2024 NBA Season

[Kelvinid]

Nice game between the Knicks, who has the longest winning streak right now, against a tough Pacers at Knicks homecourt.

Pacers started hot and taking the lead, but the Knicks comes back in the 4th quarter and now leading by just 2 points but there is a challenge call by the Pacers. But we will see, it might be go into overtime for all we know.

Current score: 98-96 Knicks leading.

Pacers can't bea the Knicks despite they have a good start, I guess they were up 16 points early and Knicks slowly came back and in the end the Knicks were able to keep their winning streak. Without Randle and OG is not a problem for them as everyone are willing to step up, as long as Brunson is playing, Knicks will continue to play competitively.

[danherbias07]

Indiana Pacers did great on the Haliburton minutes, but because he is restricted to 20+ minutes only, he didn't play the 4th quarter. They had a good lead on those moments until Jalen Brunson happened. A dominating game from the smallest player on the floor. 40 points to claim the win at their home. Knicks fans are all enjoying their comeback from behind. They never even had the lead for a long time.
No Randle, No OG Anunoby, no problem.
Rebounds are secured by Hartenstein and Precious Achuwa, they dominated that painted area and their offensive rebounds are 22 against 9 only of the Pacers.
Big step up from those two and that helped a lot to secure a win and continue their winning streak. This is a big win for them considering two of their stars are out. Brunson was emotional at the post-game interview.

Edit: The two above me wrote really fast. Nice!

[Sanitough]

Rebounds are secured by Hartenstein and Precious Achuwa, they dominated that painted area and their offensive rebounds are 22 against 9 only of the Pacers.

They are big in that game, a put up shot and offensive rebound, Pacers just could not match the energy of the home team. I'm not sure what they are doing, they are allowing Brunson to do his thing, they should have double him as when he drives the paint, it's expected that he'll get fouled and might make the basket. It just boils down on the coaching job and Tom Thibodeau just did a great job on managing the current roster.

It has become unpredictable for the Knicks, we don't know when their run will stop, but as long as they are playing at home, the crowd will get into the game giving them inspiration so they'll play better basketball.

[Dave1]

How about the story of Lakers beating the Boston, without AD and Lebron and having Brown just scored 8 point in this game?

And then Austin Reaves taking over the Lakers hitting seven 3 points shot, scoring 32 points. And then D'Lo having a triple double as well. And almost 7 Lakers at least scoring 9 points on more in a team effort?

Just shows how unpredictable the game is, as we have been talking about how the Lakers struggle and now win against the best team in the East without their top 2 players.

[EFS]

That was an impressive win by Lakers without Bron and AD. Austin Reaves led his team one more time. Brown and Tatum were cold, Celtics played awful as a team and they have the right to play like that sometimes. This is a regular season game after all. Betting conspiracy theorists are already writing about this match though.

[JariKriting]

How about the story of Lakers beating the Boston, without AD and Lebron and having Brown just scored 8 point in this game?

And then Austin Reaves taking over the Lakers hitting seven 3 points shot, scoring 32 points. And then D'Lo having a triple double as well. And almost 7 Lakers at least scoring 9 points on more in a team effort?

Just shows how unpredictable the game is, as we have been talking about how the Lakers struggle and now win against the best team in the East without their top 2 players.

La lakers performance fantastis.
without antony davis and lebron james
but was able to win over the host and ranked 1 eastern conference boston celtic.  brought them to the ninth position in the Western Conference standings. In the game, Lakers' player Reaves shone with a remarkable 32 points, 2 assists, and 3 rebounds.

[dwyane36]

Lakers surprising people at the moment. Beating the Celtics in the 4th quarter without LeBron James or Anthony Davis. They’re also playing in Boston… They’re up 12 now with under 10 minutes to go. Not sure they’ll actually be able to pull off this win or not but the next 10 minutes should be fun to watch if you’re near a TV.

Unexpectedly, the Lakers were actually able to beat the Celtics in this game. It looks like the Lakers without LeBron and Davis are not a hopeless team and may even surprise us. This time, it was clearly Austin Reaves, who scored 32 points and made 7 of 10 three-point shots. If I'm not mistaken, this is his best performance so far this regular season.

[Russlenat]

Rockets got bigger now with this fresh news that came out.

