2024 NBA Season

[Fredomago]

What a performance by the San Antonio Spurs, beating OKC. Wemby shows up in the 4th quarter with back to back 3's and then he had a block against Chet, his rival for the rookie of the year. Score is 132-118.

SGA lead the OKC, then climb back in the game after down by 11 and even lead 3 points in the last 8 minutes of the game. But after the time out with 4 minutes left, Wemby was in a mission to not let this game slip away from them. Crowd was so loud that you can't hear the whistle. So great win for them against the 2nd seed Thunder.

It was so important for him, doesn't really matter if they lost against the other teams but he needed to exert all his efforts to win that one since it was a battle of the strongest center and he took the win which cleared all doubt if he is real dominator on the court and he just proved that last night and win against his current rival as well. Wemby will someday become a threat and they are just getting some taste of it this time which they surely remember. I hope these two great player in our era will continue their duel of Center these upcoming years surely they are not just entertaining the crowd but will chill with them since they have long-range shooting ability as well.

Yeah, seems both are in the mission they are rivals to win the ROY and for me Wemby love's the challenge, like what you mentioned he doesn't care if he lose to the other team but against Chet he really wanted to show everything just like yoloing to this game as he takes it as winner take all rivalries, I like the way they both entertained the crowd both centers who can shoot the ball outside and can dribble like a PG to create space and penetrate inside.

How about the Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets, a preview of the last NBA Finals, and once again, the Nuggets have proven that they are the better team.

Though we can give this to the Nuggets, as the Heat are on a long road trip and they might be a bit tired going into this game, but 5 out of 6 games on the road is already quite impressive. The good news is, they are now at number 8 and will surely continue to rise. This team is probably going to make a surprise again in the playoffs. I like this healthy squad this season and their potential to upset the top-seeded teams.

They always have that surprise and with the way they are playing the game, I'm also believing that they can make an upset even the top seed they have that bond that really boost the morale of each other, still a long way before the playoffs lots of things can happen lets enjoy every game for now.

[wheelz1200]

Warriors are hot, they just beat the Knicks at MSG, Steph the high man with 31 points including 8 shots from the three point arc. It seems that it's a different Warrior now at the second half of the season. They are now complete with CP3 back in the game, although it was Wiggins who are out in this game.

Still in the 10th position in the Western Conference, but anything goes here. Lakers are also trying to break in the top 8 of the standings.

So it will be good competition down the stretch for the playoff and play-in in this conference.

I agree they are playing well but as a knicks fan they beat their bench.  3 starters are out and JB is banged up and was questionable with his back leading up to the game.  A healthy kmicks team with julius, OG and big Mitch in the middle is a wildly different game.  With that being said they shot like garbage.  Hart and divencinzo bricked all night.  Hate watching them like this

[LogitechMouse]

Warriors are hot, they just beat the Knicks at MSG, Steph the high man with 31 points including 8 shots from the three point arc. It seems that it's a different Warrior now at the second half of the season. They are now complete with CP3 back in the game, although it was Wiggins who are out in this game.

Still in the 10th position in the Western Conference, but anything goes here. Lakers are also trying to break in the top 8 of the standings.

So it will be good competition down the stretch for the playoff and play-in in this conference.

I agree they are playing well but as a knicks fan they beat their bench.  3 starters are out and JB is banged up and was questionable with his back leading up to the game.  A healthy kmicks team with julius, OG and big Mitch in the middle is a wildly different game.  With that being said they shot like garbage.  Hart and divencinzo bricked all night.  Hate watching them like this

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Warriors got an early double-digit lead in the first quarter, and since then, they haven't lost the lead. The Knicks never got the lead in this whole game. As you said, it would be a different result if the Knicks' key players were healthy.

As for the Warriors, they are 8-2 in their last 10 games but still, they are at the final spot of the play-in tournament. I mean that's how tight the West is again, or at least at the 5th-10th spot because the 5th-seeded Suns team is only 3.5 games ahead of the 10th-spot Warriors. With CP3 playing again, I hope that the Warriors will get some wins because there are only 24 games left before the regular season ends. One losing streak for the Warriors, or one injury from their key player, and they might get eliminated and might not even reach the play-in tournament.

