2024 NBA Season

[blockman]

Both teams, Nuggets and Heat have no loss, maybe this is already the future sight that we're seeing on who's going to face each other in the finals.

I think everyone is starting to accept that the Lakers are over in this series now. It's a miracle the Lakers made it to the finals after losing 3 games, I don't think they can do that.

I also don't think that they'll be able to beat the Nuggets with a straight 4 games. That's highly unlikely and let's just say that it is impossible, if there's a team that has done that, I can't forget if there's a team that managed to sweep their opponent like that in a conference finals match.

It may be hard to accept for LBJ and Lakers fans but that's the reality and that is Nuggets are just the stronger team these days. And they might even get this season's ring.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

3-0 for Denver and the series is over! Lakers fan should be happy because 2 month ago they were out of the playoffs and reaching conference finals is a big achievement for them and I would say they saved the season.

Nuggets...they look unstoppable right now and Nuggets vs Heat should be the best final we could get. Also , what is happening with Jamal in this period of year ? he is a beast in that court.

Yeah, basically it's over and I think there will be a big overhaul again on the Lakers side, as far as I know, Reaves and Rui Hachimura will be free restricted agent and with the way they played in this playoff specially Reaves, it will be Caruso story all over again. Other teams will offer him big money that's for sure. And most likely it will be just Lebron and AD who will remain in the team. It might be a swept for the Denver Nuggets. For the East, Celtics will have to win at least a game in the road, but going to be very difficult as well.

[Slow death]

unfortunately even though the math still holds some hope for the lakers, on paper it is obvious that the lakers have no chance of reversing the current scenario, it is impossible to imagine the lakers winning 4 games in a row, so the maximum that the lakers can do at this point and try to win at least 1 or 2 games to preserve lakers honor, that's all. in terms of performance, the nuggets are much better than the lakers, I have no doubts about that, just see that in the 3 games in which the nuggtes won, they at least won with at least a difference of 5 points and in the game today was worse, there were 11 points of difference

when the game started in the first period the lakers lost by 12 points of difference, it was already an announcement that a big black cloud would be over the lakers, but fortunately in the second period the lakers managed to win by a difference of 9 points and it was a good indicator that they could win the game, and in the third period the lakers managed to win by a difference of only 1 point, but unfortunately in the fourth period the dark cloud returned to the lakers who lost by a difference of 9 points making them lose all games, clearly that everything is already lost. but at least the lakers need to work hard to win at least 1 game

[boyptc]

unfortunately even though the math still holds some hope for the lakers, on paper it is obvious that the lakers have no chance of reversing the current scenario, it is impossible to imagine the lakers winning 4 games in a row, so the maximum that the lakers can do at this point and try to win at least 1 or 2 games to preserve lakers honor, that's all. in terms of performance, the nuggets are much better than the lakers, I have no doubts about that, just see that in the 3 games in which the nuggtes won, they at least won with at least a difference of 5 points and in the game today was worse, there were 11 points of difference

when the game started in the first period the lakers lost by 12 points of difference, it was already an announcement that a big black cloud would be over the lakers, but fortunately in the second period the lakers managed to win by a difference of 9 points and it was a good indicator that they could win the game, and in the third period the lakers managed to win by a difference of only 1 point, but unfortunately in the fourth period the dark cloud returned to the lakers who lost by a difference of 9 points making them lose all games, clearly that everything is already lost. but at least the lakers need to work hard to win at least 1 game

That's the reality and everyone has just to accept it whether they're die hard fans of Lakers or not. Mathematically and statistically, the chance is just a chance but the probability will say that it's improbable.

And if the Heat will win tomorrow, then this statement is also suitable for the Celtics. While the situation of Heat is gonna be better tomorrow because they're about to play on their home court.

While the reality is gonna be like this. Joker and Jordan's son(Butler) will have to face each other on the finals.

[Pamadar]

I think everyone is starting to accept that the Lakers are over in this series now. It's a miracle the Lakers made it to the finals after losing 3 games, I don't think they can do that.
Again, Murray played very well and had a huge impact on the win. We can say that the first team in the final was the Denver Nuggets.
I think we're going to watch a finale between Jokic and Butler

Though the edge is really on Nuggets side but there's still game left and who knows, maybe Lakers will push and try to extend the games.

But if you'll going to assess the way both LeBron and Davis are playing, seems that they are really
having a hard time matching against Murray and Jokic.

Plus those role players who really playing well on both sides, help defense and additional offense for the Nuggets
is really hurting the Lakers.

