2025 NBA Season

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

The Phoenix Suns are now officially a very scary team after the game against Chicago and they just boost their chances to win the Finals this year. Devin Booker seems like he's getting back to his old self with Durant on their team as he now have more spaces to make shots. Just like what I've said before, It is impossible to double team Durant, Booker, CP3, and Ayton all at the same play.
I may not be rooting for them to win the championship, but I cant deny the fact how strong this team is. Does Chris Paul finally get his first ring this year? Let's see about that lol.

It's probably the effect of getting Durant, Booker suddenly becomes a monster scorer, I mean that is what is to be expected of him and they almost got a trophy if not for Giannis and the Bucks.

But with the acquisition of Durant, they are now a real threat in the West. Perhaps the Nuggets and the Grizzlies will be their worst nightmare. But then again, if Durant keeps healthy all throughout, they are a very difficult to beat with him and the emergence of Booker. Plus they still good one of the best point guard in CP3 and man in the middle Ayton.

[Sanitough]

The Phoenix Suns are now officially a very scary team after the game against Chicago and they just boost their chances to win the Finals this year. Devin Booker seems like he's getting back to his old self with Durant on their team as he now have more spaces to make shots. Just like what I've said before, It is impossible to double team Durant, Booker, CP3, and Ayton all at the same play.
I may not be rooting for them to win the championship, but I cant deny the fact how strong this team is. Does Chris Paul finally get his first ring this year? Let's see about that lol.

It's probably the effect of getting Durant, Booker suddenly becomes a monster scorer, I mean that is what is to be expected of him and they almost got a trophy if not for Giannis and the Bucks.

But with the acquisition of Durant, they are now a real threat in the West. Perhaps the Nuggets and the Grizzlies will be their worst nightmare. But then again, if Durant keeps healthy all throughout, they are a very difficult to beat with him and the emergence of Booker. Plus they still good one of the best point guard in CP3 and man in the middle Ayton.

Booker now has a higher chance of scoring more because the defense will not be fully focused on him. Unlike before, where he would easily get doubled if he got hot, they cannot do that now because doubling Booker would leave Durant open, who is a high percentage shooter. It's always good to have two great shooters on a team, as it's hard to predict who will make a shot, especially if their chemistry is very effective.

Durant > Irving
Durant > Booker

Both superstar pairing worked.

[danherbias07]

Knicks.....straight.....stunting on the nba.....talk about it.

Bulls…straight…..not stunting on the nba…let’s not talk about it lol

Nah I’ll bitch a little. At this point with them playing like such shit all season, and obviously clearly not having any legitimate shot at making any sort of run in the playoffs, it’s time to maybe trade some pieces and start losing. Would be amazing to someone pull another situation like we did with Derrick Rose and luck out in getting the number 1 pick again (would be something with the Bears and Bulls getting it).

Bro, that made me laugh so hard literally with tears in the corner of my eyes.  

I don't know. I do think PatBev somehow boosted their defensive stance and energized the team about doing the same hardcore defense. They had a few good moments in the 2nd quarter, they even had the lead then Zach LaVine added more by hitting a buzzer-beater three.
What happened in the 3rd and 4th quarters though is hard to watch. It's an eyesore.
Sure, the Suns have Durant now but it's not like he cannot be stopped, they actually did a good job at defending him and he only scored 20 points in 30 minutes. But whenever he kicks the ball out when the double team comes, the Bulls cannot go back to their positions to stop the outside shooters.

PatBev blocking Ayton might be their best highlight.

[wheelz1200]

The Phoenix Suns are now officially a very scary team after the game against Chicago and they just boost their chances to win the Finals this year. Devin Booker seems like he's getting back to his old self with Durant on their team as he now have more spaces to make shots. Just like what I've said before, It is impossible to double team Durant, Booker, CP3, and Ayton all at the same play.
I may not be rooting for them to win the championship, but I cant deny the fact how strong this team is. Does Chris Paul finally get his first ring this year? Let's see about that lol.

