[NBA] Unofficial Discussion Thread

[Zed0X]

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If the Lakers beat the Cavs tonight, they will dislodge the Kings from the 8th spot in the standings.

And that's what exactly happened.

It's just four to five games left before the regular season ends. The Pelicans are looking shaky right now while the Suns and Mavs pulling away to keep their playoff spot. Lakers could still overtake the Pelicans for the 7th spot but that's not really important.

[bisdak40]

It's just four to five games left before the regular season ends. The Pelicans are looking shaky right now while the Suns and Mavs pulling away to keep their playoff spot. Lakers could still overtake the Pelicans for the 7th spot but that's not really important.

Yeah, the Pelicans were so shaky that i thought they will be blown by the Suns today but it didn't happens as the Suns bow down to the Pelicans earlier today to retain their 7th spot in the standings. Back to the Lakers, i don't what happen to Davis as he only played 12 minutes tonight, hope he is not injured as they need him in their last remaining games.

[Jating]

It's just four to five games left before the regular season ends. The Pelicans are looking shaky right now while the Suns and Mavs pulling away to keep their playoff spot. Lakers could still overtake the Pelicans for the 7th spot but that's not really important.

Yeah, the Pelicans were so shaky that i thought they will be blown by the Suns today but it didn't happens as the Suns bow down to the Pelicans earlier today to retain their 7th spot in the standings. Back to the Lakers, i don't what happen to Davis as he only played 12 minutes tonight, hope he is not injured as they need him in their last remaining games.

He was hit in the face by Kyle Anderson (https://twitter.com/ishanghosh824/status/1777169661060333649), and there was no call whatsoever. So AD has to go to the dugout after that and never returns. And with no Lebron James, the Wolves were able to beat the Lakers easy. And they were lead by the underrated Naz Reid. The Warriors won as well and couple with Houston losing, they are not safe at the 10th spot and looking for a play-in position. And if the play-in happens tomorrow, they will be facing the Lakers. So that is a good match-up for fans. Tyrese Maxey, scoring another 50 point game this season with 52 points against the San Antonio Spurs winning in overtime. Wemby scores 33, but they can't score in the OT. Bucks is on a losing skid now, Doc Rivers is again on the front page as they are now in the 4 game losing streak.

[bisdak40]

It's just four to five games left before the regular season ends. The Pelicans are looking shaky right now while the Suns and Mavs pulling away to keep their playoff spot. Lakers could still overtake the Pelicans for the 7th spot but that's not really important.

Yeah, the Pelicans were so shaky that i thought they will be blown by the Suns today but it didn't happens as the Suns bow down to the Pelicans earlier today to retain their 7th spot in the standings. Back to the Lakers, i don't what happen to Davis as he only played 12 minutes tonight, hope he is not injured as they need him in their last remaining games.

He was hit in the face by Kyle Anderson (https://twitter.com/ishanghosh824/status/1777169661060333649), and there was no call whatsoever. So AD has to go to the dugout after that and never returns. And with no Lebron James, the Wolves were able to beat the Lakers easy. And they were lead by the underrated Naz Reid. The Warriors won as well and couple with Houston losing, they are not safe at the 10th spot and looking for a play-in position. And if the play-in happens tomorrow, they will be facing the Lakers. So that is a good match-up for fans. Tyrese Maxey, scoring another 50 point game this season with 52 points against the San Antonio Spurs winning in overtime. Wemby scores 33, but they can't score in the OT. Bucks is on a losing skid now, Doc Rivers is again on the front page as they are now in the 4 game losing streak.

Thanks for the info brother, i just wonder why Lebron didn't play on that game against the Wolves as a win would put some distance between them and the Kings in the 8th spot or possibly the 7th spot.

[dwyane36]

Thanks for the info brother, i just wonder why Lebron didn't play on that game against the Wolves as a win would put some distance between them and the Kings in the 8th spot or possibly the 7th spot.

His status before the game was questionable. In addition, there were earlier reports that LeBron had flu-like symptoms and wasn't feeling well because of it.
Of course, the remaining games of the regular season are important for the Lakers because they might be able to improve their spot in the standings, but it looks like they didn't want to risk LeBron's health.

[bisdak40]

Thanks for the info brother, i just wonder why Lebron didn't play on that game against the Wolves as a win would put some distance between them and the Kings in the 8th spot or possibly the 7th spot.

