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I want to start the discussion here about the NBA - information, predictions, analysis, betting ideas, etc.
I was surprised that no NBA-related discussion here was active. I tried to search for those threads but some are inactive. If I missed the active ones, I will lock this thread. If this is only the active one, I will modify the first post into a much-organized introduction post.
Let's start! Calling those NBA enthusiasts there.
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Yeah and I think it's about time to have NBA threads here.
But since there's no gambling sig campaigns here, I think there could be just few of us here who follow NBA. Hopefully though we will have the regulars come in here. A lot of schedule games tonight, so it's hard to pick, but I will be interesting to see a game between the Bucks and the Pacers as this two are now rivals as there are drama's specially when the Pacers didn't give Giannis the ball when he has 64 points against the Pacers. It's historic because it was record-breaking night for him.
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I just watched the end part of the Jazz vs Pistons game on YouTube. It was fun seeing them trade 3-pointers until the end of regular time. I can only imagine the excitement if we were to witness that live. Pistons have good scorers actually but they still struggle to win.
Bucks will face the Spurs next. What do you think of Bucks (-10.50) @2.03? Can they cover that spread?
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I just watched the end part of the Jazz vs Pistons game on YouTube. It was fun seeing them trade 3-pointers until the end of regular time. I can only imagine the excitement if we were to witness that live. Pistons have good scorers actually but they still struggle to win.
Bucks will face the Spurs next. What do you think of Bucks (-10.50) @2.03? Can they cover that spread?
Unfortunately, the Bucks didn't cover the spread as they just won by 4 points. And it's a great game, Giannis vs Wemby, good matchup and then Wemby with that big block against Giannis.
Final 1:30 of the game here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNZXiAZCJ18 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNZXiAZCJ18)
It was very intense, but in the end, it was the Bucks who take that big win against the Spurs.
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Yeah and I think it's about time to have NBA threads here.
But since there's no gambling sig campaigns here, I think there could be just few of us here who follow NBA. Hopefully though we will have the regulars come in here.
I think it will take a few weeks or even months for this thread and similar threads to get more activity.
As for the NBA, I would point out tonight's Raptors vs. Warriors game, as the Warriors players performed as poorly as possible. Just look at their stats in this game. Wiggins made only 1 of 6 shots, Kuminga made only 1 of 5 three-pointers, Podziemski made 2 of 11, including 1 of 8 three-pointers, and Curry didn't make a single three-pointer out of 9 attempts.
With performances like this, the Warriors may not even make the play-in tournament this regular season.
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Lakers vs Clippers was fun to watch as it was like a playoff match. Powell was so close to tying it and sending the game to overtime (honestly, I thought his shot was going in).
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With performances like this, the Warriors may not even make the play-in tournament this regular season.
Yeah they are currently out of the top 10.
It's amazing how this season is turning out to be. We have Suns, Lakers, and Warriors all struggling for an automatic playoff spot. I wouldn't be surprised if they face each other in the play-in.
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It's amazing how this season is turning out to be. We have Suns, Lakers, and Warriors all struggling for an automatic playoff spot. I wouldn't be surprised if they face each other in the play-in.
Yep, the NBA standings have changed a lot this regular season. Those teams who used to be favorites have suddenly become underdogs, while those teams who used to be at the bottom of the standings have suddenly become top teams. This is especially evident in the Western Conference standings, as the Wolves and Thunder are in first and second spots, respectively. It's funny that even the Rockets are almost in the top half of the standings.
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It's amazing how this season is turning out to be. We have Suns, Lakers, and Warriors all struggling for an automatic playoff spot. I wouldn't be surprised if they face each other in the play-in.
Yep, the NBA standings have changed a lot this regular season. Those teams who used to be favorites have suddenly become underdogs, while those teams who used to be at the bottom of the standings have suddenly become top teams. This is especially evident in the Western Conference standings, as the Wolves and Thunder are in first and second spots, respectively. It's funny that even the Rockets are almost in the top half of the standings.
The Jazz is slowly climbing up in the standings too winning five of their six games (losing only to Celtics) this January. Beating the Sixers, Bucks, and the Nuggets by double digits is not an easy task at all but they seem to have gained momentum. I won't be too surprised if they kick out either Warriors or Lakers out of the play-in tournament.
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Anyone saw the match between the Bucks and the number 1 team in the East Boston Celtics? The Bucks won big 135-102. We haven't seen Boston losing this huge this season. And as the number 1 team, I thought that this game is going to be very intense and close as this two is rivals. But I guess the Celtics woke up in the wrong side of the bed.
Same with the OKC 139-77 against the Blazers.
We have a lot of good games tonight, so not sure if everyone has put a bet already.
Here's mine:
Hawks -1.5 vs Pacers
Rockets -1.5 vs Pistons
Clippers -1.5 vs Memphis
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Separated by only one point with 10seconds left in the game and nobody guarding Banchero at the rim but he somehow didn't make the shot ;D How he missed that is just miraculous and it deserves to be the Shaqtin Fool's winner of the day. Good win by the Heat even without Buttler and Herro. Bam was clutch.
Here's mine:
Hawks -1.5 vs Pacers
Rockets -1.5 vs Pistons
Clippers -1.5 vs Memphis
2 of 3. Good win if this is not parlay.
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Separated by only one point with 10seconds left in the game and nobody guarding Banchero at the rim but he somehow didn't make the shot ;D How he missed that is just miraculous and it deserves to be the Shaqtin Fool's winner of the day. Good win by the Heat even without Buttler and Herro. Bam was clutch.
Here's mine:
Hawks -1.5 vs Pacers
Rockets -1.5 vs Pistons
Clippers -1.5 vs Memphis
2 of 3. Good win if this is not parlay.
Unfortunately, it's a parlay mate, so I lose everything when Hawks wasn't able to win against the Pacers. And in the Rockets vs Pistons game, Rockets was leading all throughout but Pistons caught up on them, but still enough to cover the handicap.
But it's all good, I haven't check games tonight, but will definitely try to look and bet at least single one.
I'll stay away from parlay for now, :)
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Is this thread for bets only? Or we can share our own opinion about what's happening with the league?
I mean in the other forum, there's a thread for opinions, and a thread for bets only. Just a curious guy who's an NBA fan here. :P
Anyway, I was just browsing on YouTube when I saw this Damian Lillard buzzer-beater three-point shot in overtime. You can watch it here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruRB9eZwp4k (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruRB9eZwp4k)
It's insane (at least for me). You are down by 2 with 5 seconds remaining, and instead of going to a 2 to tie the game, you risked it and made a 3-point shot. The confidence is there, and he's like "I'm still a threat to the league. Guard me". Like what the commentator said, "DAME TIME IS ALIVE!!!!". I just missed his buzzer-beaters TBH. It's been a long time since I've seen him made a buzzer-beater three. :D
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Is this thread for bets only? Or we can share our own opinion about what's happening with the league?
I mean in the other forum, there's a thread for opinions, and a thread for bets only. Just a curious guy who's an NBA fan here. :P
Anyway, I was just browsing on YouTube when I saw this Damian Lillard buzzer-beater three-point shot in overtime. You can watch it here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruRB9eZwp4k (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruRB9eZwp4k)
It's insane (at least for me). You are down by 2 with 5 seconds remaining, and instead of going to a 2 to tie the game, you risked it and made a 3-point shot. The confidence is there, and he's like "I'm still a threat to the league. Guard me". Like what the commentator said, "DAME TIME IS ALIVE!!!!". I just missed his buzzer-beaters TBH. It's been a long time since I've seen him made a buzzer-beater three. :D
There was a discussion of NBA games and betting in the previous thread, which is already closed. I don't think there's a need to create another thread for betting now since there aren't many NBA fans here yet.
As for Dame's buzzer-beater, that was an epic moment. He did it many times with the Blazers, and I'm sure we'll see more than one epic buzzer-beater from Dame in a Bucks jersey.
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Warriors with Klay and Steph losing to an underhanded Grizzlies is just so bad. No Marcus Smart, Ja Morant, Steven Adams and they still could not get the job done.
I smell some changes in this team before the trade deadline. The 3 players that are rumored to be moved are Moody, Kuminga, and Wiggins. I think they should keep at least two of them for the club's future.
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Warriors with Klay and Steph losing to an underhanded Grizzlies is just so bad. No Marcus Smart, Ja Morant, Steven Adams and they still could not get the job done.
I smell some changes in this team before the trade deadline. The 3 players that are rumored to be moved are Moody, Kuminga, and Wiggins. I think they should keep at least two of them for the club's future.
Klay was on the court longer than any other Warriors player in this game, but he only scored 9 points and was the most useless, considering his PM was -22. By the way, Wiggins and Kuminga were one of the players who tried to help Curry in this game. So, if I were the Warriors management, I wouldn't be in a hurry to trade those two guys.
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Warriors with Klay and Steph losing to an underhanded Grizzlies is just so bad. No Marcus Smart, Ja Morant, Steven Adams and they still could not get the job done.
I smell some changes in this team before the trade deadline. The 3 players that are rumored to be moved are Moody, Kuminga, and Wiggins. I think they should keep at least two of them for the club's future.
Klay was on the court longer than any other Warriors player in this game, but he only scored 9 points and was the most useless, considering his PM was -22. By the way, Wiggins and Kuminga were one of the players who tried to help Curry in this game. So, if I were the Warriors management, I wouldn't be in a hurry to trade those two guys.
Yeah that's so bad. I read that negotiation for Klay's contract extension has stalled last month and I don't know if the management is still interested to keep him with the way he's playing now. The sooner they break the core that they gave the franchise multiple championships, the better it is for the team.
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Warriors with Klay and Steph losing to an underhanded Grizzlies is just so bad. No Marcus Smart, Ja Morant, Steven Adams and they still could not get the job done.
I smell some changes in this team before the trade deadline. The 3 players that are rumored to be moved are Moody, Kuminga, and Wiggins. I think they should keep at least two of them for the club's future.
Klay was on the court longer than any other Warriors player in this game, but he only scored 9 points and was the most useless, considering his PM was -22. By the way, Wiggins and Kuminga were one of the players who tried to help Curry in this game. So, if I were the Warriors management, I wouldn't be in a hurry to trade those two guys.
Yeah that's so bad. I read that negotiation for Klay's contract extension has stalled last month and I don't know if the management is still interested to keep him with the way he's playing now. The sooner they break the core that they gave the franchise multiple championships, the better it is for the team.
That is the big question, and as per Klay's performance, if I'm the Warrior head, it's hard to give him that max contract that he is asking. He needs to show more in this season.
And as we have seen, they are struggling and it compound with another bad news about their assistant coach having a heart attack and die,
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević died Wednesday after sustaining a heart attack while at a private team dinner in Salt Lake City Tuesday, the Warriors said.
He was 46 years old.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/nba-postpones-warriors-game-against-174858427.html
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Yeah that's so bad. I read that negotiation for Klay's contract extension has stalled last month and I don't know if the management is still interested to keep him with the way he's playing now. The sooner they break the core that they gave the franchise multiple championships, the better it is for the team.
That is the big question, and as per Klay's performance, if I'm the Warrior head, it's hard to give him that max contract that he is asking. He needs to show more in this season.
I think the peak of Klay's career has passed, and his performance has gradually worsened since that serious injury. So now he is clearly not performing well enough to demand a max contract from Warriors management.
The same thing applies to Green. Honestly, I don't understand why the Warriors signed him to a $100 million contract last offseason.
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The same thing applies to Green. Honestly, I don't understand why the Warriors signed him to a $100 million contract last offseason.
That was a weird move indeed. Maybe it's the best way they could think of to payback what Draymond had done to them in the past. I still think that's a bad decision because he was clearly beyond his prime years and the incidents he's been involved with (Poole). Giving him that contract also limited their opportunities to sign new players.
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The same thing applies to Green. Honestly, I don't understand why the Warriors signed him to a $100 million contract last offseason.
That was a weird move indeed. Maybe it's the best way they could think of to payback what Draymond had done to them in the past. I still think that's a bad decision because he was clearly beyond his prime years and the incidents he's been involved with (Poole). Giving him that contract also limited their opportunities to sign new players.
Yeah, we forgot about Draymond's case as well, he did comeback to the Warriors to play but they lost to Memphis.
And so Warriors are very desperate right now and I think everyone is on the trade block except maybe Curry. Andrew Wiggins name always pop up for a trade with Siakam, but the Pacers was able to get Pascal now, so that trade is not obviously going to happen.
But eventually before the trade deadline next month, we might see some movements in the Warriors and try to salvage their season with acquisitions and trading their players that didn't help and might not to find a new home.
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Yeah, we forgot about Draymond's case as well, he did comeback to the Warriors to play but they lost to Memphis.
And so Warriors are very desperate right now and I think everyone is on the trade block except maybe Curry. Andrew Wiggins name always pop up for a trade with Siakam, but the Pacers was able to get Pascal now, so that trade is not obviously going to happen.
But eventually before the trade deadline next month, we might see some movements in the Warriors and try to salvage their season with acquisitions and trading their players that didn't help and might not to find a new home.
Curry is untouchable in terms of trades, as he is still the leader of the team and performing as well as ever.
The Warriors management should obviously do something to become a competitive team again, but it may not be a good idea to get rid of many players from the current roster. At least, I don't think Curry will be happy to be in a team that will be in a rebuilding phase.
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Latest buzz is Siakam's trade to the Pacers from Raptors.
Details of the deal:
Raptors receive:
Bruce Brown (via Pacers)
Kira Lewis (via Pelicans)
Jordan Nwora (via Pacers)
Two 2024 first-round picks (via Pacers)
Conditional 2026 first-round pick (via Pacers)
Pacers receive:
Pascal Siakam (via Raptors)
Future second-round pick (via Pelicans)
What do you think? It looks like it's a win for the Pacers since Paskal is still relatively young and he's been playing good so far this season. I think he's one of the most versatile Forward right now.
The trade doesn't seem to affect the remaining players as they beat the Heat convincingly.
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Latest buzz is Siakam's trade to the Pacers from Raptors.
Details of the deal:
Raptors receive:
Bruce Brown (via Pacers)
Kira Lewis (via Pelicans)
Jordan Nwora (via Pacers)
Two 2024 first-round picks (via Pacers)
Conditional 2026 first-round pick (via Pacers)
Pacers receive:
Pascal Siakam (via Raptors)
Future second-round pick (via Pelicans)
What do you think? It looks like it's a win for the Pacers since Paskal is still relatively young and he's been playing good so far this season. I think he's one of the most versatile Forward right now.
The trade doesn't seem to affect the remaining players as they beat the Heat convincingly.
Yes, I think the Pacers is the winner in this trade. Although Raptors have Quickley and RJ Barrett from the Knicks already and together with Barnes, they form a solid team.
But for the Pacers, they just getting stronger with the acquisition of Siakam that can give them maybe 20 points per game if he really blend it with the team. And with Haliburton still in the injured list, Pascal will be another options for them right now if he is going to play in their next game. So good trade with them, Pacers going deep this season and maybe in the thick of the fight in the East.
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Latest buzz is Siakam's trade to the Pacers from Raptors.
Details of the deal:
Raptors receive:
Bruce Brown (via Pacers)
Kira Lewis (via Pelicans)
Jordan Nwora (via Pacers)
Two 2024 first-round picks (via Pacers)
Conditional 2026 first-round pick (via Pacers)
Pacers receive:
Pascal Siakam (via Raptors)
Future second-round pick (via Pelicans)
What do you think? It looks like it's a win for the Pacers since Paskal is still relatively young and he's been playing good so far this season. I think he's one of the most versatile Forward right now.
The trade doesn't seem to affect the remaining players as they beat the Heat convincingly.
I think the Raptors' management made a strange trade since Siakam is performing well and is clearly at his prime. So why did they trade him for a player like Brown with mediocre stats and two other players who will probably be useless since they will spend all their time on the bench?
There is no doubt that the Pacers will be even stronger after this deal.
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Latest buzz is Siakam's trade to the Pacers from Raptors.
Details of the deal:
Raptors receive:
Bruce Brown (via Pacers)
Kira Lewis (via Pelicans)
Jordan Nwora (via Pacers)
Two 2024 first-round picks (via Pacers)
Conditional 2026 first-round pick (via Pacers)
Pacers receive:
Pascal Siakam (via Raptors)
Future second-round pick (via Pelicans)
What do you think? It looks like it's a win for the Pacers since Paskal is still relatively young and he's been playing good so far this season. I think he's one of the most versatile Forward right now.
The trade doesn't seem to affect the remaining players as they beat the Heat convincingly.
I think the Raptors' management made a strange trade since Siakam is performing well and is clearly at his prime. So why did they trade him for a player like Brown with mediocre stats and two other players who will probably be useless since they will spend all their time on the bench?
There is no doubt that the Pacers will be even stronger after this deal.
They are on the rebuilding phase actually, that's why they are willing to let go of Siakam this season. It was Fred VanFleet last season, when he sign a huge contract with the Houston Rockets and now playing one of the best season. And Paskal is the last of the renmants of their championship team with Leonard. So it's not that strange to begin with. The management has decided to change the whole roster, hence rebuilding phase.
And with that, Barnes now becoming their franchise player with some support from 2 former Knicks, RJ Barrett and IQ in the next 2-3 years. But I do agree that the Pacers is getting stronger with the Pascal acquisition.
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What a time for KD to pull off a game winner like that against the Bulls. Have you seen that? I thought Caruso was going to block him there and extend the game to overtime but that was a great adjustment midair. Anyway, back-to-back 40+ points for him as the Suns extend their win streak to six.
On another note, crazy numbers for Embiid with 70 points and for KAT with 62 points.
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What a time for KD to pull off a game winner like that against the Bulls. Have you seen that? I thought Caruso was going to block him there and extend the game to overtime but that was a great adjustment midair. Anyway, back-to-back 40+ points for him as the Suns extend their win streak to six.
On another note, crazy numbers for Embiid with 70 points and for KAT with 62 points.
Caruso might have blocked Durant's shot at that crucial moment if he had jumped a little later. In any case, the Suns seem to have found the right rhythm. At least now, their spot in the standings is better than at the beginning of the season.
As for Embiid and KAT's performances, it was definitely one of the most epic game days in NBA history.
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What a time for KD to pull off a game winner like that against the Bulls. Have you seen that? I thought Caruso was going to block him there
Caruso might have blocked Durant's shot at that crucial moment if he had jumped a little later.
I don't know, I thought it was a good timing but it's just a better adjustment by KD.
Heat decided to let go of Lowry. In return, they get Rozier.
Heat receive:
Terry Rozier
Hornets receive:
Kyle Lowry
2027 first-round pick
No offense to Lowry but I think this is a good deal for the Heat. He's good defensively but the team needs more option with offense and Rozier could provide that. Now, I'm looking forward to the adjustments to the starting line up. JJJ could be drop to the bench but I think he'll fine with that.
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What a time for KD to pull off a game winner like that against the Bulls. Have you seen that? I thought Caruso was going to block him there
Caruso might have blocked Durant's shot at that crucial moment if he had jumped a little later.
I don't know, I thought it was a good timing but it's just a better adjustment by KD.
Heat decided to let go of Lowry. In return, they get Rozier.
Heat receive:
Terry Rozier
Hornets receive:
Kyle Lowry
2027 first-round pick
No offense to Lowry but I think this is a good deal for the Heat. He's good defensively but the team needs more option with offense and Rozier could provide that. Now, I'm looking forward to the adjustments to the starting line up. JJJ could be drop to the bench but I think he'll fine with that.
How's everyone doing?
Yeah, I think it's about time the the Heat will have to give up the veteran Lowry, but I guess age has caught up with him as well. And having Rozier as a another offensive weapon, is a good thing to the Heat.
For this game, I'm just betting on twwo,
Wolves vs Wizards - Wolves -9.5 @1.73, they have to take this W, they are on a two game losing skid. And the OKC has taken or tied them in the Western Conference.
Heat vs Memphis - under 214.5 @180, I'm seeing that this could be a low scoring game. It's a risk that I'm willing to take.
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For this game, I'm just betting on twwo,
Wolves vs Wizards - Wolves -9.5 @1.73, they have to take this W, they are on a two game losing skid. And the OKC has taken or tied them in the Western Conference.
Heat vs Memphis - under 214.5 @180, I'm seeing that this could be a low scoring game. It's a risk that I'm willing to take.
Congrats on your win bro, you've got the two. That "under 214.5" bet for total score is indeed a risky one as i seldom see NBA games that are low scoring, mostly they are over 220's. It's just unfortunate that i have not tailed your bet as i just read your post now.
The Warriors are back on the court after mourning on the death of one of their assistant coach. Jonathan Kuminga has a new record with a perfect field goal with 11/11 from the field and most importantly they secure the win.
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Poor showing by the Heat with an almost complete roster against an underhanded Grizzlies. They are now on a four losing trick.
Congrats on that win @Baofeng. I wouldn't have taken that risk. In fact, I would have bet on the Heat on ML as it looks like an easy win for them. As it turns out, they struggled again without JJJ.
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Yeah, I think it's about time the the Heat will have to give up the veteran Lowry, but I guess age has caught up with him as well. And having Rozier as a another offensive weapon, is a good thing to the Heat.
Well, Rozier's first performance for the Heat was pretty mediocre as he only scored 9 points. Nevertheless, I still think Rozier is the exact player that the Heat need, considering he averaged 22.7 points per game this season when he was in a Hornets uniform. He probably needs some time to get acclimated to a new team.
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For this game, I'm just betting on twwo,
Wolves vs Wizards - Wolves -9.5 @1.73, they have to take this W, they are on a two game losing skid. And the OKC has taken or tied them in the Western Conference.
Heat vs Memphis - under 214.5 @180, I'm seeing that this could be a low scoring game. It's a risk that I'm willing to take.
Congrats on your win bro, you've got the two. That "under 214.5" bet for total score is indeed a risky one as i seldom see NBA games that are low scoring, mostly they are over 220's. It's just unfortunate that i have not tailed your bet as i just read your post now.
Poor showing by the Heat with an almost complete roster against an underhanded Grizzlies. They are now on a four losing trick.
Congrats on that win @Baofeng. I wouldn't have taken that risk. In fact, I would have bet on the Heat on ML as it looks like an easy win for them. As it turns out, they struggled again without JJJ.
Thanks, I seldom also bet on the over and under, but this time, I smell something is wrong with the Heat specially with that trade of Lowry. I'm sensing that their moral is very down and so they don't have that offensive mindset on that game.
So it's just based on my hunch and it's good to sometimes bet on the game that you really think or go against the crowd.
Haven't look at the games yet, but will be more interested on top teams going against low seed like Wolves vs Nets and Jazz over Wizards.
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Poor showing by the Heat with an almost complete roster against an underhanded Grizzlies. They are now on a four losing trick.
TBH, I didn't expect the Grizzlies to play this well despite being underhanded.
I mean they won 6 out of their last 10 games. When most of the Grizzlies got injured, I expected they would be playing way worse than their first 25 games, but it seems like they're proving something. They're proving they can still win games even though their key players are out.
Speaking of winning, the Pacers won against the Sixers even though they don't have Haliburton. Pascal Siakam leads his new team with a triple-double 26-13-10. This is what Pascal Siakam can give to his team. They're now 6th in the East currently, and I hope that they will not go down in the play-in tournament.
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All-Star starters are out, and I think our guy Alperen was just not given enough attention. Dude was 5th with fans voting, which is where he should be, but with media and players rank him waaaaaay lower, like not even remotely close to what fans think, suddenly he is way down. I think if this keeps up, then he may not even be at the bench, unless someone is injured and doesn't show up. I think it should be, he deserves it, I think he is a lot better than what people give him credit for and he should be all star bench this year. I am quite upset to see that players ranked him low, I can understand media, but players who played against him should know he is better than some of the names above him.
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All-Star starters are out, and I think our guy Alperen was just not given enough attention. Dude was 5th with fans voting, which is where he should be, but with media and players rank him waaaaaay lower, like not even remotely close to what fans think, suddenly he is way down. I think if this keeps up, then he may not even be at the bench, unless someone is injured and doesn't show up. I think it should be, he deserves it, I think he is a lot better than what people give him credit for and he should be all star bench this year. I am quite upset to see that players ranked him low, I can understand media, but players who played against him should know he is better than some of the names above him.
No question about it, your guy deserved a All Star. But competition in his spot is very tough as well.
Anyway, I lost my bet on the last game, Wolves won but didn't cover the spread. The Nets though has a chance to force the game into OT. But Bridges missed the first FT and intentionally missed the second FT so that they can get the rebound.
However, the ref called for a violation and that's it for the Nets. Bad lost for them.
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All-Star starters are out, and I think our guy Alperen was just not given enough attention. Dude was 5th with fans voting, which is where he should be, but with media and players rank him waaaaaay lower, like not even remotely close to what fans think, suddenly he is way down. I think if this keeps up, then he may not even be at the bench, unless someone is injured and doesn't show up. I think it should be, he deserves it, I think he is a lot better than what people give him credit for and he should be all star bench this year. I am quite upset to see that players ranked him low, I can understand media, but players who played against him should know he is better than some of the names above him.
The fans are going to obviously be biased and vote their favorite players. As far as the other 2 outlets, the media and players, they know that the NBA is all about $$$ and they have to vote for the most popular players I think. No offense to your guy, but I have never even heard of him.
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All-Star starters are out, and I think our guy Alperen was just not given enough attention. Dude was 5th with fans voting, which is where he should be, but with media and players rank him waaaaaay lower, like not even remotely close to what fans think, suddenly he is way down. I think if this keeps up, then he may not even be at the bench, unless someone is injured and doesn't show up. I think it should be, he deserves it, I think he is a lot better than what people give him credit for and he should be all star bench this year. I am quite upset to see that players ranked him low, I can understand media, but players who played against him should know he is better than some of the names above him.
Ever since, there's always a problem with how the All-star voting is being done. There will always be bias on the voting. As for Sengun, I believe that he's a big factor as to why the Rockets are playing better now compare to last season, but I also believe that there are far better players than him. He's 5th in voting because he's very popular, but that isn't the only factor alone for a player to be included as an all-star. He needs to develop more. They are calling him "Baby Jokic" for a reason, and he might be the next Jokic, but he needs to develop even more. No disrespect for that guy though. It's just that he isn't there still.
In other news, the father and son duo of Luka and Booker made history as they're the 5th players that scored more than 60+ points in a single night.
Just a few night ago, we saw KAT and Embiid scoring 60+ points as well. One team won, and the other lose. Same tonight where the Mavericks won, but the Suns lose. Anyway, I expect that this kind of trend where players will just score 60+ points in a single night will go up. The league is transitioning already, and offense is the main focus now instead of defense. Nothing wrong about that, and fans also love to see their favorite players scoring 20+ or even 30+ at a given night.
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In other news, the father and son duo of Luka and Booker made history as they're the 5th players that scored more than 60+ points in a single night.
Just a few night ago, we saw KAT and Embiid scoring 60+ points as well. One team won, and the other lose. Same tonight where the Mavericks won, but the Suns lose.
The main difference is that Luka was the more efficient shooter with 75.8 field goal percentage. There's basically nothing you could do as a defender when someone is on fire like that.
Anyway, I expect that this kind of trend where players will just score 60+ points in a single night will go up. The league is transitioning already, and offense is the main focus now instead of defense. Nothing wrong about that, and fans also love to see their favorite players scoring 20+ or even 30+ at a given night.
Not transitioning but transitioned. How many years has it been since fans have been saying that NBA has gone soft?
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In other news, the father and son duo of Luka and Booker made history as they're the 5th players that scored more than 60+ points in a single night.
Just a few night ago, we saw KAT and Embiid scoring 60+ points as well. One team won, and the other lose. Same tonight where the Mavericks won, but the Suns lose.
The main difference is that Luka was the more efficient shooter with 75.8 field goal percentage. There's basically nothing you could do as a defender when someone is on fire like that.
Anyway, I expect that this kind of trend where players will just score 60+ points in a single night will go up. The league is transitioning already, and offense is the main focus now instead of defense. Nothing wrong about that, and fans also love to see their favorite players scoring 20+ or even 30+ at a given night.
Not transitioning but transitioned. How many years has it been since fans have been saying that NBA has gone soft?
Defense is gone, unlike in the 80's-90's and I think players knows that as they have been criticized by ex-NBA player as well with regards to their ruggedness and being soft and flop (that's why there are new rules like in the last couple of years as well with players flopping).
So it's very different know, and again the debate as to who is the GOAT, really depends. For now in this era it could be Lebron. But for those who us who grow up watching the Bulls dominated the league in the 90's it will be Michael Jordan. And then 2000's to 2010, it could be Kobe.
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Great battle between old rivals, Lebron and Steph, as Lakers and Warriors went to double OT to settle the game with 1 point difference. This would have been better if it happened during the playoffs. Anyway, I'm sure there are a lot of plays worthy of highlights in that game but I'll pick this moment of Kahwi against the Celtics (at 1:03 mark).
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Great battle between old rivals, Lebron and Steph, as Lakers and Warriors went to double OT to settle the game with 1 point difference. This would have been better if it happened during the playoffs.
Lebron has the last laugh in there as they won that great match, great in the sense that my bet ticket won hehe. It was the second game that the Warriors lost by a slim one point. It was just unfortunate that the last 3 pointer that went in for Steph has been put to waste with that Lebron's drive to the basket.
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Great battle between old rivals, Lebron and Steph, as Lakers and Warriors went to double OT to settle the game with 1 point difference. This would have been better if it happened during the playoffs.
Lebron has the last laugh in there as they won that great match, great in the sense that my bet ticket won hehe. It was the second game that the Warriors lost by a slim one point. It was just unfortunate that the last 3 pointer that went in for Steph has been put to waste with that Lebron's drive to the basket.
Congrats mate, I'm thinking of betting on the Warriors with that +1.5, but I'm do busy doing things, and playing online games, hehehe, won on that game as well. But it's good to see hitting those bet, specially live game betting, when the Warriors is down like 7 or 5 points before the 1st half.
But it was indeed a great matchup, and in the end Lebron has the last laugh. And then they sink the Warriors and it's very hard to see them making the playoff unless there is a trade that will really push them again and winning games. And it really could be an end of an era for the Warriors.
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Great game between the Bucks and the Nuggets, two great teams, and who knows we might see the preview of the finals. But in the end, it was the Nuggets who got the dub here, it was a back and forth, but they hold their own with their great defense.
I thought that Dame will have a good basketball and maybe scoring above 20 points here with such great matchup against Murray.
But Murray was just outstanding in this game, and the former MVP? He has a blast, with another triple double in his career.
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Great game between the Bucks and the Nuggets, two great teams, and who knows we might see the preview of the finals. But in the end, it was the Nuggets who got the dub here, it was a back and forth, but they hold their own with their great defense.
I thought that Dame will have a good basketball and maybe scoring above 20 points here with such great matchup against Murray.
But Murray was just outstanding in this game, and the former MVP? He has a blast, with another triple double in his career.
I stayed away from that game i wasn't sure on whom to bet as both teams are in the top of the standings but not a fan of either team and have noticed that the Nuggets were not consistently winning as well as the Bucks.
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Great game between the Bucks and the Nuggets, two great teams, and who knows we might see the preview of the finals. But in the end, it was the Nuggets who got the dub here, it was a back and forth, but they hold their own with their great defense.
I thought that Dame will have a good basketball and maybe scoring above 20 points here with such great matchup against Murray.
But Murray was just outstanding in this game, and the former MVP? He has a blast, with another triple double in his career.
I stayed away from that game i wasn't sure on whom to bet as both teams are in the top of the standings but not a fan of either team and have noticed that the Nuggets were not consistently winning as well as the Bucks.
These games are usually the games where I might take the underdog and the points. In this case, Denver covered the spread, but usually a lot of the top teams play and the game ends up being really close.
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After that disappointing loss to the Lakers, the Warriors came back and won at their home against the Sixers 119-107.
4 starters are in double digits led by Curry with 37 points. Kuminga is there as well helping the team offensively with 26 points while we are seeing Wiggins stepping up with 23 points as well. BPod also helped them as their starting PG with 11 points. I just hope that this will be the start of Wiggins coming back to his old self. The old Wiggins that we are seeing when they won the title in 2022. That's what they need now for them to come back, and win more games.
As for the Sixers, well after a 70-point game against the Spurs, Embiid is held to scoring just 14 points and got a knee injury as well. I'm hoping for his fast recovery because he just got injured before this one, and now he got injured again. Without him, the Sixers will just be an average player. I mean he's averaging more than 30+ PPG, and it's for the team if the player scoring that high isn't playing.
Nevertheless, it's a good game. 10 games will be played tomorrow. The notable games are Denver against Oklahoma City, and Milwaukee Vs. Portland. Battle of the top teams and a battle between Dame's old team, and his new team. Good luck with your bets. :)
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Nevertheless, it's a good game. 10 games will be played tomorrow. The notable games are Denver against Oklahoma City, and Milwaukee Vs. Portland. Battle of the top teams and a battle between Dame's old team, and his new team. Good luck with your bets. :)
This should be an easy win for the Bucks, considering the Blazers are a pretty weak team, which takes the bottom of the Western Conference standings. However, it will be interesting to see how Blazers fans react to Lillard. I wonder if they will greet him with cheers or if they will boo him throughout the game.
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After that disappointing loss to the Lakers, the Warriors came back and won at their home against the Sixers 119-107.
4 starters are in double digits led by Curry with 37 points. Kuminga is there as well helping the team offensively with 26 points while we are seeing Wiggins stepping up with 23 points as well. BPod also helped them as their starting PG with 11 points. I just hope that this will be the start of Wiggins coming back to his old self. The old Wiggins that we are seeing when they won the title in 2022. That's what they need now for them to come back, and win more games.
As for the Sixers, well after a 70-point game against the Spurs, Embiid is held to scoring just 14 points and got a knee injury as well. I'm hoping for his fast recovery because he just got injured before this one, and now he got injured again. Without him, the Sixers will just be an average player. I mean he's averaging more than 30+ PPG, and it's for the team if the player scoring that high isn't playing.
Nevertheless, it's a good game. 10 games will be played tomorrow. The notable games are Denver against Oklahoma City, and Milwaukee Vs. Portland. Battle of the top teams and a battle between Dame's old team, and his new team. Good luck with your bets. :)
That's one game that is unpredictable, I thought that Joel is not going to play on that game or will be rested. And yet he played and only scored 14 points and got a knee injury? Ouch.
Yes, another good game, Denver vs OKC, Nuggets is a huge underdog here at 3.0. I might lean on them with that great odds.
And on the other night's game, Bulls vs Raptors, lost my bet, I went over 225.5 and the total score is 225. :(
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The Heat finally ended their seven game losing streak. It was a good way to do it against one of the top teams in the West (Kings).
Main story for the day is Liliard's facing Portland after his trade but it wasn't as good as he probably expected. Blazers, despite struggling, spoiled his return.
What's your take on the upcoming games:
Pacers vs. Knicks
Lakers vs. Celtics
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Nevertheless, it's a good game. 10 games will be played tomorrow. The notable games are Denver against Oklahoma City, and Milwaukee Vs. Portland. Battle of the top teams and a battle between Dame's old team, and his new team. Good luck with your bets. :)
This should be an easy win for the Bucks, considering the Blazers are a pretty weak team, which takes the bottom of the Western Conference standings. However, it will be interesting to see how Blazers fans react to Lillard. I wonder if they will greet him with cheers or if they will boo him throughout the game.
Well, if you put your bet on the Bucks in this game, you lost your bet because the Blazers spoiled the return of Dame in Moda Center as they defeated the Bucks by only 3 points.
This just shows that a weaker team will be stronger if the opposing team doesn't have the chemistry. A new coach equals a new playstyle, and a new playstyle equals adjustments and adjustments equals chemistry getting affected. I always believe that a change in the roster has an effect on the chemistry of the team, and that's what's happening right now with the Bucks. As for Lillard, I guess it's a bit expected that he will get a standing ovation from the Blazers' fans because after all, he helped the team win in the playoffs, and he's been the face of the franchise for years as well. A well-deserved applause for him. :)
What's your take on the upcoming games:
Pacers vs. Knicks
Lakers vs. Celtics
The Knicks are on an 8-game winning streak, and they have a 17-5 record on their home, so I will be predicting that their winning streak will be extended to 9 games since this game will be held on their home court. As for the Lakers-Celtics, it's a classic match-up, but the Celtics have the best home record currently with 22-2, so I'm predicting that they will win against the struggling Lakers who are now on a 2-game losing streak.
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With lakers trying to make last minute big trade decisions, I think they could actually get better, but it also depends on who they are giving. I still think that it is technically possible for them to get someone as good as Klay Thompson, but that seems like not happening, those were just rumors. Now, more realistic target seems to be Dejounte Murray, former Pop pupil is not a bad target to have and they will probably get it, and I think it will probably work for them quite well. Him at PG, with Lebron and AD, that might be a good defensive team, with other role players being strong on defense as well. When you have strong defense, then offense becomes easier as well.
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Well, if you put your bet on the Bucks in this game, you lost your bet because the Blazers spoiled the return of Dame in Moda Center as they defeated the Bucks by only 3 points.
This just shows that a weaker team will be stronger if the opposing team doesn't have the chemistry. A new coach equals a new playstyle, and a new playstyle equals adjustments and adjustments equals chemistry getting affected. I always believe that a change in the roster has an effect on the chemistry of the team, and that's what's happening right now with the Bucks. As for Lillard, I guess it's a bit expected that he will get a standing ovation from the Blazers' fans because after all, he helped the team win in the playoffs, and he's been the face of the franchise for years as well. A well-deserved applause for him. :)
Lol, looks like I overestimated the Bucks this time around. Apparently, Doc Rivers and the Bucks players really need time to get used to each other.
As for the fans' reaction to Lillard's return, it's good that they applauded him. I had some doubts about that because sometimes fans don't greet former players of a team so well. For example, some Cavs fans reacted very negatively and burned LeBron's jerseys when Lebron decided to move to the Heat, even though he also did a lot for the Cavs.
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For example, some Cavs fans reacted very negatively and burned LeBron's jerseys when Lebron decided to move to the Heat, even though he also did a lot for the Cavs.
Well, the good thing is that, when he came back to the Cavaliers after his stint with the Heat, the fans wholeheartedly welcomed him, and in exchange, he gave the team their first title after defying all odds and making a comeback after that 3-1 deficit against the Warriors. TBH, I'm also thinking that he might come back to the Cavaliers, and reunite if the Cavaliers will draft Bronny in the draft night. Who knows? :D
1-1 on my prediction. :D
I just love the Knicks fans, and how they chanted "MVP" to Jalen Brunson because of his 1st all-star selection. At the same time, they extended their winning streak to 9 as they won against the Pacers. I guess it's a good thing that the Knicks really pursued him because it's paying already.
As for the Lakers-Celtics, they really stunned the home team. There's no AD, there's no Lebron on that game, but they still won. :D The distribution of offense really made the Lakers won on this one lead by Austin Reaves that has 32 points, and 6 players of the Lakers are in double-digit as well.
I'll just also share the status of the injury of Joel Embiid base on ESPN: LINK (https://www.espn.ph/nba/story/_/id/39438693/sixers-joel-embiid-injury-meniscus-left-knee-mri-shows)
Embiid will be out through the rest of the weekend while treatment options for the injury continue to be explored. Sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that there is still uncertainty over how Embiid and the 76ers will move forward with a treatment plan for the injury, and options will be discussed over the next several days.
This new rule of the NBA really is a stupid rule, and it might affect Embiid. He's the reigning MVP, and he already missed 13 games. Base on the rule:
A player can miss no more than 17 games to be eligible for the league's major honors, including MVP and All-NBA, as part of the league's new player participation policy that was implemented this season.
What can you say about that new rule by the league?
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Another familiar picture with the Pistons starting strong but ends up losing against the Clippers in the end. Kahwi's the highest scorer with an efficient 70 FG% and an impressive game from Westbrook as well.
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Another familiar picture with the Pistons starting strong but ends up losing against the Clippers in the end. Kahwi's the highest scorer with an efficient 70 FG% and an impressive game from Westbrook as well.
Actually, it's Russell Westbrook's rally why the Clippers advanced to win. Unfortunately, that kind of performance by him is not consistent anymore, same with other superstars on the Clippers right now e.g. Paul George, James Harden, and even Kawhi Leonard in some cases.
Agree with you that Detroit Pistons is always starting strong but lacking a push to win at the end.
Anyway,Pistons are tanking this season that's why no big deal. "D
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Another familiar picture with the Pistons starting strong but ends up losing against the Clippers in the end. Kahwi's the highest scorer with an efficient 70 FG% and an impressive game from Westbrook as well.
Actually, it's Russell Westbrook's rally why the Clippers advanced to win. Unfortunately, that kind of performance by him is not consistent anymore, same with other superstars on the Clippers right now e.g. Paul George, James Harden, and even Kawhi Leonard in some cases.
Agree with you that Detroit Pistons is always starting strong but lacking a push to win at the end.
Anyway,Pistons are tanking this season that's why no big deal. "D
Whether it's Russ, or Kawhi, or PG, or Harden, one thing's for sure. Other teams must watch out for the Clippers this upcoming playoffs because they're better now that they have Harden. Chemistry? It's been there already, and with 4 all-star caliber players playing on the same team, some might say that there might be some problems with it, but it seems like they know their roles already, and that's not a good sign for other teams TBH.
Kawhi has been playing his best season since he's on the Raptors. He played on 43 of the last 47 total games, and he's been consistent throughout the season. Russ for me is the main reason why they are better now because I believe him offering himself to be a role player is a big factor as to why they are now at the 3rd seed. Of course, I will not discredit Harden, and PG13 because they're contributing to the team as well. Their role players are pretty solid as well.
They're only 1 game behind the top-seeded Thunder. They also won on 12 of their last 15 games, and if they continue to play like this, they might get that top spot TBH. As for the Pistons, they've been tanking for 4 years already, and they already wasted 4 years of Cade Cunningham's prime years. I just hope that he will request a trade because his talent is being wasted there.
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Another familiar picture with the Pistons starting strong but ends up losing against the Clippers in the end. Kahwi's the highest scorer with an efficient 70 FG% and an impressive game from Westbrook as well.
Actually, it's Russell Westbrook's rally why the Clippers advanced to win. Unfortunately, that kind of performance by him is not consistent anymore, same with other superstars on the Clippers right now e.g. Paul George, James Harden, and even Kawhi Leonard in some cases.
Agree with you that Detroit Pistons is always starting strong but lacking a push to win at the end.
Anyway,Pistons are tanking this season that's why no big deal. "D
I think initially they really wanted to test themselves in this season, but when losses stop piling for the Pistons and then having the longest losing streak, it definitely affected their mentality and decided to tank for now, to get those top picks.
As for the Clippers, yeah, they have superstars, but it's not that consistent. Not all of them played very well together and most of the time they will be sitting injured or just can't contributed. And I even heard that James Harden is on the trading block again?
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I highly doubt Pistons even "tried" to win this season, I mean they could be trying to win every game from all I can see, but they had a losing streak that looked so bad that I feel like it wasn't really all that great, it didn't really felt like it was something to care, it was really a huge disappointment in general. I think it should be clear to everyone that we are talking about a situation where Pistons can't win games, not because they don't want to or anything like that, they are just straight up trash, and that's why I think its clear that we are going to end up with a terrible team all season long, and I highly doubt they can get better within a few seasons neither.
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~ an impressive game from Westbrook as well.
Actually, it's Russell Westbrook's rally why the Clippers advanced to win.~
~ Russ for me is the main reason why they are better now because I believe him offering himself to be a role player is a big factor as to why they are now at the 3rd seed.
Speaking of Russ, there's no denying that his sacrifice to be demoted from the starting line up helped the whole team. One thing I would like to add is that he's also doing well leading/blending with the second team. Clippers probably have the best bench in the league right now with Powell, Theis, Coffey, and even Plumlee.
GSW vs Hawks just ended (OT). It must suck to be that guy who scores 60 points (Curry) and still lose the game. You don't see that too often.
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I highly doubt Pistons even "tried" to win this season, I mean they could be trying to win every game from all I can see, but they had a losing streak that looked so bad that I feel like it wasn't really all that great, it didn't really felt like it was something to care, it was really a huge disappointment in general.
They can win games. It's just that, they're trying their luck again by losing hard hoping that they might get another high draft spot on the next draft night. They've been doing it for 4 straight years. 4 straight years of the team being at the bottom of the standings, and until now, the best player that they can get is Cade Cunningham which is probably requesting a trade anytime soon because Killian Hayes already requested it, and I will not be surprised if he will do as well. Well, they got Amen Thompson which is kind of a good player as well. Overall, when the audience is already telling to sell the team, you know there's a problem with them. It's either the management, or the players themselves.
Speaking of losing, the Sixers are now on a 2 game losing streak, and 1-2 ever since Embiid got injured. I know it's a sample size, but I expect that the Sixers will be a different without their main all-star. It's just a bit unfortunate that he got injured, and will be out for weeks because of an injury. He will not play in the all-star, and at the same time, he will not be available in those awards because for sure he will not play more than 65 games anymore.
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Speaking of losing, the Sixers are now on a 2 game losing streak, and 1-2 ever since Embiid got injured. I know it's a sample size, but I expect that the Sixers will be a different without their main all-star. It's just a bit unfortunate that he got injured, and will be out for weeks because of an injury. He will not play in the all-star, and at the same time, he will not be available in those awards because for sure he will not play more than 65 games anymore.
That losing streak is somehow expected as they loss Embiid who averages 30+ points a game and nobody on their lineup could fill the gap. They will be up against the Warriors tomorrow so i think that losing streak will continue as the Warriors on the other hand is winning their last two games.
I've read the news that Embiid had a surgery, is that a season ending injury for him?
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Speaking of losing, the Sixers are now on a 2 game losing streak, and 1-2 ever since Embiid got injured. I know it's a sample size, but I expect that the Sixers will be a different without their main all-star. It's just a bit unfortunate that he got injured, and will be out for weeks because of an injury. He will not play in the all-star, and at the same time, he will not be available in those awards because for sure he will not play more than 65 games anymore.
That losing streak is somehow expected as they loss Embiid who averages 30+ points a game and nobody on their lineup could fill the gap. They will be up against the Warriors tomorrow so i think that losing streak will continue as the Warriors on the other hand is winning their last two games.
I've read the news that Embiid had a surgery, is that a season ending injury for him?
Perhaps it will be season ending for the big man. It's unfortunate, but with him out of the Sixers, they might find it hard to win. Maybe they will bottom down but still can make the playoffs.
But without their offensive machine in Joel, going to be very difficult. Maxey can't do it alone, Tobias Harris is trying but also not up their yet, although he still averages almost 17 points per game. And they will be facing the Hawks next, another hungry team and wanted to have a good position as well in the Eastern Conference.
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Speaking of losing, the Sixers are now on a 2 game losing streak, and 1-2 ever since Embiid got injured. I know it's a sample size, but I expect that the Sixers will be a different without their main all-star. It's just a bit unfortunate that he got injured, and will be out for weeks because of an injury. He will not play in the all-star, and at the same time, he will not be available in those awards because for sure he will not play more than 65 games anymore.
That losing streak is somehow expected as they loss Embiid who averages 30+ points a game and nobody on their lineup could fill the gap. They will be up against the Warriors tomorrow so i think that losing streak will continue as the Warriors on the other hand is winning their last two games.
I've read the news that Embiid had a surgery, is that a season ending injury for him?
Perhaps it will be season ending for the big man. It's unfortunate, but with him out of the Sixers, they might find it hard to win. Maybe they will bottom down but still can make the playoffs.
But without their offensive machine in Joel, going to be very difficult. Maxey can't do it alone, Tobias Harris is trying but also not up their yet, although he still averages almost 17 points per game. And they will be facing the Hawks next, another hungry team and wanted to have a good position as well in the Eastern Conference.
The Sixers lost at home by more than 20 points yesterday, this is one of the testaments that they can't win or let us consistently win without their main guy at the middle, Joel Imbeed. They are still in the top eight in the standings in the Eastern Conference but I don't think that they can hold that position just relying on Harris and Maxey so let's see what the future brings to this interesting Sixers team.
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Speaking of losing, the Sixers are now on a 2 game losing streak, and 1-2 ever since Embiid got injured. I know it's a sample size, but I expect that the Sixers will be a different without their main all-star. It's just a bit unfortunate that he got injured, and will be out for weeks because of an injury. He will not play in the all-star, and at the same time, he will not be available in those awards because for sure he will not play more than 65 games anymore.
That losing streak is somehow expected as they loss Embiid who averages 30+ points a game and nobody on their lineup could fill the gap. They will be up against the Warriors tomorrow so i think that losing streak will continue as the Warriors on the other hand is winning their last two games.
I've read the news that Embiid had a surgery, is that a season ending injury for him?
Nope it isn't a season-ending injury. Base on Shams: LINK (https://hoopshype.com/2024/02/06/shams-joel-embiid-injury-could-be-anywhere-between-six-to-eight-weeks/)
Joel Embiid injury could be anywhere between six to eight weeks
It isn't a season-ending injury, but it will take a long time for him to return. There might be a chance that we will see him back during the playoffs already. Ever since he got injured, the Sixers are on a 4-game losing streak, and TBH there's a huge chance that they might end up at the play-in spot without Embiid. They're relying too much on him when he's playing, and now that he isn't, who will step up offensively? I don't see anybody, and if there is, it isn't enough for them to get some wins.
Maxey, and Harris are there 2 best options. I guess I'll just hope that they will find a way to overcome this problem and get some wins even without Embiid. Speedy recovery for him as well.
P.S. I'm browsing thru the trades that happened, and it seems like the Sixers got Hield which is a good 3-pt shooter as well with a career percentage of 40%. That's a good addition to the team.
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One of the talking points in the last games was Beverley on the drawing board and giving instructions to his new teammate Brook Lopez. Honestly, I did not expect him doing something like that but I guess it's a good thing. The Bucks needed the new energy to the team after the poor start from the recent change in coach.
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One of the talking points in the last games was Beverley on the drawing board and giving instructions to his new teammate Brook Lopez. Honestly, I did not expect him doing something like that but I guess it's a good thing. The Bucks needed the new energy to the team after the poor start from the recent change in coach.
Yeah, funny to see Pat flexing his muscle on his first game as a Buck. But we can see his effect though, he is animated and a tough defender and so it was contagious as everyone now in the Bucks seems to be bad boy, ;D
They got their W on that game, with his help, let me tell you that.
Steph though, stole the show from last night games against the Suns, that dagger 3 with just .7 left in the clock.
There's some controversial in the others side as Wiggins foul Durant, but they have a foul to give and then Draymond locking Durant in the last .6 seconds and not given him a good look.
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One of the talking points in the last games was Beverley on the drawing board and giving instructions to his new teammate Brook Lopez. Honestly, I did not expect him doing something like that but I guess it's a good thing. The Bucks needed the new energy to the team after the poor start from the recent change in coach.
What's more popular right now?
Beverley getting that drawing board from Coach Doc Rivers or the move of Thanasis that made the whole Bucks' bench dance. Thanasis the "ShammGod". :D
Nevertheless, I guess the thing that Beverley did is way less than what Iguodala did when he was still a Warrior where he really just got the drawing board, sat there, and coached his fellow players. Anyway, the fans love PatBev, and they won so I guess let's not make it a big deal and criticize. I just love him whichever team he goes because of his hustle. :D
The Bucks are at the bottom in terms of defense, and adding him at least making them better defensively.
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Celtics got the better of their rival team from Miami. Although they lost, the Heat seems to be improving with the Rozier addition. They still have a losing record since the trade (4-6) but I think they will be climbing back to the top 6 soon.
One of the talking points in the last games was Beverley on the drawing board and giving instructions to his new teammate Brook Lopez. Honestly, I did not expect him doing something like that but I guess it's a good thing. The Bucks needed the new energy to the team after the poor start from the recent change in coach.
What's more popular right now?
Beverley getting that drawing board from Coach Doc Rivers or the move of Thanasis that made the whole Bucks' bench dance. Thanasis the "ShammGod". :D
I've seen that move he made too. It's entertaining and made it to some highlight videos but still not close to what Beverley did.
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The closely contested game between the Rockets and the Knicks ended in a controversy. How did you view the foul that was called on Brunson? I initially thought it was a good call and it was also validated after the review. However, another statement was released by the crew chief after the game that it shouldn't have been a foul.
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Celtics got the better of their rival team from Miami. Although they lost, the Heat seems to be improving with the Rozier addition. They still have a losing record since the trade (4-6) but I think they will be climbing back to the top 6 soon.
I think it's too early to draw any conclusions about Rozier's impact on the Heat's results because he has played very few games for them. The only thing I've noticed is that Rozier's been performing worse since his trade to the Heat. Moreover, Rozier suffered a sprained right knee in this game vs the Celtics, and that's bad news for the Heat because Rozier is probably out for a couple of weeks or even a month.
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Last night's game was full of surprises for us, after just 2 games because of the superbowl, we have a lot of games last night. But it was totally unpredictable as majority of the underdogs have won their game.
And so it shows another unpredictable games and for sure majority of us here might have lost their bet.
Pre game bet,
Celtics vs Nets - Celtics -7.5 @1.79
Wolves vs Portland - Wolves -7.5 @1.81
Best of luck.
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Pre game bet,
Celtics vs Nets - Celtics -7.5 @1.79
Wolves vs Portland - Wolves -7.5 @1.81
Celtics barely covered the spread, congrats!
I had a friendly bet with a peer on the Heat vs Bucks game. He won the coin toss and, as a reward, he gets to pick first. He chose the Bucks but too bad for him ;D Honestly, I didn't expect to win that one but I'll take the ~$20
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What did you guys think of the Lakers vs. Jazz game? The Lakers without LeBron did surprisingly well this time around. By the way, almost all players of their starting lineup performed well, as Rui scored 36 points, Davis had a double-double with 37 points and 15 rebounds, Reaves scored 22 points, and Russell had 17 assists and was close to a triple-double.
Looks like the Lakers management made the right decision by keeping Russell on the team.
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Pre game bet,
Celtics vs Nets - Celtics -7.5 @1.79
Wolves vs Portland - Wolves -7.5 @1.81
Celtics barely covered the spread, congrats!
I had a friendly bet with a peer on the Heat vs Bucks game. He won the coin toss and, as a reward, he gets to pick first. He chose the Bucks but too bad for him ;D Honestly, I didn't expect to win that one but I'll take the ~$20
Yep, both games was very close mate, Celtics already won by double digit until they relax and let the Nets come back and I almost lost the bet. Same with the Wolves against Portland, very close game until the 4th quarter wherein the Wolves poured everything.
@dwyane36 - yes, it seems the the Lakers have settled down already. Rui and AD had 30+ points in that game, very huge for them. And then D'Lo with a career high 17 assists. Lakers show is back and their mentality to win is there and unlike before wherein you feel that they don't have the mentality to win. So another great performance by the whole Lakers, including their second stringers.
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I'm not sure if anyone has asked and although part of the soap opera with Lebron stood out these days, but it was just rumors, he leaves as a free agent or ends his career with the Lakers.
fM: I think he will be a free agent and will review offers...
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I'm not sure if anyone has asked and although part of the soap opera with Lebron stood out these days, but it was just rumors, he leaves as a free agent or ends his career with the Lakers.
fM: I think he will be a free agent and will review offers...
There is a chance that he will end up wearing a Warriors uniform because rumors have it that he wants to play with Steph Curry before he ends his career hehe.
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I'm not sure if anyone has asked and although part of the soap opera with Lebron stood out these days, but it was just rumors, he leaves as a free agent or ends his career with the Lakers.
fM: I think he will be a free agent and will review offers...
There is a chance that he will end up wearing a Warriors uniform because rumors have it that he wants to play with Steph Curry before he ends his career hehe.
Yeah, it was weird reading articles about Warriors also reaching out to Lakers for the possibility of uniting the two. I also read that even Draymond talked to their common agent to help out. It's an attractive offer for sure but joining them would likely not add anything to either guy's legacy.
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I highly doubt that he will leave at the end of the season to Warriors, I think he will leave to whoever gets Bronny. This could very well be warriors too, who knows. I mean by mock drafts, Bronny looks like an undrafted prospect, if that is true and he goes undrafted, Warriors could offer him a minimum, and Lebron the max, by getting rid of someone else I think. Probably Draymond? Is his contract getting close to over? All in all I still think that some other team is a possibility. Lakers will not be trading him now, not much time left anyway, so we need to wait until the season is over, and the draft happens, we can only see where he goes after that.
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and...! NBA ALL Star Game:
West All-Stars, +/- : @1.6
East All-Stars, +/-: @2
I think those from the east are going to win without much trouble, we are in a weekend of dunks, fun games, and Lebron James reaching another record.
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OK, thanks for your thoughts.
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I'm not sure if anyone has asked and although part of the soap opera with Lebron stood out these days, but it was just rumors, he leaves as a free agent or ends his career with the Lakers.
fM: I think he will be a free agent and will review offers...
There is a chance that he will end up wearing a Warriors uniform because rumors have it that he wants to play with Steph Curry before he ends his career hehe.
Maybe, but it will cost a lot of players for the Warriors and it might not have enough time for Lebron to win another ring. But I applaud the Warriors though, they are really aggressive as per the news on recruiting Lebron James.
Perhaps it steamed on how they got KD and they won back to back. But the big 3 is still in their primes during that time. And it has something to do with Bronny as well, Lebron is just waiting for his son to join the NBA and so he might stay with the Lakers for now.
Anyone excited with the All Star Weekend? Slam Dunk and 3 Points?
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Maybe, but it will cost a lot of players for the Warriors and it might not have enough time for Lebron to win another ring. But I applaud the Warriors though, they are really aggressive as per the news on recruiting Lebron James.
Perhaps it steamed on how they got KD and they won back to back. But the big 3 is still in their primes during that time. And it has something to do with Bronny as well, Lebron is just waiting for his son to join the NBA and so he might stay with the Lakers for now.
Klay, Wiggins, and maybe one draft pick yo get Lakers to agree. As for Bronny, it doesn't look like he's good enough. If not for the father's achievements, teams would probably snub him.
Anyone excited with the All Star Weekend? Slam Dunk and 3 Points?
I' m not betting that's why I'd rather watch some highlights or full replay if it's good. It's been disappointing the last couple of years.
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Perhaps it steamed on how they got KD and they won back to back. But the big 3 is still in their primes during that time. And it has something to do with Bronny as well, Lebron is just waiting for his son to join the NBA and so he might stay with the Lakers for now.
Lebron wants to makes history once again, father and son playing together in one team hehe. Per mock draft, Bronny did not make it but with his father influencing the Laker's front office, he will the Laker's uniform next season. ;D
Anyone excited with the All Star Weekend? Slam Dunk and 3 Points?
TBH, i'm not excited with the AllStar's circus anymore, seems like they are doing the warm-ups with no defense at all.
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I'm not sure if anyone has asked and although part of the soap opera with Lebron stood out these days, but it was just rumors, he leaves as a free agent or ends his career with the Lakers.
fM: I think he will be a free agent and will review offers...
There is a chance that he will end up wearing a Warriors uniform because rumors have it that he wants to play with Steph Curry before he ends his career hehe.
Maybe, but it will cost a lot of players for the Warriors and it might not have enough time for Lebron to win another ring. But I applaud the Warriors though, they are really aggressive as per the news on recruiting Lebron James.
Perhaps it steamed on how they got KD and they won back to back. But the big 3 is still in their primes during that time. And it has something to do with Bronny as well, Lebron is just waiting for his son to join the NBA and so he might stay with the Lakers for now.
The chances of him going to the Warriors will go up significantly if the Warriors will draft Bronny. Aside from that, I don't see him going to the Lakers.
He also teased the Knicks fans by using the Knicks towel instead of a Lakers towel, but the Knicks management has no interest in getting him... at least for now.
I just watched a video a few hours ago on players the Warriors can get next season, and these players are PG13, Giannis, and KD. Of the three, Giannis, and KD have the highest chances of leaving the team, especially Giannis if the Bucks do not win this season. KD on the other hand showed frustration on his team because of injuries. As for Lebron, he has a player option next season so he can just pick whatever he wants to do. I mean he will not be called Le-GM for no reason right?
I guess the safest prediction to do with regards to which team Lebron will be next season is that, whoever team drafts Bronny (if he will get drafted), that's the team where Le-GM will be playing.
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Steph Curry winning over Sabrina in the 3 point contest between them.
Dame back to back champion in the 3 point shoot out.
Slam Dunk? Damn those judges, they really trying to get Jalen Brown to win, Lol, ;D. So I guess slam dunk is dead already unless we see another Aaron Gordon vs Zach Lavine performance.
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Slam Dunk? Damn those judges, they really trying to get Jalen Brown to win, Lol, ;D. So I guess slam dunk is dead already unless we see another Aaron Gordon vs Zach Lavine performance.
When you see a participant dunk over a short guy (and sitting), you might as well consider it dead ;D Kai seems popular among the younger generations and that's why Jalen had to do it for the viewership. The problem is that the quality of the contest was ruined. That should have been an intermission and not part of the contest. Just laughable.
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Slam Dunk? Damn those judges, they really trying to get Jalen Brown to win, Lol, ;D. So I guess slam dunk is dead already unless we see another Aaron Gordon vs Zach Lavine performance.
When you see a participant dunk over a short guy (and sitting), you might as well consider it dead ;D Kai seems popular among the younger generations and that's why Jalen had to do it for the viewership. The problem is that the quality of the contest was ruined. That should have been an intermission and not part of the contest. Just laughable.
Lol, but yes, what's Jaylen Brown is thinking?
I think the viewership was more on the Steph vs Sabrina, first time that we have seen it so everyone is curious about it. The next time though for Slam Dunk, they should get like ANT and other high flyers in the game.
A healthy Ja Morant? Wow, I'm seeing him pulling great dunks for us. But we will never know if they don't want to join this contest.
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Slam Dunk? Damn those judges, they really trying to get Jalen Brown to win, Lol, ;D. So I guess slam dunk is dead already unless we see another Aaron Gordon vs Zach Lavine performance.
When you see a participant dunk over a short guy (and sitting), you might as well consider it dead ;D Kai seems popular among the younger generations and that's why Jalen had to do it for the viewership. The problem is that the quality of the contest was ruined. That should have been an intermission and not part of the contest. Just laughable.
Yep) That moment looked ridiculous, and the slam dunk contest wasn't very interesting. I don't even remember a moment like that at any of the previous slam dunk contests. Brown is probably the first player who got booed by the crowd for his dunk, and that crowd reaction clearly showed how bad that slam dunk contest was.
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A healthy Ja Morant? Wow, I'm seeing him pulling great dunks for us. But we will never know if they don't want to join this contest.
Nah, I don't see that happening even if healthy unless Adam Silver orders all NBA teams to send their best dunker/s. Ja probably wants to join but the Grizz board doesn't want to take risk of potential injury. Seeing how the all-star went (East vs. West), I expect the overall quality of the events to go down further.
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Steph Curry winning over Sabrina in the 3 point contest between them.
Dame back to back champion in the 3 point shoot out.
Slam Dunk? Damn those judges, they really trying to get Jalen Brown to win, Lol, ;D. So I guess slam dunk is dead already unless we see another Aaron Gordon vs Zach Lavine performance.
The Slam Dunk Contest is what they call "The Cream of the crop" because many are waiting for it, but within that night, for me, it isn't. A 3-point contest is way entertaining to watch especially that final shot of Damian Lillard. You can see the face of Trae Young while missing, but a person covered him when the final shot went in so we didn't see his face after that.
I will not be surprised if there will be a 2-on-2 3-point shootout next year. I mean the best 3-point shooters in WNBA Vs. Best shooters in NBA. That would be awesome, and that would give more exposure to WNBA as well. As for the Dunk Contest, I will always agree with what Stephen A. Smith said regarding the change of this one. Pick up the best dunkers in America, and let them compete in the all-star weekend. I mean that would be more entertaining than watching these NBA players doing the same dunks over and over again.
Overall, the event is a "MEH!!" for me. Good thing that I didn't watch especially the all-star game.
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It is obvious that everyone hated this all-star game, and to be fair I do not remember that many games in the last 10 years that excited me like the good old days. However, people are forgetting that while the old days didn't have this many "let him score" moments, it wasn't really a hardcore defence like the league was doing. Remember, those days were the days of hand checking and good defence, but at the same time people didn't shoot from the half court like Dame did, if you were in 99' and tried half court shot, nobody would have defended either. And we had self-oops in those days too. So, while I do believe that it got worse, it was never awesome to be fair, all-star games were always more "fun" oriented than regular season games, but those days defence was harder, so when you do softer defence in all-star games, the defence was still on par with regular season defence of today. Also, one important thing is that the dunk contest was seen as much more important on those days, I still think the three point contest is fun, but the dunk contest got worse, so that really took a lot of air from the weekend as well. We no longer have Vince, Kobe, r.josh, t-mac type of dunkers, now we have G-league dunkers. So when you combine that, with less defensive league and even less defence on all-star, it started to look worse.
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So when you combine that, with less defensive league and even less defence on all-star, it started to look worse.
I think the NBA management realizes this, and that's why they experiment with this event year after year. It's in their best interest to make All-Star weekend a more interesting event because if the audience doesn't like and watch it, the NBA risks losing its advertising contracts.
