2024 NBA Season

[ChiBitCTy]

These all seem like they might be pretty decent series. The one that intrigues me most is the Knicks versus the Pacers series. I’m a big fan of Tom Thibs as when he coached for the Chicago Bulls he took them to heights they hadn’t seen in quite a while so I’m always just rooting for him (and I feel the Bulls front office pushed him out).

[passwordnow]

If they can't win the third game, I think it's safe to say it's over for the Nuggets. Since Steph changed the game, it's like we haven't seen a defense as good as what the Wolves are showing, plus the consistency of ANT. If they can sweep or beat the Nuggets, I believe neither the Mavs nor the Thunder, nor any team in the playoffs, can beat them in a best-of-seven series. They are on fire right now.

As said, no doubt that Timberwolves is the best team right now for this season. And Jokic lowkey admitted that he needs to clone himself to stop the Wolves which is probably greatest in defense for this season. If they're going to be swept again in the game 3 then there's no way that they'd be able to tie the series although it's rarely happening in the playoffs.
We've been thinking who's going to be able to stop the Nuggets and here goes the Timberwolves which is a team that's great in defense and offense. A well balanced team, not that much of superstars but they're making their own from the roster. ANT who's still young and probably going to be the next face of the league, a very athletic and humble and I hope that he won't be dealing with any tough injury soon with his skywalker flights and dunks.

[yazher]

I guess the only interesting series now is the Knicks vs Pacers. Game 1 was a very close game, pacers almost steal one game on the road, but Knicks didn't allow that to happen as they make clutch plays in clutch times, no wonder they beat the Sixers. But now, there will be a game 2 later, the same spread in game 1 IIRC, so let's see if the Pacers will finally be able to steal one game on the road.

They're both good teams and not one-sided, I think we will see more great plays in game 2 cause both of them don't want to give up until the last minute of the game. That is what should NBA game like, that's what we want to watch, a competitive game against each opponent in a series of games like this. A little adjustment by the Indiana Pacers is needed in order to stop Brunson because he has been taking over since they got to the playoffs and with his enough experience in playoff games such as this one, the Knicks are hard to beat when they have him on the court.

[Twentyonepaylots]

Wow, that's a pretty low score for Jokic and Murray, not the usual Nuggets I know. The Nuggets have more rebounds, but the Timberwolves have more assists, with 28 compared to 16 by the Nuggets. The Timberwolves also have more blocks and assists, and they outscored the Nuggets in points in the paint. The Nuggets are down by 2, and they will go to the Timberwolves' home. They are in a tough situation. I didn't see it coming; this might be a sweep, and a second one for the Timberwolves.

Just like I said before the series started, the Timberwolves have the blueprint to beat the Nuggets, big men, and 3&D guys. Jokic said in his last interview that in order to beat the Wolves, he needs to have two more clones of him to match up the three big men of the Wolves. With that kind of statement, you know Jokic will have a hard time dominating those matchups. The Wolves also have some good perimeter defense, which limits the offense of the Nuggets, especially Jamal and MPJ. It is really fun to watch those guys struggle against the defense of the Wolves. The series might be over as the Timberwolves snatched those two nuggets home games, but of course the Nuggets won't easily back down; they may win one more game or they might get swept at worst.

[Twentyonepaylots]

I think this is another learning experience for the Mavs, not sure though why bettors favor OKC in game one as it is in their homecourt and if you look at the odds, they are the favorite and Mavs are like 2.x as underdog, so that is big enough to cover. And as we can see, the oddmakers are correct in their prediction as OKC is the number 1 seed in the West and yeah they proved that it's no accident, that they are real even though their core is very young team with SGA at the helm and Chet and the name sake Williams and Josh Giddey although is somewhat got hit in the mouth and just scored 2 points. So just imagine if he scores around his average in the next game, it will be a big lead to boot for the OKC. But we all know that Kyrie and Luka will have to do something in game two. Current odds at Stake is OKC at 1.52 and Mavs at 2.65.

OKC work hard on that win, they are playing with great chemistry but you know, adjustments will happen in game 2 and as Kyrie and Luka are more experienced that the leaders of the OKC Thunder, I think it's possible that we will see a 1-1 series score after game 2. That was a blowout win by the OKC, just like what they usually do at home, so even if the Thunder will win game 2, things will be different in game 3 and 4 as they will be traveling to Dallas which is not a familiar teritory for them.

I thought the game would be a close one by the way they played through the 1st to 3rd quarter, but when that late 3rd, OKC starts to make it rain from the 3-point line, where most of the OKC's offense is created all season. And of course it is a bad game for both Luka and Kyrie, but still, I believe they can make it up next game and also believe that they can win this series. We can all agree that OKC are talented; they are the number one seed for a reason, but still, experience is the most important thing in the playoffs, and that is the edge the Mavs have against the OKC. Also, the last time that the Dallas faced a number 1 team in the 2nd round, they were facing the Suns, and the Suns won the 2 home games, but the Mavs and Luka still won that series, so history may repeat itself this time, and we can see the Dallas winning this series.

