2025 NBA Season

[Yaunfitda]

I may have bet for the Kings but that Performance of Chef Curry is really something and should get into the history books I am watching right now Kendrick Perkins the once unbeliever that Stephen Curry can do it, was left with amazement with this game,

Yeah, I found his tweet earlier.

Perks is a certified hater of Steph, lol, but yes, it's good that everyone in the league recognized what Steph did in game 7. Never before that a 35 year old player scored 50 points in a game 7, so he did break Kevin Durant's record.

It's a record for a game 7 performance and a series number of points for a 35-year-old above player.
Kevon Looney shined the most in this game after Steph. Those important offensive rebounds that he took from the Sacramento Kings are also what made the Warriors win this game. If there's a beam that should be lighted, it will be for him. The second chance points of the Warriors have increased thanks to his effort in trying to get another shot for the team. 10 offensive rebounds and 11 defensive rebounds. He almost made more on the former than the latter which is unusual.
Crazy Looney.

And as per Klay, Looney becoming Wilt Chamberlain in this series. And if I'm not mistaken, he also established record here with that monster performance and the last time we've seen someone doing a 20+ rebounds in a series could be either a prime Dwight Howard with the Magic or Shaq with Lakers.
And checking the records:

Who had the most total rebounds in the 2022-23 Regular Season?

Playing for the Sacramento Kings, Domantas Sabonis led the NBA with a total of 973 rebounds in 79 games.

https://www.landofbasketball.com/year_by_year_stats/2022_2023_leaders_rebounds_tot_rs.htm

So Looney breaking down the rebounding leader this season in this series, that really hurts.

[Distinctin]

Looney, Wiggins, and GPII may not contribute a lot offensively, but they are very important for the Warriors due to their excellent defense. I hope Looney stays aggressive and grabs impressive rebounds every game against the bigger and stronger bigs of the LA Lakers.

This series is different from the Kings, as the Lakers have a different style of play. We will see which team can impose their playing style to win.

The Lakers will likely control the paint, while the Warriors have the edge in outside shooting. Overall, I believe this will be an entertaining series to watch. As for my prediction, I think the Warriors will win the series, but it will not be easy, probably in 6 or 7 games.

[Reid]

Looney, Wiggins, and GPII may not contribute a lot offensively, but they are very important for the Warriors due to their excellent defense. I hope Looney stays aggressive and grabs impressive rebounds every game against the bigger and stronger bigs of the LA Lakers.

This series is different from the Kings, as the Lakers have a different style of play. We will see which team can impose their playing style to win.

The Lakers will likely control the paint, while the Warriors have the edge in outside shooting. Overall, I believe this will be an entertaining series to watch. As for my prediction, I think the Warriors will win the series, but it will not be easy, probably in 6 or 7 games.

Without those names that you mentioned the Golden State Warriors may not even win these games today. I actually want Coach Steve Kerr to put DiVincenzo most of the time that Jordan Poole. He seems to be out of his game lately and that's not the Poole Party that we have seen last year.
But Donte, he is something else, he could see where the ball is going, he can shoot, he can speed up the game, and more importantly he can make the offensive guy suffer by his energetic defensive method. The same goes with Moody who did a great job when a switch happens, and he will try to guard Fox. Warriors have a solid lineup and all they need is consistency.

[qwertyup23]

Looney, Wiggins, and GPII may not contribute a lot offensively, but they are very important for the Warriors due to their excellent defense. I hope Looney stays aggressive and grabs impressive rebounds every game against the bigger and stronger bigs of the LA Lakers.

Looney and Wiggins are integral to the offensive playfield in the Warriors. With Looney’s monstrous offensive rebounds, he always takes the opportunity to garner second-chance points whenever he gets the ball into his possession. Not to mention, he fits perfectly in the team chemistry of the Warriors.

Wiggins also contributes offensively on the team. Before he was in the Warriors, he was struggling to find his role as the Wolves made him a core star. But in the Warriors, he fits perfectly as an offensive machine with backup points if needed.

[ajanwalker]

Denver used the field advantage very well in the first game. The first period of the match went head-to-head. Denver recorded the winning lead in the 2nd and 4th periods. The second game of the series will be played tomorrow at the Ball Arena, which is Denver's hall. In the first match, especially in the second and fourth quarters of the fight, the Nuggets, who defended harder than their opponent, won the match by 18 points and took a 1-0 lead in the series. I think this matchup will be very competitive. Because Denver beat Minnesota 4-1 in the first round, while Phoenix beat the Las Angeles Clippers 4-1. Tomorrow the series may be 2-0, but in the next games Phoenix can make the series 2-2. The series may end 4-3 or 3-4. This is what I've been waiting for.