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So when you combine that, with less defensive league and even less defence on all-star, it started to look worse.
I think the NBA management realizes this, and that's why they experiment with this event year after year. It's in their best interest to make All-Star weekend a more interesting event because if the audience doesn't like and watch it, the NBA risks losing its advertising contracts.
Yes, but it's getting worst than ever, we have seen the Slam Dunk and I think this is the weakest of them all. The game itself, East vs West, no defense and it's the first time that we've seen they score more than 200 points.
So something needs to be done next, like having a good dunkers really join the Dunk Contest.
Or perhaps have Steph vs Dame next to settle as who is the best shooter in the league.
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So when you combine that, with less defensive league and even less defence on all-star, it started to look worse.
I think the NBA management realizes this, and that's why they experiment with this event year after year. It's in their best interest to make All-Star weekend a more interesting event because if the audience doesn't like and watch it, the NBA risks losing its advertising contracts.
I think they should go back to the old format where they will just reach a target score like what they did in the past (can't remember the year it happened).
An East Vs. West match-up while having a target score. I still remember that at that time, there was at least a little bit of defense, unlike this year when it was just a game where players could shoot anywhere they wanted too. I was surprised TBH that they didn't shoot from the other side of the court to the other side.
The NBA doing experiments is good so that they know what to do in the future, but it has been a constant failure. I guess one reason why players don't want to be competitive in the all-star game is the fact that they might get injured during the game which is ridiculous because no one has ever injured (or at least a season-ending injury) during an all-star game. The reason is kind of "MEH". They've been paid a lot, and considered the best players in the league, but don't want to get competitive.
I'm not expecting much changes further with regards to the All-Star game. We will be seeing this kind of game over, and over again. Really embarrassing.
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The NBA doing experiments is good so that they know what to do in the future, but it has been a constant failure. I guess one reason why players don't want to be competitive in the all-star game is the fact that they might get injured during the game which is ridiculous because no one has ever injured (or at least a season-ending injury) during an all-star game. The reason is kind of "MEH". They've been paid a lot, and considered the best players in the league, but don't want to get competitive.
I'm not expecting much changes further with regards to the All-Star game. We will be seeing this kind of game over, and over again. Really embarrassing.
I also don't remember any major injuries during previous all-star weekends either. The only moment that comes to my mind is when Wade broke Kobe's nose during the all-star game in the 11/12 season.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I sometimes get the impression that players of the current generation are getting injured much more often than their predecessors, even though the style of play in the NBA has become much softer.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I sometimes get the impression that players of the current generation are getting injured much more often than their predecessors, even though the style of play in the NBA has become much softer.
Right? Where are the advance training method and medical technology that the new school have been bragging about? I think a lot of teams (including the top 6) are not that transparent when declaring the injury status of their players. They try to extend the rest during the regular season as long as possible and have an advantage for the playoff.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I sometimes get the impression that players of the current generation are getting injured much more often than their predecessors, even though the style of play in the NBA has become much softer.
Right? Where are the advance training method and medical technology that the new school have been bragging about? I think a lot of teams (including the top 6) are not that transparent when declaring the injury status of their players. They try to extend the rest during the regular season as long as possible and have an advantage for the playoff.
That's what the teams were doing last year, and I guess it's still happening this year. I mean if you heard the term "load management", you will know that teams are letting their superstar player/s not play because they might not play during the playoffs because of injuries.
The league is way softer now than it was decades ago. A small touch can lead to a foul. A small bump can lead to a foul. A small foot extension when shooting can lead to an offensive foul. One wrong move can lead to a technical foul. A small hit to the face can lead to a foul and a possible technical foul. Gone are the days when teams are focusing more on defense rather than offense. I think that was the Pistons way back years ago that did the thing for a season. Gone are the days when both teams scored less than 80 points because of good defense.
Anyway, fans love to see their favorite players shoot, so I guess let's just accept it.
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The NBA doing experiments is good so that they know what to do in the future, but it has been a constant failure. I guess one reason why players don't want to be competitive in the all-star game is the fact that they might get injured during the game which is ridiculous because no one has ever injured (or at least a season-ending injury) during an all-star game. The reason is kind of "MEH". They've been paid a lot, and considered the best players in the league, but don't want to get competitive.
I'm not expecting much changes further with regards to the All-Star game. We will be seeing this kind of game over, and over again. Really embarrassing.
I also don't remember any major injuries during previous all-star weekends either. The only moment that comes to my mind is when Wade broke Kobe's nose during the all-star game in the 11/12 season.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I sometimes get the impression that players of the current generation are getting injured much more often than their predecessors, even though the style of play in the NBA has become much softer.
Yes, but some injuries could really be a freak accident, just like when Chet injury, a season ending last year during pre-season game. And it's really hard to compare era's. Jordan himself was bang throughout his career, but we haven't seen him getting a career threatening injuries. While Kobe has a lot of injuries, but he keeps on coming back and that Black Mamba mentality come into fruition.
Lots of game tonight, what's your pick?
Lakers vs Spurs, - Lakers -8.5 @1.72
Rockets vs Suns - Suns -1.5 @1.71
Wolves vs Bucks - Over 224.5 @1.86
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Anyway, fans love to see their favorite players shoot, so I guess let's just accept it.
The fact that many NBA players can score well nowadays is a good thing, and fans certainly like it. But at the same time, I think there are a lot of fans who absolutely hate the moments during games when some NBA players use flopping and show their poor acting skills at the slightest contact with the opponent. Such moments of "soft" style of play sometimes spoil the experience of watching a game.
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Oh well bad day for me, the Suns lost their game against the Houston Rockets. They took a good lead by they lead the Rockets claim back, and in the 4th they have a chance to win.
Bucks vs Wolves didn't go as I expected, in the 3rd quarter, Wolves only scored 13 points.
Lakers won but wasn't able to cover the handicap.
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Oh well bad day for me, the Suns lost their game against the Houston Rockets. They took a good lead by they lead the Rockets claim back, and in the 4th they have a chance to win.
Bucks vs Wolves didn't go as I expected, in the 3rd quarter, Wolves only scored 13 points.
Lakers won but wasn't able to cover the handicap.
Rockets vs Suns was a close game, it's just that the breaks of the game favor the home team in the dying minutes of the game, hitting those 3's when badly needed. One good thing for the Suns though they lost the game was that Bol Bol was having a good game with 25 points and 14 rebounds in just 27 minutes of play.
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Anyway, fans love to see their favorite players shoot, so I guess let's just accept it.
The fact that many NBA players can score well nowadays is a good thing, and fans certainly like it. But at the same time, I think there are a lot of fans who absolutely hate the moments during games when some NBA players use flopping and show their poor acting skills at the slightest contact with the opponent. Such moments of "soft" style of play sometimes spoil the experience of watching a game.
What's worse is that referees are buying it, and they are calling fouls on it even though it's pretty obvious that it's a flop.
Correct me, but is there an NBA rule implemented already regarding flopping?
I didn't watch games of the 80's or 90's so I don't want to compare how they played at that time, and now, but the league now is very soft. Small contacts lead to a foul. Anyway, it is what it is, and like I said, let's just accept it.
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One good thing for the Suns though they lost the game was that Bol Bol was having a good game with 25 points and 14 rebounds in just 27 minutes of play.
When I saw this one, I said to myself "I hope that Frank Vogel gives him more playing time to showcase his talent." because we know already that he has the talent, and we saw it back when he's still in Orlando. He can shoot inside and outside, he can handle the ball. I even tell one time that Bol Bol's playstyle is the same as Wemby, but less efficient. Kind of weird to compare both of them knowing how Wemby plays right now, but some analysts compared the two back when the regular season didn't start yet.
Overall, I just hope that Frank Vogel will give him more time to play.
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Correct me, but is there an NBA rule implemented already regarding flopping?
Yep, the flopping rule was implemented last year, and it should be in effect this regular season. However, in my opinion, referees rarely use it during games, and the penalties for violating this rule are very low. As far as I know, if a player is caught flopping during a game, he will be penalized with an unsportsmanlike technical foul. In case the fact of flopping is discovered after the game, such a player will be fined $2k.
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Correct me, but is there an NBA rule implemented already regarding flopping?
Yep, the flopping rule was implemented last year, and it should be in effect this regular season. However, in my opinion, referees rarely use it during games, and the penalties for violating this rule are very low. As far as I know, if a player is caught flopping during a game, he will be penalized with an unsportsmanlike technical foul. In case the fact of flopping is discovered after the game, such a player will be fined $2k.
There are already some notable players that were called for flopping this season https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/list-nba-players-fined-flopping-2023-24-ft-kristaps-porzingis-jalen-brunson
How many of the fouls called do you think were because of flopping? I think players are more mindful on how they would sell the foul now. They can shout but there are less overacting to light bumps and touches.
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Correct me, but is there an NBA rule implemented already regarding flopping?
Yep, the flopping rule was implemented last year, and it should be in effect this regular season. However, in my opinion, referees rarely use it during games, and the penalties for violating this rule are very low. As far as I know, if a player is caught flopping during a game, he will be penalized with an unsportsmanlike technical foul. In case the fact of flopping is discovered after the game, such a player will be fined $2k.
So there's a rule already. Thanks for this.
Did Lebron pay for his fines? I mean we've seen him flopped multiple times already, right? :D
Anyway, it seems like this rule isn't implemented at all because we aren't seeing flops being penalized. If it isn't for the flops, it's the soft calls the referees are doing that might ruin the whole game. What I remember is the game against the Knicks and Raptors where a referee called a foul on a 3-point shot in the dying seconds of the game only to find out that there hadn't been any contact at all between Brunson and the Rockets player. The Knicks would've won that game, but because of that controversial call, the Rockets won.
Anyway, it is what it is. I just hope that everybody here won on their bets. :D
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In case you're planning to bet on the Heat vs. Kings game, just know that Buttler and Jovic will not play because of the one-game suspension handed by NBA management. It's the penalty from the altercations with some Pelicans players. As expected, the Kings is the huge favorite @1.34 and the Heat @3.40
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It's a wild ending for Heat vs. Kings game. Kings fell short to complete the come back after the Heat led by as many as 20 points. Keegan Murray was impressive as he hit a lot of treys in the 4th quarter (almost perfect 6 of 7 for the whole game). The Heat, on the other hand, had the better team performance. Kevin Love turning back the clock really helped.
I'm glad I placed money on the underdog and won some for coffee ;D
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Anyway, it seems like this rule isn't implemented at all because we aren't seeing flops being penalized.
In my opinion, the flopping rule should be stricter in terms of penalties than it is now. I think if the NBA management fined players several hundred thousand dollars for the fact of flopping and disqualified them for each such case, many players would surely lose the desire to show their acting skills on the court.
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It's a wild ending for Heat vs. Kings game. Kings fell short to complete the come back after the Heat led by as many as 20 points. Keegan Murray was impressive as he hit a lot of treys in the 4th quarter (almost perfect 6 of 7 for the whole game). The Heat, on the other hand, had the better team performance. Kevin Love turning back the clock really helped.
I'm glad I placed money on the underdog and won some for coffee ;D
I won a few but missed on most of the games as there a a lot last night. And I forget about this match, Heat is starting to be aggressive on the second half of the season and I wouldn't be surprised if they go on the playoffs again and pull some big upsets a long the way so don't forget about them. :)
For tonight, here's my bet.
Dallas over Raptors -2.5 @1.79.
Pelicans against the Pacers +6.5 @1.96.
Lakers over the Clippers, they are the underdog so I'm putting my money on them.
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Flopping starts every year as something serious that the league will not allow, and for the first 1-2 weeks we end up getting some tough calls for floppers, but then it ends up back again where it was. I do not think that the yare going to be able to fix it, unless they force their hand and just push for no flopping at all with serious results, like not even just a foul or anything but tech, with twice being ejection, and keep doing that for all 82 games, the new could maybe see it happening. So far, players just be careful for first month at most, and then go back to doing what they like to do.
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For tonight, here's my bet.
Dallas over Raptors -2.5 @1.79.
Pelicans against the Pacers +6.5 @1.96.
Lakers over the Clippers, they are the underdog so I'm putting my money on them.
Two out of three, congrats bro. The Lakers vs Clippers was the exciting game of the three where the Lakers was once down by 19 points but crawled and came back to win the game as usual led by Lebron James.
Have not bet today but hopefully you can post early your picks so i can tail your bets for tomorrow.
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Two out of three, congrats bro. The Lakers vs Clippers was the exciting game of the three where the Lakers was once down by 19 points but crawled and came back to win the game as usual led by Lebron James.
Yeah, it was an interesting game. It's worth noting that LeBron's performance for three quarters was unremarkable, considering he scored only 15 during this time. However, it looks like he decided to go berserker mode in the fourth quarter and just dominated the Clippers, as he scored 19 points in that quarter. :o
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For tonight, here's my bet.
Dallas over Raptors -2.5 @1.79.
Pelicans against the Pacers +6.5 @1.96.
Lakers over the Clippers, they are the underdog so I'm putting my money on them.
Two out of three, congrats bro. The Lakers vs Clippers was the exciting game of the three where the Lakers was once down by 19 points but crawled and came back to win the game as usual led by Lebron James.
Have not bet today but hopefully you can post early your picks so i can tail your bets for tomorrow.
I went all in for the Clippers before the game, and during the halftime, I saw them leading by double digits, so I think that they will get the victory already. I went to sleep, and I browsed the official website of the NBA, and to my surprise, all of my bets lost because the Lakers went nuts in the 4th quarter, and outscored the Clippers.
Anyway, congratulations to those who put their bet on the Lakers in that game. Le-GM is a few points away from reaching the 40,000-point mark. I guess we will all agree that this achievement will never be broken anymore, or at least it will not get broken for the next 4-5 decades. :D
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For tonight, here's my bet.
Dallas over Raptors -2.5 @1.79.
Pelicans against the Pacers +6.5 @1.96.
Lakers over the Clippers, they are the underdog so I'm putting my money on them.
Two out of three, congrats bro. The Lakers vs Clippers was the exciting game of the three where the Lakers was once down by 19 points but crawled and came back to win the game as usual led by Lebron James.
Have not bet today but hopefully you can post early your picks so i can tail your bets for tomorrow.
Sorry mate I wasn't able to post my bet, forum is down and just went back online a couple of minutes ago.
I was just lucky with my Lakers bet, I know Lebron will come up in this game because of their rivalry with the Clippers. Warriors won against the Knicks, was close early but we all know that the Dubs usually close out games in the 3rd and 4th quarter.
Steph was superb again with 8 three point shot and Kuminga contributed big as well.
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2 out of 3 for me, I lost my bet on Dallas or at least they will not losing by a huge margin.
But it seems that Celtics is really just stomping on everyone now, with big wins double digit lead and leading the lead. Heck teams are trailing them with what 7 or 8 games? I will be disappointed if they are not going to win and become a NBA champion as their roster looks very solid and Tatum and Brown, the best duo in the NBA right now.
Warriors though still hot with another road with against Raptors although Scottie Barnes got injured in this game.
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But it seems that Celtics is really just stomping on everyone now, with big wins double digit lead and leading the lead. Heck teams are trailing them with what 7 or 8 games? I will be disappointed if they are not going to win and become a NBA champion as their roster looks very solid and Tatum and Brown, the best duo in the NBA right now.
Probably one of the best duos right now in the league, and aside from that, they have a player that's considered one of the best defenders in the league, and they also have a big that can also stretch the defense, shoot perimeters, and can defend the paint. Not only that, let's also give credit to White as he's been a very good contributor ever since he joined the Celtics.
The Celtics are just a few steps away from getting that NBA title, and with how they're playing throughout the whole season, many (including me) are hoping that this season will be the season for them to get that title. On the other hand, we've seen top teams that are playing at their best in the regular season, but fail miserably in the playoffs. Well, I just hope that the Celtics aren't one of them. I already put my bet on them to win the title. :D
Warriors though still hot with another road with against Raptors although Scottie Barnes got injured in this game.
They won on 12 of their last 15 games, but even though they played well, they are still at the 9th spot, only enough to get that play-in spot. Well, the 5th-seeded Suns are only 3 games behind them so they need to play better on their remaining 23 games for a chance to maybe not end up in a play-in spot. :D
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But it seems that Celtics is really just stomping on everyone now, with big wins double digit lead and leading the lead. Heck teams are trailing them with what 7 or 8 games? I will be disappointed if they are not going to win and become a NBA champion as their roster looks very solid and Tatum and Brown, the best duo in the NBA right now.
Probably one of the best duos right now in the league, and aside from that, they have a player that's considered one of the best defenders in the league, and they also have a big that can also stretch the defense, shoot perimeters, and can defend the paint. Not only that, let's also give credit to White as he's been a very good contributor ever since he joined the Celtics.
The Celtics are just a few steps away from getting that NBA title, and with how they're playing throughout the whole season, many (including me) are hoping that this season will be the season for them to get that title. On the other hand, we've seen top teams that are playing at their best in the regular season, but fail miserably in the playoffs. Well, I just hope that the Celtics aren't one of them. I already put my bet on them to win the title. :D
Warriors though still hot with another road with against Raptors although Scottie Barnes got injured in this game.
They won on 12 of their last 15 games, but even though they played well, they are still at the 9th spot, only enough to get that play-in spot. Well, the 5th-seeded Suns are only 3 games behind them so they need to play better on their remaining 23 games for a chance to maybe not end up in a play-in spot. :D
Yes, the acquisition of Holiday and letting go of Marcus Smart was a good thing for the Celtics. They also have a New York version of KP, contributing to the dynamic duo of Tatum and Brown. And they are a full 8 games behind the second seed Cavaliers. So that's how dominant the Celtics this season and that's why I say that it will be a shame if they will not win the trophy this year.
For the Warriors and the West, they are in a bunch, everyone is very close and it's really hard to predict the standing. Everyone is fighting for that spot in the playoff and doesn't want a play-in for sure.
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For the Warriors and the West, they are in a bunch, everyone is very close and it's really hard to predict the standing. Everyone is fighting for that spot in the playoff and doesn't want a play-in for sure.
Talking about the Warriors, they are a hot road team at the moment, winning 8 consecutive games on the road if I'm not mistaken. Few more wins and they will be in the number 5 or number 6 spot thus avoiding the play-in scenario.
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For the Warriors and the West, they are in a bunch, everyone is very close and it's really hard to predict the standing. Everyone is fighting for that spot in the playoff and doesn't want a play-in for sure.
Talking about the Warriors, they are a hot road team at the moment, winning 8 consecutive games on the road if I'm not mistaken. Few more wins and they will be in the number 5 or number 6 spot thus avoiding the play-in scenario.
Lakers lost to the Nuggets today, and with that, the Warriors propel themselves ahead of the Lakers and now in the 9th place.
They are just 2 games against the Mavericks, but the Mavs have a game against the Sixers and most likely they will win that one as Joel Embiid is out for the remainder of the season. So it's really a very close fight for the last playoff spot and then for the play in in the West.
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When we talk about being efficient, how about Michael Porter Jr.'s perfect field goals against the Lakers? Even more impressive because he made all five from downtown.
Lebron tried to stage another 4th quarter heroics but Nuggets just have enough firepower to spoil his 40K points achievement. It would have been more memorable if they got the win.
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When we talk about being efficient, how about Michael Porter Jr.'s perfect field goals against the Lakers? Even more impressive because he made all five from downtown.
Lebron tried to stage another 4th quarter heroics but Nuggets just have enough firepower to spoil his 40K points achievement. It would have been more memorable if they got the win.
The fastest player to reach 10,000 points, 20,000 points, and 30,000 points as well. No wonder "SOME" of the NBA fans call him the GOAT instead of Jordan.
Not a hater of Lebron, but not a fan of him as well, and there are many reasons why I'm not. Anyway, that 40,000 points achievement that he got is very hard to surpass. For that to happen, you need to average at least 20 PPG in your rookie season and play more than 20 seasons. On the other hand, we are entering an era where the teams are focusing more on the offense than defense, so we might see players in the future averaging more than 20 PPG in their first season and will be playing for at least 2 decades.
Well, I lost my parlay bet with this one because I put my bet on the Lakers to win against the Nuggets, but the Nuggets spoiled the excitement of the achievement that Lebron has. Congratulations to the Nuggets, and to Lebron as well for achieving that very rare achievement. I expect that more records will be broken because of him. :)
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Anyone still surprised on how the Celtics won against the Warriors. I know that the Warriors is hot lately, but they are facing the best team right now and so I have no doubt that the C are going to win.
But damn, on how they stomp their class in this game and winning 50+ against the Warriors? This Celtics team are just really pushing this season, they are the only team this season who have won by 50+ or more, and they have done it 3x already. How dominant is that one?
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Anyone still surprised on how the Celtics won against the Warriors. I know that the Warriors is hot lately, but they are facing the best team right now and so I have no doubt that the C are going to win.
But damn, on how they stomp their class in this game and winning 50+ against the Warriors? This Celtics team are just really pushing this season, they are the only team this season who have won by 50+ or more, and they have done it 3x already. How dominant is that one?
If you told me a day before the game that the Celtics would route the Warriors like that, I wouldn't believe you. I doubt any sane basketball fan would take that statement seriously. That's just how unlikely it is. Between that and Curry going 0 for 9 in 3-points, I think the latter is more believable.
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Anyone still surprised on how the Celtics won against the Warriors. I know that the Warriors is hot lately, but they are facing the best team right now and so I have no doubt that the C are going to win.
But damn, on how they stomp their class in this game and winning 50+ against the Warriors? This Celtics team are just really pushing this season, they are the only team this season who have won by 50+ or more, and they have done it 3x already. How dominant is that one?
If you told me a day before the game that the Celtics would route the Warriors like that, I wouldn't believe you. I doubt any sane basketball fan would take that statement seriously. That's just how unlikely it is. Between that and Curry going 0 for 9 in 3-points, I think the latter is more believable.
Well, the result of this game is a clear example of how weak a team can be, for which only 3-point shots are the main argument against opponents. It should be noted that the Celtics also shot a lot of three-pointers, but at the same time, they were very good on defense and other aspects of the game.
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^ Speaking of Celtics, they were on course for another dominant win and extend the streak to 12 games but then Wade had the best game of his life. Regardless of the defensive lapses, Wade's 7 of 7 (5 coming from three) in the fourth quarter is impressive.
Also worth noting is the reversal of the foul on Tatum's last shot. Celtics would have won or extend it to OT if that wasn't reviewed.
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Anyone still surprised on how the Celtics won against the Warriors. I know that the Warriors is hot lately, but they are facing the best team right now and so I have no doubt that the C are going to win.
But damn, on how they stomp their class in this game and winning 50+ against the Warriors? This Celtics team are just really pushing this season, they are the only team this season who have won by 50+ or more, and they have done it 3x already. How dominant is that one?
Have not watch that game but i reviewed the box score and saw the Warriors starters only have limited playing time, i initially thought that Steph Curry was injured on that game that is why they were blown out but that was not the case however.
Speaking of the Warriors, they have a game today against the Giannis-less Bucks but still backing the latter as they are on a winning streak.
edit: Giannis is playing but at the moment the Warriors is leading by 16 points, 48-32 is the score.
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Anyone still surprised on how the Celtics won against the Warriors. I know that the Warriors is hot lately, but they are facing the best team right now and so I have no doubt that the C are going to win.
But damn, on how they stomp their class in this game and winning 50+ against the Warriors? This Celtics team are just really pushing this season, they are the only team this season who have won by 50+ or more, and they have done it 3x already. How dominant is that one?
Surprised at first, but after that, not anymore.
After that game, the Celtics went on and ended their losing streak against the Cavaliers when Dean Wade turned into "Dwayne Wade" and carried the team in the 4th quarter scoring 20 points alone. On the other hand, the Warriors who scored only 88 points in the whole game against the Celtics, went on and scored 78 points only in halftime against the top team in Bucks. They won that game, and I guess that's a must-win for the Dubs after being demolished by the Celtics.
They're very dominating indeed but the question that's in my mind is "Will their dominance in the regular season be the same in the playoffs?" We know that regular season and playoffs are very different. One injury from an all-star player might ruin the whole team hence, losing the series. We've seen the Celtics a few steps away from getting that title only to lose. With their new roster, I hope that it will not happen again, or else, I might consider them a "choke team" already like what the fans call Coach Doc Rivers. :D
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They're very dominating indeed but the question that's in my mind is "Will their dominance in the regular season be the same in the playoffs?" We know that regular season and playoffs are very different. One injury from an all-star player might ruin the whole team hence, losing the series. We've seen the Celtics a few steps away from getting that title only to lose. With their new roster, I hope that it will not happen again, or else, I might consider them a "choke team" already like what the fans call Coach Doc Rivers. :D
It's hard to answer that question at this point, as great results in the regular season are not always an indicator that a team will have any success in the playoffs. But at the same time, it's worth keeping in mind that the Celtics already have plenty of experience in the later stages of the playoffs, including the Finals series.
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Unlucky bet on my end tonight, got 0 out of 3 bets.
Nets vs Pistons - Nets should be the favorite here, but the Pistons with Cunningham leading, didn't melt in the last quarter.
Pacers vs Wolves - I'll go with the Pacers and it really was a close game, ANT though has a different mindset in this game and he become the offensive weapon that he was and then the chase down block to preserved their win.
Warriors vs Bulls - Warriors is hot, even in the road they seems to be a strong team. But the Bulls played their hearts out and give everything against the Warriors to escape with a close win.
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I want to start the discussion here about the NBA - information, predictions, analysis, betting ideas, etc.
I was surprised that no NBA-related discussion here was active. I tried to search for those threads but some are inactive. If I missed the active ones, I will lock this thread. If this is only the active one, I will modify the first post into a much-organized introduction post.
Let's start! Calling those NBA enthusiasts there.
I can't just do without NBA my best sports forever, talking about NBA it was excitement in the air as Bolton Celtics trash golden state warriors 140-88,it was a wonderful day for Jayson Tatum score 27 points for the Celtic as they trash golden state warriors, and that was his 26th birthday.
That was the birthday gift Jayson gave his club
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Warriors vs Bulls - Warriors is hot, even in the road they seems to be a strong team. But the Bulls played their hearts out and give everything against the Warriors to escape with a close win.
Podziemski is one of the lowkey top rookies but that missed lay up at the dying seconds could have turned the game in their favor. I can't believe he didn't score on that one because he was free. This was one of CP3's best games this season but he couldn't carry this team.
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Upset from the recent games is the Spurs dominating the Warriors at their home court. I didn't see the odds but I'm confident that the home team was the huge favorite here. The Spurs was missing Wembanyama while Warriors have no Curry.
The Warriors can't be losing these games but they are lucky that the Jazz and Rockets are still a few games behind.
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The Warriors can't be losing these games but they are lucky that the Jazz and Rockets are still a few games behind.
It's an upset indeed, but the Spurs alongside the Wizards are the first teams to get eliminated. :D It's kind of funny that the Pistons isn't eliminated yet (well they will soon).
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I'm looking at the current standings right now, and I saw the current top 7-10 teams in the West. Imagine in the play-in tournament, the battle between father (Luka) and son (Booker) who faced in the 2nd round of the playoffs years ago will happen again but now in the play-in tournament. At the same time, the battle between 2 legends (Lebron and Steph) who faced each other in the 2nd round of playoffs last year will face each other again, but now for the play-in spot. :D I don't if it's only that I find it kind of funny. This just shows I guess that the teams who we once saw that are at the bottom for years are the ones that are at the top right now.
Anyway as for the Warriors, yes they are still 5 games above the 11th-seeded Rockets, but they must not stay at that 10th spot if they want to have higher chances of going into the playoffs. Speaking of higher chances, I'm quite surprised that the Pelicans are at the 5th spot currently. I guess Williamson being healthy for most of the season really helped the team as well..
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Anyway as for the Warriors, yes they are still 5 games above the 11th-seeded Rockets, but they must not stay at that 10th spot if they want to have higher chances of going into the playoffs. Speaking of higher chances, I'm quite surprised that the Pelicans are at the 5th spot currently. I guess Williamson being healthy for most of the season really helped the team as well..
I think it's still important for the Warriors to maintain their 10th spot in the standings. They are unlikely to reach the 6th spot, while trying to reach the higher spot in the play-in zone is unnecessary, as any of the teams, such as the Suns, Mavs, and Lakers, will be unpleasant opponents for the Warriors.
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One of the most disappointing thing to happen while you're bet is on play is a key player suddenly leaving. The bettors reaction is funny. Anthony Edwards leaving for an important reason like that is understandable but you just wish to see these matters reported before you place a bet.
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One of the most disappointing thing to happen while you're bet is on play is a key player suddenly leaving. The bettors reaction is funny. Anthony Edwards leaving for an important reason like that is understandable but you just wish to see these matters reported before you place a bet.
First time to hear/see a scenario like this, a player leaving at halftime for an important matter lol. Giving birth to a child is somewhat expected, i mean it is predictable, you know when is the time so better not to play the whole game as to not compromise the bettors.
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One of the most disappointing thing to happen while you're bet is on play is a key player suddenly leaving. The bettors reaction is funny. Anthony Edwards leaving for an important reason like that is understandable but you just wish to see these matters reported before you place a bet.
First time to hear/see a scenario like this, a player leaving at halftime for an important matter lol. Giving birth to a child is somewhat expected, i mean it is predictable, you know when is the time so better not to play the whole game as to not compromise the bettors.
Imagine you as a bettor.
You put a parlay bet on the Clippers-Timberwolves game, and you won in all of your bets EXCEPT for that of Kawhi. :D I'm sure those bettors who experienced that one are rightfully angry with Kawhi right now. Anyway, he has a back injury based on the reports, but I just don't like his attitude where if he has an injury, he will just leave the arena. I mean he can wait for his teammates inside their locker room, right?
Anyway, they lost in that game. From leading by 18 points at one point to lose the game by 18 points. :D
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One of the most disappointing thing to happen while you're bet is on play is a key player suddenly leaving. The bettors reaction is funny. Anthony Edwards leaving for an important reason like that is understandable but you just wish to see these matters reported before you place a bet.
First time to hear/see a scenario like this, a player leaving at halftime for an important matter lol. Giving birth to a child is somewhat expected, i mean it is predictable, you know when is the time so better not to play the whole game as to not compromise the bettors.
Imagine you as a bettor.
You put a parlay bet on the Clippers-Timberwolves game, and you won in all of your bets EXCEPT for that of Kawhi. :D I'm sure those bettors who experienced that one are rightfully angry with Kawhi right now. Anyway, he has a back injury based on the reports, but I just don't like his attitude where if he has an injury, he will just leave the arena. I mean he can wait for his teammates inside their locker room, right?
Anyway, they lost in that game. From leading by 18 points at one point to lose the game by 18 points. :D
It balloon to 20 points in the first quarter when they goes on a high percentage until Kawhi gets injured. Hopefully, he will be back in the playoffs and the injury is not that serious because we all know that Kahwi has a history of season ending injuries.
Yeah, just too bad for the backers of Clippers, it was supposedly an easy cruise until ANT goes off again, playing good defense on Paul George and that Euro step that he mastered already. I forget who's player it is but someone try to pull the Pinoy step, ;D.
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There is a must watch game today. It will be the powerhouse Boston Celtics against the Phoenix Suns. I've seen lots of trash talking specially from Bradley Beal that they let one slip away when they face the Celtics before.
But now it could be different, and with that I will be putting some line on,
+4.5 for the Suns hehehe @2.15. Let's see if they can back it up.
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There is a must watch game today. It will be the powerhouse Boston Celtics against the Phoenix Suns. I've seen lots of trash talking specially from Bradley Beal that they let one slip away when they face the Celtics before.
But now it could be different, and with that I will be putting some line on,
+4.5 for the Suns hehehe @2.15. Let's see if they can back it up.
Unfortunately, it's not even close, Boston Celtics dominated your Suns in this game, it was close in the first half. But in the 3rd quarter, the Celtics started to pull away. Booker is present in this game, as in the last time they played he had a ankle injury. Same results though, their big 3 is no match to Jaylen Brown and Tatum as the duo scored 37 and 25 points respectively.
I don't think that there will be a team that can really match with Celtics superiority in offense with that two. And then they still have KP, who didn't play in this game. So the league leading Celtics continue to win games with double digits. Last time we had this kind of superior team is when the Warriors goes to a record 73-9. I'm speculating that they could be 66-16 W-L record at the end of the post season.
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There is a must watch game today. It will be the powerhouse Boston Celtics against the Phoenix Suns. I've seen lots of trash talking specially from Bradley Beal that they let one slip away when they face the Celtics before.
But now it could be different, and with that I will be putting some line on,
+4.5 for the Suns hehehe @2.15. Let's see if they can back it up.
Unfortunately, it's not even close, Boston Celtics dominated your Suns in this game, it was close in the first half. But in the 3rd quarter, the Celtics started to pull away. Booker is present in this game, as in the last time they played he had a ankle injury. Same results though, their big 3 is no match to Jaylen Brown and Tatum as the duo scored 37 and 25 points respectively.
I don't think that there will be a team that can really match with Celtics superiority in offense with that two. And then they still have KP, who didn't play in this game. So the league leading Celtics continue to win games with double digits. Last time we had this kind of superior team is when the Warriors goes to a record 73-9. I'm speculating that they could be 66-16 W-L record at the end of the post season.
Yes, Celtics no doubt is a very powerful team this season, but as I gambler I try to risk against them as I know that Suns might have a good chance of at least covering the spread even if Celtics are going to win.
But Phoenix just fell short in the second half as the Celtics made a huge run and Suns had no answer and they have played good defense too against The Suns version of their big 3. Actually Celtics only needed Tatum and Brown, but then again Al Horford wanted to join the fun and scored 23 points.
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I don't think that there will be a team that can really match with Celtics superiority in offense with that two. And then they still have KP, who didn't play in this game. So the league leading Celtics continue to win games with double digits. Last time we had this kind of superior team is when the Warriors goes to a record 73-9. I'm speculating that they could be 66-16 W-L record at the end of the post season.
Well, they've been always the most dominant team in the East for the past 2-3 seasons. They've been playing at their best during the regular season. Unfortunately, they can't translate it into a title because when the playoff comes, they are kind of choking. I just hope that this season, they will not do it again. They have now a better roster compared to last season. With KP and Holiday added to the team, they're one of the best defensive, and offensive teams as well. KP is playing at his best season since he was still a Knick many years ago. I just hope that he will not get injured during the playoffs.
66 wins is already a good record, and I guess it's safe to say that they will get the top spot in the whole league. They're 6 games ahead of the current 2nd in the whole league which is the Thunder/Nuggets. The Celtics right now have the best starting 5 for the season, but one thing can hinder their success, and that is injuries. I just hope that they will not get injured during the playoffs because we know that one injury from their key player can change the flow of the series.
Unfortunately, the record of Daniel Gafford will stay at 33 as he missed his first shot against the Thunder. Well, 33 consecutive field goals made is no joke still, and it's hard to break. Congratulations to him for the record still, but the Mavericks lost to the Thunder.
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I will only have 2 bets in tonight's game,
Nets vs Pacers, - Indiana Pacers, -7.5 @1.80. They will be playing at their home court, so they have the advantage. Plus the Pacers are really a good team while the Nets are very inconsistent and you don't know who is the leader of the team.
OKC vs Memphis - OKC, -9.5, best team in the West, OKC is one of the biggest surprise this season specially how their chemistry work out with SGA putting MVP numbers and one of the candidate for this year. While Memphis has a lot of problems, started the season without Ja Morant, and then Ja comes back and play, unfortunately, he had a season ending shoulder injury.
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I will only have 2 bets in tonight's game,
Nets vs Pacers, - Indiana Pacers, -7.5 @1.80. They will be playing at their home court, so they have the advantage. Plus the Pacers are really a good team while the Nets are very inconsistent and you don't know who is the leader of the team.
OKC vs Memphis - OKC, -9.5, best team in the West, OKC is one of the biggest surprise this season specially how their chemistry work out with SGA putting MVP numbers and one of the candidate for this year. While Memphis has a lot of problems, started the season without Ja Morant, and then Ja comes back and play, unfortunately, he had a season ending shoulder injury.
Your second bet ticket didn't win bro as the Thunders didn't cover spread. That fourth run by the Grizzlies ruined your bet. Thunder these days seems unpredictable, i mean they won games but on a close one and they even lost to the Pacers the other day.
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I will only have 2 bets in tonight's game,
Nets vs Pacers, - Indiana Pacers, -7.5 @1.80. They will be playing at their home court, so they have the advantage. Plus the Pacers are really a good team while the Nets are very inconsistent and you don't know who is the leader of the team.
OKC vs Memphis - OKC, -9.5, best team in the West, OKC is one of the biggest surprise this season specially how their chemistry work out with SGA putting MVP numbers and one of the candidate for this year. While Memphis has a lot of problems, started the season without Ja Morant, and then Ja comes back and play, unfortunately, he had a season ending shoulder injury.
Your second bet ticket didn't win bro as the Thunders didn't cover spread. That fourth run by the Grizzlies ruined your bet. Thunder these days seems unpredictable, i mean they won games but on a close one and they even lost to the Pacers the other day.
It's a four quarter games, although Thunder time and again even at the last quarter build a double digit lead and it could win by that handicap, the Grizzlies keeps coming back in this game. Bane is also back in the game, so it has a big effect on them as he is one of the leader in absence of Ja Morant. Missing 29 games is a lot and so he did try his best bring back his team, 22 points and 7 assists not that bad, and hitting crucial 3 points in the 4th quarter. And with this win the Thunder move in a tie with the Denver Nuggets atop the Western Conference.
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I'm pretty disappointed with the Clippers losing to the Hawks. No one would have thought an almost complete Clippers team would be dominated by Hawks without Trae Young. I lost my bet on this one but I'm sure those who took the higher risk on the underdog made a good profit here.
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I'm pretty disappointed with the Clippers losing to the Hawks. No one would have thought an almost complete Clippers team would be dominated by Hawks without Trae Young. I lost my bet on this one but I'm sure those who took the higher risk on the underdog made a good profit here.
What disappoints me, up to this minute is that I was to bet on the Hawks when I watch the first quarter. I said to myself that it's different Hawk team against this Clippers. They are playing good defense and then Clippers missing easy shots, :(. In any case, I didn't listen to my gut feeling and when I go back, I see the Hawks taking a good lead already and it's kinda late as they are not the outstanding favorite. And then we have that magical hook shot of Kyrie to close out the Denver Nuggets. I thought that the game will go into OT as it's really a very tough and engaging game. But against the outstretch arms of Jokic, and Kyrie looking at the clock, he did one of the best buzzer beater of all time.
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~ And then we have that magical hook shot of Kyrie to close out the Denver Nuggets. I thought that the game will go into OT as it's really a very tough and engaging game. But against the outstretch arms of Jokic, and Kyrie looking at the clock, he did one of the best buzzer beater of all time.
Honestly, it looks like a circus shot to me. He just threw it because time is about to expire and he's lucky that it went in. You can tell that it's not a shot he usually do.
Speaking of buzzer beater, how about the Pistons losing? Some fans are clowning them not because they lost but because of the way they lost (by Bam Adebayo 3-point shot). Bam is not best center for shooting beyond the arc but I think he has a decent jumper.
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Hello NBA enthusiastics, what fixtures will you like to watch? On this upcoming NBA matches.
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Let's discuss it.
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~ And then we have that magical hook shot of Kyrie to close out the Denver Nuggets. I thought that the game will go into OT as it's really a very tough and engaging game. But against the outstretch arms of Jokic, and Kyrie looking at the clock, he did one of the best buzzer beater of all time.
Honestly, it looks like a circus shot to me. He just threw it because time is about to expire and he's lucky that it went in. You can tell that it's not a shot he usually do.
Speaking of buzzer beater, how about the Pistons losing? Some fans are clowning them not because they lost but because of the way they lost (by Bam Adebayo 3-point shot). Bam is not best center for shooting beyond the arc but I think he has a decent jumper.
It wasn't a circus shot for me because, in one interview, he said that he's also dominant in using his left hand so he's kind of ambidextrous like Lebron James and Russell Westbrook. That shot was just amazing and even Luka got surprised that it went in, anyway, they won and I hope they will get that 6th spot.
As for the Pistons-Heat, Cunningham's shot at the final seconds of the game was a bit too early and that's enough for the Heat to gather, and make a shot. Suprisingly, it wasn't Robinson who is their main 3-pt shooter that made the shot but it was Bam who we don't see shooting threes that much. Well, it's the Pistons so... no surprise I guess. :D
Anyway, aside from the Trayce Jackson-Davis dunk over Wembanyama, we have another dunk of the year candidate again as Anthony Edwards dunked over John Collins in their game a few hours ago. TBH, the verticality of Edwards is just insane. Well, anybody else there who knows another "dunk of the year" candidate out there? Here's the video of that hilarious dunk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Wz8GnQYPs&pp=ygUhZWR3YXJkcyBkdW5raW5nIG92ZXIgam9obiBjb2xsaW5z (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Wz8GnQYPs&pp=ygUhZWR3YXJkcyBkdW5raW5nIG92ZXIgam9obiBjb2xsaW5z)
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I will only have 2 bets in tonight's game,
Nets vs Pacers, - Indiana Pacers, -7.5 @1.80. They will be playing at their home court, so they have the advantage. Plus the Pacers are really a good team while the Nets are very inconsistent and you don't know who is the leader of the team.
OKC vs Memphis - OKC, -9.5, best team in the West, OKC is one of the biggest surprise this season specially how their chemistry work out with SGA putting MVP numbers and one of the candidate for this year. While Memphis has a lot of problems, started the season without Ja Morant, and then Ja comes back and play, unfortunately, he had a season ending shoulder injury.
Your second bet ticket didn't win bro as the Thunders didn't cover spread. That fourth run by the Grizzlies ruined your bet. Thunder these days seems unpredictable, i mean they won games but on a close one and they even lost to the Pacers the other day.
Yes, mate just break even me for, as the Thunders allows the Grizzlies to make a comeback in the 4th and I didn't realized that Bane will play here after missing games because of injuries.
In games today, I will go on the underdog Spurs for a +9.5 against the Mavs. Although the Mavs is playing very good basketball, the Spurs might make it a very close game. Too good of a odds @1.80.
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In games today, I will go on the underdog Spurs for a +9.5 against the Mavs. Although the Mavs is playing very good basketball, the Spurs might make it a very close game. Too good of a odds @1.80.
Well done spotting the @1.80 and the game was actually close to my surprise. It was back and forth until the last few minutes of the fourth quarter. You can tell that the Spurs can also compete but still lacks the experience.
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In games today, I will go on the underdog Spurs for a +9.5 against the Mavs. Although the Mavs is playing very good basketball, the Spurs might make it a very close game. Too good of a odds @1.80.
Well done spotting the @1.80 and the game was actually close to my surprise. It was back and forth until the last few minutes of the fourth quarter. You can tell that the Spurs can also compete but still lacks the experience.
Thanks mate, I maybe just lucky that it turn out what I have in mind, it was really a close game. I know that Mavericks are going to win, but Spurs will always be behind and trying to steal this game from them.
For the Miami Heat vs Cavs game, will change a bit, I'm going for Jared Allen, over 16.5 points @1.80.
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For the Miami Heat vs Cavs game, will change a bit, I'm going for Jared Allen, over 16.5 points @1.80.
Well done once again. That's a pretty high odds for him considering he will be one of the main go to guys for the Cavs because Mitchell wasn't available and the fact that Bam won't play too. Allen did really good but that wasn't enough. Their shot clock violation with over a minute remaining cost them a lot.
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For the Miami Heat vs Cavs game, will change a bit, I'm going for Jared Allen, over 16.5 points @1.80.
Wow, consecutive wins mate, congrats. Though the Cavaliers lost that close game your props for Jarrett Allen won. He got 25 points along with a monstrous 20 rebounds.
Lost my bet today as the Warriors blew out the Grizzlies, i thought that it's gonna be a close game but it turned out to be opposite.
Will tail your bet for tomorrow if you can post your picks early.
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For the Miami Heat vs Cavs game, will change a bit, I'm going for Jared Allen, over 16.5 points @1.80.
Wow, consecutive wins mate, congrats. Though the Cavaliers lost that close game your props for Jarrett Allen won. He got 25 points along with a monstrous 20 rebounds.
Lost my bet today as the Warriors blew out the Grizzlies, i thought that it's gonna be a close game but it turned out to be opposite.
Will tail your bet for tomorrow if you can post your picks early.
Thanks mate, yeah, for me this is going to be a close game that's why I have a hard time deciding and so player props might be a good idea and it works like a charm. Just another day of those I become lucky. The thing is that after I put up that beat, the line suddenly changes to 17.5 +/-.
But I guess there's no problem as Allen scored 25 points. I could have parlay it with + rebounds for a good odds, as he haul down 20 rebounds in this game. However, I don't want to be greedy and so that is enough win for me.
I'll try to post early mate before I go to sleep and see if my winning streak will continue. ;D
Edit: Magic vs Pels, it will be Magic's homecourt, so I will go with them at +2.5 @1.91.
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I'll try to post early mate before I go to sleep and see if my winning streak will continue. ;D
Edit: Magic vs Pels, it will be Magic's homecourt, so I will go with them at +2.5 @1.91.
And the streak continues, congrats again mate for another big win today. The Magic have defeated the Pelicans, that's a hard choice, i mean if i am to pick that match-up, i'll go easily for the Pelicans and lost hehe.
Good thing that i have tailed your bet today, hope you will post your picks early again for tomorrow's game.
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I'll try to post early mate before I go to sleep and see if my winning streak will continue. ;D
Edit: Magic vs Pels, it will be Magic's homecourt, so I will go with them at +2.5 @1.91.
And the streak continues, congrats again mate for another big win today. The Magic have defeated the Pelicans, that's a hard choice, i mean if i am to pick that match-up, i'll go easily for the Pelicans and lost hehe.
Good thing that i have tailed your bet today, hope you will post your picks early again for tomorrow's game.
Hehehe, thank you, gratitude to the universe as our winning streak continues. Actually I wanted to bet on the Magic ML because it was so attracted, nevertheless that +2.5 is already great @1.91.
Yes, I will do, just keep up with this thread, before 9-10 pm our local time I will post my predictions here so that you can tail again and hopefully we will win another time.
Ingram though went down in the 2nd quarter if I'm not mistaken, and he had to be carried. Doesn't look good for the Pels.
Edit: Sorry for the delay mate, Cavs vs Wolves, +6.5 for Cavs @1.99. Gonna be a great game and it will be close.
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The Rockets keep piling up the wins after defeating the Bulls. How long do you think this streak is going to continue? They could win against their next two opponents (Jazz and Blazers) but the Thunders are waiting. I've already dismissed the possibility that they will make it to the play-in but, hey, they look serious and inspired right now.
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The Rockets keep piling up the wins after defeating the Bulls. How long do you think this streak is going to continue? They could win against their next two opponents (Jazz and Blazers) but the Thunders are waiting. I've already dismissed the possibility that they will make it to the play-in but, hey, they look serious and inspired right now.
Up until a week ago, I was convinced that the Rockets had almost no chance of reaching the play-in zone in the standings. However, they now have 7 straight wins and could potentially extend their winning streak to at least 9 wins. As a result, the Rockets are getting closer and closer to the Warriors and Lakers in the standings. If those two teams start losing their remaining games, the Rockets could take the spot of one of those two teams.
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I watched highlights of the final 3 minutes of Clippers vs. Blazers game and I must say it's so disappointing. Although it's their second/third unit that played because Clippers were already leading by a huge margin at that time, that was still a sloppy finish. It looks like some players were trying to make an impression that's why there were so many selfish plays.
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Pelicans won against the Miami Heat. I thought that when Ingram went down and not able to play today, the Miami Heat is going to win this game. I didn't watch the game though, but it seems that Zion just played 25 minutes and had 4 points only? And it was CJ who lead the team with a big help from Alvarado. And it was a low scoring game, and with this phase, Miami Heat should have the advantage, but it seems they are off tonight and can't keep up with the Pelicans even without their best player.
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My winning streak has ended, :'(
But it's good though, 3 wins in a rows, games are very much unpredictable as we are just a couple of weeks from the regular season and every team are trying to fight for the position.
I will just add and edit again my bets and see if I will start another winning streak.
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Pelicans won against the Miami Heat. I thought that when Ingram went down and not able to play today, the Miami Heat is going to win this game. I didn't watch the game though, but it seems that Zion just played 25 minutes and had 4 points only? And it was CJ who lead the team with a big help from Alvarado. And it was a low scoring game, and with this phase, Miami Heat should have the advantage, but it seems they are off tonight and can't keep up with the Pelicans even without their best player.
It's one of those days. The team's 36% FG is not going to cut it against any team in the NBA unless they have impenetrable defense.
It's just too bad for them because Pacers won and that widens the gap between 6th (Pacers) and 7th (Heat).
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Pelicans won against the Miami Heat. I thought that when Ingram went down and not able to play today, the Miami Heat is going to win this game. I didn't watch the game though, but it seems that Zion just played 25 minutes and had 4 points only? And it was CJ who lead the team with a big help from Alvarado. And it was a low scoring game, and with this phase, Miami Heat should have the advantage, but it seems they are off tonight and can't keep up with the Pelicans even without their best player.
As @Zed0X said, the Heat have a terrible night while the Pelicans shot 51% from the field. Aside from that, the Pelicans shot 50% from 3-point area as well whereas the Heat only shot 27%. The Heat overall had a bad night that's why the lost pretty bad on their home.
Well, as much as I want to praise the Pelicans for this, I always believe that the regular season and playoffs are different. One all-star player out because of injury can change the whole series. It's good that Ingram didn't get a serious injury after that previous game, and he will be playing again I think after 1-2 weeks. They are also in a pretty good spot at 5th spot with 1.5 games above the 6th seeded Phoenix but still they can't afford to sit out their key players in some games.
As for the Heat, we've seen them defeating the Bucks last season, and reaching the NBA Finals when nobody expected them to clinch that. Their roster is still the same, the coach is still the same, nothing much has changed with them so I still believe that even though they're at the bottom spot come playoff time, top teams must not be overconfident when they face them. Heat facing the Cavaliers on the 3-6 match-up would be good, but I would want them to face the Bucks again for a rematch for the 2-7 match-up. :D
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The Rockets make it eight in a row with a dominating game against the Jazz. Jalen Green with another MVP-like individual performance but my attention was on VanVleet because he got hot beyond the arc with ten 3-pointers. I still don't think they will replace the Warriors for the last play-in team but it's fun to watch their run.
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The Rockets make it eight in a row with a dominating game against the Jazz. Jalen Green with another MVP-like individual performance but my attention was on VanVleet because he got hot beyond the arc with ten 3-pointers. I still don't think they will replace the Warriors for the last play-in team but it's fun to watch their run.
I just saw his highlights, although I don't bet on NBA, I still follow the sports and I was surprised to see that the low key team like Rockets is going up in the ranks, or at least trying to catch up with the Warriors?
And I also see that the Warriors lost the the Wolves and so the Rockets has a better chance than the Warriors to go into the playoff?
No?
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The Rockets make it eight in a row with a dominating game against the Jazz. Jalen Green with another MVP-like individual performance but my attention was on VanVleet because he got hot beyond the arc with ten 3-pointers. I still don't think they will replace the Warriors for the last play-in team but it's fun to watch their run.
I just saw his highlights, although I don't bet on NBA, I still follow the sports and I was surprised to see that the low key team like Rockets is going up in the ranks, or at least trying to catch up with the Warriors?
It's not that they are bad to be surprised. Rockets has decent team members (Sengun, Green, VanVleet, Brooks) but they are in the Western Division which makes it harder for them to climb. Their record is better than the two teams in the East that are currently qualified for the play-in tournament
And I also see that the Warriors lost the the Wolves and so the Rockets has a better chance than the Warriors to go into the playoff?
No?
You're probably not familiar with the format now.
Top 1 to 6 teams are playoff bound.
Top 7 to 10 teams will face off (play-in) and only 2 teams will complete the 8-team for the playoff.
I still think Warriors will be in the play-in.
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The Rockets make it eight in a row with a dominating game against the Jazz. Jalen Green with another MVP-like individual performance but my attention was on VanVleet because he got hot beyond the arc with ten 3-pointers. I still don't think they will replace the Warriors for the last play-in team but it's fun to watch their run.
I just saw his highlights, although I don't bet on NBA, I still follow the sports and I was surprised to see that the low key team like Rockets is going up in the ranks, or at least trying to catch up with the Warriors?
It's not that they are bad to be surprised. Rockets has decent team members (Sengun, Green, VanVleet, Brooks) but they are in the Western Division which makes it harder for them to climb. Their record is better than the two teams in the East that are currently qualified for the play-in tournament
And I also see that the Warriors lost the the Wolves and so the Rockets has a better chance than the Warriors to go into the playoff?
No?
You're probably not familiar with the format now.
Top 1 to 6 teams are playoff bound.
Top 7 to 10 teams will face off (play-in) and only 2 teams will complete the 8-team for the playoff.
I still think Warriors will be in the play-in.
If we look at the standings, Warriors - 36 and 33 Rockets - 35 and 35.
So there are still a good chance for the Rockets to take that 10th and last spot for the play-in from the Warriors if Golden State continue with them losing and Houston gaining the momentum as they are on a 8 game winning streak. So the last 12 games are going to be very crucial for both teams. Rockets though as the momentum here that's why I said that they could have a slim chance to beat the Warriors.
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NBA regular season, fixtures in the month of March.
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Let's discuss, which of the matches will be a must watch match?
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Who fell victim to the Celtics giving up 30 points when they lost to the Hawks? That's embarrassing because we are also talking about a team that do not even have their best shooter.
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If we look at the standings, Warriors - 36 and 33 Rockets - 35 and 35.
So there are still a good chance for the Rockets to take that 10th and last spot for the play-in from the Warriors if Golden State continue with them losing and Houston gaining the momentum as they are on a 8 game winning streak. So the last 12 games are going to be very crucial for both teams. Rockets though as the momentum here that's why I said that they could have a slim chance to beat the Warriors.
Rockets are closer to the Warriors now as they beat the Blazers for their 10th win in a row. They will be facing the Thunders next and I think that's when the streak will stop.
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The Rockets make it eight in a row with a dominating game against the Jazz. Jalen Green with another MVP-like individual performance but my attention was on VanVleet because he got hot beyond the arc with ten 3-pointers. I still don't think they will replace the Warriors for the last play-in team but it's fun to watch their run.
Their consecutive winning streak is now at 9 wins in a row, and as you've said and I'd reiterate Jalen Green have putting up a MVP-esque performance, especially since Alperen Sengun have been out injured he's gotten a really good free role and occupy and attack any free space on the court whether be it from behind the arc or driving to the rim, he's been doing it all, I really don't want to believe Sengun have some what inhibited Jalen Green performance a lot, because Segun while being a very versatile player, threat in the paint too, he's slows down the offense, while Jalen Green prefers playing on break and with pace not giving the opponent defense enough time to organize themselves.
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The Rockets make it eight in a row with a dominating game against the Jazz. Jalen Green with another MVP-like individual performance but my attention was on VanVleet because he got hot beyond the arc with ten 3-pointers. I still don't think they will replace the Warriors for the last play-in team but it's fun to watch their run.
Their consecutive winning streak is now at 9 wins in a row, and as you've said and I'd reiterate Jalen Green have putting up a MVP-esque performance, especially since Alperen Sengun have been out injured he's gotten a really good free role and occupy and attack any free space on the court whether be it from behind the arc or driving to the rim, he's been doing it all, I really don't want to believe Sengun have some what inhibited Jalen Green performance a lot, because Segun while being a very versatile player, threat in the paint too, he's slows down the offense, while Jalen Green prefers playing on break and with pace not giving the opponent defense enough time to organize themselves.
I agree, it was Jalen Green who step up when Alpren Sengun went down. And it's just so natural to him, I mean when he come into the league he was highly touted to even win the Rookie of the year, but he feel short. But still he continue to improved him and he just peaked on time when the Rockets is needing someone in absence of Sengun. And as I also said, if they don't go into play-in this year, the next season could be very different for them as they have the chemistry already. Yeah, MVP numbers that he is putting and it's good to see him becoming the superstar that he deserves.
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Who fell victim to the Celtics giving up 30 points when they lost to the Hawks? That's embarrassing because we are also talking about a team that do not even have their best shooter.
I also asked the same question on the other forum, Lol, but yeah it was a great game, at one point the Celtics was leading by 27-28 points. But the Hawks didn't gave up in their home court advantage.
The Rockets continue with their winning ways, and actually can catch up with the Warriors if they win their next game and then Warriors losing. So it make things complicated for them right now. Every game for both Rockets and Warriors are do or die game.
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Lakers and Warriors trying to secure their spot in the play-in tournament after winning their respective matches. If the current standings remain as it is and these two teams will face each other, I think Lakers will dispatch the Warriors. Bookies are likely to agree to that as well.
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Lakers and Warriors trying to secure their spot in the play-in tournament after winning their respective matches. If the current standings remain as it is and these two teams will face each other, I think Lakers will dispatch the Warriors. Bookies are likely to agree to that as well.
Yes, I do agree that if they face for the play-in, most likely the Lakers are going to win because they are deep and we've seen the Warriors has issues as well and they are inconsistent. Although they secure a win against the Miami without Jimmy Butler and build a solid lead and they never look back. But the Lakers with a great double overtime win against Giannis and the Bucks. And they did it without Lebron James in the sideline not playing. The Warriors though has to win as many games as they can as the Houston Rockets is making a run as well.
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Lakers and Warriors trying to secure their spot in the play-in tournament after winning their respective matches. If the current standings remain as it is and these two teams will face each other, I think Lakers will dispatch the Warriors. Bookies are likely to agree to that as well.
You forgot about the Rockets. :P
Currently, the Rockets are only 1 game behind the Warriors. It's good that the Warriors won against the Heat 113-92 or else, they will go to 11th spot and the Rockets will get it.
Right now the Warriors must end the regular season with a winning streak at least in order for them to secure that 10th spot because TBH, they might lose the spot because the Rockets are coming. Currently, the Rockets are red-hot, lots of momentum and has a winning streak. The Lakers are the same as well. I will not be surprised if the Warriors will get eliminated while the Rockets steal that 10th spot, but I hope it will not happen. :D Warriors fan here, and at least I would want to see the trio of Steph, Klay and Dray play at least in the play-in tournament. :D
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Lakers and Warriors trying to secure their spot in the play-in tournament after winning their respective matches. If the current standings remain as it is and these two teams will face each other, I think Lakers will dispatch the Warriors. Bookies are likely to agree to that as well.
You forgot about the Rockets. :P
Currently, the Rockets are only 1 game behind the Warriors. It's good that the Warriors won against the Heat 113-92 or else, they will go to 11th spot and the Rockets will get it.
Right now the Warriors must end the regular season with a winning streak at least in order for them to secure that 10th spot because TBH, they might lose the spot because the Rockets are coming. Currently, the Rockets are red-hot, lots of momentum and has a winning streak. The Lakers are the same as well. I will not be surprised if the Warriors will get eliminated while the Rockets steal that 10th spot, but I hope it will not happen. :D Warriors fan here, and at least I would want to see the trio of Steph, Klay and Dray play at least in the play-in tournament. :D
Yes, it's on the shoulder of the Warriors right now, whether they will be in the play-in or not. Houston is on a winning streak and even without their main man, they build a solid successive win and we can't deny that there are a big chance that we might not see Warriors in the playoff.
And even if they win the tie-break, they will have to go against the Lakers who also had a good momentum specially that AD is healthy and Lebron although didn't play last game but still manages to win.
With that, era has been closing for the Warriors.
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Lakers and Warriors trying to secure their spot in the play-in tournament after winning their respective matches. If the current standings remain as it is and these two teams will face each other, I think Lakers will dispatch the Warriors. Bookies are likely to agree to that as well.
You forgot about the Rockets. :P
Currently, the Rockets are only 1 game behind the Warriors. It's good that the Warriors won against the Heat 113-92 or else, they will go to 11th spot and the Rockets will get it.
No, I didn't forget about them. I know their position and I said if the current standings remains as it is.
I didn't expect them to win against the Thunders for their 10th win in a row but the Warriors have started to win games as well.
I'm waiting for NBA if they will hand down a suspension to Draymond after he dragged Patty Mills neck. That could affect their push for the play-in too.
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With that, era has been closing for the Warriors.
Yeah, Klay's decline and Draymond resorting more to dirty tricks isn't helping the team at all. I think Warriors management made the wrong call extending Green's contract. Delaying a new deal with Klay is probably going to do them good.
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No, I didn't forget about them. I know their position and I said if the current standings remains as it is.
I didn't expect them to win against the Thunders for their 10th win in a row but the Warriors have started to win games as well.
I don't think anyone could have predicted that the Rockets would perform so well by the end of the regular season. To be honest, it's really interesting to see the Warriors and Rockets struggling with each other for the last spot in the play-in tournament. Let's see what results both teams will show in the remaining matches, but I'll be rooting for the Rockets. They deserve this spot.
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No, I didn't forget about them. I know their position and I said if the current standings remains as it is.
I didn't expect them to win against the Thunders for their 10th win in a row but the Warriors have started to win games as well.
I don't think anyone could have predicted that the Rockets would perform so well by the end of the regular season. To be honest, it's really interesting to see the Warriors and Rockets struggling with each other for the last spot in the play-in tournament. Let's see what results both teams will show in the remaining matches, but I'll be rooting for the Rockets. They deserve this spot.
The team that deserves it is the team with the better W/L record. If Rockets fail to qualify, it's completely their fault for leaving it too late.
Warriors were in trouble early against the Magic because of Draymond's early ejection but Wiggins stepped up to maintain their position.
I was impressed at Kahwi's performance at the end Clippers vs. Sixers game. He's having a below average game but came alive at the final minute. He just reminded the Sixers fans of the torment he gave them at the 2019 SF when he took over on both offense and defense. Final 5:28 WILD ENDING Clippers vs 76ers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psF1ziQzKfk)
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No, I didn't forget about them. I know their position and I said if the current standings remains as it is.
I didn't expect them to win against the Thunders for their 10th win in a row but the Warriors have started to win games as well.
I don't think anyone could have predicted that the Rockets would perform so well by the end of the regular season. To be honest, it's really interesting to see the Warriors and Rockets struggling with each other for the last spot in the play-in tournament. Let's see what results both teams will show in the remaining matches, but I'll be rooting for the Rockets. They deserve this spot.
The team that deserves it is the team with the better W/L record. If Rockets fail to qualify, it's completely their fault for leaving it too late.
Warriors were in trouble early against the Magic because of Draymond's early ejection but Wiggins stepped up to maintain their position.
Yeah, no one really saw how good the Rockets down in the last games of the regular, as if Sengun going out was a blessing in disguise for them. Good to see the Warriors winning against the Magic, even without Draymond, they come up with a good offense and as you have said, Wiggins step up like the version of himself in 2021 when they won the championship and him going into the All Star.
But still not decided yet, both of this teams will have to win their last games to secure that 10th spot for the play-in. So it's going to be close for this teams, and who nows, maybe the underdog Rockets can be in that position as Warriors is really that old, (no offense to Warriors fans).
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Yeah, no one really saw how good the Rockets down in the last games of the regular, as if Sengun going out was a blessing in disguise for them. Good to see the Warriors winning against the Magic, even without Draymond, they come up with a good offense and as you have said, Wiggins step up like the version of himself in 2021 when they won the championship and him going into the All Star.
But still not decided yet, both of this teams will have to win their last games to secure that 10th spot for the play-in. So it's going to be close for this teams, and who nows, maybe the underdog Rockets can be in that position as Warriors is really that old, (no offense to Warriors fans).
I don't know if it's only, but I have a feeling that the Rockets might focus on building a team around Green than Sengun, and if that happens, the stats of Sengun will decrease.
Since Sengun got injured, Green stepped up massively and he's been carrying the Rockets ever since. Now they are on a 10-game winning streak, and they also defeated the Thunder in Overtime. Maybe Sengun (if he comes back) can focus more on rebounding, and passing, while Green will focus more on the offense.
As for the Warriors, every game for them is very important because one loss for them would mean them being out of the play-in tournament already. With the Rockets on a winning streak, they must rack up more wins until the end of the regular season. As for Draymond, I will not be surprised if he will be traded next season because of how he played all throughout the regular season. He's been suspended already, and got 20+ techs already this season (can't remember the exact number), but he's on the top 2 in terms of technical fouls in a single season, just behind Rasheed Wallace. I will not be surprised if in the off-season, the trio will be broke up already because they need to be better for the upcoming season as well.
I'm a Warrior fan, but I'm not offended because it's true after all. The good thing though is that, they have young and talented players that they can develop for the future of the team. :)
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The Jazz kept it close up to the last second but the winning streak continues for the Rockets (11th win). Meanwhile, Warriors still keeping their distance with their 3rd straight win.
Wemby also had his best performance to date as they won against the Knicks. His 40 points and 20 rebounds cancels out Brunson's monstrous 61 points. Great game for both of them but there can only be one winner.
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The Jazz kept it close up to the last second but the winning streak continues for the Rockets (11th win). Meanwhile, Warriors still keeping their distance with their 3rd straight win.
Wemby also had his best performance to date as they won against the Knicks. His 40 points and 20 rebounds cancels out Brunson's monstrous 61 points. Great game for both of them but there can only be one winner.