[beerlover]

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.

OKC just showed the entire NBA fans why they were No. 1 seed of their conference, it was no fluke! Yeah, I didn't anticipate such a terrific offense from Oklahoma City Thunder, and they also limited Doncic efficiency and Dallas to a joint lowest point scored for this playoffs. Luka hasn't at any point been 100% fit, and I really do hope he hasn't aggravated his injury because for Dallas to stand a chance here Luka Doncic is a must have for this series.

I mean it is just one game, sure they are leading the series right now 1-0 but that was the first home game, and they rested a bit more if I believe so. I am not saying OKC isn't a better team, they may very well be the better team and to be fair we have seen OKC play much better, and SGA played like an MVP if you ask me, that is for sure true.

However, we need to just calm down about it, it's been just one game, what happens if they lose the second game, they lose their home court advantage, we should consider that as something quite important. I am not saying that it is not going to be all that complicated, we are not really looking at it any different way, we are just focusing on the wrong thing at the wrong time for the moment if you ask me.

[Volgastallion]

Is Boston Celtics gonna last this level until the last stages of the post season? I ask this because they are playing really good and are destroying their rivals without so much effort, the other day Cavaliers can do nothing against them, but Boston Celtics is not the first year they do this performance and in the finals they drop out.

[OgNasty]

The Pacers and Knicks game today doesn’t excite me too much. Without a proper superstar it’s almost like watching a college game to me… Plus, I don’t really like either team’s roster now, or their franchise historically. So I’ll probably take a day off from the NBA playoffs to chase some other hobbies. I’m secretly hoping for the Pacers to win though.

[Fredomago]

Better for Mavs to find the right adjustment and possible to tie the series, it will be a tough one for them if OKC established that confidence travelling to their home court, I mean, even the Thunders are still composed of your stars but with that kind of chemistries and good combinations of both defense and offense it will be a tough job for Mavs beating this young team.

Though, experienced wise, I still believing that both Luka and Kyrie will not waste this opportunity to move forward for the finals they already in this stage so it will be a inspiration for them to push for more.

Good for OKC as they were able to protect their home court, but in game 2, I think it's going to be a close game like how the Mavs made and adjustment after losing to the  Clippers. This is the best Mavs team IMO, so they cannot go down without a fight, win game 2 (very important), so they just need to win 1 game at home and still get the even series. This is two teams that have an MVP candidate this season, Luka have to prove that he is better than SGA, and there's only one way to do that, beat the OKC in the series.

A great motivation as it is, I like that level of competition star vs another star which will determine who's better among the two if the team won the series,  just a personal opinion though, but yes Mavs needs to win a game from opponents home court and try to protect their home and lead the series for a much better spot, though same deal with OKC they need to protect the home court advantage to put pressure for Mavs when they travel and played outside their court.

[OgNasty]

Interesting news I missed yesterday. Trae Young is no longer being represented by Clutch Sports. That seemingly means that a move to the Lakers this summer to pair him with LeBron isn’t happening. My guess is the Lakers will go after Klay Thompson or Buddy Hield as their shooter, but the odds are long for both. This should be another blow to Lakers nation…

[blockman]

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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.

Yeah, they'd adjust for sure quickly but the Nuggets have to do that if there's no way anymore for them or they have to do everything they can and use everyone they can that can contribute to get that at least 1 win.

Is Boston Celtics gonna last this level until the last stages of the post season? I ask this because they are playing really good and are destroying their rivals without so much effort, the other day Cavaliers can do nothing against them, but Boston Celtics is not the first year they do this performance and in the finals they drop out.

The new Cavs today is still a young team and that's why they seem to destroy them easy. But let's see how they're going to adjust to their game 2 and see what they can do next. Boston is a known choker in every playoff that they play in.

[Yogee]

[...]They will have an advantage over the young Thunder team.

I still think that it's going to be a toss up if these two teams meet in the conference Finals. Thunders may be the younger teams but they haven't shown any fear so far. I think this will be a battle of Wolves' choking defense vs. Thunders distributed offense. Most guess would probably go for defense over offense but what I'm thinking is that it's tough to keep that up in a series against a young team.

[jossiel]

The fine that was given to Jamal Murray is $100k for that heat pack thrown on the floor. IMHO, they should have suspended him for the remaining games.

That shows how much they respect each other teams and whatever the reason he's got for doing that, for sure that it's because he's truly pissed with the Wolves defense.

With that, it's going to serve as a lesson not just for him but also for the other teams to remain themselves composure and professional even if the game isn't favoring them.

[Yogee]

The fine that was given to Jamal Murray is $100k for that heat pack thrown on the floor. IMHO, they should have suspended him for the remaining games.

