2024 NBA Season

[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.

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.

West in tough for the Warriors, they might not even get pass the Kings if they will face them again in the playoff. Although they win again, it's going to be a lot of effort for them to land in the top 6 now.

Wiggins seems to be out again, Moody as replacement is good but can they sustain it? Again, I think something is missing with the Warriors right now. Maybe it was Klay scoring output, or Looney not asserting himself in the middle as he used to with double rebounds every game and then manning the middle. It could be that they are playing small. But let's see, they have the championship DNA and it might carry them in the playoff again.

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West in tough for the Warriors, they might not even get pass the Kings if they will face them again in the playoff. Although they win again, it's going to be a lot of effort for them to land in the top 6 now.

Wiggins seems to be out again, Moody as replacement is good but can they sustain it? Again, I think something is missing with the Warriors right now. Maybe it was Klay scoring output, or Looney not asserting himself in the middle as he used to with double rebounds every game and then manning the middle. It could be that they are playing small. But let's see, they have the championship DNA and it might carry them in the playoff again.

I don't know, but I have this feeling that the current Warriors lineup is quite better than last season. Still, it will rely on Curry; if he keeps himself healthy, then the Warriors are still a very dangerous team. Warriors vs Kings, this will be good as the last time they met, it was a 7-game series. But honestly, I think the Kings have a lack of consistency now, while the Warriors are maintaining their consistency well.

We can look at the standings, https://www.espn.ph/nba/standings

They are only at the number 9 but their last 10 games are very impessive, 8-2, while the Kings seems to be struggling with 5-5 on their last 10.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

West in tough for the Warriors, they might not even get pass the Kings if they will face them again in the playoff. Although they win again, it's going to be a lot of effort for them to land in the top 6 now.

Wiggins seems to be out again, Moody as replacement is good but can they sustain it? Again, I think something is missing with the Warriors right now. Maybe it was Klay scoring output, or Looney not asserting himself in the middle as he used to with double rebounds every game and then manning the middle. It could be that they are playing small. But let's see, they have the championship DNA and it might carry them in the playoff again.

I don't know, but I have this feeling that the current Warriors lineup is quite better than last season. Still, it will rely on Curry; if he keeps himself healthy, then the Warriors are still a very dangerous team. Warriors vs Kings, this will be good as the last time they met, it was a 7-game series. But honestly, I think the Kings have a lack of consistency now, while the Warriors are maintaining their consistency well.

We can look at the standings, https://www.espn.ph/nba/standings

They are only at the number 9 but their last 10 games are very impessive, 8-2, while the Kings seems to be struggling with 5-5 on their last 10.

They just came from championship if I'm not mistaken, so the crew they have last year, correct me if I'm wrong, majority of them are with there last championship team. So yeah, they could be a better team as compare to last year.

But the issues with them already started even before the season. Draymond punching Poole, and then Jordan Poole going into the public how his minutes is diminishing and Kerr is not putting him in the 4th quarter in the second round of the playoff. So  there's a lot of issue last season. But this year, with the way that they are playing after the All Star, I will say that they are better than compare when they have Jordan Poole as their 3rd scoring option.

[freedomgo]

West in tough for the Warriors, they might not even get pass the Kings if they will face them again in the playoff. Although they win again, it's going to be a lot of effort for them to land in the top 6 now.

Wiggins seems to be out again, Moody as replacement is good but can they sustain it? Again, I think something is missing with the Warriors right now. Maybe it was Klay scoring output, or Looney not asserting himself in the middle as he used to with double rebounds every game and then manning the middle. It could be that they are playing small. But let's see, they have the championship DNA and it might carry them in the playoff again.

I don't know, but I have this feeling that the current Warriors lineup is quite better than last season. Still, it will rely on Curry; if he keeps himself healthy, then the Warriors are still a very dangerous team. Warriors vs Kings, this will be good as the last time they met, it was a 7-game series. But honestly, I think the Kings have a lack of consistency now, while the Warriors are maintaining their consistency well.

We can look at the standings, https://www.espn.ph/nba/standings

They are only at the number 9 but their last 10 games are very impessive, 8-2, while the Kings seems to be struggling with 5-5 on their last 10.

