2024 NBA Season

[danherbias07]

Big win for the Lakers in double overtime. Milwaukee Bucks made a lot of mistakes, they are too leaning on three-point shots while they have the best attacker in Giannis. Beasley was not shy to keep on shooting threes even if they didn't really need it. This is where the Lakers took advantage of the opportunity to make it to the front and win the 2nd overtime.
That was a big upset considering the spread was -10.5. And without a doubt, Lebron was happy that his team won despite his resting from an injury.

How about the Dallas Mavericks? Damn, they played really well tonight. Luka Doncic spent a lot of his minutes in the first half and helped get a good lead for his team despite his injury. Then, in the second half, Kyrie went nuts, scored, and punished the Kings for not defending him. He ended with 24 points and most of it came from the 2nd half.
The Mavs are not weak on the inside anymore with Gafford and Lively defending the rim. Mavs is strong.

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[btc_angela]

Big win for the Lakers in double overtime. Milwaukee Bucks made a lot of mistakes, they are too leaning on three-point shots while they have the best attacker in Giannis. Beasley was not shy to keep on shooting threes even if they didn't really need it. This is where the Lakers took advantage of the opportunity to make it to the front and win the 2nd overtime.
That was a big upset considering the spread was -10.5. And without a doubt, Lebron was happy that his team won despite his resting from an injury.

I didn't watch the full game, but when I tune it, it was down on the second OT and Lakers taking advantage of that Giannis missed, (good foul). There's no Dame time as he missed the three and then fouled out of the game. Beasley try it a 3 to make it close. But the Lakers are having a blast already in the bench, who was lead by Lebron as their number 1 cheer leader.

How about the Dallas Mavericks? Damn, they played really well tonight. Luka Doncic spent a lot of his minutes in the first half and helped get a good lead for his team despite his injury. Then, in the second half, Kyrie went nuts, scored, and punished the Kings for not defending him. He ended with 24 points and most of it came from the 2nd half.
The Mavs are not weak on the inside anymore with Gafford and Lively defending the rim. Mavs is strong.

I think the Dallas team gain momentum with that Kyrie winning shots against the Nuggets. Yeah, it seems that they have found the guy to man their middle. As we have seen in the last couple of season they are looking for a big guys like CWood but it was a failed experiment. Gafford though is very difficult, as he is good to block shots and that alley oop as well.

[LogitechMouse]

The Boston Celtics had a legendary regular season and are now 57-14. I think it's risky to bet on their last matches, because they can rest the main players to enter the play-offs fresh. They still have a solid team because their rotation is wide, they can win the remaining matches, but you need to look at the odds carefully before placing a bet. Everyone from Tatum to Kornet played well during the season. I see their way to the finals in the East open. In any case, the teams in the East other than Boston are almost very close to each other, both in terms of strength and winning percentage.

In the last 2 years, the Celtics have been one step away from getting that title, but come up losing in the end.

In 2022, they've reached the NBA Finals, but lost miserably to the Warriors in 6 games. Last season, they're only one win away from facing the Nuggets in the NBA Finals, but just because of an injury early in the game, that changed everything and lost in Game 7 by a huge margin. I just hope that this year will be the year for them. The expectations are way beyond for this team, and I hope that they will really reach the NBA Finals. They might be a dominant team in the regular season, but like I always said, one injury from an all-star can change everything, and it happened to them last year. Just look at the Bucks last season. They're the best example of "being a dominant team in the regular season" but got eliminated in the first round by the Heat.

I can’t believe the Suns lost to the Spurs and they didn’t even have Wemby. It is nights like tonight that make me think Phoenix just doesn’t have what it takes to make it to the Finals. A night like tonight against one of the worst teams in the league without their star player should be an easy win every time. Concerning that they couldn’t get it done.

Correct me, but I think that the Suns are 0-3 against them this regular season.
What I remember is that, their 2nd game is also a close one as well, and it's the same as this one. With this loss by the Phoenix, they're again on the play-in tournament spot (8th and tied with the Kings).

You know what's worse? Their remaining 10 games are against teams that are fighting for a spot. No eliminated teams. Just playoff teams. 2x against Minnesota, New Orleans, Clippers, and the rest are against Denver, Cleveland, Sacramento and Oklahoma City. TBH, I have a bad feeling about this, and they might even drop down to the 9th spot knowing that the Lakers are on a winning streak again. 

[Twentyonepaylots]

Big win for the Lakers in double overtime. Milwaukee Bucks made a lot of mistakes, they are too leaning on three-point shots while they have the best attacker in Giannis. Beasley was not shy to keep on shooting threes even if they didn't really need it. This is where the Lakers took advantage of the opportunity to make it to the front and win the 2nd overtime.
That was a big upset considering the spread was -10.5. And without a doubt, Lebron was happy that his team won despite his resting from an injury.

