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[Questat]

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“Blows My Mind!”: Kyrie Irving Goes Off on Gambling For Spoiling the Purity of NBA Basketball

What do you think is the right interpretation of his statement? Does he give us a clue that the NBA is fixed, and that the referees or the organization are dictating the outcome of the game? Is he suggesting that no matter how good a team is, they will still lose because the outcome was already planned?

[mirakal]

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“Blows My Mind!”: Kyrie Irving Goes Off on Gambling For Spoiling the Purity of NBA Basketball

What do you think is the right interpretation of his statement? Does he give us a clue that the NBA is fixed, and that the referees or the organization are dictating the outcome of the game? Is he suggesting that no matter how good a team is, they will still lose because the outcome was already planned?

Well, it makes me curious about that now especially when I read his line saying:

“If you wanna gamble, why don’t you gamble on something that makes sense to you. If you gamble on me, I’m not gonna tell you if this is a good game or a bad game.”

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Might be right? Especially when we see such top teams that are getting bullied on the hardwood by any team below .300 , I mean that is almost unbelievable to happen especially if these top teams are complete and healthy yet they're getting defeated by a low tier team. For example, Denver Nuggets was lost (with healthy Jokic, Murray, Gordon and Porter Jr.) against San Antonio Spurs.

[danherbias07]

Damn, Milwaukee Bucks broke my 5-team favorites parlay, except for the Sacramento Kings which are underdogs against the Brooklyn Nets.
Luckily I won, 2 of my 3 early bets teams in singles.

Denver Nuggets covered the -12.5, thankfully. I thought they won't/can't as the Pistons are sizzling hot in the first half and even had a lead when the 2nd quarter ended. KCP did help a lot to put a distance in the score.

Phoenix Suns won but did not cover the -5.5. Sadly.

Sacramento Kings won the game on the road and I won my ML. @2.33. Love it! I think Coach Mike Brown will get the Coach of the Year this season. He did manage to level up this team and of course all credits to Steve Kerr, he may have learned a lot being an assistant for one of the best coaches in the league.

Congratulations to all the winners.

[Yamifoud]

Denver Nuggets covered the -12.5, thankfully. I thought they won't/can't as the Pistons are sizzling hot in the first half and even had a lead when the 2nd quarter ended. KCP did help a lot to put a distance in the score.

The spread was high for a reason, and the Nuggets were expected to play hard. That's just right because they covered the spread. I had the same bet as you, but I wasn't able to watch the game. Despite that, I was confident that they would win, and I was not wrong because when I checked my account, my balance had increased due to the win.

Tomorrow, we have Warriors +3 against Hawks, is Warriors ML worth taking?

[gagux123]

Damn, Milwaukee Bucks broke my 5-team favorites parlay, except for the Sacramento Kings which are underdogs against the Brooklyn Nets.
Luckily I won, 2 of my 3 early bets teams in singles.

Denver Nuggets covered the -12.5, thankfully. I thought they won't/can't as the Pistons are sizzling hot in the first half and even had a lead when the 2nd quarter ended. KCP did help a lot to put a distance in the score.

Phoenix Suns won but did not cover the -5.5. Sadly.

Sacramento Kings won the game on the road and I won my ML. @2.33. Love it! I think Coach Mike Brown will get the Coach of the Year this season. He did manage to level up this team and of course all credits to Steve Kerr, he may have learned a lot being an assistant for one of the best coaches in the league.

Congratulations to all the winners.

Well, the unexpected "always" happens lol
I'm not betting much during these last games of the regular season... I confess that it's very difficult to hit some bets, because several teams manage to play extremely well and surprise many people...
Philadelphia 76ers, Lakers and Clippers can be some examples.