Houston and Warriors really knows what's up in their last games. And so they will have to win every one of it. And as we can see, Warriors a big win against the Hornets. But what's impressive is the Rockets continuing with their winning streak and still hot on the tail of the Warriors. So the pressure is with Curry to lead the team and not let lose on that last spot at 10th position for a play-in berth.
I agree with @LogitechMouse, I think that was really plan before, build the team around Green when they acquire him. But Green hasn't shown his true potential until their late run or when Sengun went down.
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The Jazz kept it close up to the last second but the winning streak continues for the Rockets (11th win). Meanwhile, Warriors still keeping their distance with their 3rd straight win.
Wemby also had his best performance to date as they won against the Knicks. His 40 points and 20 rebounds cancels out Brunson's monstrous 61 points. Great game for both of them but there can only be one winner.
With only 1 game separating both teams, every game for both the Rockets and the Warriors are very important.
The next game of the Warriors will be against San Antonio who just got a victory over the Knicks in a thriller game. The Rockets on the other hand will be facing the Mavericks next. A battle between 2 teams with current win streaks. Dallas with 6 while Houston has 11.
Speaking of San Antonio, Wemby is the latest addition to the Rookies who got 40-point 20-rebound game as a rookie. The last one who did the stat was Shaq way back 1993. The Spurs are eliminated already, but it seems like they're still making an upset towards playoff teams like Phoenix, and now the Knicks. :D
I agree with @LogitechMouse, I think that was really plan before, build the team around Green when they acquire him. But Green hasn't shown his true potential until their late run or when Sengun went down.
I don't know what's the main reason as to why Green didn't show his true potential until Sengun got injured. Maybe the reason is Sengun is too ball dominant since he's doing the passing, and scoring as well, and Green didn't have an opportunity to showcase himself. I mean they already have VanVleet as their PG, so Green's goal is to just score, and score. Sengun on the other can just focus on rebounding, and maybe a bit of passing.
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So there's no upset today, winning streak of Hawks has been stop by the Bucks. As Milwaukee needed this win as well to stay as one of the top teams in the East. Giannis played great with double double of 36 and 16 and 8 assists.
Celtics go back to win column, defeating the Pels, still without Brandon Ingram. Although low scoring, it was a balance attack on the side of the Celtics and Zion efforts are not enough.
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So the Rockets winning streak is over as they were beaten soundly by the Mavs. Meanwhile, the Warriors are on their 4th win streak after defeating the Spurs. Let's see how the Rockets will respond from here because the next five games are also tough to win.
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So the Rockets winning streak is over as they were beaten soundly by the Mavs. Meanwhile, the Warriors are on their 4th win streak after defeating the Spurs. Let's see how the Rockets will respond from here because the next five games are also tough to win.
It's bound to happened that they their winning streak will have to end. Luka is just playing great and they toying with the defense of the Rockets as no one can really guard him one on one. And then he had one of the best shooting night at the 3 point area. They will be facing each other in the next couple of days and I think that game will decide once and for all who will go into the play-in. Very good game by the Warriors as I thought that they are going to choke again and melt down in that game against the Spurs. But it's their experience and having that championship DNA that propel them to win this one in the road.
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So the Rockets winning streak is over as they were beaten soundly by the Mavs. Meanwhile, the Warriors are on their 4th win streak after defeating the Spurs. Let's see how the Rockets will respond from here because the next five games are also tough to win.
Based on the latest standings, the Warriors is ahead by two games on the Rockets and both team have a game tomorrow. With the degree of difficulty of opponent, i think the Rockets will be having trouble making the play-in tournament though the ball is round but i would put my money on the Timberwolves vs Rockets on tomorrow's game.
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~ but i would put my money on the Timberwolves vs Rockets on tomorrow's game.
Are you betting on handicap? ML @1.34 is unattractive to me. I don't know if they could cover the spread (-8.50) @2.0 because the game could be closer that most of us thinks.
Since KAT and Sengun are still out, I think the player that will have a big impact in the game is Rudy Gobert. My bet is on him scoring 20+ points (the current odds is 4.09).
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So the Rockets winning streak is over as they were beaten soundly by the Mavs. Meanwhile, the Warriors are on their 4th win streak after defeating the Spurs. Let's see how the Rockets will respond from here because the next five games are also tough to win.
The Rockets will not steal that 10th spot from the Warriors. 100% sure.
That's coming from a Warriors fan. :P :P
Both the Warriors and the Rockets have a tough opponent a few hours from now. The Warriors will face Mavericks who are now on a winning streak. The Rockets will face the Timberwolves who are fighting for the top seed as well. The Rockets are only 12-24 on the road so I think I'll take the Timberwolves to win on this one. As for the Warriors-Mavericks, TBH it's hard to predict because the Warriors are 18-19 on their home while the Mavericks are 23-14 on the road. I might go with the Mavericks with this one maybe because there's a chance that both Thompson and Kuminga will not play.
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So the Rockets winning streak is over as they were beaten soundly by the Mavs. Meanwhile, the Warriors are on their 4th win streak after defeating the Spurs. Let's see how the Rockets will respond from here because the next five games are also tough to win.
The Rockets will not steal that 10th spot from the Warriors. 100% sure.
That's coming from a Warriors fan. :P :P
Both the Warriors and the Rockets have a tough opponent a few hours from now. The Warriors will face Mavericks who are now on a winning streak. The Rockets will face the Timberwolves who are fighting for the top seed as well. The Rockets are only 12-24 on the road so I think I'll take the Timberwolves to win on this one. As for the Warriors-Mavericks, TBH it's hard to predict because the Warriors are 18-19 on their home while the Mavericks are 23-14 on the road. I might go with the Mavericks with this one maybe because there's a chance that both Thompson and Kuminga will not play.
Yeah, very hard game for both of this two fighting for the play-in spot. But I could be wrong, but I think Warriors has a better chance against the Mavs. Yes, Luka is playing great but I think the experience of the Warriors will be a big factor and I do hope that JK and Thompson will play.
As for the Knicks vs Heat, I'm betting on them as the underdog. They really need to win this one against the Heat in the road and keep their momentum alive going into the remainder of the post season game.
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~ but i would put my money on the Timberwolves vs Rockets on tomorrow's game.
Are you betting on handicap? ML @1.34 is unattractive to me. I don't know if they could cover the spread (-8.50) @2.0 because the game could be closer that most of us thinks.
Since KAT and Sengun are still out, I think the player that will have a big impact in the game is Rudy Gobert. My bet is on him scoring 20+ points (the current odds is 4.09).
I have the Timberwolves -5.5 @1.87 since the game already started when i bet and right now the Rockets is leading by seven points, hope the Wolves would come back as the game progress.
Gobert is not known to score that much but that odds of 4.09 is really attractive so good luck on your bet.
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I didn't know Embiid already returned to the Sixers line up, I guess just in time for the play-in. He had a decent game against the Thunders.
~ but i would put my money on the Timberwolves vs Rockets on tomorrow's game.
Are you betting on handicap? ML @1.34 is unattractive to me. I don't know if they could cover the spread (-8.50) @2.0 because the game could be closer that most of us thinks.
Since KAT and Sengun are still out, I think the player that will have a big impact in the game is Rudy Gobert. My bet is on him scoring 20+ points (the current odds is 4.09).
I have the Timberwolves -5.5 @1.87 since the game already started when i bet and right now the Rockets is leading by seven points, hope the Wolves would come back as the game progress.
Gobert is not known to score that much but that odds of 4.09 is really attractive so good luck on your bet.
I'm disappointed with Gobert's score but they were able to cover your bet. I thought he'll be able to score easily because he'll be the focal point of attack for this game but he only managed 12 points.
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The Rockets will not steal that 10th spot from the Warriors. 100% sure.
That's coming from a Warriors fan. :P :P
Both the Warriors and the Rockets have a tough opponent a few hours from now. The Warriors will face Mavericks who are now on a winning streak. The Rockets will face the Timberwolves who are fighting for the top seed as well. The Rockets are only 12-24 on the road so I think I'll take the Timberwolves to win on this one. As for the Warriors-Mavericks, TBH it's hard to predict because the Warriors are 18-19 on their home while the Mavericks are 23-14 on the road. I might go with the Mavericks with this one maybe because there's a chance that both Thompson and Kuminga will not play.
Well, the Rockets expectedly lost to the Wolves, while the Warriors unexpectedly beat the Mavs. I think the last two games were crucial for the Rockets, and now they have almost no chance to dislodge the Warriors from the 10th spot in the standings, as there are only 7 games left until the end of the regular season.
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I didn't know Embiid already returned to the Sixers line up, I guess just in time for the play-in. He had a decent game against the Thunders.
~ but i would put my money on the Timberwolves vs Rockets on tomorrow's game.
Are you betting on handicap? ML @1.34 is unattractive to me. I don't know if they could cover the spread (-8.50) @2.0 because the game could be closer that most of us thinks.
Since KAT and Sengun are still out, I think the player that will have a big impact in the game is Rudy Gobert. My bet is on him scoring 20+ points (the current odds is 4.09).
I have the Timberwolves -5.5 @1.87 since the game already started when i bet and right now the Rockets is leading by seven points, hope the Wolves would come back as the game progress.
Gobert is not known to score that much but that odds of 4.09 is really attractive so good luck on your bet.
I'm disappointed with Gobert's score but they were able to cover your bet. I thought he'll be able to score easily because he'll be the focal point of attack for this game but he only managed 12 points.
Yep, Joel Embiid suddenly play and it messed up my bet as I put money on OKC not knowing that Joel is going to play. And then my underdog New York Knicks fell short. They were down from the first quarter, but then they make a comeback and tie the score 92-92 and I thought that this is a great comeback and they have a great chance to win.
But they got tired chasing the lead by the Heat and then Rozier waxes hot. So the Knicks is on a losing streak right now.
As for the Rockets vs Warriors, yeah, Rockets chances are getting thinner by the day and I doubt that they can dislodge the Warriors at the 10th place.
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Well, the Rockets expectedly lost to the Wolves, while the Warriors unexpectedly beat the Mavs. I think the last two games were crucial for the Rockets, and now they have almost no chance to dislodge the Warriors from the 10th spot in the standings, as there are only 7 games left until the end of the regular season.
That's for sure, the Warriors will nail the 10th spot in the West but unfortunately for them though is that their first game in the play-in is against the Lakers who have their numbers last season, i mean the Warrior's small ball will not work against the bigger Lakers, just my two cent though.
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Well, the Rockets expectedly lost to the Wolves, while the Warriors unexpectedly beat the Mavs. I think the last two games were crucial for the Rockets, and now they have almost no chance to dislodge the Warriors from the 10th spot in the standings, as there are only 7 games left until the end of the regular season.
That's for sure, the Warriors will nail the 10th spot in the West but unfortunately for them though is that their first game in the play-in is against the Lakers who have their numbers last season, i mean the Warrior's small ball will not work against the bigger Lakers, just my two cent though.
With 3 games separating both the Warriors and the Rockets, I guess that increases the chances of Warriors securing that 10th spot. As for them stealing the 9th spot? I don't think they can against the Lakers who are on a winning streak as well.
If both the Lakers and Warriors will face on the play-in tournament (which I think they will), I also don't want to believe that small ball will not work, but I'm thinking of a scenario that it might work. Green will defend AD which I believe he can while Lebron will be defended by Wiggins. Small ball will work only if Wiggins will be the same Wiggins that we saw 2 years ago when they won the title. He's a very good defender back then and he limit's Tatum on that series. If we will see the same Wiggins 2 years ago against Lebron, I also believe he can limit his points as well.
Anyway, they can still opt not to go small. They still have Jackson-Davis, Saric and Looney as their bigs that can defend the paint. What the Warriors need in order for them to win against the Lakers is to limit them in going to the free throw line.
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Well, the Rockets expectedly lost to the Wolves, while the Warriors unexpectedly beat the Mavs. I think the last two games were crucial for the Rockets, and now they have almost no chance to dislodge the Warriors from the 10th spot in the standings, as there are only 7 games left until the end of the regular season.
That's for sure, the Warriors will nail the 10th spot in the West but unfortunately for them though is that their first game in the play-in is against the Lakers who have their numbers last season, i mean the Warrior's small ball will not work against the bigger Lakers, just my two cent though.
With 3 games separating both the Warriors and the Rockets, I guess that increases the chances of Warriors securing that 10th spot. As for them stealing the 9th spot? I don't think they can against the Lakers who are on a winning streak as well.
If both the Lakers and Warriors will face on the play-in tournament (which I think they will), I also don't want to believe that small ball will not work, but I'm thinking of a scenario that it might work. Green will defend AD which I believe he can while Lebron will be defended by Wiggins. Small ball will work only if Wiggins will be the same Wiggins that we saw 2 years ago when they won the title. He's a very good defender back then and he limit's Tatum on that series. If we will see the same Wiggins 2 years ago against Lebron, I also believe he can limit his points as well.
We did some glimpse of Wiggins the last game, when he guarded Luka and give him a hard time to score. And who would forget his dunk against Luka when he took his soul, but the referee killed everything when he call a offensive foul on Wiggins. But the problem is that the Lakers has to many weapons now, they have DLo, Austin Reaves and Rui so it's not only AD and Lebron that they have to contend with and this will give problems to the Warriors if they face on the first round. Let's enjoy first the game of the Warriors vs Rockets, maybe Houston will proved something tomorrow night when they face each other.
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What the Warriors need in order for them to win against the Lakers is to limit them in going to the free throw line.
So that means they have to rely on the referees not blowing their whistle ;D I don't think this approach is going to be effective against Lebron and AD because these two are too good inside. Other than that, James is also vocal in calling out refs for not giving them enough foul calls.
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With 3 games separating both the Warriors and the Rockets, I guess that increases the chances of Warriors securing that 10th spot. As for them stealing the 9th spot? I don't think they can against the Lakers who are on a winning streak as well.
If both the Lakers and Warriors will face on the play-in tournament (which I think they will), I also don't want to believe that small ball will not work, but I'm thinking of a scenario that it might work. Green will defend AD which I believe he can while Lebron will be defended by Wiggins. Small ball will work only if Wiggins will be the same Wiggins that we saw 2 years ago when they won the title. He's a very good defender back then and he limit's Tatum on that series. If we will see the same Wiggins 2 years ago against Lebron, I also believe he can limit his points as well.
Anyway, they can still opt not to go small. They still have Jackson-Davis, Saric and Looney as their bigs that can defend the paint. What the Warriors need in order for them to win against the Lakers is to limit them in going to the free throw line.
It's worth noting that the win percentage difference between the Lakers and teams like the Kings, Pelicans, and Suns is quite small. I mean, if the Lakers win their remaining regular season games, they could well move up 1-2 spots in the standings. In other words, there is still a chance that the Lakers and Warriors may not face each other in the play-in tournament.
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With 3 games separating both the Warriors and the Rockets, I guess that increases the chances of Warriors securing that 10th spot. As for them stealing the 9th spot? I don't think they can against the Lakers who are on a winning streak as well.
If both the Lakers and Warriors will face on the play-in tournament (which I think they will), I also don't want to believe that small ball will not work, but I'm thinking of a scenario that it might work. Green will defend AD which I believe he can while Lebron will be defended by Wiggins. Small ball will work only if Wiggins will be the same Wiggins that we saw 2 years ago when they won the title. He's a very good defender back then and he limit's Tatum on that series. If we will see the same Wiggins 2 years ago against Lebron, I also believe he can limit his points as well.
Anyway, they can still opt not to go small. They still have Jackson-Davis, Saric and Looney as their bigs that can defend the paint. What the Warriors need in order for them to win against the Lakers is to limit them in going to the free throw line.
It's worth noting that the win percentage difference between the Lakers and teams like the Kings, Pelicans, and Suns is quite small. I mean, if the Lakers win their remaining regular season games, they could well move up 1-2 spots in the standings. In other words, there is still a chance that the Lakers and Warriors may not face each other in the play-in tournament.
And with that, it boils down as well to the last remaining games for this teams on the top as who's who in the playoffs and what will be the bracket. In a game 7 series, it's important to have the home court advantage and so this is what this teams are playing.
However, a first round match-up between the Lakers and the Warriors are going to be very interesting. Lebron again vs Steph Curry, and somewhat it will bring the best out of this two team and probably it's one of the most watch 1st round matches this playoff.
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It's worth noting that the win percentage difference between the Lakers and teams like the Kings, Pelicans, and Suns is quite small. I mean, if the Lakers win their remaining regular season games, they could well move up 1-2 spots in the standings. In other words, there is still a chance that the Lakers and Warriors may not face each other in the play-in tournament.
That is also the scenario i'm looking into, the Kings has a game tomorrow against the Boston Celtics and a lose by the Kings would mean a tie on the standings with the Lakers and if latter will win at least 4 of its remaining games, most likely they will have the 8th spot and a game against the Warriors is unlike in the first round.
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And with that, it boils down as well to the last remaining games for this teams on the top as who's who in the playoffs and what will be the bracket. In a game 7 series, it's important to have the home court advantage and so this is what this teams are playing.
However, a first round match-up between the Lakers and the Warriors are going to be very interesting. Lebron again vs Steph Curry, and somewhat it will bring the best out of this two team and probably it's one of the most watch 1st round matches this playoff.
The Lakers and Warriors are likely to face each other in the play-in tournament instead of the playoffs. I mean, the play-in tournament and the first round of the playoffs are slightly different postseason events. And I don't think home-court advantage matters much in the play-in tournament because the teams only face each other once.
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a lose by the Kings would mean a tie on the standings with the Lakers and if latter will win at least 4 of its remaining games, most likely they will have the 8th spot
From what I know, that's not going to happen if the Kings also wins the same number of games because they lead their head to head record. In case they end up tied in the standings at the end of the regular season, the Kings will still hold the 8th spot.
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And with that, it boils down as well to the last remaining games for this teams on the top as who's who in the playoffs and what will be the bracket. In a game 7 series, it's important to have the home court advantage and so this is what this teams are playing.
However, a first round match-up between the Lakers and the Warriors are going to be very interesting. Lebron again vs Steph Curry, and somewhat it will bring the best out of this two team and probably it's one of the most watch 1st round matches this playoff.
The Lakers and Warriors are likely to face each other in the play-in tournament instead of the playoffs. I mean, the play-in tournament and the first round of the playoffs are slightly different postseason events. And I don't think home-court advantage matters much in the play-in tournament because the teams only face each other once.
But still though, that's why it is called home court advantage because teams are playing comfortably and with their fans behind them. And specially in a must win situation, and not a series, it's better to play in front of your fans than away.
So for me, it is still a big factor and we have seen teams in the top 5 with a winning percentage at home.
Lakers - 27-12
Warriors - 19-19
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Who made a bet on the Suns winning by double digits against the Wolves? How about the Pacers over Thunders by the same margin? Some of the games I didn't expect to end that way.
Anyway, best game was the Mavs vs. the Warriors. It's as close as it could get. Warriors could have done it with 4.5 seconds to go but I thought the CP3's inbound pass to Curry contributed to the loss.
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Who made a bet on the Suns winning by double digits against the Wolves? How about the Pacers over Thunders by the same margin? Some of the games I didn't expect to end that way.
Anyway, best game was the Mavs vs. the Warriors. It's as close as it could get. Warriors could have done it with 4.5 seconds to go but I thought the CP3's inbound pass to Curry contributed to the loss.
Too bad for the Warriors to lost that game, I thought that they are going to win because Luka is not playing. And still this is a very important game to them. So a lot of unexpected results, Suns as you have said, winning double digits against one of the best team in the West? Mad ending on the Celtics vs Kings game, and then Raptors winnings against the Bucks. Milwaukee now on a 3 game losing streak, although they are in the second spot in the East, you don't want to end the regular season in a bad note. And with the Mavs win and even if the Phoenix Suns win as well, the Mavs bolted out and now in the 5th position.
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Too bad for the Warriors to lost that game, I thought that they are going to win because Luka is not playing. And still this is a very important game to them.
It's no big deal for the Warriors that they lost this time because their win percentage is still higher than the Rockets', which means they are still in 10th spot in the standings.
Meanwhile, the Kings aren't doing so well, as they lost to the Celtics and now have the same win percentage as the Lakers. If the Lakers beat the Cavs tonight, they will dislodge the Kings from the 8th spot in the standings.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. :D
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.
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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. :D
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".
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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. :D
I doubt Giannis can leave the Bucks in the offseason, even if the Bucks screw up in the playoffs. It's worth noting that Giannis has a huge contract until the end of the 26-27th season and a player option for the 27-28th season. Not every team will be able to take a player with such a huge contract, and the Bucks won't just give him away. Besides, this is only the first season when Giannis and Dame perform together. I think if they don't win at least one title, both of them will leave the team after 2-3 seasons.
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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. :D
I doubt Giannis can leave the Bucks in the offseason, even if the Bucks screw up in the playoffs. It's worth noting that Giannis has a huge contract until the end of the 26-27th season and a player option for the 27-28th season. Not every team will be able to take a player with such a huge contract, and the Bucks won't just give him away. Besides, this is only the first season when Giannis and Dame perform together. I think if they don't win at least one title, both of them will leave the team after 2-3 seasons.
Not every team can afford his contract but there are some that would damn sure make some moves to accommodate him and his contract. The knicks, Boston, and who knows who else might be interested. Giannis is a commodity that every team would explore if he becomes available.
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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. :D
I doubt Giannis can leave the Bucks in the offseason, even if the Bucks screw up in the playoffs. It's worth noting that Giannis has a huge contract until the end of the 26-27th season and a player option for the 27-28th season. Not every team will be able to take a player with such a huge contract, and the Bucks won't just give him away. Besides, this is only the first season when Giannis and Dame perform together. I think if they don't win at least one title, both of them will leave the team after 2-3 seasons.
Not every team can afford his contract but there are some that would damn sure make some moves to accommodate him and his contract. The knicks, Boston, and who knows who else might be interested. Giannis is a commodity that every team would explore if he becomes available.
That's what I'm also thinking.
For sure those teams with huge salary cap space will try everything just to get Giannis just in case he demands a trade if they will not be a competitive team this playoff.
Knicks can be one since they still have a huge cap space. As for the Celtics, with the re-signing of Porzingis and Holiday, I don't think that they will be interested in getting Giannis still and for me, that would cause a huge imbalance in the East that it might affect the competition. The Jazz can be a candidate as well, but I guess let's see how they will perform in this year's playoffs and after that, we will see how Giannis will react on it.
My prediction on them is that they will at most reach the Conference Finals but will be beaten by Boston. The bad thing though is that they might face either the Sixers or the Heat in the first round, and they can beat the Bucks if all of them are healthy (at least for me).
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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. :D
I doubt Giannis can leave the Bucks in the offseason, even if the Bucks screw up in the playoffs. It's worth noting that Giannis has a huge contract until the end of the 26-27th season and a player option for the 27-28th season. Not every team will be able to take a player with such a huge contract, and the Bucks won't just give him away. Besides, this is only the first season when Giannis and Dame perform together. I think if they don't win at least one title, both of them will leave the team after 2-3 seasons.
Not every team can afford his contract but there are some that would damn sure make some moves to accommodate him and his contract. The knicks, Boston, and who knows who else might be interested. Giannis is a commodity that every team would explore if he becomes available.
That's what I'm also thinking.
For sure those teams with huge salary cap space will try everything just to get Giannis just in case he demands a trade if they will not be a competitive team this playoff.
Knicks can be one since they still have a huge cap space. As for the Celtics, with the re-signing of Porzingis and Holiday, I don't think that they will be interested in getting Giannis still and for me, that would cause a huge imbalance in the East that it might affect the competition. The Jazz can be a candidate as well, but I guess let's see how they will perform in this year's playoffs and after that, we will see how Giannis will react on it.
My prediction on them is that they will at most reach the Conference Finals but will be beaten by Boston. The bad thing though is that they might face either the Sixers or the Heat in the first round, and they can beat the Bucks if all of them are healthy (at least for me).
If they lose in the 1st round I believe Giannis will indeed ask for a trade. He is looking for the ring, not just a good regular season record and bust in the playoffs. I think if they get Miami in the 1st round it's a series win for the Bucks, but Philly could be a problem.
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One final game to decide which team will be at the 8th, 9th, and 10th spot in the Western division. How do you think this is going to play out?
Since Lakers have a losing record against Kings and Warriors, they have to win no matter what if they want to stay at 8th. However, they may find it harder to deal with the Pelicans. Kings beating Blazers and Warriors beating Jazz looks like an easier task.
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One final game to decide which team will be at the 8th, 9th, and 10th spot in the Western division. How do you think this is going to play out?
Since Lakers have a losing record against Kings and Warriors, they have to win no matter what if they want to stay at 8th. However, they may find it harder to deal with the Pelicans. Kings beating Blazers and Warriors beating Jazz looks like an easier task.
I don't know if I'm right but this is the scenario.
1. If the Lakers will win against the Pelicans, the Lakers will secure the 8th seed while the Pelicans might drop to the 7th seed. That is if Phoenix will win against their final game of the regular season which is Minnesota. The Suns won against the Pelicans in their match-up this season 2 games to 1. The Pelicans will get the 6th seed if the Suns losses to the Timberwolves.
2. If the Lakers lose to the Pelicans, the Pelicans will secure the 6th spot no matter what happens with the game between Phoenix and Minnesota while the Lakers will drop all the way to the 10th spot because the Lakers have losing record to both Sacramento and Golden State.
Whatever the results might be on their final games, it would be exciting. Both the East and West standings isn't final yet because the gap is very close to each other. Let's see how it will be after their final games. :)
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And this is what the current standings look like,
(https://www.talkimg.com/images/2024/04/14/jz36a.png)
So it might be the Warriors vs the Kings. And for Warrior fans, I do think that the Warriors have a better chance against Sacramento. They have been beaten the Kings and they have history of having the numbers against the inexperience of Sacramento.
Nevertheless it will still be a good play-in tournament and I agree that we don't want any of this teams not to be in the playoff.
But we have new names like OKC, Timberwolves and Pelicans in the top 6.
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And this is what the current standings look like,
(https://www.talkimg.com/images/2024/04/14/jz36a.png)
So it might be the Warriors vs the Kings. And for Warrior fans, I do think that the Warriors have a better chance against Sacramento. They have been beaten the Kings and they have history of having the numbers against the inexperience of Sacramento.
Nevertheless it will still be a good play-in tournament and I agree that we don't want any of this teams not to be in the playoff.
But we have new names like OKC, Timberwolves and Pelicans in the top 6.
It's final now that the Warriors will be facing the Kings in the play-in tournament and they have a good chance against this young and no so experienced team. While on the other play-in match-up in the west, Lakers will be having a rematch with the Pelicans and i think the Lakers will grab the 7th spot if AD will play healthy.
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i think the Lakers will grab the 7th spot if AD will play healthy.
They are the slight favorite.
AD says he'll definitely play but my guess is that Pelicans will win the play-in match because of Ingram's return. They lost last time but Ingram has already shaken off the cobwebs in the previous game. Anyway, this is one of my favorite matchups.
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i think the Lakers will grab the 7th spot if AD will play healthy.
They are the slight favorite.
AD says he'll definitely play but my guess is that Pelicans will win the play-in match because of Ingram's return. They lost last time but Ingram has already shaken off the cobwebs in the previous game. Anyway, this is one of my favorite matchups.
Per my local bookies, the Pelicans is the slight favorite to win the match, to be honest i am having a hard time on whose to bet but i will stick to my instinct that the Lakers will win tomorrow because of their Lebron and AD's experience when it comes to this situation.
Lakers ML @.195 vs Pelicans, exciting game tomorrow at 7:30 AM PH time.
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i think the Lakers will grab the 7th spot if AD will play healthy.
They are the slight favorite.
AD says he'll definitely play but my guess is that Pelicans will win the play-in match because of Ingram's return. They lost last time but Ingram has already shaken off the cobwebs in the previous game. Anyway, this is one of my favorite matchups.
Per my local bookies, the Pelicans is the slight favorite to win the match, to be honest i am having a hard time on whose to bet but i will stick to my instinct that the Lakers will win tomorrow because of their Lebron and AD's experience when it comes to this situation.
Lakers ML @.195 vs Pelicans, exciting game tomorrow at 7:30 AM PH time.
It went 50:50 earlier mate at 1.95 if I'm not mistaken, so that game is unpredictable.
That's why I go with the Kings against the Warriors, -2.5 @1.84. It's a big risk but I think with the Warriors championship mentality, they can overcome the aggressiveness of the Kings and could win this one in a very close game but covering that handicap.
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Per my local bookies, the Pelicans is the slight favorite to win the match, to be honest i am having a hard time on whose to bet but i will stick to my instinct that the Lakers will win tomorrow because of their Lebron and AD's experience when it comes to this situation.
Lakers ML @.195 vs Pelicans, exciting game tomorrow at 7:30 AM PH time.
Well, the Lakers won this game, but it's worth noting that it was a close game, especially at the end of the 4th quarter. LeBron was close to a triple-double, Davis had a great double-double, and Russell scored 21 points, while the Pelicans had only Zion, who scored 40 points, and the other Pelicans' players performed mediocre.
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Per my local bookies, the Pelicans is the slight favorite to win the match, to be honest i am having a hard time on whose to bet but i will stick to my instinct that the Lakers will win tomorrow because of their Lebron and AD's experience when it comes to this situation.
Lakers ML @.195 vs Pelicans, exciting game tomorrow at 7:30 AM PH time.
Well, the Lakers won this game, but it's worth noting that it was a close game, especially at the end of the 4th quarter. LeBron was close to a triple-double, Davis had a great double-double, and Russell scored 21 points, while the Pelicans had only Zion, who scored 40 points, and the other Pelicans' players performed mediocre.
It's a good thing for the Lakers that CJ McCollum was shut down by their defense, tallied only 9 points and also i don't know why Zion went to the locker room with 2 minutes to go in the game, is he injured? The championship experience of Lebron and Davis really carried the Lakers on this game but i don't think that they could beat the Nuggets on their first round match-up in the playoffs.
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while the Pelicans had only Zion, who scored 40 points, and the other Pelicans' players performed mediocre.
Yeah, I was following the game in the first half and I noticed that he was carrying the whole team on his back. That's too heavy even if it's Zion because the other team has at least three players that could make the difference. It's the wrong time for McCollum and Ingram to have a bad game.
Speaking of bad game, how about a playing for 31 minutes with zero points? Yeah, Klay, that's you.
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Speaking of bad game, how about a playing for 31 minutes with zero points? Yeah, Klay, that's you.
He is only good for game 6 but can't be relied upon when it's a do-or die game hehe. Kidding aside, i thought that the Warriors would win that one because on the absence of the King's two vital players but they falter this time and i think with their showing, the championship caliber Warriors are no more, time to rebuild as they can't cope up now with the other teams.
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Well, the Lakers won this game, but it's worth noting that it was a close game, especially at the end of the 4th quarter. LeBron was close to a triple-double, Davis had a great double-double, and Russell scored 21 points, while the Pelicans had only Zion, who scored 40 points, and the other Pelicans' players performed mediocre.
If you're Zion, you expect a playoff type of performance on your top 2 scorers which are McCollum and Ingram, but they're a complete disappointment on this game.
Ingram only scored 11 points while McCollum scored 9 points with a combined FG of 8/27. That's pretty embarrassing if you will ask me. We are in the playoffs already and every game must be a must win for them. Bad night? Might be, but anyway, they still have another opportunity to clinch the playoffs because they will be facing the Kings for the 8th seed. The problem though is that Zion got injured in the 4th quarter of the game, and currently on a day-to-day status because apparently, he got a left leg soreness. I just hope that he will be ok, or their next game might be their final game of the season.
Speaking of bad game, how about a playing for 31 minutes with zero points? Yeah, Klay, that's you.
He is only good for game 6 but can't be relied upon when it's a do-or die game hehe. Kidding aside, i thought that the Warriors would win that one because on the absence of the King's two vital players but they falter this time and i think with their showing, the championship caliber Warriors are no more, time to rebuild as they can't cope up now with the other teams.
As a Warrior fan, it's very disappointing to see a player doing some cardio-exercises during the playoff, worse an elimination game. It's very disappointing and for sure other Warrior fans is disappointed as well.
I really thought that they will get this one because Monk and Huerter are out for the game because of injuries, but Murray and that undrafted guard really stepped up and helped Sabonis and Fox on offense. Kings "lighted the beam" on this game because they got the victory. Congratulations I guess. :)
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Lost my bet on the Warriors tonight, I thought that this is going to be the game that we will see somewhat the Warriors dynasty still alive with Dray, Steph and Klay Thompson.
But Klay being inconsistent throughout this season, has one of the worst game of his career 0 point in a deciding game. And others see this as a sign that they might not sign him for the next season with a poor performance like this.
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The problem though is that Zion got injured in the 4th quarter of the game, and currently on a day-to-day status because apparently, he got a left leg soreness. I just hope that he will be ok, or their next game might be their final game of the season.
His status has been updated. Unfortunately for the Pelicans, Zion has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain. In other words, he will miss at least 2 weeks. Even if the Pelicans without Zion can beat the Kings in the upcoming game, they are unlikely to have any success in the playoffs.
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The problem though is that Zion got injured in the 4th quarter of the game, and currently on a day-to-day status because apparently, he got a left leg soreness. I just hope that he will be ok, or their next game might be their final game of the season.
His status has been updated. Unfortunately for the Pelicans, Zion has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain. In other words, he will miss at least 2 weeks. Even if the Pelicans without Zion can beat the Kings in the upcoming game, they are unlikely to have any success in the playoffs.
Bad news for the Pels' fans. Zion is prone to injury because of his size.
You are right, if they beat the Kings in a do-or-die game and proceed to go against the Thunder their chances is low.
Per bookies the Kings is the slight favorite to win with an odds of @1.85, attractive for those who believe that the Kings will advance to the playoffs.
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The problem though is that Zion got injured in the 4th quarter of the game, and currently on a day-to-day status because apparently, he got a left leg soreness. I just hope that he will be ok, or their next game might be their final game of the season.
His status has been updated. Unfortunately for the Pelicans, Zion has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain. In other words, he will miss at least 2 weeks. Even if the Pelicans without Zion can beat the Kings in the upcoming game, they are unlikely to have any success in the playoffs.
Bad news for the Pels' fans. Zion is prone to injury because of his size.
You are right, if they beat the Kings in a do-or-die game and proceed to go against the Thunder their chances is low.
Per bookies the Kings is the slight favorite to win with an odds of @1.85, attractive for those who believe that the Kings will advance to the playoffs.
Worse than the news you shared. Zion is out in their game against the Kings because of that injury that he got against the Lakers.
With how Ingram and McCollum played against the Lakers, I don't think that the Pelicans have a chance to beat the Kings TBH. Unless they will step up on offense and be a hero on this do-or-die game, they have no chance (at least for me). Just imagine them being on the 6th seed with only a few games remaining in the regular season then they ended up at 7th seed as they lost to the Lakers then now dropped to 8th seed because they defeated once again, and now has a chance to be out of the playoffs yet "again" because Zion will not play.
Well, the Kings don't have Huerter and Monk either, but they need Ingram and McCollum to step up offensively and don't perform like what they did against the Lakers. The odds of the Kings winning is higher because Zion is out for the Pelicans. If I would bet, TBH I'll go with the Kings on this one. :)
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Heat vs Bulls for the final play-in in the East, a repeat of last year. We already know the Heat won last time and I don't think the result would be different this time. For some reason, they love to put their back against the wall but they still come out on top most of the time. Your pick on this game?
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Heat vs Bulls for the final play-in in the East, a repeat of last year. We already know the Heat won last time and I don't think the result would be different this time. For some reason, they love to put their back against the wall but they still come out on top most of the time. Your pick on this game?
I'll be betting for the Heat for tomorrow's do-or-die game against the Bulls. Like you said, i also think the result would be the same as last year, no Zach Lavine this time for the Bulls so that might additional hindrance for them. The Heat had a good game yesterday, the led almost in the entire game but Joel Embiid was clutch, if not for Embiid's crucial baskets the Heat could have taken the 7th spot.
It is good to see how the Celtics would fare against the Heat (if they win) this time around.
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I'll be betting for the Heat for tomorrow's do-or-die game against the Bulls. Like you said, i also think the result would be the same as last year, no Zach Lavine this time for the Bulls so that might additional hindrance for them. The Heat had a good game yesterday, the led almost in the entire game but Joel Embiid was clutch, if not for Embiid's crucial baskets the Heat could have taken the 7th spot.
It is good to see how the Celtics would fare against the Heat (if they win) this time around.
It's worth noting that the Heat lost Butler for a few weeks as he suffered an MCL sprain. Moreover, the Heat will also be without Terry Rozier for the upcoming game with the Bulls. So, I think betting on the Heat might not be the best idea either against the Bulls in the play-in tournament or against the Celtics in the first round.
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I'll be betting for the Heat for tomorrow's do-or-die game against the Bulls. Like you said, i also think the result would be the same as last year, no Zach Lavine this time for the Bulls so that might additional hindrance for them. The Heat had a good game yesterday, the led almost in the entire game but Joel Embiid was clutch, if not for Embiid's crucial baskets the Heat could have taken the 7th spot.
It is good to see how the Celtics would fare against the Heat (if they win) this time around.
It's worth noting that the Heat lost Butler for a few weeks as he suffered an MCL sprain. Moreover, the Heat will also be without Terry Rozier for the upcoming game with the Bulls. So, I think betting on the Heat might not be the best idea either against the Bulls in the play-in tournament or against the Celtics in the first round.
My bad, i just read on my social media feed that Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier will be out for tomorrow's game, good thing that i haven't put a bet on them yet.
Now, that Butler is out i think the game is 50-50 because the Bulls will be relying heavily on White's offense.
With this development, i will just do a live betting.
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I'll be betting for the Heat for tomorrow's do-or-die game against the Bulls. Like you said, i also think the result would be the same as last year, no Zach Lavine this time for the Bulls so that might additional hindrance for them. The Heat had a good game yesterday, the led almost in the entire game but Joel Embiid was clutch, if not for Embiid's crucial baskets the Heat could have taken the 7th spot.
It is good to see how the Celtics would fare against the Heat (if they win) this time around.
It's worth noting that the Heat lost Butler for a few weeks as he suffered an MCL sprain. Moreover, the Heat will also be without Terry Rozier for the upcoming game with the Bulls. So, I think betting on the Heat might not be the best idea either against the Bulls in the play-in tournament or against the Celtics in the first round.
My bad, i just read on my social media feed that Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier will be out for tomorrow's game, good thing that i haven't put a bet on them yet.
Now, that Butler is out i think the game is 50-50 because the Bulls will be relying heavily on White's offense.
With this development, i will just do a live betting.
We aren't starting the playoffs, and yet we are seeing star players getting injured already.
First, it's Zion, then now it's Butler and Rozier. I expect more in the future unfortunately.
With this injury, I don't see the Heat having a chance against the Celtics anymore (assuming that the Heat will beat the Bulls) because last season, Butler was their go-to guy, but now that he's out as well as Rozier, I don't know who they will rely on now in offense. Herro might be, but him alone can't beat that team. I'm afraid that they might get swept by the Celtics. I also think that the Heat will beat the Bulls even without Butler and Rozier. They also have Jacquez Jr. that played well in the regular season when Butler is out.
Good to your bets y'all. :)
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^ Yeah, I think the Heat could still manage to win against the Bulls even without those two but Jimmy is expected to be out for multiple weeks due to what's reported as MCL injury. There's no way they could win a series against Celtics unless Tatum and/or Brown gets injured early.
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End of first half between the Heat and the Bulls, sloppy basketball for both teams in the second quarter though the Heat is leading but i think the Bulls would catch up on them in the second half.
Either team don't stand a chance against the Celtics IMO.
edit: Heat won the game 112-91, that third quarter run by the Heat made the difference on this game.
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End of first half between the Heat and the Bulls, sloppy basketball for both teams in the second quarter though the Heat is leading but i think the Bulls would catch up on them in the second half.
Either team don't stand a chance against the Celtics IMO.
edit: Heat won the game 112-91, that third quarter run by the Heat made the difference on this game.
It was clear from the first quarter that the Bulls would have trouble in this game. And it happened mostly thanks to Terro, Jaime Jaquez Jr, and Love, who performed pretty well this time.
So let's see if the Heat can do anything against the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, but I also think they don't have much of a chance. It will probably be 4-1 or 4-2 in favor of the Celtics.
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Playing just 12 minutes and scoring 16 points, the veteran Love still doing damage for the Heat.
The Pelicans have the advantage after three quarters but the Kings are still within striking distance. Ingram carrying but Larry Nance Jr. stepping up is going to be the big reason if NOP clinches the 8th seed.
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Playing just 12 minutes and scoring 16 points, the veteran Love still doing damage for the Heat.
Yeah, he was the turning point of the Heat's offense in the third quarter, scoring mostly of his points in the free throw line because of the fouls he got from the switch defense.
The Pelicans have the advantage after three quarters but the Kings are still within striking distance. Ingram carrying but Larry Nance Jr. stepping up is going to be the big reason if NOP clinches the 8th seed.
And that's it, the Pels advance to the playoffs. Shots were not falling for the Kings in the rainbow when they needed it the most while Larry Nance and Jonas Valanciunas were feasting in the paint scoring 13 and 19 points respectively.
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Davis had a good game with 32 points but that's cancelled out by Jokic's 32 points. Nuggets just have more firepower and I don't think the Lakers could catch up to that. Maybe if both Lebron and AD could score 40 a piece every game.
I didn't expect the Wolves to dominate Suns in game 1 (and it looks like it will be 2-0). I think Frank Vogel needs to experiment a bit by introducing Bol Bol in the series.
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Davis had a good game with 32 points but that's cancelled out by Jokic's 32 points. Nuggets just have more firepower and I don't think the Lakers could catch up to that. Maybe if both Lebron and AD could score 40 a piece every game.
I will stand with my predictions on this one. They will swept the Lakers "AGAIN".
The Lakers simply has no way to lessen the production of Jokic, and Murray is just good offensively. Their starting 5 has it all. They have good offensive players, good passers, great defenders and they have height advantage over the Lakers' starting 5. The problem with the Lakers isn't their offense, but their defense against Jokic. Even AD which is their best defender can't stop him. He's just that good that even you double team him, he will find the open man to shoot it. Well, what do you expect from a MVP, right? :D They will swept the Lakers or if they're lucky, they will win at least 1 game.
I didn't expect the Wolves to dominate Suns in game 1 (and it looks like it will be 2-0). I think Frank Vogel needs to experiment a bit by introducing Bol Bol in the series.
I don't think that experimenting in the playoffs would be a good choice IMO. You're down 1 game and you will make an experiment? It isn't worth it (at least for me).
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Davis had a good game with 32 points but that's cancelled out by Jokic's 32 points. Nuggets just have more firepower and I don't think the Lakers could catch up to that. Maybe if both Lebron and AD could score 40 a piece every game.
Game 2 at the moment between the Nuggets and the Lakers where the latter is leading by 17 points in the third quarter. Anthony Davis has now 32 points while Lebron James got 12 points and i think the Lakers will steal this one in the homecourt of the Nuggets.
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Davis had a good game with 32 points but that's cancelled out by Jokic's 32 points. Nuggets just have more firepower and I don't think the Lakers could catch up to that. Maybe if both Lebron and AD could score 40 a piece every game.
Game 2 at the moment between the Nuggets and the Lakers where the latter is leading by 17 points in the third quarter. Anthony Davis has now 32 points while Lebron James got 12 points and i think the Lakers will steal this one in the homecourt of the Nuggets.
Yeah, I'm following the score. AD has been unstoppable so far and playing an almost perfect game as if he doesn't want to be swept like last time ;D It will be a huge task if the Nuggets could steal this game but let's see if they can cut the lead down to 10 by the end of third quarter.
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Davis had a good game with 32 points but that's cancelled out by Jokic's 32 points. Nuggets just have more firepower and I don't think the Lakers could catch up to that. Maybe if both Lebron and AD could score 40 a piece every game.
Game 2 at the moment between the Nuggets and the Lakers where the latter is leading by 17 points in the third quarter. Anthony Davis has now 32 points while Lebron James got 12 points and i think the Lakers will steal this one in the homecourt of the Nuggets.
Yeah, I'm following the score. AD has been unstoppable so far and playing an almost perfect game as if he doesn't want to be swept like last time ;D It will be a huge task if the Nuggets could steal this game but let's see if they can cut the lead down to 10 by the end of third quarter.
Wow, what a comeback by the Nuggets, punctuated by that game-winning buzzer beater by Jamall Murray. I wonder what's on Lebron's mind right now after he missed that wide-open three that could be the nail in the coffin for the Nuggets.
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I wonder what's on Lebron's mind right now after he missed that wide-open three that could be the nail in the coffin for the Nuggets.
It was the right shot or maybe he could have come closer for a higher percentage mid-range jumper. I don't think he'll think deeply or feel sorry for that decision.
What I'm more impressed in that wild game is how quick the Nuggets knew what kind of play they want to do immediately after the Lebron miss. They all went to the other side to give Murray all the space he needs on the right and make that shot. I don't know if that's what Jokic was telling his teammates when he was waving his hands.
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Davis had a good game with 32 points but that's cancelled out by Jokic's 32 points. Nuggets just have more firepower and I don't think the Lakers could catch up to that. Maybe if both Lebron and AD could score 40 a piece every game.
Game 2 at the moment between the Nuggets and the Lakers where the latter is leading by 17 points in the third quarter. Anthony Davis has now 32 points while Lebron James got 12 points and i think the Lakers will steal this one in the homecourt of the Nuggets.
Yeah, I'm following the score. AD has been unstoppable so far and playing an almost perfect game as if he doesn't want to be swept like last time ;D It will be a huge task if the Nuggets could steal this game but let's see if they can cut the lead down to 10 by the end of third quarter.
Wow, what a comeback by the Nuggets, punctuated by that game-winning buzzer beater by Jamall Murray. I wonder what's on Lebron's mind right now after he missed that wide-open three that could be the nail in the coffin for the Nuggets.
Yeah, bad lost for the Lakers, they've lead 20+ points at one time and they are balling really good with D'Lo very hot. But when AD got in foul trouble and Jokic working his game inside, the Nuggets was able to come back and close the gap.
Plenty of time for the Lakers to win though, and they could still play strong in the OT. But Murray, when you thought that he had a bad night, comes back in the 4th quarter and then hit that winning shot, ouch!!
Lost my bet on the Magic though, I though they can still cover the +5.5.
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As predicted, Wolves are now 2-0 up against the Suns. Bad shooting night for KAT and ANT but the rest of the starters contributed big time.
It was a close first half but the Suns faded in the second. Like I also said in my previous comment, the Suns coach needs to do something different or experiment a bit when your shooters are struggling. I think Bolbol needs more time on the floor, even 10 minutes could be enough to confuse the Wolves.
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As predicted, Wolves are now 2-0 up against the Suns. Bad shooting night for KAT and ANT but the rest of the starters contributed big time.
It was a close first half but the Suns faded in the second. Like I also said in my previous comment, the Suns coach needs to do something different or experiment a bit when your shooters are struggling. I think Bolbol needs more time on the floor, even 10 minutes could be enough to confuse the Wolves.
Betted for the Wolves at the end of the first half "Wolves ML @1.96", didn't know that KAT and Edwards were having a bad night, the only thing i saw was that attractive odds, luckily for me the Wolves offense got hot in the third and fourth quarter.
On the other game, the Mavs even the series with that strong fourth quarter run with Luka and Irving waxing hot in the rainbow country. I expect the Mavs to loss this game as Kawhi Leonard already played but i'm wrong.
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On the other game, the Mavs even the series with that strong fourth quarter run with Luka and Irving waxing hot in the rainbow country. I expect the Mavs to loss this game as Kawhi Leonard already played but i'm wrong.
Leonard's performance was mediocre in this game, considering he was on the court for 35 minutes, but during that time, he scored only 15 points and missed all 5 shots from the three-point line. I think he probably needs some time to get back into his rhythm after being out for more than 3 weeks.
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No Butler, no problem for the Miami Heat as they beat down the Celtics to even the series at 1 apiece. What an amazing night for the Heat as they shoot 53.5 percent from the rainbow country, 23 made out of 43 attempts. If they could sustain this kind of game then i think they will upset the Celtics in this round.
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No Butler, no problem for the Miami Heat as they beat down the Celtics to even the series at 1 apiece. What an amazing night for the Heat as they shoot 53.5 percent from the rainbow country, 23 made out of 43 attempts. If they could sustain this kind of game then i think they will upset the Celtics in this round.
The Celtics tasted their own medicine.
They're the best three-point shooting team in NBA this regular season, and they lost to the Miami Heat through where they are good at - 3-pt shooting.
You can see at the crowd the disappointment when they saw their team losing to an 8th seeded team yet "AGAIN". The Heat used their trump card in the playoffs which is Caleb Martin, and he contributed to the offense. In fact, all 5 scorers scored in double digits. It's the distributed offense followed by an insane three-point shooting that caused the Heat to upset the top team.
Sometimes, players on the roster don't matter. It's the coach that matter and we saw it on this game. Coach Spo has only Adebayo as their all-star player compared to how many the Celtics are and yet they got the win on the road. Like you said, I will not be surprised if the Heat will upset this Celtics in the first round and if that happens, I guess it's time for the Celtics to disband that Tatum-Brown duo because it isn't working for them.
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Like you said, I will not be surprised if the Heat will upset this Celtics in the first round and if that happens, I guess it's time for the Celtics to disband that Tatum-Brown duo because it isn't working for them.
If the Celtics, a team that showed impressive results throughout the regular season, fall out of the playoffs in the first round, it will be a complete failure for both the Celtics players, coaches, and their management. I agree with you that, in this case, the Celtics management will need to make some changes in the roster during the offseason.
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Such is the strength of playoff Heat that we're already talking about disbanding the Tatum-Brown duo or other roster change? ;D Anyway, have you seen Jimmy's trolling of Brown's "Don't let us get one" post last season? https://www.instagram.com/p/C6KtZGoOxl_/
0-2 down and no Zion, it looks like Pelicans playoff journey is over. They might get 1 but Thunders are just too good for them.
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Sweep at crypto.com arena incoming! ;D Both teams had poor shooting night (especially beyond the arc). The key difference in this game is the rebounding and second chance points converted. Did any of you bet on the total score? Based on the last 3 games, it doesn't look like either team could score beyond 120.
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The series is now over, which is understandable, there is a reason why Lakers basically barely got into the playoffs and why Denver is the champions so there is really no argument there, it makes sense that Denver would win this series. I am not saying that Lakers are a bad team, of course they are a "decent" team but the fact is that Denver is just a much much better team. I also believe that the coaching difference is huge, switch the head coaches and Lakers may win a few games. However, I still think Denver would have won in that case too.
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The series is now over, which is understandable, there is a reason why Lakers basically barely got into the playoffs
I don't know if that's a good argument to use on Lakers because they were also in the same position last season. They made it to the West Finals despite barely making it to the playoffs. The difference this time is that they faced the Nuggets too early and it's probably a bad match up for LBJ and company. Maybe a better argument is that there is a reason why they never won against the Nuggets in the regular season.
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Sweep at crypto.com arena incoming! ;D Both teams had poor shooting night (especially beyond the arc). The key difference in this game is the rebounding and second chance points converted. Did any of you bet on the total score? Based on the last 3 games, it doesn't look like either team could score beyond 120.
After this game, we can congratulate the Lakers on their impending elimination from the playoffs because it's almost unrealistic to recover from a 0-3 deficit.
Honestly, I think the Lakers could have beaten the Nuggets, but unfortunately for them, they lacked something every time. Looking at the results of the past three games, I wouldn't say that the Nuggets seem like an unstoppable opponent that can't be beaten.
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Sweep at crypto.com arena incoming! ;D Both teams had poor shooting night (especially beyond the arc). The key difference in this game is the rebounding and second chance points converted. Did any of you bet on the total score? Based on the last 3 games, it doesn't look like either team could score beyond 120.
After this game, we can congratulate the Lakers on their impending elimination from the playoffs because it's almost unrealistic to recover from a 0-3 deficit.
Honestly, I think the Lakers could have beaten the Nuggets, but unfortunately for them, they lacked something every time. Looking at the results of the past three games, I wouldn't say that the Nuggets seem like an unstoppable opponent that can't be beaten.
Agree with you, there is something that is lacking on the Lakers and it might be the aggressiveness of Lebron James in the end game, i mean he can't take over the game anymore like he used to when he was with the Heat and the Cavaliers, father time is catching up on him.
Yeah, the series is over as no one has came back from that 0-3 hole, 157 have tried none succeeded.
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The series is now over, which is understandable, there is a reason why Lakers basically barely got into the playoffs
I don't know if that's a good argument to use on Lakers because they were also in the same position last season. They made it to the West Finals despite barely making it to the playoffs. The difference this time is that they faced the Nuggets too early and it's probably a bad match up for LBJ and company. Maybe a better argument is that there is a reason why they never won against the Nuggets in the regular season.
It's a bad argument "IF" the Lakers are down 0-2, but they are down 0-3, and we know the history of playoff teams who are down 0-3, right?
How can you blow up double digit leads in 2 consecutive games? Game 2, they are up by as much as 20 and they blew it off. Game 3 they are up as many as 12 pts in their own home court, and they blew it up as well?
The argument is bad, but that's the reality. The series is pretty much over at this moment. How can they stop their starting 5 when 4 of them scored 20 or more? On the other hand, how can you win in a series when your expected 3rd option in offense scored 0 points? Russell is the Version 2.0 of Klay Thompson. When they needed him the most, they just choked. I'm not saying that the Lakers should've traded Russell during the regular season, but they know that during the playoffs, he's choking and yet they didn't trade him.
For sure, Laker fans are disappointed with what happened to their team. With the Nuggets up 3-0, this is pretty much over. Just look at how the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 11 consecutive times. :D
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Sweep at crypto.com arena incoming! ;D Both teams had poor shooting night (especially beyond the arc). The key difference in this game is the rebounding and second chance points converted. Did any of you bet on the total score? Based on the last 3 games, it doesn't look like either team could score beyond 120.
After this game, we can congratulate the Lakers on their impending elimination from the playoffs because it's almost unrealistic to recover from a 0-3 deficit.
Honestly, I think the Lakers could have beaten the Nuggets, but unfortunately for them, they lacked something every time. Looking at the results of the past three games, I wouldn't say that the Nuggets seem like an unstoppable opponent that can't be beaten.
Agree with you, there is something that is lacking on the Lakers and it might be the aggressiveness of Lebron James in the end game, i mean he can't take over the game anymore like he used to when he was with the Heat and the Cavaliers, father time is catching up on him.
Yeah, the series is over as no one has came back from that 0-3 hole, 157 have tried none succeeded.
Yes, it's over now, they will be lucky if they got 1 win in their series.
It might be Lebron is showing his age that's why there are no aggressiveness on his part? Or simply that he is tired. And then D'Lo Russell, 0 points? Him and Klay should team up and go to China and play hehehe.
No disrespect to Lakers fan but Darvin Ham is not the coach that they are looking for to lead them again in another championship while Lebron is still in the Lakers jersey.
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The Bucks in danger of an early exit again but kudos to the team because they pushed the Pacers to OT even without Giannis. Middleton is really trying to lift up this team but Siakam, on the other hand, is just having a great playoff run (averaging 30 points). Pacers taking advantage of Ginannis' absence.
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The Bucks in danger of an early exit again but kudos to the team because they pushed the Pacers to OT even without Giannis. Middleton is really trying to lift up this team but Siakam, on the other hand, is just having a great playoff run (averaging 30 points). Pacers taking advantage of Ginannis' absence.
Lost my bet on the "under 223.5" on that hail mary shot of Middleton in the end of the regulation. I thought it could pushed to second overtime by that bucket by Middleton by luckily for the Pacers, Haliburton made that floater to seal the win for the Pacers. The Bucks will exit in this round if Giannis won't play because Siakam was just amazing for the Pacers in this series.
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The Bucks in danger of an early exit again but kudos to the team because they pushed the Pacers to OT even without Giannis. Middleton is really trying to lift up this team but Siakam, on the other hand, is just having a great playoff run (averaging 30 points). Pacers taking advantage of Ginannis' absence.
Lost my bet on the "under 223.5" on that hail mary shot of Middleton in the end of the regulation. I thought it could pushed to second overtime by that bucket by Middleton by luckily for the Pacers, Haliburton made that floater to seal the win for the Pacers. The Bucks will exit in this round if Giannis won't play because Siakam was just amazing for the Pacers in this series.
And because Giannis "might" not play in the first round, he will request for a trade this off-season because they didn't become a "COMPETITIVE" team like he expected that they will be. :D
Kidding aside, it's good that Middleton stepped up in this game to help Lillard on offense. Portis is helping the team as well both in defense and in offense. It's just that, the Pacers got the last shot because of that foul but if that didn't happen, the Bucks still have a chance to win on the road and got the lead. As for Siakam, he might not be the main scorer of the team anymore but he's helping them one way or another. Not saying that he's that amazing per se, but he's very efficient on both ends.
You know what the Bucks need to win in Game 4? They need the other Antetokounmpo in order to win. :D They need Thanasis to fill what Giannis is doing. Kidding aside, Game 3 is anybody's game and it's just that the Pacers got the last shot but TBH, anybody can win on that game. I believe that the Bucks can steal Game 4 on the road. I just hope that Giannis will be back and play in this round for them to increase the chances of winning in the series.
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The Bucks in danger of an early exit again but kudos to the team because they pushed the Pacers to OT even without Giannis. Middleton is really trying to lift up this team but Siakam, on the other hand, is just having a great playoff run (averaging 30 points). Pacers taking advantage of Ginannis' absence.
Pacers have owned the Bucks this whole season, with and without Giannis. People hear the name Giannis and believe he is just unstoppable or something. The guy is good but it's a team game, not an individual sport. The Pacers are actually a decent young team, they can run and gun with any team out there. Give them a year or 2 and they might just have them a championship.
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Give them a year or 2 and they might just have them a championship.
If the Pacers continue to do well in the playoffs, they might not need to wait another 1 or 2 years to get to the finals and try to win a title. Just looking at the results of the other teams in the Eastern Conference, I wouldn't say there is any team there that the Pacers couldn't beat. It might be the Celtics, but it looks like the Celtics already have some trouble in the first round, as well as the Bucks.
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The Bucks in danger of an early exit again but kudos to the team because they pushed the Pacers to OT even without Giannis. Middleton is really trying to lift up this team but Siakam, on the other hand, is just having a great playoff run (averaging 30 points). Pacers taking advantage of Ginannis' absence.
Pacers have owned the Bucks this whole season, with and without Giannis. People hear the name Giannis and believe he is just unstoppable or something. The guy is good but it's a team game, not an individual sport. The Pacers are actually a decent young team, they can run and gun with any team out there. Give them a year or 2 and they might just have them a championship.
Yes, I think the Pacers are really playing very well against the Bucks this season even with Giannis on the floor. Middleton though might have a difficult time to carry the team in his shoulders.
There are reports that Giannis might play in the next game we will see.
Lakers now on a do or die situation against the Nuggets in game 4. And obviously, no team has comeback from 0-3, the best thing that the Lakers is to extend the series and at least avoid a sweep.
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The Bucks in danger of an early exit again but kudos to the team because they pushed the Pacers to OT even without Giannis. Middleton is really trying to lift up this team but Siakam, on the other hand, is just having a great playoff run (averaging 30 points). Pacers taking advantage of Ginannis' absence.
Pacers have owned the Bucks this whole season, with and without Giannis. People hear the name Giannis and believe he is just unstoppable or something. The guy is good but it's a team game, not an individual sport. The Pacers are actually a decent young team, they can run and gun with any team out there. Give them a year or 2 and they might just have them a championship.
Yes, I think the Pacers are really playing very well against the Bucks this season even with Giannis on the floor. Middleton though might have a difficult time to carry the team in his shoulders.
There are reports that Giannis might play in the next game we will see.
Lakers now on a do or die situation against the Nuggets in game 4. And obviously, no team has comeback from 0-3, the best thing that the Lakers is to extend the series and at least avoid a sweep.
Pacers were 4-1 vs Bucks in the regular season. It's clear they match up well vs the Bucks.
As far as the lakers go, it will be a sweep. Lebron and AD know it's over so there is no use for them to play hard anymore. They couldn't win 4 in a row vs Denver unless Jokic got injured.
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Lakers now on a do or die situation against the Nuggets in game 4. And obviously, no team has comeback from 0-3, the best thing that the Lakers is to extend the series and at least avoid a sweep.
As usual, the Lakers now lead by 13 points going into the second half of this game 4 and we all know the pattern that the second half of each game belongs to the Nuggets so i put a few dollars on the Nuggets to win this game 4 @3.25.
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Lakers now on a do or die situation against the Nuggets in game 4. And obviously, no team has comeback from 0-3, the best thing that the Lakers is to extend the series and at least avoid a sweep.
As usual, the Lakers now lead by 13 points going into the second half of this game 4 and we all know the pattern that the second half of each game belongs to the Nuggets so i put a few dollars on the Nuggets to win this game 4 @3.25.
Well, you lost on your bet because the Lakers managed to win in Game 4 against the defending champion, Nuggets 119-108.
Jokic got a triple-double, but 4 of the Lakers' starters got double-digits, and this is the one that the Lakers needed to at least have a chance to win against the Nuggets. They don't need to rely on Lebron and AD alone on offense. It's good to see Reaves and Russell combining for 42 points and that's a big help already for the Lakers. I mean if you will look at the first 3 games, both of them are almost non-existent (excluding Russell's Game 2 of course). As for the Nuggets, they still played well on the road, but this game is really for the Lakers especially if you will see AD's numbers. 25 pts, 23 rebounds while LBJ scored 30 points.
My prediction of a sweep is gone already, but I expect the Nuggets to finish this game in Game 5.
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Lakers now on a do or die situation against the Nuggets in game 4. And obviously, no team has comeback from 0-3, the best thing that the Lakers is to extend the series and at least avoid a sweep.
As usual, the Lakers now lead by 13 points going into the second half of this game 4 and we all know the pattern that the second half of each game belongs to the Nuggets so i put a few dollars on the Nuggets to win this game 4 @3.25.
Lakers were able to keep their lead and their composure in this game mate, as much as we wanted to see a sweep, the Lakers won in this game. So at least they live another day, but they will have to travel to Denver in order to keep their season alive and it is a big task for Lebron and AD to keep the team again and force another game in Crypto.com for a game 6.
Good thing is that D'Lo and Reaves did help a lot in this game, and now only Rui is missing and didn't have double digit scoring.
Denver still with a commanding lead, and did play good here, it's that the defense of Lakers was better and then they didn't collapse like the last time.
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Lakers now on a do or die situation against the Nuggets in game 4. And obviously, no team has comeback from 0-3, the best thing that the Lakers is to extend the series and at least avoid a sweep.
As usual, the Lakers now lead by 13 points going into the second half of this game 4 and we all know the pattern that the second half of each game belongs to the Nuggets so i put a few dollars on the Nuggets to win this game 4 @3.25.
Lakers were able to keep their lead and their composure in this game mate, as much as we wanted to see a sweep, the Lakers won in this game. So at least they live another day, but they will have to travel to Denver in order to keep their season alive and it is a big task for Lebron and AD to keep the team again and force another game in Crypto.com for a game 6.
Good thing is that D'Lo and Reaves did help a lot in this game, and now only Rui is missing and didn't have double digit scoring.
Denver still with a commanding lead, and did play good here, it's that the defense of Lakers was better and then they didn't collapse like the last time.
The collapse in the third quarter that some of us expected on the Lakers didn't happen as the Lakers always had some answers on every mini-run by the Nuggets and also Lebron James exploded for 14 points just in the fourth quarter that kept the Nuggets at bay.
Yup, this is a tough hill of a climb for the Lakers and for me this series would end in game 5.
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Okay, so Giannis is still ruled out, and then Dame was also ruled out of game 4 (achilles injury). Obviously, the Pacers are the huge favorite here @1.22 Is there anyone else thinking of at least a -8.5 handicap? Or maybe risking on the Bucks with a Middleton miracle?
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Okay, so Giannis is still ruled out, and then Dame was also ruled out of game 4 (achilles injury). Obviously, the Pacers are the huge favorite here @1.22 Is there anyone else thinking of at least a -8.5 handicap? Or maybe risking on the Bucks with a Middleton miracle?
Lost my bet on that game as i thought it would be a close game until the end but the breaks of the game belongs to the Pacers. No Middleton miracle this time around as the defense of the Pacers was focused on him. If no Lillard or Giannis in the fifth game, game 5 might be the end of the Bucks.
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Okay, so Giannis is still ruled out, and then Dame was also ruled out of game 4 (achilles injury). Obviously, the Pacers are the huge favorite here @1.22 Is there anyone else thinking of at least a -8.5 handicap? Or maybe risking on the Bucks with a Middleton miracle?
Lost my bet on that game as i thought it would be a close game until the end but the breaks of the game belongs to the Pacers. No Middleton miracle this time around as the defense of the Pacers was focused on him. If no Lillard or Giannis in the fifth game, game 5 might be the end of the Bucks.
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You could have won if you picked the other side (Pacers -8.5) ;D
Anyway, the Suns are the first team to be eliminated in the playoffs via sweep. At the beginning of the series, I thought they had a fighting chance because of KD and Booker but nah. The coach keep picking his usual starters and didn't utilize the bench that much. As I have before, I thought he needed to switch it up a bit more to confuse the Wolves. IT could have been the better option than Beal to support their two superstars but he barely played.