Looking back, I thought this game would be a blowout win for the Bucks, as they led the Lakers 6–23 in the first quarter. Without Lebron and the Bucks is healthy, and with that kind of lead early in the game? Everyone thought it would be a win for the Bucks, but the Lakers climbed up late in the game. With a couple of clutch shots from Reaves and good defensive play from Davis, the Bucks had their chances to seal the game but couldn't get it done. The turning point of this game was when Giannis missed his free throws, and after that, the Lakers never looked back and won the game.

It is a good team effort; everyone has their own contributions to make to win this game, and with the next 5 games of the Lakers are the Grizzlies, Pacers, Nets, Raptors, and Nets. I can see them winning this all; that's five more wins to add to their current record. 

[OgNasty]

I can’t believe the Suns lost to the Spurs and they didn’t even have Wemby. It is nights like tonight that make me think Phoenix just doesn’t have what it takes to make it to the Finals. A night like tonight against one of the worst teams in the league without their star player should be an easy win every time. Concerning that they couldn’t get it done.

Correct me, but I think that the Suns are 0-3 against them this regular season.
What I remember is that, their 2nd game is also a close one as well, and it's the same as this one. With this loss by the Phoenix, they're again on the play-in tournament spot (8th and tied with the Kings).

Nah, they just beat them a couple of nights ago with Bol Bol dominating Wemby...

I read an interesting quote from LeBron James today talking about what it's like to play basketball professionally at his age...

"I was explaining to my other that she asked me how am I feelin' when I came home after the game. I said, 'Babe, just imagine buying a 2003 Escalade, and it's 2024, and you never changed the tires.'"
- LeBron James

I've never heard someone articulate it like that before, but it seems relatable.  As you age you think you can still do the things of a young man, and sometimes you can.  However, there's always risk of a blowout when you're running on worn tires.  

[goinmerry]

The Mavs are not weak on the inside anymore with Gafford and Lively defending the rim. Mavs is strong.

To complete the list of those guys who made the Mavericks' defense tough, I'm also gonna give credit to P.J. Washington for showing impressive defense. He's the one who contained both Sacramento Kings key scorers Domantos Sabonis, mostly on low post, and De’Aaron Fox on the perimeter. The same performance was also shown by him in the previous game against the Utah Jazz.

I like what he said a few days ago that the Mavericks already have 2 of the best scorers in the league and what they need to do is to accompany these guys with their good defense. Impressive chemistry even though he's just played only 5 games with the team.

That's how teamwork is supposed to be. Hope they will maintain that good phase for a long.

[redsun114]

Ime Udoka definitely plays a good role, however not sharing the spotlight is also a big deal for him too. Remember, they are missing the highest scoring player on that team, normally Alperen was their biggest scorer, when he left due to injury, that meant a lot more balls for someone to shoot, combine that with playing against the weakest teams in the league, that meant Jlane had the chance to score a lot of points.

This isn't an indicator of what kind of player he is, that doesn't mean anything yet, we should be considering the situation as normal and nothing big. I get that it may feel like it's important but the reality is that it is not and it won't be all that much of a thing for them to handle any of this in the end.

[Jating]

Big win for the Lakers in double overtime. Milwaukee Bucks made a lot of mistakes, they are too leaning on three-point shots while they have the best attacker in Giannis. Beasley was not shy to keep on shooting threes even if they didn't really need it. This is where the Lakers took advantage of the opportunity to make it to the front and win the 2nd overtime.
That was a big upset considering the spread was -10.5. And without a doubt, Lebron was happy that his team won despite his resting from an injury.

Looking back, I thought this game would be a blowout win for the Bucks, as they led the Lakers 6–23 in the first quarter. Without Lebron and the Bucks is healthy, and with that kind of lead early in the game? Everyone thought it would be a win for the Bucks, but the Lakers climbed up late in the game. With a couple of clutch shots from Reaves and good defensive play from Davis, the Bucks had their chances to seal the game but couldn't get it done. The turning point of this game was when Giannis missed his free throws, and after that, the Lakers never looked back and won the game.

That's only the first quarter, we all know that teams can get back from 20+ points deficit and win the games, we have seen that already. What's important is that the team who lead should maintain it obviously, but not in this game. The Bucks allowed the Lakers to have the momentum and then force the game into OT.

It is a good team effort; everyone has their own contributions to make to win this game, and with the next 5 games of the Lakers are the Grizzlies, Pacers, Nets, Raptors, and Nets. I can see them winning this all; that's five more wins to add to their current record. 

It's the final stretch of the season, and it's time that the teams are reaching their peaked already like the Mavs and Lakers and the Houston Rockets. Good win for the Lakers as they have a good percentage on their next following games and win.

[wheelz1200]

The Mavs are not weak on the inside anymore with Gafford and Lively defending the rim. Mavs is strong.