They just came from championship if I'm not mistaken, so the crew they have last year, correct me if I'm wrong, majority of them are with there last championship team. So yeah, they could be a better team as compare to last year.

But the issues with them already started even before the season. Draymond punching Poole, and then Jordan Poole going into the public how his minutes is diminishing and Kerr is not putting him in the 4th quarter in the second round of the playoff. So  there's a lot of issue last season. But this year, with the way that they are playing after the All Star, I will say that they are better than compare when they have Jordan Poole as their 3rd scoring option.

Nope, it was the Denver Nuggets who won the championship last season. But prior to that, it was the Warriors when they beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals. After that, the Warriors' chemistry has been going down the drain, and the reason was the punching incident in the practice between Draymond and Poole. But, as we can see now, it seems like it was really Poole who has the attitude problem, as he is also struggling now with the new team, which he called his own.

Poole with the Warriors was averaging 20.4, while now his average has gone down to 16.3 points only. The worst part is he is playing on one of the worst teams in the NBA, so the playoff chances are out of his range now.

[LogitechMouse]

Nope, it was the Denver Nuggets who won the championship last season. But prior to that, it was the Warriors when they beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals. After that, the Warriors' chemistry has been going down the drain, and the reason was the punching incident in the practice between Draymond and Poole. But, as we can see now, it seems like it was really Poole who has the attitude problem, as he is also struggling now with the new team, which he called his own.

Poole with the Warriors was averaging 20.4, while now his average has gone down to 16.3 points only. The worst part is he is playing on one of the worst teams in the NBA, so the playoff chances are out of his range now

Speaking of Poole, I remembered again somebody here who posted that Poole will average 25-30 PPG in Wizards now that he's the main star of the team. Turns out, he's the worst in terms of plus-minus in the whole NBA.

Kidding aside, the Poole-Green incident affected the whole team last season, and because of that, it affected their performance the whole year. Yes, there are no incidents like that this season, but the start of the Warriors is kind of slow for the first half of the season. Now they are playing better after the all-star game. The problem though is that the West like what others said is very tough, but the good thing is that, the Warriors are only a few games behind the top 5 Suns team. The West is tough, but for me, the Western Conference standing race last season was way tougher because, at that time, you didn't even know who would be in the top 4 even though we were only a few games left.

Overall, the Warriors are slowly getting better and better, and they need to get some wins because they're now in the 10th spot currently. I just don't know if how it this will affect the Warriors, but Wiggins will be out again because of family problems.

[Beparanf]

Nope, it was the Denver Nuggets who won the championship last season. But prior to that, it was the Warriors when they beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals. After that, the Warriors' chemistry has been going down the drain, and the reason was the punching incident in the practice between Draymond and Poole. But, as we can see now, it seems like it was really Poole who has the attitude problem, as he is also struggling now with the new team, which he called his own.

Poole with the Warriors was averaging 20.4, while now his average has gone down to 16.3 points only. The worst part is he is playing on one of the worst teams in the NBA, so the playoff chances are out of his range now

Speaking of Poole, I remembered again somebody here who posted that Poole will average 25-30 PPG in Wizards now that he's the main star of the team. Turns out, he's the worst in terms of plus-minus in the whole NBA.

I think the guy that posted it didn’t notice that Poole becomes worst in terms of PPG and accuracy way back on GSW after they won the Championship. Many thought that his play time is the problem but his inconsistency is really the main culprit that’s why he can’t perform any better probably due to the early success that he get during the hood run when Warriors win the champs.

Poole is not that persistent on playing unlike when he is on Warriors. Right now, he is double edge sword that can both help and destroy the team depending on his mood for that day. 

[dwyane36]

Poole with the Warriors was averaging 20.4, while now his average has gone down to 16.3 points only. The worst part is he is playing on one of the worst teams in the NBA, so the playoff chances are out of his range now.

Last season was indeed the best of his career so far, but even 16.3 points per game average is not bad for him as he averages 15.9 points per game for his career.
Considering the fact that the Wizards are now at the bottom of the standings and are a hopeless team, I think Poole should focus more on individual stats to increase his value on the market.

[wheelz1200]

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.

Yeah absolutely.  Playoff Bron is fun to watch.  We don't have that much longer watching him so enjoy it now.  The problem with older players though is how fast they bounce back from injuries, with age comes longer recovery times.  One key injury before or at playoff time will crush them.