Literally the Lakers will get some seed in the playoffs, in the last few weeks I confess that they have performed extremely relevant, I have no doubt that the Lakers will get the seed in this season

[YuginKadoya]

I haven't made my pick for Yesterday's game but here are my picks for today's game,

Atlanta Hawks VS Golden State Warriors

The stake odds for this game are 1.58 for the Hawks and 2.45 for the Warriors, right now Jalen Johnson can not play for the Hawks, while Ty Jerome, Andre Iguodala, Andrew Wiggins, and Gary Payton II, can not play because of injuries Draymond Green, was suspended and can not play Stephen Curry, and Kevon Looney are both doubtful if they can play for the Warriors, because of the many injuries of the Warriors and they are not playing home so Jordan Poole will not be effective but because of Klay Thompson that is why I still have trust on them and Stephen Curry can still play, but with just time, I will risk my bet for the Golden State Warriors,

Cleveland Cavaliers VS Washington Wizards

The stake odds for this game are 1.48 for the Cavaliers and 2.75 for the Wizards right now Jarrett Allen can not play for the Cavaliers because of an eye injury, while the Wizards don't have any injuries, right now even though the Cavaliers Jarrett Allen can not play for them I think they will be a strong team to hold on and win against the Wizards, so my pick is the Cleveland Cavaliers,

Chicago Bulls VS Minnesota Timberwolves

The stake odds for this game are 1.71 for the Bulls and 2.19 for the Timberwolves, right now Lonzo Ball, and Justin Lewis, are out of the season, and Alex Caruso, and Javonte Green, are both doubtful if they can play for the Bulls, while Jaylen Nowell and Karl-Anthony Towns can not play for the Timberwolves, Austin Rivers, Naz Reid, and Rudy Gobert are all doubtful if they can play for the Timberwolves, for me this is still a win for the Bulls they have a great game against the Kings but they lost a close game, but for the Timberwolves I think the Bulls could win,

Portland Trail Blazers VS Boston Celtics

The stake odds for this game are 2.95 for the Trail Blazers and 1.43 for the Celtics, right now Ibou Badji, can not play for the Trail Blazers, and Jerami Grant, Justise Winslow, and Damian Lillard are doubtful if they can play for the Trail Blazers while Payton Pritchard, Robert Williams III, and Danilo Gallinari can not play for the Celtics, Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon are both doubtful if they can play, for me because the Celtics still have the tandem of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown they can still win this match for sure, so my pick is the Boston Celtics,

[MK-74]

My picks for tonight.

Brooklyn Nets vs Sacramento Kings = Sacramento Kings Win 2,24 Odds.

Milwaukee Bucks (-3.5) vs Indiana Pacers = First Quarter Win 1,75 Odds.

Good luck guys.

My bet won.

My picks for tonight.

Los Angeles Lakers (-3.5) vs Dallas Mavericks = Los Angeles Lakers Win 1,78 Odds.

Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics (-4.5) = Boston Celtics Win 1,77 Odds.

Charlotte Hornets vs Philadelphia 76ers (-2.5) = First Quarter Win 1,77 Odds.

Good luck guys.

[danherbias07]

Tomorrow, we have Warriors +3 against Hawks, is Warriors ML worth taking?

The +3 is actually not enough. First, the Warriors are playing terribly in their road games. Second, Draymond Green is suspended. Finally, the Hawks stars are all present. If I am going to take the Warriors bet here then I'd rather risk it all in the ML. But, how I wish they put more money on that line because of the high risk.

8 games today.
Charlotte Hornets - Philadelphia 76ers - Philadelphia 76ers (-10.5) We know why Michael Jordan is selling the majority of his share, Hornets playing better is a rare thing to happen. Plus, Joel Embiid keeps on being a monster every game, defending him is such a huge task.

Cleveland Cavaliers - Washington Wizards - Cleveland Cavaliers (-5.5) Jarrett Allen is still out for the Cavs. This might become a fun game with the Wizards having a clean injury report. A rare occasion knowing KP and Beal's history.
Also taking the Over 220.5.

San Antonio Spurs - Memphis Grizzlies - Memphis Grizzlies (-8.5) The Grizzlies are tuned to win every game as possible while their main star is gone. They will probably play harder even on their road games.

Houston Rockets - New Orleans Pelicans - New Orleans Pelicans (-3.5)

Good luck everyone.

[Baofeng]

Tomorrow, we have Warriors +3 against Hawks, is Warriors ML worth taking?