Grizzlies trade Steven Adams to Rockets for Victor Oladipo, three second-round picks, per report

The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. The Grizzlies will receive two 2024 second-round picks and one in 2025.

Adams has not played in over a full calendar year due to long-term knee problems. He last suited up on Jan. 22, 2023, and missed the remainder of last season with a PCL sprain in his right knee. He was expected to be back this season, but underwent season-ending surgery on his knee in October after non-operative rehab failed to resolve instability. At that time, the Grizzlies announced that he was expected to make a full recovery for the 2024-25 season.

Although Adams is not yet playing due to injury, but when he comes back, he'll be a big help for the team that has been doing pretty well this season. They need a big guy and Adams is just the right answer. So great news so far about the trade news.

[OgNasty]

Rockets got bigger now with this fresh news that came out.

Grizzlies trade Steven Adams to Rockets for Victor Oladipo, three second-round picks, per report

The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. The Grizzlies will receive two 2024 second-round picks and one in 2025.

Adams has not played in over a full calendar year due to long-term knee problems. He last suited up on Jan. 22, 2023, and missed the remainder of last season with a PCL sprain in his right knee. He was expected to be back this season, but underwent season-ending surgery on his knee in October after non-operative rehab failed to resolve instability. At that time, the Grizzlies announced that he was expected to make a full recovery for the 2024-25 season.

Although Adams is not yet playing due to injury, but when he comes back, he'll be a big help for the team that has been doing pretty well this season. They need a big guy and Adams is just the right answer. So great news so far about the trade news.

Pretty crazy that Oladipo has turned into a salary dump piece for trades. People were talking about him like he was a top 10 player a couple years ago. Injuries must have taken their toll on him.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Rockets got bigger now with this fresh news that came out.

Grizzlies trade Steven Adams to Rockets for Victor Oladipo, three second-round picks, per report

The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. The Grizzlies will receive two 2024 second-round picks and one in 2025.

Adams has not played in over a full calendar year due to long-term knee problems. He last suited up on Jan. 22, 2023, and missed the remainder of last season with a PCL sprain in his right knee. He was expected to be back this season, but underwent season-ending surgery on his knee in October after non-operative rehab failed to resolve instability. At that time, the Grizzlies announced that he was expected to make a full recovery for the 2024-25 season.

Although Adams is not yet playing due to injury, but when he comes back, he'll be a big help for the team that has been doing pretty well this season. They need a big guy and Adams is just the right answer. So great news so far about the trade news.

Pretty crazy that Oladipo has turned into a salary dump piece for trades. People were talking about him like he was a top 10 player a couple years ago. Injuries must have taken their toll on him.

Yes, that injuries though, we've seen numerous star athletes down and comeback but it was a different version of them. But a prime Victor, 2017-2018, made 3rd Team All NBA.

2017-18 NBA Awards Voting: https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_2018.html. He was there amongst the elite.

I think Grizzlies think that Adams will not recover, great big man for Houston, one of the strongest if not the strongest basketball player. Just search for Jimmy Butler and how he describe Adams with that picks.  . Good addition for the Rockets as they continue to improved their roster till next season.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

That was an impressive win by Lakers without Bron and AD. Austin Reaves led his team one more time. Brown and Tatum were cold, Celtics played awful as a team and they have the right to play like that sometimes. This is a regular season game after all. Betting conspiracy theorists are already writing about this match though.

Yeah, this result is insane.
I mean the Lakers had odds like 9:1 winning this game. They already would be a HUGE underdog if all players were healthy but winning without their 2 go to players makes this result even more crazy.
Didn't watch it and just looked at the box score and all I can see is terrible terrible shooting splits from Tatum and Brown, their 2 most important players.
Looking at the +- you can see that all starters of Boston had a minus up to -20 while every single bench player had a positive +-, maybe they should have played this game. 

This was only the 3rd home loss this season for Boston and against a struggling Lakers team without the 2 allstars this looks really off.
 
Like I said, I didn't watch the game but the yet again big gap at free throws for the Lakers 19/26 versus Boston's 7/7 really sticks out a bit.