To complete the list of those guys who made the Mavericks' defense tough, I'm also gonna give credit to P.J. Washington for showing impressive defense. He's the one who contained both Sacramento Kings key scorers Domantos Sabonis, mostly on low post, and De’Aaron Fox on the perimeter. The same performance was also shown by him in the previous game against the Utah Jazz.

I like what he said a few days ago that the Mavericks already have 2 of the best scorers in the league and what they need to do is to accompany these guys with their good defense. Impressive chemistry even though he's just played only 5 games with the team.

That's how teamwork is supposed to be. Hope they will maintain that good phase for a long.

I've always thought that with kyrie and Luka it's just making it blend and work.  Both ball dominant guards is what makes it semi clunky to watch at times.  Agree the defense is better.  Watched lively at Duke and was hoping the Knicks scooped him up as future at center.  He is gonna have a good nba career.  Not overly great but is needed on almost every team what he brings.

[blockman]

It's funny when I've read the news about Jrue Holiday when he's being traded by Bucks to Celtics. He said that if he's getting traded, he should be informed in 24 hours. But with his experience, he received the notice 5 minutes before his last match with his former was about to happen. That's actually funny and sad at the same time that these players can get traded anytime the team wants to or when the deal's done even without them knowing that they'd be traded.

[Yogee]

It's funny when I've read the news about Jrue Holiday when he's being traded by Bucks to Celtics. He said that if he's getting traded, he should be informed in 24 hours. But with his experience, he received the notice 5 minutes before his last match with his former was about to happen.

He is not really in a position to demand that kind of thing. The team could not really care less but I can agree that it could have been done out of respect to his previous contributions.

That's actually funny and sad at the same time that these players can get traded anytime the team wants to or when the deal's done even without them knowing that they'd be traded.

They already understand the business of transfer markets but some of them could still be emotional about it since they like the team. It is what it is.

He is in a better place now so he's one lucky player.

[avp2306]

It's funny when I've read the news about Jrue Holiday when he's being traded by Bucks to Celtics. He said that if he's getting traded, he should be informed in 24 hours. But with his experience, he received the notice 5 minutes before his last match with his former was about to happen.

He is not really in a position to demand that kind of thing. The team could not really care less but I can agree that it could have been done out of respect to his previous contributions.

Nope as player who part of their key rotation and contribute a lot on the team he should at least know that there's something like this discussion and its about to complete so that he preferred emotionally and will not feel bad on his past team. What they did is totally disappointing on his side since he expect to stay a little bit while but immediate trade has been done that's why the guy didn't feel something good and think bad on what recently happen on his past team. But that's how business work on NBA so players should expect that to happen since for them its all pure business loyalty doesn't mean anything those people.

[EFS]

It was one of the best games I've seen in a while. The game that went to double overtime seemed like it would never end. The Bucks led by 10-15 points the whole time, but in last minutes Lakers tied the game for the first time. In overtime, Lakers took the lead for the first time and won in the second overtime. It was really impressive to perform like that without LeBron. Austin Reaves had the 2nd triple double of his career and scored in key moments. Anthony Davis was on the court for 52 minutes, which is another record. He was very tired and it looks like he won't play today because of a knee injury.
Antetokounmpo also had a triple double and Lillard played very well, but it wasn't enough to win the game. This may be the last time we will see a game like this before the playoffs. The teams that have already secured their spots wouldn't have to work too hard in the remaining games. It's important for the teams to stay healthy before playoffs.

[Japinat]

It's funny when I've read the news about Jrue Holiday when he's being traded by Bucks to Celtics. He said that if he's getting traded, he should be informed in 24 hours. But with his experience, he received the notice 5 minutes before his last match with his former was about to happen. That's actually funny and sad at the same time that these players can get traded anytime the team wants to or when the deal's done even without them knowing that they'd be traded.

It's not good to see that kind of action from the management because it looks quite disrespectful, after Holiday were able to help the team getting a championship and that's what he did to them. Good thing he is a great team now and he has a change to make a revenge in a legal way also by beating the Bucks in the playoffs.

Holiday has been one of the important players for the Celtics now, so it's a blessing that he makes the Celtics a more improve team, hopefully they'll be back in the championship again but I'm not hoping they'll win as I have a team in the West that I'm backing which is Luka and his friends.

[inthelongrun]

GSW escaped with another victory on the road. It's 2 straight road games now for GSW. Draymond Green ejected again. It seems like Draymond is becoming a liability of the team. I wonder what's on Curry's mind during the ejection but he seem annoyed. Kerr after the game said Draymond deserved it but still positive on him.

The Houston Rockets also escaped with a victory against a more formidable opponent, the Thunder. And Jalen Green once again with a monster performance. Too bad, they're still in the 11th spot after GSW's earlier win over Orlando.