[freedomgo]

A real bummer that the Kings weren’t able to win game 7 against the Warriors. I thought they were going to light the beam and end the Warriors legacy but it just wasn’t in the cards. Steph Curry showed why he’s one of the best of all time and they live to face the Lakers. That should be a great series to watch!

That goes to say that even if the Sacramento Kings are playing like elites, they are still an unexperienced team compared to what the Golden State Warriors have endured throughout the years to be like what they are now. It was not an overnight success for the team, they also had some moments being at the bottom and under the radar. I believe soon enough, the Kings will be as strong as the Warriors if they will retain their cores but I think these days, that will be too much too ask as there many factors that needed to be consider first.

[Japinat]

Looney and Wiggins are integral to the offensive playfield in the Warriors. With Looney’s monstrous offensive rebounds, he always takes the opportunity to garner second-chance points whenever he gets the ball into his possession. Not to mention, he fits perfectly in the team chemistry of the Warriors. 

No doubt! Especially Kevon Looney who hauled many rebounds for the team, even if it's an offensive ones. He may not contribute that much in-terms of points but his role is effective enough to make somebody struggle if they will force and drive through the paint. Another talent unlocked by coach Steve Kerr.

So, we now have Lakers vs Warriors in the West Semis. Man! This is like an early present to us fans because after all these years, they meet again and will be having another tough moments together. The Warriors may have an upper hand in this series but I can't really say that the Lakers will not survive this because their roster can also keep-up with what the Warriors can do. This should be fun!

[Marvell1]

A real bummer that the Kings weren’t able to win game 7 against the Warriors. I thought they were going to light the beam and end the Warriors legacy but it just wasn’t in the cards. Steph Curry showed why he’s one of the best of all time and they live to face the Lakers. That should be a great series to watch!

That goes to say that even if the Sacramento Kings are playing like elites, they are still an unexperienced team compared to what the Golden State Warriors have endured throughout the years to be like what they are now. It was not an overnight success for the team, they also had some moments being at the bottom and under the radar. I believe soon enough, the Kings will be as strong as the Warriors if they will retain their cores but I think these days, that will be too much too ask as there many factors that needed to be consider first.

Well, my boy, Stephen Curry dropped a 50 bomb. This was certainly one of the best performances I have ever seen from anyone. In the first two quarters, it was actually tough to choose a team which will be able to win. But in the last two quarters, it was an absolutely unbelievable performance from the Golden State Warriors.

It is true that the Golden State Warriors are actually a better team compared to the kings. And it will also take time for the kings to actually reach the level of the Golden State Warriors.

[LGD2Business]

Sacramento played well the first half, but then they got stuck. They had the disadvantage of being a young and inexperienced team. There was no player who stood out when they had difficulty in scoring on offense. The lack of leadership was felt in the team. The Warriors, on the other hand, played a very comfortable second half and won the match with their stars. It's been a good experience for the Kings, they can fight better if they make the playoffs next year.

[YuginKadoya]

Correct.
They need CP3 to step up his game one more time. He is the one who is always open while the two of their offensive players Brooker and KD was being muscled by Gordon and KCP. Not that I underestimate Murray on his D but I think CP3 can do better on this series. Become a leader again, make plays, or be the offensive guy if forced to the point that he is open.

Tomorrow is Game 1 of the New York Knicks versus the Miami Heat and next to it is Game 7 of the Sacramento Kings versus the Golden State Warriors.
The games are super early for those who live at GMT+8.
1:00 AM for the 1st game.
3:30 AM for the 2nd game.
Either you sleep early or you don't sleep at all to catch the games.  Just kidding, just watch the replays if you are not available.

Or he can be both, right now Chris Paul is kind of old right now but in terms of getting the play done you can surely don't on him at the same time if he can put the ball inside the ring then he can, I think he can do both that I really think just like I am saying back then that Chris Paul should just let the young guns do their work and including Kevin Durant to that guns, to make great plays, but at the same time getting some score so their opponent won't notice about their game,

Chef Curry recording 50, the most points in a game 7, damn. 30 of that is in the second half. He was given the green light to shot and he does deliver in the pivotal game 7 tonight. Steve Kerr in the post game interview says that no one can stop Steph Curry sending the message, and that is true, even Mr. Clutch DFox says that and Sabonis is lamenting the same.

