2025 NBA Season

[TravelMug]

^^ I think the media hates James Harden. Remember the video circulating online that telling James Harden is the problem and not the System.
Big win for the Clippers last game! 8 game win streak. These 4 All stars hopefully help and lead the team to their first championship. Great game for Harden, taking over the 4th quarter in just a few minutes. They've been up big already and I love their mentality now. I'm noticing their style with a barrage of offense from the 1st to the 3rd until Kawhi doesn't need to return in the 4th. Harden usually takes over as well as Powell and PG. Only injury will ruin again this momentum.

That's already a given fact, majority here could be hating James Harden as he is so arrogant and he thinks that he is something special. But we all have to think that they are loaded as well. A healthy Kawhi and PG might be enough for the Clippers to win big. And as long as they are healthy, the Clippers with Harden can go on the playoffs. But it's just a question on whether they can sustain this run. So we will see, good for their fans now, winning their last 8, but their next games is not going to be that easy for them. Celtics is on a 5 game winning streak, Bucks 4. Pels is also on a 4 game winning streak, Kings and Wolves 3 game apiece.

[Natalim]

^^ I think the media hates James Harden. Remember the video circulating online that telling James Harden is the problem and not the System.
Big win for the Clippers last game! 8 game win streak. These 4 All stars hopefully help and lead the team to their first championship. Great game for Harden, taking over the 4th quarter in just a few minutes. They've been up big already and I love their mentality now. I'm noticing their style with a barrage of offense from the 1st to the 3rd until Kawhi doesn't need to return in the 4th. Harden usually takes over as well as Powell and PG. Only injury will ruin again this momentum.

Media are just trying to sell a story, if it's negative, a lot of people will be interested on it specially that they were really struggling when the Clippers acquired him through trade. But that was just before, IIRC, I think Harden said that wait until they figure how things. So this is it, they had already figured out how to win and I think they will be unstoppable now.

This win streak is going to a positive side, they won't struggle anymore, unless one of the star players will be injured, God forbid.

And now, looking at the standing, they are already in the safe ranking as they ranked number 6 in the West.
https://ph.global.nba.com/standings/

If they will maintain at least that ranking, they already already assured of a playoff spot.

[Yogee]

Many here are talking about the Warriors and other teams, but no one is talking about how the Clippers are playing right now.
Why is that?

I mean they just won against one of the best offensive teams right now in the league Indiana Pacers, and they're currently on an 8 game winning streak. They have a record of 13-2 in their last 15 games, and right now, they are in the top 5 in terms of defense, and offense which is quite rare nowadays. Everybody is talking about Harden and his acquisition, but aside from that, there are 3 reasons that I think the Clippers are playing better right now.

1. Westbrook's adjustment from being a starter to now a bench player. For me, this is the main reason why they're playing better now. 2 ball handlers can't be playing together at the same time, and it's a good thing that he adjusted for the betterment of the team. Now he's mentoring those young players, and he's willing to adjust if that means winning the title... or will they?
2. Kawhi and PG are more healthy than they are. F*ck the load management. Now they're playing better already. Kawhi didn't miss any game while PG missed only 1 game. Now look where they are right now. They're better, and I just hope that either one of them will not get injured when the playoff comes.
3. Harden is back to his old self. I believe Harden is starting to come back to his old self already. Not the Harden when he's in the Rockets where he's a scorer, but the Harden we used to see when he was at Brooklyn, and Philly. The passer-type Harden and this is a good thing for the Clippers.

The chemistry is starting to build up already, and we've seen it in their past games. The only question right now is will they sustain this type of performance until the end of the season? If they will play like this all throughout the whole season, I believe they will be at the top 4 at least.

I'm following their games. I think you are missing out on Norman Powell. He's providing a lot of support offensively while coming of the bench and averaging 15 points in their last eight games. He's not much of an assist guy but he's giving the other teams more to think about.

This team is stacked.

[carlisle1]

^^ I think the media hates James Harden. Remember the video circulating online that telling James Harden is the problem and not the System.
Big win for the Clippers last game! 8 game win streak. These 4 All stars hopefully help and lead the team to their first championship. Great game for Harden, taking over the 4th quarter in just a few minutes. They've been up big already and I love their mentality now. I'm noticing their style with a barrage of offense from the 1st to the 3rd until Kawhi doesn't need to return in the 4th. Harden usually takes over as well as Powell and PG. Only injury will ruin again this momentum.