Speaking of injury, I saw a post online that Wiggins will "AGAIN" out indefinitely because of family problems. This is the same as what happened to him last season where he's been out indefinitely again because of family problems. It's the same problem again. The difference is that, last season they depended on him that much because of how he played when they won the title. This season, they got Kuminga already to fill his role so it will not that hard for them to adjust. I said injury because I consider family problem as mental problem, and mental problem is considered injury as well.

[FanEagle]

What a performance by the San Antonio Spurs, beating OKC. Wemby shows up in the 4th quarter with back to back 3's and then he had a block against Chet, his rival for the rookie of the year. Score is 132-118.

SGA lead the OKC, then climb back in the game after down by 11 and even lead 3 points in the last 8 minutes of the game. But after the time out with 4 minutes left, Wemby was in a mission to not let this game slip away from them. Crowd was so loud that you can't hear the whistle. So great win for them against the 2nd seed Thunder.

Ya, that game screwed my parlay. Wemby just keeps getting better. It’s surprising and impressive. He’s getting to the level he can carry his team to some wins.

The Lakers game is down to the wire tonight. Quite a difference from their heroics last game. If they don’t get it together they might lose to the Wizards in a few minutes.

Edit: Lakers got the win in overtime. The story of the night for me though was Jordan Poole coming off the bench to have his best game of the year.

Honestly, as much as Wemby played wonderful, we have to say that all other Spurs players had no trouble scoring neither. It was mainly OKC not defending well at all, that seems like the most common reason for this game. Look at the points difference, Spurs scored 130+ points, and how many times have they done that?

I am not saying that Wemby is bad, nor saying Spurs are bad, of course they are NBA level players and will do fine sometimes, but OKC didn't do proper defending at all, it was a horrible display on defense. Getting this win also meant a lot for Wemby because he went against Chet, only other rookie of the year candidate in the league, so getting a win over him definitely meant the world for him as well.

[wheelz1200]

When Lakers play defense, they are really good at it but it just doesn't feel too consistent right now. They kept Clippers to 16 points in all of fourth quarter, that's on pace for 64 points in 4 quarters, to show you how amazing their defense at last quarter was. Sure their offense was decent as well but nothing unheard of, but their defense was just insane.

So when Lakers team wants to just lockdown the other team, they show that they can do that, they just don't do in all games and they do not do that in all quarters, they just do it when they want to and some sort of switch comes on and they end up being amazing. I believe that they are going to end up with a lot of trouble if they do not keep that switch on during playoffs.

It wasn't even so much the Lakers but that was a classic lebron game.  When he wants to take over there is little to nothing the other team could do.  Lebron took guarding kawhi personally.  Don't know why but that was playoff lebron that showed up in the 4th quarter.  Will be interesting how much Bron plays tonight on the second night of a back to back.

Ya, they’re saying it was the biggest fourth quarter comeback in LeBron’s career. Considering his age, that’s a bit of an accomplishment. I still say the game would have had a much different outcome if Paul George was playing, but a win is a win. The Lakers seem like they can win or lose at any time. The playoffs will be interesting for them.

Yeah it definately would have been different with Paul George on the floor.  Lebron was so focused on clamping kawhi George would have been key to score in those moments the lead was slipping away.  You normally don't see playoff Bron yet so the west should be put on notice.  Being a 2 or 3 seed and having to play against them is a bad draw.  I'm not too high on the Lakers but containing levron in the playoffs has to be annoying to deal with as a high seed lol.

[Marvell1]

Ya, that game screwed my parlay. Wemby just keeps getting better. It’s surprising and impressive. He’s getting to the level he can carry his team to some wins.

The Lakers game is down to the wire tonight. Quite a difference from their heroics last game. If they don’t get it together they might lose to the Wizards in a few minutes.

Edit: Lakers got the win in overtime. The story of the night for me though was Jordan Poole coming off the bench to have his best game of the year.

