2024 NBA Season

[Yogee]

PG having a bad night so far against the Wolves with 1 of 10 FG. Good thing Powell is having a better first half so the game is still close. Kahwi with more shot attempts in the first half which I find unusual but he is doing okay.

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It looks like Heat will pass Hornets. Jaime Jaquez Jr. started great. When Adebayo joins him, things get easier. I'll stop watching the game and instead watch a movie, there'll be no surprises here.

Good usage of time I guess. Down by 20+ points with just 5 minutes remaining is basically game over. Nobody in that Hornets roster has the capability to turn this around unless the Heat will just let them score freely.

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PG having a bad night so far against the Wolves with 1 of 10 FG. Good thing Powell is having a better first half so the game is still close. Kahwi with more shot attempts in the first half which I find unusual but he is doing okay.

Ended up with 16 points from 5-19 shooting, and not only PG actually, even Harden struggles who finished 14 points from 4-14 shooting. Height is might, when the twin towers of the Wolves are playing great, they'll likely win, and in this game, Gobert and Towns contributed 15 and 17 respectively.

They are the number 1 team for a reason, but it's still good to see that the LA Clippers has been tested, this game turns out a close contest despite the Wolves took control of the game early.

[LogitechMouse]

PG having a bad night so far against the Wolves with 1 of 10 FG. Good thing Powell is having a better first half so the game is still close. Kahwi with more shot attempts in the first half which I find unusual but he is doing okay.

Ended up with 16 points from 5-19 shooting, and not only PG actually, even Harden struggles who finished 14 points from 4-14 shooting. Height is might, when the twin towers of the Wolves are playing great, they'll likely win, and in this game, Gobert and Towns contributed 15 and 17 respectively.

They are the number 1 team for a reason, but it's still good to see that the LA Clippers has been tested, this game turns out a close contest despite the Wolves took control of the game early.

Last season, they played most of the season without KAT. Now that he's healthy at the start of the season, they're playing way better now.
It will be disrespectful if we exclude Naz Reid from the list of the big players of the Timberwolves who are playing very well right now. I mean he already played very well last season thus, he resigned from the Timberwolves, and now he's kind of doing it again as a role player.

I guess aside from the Thunder, the Timberwolves are the one team to watch out for in the playoffs. They're currently at the top right now, but unlike Thunder, they already have a bit of experience when it comes to playoffs since they fought against the Nuggets last season, and got lost obviously. The point is they already have a bit of experience, and that will help them make last-second adjustments during the ball game.

As for the Clippers, I guess they're just having a bad night, but overall, they're playing way better now compared to how they played in the first games of the game. Now they're showing that the acquisition of Harden really is a big win for them.

[Yaunfitda]

PG having a bad night so far against the Wolves with 1 of 10 FG. Good thing Powell is having a better first half so the game is still close. Kahwi with more shot attempts in the first half which I find unusual but he is doing okay.

Ended up with 16 points from 5-19 shooting, and not only PG actually, even Harden struggles who finished 14 points from 4-14 shooting. Height is might, when the twin towers of the Wolves are playing great, they'll likely win, and in this game, Gobert and Towns contributed 15 and 17 respectively.

Yes, big game by the two, Towns taking advantage when Westbrook is guarding him. He even had a alley-oop pass to Gobert for a slam. A good comeback by the Clippers but it was not enough, even Wb blew that easy two and the announcer says it was karma, Lol.

They are the number 1 team for a reason, but it's still good to see that the LA Clippers has been tested, this game turns out a close contest despite the Wolves took control of the game early.

It's the other way around, the Clippers tested the Wolves at home, they take a good lead in the first quarter and then in the final, but Clippers also a good team with Powell shooting 3 that close the score but then again, the Wolves can be denied with Gobert playing defense in the middle with that great block shot against Kawhi.

[carlisle1]

PG having a bad night so far against the Wolves with 1 of 10 FG. Good thing Powell is having a better first half so the game is still close. Kahwi with more shot attempts in the first half which I find unusual but he is doing okay.

Ended up with 16 points from 5-19 shooting, and not only PG actually, even Harden struggles who finished 14 points from 4-14 shooting. Height is might, when the twin towers of the Wolves are playing great, they'll likely win, and in this game, Gobert and Towns contributed 15 and 17 respectively.

They are the number 1 team for a reason, but it's still good to see that the LA Clippers has been tested, this game turns out a close contest despite the Wolves took control of the game early.

Yeah right, not just with the offense but also on the defensive side, the twin towers are tough defenders and with low percentage
shots that being taken by Clippers they manage to win the game.

