2024 NBA Season

[EFS]

That extra spot at 9th and 10th is not really that big of a deal. Could someone replace the 8th? or even 7th? Sure why not, I am not saying that's impossible, but at the same time, do you think that team would see second round? I highly doubt that it could happen, we are going to end up with the first and second seed destroying them, possibly sweeping them so it doesn't even matter if Lakers goes to playoffs, because they will lose. The very best case being a first round exit, the worst being play-in loss is not really the way Lebron should have his last years, Lakers either needs to do something, or at least let him go to a good team.

Suns (4th) and Pelicans (12th) have only 4 win difference, that's super close. I don't remember any season like that recently.
Let me show you how close it is with an example. Mavericks were almost certain to make the playoffs but they've taken 3 losses in a row and are currently out of the play-off table. If Lakers match with Mavericks there's really no point to be in play-in tournament. But if they match with Thunder or Twolves they have a fairly good chance. That doesn't change the fact that they would be swept by Nuggets or Grizzlies anyway.

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[freedomgo]

The NBA is now over with their investigation on Ja Morant's case and found out something that will be much helpful to the Grizzlies situation in the upcoming days.

Here's more about Ja Morant's situation:

Ja Morant's absence will continue.

The Memphis Grizzlies star has been suspended eight games for conduct detrimental to the league, the NBA announced Wednesday.

In its release, the league said its investigation into a video appearing to show Morant with a gun at a Denver nightclub "did not conclude that the gun at issue belonged Morant, was brought by him into the nightclub or was displayed by him beyond a brief period."

Morant will be eligible to return March 20, with the suspension including games he's already missed.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10068147-ja-morant-suspended-8-games-nba-says-gun-in-video-didnt-belong-to-grizzlies-star

In contrary for the most speculations of Ja Morant regarding that live he did while holding a gun in a club somewhere in Denver, the NBA found Ja Morant not guilty for bringing a gun in the aircraft towards Denver as NBA prohibits carrying deadly firearms and drugs to any NBA property. Well, I cannot say that I'm glad for Morant because even if he's not guilty, he should know by now that any selfish deeds always will result into a heavy consequence especially if it's proven guilty.

[OgNasty]

Lots of talk in the media about Andrew Wiggins today. Apparently a teammate came out and said he is going through some “real shit” so who knows what it is. He did say he was taking a leave of absence for some family concerns so I assume someone in his family is going through a hard time. They are saying he’ll be out for the season though, so I can only imagine what it is.

[Yaunfitda]

Lakers having a rough start against Houston, and there's no Davis, so it seems that the field is even although the Lakers should have the experience in this game. But so far the young Houston team are dictating the game, with a huge lead in the first quarter.

Lakers need this one pretty much, and if they lost to a low team like Houston, it will hurt their momentum.

D'Lo and Malik doesn't have the same start as their last game wherein they just blasted with a 14-0 run start in the first quarter.

[LogitechMouse]

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In contrary for the most speculations of Ja Morant regarding that live he did while holding a gun in a club somewhere in Denver, the NBA found Ja Morant not guilty for bringing a gun in the aircraft towards Denver as NBA prohibits carrying deadly firearms and drugs to any NBA property. Well, I cannot say that I'm glad for Morant because even if he's not guilty, he should know by now that any selfish deeds always will result into a heavy consequence especially if it's proven guilty.

NBA and Commissioner Adam Silver really is a softie. He takes these serious crimes very lightly. 8 game suspension? What's even worse is within that 8 game suspension, he included the 5 games where he is out so he is suitable to return on the 20th against the Mavericks.

Well, for the Grizzlies fans, they loved what they saw, but for other NBA fans (like me), 8 game is kind of not enough for what he did. I mean he is the face of the Grizzlies, the face of Powerade as he has an advertisement there and has a contract with Nike. He must've face more game suspension.

On the flip side, I just hope that he will come back stronger, and will not do what he did last time. I mean that incident alone almost caused him almost a $200 Million Contract. Doing it or at least the same might have some bad problems with regards to his NBA career. Good that he's back even though the Grizzlies aren't struggling really even he's out.