That's already a given fact, majority here could be hating James Harden as he is so arrogant and he thinks that he is something special. But we all have to think that they are loaded as well. A healthy Kawhi and PG might be enough for the Clippers to win big. And as long as they are healthy, the Clippers with Harden can go on the playoffs. But it's just a question on whether they can sustain this run. So we will see, good for their fans now, winning their last 8, but their next games is not going to be that easy for them. Celtics is on a 5 game winning streak, Bucks 4. Pels is also on a 4 game winning streak, Kings and Wolves 3 game apiece.

As long as they are all healthy, they have that winning chance to any team that they will be facing, I guess they already adjusted and they
are all doing great job to keep that winning streak.

The rotation and the way they are sharing the ball it's more on trusting each other, they just need to continue and keep that trust, one game at a time.

Let see if they will be able to duplicate that good performance and keep that winning attitude alive to add more with their winning streak.

[ultrloa]

^^ I think the media hates James Harden. Remember the video circulating online that telling James Harden is the problem and not the System.
Big win for the Clippers last game! 8 game win streak. These 4 All stars hopefully help and lead the team to their first championship. Great game for Harden, taking over the 4th quarter in just a few minutes. They've been up big already and I love their mentality now. I'm noticing their style with a barrage of offense from the 1st to the 3rd until Kawhi doesn't need to return in the 4th. Harden usually takes over as well as Powell and PG. Only injury will ruin again this momentum.

Media are just trying to sell a story, if it's negative, a lot of people will be interested on it specially that they were really struggling when the Clippers acquired him through trade. But that was just before, IIRC, I think Harden said that wait until they figure how things. So this is it, they had already figured out how to win and I think they will be unstoppable now.

This win streak is going to a positive side, they won't struggle anymore, unless one of the star players will be injured, God forbid.

And now, looking at the standing, they are already in the safe ranking as they ranked number 6 in the West.
https://ph.global.nba.com/standings/

If they will maintain at least that ranking, they already already assured of a playoff spot.

Harden is controversial player so it will be good for them to create some stories regarding his possible struggles when in Clippers since fans would provably read it since this is interesting development to be heard.

But since he adopt now in the system and now they already see the result of what they are trying to do then we can see Clippers as a monster team right now. Their adjustment really work for them and their cooperation especially with Westbrook side really paid off.

I guess they can make to the playoffs they are having a good run now so there's high possibilities that Clipper could sustain this since they have 4 star in their team which can totally dominate the floor.

[freedomgo]

I guess they can make to the playoffs they are having a good run now so there's high possibilities that Clipper could sustain this since they have 4 star in their team which can totally dominate the floor.

That's what they are showing now, a domination. Beating the pacers by 24 points is a strong statement since Pacers played in the in season tournament, so they are considered as a good team. Also, before they struggle with scoring, now, they reach 151 points, that shows how the offense are flowing very well.

This game, they shoot 50% or 19 of 38 beyond the arc, imagine if they maintain that consistency, they'll be hard to beat since they the big 3 can also attack the paint, especially Leonard with his consistent mid range.

Leonard, 28
PG 27
Harden 35. 

These numbers aren't achieve before.

[yazher]

^^ I think the media hates James Harden. Remember the video circulating online that telling James Harden is the problem and not the System.
Big win for the Clippers last game! 8 game win streak. These 4 All stars hopefully help and lead the team to their first championship. Great game for Harden, taking over the 4th quarter in just a few minutes. They've been up big already and I love their mentality now. I'm noticing their style with a barrage of offense from the 1st to the 3rd until Kawhi doesn't need to return in the 4th. Harden usually takes over as well as Powell and PG. Only injury will ruin again this momentum.

I really want to see them progress well and they might gonna get more wins after this because they are on fire and that won't be any problem for them right now their chemistry is high also they will gonna make it harder for their opponent to stop them at this rate. it only took them a few games to adjust and they managed to nail it well by observing what they were missing. I'm sure they are now a strong playoff team that will be considered a problem in the Western Conference.

[Hypnosis00]

I guess they can make to the playoffs they are having a good run now so there's high possibilities that Clipper could sustain this since they have 4 star in their team which can totally dominate the floor.

That's what they are showing now, a domination. Beating the pacers by 24 points is a strong statement since Pacers played in the in season tournament, so they are considered as a good team. Also, before they struggle with scoring, now, they reach 151 points, that shows how the offense are flowing very well.

This game, they shoot 50% or 19 of 38 beyond the arc, imagine if they maintain that consistency, they'll be hard to beat since they the big 3 can also attack the paint, especially Leonard with his consistent mid range.

Leonard, 28
PG 27
Harden 35. 

