2024 NBA Season

[Muchiratsky]

Let see if what adjustments both team will comes up this upcoming game 3, good luck to those who already place their picks either per game or per series.

Jokic has never been swept in the playoffs I guess. But of course, adjustment is necessary but I doubt they'll make the right one now that there's a rumor that Murray might be suspended one game, and if that is game 3 then I guess the Nuggets will struggle due to lack of offense. We all know that the Nuggets are about Murray + Jokic, both should play together so the team will play better, so it's important to know if Murray will play before we place our bets.

Minnesota's defense plus ANT's offense. Can't argue that the Wolves' overachieving postseason is anchored on this young guy who's really proving he's worth the hype and the MJ comparisons. Though I'm sure that not many though they'd take both games in Denver before going home. Mentally, it should put a lot of pressure to the Nuggets but definitely you can't count a team out especially if they have Jokic there. I've seen game clips where the Wolves are making it hard for Murray to even be in a decent position to score. Adjustments will be made but definitely these two wins will be a big morale boost when they start game 3 at home and a bigger challenge to the Nuggets to bounce back.

[Volgastallion]

What we just see tonight!!! What a win and what a destroy made by the Minnesotta Timberwolves against the reign champion Denver NUggets, man tha was majestic play by Minesota, reaching the halftime with a 26 margin diference, super crazy, the worst part for denver is the one where you can see they cant find a way to damage Minesota.

[TravelMug]

Let see if what adjustments both team will comes up this upcoming game 3, good luck to those who already place their picks either per game or per series.

Jokic has never been swept in the playoffs I guess. But of course, adjustment is necessary but I doubt they'll make the right one now that there's a rumor that Murray might be suspended one game, and if that is game 3 then I guess the Nuggets will struggle due to lack of offense. We all know that the Nuggets are about Murray + Jokic, both should play together so the team will play better, so it's important to know if Murray will play before we place our bets.

Minnesota's defense plus ANT's offense. Can't argue that the Wolves' overachieving postseason is anchored on this young guy who's really proving he's worth the hype and the MJ comparisons. Though I'm sure that not many though they'd take both games in Denver before going home. Mentally, it should put a lot of pressure to the Nuggets but definitely you can't count a team out especially if they have Jokic there. I've seen game clips where the Wolves are making it hard for Murray to even be in a decent position to score. Adjustments will be made but definitely these two wins will be a big morale boost when they start game 3 at home and a bigger challenge to the Nuggets to bounce back.

I thought that the Nuggets are going to be back in game two and win because it's hard to be 0-2 deficit and go back to the Wolves den, so to speak in the next game. It's their defense that really set the tone, even in game 1 they have put a great effort to handle Murray. ANT is doing both defense and offense in game 2 and no one can stop him not even the Nuggets best defender, Aaron Gordon. It's too early to say, but it looks like the Nuggets are going to be eliminated by Wolves here unless Jokic and Murray play great in the next game as the Wolves homecourt. Yes, the hype of ANT comparison against Jordan is real, he exposed KD in their first round, and now taking over the Nuggets in their series and trying to advance to the Western conference finals.

[bitgolden]

Time flies so fast. I remember the series because me and my friends had a bet on Orlando. I was in college at that time and I have a project with my group mates where the males are just watching the NBA games while the females are the ones doing the research and everything.

Anyways, Cavs were right taking Mitchell. First year of the contract and they were already back in the playoffs. This is the Cavs second season with Spida and here they are heading in the second round playoffs. I still think Boston is too much for them though.

If that feels like something, let me tell you the story that I have built a 99 overall Lebron in an NBA live game, yes NBA live and not NBA 2k because at the time Live was better and the leader of basketball games, that is what I honestly did because Lebron wasn't even in the game but he was hyped by everyone, so I just put a 99 overall Lebron in the game myself by creating something like that.

I have to say that a lot of the coaches that we have today, not all head coaches but a lot of coaches, like assistants, and some of the even head coaches, are people who I watched playing basketball, imagine that for a second. I mean that alone is something that makes me feel so old, Kidd alone should be weird, I have seen the very first game Kidd played, and now he has been a coach for so long.

[btc_angela]

Damn it! The Timberwolves are really that strong. Antman is a monster. Imagine winning 2 road games against the reigning champion without Rudy Gobert. Wow! I am a Nikola Jokic fan but damn this is something else.

Is the level really that far?
What does the Nuggets lack that suddenly they cannot even win against the Timberwolves?