[ajanwalker]

It wouldn't be a lie if I said Utah disappointed me. Philadelphia had lost 4 of its 5-game away series until the game against Utah. While the favorite was by far the Utah Jazz, Utah left their home arena with a 124-127 defeat.
Philadelphia is a team that is in the 5th place in the east, maybe better than Utah, but I was clearly saddened that Utah lost when their away record was so bad.
Another match that caught my attention is the match between Boston and Los Angeles Lakers.
When I looked at the betting odds before the match, the odds for Los Angeles to win were over 7.5. Boston was the favorite by far, but the result was not like that at all. I wanted to play against Los Angeles hoping to win, but I couldn't do it😔
If I had played, I would have made good money. Sometimes it is necessary to chase such surprising results.

[Baofeng]

Indiana Pacers did great on the Haliburton minutes, but because he is restricted to 20+ minutes only, he didn't play the 4th quarter. They had a good lead on those moments until Jalen Brunson happened. A dominating game from the smallest player on the floor. 40 points to claim the win at their home. Knicks fans are all enjoying their comeback from behind. They never even had the lead for a long time.
No Randle, No OG Anunoby, no problem.
Rebounds are secured by Hartenstein and Precious Achuwa, they dominated that painted area and their offensive rebounds are 22 against 9 only of the Pacers.
Big step up from those two and that helped a lot to secure a win and continue their winning streak. This is a big win for them considering two of their stars are out. Brunson was emotional at the post-game interview.

Edit: The two above me wrote really fast. Nice!

Yes, specially Hartenstein, I read one article that teams really give up on him easily like the Clippers, thus he ended up with the Knicks. And the same feeling as the Knicks want him to be traded. But with the way he is playing, you can't deny that Hartenstein has some value in him. Not flashy, but gets the job time for them like in this game wherein he has a monster game as far as rebounds goes.

Precious Achuwa is also a good pick by the Knicks, he guarded Paskal Siakam like they are still in Toronto practicing as he has a steal, disrupt Siakam's rhythm as he knows his move and than offensive rebounds and a tap to give them 5 point lead and that is enough for a big morale boosting victory. And with that they are the hottest team in the NBA and it's hard to beat against them.

[Getmon]

Great night for the Lakers and the brightest for Austin Reeves this season. I am more persuaded to keep Reaves on the team. Let him grow and exempt him from any bargains. Because Lakers officials desire to get new players to help Lebron and Davis.

I am happy that the Los Angeles Lakers squad was able to win without Davis and Lebron. But seriously, what a poor Celtics performance. Even though it is still the regular season, some fans will doubt the ability of Tatum and Brown to lead the team through difficult times.

[freedomgo]

Great night for the Lakers and the brightest for Austin Reeves this season. I am more persuaded to keep Reaves on the team. Let him grow and exempt him from any bargains. Because Lakers officials desire to get new players to help Lebron and Davis.

I am happy that the Los Angeles Lakers squad was able to win without Davis and Lebron. But seriously, what a poor Celtics performance. Even though it is still the regular season, some fans will doubt the ability of Tatum and Brown to lead the team through difficult times.

There was no rumor that Reaves will be traded, in fact the rumor was they will keep him but will trade D'Lo. You can see the maturity in his game, he doesn't panic and make some fancy moves, he's just doing the basic and follow the coache's plays. I'm sure he wasn't included in the team USA roster if he doesn't have the potentila, this kid is still young, he improve his skills in LA, keeping him and giving him more time to improve, he'll become more consistent eventually in the future.

[Russlenat]

Rockets got bigger now with this fresh news that came out.

Grizzlies trade Steven Adams to Rockets for Victor Oladipo, three second-round picks, per report

The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. The Grizzlies will receive two 2024 second-round picks and one in 2025.

Adams has not played in over a full calendar year due to long-term knee problems. He last suited up on Jan. 22, 2023, and missed the remainder of last season with a PCL sprain in his right knee. He was expected to be back this season, but underwent season-ending surgery on his knee in October after non-operative rehab failed to resolve instability. At that time, the Grizzlies announced that he was expected to make a full recovery for the 2024-25 season.

Although Adams is not yet playing due to injury, but when he comes back, he'll be a big help for the team that has been doing pretty well this season. They need a big guy and Adams is just the right answer. So great news so far about the trade news.