Lakers almost lost this one against the Wizards, good thing is that Reaves make a difficult bank shot to force OT. Kuzma give them a lead with his 3. But then Lebron James, has his own 3 and a dish out to AD. And then the chase down block on Poole, though and that might have clinch the win for them. Rui didn't score in double digits, but he had one rebound that really also put the game for good for them. AD had a monster 40 points and James had 30 points. Lebron is chasing 40,000 points, obviously the first player that will have that stat line and making it harder for any current players to even touch that record.

"Oh my mama, Wembanyama"  , great performance by the rookie, but he needs more of this.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis had a really great performance in this game. Anthony Davis dropped a 40 bomb and LeBron James scored 31 points. I agree with you, at various points of the game, I thought the Lakers were going to lose this game. But in the end, they were able to win the game in overtime. If you look at Wizards, Marvin and Jordan Poole played very well for the Wizards.
I can see Lakers will play the Nuggets in the next game. I think that game is also going to be very close.

Warriors are hot, they just beat the Knicks at MSG, Steph the high man with 31 points including 8 shots from the three point arc. It seems that it's a different Warrior now at the second half of the season. They are now complete with CP3 back in the game, although it was Wiggins who are out in this game.

Still in the 10th position in the Western Conference, but anything goes here. Lakers are also trying to break in the top 8 of the standings.

So it will be good competition down the stretch for the playoff and play-in in this conference.

I agree they are playing well but as a knicks fan they beat their bench.  3 starters are out and JB is banged up and was questionable with his back leading up to the game.  A healthy kmicks team with julius, OG and big Mitch in the middle is a wildly different game.  With that being said they shot like garbage.  Hart and divencinzo bricked all night.  Hate watching them like this

Golden State Warriors were able to take a huge advantage in the first quarter. and they never let go of that advantage. both Stephen Curry and Kuminga were really great for the Golden State Warriors. I actually thought that the match was going to be a lot closer. But after the Golden State Warriors were able to take the lead in the first quarter, It was kind of a walk in the park for them.

But yes they are still in the 10th position in the Western Conference. they will need to get some consistent good results from here on. and that is very much possible as long as the important players do not get injured.

[Baofeng]

Warriors are hot, they just beat the Knicks at MSG, Steph the high man with 31 points including 8 shots from the three point arc. It seems that it's a different Warrior now at the second half of the season. They are now complete with CP3 back in the game, although it was Wiggins who are out in this game.

Still in the 10th position in the Western Conference, but anything goes here. Lakers are also trying to break in the top 8 of the standings.

So it will be good competition down the stretch for the playoff and play-in in this conference.

I agree they are playing well but as a knicks fan they beat their bench.  3 starters are out and JB is banged up and was questionable with his back leading up to the game.  A healthy kmicks team with julius, OG and big Mitch in the middle is a wildly different game.  With that being said they shot like garbage.  Hart and divencinzo bricked all night.  Hate watching them like this

I don't know what happen to Donte though, I mean he has been mic up for this game and most likely him guarding Steph might have something for him to brick in this game. Probably he get tired hm and Hart chasing Steph during the game.

And Steph started very hot in the first quarter. Still a long way to go for the Warriors though so I don't know why the fans are making noises in the social media. The Lakers won as well, so it just negate everything as they are still in the 10th place.

[Jating]

Golden State Warriors were able to take a huge advantage in the first quarter. and they never let go of that advantage. both Stephen Curry and Kuminga were really great for the Golden State Warriors. I actually thought that the match was going to be a lot closer. But after the Golden State Warriors were able to take the lead in the first quarter, It was kind of a walk in the park for them.

But yes they are still in the 10th position in the Western Conference. they will need to get some consistent good results from here on. and that is very much possible as long as the important players do not get injured.

Visibly absent though is Andrew Wiggins and it was confirmed that he is not with the team and will be on leave again because of personal issues. We know that he had this kind of sabbatical and when he comes back it was a different Wiggins and his spot was taken by Kuminga already. On the bright side, Moses Moody was given a lot of time and he proved himself with a great defense against Jalen Brunson. They will be facing the Raptors next on the road and the Warriors are the favorite to win in this game.