[Oasisman]

Lakers having a rough start against Houston, and there's no Davis, so it seems that the field is even although the Lakers should have the experience in this game. But so far the young Houston team are dictating the game, with a huge lead in the first quarter.

Lakers need this one pretty much, and if they lost to a low team like Houston, it will hurt their momentum.

D'Lo and Malik doesn't have the same start as their last game wherein they just blasted with a 14-0 run start in the first quarter.

Well, the Rockers got momentum too, they just beat the Boston Celtics who have all their key players played the game. They are just young but pretty much talented and could pretty much upset any teams in the regular season.
On the other end, it's just so noticeable that the Lakers wont be as strong and effective without AD on the floor. It's very evident how AD had a huge impact when he plays.
Man, it's pretty tough for the Lakers, they just wasted a lot of opportunities, resting a healthy AD to prevent a trigger to his existing foot condition, that's just soft IMO.
AD really wanted to play that game, but his doctor advised the management to let him sit and prevent a back to back, so...

[danherbias07]

That was some game in Chicago!
At the last seconds of the game, Sacramento Kings had a 4-point lead, not until DeMar DeRozan made a 3-point shot with an and 1. Coach Mike Brown tried to challenge the foul but was unsuccessful. DeRozan made the shot and tied the game. That was the first time I saw a big mistake like that. Barnes touched the elbow of DeRozan which is a positive foul. Most of the time they will make the foul so the opponent will shoot only 2.
Thankfully, DeAaron Fox was still hot and made a buzzer-beater 3-pointer to give the Kings a W.
Sacramento! light the beam!  Bulls did fight well. Their three stars combined with 78 points.

[inthelongrun]

So around 13 more games left before the regular season ends. These might be the best days to bet during the regular season on the games that involve from rank 4 to 13 in the west. Injuries are a sucker, Phoenix Suns is on a 3 game losing streak now and it is not that far from them falling below the top 8 as many teams are battling for a playoff spot. At Laker land, Lebron James can return but it may be too late if his team cannot hold its position. Personally, I would love to see Damian Lillard and the Utah Jazz inside the top 10.

[Dave1]

Steph Curry has a monster game of 50 points against the Clippers.

But was not enough to pull a win for them, and as what we have been discussing, they played on the road and they have a bad record on it. Kahwi and PG combine for 54 points to offset Curry's game. Klay Thompson, after a explosive game just chip in with 15 points.

[btc_angela]

Lakers having a rough start against Houston, and there's no Davis, so it seems that the field is even although the Lakers should have the experience in this game. But so far the young Houston team are dictating the game, with a huge lead in the first quarter.

Lakers need this one pretty much, and if they lost to a low team like Houston, it will hurt their momentum.

D'Lo and Malik doesn't have the same start as their last game wherein they just blasted with a 14-0 run start in the first quarter.

Well, the Rockers got momentum too, they just beat the Boston Celtics who have all their key players played the game. They are just young but pretty much talented and could pretty much upset any teams in the regular season.
On the other end, it's just so noticeable that the Lakers wont be as strong and effective without AD on the floor. It's very evident how AD had a huge impact when he plays.
Man, it's pretty tough for the Lakers, they just wasted a lot of opportunities, resting a healthy AD to prevent a trigger to his existing foot condition, that's just soft IMO.
AD really wanted to play that game, but his doctor advised the management to let him sit and prevent a back to back, so...

And I think this is a waste opportunity for the Lakers to improved their position, Imagine if they won today and couple of Wolves and GSW lost, they could have been closer to the standing again.

Maybe they think that they can just overwhelm this young team, but they are all wrong. And they give them so much confidence in the 1st quarter alone that they have to make a huge comeback but then fell short of it.

[LogitechMouse]

Steph Curry has a monster game of 50 points against the Clippers.

But was not enough to pull a win for them, and as what we have been discussing, they played on the road and they have a bad record on it. Kahwi and PG combine for 54 points to offset Curry's game. Klay Thompson, after a explosive game just chip in with 15 points.

And, the struggle continues to the defending champions as they are now on a 9-game road losing streak.
Curry is a monster on this game especially in the 3rd quarter where he single-handedly carried the team, but lost steam in the 4th quarter.