So the question is, who is going to guard him from the Lakers, Dennis? Austin Reaves, D'Lo? For me Warriors are going to be a bad match-up for the Lakers. They have Wiggins to guard Lebron. And then Looney/Green against AD in the paint.

Game 7 is truly amazing for the Golden State Warriors and more for Stephen Curry it was a wild game I was like watching Stephen Curry's highlight shoots, that a highlights game, that was insane, and on the news it was all Stephen Curry and how he get that 50 points for the team, and right now there are many reporters that is against Curry but after this performance, they could think that Stephen Curry deserves a GOAT status,

No doubt! Especially Kevon Looney who hauled many rebounds for the team, even if it's an offensive ones. He may not contribute that much in-terms of points but his role is effective enough to make somebody struggle if they will force and drive through the paint. Another talent unlocked by coach Steve Kerr.

So, we now have Lakers vs Warriors in the West Semis. Man! This is like an early present to us fans because after all these years, they meet again and will be having another tough moments together. The Warriors may have an upper hand in this series but I can't really say that the Lakers will not survive this because their roster can also keep-up with what the Warriors can do. This should be fun!

And now Let's see how well they can do against Lebron James and the new Los Angeles Lakers, now that the Lakers have received that upgrade I think the Warriors and the Lakers didn't see much in the game, but right now because of Curry's unreal performance the Warriors odds is for them,

[carlisle1]

Sacramento played well the first half, but then they got stuck. They had the disadvantage of being a young and inexperienced team. There was no player who stood out when they had difficulty in scoring on offense. The lack of leadership was felt in the team. The Warriors, on the other hand, played a very comfortable second half and won the match with their stars. It's been a good experience for the Kings, they can fight better if they make the playoffs next year.

One of the advantage of the Warriors as they allow Curry to keep doing his usual attacks and support him both in defense and
screening, giving him space to take his shots.

Leadership from Monk or Fox, but both are being covered and their shots are mostly forced shots, though they also did try everything but
it's the experienced and the good communication between the core players of GSW that dominated the game.

For sure, there are good adjustments that will happen coming next season if they still have the same squad from coaches to players.

[FanEagle]

The funny thing is, it's once again Lebron vs Warriors. This is a different conference, and yet the story continues. I am not sure if it's going to be simple or not, maybe Lebron will get a win, maybe Warriors will do fine, I really can't say much about it and I will have to watch and see what happens. I know that Heat looks better than Knicks, I know Nuggets looked better than Suns, and I can say that Celtics probably will do alright, but when it comes to Lakers vs Warriors, it's a series I am not entirely sure about.

Let the oddmakers decide it on our own behalf and that's fine but I am not trusting the results as much as they do. This is looking like typical "home team wins" series if nothing unexpected happens but something unexpected may happen obviously.

[tabas]

Lakers versus GSW will be so much fun.

Definitely, people will have it think that it's like the actual finals but no.

If we cannot see them both playing in the finals, then this could be the best one so far.
It's good for GSW to take the last spot and I thought they will lose the game since its not their home court, well Steph proves to be one of the best. Now going to the Semis, GSW should prepare more because for sure Lakers is more eager to win here after losing many conference already.

That's the reality now that we won't be seeing them in the finals because they'll have to face each other and one is going to be eliminated. Either Steph's crew or Lebron's team. Just after we saw Warriors won against the Kings, everyone would have thought that it's gonna be the head of their journey and Kings dominance will be proclaimed but then, they're still the defending champs and have been through a lot. Now, both teams have been through a lot and one of them have to move to the next stage closer to the finals. The predictions are now in and this is gonna be like up to game 7.

[btc_angela]

Lakers versus GSW will be so much fun.

Definitely, people will have it think that it's like the actual finals but no.

If we cannot see them both playing in the finals, then this could be the best one so far.
It's good for GSW to take the last spot and I thought they will lose the game since its not their home court, well Steph proves to be one of the best. Now going to the Semis, GSW should prepare more because for sure Lakers is more eager to win here after losing many conference already.