A suspension may have been handed down if it was some role player who did that. Maybe part of the decision to just fine him is that nobody actually got hurt. If the NBA could not suspend the like of Draymond for kicking balls then they cannot suspend Murray for throwing things on the floor.

[boyptc]

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.

The Thunders have won on their first game against the Mavs. I want the Mavs to move on but the Thunders are showing interestly enough for one to think of them and become a new fan.

They've got a good chemistry but it's still early to tell about this series for them. Let's wait for 2-3 more games but as interest as it is, we all want to see this series go up to the last to enjoy it.

[jossiel]

The fine that was given to Jamal Murray is $100k for that heat pack thrown on the floor. IMHO, they should have suspended him for the remaining games.

A suspension may have been handed down if it was some role player who did that. Maybe part of the decision to just fine him is that nobody actually got hurt. If the NBA could not suspend the like of Draymond for kicking balls then they cannot suspend Murray for throwing things on the floor.

That makes sense.

For the other known players that have done crazy things too, they're just fined. They've probably got metrics on who's going to be suspended and who's going to be just fined.

Anyway, that really made Murray pissed when he's guarded and doubled by the Timberwolves. They know how weak he is mentally and sure Finch will do the same tactic on their next meeting.

[Harkorede]

The fine that was given to Jamal Murray is $100k for that heat pack thrown on the floor. IMHO, they should have suspended him for the remaining games.

A suspension may have been handed down if it was some role player who did that. Maybe part of the decision to just fine him is that nobody actually got hurt. If the NBA could not suspend the like of Draymond for kicking balls then they cannot suspend Murray for throwing things on the floor.

That makes sense.

For the other known players that have done crazy things too, they're just fined. They've probably got metrics on who's going to be suspended and who's going to be just fined.

Anyway, that really made Murray pissed when he's guarded and doubled by the Timberwolves. They know how weak he is mentally and sure Finch will do the same tactic on their next meeting.

I guess the player history has a whole lot to do with how the fines and/or suspension are ditched out, If it were to be Draymond Green who did that yesterday, I'm sure at least a game suspension would have been included, Jamal Murray isn't known to be such a person with violent character and isn't much of a repetitive offender in this case, hence the need for just a fine alone was probably the best way to show leniency, but I can guarantee that and future antic like this would attract a more stiff penalty, just like the case of Pat Beverley I made mention of earlier, I just read a report from Shams Charania who said according to his source, the Indianapolis Police are currently reviewing the case of Pat Bev, and regardless of the legal outcome, I'm quite sure there will be a hefty penalty for Bev from the league's office, Suspension most likely without pay and heavy fine too, at the very least.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

The fine that was given to Jamal Murray is $100k for that heat pack thrown on the floor. IMHO, they should have suspended him for the remaining games.

A suspension may have been handed down if it was some role player who did that. Maybe part of the decision to just fine him is that nobody actually got hurt. If the NBA could not suspend the like of Draymond for kicking balls then they cannot suspend Murray for throwing things on the floor.

That makes sense.

For the other known players that have done crazy things too, they're just fined. They've probably got metrics on who's going to be suspended and who's going to be just fined.

Anyway, that really made Murray pissed when he's guarded and doubled by the Timberwolves. They know how weak he is mentally and sure Finch will do the same tactic on their next meeting.

And unless the player really push the button of the NBA, they won't simply put heavy penalties for the superstars in the league. Murray doesn't have history of being dirty though and perhaps that is also taken into account.

But I do agree, it players how has precedent already like Draymond Green, not just hefty fines, he could even be suspended even if it is playoff time. So we can say that NBA are someone favoring certain players and it's very obvious in the case of Jamal Murray here.

[danherbias07]

Wow! The Villanova trio did again. 74 combined points for Josh Hart, Donte DiVincenzo, and Jalen Brunson. These dudes ain't big guys and yet they look like giants when they play the game. Chemistry is a difficult thing to defeat. They are enjoying the game playing with each other and they are unselfish.

The Pacers had a good lead of 12 points until the Knicks took over and made a 14-4 run and then took the lead. Offensive rebounds have a lot to do with this. Damn, the Pacers should teach Turner and Siakam to do some box out.

Worries for the Knicks: OG Anunoby. Left the game in the 4th quarter with a hamstring injury. He never went back. Will it take long before it heals or can he come back on Game 3? That will be a big loss for the Knicks considering most of the first quarter points today came from OG.

[malcovi2]

But I do agree, it players how has precedent already like Draymond Green, not just hefty fines, he could even be suspended even if it is playoff time. So we can say that NBA are someone favoring certain players and it's very obvious in the case of Jamal Murray here.

It would be bad for the fanbase if they have to suspend key players at crucial games. The NBA management would be getting lots of hate because they handicapped a team by suspending a player that is primarily a huge contributor or has a huge impact at the teams performance.