Like what you said, they are the current number 1 as they are playing decently keep winning more games with the kind of setup that they've got now.

The season still far and there are many things that can happened as trade deadlines is not done yet, we might see changes from rankings
before the playoff.

[mirakal]

PG having a bad night so far against the Wolves with 1 of 10 FG. Good thing Powell is having a better first half so the game is still close. Kahwi with more shot attempts in the first half which I find unusual but he is doing okay.

Ended up with 16 points from 5-19 shooting, and not only PG actually, even Harden struggles who finished 14 points from 4-14 shooting. Height is might, when the twin towers of the Wolves are playing great, they'll likely win, and in this game, Gobert and Towns contributed 15 and 17 respectively.

They are the number 1 team for a reason, but it's still good to see that the LA Clippers has been tested, this game turns out a close contest despite the Wolves took control of the game early.

Yeah right, not just with the offense but also on the defensive side, the twin towers are tough defenders and with low percentage
shots that being taken by Clippers they manage to win the game.

Like what you said, they are the current number 1 as they are playing decently keep winning more games with the kind of setup that they've got now.

The season still far and there are many things that can happened as trade deadlines is not done yet, we might see changes from rankings
before the playoff.

The problem with the CLippers here is they were not able to contained Edwards who scored 33 points from 10-16 shooting. It seems like it's too easy for him to look for a shot while the starters of the Clippers are struggling. If these two will meet in the playoffs, it should be a fun competition, a chess match kind of game as although on paper,  Minnesota is the underdog, but as long as they play good defense, they could upset a favorite team to play against them.

[yazher]

It's the other way around, the Clippers tested the Wolves at home, they take a good lead in the first quarter and then in the final, but Clippers also a good team with Powell shooting 3 that close the score but then again, the Wolves can be denied with Gobert playing defense in the middle with that great block shot against Kawhi.

It is more likely that they will gonna cross against each other in the NBA playoffs this year since they were playing great basketball this season and it would be a great shame to not be able to reach the NBA playoffs despite having one of the greatest rosters in the NBA today for the L.A Clippers. Right now, since the Timberwolves are the number one in the West, they should exert all effort to find a hole in their offense and defense because it will be harder for them in the future when they are pressured with the limited number of games to play with them and they suddenly find that they will gonna be against them in the next round of the NBA playoffs while they still don't know how to beat them.

[Sanitough]

It's the other way around, the Clippers tested the Wolves at home, they take a good lead in the first quarter and then in the final, but Clippers also a good team with Powell shooting 3 that close the score but then again, the Wolves can be denied with Gobert playing defense in the middle with that great block shot against Kawhi.

It is more likely that they will gonna cross against each other in the NBA playoffs this year since they were playing great basketball this season and it would be a great shame to not be able to reach the NBA playoffs despite having one of the greatest rosters in the NBA today for the L.A Clippers. Right now, since the Timberwolves are the number one in the West, they should exert all effort to find a hole in their offense and defense because it will be harder for them in the future when they are pressured with the limited number of games to play with them and they suddenly find that they will gonna be against them in the next round of the NBA playoffs while they still don't know how to beat them.

There are still plenty of games, but most likely these teams will only end up in the top 4, which means they'll not face in the first round, and if they are good enough to advance in the 2nd round, then maybe that's the time we will see them match each other. For me, it's a 50/50 considering the Minnesota will earn the home court advantage, because if not, I would give the Clippers the edge, maybe 55/45.

[ajanwalker]

I can now say that my favorite team in the NBA is the Utah Jazz. I like it very much as a team. They continue their six-game home series with three out of three. Most recently, they managed to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-125 in their home field. As I mentioned before, if the basketball player who would contribute to LeBron and Anthony Davis in terms of scoring in the Los Angeles Lakers would be D'Angelo Russel. Russell proved this in the Utah match, but he could not prevent the defeat. LeBron did not play in this game due to his injury, but even if he played, the result would not change. Because Utah is a team in perfect form. I think it deserves higher rankings. His next opponent is the Indiana Pacers and he will most likely leave the field defeated in Indiana.

[danherbias07]

I can now say that my favorite team in the NBA is the Utah Jazz. I like it very much as a team. They continue their six-game home series with three out of three. Most recently, they managed to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-125 in their home field. As I mentioned before, if the basketball player who would contribute to LeBron and Anthony Davis in terms of scoring in the Los Angeles Lakers would be D'Angelo Russel. Russell proved this in the Utah match, but he could not prevent the defeat. LeBron did not play in this game due to his injury, but even if he played, the result would not change. Because Utah is a team in perfect form. I think it deserves higher rankings. His next opponent is the Indiana Pacers and he will most likely leave the field defeated in Indiana.