That's the reality now that we won't be seeing them in the finals because they'll have to face each other and one is going to be eliminated. Either Steph's crew or Lebron's team. Just after we saw Warriors won against the Kings, everyone would have thought that it's gonna be the head of their journey and Kings dominance will be proclaimed but then, they're still the defending champs and have been through a lot. Now, both teams have been through a lot and one of them have to move to the next stage closer to the finals. The predictions are now in and this is gonna be like up to game 7.

Both have interesting stories this season, Lakers started 2-10 if I'm not mistaken, and there are a lot of drama last last year being carried over, specially the case of Russell Westbrook. But before the trade line, they overhaul their roster, get rid of Westbrook, in exchange of a lot of role players and they started to make a run post season. Then AD becoming healthy, then eliminated the young Memphis the second seed.

For the Warriors the same, ended up 6th seed and many analyst are writing them off. Bad road team, drama between Poole and Green at the start and even prior to the last game, we can see some frustrations, there were reports that Poole and Kuminga are not happy with the minutes they are getting this playoff. But Steph wouldn't let this one slip away, not from the young Kings. Now another storied match up between him and Lebron are going to be written again this playoff series.

[danherbias07]

Sacramento played well the first half, but then they got stuck. They had the disadvantage of being a young and inexperienced team. There was no player who stood out when they had difficulty in scoring on offense. The lack of leadership was felt in the team. The Warriors, on the other hand, played a very comfortable second half and won the match with their stars. It's been a good experience for the Kings, they can fight better if they make the playoffs next year.

Like what every NBA analyst already said before Game 7 even started, this is the test of who the star player is or will be. I didn't see that with Fox. True, he is inexperienced, and this is his first playoff run, but I really like to see the same energy as he did in the last 6 games of the series. This is the first and the last that he didn't score above 20 points in the whole series against the Golden State Warriors which made me think that Shaq was right, the pressure was on them.

It's difficult to suppress the comparison that happened.
Steph Curry's last 7 games points: 30,28,36,32,31,29,50
DeAaron Fox's last 7 games points: 38,24,26,38,24,26,16

Fox was supposed to lead the Kings on their way to the 2nd round but it seems the pressure got the better of him. I hope he learned a good lesson here.
Steph was right, they ain't ready for this yet.

[Baofeng]

Sacramento played well the first half, but then they got stuck. They had the disadvantage of being a young and inexperienced team. There was no player who stood out when they had difficulty in scoring on offense. The lack of leadership was felt in the team. The Warriors, on the other hand, played a very comfortable second half and won the match with their stars. It's been a good experience for the Kings, they can fight better if they make the playoffs next year.

Like what every NBA analyst already said before Game 7 even started, this is the test of who the star player is or will be. I didn't see that with Fox. True, he is inexperienced, and this is his first playoff run, but I really like to see the same energy as he did in the last 6 games of the series. This is the first and the last that he didn't score above 20 points in the whole series against the Golden State Warriors which made me think that Shaq was right, the pressure was on them.

It's difficult to suppress the comparison that happened.
Steph Curry's last 7 games points: 30,28,36,32,31,29,50
DeAaron Fox's last 7 games points: 38,24,26,38,24,26,16

Fox was supposed to lead the Kings on their way to the 2nd round but it seems the pressure got the better of him. I hope he learned a good lesson here.
Steph was right, they ain't ready for this yet.

It's really the pressure on the shoulder of Fox and the whole team itself, and if a team as young as Sacramento faces a DNA championship caliber like the Warriors, it will be the experience of the team that will prevail. And when the Kings is having pressure to close this series after leading 2-0, the Warriors on the other hand, remain calm as Curry said. And no excuses, Fox to be fair with him has injured his finger in game 5. And obviously, the Kings failed to stop Curry, those bodies that they throw on him wasn't enough to disrupt his shots, Fox, Murray, Monk, Barnes Davis, Mitchell is not effective. And on the contrary, we've seen Curry took 38 field goal attempts in game 7 and that is a lot. And then we have Looney outrebounding Sabonis, and the numbers doesn't line, Warriors won the game when Looney was dominating the boards with 20+ rebounds.

Looney's numbers - game 3- 20, game 5 - 22 and game 7 - 21.

[LogitechMouse]

So the question is, who is going to guard him from the Lakers, Dennis? Austin Reaves, D'Lo? For me Warriors are going to be a bad match-up for the Lakers. They have Wiggins to guard Lebron. And then Looney/Green against AD in the paint.