[Webetcoins]

After the amazing comeback against Clippers, we have seen Lakers get a win at overtime against Wizards as well. They are still 10th seed, which is not that good and looking like they will be in play-in trouble zone, it still looks like they are much better than the start of the season.

Lakers never really built a good team around Kobes last years, and never did it for Lebron neither, which shows that there is a problem with their management, and if Lebron didn't join we would see them still missing the playoffs, for over a decade now. However, one of the problems is that they are at 0.541 win rate, that means they win 54%+ of their games and still 10th seed, wins are spread out a lot more these days, back in the day this rate would have gotten you as high as 4th seed, usually 5 or 6th seed.

[stadus]

Yeah absolutely.  Playoff Bron is fun to watch.  We don't have that much longer watching him so enjoy it now.  The problem with older players though is how fast they bounce back from injuries, with age comes longer recovery times.  One key injury before or at playoff time will crush them.

Hopefully, no injuries will trouble the Lakers as they are trying to improve their ranking.

Nuggets vs. Lakers was fun to watch. The Lakers had a strong start, but just like their previous meetings, they again choked in the 4th quarter and this time lost by double digits. They cannot really beat the Nuggets, so if they ever face off in the playoffs, we already know what the scenario would be.

LeBron had a decent performance, but the big factor here is the rebounding area. The Lakers only had 31, while the Nuggets had 47.they

[danherbias07]

Yeah absolutely.  Playoff Bron is fun to watch.  We don't have that much longer watching him so enjoy it now.  The problem with older players though is how fast they bounce back from injuries, with age comes longer recovery times.  One key injury before or at playoff time will crush them.

Hopefully, no injuries will trouble the Lakers as they are trying to improve their ranking.

Nuggets vs. Lakers was fun to watch. The Lakers had a strong start, but just like their previous meetings, they again choked in the 4th quarter and this time lost by double digits. They cannot really beat the Nuggets, so if they ever face off in the playoffs, we already know what the scenario would be.

LeBron had a decent performance, but the big factor here is the rebounding area. The Lakers only had 31, while the Nuggets had 47.they

Truly, they are defeated in the rebounding area. Aaron Gordon and Jokic are both dominating that field and the big difference is the second-chance opportunities made by those two.
Jamal Murray. That's the Murray that we saw in the last season and the playoffs. "Too many tricks on his bag." the commentator said. He had so much talent that he could always sneak his way in even if Anthony Davis is there who is known as a good rim protector.
Then there's Michael Porter Jr. who didn't miss a shot this time. His percentage in shooting is going down and maybe he saw it and realized he must go back to being an assassin in shooting. 25 points, 10/10 field goals, 5/5 in three point shots. That was crazy.
Finally, their new rim protector, Peyton Watson. 3 important blocks were made and I think Coach Malone will start giving him more minutes if he can continue that high level of defense that he is showing.
This is the Nuggets that we have seen in the Finals, they are not lazy to defend, and they don't just rely on their strong offense. 6th winning streak for the reigning champion.

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Yeah absolutely.  Playoff Bron is fun to watch.  We don't have that much longer watching him so enjoy it now.  The problem with older players though is how fast they bounce back from injuries, with age comes longer recovery times.  One key injury before or at playoff time will crush them.

Hopefully, no injuries will trouble the Lakers as they are trying to improve their ranking.

Nuggets vs. Lakers was fun to watch. The Lakers had a strong start, but just like their previous meetings, they again choked in the 4th quarter and this time lost by double digits. They cannot really beat the Nuggets, so if they ever face off in the playoffs, we already know what the scenario would be.

LeBron had a decent performance, but the big factor here is the rebounding area. The Lakers only had 31, while the Nuggets had 47.they

Truly, they are defeated in the rebounding area. Aaron Gordon and Jokic are both dominating that field and the big difference is the second-chance opportunities made by those two.
Jamal Murray. That's the Murray that we saw in the last season and the playoffs. "Too many tricks on his bag." the commentator said. He had so much talent that he could always sneak his way in even if Anthony Davis is there who is known as a good rim protector.
Then there's Michael Porter Jr. who didn't miss a shot this time. His percentage in shooting is going down and maybe he saw it and realized he must go back to being an assassin in shooting. 25 points, 10/10 field goals, 5/5 in three point shots. That was crazy.
Finally, their new rim protector, Peyton Watson. 3 important blocks were made and I think Coach Malone will start giving him more minutes if he can continue that high level of defense that he is showing.
This is the Nuggets that we have seen in the Finals, they are not lazy to defend, and they don't just rely on their strong offense. 6th winning streak for the reigning champion.

