2026 NBA Season

[rdbase]

First time betting on the NBA since the All-Star break and regular season games began.
Knew the Milwaukee Bucks would win last night but did not think it would of gone over on points.


If I just took the over instead of the under the odds would of been 4.50x odds so still over 12.37x for total amount on the betslip.

Think there are 10 games going on for today's schedule, so many more to choose from to put on a betslip.

[Webetcoins]

Jonathan Kuminga in his first game with the Atlanta Hawks.

40 points
10 rebounds
17-20 FG

I’m not sure why he didn’t fit in with the Warriors, but it certainly looks like they made a mistake tonight… Kuminga is going to be the guy to watch for the next few games…

While Kuminga was of course a better player than let on because Warriors didn't utilize him and they had other players (mainly curry but others too) that could play better, lets be honest and say that Kuminga will not be able to play at a superstar level like this for a long time.

He is a decent player, but I can see maybe like a 22 points 11 rebounds player at best case, which isn't bad at all and he is a good player but he is not a star level player. I would put him at barely all-star level, like "should he be in or not" like the type of player that gets into all-star because someone else got injured.

[jakdanyel]

Alperen is still a very valuable player for Rockets imo. games where Alperen barely hits 20 points aren't because of a lack of skill it's because the Rockets have no idea what they're doing on offense. at this point, all Alpi needs to do is stay in his own rhythm without forcing the game.

I don't like it when Udoka still finds a way to criticize Alperen even when he shows great things in a game. I'm not talking about this one by the way. In general I have seen Udoka criticizing him many times.

I of course know Alperen has a weakness too just as other players in NBA. But sometimes I just find it too harsh. When he shows a great offensive performance you should be okay with his not being amazing at defending.

You should just look for what the other players are doing to make up for him in defense...

[Stavri]

Alperen is still a very valuable player for Rockets imo. games where Alperen barely hits 20 points aren't because of a lack of skill it's because the Rockets have no idea what they're doing on offense. at this point, all Alpi needs to do is stay in his own rhythm without forcing the game.

I don't like it when Udoka still finds a way to criticize Alperen even when he shows great things in a game. I'm not talking about this one by the way. In general I have seen Udoka criticizing him many times.

I of course know Alperen has a weakness too just as other players in NBA. But sometimes I just find it too harsh. When he shows a great offensive performance you should be okay with his not being amazing at defending.

You should just look for what the other players are doing to make up for him in defense...

Udoka’s insistence on running almost every play through Durant is leading to failure. Why Durant? Because the guy is Udoka’s old buddy and Udoka was the one who insisted on bringing him in. he wanted to prove he was right by making Durant shine, trying to let him claim the i'm the man here title for free. however, after that Knicks game where Amen was standing wide open in the dunker spot during the final seconds yet Durant committed an offensive foul trying to force the shot himself Udoka had to stop this insistence for a while.

[stadus]

Udoka’s insistence on running almost every play through Durant is leading to failure. Why Durant? Because the guy is Udoka’s old buddy and Udoka was the one who insisted on bringing him in. he wanted to prove he was right by making Durant shine, trying to let him claim the i'm the man here title for free. however, after that Knicks game where Amen was standing wide open in the dunker spot during the final seconds yet Durant committed an offensive foul trying to force the shot himself Udoka had to stop this insistence for a while.

I don’t think that’s the reason. If you compare Durant to Alperen, Durant is clearly the more proven player, so it makes sense to trust your best guy. Alperen can be doubled easily and forced into tough shots, but Durant is different. He’s mobile, can shoot from outside, and can attack off the dribble, so the offense has more options when the ball is in his hands. If you brought Durant in to improve the team, then logically he should be the main go-to guy. He’s already proven himself, won championships, and even at this stage of his career he’s still clutch and capable of leading.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Jonathan Kuminga in his first game with the Atlanta Hawks.