Defense! A very wide difference in how the Timberwolves are suffocating the Nuggets players. Jokic was frustrated, Murray too, and it became contagious.
Coach Malone must find a way how to stop the Antman and don't put Jokic on KAT too because that leaves KAT an opening to shoot a three or attack the paint, he is way faster than the Joker.
Fill the gaps, fix the mismatches, and use it as an advantage instead of a weakness. Now the Nuggets need to steal the two games on Timberwolves home but I doubt they can win both.

It's the defense as what others have seen, they have limited Murray in game 2 and you can see his frustration at the end of the game. In the Lakers series, he is also been checked however, in the fourth quarter, he will take over the game. But not in this series, the Wolves know that Murray is the key in their wins against the Lakers, back to back winning shot, and so they locked him up the whole four quarters, unlike the Lakers wherein they will play good defense but can't sustain it.

Yes, they will have to return the favor, but it's going to be very hard as the Wolves now have the momentum going in their homecourt. It could be another close game, but if ANT continue to explode and impress their fans, I doubt that the Nuggets can steal even 1 game.

[Eternad]

It's the defense as what others have seen, they have limited Murray in game 2 and you can see his frustration at the end of the game. In the Lakers series, he is also been checked however, in the fourth quarter, he will take over the game. But not in this series, the Wolves know that Murray is the key in their wins against the Lakers, back to back winning shot, and so they locked him up the whole four quarters, unlike the Lakers wherein they will play good defense but can't sustain it.

Yes, they will have to return the favor, but it's going to be very hard as the Wolves now have the momentum going in their homecourt. It could be another close game, but if ANT continue to explode and impress their fans, I doubt that the Nuggets can steal even 1 game.

Jokic is the real problem not Murray, Murray just manage to get a space on Lakers match because Jokic can easily break through his guard to make a move so that Lakers defenders will react to open up Murray.

Timberwolves defense has a rotation focus with Jokic that’s why he is too busy to create space for Murray. Jokic already said in an interview that he needs a clone of himself just to defeat that current defense against by Wolves. Current Nuggets with much weaker bench players is totally outplayed on this series. MPJ and KCP needs to step up more so that Wolves will stop pressuring their defense to Jokic and Murray.

[shivansps]

What happened today in the match between Minnesota and Denver is an important thing. Denver managed to win back Minnesota's huge push. Personally, I believe that the winner of this year is played out in this pair. I thought before the start of this series that Denver would take this series, but what happened today made me change my mind. Now I am inclined to believe that Minnesota will not let go of victory. Still, 2-0 will be quite difficult to win back. Plus, Karl-Anthony Towns and Edwards are hungry for playoff victories. There hasn't been such a holiday in Minnesota for many years. The winner of this pair will play against Boston in the final, I think so.

[OgNasty]

The Timberwolves definitely had them frustrated. Jamal Murray might even receive a suspension or a fine for his behavior in throwing the heat pack on the floor. He deserves it. Giving off Klay Thompson watching the dynasty fade away vibes. Denver is a great team, they just unfortunately got matched with the best team in basketball early in the playoffs.

[blockman]

Yeah, the Timberwolves is a buffed version of the Nuggets. When most of us have thought that Jokic is unstoppable, it's a great wall of defense coming from them. I know that the mastermind of this is their head coach - Chris Finch. While he's got the most defensive player of the year. It's no doubt that the built of the team through a balanced team members with scorers and defenders. 2-0 already and note that Gobert wasn't there on the 2nd game.

This is not over yet, if the series would be 3-0, then I think we can talk that the Nuggets are not the same team anymore. Actually, this two teams met in the regular season and it was a competitive game, this game especially in game 2, the Nuggets seemed to loss their composure, and even the coach are questioning the judgement of the officials.

If the Wolves will win, it's still far for them to win the Finals since they'll have to face another great team, most likely the Dallas in the WCF and the Celtics in the NBA finals, that if they can beat the Dallas.

The advantage is on the Timberwolves because it is going to be their home court next, right? And while beating Nuggets on their home court advantage, that's hard to see them come back but let's see and you're right that it's not over yet and there are a lot of things that can still happen.
And if they face Dallas or Thunders, they can beat them IMO.

Yeah right, Wolves is composed of a well balance squad, everyone knows their responsibilities and they are inside the court to perform whatever the task that coach gives them, Jokic and Murray ain't getting any confidence from this two last games, they are outperform by the wolves on both defense and offensive stats.

Still not done yet, Wolves needs two more games to win before concluding the series, and they are competing against the defending champ who who can comeback and snatch this series from them.