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As expected, the Lakers is now eliminated in the playoffs via that clutch shot by Jamal Murray once again. Kudos to the Lakers for giving the Nuggets a run for their money, that was one hell of a series and it seems to some of the fans that it was the championship game as their are many fans are rooting for the Lakers to win the series.
Wolves vs Nuggets is a series to watch and i'm more inclined that the Wolves will this match-up.
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Great series. Final Nuggets shot was almost the same as game 2, ISO for Murray with Jokic setting screen for a potential pick and roll.
Another thing that change the game was Gordon's offensive rebound that lead to Murray's three (for a 2-point lead) with one minute remaining was huge for the Nuggets. Lebron was trying to box him out but he still managed to get it.
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Wolves vs Nuggets is a series to watch and i'm more inclined that the Wolves will this match-up.
The Nuggets-Wolves series will probably be one of the most interesting and unpredictable series this playoffs. On the one hand, the Nuggets have Jokic, who often makes triple-doubles, and Murray, who has been scoring well and making buzzer-beaters lately. On the other hand, the Wolves have KAT, who often makes double-doubles, and Edwards, who scores 30-40 points per game.
Honestly, I'm not sure which of these two teams will make it to the Western Conference Finals yet.
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Honestly, I'm not sure which of these two teams will make it to the Western Conference Finals yet.
Yeah, it's unpredictable. They are also even in the regular seasons (each with 1 win as a visitor). For game 1, the Nuggets are the favorite @1.49 to Wolves @2.7. I guess that's because of the home court advantage (elevation). I think the Wolves can get at least 2 games in this series.
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Honestly, I'm not sure which of these two teams will make it to the Western Conference Finals yet.
Yeah, it's unpredictable. They are also even in the regular seasons (each with 1 win as a visitor). For game 1, the Nuggets are the favorite @1.49 to Wolves @2.7. I guess that's because of the home court advantage (elevation). I think the Wolves can get at least 2 games in this series.
Yes, it's because of the homecourt advantage of the Nuggets, and least we forget they are the defending champion, so all roads lead to them. But this is going to be a good series, however, Nuggets has some of the advantage like the experience and the mentality of the champion. So it's going to be very hard for the Wolves unless ANT really transform to MJ because he has been compare to the GOAT with his performance. We will see Jokic being challenge more by Gobert and KAT. And then Gordon be assigned to guard ANT.
So overall a good series but in the end I think the Nuggets are going to win this series.
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Knicks vs Sixers:
Maxey can't hit those free throws but on the other hand couldn't miss those crucial 3's, what a game this is.
The Knicks have the chance to extend this series if they win this game via overtime.
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And the Sixers won the game and extended the series, wow what a game, I thought the Knicks would send the Sixers packing for vacation. Maxey was clutch in the end game.
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A close game between Cavs and Magic for the pivotal game 5 at Cleveland. This series seems to be all about protecting their own ground as all wins by both teams were at home.
Banchero's last 3-point shot came a little too late, he already missed a couple in the final 2 minutes and that could have been the difference from losing to winning.
Props to Mobley for making 4 crucial points in last 2 minutes and, more importantly, the block on Wagner with 5 seconds remaining.
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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?
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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?
LeBron has a player option in his contract for next season. So he can either stay with the Lakers for one more season, go to another team, or even end his career. Basically, LeBron has achieved almost everything he could achieve in the NBA during his career, and I'm not sure he's still motivated to keep going.
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I just checked the odds for Heat vs. Celtics and the bookies really expect the Celtics will win with odds @1.09 ;D I don't have a problem with that but who else thinks the Heat will try to extend the series and keep the game as close as possible? Even though JJJ will be out for game 5, I still find the handicap Heat +12.5 @2.1 as generous.
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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.
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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.
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Meanwhile, all remaining first-round playoff series are 3-2. :o
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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.
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Meanwhile, all remaining first-round playoff series are 3-2. :o
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.
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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.
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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.
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Meanwhile, all remaining first-round playoff series are 3-2. :o
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. :D
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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. :o
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. :D
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.
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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 ;D)
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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 ;D)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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. :D
I'm betting again after months of not gambling. Just for this playoff I guess. :D
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?
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There's a circulating report that Lebron, I mean Lakers, fired coach Ham and the entire coaching staff after getting eliminated in the first round. Is there anyone surprised by this news? Definitely a few if there were. They should remove whoever is responsible for trading too.
On Magic's win over the Cavs (game 6), the series really turned out to be a battle of the home courts.
On Mavs vs. Clippers (game 6), not over yet but it looks like another blowout win for the Mavs. I think the Clippers early exit is more embarrassing than the Lakers.
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On Mavs vs. Clippers (game 6), not over yet but it looks like another blowout win for the Mavs. I think the Clippers early exit is more embarrassing than the Lakers.
It's final, the Clippers is on vacation mode hehe but i do disagree that the Clippers exit is more embarrassing than that of the Lakers because the Clippers is battling player injuries and also the Mavs is really a tough opponent to beat. This year's version of the Mavs have the high chance of making it to the finals at least for me.
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On Mavs vs. Clippers (game 6), not over yet but it looks like another blowout win for the Mavs. I think the Clippers early exit is more embarrassing than the Lakers.
It's final, the Clippers is on vacation mode hehe but i do disagree that the Clippers exit is more embarrassing than that of the Lakers because the Clippers is battling player injuries and also the Mavs is really a tough opponent to beat. This year's version of the Mavs have the high chance of making it to the finals at least for me.
Bad that I skipped this one, but all good, yeah, Luka + Irving, it's like watching Lebron and Irving during their Cavs day. You can see the Luka really appreciates Kyrie as a team mate.
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. :D
I'm betting again after months of not gambling. Just for this playoff I guess. :D
+1 to you mate, yeah, I was even thinking to go as high as -4.5, but at @1.89, it's already attractive so I will take it anytime of the day.
Series is now tied to 3-3 and going back to Cavs homecourt, so let's see. Mitchell monstrous game with 50 points but he didn't have any good support specially in the 4th quarter.
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Great opening to the series for the Wolves as they steal one from Denver's home court. Congrats to those who bet on them, I forgot to check the odds here but the Nuggets were most likely the slight favorite. The rival fans (Lakers) are probably celebrating right now and I've also seen some switching to the Los Angeles Timberwolves ;D (I cannot find the it but someone made a Laker logo with a howling wolf on it)
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Great opening to the series for the Wolves as they steal one from Denver's home court. Congrats to those who bet on them, I forgot to check the odds here but the Nuggets were most likely the slight favorite. The rival fans (Lakers) are probably celebrating right now and I've also seen some switching to the Los Angeles Timberwolves ;D (I cannot find the it but someone made a Laker logo with a howling wolf on it)
It's +4.5 @1.95 for the Wolves as per my local sports bookies but i have not bet for the Wolves yet as i'm still observing game 1 if the Wolves have an answer for the duo of Murray and Jokic. Gobert and KAT were having problems guarding Jokic but luckily for them they have Naz Reid who defended him well and also contributed big on the offensive end.
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Great opening to the series for the Wolves as they steal one from Denver's home court. Congrats to those who bet on them, I forgot to check the odds here but the Nuggets were most likely the slight favorite. The rival fans (Lakers) are probably celebrating right now and I've also seen some switching to the Los Angeles Timberwolves ;D (I cannot find the it but someone made a Laker logo with a howling wolf on it)
This Timberwolves team right now is very different from last season. When these 2 faced each other, the Nuggets easily won on the series 4-1. Now they stole one on the road. It seems like the Nuggets must watch out because the Wolves are coming.
They have nothing to stop ANT and even in the first round, he's just unstoppable. He got his playoff-career high 43 points in this game, and shot 17/29. Jokic almost got a triple-double as well, but Murray's performance is the one that went down. 17 points with 6/14 shooting only. I hope he will make some adjustments because the Timberwolves are also one of the best defensive teams in the league. On the other hand, the Nuggets need to at least lessen the production of Edwards because if he plays like this all throughout the season, I'm afraid they might lose to them.
Anyway, congratulations to the Timberwolves for stealing one on the road. In a few hours from now, we will see the Magic and the Cavaliers facing each other. I already put my bet on the Cavaliers because of the trend of "whoever has the home court wins the game" in this series. :D
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Great opening to the series for the Wolves as they steal one from Denver's home court. Congrats to those who bet on them, I forgot to check the odds here but the Nuggets were most likely the slight favorite. The rival fans (Lakers) are probably celebrating right now and I've also seen some switching to the Los Angeles Timberwolves ;D (I cannot find the it but someone made a Laker logo with a howling wolf on it)
It's +4.5 @1.95 for the Wolves as per my local sports bookies but i have not bet for the Wolves yet as i'm still observing game 1 if the Wolves have an answer for the duo of Murray and Jokic. Gobert and KAT were having problems guarding Jokic but luckily for them they have Naz Reid who defended him well and also contributed big on the offensive end.
And we have seen game 1 already and it was dominated by the Wolves. I never thought that the Wolves are going to steal game 1 from them, but ANT plays Jordan like again, with his fadeaway and no one can stop him.
Although Murray also played well in my opinion, but it was ANT who takes over the game.
The Cavs advance to the next round by defeating the Magic, so it will be Cavs vs the Boston. And most likely the Boston Celtics are going to go for the East finals.
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The Cavs advance to the next round by defeating the Magic, so it will be Cavs vs the Boston. And most likely the Boston Celtics are going to go for the East finals.
Yeah, in terms of offense, Celtics definitely have the advantage but the Cavs are a pretty good defensive team as well.
In this series, I'm looking at the lines for total score as it looks like it's going to be low again. Both teams will probably average bellow 110 points.
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The Cavs advance to the next round by defeating the Magic, so it will be Cavs vs the Boston. And most likely the Boston Celtics are going to go for the East finals.
Yeah, in terms of offense, Celtics definitely have the advantage but the Cavs are a pretty good defensive team as well.
In this series, I'm looking at the lines for total score as it looks like it's going to be low again. Both teams will probably average bellow 110 points.
I feel like Boston is going to look to make a statement in this series. Porzingas will be out, but that's not going to make a difference. Tatum and Brown are going to come on strong.
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Anyway, congratulations to the Timberwolves for stealing one on the road.
Game 2 of this series will be in the next few hours, do you think the Wolves could duplicate their performance in game 1 and steal game 2 again? I have a hard time choosing on whom to bet because the spread is quite high with -5.5 for Denver Nuggets. For sure the Nuggets will make some adjustments and will try to contain the Ant man.
edit: have bet for Denver -7.5 @1.92, Rudy Gobert is out for the Wolves to attend to his wife who is giving birth to their first child.
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Damn, I think everyone would agree that nobody expected what the Wolves are doing to the Nuggets right now. No Gobert? No problem (so far). KAT and ANT are playing with great confidence and I don't think the Nuggets can recover from 20+ points with just 1 quarter remaining. Not with Murray and Jokic's poor shooting.
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Damn, I think everyone would agree that nobody expected what the Wolves are doing to the Nuggets right now. No Gobert? No problem (so far). KAT and ANT are playing with great confidence and I don't think the Nuggets can recover from 20+ points with just 1 quarter remaining. Not with Murray and Jokic's poor shooting.
Yeah, I never expect that the Wolves will be up 2-0 and win at the Ball Arena and Jokic and Murray has no answer. ANT is really playing very well in this playoff, and who knows, maybe another sweep are in the air right now, hehehe.
But let's see how the Nuggets are going to adjust in game 3, they will be in a hostile crowd so very difficult to score when everyone is against you. But they are the defending champs and for sure they are being tested by the Wolves and see how they are going to respond.
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Damn, I think everyone would agree that nobody expected what the Wolves are doing to the Nuggets right now. No Gobert? No problem (so far). KAT and ANT are playing with great confidence and I don't think the Nuggets can recover from 20+ points with just 1 quarter remaining. Not with Murray and Jokic's poor shooting.
They just got overwhelmed by the suffocating defense of the Timberwolves. I don't know if this is the correct term, but they got exposed in this one. Well, this is why the Wolves have the best defensive rating in the regular season. This is the reason.
TBH, I completely underestimated the Wolves, and I thought that this will end in 5 games at least favoring the Nuggets, but I'm completely wrong. If you're superstar duo is shooting only 8/31 from the field the whole game, there is a problem already. Their 3 main scorers in last series against the Lakers namely Jokic, Murray and MPJ got completely shut down in the first 2 games. Gordon, who isn't an offensive threat, is their top scorer with 20 points.
With what we saw in Game 2, I will not be surprised anymore if this will end up in a sweep or at least in a gentlemen sweep (5 games). Kind of disappointing if you're a Nuggets fan, but that's how good the Timberwolves is in terms of defense.
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It's impressive how the young Thunders team aren't intimidated at all. The Mav's Irving and Doncic duo will have a tough time beating the scoring distribution of the Thunders.
For Game 3, Nuggets are lucky that Murray was only fined $100K for throwing stuffs in game 2 and was not slapped with a suspension.
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It's impressive how the young Thunders team aren't intimidated at all. The Mav's Irving and Doncic duo will have a tough time beating the scoring distribution of the Thunders.
Bad shooting night for Luka while 3's from the Thunder were falling in the third canto thus giving them some sort of separation. Hope that game 2 will be a bit competitive with Luka hitting those trademark step back 3's. Lost my bet on the Mavs but will still back on them on game 2.
For Game 3, Nuggets are lucky that Murray was only fined $100K for throwing stuffs in game 2 and was not slapped with a suspension.
That throwing of a heat pack should be sanctioned at least by a suspension hehe but it's good that they let him play so as to not take away the merit from the Wolves when they beat the Nuggets in game 3.
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It's impressive how the young Thunders team aren't intimidated at all. The Mav's Irving and Doncic duo will have a tough time beating the scoring distribution of the Thunders.
For Game 3, Nuggets are lucky that Murray was only fined $100K for throwing stuffs in game 2 and was not slapped with a suspension.
Yes, that offense is already a big offense as anyone could get hurt by this throwing of the ice pack and someone can get injured. But I guess the NBA balance itself, we are in the playoff and Murray being suspended will be like giving the game to the Wolves and the NBA doesn't want to interfere with that, albeit it's a big hefty fine at $100k.
Pacers vs New York Knicks game 2, NYK for me, -4.5 @1.87. Goodluck to all NBA bettors.
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It's impressive how the young Thunders team aren't intimidated at all. The Mav's Irving and Doncic duo will have a tough time beating the scoring distribution of the Thunders.
For Game 3, Nuggets are lucky that Murray was only fined $100K for throwing stuffs in game 2 and was not slapped with a suspension.
I mean just imagine if Murray was suspended just because of his frustration caused by the Timberwolves' defenders on him. :D For sure this series will end up in a sweep.
I don't know, but I think it's his first time to experience being defended like that that's why he got frustrated hence, threw that heat pad on the court.
BROOM BROOM INCOMING!!! The chances of Nuggets getting swept is pretty high especially if they don't make adjustments on how they are being defended by the Timberwolves. I mean almost all of them are good defenders. From their PG to SG to every position and also their role players are good defenders as well. If the Nuggets will not make some adjustments to how they are being defended, I'm afraid they might get swept, and if that's the case, the Nuggets will be the 6th team in NBA history that got swept after winning the title in the previous season.
Anyway as for the Thunder, they aren't the first seed for no reason. They have good defender, good playmaker, good rim protector and tons of shooters from their starter to their role players. I mean they have it all, and TBH, I'm having a hard time thinking who will win the Western Conference. Is it the Thunder or the Timberwolves. :D
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Pacers vs New York Knicks game 2, NYK for me, -4.5 @1.87. Goodluck to all NBA bettors.
Good call. I was planning to bet on Knicks after the first half but got busy with some work. The next thing I know, it's all over.
Anyway, it must be tough for the Pacers allowing 3 players to score almost 30 points (28-28-29). The Knicks starters delivered big time in this game.
Siakam needs to do better, they can't win with him going for 7 of 18 shots.
Jokic won another MVP award. Maybe he'll get an extra motivation now because it will be a shame if his team exits winning none or just 1 in the semis.
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Pacers vs New York Knicks game 2, NYK for me, -4.5 @1.87. Goodluck to all NBA bettors.
Good call. I was planning to bet on Knicks after the first half but got busy with some work. The next thing I know, it's all over.
Anyway, it must be tough for the Pacers allowing 3 players to score almost 30 points (28-28-29). The Knicks starters delivered big time in this game.
Siakam needs to do better, they can't win with him going for 7 of 18 shots.
Jokic won another MVP award. Maybe he'll get an extra motivation now because it will be a shame if his team exits winning none or just 1 in the semis.
Thanks, yeah, I do agree, they got Siakam to help them but it seems that he is not doing it in this playoff series. So he needs to step up in the next game as another L will meant that they are going to be eliminated.
Not surprise about Jokic winning that trophy again, but they are struggling against the Wolves and so same predicated, a must win situation in game 3 at a hostile environment. SGA though could be the future of NBA and maybe one day become the MVP.
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The Cavs stealing one game in Boston, who would have thought of that? I believe almost everyone was thinking the Celtics would make easy work in their home court. Levert's production was a surprised to me as he played poorly in game 1. Good call on the part of the coach for trusting him in game 2.
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The Cavs stealing one game in Boston, who would have thought of that? I believe almost everyone was thinking the Celtics would make easy work in their home court. Levert's production was a surprised to me as he played poorly in game 1. Good call on the part of the coach for trusting him in game 2.
That's what the Cavaliers need if they want to win against the Celtics.
Distributed offense and not relying on one player on offense. It's just amazing to see 6 players scoring in double digits, and that would be better compared to Mitchell scoring 40-50 points yes, but still end up losing the game.
The Celtics got outrebounded in the whole game 44-31 and they only shot 8/35 on 3-pt area compared to Cleveland's 13/28. What's worse is that the Celtics only shot 1/17 from 3-pt area in the 2nd half hence, the Cavaliers took the lead and slowly got away. Anyway, looks like I underestimated the Cavaliers on this one. If they continue to play like this (the distributed offense), they might have a chance.
Both home teams lost today because the Thunder also lost to the Mavericks 119-110. Despite the injury of Doncic, he still scored 29 points. Aside from him, PJ Washington also helped the team and scored 29 points as well. Kyrie scored only 9 points, but it doesn't matter because their bench players stepped up scoring 30 points.
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The Cavs stealing one game in Boston, who would have thought of that? I believe almost everyone was thinking the Celtics would make easy work in their home court. Levert's production was a surprised to me as he played poorly in game 1. Good call on the part of the coach for trusting him in game 2.
One factor that contributed to the loss of the Boston Celtics was their poor shooting on the rainbow country, 8/35 from the 3 point area. Levert's 21 point production on offense was a great help for Mitchell and Garland. I was fortunate that have betted for the Cavs +7.5 @1.96 when the score was ties at 54 apiece at the end of first half, my first win in the playoffs hehe.
On the other series, Dallas stole one game from the Thunder thus bringing the momentum for them going into game 3.
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The Cavs stealing one game in Boston, who would have thought of that? I believe almost everyone was thinking the Celtics would make easy work in their home court. Levert's production was a surprised to me as he played poorly in game 1. Good call on the part of the coach for trusting him in game 2.
One factor that contributed to the loss of the Boston Celtics was their poor shooting on the rainbow country, 8/35 from the 3 point area. Levert's 21 point production on offense was a great help for Mitchell and Garland. I was fortunate that have betted for the Cavs +7.5 @1.96 when the score was ties at 54 apiece at the end of first half, my first win in the playoffs hehe.
On the other series, Dallas stole one game from the Thunder thus bringing the momentum for them going into game 3.
Yes, just like when they lost the the Heat, they have a poor shooting and then the Heat was like 60%++ from the outside. And it makes this series more exciting as they will go on the Cavs home court.
So there could be psychological advantage for the Cavs now and have a chance to go 2-1.
Good win for you mate, although the Dallas stole one, Luka might not be 100% next game as he is limping and likely suffering from pain in his lowe body, could be his knees or foot.
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The benefit of having 2 stars that could literally be first option on an NBA finals level game, is that if one of them plays badly, the other would take over. This time it was Doncic that took over, it is great to see him play amazingly, we have seen Kyrie play greatly as well in Clippers series too and Kyrie is a great player without a doubt (he is a weird dude but a good basketball player). I have to say if we are trusting two stars like that, then Kyrie failing to play decently did not matter. I can seriously see Dalals going all the way this year, will be very very tough, but it is not impossible, they are doing very well so far.
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Good win for you mate, although the Dallas stole one, Luka might not be 100% next game as he is limping and likely suffering from pain in his lowe body, could be his knees or foot.
I hope the injury is not serious as Luka is badly needed for tomorrow's game and they are the slight favorite over the Thunder, we must bet early as the game is at dawn on our place :D.
Meanwhile, the Pacers and Nuggets got a win on their respective opponents. The Nuggets vs Wolves series is now becoming interesting as Jokic and company already got on the groove, dangerous for the young Wolves.
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So no team will be swept in the semi-finals huh? The way the Nuggets handled game 3 was a huge statement that they are still the defending champions. They are surely back in business after that emphatic victory. The Nuggets probably need to thank the NBA management for not suspending their player ;D
It's back to the drawing board for the Wolves' coaching staff.
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So no team will be swept in the semi-finals huh? The way the Nuggets handled game 3 was a huge statement that they are still the defending champions. They are surely back in business after that emphatic victory. The Nuggets probably need to thank the NBA management for not suspending their player ;D
It's back to the drawing board for the Wolves' coaching staff.
Nuggets looked good tonight, but can they keep it up? Timberwolves are still the #1 defensive team in the league and have some of the most explosive players in the sport. Gonna be interesting to see how game 4 goes.
Speaking of Murray who actually showed up in game 3, he should be suspended for the start of next year. 100k fine is nothing for the guy. A message needs to be sent.
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So no team will be swept in the semi-finals huh? The way the Nuggets handled game 3 was a huge statement that they are still the defending champions. They are surely back in business after that emphatic victory. The Nuggets probably need to thank the NBA management for not suspending their player ;D
It's back to the drawing board for the Wolves' coaching staff.
That would be better because that means more competition to both teams, more excitement towards the fans, and more money for the whole league. :D
Just imagine if Murray got suspended because he threw that heat pad in Game 2? The outcome would be different that's for sure because in this game, he got his rhythm early on and scored 24 points compared to only single digit in Game 2. The adjustment that they did is to rotate the ball faster. We've seen double teams in the first 2 games that's why they lost. Now if they see an open guy, they will pass it to him and from there, the ball will either rotate or he will shoot it. That's because there are times where Wolves are doing double team to a single player. Now that type of defense will not work against the defending champions. I wonder how will the Wolves adjust to this blowout loss.
Anyway, there will be no sweep in this series and just for context, the Denver Nuggets are 0-11 in playoffs when they are down 0-2 in a series. Will this be the first time that they will win after being down 0-2? Let's see how both teams will play in Game 4 days from now. :)
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So no team will be swept in the semi-finals huh? The way the Nuggets handled game 3 was a huge statement that they are still the defending champions. They are surely back in business after that emphatic victory. The Nuggets probably need to thank the NBA management for not suspending their player ;D
It's back to the drawing board for the Wolves' coaching staff.
That would be better because that means more competition to both teams, more excitement towards the fans, and more money for the whole league. :D
Just imagine if Murray got suspended because he threw that heat pad in Game 2? The outcome would be different that's for sure because in this game, he got his rhythm early on and scored 24 points compared to only single digit in Game 2. The adjustment that they did is to rotate the ball faster. We've seen double teams in the first 2 games that's why they lost. Now if they see an open guy, they will pass it to him and from there, the ball will either rotate or he will shoot it. That's because there are times where Wolves are doing double team to a single player. Now that type of defense will not work against the defending champions. I wonder how will the Wolves adjust to this blowout loss.
Anyway, there will be no sweep in this series and just for context, the Denver Nuggets are 0-11 in playoffs when they are down 0-2 in a series. Will this be the first time that they will win after being down 0-2? Let's see how both teams will play in Game 4 days from now. :)
This series is playing out just like the regular season did. Both teams swept the other on the home teams court. If that's the case for this whole series, Denver loses in 7. Just a stat to keep in mind if you are betting.
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Wrong time for SGA to go cold, he only made 1 of his 6 attempts in the fourth quarter when they were trailing and then adding 3 turnovers to make it worse.
Celtics are cruising with a 16-point lead right now. Unless they choke in the fourth, they are taking the series lead. Somebody else in the Cavs needs to step up if they want to win game 3.
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Wrong time for SGA to go cold, he only made 1 of his 6 attempts in the fourth quarter when they were trailing and then adding 3 turnovers to make it worse.
Nevertheless, it was a close game only that the breaks of the game favored Dallas in the last minutes and interesting to note that "hack a Lively" didn't work for the Thunder as Lively hit all the free throws awarded to him.
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This series is playing out just like the regular season did. Both teams swept the other on the home teams court. If that's the case for this whole series, Denver loses in 7. Just a stat to keep in mind if you are betting.
If the Timberwolves will lose against the Nuggets tomorrow, I think I'll follow the pattern and bet on the road team in this series.
I'm just curious on what are the adjustments that the Timberwolves did to shut down the 2 superstars of the Nuggets. I think for Jokic, they can't stop him and nobody can stop him, but they can stop Murray and don't get his rhythm early on the game.
Wrong time for SGA to go cold, he only made 1 of his 6 attempts in the fourth quarter when they were trailing and then adding 3 turnovers to make it worse.
Celtics are cruising with a 16-point lead right now. Unless they choke in the fourth, they are taking the series lead. Somebody else in the Cavs needs to step up if they want to win game 3.
Wrong timing indeed, but anyway, it's a must win for the Thunder or else, they might lose to the Mavericks in 6 games. I mean at the start of the series, the Thunder has a higher chance to win based on some analysts. As for me, I'm also rooting for the Thunder, but with them lacking the experience, I will not be surprised if the Mavericks will win on this one.
As for the Celtics-Cavaliers, the Celtics manage to win on the road yet again. It seems like we've seen this kind of scenario already during the first round of the playoffs between the Celtics and the Heat. Do you think that it will be the same scenario this time? They will steal one on the road again and win on their home to clinch the East Finals? :D
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As for the Celtics-Cavaliers, the Celtics manage to win on the road yet again. It seems like we've seen this kind of scenario already during the first round of the playoffs between the Celtics and the Heat. Do you think that it will be the same scenario this time? They will steal one on the road again and win on their home to clinch the East Finals? :D
Yeah, it also reminded of the series against the Heat. I don't think it will be different this time. It's only the team that changed but the result will be the same. It's like they already figured out the Cavs with the way things are going and there's nothing Mitchell (and co.) can do about it.
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This series is playing out just like the regular season did. Both teams swept the other on the home teams court. If that's the case for this whole series, Denver loses in 7. Just a stat to keep in mind if you are betting.
If the Timberwolves will lose against the Nuggets tomorrow, I think I'll follow the pattern and bet on the road team in this series.
I'm just curious on what are the adjustments that the Timberwolves did to shut down the 2 superstars of the Nuggets. I think for Jokic, they can't stop him and nobody can stop him, but they can stop Murray and don't get his rhythm early on the game.
Wrong time for SGA to go cold, he only made 1 of his 6 attempts in the fourth quarter when they were trailing and then adding 3 turnovers to make it worse.
Celtics are cruising with a 16-point lead right now. Unless they choke in the fourth, they are taking the series lead. Somebody else in the Cavs needs to step up if they want to win game 3.
Wrong timing indeed, but anyway, it's a must win for the Thunder or else, they might lose to the Mavericks in 6 games. I mean at the start of the series, the Thunder has a higher chance to win based on some analysts. As for me, I'm also rooting for the Thunder, but with them lacking the experience, I will not be surprised if the Mavericks will win on this one.
As for the Celtics-Cavaliers, the Celtics manage to win on the road yet again. It seems like we've seen this kind of scenario already during the first round of the playoffs between the Celtics and the Heat. Do you think that it will be the same scenario this time? They will steal one on the road again and win on their home to clinch the East Finals? :D
Personally I don't think anyone in the East will be able to stop the Celtics. NBA Finals IMO, but I think the teams in the West are too strong. Tatum just isn't consistent enough to carry the Celtics to a title.
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Mothers Day massacre at Indianapolis is what people have been saying in game 4 and they're not lying. Too bad for the Knicks losing that way but we know they're underhanded.
Pacers vs. Knicks is looking like another series that whichever team has homecourt advantage, wins. It's the complete opposite of the Nuggets vs. Wolves series.
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Mothers Day massacre at Indianapolis is what people have been saying in game 4 and they're not lying. Too bad for the Knicks losing that way but we know they're underhanded.
Pacers vs. Knicks is looking like another series that whichever team has homecourt advantage, wins. It's the complete opposite of the Nuggets vs. Wolves series.
Too bad for the Knicks that they lose Anunoby to injury at this stage, he surely was missed by the Knicks. Going into game 5, the Pacers is the slight favorite to win this series as per local bookies that maybe due to the lose of Anunoby.
For the Wolves vs Nuggets series, seems to me that the Nuggets already have the template on how to beat the Wolves, feed Gordon on the paint.
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OKC surprised me in game 4 as I thought it's Mavs that will continue to dominate in the second half. Kudos to this young team for not losing focus. As for their game 5, I'm still clueless what to bet on.
For tomorrow's pivotal game 5, I think the Pacers and Nuggets will take it. Knicks injury woes will continue to plague them and Nuggets momentum is back.
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OKC surprised me in game 4 as I thought it's Mavs that will continue to dominate in the second half. Kudos to this young team for not losing focus. As for their game 5, I'm still clueless what to bet on.
For tomorrow's pivotal game 5, I think the Pacers and Nuggets will take it. Knicks injury woes will continue to plague them and Nuggets momentum is back.
Yeah, was a big surprised the OKC was able to make a huge rally and beat the Mavs in their own game. I mean the Mavs are running and playing good defense. But SGA is not going to back down from all the trash talking by PJ Washington hehehe.
As for the Knicks, they are going to play at home but having a small rotation might affect them and it surely did in the last 2 games having just 8 players, it might not help them to win this series.
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For tomorrow's pivotal game 5, I think the Pacers and Nuggets will take it. Knicks injury woes will continue to plague them and Nuggets momentum is back.
That is what i also thinking of the Knicks that is why i betted for the Pacers to take game 5 but seems this series is a game of home court advantage, i mean that who have the home court advantage wins the game and the Knicks is winning game 5 now as they lead by as much as 20 points as of this writing.
Nuggets vs Wolves, another interesting and hard to pick game so my bet is this game to go over 206.5 points.
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For tomorrow's pivotal game 5, I think the Pacers and Nuggets will take it. Knicks injury woes will continue to plague them and Nuggets momentum is back.
That is what i also thinking of the Knicks that is why i betted for the Pacers to take game 5 but seems this series is a game of home court advantage, i mean that who have the home court advantage wins the game and the Knicks is winning game 5 now as they lead by as much as 20 points as of this writing.
Nuggets vs Wolves, another interesting and hard to pick game so my bet is this game to go over 206.5 points.
Nice bet! I went for Under for this game and Over for the NY game and have both L. I already found the juicy odds on the Mavericks game and bet on W!
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For tomorrow's pivotal game 5, I think the Pacers and Nuggets will take it. Knicks injury woes will continue to plague them and Nuggets momentum is back.
The Knicks might be undermanned, but the Pacers are one of the worst in terms of defensive ratings during the regular season (2nd to worst) so for me, that doesn't matter because the Pacers are just one of the worst in defense, and we've seen it in Game 5 as they lost to the home team Knicks by 30 points. The Pacers just got outrebounded bigtime on this one 53-29. Offensive rebounds also are in favor of the Knicks 20-5. I think that's one of the reason why they lost aside from the fact that Brunson erupted for 44 points as well. With how the first 5 games played, it seems like the home team wins the game, so I predict a Game 7 between these 2 teams.
As for the Nuggets, they broke the streak when they won against the Timberwolves 112-97. The lack of their floor general in Conley really affected them I guess. I watched the game a bit, and most of the time, they are double-teaming Edwards whenever he drives by hence, causing him to be out of rhythm all throughout the game and scored only 18 points and shot 5/15 on the field. As for the Nuggets, it doesn't matter if MPJ, their 3rd best scorer in the first round only scored 6 points because the other 4 starters scored more than 16 points and Jokic scored 40 points as well. With the Nuggets in control, I will not be surprised if the Nuggets will continue to win in Game 6 and finish the series already.
Next 2 games will be Boston-Cleveland and Oklahoma City-Dallas. I predict that the Celtics will finish the series already while the OKC will manage to defend their home and win in Game 5. :)
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Next 2 games will be Boston-Cleveland and Oklahoma City-Dallas. I predict that the Celtics will finish the series already while the OKC will manage to defend their home and win in Game 5. :)
You're 1-1 on your prediction mate. Boston have beaten the Cavs but i won my bet as the Celtics failed to cover the 15.5 spread while Luka was waxing hot this game 5 with 31 points triple-double. The Mavs-Thunder series is so unpredictable that it doesn't matter whose homecourt they played. My prediction is that the more experienced Mavs will come out victorious in this series.
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Next 2 games will be Boston-Cleveland and Oklahoma City-Dallas. I predict that the Celtics will finish the series already while the OKC will manage to defend their home and win in Game 5. :)
You're 1-1 on your prediction mate. Boston have beaten the Cavs but i won my bet as the Celtics failed to cover the 15.5 spread while Luka was waxing hot this game 5 with 31 points triple-double. The Mavs-Thunder series is so unpredictable that it doesn't matter whose homecourt they played. My prediction is that the more experienced Mavs will come out victorious in this series.
I was glad to see Dallas make a stand last night. I had taken the Dallas moneyline and kinda thought Luka and Kyrie would have great games since they gave away game 4.
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Boston have beaten the Cavs but i won my bet as the Celtics failed to cover the 15.5 spread
Well, that was close.
It's interesting how the sportsbooks see game 6 as they put the Wolves as the favorite @1.77 (Nuggets @2.1). This could be a trap but I think it's a no brainer because Nuggets have the momentum.
Do you think the Nuggets will use the same defense on ANT?
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As it turns out, the bookies were right picking the Wolves as the favorite for game 6.
With the exception of Gordon and Jokic, the Nuggets team were out there throwing bricks. Down by as many as 50? Nobody would expect a score line like that and, if not for their good team reputation, some would think they threw this game for a game 7.
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As it turns out, the bookies were right picking the Wolves as the favorite for game 6.
With the exception of Gordon and Jokic, the Nuggets team were out there throwing bricks. Down by as many as 50? Nobody would expect a score line like that and, if not for their good team reputation, some would think they threw this game for a game 7.
I already knew that the Nuggets will not try to go all-out and will defeat the Wolves on the road, but to lose by that much? Losing by 10 is almost understandable for me, but to lose by 40+ points and to score only 70 points the whole game?
I think this is the lowest score of the Nuggets in the history of playoffs. They beat their lowest score a few years ago which is 80. Right now, where many players are scoring more, 70 points can be scored by any team in 2 quarters alone. In the whole 4th quarter, they only scored 9 points. I don't know, but it's their performance is a bit disappointing. Ever since that 27-5 run by the Wolves at the start of the first quarter, they didn't look back already, and maintained their double-digit lead all throughout the game.
Anyway, Game 7 will be on Denver, and I will go all-in on my bets on the Nuggets. :D
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As it turns out, the bookies were right picking the Wolves as the favorite for game 6.
With the exception of Gordon and Jokic, the Nuggets team were out there throwing bricks. Down by as many as 50? Nobody would expect a score line like that and, if not for their good team reputation, some would think they threw this game for a game 7.
I was double dead on that game as i bet before the started and i thought that i got a good ML odds of 2.06 but the Wolves surge in the first half and led by as much as 25 points then i put another bet, this time with a spread of 17.5, again i thought that the Nuggets would come back just like what they are doing before but you are right, they were throwing bricks.
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As it turns out, the bookies were right picking the Wolves as the favorite for game 6.
With the exception of Gordon and Jokic, the Nuggets team were out there throwing bricks. Down by as many as 50? Nobody would expect a score line like that and, if not for their good team reputation, some would think they threw this game for a game 7.
I was double dead on that game as i bet before the started and i thought that i got a good ML odds of 2.06 but the Wolves surge in the first half and led by as much as 25 points then i put another bet, this time with a spread of 17.5, again i thought that the Nuggets would come back just like what they are doing before but you are right, they were throwing bricks.
LOL I know a lot of people who lost their bet on Nuggets but there were also others who were rejoicing. Some of them were so bold that they pick Wolves -10.5 handicap. Anyway, let's move on and just wait until game 7. I don't plan to bet too soon.
For game 6 between Mavs and Thunders, I'm picking the younger team to force a game 7. They might surprise everyone just like the Wolves did to the Nuggets
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I will probably go with the Dallas Mavericks here at -1.5, it's their homecourt and it's crucial that they don't want a game 7 as maybe the young body of OKC might take over. And so I'm seeing Luka taking over and then Kyrie finally discovering his offense in this series.
It will be a defensive game as well, maybe a good bet as well is under.
For the Nuggets vs Wolves, I'm leaning towards the Nuggets in game 7.
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I will probably go with the Dallas Mavericks here at -1.5, it's their homecourt and it's crucial that they don't want a game 7 as maybe the young body of OKC might take over.
You must be so disappointed in PJ Washington right now for missing the last free throw ;D
What a dramatic end to the game. SGA will probably look back at this game thinking of that last foul. It was still a great season for him and I'm looking forward how he and that young Thunders team will mature and improve next season
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I will probably go with the Dallas Mavericks here at -1.5, it's their homecourt and it's crucial that they don't want a game 7 as maybe the young body of OKC might take over.
You must be so disappointed in PJ Washington right now for missing the last free throw ;D
What a dramatic end to the game. SGA will probably look back at this game thinking of that last foul. It was still a great season for him and I'm looking forward how he and that young Thunders team will mature and improve next season
Who cares about our bets? :D
As long as they will win if they do that, they will do it, and that's what Washington did.
Missing the final free throw is the best thing to do at that situation because they Thunder have no timeouts at that time anymore hence, it gives the Thunder lesser time to create their own shot as they will do it at the other side. Down by as much as 17 points, the Mavericks slowly crawled up and slowly remove the lead of the Thunder until they got the lead in the 4th quarter. Despite Doncic having an injury, he still got a triple-double, and Jones Jr. is having one of his best playoff games of his NBA career. It's good that he found his home already after being traded to different teams.
We just saw how big of a factor playoff experience is. Many predicted that the Thunder might win the series, but their experience in the playoffs might be a hindrance and that's what we just saw. Last minute decisions, foul troubles and more. Overall, congratulations to the Mavericks as they will wait for the winner of Denver-Minnesota tomorrow. I would love to see Jokic and Doncic match-up in the West Finals. :) What do you think?
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I will probably go with the Dallas Mavericks here at -1.5, it's their homecourt and it's crucial that they don't want a game 7 as maybe the young body of OKC might take over.
You must be so disappointed in PJ Washington right now for missing the last free throw ;D
What a dramatic end to the game. SGA will probably look back at this game thinking of that last foul. It was still a great season for him and I'm looking forward how he and that young Thunders team will mature and improve next season
Lol, part of the game and also part of betting as we often lost by that 1 point margin, not new to us. For my part, i was just happy that PJ Washington hit those two crucial free throws as his percentage on that department is not so good.
Whoever win in the Nuggets vs Wolves series, Mavs got a fighting chance as they have Gafford and Lively manning the middle.
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Should be 2 great games today as both are game 7 and 2 teams are being eliminated. Pacers vs Knicks the home team has won every game. Will today be different? Anunoby is a gametime decision, Hart is a gametime decision, and Brunson is probably worn out from Fridays game 6 where he played 37 minutes. I think the Pacers have a chance here.
Game 7 in the Denver vs Twolves series however is a toss up. Both teams have shown they can win on the other teams home court. Both teams have shown they can blowout the other. This series is gonna come down to heart. Should be a great game to watch.
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I will probably go with the Dallas Mavericks here at -1.5, it's their homecourt and it's crucial that they don't want a game 7 as maybe the young body of OKC might take over.
You must be so disappointed in PJ Washington right now for missing the last free throw ;D
What a dramatic end to the game. SGA will probably look back at this game thinking of that last foul. It was still a great season for him and I'm looking forward how he and that young Thunders team will mature and improve next season
Yes mate, he should have made that last free throw to seal the win for me, hehehe. But he intentionally missed it so that the OKC Thunder will have to scramble on that last 2.5 seconds.
On the other hand, I thought that I have lost my bet already when the Thunder took that lead. But SGA make the biggest mistakes of his NBA career by fouling PJ Washington as it cost them their season and a game 7 and the possibility to advance.
It was a great game and you really don't know who's going to win up to the last second of the game.
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Game 7 in the Denver vs Twolves series however is a toss up. Both teams have shown they can win on the other teams home court. Both teams have shown they can blowout the other. This series is gonna come down to heart. Should be a great game to watch.
And it was a great game indeed. Who would have thought that the Wolves would come back from that 20-point deficit in the third quarter? Those offensive putbacks in the dying minutes sealed the game for the Wolves, if only the Nuggets managed to grab those defensive rebounds, that could be a close game but it is what it is and the Wolves marched on to face the Mavs in the West finals.
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It's good to see a new face to win the championship this year. Out of the four teams remaining, I think Tatum and the Celtics deserves it the most but I have no problem if Luka's Mavs gets it. Anyway, how do you plan on betting in game 1 of the EC Finals? Are you going to skip it to see how they will match up?
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It's good to see a new face to win the championship this year. Out of the four teams remaining, I think Tatum and the Celtics deserves it the most but I have no problem if Luka's Mavs gets it. Anyway, how do you plan on betting in game 1 of the EC Finals? Are you going to skip it to see how they will match up?
This is my prediction, and based on my experience, I have a high accuracy when it comes to predicting. A whopping 99% :D JK
Anyway, it will be the Celtics and Timberwolves that will be facing in the NBA Finals, and if Porzingis will not play for the Celtics at that time, they will be having a hard time defeating a healthy Timberwolves team. Horford can't take those 3 7-footers of Wolves (almost), and they don't have any big aside from him either. They will just get swarmed by the Wolves' defense all throughout the game.
Game 1 Eastern Conference Finals? Odds on who will be the winner on that game isn't that attractive so maybe I'll put some on the totals and I'll also put a parlay bet as well. :) More attractive. As for the match-up, Celtics in 6. :)
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It's good to see a new face to win the championship this year. Out of the four teams remaining, I think Tatum and the Celtics deserves it the most but I have no problem if Luka's Mavs gets it. Anyway, how do you plan on betting in game 1 of the EC Finals? Are you going to skip it to see how they will match up?
Betting for the Pacers +9.5 @2.01 as this game is like a getting to know each other game hehe so i think even if the Celtics win game 1 they will not cover the spread. But i would love to see the Pacers upset the Celtics in the East Finals as i have a bet on them @15.0, very juicy to think that the Celtics is a beatable team.
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Betting for the Pacers +9.5 @2.01 as this game is like a getting to know each other game hehe so i think even if the Celtics win game 1 they will not cover the spread.
That's an attractive one, I'll follow but will pick +10.5
Pacers are the heavy underdog here but with no significant injury for both teams (except Kristaps), this could be closer than most people thinks. I'm looking forward to the duel between Siakam and Horford.
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Pacers+10 currently and I'd have to take the 10. Boston has been pretty dominant in every series, but Indiana is the highest scoring team in the NBA this year averaging 123 points per game. If they can get near that, they will cover the spread, however Boston is the number 2 scoring offense in the NBA this year. If Boston plays some good defense( will have to be very good D), they have a shot at blowing the Pacers out in game 1.
I'd be torn between taking the Pacers +10 and taking the o222 points. Both teams can put up some points.
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I am expecting another shock from Pacers to be fair. Wolves shocked the world by beating Nuggets, which was awesome of course and I do not think that anyone expected that, even though Wolves had an epic regular season. Next up, I think Pacers have what it takes to beat Celtics as well, Boston Celtics has been doing the same thing for a long time and that means while they are talented and even if you know what they will do, just out of sheer talent they can still win, if you are good enough then you can prevent them because people are ready and expecting their system, and Pacers might be good enough for that.
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It's good to see a new face to win the championship this year. Out of the four teams remaining, I think Tatum and the Celtics deserves it the most but I have no problem if Luka's Mavs gets it. Anyway, how do you plan on betting in game 1 of the EC Finals? Are you going to skip it to see how they will match up?
Betting for the Pacers +9.5 @2.01 as this game is like a getting to know each other game hehe so i think even if the Celtics win game 1 they will not cover the spread. But i would love to see the Pacers upset the Celtics in the East Finals as i have a bet on them @15.0, very juicy to think that the Celtics is a beatable team.
Looking at the odds now, +10.5 is still very attractive @1.84 so I'm taking this one. This is going to be a close one, usually the Celtics started slow in the first two games of the series. And so this first game, specially coming from a rest, might put them at a disadvantage. Plus the Pacer are high in momentum right now after that big win against the Knicks and it shows their character.
@yahoo62278 - yeah, the Over might be a good bet too as both can score and averages 120++ in the regular season. So this could be a run and gun game for both good shooting team as well.
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It's good to see a new face to win the championship this year. Out of the four teams remaining, I think Tatum and the Celtics deserves it the most but I have no problem if Luka's Mavs gets it. Anyway, how do you plan on betting in game 1 of the EC Finals? Are you going to skip it to see how they will match up?
Betting for the Pacers +9.5 @2.01 as this game is like a getting to know each other game hehe so i think even if the Celtics win game 1 they will not cover the spread. But i would love to see the Pacers upset the Celtics in the East Finals as i have a bet on them @15.0, very juicy to think that the Celtics is a beatable team.
Looking at the odds now, +10.5 is still very attractive @1.84 so I'm taking this one. This is going to be a close one, usually the Celtics started slow in the first two games of the series. And so this first game, specially coming from a rest, might put them at a disadvantage. Plus the Pacer are high in momentum right now after that big win against the Knicks and it shows their character.
Congrats to us bro hehe, it was indeed a close and exciting game. The Pacers almost took that one if one for that costly error by the Pacers in the dying seconds which lead to a three point shot by Jalen Brown that tied the game and went into overtime. The game was also a high scoring one so congrats also to those who bet for the "over 230.5" before the started.
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Good win for the handicap bettors ;D Let's hope bookies will give us attractive odds like that for the rest of the series.
For game 1, there are a lot of players that played good but it was Jrue Holiday was a huge surprise to me. Being a widely known defensive player, he wasn't expected to score that many.
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It's good to see a new face to win the championship this year. Out of the four teams remaining, I think Tatum and the Celtics deserves it the most but I have no problem if Luka's Mavs gets it. Anyway, how do you plan on betting in game 1 of the EC Finals? Are you going to skip it to see how they will match up?
Betting for the Pacers +9.5 @2.01 as this game is like a getting to know each other game hehe so i think even if the Celtics win game 1 they will not cover the spread. But i would love to see the Pacers upset the Celtics in the East Finals as i have a bet on them @15.0, very juicy to think that the Celtics is a beatable team.
Looking at the odds now, +10.5 is still very attractive @1.84 so I'm taking this one. This is going to be a close one, usually the Celtics started slow in the first two games of the series. And so this first game, specially coming from a rest, might put them at a disadvantage. Plus the Pacer are high in momentum right now after that big win against the Knicks and it shows their character.
Congrats to us bro hehe, it was indeed a close and exciting game. The Pacers almost took that one if one for that costly error by the Pacers in the dying seconds which lead to a three point shot by Jalen Brown that tied the game and went into overtime. The game was also a high scoring one so congrats also to those who bet for the "over 230.5" before the started.
As expected for these 2 teams, the score is quite high as they're the top 2 teams in the regular season in terms of offensive ratings.
TBH, I'm shocked with how the Pacers played in Game 1. If only Brown's 3-point shot didn't go in, we might've seen an upset in Game 1. I didn't expect that the game will end up in a close one. Well, I guess I underestimated the Pacers so much knowing how good the Celtics are. Coming into Game 2, the Celtics have a curse where in their first 2 series, they lost in both Game 2's on their home. Will we see it in Game 2 as well?
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It's good to see a new face to win the championship this year. Out of the four teams remaining, I think Tatum and the Celtics deserves it the most but I have no problem if Luka's Mavs gets it. Anyway, how do you plan on betting in game 1 of the EC Finals? Are you going to skip it to see how they will match up?
Betting for the Pacers +9.5 @2.01 as this game is like a getting to know each other game hehe so i think even if the Celtics win game 1 they will not cover the spread. But i would love to see the Pacers upset the Celtics in the East Finals as i have a bet on them @15.0, very juicy to think that the Celtics is a beatable team.
Looking at the odds now, +10.5 is still very attractive @1.84 so I'm taking this one. This is going to be a close one, usually the Celtics started slow in the first two games of the series. And so this first game, specially coming from a rest, might put them at a disadvantage. Plus the Pacer are high in momentum right now after that big win against the Knicks and it shows their character.
Congrats to us bro hehe, it was indeed a close and exciting game. The Pacers almost took that one if one for that costly error by the Pacers in the dying seconds which lead to a three point shot by Jalen Brown that tied the game and went into overtime. The game was also a high scoring one so congrats also to those who bet for the "over 230.5" before the started.
Yeah, I thought that the Pacers are going to steal this one, and I have no doubt that we are going to win our bet, hehehe. But it was really exciting first game. Next game will be close again in my opinion, and the odds might not be as big as this one, but still we will get go and bet on the handicap for the Pacers.
The Over as well it a hit as the game went into OT. So at least there's a lot of NBA bettors who might get this first game and win.
Next game, Wolves vs Mavs - I will be on the Wolves bandwagon at -3.5 @1.82.
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It's good to see a new face to win the championship this year. Out of the four teams remaining, I think Tatum and the Celtics deserves it the most but I have no problem if Luka's Mavs gets it. Anyway, how do you plan on betting in game 1 of the EC Finals? Are you going to skip it to see how they will match up?
Betting for the Pacers +9.5 @2.01 as this game is like a getting to know each other game hehe so i think even if the Celtics win game 1 they will not cover the spread. But i would love to see the Pacers upset the Celtics in the East Finals as i have a bet on them @15.0, very juicy to think that the Celtics is a beatable team.
Looking at the odds now, +10.5 is still very attractive @1.84 so I'm taking this one. This is going to be a close one, usually the Celtics started slow in the first two games of the series. And so this first game, specially coming from a rest, might put them at a disadvantage. Plus the Pacer are high in momentum right now after that big win against the Knicks and it shows their character.
Congrats to us bro hehe, it was indeed a close and exciting game. The Pacers almost took that one if one for that costly error by the Pacers in the dying seconds which lead to a three point shot by Jalen Brown that tied the game and went into overtime. The game was also a high scoring one so congrats also to those who bet for the "over 230.5" before the started.
As expected for these 2 teams, the score is quite high as they're the top 2 teams in the regular season in terms of offensive ratings.
TBH, I'm shocked with how the Pacers played in Game 1. If only Brown's 3-point shot didn't go in, we might've seen an upset in Game 1. I didn't expect that the game will end up in a close one. Well, I guess I underestimated the Pacers so much knowing how good the Celtics are. Coming into Game 2, the Celtics have a curse where in their first 2 series, they lost in both Game 2's on their home. Will we see it in Game 2 as well?
With 10 seconds left and the Pacers leading 117-114, the Pacers should have fouled and put the Celtics on the free throw line. If they do that, Celtics cannot score 3 and tie the game up sending it to OT. It would have turned into a free throw shooting contest and as long as the Pacers don't miss, they win the game.
Really not sure what the head coach was thinking there, but he blew it for sure.
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Such a weird game also in game 1 of Wolves vs. Mavs with so many mistakes/turnovers on both sides. This is also the first time I've seen someone getting called for offensive goal tending.
Both Luka and ANT were having a bad night but Luka caught fire at the right moment.
How did your bet go? I lost mine.
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Such a weird game also in game 1 of Wolves vs. Mavs with so many mistakes/turnovers on both sides. This is also the first time I've seen someone getting called for offensive goal tending.
Both Luka and ANT were having a bad night but Luka caught fire at the right moment.
How did your bet go? I lost mine.
Lost my bet too as I thought that the Wolves' frontline would pose problems for the Mavs but it didn't happen. Just fortunate for the Mavs that Irving caught fire early in the game and when Luka exploded, that's it for the Wolves. That game was 50-50, it's just that the breaks of the game favored the Dallas Mavericks.
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Such a weird game also in game 1 of Wolves vs. Mavs with so many mistakes/turnovers on both sides. This is also the first time I've seen someone getting called for offensive goal tending.
Both Luka and ANT were having a bad night but Luka caught fire at the right moment.
How did your bet go? I lost mine.
You're referring to KAT's put back dunk in the final minutes of the 4th quarter?
Based on the official review, the ball is still above the ring hence, they called it a basketball interference but TBH, it's pretty close. Well, if that counts, we might see a different result in this Game 1. It happened in the final minutes of the game that's why every point at that moment is very crucial.
Luka's knees is hindering him to play all-out. ANT on the other hand looks like he's exhausted in the 4th quarter because of defending both Luka and Kyrie which for me is very exhausting knowing how good they are in ball handling. Anyway, this is what I expect from both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. It's anybody's game, and I hope this will be the case all throughout the whole series.
I didn't bet since I'm out of funds already, but I'm still watching though. :)
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Such a weird game also in game 1 of Wolves vs. Mavs with so many mistakes/turnovers on both sides. This is also the first time I've seen someone getting called for offensive goal tending.
Both Luka and ANT were having a bad night but Luka caught fire at the right moment.
How did your bet go? I lost mine.
Lost my bet too as I thought that the Wolves' frontline would pose problems for the Mavs but it didn't happen. Just fortunate for the Mavs that Irving caught fire early in the game and when Luka exploded, that's it for the Wolves. That game was 50-50, it's just that the breaks of the game favored the Dallas Mavericks.
Yeah, very unpredictable game, in the first half it was clear that the Wolves have the upperhand although they seems to missed a lot of open 3's wherein in the Nuggets series, they are hitting it. And then their defense falls apart against Luka, although no one can really guard Luka in the playoff. But as I have said before, when Irving goes into his mode, it's hard to stop him and he will score at will. And so he did shows it here that's why they won. Next game is the Pacers vs Celtics. I haven't check the odds yet, but I might go on the Pacer with the + handicap as they show that they can beat the Celtics at home.
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Such a weird game also in game 1 of Wolves vs. Mavs with so many mistakes/turnovers on both sides. This is also the first time I've seen someone getting called for offensive goal tending.
Both Luka and ANT were having a bad night but Luka caught fire at the right moment.
How did your bet go? I lost mine.
Lost my bet too as I thought that the Wolves' frontline would pose problems for the Mavs but it didn't happen. Just fortunate for the Mavs that Irving caught fire early in the game and when Luka exploded, that's it for the Wolves. That game was 50-50, it's just that the breaks of the game favored the Dallas Mavericks.
Yeah, very unpredictable game, in the first half it was clear that the Wolves have the upperhand although they seems to missed a lot of open 3's wherein in the Nuggets series, they are hitting it. And then their defense falls apart against Luka, although no one can really guard Luka in the playoff. But as I have said before, when Irving goes into his mode, it's hard to stop him and he will score at will. And so he did shows it here that's why they won. Next game is the Pacers vs Celtics. I haven't check the odds yet, but I might go on the Pacer with the + handicap as they show that they can beat the Celtics at home.
Anthony Edwards calling out Kyrie was a silly move. Basically Kyrie exploded out the gate with 20+. First time he has came out with a fire lit up under his ass. Not smart to go poking at players especially those that IMO are great.
Now, Pacers vs Celtics tonight. The lines are Boston -9 currently and the over under is 224.5. Boston got lucky to come away with a win in game 1. Should have lost that game and been motivated to fight hard tonight. I think the Pacers cover 9 and again I would probably be looking at the o224.5 and taking over. Game 1 was 234 points without the OT and it felt like they got that easy. More of the same coming tonight as noither team is really awesome at defense. Jrue holiday is the exception obviously as that dude is a great defender, but mostly everyone else isn't all that awesome for the Celtics.
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I always liked Doncic a lot and I would love to see him win a ring of course. Usually players take a few years before they can win a ring, not everyone gets to win a ring right away, and to be fair Celtics has been trying a lot longer with similar group of players and still failed, not sure if Dallas could beat Wolves but I sure do hope so because I would love to see him win. I am on a dilemma though, because I do not like Kyrie all that much, and it would be silly to see him win another ring here, but to be fair my wish for Doncic to win a ring is a lot higher. In the end, whoever wins the ring, it will be fun to see for sure.
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Such a weird game also in game 1 of Wolves vs. Mavs with so many mistakes/turnovers on both sides. This is also the first time I've seen someone getting called for offensive goal tending.
Both Luka and ANT were having a bad night but Luka caught fire at the right moment.
How did your bet go? I lost mine.
Lost my bet too as I thought that the Wolves' frontline would pose problems for the Mavs but it didn't happen. Just fortunate for the Mavs that Irving caught fire early in the game and when Luka exploded, that's it for the Wolves. That game was 50-50, it's just that the breaks of the game favored the Dallas Mavericks.
Yeah, very unpredictable game, in the first half it was clear that the Wolves have the upperhand although they seems to missed a lot of open 3's wherein in the Nuggets series, they are hitting it. And then their defense falls apart against Luka, although no one can really guard Luka in the playoff. But as I have said before, when Irving goes into his mode, it's hard to stop him and he will score at will. And so he did shows it here that's why they won. Next game is the Pacers vs Celtics. I haven't check the odds yet, but I might go on the Pacer with the + handicap as they show that they can beat the Celtics at home.
Anthony Edwards calling out Kyrie was a silly move. Basically Kyrie exploded out the gate with 20+. First time he has came out with a fire lit up under his ass. Not smart to go poking at players especially those that IMO are great.
It was the first time that Kyrie seems to be playing with a mission here. Perhaps ANT thought that he can used the same mind games when he had a duel with KD during their series. But Kyrie and specially Luka are built differently. There basketball IQ and mentality has been tested before. And it's not like a player of ANT caliber, I mean he doesn't have the experience to trash talk the likes of Kyrie who has a lot of experience than him.
Now, Pacers vs Celtics tonight. The lines are Boston -9 currently and the over under is 224.5. Boston got lucky to come away with a win in game 1. Should have lost that game and been motivated to fight hard tonight. I think the Pacers cover 9 and again I would probably be looking at the o224.5 and taking over. Game 1 was 234 points without the OT and it felt like they got that easy. More of the same coming tonight as noither team is really awesome at defense. Jrue holiday is the exception obviously as that dude is a great defender, but mostly everyone else isn't all that awesome for the Celtics.
I already got the +9.5 for Pacers @1.86. And probably another high scoring game for both team, Pacers specially with their hot shooting and there are no defense at all except in the last couple of minutes of the game. So I'm expecting another close game, and even if the Celtics are going to win, it will not be a huge margin and I think the Pacers can cover that handicap for us.
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Such a weird game also in game 1 of Wolves vs. Mavs with so many mistakes/turnovers on both sides. This is also the first time I've seen someone getting called for offensive goal tending.
Both Luka and ANT were having a bad night but Luka caught fire at the right moment.
How did your bet go? I lost mine.
Lost my bet too as I thought that the Wolves' frontline would pose problems for the Mavs but it didn't happen. Just fortunate for the Mavs that Irving caught fire early in the game and when Luka exploded, that's it for the Wolves. That game was 50-50, it's just that the breaks of the game favored the Dallas Mavericks.
Yeah, very unpredictable game, in the first half it was clear that the Wolves have the upperhand although they seems to missed a lot of open 3's wherein in the Nuggets series, they are hitting it. And then their defense falls apart against Luka, although no one can really guard Luka in the playoff. But as I have said before, when Irving goes into his mode, it's hard to stop him and he will score at will. And so he did shows it here that's why they won. Next game is the Pacers vs Celtics. I haven't check the odds yet, but I might go on the Pacer with the + handicap as they show that they can beat the Celtics at home.
Anthony Edwards calling out Kyrie was a silly move. Basically Kyrie exploded out the gate with 20+. First time he has came out with a fire lit up under his ass. Not smart to go poking at players especially those that IMO are great.
It was the first time that Kyrie seems to be playing with a mission here. Perhaps ANT thought that he can used the same mind games when he had a duel with KD during their series. But Kyrie and specially Luka are built differently. There basketball IQ and mentality has been tested before. And it's not like a player of ANT caliber, I mean he doesn't have the experience to trash talk the likes of Kyrie who has a lot of experience than him.
Now, Pacers vs Celtics tonight. The lines are Boston -9 currently and the over under is 224.5. Boston got lucky to come away with a win in game 1. Should have lost that game and been motivated to fight hard tonight. I think the Pacers cover 9 and again I would probably be looking at the o224.5 and taking over. Game 1 was 234 points without the OT and it felt like they got that easy. More of the same coming tonight as noither team is really awesome at defense. Jrue holiday is the exception obviously as that dude is a great defender, but mostly everyone else isn't all that awesome for the Celtics.
I already got the +9.5 for Pacers @1.86. And probably another high scoring game for both team, Pacers specially with their hot shooting and there are no defense at all except in the last couple of minutes of the game. So I'm expecting another close game, and even if the Celtics are going to win, it will not be a huge margin and I think the Pacers can cover that handicap for us.
I like over 224.5 more than I like taking the points tonight. Game is either going to be Boston by alot or Indiana wins. Don't feel like there is any middle ground here. Nembhard, Haliburton, Turner and others are going to have to be hitting their 3 pointers. Going to need a decent game out of Siakim as well, he needs to be a rebounding machine and control the paint.
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I like over 224.5 more than I like taking the points tonight. Game is either going to be Boston by alot or Indiana wins. Don't feel like there is any middle ground here. Nembhard, Haliburton, Turner and others are going to have to be hitting their 3 pointers. Going to need a decent game out of Siakim as well, he needs to be a rebounding machine and control the paint.
If Haliburton will play in Game 3, there's a chance that Indiana will win in both Games on their home.
Apparently, he suffered a sore left hamstring injury in the 3rd quarter causing him to not return until the end of the game. I believe that the game might be closer if he just played, but I just hope that he will recover and will play in both of their home games to increase their chances.
Just for context, the Pacers are 1-12 all-time in the playoffs when they are down 0-2 and 1-8 in a best of 7 series. This might mean a lot especially when they are up against a team that may believe to win it all this year. The problem with the Pacers is that they might be one of the best offensive teams during the regular season, but they are also one of the worst defensive teams as well. They are giving up too many points to their opponent, and with a team like Celtics, they will take advantage of that weakness of them.
Anyway, I still believe that the Pacers will at least win on their home, but they will not win in this series. Not against a team like Boston. :)
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I went for Pacers +10.5 again for game 2 and I didn't even bother to watch the game because I'm confident the bet would win ;D Little did I know that Haliburton was struggling in the third quarter and had to be sidelined for the rest of the game.
What's your read on West's Finals game 2?
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I like over 224.5 more than I like taking the points tonight. Game is either going to be Boston by alot or Indiana wins. Don't feel like there is any middle ground here. Nembhard, Haliburton, Turner and others are going to have to be hitting their 3 pointers. Going to need a decent game out of Siakim as well, he needs to be a rebounding machine and control the paint.
If Haliburton will play in Game 3, there's a chance that Indiana will win in both Games on their home.
Apparently, he suffered a sore left hamstring injury in the 3rd quarter causing him to not return until the end of the game. I believe that the game might be closer if he just played, but I just hope that he will recover and will play in both of their home games to increase their chances.
Just for context, the Pacers are 1-12 all-time in the playoffs when they are down 0-2 and 1-8 in a best of 7 series. This might mean a lot especially when they are up against a team that may believe to win it all this year. The problem with the Pacers is that they might be one of the best offensive teams during the regular season, but they are also one of the worst defensive teams as well. They are giving up too many points to their opponent, and with a team like Celtics, they will take advantage of that weakness of them.
Anyway, I still believe that the Pacers will at least win on their home, but they will not win in this series. Not against a team like Boston. :)
The Pacers screwed up by not taking game 1. That would have given them the series advantage and depleted some of Boston's confidence. The Pacers kept it close in the 1st half of last night, but like I thought, Boston turned it on in the 3rd quarter and it was game over.
The worst thing about last night was not that the Pacers lost, but that they might lose Haliburton. He is getting an MRI today and we will know a little more about what is going on, but if Haliburton isn't able to play the series is over.
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Anyone here have put a bet on the Mavs? What a game, that clutch 3 by Luka was amazing and it seems to me that this could be a potential sweep though the Wolves is a good road team but in this kind of a situation, they will be having a hard time defeating the Mavs on their homecourt.
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I don't care what he's done before but ANT made really made bad decisions in the final minute. What the F was that pass from their second to the last possession that became a turnover? His teammate on the right was wide open but he decided to keep on spinning and then threw a bad pass. Is it nerves?
Anyway, I enjoyed both teams fearlessly attacking the basket.
