2024 NBA Season

[ultrloa]

I think there's nothing wrong with that odds, punters are  good at putting the line for us to bet, and so it's either we take it or not and believed otherwise. I'm one of those though who fall for the Wolves in game 1 as I thought that they will win with ANT leading but it seems that he had struggle in this game.

But the game 2 is still unpredictable though, it could be a trap that the Mavs are now the clear favorite. But the Wolves are good at adjusting and obviously, they don't want to be down 0-2 in this series, just saying.

The odds are just correct as it's expected the Wolves are gonna even the series, the question now is if they could cover or not. Based ont their records in the playoffs, if they win they usually cover the spread, so it's safe to assume that if they'll win game 2, it should be close to double digit if it will not fall into that. Still it's a risk because there's no guarantee it will happen, all that is just the line set up by the odds provider, so we just have to choose the right side,and hopefully we can.

Yeah I pretty much think whoever is the home team will be slight favorites here unless one of the stars gets hurt or isn't playing.  I think Wolves even it up but who knwos last series with them the road teams kept winning.  Gonna be a back and forth series if it was anything like last night.  The other series is going to be boring.  Can't see it going more than 5 or so games

I'm guessing here, I think what we saw in game 1 will be the complete opposite in game 2 but the Wolves are gonna win by double digit. This is the only series that might entertain us, so Dallas winning in game 2 might make it a boring series, with that said, I'm betting on the Wolves in game 2 with -5.5.

The Celtics vs pacers will sure be boring because the Pacers' star player got injured and there's no assurance if he'll play in game 3, or if he'll play, not sure if he is 100%, so we can't really expect a competitive game without Tyrese Haliburton.

Well maybe we can see a completely opposite on game 1 since we saw that how the the bench of Wolves compare to Dallas and they could change something on the game especially if they correct the mistake they made on game one.

They should limit the inside scoring of Dallas and make them struggle in the paint, they have twin towers that can defend in the paint that's why for sure if they successfully established their defense on that area then Mavs might struggle and force to shoot on perimeter. This might be the key for Wolves to win but let see what adjustment they do on game 2.

Lets hope for the best for this since Pacers still have great talents on their team although they could potentially lose Haliburton due to injury but they need to step up since that's what they need to do especially that they are now struggling as the Celtics is gaining already its momentum.

[dwyane36]

Celtics is going to Indiana with 2-0 lead in the series. Haliburton is injured, it's alarming for Pacers.

Based on that game moment, Haliburton's injury doesn't look serious at first glance. It's probably just a hamstring strain. Even so, he's likely to miss the third game of the series, which is bad news for the Pacers. The Pacers already have a slim chance to recover from a 0-2 deficit, and that chance tends to zero without Haliburton.

[OgNasty]

I’m not decided yet on who I think will win tonight’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves but I’m glad the game is on TNT while we still get to enjoy Ernie, Shaq, Chuck, & Kenny while we’re able to. I expect another close game, but I think eventually Minnesota will get it figured out how to win this series.

[Volgastallion]

What the hell has just passed last night, Boston Celtics destroy Indiana Pacers so easily , in the first game Indiana force an extratime abut now they cant do anything against this Boston push, Brown was on flames with 40 points.

About the game of tonight because the main problem with Dallas is only one an that is they are super irregular, so i also dont know what to bet on that game.

[LGD2Business]

What the hell has just passed last night, Boston Celtics destroy Indiana Pacers so easily , in the first game Indiana force an extratime abut now they cant do anything against this Boston push, Brown was on flames with 40 points.

Indiana played well in the first game and was very close to winning, but it wouldn't be right to expect them to play like this every game. They are not that good of a team, they finished the regular season in 5th place. If it wasn't for opponents injury problems, they wouldn't have gotten past the Bucks and Knicks. It wouldn't be surprising if the Celtics sweep them. At best, they win a game at home and the series ends 4-1. It's also an accomplishment for Indiana to get this far, but Haliburton is gone now and they have no chance of winning the series. Unless Siakam scores 50 points and wins every game, the finals are a dream for the Pacers.

[doomloop]

I'm sure the Pacers cannot forget their big mistake in game 1, they could have won it and the series after game 2 is tied. That would still make them confident going home with 1-1 record. But now, they'll be playing with 0-2 record and they'll need to win both game 3 and 4 so they have a chance to beat the Celtics. I hope the injury of their main man is nothing serious, he'll come back in game 3 and showed their dominance at home, they can get back in the series.

