2026 NBA Season

[Stavri]

What can you say about Dort's cheap shot at Jokic,



Intensity of Jokic's eye, but there are jokes that Jokic's brother are going to take care of Dort, Lol. But it looks like a intentional shot by Dort, and it seems that Dort for me is becoming a dirty player.

Flargrant 2 for Dort, so automatic ejection from the game.

Even though Jokic got into a bit of a scuffle with Lu Dort and Jalen Williams after Dort’s unnecessary foul in the OKC game i think he really could manage to keep his cool... Still, it’s a shame they lost the game by a narrow margin.

[Velvet78]

Lu Dort is such a loser. Was that really necessary? Just finish your game properly rather than tackling your opponent like that. You can't stop Jokic like that. A cheap move. 

The game was great by the way! What a great return by SGA... 36 points! Chet also did really good on their side. Murray was questionable at first but played. He made a huge impact though. Jokic also looked nice with a triple-double but all those weren't enough for the win.

[Webetcoins]

What Rockets have is volatility, just like bitcoin . One day you watch their game and they look like the best team in the NBA and another day you watch them and it looks like they are a team that is tanking.

In nowhere around the playoffs there is a team that volatile, sure there are good teams and there are bad teams but nobody can one day be the best and another day be the worst. If they can't fix that, it is going to create big trouble for them on the playoffs, because there will be teams that are more consistent.

[sana54210]

Honestly, OKC still managed to beat Denver, all of that rousing and rumbling made Denver feel too much aggressiveness and this caused OKC to do exactly what they wanted to do. Dort is a key figure for them to get in the heads of the other teams and that's exactly what he did, which caused Denver to not play like their usual self.

Normally I wouldn't expect OKC to need something like this but apparently they did and that's what matters for them. Not an easy game and there is a possible chance that this two teams will face each other in the playoffs, we are going to see them do quite fine because both of them look very strong come playoff time. Spurs and Rockets are younger teams so I give them less chance.

[Fredomago]

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.

Houston is nothing compared on what has been achieved by Nuggets, because we have seen Nuggets continue to became a title contender team each year. Also even though there are trades happen still there are still lots of talented players that can help their team to win.

They are just been bothered by recent injuries but in playoffs this team will provably change and became more difficult to defeat especially if all their cores is available and healthy.

Although Rockets is winning, but they are struggling with their chemistry and this could affect them badly on crucial games.

Agree to that, unlike with the Nuggets the core players already stablished trust from one another they don't need to ballhog just go and find your comfortable spot and the ball will be there for you, that's the missing factor with Houston they are inconsistent and you'll see the core players wanted to have the ball and create his own attacks, they are good when chemistries are blending but if they start to play on their own you'll see the struggles.

[OgNasty]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors are playing tonight on ABC. It looks like Steph Curry won’t be playing so the Lakers should be able to get an easy victory. Always fun when there’s a battle of California teams on television.

[Webetcoins]

Dort is definitely a very dirty player, in the league we keep seeing players like this all the time and specially on the winner teams, like Warriors had Draymond, and Spurs had Bruce Bowen or Lakers had Artest etc etc, even Bulls had Rodman lol.

So it is not really shocking to see Dort, he is not the first dirty player that I have seen but obviously in todays game people just don't want that basically, they do not want to see someone who is intentionally doing things to possibly hurt other players, so I understand that and wish that was the case.

[Stavri]

Dort is definitely a very dirty player, in the league we keep seeing players like this all the time and specially on the winner teams, like Warriors had Draymond, and Spurs had Bruce Bowen or Lakers had Artest etc etc, even Bulls had Rodman lol.

So it is not really shocking to see Dort, he is not the first dirty player that I have seen but obviously in todays game people just don't want that basically, they do not want to see someone who is intentionally doing things to possibly hurt other players, so I understand that and wish that was the case.

i've been following NBA closely for a long time and i have never seen a player this dangerous to their opponents. even when he's on offense he's constantly trying to injure the other team. Compared to Luguentz Dort, guys like Draymond or Dillon Brooks look like ambassadors of fair play.

[yahoo62278]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors are playing tonight on ABC. It looks like Steph Curry won’t be playing so the Lakers should be able to get an easy victory. Always fun when there’s a battle of California teams on television.

Are you sure about that? Lakers couldn't beat the Suns with most of their players out. I don't think the Lakers are even close to a good team, they just have some good/great players. Once Lebron leaves after this year, maybe they'll actually build a good team.

[OgNasty]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors are playing tonight on ABC. It looks like Steph Curry won’t be playing so the Lakers should be able to get an easy victory. Always fun when there’s a battle of California teams on television.