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Anyone here have put a bet on the Mavs? What a game, that clutch 3 by Luka was amazing and it seems to me that this could be a potential sweep though the Wolves is a good road team but in this kind of a situation, they will be having a hard time defeating the Mavs on their homecourt.
No, I was not able to bet on this game, however, if I did, I could have lost as I will go with the Wolves as I thought that they can win this game and they almost got it. If not for the Luka magic again and showing who's the better team right now.
I don't think that the Wolves though are going to overcome the Mavs here, they are now down 0-2 and their inexperience as showing in this game. ANT seems to be not performing in this series and way below his average and then that turnover in the last minute is very costly. We should also give props to Jason Kidd for his outstanding defense on him. It's not over, but it seems that the chance of the Wolves are slimmer with that 2 upset win by the Mavs at their homecourt. And now they are going to travel to Dallas and it might be 3-0 after game 3.
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Pacers had another game in the bag and blew it. Haliburton didn't play and the Pacers got up 18 on Boston, still led by 9 going into the 4th quarter. Looked like they were going to pull off a miracle, but instead they went cold late in the 4th and Boston took the lead in the last minute. Boston won 114-111 and now lead the series 3-0.
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Pacers had another game in the bag and blew it. Haliburton didn't play and the Pacers got up 18 on Boston, still led by 9 going into the 4th quarter. Looked like they were going to pull off a miracle, but instead they went cold late in the 4th and Boston took the lead in the last minute. Boston won 114-111 and now lead the series 3-0.
It's almost the same as the game 2 of the Mavs vs. Wolves.
Pacers are not coming back from this, not with Haliburton injured. If ever, they can only extend this by one game and the Celtics will finish them at home. Too bad it'll end early because I expected more from this series.
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Pacers are not coming back from this, not with Haliburton injured. If ever, they can only extend this by one game and the Celtics will finish them at home. Too bad it'll end early because I expected more from this series.
Yeah, impossible for them to come back from that 0-3 hole without their star guard Haliburton. If only Haliburton was not injured, i think the Pacers could give the Celtics a good fight as they are a very good team when playing at home. I expect that this series would be 2-2 after game 4 but with all the happenings, there might be a chance that this could be a sweep.
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Pacers are not coming back from this, not with Haliburton injured. If ever, they can only extend this by one game and the Celtics will finish them at home. Too bad it'll end early because I expected more from this series.
Yeah, impossible for them to come back from that 0-3 hole without their star guard Haliburton. If only Haliburton was not injured, i think the Pacers could give the Celtics a good fight as they are a very good team when playing at home. I expect that this series would be 2-2 after game 4 but with all the happenings, there might be a chance that this could be a sweep.
True, and it might be over for the Pacers, although this game is winnable for them when they build a good lead. But it was eaten by the Boston Celtics in the 3rd and 4th quarter and very hard for them to sustain without Haliburton in the line-up.
What's funny is that both conferences has a possibility of a sweep unlike in the first two rounds wherein team fighting out will have to grind a game 7 just to be in the conference final, how weird it will be? And it just shows that the game is really unpredictable and teams win in the last minute or have to force overtime game.
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What's funny is that both conferences has a possibility of a sweep unlike in the first two rounds wherein team fighting out will have to grind a game 7 just to be in the conference final, how weird it will be? And it just shows that the game is really unpredictable and teams win in the last minute or have to force overtime game.
Yes indeed, both conferences has the possibility of a sweep with Dallas winning tonight. Though this West Finals is exciting to watch but the Wolves were just outplayed both by Luka and Irving in the dying minutes of the game. Both the Pacers and the Wolves are in a 0-3 hole where no NBA teams has recovered and win the series, is it safe to say the the Celtics and the Mavericks will now meet in the finals?
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What's funny is that both conferences has a possibility of a sweep unlike in the first two rounds wherein team fighting out will have to grind a game 7 just to be in the conference final, how weird it will be? And it just shows that the game is really unpredictable and teams win in the last minute or have to force overtime game.
Yes indeed, both conferences has the possibility of a sweep with Dallas winning tonight. Though this West Finals is exciting to watch but the Wolves were just outplayed both by Luka and Irving in the dying minutes of the game. Both the Pacers and the Wolves are in a 0-3 hole where no NBA teams has recovered and win the series, is it safe to say the the Celtics and the Mavericks will now meet in the finals?
To couple it with Haliburton being questionable in Game 4, I do think it will be Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics in the finals now. Minnesota can't stop Luka, much more on guarding the ball handlers right now in Kyrie Irving. So we will see a potential Tatum/Brown, which for me the best NBA duo against the tandem of Luka/Kyrie.
Betting line against the Pacers is at odds of 3:1, so they are huge underdog. And I think a -6.5 bets for Boston Celtics is not that bad a bet here. But still interesting to see Dallas vs Minnesota though, the odds is still very close and odd makers are giving the Wolves at least a fighting chance to win in game 4 and avoid a potential sweep.
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Pacers are not coming back from this, not with Haliburton injured. If ever, they can only extend this by one game and the Celtics will finish them at home. Too bad it'll end early because I expected more from this series.
Yeah, impossible for them to come back from that 0-3 hole without their star guard Haliburton. If only Haliburton was not injured, i think the Pacers could give the Celtics a good fight as they are a very good team when playing at home. I expect that this series would be 2-2 after game 4 but with all the happenings, there might be a chance that this could be a sweep.
Well, their all-star guard will be out for Game 4 because of that sore left hamstring injury:
https://www.espn.ph/nba/story/_/id/40230555/pacers-rule-tyrese-haliburton-game-4-vs-celtics
With him being out in Game 3, I expect that the game will end up in a blowout, but it wasn't. Nembhard stepped up on that game and scored his career high. With Haliburton out, I know that he's still a young player, but I expect him to play the same as he played in Game 3 if not even better, and aside from him, I also expect other players to step up as well like Siakam, and Turner especially on the offense. I mean Indiana doesn't want to get swept on their own home, right. :D
Anyway, it's kind of risky, but I'm thinking of betting on the Pacers in this game. :D Anybody here who also put their money on Pacers as well?
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Nembhard stepped up on that game and scored his career high. With Haliburton out, I know that he's still a young player, but I expect him to play the same as he played in Game 3 if not even better, and aside from him, I also expect other players to step up as well like Siakam, and Turner especially on the offense.
The game is still close after two quarters and Nembhard and Siakam leading the Pacers as expected.
I mean Indiana doesn't want to get swept on their own home, right. :D
No team wants that.
I skip betting on this game and probably on the West game 4. I've been losing on both series ;D I might as well save a bit and bet bigger on the Finals.
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I skip betting on this game and probably on the West game 4. I've been losing on both series ;D I might as well save a bit and bet bigger on the Finals.
I also skipped betting on the winner but bet on the total score and fortunately my bet won hehe.
Indiana had a chance to win in both game 3 and game 4 but they choked on the dying minutes, failed to defend when it mattered the most.
Well, congrats to those who bet for the Celtics to win in this series, though the odds is not so attractive but if you are a whale then you might have won big also.
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I skip betting on this game and probably on the West game 4. I've been losing on both series ;D I might as well save a bit and bet bigger on the Finals.
I also skipped betting on the winner but bet on the total score and fortunately my bet won hehe.
Indiana had a chance to win in both game 3 and game 4 but they choked on the dying minutes, failed to defend when it mattered the most.
Well, congrats to those who bet for the Celtics to win in this series, though the odds is not so attractive but if you are a whale then you might have won big also.
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Well done. I was actually contemplating on betting on Celtics -2.5 @1.85 during halftime but I still didn't pull the trigger. I would have recovered some of my previous losses. Well, it is what it is and I'll just wait for the Finals. Hopefully, we get a more interesting match up and longer series on Celtics vs. Mavs.
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I skip betting on this game and probably on the West game 4. I've been losing on both series ;D I might as well save a bit and bet bigger on the Finals.
I also skipped betting on the winner but bet on the total score and fortunately my bet won hehe.
Indiana had a chance to win in both game 3 and game 4 but they choked on the dying minutes, failed to defend when it mattered the most.
Well, congrats to those who bet for the Celtics to win in this series, though the odds is not so attractive but if you are a whale then you might have won big also.
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Well done. I was actually contemplating on betting on Celtics -2.5 @1.85 during halftime but I still didn't pull the trigger. I would have recovered some of my previous losses. Well, it is what it is and I'll just wait for the Finals. Hopefully, we get a more interesting match up and longer series on Celtics vs. Mavs.
Great bet, congrats, I was also watching the game live but didn't bet as I have the opportunity to go for the Celtics in the last 10 minutes. I was waiting for them to be t he underdog. But unfortunately, the odds still favor them even if the Pacers is leading 4 points and that was really strange. But I guess the odd makers is correct.
Next is the Mavs vs Wolves, although Luka is not 100%, I think the Mavs are going to close this game out as well and score a clean sweep. ML for Mavs is @1.82 currently. That is a great bet in my opinion.
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Next is the Mavs vs Wolves, although Luka is not 100%, I think the Mavs are going to close this game out as well and score a clean sweep. ML for Mavs is @1.82 currently. That is a great bet in my opinion.
I have betted for the Mavs on this game bro and right now we have an exciting game with a tie score at the end of the first half. The good thing for the Mavs is that the big 3 of the Wolves got 3 fouls each and this might affect their game in the second half.
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Next is the Mavs vs Wolves, although Luka is not 100%, I think the Mavs are going to close this game out as well and score a clean sweep. ML for Mavs is @1.82 currently. That is a great bet in my opinion.
I have betted for the Mavs on this game bro and right now we have an exciting game with a tie score at the end of the first half. The good thing for the Mavs is that the big 3 of the Wolves got 3 fouls each and this might affect their game in the second half.
Unfortunately, even if the big 3 of the Wolves was in foul trouble, they were able to escape with a big win as they hit clutch after clutch. And it looks like KAT and ANT took it personally in this game as they goes back to their old self, first time in the series.
Luka though has that 3 plus a foul. But he blunder the free throw that supposedly cut the lead into 2 and they will have to foul and force the Wolves to hit 2 to secure the win. So we are back to the Wolves homecourt next and so we will have to wait who will go to the finals against the Celtics. Although statistically, no one has come back from a 3-0 deficit in the playoffs in the NBA. But let's see what the Wolves can bring in the next game.
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Next is the Mavs vs Wolves, although Luka is not 100%, I think the Mavs are going to close this game out as well and score a clean sweep. ML for Mavs is @1.82 currently. That is a great bet in my opinion.
I have betted for the Mavs on this game bro and right now we have an exciting game with a tie score at the end of the first half. The good thing for the Mavs is that the big 3 of the Wolves got 3 fouls each and this might affect their game in the second half.
Those 2 big 3' by Towns killed the Mavs hope of a sweep. Now that the series will be back to Minnesota, there might be a chance that this series will end in seven. I hope that Lively will be back in game 5 as the Mavs were really struggling defending the bigs of the Wolves without him.
Unfortunately, even if the big 3 of the Wolves was in foul trouble, they were able to escape with a big win as they hit clutch after clutch. And it looks like KAT and ANT took it personally in this game as they goes back to their old self, first time in the series.
Luka though has that 3 plus a foul. But he blunder the free throw that supposedly cut the lead into 2 and they will have to foul and force the Wolves to hit 2 to secure the win. So we are back to the Wolves homecourt next and so we will have to wait who will go to the finals against the Celtics. Although statistically, no one has come back from a 3-0 deficit in the playoffs in the NBA. But let's see what the Wolves can bring in the next game.
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Next is the Mavs vs Wolves, although Luka is not 100%, I think the Mavs are going to close this game out as well and score a clean sweep. ML for Mavs is @1.82 currently. That is a great bet in my opinion.
I have betted for the Mavs on this game bro and right now we have an exciting game with a tie score at the end of the first half. The good thing for the Mavs is that the big 3 of the Wolves got 3 fouls each and this might affect their game in the second half.
Unfortunately, even if the big 3 of the Wolves was in foul trouble, they were able to escape with a big win as they hit clutch after clutch. And it looks like KAT and ANT took it personally in this game as they goes back to their old self, first time in the series.
Luka though has that 3 plus a foul. But he blunder the free throw that supposedly cut the lead into 2 and they will have to foul and force the Wolves to hit 2 to secure the win. So we are back to the Wolves homecourt next and so we will have to wait who will go to the finals against the Celtics. Although statistically, no one has come back from a 3-0 deficit in the playoffs in the NBA. But let's see what the Wolves can bring in the next game.
He already did it twice. Once against the Thunder and once against the Timberwolves. He missed 2 crucial free throws in the whole playoffs that could've change everything.
I really thought that he will destroy his jersey again like what he was always doing in the past to release his frustration to himself. Luckily, he didn't, but I know the feeling of you have an opportunity to decrease the lead, but your free throw didn't go in. D Anyway, I'll just think that even though he will sink that free throw, the lead will cut down to 2, then Minnesota will make those 2 free throws to increase their lead by 4 and its game over, so I guess hitting or missing that free throw will not matter that much.
If the Timberwolves will lose on this one, it will be Gobert's fault :D. Kidding aside, I hope that the Wolves will force this into a Game 7.
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Another game that's decided in the last minute but it's good to see how the Wolves did not fold this time.
The win makes the Mavs as the underdog for game 5 @2.55. The Wolves probably feels more confident now but I still think it will be the last game of this series. I expect another close one that's why I'll take Mavs +4.5 @1.90 I know I said I'll skip until the Finals but I can't pass this up.
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Another game that's decided in the last minute but it's good to see how the Wolves did not fold this time.
Yes, I thought that there will be another meltdown like KAT fouling out or ANT throwing an errand pass and then automatic turnover and Mavs scoring as the defense of the Wolves fall apart. But it's a different Minnesota team that shows in this game. They have poised, although they are in foul trouble, KAT made clutch's 3 and ANT also not missing that many shots.
The win makes the Mavs as the underdog for game 5 @2.55. The Wolves probably feels more confident now but I still think it will be the last game of this series. I expect another close one that's why I'll take Mavs +4.5 @1.90 I know I said I'll skip until the Finals but I can't pass this up.
They are the underdog because the game will be held at Wolves homecourt, so that is a big advantage for them, although they've lost the first 2 games here. But they needed this game to stay alive in this series or even make history as the first team to make a comeback from 0-3 deficit and win. So that will be a big chance for them, so another close game and it's really hard to predict who's going to win. Still the key here for Wolves is not to get into foul trouble and play good defense, take away the ball from Luka.
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Another game that's decided in the last minute but it's good to see how the Wolves did not fold this time.
The win makes the Mavs as the underdog for game 5 @2.55. The Wolves probably feels more confident now but I still think it will be the last game of this series. I expect another close one that's why I'll take Mavs +4.5 @1.90 I know I said I'll skip until the Finals but I can't pass this up.
Yup, game decided in the last minute and lucky for the Wolves that the breaks of the game favors them. You have a good bet mate as game 5 will once again be a close one with Lively back in the roster. I'll do a live betting as i've and wait for the Wolves to lead by double digit before betting for the Mavs so that i can get a high spread hehe.
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Another game that's decided in the last minute but it's good to see how the Wolves did not fold this time.
The win makes the Mavs as the underdog for game 5 @2.55. The Wolves probably feels more confident now but I still think it will be the last game of this series. I expect another close one that's why I'll take Mavs +4.5 @1.90 I know I said I'll skip until the Finals but I can't pass this up.
Yup, game decided in the last minute and lucky for the Wolves that the breaks of the game favors them. You have a good bet mate as game 5 will once again be a close one with Lively back in the roster. I'll do a live betting as i've and wait for the Wolves to lead by double digit before betting for the Mavs so that i can get a high spread hehe.
I passed betting this season because none of my favorite teams goes to this level and I may consider in the next one .
Just drop by here mate to wish you all luck in your bets guys I know that some of you are trying to make money and advantage in this finals but try not to fell in over betting as how we do in some days before.
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Another game that's decided in the last minute but it's good to see how the Wolves did not fold this time.
The win makes the Mavs as the underdog for game 5 @2.55. The Wolves probably feels more confident now but I still think it will be the last game of this series. I expect another close one that's why I'll take Mavs +4.5 @1.90 I know I said I'll skip until the Finals but I can't pass this up.
Many felt that the Wolves' win in Game 4 is a momentum shifter on the series already, but I might be wrong.
As per ESPN, Lively is still questionable for Game 5 and we know how impactful he is not only for this series, but for the whole playoffs. Doncic is questionable but we know that he will play - same with Conley. Anyway, betting on the Wolves on this one might be attractive knowing that it's their home, but the Wolves have a record of 3-4 on their home this playoff (lost twice on Denver, and Dallas both in Game's 1 & 2).
It's a small sample size though, but I always believe that whoever has a clutch player on their team wins, and with this one, I believe the Mavericks have it hence, they will win in Game 5 and will upset the Timberwolves on their own home. :D
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Another game that's decided in the last minute but it's good to see how the Wolves did not fold this time.
The win makes the Mavs as the underdog for game 5 @2.55. The Wolves probably feels more confident now but I still think it will be the last game of this series. I expect another close one that's why I'll take Mavs +4.5 @1.90 I know I said I'll skip until the Finals but I can't pass this up.
Yup, game decided in the last minute and lucky for the Wolves that the breaks of the game favors them. You have a good bet mate as game 5 will once again be a close one with Lively back in the roster. I'll do a live betting as i've and wait for the Wolves to lead by double digit before betting for the Mavs so that i can get a high spread hehe.
I passed betting this season because none of my favorite teams goes to this level and I may consider in the next one .
Just drop by here mate to wish you all luck in your bets guys I know that some of you are trying to make money and advantage in this finals but try not to fell in over betting as how we do in some days before.
Thanks for the reminder bro but it is fun to bet in basketball especially in the NBA. This is gambling and we already know the drill, don't fall in love with it hehe.
@LogitechMouse, agree with you mate that game 4 was a game changer but with regards to history that no one has ever come back from that 0-3 hole then i think Dallas would finish this series in 5 or 6, just my speculation though.
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Another game that's decided in the last minute but it's good to see how the Wolves did not fold this time.
The win makes the Mavs as the underdog for game 5 @2.55. The Wolves probably feels more confident now but I still think it will be the last game of this series. I expect another close one that's why I'll take Mavs +4.5 @1.90 I know I said I'll skip until the Finals but I can't pass this up.
Many felt that the Wolves' win in Game 4 is a momentum shifter on the series already, but I might be wrong.
As per ESPN, Lively is still questionable for Game 5 and we know how impactful he is not only for this series, but for the whole playoffs. Doncic is questionable but we know that he will play - same with Conley. Anyway, betting on the Wolves on this one might be attractive knowing that it's their home, but the Wolves have a record of 3-4 on their home this playoff (lost twice on Denver, and Dallas both in Game's 1 & 2).
It's a small sample size though, but I always believe that whoever has a clutch player on their team wins, and with this one, I believe the Mavericks have it hence, they will win in Game 5 and will upset the Timberwolves on their own home. :D
This series was over the minute that Dallas took a 3-0 lead. No team has ever come back from being down 3-0 in the history of the NBA and I don't think Minnesota is the team that can win 4 in a row. They're good, but not good enough.
I look for dalls to close this series out in Minnesota game 5.
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Anyway, betting on the Wolves on this one might be attractive knowing that it's their home, but the Wolves have a record of 3-4 on their home this playoff (lost twice on Denver, and Dallas both in Game's 1 & 2).
The last time I checked, ML was around 1.50 but I already lost confidence in in their capacity to beat the Mavs at home. They might win but I don't find the odds as attractive and I don't think it's wise to bet on them on a - handicap.
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Another game that's decided in the last minute but it's good to see how the Wolves did not fold this time.
The win makes the Mavs as the underdog for game 5 @2.55. The Wolves probably feels more confident now but I still think it will be the last game of this series. I expect another close one that's why I'll take Mavs +4.5 @1.90 I know I said I'll skip until the Finals but I can't pass this up.
Many felt that the Wolves' win in Game 4 is a momentum shifter on the series already, but I might be wrong.
As per ESPN, Lively is still questionable for Game 5 and we know how impactful he is not only for this series, but for the whole playoffs. Doncic is questionable but we know that he will play - same with Conley. Anyway, betting on the Wolves on this one might be attractive knowing that it's their home, but the Wolves have a record of 3-4 on their home this playoff (lost twice on Denver, and Dallas both in Game's 1 & 2).
It's a small sample size though, but I always believe that whoever has a clutch player on their team wins, and with this one, I believe the Mavericks have it hence, they will win in Game 5 and will upset the Timberwolves on their own home. :D
This series was over the minute that Dallas took a 3-0 lead. No team has ever come back from being down 3-0 in the history of the NBA and I don't think Minnesota is the team that can win 4 in a row. They're good, but not good enough.
I look for dalls to close this series out in Minnesota game 5.
The numbers is really against the Wolves here, they really have a big chance in this series to make it at least, but they blow the first two games and I think that is the final nail in the coffin for them. Although they won the last game, recovering from a 0-3 hasn't been done before by any team in the NBA. The best thing they can do is to force a game 7, but then the Luka will not let this team down and doesn't want to be the first team in history to blow a 3-1 lead and lost. There are reports that Lively will be back in the line up, so that will be a big problem on the Wolves as Lively contributes big in this series with his rebounds and those easy points in the paid because of Luka or Kyrie's lob pass which is un stoppable.
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The numbers is really against the Wolves here, they really have a big chance in this series to make it at least, but they blow the first two games and I think that is the final nail in the coffin for them. Although they won the last game, recovering from a 0-3 hasn't been done before by any team in the NBA. The best thing they can do is to force a game 7, but then the Luka will not let this team down and doesn't want to be the first team in history to blow a 3-1 lead and lost. There are reports that Lively will be back in the line up, so that will be a big problem on the Wolves as Lively contributes big in this series with his rebounds and those easy points in the paid because of Luka or Kyrie's lob pass which is un stoppable.
And there you go mate, the Mavericks have advanced to the Finals. The Wolves just couldn't solve the Luka puzzle which exploded right on the get-go. Not yet time ANT but for sure he will have his moments on the years to come but not now as Kyrie Irving is on a mission to give Luka his first ring in the NBA.
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Funny how Luka and Kyrie both scored 36 points while ANT and KAT dropped 28 points each. The point difference between the key players of each team almost made up the gap in total score.
Anyway, I'm glad that at least my bets on this series ended up with a win.
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Not yet time ANT but for sure he will have his moments on the years to come but not now.
He made crucial errors that cost them the series but yeah, he's still young. Hopefully, the Wolves management don't make too much changes to the team.
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The numbers is really against the Wolves here, they really have a big chance in this series to make it at least, but they blow the first two games and I think that is the final nail in the coffin for them. Although they won the last game, recovering from a 0-3 hasn't been done before by any team in the NBA. The best thing they can do is to force a game 7, but then the Luka will not let this team down and doesn't want to be the first team in history to blow a 3-1 lead and lost. There are reports that Lively will be back in the line up, so that will be a big problem on the Wolves as Lively contributes big in this series with his rebounds and those easy points in the paid because of Luka or Kyrie's lob pass which is un stoppable.
And there you go mate, the Mavericks have advanced to the Finals. The Wolves just couldn't solve the Luka puzzle which exploded right on the get-go. Not yet time ANT but for sure he will have his moments on the years to come but not now as Kyrie Irving is on a mission to give Luka his first ring in the NBA.
Well, Luka made them like they're just one of the teams who're like an average on defensive rating. They forgot that the Wolves are the best defensive team in the NBA during the regular season, and yet they just can't stop him in offense. Kyrie had a bad night in Game 4 when they lost, but that doesn't matter.
Till this day, I still don't know if the Gobert trade is a win-win for them. Don't want to throw shots with him, but there are instances where he's having a hard time defending the paint. Heck, even Luka danced with him in Game 2 and can't guard him in the final seconds of the game hence, making that 3-pt shoot in front of him. The Wolves team as a whole is a good defensive team, but for me, he doesn't deserve that DPOY title. Most overrated player indeed.
Anyway, it's the Celtics and Mavericks in the NBA Finals. During the 2 regular season games, the Celtics won in both games. Which duo will succeed in getting a title. Will it be Tatum & Brown or Luka & Kyrie. What's your prediction? For me, I'll go with Mavericks in 7 games. :)
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The numbers is really against the Wolves here, they really have a big chance in this series to make it at least, but they blow the first two games and I think that is the final nail in the coffin for them. Although they won the last game, recovering from a 0-3 hasn't been done before by any team in the NBA. The best thing they can do is to force a game 7, but then the Luka will not let this team down and doesn't want to be the first team in history to blow a 3-1 lead and lost. There are reports that Lively will be back in the line up, so that will be a big problem on the Wolves as Lively contributes big in this series with his rebounds and those easy points in the paid because of Luka or Kyrie's lob pass which is un stoppable.
And there you go mate, the Mavericks have advanced to the Finals. The Wolves just couldn't solve the Luka puzzle which exploded right on the get-go. Not yet time ANT but for sure he will have his moments on the years to come but not now as Kyrie Irving is on a mission to give Luka his first ring in the NBA.
Yeah, and another great win for the fans of Dallas here, as I have said, no team has bounce back from a 0-3 deficit and Luka doesn't want to extend the series any longer and finally Dallas is back in the finals, last time they were here was with Dirk and beating the Miami Heat by Bron and Dwade.
So it's a big task for them, nevertheless they will be the underdog here so we should continue to support them as NBA bettors as the odds are going to be very attractive. Handicap starts at +/-4.5.
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Anyway, it's the Celtics and Mavericks in the NBA Finals. During the 2 regular season games, the Celtics won in both games. Which duo will succeed in getting a title. Will it be Tatum & Brown or Luka & Kyrie. What's your prediction? For me, I'll go with Mavericks in 7 games. :)
Same, going to bet for the Dallas Mavericks in this series, good thing though that they are the underdog in this series with an odds of 2.85 as of this writing. The Mavs will be the bigger, quicker and younger team versus the Celtics so this is a easy pick at least for me.
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Anyway, it's the Celtics and Mavericks in the NBA Finals. During the 2 regular season games, the Celtics won in both games. Which duo will succeed in getting a title. Will it be Tatum & Brown or Luka & Kyrie. What's your prediction? For me, I'll go with Mavericks in 7 games. :)
Same, going to bet for the Dallas Mavericks in this series, good thing though that they are the underdog in this series with an odds of 2.85 as of this writing. The Mavs will be the bigger, quicker and younger team versus the Celtics so this is a easy pick at least for me.
There are some questions that are coming to my mind when it comes to the Celtics.
1. Will Porzingis play the whole NBA Finals?
2. How will Jrue Holiday defend Luka Doncic? Or will he successfully defend Luka and potentially decrease his playoff stats.
If Porzingis will play in the whole NBA Finals (it's his first time if that happens), it might be a huge factor towards the Celtics defense in the paint because of how tall he is and how he can stretch the defense of the Mavericks with his ability to shoot. TBH, both Gafford and Lively might have a disadvantage against him because I expect that both of them will guard KP at least for most of the game.
We know how excellent Holiday is as a defender and with this one, it's no doubt that he will guard Doncic. The question is how good he is at defending Luka. Will he be the one that can stop Luka for scoring 30+ points every game? Will he be the one that can stop him and decrease his efficiency? Because if he cannot then I don't think that the Celtics can win. Like KP, he also has a big role in this series, and if they want to win, he must guard Luka at all times.
Both KP and Holiday have big roles in this NBA Finals. I didn't specify Tatum and Brown because we know what they will do in the court. Still, I'll go with Mavericks in 7 games whatever happens. :)
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Both KP and Holiday have big roles in this NBA Finals. I didn't specify Tatum and Brown because we know what they will do in the court. Still, I'll go with Mavericks in 7 games whatever happens. :)
KP will be a factor in this Finals if he is 100 percent healthy and the Mavs' Washington will be the one task in guarding him just like how the latter guard Karl Anthony Towns of the Wolves. Maybe the playing time of Lively here will be limited as Horford will be on the outside so the middle will be open for the driving Tatum and Brown.
This is an exciting Finals and like you, i'll be betting for Mavs to win this year's Finals.
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Both KP and Holiday have big roles in this NBA Finals. I didn't specify Tatum and Brown because we know what they will do in the court. Still, I'll go with Mavericks in 7 games whatever happens. :)
KP will be a factor in this Finals if he is 100 percent healthy and the Mavs' Washington will be the one task in guarding him just like how the latter guard Karl Anthony Towns of the Wolves. Maybe the playing time of Lively here will be limited as Horford will be on the outside so the middle will be open for the driving Tatum and Brown.
This is an exciting Finals and like you, i'll be betting for Mavs to win this year's Finals.
I do agree, KP will be a big difference specially if he comeback from that calf injury and be the same in this finals and then put up a show against the rookie Lively or even Gafford, that will be great to see that kind of matchup.
Another matchup that I'm looking is Kyrie against Holiday or White. Kyrie has the handles and has the speed advantage, but we all know that this two are a great defender so it's going to be a great battle and seeing Kyrie penetrating and doing that lefty again. ;D
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Is there anyone who do friendly P2P betting with peers or office mates? The people I've been talking to are afraid of taking on the Mavs side and that's probably because of KP playing in the Finals. Debates and arguments were balance for both teams before but now, they want a +1 game handicap ;D
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Both KP and Holiday have big roles in this NBA Finals. I didn't specify Tatum and Brown because we know what they will do in the court. Still, I'll go with Mavericks in 7 games whatever happens. :)
KP will be a factor in this Finals if he is 100 percent healthy and the Mavs' Washington will be the one task in guarding him just like how the latter guard Karl Anthony Towns of the Wolves. Maybe the playing time of Lively here will be limited as Horford will be on the outside so the middle will be open for the driving Tatum and Brown.
This is an exciting Finals and like you, i'll be betting for Mavs to win this year's Finals.
I do agree, KP will be a big difference specially if he comeback from that calf injury and be the same in this finals and then put up a show against the rookie Lively or even Gafford, that will be great to see that kind of matchup.
Another matchup that I'm looking is Kyrie against Holiday or White. Kyrie has the handles and has the speed advantage, but we all know that this two are a great defender so it's going to be a great battle and seeing Kyrie penetrating and doing that lefty again. ;D
I looked at the minutes they played against the Timberwolves and they're almost the same. 24.6 MPG for Gafford and 22 MPG for Lively.
I think Coach Jason Kidd will continue this strategy that he will give almost identical minutes to his big players unless he sees that somebody has a disadvantage over Porzingis then that player might have a lesser playing time. Either way, I believe that KP will stretch the defense of these 2 since he can shoot threes as well.
As for matchups, I believe that Holiday will focus more on Luka while White will be on Irving. If one of them got into foul trouble, you still have Brown and Tatum to do their job since they're good defenders as well.
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Is there anyone who do friendly P2P betting with peers or office mates? The people I've been talking to are afraid of taking on the Mavs side and that's probably because of KP playing in the Finals. Debates and arguments were balance for both teams before but now, they want a +1 game handicap ;D
Lol, +1 game handicap is too much. I've got a friendly bet with my office mate with no handicap at all, he is siding with the Dallas Mavericks while i'm for the Celtics. The Mavs are used of guarding tall power forwards as what they have done to KAT and Chet Holgrem so i think the Mavs can contain KP decently in this series.
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Is there anyone who do friendly P2P betting with peers or office mates? The people I've been talking to are afraid of taking on the Mavs side and that's probably because of KP playing in the Finals. Debates and arguments were balance for both teams before but now, they want a +1 game handicap ;D
I think the best bet of the 1st game is the over. Boston being the 2nd highest scoring team in the NBA this year and Dallas regularly scores 100+ every game. 0214.5 seems like a no brainer IMO.
If you don't like betting over unders, I might consider taking the points and Dallas in game 1. It's going to be a battle and I feel like Dallas will keep it close.
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Both KP and Holiday have big roles in this NBA Finals. I didn't specify Tatum and Brown because we know what they will do in the court. Still, I'll go with Mavericks in 7 games whatever happens. :)
KP will be a factor in this Finals if he is 100 percent healthy and the Mavs' Washington will be the one task in guarding him just like how the latter guard Karl Anthony Towns of the Wolves. Maybe the playing time of Lively here will be limited as Horford will be on the outside so the middle will be open for the driving Tatum and Brown.
This is an exciting Finals and like you, i'll be betting for Mavs to win this year's Finals.
I do agree, KP will be a big difference specially if he comeback from that calf injury and be the same in this finals and then put up a show against the rookie Lively or even Gafford, that will be great to see that kind of matchup.
Another matchup that I'm looking is Kyrie against Holiday or White. Kyrie has the handles and has the speed advantage, but we all know that this two are a great defender so it's going to be a great battle and seeing Kyrie penetrating and doing that lefty again. ;D
I looked at the minutes they played against the Timberwolves and they're almost the same. 24.6 MPG for Gafford and 22 MPG for Lively.
I think Coach Jason Kidd will continue this strategy that he will give almost identical minutes to his big players unless he sees that somebody has a disadvantage over Porzingis then that player might have a lesser playing time. Either way, I believe that KP will stretch the defense of these 2 since he can shoot threes as well.
As for matchups, I believe that Holiday will focus more on Luka while White will be on Irving. If one of them got into foul trouble, you still have Brown and Tatum to do their job since they're good defenders as well.
And that's why the Celtics are the favorites here because they have a deeper bench and good defensive players, both Holiday and White will have a lot of work to do, and they could guard Luka and Irving, whoever suits for them.
But I love to see how KP will do against Lively and Gafford here, another key match up that I'm also looking. And it will also makes a big difference as KP or even Horford are good perimeter shooter.
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Is there anyone who do friendly P2P betting with peers or office mates? The people I've been talking to are afraid of taking on the Mavs side and that's probably because of KP playing in the Finals. Debates and arguments were balance for both teams before but now, they want a +1 game handicap ;D
I think the best bet of the 1st game is the over. Boston being the 2nd highest scoring team in the NBA this year and Dallas regularly scores 100+ every game. 0214.5 seems like a no brainer IMO.
I will be leaning towards the over in this game, if Boston goes on their usual high scoring, Dallas will have no choice but to keep tabs with them. Luka's scoring at will, he even had a logo 3 in the last game. While Irving was unstoppable with his drive and penetration inside and finished it with a left hand.
If you don't like betting over unders, I might consider taking the points and Dallas in game 1. It's going to be a battle and I feel like Dallas will keep it close.
But it's really hard for Dallas to steal game 1. I'm feeling that it's going to be a battle, back and forth and in the end, the Boston Celtics might win this game by 5 points or less.
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And that's why the Celtics are the favorites here because they have a deeper bench and good defensive players, both Holiday and White will have a lot of work to do, and they could guard Luka and Irving, whoever suits for them.
But I love to see how KP will do against Lively and Gafford here, another key match up that I'm also looking. And it will also makes a big difference as KP or even Horford are good perimeter shooter.
Don't forget the fact that they are the best three-point shooting team in these playoffs as well. They're the best, and they have the most attempts as well. This is why the Celtics are the clear favorites to win it all. They have this "Live by the three, die by the three" motto where they can just shoot threes everywhere and just for context, 8 players of the Celtics can shoot threes and has shoot 10 or more in each series in the playoffs. This just shows how good they are in three-point area.
As for KP, he will stretch the defense of both Gafford and Lively, and that will leave the paint open for other players as well. KP can shoot threes which is a threat for both of them, and if the Mavericks will put a smaller one to him, he will just blow by him or make perimeter shots. He wasn't called "the Unicorn" a few years ago for no reason. He's capable to step up when needed. It's only the injuries that hinders him from becoming an all-star unfortunately.
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As for KP, he will stretch the defense of both Gafford and Lively, and that will leave the paint open for other players as well. KP can shoot threes which is a threat for both of them, and if the Mavericks will put a smaller one to him, he will just blow by him or make perimeter shots. He wasn't called "the Unicorn" a few years ago for no reason. He's capable to step up when needed. It's only the injuries that hinders him from becoming an all-star unfortunately.
But we might also look back at the Wolves vs Mavs series where the Mavs did a decent job of containing Towns which for me is better than KP (some of you might disagree) and this will be the first time that the Unicorn plays in a post-season game, i mean the experience factor might take on some of his gameness hehe.
Getting excited for tomorrow's game.
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Game 1 is in the books and Boston came out and does what Boston has done all season long. They opened a can of whoop ass on Dallas. Porzingas was back tonight for Boston and came back hot. Boston took a 29 point lead at 1 point which was dwindled down to 8 late in the 3rd quarter. Unfortunately, that's as close as it got. Dallas cooled off and Boston couldn't be stopped.
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Game 1 is in the books and Boston came out and does what Boston has done all season long. They opened a can of whoop ass on Dallas. Porzingas was back tonight for Boston and came back hot. Boston took a 29 point lead at 1 point which was dwindled down to 8 late in the 3rd quarter. Unfortunately, that's as close as it got. Dallas cooled off and Boston couldn't be stopped.
It's an easy win for the Celtics.
The arsenal of the Celtics which is their three-point shooting is what they used to win on this one. Of course, the defense as well helped them win against the Mavericks.
Many already said that Porzingis will be the X-factor on this series because of how good he is compared to the other bigs of the Mavs, and we saw it in Game 1. 20 points in his debut NBA Finals game with 3 blocks all in 1st quarter. I expect more performances like this for him. As for the Mavs, maybe they know they can't stop Luka because he scored big time on this one, but him alone can't carry the team obviously, so they focused more on Irving defensively, and he only got 12 points on 6/19 shooting. 6 players of the Celtics are in double-digits as well.
We know that the playoff is a chess match, so I expect adjustments for both teams in Game 2. :)
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Game 1 is in the books and Boston came out and does what Boston has done all season long. They opened a can of whoop ass on Dallas. Porzingas was back tonight for Boston and came back hot. Boston took a 29 point lead at 1 point which was dwindled down to 8 late in the 3rd quarter. Unfortunately, that's as close as it got. Dallas cooled off and Boston couldn't be stopped.
It's an easy win for the Celtics.
The arsenal of the Celtics which is their three-point shooting is what they used to win on this one. Of course, the defense as well helped them win against the Mavericks.
Many already said that Porzingis will be the X-factor on this series because of how good he is compared to the other bigs of the Mavs, and we saw it in Game 1. 20 points in his debut NBA Finals game with 3 blocks all in 1st quarter. I expect more performances like this for him. As for the Mavs, maybe they know they can't stop Luka because he scored big time on this one, but him alone can't carry the team obviously, so they focused more on Irving defensively, and he only got 12 points on 6/19 shooting. 6 players of the Celtics are in double-digits as well.
We know that the playoff is a chess match, so I expect adjustments for both teams in Game 2. :)
I'm rooting for Dallas to steal game 2 and make this series a little more interesting. Boston controlled this game from the start pretty much.
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We know that the playoff is a chess match, so I expect adjustments for both teams in Game 2. :)
I hope that the Mavs could solve that switch involving Porzingis as he was left with a smaller defender and it was easy for him to score several times. Now i know why the bookies has put the Celtics as the favorites to win the Finals, all the fans of the Mavs are hoping that the Luka magic will explode in game 2.
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I didn't watch the game and only looking at the numbers, what happened to Kyrie? Was he injured or was he suffering prior to the game? 6 out of 19 for him is unbelievable because he's one of the best ball handlers to ever play the game and I find it hard to believe anyone could guard him 1 v 1.
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I didn't watch the game and only looking at the numbers, what happened to Kyrie? Was he injured or was he suffering prior to the game? 6 out of 19 for him is unbelievable because he's one of the best ball handlers to ever play the game and I find it hard to believe anyone could guard him 1 v 1.
No, he wasn't injured. Just good defense on him by the Celtics but i expect him to bounce back strong in game 2 as this is his promise that he will beat his former team.
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I didn't watch the game and only looking at the numbers, what happened to Kyrie? Was he injured or was he suffering prior to the game? 6 out of 19 for him is unbelievable because he's one of the best ball handlers to ever play the game and I find it hard to believe anyone could guard him 1 v 1.
Just another bad night for Kyrie, reminds us on his series against the Clippers wherein he had a bad or off night and seems can't get over and score. But here the defense that the Celtics has put in him was really good, as they were able to close him down.
It's not 1 vs 1, but he was double team, same with what they done on Luka, White will come to double team at the blind side and so they steal the ball from Luka although Luka had his usual scoring, but the assists and the lob pass was not there.
And as I previously said, KP will be the big difference with his outside shooting and so he did with a big 20 points contribution.
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It's not 1 vs 1, but he was double team, same with what they done on Luka, White will come to double team at the blind side and so they steal the ball from Luka although Luka had his usual scoring, but the assists and the lob pass was not there.
That's a good strategy. Great job to the coach because cutting the ball supply coming from their play makers to keep their role players less involved and cold (out of rhythm) throughout the game is tough to do.
Maybe we'll see less dribbles and quick passing for the Mavs in the next game.
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It's not 1 vs 1, but he was double team, same with what they done on Luka, White will come to double team at the blind side and so they steal the ball from Luka although Luka had his usual scoring, but the assists and the lob pass was not there.
That's a good strategy. Great job to the coach because cutting the ball supply coming from their play makers to keep their role players less involved and cold (out of rhythm) throughout the game is tough to do.
Maybe we'll see less dribbles and quick passing for the Mavs in the next game.
The Mavs was really caught by surprised by the great defense they put on Luka. Imagine there are no lob pass from him or even had more assists in a game. Kyrie had another bad night and then the Celtics with KP, shooting from the outside.
Most likely it will be the same for Celtics, trying to clamp down on Luka with double teaming and trying to get the ball away from him. It was really very effective and so they will still continue to employ that kind of strategy.
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It's not 1 vs 1, but he was double team, same with what they done on Luka, White will come to double team at the blind side and so they steal the ball from Luka although Luka had his usual scoring, but the assists and the lob pass was not there.
That's a good strategy. Great job to the coach because cutting the ball supply coming from their play makers to keep their role players less involved and cold (out of rhythm) throughout the game is tough to do.
Maybe we'll see less dribbles and quick passing for the Mavs in the next game.
The Mavs was really caught by surprised by the great defense they put on Luka. Imagine there are no lob pass from him or even had more assists in a game. Kyrie had another bad night and then the Celtics with KP, shooting from the outside.
Most likely it will be the same for Celtics, trying to clamp down on Luka with double teaming and trying to get the ball away from him. It was really very effective and so they will still continue to employ that kind of strategy.
Having only 9 assists for the whole team isn't something that we are seeing from the Mavericks that often. I mean we've seen Doncic having some triple-doubles in some playoff games, and having only 9 for the whole team is something rare, but that only shows how good the Celtics are in terms of defense.
This is also one of the reason aside from the 3-pt shooting why the Celtics won by a huge margin. 23 assists from the Celtics compared to 9 from the Mavericks? I hope that the Mavericks will make some adjustments in terms of passing the ball because it seems like they are having some problems on it. Anyway, I expect the Celtics to guard Luka and it's not only Holiday that will defend him, but all of their 5 starters. :D
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It's not 1 vs 1, but he was double team, same with what they done on Luka, White will come to double team at the blind side and so they steal the ball from Luka although Luka had his usual scoring, but the assists and the lob pass was not there.
That's a good strategy. Great job to the coach because cutting the ball supply coming from their play makers to keep their role players less involved and cold (out of rhythm) throughout the game is tough to do.
Maybe we'll see less dribbles and quick passing for the Mavs in the next game.
The Mavs was really caught by surprised by the great defense they put on Luka. Imagine there are no lob pass from him or even had more assists in a game. Kyrie had another bad night and then the Celtics with KP, shooting from the outside.
Most likely it will be the same for Celtics, trying to clamp down on Luka with double teaming and trying to get the ball away from him. It was really very effective and so they will still continue to employ that kind of strategy.
Having only 9 assists for the whole team isn't something that we are seeing from the Mavericks that often. I mean we've seen Doncic having some triple-doubles in some playoff games, and having only 9 for the whole team is something rare, but that only shows how good the Celtics are in terms of defense.
This is also one of the reason aside from the 3-pt shooting why the Celtics won by a huge margin. 23 assists from the Celtics compared to 9 from the Mavericks? I hope that the Mavericks will make some adjustments in terms of passing the ball because it seems like they are having some problems on it. Anyway, I expect the Celtics to guard Luka and it's not only Holiday that will defend him, but all of their 5 starters. :D
Yes, Boston really limited the Mavs play, disrupted it many times that's why they don't have a good numbers in assists which is very uncanny for a player like Luka who almost average triple double.
So that will be one are that Jason Kidd will have to look at in the next game. And how to guard KP, because he was really enjoying the matchup against Lively, but the rookie can't guard him straight up and KP is good laterally, he can drive as well and dunk over the ball, or hit the outside shot. So there's a lot of adjustment that the Mavs really had to do in order to win game 2.
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So that will be one are that Jason Kidd will have to look at in the next game. And how to guard KP, because he was really enjoying the matchup against Lively, but the rookie can't guard him straight up and KP is good laterally, he can drive as well and dunk over the ball, or hit the outside shot. So there's a lot of adjustment that the Mavs really had to do in order to win game 2.
Talking about KP, he was having a block party in game 1 so I think the Mavs will adjust on that but definitely, KP will have an impact on the Mavs scoring, and betting on Dallas under 100 points is the way to go this game 2.
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So that will be one are that Jason Kidd will have to look at in the next game. And how to guard KP, because he was really enjoying the matchup against Lively, but the rookie can't guard him straight up and KP is good laterally, he can drive as well and dunk over the ball, or hit the outside shot. So there's a lot of adjustment that the Mavs really had to do in order to win game 2.
Talking about KP, he was having a block party in game 1 so I think the Mavs will adjust on that but definitely, KP will have an impact on the Mavs scoring, and betting on Dallas under 100 points is the way to go this game 2.
I think Kyrie has a good game tonight and Dallas takes game 2 soring 107-115 points or so. Ypu have to believe that Dallas will make adjustments and Boston will not shoot as well from 3 as they did in game 1.
If Dallas can steal a game, this series will go 7 IMO. Both teams know what's on the line and both teams have playmakers. I know Boston has more shooters, but Luka is considered the best in the NBA and Kyrie can take a game over sometimes.
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Less than three hours left before game 2! The numbers haven't really moved that much. I was hoping to bank on Dallas +10.5 but I find the odds to be low @1.50 I was expecting it to be around @1.7 and up because of the result of game 1.
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Less than three hours left before game 2! The numbers haven't really moved that much. I was hoping to bank on Dallas +10.5 but I find the odds to be low @1.50 I was expecting it to be around @1.7 and up because of the result of game 1.
Celtics won again but this time it is by only 7 points, you could have won if you take that +10.5 spread. Low scoring game for both teams, Irving once again have a bad shooting night, don't have the percentage though. Luka scored 32 points but he needs Kyrie to help him in the scoring chores.
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Less than three hours left before game 2! The numbers haven't really moved that much. I was hoping to bank on Dallas +10.5 but I find the odds to be low @1.50 I was expecting it to be around @1.7 and up because of the result of game 1.
Celtics won again but this time it is by only 7 points, you could have won if you take that +10.5 spread. Low scoring game for both teams, Irving once again have a bad shooting night, don't have the percentage though. Luka scored 32 points but he needs Kyrie to help him in the scoring chores.
This game shows 2 things.
1. It seems like Kyrie is affected by the Boos coming from the crowd. They are just Boo'ing him whenever he is holding the ball. Well, it worked as he played very awful in the first 2 games.
2. The defense of the Celtics is just overwhelming the Mavericks.
Luka alone isn't enough for the Mavericks to win, and yes, we have seen some of their starters helping him offensively scoring double-digits, but Kyrie is the missing piece for them. In the previous series against the Wolves, him and Luka are scoring more than 25+ points in most of their games. Now Kyrie is having a poor performance in his first 2 finals games.
Games 3 & 4 will be played on their home. Let's see how the Mavericks will recover from this 0-2 deficit, and just for context, teams that win the first two games at home in the NBA Finals go on to win the series around 89-90% of the time.
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Less than three hours left before game 2! The numbers haven't really moved that much. I was hoping to bank on Dallas +10.5 but I find the odds to be low @1.50 I was expecting it to be around @1.7 and up because of the result of game 1.
Celtics won again but this time it is by only 7 points, you could have won if you take that +10.5 spread. Low scoring game for both teams, Irving once again have a bad shooting night, don't have the percentage though. Luka scored 32 points but he needs Kyrie to help him in the scoring chores.
Yeah, but like I said, it's not worth the risk. I followed the game until half, the score was close even though Celtics were struggling on shooting threes but then you have the Mavs support also missing a lot of open shots. At that point, I already felt like they would lose again.
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Less than three hours left before game 2! The numbers haven't really moved that much. I was hoping to bank on Dallas +10.5 but I find the odds to be low @1.50 I was expecting it to be around @1.7 and up because of the result of game 1.
Celtics won again but this time it is by only 7 points, you could have won if you take that +10.5 spread. Low scoring game for both teams, Irving once again have a bad shooting night, don't have the percentage though. Luka scored 32 points but he needs Kyrie to help him in the scoring chores.
And still that suffocating defense that they put out in the last couple of minutes, to force a steal and then they hit back to back threes, White and Holiday. And then that big block on PJ Washington, although there is an argument that it could have been a foul.
Now, down 0-2, I don't know how Dallas can mount a comeback. They are going to play in this homecourt though, so at least there will eb no booing on Kyrie and maybe win this one to stay alive in the series.
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Less than three hours left before game 2! The numbers haven't really moved that much. I was hoping to bank on Dallas +10.5 but I find the odds to be low @1.50 I was expecting it to be around @1.7 and up because of the result of game 1.
Celtics won again but this time it is by only 7 points, you could have won if you take that +10.5 spread. Low scoring game for both teams, Irving once again have a bad shooting night, don't have the percentage though. Luka scored 32 points but he needs Kyrie to help him in the scoring chores.
And still that suffocating defense that they put out in the last couple of minutes, to force a steal and then they hit back to back threes, White and Holiday. And then that big block on PJ Washington, although there is an argument that it could have been a foul.
Now, down 0-2, I don't know how Dallas can mount a comeback. They are going to play in this homecourt though, so at least there will eb no booing on Kyrie and maybe win this one to stay alive in the series.
I just looked at the record of the Celtics when playing on the road this playoff and they have a staggering 6-0.
They're undefeated on the road in the first 3 series.
I know that they might have an easy path going to the NBA Finals, but the Celtics aren't that bad when playing on the road. The suffocating defense followed by the three-point shooting is the "bread and butter" of the Celtics all throughout the regular season and the playoffs. In Game 2, they shot poorly on the three-point area, and yet they still won. Like what I said in my previous post, teams who are winning the first 2 games on their home are winning 80-90% of the time.
This 0-2 hole for the Mavericks is demoralizing for them, but they need to make some adjustments in order for them to come back to this series.
Anyway, we know the Lakers are in need of a head coach now, and Darvin Ham will return to the Milwaukee Bucks as their top assistant head coach. Now Dan Hurley, who the Lakers want to be their head coach next season turned down the offer to stay with the UConn and get that third title.
https://www.espn.ph/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40321008/sources-dan-hurley-rejects-lakers-offer-stays-uconn
Dan Hurley has turned down a six-year, $70 million offer from the Los Angeles Lakers, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, and will return to chase a third straight national title at UConn.
"I am humbled by this entire experience," Hurley said in a statement released by the school. "At the end of the day, I am extremely proud of the championship culture we have built at Connecticut. We met as a team before today's workout and our focus right now is getting better this summer and connecting as a team as we continue to pursue championships."
Any opinions about this? Now this increases the chances of JJ Redick being their head coach, eh? :D
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Less than three hours left before game 2! The numbers haven't really moved that much. I was hoping to bank on Dallas +10.5 but I find the odds to be low @1.50 I was expecting it to be around @1.7 and up because of the result of game 1.
Celtics won again but this time it is by only 7 points, you could have won if you take that +10.5 spread. Low scoring game for both teams, Irving once again have a bad shooting night, don't have the percentage though. Luka scored 32 points but he needs Kyrie to help him in the scoring chores.
And still that suffocating defense that they put out in the last couple of minutes, to force a steal and then they hit back to back threes, White and Holiday. And then that big block on PJ Washington, although there is an argument that it could have been a foul.
Now, down 0-2, I don't know how Dallas can mount a comeback. They are going to play in this homecourt though, so at least there will eb no booing on Kyrie and maybe win this one to stay alive in the series.
I just looked at the record of the Celtics when playing on the road this playoff and they have a staggering 6-0.
They're undefeated on the road in the first 3 series.
I know that they might have an easy path going to the NBA Finals, but the Celtics aren't that bad when playing on the road. The suffocating defense followed by the three-point shooting is the "bread and butter" of the Celtics all throughout the regular season and the playoffs. In Game 2, they shot poorly on the three-point area, and yet they still won. Like what I said in my previous post, teams who are winning the first 2 games on their home are winning 80-90% of the time.
This 0-2 hole for the Mavericks is demoralizing for them, but they need to make some adjustments in order for them to come back to this series.
Anyway, we know the Lakers are in need of a head coach now, and Darvin Ham will return to the Milwaukee Bucks as their top assistant head coach. Now Dan Hurley, who the Lakers want to be their head coach next season turned down the offer to stay with the UConn and get that third title.
https://www.espn.ph/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40321008/sources-dan-hurley-rejects-lakers-offer-stays-uconn
Dan Hurley has turned down a six-year, $70 million offer from the Los Angeles Lakers, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, and will return to chase a third straight national title at UConn.
"I am humbled by this entire experience," Hurley said in a statement released by the school. "At the end of the day, I am extremely proud of the championship culture we have built at Connecticut. We met as a team before today's workout and our focus right now is getting better this summer and connecting as a team as we continue to pursue championships."
Any opinions about this? Now this increases the chances of JJ Redick being their head coach, eh? :D
I was really pulling for Dallas to win the NBA Finals this year, but alas, Boston looks like they dominate Dallas in almost every way possible. The only player doing anything on Dallas is Luka. If the road record holds true for the Celtics, it's over.
As far as the Lakers go, good for Hurley. I'm glad to see him return to Uconn and chase the 3 peat. I hope he get's it. I heard a story that Jay Wright from Villanova is on the list of potential candidates for the job as well. We will probably know by the end of the month who is the new coach.
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Less than three hours left before game 2! The numbers haven't really moved that much. I was hoping to bank on Dallas +10.5 but I find the odds to be low @1.50 I was expecting it to be around @1.7 and up because of the result of game 1.
Celtics won again but this time it is by only 7 points, you could have won if you take that +10.5 spread. Low scoring game for both teams, Irving once again have a bad shooting night, don't have the percentage though. Luka scored 32 points but he needs Kyrie to help him in the scoring chores.
And still that suffocating defense that they put out in the last couple of minutes, to force a steal and then they hit back to back threes, White and Holiday. And then that big block on PJ Washington, although there is an argument that it could have been a foul.
Now, down 0-2, I don't know how Dallas can mount a comeback. They are going to play in this homecourt though, so at least there will eb no booing on Kyrie and maybe win this one to stay alive in the series.
Game 3 is a must win for Dallas to avoid that 0-3 hole that no team in the NBA has ever recovered. With the Mavericks showing in game 2 and the possibility of KP being injured, i do think that Dallas could take game 3 and my fearless forecast that Irving will score more than 20 points to help Luka in scoring.
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Less than 3 hours to go before game 3. Have you placed your bets? Mavs are obviously the favorites this time but I feel like they still haven't figured out the Celtics special defense. I'm hoping this will be closer than the first two games because I took Celtics at +4.5 handicap @1.71
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I feel like Dallas is just not finding that system they are looking for, sometimes you could be amazing against some teams, but just not fit well with other teams. Boston so far has shown that they are quite good, and not just good against some teams, but they are good against Dallas too, its just a very terrible mismatch so far. However, lets remember that Kyrie is the type of guy who could take over an entire series, maybe not as much as prime Lebron obviously lol, but he played with Lebron and got a title with him at 2016, which we have seen what Kyrie can do at finals. So lets see how it will go, I think its going to be not good for Dallas, but its not over yet.
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Less than 3 hours to go before game 3. Have you placed your bets? Mavs are obviously the favorites this time but I feel like they still haven't figured out the Celtics special defense. I'm hoping this will be closer than the first two games because I took Celtics at +4.5 handicap @1.71
I don't if the story i've read is true but it says that KP will be out today because of an injury, this will be an added factor why the Dallas is the favorite to win on tonight's game. I have betted for the Mavs -1.5 @1.94 as i think they will bounce back and not letting themselves in a 0-3 hole that no one has overcome.
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I feel like Dallas is just not finding that system they are looking for, sometimes you could be amazing against some teams, but just not fit well with other teams. Boston so far has shown that they are quite good, and not just good against some teams, but they are good against Dallas too, its just a very terrible mismatch so far.
I watched parts of the third quarter, the Mavs has a system and they rely on isolation plays most of the time that's why Celtics are able to force turnovers. It's contrast to the way the Celtics are playing with quick ball movement. That's how they build a double digit lead but the Mavs caught up in the fourth. Game is really close, let's see how this ends.
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I feel like Dallas is just not finding that system they are looking for, sometimes you could be amazing against some teams, but just not fit well with other teams. Boston so far has shown that they are quite good, and not just good against some teams, but they are good against Dallas too, its just a very terrible mismatch so far.
I watched parts of the third quarter, the Mavs has a system and they rely on isolation plays most of the time that's why Celtics are able to force turnovers. It's contrast to the way the Celtics are playing with quick ball movement. That's how they build a double digit lead but the Mavs caught up in the fourth. Game is really close, let's see how this ends.
The Celtics are just one win away on their 18th title as they won on the road against the Mavericks 106-99.
I guess it's safe to say that they will win the title already just by basing on the history of the 3-0 in the playoffs.
The Duos of both teams really played well. Tatum and Brown combined for 61 points while Luka and Kyrie scored 62. Take note that Porzingis didn't play in this game as well due to a very rare injury, and yet they still won. This just shows that the Celtics really came to win it all this regular season. Traded some players and acquired Holiday and Porzingis to become better. Now it's paying off already. One win away, and I want to congratulate them already, but still the jobs not finish.
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I feel like Dallas is just not finding that system they are looking for, sometimes you could be amazing against some teams, but just not fit well with other teams. Boston so far has shown that they are quite good, and not just good against some teams, but they are good against Dallas too, its just a very terrible mismatch so far.
I watched parts of the third quarter, the Mavs has a system and they rely on isolation plays most of the time that's why Celtics are able to force turnovers. It's contrast to the way the Celtics are playing with quick ball movement. That's how they build a double digit lead but the Mavs caught up in the fourth. Game is really close, let's see how this ends.
The Celtics are just one win away on their 18th title as they won on the road against the Mavericks 106-99.
I guess it's safe to say that they will win the title already just by basing on the history of the 3-0 in the playoffs.
The Duos of both teams really played well. Tatum and Brown combined for 61 points while Luka and Kyrie scored 62. Take note that Porzingis didn't play in this game as well due to a very rare injury, and yet they still won. This just shows that the Celtics really came to win it all this regular season. Traded some players and acquired Holiday and Porzingis to become better. Now it's paying off already. One win away, and I want to congratulate them already, but still the jobs not finish.
Yeah, lost my bet on this one as I thought that the Mavs are going to comeback strong in this game and make it 2-1. Truly disappointing to see them going down 0-4 and being swept in the NBA finals.
We've seen this two teams build themselves this year, with the acquisition of KP and Holiday, and on the other hand, the Mavs before the trade deadline, took PJ Washington and Gafford who really help them a lot to reach the finals.
But I'm still hoping that the Mavs will at least take one win and not be sweep. So hopefully, they can win their next game.
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Game 4 blowout and the first Mavs win in the series.
I don't know about you but going into game 4, I felt like it's a trap that's why I pulled out of our P2P bet (original bet was Celtics win). My hunch was they will probably ease up and then claim their championship on home court. True or not, I'm just glad I avoided another loss ;D
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Game 4 blowout and the first Mavs win in the series.
I don't know about you but going into game 4, I felt like it's a trap that's why I pulled out of our P2P bet (original bet was Celtics win). My hunch was they will probably ease up and then claim their championship on home court. True or not, I'm just glad I avoided another loss ;D
I was thinking that myself, they want to win it at home. All the starters should be well rested as they were sitting in the 3rd quarter mostly plus will have a couple days off.
Boston could lose 4 in a row, but it has never been done, so we are just waiting on the inevitable so they can be crowned the 2024 NBA champions.
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Game 4 blowout and the first Mavs win in the series.
I don't know about you but going into game 4, I felt like it's a trap that's why I pulled out of our P2P bet (original bet was Celtics win). My hunch was they will probably ease up and then claim their championship on home court. True or not, I'm just glad I avoided another loss ;D
Finally, the Mavs takes their first series win in game 4. And it shows what the Mavs can do, I mean all the core players did score and some of the role players too. So that will should happen in this series, and not just Luka and Kyrie doing the scoring.
Now their backs is still against the wall, they still need to steal one game at Boston and then go back again at their homecourt to try to even the series and then everything goes in game 7.
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Now their backs is still against the wall, they still need to steal one game at Boston and then go back again at their homecourt to try to even the series and then everything goes in game 7.
I think the series won't come back to Dallas anymore as the Boston Celtics are now up by 21 big points. Nothing good going on for the Dallas Mavericks in the first half as Luka struggled to get his game going. The way i see it, the Mavs can't come back from this huge deficit.
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As mentioned before, Celtics really finished the job at home. Congrats to the Tatum-Brown duo and the rest of the team for the deserving Championship. They dominated the regular season and on their way to the Finals.
On a side note, I'm expecting memes to come out on social media about Marcus Smart missing out on the title because they won it all right after he was traded ;D
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As mentioned before, Celtics really finished the job at home. Congrats to the Tatum-Brown duo and the rest of the team for the deserving Championship. They dominated the regular season and on their way to the Finals.
On a side note, I'm expecting memes to come out on social media about Marcus Smart missing out on the title because they won it all right after he was traded ;D
Just for context, the cheapest ticket for this Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals is a whopping $1,715, and it's the most expensive sporting event in the history of Boston sports. Many fans really expected that they will win on this one hence, they spent money just to see their team winning their 18th title.
Well-deserved title, and Bob Cousy's dream became a reality already. Tatum and Brown's dream became a reality already. Many said that their route to the NBA Finals is way too easy compared to the Mavericks but for me, I would say that the Celtics are just way too strong compared to other teams including the Mavs. Anyway, as for the memes, don't forget Grant Williams and Robert Williams to the list as well because they got traded as well like Marcus Smart. :D
Congratulations to the Boston Celtics for getting their 18th title. The regular season is over, the playoffs is now over, but the discussions about NBA will not be over because we will expect more dramas, trade talks, and many more during the off-season. :D
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Congratulations to the Boston Celtics for getting their 18th title. The regular season is over, the playoffs is now over, but the discussions about NBA will not be over because we will expect more dramas, trade talks, and many more during the off-season. :D
Speaking of NBA drama, there are now post circulating on social media that Jason Tatum was robbed of the Final's MVP.
What is your opinion on this matter bro?
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^ It doesn't really matter who won the Finals MVP (Tatum probably don't care either). I have no problem with Brown taking it because he also played well during the whole series.Tatum is more popular and has more fans that's why they likely undermine Brown's achievements. At the end of the day, they both got the title and at a young age.
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Congratulations to the Boston Celtics for getting their 18th title. The regular season is over, the playoffs is now over, but the discussions about NBA will not be over because we will expect more dramas, trade talks, and many more during the off-season. :D
Speaking of NBA drama, there are now post circulating on social media that Jason Tatum was robbed of the Final's MVP.
What is your opinion on this matter bro?
In my perspective, Tatum really got robbed, but there are reasons that I believe as to why Brown has been chosen as the Finals MVP. Remember that the first 2 games of Tatum in this NBA Finals is pretty much awful especially his FG percentage, and although Tatum played really well in the remaining games, Brown remained very consistent all throughout the Finals hence, he deserves that Finals MVP for me.
Well like what @Zed0X said, I guess neither of them care about the Finals MVP because what they care more right now is their first title together. At the end of the day, a title matters more over Finals MVP. Just for context as well, Al Horford finally got his first title after many NBA Finals games. He's also the first Dominican to get an NBA title. A big achievement for him knowing that he's almost at his post-prime years already.
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^ It doesn't really matter who won the Finals MVP (Tatum probably don't care either). I have no problem with Brown taking it because he also played well during the whole series.Tatum is more popular and has more fans that's why they likely undermine Brown's achievements. At the end of the day, they both got the title and at a young age.
I do agree, there's no robbery there, Brown played the whole series with bad intentions and hitting outside shots while Tatum was inconsistent and missed a lot of his shots and then Brown playing good defense too.
And it might just create friction for them, so it's better for Tatum to just let it go and instead, why not go for a second ring and established a dynasty? They are complete, with Holiday, KP and White + Al Horford and a bunch of role players. Plus they have a young coach in the Joe Mazzulla who became the younger ever to coach and win NBA title.
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And it might just create friction for them, so it's better for Tatum to just let it go and instead, why not go for a second ring and established a dynasty? They are complete, with Holiday, KP and White + Al Horford and a bunch of role players. Plus they have a young coach in the Joe Mazzulla who became the younger ever to coach and win NBA title.