They improve a lot this season as they have a lot of weapon to contribute when called on the floor. KCP was even out on that game and yet their offense adn defense remains impressive. The ball movement is really great for this team, although they have a lot of talents particularly Jokic, he is good in moving the ball and that makes his teammates better. Even Murray, there are times he is open but he is not forcing shots, he'll only attempt to shot the ball when they have a good position to grab the offensive rebounds. Overall, their performance showed their character and no way the Lakers will beat them in the playoffs, I'm afraid we might see another sweep if they meet.

[dwyane36]

LeBron had a decent performance, but the big factor here is the rebounding area. The Lakers only had 31, while the Nuggets had 47.they

Yep, the low number of rebounds by the Lakers players is the main reason the Lakers lost. However, even though the Lakers couldn't handle the Nuggets, it was still a special game as LeBron reached and surpassed the 40k-point mark. I think he will be able to score even 42k points if next season is the last season of his career.

[Twentyonepaylots]

LeBron had a decent performance, but the big factor here is the rebounding area. The Lakers only had 31, while the Nuggets had 47.they

it was still a special game as LeBron reached and surpassed the 40k-point mark. I think he will be able to score even 42k points if next season is the last season of his career.

LeBron breaking records is really fun because we are witnessing history in a once-in-a-lifetime moment, and we should cherish that. Not being a kj here, but the problem with LeBron breaking records is that the Lakers are winning those games. When he breaks Kareem's record against OKC, they lose. Then today, against Denver, they lost again. I am not saying that LeBron is the problem here; I think it is the Lakers' inconsistency. Maybe we can say that some of the Lakers players don't want to exert that much effort in these games because LeBron's record should be the priority, but it should not; they must eye for the bigger prize, which is the trophy.

Also, when was the last time the Lakers won against the Denver? The Lakers are 0-7 against the Denver since the sweep in the Western Conference Finals up to this season. They are getting outcoached once again in the 4th, which is also one of their problems in the WCF. 

[Eternad]

LeBron breaking records is really fun because we are witnessing history in a once-in-a-lifetime moment, and we should cherish that. Not being a kj here, but the problem with LeBron breaking records is that the Lakers are winning those games. When he breaks Kareem's record against OKC, they lose. Then today, against Denver, they lost again. I am not saying that LeBron is the problem here; I think it is the Lakers' inconsistency. Maybe we can say that some of the Lakers players don't want to exert that much effort in these games because LeBron's record should be the priority, but it should not; they must eye for the bigger prize, which is the trophy.

Also, when was the last time the Lakers won against the Denver? The Lakers are 0-7 against the Denver since the sweep in the Western Conference Finals up to this season. They are getting outcoached once again in the 4th, which is also one of their problems in the WCF. 

NBA is getting softer and less defensive as meta of every team unlike before which defense is priority and crucial to win the game. Right now, NBA is more shooting perimeter shots to win the games and leaving defense open and just recover to it through scoring. With this kind of playing style, I think someone in the new era can break records easily.

The only unique for LBJ is his great physique which is very impressive considering his age. Some basketball players with great talent will have multiple injury that affects tha5 game but Lebron is very good on protecting his body to maintain this kind of performance until now.

[mirakal]

LeBron breaking records is really fun because we are witnessing history in a once-in-a-lifetime moment, and we should cherish that. Not being a kj here, but the problem with LeBron breaking records is that the Lakers are winning those games. When he breaks Kareem's record against OKC, they lose. Then today, against Denver, they lost again. I am not saying that LeBron is the problem here; I think it is the Lakers' inconsistency. Maybe we can say that some of the Lakers players don't want to exert that much effort in these games because LeBron's record should be the priority, but it should not; they must eye for the bigger prize, which is the trophy.

Also, when was the last time the Lakers won against the Denver? The Lakers are 0-7 against the Denver since the sweep in the Western Conference Finals up to this season. They are getting outcoached once again in the 4th, which is also one of their problems in the WCF. 