Overall, the Warriors are in a trouble right now. Take note that this is only the first road game for them, and there's still 4 more to go. If they lose all of those 5 games, they will go down really hard and knowing how close the Western Conference standings are, a mere 3 game losing streak will cause a huge problem to the team.

And I think this is a waste opportunity for the Lakers to improved their position, Imagine if they won today and couple of Wolves and GSW lost, they could have been closer to the standing again.

Maybe they think that they can just overwhelm this young team, but they are all wrong. And they give them so much confidence in the 1st quarter alone that they have to make a huge comeback but then fell short of it.

I don't know if the Lakers really don't want to be on the .500, or whatever the reason it is.

I mean in their game against the Rockets, they didn't even take the lead the whole game (aside from that 1-0 from Russell's free throw). If they wanted to clinch the playoffs then at least play better even without their all-stars Davis and Lebron. They are up against a bottom seeded team in Rockets, and they can't even beat them.

[yazher]

And I think this is a waste opportunity for the Lakers to improved their position, Imagine if they won today and couple of Wolves and GSW lost, they could have been closer to the standing again.

Maybe they think that they can just overwhelm this young team, but they are all wrong. And they give them so much confidence in the 1st quarter alone that they have to make a huge comeback but then fell short of it.

When they are about to build momentum to make a winning streak, they are hit by this unlucky turn of events which will gonna jeopardized their chance to get to the NBA playoffs. that's just another hit of worse luck against them and it might not gonna be the best for the Lakers if they still gonna lose their next game without AD. However, if they can still get to the Number 8 spot with the remaining games, that would have been good and they will gonna have a chance to enter the NBA playoffs.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

NBA is so strange sometimes. They can't beat the Knicks (which is is without Jalen Brunson and on the 2nd game of a back to back) at home but on the road they beat NO leading by 35 points(!!!) at half time.

This team is so inconsistent, even if they somehow reach the playoffs or play-ins they won't survive ( I hope ).
May sound like a hater, but Lakers, no thanks.

They couldn't beat the Knicks because the Knicks are just a better team this year.  The Knicks road record is significantly better than either the Lakers home or road record.  The Lakers are just not a good team period.  They will win some games but it's ugly basketball if ypu watch it.  There is no team ball just individually playing.  If enough guys have a good game then they can pull out a win.  But they are not going anywhere anytime soon.

Significantly better is something different. Knicks were 20:14 away and Lakers 18:15 before the game, come on man .
Still it was a back to back on the road with basically the best player missing.

Anyway, the Lakers inconsistency continued today with a loss at the worst team in the league. Even without AD that's a must win. Lucky for them, the race for the POs and PIs is so close this year, they can still go anywhere from 4th to 12th/13th .

[Japinat]

Steph Curry has a monster game of 50 points against the Clippers.

But was not enough to pull a win for them, and as what we have been discussing, they played on the road and they have a bad record on it. Kahwi and PG combine for 54 points to offset Curry's game. Klay Thompson, after a explosive game just chip in with 15 points.

And Klay Thompson was just 2 minutes shy from Steph Curry's playing time yet he just scored 15 points with a very low stats (37.5 FG, 37.5 3P%), 15 points is pretty much decent if you're an ordinary player on the league but we are talking about Klay here who is the other half of Curry, hence why they are called Splash Brothers. I guess he was just having a bad night, it's just too sad for their part because Curry's 50 points was wasted. Other than that, they are really bad on the road.

[mirakal]

The Ja Morant story just keeps getting crazier and crazier. Noow some are speculating he might be shut down for the season as he goes to counseling. Seems like he's doing it to try and save his Powerade deal but I think that ship has already sailed. Whatever he decides to do, I hope he gets himself figured out in time to return to the playoffs. What a shame this situation is for the Grizzlies who finally have a good team and were looking to make a deep playoff run this year. Steven Adams must be pissed off about the whole situation.

And still there is no timetable for his return, but we should consider him not returning for this season, I mean they should allow him to play if everything is ok with him, otherwise if could be that he is still not mentally stable and continue his antics outside basketball.

Grizzlies are playoff bound, but we all know that they needed Ja, last year they almost make it but he got injured against the Warriors.