I do agree that Brown has been more consistent, it is not about who is better or who is worse, but who is giving their all every game. If Tatum plays 100/100 one game and 50/100 another game while Brown plays 85/100 in both games, the averages means that Brown is better. Could we see Brown MVP? Maybe, but it also depends on the rest of the games, we still have a few more games and I think that things could change during that time, I do not imagine the changes will be all that easy.

I do hope that we can do better eventually, we should consider how we could improve so that is the most important part. We are not going to get anything crazy out of this situation and we should consider the situation to be changing on the long run.

[Fredomago]

I'm sure the Pacers cannot forget their big mistake in game 1, they could have won it and the series after game 2 is tied. That would still make them confident going home with 1-1 record. But now, they'll be playing with 0-2 record and they'll need to win both game 3 and 4 so they have a chance to beat the Celtics. I hope the injury of their main man is nothing serious, he'll come back in game 3 and showed their dominance at home, they can get back in the series.

I do agree that Brown has been more consistent, it is not about who is better or who is worse, but who is giving their all every game. If Tatum plays 100/100 one game and 50/100 another game while Brown plays 85/100 in both games, the averages means that Brown is better. Could we see Brown MVP? Maybe, but it also depends on the rest of the games, we still have a few more games and I think that things could change during that time, I do not imagine the changes will be all that easy.

I do hope that we can do better eventually, we should consider how we could improve so that is the most important part. We are not going to get anything crazy out of this situation and we should consider the situation to be changing on the long run.

I agree to that,  we can't tell whether who's going to be better though from how they are playing the game there's really a noticeable improvement from Brown's performances and if he will continue doing that there's a big possibility that he might earn the finals MVP though still early for that, it's still a long series as knowing how the pacers played this  season they always good in doing the adjustments that they needed,  more on how they will going to play at home to avoid taking the early rest from this series.

[boyptc]

I do agree that Brown has been more consistent, it is not about who is better or who is worse, but who is giving their all every game.

It's only for the recent game. But check out his stats for the other games, he's not that consistent at all. He just got some clutch shots and that's why he made it look like he's consistent at all and those shots were critical and crucial for the team so it has been grandstanding.

And I agree about the latter.

It's not about who points more or the most but whoever does the clutch shots and make the team win.

[MK-74]

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks will start in 1 hour. Game 2 of the series, Dallas won the first game.
Minnesota can win this game, but my favorite is Dallas again.
I think they will win the cup this year.

I predict that the final matchup will be Boston Celtics - Dallas Mavericks and Dallas will be the champion.

[yahoo62278]

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks will start in 1 hour. Game 2 of the series, Dallas won the first game.
Minnesota can win this game, but my favorite is Dallas again.
I think they will win the cup this year.

I predict that the final matchup will be Boston Celtics - Dallas Mavericks and Dallas will be the champion.

So far Minnesota has come out strong and has control of this game at halftime. Currently up by 14 with 10 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. I think Dallas comes back and makes the game close, but Minnesota will prob hold on for the win in this game. Seems like they're playing pretty hard tonight.

[malcovi2]

Luka is carrying the Mavs the whole game and if the Wolves can't lock him down, I don't see a chance of them winning.

[OgNasty]

Luka is carrying the Mavs the whole game and if the Wolves can't lock him down, I don't see a chance of them winning.

That game winner was impressive. Luka is that guy… The Minnesota Timberwolves have got to be careful here. If they give up game 3 then all the sudden they’ll find themselves in an impossible situation. I expect they’ll respond with a win, but that’s what I thought we’d see today and the Mavericks got it done.

[danherbias07]

Luka is carrying the Mavs the whole game and if the Wolves can't lock him down, I don't see a chance of them winning.

Luka is a monster, he made Rudy dance.  
0-2.

Chuck said the Timberwolves don't have a chance to win. I disagree. They almost won that game today but Luka is just doing his normal things and it went in.
Wrong strategic plan, Kenny was right and so was Coach Stan Van Gundy. They all know that the Mavs are going for the win, every person who has basketball knowledge actually knows it will be Luka who will do the final shot. Why put Rudy? He is great at protecting the paint but not against guards on outside shots.
A very big mistake in planning the last defensive possession.
Actually, the stars on both teams did not play well today because of the hard defense. Kyrie only got 20 points and Edwards only had 21 points.
The pressure is on the Mavs next game, they must keep that hunger to win the game if they want a sweep.