San Antonio's Wemby, he held his own against Chet and even block his shot on a very entertaining game as they beat another powerhouse in the West in OKC. They needed the rest and will face the Pacers next. And with this kind of performance, it's either we think that Wemby is just overrated or OKC's didn't defend him well. Specially that 3 he did that really cap their rally and win this game. Vassell as well contribute on that run, end up him and Wemby both 28 points.

[wheelz1200]

Warriors are hot, they just beat the Knicks at MSG, Steph the high man with 31 points including 8 shots from the three point arc. It seems that it's a different Warrior now at the second half of the season. They are now complete with CP3 back in the game, although it was Wiggins who are out in this game.

Still in the 10th position in the Western Conference, but anything goes here. Lakers are also trying to break in the top 8 of the standings.

So it will be good competition down the stretch for the playoff and play-in in this conference.

I agree they are playing well but as a knicks fan they beat their bench.  3 starters are out and JB is banged up and was questionable with his back leading up to the game.  A healthy kmicks team with julius, OG and big Mitch in the middle is a wildly different game.  With that being said they shot like garbage.  Hart and divencinzo bricked all night.  Hate watching them like this

I don't know what happen to Donte though, I mean he has been mic up for this game and most likely him guarding Steph might have something for him to brick in this game. Probably he get tired hm and Hart chasing Steph during the game.

And Steph started very hot in the first quarter. Still a long way to go for the Warriors though so I don't know why the fans are making noises in the social media. The Lakers won as well, so it just negate everything as they are still in the 10th place.

Anything is possible when it comes to the playoffs but I still can't see anyone beating Denver at full strength, maybe okc but they are still too young I think.  Golden state and Lakers problems is that theor best players are on the wrong side of 30.  The NBA playoffs are long and grueling, even if they aren't on the injury report by that time in the year amd lingering injury takes longer to heal and tough to compete in 7 games series.

[Marvell1]

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Visibly absent though is Andrew Wiggins and it was confirmed that he is not with the team and will be on leave again because of personal issues. We know that he had this kind of sabbatical and when he comes back it was a different Wiggins and his spot was taken by Kuminga already.

Wiggins had these kinds of problems before as well. The biggest problem is I believe the lack of transparency between him and the fans. But at the same time, Wiggins does not have to disclose any personal matters as well.
Warriors are doing well right now. At least they did well without him in the last game.

On the bright side, Moses Moody was given a lot of time and he proved himself with a great defense against Jalen Brunson.

Moses Moody did well, I have noticed he was given the most amount of minutes in the last game and he proved himself.
Yes, I know, he didn't have a performance like Stephen Curry but did anyone really expect that kind of performance from him as well?
He went to court as a replacement for a replacement, he has done well enough.

San Antonio's Wemby, he held his own against Chet and even block his shot on a very entertaining game as they beat another powerhouse in the West in OKC. They needed the rest and will face the Pacers next. And with this kind of performance, it's either we think that Wemby is just overrated or OKC's didn't defend him well. Specially that 3 he did that really cap their rally and win this game. Vassell as well contribute on that run, end up him and Wemby both 28 points.

Victor Wembanyama definitely held his own against Oklahoma. Of course, his team also performed really well, and that's why they were able to win easily in the end. But for a kid that is only 20 years old, I believe he did really well and also got 28 points by himself

They will be facing the Raptors next on the road and the Warriors are the favorite to win in this game.

Maybe, nothing can be said in advance, but i also hope about their winning.

[Hirose UK]

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Honestly, as much as Wemby played wonderful, we have to say that all other Spurs players had no trouble scoring neither. It was mainly OKC not defending well at all, that seems like the most common reason for this game. Look at the points difference, Spurs scored 130+ points, and how many times have they done that?

I am not saying that Wemby is bad, nor saying Spurs are bad, of course they are NBA level players and will do fine sometimes, but OKC didn't do proper defending at all, it was a horrible display on defense. Getting this win also meant a lot for Wemby because he went against Chet, only other rookie of the year candidate in the league, so getting a win over him definitely meant the world for him as well.