Yep, I need to see a Denver/Suns 7 game series that would be incredible.  Suns/Grizzlies would be good too.  But with the experience on that team I can't see them losing a 7 game series if all theor starters can stay off the injury list. 

[LogitechMouse]

The Kings are such a surprise, but they are not a championship team yet. Their defense is not that impressive, but I'm happy that they will be in the playoffs so they can experience playing with teams that have been consistent in the playoffs. For a young team, getting a home court advantage is a good thing as they lack experience.

They are a surprise indeed, but don't you know that all of the playoff teams right now really want to face them in the first round?

Like you said, they are a very impressive team right now, and many are surprised with how they are playing this season knowing that their roster hasn't that much changes aside from their head coach Mike Brown.

Home court advantage? I find it useless right now especially when it comes to the playoffs. What's more important that is the playoff experience, and that's what the Kings are lacking right now. Aside from Sabonis, all of the players of the team don't have any playoff experience yet. What if let's say for example they face the Warriors in the first round? How can a team like the Kings that has no playoff experience defeat the Warriors who has lots of playoff experience already? Even the pressure of the crowd don't intimidate the Warriors anymore because they already experienced it many times and they know what they will do.

I'm agreeing with what you said that they aren't a championship team yet.

[Marvell1]

The Phoenix Suns are now officially a very scary team after the game against Chicago and they just boost their chances to win the Finals this year. Devin Booker seems like he's getting back to his old self with Durant on their team as he now have more spaces to make shots. Just like what I've said before, It is impossible to double team Durant, Booker, CP3, and Ayton all at the same play.
I may not be rooting for them to win the championship, but I cant deny the fact how strong this team is. Does Chris Paul finally get his first ring this year? Let's see about that lol.

Yep, I need to see a Denver/Suns 7 game series that would be incredible.  Suns/Grizzlies would be good too.  But with the experience on that team I can't see them losing a 7 game series if all theor starters can stay off the injury list. 

Suns are really looking dangerous at the moment. The match between Suns and Nuggets, as well as the match between Suns and the Grizzlies, are going to be two really interesting games. With the type of performance Suns are showing right now, clearly indicates that they have a very reasonable chance of winning both of those matches. Let's see what happens. I am quite certain that they are not able to win both of those matches. As a result of the players not staying healthy, this is going to be a big problem for the team.

[dwyane36]

The Kings are such a surprise, but they are not a championship team yet. Their defense is not that impressive, but I'm happy that they will be in the playoffs so they can experience playing with teams that have been consistent in the playoffs. For a young team, getting a home court advantage is a good thing as they lack experience.

Of course, the Kings aren't a championship team yet, but they have good potential to be. They're currently in 3rd place in the Western Conference standings, and I think that's a very good result for them, given that they finished the last regular season in 12th place. Such progress in just one year is impressive, and it should be noted that it has been possible not only thanks to the efforts of the players but also the efforts of Mike Brown, who has been recently named the Western Conference Coach of the Month.

[harizen]

Such progress in just one year is impressive, and it should be noted that it has been possible not only thanks to the efforts of the players but also the efforts of Mike Brown, who has been recently named the Western Conference Coach of the Month.

Actually, that's not a 1-year progress in the making for Sacramento Kings. The progress overall takes place over a decade.

The last time the Sacramento Kings established a winning percentage of over .500 is way back 2005-06 season and that's also the last time they make it to the playoffs. Just do the Math on how long they are not making the playoffs from 2006-07 until now. Although this season, that will be changed.

Sacramento Kings will surely be able to break the curse now and their home crowd will witness again the NBA playoffs.

[wheelz1200]

Such progress in just one year is impressive, and it should be noted that it has been possible not only thanks to the efforts of the players but also the efforts of Mike Brown, who has been recently named the Western Conference Coach of the Month.

Actually, that's not a 1-year progress in the making for Sacramento Kings. The progress overall takes place over a decade.