[Finestream]

GSW escaped with another victory on the road. It's 2 straight road games now for GSW. Draymond Green ejected again. It seems like Draymond is becoming a liability of the team. I wonder what's on Curry's mind during the ejection but he seem annoyed. Kerr after the game said Draymond deserved it but still positive on him.

Draymond need that kind of act in the action playoffs as that gives some energy to the team. Sometimes it's too much that results to ejection like that. Anyway, what matters is they won the game and their playoff hopes are still alive. Curry had struggled but he carried the team during the clutch, so I still like him in this game. Wiggins.. wow this guy needs to play like this, his defense and aggressiveness is impressive.

The Houston Rockets also escaped with a victory against a more formidable opponent, the Thunder. And Jalen Green once again with a monster performance. Too bad, they're still in the 11th spot after GSW's earlier win over Orlando.

The fight is not yet over bro. The Rockets is an exciting team to watch, as long as that streak is alive, they are a very dangerous team to match with.

[Maslate]

This may be the last time we will see a game like this before the playoffs. The teams that have already secured their spots wouldn't have to work too hard in the remaining games. It's important for the teams to stay healthy before playoffs.

In the East, the most secured team is the Boston Celtics. The top 2 down who will likely make it to the playoffs will still have to play hard if they want to gain the home court advantage. There are still plenty of remaining games, if Bucks will not play hard, they might fall to top 5 or 6 and that will still give them a ranking to qualify in the playoffs but they don't want to be playing not gaining the home court advantage, so I think they'll still take every game seriously.

[Dave1]

I'm looking at this scam here and it mentioned about Jontay Porter. And from my research this guy is being investigated by the NBA,

On Monday, ESPN reported that the NBA is investigating Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter due to irregularities surrounding prop bets based on his statistics. The brewing scandal is the latest in a series of sports gambling controversies that have arisen of late. In the last month alone, Major League Baseball has dealt with betting issues involving Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, while gambling watchdog company U.S. Integrity is investigating the Temple University men's basketball team due to "suspicious betting activity."

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jontay-porter-gambling-investigation-explained-what-we-know-as-nba-looks-into-prop-bet-irregularities/

He is the brother of Michael Porter Jr of the Nuggets, it's just bad that his name is now drag into this kind of controversial player props bets.

[Yaunfitda]

GSW escaped with another victory on the road. It's 2 straight road games now for GSW. Draymond Green ejected again. It seems like Draymond is becoming a liability of the team. I wonder what's on Curry's mind during the ejection but he seem annoyed. Kerr after the game said Draymond deserved it but still positive on him.

The Houston Rockets also escaped with a victory against a more formidable opponent, the Thunder. And Jalen Green once again with a monster performance. Too bad, they're still in the 11th spot after GSW's earlier win over Orlando.

I wouldn't call it a escape win by the Warriors, yes they are not known to be a good road team, but when their backs is against the wall, they will really need to dig dip from their arsenal and find a way to win. They've build a solid lead from the 1st quarter, and even if Draymond is out playing only 4 minutes because of technical fouls, Curry carried the team and probably the first we've seen him doing the night-night gesture when he hit that dagger 3. As opposed to the Houston Rockets who really need to make a comeback and force OT to win against a SGA less OKC team. Still though, their winning streak continues and them and the Warriors are fighting it out for the 10th spot in the West.

[Hypnosis00]

GSW escaped with another victory on the road. It's 2 straight road games now for GSW. Draymond Green ejected again. It seems like Draymond is becoming a liability of the team. I wonder what's on Curry's mind during the ejection but he seem annoyed. Kerr after the game said Draymond deserved it but still positive on him.

The Houston Rockets also escaped with a victory against a more formidable opponent, the Thunder. And Jalen Green once again with a monster performance. Too bad, they're still in the 11th spot after GSW's earlier win over Orlando.

I wouldn't call it a escape win by the Warriors, yes they are not known to be a good road team, but when their backs is against the wall, they will really need to dig dip from their arsenal and find a way to win. They've build a solid lead from the 1st quarter, and even if Draymond is out playing only 4 minutes because of technical fouls, Curry carried the team and probably the first we've seen him doing the night-night gesture when he hit that dagger 3. As opposed to the Houston Rockets who really need to make a comeback and force OT to win against a SGA less OKC team. Still though, their winning streak continues and them and the Warriors are fighting it out for the 10th spot in the West.

They are a better road team than a home team based on their current record, overall they are not a good team because they are just hanging around at number 10 spot. Well, that was the experience of the Warriors that came into play,  and Wiggins has activated his playoff mode in this game but I'm not sure if he'll be able to continue that kind of contribution.

Curry is not the same Curry that could score 30+ but it doesn't matter anyway since they got this win and still able to keep their slot.

Rockets and Warriors win, both are happy but the thrill still continues as there's more games left to play.