I don't also think that Tatum will think more of that Finals MVP knowing that he already got his first title. That's way better than individual awards. Second Ring? Dynasty? With how stacked their roster are right now, there might be a chance that they might do it. All of their players including role players are in a contract for another season before their contract expires so I guess they will stay with the Celtics, will run it one more time, and depending on their performance, the management will decide.
I remember the Denver Nuggets' roster when they won the title with this Celtics team this season. Both teams have 2 all-star players plus a bunch of role players. In today's era, a super-team isn't working anymore. What works right now is a couple of superstars that are being surrounded by a bunch of good role players. The Celtics' roster is stacked. Congratulations to them.
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^ It doesn't really matter who won the Finals MVP (Tatum probably don't care either). I have no problem with Brown taking it because he also played well during the whole series.Tatum is more popular and has more fans that's why they likely undermine Brown's achievements. At the end of the day, they both got the title and at a young age.
I do agree, there's no robbery there, Brown played the whole series with bad intentions and hitting outside shots while Tatum was inconsistent and missed a lot of his shots and then Brown playing good defense too.
And it might just create friction for them, so it's better for Tatum to just let it go and instead, why not go for a second ring and established a dynasty? They are complete, with Holiday, KP and White + Al Horford and a bunch of role players. Plus they have a young coach in the Joe Mazzulla who became the younger ever to coach and win NBA title.
It was just the people in social media that put malice on that issue but on Tatum's side he said that winning the championship was the important thing for him and he is not mind who would win the Final's MVP award.
Good point, Tatum was inconsistent all through out the Finals while Brown was a little consistent than him and he played good defense too on Luka.
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Now that the season is over, we move on to the next generation's draft that will shape the future of the league. It's just a few days away but I haven't really paid attention to this, who do you think will be drafted in the first 5? Bronny is likely to get one of those spots because everyone know Lebron's intention of playing with his son in the NBA.
The order https://www.nba.com/news/2024-nba-draft-order
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Now that the season is over, we move on to the next generation's draft that will shape the future of the league. It's just a few days away but I haven't really paid attention to this, who do you think will be drafted in the first 5? Bronny is likely to get one of those spots because everyone know Lebron's intention of playing with his son in the NBA.
The order https://www.nba.com/news/2024-nba-draft-order
I personally think Lebron is a bad influence as far as the NBA goes and shouldn't be using his influence to get his son drafted. Bronny is trash and that's not coming form a hater, look at his stats. Any team that drafts him is just wasting a draft pick IMO and praying they get Lebron too. I don't support the way Lebron is handling this.
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I posted this on the other forum, so I might as well put in here.
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https://x.com/wojespn/status/1803866324730331335
So as per our favorite NBA insider, @Adrian Wojnarowski Los Angeles Lakers have hired JJ Redick as their next head coach.
What are your thoughts on this? Is he a perfect fit? He doesn't have the experience but just a NBA analyst and most of the time he had to be controversial so that many basketball fans watch his podcast. But I don't think it will translate to being like a great NBA coach.
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I posted this on the other forum, so I might as well put in here.
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https://x.com/wojespn/status/1803866324730331335
So as per our favorite NBA insider, @Adrian Wojnarowski Los Angeles Lakers have hired JJ Redick as their next head coach.
What are your thoughts on this? Is he a perfect fit? He doesn't have the experience but just a NBA analyst and most of the time he had to be controversial so that many basketball fans watch his podcast. But I don't think it will translate to being like a great NBA coach.
Just for context, no other coach has been coached the Lakers for more than 3 years since Phil Jackson in 2004. Longest was Frank Vogel and Darvin Ham. Vogel, who gave him the title in 2020 even got fired and even Darvin Ham who led the Lakers to the Conference Finals in his first year got fired as well.
I'm not saying that it will be the same with Redick, but we know that this decision has been made by Rob Pelinka, and Le-GM. I mean both are very close friends as we saw in their podcast. Is he a perfect fit? It's too early to tell since we don't know how he will be coaching the Lakers since it's his first time to do it. I'll just hope that he will not be the same as how Coach Steve Nash coached the Nets when he's starting. I hope he will be do what Coach Steve Kerr did to the Warriors where he got his first title in his very first year as a head coach.
Thoughts? I'll just say good luck to him. The environment around the Lakers is very harsh as we saw it with Darvin Ham, but I wish him the best and I hope this first year will be a success to him. Pressure's high since it's LA, but I hope he will not get overwhelmed by it.
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What are your thoughts on this? Is he a perfect fit? He doesn't have the experience but just a NBA analyst and most of the time he had to be controversial so that many basketball fans watch his podcast.
Since he has a lot to say as an outsider, let's see what he can actually do when he's the one on the job. My prediction is that the job will humble him and I don't know if he can handle the heat once he's on the receiving end of harsh criticisms. It will be interesting to see his post-match interviews ;D
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What are your thoughts on this? Is he a perfect fit? He doesn't have the experience but just a NBA analyst and most of the time he had to be controversial so that many basketball fans watch his podcast. But I don't think it will translate to being like a great NBA coach.
I agree that even if he is a great player, this will not be a guarantee that he will be a great coach. My take is that he will not be successful on his first year as a coach if nothing will be done on the current roster. I mean if they can't get a good players via trade that could help Davis and Lebron, their campaign will be just the same as last year and most likely he will be fired as a coach hehe.
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What are your thoughts on this? Is he a perfect fit? He doesn't have the experience but just a NBA analyst and most of the time he had to be controversial so that many basketball fans watch his podcast. But I don't think it will translate to being like a great NBA coach.
I agree that even if he is a great player, this will not be a guarantee that he will be a great coach. My take is that he will not be successful on his first year as a coach if nothing will be done on the current roster. I mean if they can't get a good players via trade that could help Davis and Lebron, their campaign will be just the same as last year and most likely he will be fired as a coach hehe.
It also takes way more than being just a NBA analyst to be good NBA coach, but we must also agree that being an analyst especially for previous players that are well above average players and have played alongside some of the best players ever in the league gives help them build a more depth insight into the game, and from watch his podcast even when controversial you can tell that he's got a deep basketball knowledge, I don't expect him to be a good coach from the very get go, just like it would take a lot more than durags to get you waves, NBA is a learn as you go when it comes to coaching and the first step is to get your first job.
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What are your thoughts on this? Is he a perfect fit? He doesn't have the experience but just a NBA analyst and most of the time he had to be controversial so that many basketball fans watch his podcast. But I don't think it will translate to being like a great NBA coach.
I agree that even if he is a great player, this will not be a guarantee that he will be a great coach. My take is that he will not be successful on his first year as a coach if nothing will be done on the current roster. I mean if they can't get a good players via trade that could help Davis and Lebron, their campaign will be just the same as last year and most likely he will be fired as a coach hehe.
Steve Nash for me is the best example of this one. He's a great player when he played, won MVP, but never became a good coach when he was on the Nets. I guess let's just see how Redick will coach the Lakers and will he have a better impact compared to Darvin Ham. There are some questions that are coming to my mind though.
1. Will he be able to handle Le-GM and AD to the point where he will not experience what Darvin Ham experienced when he's the coach.
2. Will he be able to handle criticisms when he's making mistakes here and there. I mean every mistake is a huge one for the fans. Just look at Westbrook and Coach Ham.
3. Will he lead the Lakers to the playoffs? In his first year.
Right now, my expectation to him is low just like when a rookie first joined the NBA, but it would be good for the Laker fans out there if he will mimic how Ime Udoka, Steve Kerr and Joe Mazulla lead the Celtics and Warriors to the NBA Finals and eventually the title.
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What are your thoughts on this? Is he a perfect fit? He doesn't have the experience but just a NBA analyst and most of the time he had to be controversial so that many basketball fans watch his podcast. But I don't think it will translate to being like a great NBA coach.
I agree that even if he is a great player, this will not be a guarantee that he will be a great coach. My take is that he will not be successful on his first year as a coach if nothing will be done on the current roster. I mean if they can't get a good players via trade that could help Davis and Lebron, their campaign will be just the same as last year and most likely he will be fired as a coach hehe.
Obviously Redick has no experience at all in terms of coaching, and even as a player, I think he is just an average, just coming in to be their spot shooter and that's it. So I don't know where the wisdom of the Lakers management to hire him, and from what we heard, they could have been influenced by Lebron James.
So for sure there will be secret meetings between the two and what Lebron wanted his Lakers to be. Perhaps moving some pieces because I read reports that maybe Austin Reaves, Hachimura and D'Lo could be in the trade block and get other players that they think will be a great addition, Paul George and Klay Thompson's name are also in the background for the Lakers to acquire.
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I read reports that maybe Austin Reaves, Hachimura and D'Lo could be in the trade block and get other players that they think will be a great addition,
Those three players for Bronny? ;D Kidding aside, I think nobody will be surprised if there will be another shakeout in their roster.
With so many notable players likely going into free agency, more players will be in their radar aside from PG and Klay.
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I read reports that maybe Austin Reaves, Hachimura and D'Lo could be in the trade block and get other players that they think will be a great addition,
Those three players for Bronny? ;D Kidding aside, I think nobody will be surprised if there will be another shakeout in their roster.
With so many notable players likely going into free agency, more players will be in their radar aside from PG and Klay.
Lol, but I don't think that they are going to let go of their players for Bronny with that kind of lineup. Perhaps a Paul George or Klay Thompson caliber type of player for them, but that is still huge though specially Reaves who is a fan favorite for Los Angeles.
But yeah, it will be a huge shakedown for the Lakers, I mean getting JJ Redick to head coach them is already huge. But if they will pick either PG or Klay that's also will have a huge impact for them.
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But yeah, it will be a huge shakedown for the Lakers, I mean getting JJ Redick to head coach them is already huge. But if they will pick either PG or Klay that's also will have a huge impact for them.
If the Lakers can somehow get PG or Klay while keeping Davis and Lebron, they will be too good, at least on paper. Looks like the offseason will be interesting in terms of news.
As for JJ, I don't think there's anything special about his appointment as head coach because he's a rookie coach at this point.
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But yeah, it will be a huge shakedown for the Lakers, I mean getting JJ Redick to head coach them is already huge. But if they will pick either PG or Klay that's also will have a huge impact for them.
If the Lakers can somehow get PG or Klay while keeping Davis and Lebron, they will be too good, at least on paper. Looks like the offseason will be interesting in terms of news.
As for JJ, I don't think there's anything special about his appointment as head coach because he's a rookie coach at this point.
Everyone can be traded in the Lakers, but I doubt that they will also let go of Davis. So assuming that they stay together and then get either Klay or PG, Lakers will vastly improved,. However, they will have to give some of their players as well so we will see how Klay or PG will blend with the team.
It's special because he is a friend of Lebron. So he might have lobbied Rob Pelinka to get him as their head coach. Although he is not the first choice, there was one college coach that decline the offer.
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But yeah, it will be a huge shakedown for the Lakers, I mean getting JJ Redick to head coach them is already huge. But if they will pick either PG or Klay that's also will have a huge impact for them.
If the Lakers can somehow get PG or Klay while keeping Davis and Lebron, they will be too good, at least on paper. Looks like the offseason will be interesting in terms of news.
As for JJ, I don't think there's anything special about his appointment as head coach because he's a rookie coach at this point.
Everyone can be traded in the Lakers, but I doubt that they will also let go of Davis. So assuming that they stay together and then get either Klay or PG, Lakers will vastly improved,. However, they will have to give some of their players as well so we will see how Klay or PG will blend with the team.
It's special because he is a friend of Lebron. So he might have lobbied Rob Pelinka to get him as their head coach. Although he is not the first choice, there was one college coach that decline the offer.
Davis looked great last year, probably the best year he has had in the NBA. I doubt he is in the market. Lebron is tied to Bronny and the draft, he's old. WHile he still has value as a player, this may be the last chance for a team to get anything by trading him, he can't have too many years left in the NBA. Everyone else on the team is expendable.
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Everyone can be traded in the Lakers, but I doubt that they will also let go of Davis. So assuming that they stay together and then get either Klay or PG, Lakers will vastly improved,. However, they will have to give some of their players as well so we will see how Klay or PG will blend with the team.
The Lakers needs a natural center to free up Anthony Davis from that position but it is surprising that the Lakers drafted Dalton Knecht, a 6 foot 5 guard from Tennessee. I don't what's the plan but getting either Klay or PG will be a good move by the Lakers' front office.
We will be in for a surprise tomorrow if the Lakers would draft Bronny as the 55th pick over-all.
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Everyone can be traded in the Lakers, but I doubt that they will also let go of Davis. So assuming that they stay together and then get either Klay or PG, Lakers will vastly improved,. However, they will have to give some of their players as well so we will see how Klay or PG will blend with the team.
The Lakers needs a natural center to free up Anthony Davis from that position but it is surprising that the Lakers drafted Dalton Knecht, a 6 foot 5 guard from Tennessee. I don't what's the plan but getting either Klay or PG will be a good move by the Lakers' front office.
We will be in for a surprise tomorrow if the Lakers would draft Bronny as the 55th pick over-all.
The Lakers still have a chance for him on the 55th pick and TBH, I guess it's good that they passed him on the 17th pick because he doesn't deserve it obviously.
As for me, they got a guard because this regular season, both Russell and Reaves (for me) are kind of inconsistent all throughout the season. Unfortunately, this player that they got is more of a shooting guard rather than a PG based on his statistics when he's in college. What the Lakers need aside from a big to help up Davis is also a PG that can initiate some ball plays for them. Le-GM is the only one that can do it, and I hope that the Lakers will make some trades this off-season to get a reliable PG to help them.
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Reports surfacing is that the Warriors preparing a max contract offer for PG. With transfer rumors like that, it looks like they are ready to let go of Klay at anytime.
From the first day of the draft, teams showed they didn't give much value on Bronny. They will probably let the Lakers get him and miss out on a more talented player.
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Reports surfacing is that the Warriors preparing a max contract offer for PG. With transfer rumors like that, it looks like they are ready to let go of Klay at anytime.
Thompson's contract with the Warriors has already expired. In other words, Klay is a free agent, and if the rumors about PG are true, it will really affect the negotiations between Thompson and Warriors management. I think Thompson just won't accept the role on the team that he will be offered if the Warriors sign PG.
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Reports surfacing is that the Warriors preparing a max contract offer for PG. With transfer rumors like that, it looks like they are ready to let go of Klay at anytime.
Thompson's contract with the Warriors has already expired. In other words, Klay is a free agent, and if the rumors about PG are true, it will really affect the negotiations between Thompson and Warriors management. I think Thompson just won't accept the role on the team that he will be offered if the Warriors sign PG.
Steve Kerr and GM Dunleavy says that their priority is still Klay Thompson, but obviously Klay with have to work with them in fair manner, we have seen his performance somewhat going down in the regular season and it could be one reason why Klay will be offered money that he might not be satisfied.
And so they will have to go to their Plan B which is to chase PG here if Klay negotiations goes down. So still a win-win for the Warriors whichever player they got as both Klay and PG will still be a good addition to them. Although getting PG might cost them some of the players that are included in their rotations like Wiggins and Kuminga.
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From the first day of the draft, teams showed they didn't give much value on Bronny. They will probably let the Lakers get him and miss out on a more talented player.
And they did what many are expecting, drafting Bronny via the 55th pick. With this move by the Lakers, i could say that they are puppet to Lebron and afraid that he might leave them for another team. As for Lebron, his dream of playing together with his boy has come to reality.
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Reports surfacing is that the Warriors preparing a max contract offer for PG. With transfer rumors like that, it looks like they are ready to let go of Klay at anytime.
Thompson's contract with the Warriors has already expired. In other words, Klay is a free agent, and if the rumors about PG are true, it will really affect the negotiations between Thompson and Warriors management. I think Thompson just won't accept the role on the team that he will be offered if the Warriors sign PG.
Steve Kerr and GM Dunleavy says that their priority is still Klay Thompson, but obviously Klay with have to work with them in fair manner, we have seen his performance somewhat going down in the regular season and it could be one reason why Klay will be offered money that he might not be satisfied.
And so they will have to go to their Plan B which is to chase PG here if Klay negotiations goes down. So still a win-win for the Warriors whichever player they got as both Klay and PG will still be a good addition to them. Although getting PG might cost them some of the players that are included in their rotations like Wiggins and Kuminga.
I don't know what will happen with Klay now that his contract expires already. The best thing that he can do is to sign a veteran's contract if possible or at least the most minimum contract that he can get just to open up cap space for PG13, and in that way, he is still with Dray and Steph. On the other hand, many teams are also interested with him so he can become a free agent and get contract with other teams. That will happen if Klay chooses money over his fellow trio partners.
I want Klay to be humble this time and get a minimum contract to the Warriors just to get PG with them. In that way, that increases their chances of at least going to the playoffs especially now that the West is fully stacked with All-star players.
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And they did what many are expecting, drafting Bronny via the 55th pick. With this move by the Lakers, i could say that they are puppet to Lebron and afraid that he might leave them for another team. As for Lebron, his dream of playing together with his boy has come to reality.
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It was so predictable that it's not even surprising at all. Honestly, I don't really like the trend in the NBA of an all-star player abusing his influence and pushing his relative onto the team. Giannis and his brother did it before, and now LeBron and his son. I have nothing against Thanasis and Bronny, but the thing is that the "mascots" on the bench are probably taking away some other guy's opportunity to make it to the NBA.
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This is probably the biggest transfer saga so far since the Free Agency window opened, as the Atlanta Hawks have traded Dejounte Murray to the New Orleans Pelicans for Larry Nance Jr, Dyson Daniels and two first round picks of from the highly anticipated 2025 NBA draft. This surely would mark the start of era for the Hawks as Dejounte Murray was their second biggest star, I guess the club decided to move into building around Trae Young again, but they needed a trade involving Dejounte Murray or Trae Young in order to get the best space within their salary cap and chase other players that should be available as free agents.
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And they did what many are expecting, drafting Bronny via the 55th pick. With this move by the Lakers, i could say that they are puppet to Lebron and afraid that he might leave them for another team. As for Lebron, his dream of playing together with his boy has come to reality.
(https://www.talkimg.com/images/2024/06/28/h9Scl.jpeg)
It was so predictable that it's not even surprising at all. Honestly, I don't really like the trend in the NBA of an all-star player abusing his influence and pushing his relative onto the team. Giannis and his brother did it before, and now LeBron and his son. I have nothing against Thanasis and Bronny, but the thing is that the "mascots" on the bench are probably taking away some other guy's opportunity to make it to the NBA.
I seen an article on facebook that Bronny was pulling an Eli Manning. Bronny basically said that if any team besides the Lakers drafted him, he would just go play in Australia.
Personally, I feel like we baby these athletes. They whine and cry for new contracts when their existing contracts aren't even up. They act entitled about everything. It's all about the money, so leagues allow it. Just think about what they are teachiung the younger generation though.
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This is probably the biggest transfer saga so far since the Free Agency window opened, as the Atlanta Hawks have traded Dejounte Murray to the New Orleans Pelicans for Larry Nance Jr, Dyson Daniels and two first round picks of from the highly anticipated 2025 NBA draft. This surely would mark the start of era for the Hawks as Dejounte Murray was their second biggest star, I guess the club decided to move into building around Trae Young again, but they needed a trade involving Dejounte Murray or Trae Young in order to get the best space within their salary cap and chase other players that should be available as free agents.
And they also got the first round draft pick in Zaccharie Risacher, another French to be number one as last year we have Victor Wemby. So it make sense for the Hawks to let go of Murray and for me, I don't think that him and Murray blended nicely. And so with that, it will be Zaccharie Risacher and Trae Young now as Hawks primary weapon. They got Nance Jr as well, so another good addition in the role player position that can give them both offense and defense presence. They need to have someone to cover for Clint Capella as well, specially if he goes to the bench to take a breather. For Bronny, yeah, it's pure nepotism I guess that he was drafted by Lakers because of the influence of his father.
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Letting go of Murray because of Risacher's addition actually makes sense if you really think about it. It may look like the Hawks is taking too much gamble on the young kid but the former duo would not go far next season anyway. It's better to cut it early in exchange of more pieces/options.
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And they did what many are expecting, drafting Bronny via the 55th pick. With this move by the Lakers, i could say that they are puppet to Lebron and afraid that he might leave them for another team. As for Lebron, his dream of playing together with his boy has come to reality.
(https://www.talkimg.com/images/2024/06/28/h9Scl.jpeg)
It was so predictable that it's not even surprising at all. Honestly, I don't really like the trend in the NBA of an all-star player abusing his influence and pushing his relative onto the team. Giannis and his brother did it before, and now LeBron and his son. I have nothing against Thanasis and Bronny, but the thing is that the "mascots" on the bench are probably taking away some other guy's opportunity to make it to the NBA.
I seen an article on facebook that Bronny was pulling an Eli Manning. Bronny basically said that if any team besides the Lakers drafted him, he would just go play in Australia.
Personally, I feel like we baby these athletes. They whine and cry for new contracts when their existing contracts aren't even up. They act entitled about everything. It's all about the money, so leagues allow it. Just think about what they are teachiung the younger generation though.
I believe nepotism have always been in the NBA for years now, it's always been a part of the league, I mean if not, why would Thanasis Antetokounmpo be on the Milwaukee Bucks roster, he's not even good enough for a G-league team.
The whole play here is just so Lebron can play with his son, and in my opinion it's the least he could ask for given how much and how well he's contributed to the league, and let's not take away anything from Bronny's potential either, I mean he's not asking for any preferential treament, and according to the news he's not even getting a standard contract, it's a two deal, so regardless of being draft out of nepotism or not, Bronny would still have to putting in the work to get anywhere near the Lakers roster imo.
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Letting go of Murray because of Risacher's addition actually makes sense if you really think about it. It may look like the Hawks is taking too much gamble on the young kid but the former duo would not go far next season anyway. It's better to cut it early in exchange of more pieces/options.
Agree, Hawks is not going anywhere with the tandem of Trae Young and Murray so they will have to try Risacher. This is a risky project for the Hawks but with the athleticism and good handle of the ball, i think this project will blossom in the next few years.
On the other hand, Splash Bros no more as Klay Thompson was traded to the Dallas Mavericks while PG13 goes to the Sixers. Exciting season ahead of us bettors.
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Letting go of Murray because of Risacher's addition actually makes sense if you really think about it. It may look like the Hawks is taking too much gamble on the young kid but the former duo would not go far next season anyway. It's better to cut it early in exchange of more pieces/options.
The duo of Murray and Young had a win-loss record of below .500 (can't remember the exact record though), but it just shows that they aren't complimenting with each other hence, they need to trade one of them and they choose Murray. "From a Hawk to now a Pelican" :D
TBH, I will not also be surprised if the Hawks will undergo into a rebuilding phase and will also trade Trae Young to get draft picks and some players. With their number 1 pick, there's a chance that they will build around him. Let's see how the Hawks management will make some adjustments, but I believe Young will get traded as well soon. :)
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TBH, I will not also be surprised if the Hawks will undergo into a rebuilding phase and will also trade Trae Young to get draft picks and some players. With their number 1 pick, there's a chance that they will build around him. Let's see how the Hawks management will make some adjustments, but I believe Young will get traded as well soon. :)
I'm not sure that the Hawks management will start rebuilding the team so abruptly. Otherwise, they will be at the bottom of the standings for the next couple of seasons. It's worth noting that Young has 2 more seasons left on his current contract, and it seems to me that the Hawks won't trade him until at least next offseason.
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~ while PG13 goes to the Sixers.
I didn't see this coming. I always thought that PG would be willing to sacrifice his salary for another run at a title but it seems he's trying to maximize his remaining years as a competitive player. Things with the Clippers might not have worked out but it's still a win-win situation for him because he landed on a decent team
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~ while PG13 goes to the Sixers.
I didn't see this coming. I always thought that PG would be willing to sacrifice his salary for another run at a title but it seems he's trying to maximize his remaining years as a competitive player. Things with the Clippers might not have worked out but it's still a win-win situation for him because he landed on a decent team
That is true, he wanted to make the most money and probably at least a last run with Joel Embiid in the Philly uniform, and so that is a good choice. I think the Clippers are still good with Harden though, they sign him for another 2 years so they still have a good franchise player with Kahwi.
And then Thompson as what we have expected are going to leave the Warriors as he join Luka in Dallas. Good addition to them, and a big lost for the Warriors, but let's see what the Warriors will do, maybe they will get someone in the middle position or a top caliber center and not trade Kuminga and Wiggins.
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TBH, I will not also be surprised if the Hawks will undergo into a rebuilding phase and will also trade Trae Young to get draft picks and some players. With their number 1 pick, there's a chance that they will build around him. Let's see how the Hawks management will make some adjustments, but I believe Young will get traded as well soon. :)
I'm not sure that the Hawks management will start rebuilding the team so abruptly. Otherwise, they will be at the bottom of the standings for the next couple of seasons. It's worth noting that Young has 2 more seasons left on his current contract, and it seems to me that the Hawks won't trade him until at least next offseason.
If that's the case, then they will try to compete again next season, but now instead of having Murray, they will have Risacher as his duo. TBH, I don't expect too much from a rookie player since they're still rookies. Wemby is an exception for that of course because he's just an alien came out of nowhere. I'll keep my expectations low for this year's top 1 pick - or at least the Hawks will not clinch the playoffs again this season. :D
~ while PG13 goes to the Sixers.
I didn't see this coming. I always thought that PG would be willing to sacrifice his salary for another run at a title but it seems he's trying to maximize his remaining years as a competitive player. Things with the Clippers might not have worked out but it's still a win-win situation for him because he landed on a decent team
The top 3 teams that really wanted PG are the Clippers, the Warriors and the Sixers so this is no surprise (at least for me).
PG don't want to return to the Clippers anymore hence, he opted out in his contract. The Warriors wanted PG13 in their team, but they don't want to include Kuminga in the package, but the Clippers wanted him thus, no deal has been done. Sixers has the cap space enough for a 3rd star, and now they got one already.
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It's funny reading an article covering the interview with Bronny. He's still a teenager but it looks like he's already being coached on how he answers questions related to playing with his Lebron.
“I’m … trying to get my name out for myself,” Bronny said Tuesday. “I just want to come in and get my work in and get better every day. I never really had a thought of me going to play with my dad. That’s always there to take part of, but it wasn’t a main focus of mine.”
Like it's the reason why he was even drafted.
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It's funny reading an article covering the interview with Bronny. He's still a teenager but it looks like he's already being coached on how he answers questions related to playing with his Lebron.
“I’m … trying to get my name out for myself,” Bronny said Tuesday. “I just want to come in and get my work in and get better every day. I never really had a thought of me going to play with my dad. That’s always there to take part of, but it wasn’t a main focus of mine.”
Like it's the reason why he was even drafted.
This quote from his interview sounds like a memorized phrase. ??? In any case, it will be clear at the end of next season if he has any prospects in the league. Honestly, I'm skeptical about his future in the NBA because he failed to prove himself in the NCAA, which means it will be even more difficult for him to do so in the NBA.
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That is true, he wanted to make the most money and probably at least a last run with Joel Embiid in the Philly uniform, and so that is a good choice. I think the Clippers are still good with Harden though, they sign him for another 2 years so they still have a good franchise player with Kahwi.
And then Thompson as what we have expected are going to leave the Warriors as he join Luka in Dallas. Good addition to them, and a big lost for the Warriors, but let's see what the Warriors will do, maybe they will get someone in the middle position or a top caliber center and not trade Kuminga and Wiggins.
Warriors lost Jordan Poole last season and they didn't replace which was one of their biggest mistake, they've started threading the same path this season as well, losing Klay Thompson might not be much of a big deal because sooner or later it was bound to happen, and Klay Thompson was particularly when he had to come from the bench at some point during the season, my main concern is that the additions Warriors are looking to make or are making isn't what they're know for and they're losing their identity gradually, their addition of Kyle Anderson is something I still completely don't understand, because I don't know how he fits into the warriors roster to be very honest.
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That is true, he wanted to make the most money and probably at least a last run with Joel Embiid in the Philly uniform, and so that is a good choice. I think the Clippers are still good with Harden though, they sign him for another 2 years so they still have a good franchise player with Kahwi.
And then Thompson as what we have expected are going to leave the Warriors as he join Luka in Dallas. Good addition to them, and a big lost for the Warriors, but let's see what the Warriors will do, maybe they will get someone in the middle position or a top caliber center and not trade Kuminga and Wiggins.
Warriors lost Jordan Poole last season and they didn't replace which was one of their biggest mistake, they've started threading the same path this season as well, losing Klay Thompson might not be much of a big deal because sooner or later it was bound to happen, and Klay Thompson was particularly when he had to come from the bench at some point during the season, my main concern is that the additions Warriors are looking to make or are making isn't what they're know for and they're losing their identity gradually, their addition of Kyle Anderson is something I still completely don't understand, because I don't know how he fits into the warriors roster to be very honest.
For me, I don't consider Jordan Poole a "loss" for the Warriors after how awful he played after that championship year. I would consider giving him that huge a contract a bad decision. They did replace Poole with Paul when the Suns traded him for Bradley Beal. It just turned out that it wasn't fit for them. As for Klay, his ego is the problem here because he doesn't want the fact that he was replaced as starting SG position by a rookie (Podziemski). Also, the salary I guess is another one, but how they treated him is the main reason. Losing him means the end of the Splash Brothers and the trio core of the Warriors, but a new beginning for them.
Adding Anderson would be a good start, and I hope his shooting form will change now. :D I expect more players will be traded to the Warriors this off-season. I hope they can still get an all-star player that could help Steph now that PG13 is in Philly already.
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That is true, he wanted to make the most money and probably at least a last run with Joel Embiid in the Philly uniform, and so that is a good choice. I think the Clippers are still good with Harden though, they sign him for another 2 years so they still have a good franchise player with Kahwi.
And then Thompson as what we have expected are going to leave the Warriors as he join Luka in Dallas. Good addition to them, and a big lost for the Warriors, but let's see what the Warriors will do, maybe they will get someone in the middle position or a top caliber center and not trade Kuminga and Wiggins.
Warriors lost Jordan Poole last season and they didn't replace which was one of their biggest mistake, they've started threading the same path this season as well, losing Klay Thompson might not be much of a big deal because sooner or later it was bound to happen, and Klay Thompson was particularly when he had to come from the bench at some point during the season, my main concern is that the additions Warriors are looking to make or are making isn't what they're know for and they're losing their identity gradually, their addition of Kyle Anderson is something I still completely don't understand, because I don't know how he fits into the warriors roster to be very honest.
For me, I don't consider Jordan Poole a "loss" for the Warriors after how awful he played after that championship year. I would consider giving him that huge a contract a bad decision. They did replace Poole with Paul when the Suns traded him for Bradley Beal. It just turned out that it wasn't fit for them. As for Klay, his ego is the problem here because he doesn't want the fact that he was replaced as starting SG position by a rookie (Podziemski). Also, the salary I guess is another one, but how they treated him is the main reason. Losing him means the end of the Splash Brothers and the trio core of the Warriors, but a new beginning for them.
Adding Anderson would be a good start, and I hope his shooting form will change now. :D I expect more players will be traded to the Warriors this off-season. I hope they can still get an all-star player that could help Steph now that PG13 is in Philly already.
That’s the problem with the either the Warriors GM and/or front office, players aren’t allowed to have a bad stretch or season, Jordan Poole was a young guy and there was still lot of learning and adjustment to do with, It’s more easier to adjust how Poole should than it is with Chris Paul, of course I’m not comparing these players. We’ve all seen Andrew Wiggins had a bad stretch and there were already talks of trading him, losing Jordan Poole was not my problem but the fact they didn’t get another shooter that could lift the pressure off Steph and Klay was the problem, the same thing goes for DiVicenzo… I learnt they might be trading for Buddy Hield though, even at that they’ll still need a couple of guys ghat can hold it down when the going gets tough, and Slow-Mo in my opinion is never that guy, although I love his days at Memphis Grizzlies though
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That’s the problem with the either the Warriors GM and/or front office, players aren’t allowed to have a bad stretch or season, Jordan Poole was a young guy and there was still lot of learning and adjustment to do with, It’s more easier to adjust how Poole should than it is with Chris Paul, of course I’m not comparing these players. We’ve all seen Andrew Wiggins had a bad stretch and there were already talks of trading him, losing Jordan Poole was not my problem but the fact they didn’t get another shooter that could lift the pressure off Steph and Klay was the problem, the same thing goes for DiVicenzo… I learnt they might be trading for Buddy Hield though, even at that they’ll still need a couple of guys ghat can hold it down when the going gets tough, and Slow-Mo in my opinion is never that guy, although I love his days at Memphis Grizzlies though
I think the roster of the Warriors may change a lot this offseason, especially after the news of Klay's leaving. Curry is probably the only one who doesn't have to worry about trades because the Warriors management will probably do everything to keep him on the team for the rest of his career. All other Warriors players should be on the lookout because they could be part of a trade.
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That’s the problem with the either the Warriors GM and/or front office, players aren’t allowed to have a bad stretch or season, Jordan Poole was a young guy and there was still lot of learning and adjustment to do with, It’s more easier to adjust how Poole should than it is with Chris Paul, of course I’m not comparing these players. We’ve all seen Andrew Wiggins had a bad stretch and there were already talks of trading him, losing Jordan Poole was not my problem but the fact they didn’t get another shooter that could lift the pressure off Steph and Klay was the problem, the same thing goes for DiVicenzo… I learnt they might be trading for Buddy Hield though, even at that they’ll still need a couple of guys ghat can hold it down when the going gets tough, and Slow-Mo in my opinion is never that guy, although I love his days at Memphis Grizzlies though
I think the roster of the Warriors may change a lot this offseason, especially after the news of Klay's leaving. Curry is probably the only one who doesn't have to worry about trades because the Warriors management will probably do everything to keep him on the team for the rest of his career. All other Warriors players should be on the lookout because they could be part of a trade.
It will definitely change a lot, CP3 and Klay is already out and they've added Kyle Anderson. And there are a lot of noises from the social media that they are looking at Lauri Markkanen as well. So that is a interesting catch for them if ever they will absorb a good player to be in the middle.
And if that happens, then they might trade Looney as well and most likely keep Kuminga, not sure about Wiggins though, maybe he will still be a Warrior and hopefully he can improved again like the last time that they become a champion in 2022.
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That’s the problem with the either the Warriors GM and/or front office, players aren’t allowed to have a bad stretch or season, Jordan Poole was a young guy and there was still lot of learning and adjustment to do with, It’s more easier to adjust how Poole should than it is with Chris Paul, of course I’m not comparing these players. We’ve all seen Andrew Wiggins had a bad stretch and there were already talks of trading him, losing Jordan Poole was not my problem but the fact they didn’t get another shooter that could lift the pressure off Steph and Klay was the problem, the same thing goes for DiVicenzo… I learnt they might be trading for Buddy Hield though, even at that they’ll still need a couple of guys ghat can hold it down when the going gets tough, and Slow-Mo in my opinion is never that guy, although I love his days at Memphis Grizzlies though
Well, that's one of their mistakes as well. They traded Poole but didn't get any shooter in return to help the Splash Brothers in offense. Now they paid the consequences last season. No reliable shooters aside from Steph and even Klay is having an up-and down nights. Wiggins on the other hand has been inconsistent for the whole regular season like Klay hence, they're trying to trade him to another player/s. I hope that he will gets traded because the management can't give him another year anymore, and then he will be again inconsistent.
As for Buddy Hield, they got him already through a sign-and-trade. For me, Hield is one of the most underrated three-point shooters in the league for a long time. If you will talk about three-point shooters, nobody will say "Buddy Hield". Just for context, he's 2nd in most number of three-pointers made since 2017 with 1,924. The first is of course, Steph with 2,154. Now we have a new "Splash Brothers 2.0" in Golden State. They need more guys, so I expect more trades. I would predict more three-point shooters and better defenders. A good three-and-D guy would be a good addition to them.
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That’s the problem with the either the Warriors GM and/or front office, players aren’t allowed to have a bad stretch or season, Jordan Poole was a young guy and there was still lot of learning and adjustment to do with, It’s more easier to adjust how Poole should than it is with Chris Paul, of course I’m not comparing these players. We’ve all seen Andrew Wiggins had a bad stretch and there were already talks of trading him, losing Jordan Poole was not my problem but the fact they didn’t get another shooter that could lift the pressure off Steph and Klay was the problem, the same thing goes for DiVicenzo… I learnt they might be trading for Buddy Hield though, even at that they’ll still need a couple of guys ghat can hold it down when the going gets tough, and Slow-Mo in my opinion is never that guy, although I love his days at Memphis Grizzlies though
Well, that's one of their mistakes as well. They traded Poole but didn't get any shooter in return to help the Splash Brothers in offense. Now they paid the consequences last season. No reliable shooters aside from Steph and even Klay is having an up-and down nights. Wiggins on the other hand has been inconsistent for the whole regular season like Klay hence, they're trying to trade him to another player/s. I hope that he will gets traded because the management can't give him another year anymore, and then he will be again inconsistent.
As for Buddy Hield, they got him already through a sign-and-trade. For me, Hield is one of the most underrated three-point shooters in the league for a long time. If you will talk about three-point shooters, nobody will say "Buddy Hield". Just for context, he's 2nd in most number of three-pointers made since 2017 with 1,924. The first is of course, Steph with 2,154. Now we have a new "Splash Brothers 2.0" in Golden State. They need more guys, so I expect more trades. I would predict more three-point shooters and better defenders. A good three-and-D guy would be a good addition to them.
Yeah right, they however have seemed to be do quite a bit of good trades and signing right now first with Buddy Hield and then De'Anthony Melton who is also not just a good shooter but also an impressive defense addition, let's wait and see what else they'll be looking to bring to the table over the next few weeks ahead of the camp.
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That’s the problem with the either the Warriors GM and/or front office, players aren’t allowed to have a bad stretch or season, Jordan Poole was a young guy and there was still lot of learning and adjustment to do with, It’s more easier to adjust how Poole should than it is with Chris Paul, of course I’m not comparing these players. We’ve all seen Andrew Wiggins had a bad stretch and there were already talks of trading him, losing Jordan Poole was not my problem but the fact they didn’t get another shooter that could lift the pressure off Steph and Klay was the problem, the same thing goes for DiVicenzo… I learnt they might be trading for Buddy Hield though, even at that they’ll still need a couple of guys ghat can hold it down when the going gets tough, and Slow-Mo in my opinion is never that guy, although I love his days at Memphis Grizzlies though
Well, that's one of their mistakes as well. They traded Poole but didn't get any shooter in return to help the Splash Brothers in offense. Now they paid the consequences last season. No reliable shooters aside from Steph and even Klay is having an up-and down nights. Wiggins on the other hand has been inconsistent for the whole regular season like Klay hence, they're trying to trade him to another player/s. I hope that he will gets traded because the management can't give him another year anymore, and then he will be again inconsistent.
Poole though was big revelation to them during his stint, and he just become a shooter as Curry was injured and so is Klay. So he was born out of necessity, but when the Splash brother come together in 2022, obviously having another shooter is good. But perhaps the Warriors gamble when they got rid of him and thought that Klay is back, unfortunately, it didn't materialized for them as Klay shooting and form is not their anymore as he struggles last season,
As for Buddy Hield, they got him already through a sign-and-trade. For me, Hield is one of the most underrated three-point shooters in the league for a long time. If you will talk about three-point shooters, nobody will say "Buddy Hield". Just for context, he's 2nd in most number of three-pointers made since 2017 with 1,924. The first is of course, Steph with 2,154. Now we have a new "Splash Brothers 2.0" in Golden State. They need more guys, so I expect more trades. I would predict more three-point shooters and better defenders. A good three-and-D guy would be a good addition to them.
One thing with Hield is that he is a good defender as well, and him and Curry could be the Splash Brothers, upgraded version. So let's see if they are going to get Lauri Markkanen, another great addition if it materialized as it will be a different Warrior now.
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As for Buddy Hield, they got him already through a sign-and-trade. For me, Hield is one of the most underrated three-point shooters in the league for a long time. If you will talk about three-point shooters, nobody will say "Buddy Hield". Just for context, he's 2nd in most number of three-pointers made since 2017 with 1,924. The first is of course, Steph with 2,154. Now we have a new "Splash Brothers 2.0" in Golden State. They need more guys, so I expect more trades. I would predict more three-point shooters and better defenders. A good three-and-D guy would be a good addition to them.
One thing with Hield is that he is a good defender as well, and him and Curry could be the Splash Brothers, upgraded version. So let's see if they are going to get Lauri Markkanen, another great addition if it materialized as it will be a different Warrior now.
Klay was a great defender as well - before he got injured of course. :D Anyway, this might be an upgraded version of Splash Brothers like you said, but let's see how they will complement each other when they play together. It would be better if they will add more three-point shooters in their team.
As for Markannen, can I ask if he's available for trade? I mean did the Jazz told to the media that they are trading him. He still has 1 year on his contract and after that, he will be an UFA. I would love to see him going to the Warriors, and many are talking about it as well.
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Curry is probably the only one who doesn't have to worry about trades because the Warriors management will probably do everything to keep him on the team for the rest of his career.
Draymond probably secured himself until he retires with the Warriors. I think the management chose to keep him as Curry's main partner over Klay when they gave him the $100M four-year contract.
In case you missed it, reports say that Lebron agreed to a 2-year $104 million with the Lakers. I think nobody is surprised here after they drafted the son.
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As for Buddy Hield, they got him already through a sign-and-trade. For me, Hield is one of the most underrated three-point shooters in the league for a long time. If you will talk about three-point shooters, nobody will say "Buddy Hield". Just for context, he's 2nd in most number of three-pointers made since 2017 with 1,924. The first is of course, Steph with 2,154. Now we have a new "Splash Brothers 2.0" in Golden State. They need more guys, so I expect more trades. I would predict more three-point shooters and better defenders. A good three-and-D guy would be a good addition to them.
One thing with Hield is that he is a good defender as well, and him and Curry could be the Splash Brothers, upgraded version. So let's see if they are going to get Lauri Markkanen, another great addition if it materialized as it will be a different Warrior now.
Klay was a great defender as well - before he got injured of course. :D Anyway, this might be an upgraded version of Splash Brothers like you said, but let's see how they will complement each other when they play together. It would be better if they will add more three-point shooters in their team.
I wouldn't call Klay a great defender to be honest, he was just guarding smaller guards that's why we think that he can stop someone. But against a fast and athletic shooting guard he will have a hard time defending them. And I think Buddy Hield is far better defender that him.
As for Markannen, can I ask if he's available for trade? I mean did the Jazz told to the media that they are trading him. He still has 1 year on his contract and after that, he will be an UFA. I would love to see him going to the Warriors, and many are talking about it as well.
As far as I know, yes, he still has a contract with the Jazz. But maybe the Warriors are going to offer the Jazz good money + future picks that the Jazz can't refuse. And it will still be August 6th till the Jazz can make a offer to Lauri for a contract extension.
And so far the Warriors got Melton, Anderson and now Buddy Hield and perhaps they are looking for another missing pieces which is Lauri Markannen in the middle.
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As for Buddy Hield, they got him already through a sign-and-trade. For me, Hield is one of the most underrated three-point shooters in the league for a long time. If you will talk about three-point shooters, nobody will say "Buddy Hield". Just for context, he's 2nd in most number of three-pointers made since 2017 with 1,924. The first is of course, Steph with 2,154. Now we have a new "Splash Brothers 2.0" in Golden State. They need more guys, so I expect more trades. I would predict more three-point shooters and better defenders. A good three-and-D guy would be a good addition to them.
One thing with Hield is that he is a good defender as well, and him and Curry could be the Splash Brothers, upgraded version. So let's see if they are going to get Lauri Markkanen, another great addition if it materialized as it will be a different Warrior now.
Klay was a great defender as well - before he got injured of course. :D Anyway, this might be an upgraded version of Splash Brothers like you said, but let's see how they will complement each other when they play together. It would be better if they will add more three-point shooters in their team.
As for Markannen, can I ask if he's available for trade? I mean did the Jazz told to the media that they are trading him. He still has 1 year on his contract and after that, he will be an UFA. I would love to see him going to the Warriors, and many are talking about it as well.
They have a new term for Buddy Hield-Steph Curry -> Splash Buddies, hehehe. So let's see this combination and as others have said, everyone is very excited.
For Lauri, yes you are right, he still has a year under the Utah Jazz, but he could be available by August via sign and trade deal that's why his name is on the list not just for the Warriors but other teams are very interested as well. But it might take another team though to be involved if this is going to happen that he will moved to the Warriors + future draft picks and some players.
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Is any following the Sacramento Kings ? I think they’re making some really bold moves that’d pit them right back into deep playoffs run contention. First they’ve got Jalen McDaniels from Toronto Raptors who I think is really good two way wing player and would be a great addition to the Kings roster, and now all of sudden they’re trading for veteran DeMar DeRozan, that’s some next level play if you ask me, most especially when they’re not losing any of their current key pieces.
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~ and now all of sudden they’re trading for veteran DeMar DeRozan, that’s some next level play if you ask me, most especially when they’re not losing any of their current key pieces.
Has DeRozan's trade value dipped that much? I'm not a fan of his playing style but, I mean, he's still a name in the league that can actually do damage to another team. If they can manage to land him with their core intact, that should be a win for them.
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~ and now all of sudden they’re trading for veteran DeMar DeRozan, that’s some next level play if you ask me, most especially when they’re not losing any of their current key pieces.
Has DeRozan's trade value dipped that much? I'm not a fan of his playing style but, I mean, he's still a name in the league that can actually do damage to another team. If they can manage to land him with their core intact, that should be a win for them.
His performance during the regular season is still the same as how he was when he's on different team. 24 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 5.0 APG during the regular season. Not an all-star stats, but is good for a 3rd option shooter already.
The only problem is the team where he's at during the last few years. DeRozan's value didn't dip if you will ask me, but maybe for some teams, him being on an underachieving team like the Bulls might affected his trade value. Now that he's with a team that has legit superstars, I still believe he will be a big help for the Kings. He will be the 2nd or maybe 1st option when it comes to offense.
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His performance during the regular season is still the same as how he was when he's on different team. 24 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 5.0 APG during the regular season. Not an all-star stats, but is good for a 3rd option shooter already.
The only problem is the team where he's at during the last few years. DeRozan's value didn't dip if you will ask me, but maybe for some teams, him being on an underachieving team like the Bulls might affected his trade value. Now that he's with a team that has legit superstars, I still believe he will be a big help for the Kings. He will be the 2nd or maybe 1st option when it comes to offense.
DeRozan may not be at his prime, but I'd say he's still performing like an all-star player. After all, he has been selected to the All-Star Game 6 times previously, even when his stats were worse than last season.
Let's see what happens next season, but so far the Kings look very good on paper.
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The Knicks are looking to push for another title run next season after they signed Mikal Bridges from the Nets. It looks like the Nets are on a complete overhaul again.
Sixers also added Caleb Martin from the Heat. He's supposed to be a good addition but I thought he played poor last season.
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The Knicks are looking to push for another title run next season after they signed Mikal Bridges from the Nets. It looks like the Nets are on a complete overhaul again.
Sixers also added Caleb Martin from the Heat. He's supposed to be a good addition but I thought he played poor last season.
I think it's a good catch for the Knicks to get Bridges from the Nets, and yeah, it seems that the Nets are rebuilding again, and they might have been shopping Ben Simmons after all.
That is a big lost for the Heat as Martin was part of the role player when they reach the finals from two years ago. And it was reported that he turns down his biggest contract that the Heat offer to him and just decided to go to Philly with less money.
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His performance during the regular season is still the same as how he was when he's on different team. 24 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 5.0 APG during the regular season. Not an all-star stats, but is good for a 3rd option shooter already.
The only problem is the team where he's at during the last few years. DeRozan's value didn't dip if you will ask me, but maybe for some teams, him being on an underachieving team like the Bulls might affected his trade value. Now that he's with a team that has legit superstars, I still believe he will be a big help for the Kings. He will be the 2nd or maybe 1st option when it comes to offense.
DeRozan may not be at his prime, but I'd say he's still performing like an all-star player. After all, he has been selected to the All-Star Game 6 times previously, even when his stats were worse than last season.
Let's see what happens next season, but so far the Kings look very good on paper.
At the age of 34 years old, he can still deliver 20 PPG at any given night. It's just that, many aren't talking about him anymore because he is playing to a shitty team like the Bulls currently which are considered underachieving. It's good that he's out in Chicago already and be playing in Sacramento.
Kings are now better, but DeMar alone isn't enough for them to be considered a playoff contender or at least a contender in the West. Aside from Monk, and Huerter, I can't think of any good role players on the team anymore. They need solid role players still.
I think it's a good catch for the Knicks to get Bridges from the Nets, and yeah, it seems that the Nets are rebuilding again, and they might have been shopping Ben Simmons after all.
They can shop Ben Simmons all the time, but not team wants him anymore. They will just let his contract end then he will play with the Australian team, or at least overseas. No team in the NBA wants a player who can't even shoot either a three-point or a free throw. Being athletic isn't enough anymore. You need to be a threat to offense as well.
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I think it's a good catch for the Knicks to get Bridges from the Nets, and yeah, it seems that the Nets are rebuilding again, and they might have been shopping Ben Simmons after all.
They can shop Ben Simmons all the time, but not team wants him anymore. They will just let his contract end then he will play with the Australian team, or at least overseas. No team in the NBA wants a player who can't even shoot either a three-point or a free throw. Being athletic isn't enough anymore. You need to be a threat to offense as well.
The way I see it, it's not about the fact that Simmons doesn't have the free throw and three-point shooting skills. If he wanted to, he could adapt and use his strengths to succeed in the NBA. Simmons' problem is that he turned out to be a guy with no mental toughness and how exactly he left the 76ers.
Honestly, I also think next season is probably his last season in the NBA. Imho, he had good potential, but he ruined his NBA career.
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I think it's a good catch for the Knicks to get Bridges from the Nets, and yeah, it seems that the Nets are rebuilding again, and they might have been shopping Ben Simmons after all.
They can shop Ben Simmons all the time, but not team wants him anymore. They will just let his contract end then he will play with the Australian team, or at least overseas. No team in the NBA wants a player who can't even shoot either a three-point or a free throw. Being athletic isn't enough anymore. You need to be a threat to offense as well.
The way I see it, it's not about the fact that Simmons doesn't have the free throw and three-point shooting skills. If he wanted to, he could adapt and use his strengths to succeed in the NBA. Simmons' problem is that he turned out to be a guy with no mental toughness and how exactly he left the 76ers.
Honestly, I also think next season is probably his last season in the NBA. Imho, he had good potential, but he ruined his NBA career.
He had a potential to be the face of the Sixers alongside Embiid. Many also said that he can be the next Lebron which is for me, a bit absurd.
The problem with him is he doesn't want to improve, and he wants to stick to what he excel the most which is passing, and rebounding. I've seen the Sixers crowd, and they're crazy that's why he heard some boos coming from them back when he's still a Sixer. As for his last season, it will really be his final season in the NBA. No team wants him anymore. No team wants a player who's a liability on offense, and can't shoot the ball. Maybe in some leagues overseas, his playstyle will work, but not in the NBA.
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I think it's a good catch for the Knicks to get Bridges from the Nets, and yeah, it seems that the Nets are rebuilding again, and they might have been shopping Ben Simmons after all.
They can shop Ben Simmons all the time, but not team wants him anymore. They will just let his contract end then he will play with the Australian team, or at least overseas. No team in the NBA wants a player who can't even shoot either a three-point or a free throw. Being athletic isn't enough anymore. You need to be a threat to offense as well.
The way I see it, it's not about the fact that Simmons doesn't have the free throw and three-point shooting skills. If he wanted to, he could adapt and use his strengths to succeed in the NBA. Simmons' problem is that he turned out to be a guy with no mental toughness and how exactly he left the 76ers.
Honestly, I also think next season is probably his last season in the NBA. Imho, he had good potential, but he ruined his NBA career.
He had a potential to be the face of the Sixers alongside Embiid. Many also said that he can be the next Lebron which is for me, a bit absurd.
The problem with him is he doesn't want to improve, and he wants to stick to what he excel the most which is passing, and rebounding. I've seen the Sixers crowd, and they're crazy that's why he heard some boos coming from them back when he's still a Sixer. As for his last season, it will really be his final season in the NBA. No team wants him anymore. No team wants a player who's a liability on offense, and can't shoot the ball. Maybe in some leagues overseas, his playstyle will work, but not in the NBA.
He is the one to blame though for what had happen to his career, he is lucky that he is still receiving good money from the Nets. But as I have said, he could be in the trade block, and so it's a big gamble for any team to get him at this point. Or probably will get him for the remainder of his career and that's it.
What can you say about the mens USA basketball team as they defeated a almost complete Canadian team? It's just an exhibition match, but I think the USA team are a clear favorite in the Paris Olympics to win the gold medal.
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I think it's a good catch for the Knicks to get Bridges from the Nets, and yeah, it seems that the Nets are rebuilding again, and they might have been shopping Ben Simmons after all.
They can shop Ben Simmons all the time, but not team wants him anymore. They will just let his contract end then he will play with the Australian team, or at least overseas. No team in the NBA wants a player who can't even shoot either a three-point or a free throw. Being athletic isn't enough anymore. You need to be a threat to offense as well.
The way I see it, it's not about the fact that Simmons doesn't have the free throw and three-point shooting skills. If he wanted to, he could adapt and use his strengths to succeed in the NBA. Simmons' problem is that he turned out to be a guy with no mental toughness and how exactly he left the 76ers.
Honestly, I also think next season is probably his last season in the NBA. Imho, he had good potential, but he ruined his NBA career.
He had a potential to be the face of the Sixers alongside Embiid. Many also said that he can be the next Lebron which is for me, a bit absurd.
The problem with him is he doesn't want to improve, and he wants to stick to what he excel the most which is passing, and rebounding. I've seen the Sixers crowd, and they're crazy that's why he heard some boos coming from them back when he's still a Sixer. As for his last season, it will really be his final season in the NBA. No team wants him anymore. No team wants a player who's a liability on offense, and can't shoot the ball. Maybe in some leagues overseas, his playstyle will work, but not in the NBA.
I don't know why but I want to believe Ben Simmons career isn't over yet, simply because it couldn't work with the 76ers doesn't mean it wouldn't work out elsewhere and it would have been the same thing if he had stayed back at the 76ers and going through this series of injuries, I understand he was being overly sensitive and took things too far, but it's just the way the NBA is sometimes relationship just can't tend to work out between some players and certain franchise. If Ben Simmons can get back to being healthy he really does still have a shot a have great NBA career overall imo.
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What can you say about the mens USA basketball team as they defeated a almost complete Canadian team? It's just an exhibition match, but I think the USA team are a clear favorite in the Paris Olympics to win the gold medal.
The USA team is the most titled in the upcoming Olympics and has the strongest NBA players. So, I think the answer is obvious the USA team will definitely win the gold medal. At least for now, I don't see any chance that teams from other countries will be able to do anything against them.
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What can you say about the mens USA basketball team as they defeated a almost complete Canadian team? It's just an exhibition match, but I think the USA team are a clear favorite in the Paris Olympics to win the gold medal.
The USA team is the most titled in the upcoming Olympics and has the strongest NBA players. So, I think the answer is obvious the USA team will definitely win the gold medal. At least for now, I don't see any chance that teams from other countries will be able to do anything against them.
I think USA are trying to save face again after a couple of horrible outings including the most recent FIBA amongst other tournaments, with the amount of players and All Star veterans that they've got in this squad, anything short of Gold would be an epic failure, and for a lot of these players this would like be the final dance with National Team, speaking of the like of Curry, Lebron, KD and possibly AD too, so they're really want to bow out on a high note.
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What can you say about the mens USA basketball team as they defeated a almost complete Canadian team? It's just an exhibition match, but I think the USA team are a clear favorite in the Paris Olympics to win the gold medal.
The USA team is the most titled in the upcoming Olympics and has the strongest NBA players. So, I think the answer is obvious the USA team will definitely win the gold medal. At least for now, I don't see any chance that teams from other countries will be able to do anything against them.
I think USA are trying to save face again after a couple of horrible outings including the most recent FIBA amongst other tournaments, with the amount of players and All Star veterans that they've got in this squad, anything short of Gold would be an epic failure, and for a lot of these players this would like be the final dance with National Team, speaking of the like of Curry, Lebron, KD and possibly AD too, so they're really want to bow out on a high note.
For FIBA yes, but for the Olympics, they really sent their best players as they are now in 4 Olympics games winning streak and looking for their 5th right now. So yes, they are going to be the favorite and should win the gold easy.
And there are now talks as who will be the second or silver medal, Canada looks very strong as well with almost all NBA teams in their lineup. And then the hometeam France with Wemby and Gobert and Nic Batum.
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What can you say about the mens USA basketball team as they defeated a almost complete Canadian team? It's just an exhibition match, but I think the USA team are a clear favorite in the Paris Olympics to win the gold medal.
Which country aside from the US team has more NBA players than Canada does? I can't think of other country. Now the US team defeated them by double-digits, and I expect that this will be their way of defeating other countries - winning by double-digits.
Well, it's just an exhibition match and in the end, it's not enough for us fans to judge both countries based on their performance on that match. With this game, for sure the Canadian team will make some adjustments for them, but with how good the coaching staff of the US team and the players are, I don't think that there's anybody that can defeat them. This roster of the US team is more of a "statement" towards the other countries, and they're telling them that they're still at the top when it comes to basketball, and no other team comes close.
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What can you say about the mens USA basketball team as they defeated a almost complete Canadian team? It's just an exhibition match, but I think the USA team are a clear favorite in the Paris Olympics to win the gold medal.
The USA team is the most titled in the upcoming Olympics and has the strongest NBA players. So, I think the answer is obvious the USA team will definitely win the gold medal. At least for now, I don't see any chance that teams from other countries will be able to do anything against them.
I think USA are trying to save face again after a couple of horrible outings including the most recent FIBA amongst other tournaments, with the amount of players and All Star veterans that they've got in this squad, anything short of Gold would be an epic failure, and for a lot of these players this would like be the final dance with National Team, speaking of the like of Curry, Lebron, KD and possibly AD too, so they're really want to bow out on a high note.
For FIBA yes, but for the Olympics, they really sent their best players as they are now in 4 Olympics games winning streak and looking for their 5th right now. So yes, they are going to be the favorite and should win the gold easy.
And there are now talks as who will be the second or silver medal, Canada looks very strong as well with almost all NBA teams in their lineup. And then the hometeam France with Wemby and Gobert and Nic Batum.
In a very few years time, France will surely be giving the USA a run for the money if you look at how France talents are getting high relevant and exposure in the NBA, for a minute during the regular I thought Embiid would actually opt to go with France, but looking at how old the current USA natural roster is, he sure should be around for a really long while with them barring any unforeseen circumstances.
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Spurs getting a veteran guard as they signed a one-year deal ($11M) with CP3. Not a bad deal for both sides because the young Spurs team needed a seasoned floor general. I hope he plays and start more games and, honestly, I'm looking forward to what could change next season.
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Spurs getting a veteran guard as they signed a one-year deal ($11M) with CP3. Not a bad deal for both sides because the young Spurs team needed a seasoned floor general. I hope he plays and start more games and, honestly, I'm looking forward to what could change next season.
One thing is certain, Chris Paul is going to be among the first roster of the San Antonio Spurs, he’s not going to be backup guard like he was at Golden State Warriors.
It’s going to come down to the team’s chemistry at the end of the day, I don’t know if the Spurs will become competitive immediately with CP3, but the deal sure is a move in the right direction for the franchise.
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Spurs getting a veteran guard as they signed a one-year deal ($11M) with CP3. Not a bad deal for both sides because the young Spurs team needed a seasoned floor general. I hope he plays and start more games and, honestly, I'm looking forward to what could change next season.
Looks like he doesn't care about the title at this part of his NBA career. What he wants is more playing time.
Now that the Spurs have a legit point guard, can we call the Spurs now the new "Lob City" like he how he throws lobs back when he's on the Clippers? :D
Him being with a young team like the Spurs will help them develop, but at the same time, he can throw lobs to Wembanyama. A legit PG is what they needed last season and now that they have one now, this increases the development of Wemby. The only problem that I see here is CP3 being injury prone. I'm not hoping for him to get injured for the whole season because I believe that he will get injured at some point, but at least he can help those young players develop with his presence.
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Spurs getting a veteran guard as they signed a one-year deal ($11M) with CP3. Not a bad deal for both sides because the young Spurs team needed a seasoned floor general. I hope he plays and start more games and, honestly, I'm looking forward to what could change next season.
Win-win situation indeed for both sides as i think the San Antonio Spurs needed a player like Chris Paul to guide the young guns especially Wemby. Though i think they will not be in the semi-finals or even in the playoffs but i think the Spurs will be competitive in every game if Chris Paul will be playing.
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Spurs getting a veteran guard as they signed a one-year deal ($11M) with CP3. Not a bad deal for both sides because the young Spurs team needed a seasoned floor general. I hope he plays and start more games and, honestly, I'm looking forward to what could change next season.
Looks like he doesn't care about the title at this part of his NBA career. What he wants is more playing time.
The Suns and Warriors were the last teams where Paul had the opportunity to win his first ring. And it's worth noting that he was very close to it with the Suns but was unlucky. I think he's already resigned that he can't win a title in his NBA career, as he's 38 years old now.
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Spurs getting a veteran guard as they signed a one-year deal ($11M) with CP3. Not a bad deal for both sides because the young Spurs team needed a seasoned floor general. I hope he plays and start more games and, honestly, I'm looking forward to what could change next season.
Looks like he doesn't care about the title at this part of his NBA career. What he wants is more playing time.
The Suns and Warriors were the last teams where Paul had the opportunity to win his first ring. And it's worth noting that he was very close to it with the Suns but was unlucky. I think he's already resigned that he can't win a title in his NBA career, as he's 38 years old now.
TBH, he can still win a ring despite him at 38 years old already. He only has a 1-year contract with the Spurs. If some championship team will sign him after that, he can still get it, but in order for that to happen, he must accept at least a veteran minimum contract, and accept fewer playing time since he's 39 at that time already.
His stint with the Warriors is for me the worst one because the whole team didn't get better with him compared to his past teams where they became stronger when he's on the team like New Orleans, LA Clippers, and even Phoenix. I hope he will not be included in the list of players who didn't win a single ring in their whole career.
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Spurs getting a veteran guard as they signed a one-year deal ($11M) with CP3. Not a bad deal for both sides because the young Spurs team needed a seasoned floor general. I hope he plays and start more games and, honestly, I'm looking forward to what could change next season.
Looks like he doesn't care about the title at this part of his NBA career. What he wants is more playing time.
The Suns and Warriors were the last teams where Paul had the opportunity to win his first ring. And it's worth noting that he was very close to it with the Suns but was unlucky. I think he's already resigned that he can't win a title in his NBA career, as he's 38 years old now.
TBH, he can still win a ring despite him at 38 years old already. He only has a 1-year contract with the Spurs. If some championship team will sign him after that, he can still get it, but in order for that to happen, he must accept at least a veteran minimum contract, and accept fewer playing time since he's 39 at that time already.
Jason Kidd won his only championship ring at around the same age but he was with Dirk and their Mavs team was stacked during that time. CP3, on the other hand, do not have the same opportunity with the Spurs. Maybe if he had a team like Thunders last season.
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Jason Kidd won his only championship ring at around the same age but he was with Dirk and their Mavs team was stacked during that time. CP3, on the other hand, do not have the same opportunity with the Spurs. Maybe if he had a team like Thunders last season.
It seems obvious that the Spurs are not the team that could help Paul get his first ring, and Paul probably understood that when he signed with them. Most likely, Paul just decided not to pass up the opportunity to play under Coach Pop. I think it will be a great experience for him, especially if he decides to become a coach after the end of his career in the NBA.
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Jason Kidd won his only championship ring at around the same age but he was with Dirk and their Mavs team was stacked during that time. CP3, on the other hand, do not have the same opportunity with the Spurs. Maybe if he had a team like Thunders last season.
It seems obvious that the Spurs are not the team that could help Paul get his first ring, and Paul probably understood that when he signed with them. Most likely, Paul just decided not to pass up the opportunity to play under Coach Pop. I think it will be a great experience for him, especially if he decides to become a coach after the end of his career in the NBA.
I know that he will not get it with the Spurs obviously because of how young the players. What I'm trying to say is that, after his contract with them, if he will go to a championship caliber team like for example the Bucks, or the Sixers, or the Nuggets and will accept a veteran minimum deal and a lower playing time then he has at least a chance of winning a title. We know that he will not get this year with the Spurs, and at the end of the day, this is just my prediction. I don't know if he really doesn't want to try to win a right after all.
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Have anyone of you saw the friendly game between Serbia and Australia?
Serbia lost by 10 points to Australia and if i'm correct, all the players that will play in the Olympics were playing on that game. While USA beat Australia on the other day.
Does this mean that USA will be the favorite to win the gold this year's Olympics, your thoughts please.
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Have anyone of you saw the friendly game between Serbia and Australia?
Serbia lost by 10 points to Australia and if i'm correct, all the players that will play in the Olympics were playing on that game. While USA beat Australia on the other day.
Does this mean that USA will be the favorite to win the gold this year's Olympics, your thoughts please.
Yes, USA is the big favorite to win the gold in this year's Olympic games mate, no question about it. The question is who is going to win the silver and then the bronze. It might not be easy for USA though as there are team Canada with a lot of NBA players as well and then France the home crowd and Serbia with Jokic, Australia or even Puerto Rico.