In several matches, Wemby performed well in creating points for Spurs victory and in the victory against Thunder he was the best player who made big contribution.
But in this match it was really extraordinary because Spurs managed to win with big points considering that Thunder is also not weak team, I didn't watch the whole match but when I saw Spurs dominate the game it was clear they could win.
Spurs did it again and this was big win for them because it left the Thunder behind by quite lot of points.

I agree with you and even though the Spurs sometimes disappoint many people with their less than optimal performance, they are an NBA team and of course they can do many things to win by taking advantage of existing opportunities or advantages.
Thunder really had an unstable defense in this match, it was clear how easily the Spurs players could score up to 130+ points and this victory was truly extraordinary.

[danherbias07]

Crap. My player props today are filled with either "Void" or a sudden injury which is the reason why they didn't hit their stats.

Russell Westbrook - hand fracture.
Nikola Vucevic - Thrown out - Flagrant 2.
Scottie Barnes - hand fracture.
Donovan Mitchell - did not play. - I made the bet way before the game started.
De'Aaron Fox - did not play.
Brandin Podziemski - did not play.

Anyway, that was quite an impressive game from the Sacramento Kings beating the Minnesota Timberwolves at their home. There were lots of questionable calls from the referees but still, the Kings won, and that stopped the losing streak.
Malik Monk did a great job shouldering the offense without Fox, they badly want that win so it's good timing for him to step up his game. Well, I just wish he would play like this consistently because whenever Fox is there, he ain't that aggressive anymore.

Anthony Edwards's early exit was not because of an injury. Their baby was born today and I am sure he doesn't want to miss that. I cannot find a reputable link for it but that's the rumor from social media.

[Dave1]

Warriors again winning on the road and the typical way they win, in the 3rd quarter. It was very close match in the first half.

But as the start of the 3rd quarter, every one was contributing. Moody taking the advantage of his starting five to show his talent as Andrew Wiggins is not in the game again for personal reason. Bad to hear that Barnes hand is injured, you can see that he goes directly to the dugout of the team and never come back after that. So the Warriors still has the momentum in their last 10 games.

[TravelMug]

Anyway, that was quite an impressive game from the Sacramento Kings beating the Minnesota Timberwolves at their home. There were lots of questionable calls from the referees but still, the Kings won, and that stopped the losing streak.
Malik Monk did a great job shouldering the offense without Fox, they badly want that win so it's good timing for him to step up his game. Well, I just wish he would play like this consistently because whenever Fox is there, he ain't that aggressive anymore.

Yeah, it was all Malik Monk, Sabonis exit the game with 6 personal fouls but they are still in the game. Not sure why the Wolves can't lock in Monk in the OT, as they allow him back to back 3's and that is enough as they can't hit on their side. So good win by the Kings here.

Anthony Edwards's early exit was not because of an injury. Their baby was born today and I am sure he doesn't want to miss that. I cannot find a reputable link for it but that's the rumor from social media.

It's not a rumor, recently they had a baby shower.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C34S7YLucVH/

Good thing is that the game is in their homecourt, so immediately Edwards can exit the game and go to the hospital. Congrats to him, he deserves all the blessing. Never mind the lost, it's just one game and they are still in the top of the Western conference.

[Russlenat]

Anyway, that was quite an impressive game from the Sacramento Kings beating the Minnesota Timberwolves at their home. There were lots of questionable calls from the referees but still, the Kings won, and that stopped the losing streak.
Malik Monk did a great job shouldering the offense without Fox, they badly want that win so it's good timing for him to step up his game. Well, I just wish he would play like this consistently because whenever Fox is there, he ain't that aggressive anymore.

Yeah, it was all Malik Monk, Sabonis exit the game with 6 personal fouls but they are still in the game. Not sure why the Wolves can't lock in Monk in the OT, as they allow him back to back 3's and that is enough as they can't hit on their side. So good win by the Kings here.

Malik Monk is really good in clutch times. That's a needed win for the Kings as they have experienced two straight losses. The exit of Edwards had probably helped them, as usually, Edwards is going to take care during the clutch. All in all, it was a good game and a deserved win by the Kings; now they are back in the winning column.