Are you sure about that? Lakers couldn't beat the Suns with most of their players out. I don't think the Lakers are even close to a good team, they just have some good/great players. Once Lebron leaves after this year, maybe they'll actually build a good team.

I feel pretty confident. The Warriors without Steph are pretty bad… Without Kuminga they are lacking a scorer. I think the Suns have a much more balanced team. I agree the Lakers are missing a few pieces and Ayton is underperforming right now, but I still think they can take the Warriors without Steph.

[rbynxx]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors are playing tonight on ABC. It looks like Steph Curry won’t be playing so the Lakers should be able to get an easy victory. Always fun when there’s a battle of California teams on television.

Are you sure about that? Lakers couldn't beat the Suns with most of their players out. I don't think the Lakers are even close to a good team, they just have some good/great players. Once Lebron leaves after this year, maybe they'll actually build a good team.

I feel pretty confident. The Warriors without Steph are pretty bad… Without Kuminga they are lacking a scorer. I think the Suns have a much more balanced team. I agree the Lakers are missing a few pieces and Ayton is underperforming right now, but I still think they can take the Warriors without Steph.

But most of their second unit players are a different breed when it comes to their homecourt so I'd say this will be a tough one, even the bookmakers are placing -6.5 for @2.36 odds to the Lakers and even them are so unsure that this will be a blowout. Well, let's see. Probably would have been a great matchup if Curry is playing as well as Porzingis, and one more thing, Air Podz was definitely shocking in his last games lately, maybe he needs a drug test lol.

[EFS]

There was a Rockets vs. Heat game on Prime night. The Heat won at home. The Rockets' 3-game winning streak is over now. They are not consistent. KD scored 32 points today and was effective inside, but he shot poorly outside of 3-pt line.
It doesn't look easy for the Rockets to stay in third place. The Nuggets and Timberwolves are also fighting for that spot.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

What can you say about Dort's cheap shot at Jokic,

Intensity of Jokic's eye, but there are jokes that Jokic's brother are going to take care of Dort, Lol. But it looks like a intentional shot by Dort, and it seems that Dort for me is becoming a dirty player.

Flargrant 2 for Dort, so automatic ejection from the game.

Even though Jokic got into a bit of a scuffle with Lu Dort and Jalen Williams after Dort’s unnecessary foul in the OKC game i think he really could manage to keep his cool... Still, it’s a shame they lost the game by a narrow margin.

Maybe, but prior to Dort's foul, there are videos that when OKC is guarding Jokic, his defenders are targeting his knee. So it's not like it was only Dort, but Williams as well and another defender.

That's why Jokic is mad about what Dort's cheap shot at him as obviously, they wanted to injured him again with those kind of tactics which is not the norm because they could have been doing in intentionally.

[OgNasty]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors are playing tonight on ABC. It looks like Steph Curry won’t be playing so the Lakers should be able to get an easy victory. Always fun when there’s a battle of California teams on television.

Are you sure about that? Lakers couldn't beat the Suns with most of their players out. I don't think the Lakers are even close to a good team, they just have some good/great players. Once Lebron leaves after this year, maybe they'll actually build a good team.

I feel pretty confident. The Warriors without Steph are pretty bad… Without Kuminga they are lacking a scorer. I think the Suns have a much more balanced team. I agree the Lakers are missing a few pieces and Ayton is underperforming right now, but I still think they can take the Warriors without Steph.

But most of their second unit players are a different breed when it comes to their homecourt so I'd say this will be a tough one, even the bookmakers are placing -6.5 for @2.36 odds to the Lakers and even them are so unsure that this will be a blowout. Well, let's see. Probably would have been a great matchup if Curry is playing as well as Porzingis, and one more thing, Air Podz was definitely shocking in his last games lately, maybe he needs a drug test lol.

The Lakers beat them up pretty bad winning by 28. Nice scoring from the Lakers usual guys. Not so much for the Warriors. Their highest scorer had 14 points. Really highlights how bad the team needed Jimmy Butler, or anyone to help Steph with the scoring role.

[Oasisman]

The Lakers beat them up pretty bad winning by 28. Nice scoring from the Lakers usual guys. Not so much for the Warriors. Their highest scorer had 14 points. Really highlights how bad the team needed Jimmy Butler, or anyone to help Steph with the scoring role.

With Curry and Butler's absence, that's exactly how they should win the game considering that they are 90% healthy. Their last 3 consecutive losses, they looked broken, and I think they are still on that game, even with this huge win. It's just that, GSW's threes weren't sinking as they are trying to answer back every Laker 3pts made.
Defensively, they need to improve A LOT. See how Ayton got benched early after the Warriors got 3 consecutive easy baskets in the paint.
Payton did a good job moving without the ball and scoring in the paint against big defenders.
The Lakers only decided to play hard defense against Payton in the late quarter because they realized they're being abused by a smaller player in the paint, lol.