The last time the Sacramento Kings established a winning percentage of over .500 is way back 2005-06 season and that's also the last time they make it to the playoffs. Just do the Math on how long they are not making the playoffs from 2006-07 until now. Although this season, that will be changed.

Sacramento Kings will surely be able to break the curse now and their home crowd will witness again the NBA playoffs.

It's fun when Sacramento is in the playoffs.  Back in the day with Peja, Bobby, etc when they were challenging the top the were fun to watch.  The crowd playoff crowds there were amazing.  Helped that they had Jason Williams who is still one of my favorite players to watch, never knew what that dude was gonna do.  Good mix of streetcars in his game.  Either way I will be rooting them to go far this year.  Tired of seeing the same old teams in it year in and year out.

[OgNasty]

Ja Morant, on the verge of making his deal official with Powerade and launching a major PR blitz is on Instagram live posing with guns like he’s some sort of street thug. I’m starting to get the feeling that this Ja Morant story is going to end badly. He’s too small and too sheltered to be acting like this. I worry he’s going to run into real trouble with this act.

[mirakal]

What an ugly game between the Clippers and the Kings, Sacramento took a double digit lead by the Clippers comes back and take a 1 point lead. Then Sabonis sinking FT to take back and then Paul George missing the 3 in the last seconds that could have give them the W.

So still winless for the Clippers since acquiring Westbrook although he had a good game again as a Clipper and he was dare to shoot a 3 and made 1.

Clippers now down to 8th spot, as the Wolves won over the Lakers tonight, surpassing them.

But it's evident enough that Westbrook improved and did well enough to help the team keep afloat but they still failed because PG didn't make it as that was their only chance to break their lose streak or should I say curse? Their next match-up is again against a team who is that easy to defeat, it's the #2 seed in the West, Grizzlies. It will be a big challenge for them again.

[goinmerry]

It's fun when Sacramento is in the playoffs.  Back in the day with Peja, Bobby, etc when they were challenging the top the were fun to watch.  The crowd playoff crowds there were amazing.  Helped that they had Jason Williams who is still one of my favorite players to watch, never knew what that dude was gonna do.  Good mix of streetcars in his game.  Either way I will be rooting them to go far this year.  Tired of seeing the same old teams in it year in and year out.

Don't forget Chris Webber, Doug Christie (the defense specialist), Vlade Divac, etc.

After their main and core players during that time went slowly inactive from being competitive, the Sacramento Kings have never seen again in playoffs competition for long. I don't know if some of their players during their prime days experienced being a champion later on but I only remember Peja Stojakovic winning a chip when Dallas Mavericks won a title in the 2010-2011 season.

Same as you, I also like new teams in the playoffs and hopefully Kings will go far and not just be competitive in the season games.

[freedomgo]

Knicks.....straight.....stunting on the nba.....talk about it.

Bulls…straight…..not stunting on the nba…let’s not talk about it lol

Nah I’ll bitch a little. At this point with them playing like such shit all season, and obviously clearly not having any legitimate shot at making any sort of run in the playoffs, it’s time to maybe trade some pieces and start losing. Would be amazing to someone pull another situation like we did with Derrick Rose and luck out in getting the number 1 pick again (would be something with the Bears and Bulls getting it).

They have the pieces to be good they just need to put it together.  If there is any year to get the number #1 pick it's the year.  Victor W is the real deal.  I usually don't like picking bigs early in the draft because they get injured a lot but I'd be all over Victor at the 1.  He is a franchise chasing pick.  

That is if they are that luck to land Victor Wembanyama on their franchise or some are already calling him as the prodigy of the NBA's modern era. Lots of speculations already about this kid and people are curious to know what would he be like when after 5 years since the draft. Will he be like Durant's build or Giannis's build?

Anyway, I also honestly do not know what is happening right now to the bulls because their line-up is not that bad but they just can't really figure out their rhythm, that is why they tend to lose every other game they have.