Anthony Edwards's early exit was not because of an injury. Their baby was born today and I am sure he doesn't want to miss that. I cannot find a reputable link for it but that's the rumor from social media.

It's not a rumor, recently they had a baby shower.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C34S7YLucVH/

Good thing is that the game is in their homecourt, so immediately Edwards can exit the game and go to the hospital. Congrats to him, he deserves all the blessing. Never mind the lost, it's just one game and they are still in the top of the Western conference.

That's a special occasaion, anyone could leave the game just to see his first baby. It's just unfortunate that they loss, but nothing to worry as they are still in a good ranking.

[Tony116]

I don't know what happen to Donte though, I mean he has been mic up for this game and most likely him guarding Steph might have something for him to brick in this game. Probably he get tired hm and Hart chasing Steph during the game.

And Steph started very hot in the first quarter. Still a long way to go for the Warriors though so I don't know why the fans are making noises in the social media. The Lakers won as well, so it just negate everything as they are still in the 10th place.

Anything is possible when it comes to the playoffs but I still can't see anyone beating Denver at full strength, maybe okc but they are still too young I think.  Golden state and Lakers problems is that theor best players are on the wrong side of 30.  The NBA playoffs are long and grueling, even if they aren't on the injury report by that time in the year amd lingering injury takes longer to heal and tough to compete in 7 games series.

I definitely agree that the players that both GSW and Lakers have, especially the star players, are definitely pretty old at this point, and that affects the team play sometimes. And the NBA playoffs are a place where you need all your star players available. And these players being more than 30, actually in the mid or late 30s, is definitely a risk. Because they can get injured sometimes. And that can cause problems for the team reaching the playoffs. Right now nothing is certain. If players are healthy anything can happen for sure and there is a good chance as well

[Japinat]

I don't know what happen to Donte though, I mean he has been mic up for this game and most likely him guarding Steph might have something for him to brick in this game. Probably he get tired hm and Hart chasing Steph during the game.

And Steph started very hot in the first quarter. Still a long way to go for the Warriors though so I don't know why the fans are making noises in the social media. The Lakers won as well, so it just negate everything as they are still in the 10th place.

Anything is possible when it comes to the playoffs but I still can't see anyone beating Denver at full strength, maybe okc but they are still too young I think.  Golden state and Lakers problems is that theor best players are on the wrong side of 30.  The NBA playoffs are long and grueling, even if they aren't on the injury report by that time in the year amd lingering injury takes longer to heal and tough to compete in 7 games series.

I definitely agree that the players that both GSW and Lakers have, especially the star players, are definitely pretty old at this point, and that affects the team play sometimes. And the NBA playoffs are a place where you need all your star players available. And these players being more than 30, actually in the mid or late 30s, is definitely a risk. Because they can get injured sometimes. And that can cause problems for the team reaching the playoffs. Right now nothing is certain. If players are healthy anything can happen for sure and there is a good chance as well

Old but could still deliver; it's not a big problem because when they get old, they also gain the experience they need to win. Like the Lakers last season, who would expect they'd reach the WCF after their struggle in the regular season, but they did, and LeBron James led the team to that success. Age is just a number for LeBron, and even Curry, I guess. So these two teams, despite not having a good ranking now, are still going to make it to the playoffs, and these teams are going to pose problems for the young teams they'll face.

[Oasisman]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis had a really great performance in this game. Anthony Davis dropped a 40 bomb and LeBron James scored 31 points. I agree with you, at various points of the game, I thought the Lakers were going to lose this game. But in the end, they were able to win the game in overtime. If you look at Wizards, Marvin and Jordan Poole played very well for the Wizards.
I can see Lakers will play the Nuggets in the next game. I think that game is also going to be very close.