[STINKYBEE]

Luka is carrying the Mavs the whole game and if the Wolves can't lock him down, I don't see a chance of them winning.

Wolves are mentally still at the previous series. They thought they could win it all after beating nuggets 

[livingfree]

I don't understand the Timberwolves and what Finch has told them to do when they're on a big lead. They keep on shooting outside and threes and they keep on missing.

They have a lot of turnovers and then until the Mavs able to cope with their lead, they have to real shoot the threes. Thanks to Naz Reid, to be honest he's able to carry the team not until that very last three that has been passed to him, I thought that he'd be on a three's streak.

But that very needed shot didn't got in.

Luka is carrying the Mavs the whole game and if the Wolves can't lock him down, I don't see a chance of them winning.

That game winner was impressive. Luka is that guy… The Minnesota Timberwolves have got to be careful here. If they give up game 3 then all the sudden they’ll find themselves in an impossible situation. I expect they’ll respond with a win, but that’s what I thought we’d see today and the Mavericks got it done.

It's hard to defend against Luka, a slow-mo crossover and you'd never know his eyes where at. Probably at the ring or someone who's free on the three point line.

[TravelMug]

Luka is carrying the Mavs the whole game and if the Wolves can't lock him down, I don't see a chance of them winning.

Wolves are mentally still at the previous series. They thought they could win it all after beating nuggets 

I don't think so, Wolves are prepared in this series, but they think that they can continue with their torrid shooting. As for Luka, no one in the league can lock him up. He can still if he wanted to, he had a lot of tools so no matter what you the Wolves are going to put into him, he will score. The scary part is that he has this whole arsenal, he is not just pure scoring, but he can pass the ball as well and good at finding open men when they double team him. So the Wolves are not in a good position already in this series, they are down 0-2 and so I doubt that they can comeback in this series to even it out at Mavs homecourt.

[boyptc]

Poor Timberwolves, got beaten twice.

Maybe they like to get their win on Mavs court.

Wolves are mentally still at the previous series. They thought they could win it all after beating nuggets 

They don't like that they do but this 2nd lost for the conference finals will definitely going to put some mental battle for each of them.

[Oasisman]

I’m not decided yet on who I think will win tonight’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves but I’m glad the game is on TNT while we still get to enjoy Ernie, Shaq, Chuck, & Kenny while we’re able to. I expect another close game, but I think eventually Minnesota will get it figured out how to win this series.

Close game it is, but the Mavs took 2 games in Minnesota and are now on a 2-0 lead while heading home for game 3 and 4. However, I can't tell yet whether the Mavs are gonna win this series or not. With the game that close, I think the Wolves may be able to bounce back in games 3 and 4, cause it seems like home court advantages is not really a huge of an advantage now unlike what we've thought it was before.
BUT, if the Wolves are gonna lose on Sunday, then I have to consider it the series is done. Since there are no team in the NBA who win a series being down 0-3.
I felt really bad for Gobert, he's been criticized over and over again in every series for his DPOY award. That Luka game winning three in his face may serves as a reminder that he need to play more defense. All I know is when the Wolves plays good defense, it's like an automatic W for them. Let's see what will happen in game 3. 

[Shinpako09]

I wasn't expecting this series to become 2-0, led by the Mavs. ANT has not been consistent for how many games already. Although he is scoring in double digits, it's far from impressive considering he had a lot of field goal attempts. Tonight, he only made 5 out of 17. Also, KAT. One of the Wolves' problems is consistency in offense, unlike in Dallas, where they have Doncic.

[Japinat]

I wasn't expecting this series to become 2-0, led by the Mavs. ANT has not been consistent for how many games already. Although he is scoring in double digits, it's far from impressive considering he had a lot of field goal attempts. Tonight, he only made 5 out of 17. Also, KAT. One of the Wolves' problems is consistency in offense, unlike in Dallas, where they have Doncic.

It was Conley and Reid who made them compete with the shooting of the Mavs. It's been 2 games already that ANT has been struggling, he cannot carry his team with that kind of shooting. Now down 0-2,  I don't think we will see the same scenario of their last game where they won on the road, or if that will happen, it's still Mavericks that will advance as they'll win game 7.

Kyrie came up cluctch in the 4th quarter again, when Luka needed him, he is their  to step up and carry the team, but the winning shot of Luka changes everything, that puts a dagger to the heart of the Wolves and even trash talked Gobert.