But I have my money in the USA team here, no way that Curry and Lebron will let this one slip away from them.
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Does this mean that USA will be the favorite to win the gold this year's Olympics, your thoughts please.
With their current line up, nobody would dare not put them as huge favorites to win the Olympics. They don't even have to beat anybody and the bookies will still put them on top ;D
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Have anyone of you saw the friendly game between Serbia and Australia?
Serbia lost by 10 points to Australia and if i'm correct, all the players that will play in the Olympics were playing on that game. While USA beat Australia on the other day.
Does this mean that USA will be the favorite to win the gold this year's Olympics, your thoughts please.
Yes, USA is the big favorite to win the gold in this year's Olympic games mate, no question about it. The question is who is going to win the silver and then the bronze. It might not be easy for USA though as there are team Canada with a lot of NBA players as well and then France the home crowd and Serbia with Jokic, Australia or even Puerto Rico.
But I have my money in the USA team here, no way that Curry and Lebron will let this one slip away from them.
Just this morning PH time, i watched the highlights of the US vs Serbia friendly match where US blew out the Serbian by 26 big points. I do agree that the other teams would only be fighting for the silver and bronze medal as the gold belongs to the US. They are so focused now that they don't want to slipped away from them.
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Spurs getting a veteran guard as they signed a one-year deal ($11M) with CP3. Not a bad deal for both sides because the young Spurs team needed a seasoned floor general. I hope he plays and start more games and, honestly, I'm looking forward to what could change next season.
Looks like he doesn't care about the title at this part of his NBA career. What he wants is more playing time.
The Suns and Warriors were the last teams where Paul had the opportunity to win his first ring. And it's worth noting that he was very close to it with the Suns but was unlucky. I think he's already resigned that he can't win a title in his NBA career, as he's 38 years old now.
TBH, he can still win a ring despite him at 38 years old already. He only has a 1-year contract with the Spurs. If some championship team will sign him after that, he can still get it, but in order for that to happen, he must accept at least a veteran minimum contract, and accept fewer playing time since he's 39 at that time already.
His stint with the Warriors is for me the worst one because the whole team didn't get better with him compared to his past teams where they became stronger when he's on the team like New Orleans, LA Clippers, and even Phoenix. I hope he will not be included in the list of players who didn't win a single ring in their whole career.
There might still be hope for Chris Paul to win a ring before he finally quits the NBA or retire officially, If Al Horford could have just won his first ring just a few weeks ago despite playing in more NBA finals than any other NBA player without a ring. Realistically CP3 chances winning a ring with San Antonio Spurs is very highly slim, that's even if they're are to make it to the post season. His best shot was with the red hot Phoenix Suns back then, and had it not been for the Giannis led Bucks, CP3 sure would have had a ring to his NBA record right now.
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Just this morning PH time, i watched the highlights of the US vs Serbia friendly match where US blew out the Serbian by 26 big points. I do agree that the other teams would only be fighting for the silver and bronze medal as the gold belongs to the US. They are so focused now that they don't want to slipped away from them.
It should be noted that Curry had an impressive performance in this game. During his 21 minutes on the court, he scored 24 points, 18 of them in the first half. Even though Sebria has Jokic, he obviously can't do anything against the USA team alone. Let's not talk about other teams that don't have a single NBA star on their roster. :-X
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There might still be hope for Chris Paul to win a ring before he finally quits the NBA or retire officially, If Al Horford could have just won his first ring just a few weeks ago despite playing in more NBA finals than any other NBA player without a ring. Realistically CP3 chances winning a ring with San Antonio Spurs is very highly slim, that's even if they're are to make it to the post season. His best shot was with the red hot Phoenix Suns back then, and had it not been for the Giannis led Bucks, CP3 sure would have had a ring to his NBA record right now.
Al Horford is the best example of this one. He's been into the NBA Finals more than any other player and yet, he just won his first title a few weeks ago. That's what I'm also thinking about CP3. Him being on a team that's considered a championship contender team increases his chance of winning that title. Obviously, he will not get in San Antonio this season. I don't know the reason, but maybe he wants to develop Wemby even more and he believes that he will be a big help in his development hence, he signed with the team.
Just this morning PH time, i watched the highlights of the US vs Serbia friendly match where US blew out the Serbian by 26 big points. I do agree that the other teams would only be fighting for the silver and bronze medal as the gold belongs to the US. They are so focused now that they don't want to slipped away from them.
It should be noted that Curry had an impressive performance in this game. During his 21 minutes on the court, he scored 24 points, 18 of them in the first half. Even though Sebria has Jokic, he obviously can't do anything against the USA team alone. Let's not talk about other teams that don't have a single NBA star on their roster. :-X
Like I said a days ago, basketball is a 5v5 game and not a 1v1.
Even if you have one of the MVP on the NBA if you're up against 5 all-star players then it's completely useless. That's why many already did their predictions that the US team will win on this upcoming Olympics yet again. Their roster consists of all-star players (excluding White I guess), and no other team in the country has better talent than what the US has.
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Just this morning PH time, i watched the highlights of the US vs Serbia friendly match where US blew out the Serbian by 26 big points. I do agree that the other teams would only be fighting for the silver and bronze medal as the gold belongs to the US. They are so focused now that they don't want to slipped away from them.
It should be noted that Curry had an impressive performance in this game. During his 21 minutes on the court, he scored 24 points, 18 of them in the first half. Even though Sebria has Jokic, he obviously can't do anything against the USA team alone. Let's not talk about other teams that don't have a single NBA star on their roster. :-X
Most of the teams though have NBA star in the roster here is the complete list,
https://www.si.com/olympics/nba-players-olympics-2024-by-country (https://www.si.com/olympics/nba-players-olympics-2024-by-country)
However, it's pretty obvious that the USA team has the best NBA players in their Olympic team roster, like Curry and Lebron James and they are on point on winning another gold for team USA this Olympics. And if that happens, it will be their 5 consecutive gold medals.
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I believe that getting CP3 at this point in his career isn't something Spurs is doing for any playing reasons. Don't get me wrong, I am sure that he is fine for his age, but they have a very good young core and I am not really expecting him to make any big improvements on the team at all. What they are getting him for, is the fact that he is a floor general, basically some sort of assistant coach as well, hence why I think its not really a smart decision to get him for his playing, its smart to make him a player-coach type of person. Pop is old now, and he can't deal with all 15, there are AC's for that, and I believe that CP3 could help the growth of all these young players. I also do not think that all of them will stay, Wemby will stay, but they may switch some players in the future around him.
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I believe that getting CP3 at this point in his career isn't something Spurs is doing for any playing reasons. Don't get me wrong, I am sure that he is fine for his age, but they have a very good young core and I am not really expecting him to make any big improvements on the team at all. What they are getting him for, is the fact that he is a floor general, basically some sort of assistant coach as well, hence why I think its not really a smart decision to get him for his playing, its smart to make him a player-coach type of person. Pop is old now, and he can't deal with all 15, there are AC's for that, and I believe that CP3 could help the growth of all these young players. I also do not think that all of them will stay, Wemby will stay, but they may switch some players in the future around him.
Yeah, you do have very valid points, and I agree that Spurs would be leaning on Chris Paul more on his influence on their young core general than what he can physically provide for the team, while he might be getting a lot of playing minutes as well, I think he'll have to do a lot of talking too, probably having Devin Vassell and Tre Jones under his wings, just like Steph Curry is doing with Brandin Podziemski.
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Yeah, you do have very valid points, and I agree that Spurs would be leaning on Chris Paul more on his influence on their young core general than what he can physically provide for the team, while he might be getting a lot of playing minutes as well, I think he'll have to do a lot of talking too, probably having Devin Vassell and Tre Jones under his wings, just like Steph Curry is doing with Brandin Podziemski.
It should actually be interesting to follow the performance of the CP3-Wemby duo throughout the next regular season. Given Paul's experience and his skills as a point guard, he will surely be able to create a lot of favorable situations on the court for Wemby, thus greatly increasing Victor's efficiency.
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Yeah, you do have very valid points, and I agree that Spurs would be leaning on Chris Paul more on his influence on their young core general than what he can physically provide for the team, while he might be getting a lot of playing minutes as well, I think he'll have to do a lot of talking too, probably having Devin Vassell and Tre Jones under his wings, just like Steph Curry is doing with Brandin Podziemski.
It should actually be interesting to follow the performance of the CP3-Wemby duo throughout the next regular season. Given Paul's experience and his skills as a point guard, he will surely be able to create a lot of favorable situations on the court for Wemby, thus greatly increasing Victor's efficiency.
Yeah, we could see CP3 using his experienced and also give pointers to Wemby as well as CP3 has work with some athletic guys throughout his career like Blake Griffin when they are still in Clippers.
So most likely this is why they got CP3 to guide the young Wemby and we might see some alley-oop passes as well and it will make Wemby great and confident in his second season.
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Yeah, you do have very valid points, and I agree that Spurs would be leaning on Chris Paul more on his influence on their young core general than what he can physically provide for the team, while he might be getting a lot of playing minutes as well, I think he'll have to do a lot of talking too, probably having Devin Vassell and Tre Jones under his wings, just like Steph Curry is doing with Brandin Podziemski.
It should actually be interesting to follow the performance of the CP3-Wemby duo throughout the next regular season. Given Paul's experience and his skills as a point guard, he will surely be able to create a lot of favorable situations on the court for Wemby, thus greatly increasing Victor's efficiency.
Yeah, we could see CP3 using his experienced and also give pointers to Wemby as well as CP3 has work with some athletic guys throughout his career like Blake Griffin when they are still in Clippers.
So most likely this is why they got CP3 to guide the young Wemby and we might see some alley-oop passes as well and it will make Wemby great and confident in his second season.
I was able catch the friendly match bewteen France and Australia earlier this evening and watching Victor Wembanyama still feel surreal like I've seen playing before, CP3-Wemby duo is going to be a really terrific combination going by what I was today. Victor Wembanyama already plays at the highest level, although there is till a room for improvement, but he'll be able catch up and adapt to CP3 style of playmaking in no time because what Wemby does around not experienced players is already beyond the every bar that had been set, let alone what he'll do when he plays alongside one of the best playmaker in league.
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I was able catch the friendly match bewteen France and Australia earlier this evening and watching Victor Wembanyama still feel surreal like I've seen playing before, CP3-Wemby duo is going to be a really terrific combination going by what I was today. Victor Wembanyama already plays at the highest level, although there is till a room for improvement, but he'll be able catch up and adapt to CP3 style of playmaking in no time because what Wemby does around not experienced players is already beyond the every bar that had been set, let alone what he'll do when he plays alongside one of the best playmaker in league.
Coach Pop already know that no one can stop Wemby when he's on the paint because of his height, how athletic he is, and his huge wingspan that's why he tried to get a reliable PG that can help him score, and develop more. Coach Pop wants him to dominate inside the paint like what Yao Ming or Hakeem did at their prime years. Wemby's different, and although he played with a somewhat shitty team like the Spurs last season, we've seen what he can brings to the team, and take note that it's only his first year.
I agree with what you said that the Paul-Wemby combo would be an amazing duo, and I also feel that this duo will be the same as the CP3-Jordan back when they're still at the LA Clippers. Spurs might be called the new "Lob City" after the upcoming regular season because of CP3. Let's also take note that CP3 has a history of making teams better when he's on the team. Excluding the Warriors, all of the teams where he played became better. Will he do the same with San Antonio?
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Yeah, we could see CP3 using his experienced and also give pointers to Wemby as well as CP3 has work with some athletic guys throughout his career like Blake Griffin when they are still in Clippers.
So most likely this is why they got CP3 to guide the young Wemby and we might see some alley-oop passes as well and it will make Wemby great and confident in his second season.
Seeing how Wemby played in some of their friendlies, i could say that the kid has improved a lot and pairing him with Chris Paul is a fun to watch. Yeah, we may see what CP3 and Griffin do in Clippers in their younger years but knowing how smart Paul is, Wemby will improved a lot this coming season.
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Seeing how Wemby played in some of their friendlies, i could say that the kid has improved a lot and pairing him with Chris Paul is a fun to watch. Yeah, we may see what CP3 and Griffin do in Clippers in their younger years but knowing how smart Paul is, Wemby will improved a lot this coming season.
Wemby shouldn't only continue to improve his basketball skills, but he should also join a gym. At least that will reduce the risk of injury. Besides, just imagine how much better he would be if he had the shape of Giannis.
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Honestly, I wouldn't rule out that the Spurs could even compete for a playoff spot next season if they can still improve their roster during this offseason.
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Looks like USA team barely won two games in a row. I feel like they were friendlies and they didn't care enough, but its obvious that they are not playing with a system, which seems like a shame. I mean Lebron is carrying the team at 40 years old, and that makes no sense at all, there are so many young guys who should be doing very well, and not doing the way they are doing right now. In any case, I feel like we are going to end up with some good results, and for that reason I think its quite important to remember that this team could be much better, just because we saw them having trouble at friendlies, doesn't mean they are bad.
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Looks like USA team barely won two games in a row. I feel like they were friendlies and they didn't care enough, but its obvious that they are not playing with a system, which seems like a shame. I mean Lebron is carrying the team at 40 years old, and that makes no sense at all, there are so many young guys who should be doing very well, and not doing the way they are doing right now. In any case, I feel like we are going to end up with some good results, and for that reason I think its quite important to remember that this team could be much better, just because we saw them having trouble at friendlies, doesn't mean they are bad.
I think Team USA's coaching staff is experimenting on those friendly games, that may be the reason why we have not saw their full force yet. I browsed the betting website and the odds/spread of the game between USA vs Serbia has not changed, still the spread is high at 15.5, can the US team cover this spread? We might be deceived on their performance against South Sudan and Germany where the games were close.
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I think Team USA's coaching staff is experimenting on those friendly games, that may be the reason why we have not saw their full force yet. I browsed the betting website and the odds/spread of the game between USA vs Serbia has not changed, still the spread is high at 15.5, can the US team cover this spread? We might be deceived on their performance against South Sudan and Germany where the games were close.
To be honest, their performance against South Sudan was unexpected. Either the South Sudanese players were so good in this game, or the US players were too relaxed. Either way, I am still of the opinion that the US team, with so many all-star NBA players on their roster, will have no problem taking gold medals at the Olympics.
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I think Team USA's coaching staff is experimenting on those friendly games, that may be the reason why we have not saw their full force yet. I browsed the betting website and the odds/spread of the game between USA vs Serbia has not changed, still the spread is high at 15.5, can the US team cover this spread? We might be deceived on their performance against South Sudan and Germany where the games were close.
To be honest, their performance against South Sudan was unexpected. Either the South Sudanese players were so good in this game, or the US players were too relaxed. Either way, I am still of the opinion that the US team, with so many all-star NBA players on their roster, will have no problem taking gold medals at the Olympics.
Coach Steve Kerr blamed himself for his lack of preparations in that friendly game against South Sudan. It's a mistake by them that they became complacent enough against them, but in the end, they still won on that game or else, it will be a huge upset for them.
Like you, I also believe that the US will conquer yet again the Olympics in basketball. Just by looking at their roster is enough to say that other countries doesn't stand a chance. Even there are many NBA players already that are playing in different countries, their level is nowhere near the US team in terms of the talent. Regardless of some of their close games being a closed one, I still believe that they will dominate it all, and win by an average of double-digits.
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I think Team USA's coaching staff is experimenting on those friendly games, that may be the reason why we have not saw their full force yet. I browsed the betting website and the odds/spread of the game between USA vs Serbia has not changed, still the spread is high at 15.5, can the US team cover this spread? We might be deceived on their performance against South Sudan and Germany where the games were close.
To be honest, their performance against South Sudan was unexpected. Either the South Sudanese players were so good in this game, or the US players were too relaxed. Either way, I am still of the opinion that the US team, with so many all-star NBA players on their roster, will have no problem taking gold medals at the Olympics.
Yes, South Sudan really looks solid and they have built a good basketball program that's why it's no surprised that they have pushed the American so hard that we can smell an upset.
But Lebron take this personally and again, shows that he can lead this team. So yeah, chances for US is very high to get that gold medal again and make history for a 5th straight in the podium.
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It looks like Bronny improved a bit after the whole "he is not pro" situation. I am still hopeful that this kid isn't some nepotism baby, I mean he kinda is because he became a good basketball player because his dad is Lebron James, but there is a vast difference between "he became good because of his father" and "he sucks but got drafted because of his father", those are very two different things. Nobody expects him to be an all-star, but I honestly expect him to have a 10+ year bench player career. Which is all you can expect from such a late draft anyway, so its not like the drafting him was for nothing, he deserved it with talent, which he got from his father obviously lol.
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It looks like Bronny improved a bit after the whole "he is not pro" situation. I am still hopeful that this kid isn't some nepotism baby, I mean he kinda is because he became a good basketball player because his dad is Lebron James, but there is a vast difference between "he became good because of his father" and "he sucks but got drafted because of his father", those are very two different things. Nobody expects him to be an all-star, but I honestly expect him to have a 10+ year bench player career. Which is all you can expect from such a late draft anyway, so its not like the drafting him was for nothing, he deserved it with talent, which he got from his father obviously lol.
Whether Bronny's NBA career will be successful or not depends primarily on his desire and hard work. His draft pick doesn't play much of a role in that regard. A good example of this is Isaiah Thomas, who was selected with the 60th pick, but it didn't prevent him from achieving some success in the NBA. It should be noted that he really performed well in his prime, even despite his low height.
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It looks like Bronny improved a bit after the whole "he is not pro" situation. I am still hopeful that this kid isn't some nepotism baby, I mean he kinda is because he became a good basketball player because his dad is Lebron James, but there is a vast difference between "he became good because of his father" and "he sucks but got drafted because of his father", those are very two different things. Nobody expects him to be an all-star, but I honestly expect him to have a 10+ year bench player career. Which is all you can expect from such a late draft anyway, so its not like the drafting him was for nothing, he deserved it with talent, which he got from his father obviously lol.
He will have to make a lot of improvements to really stay in the NBA. He is not even half of what his father has when he entered the league. We might be hard on Bronny, but it is what it is.
And so time can only tell and maybe with his perseverance and hardwork, who knows what the future holds for him. But one thing is for sure, he has his father that will be on him everything and going to help you tip toe his way to the NBA to be one of the best this season.
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It looks like Bronny improved a bit after the whole "he is not pro" situation. I am still hopeful that this kid isn't some nepotism baby, I mean he kinda is because he became a good basketball player because his dad is Lebron James, but there is a vast difference between "he became good because of his father" and "he sucks but got drafted because of his father", those are very two different things. Nobody expects him to be an all-star, but I honestly expect him to have a 10+ year bench player career. Which is all you can expect from such a late draft anyway, so its not like the drafting him was for nothing, he deserved it with talent, which he got from his father obviously lol.
He will have to make a lot of improvements to really stay in the NBA. He is not even half of what his father has when he entered the league. We might be hard on Bronny, but it is what it is.
And so time can only tell and maybe with his perseverance and hardwork, who knows what the future holds for him. But one thing is for sure, he has his father that will be on him everything and going to help you tip toe his way to the NBA to be one of the best this season.
He doesn't need to make improvements to stay in the NBA. He just needs his father and his power to stay. :D
Kidding aside, that's the reality and I will not be surprised if Bronny will be included in the Lakers' roster just because his father wants to. I mean he got a guaranteed 4-year $8M contract with the Lakers. Something that hasn't happen especially to a player that's drafted 55th. That's ridiculous if you will ask me.
Anyway, I do hope that he will make some improvements, and to start with that, he must stay in the G-league and play there to hone his skills or else, he will not get any playing time if he's on the Lakers and that will affect his overall development.
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It looks like Bronny improved a bit after the whole "he is not pro" situation. I am still hopeful that this kid isn't some nepotism baby, I mean he kinda is because he became a good basketball player because his dad is Lebron James, but there is a vast difference between "he became good because of his father" and "he sucks but got drafted because of his father", those are very two different things. Nobody expects him to be an all-star, but I honestly expect him to have a 10+ year bench player career. Which is all you can expect from such a late draft anyway, so its not like the drafting him was for nothing, he deserved it with talent, which he got from his father obviously lol.
He will have to make a lot of improvements to really stay in the NBA. He is not even half of what his father has when he entered the league. We might be hard on Bronny, but it is what it is.
And so time can only tell and maybe with his perseverance and hardwork, who knows what the future holds for him. But one thing is for sure, he has his father that will be on him everything and going to help you tip toe his way to the NBA to be one of the best this season.
He doesn't need to make improvements to stay in the NBA. He just needs his father and his power to stay. :D
Kidding aside, that's the reality and I will not be surprised if Bronny will be included in the Lakers' roster just because his father wants to. I mean he got a guaranteed 4-year $8M contract with the Lakers. Something that hasn't happen especially to a player that's drafted 55th. That's ridiculous if you will ask me.
Anyway, I do hope that he will make some improvements, and to start with that, he must stay in the G-league and play there to hone his skills or else, he will not get any playing time if he's on the Lakers and that will affect his overall development.
Let's not take away the hard work and efforts that Bronny James have put into his craft, if there is something that everyone including every NBA analyst and critics have all said in common about Bronny James even while believing that he shouldn't be in the league just yet, they all have said that Bronny James is very humble and hardworking, and as far as I can about any great NBA player out there, the very first recipe to being great is the amount of hard work they dedicate to their personal improvements. Let's all just try to judge Bronny on how better he gets as time progresses and put aside the apparent unique route through which he came into the NBA.
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He doesn't need to make improvements to stay in the NBA. He just needs his father and his power to stay. :D
Kidding aside, that's the reality and I will not be surprised if Bronny will be included in the Lakers' roster just because his father wants to. I mean he got a guaranteed 4-year $8M contract with the Lakers. Something that hasn't happen especially to a player that's drafted 55th. That's ridiculous if you will ask me.
Anyway, I do hope that he will make some improvements, and to start with that, he must stay in the G-league and play there to hone his skills or else, he will not get any playing time if he's on the Lakers and that will affect his overall development.
It would be interesting to watch Bronny's performance in the NBA when he will be without his father's tutelage, i.e. when LeBron finishes his career. Although I don't know how long LeBron plans to play yet. Maybe he still has enough energy and health to wait for his other son to grow up and push him into the NBA in the same way.
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He doesn't need to make improvements to stay in the NBA. He just needs his father and his power to stay. :D
Kidding aside, that's the reality and I will not be surprised if Bronny will be included in the Lakers' roster just because his father wants to. I mean he got a guaranteed 4-year $8M contract with the Lakers. Something that hasn't happen especially to a player that's drafted 55th. That's ridiculous if you will ask me.
Anyway, I do hope that he will make some improvements, and to start with that, he must stay in the G-league and play there to hone his skills or else, he will not get any playing time if he's on the Lakers and that will affect his overall development.
It would be interesting to watch Bronny's performance in the NBA when he will be without his father's tutelage, i.e. when LeBron finishes his career. Although I don't know how long LeBron plans to play yet. Maybe he still has enough energy and health to wait for his other son to grow up and push him into the NBA in the same way.
If he continues with the level of hard work they've all been reporting that he puts into the game, then when is father is no longer a NBA player, Bronny should have already had a strong foot in the league by then.
The honest truth that we all know is that, his father's reputation might have paved way for him to get into the league, but that most definitely is never going get him playing minutes if undeserved or merited. To get playing minutes at all, Bronny would have showed that he's capable and deserves to be here, so I believe it's enough with.
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It would be interesting to watch Bronny's performance in the NBA when he will be without his father's tutelage, i.e. when LeBron finishes his career. Although I don't know how long LeBron plans to play yet. Maybe he still has enough energy and health to wait for his other son to grow up and push him into the NBA in the same way.
I just saw him carrying the United States flag, that is to say he was the flag bearer for U.S. on Olympic Games in Paris. It is absolutely incredible to think that he is playing in the Olympics again. In short, it seems that each NBA season that ends seems like the last, but on the contrary, it seems that he is adding years to avoid retiring...
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I just saw him carrying the United States flag, that is to say he was the flag bearer for U.S. on Olympic Games in Paris. It is absolutely incredible to think that he is playing in the Olympics again. In short, it seems that each NBA season that ends seems like the last, but on the contrary, it seems that he is adding years to avoid retiring...
In this regard, LeBron is a unique case, as his stats have barely changed over the years. Most NBA players his age are either long retired due to injuries and lack of motivation, or get the veteran minimum while sitting on the bench. Yeah, I know he spends a lot of money on his health, but motivation to keep playing basketball is also a big factor in his case.
In principle, I think he can play at least 2-3 more seasons in the same rhythm.
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In this regard, LeBron is a unique case, as his stats have barely changed over the years. Most NBA players his age are either long retired due to injuries and lack of motivation, or get the veteran minimum while sitting on the bench. Yeah, I know he spends a lot of money on his health, but motivation to keep playing basketball is also a big factor in his case.
In principle, I think he can play at least 2-3 more seasons in the same rhythm.
Add popularity on the mix as well. Without that, he will not get paid more than $40M per year.
I mean let's face it. He's one of the greatest basketball NBA players of all time, and he achieved so many things already - so many that no one can comes close to it (including the total career points).
I agree with what you said though that if it's a different player that has the same age as him, teams might give him only the veteran minimum or might not even get one. In Le-GM's case, he's as efficient as other superstars out there that's obviously younger than him, and that's what makes him unique to other players that has the same age as him. He's consistent all throughout his career especially in points. As for him playing, I guess his 2-year contract will be his final one, and after that, it's very sad to say but he might retire at that point.
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I just saw him carrying the United States flag, that is to say he was the flag bearer for U.S. on Olympic Games in Paris. It is absolutely incredible to think that he is playing in the Olympics again. In short, it seems that each NBA season that ends seems like the last, but on the contrary, it seems that he is adding years to avoid retiring...
In this regard, LeBron is a unique case, as his stats have barely changed over the years. Most NBA players his age are either long retired due to injuries and lack of motivation, or get the veteran minimum while sitting on the bench. Yeah, I know he spends a lot of money on his health, but motivation to keep playing basketball is also a big factor in his case.
In principle, I think he can play at least 2-3 more seasons in the same rhythm.
After breaking the all time scoring record in the NBA this year and probably very close to the end of his career, more so, this most definitely would be the last time he would be performing at the Olympics so it was only right and natural to accord LeBron James with the honor of being the flag bearer for the country, I mean who else could have been the option if not King James himself. He's carried himself very well and has been a good representative of the USA basketball general on and off the court, so it was a well earned privilege for him.
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After breaking the all time scoring record in the NBA this year and probably very close to the end of his career, more so, this most definitely would be the last time he would be performing at the Olympics so it was only right and natural to accord LeBron James with the honor of being the flag bearer for the country, I mean who else could have been the option if not King James himself. He's carried himself very well and has been a good representative of the USA basketball general on and off the court, so it was a well earned privilege for him.
I'm also inclined to think that these Olympics are the last of his career. But at the same time, I don't exclude the possibility that LeBron might still be in good shape even after 4 years, and he could hypothetically take part in the next Olympics. By the way, the next Olympics will be in Los Angeles.
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After breaking the all time scoring record in the NBA this year and probably very close to the end of his career, more so, this most definitely would be the last time he would be performing at the Olympics so it was only right and natural to accord LeBron James with the honor of being the flag bearer for the country, I mean who else could have been the option if not King James himself. He's carried himself very well and has been a good representative of the USA basketball general on and off the court, so it was a well earned privilege for him.
I'm also inclined to think that these Olympics are the last of his career. But at the same time, I don't exclude the possibility that LeBron might still be in good shape even after 4 years, and he could hypothetically take part in the next Olympics. By the way, the next Olympics will be in Los Angeles.
LeBron's longevity in the game have been surreal to be honest, but I strongly doubt LeBron would still be playing in years time, and if by chance he's still playing in the NBA, I don't there will be need for him to be included, because four years the number of developing stars who have increased massively, posterity is the main reason why they have a couple of potential national team leaders in the team right, that the likes of Curry, LeBron and KD would handover the baton to, speaking of Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton and Jason Tatum, these are all potential face of the national team in the next few years, so they were all brought along with the team to learn more from these veterans
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After breaking the all time scoring record in the NBA this year and probably very close to the end of his career, more so, this most definitely would be the last time he would be performing at the Olympics so it was only right and natural to accord LeBron James with the honor of being the flag bearer for the country, I mean who else could have been the option if not King James himself. He's carried himself very well and has been a good representative of the USA basketball general on and off the court, so it was a well earned privilege for him.
I'm also inclined to think that these Olympics are the last of his career. But at the same time, I don't exclude the possibility that LeBron might still be in good shape even after 4 years, and he could hypothetically take part in the next Olympics. By the way, the next Olympics will be in Los Angeles.
The oldest player that played in Olympics in Basketball is Marcelino Huertas at age 41. If Le-GM is still fit and can play basketball still at that time, then he can get that record or oldest basketball player who played in Olympics. Nevertheless, he played amazing against Serbia, and I expect him to play the same all throughout the tournament.
As for his health after 4 years, with how much he's spending on his fitness, I also believe that he can still be in good shape at that time and can still play. Now that's up to Grant Hill and the management if he will still get him if Le-GM wants to participate.
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After breaking the all time scoring record in the NBA this year and probably very close to the end of his career, more so, this most definitely would be the last time he would be performing at the Olympics so it was only right and natural to accord LeBron James with the honor of being the flag bearer for the country, I mean who else could have been the option if not King James himself. He's carried himself very well and has been a good representative of the USA basketball general on and off the court, so it was a well earned privilege for him.
I'm also inclined to think that these Olympics are the last of his career. But at the same time, I don't exclude the possibility that LeBron might still be in good shape even after 4 years, and he could hypothetically take part in the next Olympics. By the way, the next Olympics will be in Los Angeles.
The oldest player that played in Olympics in Basketball is Marcelino Huertas at age 41. If Le-GM is still fit and can play basketball still at that time, then he can get that record or oldest basketball player who played in Olympics. Nevertheless, he played amazing against Serbia, and I expect him to play the same all throughout the tournament.
As for his health after 4 years, with how much he's spending on his fitness, I also believe that he can still be in good shape at that time and can still play. Now that's up to Grant Hill and the management if he will still get him if Le-GM wants to participate.
I'm not sure if Lebron will really shoot for that record in Olympics basketball and for sure it's going to be break as there are women that can go and play in the Olympics in their 40's-60's.
So if I'm Lebron just focused on his NBA career, he had the record already, he looks healthy. But we all know that father time is undefeated and sooner or later he will slow down and will have to retire. So just continue to build his legacy and not totally look at the Olympics in the next 4 years.
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So if I'm Lebron just focused on his NBA career, he had the record already, he looks healthy. But we all know that father time is undefeated and sooner or later he will slow down and will have to retire. So just continue to build his legacy and not totally look at the Olympics in the next 4 years.
We can only guess what LeBron's plans are for the next few years and whether he will play at the same level. However, it's worth noting that if he plays 4 more seasons, he will probably be close to reaching the 50k points in his career. In that case, his record will be unattainable, although even his current record is already an unattainable goal for almost all NBA players.
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So if I'm Lebron just focused on his NBA career, he had the record already, he looks healthy. But we all know that father time is undefeated and sooner or later he will slow down and will have to retire. So just continue to build his legacy and not totally look at the Olympics in the next 4 years.
We can only guess what LeBron's plans are for the next few years and whether he will play at the same level. However, it's worth noting that if he plays 4 more seasons, he will probably be close to reaching the 50k points in his career. In that case, his record will be unattainable, although even his current record is already an unattainable goal for almost all NBA players.
The age is currently catching up and would eventually wear him down sooner rather than later, and I read some article online saying that Lebron might spend just one year or two more max in the NBA, because there is not record left for him to chase in order to certify him as one greatest to ever grace a basketball court, and the article further stated that he's only staying put right now in order to help Bronny solidify he's stay and have a strong foot in the league which can only be easier with the franchise still regarding Lebron James as highly relevant and important for them, and it was concluded that if LeBron should win the championship again, let's say in the span of the next 2 seasons, he'd likely retire and bow out as champion, while Bronny, all things being equal, should by then be getting some minutes too.
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So if I'm Lebron just focused on his NBA career, he had the record already, he looks healthy. But we all know that father time is undefeated and sooner or later he will slow down and will have to retire. So just continue to build his legacy and not totally look at the Olympics in the next 4 years.
We can only guess what LeBron's plans are for the next few years and whether he will play at the same level. However, it's worth noting that if he plays 4 more seasons, he will probably be close to reaching the 50k points in his career. In that case, his record will be unattainable, although even his current record is already an unattainable goal for almost all NBA players.
Even the 40K point record is very hard already to achieve for a player even though we are in an era where offense is more focused than defense. It's still hard to break even though we are in an era where some teams are prioritizing threes than twos.
As for Le-GM, his point record will not be broken that's for sure. His lowest average PPG in a single season was in his rookie season where he averaged 20.9 PPG. He didn't averaged less than 20 PPG in a single season ever. The closest one that can break that record is Luka and Giannis, but even both of them will need to play more than 20 season to at least come near to it. Overall, it will not be broken. Despite all of that, I will still not consider him the GOAT though. :D
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Consistency is usually the problem for these young folks, they either do drugs and get drunk wait too much, if you look at LeBron for those 20 years played, how matches has he missed, he’s managed to keep fit season after season, not because he doesn’t played hard ball, but you can’t tell how much attention he’s put into his health either by diets, workout and what have you, no one gets that lucky to be consistent for that long, that’s why the likes of Messi and CR7 are also commended in football world, they make a lot of sacrifices to attain the level of success they have right now.
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Consistency is usually the problem for these young folks, they either do drugs and get drunk wait too much, if you look at LeBron for those 20 years played, how matches has he missed, he’s managed to keep fit season after season, not because he doesn’t played hard ball, but you can’t tell how much attention he’s put into his health either by diets, workout and what have you, no one gets that lucky to be consistent for that long, that’s why the likes of Messi and CR7 are also commended in football world, they make a lot of sacrifices to attain the level of success they have right now.
Yes, LeBron is disciplined in terms of health. However, it's worth noting that there are types of injuries that can happen to any player regardless of his health and fitness level. In that regard, LeBron has definitely been fortunate that he hasn't had any really serious injuries throughout his career.
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Consistency is usually the problem for these young folks, they either do drugs and get drunk wait too much, if you look at LeBron for those 20 years played, how matches has he missed, he’s managed to keep fit season after season, not because he doesn’t played hard ball, but you can’t tell how much attention he’s put into his health either by diets, workout and what have you, no one gets that lucky to be consistent for that long, that’s why the likes of Messi and CR7 are also commended in football world, they make a lot of sacrifices to attain the level of success they have right now.
Yes, LeBron is disciplined in terms of health. However, it's worth noting that there are types of injuries that can happen to any player regardless of his health and fitness level. In that regard, LeBron has definitely been fortunate that he hasn't had any really serious injuries throughout his career.
Yeah, I'd quite agree that some injuries are rather very unpredictable, and one can't be too careful enough to avoid such unfortunate incidence, for instance like that of the so called "biggest what if" in the NBA, that is, Derrick Rose, an unfortunate injury that led to his career taking a turn for the worse, or look at what Victor Oladipo have been facing for the past few years now, the same goes for Lonzo Ball, but as for the recovery and healing process it some times comes down to the effort the player puts into it, because there are often a lot of dos and don'ts that needs extreme attention too.
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Consistency is usually the problem for these young folks, they either do drugs and get drunk wait too much, if you look at LeBron for those 20 years played, how matches has he missed, he’s managed to keep fit season after season, not because he doesn’t played hard ball, but you can’t tell how much attention he’s put into his health either by diets, workout and what have you, no one gets that lucky to be consistent for that long, that’s why the likes of Messi and CR7 are also commended in football world, they make a lot of sacrifices to attain the level of success they have right now.
Yes, LeBron is disciplined in terms of health. However, it's worth noting that there are types of injuries that can happen to any player regardless of his health and fitness level. In that regard, LeBron has definitely been fortunate that he hasn't had any really serious injuries throughout his career.
This is what is separating him from younger players out there. Maybe his style of working out is what made him very active, and very prone to injury despite him at 39 years old. I mean dude is dominating at the Olympics right now, and he's getting more minutes than other younger players out there. Maybe we can say that he's the most disciplined in terms of health, and in the whole league in terms of exercising as well.
I guess it's time for other players to at least copy what exercises he is doing so that they can be like him, right?
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I mean dude is dominating at the Olympics right now, and he's getting more minutes than other younger players out there.
I wouldn't say he's getting more minutes. If you look at the US team stats, you'll notice that almost all players get an average of 20 minutes. In a particular game, Lebron or some other player may get a little more minutes, but it should be noted that it's quite justified in the case of Lebron because he is the leader in terms of efficiency per game.
By the way, the USA vs. Brazil game is now coming to an end, and it looks like the USA team will face the Serbia team in the semifinals after that.
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Consistency is usually the problem for these young folks, they either do drugs and get drunk wait too much, if you look at LeBron for those 20 years played, how matches has he missed, he’s managed to keep fit season after season, not because he doesn’t played hard ball, but you can’t tell how much attention he’s put into his health either by diets, workout and what have you, no one gets that lucky to be consistent for that long, that’s why the likes of Messi and CR7 are also commended in football world, they make a lot of sacrifices to attain the level of success they have right now.
Yes, LeBron is disciplined in terms of health. However, it's worth noting that there are types of injuries that can happen to any player regardless of his health and fitness level. In that regard, LeBron has definitely been fortunate that he hasn't had any really serious injuries throughout his career.
This is what is separating him from younger players out there. Maybe his style of working out is what made him very active, and very prone to injury despite him at 39 years old. I mean dude is dominating at the Olympics right now, and he's getting more minutes than other younger players out there. Maybe we can say that he's the most disciplined in terms of health, and in the whole league in terms of exercising as well.
I guess it's time for other players to at least copy what exercises he is doing so that they can be like him, right?
It's the advancement of medical science that might have prolonged Lebron's James body and somewhat keep it preserved even at his age. And probably genetics as well, he hadn't had serious injuries like Kobe specially in the knee and achilles.
So even if the young guys follow his regimen, it might be completely a very different result. And we can say that Lebron is just a freak of nature as well as he was able to stay in the league for 20 years and still almost the same when he joined. So it ever he slows down, it is marginal as compare to let's say Vince or Kobe entering their 18++ seasons, those guys have seen better days already, and with the wear and tear.
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It's the advancement of medical science that might have prolonged Lebron's James body and somewhat keep it preserved even at his age. And probably genetics as well, he hadn't had serious injuries like Kobe specially in the knee and achilles.
So even if the young guys follow his regimen, it might be completely a very different result. And we can say that Lebron is just a freak of nature as well as he was able to stay in the league for 20 years and still almost the same when he joined. So it ever he slows down, it is marginal as compare to let's say Vince or Kobe entering their 18++ seasons, those guys have seen better days already, and with the wear and tear.
I've read articles that spent millions of dollars just to keep his body in a competitive state and i think he is the only one doing that (i might be wrong) and i also agree that part of the reason why he last this long in the NBA is he didn't sustain major injuries. For me, he still has a year or two in the association before being a liability on the defensive end but kudos to him for staying fit and still be able to compete with the young guns in the NBA or in the international basketball event.
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It's the advancement of medical science that might have prolonged Lebron's James body and somewhat keep it preserved even at his age. And probably genetics as well, he hadn't had serious injuries like Kobe specially in the knee and achilles.
So even if the young guys follow his regimen, it might be completely a very different result. And we can say that Lebron is just a freak of nature as well as he was able to stay in the league for 20 years and still almost the same when he joined. So it ever he slows down, it is marginal as compare to let's say Vince or Kobe entering their 18++ seasons, those guys have seen better days already, and with the wear and tear.
I've read articles that spent millions of dollars just to keep his body in a competitive state and i think he is the only one doing that (i might be wrong) and i also agree that part of the reason why he last this long in the NBA is he didn't sustain major injuries. For me, he still has a year or two in the association before being a liability on the defensive end but kudos to him for staying fit and still be able to compete with the young guns in the NBA or in the international basketball event.
That is true mate, and we have seen his investments as well as his body is not injury prone or at least preserving it so that he can still play high level basketball even if he nearing 40 years of age.
Just like in the Olympics, he can still play with the young guns the same in the NBA. And I don't remember if he was ever in the so called minute restrictions in the NBA. He didn't play when he was really injured as compare to being sit out by his coach because he didn't want to risk injury to him.
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Now that men's basketball Olympics is over, we head back to the free agency. Nothing new so far and the latest was Westbrook signing a two-year $6.8 Million contract with the Nuggets. Another low salary for his caliber but I guess this man just wants to win his first ring.
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Now that men's basketball Olympics is over, we head back to the free agency. Nothing new so far and the latest was Westbrook signing a two-year $6.8 Million contract with the Nuggets. Another low salary for his caliber but I guess this man just wants to win his first ring.
Right now, Westbrook is more of a role player right now than an all-star player. It's just sad to see that his career got ruined when he got traded to the Lakers. I believe that with Westbrook, Jokic now has a teammate that will help him in playmaking. I mean Westbrook still averaged 4.5 APG last season so at least that's a big help still.
This is also to deepen their bench because with the loss of Bruce Brown and Jeff Green a few seasons ago, their 2nd unit isn't that good anymore. Well, I hope that they will still get more role players that can help them win another title again.
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Now that men's basketball Olympics is over, we head back to the free agency. Nothing new so far and the latest was Westbrook signing a two-year $6.8 Million contract with the Nuggets. Another low salary for his caliber but I guess this man just wants to win his first ring.
I think this news was over weeks already, as far as I know the latest is Lauri Markkanen signing a massive contract with the Jazz witht $238 million. There are reports in prior months that the Warriors are very much interested on his services and I thought that the Warriors management are going with this trade. However, it says that they don't want to include Brandin Podziemski as they value this rookie. So good money for Lauri Markkanen. One of a kind big man, it's like a version of Dirk.
As for the Olympics, yeah it was historic, Lebron, Curry and KD saving their legacies with a big win against host nation France to win the gold medal. Same with their women's too, winning the gold medal as well.
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As for the Olympics, yeah it was historic, Lebron, Curry and KD saving their legacies with a big win against host nation France to win the gold medal.
It would be great to see these tri playing for the Golden State Warriors next season, is that possible? ;D
But i don't think that Lebron would play for the other team as he has yet to fulfill his dream of playing alongside his son Bronny with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Speaking of Lakers, is it true that they have now Jonas Valencuenas on their roster? If this is true then Lakers will be stronger at the 5 position this season.
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As for the Olympics, yeah it was historic, Lebron, Curry and KD saving their legacies with a big win against host nation France to win the gold medal.
It would be great to see these tri playing for the Golden State Warriors next season, is that possible? ;D
We have seen Curry and KD already in Warriors uniform, winning 2 titles.
But i don't think that Lebron would play for the other team as he has yet to fulfill his dream of playing alongside his son Bronny with the Los Angeles Lakers.
I don't think that Lebron will move out of Lakers, he will still have some years and for sure he wanted to play with his son along the way to make history again.
Speaking of Lakers, is it true that they have now Jonas Valencuenas on their roster? If this is true then Lakers will be stronger at the 5 position this season.
This has been a on going rumor. And so far it's not yet official, but we all know that when there's smoke there is fire. So let's see Jonas could be a good addition to the Lakers so that AD will really play the position that he like which is PG and he is good at that. Last year they had a experiment wherein Jaxson Hayes plays the center position but he is soft and very young and it's hard to see him guarding the likes of Jokic or Joel Embiid in the post.
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As for the Olympics, yeah it was historic, Lebron, Curry and KD saving their legacies with a big win against host nation France to win the gold medal.
It would be great to see these tri playing for the Golden State Warriors next season, is that possible? ;D
Just leave it to your imagination, hehehe.
But i don't think that Lebron would play for the other team as he has yet to fulfill his dream of playing alongside his son Bronny with the Los Angeles Lakers.
He will be a Lakers until he retires, I do not see him going to other teams.
Speaking of Lakers, is it true that they have now Jonas Valencuenas on their roster? If this is true then Lakers will be stronger at the 5 position this season.
Report says that after Jonas was acquired by the Washington Wizard, he could be traded in December to the Lakers. So we will see what will be the package as the Wizards might want future drafts that Lakers doesn't want to risk.
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But i don't think that Lebron would play for the other team as he has yet to fulfill his dream of playing alongside his son Bronny with the Los Angeles Lakers.
He will be a Lakers until he retires, I do not see him going to other teams.
I think if Bronny hadn't been drafted, LeBron would have probably finished his career this offseason. However, by signing Bronny to a four-year contract, the Lakers have kept LeBron on the roster and given him the motivation to keep playing for at least one or two more seasons.
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I think if Bronny hadn't been drafted, LeBron would have probably finished his career this offseason. However, by signing Bronny to a four-year contract, the Lakers have kept LeBron on the roster and given him the motivation to keep playing for at least one or two more seasons.
I doubt that. A guy as competitive and as active as him would not want to go out silently. Since he's still good physically, he'll still attempt to get at least one more ring and it doesn't matter if it's with the Lakers or with another team. I see him having his own last dance season before hanging it up.
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But i don't think that Lebron would play for the other team as he has yet to fulfill his dream of playing alongside his son Bronny with the Los Angeles Lakers.
He will be a Lakers until he retires, I do not see him going to other teams.
I think if Bronny hadn't been drafted, LeBron would have probably finished his career this offseason. However, by signing Bronny to a four-year contract, the Lakers have kept LeBron on the roster and given him the motivation to keep playing for at least one or two more seasons.
Yes, probably that is the "silent deal" with Lebron staying with the Lakers for the rest of his career by drafting his son Bronny with the team. And with that the Lakers can assumed that Lebron is not going to leave but will attempt this season to get another ring.
We have seen how competitive he is during the Olympics and he was one of those guy that are instrumental in carrying them to win the Gold medal. Probably the Gold winning USA team is resting, but for sure in a week or two they might be back again in the gym and going into the motions of training very hard for the upcoming season.
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But i don't think that Lebron would play for the other team as he has yet to fulfill his dream of playing alongside his son Bronny with the Los Angeles Lakers.
He will be a Lakers until he retires, I do not see him going to other teams.
I think if Bronny hadn't been drafted, LeBron would have probably finished his career this offseason. However, by signing Bronny to a four-year contract, the Lakers have kept LeBron on the roster and given him the motivation to keep playing for at least one or two more seasons.
He is going to wait till Bronny will be drafted and obviously the Lakers wil do it for Lebron. And so I do not think that he will finished his season, we have seen that he can still play high level basketball at his age and not going to slow down in the next 2-5 years.
And with Bronny, he could be motivated to really play that hard day in day out.
Lakers is going to be a strong contender in the West regardless if they drafted Bronny or not. Although they will attract a lot of attention this coming season.
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I doubt that. A guy as competitive and as active as him would not want to go out silently. Since he's still good physically, he'll still attempt to get at least one more ring and it doesn't matter if it's with the Lakers or with another team. I see him having his own last dance season before hanging it up.
Do you think LeBron will announce ahead of time his plans to end his career like Kobe did? It's possible, and I think it's even profitable for the team because the ticket price for LeBron's last games will be very expensive in that case.
As for another ring, I don't think he has much chance to do it in the next two seasons with the Lakers.
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As for another ring, I don't think he has much chance to do it in the next two seasons with the Lakers.
Nahhh. He will not win a ring in LA anymore in his final 2 seasons.
The Lakers roster right now is what I consider average, and knowing that they're in the Western Conference where all-stars are distributed in every team, it will be hard for them to win a title.
Ever since their title in 2020, their roster is just full of average and unknown players. Lebron and AD obviously can't lead this team. Take note that AD became healthier as well but still, they're having a hard time winning in the playoffs. As for Le-GM, he will still average 20 PPG in the upcoming season, but his team will not win a title. Le-GM's only chance of winning a title I think is if he will join a young team that's considered a playoff contender, and he will have a massive pay cut just to be with that team. 2 years from now, he will be 41, and I don't think that his value at that time will be the same as it is now.
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I doubt that. A guy as competitive and as active as him would not want to go out silently. Since he's still good physically, he'll still attempt to get at least one more ring and it doesn't matter if it's with the Lakers or with another team. I see him having his own last dance season before hanging it up.
Do you think LeBron will announce ahead of time his plans to end his career like Kobe did? It's possible, and I think it's even profitable for the team because the ticket price for LeBron's last games will be very expensive in that case.
As for another ring, I don't think he has much chance to do it in the next two seasons with the Lakers.
Teams in the West are getting better, we have the Wolves, the Nuggets, OKC and Luka lead Dallas. So that's a whole lot of teams that Lebron and the Lakers should go before they reach the finals.
So with their current line up, I don't think that they will have enough muscle to get over those teams. Only Lebron and AD on their team and a lot of role players. Unlike the other teams wherein there are a lot of legit superstars on their roster.
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I will derail the discussion for a bit with regards to Le-GM since we've been talking about him for ages already.
I will share about Jonathan Kuminga and it seems like he's seeking for a $224 Million max contract extension with the Golden State Warriors. Regarding to Sportsrac, he still have 2 years on the contract and after this upcoming season, he will be a Restricted Free Agent. Just for context, Kuminga averaged 16.1 PPG, 4.8 RPG, & 2.2 APG on 52.9 FG% for Golden State last season.
Now the question is, do you think that with his contributions and his performance in the last 3 seasons, do you think that he deserves a max contract with Golden State? Why?
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I will share about Jonathan Kuminga and it seems like he's seeking for a $224 Million max contract extension with the Golden State Warriors. Regarding to Sportsrac, he still have 2 years on the contract and after this upcoming season, he will be a Restricted Free Agent. Just for context, Kuminga averaged 16.1 PPG, 4.8 RPG, & 2.2 APG on 52.9 FG% for Golden State last season.
Now the question is, do you think that with his contributions and his performance in the last 3 seasons, do you think that he deserves a max contract with Golden State? Why?
I think it's too early for him to be asking a max contract but it's up to his agent to convince the Warriors' management. Nobody can deny about his improvements last season but he is not that close to being the main guy like Steph. He'll have better chances though since Klay is already out.
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I will share about Jonathan Kuminga and it seems like he's seeking for a $224 Million max contract extension with the Golden State Warriors. Regarding to Sportsrac, he still have 2 years on the contract and after this upcoming season, he will be a Restricted Free Agent. Just for context, Kuminga averaged 16.1 PPG, 4.8 RPG, & 2.2 APG on 52.9 FG% for Golden State last season.
Now the question is, do you think that with his contributions and his performance in the last 3 seasons, do you think that he deserves a max contract with Golden State? Why?
I think it's too early for him to be asking a max contract but it's up to his agent to convince the Warriors' management. Nobody can deny about his improvements last season but he is not that close to being the main guy like Steph. He'll have better chances though since Klay is already out.
Yeah, for now he is not that worth though, he still needs to do more, at least average 20 ppg this season and since Klay left already, he should be the second option for now.
Although there are flashes of him to be a good player, still not enough at least for me for Kuminga to demand that huge contract. But he has 2 years so it could be worth for the Warriors if he becomes their second best player behind Steph Curry.
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So with their current line up, I don't think that they will have enough muscle to get over those teams. Only Lebron and AD on their team and a lot of role players. Unlike the other teams wherein there are a lot of legit superstars on their roster.
I do read an article that the Lakers have acquired the service of Jonas Valanciunas and with this recent development i think AD had a partner now in the rebounding chores and his addition provide more muscle in the middle but remain to be seen if his addition will make the Lakers a championship contender in the West.
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So with their current line up, I don't think that they will have enough muscle to get over those teams. Only Lebron and AD on their team and a lot of role players. Unlike the other teams wherein there are a lot of legit superstars on their roster.
I do read an article that the Lakers have acquired the service of Jonas Valanciunas and with this recent development i think AD had a partner now in the rebounding chores and his addition provide more muscle in the middle but remain to be seen if his addition will make the Lakers a championship contender in the West.
Might help a bit on AD, but I do not think that it will be enough though.
It was interesting to see the pairing of Joel Embiid + PG with the Sixers. Joel need some help and I think PG might be the answer. They've lost Tobias Harris but they still have Maxey.
It just remind me though of Joel + Ben Simmons, lots of promise on that tandem until it did broke during the playoffs. But PG is experience though so it might be a different experience.
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I will share about Jonathan Kuminga and it seems like he's seeking for a $224 Million max contract extension with the Golden State Warriors. Regarding to Sportsrac, he still have 2 years on the contract and after this upcoming season, he will be a Restricted Free Agent. Just for context, Kuminga averaged 16.1 PPG, 4.8 RPG, & 2.2 APG on 52.9 FG% for Golden State last season.
Now the question is, do you think that with his contributions and his performance in the last 3 seasons, do you think that he deserves a max contract with Golden State? Why?
I think it's too early for him to be asking a max contract but it's up to his agent to convince the Warriors' management. Nobody can deny about his improvements last season but he is not that close to being the main guy like Steph. He'll have better chances though since Klay is already out.
Yeah, for now he is not that worth though, he still needs to do more, at least average 20 ppg this season and since Klay left already, he should be the second option for now.
Although there are flashes of him to be a good player, still not enough at least for me for Kuminga to demand that huge contract. But he has 2 years so it could be worth for the Warriors if he becomes their second best player behind Steph Curry.
Is Klay their second option last season still? Because if that's the case then Kuminga is now their second option and like you said, he doesn't deserve the max contract this season.
He needs to step up this upcoming regular season before the management decide whether they will give it to him or not. They don't what to happen what they did to Jordan Poole a few years ago where they gave him a huge contract, and ended up as a bust. They must be more careful now in giving huge contracts. As for Kuminga, he's athletic and a reliable shooter and defender as well. With Wiggins becoming inconsistent, he stepped up and helped on offense, and although it wasn't enough for the Dubs to clinch the playoffs, at least we've seen some improvement coming from him in all stats.
Now that Klay is gone, I expect more from Kuminga from now especially with his offense.
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I will share about Jonathan Kuminga and it seems like he's seeking for a $224 Million max contract extension with the Golden State Warriors. Regarding to Sportsrac, he still have 2 years on the contract and after this upcoming season, he will be a Restricted Free Agent. Just for context, Kuminga averaged 16.1 PPG, 4.8 RPG, & 2.2 APG on 52.9 FG% for Golden State last season.
Now the question is, do you think that with his contributions and his performance in the last 3 seasons, do you think that he deserves a max contract with Golden State? Why?
I think it's too early for him to be asking a max contract but it's up to his agent to convince the Warriors' management. Nobody can deny about his improvements last season but he is not that close to being the main guy like Steph. He'll have better chances though since Klay is already out.
Yeah, for now he is not that worth though, he still needs to do more, at least average 20 ppg this season and since Klay left already, he should be the second option for now.
Although there are flashes of him to be a good player, still not enough at least for me for Kuminga to demand that huge contract. But he has 2 years so it could be worth for the Warriors if he becomes their second best player behind Steph Curry.
Is Klay their second option last season still? Because if that's the case then Kuminga is now their second option and like you said, he doesn't deserve the max contract this season.
He needs to step up this upcoming regular season before the management decide whether they will give it to him or not. They don't what to happen what they did to Jordan Poole a few years ago where they gave him a huge contract, and ended up as a bust. They must be more careful now in giving huge contracts. As for Kuminga, he's athletic and a reliable shooter and defender as well. With Wiggins becoming inconsistent, he stepped up and helped on offense, and although it wasn't enough for the Dubs to clinch the playoffs, at least we've seen some improvement coming from him in all stats.
Now that Klay is gone, I expect more from Kuminga from now especially with his offense.
I think Steve Kerr experiment a lot of combinations and starting five last season as they have CP3 to play the point during his one year stay with the Warriors. And there are times that Kuminga and Klay coming off the bench. But I guess it didn't work as Klay has one of the worst season ever as a Warrior although he average 17 points, but still it's below of his 20-21 ppg and then he had 0 points in his last game as a Warrior. Yes, I'm also looking at Kuminga to be a big guy in offense of the Warriors. It's like when Wiggins has at his best version with the Warriors, prior to his struggle, and he become a All Star that year. So hopefully, Kuminga might have his best year with the Dubs this coming season.
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Enough of the Kuminga news, I guess since it didn't gain that much traction from the media. What's popular right now is the complete transformation of Zion Williamson's body.
https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1825014545095807378#
I know that many here already saw his transformation, but that's a huge weight loss especially if we know how his body is last season. He played a career-high 70 games last regular season and the Pelicans would've won that play-in game against the Lakers if only Zion didn't get injured in the crucial minutes. In your opinion, do you think that this transformation by him will result to a better Pelicans team on the upcoming regular season? Or it will be the opposite.
For me, this body transformation that we are seeing from him every single off-season will be the same as how Ben Simmons are hyping his fans on Instagram every off-season with his three-point and perimeter shooting. :D
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Enough of the Kuminga news, I guess since it didn't gain that much traction from the media. What's popular right now is the complete transformation of Zion Williamson's body.
https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1825014545095807378#
I know that many here already saw his transformation, but that's a huge weight loss especially if we know how his body is last season. He played a career-high 70 games last regular season and the Pelicans would've won that play-in game against the Lakers if only Zion didn't get injured in the crucial minutes. In your opinion, do you think that this transformation by him will result to a better Pelicans team on the upcoming regular season? Or it will be the opposite.
For me, this body transformation that we are seeing from him every single off-season will be the same as how Ben Simmons are hyping his fans on Instagram every off-season with his three-point and perimeter shooting. :D
I do think that Zion Williamson's body transformation will have positive impact on the team as he will no longer be injury prone. One thing that is questionable for me if his body right now survive the banging down low as he almost lost 1/3 of his weight lol.
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Enough of the Kuminga news, I guess since it didn't gain that much traction from the media. What's popular right now is the complete transformation of Zion Williamson's body.
https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1825014545095807378#
I know that many here already saw his transformation, but that's a huge weight loss especially if we know how his body is last season. He played a career-high 70 games last regular season and the Pelicans would've won that play-in game against the Lakers if only Zion didn't get injured in the crucial minutes. In your opinion, do you think that this transformation by him will result to a better Pelicans team on the upcoming regular season? Or it will be the opposite.
For me, this body transformation that we are seeing from him every single off-season will be the same as how Ben Simmons are hyping his fans on Instagram every off-season with his three-point and perimeter shooting. :D
I do think that Zion Williamson's body transformation will have positive impact on the team as he will no longer be injury prone. One thing that is questionable for me if his body right now survive the banging down low as he almost lost 1/3 of his weight lol.
Every start of the season though, Zion has lost a lot of pounds, nevertheless, he is injury prone and then takes month for him to recover again and so he can't really built momentum on his career.
There were even news of him that he will be traded, and so he had to show the management that he is willing to do and what it takes and so he goes on anothe weight loss and hopefully it might help his body to survived or should he be gaining muscles with this weight loss?
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Zion actually looks better from the picture and his knees are surely thanking him now ;D He can play more games even if he keeps his high-flying playing style. He won't be able to push defenders as he used to (with his old body) but he'll surely be quicker.
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Enough of the Kuminga news, I guess since it didn't gain that much traction from the media. What's popular right now is the complete transformation of Zion Williamson's body.
https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1825014545095807378#
I know that many here already saw his transformation, but that's a huge weight loss especially if we know how his body is last season. He played a career-high 70 games last regular season and the Pelicans would've won that play-in game against the Lakers if only Zion didn't get injured in the crucial minutes. In your opinion, do you think that this transformation by him will result to a better Pelicans team on the upcoming regular season? Or it will be the opposite.
For me, this body transformation that we are seeing from him every single off-season will be the same as how Ben Simmons are hyping his fans on Instagram every off-season with his three-point and perimeter shooting. :D
I do think that Zion Williamson's body transformation will have positive impact on the team as he will no longer be injury prone. One thing that is questionable for me if his body right now survive the banging down low as he almost lost 1/3 of his weight lol.
Every start of the season though, Zion has lost a lot of pounds, nevertheless, he is injury prone and then takes month for him to recover again and so he can't really built momentum on his career.
There were even news of him that he will be traded, and so he had to show the management that he is willing to do and what it takes and so he goes on anothe weight loss and hopefully it might help his body to survived or should he be gaining muscles with this weight loss?
Muscles would be the next to gain IMO.
If he will maintain that body coming to the regular season, he will just be bulldozed by other stronger players inside the paint. With his previous body, he's the one bulldozing those players but this time, it might be the opposite.
It's good that the Pelicans gave him another year after years of disappointment. Many has high expectations to the team as soon as he got traded, but it's all been a disappointment. He's injury prone like what you said, but I hope that the acquisition of Murray will make the Pelicans better even without him.
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Enough of the Kuminga news, I guess since it didn't gain that much traction from the media. What's popular right now is the complete transformation of Zion Williamson's body.
https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1825014545095807378#
I know that many here already saw his transformation, but that's a huge weight loss especially if we know how his body is last season. He played a career-high 70 games last regular season and the Pelicans would've won that play-in game against the Lakers if only Zion didn't get injured in the crucial minutes. In your opinion, do you think that this transformation by him will result to a better Pelicans team on the upcoming regular season? Or it will be the opposite.
For me, this body transformation that we are seeing from him every single off-season will be the same as how Ben Simmons are hyping his fans on Instagram every off-season with his three-point and perimeter shooting. :D
I do think that Zion Williamson's body transformation will have positive impact on the team as he will no longer be injury prone. One thing that is questionable for me if his body right now survive the banging down low as he almost lost 1/3 of his weight lol.
Every start of the season though, Zion has lost a lot of pounds, nevertheless, he is injury prone and then takes month for him to recover again and so he can't really built momentum on his career.
There were even news of him that he will be traded, and so he had to show the management that he is willing to do and what it takes and so he goes on anothe weight loss and hopefully it might help his body to survived or should he be gaining muscles with this weight loss?
Muscles would be the next to gain IMO.
If he will maintain that body coming to the regular season, he will just be bulldozed by other stronger players inside the paint. With his previous body, he's the one bulldozing those players but this time, it might be the opposite.
It's good that the Pelicans gave him another year after years of disappointment. Many has high expectations to the team as soon as he got traded, but it's all been a disappointment. He's injury prone like what you said, but I hope that the acquisition of Murray will make the Pelicans better even without him.
Yes, that's what we want to see from him, gaining muscles and so he can still bang with the big boys in the middle and still perform highlight dunks because he is also athletic and a freak.
And maybe he can stay away from being injury prone if he will build more muscles. Hopefully, this chance that the Pelicans have been given him will translate into something big for him this season and not be another disappointment of not completing at least a full season.
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I had seen this kid before, Duke's Cooper Flagg, likely top pick in 2025 NBA Draft, signs shoe deal with New Balance. (https://sports.yahoo.com/dukes-cooper-flagg-likely-top-pick-in-2025-nba-draft-signs-shoe-deal-with-new-balance-165224456.html)
And it's supposed to be that he is the biggest player next year in the NBA so there's a lot of hype around him. And then even before entering the NBA he had a huge deal already from New Balance. Although it's not the first since we have seen a lot of players before going into the big league, they already a shoe deal with Nike. With that, he will be in the compnay of Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese Maxey, Jamal Murray as brand ambassador of New Balance.
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I had seen this kid before, Duke's Cooper Flagg, likely top pick in 2025 NBA Draft, signs shoe deal with New Balance. (https://sports.yahoo.com/dukes-cooper-flagg-likely-top-pick-in-2025-nba-draft-signs-shoe-deal-with-new-balance-165224456.html)
And it's supposed to be that he is the biggest player next year in the NBA so there's a lot of hype around him. And then even before entering the NBA he had a huge deal already from New Balance. Although it's not the first since we have seen a lot of players before going into the big league, they already a shoe deal with Nike. With that, he will be in the compnay of Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese Maxey, Jamal Murray as brand ambassador of New Balance.
The hype is on him that's for sure especially when he played against the US Olympic team where he played really well against the likes of Lebron James and other all-star players. You can see from the kid that he isn't scared on anybody and can create shots.
However, I've seen a YouTube video that there's a chance that Cooper Flagg might not be the top 1 pick for next year's draft. In fact, there are 5 of them that "MIGHT" get that top spot. You can check the video here: LINK (https://youtu.be/jdmUCPAJmsw?si=bO8Dk3GhYY8xX_5X). Well, him getting that top spot would be a good thing for the US teams as a whole because looking at the top 1 pick for the past 2 years, it wasn't American but French (Wemby and Risacher).
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^ Was it really that important if a player is the top pick in the draft or not? Sure being no. 1 is a good story to tell but it might work against them too. Anyway, great job landing a shoe deal at an early age. Hopefully, that doesn't distract his game. Fortune achieved early without great effort almost always get to their head.
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^ Was it really that important if a player is the top pick in the draft or not? Sure being no. 1 is a good story to tell but it might work against them too. Anyway, great job landing a shoe deal at an early age. Hopefully, that doesn't distract his game. Fortune achieved early without great effort almost always get to their head.
Yeah, just need to prove yourself that you are that good and for sure even if you are not the number 1, then I think he can be a good candidate for ROTY award. Just doesn't make sense though that this kid has a shoe deal as early, prior to the NBA.
But I guess New Balance doesn't want other competitor to get inside as they lock him up for good. So let's see if he can live up the hype of becoming the top draft pick next year or not.