NBA is getting softer and less defensive as meta of every team unlike before which defense is priority and crucial to win the game. Right now, NBA is more shooting perimeter shots to win the games and leaving defense open and just recover to it through scoring. With this kind of playing style, I think someone in the new era can break records easily.

The only unique for LBJ is his great physique which is very impressive considering his age. Some basketball players with great talent will have multiple injury that affects tha5 game but Lebron is very good on protecting his body to maintain this kind of performance until now.

That's how the game has evolved now; we have to accept the reality and not go back to the past. People who were not born in that era would not be able to compare, so they'll love the present. Basketball, after all, is just a game; it doesn't need to be physical. Besides, fans come to see their favorite players, particularly the star players, so less physical games would lessen the risk of getting injured.

Also, nowadays, the treatment is more modern, so if a player gets injured, he will not miss a long period of time to return unless it's a serious injury like a season-ending one. Speaking of LeBron, he is just exceptional. He is a great example of a player who knows how to value his asset; he invests in his body, so now, despite his age, he can still be competitive and lead his team.

[vennali]

The Celtics are absolutely blowing GSW away. 82 points for Celtics in 1st half while the Warriors just managed 38. 82-38 half time score. Is there any chance for Warriors to make a comeback?  Would be an epic comeback, one for the ages, if it does happen. Highly unlikely though. Curry has only 4 points in the first half.

[tread93]

The Celtics are absolutely blowing GSW away. 82 points for Celtics in 1st half while the Warriors just managed 38. 82-38 half time score. Is there any chance for Warriors to make a comeback?  Would be an epic comeback, one for the ages, if it does happen. Highly unlikely though. Curry has only 4 points in the first half.

Rob Hale (one of the owners for the Celtics) is certainly having a good season so far! I used to work with him at his telecom corporation, if you havent' looked him up he has quite a crazy story, (just google Rob Hale). Anyhow, it surely wouild be something if the Warriors were to make a comeback from being down 44 points! I wonder what the betting odds on that woud win if you placed some kind of crazy parlay, probably a lot!!

[yazher]

Yep, the low number of rebounds by the Lakers players is the main reason the Lakers lost. However, even though the Lakers couldn't handle the Nuggets, it was still a special game as LeBron reached and surpassed the 40k-point mark. I think he will be able to score even 42k points if next season is the last season of his career.

Even though they lost that one, it was really a good opportunity for them to adjust where they were short and they will gonna add some more adjustments to their rotations or probably sign more players in order to get ready in case they gonna face the Nuggets once again in the NBA playoffs which more likely to happen since the Lakers seems to go to the playoffs with this kind of games recently, let's see if they can make such consistent win in their next games. Anyway, Congrats! to LBJ for reaching new milestones, he will be holding that record for a long unless Wemby follows in his footsteps and maintains a high points percentage throughout his entire NBA career.

[Jating]

Yep, the low number of rebounds by the Lakers players is the main reason the Lakers lost. However, even though the Lakers couldn't handle the Nuggets, it was still a special game as LeBron reached and surpassed the 40k-point mark. I think he will be able to score even 42k points if next season is the last season of his career.

Even though they lost that one, it was really a good opportunity for them to adjust where they were short and they will gonna add some more adjustments to their rotations or probably sign more players in order to get ready in case they gonna face the Nuggets once again in the NBA playoffs which more likely to happen since the Lakers seems to go to the playoffs with this kind of games recently, let's see if they can make such consistent win in their next games. Anyway, Congrats! to LBJ for reaching new milestones, he will be holding that record for a long unless Wemby follows in his footsteps and maintains a high points percentage throughout his entire NBA career.

I think it's winnable game for the Lakers though, they have a good chance to take it from the Nuggets. They just failed to execute in the last 4 minutes of the game and rely on James as a decoy and then dish it out to his team mates just like what they did in their last games.

So the Nuggets spoil James 40k point mark, but he is not slowing down, yeah, probably he can go as high as 42k if he continues to play with this kind of offense still in him. There are stats from players who played 20 season in the NBA and guess what their average coming in their last season? it's 7 points, while Lebron is doing like 24-25 ppg, so that's truly a feat that no one can duplicate.