[NBA] Unofficial Discussion Thread

[bisdak40]

Los Angeles Lakers was knocked out yesterday by the,defending champions Denver nuggets, in the Western conference.
For me I think LeBron James feature in Lakers is over. What is your thought on that?

He was asked in an interview regarding that matter and he refused to answer that question so we can say that he might be thinking really hard this off-season on his basketball career. For me, Lebron still has it to play one or two more seasons before hanging his jersey for good.

[dwyane36]

He was asked in an interview regarding that matter and he refused to answer that question so we can say that he might be thinking really hard this off-season on his basketball career. For me, Lebron still has it to play one or two more seasons before hanging his jersey for good.

If we look at his stats for this regular season, we can see that his numbers aren't much different from what he had in previous seasons. By the way, this season, he averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per game. That's impressive because he had the exact same stats nine years ago. So yeah, he can definitely play a couple more seasons or even more if he has the desire.
p.s.
Meanwhile, all remaining first-round playoff series are 3-2.

[yahoo62278]

He was asked in an interview regarding that matter and he refused to answer that question so we can say that he might be thinking really hard this off-season on his basketball career. For me, Lebron still has it to play one or two more seasons before hanging his jersey for good.

If we look at his stats for this regular season, we can see that his numbers aren't much different from what he had in previous seasons. By the way, this season, he averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per game. That's impressive because he had the exact same stats nine years ago. So yeah, he can definitely play a couple more seasons or even more if he has the desire.
p.s.
Meanwhile, all remaining first-round playoff series are 3-2.

I am a Lebron hater and would love to see him retire. IMO he is bad for basketball and is teaching the younger players to be divas. No point in even hiring a coach for any team he is on becasue he just does what he wants. He also cries for a foul on nearly every bucket he misses. Just play the damn game man.

In other news, the knicks will likely finish off Philly next game, the Mavs will finish off LA next game, Indy should finish off the Bucks unless Giannis and Dame are back, and its a toss up on Cleveland vs Orlando.

[Zed0X]

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He also cries for a foul on nearly every bucket he misses. Just play the damn game man.

This. He also complains in his interviews if they don't get the calls and acts ignorant if it's the other way around. "I think they fouled and we didn't" (something like that) is what he said when there was a huge gap in free throws in their favor.

In other news, the knicks will likely finish off Philly next game, the Mavs will finish off LA next game, Indy should finish off the Bucks unless Giannis and Dame are back, and its a toss up on Cleveland vs Orlando.

I can agree that Cavs and the Magic is the toughest one to predict.

[LogitechMouse]

He was asked in an interview regarding that matter and he refused to answer that question so we can say that he might be thinking really hard this off-season on his basketball career. For me, Lebron still has it to play one or two more seasons before hanging his jersey for good.

If we look at his stats for this regular season, we can see that his numbers aren't much different from what he had in previous seasons. By the way, this season, he averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per game. That's impressive because he had the exact same stats nine years ago. So yeah, he can definitely play a couple more seasons or even more if he has the desire.
p.s.
Meanwhile, all remaining first-round playoff series are 3-2.

I am a Lebron hater and would love to see him retire. IMO he is bad for basketball and is teaching the younger players to be divas. No point in even hiring a coach for any team he is on becasue he just does what he wants. He also cries for a foul on nearly every bucket he misses. Just play the damn game man.

I'm not a Lebron fan nor a hater of him, but this is the reason why for me, he isn't the GOAT.
During the regular season, many don't know this but he also got a triple-double stats. He is triple double in cries, flops and him being a Le-GM for the team.

Hope you got my point, but that's the truth. He cries a lot with missed calls, he also flops a lot (although this season, it's fewer than the season before this season), and he's using his power too much that it affected the whole team. Just imagine if their roster where they won a title in the bubble remained the same, they might win back-to-back TBH. Anyway, I agree with what you said but not a hater of him, and whatever happens, he will be in the Hall of Fame soon, and many sees him as their GOAT.

In other news, the knicks will likely finish off Philly next game, the Mavs will finish off LA next game, Indy should finish off the Bucks unless Giannis and Dame are back, and its a toss up on Cleveland vs Orlando.

There will be Game 7 between Knicks and Philly, and I believe that Philly will win in Game 6 "IF" Maxey will play the same when they won in Game 5. As for Indiana/Milwaukee, I also believe that the Pacers will end this series in their home, and Giannis will be disappointed again because they didn't became the "competitive" team that he wanted to, but the reality is, they aren't ever since they acquired Lillard and his injury right before the playoff starts also affected the whole team. Cleveland/Orlando is for me the series that I don't watch for unknown reasons.