None. Simple as that.
~

I hope you guys have realized that the Lakers ranked number 1 defensively since the trade deadline and AD just dominated the 2023 DPOY JJJ. The Kings defense is way below than the Lakers. The Lakers could actually put their normal rotation as is, they are not only defending Curry, but the whole GSW team. This is not a 1 on 1 match, it's a team match - so we don't technically analyze 1 on 1 match ups here.

Nevertheless, this is going to be a good series. Some might have said that the Grizz were a better team than the GSW, but I don't believe that either. The Grizz are so inconsistent offensively, If they can't make their shots it was an automatic L for them. GSW is a much better team than the Grizz actually and they are a much experienced team as well.

I respect your opinion, but also take note that regular season is different from playoffs.
Who would've expect that they will win against the heavily favored Grizzlies? Who would've expected that the Heat will win against the Bucks who picked by most that will be the champion? Who would've expect that the Sixers sweep the Nets?

The Lakers might've been a better team post-trade deadline, but we are talking about the Warriors here. One of the best three point shooting teams currently, and to back it up, the Lakers are very wide open to their opponents when it comes to shooting threes. They're allowing their opponents to shoot 36.5 attempts on average (25th), and their opponents are making 12.5 threes on average (20th). For sure the Warriors will exploit this problem of the Lakers. Expect them to shoot more on threes than in twos.

Anyway, like you said, it will be a good series, and it's a classic one because we will see Steph and Lebron matching up again after that 4 consecutive Finals match-up. It would be a good series, and I hope that the fans of both teams will be enjoying watching this one. Curry Vs. James Round 5.

[EFS]

I believe the winner of Celtics - Sixers series will be the champion. Sixers got a huge advantage by winning the first game. Harden played one of his best games in play-offs and they won without Embiid.

[Oasisman]

So the question is, who is going to guard him from the Lakers, Dennis? Austin Reaves, D'Lo? For me Warriors are going to be a bad match-up for the Lakers. They have Wiggins to guard Lebron. And then Looney/Green against AD in the paint.

None. Simple as that.
~

I hope you guys have realized that the Lakers ranked number 1 defensively since the trade deadline and AD just dominated the 2023 DPOY JJJ. The Kings defense is way below than the Lakers. The Lakers could actually put their normal rotation as is, they are not only defending Curry, but the whole GSW team. This is not a 1 on 1 match, it's a team match - so we don't technically analyze 1 on 1 match ups here.

Nevertheless, this is going to be a good series. Some might have said that the Grizz were a better team than the GSW, but I don't believe that either. The Grizz are so inconsistent offensively, If they can't make their shots it was an automatic L for them. GSW is a much better team than the Grizz actually and they are a much experienced team as well.

The Lakers might've been a better team post-trade deadline, but we are talking about the Warriors here. One of the best three point shooting teams currently, and to back it up, the Lakers are very wide open to their opponents when it comes to shooting threes. They're allowing their opponents to shoot 36.5 attempts on average (25th), and their opponents are making 12.5 threes on average (20th). For sure the Warriors will exploit this problem of the Lakers. Expect them to shoot more on threes than in twos.

Anyway, like you said, it will be a good series, and it's a classic one because we will see Steph and Lebron matching up again after that 4 consecutive Finals match-up. It would be a good series, and I hope that the fans of both teams will be enjoying watching this one. Curry Vs. James Round 5.

Good attention to details right there, that's what I've been slightly noticing how the Lakers are allowing these numbers. However, LeBron knew very well what the Warriors are capable of so it would be up to them how are the whole LAL team are going to adjust with the current opponent who's offensive fire power are greater than the previous one. 
The reason why I brought the Lakers' defensive rating is that, MAYBE they are capable of pulling up another defensive strategy that works for teams like the Warriors.

Yeah classic match up man! We never know, this is going to be the last match up we see Curry and LeBron going against each other and everything else will be a history.

[Dave1]

I believe the winner of Celtics - Sixers series will be the champion. Sixers got a huge advantage by winning the first game. Harden played one of his best games in play-offs and they won without Embiid.

Yes, his performance tonight could be one of the best this playoff, together with Jimmy Butler against the Bucks and then Curry dropping 50 versus the Kings in a game 7 elimination game. That dagger 3 though, to give them that lead was very ice cold.

And there are basketball analyst that is writing off Harden and saying that he is old, but he shows that he still has the bounce and could really explode just like when he was still with the Rockets.

This is just one game though, so many things can still happen in this series, for sure Celtics will have to adjust in game 2. But what's scary is when Joel Embiid is going to play.