[Jating]

I think everyone is starting to accept that the Lakers are over in this series now. It's a miracle the Lakers made it to the finals after losing 3 games, I don't think they can do that.
Again, Murray played very well and had a huge impact on the win. We can say that the first team in the final was the Denver Nuggets.
I think we're going to watch a finale between Jokic and Butler

Though the edge is really on Nuggets side but there's still game left and who knows, maybe Lakers will push and try to extend the games.

That is the best thing they can do, extend that series of them on at least 5 games. They know that it's hard to get back from a 3-0 deficit and win the series.

But if you'll going to assess the way both LeBron and Davis are playing, seems that they are really
having a hard time matching against Murray and Jokic.

Plus those role players who really playing well on both sides, help defense and additional offense for the Nuggets
is really hurting the Lakers.

The formula that they used against the Warriors are not working because of Jokic. As far as Murray goes, he is unstoppable, not even the defense of Vando can hold him. Unlike Vando getting Steph a hard time, not this time, Murray is bigger and stronger than Steph.

And so it seems that the Lakers have done everything in this series, changes their personnel, but still Jokic and Murray unstoppable specially in the final quarter.

Miami is also trying to duplicate the feat of Nuggets and wanted to get a 3-0 lead next game in their homecourt.

[yazher]

3-0 for Denver and the series is over! Lakers fan should be happy because 2 month ago they were out of the playoffs and reaching conference finals is a big achievement for them and I would say they saved the season.

Nuggets...they look unstoppable right now and Nuggets vs Heat should be the best final we could get. Also , what is happening with Jamal in this period of year ? he is a beast in that court.

Too much for the Lakers to handle that's the reality especially when they don't have the right men to defend both Jokic and Murray this time. Honestly, it's really great for them to reach this far despite their struggles in the regular season because of Westbrook. it's just too much for them to reach their final goal in the NBA final this year because obviously, they will fail to do so because of how the performance of the Denver Nuggets every game of this round.

[danherbias07]

I think everyone is starting to accept that the Lakers are over in this series now. It's a miracle the Lakers made it to the finals after losing 3 games, I don't think they can do that.
Again, Murray played very well and had a huge impact on the win. We can say that the first team in the final was the Denver Nuggets.
I think we're going to watch a finale between Jokic and Butler

Yeah, they should start accepting that.
 
As I said before, I will only accept that the game is far from over when the Lakers win Game 3. They did not and I was right.
Statistically, it can be seen after game 2, that's why I still took the bet for the Denver Nuggets money line. Turnovers are a big factor and today the Nuggets only made 5 (should be 4 because of the last possession) against 12 of the Lakers.
I just trust their process and actually, the Lakers should've won today because Jokic was not the same guy in Games 1 and 2. He looks tired, sick, or not in condition and he was in foul trouble and benched for almost the whole 3rd quarter. A big opportunity for the Lakers to gain the lead.
But, because of the wide options of offensive and defensive players that Coach Malone has, and Bruce Brown acting with high confidence it gave them a chance to win one more game even in the Lakers home.

In Game 4, they are only giving +3.5 for the Nuggets. It looks like the ESPN guys will start bringing a broom into their studio.

[dimonstration]

3-0 for Denver and the series is over! Lakers fan should be happy because 2 month ago they were out of the playoffs and reaching conference finals is a big achievement for them and I would say they saved the season.

Nuggets...they look unstoppable right now and Nuggets vs Heat should be the best final we could get. Also , what is happening with Jamal in this period of year ? he is a beast in that court.

Too much for the Lakers to handle that's the reality especially when they don't have the right men to defend both Jokic and Murray this time. Honestly, it's really great for them to reach this far despite their struggles in the regular season because of Westbrook. it's just too much for them to reach their final goal in the NBA final this year because obviously, they will fail to do so because of how the performance of the Denver Nuggets every game of this round.

It’s not about how they can’t defend Jokic and Murray but it’s about how they can’t answer to Murray and Jokic aggression during 2nd half of the game. They always choke and most of their field goal attempt failed whoever shoot which makes them unable to answer on Nuggets. It’s normal that a player can find a way to score since there’s a screen and double team which makes the other one open. Nuggets is doing double team too on Davis and leave one Lakers player open like DLo 2 failed attempt to shoot an open shot.

Simply Nuggets is just so good on clutch games compared to Lakers. Lakers have a lot of players that can shutdown Jokic and Murray. I think they are just lacking some compassion since they didn’t expect that Nuggets is this strong compared to Grizzlies and Warriors which many people expects the greatest threat for them.