These numbers aren't achieve before.

To see their big 3 to score like that, it would easily result to a win because there's a balance scoring. I've never seen the Clippers as strong as this, it's just right that they put Westbrook in the 2nd quarter as he wasn't as accurate as this 3 in terms of shooting, and since Westbrook loves to hassle, he should preserve that energy well, so with limited minutes, he would be effective that way.

Westbrook played 17 minutes only, but he made 10 points from 4-6 shooting, that's quite high for him since his FG% per average is way lower than that.

Actually both teams are shooting over 50% overall, it's just that the Clippers got 50% beyond the arc, which is a big difference.

[stadus]

I guess they can make to the playoffs they are having a good run now so there's high possibilities that Clipper could sustain this since they have 4 star in their team which can totally dominate the floor.

That's what they are showing now, a domination. Beating the pacers by 24 points is a strong statement since Pacers played in the in season tournament, so they are considered as a good team. Also, before they struggle with scoring, now, they reach 151 points, that shows how the offense are flowing very well.

This game, they shoot 50% or 19 of 38 beyond the arc, imagine if they maintain that consistency, they'll be hard to beat since they the big 3 can also attack the paint, especially Leonard with his consistent mid range.

Leonard, 28
PG 27
Harden 35. 

These numbers aren't achieve before.

To see their big 3 to score like that, it would easily result to a win because there's a balance scoring. I've never seen the Clippers as strong as this, it's just right that they put Westbrook in the 2nd quarter as he wasn't as accurate as this 3 in terms of shooting, and since Westbrook loves to hassle, he should preserve that energy well, so with limited minutes, he would be effective that way.

Westbrook played 17 minutes only, but he made 10 points from 4-6 shooting, that's quite high for him since his FG% per average is way lower than that.

Actually both teams are shooting over 50% overall, it's just that the Clippers got 50% beyond the arc, which is a big difference.

They seemed to find the right combination already, and that 8 win streak proved it. Leonard has to be consistent here as I don't trust Harden and Paul George to carry this team, not because they don't have the talent but because they haven't won a championship yet. So if the Clippers wants to win, they should main Leonard as their alpha player, the play should be focus on him most of the time and Harden and PG are just their to assist him all the time.

Thus far, on the 8 win streak they have, I believe Leonard is their top scorers based on average.

Against NYK 36
Against GSW 27
Against Kings 31
Against Blazers 34
Against Utah 41
Against Denver 17
Against GSW 20

[Getmon]

The Los Angeles Lakers are having difficulties in the wake of winning the In-Season tournament. They just won one of their last four matches. What made it bad was that the single win they had was when they played the Spurs the weakest team in their conference and they also lost the following day they met again.

This team needs to concentrate again. Attaining the IST championship is great but there is a more important trophy for them to take and it is the most challenging this season. Darvin Ham has a job to do and he better quit making excuses on the travel and fatigue because all NBA teams are likewise experiencing the same thing.

[Finestream]

The Los Angeles Lakers are having difficulties in the wake of winning the In-Season tournament. They just won one of their last four matches. What made it bad was that the single win they had was when they played the Spurs the weakest team in their conference and they also lost the following day they met again.

This team needs to concentrate again. Attaining the IST championship is great but there is a more important trophy for them to take and it is the most challenging this season. Darvin Ham has a job to do and he better quit making excuses on the travel and fatigue because all NBA teams are likewise experiencing the same thing.

They'll get over it, it might take time but the Lakers are a legit team so expect that they will come back with a win streak. Most of their losses are close ones, they should make the right adjustment on their succeeding games and I trust Lebron and AD to make it happen.

Next game on the road against the Bulls, this is a tough opponent as the Bulls just recently beat the Sixers, so it's a good challenge for the Lakers here, if they win that means they have adjusted already.

BTW, we have the Warriors hosting the Celtics tomorrow, I'm guessing, Warriors will lose. 

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

The Los Angeles Lakers are having difficulties in the wake of winning the In-Season tournament. They just won one of their last four matches. What made it bad was that the single win they had was when they played the Spurs the weakest team in their conference and they also lost the following day they met again.

This team needs to concentrate again. Attaining the IST championship is great but there is a more important trophy for them to take and it is the most challenging this season. Darvin Ham has a job to do and he better quit making excuses on the travel and fatigue because all NBA teams are likewise experiencing the same thing.

Yeah, it's really hard to understand what is the predicament of the Lakers right now, in the IST they played very good to even become the champion. But after that, they seems to have lost that energy in that series and they are very inconsistent now.