His status before the game was questionable. In addition, there were earlier reports that LeBron had flu-like symptoms and wasn't feeling well because of it.
Of course, the remaining games of the regular season are important for the Lakers because they might be able to improve their spot in the standings, but it looks like they didn't want to risk LeBron's health.

And as of this writing, the Warriors and Lakers are already playing and Anthony Davis is out maybe due to that incident where he was hit in the head, my bad i didn't research because i bet on the Lakers but right now they are down by 10 point though it is only the first half but without Davis, they might lose this game.

[Zed0X]

Warriors shooting 26 out of 41 from three-point range (63.40%) is a huge threat against any team. Curry and Podziemski were perfect with 6 and 3 respectively. What's surprising is that Draymond scored all his points beyond the arc with high efficiency (5 of 7). Klay is also heating up just in time for the play-in.

[dwyane36]

Warriors shooting 26 out of 41 from three-point range (63.40%) is a huge threat against any team. Curry and Podziemski were perfect with 6 and 3 respectively. What's surprising is that Draymond scored all his points beyond the arc with high efficiency (5 of 7). Klay is also heating up just in time for the play-in.

Yes, the Warriors' performance was unexpected in this game, especially Thompson's because he doesn't often perform so well in the regular season. I think even if Davis had played in this game, the Lakers still wouldn't have been able to beat the Warriors because of their high three-point shooting percentage.

[Jating]

Warriors shooting 26 out of 41 from three-point range (63.40%) is a huge threat against any team. Curry and Podziemski were perfect with 6 and 3 respectively. What's surprising is that Draymond scored all his points beyond the arc with high efficiency (5 of 7). Klay is also heating up just in time for the play-in.

Yes, the Warriors' performance was unexpected in this game, especially Thompson's because he doesn't often perform so well in the regular season. I think even if Davis had played in this game, the Lakers still wouldn't have been able to beat the Warriors because of their high three-point shooting percentage.

Yes, as if we have seen the prime version of the Warriors when they were still a dynasty. They are the teams that started the whole three point era with Steph and Klay forming what we call the Splash Brothers. And they will be a very dangerous team in the play-in, whoever they will face if they can keep up with this kind of shooting. And they did it away from home, which is also another interesting stats for them to win in the road. And Klay just in time for his peak performance come play-in/playoff. Just sad that either the Lakers or the Warriors are going to be eliminated this season.

[Baofeng]

It's good to hear that Giannis doesn't have any major injuries. If you guys have watch their game against Boston, there were anxious moments wherein Giannis just fell on the ground and holding into his achilles.

And MRI revealed no damage to his achilles tendon and it it's intact. So that is good enough news for the Bucks as Giannis will have to rest their last remaining games this regular season.

[bisdak40]

It's good to hear that Giannis doesn't have any major injuries. If you guys have watch their game against Boston, there were anxious moments wherein Giannis just fell on the ground and holding into his achilles.

And MRI revealed no damage to his achilles tendon and it it's intact. So that is good enough news for the Bucks as Giannis will have to rest their last remaining games this regular season.

Good thing that Giannis has no injuries going into the playoffs so that there will be no alibis when the Heat or Sixers beat them in the first round hehe, joke only. I think the Bucks is planning something this year as to not repeat the fate they experienced last year and we might see that they will avoid the Heat as much as possible because the Heat is a dangerous team in the playoffs.

[dwyane36]

It's good to hear that Giannis doesn't have any major injuries. If you guys have watch their game against Boston, there were anxious moments wherein Giannis just fell on the ground and holding into his achilles.

And MRI revealed no damage to his achilles tendon and it it's intact. So that is good enough news for the Bucks as Giannis will have to rest their last remaining games this regular season.

Yeah, the fact that Giannis avoided a major injury is good news for the Bucks. Apparently, he only has a sole sprain, but Doc Rivers said earlier that they don't have a timeline for Giannis' return to the court yet. Either way, the Bucks' medical staff and coaches should keep a closer eye on Giannis' health, as the Bucks are unlikely to make any progress in the playoffs without him.

[Jating]

It's good to hear that Giannis doesn't have any major injuries. If you guys have watch their game against Boston, there were anxious moments wherein Giannis just fell on the ground and holding into his achilles.

And MRI revealed no damage to his achilles tendon and it it's intact. So that is good enough news for the Bucks as Giannis will have to rest their last remaining games this regular season.