Let see if what adjustments both team will comes up this upcoming game 3, good luck to those who already place their picks either per game or per series.

I think that the Nuggets need to use other of their big man like Jordan and other of their benches so that the Wolves will have hard time thinking who's going to be their main scorer and it's not always Jokic and Jamal.

[boyptc]

Yeah, I've seen those history made by the Cavs and the same goes for the Magic. Considering that the Cavs have not been in the playoffs this long with so many rosters build up that they've made, they deserve to be there.

Time flies so fast. I remember the series because me and my friends had a bet on Orlando. I was in college at that time and I have a project with my group mates where the males are just watching the NBA games while the females are the ones doing the research and everything.

Anyways, Cavs were right taking Mitchell. First year of the contract and they were already back in the playoffs. This is the Cavs second season with Spida and here they are heading in the second round playoffs. I still think Boston is too much for them though.

We've missed Cavs seeing in the playoffs. Oops, this is for those that are quite young at heart already when James was still with them.

In a few, we're going to see their match against Celtics and let's see who's going to make their debut win together with the other match of Mavs and Thunder.

Interesting, Thunders made it but it seems that the attention of the fans aren't with them on this playoffs.

[Yogee]

I know this is probably just a coincidence but I noticed that the Wolves scored exactly 106 points in games 1 and 2. The Nuggets also failed to score at least a hundred on both occasions. Maybe this could give insight to those betting on specials.

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I think that the Nuggets need to use other of their big man like Jordan and other of their benches so that the Wolves will have hard time thinking who's going to be their main scorer and it's not always Jokic and Jamal.

This may be a good thing to try at this point but the Wolves defense would probably adjust quickly.

[passwordnow]

The Timberwolves definitely had them frustrated.

Now other teams already have an idea on how to stop Jamal's consecutive buzzer beaters and him as a scoring guy of the Denver Nuggets.

Jamal Murray might even receive a suspension or a fine for his behavior in throwing the heat pack on the floor. He deserves it.

This is the first time that I've seen someone does that over a playoffs game. Is that how desperate he is? Now, the hate is all over him and fans would say that, "that's why he don't win an MVP award".

Giving off Klay Thompson watching the dynasty fade away vibes. Denver is a great team, they just unfortunately got matched with the best team in basketball early in the playoffs.

No doubt that Timberwolves is the best team now having with the best defenders.
On some other NBA matters, congratulations to Victor Wembanyama for winning the ROOKIE OF THE YEAR award.

[Fredomago]

Yeah, I've seen those history made by the Cavs and the same goes for the Magic. Considering that the Cavs have not been in the playoffs this long with so many rosters build up that they've made, they deserve to be there.

Time flies so fast. I remember the series because me and my friends had a bet on Orlando. I was in college at that time and I have a project with my group mates where the males are just watching the NBA games while the females are the ones doing the research and everything.

Anyways, Cavs were right taking Mitchell. First year of the contract and they were already back in the playoffs. This is the Cavs second season with Spida and here they are heading in the second round playoffs. I still think Boston is too much for them though.

We've missed Cavs seeing in the playoffs. Oops, this is for those that are quite young at heart already when James was still with them.

In a few, we're going to see their match against Celtics and let's see who's going to make their debut win together with the other match of Mavs and Thunder.

Interesting, Thunders made it but it seems that the attention of the fans aren't with them on this playoffs.

Thunders are quietly working on their own journey,  they are now on the 2nd round playing against the Mavs though I'm not a OKC fan but with their capabilities it will be a tough match for the Mavs,  SGA and those other young cores of OKC will give a hard time for Luka and Kyrie they are capable to put that tight defense and with the height and speed advantages I guess it will really be an exciting series for these two competing teams.

A battle of good game plays and chemistry that needed to blended out and execute well, let see if who among the two competing team will adjust and win this series.

[wheelz1200]

Second round thoughts:

-Timberwolves might be the best team left in the playoffs
-Knicks keep getting pushed aside as an after thought amd their games have been down to the wire every one
-celtics and cavs will be boring
-Thunder and mavs is the biggest unknown series.

My guess

Mavs vs Wolves
Knicks vs Celtics in the conference finals.

[livingfree]

-Thunder and mavs is the biggest unknown series.

I agree, Thunder is a young team to be honest but Mavs roster is more experienced but we'll still see later. The game is on right now with Celtics and the Cavaliers.

And with some awarding news recently, Ruby Gobert gets the defensive player of the year title.