[OgNasty]

Ja Morant, on the verge of making his deal official with Powerade and launching a major PR blitz is on Instagram live posing with guns like he’s some sort of street thug. I’m starting to get the feeling that this Ja Morant story is going to end badly. He’s too small and too sheltered to be acting like this. I worry he’s going to run into real trouble with this act.

Bleacher Report is now saying that the Grizzlies have suspended Ja Morant for the next two games over what happened on his Instagram Live. I guess he was at a night club when he was displaying his gun, which I don’t believe was legal. It will be interesting to see if he’s going to get some consequences from Powerade as a result of this.

Edit: Looks like his IG and Twitter accounts are now both suspended.

[püsür]

Ja Morant, on the verge of making his deal official with Powerade and launching a major PR blitz is on Instagram live posing with guns like he’s some sort of street thug. I’m starting to get the feeling that this Ja Morant story is going to end badly. He’s too small and too sheltered to be acting like this. I worry he’s going to run into real trouble with this act.

Gilbert Arenas' career was over because of such an issue. The situation there was more crazy, of course, there was threatening his teammate with a gun. But Morant is no different from this disgusting act. He threatens a kid with a gun, it's not enough, he makes gestures of joy by shooting at the match, yesterday he made an Instagram broadcast with a gun in his hand. He's a complete mess. Even if he is the most talented player in the world, for me, these moves are a direct cause of hate. I wouldn't be sad right now if his career was over. He is at the utmost top level of an immensely popular sport. He should not do such things. Period. They gave a penalty for two matches, it's not enough in my opinion.

[Baofeng]

Such progress in just one year is impressive, and it should be noted that it has been possible not only thanks to the efforts of the players but also the efforts of Mike Brown, who has been recently named the Western Conference Coach of the Month.

Actually, that's not a 1-year progress in the making for Sacramento Kings. The progress overall takes place over a decade.

The last time the Sacramento Kings established a winning percentage of over .500 is way back 2005-06 season and that's also the last time they make it to the playoffs. Just do the Math on how long they are not making the playoffs from 2006-07 until now. Although this season, that will be changed.

Sacramento Kings will surely be able to break the curse now and their home crowd will witness again the NBA playoffs.

It's fun when Sacramento is in the playoffs.  Back in the day with Peja, Bobby, etc when they were challenging the top the were fun to watch.  The crowd playoff crowds there were amazing.  Helped that they had Jason Williams who is still one of my favorite players to watch, never knew what that dude was gonna do.  Good mix of streetcars in his game.  Either way I will be rooting them to go far this year.  Tired of seeing the same old teams in it year in and year out.

Those were the days bro, Kings vs Lakers, hehehe who will forget it, early 2000's there is that rivalry. CWebb, Divac, Peja, JWill and then later on, Bobby Jackson, Doug Christie and Mike Bibby. Unfortunately they have to go against the Lakers in that era and then San Antonio, so it's very hard for them to win that championship.

Anyhow, this is the new Sacramento Kings, it's a revival and getting Sabonis and Fox healthier than ever, improved his jump shots what the best thing that they can make out of this season right now.

[jakelyson]

The Phoenix Suns are now officially a very scary team after the game against Chicago and they just boost their chances to win the Finals this year. Devin Booker seems like he's getting back to his old self with Durant on their team as he now have more spaces to make shots. Just like what I've said before, It is impossible to double team Durant, Booker, CP3, and Ayton all at the same play.
I may not be rooting for them to win the championship, but I cant deny the fact how strong this team is. Does Chris Paul finally get his first ring this year? Let's see about that lol.

They are scary. The only thing that could stop them to make the finals and win a championship is their health. If KD and CP3 will remain healthy for the rest of the season, they have a very high chance of winning it all. Hopefully they do because I do want to see CP3 win a ring before his playing days are over.

But it's evident enough that Westbrook improved and did well enough to help the team keep afloat but they still failed because PG didn't make it as that was their only chance to break their lose streak or should I say curse? Their next match-up is again against a team who is that easy to defeat, it's the #2 seed in the West, Grizzlies. It will be a big challenge for them again.