They've lost to the Knicks, and it's the usual Lakers, first two quarters they don't play hard and then allowing the Knicks to have a good lead. And then they try to make a comeback  that mostly works against them as they need to have that energy and of course the time is not on their side.

[Japinat]

BTW, we have the Warriors hosting the Celtics tomorrow, I'm guessing, Warriors will lose. 

I don't have to think on what team to bet as I like the Celtics on this. The Warriors are in a win streak, back at home hosting the hottest team now in the East, so I would back on the better team there. The Warriors will now be tested if they can still win against a strong team despite missing Draymond Green, so I guess it's no brainer than the Celtics will win.

If you are betting, the spread now is -5.5 for the Cetlics, quite high on the road but this Celtics team is capable of bringing a double digit win.

[dwyane36]

1 more game and then Ja Morant will be back. Memphis Grizzlies is on their 4th losing streak and their record is bad at 6 wins and 18 losses.
Will Ja Morant be the answer to go back as a playoff contender?
Grizzlies will need a big contribution from him because they have been lacking in everything and they are undermanned.

“In the end, I feel like it made me better,” Morant said. ”I feel like I learned some stuff about myself that I did during that process. Very eye-opening. It kind of gave me a new look on life. How I go about my days. How I carry myself.”

There are doubts about the sincerity of his statements, but only time will tell if Morant has matured and realized his mistakes. In the meantime, I wouldn't rule out the possibility that he may repeat such stupid actions.
In any case, it will be interesting to watch his performance because such a long disqualification could affect him mentally and in terms of skills. Personally, I expect that Morant may need some time to adapt and get into the right rhythm.

[OgNasty]

James Harden’s monster game yesterday showed what the Clippers could be capable of when they’re playing at their best. Paul George didn’t have his most efficient night but hands down this was the biggest game for the new Clippers squad. I don’t think anyone has ever seen Kawhi so happy. A big difference from a few weeks ago.

[beerlover]

Many here are talking about the Warriors and other teams, but no one is talking about how the Clippers are playing right now.
Why is that?

I mean they just won against one of the best offensive teams right now in the league Indiana Pacers, and they're currently on an 8 game winning streak. They have a record of 13-2 in their last 15 games, and right now, they are in the top 5 in terms of defense, and offense which is quite rare nowadays. Everybody is talking about Harden and his acquisition, but aside from that, there are 3 reasons that I think the Clippers are playing better right now.

That's the trouble with the team, you can say screw the load management, but if they keep this up and get injured right at playoffs then they will be a terrible team yet again. Clippers have been doing terrible not because they are a bad team, but they are a team that gets injured all the time.

They did manage to get Harden, and that's a good deal without a doubt, he is not that commonly injured, which means that they will have at least one great player, westbrook has been terrible for a while and I do not see him helping the team all that much when I watch the games, he is fine, but he hasn't improved from his terrible Lakers period neither. Only thing that can make them good or not, will be Kawhi and PG13 staying healthy, which I doubt very much.

[Oasisman]

Many here are talking about the Warriors and other teams, but no one is talking about how the Clippers are playing right now.
Why is that?

Maybe because they were ineffective in the playoffs from the last couple of years. Now that they Harden, I think some NBA fans doesn't want Harden to get his first ring, so I think that would be one of the reasons why it has not been one of the most talked about team this season. Nevertheless, they are starting to gel up already and it seems like James Harden has already found his groove and enjoying his stay in Clippers as well as his teammates. If they continue this kind of level of play, I'm pretty sure they'll be tough to beat in the playoffs.
Can't wait for the playoffs though lol.

[Jating]

Many here are talking about the Warriors and other teams, but no one is talking about how the Clippers are playing right now.
Why is that?

Maybe because they were ineffective in the playoffs from the last couple of years. Now that they Harden, I think some NBA fans doesn't want Harden to get his first ring, so I think that would be one of the reasons why it has not been one of the most talked about team this season. Nevertheless, they are starting to gel up already and it seems like James Harden has already found his groove and enjoying his stay in Clippers as well as his teammates. If they continue this kind of level of play, I'm pretty sure they'll be tough to beat in the playoffs.
Can't wait for the playoffs though lol.

Yeah, probably Harden's looks the villain here and although they are on the winning streak, there could be NBA fans wishing them doom,  .

As for the Lakers, it's their inconsistency again as they've lost to the Knicks.

For the Warriors vs Celtics, the line started at -4.5 if I'm not mistaken but already move to -5.5. It just shows how Boston right now, they are leading the league and the Warriors doesn't have Draymond.