40 points
10 rebounds
17-20 FG

I’m not sure why he didn’t fit in with the Warriors, but it certainly looks like they made a mistake tonight… Kuminga is going to be the guy to watch for the next few games…

I don't know where you get the numbers, but he didn't scored 40 points,


https://www.nba.com/news/jonathan-kuminga-hawks-debut

Still good numbers for a debut run with his new team. Although Kuminga down play his first game and as if saying that he is not sending a message to his former team and Steve Kerr. I'm not sure where is the Udoka hate is coming from though, I mean he is doing good as a coach of Houston, winning games so I guess what he is doing is still effective with Durant and Sengun.

[avp2306]

Alperen is still a very valuable player for Rockets imo. games where Alperen barely hits 20 points aren't because of a lack of skill it's because the Rockets have no idea what they're doing on offense. at this point, all Alpi needs to do is stay in his own rhythm without forcing the game.

I don't like it when Udoka still finds a way to criticize Alperen even when he shows great things in a game. I'm not talking about this one by the way. In general I have seen Udoka criticizing him many times.

I of course know Alperen has a weakness too just as other players in NBA. But sometimes I just find it too harsh. When he shows a great offensive performance you should be okay with his not being amazing at defending.

You should just look for what the other players are doing to make up for him in defense...

Why not he's the coach and know the weakness of his players, if you didn't criticize them on the mistakes they have done how Sengun would learn more?.

It doesn't mean he's good or talented player the coach don't have right to criticize him. They provably want him to realize those mistakes made on the court then learn from it to became more better player. If they take it as bad coaching and team chemistry will get destroy due to that simple matter Rockets chemistry is in huge trouble.

But they need to fix their issue to maintain their current position since they are in huge trouble to go down if they lose more.

[EFS]

Rockets won really dominantly, yeah. Alpi showed a superb performance with a triple-double! This must be his best effort in the recent times. He needs to keep this level to help Rockets do something good in playoffs.

They are ahead of Nuggets in their conference by the way. It looks good but there are still many more games to play until the end of regular season. 20+ games... I still doubt them to finish ahead of Nuggets to tell the truth.

Alpi is really playing in a dominant way. He got another triple-double. I checked his stats, that was the 11th of his career. Third this season and the second one this month. In many games he also had near triple-double stats. He's not really stat padding either. If he wanted to, he could boost that number a lot more.
The KD situation seems to be forgotten for now. The Rockets are doing well again, but I don't think they could get past a healthy Nuggets team in a possible play-off match-up.

[fullfitlarry]

Rockets won really dominantly, yeah. Alpi showed a superb performance with a triple-double! This must be his best effort in the recent times. He needs to keep this level to help Rockets do something good in playoffs.

They are ahead of Nuggets in their conference by the way. It looks good but there are still many more games to play until the end of regular season. 20+ games... I still doubt them to finish ahead of Nuggets to tell the truth.

Alpi is really playing in a dominant way. He got another triple-double. I checked his stats, that was the 11th of his career. Third this season and the second one this month. In many games he also had near triple-double stats. He's not really stat padding either. If he wanted to, he could boost that number a lot more.
The KD situation seems to be forgotten for now. The Rockets are doing well again, but I don't think they could get past a healthy Nuggets team in a possible play-off match-up.

And he is averaging 20.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game. So that is a very healthy numbers for him. There are games that he completely dominated, although I've seen him frustrated with his team mates in close game.

I do agree, it's going to be very hard for them if they are going to face a healthy Nuggets with Jokic and Murray. Just imagine if this two takes over the game in the last minute or so, with Murray hitting outside three's in clutch and Jokic facilitating and I don't think that anyone can guard him one on one, not even Sengun.

[el kaka22]

Rockets can't keep scoring from outside all that well, or keep scoring at a high rate every single game. Alperen is "sort of" like Jokic and people even called him Baby Jokic for a long time, but the reality is that Jokic was filled with players who are quite good around him.