Now they have a good chance, but this unfortunately events resurface.

Ja Morant is surely out for the whole season. At least that's what seems to be the situation right now. Mental health is of course a very serious thing for any athlete. After all, a player will only play well if his mental situation is good as well. Any kind of sport is as mental as it is physical.

Him not being available is going to be a block for the game. But of course, they will have to find a way around this. The grizzlies are performing well right now. It will be a little hard without him, but it is what it is.

He ended up only getting 8 games 6 of which already passed.  So he is eligible to play starting Monday night against Dallas.  Unsure if Memphis will throw him out there.  But make no mistake losing ja means losing money for the NBA, he is one of the new faces and makes the sport entertaining.  They won't push down one of theor cash cows unless it's something really bad.

But it seems to me that the Memphis Grizzlies management is not yet ready to give a warm welcome for Ja Morant, amidst the issue, the Grizzlies are not yet over with it because Ja Morant is the face of the franchise yet he failed to deliver the teams expectation towards him and wasn't professional enough to know what should he do and what's not.

Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins himself poured some ice-cold water on Ja’s potential comeback. According to the Memphis shot-caller, Morant will NOT be returning to action against the Mavs.
To add even more mystery to this situation, Jenkins also did not indicate when the Grizzlies intend to allow Morant back. The embattled 23-year-old would have already served out his league-mandated eight-game suspension by March 20th, but as it turns out, the team isn’t ready to bring him back just yet.

https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-return-vs-luka-doncic-mavs-not-happening

[xzone]

Steph Curry has a monster game of 50 points against the Clippers.

But was not enough to pull a win for them, and as what we have been discussing, they played on the road and they have a bad record on it. Kahwi and PG combine for 54 points to offset Curry's game. Klay Thompson, after a explosive game just chip in with 15 points.

Just because a player scores a lot of points doesn't mean that team is a good team. The Warriors are really not very good this year, they can't make a winning streak. In fact, when we look at their last match, we can see that they lost a lot of matches. Curry was the team's top scorer in this game, but the rest of the team couldn't score enough points, and they weren't very good defensively. If you score more than 130 points in a match, you don't have much chance of winning that match

[Hypnosis00]

Steph Curry has a monster game of 50 points against the Clippers.

But was not enough to pull a win for them, and as what we have been discussing, they played on the road and they have a bad record on it. Kahwi and PG combine for 54 points to offset Curry's game. Klay Thompson, after a explosive game just chip in with 15 points.

Just because a player scores a lot of points doesn't mean that team is a good team. The Warriors are really not very good this year, they can't make a winning streak. In fact, when we look at their last match, we can see that they lost a lot of matches. Curry was the team's top scorer in this game, but the rest of the team couldn't score enough points, and they weren't very good defensively. If you score more than 130 points in a match, you don't have much chance of winning that match

Or we should say that they are not good at home. They may not be a dominant team in the regular season, but they are a very dangerous team in the playoffs. As long as they maintain that top 6 position, they will surely be in the playoffs, and that's where they can play their best.

What I saw in the Warriors' game against the Clippers was a lack of rebounding. Well, they play small ball, so that's the outcome, but they shot well, I guess, especially Curry.

[Iranus]

He ended up only getting 8 games 6 of which already passed.  So he is eligible to play starting Monday night against Dallas.  Unsure if Memphis will throw him out there.  But make no mistake losing ja means losing money for the NBA, he is one of the new faces and makes the sport entertaining.  They won't push down one of theor cash cows unless it's something really bad.

But it seems to me that the Memphis Grizzlies management is not yet ready to give a warm welcome for Ja Morant, amidst the issue, the Grizzlies are not yet over with it because Ja Morant is the face of the franchise yet he failed to deliver the teams expectation towards him and wasn't professional enough to know what should he do and what's not.

Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins himself poured some ice-cold water on Ja’s potential comeback. According to the Memphis shot-caller, Morant will NOT be returning to action against the Mavs.
To add even more mystery to this situation, Jenkins also did not indicate when the Grizzlies intend to allow Morant back. The embattled 23-year-old would have already served out his league-mandated eight-game suspension by March 20th, but as it turns out, the team isn’t ready to bring him back just yet.

https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-return-vs-luka-doncic-mavs-not-happening

We know that this is a very big risk for the team. Of course, he is the face of the team. And the team is also losing quite a lot because of not having him available. I am sure that if they could actually play him, they would have. There are some legitimate reasons. Of course, they feel he is not ready. After all, things could turn out for the worst if they let him on the basketball court right now.

I can only assume things. It is also not going to be very clever for anyone to believe what the media says. We all should wait for an official statement.

[Yamifoud]

He ended up only getting 8 games 6 of which already passed.  So he is eligible to play starting Monday night against Dallas.  Unsure if Memphis will throw him out there.  But make no mistake losing ja means losing money for the NBA, he is one of the new faces and makes the sport entertaining.  They won't push down one of theor cash cows unless it's something really bad.

But it seems to me that the Memphis Grizzlies management is not yet ready to give a warm welcome for Ja Morant, amidst the issue, the Grizzlies are not yet over with it because Ja Morant is the face of the franchise yet he failed to deliver the teams expectation towards him and wasn't professional enough to know what should he do and what's not.

Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins himself poured some ice-cold water on Ja’s potential comeback. According to the Memphis shot-caller, Morant will NOT be returning to action against the Mavs.
To add even more mystery to this situation, Jenkins also did not indicate when the Grizzlies intend to allow Morant back. The embattled 23-year-old would have already served out his league-mandated eight-game suspension by March 20th, but as it turns out, the team isn’t ready to bring him back just yet.

https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-return-vs-luka-doncic-mavs-not-happening

We know that this is a very big risk for the team. Of course, he is the face of the team. And the team is also losing quite a lot because of not having him available. I am sure that if they could actually play him, they would have. There are some legitimate reasons. Of course, they feel he is not ready. After all, things could turn out for the worst if they let him on the basketball court right now.

I can only assume things. It is also not going to be very clever for anyone to believe what the media says. We all should wait for an official statement.

Everyone deserves a second chance. If the league can accept him again, there's no reason the Grizzlies cannot accept him. He is still young and prone to make mistakes, so let's give him a second chance. Besides, without Ja Morant, the Grizzlies wouldn't be where they are now.

[Pamadar]

He ended up only getting 8 games 6 of which already passed.  So he is eligible to play starting Monday night against Dallas.  Unsure if Memphis will throw him out there.  But make no mistake losing ja means losing money for the NBA, he is one of the new faces and makes the sport entertaining.  They won't push down one of theor cash cows unless it's something really bad.

But it seems to me that the Memphis Grizzlies management is not yet ready to give a warm welcome for Ja Morant, amidst the issue, the Grizzlies are not yet over with it because Ja Morant is the face of the franchise yet he failed to deliver the teams expectation towards him and wasn't professional enough to know what should he do and what's not.

Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins himself poured some ice-cold water on Ja’s potential comeback. According to the Memphis shot-caller, Morant will NOT be returning to action against the Mavs.
To add even more mystery to this situation, Jenkins also did not indicate when the Grizzlies intend to allow Morant back. The embattled 23-year-old would have already served out his league-mandated eight-game suspension by March 20th, but as it turns out, the team isn’t ready to bring him back just yet.

https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-return-vs-luka-doncic-mavs-not-happening

We know that this is a very big risk for the team. Of course, he is the face of the team. And the team is also losing quite a lot because of not having him available. I am sure that if they could actually play him, they would have. There are some legitimate reasons. Of course, they feel he is not ready. After all, things could turn out for the worst if they let him on the basketball court right now.

I can only assume things. It is also not going to be very clever for anyone to believe what the media says. We all should wait for an official statement.

Everyone deserves a second chance. If the league can accept him again, there's no reason the Grizzlies cannot accept him. He is still young and prone to make mistakes, so let's give him a second chance. Besides, without Ja Morant, the Grizzlies wouldn't be where they are now.

After the cooldown of Ja's issue for sure Memphis will bring him back, with the talent this young star has, it's very possible that the franchise will bring him into action again..

Yeah, everyone deserves a second chance that a mistake will be remembered and will be a learning
experienced to him and will serve as a good warning to each player.