[gagux123]

Too much for the Lakers to handle that's the reality especially when they don't have the right men to defend both Jokic and Murray this time. Honestly, it's really great for them to reach this far despite their struggles in the regular season because of Westbrook. it's just too much for them to reach their final goal in the NBA final this year because obviously, they will fail to do so because of how the performance of the Denver Nuggets every game of this round.

I confess... I am also surprised, the Lakers reached the WCF.
Although LeBron James and AD are excellent players, I imagine, it is almost impossible for them to reverse these games and beat the Nuggets.

The young Celtics players (Tatum, Smart and Brown) are not able to stop the Heat.
Butler is leading the team and I don't doubt the Heat will beat the Celtics 4-0.

I'm curious to see how the Heat will perform playing at the Kaseya Center/FTX Arena.

[Captain Corporate]

It is definitely over, there is absolutely nothing that could go right for Lakers anymore. I do not believe that they could win even a single game, it just feels like its totally gone. The only thing that I wonder now is how the Celtics Heat will go, because Heat won 2 on the road and you do not see that often, could they win 2 in a row at home as well and make it a sweep too? I mean its not really that much of shocker if they managed to win on the road, it would be not that much of a big chance if they were not really considering that beforehand but I guess it is going to be possible if they fight hard for it. A Nuggets vs Heat finals, I never would have seen that coming at the start of the year, something I definitely did not expected.

Wemby to Spurs as well, that's another surprise, did not expected that to happen, assumed Pistons would got it, after the worse season ever, they ended up with 5, so that seems a bit bad. Wemby wouldn't be that much of a big impact on his first season plus Spurs have nearly no one else, so its going to take a few seasons until Wemby gets better and Spurs build around him.

[harizen]

Denver Nuggets is now almost on their first NBA Finals experience. Will be one of the historic events in the former Pepsi Center, Ball Arena.

Against all odds, it was difficult to imagine that Denver Nuggets will lose 4 times in a row while on the other hand, obviously, the Lakers expecting to win 4 times in a row. I hope at least the Lakers can at least give the Nuggets a tough loss before reaching the NBA Finals.

Well done Lakers in advance. Only a few even expect them to reach the Semis, not even the playoffs or the play-in.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers will meet in the Finals rematch as that would be something new because these teams ended up in 8th and 7th position in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference respectively. But this is Denver Nuggets time.

After always falling short of reaching the NBA Finals for 5 consecutive seasons, it's now within reach for the Denver Nuggets.

[Iranus]

It is definitely over, there is absolutely nothing that could go right for Lakers anymore. I do not believe that they could win even a single game, it just feels like its totally gone. The only thing that I wonder now is how the Celtics Heat will go, because Heat won 2 on the road and you do not see that often, could they win 2 in a row at home as well and make it a sweep too? I mean its not really that much of shocker if they managed to win on the road, it would be not that much of a big chance if they were not really considering that beforehand but I guess it is going to be possible if they fight hard for it. A Nuggets vs Heat finals, I never would have seen that coming at the start of the year, something I definitely did not expected.

Wemby to Spurs as well, that's another surprise, did not expected that to happen, assumed Pistons would got it, after the worse season ever, they ended up with 5, so that seems a bit bad. Wemby wouldn't be that much of a big impact on his first season plus Spurs have nearly no one else, so its going to take a few seasons until Wemby gets better and Spurs build around him.

The Lakers are not performing well. And I absolutely agree that it is definitely over right now for the Lakers. I definitely expected better results from the Lakers to be honest. This has been a disappointing previous couple of matches from the Lakers.

Now it is going to be interesting to see if Miami Heat will be able to go to the finals. The way they are playing right now I don't think they will have any problems. But the Miami Heat will still have to make sure that by winning the next match. They are already leading the Celtics by 2-0. Should not be a very hard task for them to qualify for the finals in my opinion.

[freedomgo]

3-0 for Denver and the series is over! Lakers fan should be happy because 2 month ago they were out of the playoffs and reaching conference finals is a big achievement for them and I would say they saved the season.

Nuggets...they look unstoppable right now and Nuggets vs Heat should be the best final we could get. Also , what is happening with Jamal in this period of year ? he is a beast in that court.