[yahoo62278]

He was asked in an interview regarding that matter and he refused to answer that question so we can say that he might be thinking really hard this off-season on his basketball career. For me, Lebron still has it to play one or two more seasons before hanging his jersey for good.

If we look at his stats for this regular season, we can see that his numbers aren't much different from what he had in previous seasons. By the way, this season, he averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per game. That's impressive because he had the exact same stats nine years ago. So yeah, he can definitely play a couple more seasons or even more if he has the desire.
p.s.
Meanwhile, all remaining first-round playoff series are 3-2.

I am a Lebron hater and would love to see him retire. IMO he is bad for basketball and is teaching the younger players to be divas. No point in even hiring a coach for any team he is on becasue he just does what he wants. He also cries for a foul on nearly every bucket he misses. Just play the damn game man.

I'm not a Lebron fan nor a hater of him, but this is the reason why for me, he isn't the GOAT.
During the regular season, many don't know this but he also got a triple-double stats. He is triple double in cries, flops and him being a Le-GM for the team.

Hope you got my point, but that's the truth. He cries a lot with missed calls, he also flops a lot (although this season, it's fewer than the season before this season), and he's using his power too much that it affected the whole team. Just imagine if their roster where they won a title in the bubble remained the same, they might win back-to-back TBH. Anyway, I agree with what you said but not a hater of him, and whatever happens, he will be in the Hall of Fame soon, and many sees him as their GOAT.

In other news, the knicks will likely finish off Philly next game, the Mavs will finish off LA next game, Indy should finish off the Bucks unless Giannis and Dame are back, and its a toss up on Cleveland vs Orlando.

There will be Game 7 between Knicks and Philly, and I believe that Philly will win in Game 6 "IF" Maxey will play the same when they won in Game 5. As for Indiana/Milwaukee, I also believe that the Pacers will end this series in their home, and Giannis will be disappointed again because they didn't became the "competitive" team that he wanted to, but the reality is, they aren't ever since they acquired Lillard and his injury right before the playoff starts also affected the whole team. Cleveland/Orlando is for me the series that I don't watch for unknown reasons.

Embiid is fragile and will try real hard in game 6 but will come up short. Maxey won't shoot the lights out like he did in game 5 either. It's over for Philly. If the Knicks would have foulded instead of letting Maxey shoot a 3, the series would already be over.

[Zed0X]

Too bad I was not able to bet on game 6 of Pacers vs. Sixers because I missed the time. Anyway, with Pacers already 20 points ahead with just 8 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter, I don't expect any miracle happening here. The Bucks' season is over and Giannis gonna be requesting for a trade after (or not )

[bisdak40]

Too bad I was not able to bet on game 6 of Pacers vs. Sixers because I missed the time. Anyway, with Pacers already 20 points ahead with just 8 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter, I don't expect any miracle happening here. The Bucks' season is over and Giannis gonna be requesting for a trade after (or not )

I was able to bet for the Bucks with +9.5 handicap when the Pacers were ahead by 10 points in the second quarter. I was thinking that this would be a close game since Lillard was already playing but i was wrong, they were blown out in the second half and the game was no near close.

I hope Giannis will stay with the Bucks and maybe they should trade Lillard, he is a liability on defense.

[dwyane36]

I was able to bet for the Bucks with +9.5 handicap when the Pacers were ahead by 10 points in the second quarter. I was thinking that this would be a close game since Lillard was already playing but i was wrong, they were blown out in the second half and the game was no near close.

I hope Giannis will stay with the Bucks and maybe they should trade Lillard, he is a liability on defense.

Well, the outcome of this series is a clear example that even if the team finished the regular season at the top of the standings, it actually means nothing and doesn't guarantee success in the playoffs. As for Giannis and Dame, I think both will stay with the Bucks for at least one more season.

[Zed0X]

The ending of the Knicks vs. Sixers series was wild. It was truly a battle of attrition and too bad that Embiid wasn't there (fouled out) to play it until the last minute. Anyway, what's your strategy for the semis (Knicks vs. Pacers)?

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I hope Giannis will stay with the Bucks and maybe they should trade Lillard, he is a liability on defense.

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As for Giannis and Dame, I think both will stay with the Bucks for at least one more season.

Yeah, I guess one more season for the duo to give them more time to blend. It will be interesting to see who will be on trading block after the season is over. I have a feeling Middleton will be up for a trade too.

[LogitechMouse]

The ending of the Knicks vs. Sixers series was wild. It was truly a battle of attrition and too bad that Embiid wasn't there (fouled out) to play it until the last minute. Anyway, what's your strategy for the semis (Knicks vs. Pacers)?

Knicks will defeat the Pacers possible in 5 games.