I loved them last season at the start of the games. I think they recorded a long winning streak too and that was when I became a big fan of Markkanen (although I saw greatness in him during the Eurobasket) because of their entertaining way of playing with JC. Then, they discovered the talent of Kessler which made it more entertaining.
This season they add more flavor to their roster by acquiring John Collins and then Sexton is playing well helping out on the offensive end. This team is strong but young. Markannen and Kessler need a lot of experience before they can become a team that will be difficult to beat. But, they are showing real strength after the roster became healthy again. This is good, suddenly the NBA became unpredictable again with their entry. 5 winning streak, they must continue until 10 and find a good spot in the ranking before the All-Star.

Looks like Draymond Green will be playing later.

Since his reinstatement following his indefinite suspension for striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic on Dec. 12, Green -- who is expected to return to game action Monday against the Memphis Grizzlies -- will now try to revive a struggling Warriors team that's in 12th place in the Western Conference.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39311200/draymond-green-golden-state-warriors-return-easy
I do like GP2 to be back as early as possible but I don't think that will happen due to his hamstring injury. I like that guy more and his defensive capability but injuries do hurt his career.
It's not like I don't like Draymond, he is a good defender but the offense was not like before when he was paired with Steph. Something must've gone wrong with their chemistry. Anyway, I am hoping they can win later or they will buried deep in the 13th rank or below.

[boltz]

I can now say that my favorite team in the NBA is the Utah Jazz. I like it very much as a team. They continue their six-game home series with three out of three. Most recently, they managed to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-125 in their home field. As I mentioned before, if the basketball player who would contribute to LeBron and Anthony Davis in terms of scoring in the Los Angeles Lakers would be D'Angelo Russel. Russell proved this in the Utah match, but he could not prevent the defeat. LeBron did not play in this game due to his injury, but even if he played, the result would not change. Because Utah is a team in perfect form. I think it deserves higher rankings. His next opponent is the Indiana Pacers and he will most likely leave the field defeated in Indiana.

I think you've made a good pick but you should have seen the Jazz 2 years ago when they were on 1st place during season but somehow they managed to not have a deep run in play-offs but that Utah Jazz team from 2021-2022 was really impressive. I can also say I do enjoy watching Jazz especially when they play home because it's well known internationally that is super hard to win on Utah Jazz court.

True , I think even if LeBron played , Utah would have still won that game as they are simply a better team.

[Marvell1]

I can now say that my favorite team in the NBA is the Utah Jazz. I like it very much as a team. They continue their six-game home series with three out of three. Most recently, they managed to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-125 in their home field. As I mentioned before, if the basketball player who would contribute to LeBron and Anthony Davis in terms of scoring in the Los Angeles Lakers would be D'Angelo Russel. Russell proved this in the Utah match, but he could not prevent the defeat. LeBron did not play in this game due to his injury, but even if he played, the result would not change. Because Utah is a team in perfect form. I think it deserves higher rankings. His next opponent is the Indiana Pacers and he will most likely leave the field defeated in Indiana.

I think you've made a good pick but you should have seen the Jazz 2 years ago when they were on 1st place during season but somehow they managed to not have a deep run in play-offs but that Utah Jazz team from 2021-2022 was really impressive. I can also say I do enjoy watching Jazz especially when they play home because it's well known internationally that is super hard to win on Utah Jazz court.

True , I think even if LeBron played , Utah would have still won that game as they are simply a better team.

Utah Jazz is in a great run right now. They are outperforming a lot of the teams that are considered very strong. Just look at the last few matches for the Utah Jazz. They have beaten teams like Bucks, 76ers, nuggets and some of them were pretty easy for the Utah team to be honest. So I think you guys are talking right and making a lot of sense. And when they play home it is definitely a big advantage for them.

In the Lakers match Jazz was just a better team and I don't think it would have made a big difference if they actually had played Lebron. I know he is a great player and the team also depends on him a lot, but Jazz was better in that match. And we can't always talk about the hypothetical.

[Volgastallion]

Jazz seems to finally find their pace, and with this five wins in a row they calim a space in the playoff with a few games more, but still good to wake up early than later in the regular season, they are in the construction process of a team, so you need this streaks of win to achieve higher levels of confidence in the whole team.