Too much for the Lakers to handle that's the reality especially when they don't have the right men to defend both Jokic and Murray this time. Honestly, it's really great for them to reach this far despite their struggles in the regular season because of Westbrook. it's just too much for them to reach their final goal in the NBA final this year because obviously, they will fail to do so because of how the performance of the Denver Nuggets every game of this round.

Murray coming off from his ACL in the left knee was already too hot for the Lakers to handle plus there is Jokic the "Mr. Triple-Double" in this season who has been giving the Lakers a headache as well because of capability inside the paint while also giving the Nuggets a wall of defense if the opposing team attempts to penetrate through them. The Lakers getting swept is already around the corner and me being their fan, I honestly think that this is their end. They have a good run but all these things are now coming to an end.

[BitcoinAccepted]

Still impressive of James Lebron still actively playing. He has been playing there for about 15 years in the league or maybe longer? You can see that he is physically a little less than the other players, but his experience and insight into the game make him very valuable. Always nice when the Drafting starts again. Never understood how that works exactly, but as a player you can just be traded from one day to the next without having much influence on it yourself? Who would now be the big favorite to become champion?

[el kaka22]

I know it is over for Lakers as well, wouldn't be shocked about even a sweep, but if not then maybe 5 or 6 games would be enough for this to end, that much is obvious. However, there has never been a team that ever came back from 3-0 down, what better way to seal of Lebrons legacy to b the first person to ever do that? I am not saying it will happen, nor ever I am saying he will retire, he won't even if he wins a ring this year, he will keep going no matter what happens.

But if somehow this happens and he wins a ring this year, then I am sorry but all the discussions about who is the best ever is done for me, he is. But obviously none of this will happen, Nuggets will just get a win, Jokic is simply just way too good for anyone to stop, there is a chance they can win the ring too.

[LGD2Business]

It was clear that Denver would get it after the series went 2-0. Few teams in history have come back from 2-0. By winning the 3rd game, Denver guaranteed this tour. There is no series in history returning from 3-0. With a rating of 149-0, all teams leading the series 3-0 won.
Denver played much better overall in the series and qualified for the NBA Finals. On the one hand, Jokić played excellently, on the other hand, characters such as Porter Jr., Murray, Gordon contributed very well. They have the air of a championship team. Finals will be very interesting.

[LogitechMouse]

I think everyone is starting to accept that the Lakers are over in this series now. It's a miracle the Lakers made it to the finals after losing 3 games, I don't think they can do that.
Again, Murray played very well and had a huge impact on the win. We can say that the first team in the final was the Denver Nuggets.
I think we're going to watch a finale between Jokic and Butler

Everyone except 2 people. Coach Ham, and Lebron himself.

They have a feeling of this "False Hope" where they can still win the series even though no team has ever come up victorious after having a 0-3 deficit. Well, there's still a chance like Coach Ham said in an interview. The Nuggets only has 3 wins, and they need 4 to advance. Still, I don't think that the Lakers will win this series anymore. Game 3 is a crucial game for both teams because it will dictate the future of this series. If only the Lakers won on Game 3, it will be a different scenario.

As for Murray, I just hope that after this great run by the Nuggets, he will be given the respect that he needs. Most of the time, we are always talking about Jokic when it comes to the Nuggets, but in the last 3 games against the Lakers, he is putting monstrous stats, and is averaging more than 30 PPG. He needs that respect, because he's an all-star type of player. Jokic and Murray are right now the best duos in the league. Speaking of Jokic, again he made some history as he's the first player since Oscar Robertson to get 2000 PTS, 1000 REB & 800 AST in a single season (including playoffs).

In a few hours, we will be seeing the Heat defending their home against the Celtics. Heat are undefeated in their home this playoffs, and they only need 2 wins to advance, and make history as the 1st team since the Knicks back in 98-99 to clinch the NBA Finals as the 8th seed.

[yahoo62278]

In a few hours, we will be seeing the Heat defending their home against the Celtics. Heat are undefeated in their home this playoffs, and they only need 2 wins to advance, and make history as the 1st team since the Knicks back in 98-99 to clinch the NBA Finals as the 8th seed.

As expected it's almost halftime and the Heat are leading. I think Boston is pretty much out of the playoffs. Jimmy Butler has come to play and Jayson Tatum has once again shrunk in the big moments.

[Yogee]

Down 30 points by the end of the third quarter - it would be insane if they can even come back from that even if Miami uses their bench players for the entire fourth quarter. Celtics should at least step up and cover those +10 handicap bets hehe. Scary to think that neither Jimmy nor Bam put up big numbers to have such a huge lead.