Murrat, MPJ and Gordon are all great players who supplemented Jokic and that's how they won titles. Looking at Rockets, they have KD of course who is magnificent, but aside from him everyone else is very inconsistent, you could see them do great one game and miss most of their shots another game. If Rockets wants to win the league one day, they need to improve their consistency on their shooting and if they can do that, Alperen get them their shots and they could win a lot more often.

[OgNasty]

I don’t know what happened to Ayton all the sudden but he has been playing terribly after he seemed to have found a rhythm. Right now he has a +/- of -15 and his backup Hayes is a +18. Ayton said today they’re trying to make him Clint Capela. I say he would be lucky to reach that level at this point. He needs to get it together.

[Dave1]

Murrat, MPJ and Gordon are all great players who supplemented Jokic and that's how they won titles. Looking at Rockets, they have KD of course who is magnificent, but aside from him everyone else is very inconsistent, you could see them do great one game and miss most of their shots another game. If Rockets wants to win the league one day, they need to improve their consistency on their shooting and if they can do that, Alperen get them their shots and they could win a lot more often.

I don't know mate, but it seems that you're not aware that MPJ (Michael Porter Jr), no longer plays with the Nuggets as he has been traded to the Nets,

Nuggets receive:

Cameron Johnson
Nets receive:

Michael Porter Jr.
2032 first-round pick (unprotected)

https://www.nba.com/news/nuggets-trade-michael-porter-jr-nets-cameron-johnson

The Rockets beat the Magic, KD has a monster game with 40 points. Alperen Şengün is there with 16 points so I guess there is no issue whatsoever with the Rockets offense for now.

[OgNasty]

It bothers me that the Lakers aren’t starting LaRavia and Hayes over Smart and Ayton. I feel like Ayton needs to work his way back into the starting lineup and Smart is too old to be effective. A shame they’re going to let LeBron’s last year on the team go to waste.

[Cointxz]

It bothers me that the Lakers aren’t starting LaRavia and Hayes over Smart and Ayton. I feel like Ayton needs to work his way back into the starting lineup and Smart is too old to be effective. A shame they’re going to let LeBron’s last year on the team go to waste.

I’m surprised they are beaten by Suns without Booker while Lakers have complete starter with Luka playing a monster game with 41 points.

There’s always a fluke game like this for underdog team which is very hard to counter even with Lakers strongest lime-up if their shot accuracy is very low.

Lakers is almost secured their playoffs position. I believe their game is much different on playoffs compared to regular season. They still have chance to redeem themselves.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Lakers is almost secured their playoffs position. I believe their game is much different on playoffs compared to regular season. They still have chance to redeem themselves.

To be fair, at this point the Lakers are guaranteed absolutely nothing, especially not the playoffs. Playins yes, but the playoff race is far from over when you look at the standings.



They drop to like 7th place in just a couple games if they don't get their shxt together soon.
It's really crazy to see a team that has 3 guys (one of them old) that could take over at any time yet they bring such bad performances on the court. Just shows how important a deep roster is compared to a superstar trio.

[Stavri]

Udoka’s insistence on running almost every play through Durant is leading to failure. Why Durant? Because the guy is Udoka’s old buddy and Udoka was the one who insisted on bringing him in. he wanted to prove he was right by making Durant shine, trying to let him claim the i'm the man here title for free. however, after that Knicks game where Amen was standing wide open in the dunker spot during the final seconds yet Durant committed an offensive foul trying to force the shot himself Udoka had to stop this insistence for a while.

I don’t think that’s the reason. If you compare Durant to Alperen, Durant is clearly the more proven player, so it makes sense to trust your best guy. Alperen can be doubled easily and forced into tough shots, but Durant is different. He’s mobile, can shoot from outside, and can attack off the dribble, so the offense has more options when the ball is in his hands. If you brought Durant in to improve the team, then logically he should be the main go-to guy. He’s already proven himself, won championships, and even at this stage of his career he’s still clutch and capable of leading.

i was not comparing them. i just dont like KD. since entering the NBA, KD has been a player who scores 30 points every night but those points don't actually benefit any team or move the needle for them. there isn't a single team in his career that he hasn't made worse or that he carried on his own. his greatest achievement was joining an already championship winning Golden State team and winning titles just by hitting shots within an established system.