[Yogee]

Jazz seems to finally find their pace, and with this five wins in a row they calim a space in the playoff with a few games more, but still good to wake up early than later in the regular season, they are in the construction process of a team, so you need this streaks of win to achieve higher levels of confidence in the whole team.

Winning five in a row is no easy feat and what's more impressive is that they defeated three top teams. They are definitely on a momentum but I doubt they can break into the top 6. I think qualifying for the Play-in is the best they could do in the regular season. Who knows if they could pull off what the Heat did last season.

[el kaka22]

Wolves are doing something that has to change for a long time, and I think they are doing something that nobody really expected, that's the good part. Back when they got Gobert, people had some worries because they believed that during the era of small ball, and everyone shooting threes, they got another big man when they had KAT already, nobody assumed KAT would be able to play the PF role, that dude is the modern Center in person, he was doing well too not like he was playing badly, but they still got Gobert for some reason.

Everyone thought this "experiment" would fail, but so far they are looking good. Of course there are other players who are contributing very well too, but those two big playing together without an issue is very crucial.

[wheelz1200]

Wolves are doing something that has to change for a long time, and I think they are doing something that nobody really expected, that's the good part. Back when they got Gobert, people had some worries because they believed that during the era of small ball, and everyone shooting threes, they got another big man when they had KAT already, nobody assumed KAT would be able to play the PF role, that dude is the modern Center in person, he was doing well too not like he was playing badly, but they still got Gobert for some reason.

Everyone thought this "experiment" would fail, but so far they are looking good. Of course there are other players who are contributing very well too, but those two big playing together without an issue is very crucial.

Yeah it's definitely looking like it will work out, I think what a lot of people were concerned about was all the picks they gave up for gobert.  If it didn't work it would set them back a long time because of the lack of flexibility they have moving forward.  Ant has been something else.  I think he is the one that made the biggest step up and make the wolves a top tier team. 

[Baofeng]

Great game between the Pelicans and the Mavericks. Dallas took a good lead in the first quarter, but the Pelicans try to comeback in the 2nd. Now we are in the 3th and they made a 9-0 run talking a 8 point lead.

Luka is not playing but it was Kyrie that is carrying the team right now with already 30+ points under his name.

I think this game is going to the wire and it's very hard to predict who's going to win as the Mavs doesn't want to lose in their homecourt.

[Oasisman]

As I mentioned before, if the basketball player who would contribute to LeBron and Anthony Davis in terms of scoring in the Los Angeles Lakers would be D'Angelo Russel. Russell proved this in the Utah match, but he could not prevent the defeat. LeBron did not play in this game due to his injury, but even if he played, the result would not change. Because Utah is a team in perfect form. I think it deserves higher rankings. His next opponent is the Indiana Pacers and he will most likely leave the field defeated in Indiana.

Nah, DLo is inconsistent, though he is the 3rd or 4th guy in the team in terms of scoring, but his inconsistency made him look like just a mediocre player. There could be a lot of pressure in LA, just like what they say, LA Lakers has a different kind of spot light, plus you've got LeBron and AD on the same team.
Though the Utah Jazz have been a good team since a couple of years ago, but I don't think they are in perfect form yet. They made it to the top in the last season, but I'm not sure what happened to them as they just gradually fell out of the playoff picture lol.

The Lakers just had exactly the same standing today and last year throughout their 40 games of the regular season. This could be a bad omen, especially now that the team is talking a lot about trade and it involves significant names like DLo, Reaves, Rui, Vando, and Cam Reddish. These guys might be a good fit for any team and the Lakers are going to build another chemistry if they pull up another trade.

[Captain Corporate]

Dame is really fitting with the Bucks very well. One thing that is missing from their system right now is a killer Dame-Giannis pick and roll, not that they do not do it, but they are not doing it all the time and quite often. Look at Nuggets, they are literally just spamming Murray-Jokic pick and roll, they do that maybe a million times a game, they know it works, doesn't mean that either of those have to score, it means that if they do that pick and roll, there will be some help defense, and when that happens, Jokic can pass out to whoever is open. Dame and Giannis pick and roll can't be defended that easily, and if any help comes from anyone else, both of them could pass out to the open person, if no help comes, they can both score.

[OgNasty]

As if things couldn’t get worse for the Wizards. Now their player Ryan Rollins is being accused of stealing candles and soap from a Target store (7 times). This is a guy that makes over a million dollars a year. I’m not sure if this is a case of old habits being hard to break, or if 1.7 million dollars really isn’t enough to get by in today’s economy for some people…