The +3 is actually not enough. First, the Warriors are playing terribly in their road games. Second, Draymond Green is suspended. Finally, the Hawks stars are all present. If I am going to take the Warriors bet here then I'd rather risk it all in the ML. But, how I wish they put more money on that line because of the high risk.

I did, hehehe, putting ML on Warriors and then adding Sixers ML too for a parlay. I just had to bet on the Warriors as they really needed a win and this will be a big test for them if they still have it with theam.



Sixers is on a winning streak, but to make it easy on me, just ML as well, Lol, most important is them winning and probably watch the game between Warriors and the Hawks later. and cheer for my bet  . And speaking of them, Joel now is on top of the ladder for the MVP race, so it's going to be interesting, him, Jokic and Giannis all going out in the last remaining games this regular season.

[morvillz7z]

∆ T. Murphy III 2+ 3pts / CJ. McCollum 5+ assists / Pelicans ML @2.28 ∆   X

Let me start with the Pelicans ML and why they should win, aside from the obvious fact that they are the better team. Houston is coming off back-to-back wins, but they have yet to win 3 straight games this season. The Pels' next four games are critical, they face the Rockets twice, Hornets, and Orlando, all winnable games that will put them back in the mix for the play-in tournament.

T. Murphy 2+ 3pts, kid scored a career-high in points and 3-pointers made less than a week ago, averages four 3pts at .46% /L7, and Houston is the team that allows the most 3pts to opposing SGs this season. CJ is averaging close to 7 assists /L7 (over 9/L3) and has covered 5+ assists in 6/L7.

[Pamadar]

Denver Nuggets covered the -12.5, thankfully. I thought they won't/can't as the Pistons are sizzling hot in the first half and even had a lead when the 2nd quarter ended. KCP did help a lot to put a distance in the score.

The spread was high for a reason, and the Nuggets were expected to play hard. That's just right because they covered the spread. I had the same bet as you, but I wasn't able to watch the game. Despite that, I was confident that they would win, and I was not wrong because when I checked my account, my balance had increased due to the win.

Tomorrow, we have Warriors +3 against Hawks, is Warriors ML worth taking?

Without Draymond and outside their home court, it's really risky, but if you will bet on them better to take the ML instead of the handicap, big risk means big profits.

Moving to the other games, Sixers are winning seems that betting for them might be a good one here, handicap
or even ML if you are okay with small odd profits, chance to see Embiid to work hard and try to win another game
is possible.

[LogitechMouse]

I think this article deserves to be posted here.

“Blows My Mind!”: Kyrie Irving Goes Off on Gambling For Spoiling the Purity of NBA Basketball

What do you think is the right interpretation of his statement? Does he give us a clue that the NBA is fixed, and that the referees or the organization are dictating the outcome of the game? Is he suggesting that no matter how good a team is, they will still lose because the outcome was already planned?

I guess this Youtube shorts will be an evidence, and a proof as well that Kyrie's statements were true
https://youtube.com/shorts/ioaA5g4bdng?feature=share
Watch the video. You will hear the word "This is for Vegas" coming from the commentators with a little bit of an explanation.

To add this up, there is a rumor back in the days where a referee in the name of Tim Donaghy conspired of fixing NBA games.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25980368/how-former-ref-tim-donaghy-conspired-fix-nba-games

I guess what Kyrie's saying is true, and that really affects the whole organization.

[Harkorede]

Denver Nuggets covered the -12.5, thankfully. I thought they won't/can't as the Pistons are sizzling hot in the first half and even had a lead when the 2nd quarter ended. KCP did help a lot to put a distance in the score.

The spread was high for a reason, and the Nuggets were expected to play hard. That's just right because they covered the spread. I had the same bet as you, but I wasn't able to watch the game. Despite that, I was confident that they would win, and I was not wrong because when I checked my account, my balance had increased due to the win.

Tomorrow, we have Warriors +3 against Hawks, is Warriors ML worth taking?

Without Draymond and outside their home court, it's really risky, but if you will bet on them better to take the ML instead of the handicap, big risk means big profits.