Speaking of Green, he will be out for 3 weeks: https://www.si.com/nba/2023/12/18/draymond-green-warriors-three-weeks-indefinite-suspension-return

[YuginKadoya]

-snip-

Draymond had that bad reputation already so he was targeted, and the fact that he could eaisly react, do some stupid things, I think he has been a part of the startegy of their opponents in order to win. Yes, there are players who started to provoke Draymond in a safest way because they know how high tempered he is, but you know man, there's this what we called as "acting skills", in the NBA, Draymond doesn't have that, he's so real.

I agree, that Draymond Green is so genuine that he can not control his anger he needs to control that anger issue of his because it will surely cause the team success with their defense as Draymond Green is the provider of great defense but his contribution to the team is not just defense but surely he also contributed to the Warriors mighty offensive play, as he is not getting great points in his previous plays, but those dirty plays on Draymond Green will surely continue and now the team knows of the Golden State Warriors weakness to Draymond Green other teams will surely exploit that,

So there's always the two sides of the story but it was just seen when Draymond Green is the one that seems to be the bad guy. I didn't know the other incidents that been done by him but it's true that these fines won't stop him.

I think that he should just stop being like that. It's an attitude problem that's gonna be hard to remove. Whoever goes first is a matter of fact but the actions that he also does doesn't make him a protector of his mates.

He's way just too physical and if there will be no heavier fines, this time, it's time for him to just stop being too aggressive with any contacts that's been done to him or to any of his teammates. Sometimes it's just too overreacting, maybe him or us fans.

There are always 2 sides to the story, but apparently Draymond Green is not the type of person to just sit idly and do nothing well, Draymond Green is a man of action and he will not let that one slide that is for sure, but maybe you are right if he can control himself and not retaliates I think the other team or that particular player will not make a move that make him pissed, because maybe the other teams really know that Draymond Green is quick to explode as this is going to be a bad day for the Warriors play if they try to eject him,

^^ I think the media hates James Harden. Remember the video circulating online that telling James Harden is the problem and not the System.
Big win for the Clippers last game! 8 game win streak. These 4 All stars hopefully help and lead the team to their first championship. Great game for Harden, taking over the 4th quarter in just a few minutes. They've been up big already and I love their mentality now. I'm noticing their style with a barrage of offense from the 1st to the 3rd until Kawhi doesn't need to return in the 4th. Harden usually takes over as well as Powell and PG. Only injury will ruin again this momentum.

Right now the Los Angeles Clippers are on their 8-winning streak, after their close game loss against the Golden State Warriors, it seems that they are doing quite well and that 4 legendary players are taking their quality play to the table I just noticed that they are using Russell Westbrook with just a short time only I think for a couple of games now, but I think they are just probably using him in their rotation,

[wheelz1200]

Many here are talking about the Warriors and other teams, but no one is talking about how the Clippers are playing right now.
Why is that?

I mean they just won against one of the best offensive teams right now in the league Indiana Pacers, and they're currently on an 8 game winning streak. They have a record of 13-2 in their last 15 games, and right now, they are in the top 5 in terms of defense, and offense which is quite rare nowadays. Everybody is talking about Harden and his acquisition, but aside from that, there are 3 reasons that I think the Clippers are playing better right now.

1. Westbrook's adjustment from being a starter to now a bench player. For me, this is the main reason why they're playing better now. 2 ball handlers can't be playing together at the same time, and it's a good thing that he adjusted for the betterment of the team. Now he's mentoring those young players, and he's willing to adjust if that means winning the title... or will they?
2. Kawhi and PG are more healthy than they are. F*ck the load management. Now they're playing better already. Kawhi didn't miss any game while PG missed only 1 game. Now look where they are right now. They're better, and I just hope that either one of them will not get injured when the playoff comes.
3. Harden is back to his old self. I believe Harden is starting to come back to his old self already. Not the Harden when he's in the Rockets where he's a scorer, but the Harden we used to see when he was at Brooklyn, and Philly. The passer-type Harden and this is a good thing for the Clippers.

The chemistry is starting to build up already, and we've seen it in their past games. The only question right now is will they sustain this type of performance until the end of the season? If they will play like this all throughout the whole season, I believe they will be at the top 4 at least.

They have always been second fiddle.  It's like the Mets and Yankees.  No matter how good the Mets are they don't get a lot of air time because everything equates ny baseball with the yankees.  Same thing with the clips and Lakers.  Knicks just played both, got blown put by the Clippers and handled the Lakers.  2 completely different vibes in the stadium even though they play on the same court.