[Oasisman]

Lakers is almost secured their playoffs position. I believe their game is much different on playoffs compared to regular season. They still have chance to redeem themselves.

To be fair, at this point the Lakers are guaranteed absolutely nothing, especially not the playoffs. Playins yes, but the playoff race is far from over when you look at the standings.

I agree. If the Lakers come to something "almost", then that for sure is a play-in spot, lol. The Lakers are on a 3-game losing streak, and the Suns are just 2-3 wins away from them. The Lakers have completely lost momentum, and they seem to have lost their chemistry as well, judging from their last 3 games. So, a play-in spot for them is "almost" guaranteed, lol.

They drop to like 7th place in just a couple games if they don't get their shxt together soon.
It's really crazy to see a team that has 3 guys (one of them old) that could take over at any time yet they bring such bad performances on the court. Just shows how important a deep roster is compared to a superstar trio.

I guess superteams don't work the same way anymore. Two high-IQ players on the same team are supposed to be dominating the league, but still, they seem to have no solid connection at this point. If they reach the playoffs, I don't know how things will work for them, and how well LeBron uses his years of experience to facilitate their offensive and defensive strategy. But, I don't think this Laker team can go any further than the 1st or 2nd round IF they reach the playoffs. They seriously need to rebuild, and LeBron should leave.

[Cointxz]

Lakers is almost secured their playoffs position. I believe their game is much different on playoffs compared to regular season. They still have chance to redeem themselves.

To be fair, at this point the Lakers are guaranteed absolutely nothing, especially not the playoffs. Playins yes, but the playoff race is far from over when you look at the standings.



They drop to like 7th place in just a couple games if they don't get their shxt together soon.
It's really crazy to see a team that has 3 guys (one of them old) that could take over at any time yet they bring such bad performances on the court. Just shows how important a deep roster is compared to a superstar trio.

Shit, I thought their rank is still a little bit higher since the last time I check they are higher rank so I assume they almost secure spot.

They are choking hard now that regular season is near to conclude probably due to the injuries suffered by their star player. Worst case scenario they still very hard to beat on play-in assuming that they will finally overcome their struggles.

AR and Ayton seem very unproductive lately. Until now their problem is a reliable center.

[Velvet78]

Rockets can't keep scoring from outside all that well, or keep scoring at a high rate every single game. Alperen is "sort of" like Jokic and people even called him Baby Jokic for a long time, but the reality is that Jokic was filled with players who are quite good around him.

Murrat, MPJ and Gordon are all great players who supplemented Jokic and that's how they won titles. Looking at Rockets, they have KD of course who is magnificent, but aside from him everyone else is very inconsistent, you could see them do great one game and miss most of their shots another game. If Rockets wants to win the league one day, they need to improve their consistency on their shooting and if they can do that, Alperen get them their shots and they could win a lot more often.

Nuggets absolutely have a better roster than Rockets in general. But the thing is that they are quite unlucky with injuries...    Even now they have many missing players due to that.

Michael Porter Jr. is a Nets player by the way. He got traded to Nets last summer. Jokic is luckier about the players around him, I agree. I just expect Nuggets to be more successful than Rockets in playoffs.

[Vaculin]

Michael Porter Jr. is a Nets player by the way. He got traded to Nets last summer. Jokic is luckier about the players around him, I agree. I just expect Nuggets to be more successful than Rockets in playoffs.

The Nuggets are proven, they already won a championship and the Murray–Jokic duo has delivered when it mattered. In the playoffs, that kind of chemistry and experience usually shows. The Rockets haven’t earned that comparison yet. They’re still inconsistent and dropping games they shouldn’t. Until they show they can sustain their level and handle playoff pressure, putting them on the same tier as Denver feels premature.