Yeah, the fact that Giannis avoided a major injury is good news for the Bucks. Apparently, he only has a sole sprain, but Doc Rivers said earlier that they don't have a timeline for Giannis' return to the court yet. Either way, the Bucks' medical staff and coaches should keep a closer eye on Giannis' health, as the Bucks are unlikely to make any progress in the playoffs without him.

I agree, it's good that there are no major injury for Giannis, like season ending injury as we all know that he is the heart and soul of the Bucks. And him not playing in the playoff is going to be very bad news for them.
And it's good as well to see them getting back to the winning column. For sure, the medical staff of Bucks will be working full time with Giannis. Most likely he will have to rest and do some stretches to warm up that calf muscle and then him back at least in the first round.

[LogitechMouse]

It's good to hear that Giannis doesn't have any major injuries. If you guys have watch their game against Boston, there were anxious moments wherein Giannis just fell on the ground and holding into his achilles.

And MRI revealed no damage to his achilles tendon and it it's intact. So that is good enough news for the Bucks as Giannis will have to rest their last remaining games this regular season.

Yeah, the fact that Giannis avoided a major injury is good news for the Bucks. Apparently, he only has a sole sprain, but Doc Rivers said earlier that they don't have a timeline for Giannis' return to the court yet. Either way, the Bucks' medical staff and coaches should keep a closer eye on Giannis' health, as the Bucks are unlikely to make any progress in the playoffs without him.

The Bucks would be a different team in the playoffs without Giannis. Without him, they will be a mediocre team and knowing that it's the playoffs, it will be hard for them. The good thing about the Bucks being 2nd is that, they'll still have time to at least get some rest because they will wait for the play-in tournament to end, and they will see which team they will face. The bad thing is that, there's a chance that they will be facing either the Sixers, or the Heat.

If they will be facing the Sixers, not having Giannis will be an easy lose for them that's for sure especially now that Embiid's back already. If they will be facing the Heat "AGAIN" in the first round, well we know what happened last year. I'm not saying that it will happen again this year, but who knows. That would be the most embarrassing moment for the Bucks, and knowing that they have Doc "CHOKE" Rivers as their head coach, we might see Giannis leaving the team in the off-season.


Overall, whatever happens, the Bucks will be having a tough opponent on the first round. Maybe if it's the Magic that they're facing then they will have a higher chance, or maybe the Pacers, but if it will be either Sixers or Heat, I'm afraid they might get eliminated on the first round again.

[Baofeng]

It's good to hear that Giannis doesn't have any major injuries. If you guys have watch their game against Boston, there were anxious moments wherein Giannis just fell on the ground and holding into his achilles.

And MRI revealed no damage to his achilles tendon and it it's intact. So that is good enough news for the Bucks as Giannis will have to rest their last remaining games this regular season.

Yeah, the fact that Giannis avoided a major injury is good news for the Bucks. Apparently, he only has a sole sprain, but Doc Rivers said earlier that they don't have a timeline for Giannis' return to the court yet. Either way, the Bucks' medical staff and coaches should keep a closer eye on Giannis' health, as the Bucks are unlikely to make any progress in the playoffs without him.

The Bucks would be a different team in the playoffs without Giannis. Without him, they will be a mediocre team and knowing that it's the playoffs, it will be hard for them. The good thing about the Bucks being 2nd is that, they'll still have time to at least get some rest because they will wait for the play-in tournament to end, and they will see which team they will face. The bad thing is that, there's a chance that they will be facing either the Sixers, or the Heat.

If they will be facing the Sixers, not having Giannis will be an easy lose for them that's for sure especially now that Embiid's back already. If they will be facing the Heat "AGAIN" in the first round, well we know what happened last year. I'm not saying that it will happen again this year, but who knows. That would be the most embarrassing moment for the Bucks, and knowing that they have Doc "CHOKE" Rivers as their head coach, we might see Giannis leaving the team in the off-season.


Overall, whatever happens, the Bucks will be having a tough opponent on the first round. Maybe if it's the Magic that they're facing then they will have a higher chance, or maybe the Pacers, but if it will be either Sixers or Heat, I'm afraid they might get eliminated on the first round again.

It's proven already, last season in the playoff, there were games that Giannis was out and even if they lead the series against the Heat, they lost that and didn't move forward and Giannis was frustrated.

So not saying that it will happen again, but he really needs to take a rest and the medical staff evaluate the injury 100% so that come playoff, Giannis will be healthy and that they have confidence having him back in the lineup and Dame Lillard seeing his old version of "Dame Time".