Moving to the other games, Sixers are winning seems that betting for them might be a good one here, handicap
or even ML if you are okay with small odd profits, chance to see Embiid to work hard and try to win another game
is possible.

It's just different a day on the road for the Golden State Warriors, but it's the same old story Warriors with yet another another, this it's against the Atlanta Hawks, a game that warriors had a 12 point lead very soon into the game, I just expected them to settle into the game and execute a game plan rather than settle for trading buckets, I don't want to believe it was the Draymond Green absence that was vital reason why they lost the game, I know how important Green is to the squad, but without him they should have done a better job than allowing their opponent afford more than 30 points in each of the first 3 quarters, and 104 points in total by the end of the quarter, that's for a team that's emphasizing on wanting to do a better job defensively.


Did anyone else watch the Dallas Mavericks vs Lakers, with Kyrie Irving being phenomenal on his return after missing a couple of games, but it was Max Klebber with the buzzer-beating 3 pointer dagger to snatch the the win from Lakers, and extra kudo to Kyrie once again for being able to have complete awareness of his team being open and didn't settle to go for a midrange shot that probably wouldn't have been looking at how he was marked for the final ~3 seconds.

[Hypnosis00]

Did anyone else watch the Dallas Mavericks vs Lakers, with Kyrie Irving being phenomenal on his return after missing a couple of games, but it was Max Klebber with the buzzer-beating 3 pointer dagger to snatch the the win from Lakers, and extra kudo to Kyrie once again for being able to have complete awareness of his team being open and didn't settle to go for a midrange shot that probably wouldn't have been looking at how he was marked for the final ~3 seconds.

That was a huge heartbreak for Lakers fans. It was already a winnable game for them, but in the last seconds, they focused too much on Kyrie Irving, leaving Maxi Kleber open. Additionally, the foul on Kleber at the 3-point line, which led to him making all 3 free throws, allowed Dallas to close the gap. I can't say anything, the Lakers did come back, but in the end, it resulted in disappointment.

[YuginKadoya]

Here are the result of my picks

Atlanta Hawks VS Golden State Warriors SCORE 127 - 119 - LOST

Right now the Strength in numbers wasn't really seen with the Warriors but with the Hawks, it was surely admissible with the Hawks spread in their points and we can see that the Warriors don't have the spread needed to win this game, Onyeka Okongwu got 19 points, John Collins got 22 points and Trae Young has a double-double of 12 assists and 25 points,

Cleveland Cavaliers VS Washington Wizards SCORE 117 - 94 - WIN

The Spread was really evident for the Cavaliers, and from start, to finish you can see the lead was for the Cleveland Cavaliers both Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell got 20 points and Darius Garland did an amazing 24 points winning the game,

Chicago Bulls VS Minnesota Timberwolves SCORE 139 - 131 - WIN

I have never seen the Timberwolves like this they got a great start or the Bulls weren't really heating up in the 1st quarter but in the remaining 2nd half they are truly firing up, which lead the game to a double OT, the Timberwolves were really close in winning but still, the Bulls have managed to snatch the win from them, Nikola Vucevic has a double-double of 11 rebounds and 21 points Zach LeVine got 39 points and Demar DeRozan has a double-double of 14 rebounds and 49 points winning the game, 

Portland Trail Blazers VS Boston Celtics SCORE 112 - 126 - WIN

As predicted I surely knew that the Celtics will dominate this game even though they got a ton of injuries if the tandem of Tatum and Brown are around they are surely at their high-peak performance, Marcus Smart got 15 points Jaylen Brown  got 27 points, and Jayson Tatum has a double-double performance of 12 rebounds and 34 points,

 

[carlisle1]

I think this article deserves to be posted here.

“Blows My Mind!”: Kyrie Irving Goes Off on Gambling For Spoiling the Purity of NBA Basketball

What do you think is the right interpretation of his statement? Does he give us a clue that the NBA is fixed, and that the referees or the organization are dictating the outcome of the game? Is he suggesting that no matter how good a team is, they will still lose because the outcome was already planned?