Then they would extend their losing streak by 1 more game at least even though I feel like the Clippers have a higher chance to beat the Grizzlies than the teams they faced after Westbrook's acquisition. If they do lose, they will drop again in the ranks. That will not look very good for Westbrook's resume come next season. And with 16 games left, I feel it will be hard for WB to redeem his name.

Bleacher Report is now saying that the Grizzlies have suspended Ja Morant for the next two games over what happened on his Instagram Live. I guess he was at a night club when he was displaying his gun, which I don’t believe was legal. It will be interesting to see if he’s going to get some consequences from Powerade as a result of this.

Edit: Looks like his IG and Twitter accounts are now both suspended.

What's going on with this guy? Should just focus on his game than pulling this kind of stuff. He still have a lot to prove.

[Baofeng]

Ja Morant, on the verge of making his deal official with Powerade and launching a major PR blitz is on Instagram live posing with guns like he’s some sort of street thug. I’m starting to get the feeling that this Ja Morant story is going to end badly. He’s too small and too sheltered to be acting like this. I worry he’s going to run into real trouble with this act.

Bleacher Report is now saying that the Grizzlies have suspended Ja Morant for the next two games over what happened on his Instagram Live. I guess he was at a night club when he was displaying his gun, which I don’t believe was legal. It will be interesting to see if he’s going to get some consequences from Powerade as a result of this.

Edit: Looks like his IG and Twitter accounts are now both suspended.

And he won't be playing in the next two games,

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant will not play in at least the next two games after his Instagram Live video, in which he displayed what appeared to be a gun while at a nightclub early Saturday morning, prompted an investigation from the NBA.

The Grizzlies announced Saturday afternoon that Morant "will be away from the team for at least the next two games," meaning he will not play Sunday against the LA Clippers or Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35782987/nba-investigating-ja-morant-displays-gun-instagram-video

This kid needs help, first the "laser incident", and then Ja Morant Accused Of Beating Up, Pointing Gun at 17-Year-Old.

Shannon Sharpe is right, he is no gangsta, the NBA should take this seriously before everything went out of control.

[Dave1]

What an ugly game between the Clippers and the Kings, Sacramento took a double digit lead by the Clippers comes back and take a 1 point lead. Then Sabonis sinking FT to take back and then Paul George missing the 3 in the last seconds that could have give them the W.

So still winless for the Clippers since acquiring Westbrook although he had a good game again as a Clipper and he was dare to shoot a 3 and made 1.

Clippers now down to 8th spot, as the Wolves won over the Lakers tonight, surpassing them.

I was cheering for Sacramento Kings in this game. I was a bit nervous when Paul George became hot in the remaining last minute of the game. Luckily, he was not able to convert his last shot that would have ended the Clippers' losing streak. Westbrook performed well although his lack of 3-point shooting ability will cost part of their offense. 16 more games for the Clippers before the end of the regular season. This is probably the best time to bet during the regular games, especially on the remaining teams that are fighting for their playoff spots.

And now the Kings are on a 5-win streak and are getting near to 2nd seeded Memphis Grizzlies.

So I guess we all wanted the Kings to win, unfortunately for bettors they didn't cover that spread. And it must be the hate on Westbrook to go still on a winless run with Clippers.

Bucks vs the Sixers could be an interesting one, the number 1 and number 3 seed right now in the East. Giannis against Embid.

The Bucks though might extend their winning streak at this game will be on their home court.

[EFS]

I just saw the news about Ja Morant. Big contract, big endorsements, rising NBA career and he ends up doing silly things like this. I think he needs a good mentor before anything else.

Two game night on TV and the first one was fine, the second one is even better. Raptors won against Wizards in overtime with VanVleet and Trent Jr.. Wizards couldn't play overtime well, experience won here. Now watching Sixers vs. Bucks, head-to-head game but I expect Bucks to win and carry their streak to 17 games.