Wolves' Rudy Gobert named 2023-24 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year

[EFS]

It looks like we're heading towards the Timberwolves - Celtics final. Beating the Nuggets in both games in Denver was a bold move, Edwards and Towns showed how much appetite they have. They have a DPOY like Gobert and a veteran like Conley. They will have an advantage over the young Thunder team. In the East, the Celtics are far ahead of the other teams. They should get past the Cavs and Knicks without much difficulty. We will see a very interesting final this year.

[Japinat]

It looks like we're heading towards the Timberwolves - Celtics final. Beating the Nuggets in both games in Denver was a bold move, Edwards and Towns showed how much appetite they have. They have a DPOY like Gobert and a veteran like Conley. They will have an advantage over the young Thunder team. In the East, the Celtics are far ahead of the other teams. They should get past the Cavs and Knicks without much difficulty. We will see a very interesting final this year.

This is likely possible but remember we still have a WCF and ECF, so it's too early to tihnk of that. I agree that they are the best team in their respective conference, but you know, surprises along the way is possible just like the Wolves surprised the Nuggets giving them 0-2 disadvantage.

Game 1 for the Celtics vs Cavaliers is over, it was a dominant performance by the home team beating the cavaliers by 25 points. Well, that's not new to them as they really suck on the road so maybe they'll also loss in game 2 but they should win game 3 and 4.

[passwordnow]

Game 1 for the Celtics vs Cavaliers is over, it was a dominant performance by the home team beating the cavaliers by 25 points.

It was an easy game for the Celtics. They're really good at the playoffs as long as it's not going to be Heat.

Well, that's not new to them as they really suck on the road so maybe they'll also loss in game 2 but they should win game 3 and 4.

Let's see what will happen next. To be honest, despite that Cavs lost on this game still Donovan Mitchell has always been consistent. I guess that we're going to see something out of his consistency. Maybe the crowd was also a thing to them just like what happened with the Orlando's game 6 but then when they go home and took the advantage with their court, they've finished the series. Whilst for the Timberwolves and Nuggets, it is going to take a few more days before they match again, that's a lot of rest days for both teams.

[OgNasty]

As everyone expected the Boston Celtics got a dominant win over the Cavaliers. They're just too much better of a team. I was a bit surprised to see Dallas get beaten by so much by the Thunder. I’ve underestimated the Thunder along with everyone else all year, but I thought this would be as far as they go. If they get to round 3 I might have to start paying attention.

[LogitechMouse]

It looks like we're heading towards the Timberwolves - Celtics final. Beating the Nuggets in both games in Denver was a bold move, Edwards and Towns showed how much appetite they have. They have a DPOY like Gobert and a veteran like Conley. They will have an advantage over the young Thunder team. In the East, the Celtics are far ahead of the other teams. They should get past the Cavs and Knicks without much difficulty. We will see a very interesting final this year.

If the series between the Nuggets and Timberwolves ended up in 1-1 in the first 2 games, I would say that this kind of prediction is kind of early, but with how the Nuggets got dominated by them, I would predict that they might win it all in the West. I don't also see the Thunder beating them just because the defense of the Wolves are so suffocating that you will lose your rhythm all throughout the game like what happened with Murray in Game 2, and to his frustration, he even threw his heat pad during the game.

The only way for this not to happen or at least I change my prediction is when the Nuggets will steal Games 3 & 4 on the road which for me, has a low chance but who knows. As for the Celtics, they will win it all that's for sure.

As everyone expected the Boston Celtics got a dominant win over the Cavaliers. They're just too much better of a team. I was a bit surprised to see Dallas get beaten by so much by the Thunder. I’ve underestimated the Thunder along with everyone else all year, but I thought this would be as far as they go. If they get to round 3 I might have to start paying attention.

I want to say that the fatigue is also a factor on this game, but no. I would say that the Celtics are a better team than the Cavaliers. Like what I said, relying solely on Mitchell on offense is a no-no in this current era. Mitchell isn't Lebron who can carry his whole team in the NBA Finals during his prime. Right now, the Cavaliers need a 2nd and 3rd scorer that will help him. Currently, there isn't any player that can help him on offense.

As for the Dallas-OKC Game 1, Doncic appears to get injured on his feet because at the start of the game, he's a bit limping already. He played all throughout the game though, but he played his worst game in this playoffs stats-wise. I'm not a Mavericks fan, but this is a bit afraid, and I hope that Doncic will be ok to play in Game 2.