[coinrifft]

The Lakers beat them up pretty bad winning by 28. Nice scoring from the Lakers usual guys. Not so much for the Warriors. Their highest scorer had 14 points. Really highlights how bad the team needed Jimmy Butler, or anyone to help Steph with the scoring role.

With Curry and Butler's absence, that's exactly how they should win the game considering that they are 90% healthy. Their last 3 consecutive losses, they looked broken, and I think they are still on that game, even with this huge win. It's just that, GSW's threes weren't sinking as they are trying to answer back every Laker 3pts made.
Defensively, they need to improve A LOT. See how Ayton got benched early after the Warriors got 3 consecutive easy baskets in the paint.
Payton did a good job moving without the ball and scoring in the paint against big defenders.
The Lakers only decided to play hard defense against Payton in the late quarter because they realized they're being abused by a smaller player in the paint, lol.

It's about time that the Lakers should win against a team like Warriors who doesn't have their star player. The Warriors though is so resilient and not easily giving up that's why they have some surprised wins lately, but not against the Lakers.

But the Lakers should still need to build their momentum from this game. They've lost to a Suns team without Phoenix main guy, good that the Lakers bounce back, but there are still a lot of things to improved with them as they have been inconsistent even if their big 3 is back.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

It's about time that the Lakers should win against a team like Warriors who doesn't have their star player. The Warriors though is so resilient and not easily giving up that's why they have some surprised wins lately, but not against the Lakers.

But the Lakers should still need to build their momentum from this game. They've lost to a Suns team without Phoenix main guy, good that the Lakers bounce back, but there are still a lot of things to improved with them as they have been inconsistent even if their big 3 is back.

Well beating an injured Warriors roster without any real scoring threat is not a big deal. This team consists of bench and role players only at the moment, normally they should win like 0/10 games. They only beat a totally choking Denver team for whatever reason, mainly because they made 3 after 3 against them. But when the 3s are not falling it's looking grim for them.

[LogitechMouse]

Lu Dort is such a loser. Was that really necessary? Just finish your game properly rather than tackling your opponent like that. You can't stop Jokic like that. A cheap move. 

The game was great by the way! What a great return by SGA... 36 points! Chet also did really good on their side. Murray was questionable at first but played. He made a huge impact though. Jokic also looked nice with a triple-double but all those weren't enough for the win.

I saw that as well and TBH, it's very unnecessary, and Dort has the guts to even defend himself after doing that to Jokic.
TBH, that's lowkey trying to injure him because the playoffs is nearing already, and they know that the Nuggets are one of the teams to look out this playoffs because of how good they are.

Yes the Nuggets are 4th right now, but they have the right tools to compete for the title. They have an all-star player in Jokic, good key players to support him. Gordon might be out for some time, but when playoffs come and they're all healthy, they can compete even against the Thunder and the Spurs. It's a shame for Dort TBH, and he should be fined for what he did, but it is what it is. The Thunder won anyway even without SGA during the Overtime. This just shows that both teams can give their fans a good fight when playoff comes, and this is also the reason why the Thunder and the Nuggets are in my top 3 when it comes to the teams in the West that will compete for the title this playoffs.

Let's see how both of these teams perform during the playoffs. We've seen both teams fought last playoffs, and it went to 7 games. I expect it to be the same or at least will be entertaining to watch.

[Velvet78]

Let's see how both of these teams perform during the playoffs. We've seen both teams fought last playoffs, and it went to 7 games. I expect it to be the same or at least will be entertaining to watch.

Honestly I have 2 favourite finals for the Western Conference:

- Thunder - Nuggets

- Thunder - Spurs

One of them will come true most probably. I don't think Rockets will be good enough in playoffs to reach that stage.    But they can do better than Lakers at least.

Timberwolves can be a threat to Nuggets though but I think Nuggets would get past them in a probable playoffs series anyway.

[Japinat]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors are playing tonight on ABC. It looks like Steph Curry won’t be playing so the Lakers should be able to get an easy victory. Always fun when there’s a battle of California teams on television.

Are you sure about that? Lakers couldn't beat the Suns with most of their players out. I don't think the Lakers are even close to a good team, they just have some good/great players. Once Lebron leaves after this year, maybe they'll actually build a good team.

It turned out to be a dominant win by the Lakers. Sometimes this team is just too inconsistent, but overall they’re better than the current Warriors roster, especially with their main player out. The win shows the Lakers are solid, but it’s fair to say the Warriors were shorthanded. We’ll see more in their next game against a stronger team. Although the upcoming matchup against the Kings might look easier on paper, that doesn’t always mean it will be.