them in the playoffs.