Pretty crazy that Oladipo has turned into a salary dump piece for trades. People were talking about him like he was a top 10 player a couple years ago. Injuries must have taken their toll on him.

And a mistake of not taking the max contract with the Pacers. He was used to be an all star player, now he's only gaining limited minutes with limited contribution. That's why it's important that when there's an opportunity, they should take it right away as it might not happen again, but too much for that. I think the kind of news has a huge impact for the Rockets, Steve Adams is still young, at age 30 although he was injured, I'm sure he will still be the same again and with him on the paint playing good defense, that will improve their defensive rating.

[yazher]

That was an impressive win by Lakers without Bron and AD. Austin Reaves led his team one more time. Brown and Tatum were cold, Celtics played awful as a team and they have the right to play like that sometimes. This is a regular season game after all. Betting conspiracy theorists are already writing about this match though.

That's why they kept this guy because this kind of confidence and dedication with basketball skills like that, can make him the next Lakers cover if he can win more games without those star players. And we are talking about a big-time team they just beat last night, the one that has the potential to be crowned the NBA champion this season but when Reaves exerted all necessary efforts to win the game, he could do it and the fans didn't expect this to happen but as we witnessed earlier, everything is possible inside the court with this guy around.

[jossiel]

Rockets got bigger now with this fresh news that came out.

Grizzlies trade Steven Adams to Rockets for Victor Oladipo, three second-round picks, per report

The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. The Grizzlies will receive two 2024 second-round picks and one in 2025.

Adams has not played in over a full calendar year due to long-term knee problems. He last suited up on Jan. 22, 2023, and missed the remainder of last season with a PCL sprain in his right knee. He was expected to be back this season, but underwent season-ending surgery on his knee in October after non-operative rehab failed to resolve instability. At that time, the Grizzlies announced that he was expected to make a full recovery for the 2024-25 season.

Although Adams is not yet playing due to injury, but when he comes back, he'll be a big help for the team that has been doing pretty well this season. They need a big guy and Adams is just the right answer. So great news so far about the trade news.

I agree that this a big addition to the Rockets whenever they're going to play with complete roster including Aquaman.

Anyone here that have read the trade rumors about Lebron James? I've just seen it and I wasn't familiar with the name of the person that has released that statement and as if he's like Woj.

I can't find it anymore but only this breakage of that rumor by Rich Paul and said that Lebron won't be traded.

[OgNasty]

In today’s weird news. Tony Snell has come out publicly as being autistic (if he already did I was unaware) in an attempt to get signed to one more NBA contract. If he gets signed one more time he’ll hit the NBA’s 10 year mark to get healthcare for his family for the rest of his life. His kids are also autistic, so Tony is asking for a 10 day contract and going public with his health issues (and his family’s) in order to try and get a contract. This is a story to watch as time is running out.

I've read this news and the deadline is on Friday. If no team signs him up until Friday then he won't be qualified for the league's benefit that will definitely gonna help him and his family.

Any team that sees his situation could give him a hand and even he'll heat up the seat on the bench, that's no problem as long as he'll get that benefits that will help him and his family for the rest of their lives.

Mark Cuban might help but is there any spot on the roster?

It does seem like Mark Cuban would be the guy to help Tony out, but he's having all sorts of DEI issues at the moment so he'd probably face backlash for this actually...  

I do hope that someone will go out of their way to sign Tony Snell to a 10 day contract today at least before time runs out (a matter of hours now), but I could understand why other owners or the league could be upset if this becomes a thing.  Tony Snell isn't a charity case though.  He's had a good career and I think he's as capable as any NBA reserve to sit on the bench for a couple weeks.

[FanEagle]

Lakers were missing both AD and Lebron, and they still won. Not that it means Lebron and AD are bad for this team, but the fact that they managed to beat Celtics with this squad is an insane achievement. The only reason for their success was the fact that they played big team ball and that is always good.

When you have stars, everyone else gets cold and then they look like they are missing a lot of shots, but when you shoot once every 7 minutes, it's normal that you would get cold and when you have stars then that happens because stars shoot the ball most and then you get the ball in rotation with everyone else and that turns out to be very few times. They need to start sharing the ball a lot more early on, to get people going at the start of the game, then Lebron or AD could take over if they have to.