For me, the Sixers are a better team than the Pacers. The Sixers just went down to 7th seed because Embiid got injured, and missed a lot of games. If he wasn't injured at that time, the Sixers might retain that 4th seed or they might get even higher seed. The series between the Knicks and the Sixers is just one of the most exciting series that we will see this playoffs. It might went to overtime TBH if they didn't decide to double team Brunson. Unfortunately, Hart was left wide open hence, hitting that three to seal the deal.

Predictions? Knicks in 5 games. Pacers might be one of the best offensive teams right now, but they're also one of the worst defensive teams in the regular season.

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I hope Giannis will stay with the Bucks and maybe they should trade Lillard, he is a liability on defense.

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As for Giannis and Dame, I think both will stay with the Bucks for at least one more season.

Yeah, I guess one more season for the duo to give them more time to blend. It will be interesting to see who will be on trading block after the season is over. I have a feeling Middleton will be up for a trade too.

As much as we've heard Giannis that he will ask for a trade if the Bucks will not be a competitive team this season, I also believe that he will stay. After all, the results might've been different if him and Lillard played together. If Giannis was healthy, they might win the series. Anyway, I also believe that he will stay, and play with Lillard. They will not change their coach as well despite their performance on the playoffs.

[Captain Corporate]

Lebron to GSW talks are increasing quite a lot. Kerr is the type of coach that would be good for Lebron I am sure of that, he had very few times in his career when he was coached by someone great, and Curry will be there, which would benefit them a lot. The only issue is that they can't keep all three stars they currently have AND also get Lebron. Draymond and Klay would be hard to keep, Lebron would not get like some minimum wage, just to be there. He will want max, and that would be like 50-60 million a year at least if I am not wrong. Curry and Him already cover the salary cap, so it wouldn't be possible to get more. And I do not think that Draymond or Klay would accept minimum wage neither. So this deal is all depending on who Warriors wants to get, do they want Lebron, or do they want to keep the same trio?

[Baofeng]

I'm going with the Orlando Magic -3.5 against the Cavs. The game will be at their homecourt, so I think they will have the advantage. This series though is very close and we thought that the Magic is done when they got themselves as 0-2 hole.

But now they have comeback, and they almost steal one from the Cavs homecourt the last game.

Game is about to start in less than 10 minutes, and I might sit and watch this game and cheer for the Magic not just to win but to cover this spread. For the Clippers vs Mavs, hard to predict so I will skip that one although I wanted for the Mavs to move on the second round and face OKC.

[bisdak40]

I'm going with the Orlando Magic -3.5 against the Cavs. The game will be at their homecourt, so I think they will have the advantage. This series though is very close and we thought that the Magic is done when they got themselves as 0-2 hole.

But now they have comeback, and they almost steal one from the Cavs homecourt the last game.

Game is about to start in less than 10 minutes, and I might sit and watch this game and cheer for the Magic not just to win but to cover this spread. For the Clippers vs Mavs, hard to predict so I will skip that one although I wanted for the Mavs to move on the second round and face OKC.

Midway in the third quarter now for the Magic vs Cavs game bro and the Cavs is now leading by 7 points as Garland and Mitchel are getting buckets, hard to depend those duo, hope that the Magic will come back and win this game and also cover the spread as i am also betting for them.

For the Mavs vs Clippers, i bet for the Mavs to end this series now.

[LogitechMouse]

I'm going with the Orlando Magic -3.5 against the Cavs. The game will be at their homecourt, so I think they will have the advantage. This series though is very close and we thought that the Magic is done when they got themselves as 0-2 hole.

But now they have comeback, and they almost steal one from the Cavs homecourt the last game.

Game is about to start in less than 10 minutes, and I might sit and watch this game and cheer for the Magic not just to win but to cover this spread. For the Clippers vs Mavs, hard to predict so I will skip that one although I wanted for the Mavs to move on the second round and face OKC.

I put Magic at -5.5 before the game, and because of Carter's free throws, I won on that bet.
I'm betting again after months of not gambling. Just for this playoff I guess.

Anyway, the Magic won and forced a Game 7 103-96. Mitchell made a record even though they lost as he holds the highest number of points in a series-clincher game with 50 points. He also scored all 18 points of the Cleveland's points in the 4th quarter which is what I don't want about them. They're focusing on one player the whole quarter. It's a 1 Vs. all match on 4th quarter already. I mean they still have 4 players that can shoot especially Garland. Why give it all on Mitchell? Anyway, they lost, and they need to defend their home to clinch into the Semis and will face the Celtics.

We know already that in this series, whoever has the homecourt wins the game. Will this streak continue, or the Magic will break it and upset the Cavaliers on their home?