I guess this Youtube shorts will be an evidence, and a proof as well that Kyrie's statements were true
https://youtube.com/shorts/ioaA5g4bdng?feature=share
Watch the video. You will hear the word "This is for Vegas" coming from the commentators with a little bit of an explanation.

To add this up, there is a rumor back in the days where a referee in the name of Tim Donaghy conspired of fixing NBA games.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25980368/how-former-ref-tim-donaghy-conspired-fix-nba-games

I guess what Kyrie's saying is true, and that really affects the whole organization.

And then again, that rumors will continue as it is until someone who's really have that power/voice to be heard, we can all say our
opinions about that issue but there's nothing we can do.

Kyrie if he will direct this statement with proofs that there is something it can break out something big.

But without anything, then that statement is an open for all the opinions and speculations.

[Yamifoud]

And then again, that rumors will continue as it is until someone who's really have that power/voice to be heard, we can all say our
opinions about that issue but there's nothing we can do.

Kyrie if he will direct this statement with proofs that there is something it can break out something big.

But without anything, then that statement is an open for all the opinions and speculations.

Kyrie is just fond of making controversial statements, and this is the latest one. However, many basketball fans will agree with this since the NBA has been rumored to be rigged even before. Anyway, let's go back to the games and discuss tomorrow's games.

We have the Warriors playing on the road again, in a back-to-back game against the Memphis Grizzlies. What do you think will happen? I guess the Warriors will lose again.

[danherbias07]

Maxi Kleber. Thank you.
It's a win for the Dallas Mavericks thanks to his buzzer-beater. Kyrie Irving being unselfish is somehow fruitful. He should start doing it more than taking all the blame himself whenever he misses the last shot.

How about the game in Chicago? That was one heck of a fight that ended in double overtime. DeMar DeRozan making his season high with 49 points.

8 games again tomorrow.
We have 2 super early games.
New York Knicks - Denver Nuggets - Denver Nuggets (-1.5) 1 AM GMT+8. I am trusting the Nuggets to win one more time here.

Los Angeles Clippers - Orlando Magic - Los Angeles Clippers (-4.5) Kawhi Leonard and Powell are out but I still believe they can win this game without them. Let's see how Westbrook will try to manage the team paired with PG13. It's not new and chemistry will be there but I am expecting lesser mistakes. 3 AM GMT +8.

[stadus]

Maxi Kleber. Thank you.
It's a win for the Dallas Mavericks thanks to his buzzer-beater. Kyrie Irving being unselfish is somehow fruitful. He should start doing it more than taking all the blame himself whenever he misses the last shot.

Yes, the Dallas Mavericks deserved that one for sure because they managed to give the Lakers a huge struggle since the game started and it was a close end, fortunately Maxi Kleber managed to get that buzzer beater shot. In my end, I wagered on the Lakers side but I was already disappointed at them in the second half that is why I already expected a bad outcome and well, even if the Lakers won the game, the handicap won't be covered as it was just a 1 point shy.

Here's my advance bets for the games tomorrow:

Denver Nuggets -2 @ New York Knicks
Orlando Magic @ Los Angeles Clippers -6.5
Philadelphia 76ers -6 @ Indiana Pacers

[Vaculin]

We have 2 super early games.
New York Knicks - Denver Nuggets - Denver Nuggets (-1.5) 1 AM GMT+8. I am trusting the Nuggets to win one more time here.

Los Angeles Clippers - Orlando Magic - Los Angeles Clippers (-4.5) Kawhi Leonard and Powell are out but I still believe they can win this game without them. Let's see how Westbrook will try to manage the team paired with PG13. It's not new and chemistry will be there but I am expecting lesser mistakes. 3 AM GMT +8.

Looks like I'll be tailing you with these bets you got mate. Nuggets looks interesting but I just have a slight doubt because they are just a negative two even if they are all healthy and will be playing the game tomorrow while for the Knicks, Brunson status was already ruled out because of a foot injury. While for the Clippers, they are still decent even without Kawhi Leonard in this game, PG13 and Brody got this.