Great performance for both superstars, but it wasn't really a great performance for the Lakers as a team. They could've win it without sending it to overtime if they played tight defense even just in the 4th quarter. That was a high scoring game and the defense for both teams were too loose. Well, the Wizards is dead last in defensive rating so it's not gonna be surprise if they don't really play defense in an actual game lol, but the problem with the Lakers on that game is that they have adopted how the Wizards play. Poole was hitting long 3s and Kuzma was clutch down the stretch, that gave the Lakers a hard time winning the game that send them to overtime. That's something they really don't want to happen ahead of a Denver game. Let's see how the Laker team handle the fatigue and hopefully AD and LeBron will play.

[Viscore]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis had a really great performance in this game. Anthony Davis dropped a 40 bomb and LeBron James scored 31 points. I agree with you, at various points of the game, I thought the Lakers were going to lose this game. But in the end, they were able to win the game in overtime. If you look at Wizards, Marvin and Jordan Poole played very well for the Wizards.
I can see Lakers will play the Nuggets in the next game. I think that game is also going to be very close.

Great performance for both superstars, but it wasn't really a great performance for the Lakers as a team. They could've win it without sending it to overtime if they played tight defense even just in the 4th quarter. That was a high scoring game and the defense for both teams were too loose. Well, the Wizards is dead last in defensive rating so it's not gonna be surprise if they don't really play defense in an actual game lol, but the problem with the Lakers on that game is that they have adopted how the Wizards play. Poole was hitting long 3s and Kuzma was clutch down the stretch, that gave the Lakers a hard time winning the game that send them to overtime. That's something they really don't want to happen ahead of a Denver game. Let's see how the Laker team handle the fatigue and hopefully AD and LeBron will play.

Nothing to be surprised about with the Lakers, as they have been playing like that this season. What matters is that they were able to win the game. I think they were coming from a back-to-back game at that time after beating the Clippers, so that's fine. As I mentioned, what matters is they won the game.

The Wizards are not a bad team at all; they have the talent and can also win games. So credit to them for giving the Lakers a tough time, but it was the experience of the Lakers that helped them secure the win. As of now, the Lakers have two straight wins and are in the 10th position in the ranking. If they continue winning, their ranking will improve.

[btc_angela]

What a performance by the San Antonio Spurs, beating OKC. Wemby shows up in the 4th quarter with back to back 3's and then he had a block against Chet, his rival for the rookie of the year. Score is 132-118.

SGA lead the OKC, then climb back in the game after down by 11 and even lead 3 points in the last 8 minutes of the game. But after the time out with 4 minutes left, Wemby was in a mission to not let this game slip away from them. Crowd was so loud that you can't hear the whistle. So great win for them against the 2nd seed Thunder.

Ya, that game screwed my parlay. Wemby just keeps getting better. It’s surprising and impressive. He’s getting to the level he can carry his team to some wins.

The Lakers game is down to the wire tonight. Quite a difference from their heroics last game. If they don’t get it together they might lose to the Wizards in a few minutes.

Edit: Lakers got the win in overtime. The story of the night for me though was Jordan Poole coming off the bench to have his best game of the year.

Honestly, as much as Wemby played wonderful, we have to say that all other Spurs players had no trouble scoring neither. It was mainly OKC not defending well at all, that seems like the most common reason for this game. Look at the points difference, Spurs scored 130+ points, and how many times have they done that?

I am not saying that Wemby is bad, nor saying Spurs are bad, of course they are NBA level players and will do fine sometimes, but OKC didn't do proper defending at all, it was a horrible display on defense. Getting this win also meant a lot for Wemby because he went against Chet, only other rookie of the year candidate in the league, so getting a win over him definitely meant the world for him as well.

Regardless though, we should give props to Wemby at least in this game. It was very close, unlike other games that OKC played, which usually they build a solid lead and either hold or really push the phase to make a comfortable lead that their opponents can't catch up.

In this game it was the other way around, they are the one chasing San Antonio and they did, they even take a 2 point lead already with 8 minutes to go and it looks like they are going to win. But Wemby hit back to back 3's to make that separation and then they play good defense on SGA on the other end and that block on Holmgren. It's not like the OKC are not challenging their shots, they have they hands on the face of Wemby but he really zone in that game. They deserved this very big win, just saying.