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^ Was it really that important if a player is the top pick in the draft or not? Sure being no. 1 is a good story to tell but it might work against them too. Anyway, great job landing a shoe deal at an early age. Hopefully, that doesn't distract his game. Fortune achieved early without great effort almost always get to their head.
At this current era, not anymore.
I mean, we've seen lots of top pick who became bust in NBA history. Players like Anthony Bennett, Kwame Brown, Michael Olowokandi, and of course let's not forget the great Greg Oden.
Being a top pick might be big for fans, but for the player, it might be the opposite because that adds more pressure towards him. As a top pick, the expectation towards him is at it's highest. Great job for landing that shoe deal this early because if Flagg will be drafted on the NBA a year from now, other shoe brands might try and get him. Nice move by New Balance. Anyway, he will be at the top of the draft pick next year that's for sure. :)
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At this current era, not anymore.
I mean, we've seen lots of top pick who became bust in NBA history. Players like Anthony Bennett, Kwame Brown, Michael Olowokandi, and of course let's not forget the great Greg Oden.
Imho, Oden had good potential. I think if he had not initially been so injury-prone, he could have become one of the top centers in the league.
But I agree, a top draft pick doesn't guarantee a player anything, just like a last draft pick isn't a verdict for a player. A good example is Isaiah Thomas, who was selected last in the draft but still succeeded in the NBA.
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At this current era, not anymore.
I mean, we've seen lots of top pick who became bust in NBA history. Players like Anthony Bennett, Kwame Brown, Michael Olowokandi, and of course let's not forget the great Greg Oden.
Imho, Oden had good potential. I think if he had not initially been so injury-prone, he could have become one of the top centers in the league.
But I agree, a top draft pick doesn't guarantee a player anything, just like a last draft pick isn't a verdict for a player. A good example is Isaiah Thomas, who was selected last in the draft but still succeeded in the NBA.
Greg Oden is a rare case though, he has been playing already but when he enters the NBA is become suddenly a glass player. We haven't seen this case of players entering the league, sure there are bust like Candy man and Kwame Brown, but this two was able to play at least and have a career.
But Oden was very different, so imagine him and Brandon Roy teaming up and have a run during their partnership (although Roy has also that rare case in his knees forcing him to quit as well).
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At this current era, not anymore.
I mean, we've seen lots of top pick who became bust in NBA history. Players like Anthony Bennett, Kwame Brown, Michael Olowokandi, and of course let's not forget the great Greg Oden.
Imho, Oden had good potential. I think if he had not initially been so injury-prone, he could have become one of the top centers in the league.
But I agree, a top draft pick doesn't guarantee a player anything, just like a last draft pick isn't a verdict for a player. A good example is Isaiah Thomas, who was selected last in the draft but still succeeded in the NBA.
He was great coming into the NBA from college and has a lot of potential, being the number 1 draft pick. But if fate is going to intervene, we would not see how great Oden could have been in his prime.
So it's not a guarantee, but still there are factors that behind our control and we could only wish that he didn't get injured or at least recovered from it. But as I have said, probably it is what written on Oden career before he even put his feet on the arena.
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At this current era, not anymore.
I mean, we've seen lots of top pick who became bust in NBA history. Players like Anthony Bennett, Kwame Brown, Michael Olowokandi, and of course let's not forget the great Greg Oden.
Imho, Oden had good potential. I think if he had not initially been so injury-prone, he could have become one of the top centers in the league.
But I agree, a top draft pick doesn't guarantee a player anything, just like a last draft pick isn't a verdict for a player. A good example is Isaiah Thomas, who was selected last in the draft but still succeeded in the NBA.
Greg Oden is a rare case though, he has been playing already but when he enters the NBA is become suddenly a glass player. We haven't seen this case of players entering the league, sure there are bust like Candy man and Kwame Brown, but this two was able to play at least and have a career.
But Oden was very different, so imagine him and Brandon Roy teaming up and have a run during their partnership (although Roy has also that rare case in his knees forcing him to quit as well).
Speaking of Brandon Roy, I've seen a video online a few months ago with regards to some of our current superstars and they said that Brandon Roy is one of the best examples of "A Superstar in the making, but injuries ruined his career." Not the exact words, but the point is Brandon might've carried the Blazers on his prime and possible to get a title with him and Oden, but both of them got injury-prone that ruined both of their careers. It's unfortunate for them to end up in that situation, but that's just how it is.
As for Isaiah Thomas, he became a superstar when he's on the Celtics, and nobody expected him to be the main guy of the Celtics TBH, not even me. On the flipside though, just like what happened with Roy and Oden, injuries ruined his career as well and until now, he doesn't have a guaranteed contract on any teams. Maybe it's time for him to play overseas isn't he?
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As for Isaiah Thomas, he became a superstar when he's on the Celtics, and nobody expected him to be the main guy of the Celtics TBH, not even me. On the flipside though, just like what happened with Roy and Oden, injuries ruined his career as well and until now, he doesn't have a guaranteed contract on any teams. Maybe it's time for him to play overseas isn't he?
Periodically, I see news about him practicing with one NBA team or another. So, I don't think he's going to give up trying to get back to the NBA, although it's obvious that with each passing year, it's becoming an increasingly difficult goal for him. By the way, in the last 4 seasons, he played only 53 games in the NBA.
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At this current era, not anymore.
I mean, we've seen lots of top pick who became bust in NBA history. Players like Anthony Bennett, Kwame Brown, Michael Olowokandi, and of course let's not forget the great Greg Oden.
Imho, Oden had good potential. I think if he had not initially been so injury-prone, he could have become one of the top centers in the league.
But I agree, a top draft pick doesn't guarantee a player anything, just like a last draft pick isn't a verdict for a player. A good example is Isaiah Thomas, who was selected last in the draft but still succeeded in the NBA.
Greg Oden is a rare case though, he has been playing already but when he enters the NBA is become suddenly a glass player. We haven't seen this case of players entering the league, sure there are bust like Candy man and Kwame Brown, but this two was able to play at least and have a career.
But Oden was very different, so imagine him and Brandon Roy teaming up and have a run during their partnership (although Roy has also that rare case in his knees forcing him to quit as well).
Speaking of Brandon Roy, I've seen a video online a few months ago with regards to some of our current superstars and they said that Brandon Roy is one of the best examples of "A Superstar in the making, but injuries ruined his career." Not the exact words, but the point is Brandon might've carried the Blazers on his prime and possible to get a title with him and Oden, but both of them got injury-prone that ruined both of their careers. It's unfortunate for them to end up in that situation, but that's just how it is.
He is already a superstar back then, yeah, it's possible that he might have brought the Blazers in the finals with Oden back then. But remember that Kobe Bryant is also coming out as a superstar and so it's hard to see them getting a win against the Lakers that time in the playoff.
As for Isaiah Thomas, he became a superstar when he's on the Celtics, and nobody expected him to be the main guy of the Celtics TBH, not even me. On the flipside though, just like what happened with Roy and Oden, injuries ruined his career as well and until now, he doesn't have a guaranteed contract on any teams. Maybe it's time for him to play overseas isn't he?
It's a different case for IT though, yeah he become a superstar with the Boston Celtics carry the team and the he got injured. However, Boston keep pushing him to play when he should be resting and they didn't full disclose what kind of injuries IT had. And when his injury got worse and can no longer play, Celtics traded him. That's why IT has animosity with the Celtics up to this day because it cost his entire NBA career by what Boston did to him.
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As for Isaiah Thomas, he became a superstar when he's on the Celtics, and nobody expected him to be the main guy of the Celtics TBH, not even me. On the flipside though, just like what happened with Roy and Oden, injuries ruined his career as well and until now, he doesn't have a guaranteed contract on any teams. Maybe it's time for him to play overseas isn't he?
Periodically, I see news about him practicing with one NBA team or another. So, I don't think he's going to give up trying to get back to the NBA, although it's obvious that with each passing year, it's becoming an increasingly difficult goal for him. By the way, in the last 4 seasons, he played only 53 games in the NBA.
He had sign with Phoenix last season if I recall it correctly, but not sure if he had played or not. I think he can still ball though, he was once very great player as well, but due to injuries he was out and was not able to be the same version.
Yeah, why not played overseas, I think teams in Asia or in Europe can still value a player like Thomas. He is a good guard during his prime, can shoot the ball and make great passes.
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As for Isaiah Thomas, he became a superstar when he's on the Celtics, and nobody expected him to be the main guy of the Celtics TBH, not even me. On the flipside though, just like what happened with Roy and Oden, injuries ruined his career as well and until now, he doesn't have a guaranteed contract on any teams. Maybe it's time for him to play overseas isn't he?
Periodically, I see news about him practicing with one NBA team or another. So, I don't think he's going to give up trying to get back to the NBA, although it's obvious that with each passing year, it's becoming an increasingly difficult goal for him. By the way, in the last 4 seasons, he played only 53 games in the NBA.
He had sign with Phoenix last season if I recall it correctly, but not sure if he had played or not. I think he can still ball though, he was once very great player as well, but due to injuries he was out and was not able to be the same version.
Yeah, why not played overseas, I think teams in Asia or in Europe can still value a player like Thomas. He is a good guard during his prime, can shoot the ball and make great passes.
There's 3 problems why not many teams sign him.
His age, his injury-prone body, and his height.
He's not becoming any younger and we know that. He's 35 years old currently and aside from that, he's past injuries are still a hinder for him getting signed from any NBA team. There's a 3rd problem and that's his height. With his height, he can't even be a PG for the team. I mean if I'm the GM, I would choose a PG that's taller than him because in that way, he can defend way better.
Him going overseas would be the best option for now, and I know we've seen a video coming from him in his Instagram, but I don't think that it will be enough for him to get a contract in the NBA. Despite his short height, I'm pretty sure that he can still play outside the NBA, and will play more minutes there.
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As for Isaiah Thomas, he became a superstar when he's on the Celtics, and nobody expected him to be the main guy of the Celtics TBH, not even me. On the flipside though, just like what happened with Roy and Oden, injuries ruined his career as well and until now, he doesn't have a guaranteed contract on any teams. Maybe it's time for him to play overseas isn't he?
Periodically, I see news about him practicing with one NBA team or another. So, I don't think he's going to give up trying to get back to the NBA, although it's obvious that with each passing year, it's becoming an increasingly difficult goal for him. By the way, in the last 4 seasons, he played only 53 games in the NBA.
He had sign with Phoenix last season if I recall it correctly, but not sure if he had played or not. I think he can still ball though, he was once very great player as well, but due to injuries he was out and was not able to be the same version.
Yeah, why not played overseas, I think teams in Asia or in Europe can still value a player like Thomas. He is a good guard during his prime, can shoot the ball and make great passes.
There's 3 problems why not many teams sign him.
His age, his injury-prone body, and his height.
He's not becoming any younger and we know that. He's 35 years old currently and aside from that, he's past injuries are still a hinder for him getting signed from any NBA team. There's a 3rd problem and that's his height. With his height, he can't even be a PG for the team. I mean if I'm the GM, I would choose a PG that's taller than him because in that way, he can defend way better.
Him going overseas would be the best option for now, and I know we've seen a video coming from him in his Instagram, but I don't think that it will be enough for him to get a contract in the NBA. Despite his short height, I'm pretty sure that he can still play outside the NBA, and will play more minutes there.
At least he can continue to play on the sports that he love. As far playing in the NBA, he is really out of his prime and so he can't go and catch with the regular guards. It's only CP3 who can still have that game despite being in the league for 20 years, his only goal is to still chase the ring, but I doubt he can do it with San Antonio Spurs.
Thomas history is unique but then again, we have seen worst players being drafted very high but underperformed eventhough they didn't get injured early on their careers.
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At least he can continue to play on the sports that he love. As far playing in the NBA, he is really out of his prime and so he can't go and catch with the regular guards. It's only CP3 who can still have that game despite being in the league for 20 years, his only goal is to still chase the ring, but I doubt he can do it with San Antonio Spurs.
Thomas history is unique but then again, we have seen worst players being drafted very high but underperformed eventhough they didn't get injured early on their careers.
If we compare their styles, Thomas prefers to score more, while Paul prefers to give a lot of assists. I think this is one of the reasons why Paul is still in demand in the NBA while Thomas is not.
As for Paul and his new contract with the Spurs, it's obvious that he can't contend for a ring with a team like that.
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At least he can continue to play on the sports that he love. As far playing in the NBA, he is really out of his prime and so he can't go and catch with the regular guards. It's only CP3 who can still have that game despite being in the league for 20 years, his only goal is to still chase the ring, but I doubt he can do it with San Antonio Spurs.
Thomas history is unique but then again, we have seen worst players being drafted very high but underperformed eventhough they didn't get injured early on their careers.
If we compare their styles, Thomas prefers to score more, while Paul prefers to give a lot of assists. I think this is one of the reasons why Paul is still in demand in the NBA while Thomas is not.
As for Paul and his new contract with the Spurs, it's obvious that he can't contend for a ring with a team like that.
He could be just another point guard with the Spurs, however, we can say that his game is also declining already. He is no longer in his prime and I doubt that he can really help the Spurs to bring a championship.
The West right now is very tough majority of the teams are very competitive. However, the experience that Paul can bring to them, with coach Pop and him, they are going to be a good mentor for Wemby and the rest of the new and very young players in their roster.
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He could be just another point guard with the Spurs, however, we can say that his game is also declining already. He is no longer in his prime and I doubt that he can really help the Spurs to bring a championship.
The West right now is very tough majority of the teams are very competitive. However, the experience that Paul can bring to them, with coach Pop and him, they are going to be a good mentor for Wemby and the rest of the new and very young players in their roster.
Of course, Paul is no longer a top point guard, and it's no surprise because he is already 39 years old. Many players his age have already finished their careers in the NBA, except for LeBron, who doesn't want to get old.
And I think Coach Pop is one of the reasons why Paul decided to join the Spurs. At least it would be a great experience for Paul to play under such a great coach, especially if he decides to become a coach himself.
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He could be just another point guard with the Spurs, however, we can say that his game is also declining already. He is no longer in his prime and I doubt that he can really help the Spurs to bring a championship.
The West right now is very tough majority of the teams are very competitive. However, the experience that Paul can bring to them, with coach Pop and him, they are going to be a good mentor for Wemby and the rest of the new and very young players in their roster.
Of course, Paul is no longer a top point guard, and it's no surprise because he is already 39 years old. Many players his age have already finished their careers in the NBA, except for LeBron, who doesn't want to get old.
And I think Coach Pop is one of the reasons why Paul decided to join the Spurs. At least it would be a great experience for Paul to play under such a great coach, especially if he decides to become a coach himself.
Yes, it's possible as well that coach Pop will mentor him and who knows, maybe in the future he can be a coach for some teams. We have seen great players transition from players to coach and win rings even if they didn't win in the NBA.
Also there could be a possibility that he might be offered a job in the front office if he retires for good. As far as I know, Tim Duncan has a job in the front office with the Spurs. Maybe they could open up new position just for Chris Paul to be in their front office to develop their players as Chris Paul has a ton of experience under his belt.
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Yes, it's possible as well that coach Pop will mentor him and who knows, maybe in the future he can be a coach for some teams. We have seen great players transition from players to coach and win rings even if they didn't win in the NBA.
Also there could be a possibility that he might be offered a job in the front office if he retires for good. As far as I know, Tim Duncan has a job in the front office with the Spurs. Maybe they could open up new position just for Chris Paul to be in their front office to develop their players as Chris Paul has a ton of experience under his belt.
Is CP3 a good player? Yes. He will not be called a Point God for no reason at all.
Is CP3 a good coach if he will ever become? Nahh I don't think so, but I believe he will be a good mentor to those young Spurs players.
If CP3 still wants to have an impact on his team, he should focus more on developing those young players. At this current stage of his NBA career, a title isn't a priority for him anymore. I believe what's his priority right now is to develop Wemby to be a better player - far better than our current superstars. We've seen his capabilities in his first season, and I expect him to develop even more as long as he will not be injured. Aside from that, he can mentor those young players as well to become a better especially their Point Guard which is right now, Tre Jones.
Paul doesn't need a front office job IMO as long as he mentors the players. A veteran minimum deal would be a good one for him since he's 39 years old already.
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CP3 could be a decent coach, we have so many coaches in the NBA that nobody even knows about, there are so many teams that eventually one could hire him when he decides to be a coach, plus on top of that there is a huge NCAA level that he could just go to, he could manage a college team if he wants to, there are os omany divisions and teams that he could find a place very easily. I think he could be decent, not good, not great, but not terrible neither, given good enough team he could do fine. If you hire him for his first job as a rookie coach for a rebuilding tanking team, you will see him doing terrible, but as his first ever job, why give him a great team as well. So its tough, not everyone gets what Steve Kerr gets, hence I think its going to be tough for him on his first years.
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Yes, it's possible as well that coach Pop will mentor him and who knows, maybe in the future he can be a coach for some teams. We have seen great players transition from players to coach and win rings even if they didn't win in the NBA.
Also there could be a possibility that he might be offered a job in the front office if he retires for good. As far as I know, Tim Duncan has a job in the front office with the Spurs. Maybe they could open up new position just for Chris Paul to be in their front office to develop their players as Chris Paul has a ton of experience under his belt.
Is CP3 a good player? Yes. He will not be called a Point God for no reason at all.
Yes, we can all agree with that.
Is CP3 a good coach if he will ever become? Nahh I don't think so, but I believe he will be a good mentor to those young Spurs players.
I don't think that we can judge him as a bad coach when we haven't seen him having that kind of role. So I disagree with you on that.
If CP3 still wants to have an impact on his team, he should focus more on developing those young players. At this current stage of his NBA career, a title isn't a priority for him anymore. I believe what's his priority right now is to develop Wemby to be a better player - far better than our current superstars. We've seen his capabilities in his first season, and I expect him to develop even more as long as he will not be injured. Aside from that, he can mentor those young players as well to become a better especially their Point Guard which is right now, Tre Jones.
I also disagree with you here. Why do you think he plays? Of course, he still want that championship experience. He could be a mentor to the young Spurs, but they should still chase to improved and their goal as a team is to win championship and that includes CP3 as he is part of San Antonio Spurs.
Paul doesn't need a front office job IMO as long as he mentors the players. A veteran minimum deal would be a good one for him since he's 39 years old already.
That's exactly the point, how can he mentors when he is no longer playing as he is 39 years old? So if Spurs wants to maximized him and be a mentor for them, then they should put him in the front office or at least a good for player development.
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CP3 could be a decent coach, we have so many coaches in the NBA that nobody even knows about, there are so many teams that eventually one could hire him when he decides to be a coach, plus on top of that there is a huge NCAA level that he could just go to, he could manage a college team if he wants to, there are os omany divisions and teams that he could find a place very easily. I think he could be decent, not good, not great, but not terrible neither, given good enough team he could do fine. If you hire him for his first job as a rookie coach for a rebuilding tanking team, you will see him doing terrible, but as his first ever job, why give him a great team as well. So its tough, not everyone gets what Steve Kerr gets, hence I think its going to be tough for him on his first years.
And we have former players as coach right now like the Mavs Jason Kidd, and coach Doc Rivers of the Bucks. They have a lot of good experience under their belt and that could really help them became a good coach.
With Chris Paul almost playing 20 seasons in the NBA, so who knows, once someone hired him, we can truly see if his experience will translate into a good coach and who knows, it could be the closest thing for him to win a NBA ring.
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What do you guys think about the Butler trade rumors (https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10135272-jimmy-butler-trade-packages-ideas-for-lakers-warriors-and-more) that have been in the media more often lately? Apparently, a lot of teams might be interested in him if the Heat decide to trade him. For example, a duo of Butler and Curry with the Warriors or a trio of Butler, LeBron, and AD with the Lakers sounds good.
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What do you guys think about the Butler trade rumors (https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10135272-jimmy-butler-trade-packages-ideas-for-lakers-warriors-and-more) that have been in the media more often lately? Apparently, a lot of teams might be interested in him if the Heat decide to trade him. For example, a duo of Butler and Curry with the Warriors or a trio of Butler, LeBron, and AD with the Lakers sounds good.
Still speculation for me I guess, why would Butler leave Miami though, he had a good run with the team, although most of it's role players are gone now, but they can build another around him as their leader and then see how it goes for them.
I don't know if he can partner with another great player though, his personality is very competitive and so it's better for him to be just the franchise player and then surround himself with good and more role players to make the them better again just like when they reach the finals before.
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Still speculation for me I guess, why would Butler leave Miami though, he had a good run with the team, although most of it's role players are gone now, but they can build another around him as their leader and then see how it goes for them.
The Heat and Butler have been deep in the playoffs a few times over the last few years. I'd even say there were times when the Heat were one step away from a title. But, unfortunately, they were unlucky and I personally think that the good moment for the Heat and Butler is already gone. I mean, Butler is already 35 years old, and building a new team around him doesn't sound very promising.
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Still speculation for me I guess, why would Butler leave Miami though, he had a good run with the team, although most of it's role players are gone now, but they can build another around him as their leader and then see how it goes for them.
The Heat and Butler have been deep in the playoffs a few times over the last few years. I'd even say there were times when the Heat were one step away from a title. But, unfortunately, they were unlucky and I personally think that the good moment for the Heat and Butler is already gone. I mean, Butler is already 35 years old, and building a new team around him doesn't sound very promising.
I know, but I still think that they could have one final push for this season, but if everything fails, they might get disbanded for good and the Heat starting to rebuild with their rookies that they can get in the draft.
He could still be the leader of the Heat if management wishes to extend his stay, otherwise if the speculation is true, we might find Butler looking for a championship team and could be willing to be in the sideline role and not the leader of the team.
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Still speculation for me I guess, why would Butler leave Miami though, he had a good run with the team, although most of it's role players are gone now, but they can build another around him as their leader and then see how it goes for them.
The Heat and Butler have been deep in the playoffs a few times over the last few years. I'd even say there were times when the Heat were one step away from a title. But, unfortunately, they were unlucky and I personally think that the good moment for the Heat and Butler is already gone. I mean, Butler is already 35 years old, and building a new team around him doesn't sound very promising.
Yes, he and the Heat was in the verge of upsetting the Lakers during the bubble but Lebron has other plans that time. And they still did great as well in the next couple of seasons but that core team or at least their role players decided to move on some teams.
So probably Butler too is thinking that as well, he needs a fresh start. But I'm not sure if he could be a perfect team on Lakers or the Warriors. It will be a gamble for him to get out of the Heat and perhaps it's better if he will retire as Heat in my opinion.
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^ Yeah, retiring as a Heat is probably his best choice if he wants more playing time. I doubt he will have as much freedom to operate if he moves to another team. I think he knows that very well since he's been with teams where he's not the main guy like the Wolves and the Sixers.
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^ Yeah, retiring as a Heat is probably his best choice if he wants more playing time. I doubt he will have as much freedom to operate if he moves to another team. I think he knows that very well since he's been with teams where he's not the main guy like the Wolves and the Sixers.
He doesn't want more playing time, and I don't think that he wants to retire as a Heat as well.
What he wants is MONEY. MONEY and more money.
We saw that he's interested in moving to Brooklyn a few weeks ago, and out of all the teams out there, why Brooklyn? It's because they have a huge cap space, enough for Butler to get attracted and move there. Although this is just a rumor, I believe that Butler wants more money than anything else. Him staying with the Heat will have him more freedom to operate yes, but depending on him isn't sustainable. We've seen him getting injured last playoffs and didn't play at all, and because of that, we've seen the Heat almost got swept by the Celtics. The outcome might be different or at least it ended up better for the Heat if Butler played but he didn't.
Overall, I like Butler to stay with the Heat, but it's his choice if he will go to other team just for the sake of money.
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^ Yeah, retiring as a Heat is probably his best choice if he wants more playing time. I doubt he will have as much freedom to operate if he moves to another team. I think he knows that very well since he's been with teams where he's not the main guy like the Wolves and the Sixers.
He doesn't want more playing time, and I don't think that he wants to retire as a Heat as well.
What he wants is MONEY. MONEY and more money.
We saw that he's interested in moving to Brooklyn a few weeks ago, and out of all the teams out there, why Brooklyn? It's because they have a huge cap space, enough for Butler to get attracted and move there. Although this is just a rumor, I believe that Butler wants more money than anything else. Him staying with the Heat will have him more freedom to operate yes, but depending on him isn't sustainable. We've seen him getting injured last playoffs and didn't play at all, and because of that, we've seen the Heat almost got swept by the Celtics. The outcome might be different or at least it ended up better for the Heat if Butler played but he didn't.
Overall, I like Butler to stay with the Heat, but it's his choice if he will go to other team just for the sake of money.
We can't really blame him if he chooses to go out, this time though, I will have to agree with you about why players chooses to move to other team, and it's all about the money.
And we can say that there is no loyalty, although there are a couple of players who chooses to remain in a certain team and then retire with them as franchise players. But there could be players leaving because of money and then the chance to win a ring with other teams. And this could be in Butler's mind, I reckon.
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^ Yeah, retiring as a Heat is probably his best choice if he wants more playing time. I doubt he will have as much freedom to operate if he moves to another team. I think he knows that very well since he's been with teams where he's not the main guy like the Wolves and the Sixers.
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Overall, I like Butler to stay with the Heat, but it's his choice if he will go to other team just for the sake of money.
We can't really blame him if he chooses to go out, this time though, I will have to agree with you about why players chooses to move to other team, and it's all about the money.
And we can say that there is no loyalty, although there are a couple of players who chooses to remain in a certain team and then retire with them as franchise players. But there could be players leaving because of money and then the chance to win a ring with other teams. And this could be in Butler's mind, I reckon.
There has been a few people that played on a single team all throughout their career.
Duncan, Dirk, Kobe (RIP) are just some of them. Steph might be included if he will retire as a Warrior.
As for the chance to win a ring, there are many superstars who are trying to move to another team for the sake of the ring, but I believe this isn't the case for Butler, because if he really wants to win a title, he will not say "Brooklyn" because we know that the team's rebuilding currently. Him going to the Warriors might happen, but that only if he wants it, but even though Butler will be on Golden State (assuming that he will be traded there), I don't think that they will be a title contender.
I have no hate to these players who're willing to be traded just for the sake of either money or winning a ring and as for Butler, Pat Riley hate him because of his past comments against the Celtics, so I will not be surprised if he really will get traded to another team. The only question is which team.
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Speaking of DRose retirement and questions about him and the Bull retiring his jersey, the Toronto Raptors recently announced that they will retire Vince Carter jersey, Raptors will retire Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey in November (https://www.nba.com/news/vince-carter-toronto-raptors-retire-no-15)
The Toronto Raptors will retire the No. 15 jersey of eight-time All-Star Vince Carter on Nov. 2, team president Masai Ujiri announced Friday during a public function. “We do it with great pride and great honor,” Ujiri said. “So on behalf of all of us, we say congratulations Vince.” Carter was in Toronto for a ceremony at the renovated Vince Carter Court, where he was overcome with emotion as Ujiri surprised him with the news that he would become the first Raptors player to have his jersey raised to the rafters at Scotiabank Arena.
“I’m beyond words,” Carter said per The Canadian Press.
The Raptors hung No. 15 jerseys throughout Toronto in the days leading up to Friday’s announcement.
So maybe there could still be some hint that the Bulls might do it for DRose. Yes, he didn't win a ring for them and so is Carter, and DRose really put the Bulls on the map during his stay with them with his freak athleticism and posterizing Dragic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRAp00SxP30 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRAp00SxP30)
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No one talks about Jimmy Butler's hair style on the media day? hehehe.
I think there was even a bet on what kind of hair style he will show in the media day. Unfortunately, he didn't have that swag on his hairstyle and appears to be just normal. Not sure why, but perhaps he could be just tired of this attention although at some point I think he likes it that's why he go full emo the last time. ;D
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^^ Jimmy Butler just try to be normal in the media day, that's it. And he said that “Normal hair, no shenanigans,’’. And it could be mean that he is really focused on this upcoming season. Remember that he got injured and didn't play in the playoff as much as he can and so they lost again.
Although Pat Riley said in the past that the Heat is not going to extend Butler's contract. However, I believed that they could have been just waiting for Butler's performance this season and see if it is worth for the Heat to make him a offer that he can't refuse.
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It is reported that Luka will be out on the opening season game because he has suffered a left calf contusion. However, nothing for the fans of Mavs as this is just minor and most likely he will needed to rest his calf.
So nothing like he needs operations or something, but it's just weird that he had a injury already and we are not even at the start of the season. Don't want to be superstitious or something, but it might be a bad sign though. :(
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It is reported that Luka will be out on the opening season game because he has suffered a left calf contusion. However, nothing for the fans of Mavs as this is just minor and most likely he will needed to rest his calf.
So nothing like he needs operations or something, but it's just weird that he had a injury already and we are not even at the start of the season. Don't want to be superstitious or something, but it might be a bad sign though. :(
Maybe he was just very eager to practice, didn't go on the proper warm up and that's why it look like he pull his calf muscle. And I think this is just normal for basketball players to get this injuries.
I mean we all know that before going to play in practice, at least we should jog a bit and increase the temperature of our body. So no worries, no need to be superstitious of something. This is not a bad sign for him or the Mavs, just a simply injury and nothing to it.
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And history has been made tonight, the first father and son duo, playing at the same time. We have been talking about this for a long time that Lebron is going to wait for his son to played. But we didn't think that it will be this season, we thought that Bronny will stay and play college basketball. But I guess Lebron Sr, can't wait for it to happen as he knows that the future might not be good for him in the next 2-3 years and so now, this new season, they've etched their names in the history of the NBA again.
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How about Ja Morant getting injured in the pre-season?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv-tlz9TvN8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv-tlz9TvN8)
It's a bad sign for the Memphis, and it seems that he might follow what Derrick Rose before him. Not saying that he might suffered a career injury, but with the way he plays, sooner or later he will get another injury and it might really affect him in the long run.
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^ Ankle injury is common among basketball players but it's rare to see such type. I don't think it's that serious or that it will take him months to recover. He was just unlucky to have his foot hit by the ball and has nothing to do with the way he plays.
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How about Ja Morant getting injured in the pre-season?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv-tlz9TvN8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv-tlz9TvN8)
It's a bad sign for the Memphis, and it seems that he might follow what Derrick Rose before him. Not saying that he might suffered a career injury, but with the way he plays, sooner or later he will get another injury and it might really affect him in the long run.
It’s definitely a bad sign. His style of play makes him prone to injury; even a slight bump in the air and an awkward fall could cause him harm. However, I don’t think he’ll change his approach, as that’s how he plays. Unfortunately, this could potentially shorten his NBA career just like Derrick Rose.
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And history has been made tonight, the first father and son duo, playing at the same time. We have been talking about this for a long time that Lebron is going to wait for his son to played. But we didn't think that it will be this season, we thought that Bronny will stay and play college basketball. But I guess Lebron Sr, can't wait for it to happen as he knows that the future might not be good for him in the next 2-3 years and so now, this new season, they've etched their names in the history of the NBA again.
Do you think that Le-GM will allow that one to happen? His big dream was to let him and his son play together in the NBA. He can't wait for another year just to make that dream to happen hence, he did everything in his power to let the Lakers draft Bronny and give him a very huge contract despite being drafted as the 55th pick. With this history, I hope that the Lakers will make a decision for themselves and let Bronny play in the G-league to develop furthermore because he will just be benched if he's in the NBA that's for sure.
How about Ja Morant getting injured in the pre-season?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv-tlz9TvN8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv-tlz9TvN8)
It's a bad sign for the Memphis, and it seems that he might follow what Derrick Rose before him. Not saying that he might suffered a career injury, but with the way he plays, sooner or later he will get another injury and it might really affect him in the long run.
Correct me, but I think he returned minutes after that injury. Well, it's an accident since the ball hit his feet causing his ankle to roll hence got injured. Overall, his playing style really is very dangerous for him and his career, and yes, I'm seeing a Derrick Rose-like career with him and we know what happened to him. I hope it will not happen, but injuries are inevitable.
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And history has been made tonight, the first father and son duo, playing at the same time. We have been talking about this for a long time that Lebron is going to wait for his son to played. But we didn't think that it will be this season, we thought that Bronny will stay and play college basketball. But I guess Lebron Sr, can't wait for it to happen as he knows that the future might not be good for him in the next 2-3 years and so now, this new season, they've etched their names in the history of the NBA again.
Do you think that Le-GM will allow that one to happen? His big dream was to let him and his son play together in the NBA. He can't wait for another year just to make that dream to happen hence, he did everything in his power to let the Lakers draft Bronny and give him a very huge contract despite being drafted as the 55th pick. With this history, I hope that the Lakers will make a decision for themselves and let Bronny play in the G-league to develop furthermore because he will just be benched if he's in the NBA that's for sure.
And that's were the argument is, his son is still too young to be in the NBA, he could have at least attend college and play basketball before going into the draft. Others argue that Lebron is selfish because he can't wait anymore for his son to go and play with him and make history. Do you honesty think that he is NBA material at this age? And he didn't have his father's DNA, he is too small to be a forward and I do not think that he can play guard as well.
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^ As soon as his son was eligible for the draft, I think most people expected already that he'll be a Laker and not a college player. History made for sure like the father wanted but it's going to be disappointing for his son. The way he plays now, he's good enough to be on the bench. He cried when he was finally drafted and I think he'll shed more tears in private because of the bashing from fans.
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^ As soon as his son was eligible for the draft, I think most people expected already that he'll be a Laker and not a college player. History made for sure like the father wanted but it's going to be disappointing for his son. The way he plays now, he's good enough to be on the bench. He cried when he was finally drafted and I think he'll shed more tears in private because of the bashing from fans.
Let's admit that he is not as good as his father. But to be fair, we have seen a lot of sons of great players as well not making into the NBA or making it here but a total disappointment as well.
Good thing is that he is still young, maybe can recover from all the bashing and can still play while his father is still around the league and sort of influence teams to pick him up. So let's see how far Bronny can go in the league once his father has retired though. Not sure how long Lebron can play, but he is not yet slowing down.
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^ As soon as his son was eligible for the draft, I think most people expected already that he'll be a Laker and not a college player. History made for sure like the father wanted but it's going to be disappointing for his son. The way he plays now, he's good enough to be on the bench. He cried when he was finally drafted and I think he'll shed more tears in private because of the bashing from fans.
Let's admit that he is not as good as his father. But to be fair, we have seen a lot of sons of great players as well not making into the NBA or making it here but a total disappointment as well.
Good thing is that he is still young, maybe can recover from all the bashing and can still play while his father is still around the league and sort of influence teams to pick him up. So let's see how far Bronny can go in the league once his father has retired though. Not sure how long Lebron can play, but he is not yet slowing down.
Being a son of arguably the "Greatest of all time" has a great pressure already for Bronny, and I doubt if this doesn't affect him internally and his performance on every game as well. I mean there will be times where other people will compare him with his father.
I agree that he's not as good with his father hence, he must go to the G-league to develop, but it seems like his father will do everything to let him stay which might affect their performance all throughout the regular season and worse, they might not even clinch the playoffs. I know it's too much, but it can happen. As for Le-GM, he's still dunking like he's still on his prime. He's still as athletic as he is at 39 years old (40 in a few months). I hope that most players will do what Le-GM is also doing when it comes to conditiioning themselves.
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The pre-season was really good for us fans, maybe some of us bet on the game itself, or maybe just waiting for the regular games. But at least we have seen our favorite teams and maybe we can grade them.
For Klay, I think for a Maverick fans, it's a disappointment to see him not really contributing and there are game that he had no points at all. On the flip side, Buddy Hield is doing good with the Warriors and as a team, it looks like he had blended already.
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^ I haven't watched any of the pre-season games. Does Klay look uninspired? Maybe he couldn't adjust to the ball rotations yet. He might need to be satisfied or content to be the catch and shoot guy for the team.
Anyway, I've only seen a highlight of Westbrook as a Nugget. He could be a good fit on that team like he did with the Clippers.
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^ I haven't watched any of the pre-season games. Does Klay look uninspired? Maybe he couldn't adjust to the ball rotations yet. He might need to be satisfied or content to be the catch and shoot guy for the team.
There are games that he can't even get the touch, not sure if his team mates can't see him open, or they just totally ignore him.
What can you say about this news?
The Denver Nuggets reportedly aren't interested in paying forward Aaron Gordon a maximum contract value of four years and $150 million during extension negotiations.
ESPN's Brian Windhorst said on Friday's episode of The Hoop Collective that the Nuggets are "hopeful" to sign Gordon to a new deal below the $150 million that he's eligible to receive (h/t RealGM).
Gordon still has two years remaining on his current contract, which includes a $22.8 million player option for the 2025-26 season.
A potential four-year, $150 million contract would be worth $37.5 million per year. If the maximum extension is signed and kicks in after his current deal, Gordon's average annual salary would become the ninth-highest among power forwards in the NBA during the 2026-27 season
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10139947-nba-rumors-aaron-gordon-wont-get-150m-max-contract-offer-from-nugget
So it means that the Nuggets wanted to retain him, however, they don't want to give him the possible max contract. And so if this is the case then we might see another part of the core team of Nuggets who win their NBA ring might not be with team. He have seen, KCP is the latest of the Nuggets that decided to move out, so maybe Gordon will be the next one.
In any case, still plenty of time for him to show his worth in this coming season. Worse case scenario is that if the Nuggets won't make it to the finals, just maybe they will lose another great player in their team. Gordon has evolved into a high flyer to a veteran and a great defender and then he can still score if needed specially in clutch. Two years still though in his contract and by that time, maybe it's a different Nugget team or Gordon started to decline as well.
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^ I haven't watched any of the pre-season games. Does Klay look uninspired? Maybe he couldn't adjust to the ball rotations yet. He might need to be satisfied or content to be the catch and shoot guy for the team.
Anyway, I've only seen a highlight of Westbrook as a Nugget. He could be a good fit on that team like he did with the Clippers.
It's possible, as he is new to the team so maybe he still can't fit yet or the team themselves are also adjusting to have a player that can shoot from the outside, that is catch and shoot player. So still very early to call although I have seen comments that says Klay is already out of his prime. Good thing is that Kyrie had some good pass on him, so we will somewhat see how him and Kyrie will blend, as we all know that Kyrie is also a great passer. All Klay would do is just to wait for the right pass and then Boom, outside three's for him. Let's give Klay some time before we can say that he is wash up already.
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^ I haven't watched any of the pre-season games. Does Klay look uninspired? Maybe he couldn't adjust to the ball rotations yet. He might need to be satisfied or content to be the catch and shoot guy for the team.
Anyway, I've only seen a highlight of Westbrook as a Nugget. He could be a good fit on that team like he did with the Clippers.
As for Klay, I guess the pre-season games isn't enough for us to judge him whether he's fit for the team or not. The best is the whole regular season so we can compare his stats when he got traded to Dallas to his past stats during his stint with Golden State. It would took long, but for me that's the best way to know if he fits with the team or not. Not scoring on a single game again for me isn't enough for me to say that he isn't fit for the team. I'm on a part where I believe that he can still be a 3rd option on offense for the team. He might be washed for some, but I still believe that he can recover to this one.
As for Westbrook, he's a good fit for the Clippers IMO. With Westbrook being with Jokic, the burden of passing lessens because we also know that Westbrook is a good passer as well. He averaged around 5 APG during his last season with the Clippers, and I believe that he can still make that one as well. There's a chance that he might be put as their starting PG if he will play very well along the way.
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Yuki Kawamura is signed with a two way contract with the Memphis, so it's good that the Japanese has the opportunity to play in the NBA for at least 50 games and he will be a good back up just in case something happen to Ja Morant again.
So those who are sign in this kind of contract is,
a. Quincy Olivari - who had a good pre-season game with the Lakers
b. Marc McClung - back to back Slam Dunk champion.
But Landry Shamet and former No. 7 pick Killian Hayes has been waived because of injuries. Lonnie Walker as well as also being waived, not from injuries, but perhaps the Celtics thinks that he is not a fit for them for now.
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Yuki Kawamura is signed with a two way contract with the Memphis, so it's good that the Japanese has the opportunity to play in the NBA for at least 50 games and he will be a good back up just in case something happen to Ja Morant again.
So those who are sign in this kind of contract is,
a. Quincy Olivari - who had a good pre-season game with the Lakers
b. Marc McClung - back to back Slam Dunk champion.
But Landry Shamet and former No. 7 pick Killian Hayes has been waived because of injuries. Lonnie Walker as well as also being waived, not from injuries, but perhaps the Celtics thinks that he is not a fit for them for now.
Kawamura getting a 2-way contract is a good sign for other Asian players because we don't see that much Asian players in the NBA right now. The famous one right now is Hachimura. As for Kawamura, this makes my prediction correct in the past that he will be playing most of the time in the Memphis Hustle and help their affiliate team. Congratulations to him still. As for McClung, I'm still curious on how he will fit into the NBA because he's like Kenneth Lofton Jr. where he's dominating in the G-league but ends up mediocre when playing in the NBA.
Shamet is an average role player, and I don't think that there will be somebody that will get him TBH. As for Killian Hayes, I really hoped that the Nets will help him recover his NBA career, but injuries again ruined it. As for Lonnie Walker IV, he's been a good piece back when he's still with the Lakers so I think that there will be some team out there that will try and get him.
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As for Klay, I guess the pre-season games isn't enough for us to judge him whether he's fit for the team or not. The best is the whole regular season so we can compare his stats when he got traded to Dallas to his past stats during his stint with Golden State. It would took long, but for me that's the best way to know if he fits with the team or not. Not scoring on a single game again for me isn't enough for me to say that he isn't fit for the team. I'm on a part where I believe that he can still be a 3rd option on offense for the team. He might be washed for some, but I still believe that he can recover to this one.
He will definitely not be able to recover to his prime, as players' careers always go downhill after such serious injuries. However, that doesn't mean that Klay won't be useful to the Mavs in the upcoming regular season. I think he will still be able to perform at the same level he did last season. The only thing is that I think it will take him a couple of months to adapt to his new teammates.
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As for Klay, I guess the pre-season games isn't enough for us to judge him whether he's fit for the team or not. The best is the whole regular season so we can compare his stats when he got traded to Dallas to his past stats during his stint with Golden State. It would took long, but for me that's the best way to know if he fits with the team or not. Not scoring on a single game again for me isn't enough for me to say that he isn't fit for the team. I'm on a part where I believe that he can still be a 3rd option on offense for the team. He might be washed for some, but I still believe that he can recover to this one.
He will definitely not be able to recover to his prime, as players' careers always go downhill after such serious injuries. However, that doesn't mean that Klay won't be useful to the Mavs in the upcoming regular season. I think he will still be able to perform at the same level he did last season. The only thing is that I think it will take him a couple of months to adapt to his new teammates.
Although after his his injuries, he comes back and won a ring with the Warriors, those were the days that the Warriors is really build different, they still have Jordan Poole and then Wiggins becoming an All Star. And so it seems everything is perfect for the Warriors that time. But after that, they traded Poole and Wiggins is not the same anymore.
And with that, still hard to see what's the level of Klay now, maybe he already way past his prime, or he had a difficulty adjusting to a new team since obviously, this is the first time that he had been traded or move to a new team.
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Although after his his injuries, he comes back and won a ring with the Warriors, those were the days that the Warriors is really build different, they still have Jordan Poole and then Wiggins becoming an All Star. And so it seems everything is perfect for the Warriors that time. But after that, they traded Poole and Wiggins is not the same anymore.
Yeah, the Warriors dynasty has been over for a long time. I wonder what the Warriors will do after two seasons, i.e. when Curry's contract is expired. It seems to me that they will become underdogs and go into a rebuilding phase because Curry will be 38 years old by then, i.e. he will be close to the end of his career.
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We have two games for tomorrow, the first is between Boston Celtics and New York Knicks and the second game is between LA Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves.
Let’s post our predictions here and let the fun begin! 😊
I'll go with the home teams:
Celtics -5.5 @1.90
Lakers ML @1.92
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Yuki Kawamura is signed with a two way contract with the Memphis, so it's good that the Japanese has the opportunity to play in the NBA for at least 50 games and he will be a good back up just in case something happen to Ja Morant again.
So those who are sign in this kind of contract is,
a. Quincy Olivari - who had a good pre-season game with the Lakers
b. Marc McClung - back to back Slam Dunk champion.
But Landry Shamet and former No. 7 pick Killian Hayes has been waived because of injuries. Lonnie Walker as well as also being waived, not from injuries, but perhaps the Celtics thinks that he is not a fit for them for now.
Kawamura getting a 2-way contract is a good sign for other Asian players because we don't see that much Asian players in the NBA right now. The famous one right now is Hachimura. As for Kawamura, this makes my prediction correct in the past that he will be playing most of the time in the Memphis Hustle and help their affiliate team. Congratulations to him still. As for McClung, I'm still curious on how he will fit into the NBA because he's like Kenneth Lofton Jr. where he's dominating in the G-league but ends up mediocre when playing in the NBA.
Yes, we love to see another Asian player in the NBA, hopefully someday we might see Kai Sotto donning a NBA jersey. And if I'm not mistaken, him and Kawamura is team mates.
Shamet is an average role player, and I don't think that there will be somebody that will get him TBH. As for Killian Hayes, I really hoped that the Nets will help him recover his NBA career, but injuries again ruined it. As for Lonnie Walker IV, he's been a good piece back when he's still with the Lakers so I think that there will be some team out there that will try and get him.
As for Shamet, I think he is a good role player. Killian Hayes though, we love to see this guy as he has a bright future. Although he is injured right now, but probably can still go back as he is still very young.
That's the best Walker that we have seen, when he was still with the Lakers. But after he was let go, he was just bouncing around.
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And now we are on the regular season already.
Lakers won big against the Wolves, AD is the center on both sides, defense and scoring. And then Lebron and his son, making history playing together in the regular season.
While the Celtics tied with the most number of 3 point shot made in a game. They didn't break the record as their next 13 shots didn't make it. That was funny indeed as they are shooting high percentage and when they hit the record, it's all downward spiral after that. Lol.
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^ Aside from the 3-point barrage, it's also good to point out how good they created those opportunities. It must have been a headache for the Knicks coach to counter the Celtics offense. Screens forcing KAT to move up high looks simple but it's an effective way to open up the court.
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And now we are on the regular season already.
Lakers won big against the Wolves, AD is the center on both sides, defense and scoring. And then Lebron and his son, making history playing together in the regular season.
While the Celtics tied with the most number of 3 point shot made in a game. They didn't break the record as their next 13 shots didn't make it. That was funny indeed as they are shooting high percentage and when they hit the record, it's all downward spiral after that. Lol.
Fortunately, I bet on both the Celtics and the Lakers for the tip-off, so it’s a great start for me! Hehe.
Today, my bet is on the Bucks at -3.5 against the undermanned Sixers. I hope Giannis and the Bucks blow them out!
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And now we are on the regular season already.
Lakers won big against the Wolves, AD is the center on both sides, defense and scoring. And then Lebron and his son, making history playing together in the regular season.
While the Celtics tied with the most number of 3 point shot made in a game. They didn't break the record as their next 13 shots didn't make it. That was funny indeed as they are shooting high percentage and when they hit the record, it's all downward spiral after that. Lol.
Fortunately, I bet on both the Celtics and the Lakers for the tip-off, so it’s a great start for me! Hehe.
Today, my bet is on the Bucks at -3.5 against the undermanned Sixers. I hope Giannis and the Bucks blow them out!
Good bet mate, the Bucks beat the Sixers with a double digit win, 124-109.
The Suns vs Clippers though is a exciting game, as it went into OT as I thought that the Suns will have a easy win. And then the Clippers took a good lead in the 4th, Booker tries to rally but unfortunately, he fouled out.
But Durant was there and then Harden making a lot of turnovers and then missing a crucial FT and so Suns escape with a big win here.
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And now we are on the regular season already.
Lakers won big against the Wolves, AD is the center on both sides, defense and scoring. And then Lebron and his son, making history playing together in the regular season.
While the Celtics tied with the most number of 3 point shot made in a game. They didn't break the record as their next 13 shots didn't make it. That was funny indeed as they are shooting high percentage and when they hit the record, it's all downward spiral after that. Lol.
I would suggest to watch this video that I watched from YouTube. He detailed how the Lakers got the victory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofGifjC-cj0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofGifjC-cj0)
I would say that the Lakers now are in a better position that where there were last season. Yes, it's only one game, but during that game, you will see their players making screens, thing that the Lakers last season doesn't have. Reaves and Russell are now better defenders compared to last season, and the flow of their offense is way better than last season. It's just one game, but we already saw a glimpse of how the Lakers will be all throughout the season. It's just one game, but I would give the credits to Coach JJ on how he created these plays.
As for the Knicks - Celtics, how can you defeat a team that's shooting 60% from three-point area? I mean the Celtics are 29/48 from three-point area after missing their final 13 shots to make a new record. Nevertheless, the team went to their "live by three, die by three" strategy which works for them most of the time. This is the reason why the Celtics have a high chance of making back-to-back titles. I know it's too early, but their starting 5 is for me one of the best currently if not the best. Aside from that, their bench players for me is the best because they can contribute to the team in any way possible whether it would be offense, or defense. The Eastern teams will be having a hard time defeating the Celtics in the playoffs that's for sure.
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As I have said before, the Warriors is really moving differently with this set of players that they have. Reminds me of the last time they become a champion. They've won with another huge lead against the Jazz as Utah looks disorganized at the start of this season.
Buddy Hield lead the Warriors with 27 points and again, display his showing touch in the 3 point zone. Curry struggle in the first half, but finished with 20 points. Let's see how far this version of the Warriors can go this season. Again, they could be one of the dark horse in the West for this season as nobody expects them to play good as they've lost half of the Splash Brothers to Luka and the Mavs.
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^^ They did lost to the Clippers in a close game and Curry got injured. But today, they have a game against the Pels and Zion, and it looks like they are going to lost the game as the Pels build up a good lead. However, they were able to make a huge comeback and Buddy Hield is instrumental with this big win.
They are going against Pels again in back to back games, so let's see if they can continue to have another winning streak. They obviously have move on without Klay and Buddy Hield showing that he could be a great player with the Warriors, not a replacement but having his own game and contribution to them.
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I have not followed NBA since opening, any new player that impressed you so far? Looking at the table also, it seems order has been restored in the West with the known teams occupying the top 6 (except for Nuggets). On the East, what's happening with the Bucks?
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^^ They did lost to the Clippers in a close game and Curry got injured. But today, they have a game against the Pels and Zion, and it looks like they are going to lost the game as the Pels build up a good lead. However, they were able to make a huge comeback and Buddy Hield is instrumental with this big win.
They are going against Pels again in back to back games, so let's see if they can continue to have another winning streak. They obviously have move on without Klay and Buddy Hield showing that he could be a great player with the Warriors, not a replacement but having his own game and contribution to them.
They are 3-1 this early, it's a good start for them, and even without Steph, they were able to win this game and made a comeback and so with that I still believed that they will be a very dangerous team this season.
Great game as well between the Mavs and the Wolves, Edwards almost broke the record of Wilt scoring in the first quarter. But it was not enough as the Mavs won the game behind Kyrie and Luka again.
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I have not followed NBA since opening, any new player that impressed you so far? Looking at the table also, it seems order has been restored in the West with the known teams occupying the top 6 (except for Nuggets). On the East, what's happening with the Bucks?
Luka and Kyrie Irving have been performing well so far. Meanwhile, the Nuggets are struggling to secure wins. Although they have two victories, neither came easily. I think they need reliable second-string players like Caldwell-Pope.
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Meanwhile, the Nuggets are struggling to secure wins. Although they have two victories, neither came easily. I think they need reliable second-string players like Caldwell-Pope.
This is the effect of wrong decisions of their GM Calvin Booth.
He prioritizes developing young players than winning titles, and this isn't what Coach Malone likes with the team. Zeke Nnaji has a 4-year $32M contract with the team, but in their first 3 games, he didn't even play a single minute. One of the biggest contract busts for me. Instead of giving it to him, they could just sign another better role players out there, but they didn't.
I will stick with my prediction that the Nuggets will be at the 5th-8th position after the regular season, and I will not be surprised if they will end up as a play-in team knowing stack the West is right now. Their bench is one of the worst right now.
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I have not followed NBA since opening, any new player that impressed you so far? Looking at the table also, it seems order has been restored in the West with the known teams occupying the top 6 (except for Nuggets). On the East, what's happening with the Bucks?
Luka and Kyrie Irving have been performing well so far. Meanwhile, the Nuggets are struggling to secure wins. Although they have two victories, neither came easily. I think they need reliable second-string players like Caldwell-Pope.
Luka, Kyrie and add Klay Thompson as well, as he also had a great starting season with his new team.
And for the Warriors, as I have said, they are my darkhorse team and so they have a back to back win against Zion and the Pels. It's just very unfortunate that Curry and Wiggins is not yet playing for them.
But the good news is that they are winning so Curry can take his rest for a while and he could recovered in the next couple of days.
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I have not followed NBA since opening, any new player that impressed you so far? Looking at the table also, it seems order has been restored in the West with the known teams occupying the top 6 (except for Nuggets). On the East, what's happening with the Bucks?
Luka and Kyrie Irving have been performing well so far. Meanwhile, the Nuggets are struggling to secure wins. Although they have two victories, neither came easily. I think they need reliable second-string players like Caldwell-Pope.
2 seasons ago, it was Bruce Brown right? then last year it was KCP that they have lost and didn't give him a good contract. But then signing new players with ridiculous contract. Yes, it was the job of the management to really look for their players, but I guess the GM has something in his mind.
And if the coach and GM are not seeing eye to eye, it could really affect the players themselves. And right now, it seems to be what the Nuggets are, they are struggling this season and we highly doubt if they are in the top 5 again with this kind of performance.
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Luka, Kyrie and add Klay Thompson as well, as he also had a great starting season with his new team.
And for the Warriors, as I have said, they are my darkhorse team and so they have a back to back win against Zion and the Pels. It's just very unfortunate that Curry and Wiggins is not yet playing for them.
But the good news is that they are winning so Curry can take his rest for a while and he could recovered in the next couple of days.
Speaking of Mavericks, they just won against the Timberwolves yesterday courtesy of that dagger three from Luka. Today though, they lost against the Rockets by 6 points 108-102. Kyrie, Luka and Klay combined for 69 points but that doesn't matter compared to the distributed offense that the Rockets did. If your team had 6 players scoring in double figures, it's really hard to stop them.
As for the Warriors though, many looked at them as a play-in contender only before the start of the season, but they're now 4-1 and sitting at top 2 on the standings. I know it's too early, but we are seeing how the Warriors are playing if all of them are healthy. I just hope that Curry will not get injured along the way or else, it might affect them and the whole team. It's good that he will be back though.
Anyway, the Spurs also won against the Jazz 106-88. After that disappointing performance against the Thunder, Wembanyama returned on this game by getting a 5x5 on the stat sheet. It means he got 5 points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals in one game. I believe this is the 2nd time he did it. He's being called an alien for a reason. CP3 on the other hand helped the team in scoring and passing. He tallied a double-double 19 points, and 10 assists on this one.
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Luka, Kyrie and add Klay Thompson as well, as he also had a great starting season with his new team.
And for the Warriors, as I have said, they are my darkhorse team and so they have a back to back win against Zion and the Pels. It's just very unfortunate that Curry and Wiggins is not yet playing for them.
But the good news is that they are winning so Curry can take his rest for a while and he could recovered in the next couple of days.
Speaking of Mavericks, they just won against the Timberwolves yesterday courtesy of that dagger three from Luka. Today though, they lost against the Rockets by 6 points 108-102. Kyrie, Luka and Klay combined for 69 points but that doesn't matter compared to the distributed offense that the Rockets did. If your team had 6 players scoring in double figures, it's really hard to stop them.
And then they've lost to the visiting Houston Rockets, so it was a surprising game to see them being beaten as Luka, Kyrie and Klay are really playing good basketball. But the Rockets really go after them in the beginning, and established themselves with such a huge lead. But the Mavericks try to go and make a comeback as they hit 3's after 3's.
But the Rockets didn't melt down, Jalen Green shows why he is one of the most electrifying young players and then veteran Dillon Brooks put up a good numbers as well to shock the fans of the Mavs.
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Luka, Kyrie and add Klay Thompson as well, as he also had a great starting season with his new team.
And for the Warriors, as I have said, they are my darkhorse team and so they have a back to back win against Zion and the Pels. It's just very unfortunate that Curry and Wiggins is not yet playing for them.
But the good news is that they are winning so Curry can take his rest for a while and he could recovered in the next couple of days.
As for the Warriors though, many looked at them as a play-in contender only before the start of the season, but they're now 4-1 and sitting at top 2 on the standings. I know it's too early, but we are seeing how the Warriors are playing if all of them are healthy. I just hope that Curry will not get injured along the way or else, it might affect them and the whole team. It's good that he will be back though.
That's why I said before that this is a different Warrior team, it's close to the last team that has won a ring for them. And just imagine though, if they make the playoff and made a run into the finals.
And if they are really that good and win another ring, no doubt that they are really dynasty and they have done it without Klay this time. Klay might regret his decision to leave the team then, hehehe.
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And again, the Warriors shows resiliency in their game against the Houston Rockets. A good defensive team, but they were able to score and lead by as much as 31 points.
But the Rockets was able to force the game into OT and I thought that the Warriors are going to lose this one on the road. So they break the curse of OT and win this game as Kuminga takes over.
Congrats as well to Buddy Hield for breaking into the top 20 now as far as made 3's.
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And again, the Warriors shows resiliency in their game against the Houston Rockets. A good defensive team, but they were able to score and lead by as much as 31 points.
But the Rockets was able to force the game into OT and I thought that the Warriors are going to lose this one on the road. So they break the curse of OT and win this game as Kuminga takes over.
Congrats as well to Buddy Hield for breaking into the top 20 now as far as made 3's.
It seems the Warriors could manage without Steph Curry now that Buddy Hield is leading the team. I wouldn’t be surprised if the mega trade proposal goes through, with Giannis and Steph switching teams, as some articles on my social media feed have suggested.
Speaking of the Warriors, they have a game today against the Wizards and i'm betting for them to win this game and cover the spread. Warriors -11.5 @1.92.
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And again, the Warriors shows resiliency in their game against the Houston Rockets. A good defensive team, but they were able to score and lead by as much as 31 points.
But the Rockets was able to force the game into OT and I thought that the Warriors are going to lose this one on the road. So they break the curse of OT and win this game as Kuminga takes over.
Congrats as well to Buddy Hield for breaking into the top 20 now as far as made 3's.
Speaking of the Warriors, they also won against the Wizards a few hours ago 125-112.
You can see that the beef between Poole and Green is still there as both of them pointed with each other before halftime.
Curry is back and he scored 24 points while his "Buddy", Buddy Hield scored 20 as well. It's good for me that Coach Kerr isn't sticking to his starting 5, and he constantly finding the perfect starting 5 like on this one, Kuminga didn't start while GP2 did. Anyway, the Warriors are now 6-1 and even though this is a road game for them, they're still undefeated on their home with 4-0 record. Their next 2 games are tough because they will be against the defending champs, Celtics and the current undefeated team in the East in Cavaliers.
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And again, the Warriors shows resiliency in their game against the Houston Rockets. A good defensive team, but they were able to score and lead by as much as 31 points.
But the Rockets was able to force the game into OT and I thought that the Warriors are going to lose this one on the road. So they break the curse of OT and win this game as Kuminga takes over.
Congrats as well to Buddy Hield for breaking into the top 20 now as far as made 3's.
Speaking of the Warriors, they also won against the Wizards a few hours ago 125-112.
You can see that the beef between Poole and Green is still there as both of them pointed with each other before halftime.
Yeah, I love it when this two goes at each other, Green pointing to Poole when Curry hit a 3 in the corner.
Curry is back and he scored 24 points while his "Buddy", Buddy Hield scored 20 as well. It's good for me that Coach Kerr isn't sticking to his starting 5, and he constantly finding the perfect starting 5 like on this one, Kuminga didn't start while GP2 did. Anyway, the Warriors are now 6-1 and even though this is a road game for them, they're still undefeated on their home with 4-0 record. Their next 2 games are tough because they will be against the defending champs, Celtics and the current undefeated team in the East in Cavaliers.
That is the real test for the Warriors, going against the defending champ. Gonna be a good game, but it should be very close, they are 3:1 underdog already. But I might go with the Warriors ML or even against the Cavs next game as for sure they will be a huge underdog.
@bisdak40 - congrats mate.
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For the Bucks though, they are 5-1 under Doc Rivers, really bad start for them and Giannis is really doing his best but still they are down on the standing since Giannis become their MVP or at least their franchise. Not sure what to do if we are the management, should they fire Doc Rivers this early? But in that is the case, who will coach them? Darvin Ham? Lol. And probably that's why there are trade rumors already that Giannis wanted to go somewhere because of what the Bucks has turned out to be. They traded Holiday which become a champion last season, so that's going to hurt. And then Lillard, that the same as he used to be, sorry for Dame's fans here.
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For the Bucks though, they are 5-1 under Doc Rivers, really bad start for them and Giannis is really doing his best but still they are down on the standing since Giannis become their MVP or at least their franchise. Not sure what to do if we are the management, should they fire Doc Rivers this early? But in that is the case, who will coach them? Darvin Ham? Lol. And probably that's why there are trade rumors already that Giannis wanted to go somewhere because of what the Bucks has turned out to be. They traded Holiday which become a champion last season, so that's going to hurt. And then Lillard, that the same as he used to be, sorry for Dame's fans here.
That is one headache that the Bucks management had to deal with. I don't think they will let go of Giannis after all what they have done to keep him. They would basically start the restructuring if he leaves and I doubt an aging Dame would like to carry another franchise.
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That is the real test for the Warriors, going against the defending champ. Gonna be a good game, but it should be very close, they are 3:1 underdog already. But I might go with the Warriors ML or even against the Cavs next game as for sure they will be a huge underdog.
It’s going to be a tough few days ahead for the Warriors, but I believe they can make tonight’s game very competitive. With Steph Curry back, the spread is understandably low at 6.5. I’ll be rooting for the Warriors tonight, but with the handicap.
My bet: Warriors +6.5 @1.92.
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That is the real test for the Warriors, going against the defending champ. Gonna be a good game, but it should be very close, they are 3:1 underdog already. But I might go with the Warriors ML or even against the Cavs next game as for sure they will be a huge underdog.
It’s going to be a tough few days ahead for the Warriors, but I believe they can make tonight’s game very competitive. With Steph Curry back, the spread is understandably low at 6.5. I’ll be rooting for the Warriors tonight, but with the handicap.
My bet: Warriors +6.5 @1.92.
Good bet on the Warriors mate, they have a good lead against the Boston, but the Celtics was able to cut it to just 1 point entering the 4th quarter. But I still think that the handicap can be covered and I wouldn't be surprised if the Warriors will win here, although they don't have a good record in the Boston Garden. But let's see, entering the 4th, I think the Warriors will still continue with their shooting, although Buddy Hield has one of his worst game as a Warrior.
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Good bet on the Warriors mate, they have a good lead against the Boston, but the Celtics was able to cut it to just 1 point entering the 4th quarter. But I still think that the handicap can be covered and I wouldn't be surprised if the Warriors will win here, although they don't have a good record in the Boston Garden. But let's see, entering the 4th, I think the Warriors will still continue with their shooting, although Buddy Hield has one of his worst game as a Warrior.
And the Warriors did win, thanks to Looney’s crucial putbacks in the dying minutes of the game. I believe those were pivotal, and without them, they might have lost. I didn’t know Jalen Brown wouldn’t be playing in this game.
Next stop for the Warriors is Cleveland who is still unbeaten, let see if the Warriors will end their hot streak.
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Good bet on the Warriors mate, they have a good lead against the Boston, but the Celtics was able to cut it to just 1 point entering the 4th quarter. But I still think that the handicap can be covered and I wouldn't be surprised if the Warriors will win here, although they don't have a good record in the Boston Garden. But let's see, entering the 4th, I think the Warriors will still continue with their shooting, although Buddy Hield has one of his worst game as a Warrior.
And the Warriors did win, thanks to Looney’s crucial putbacks in the dying minutes of the game. I believe those were pivotal, and without them, they might have lost. I didn’t know Jalen Brown wouldn’t be playing in this game.
Next stop for the Warriors is Cleveland who is still unbeaten, let see if the Warriors will end their hot streak.
I told you so, hehehe, they are a huge underdog against the Celtics at the start and so I put a bet on them at ML at 3.x. I didn't go with the handicap but I was able to bet at 2.95 when the Celtics are making that huge run.
As for the Cavs, I will still go with them at ML still, or maybe the handicap as well and then live beating.
So congrats again, hopefully the run by the Warriors will continue.
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Good bet on the Warriors mate, they have a good lead against the Boston, but the Celtics was able to cut it to just 1 point entering the 4th quarter. But I still think that the handicap can be covered and I wouldn't be surprised if the Warriors will win here, although they don't have a good record in the Boston Garden. But let's see, entering the 4th, I think the Warriors will still continue with their shooting, although Buddy Hield has one of his worst game as a Warrior.
And the Warriors did win, thanks to Looney’s crucial putbacks in the dying minutes of the game. I believe those were pivotal, and without them, they might have lost. I didn’t know Jalen Brown wouldn’t be playing in this game.
Next stop for the Warriors is Cleveland who is still unbeaten, let see if the Warriors will end their hot streak.
I told you so, hehehe, they are a huge underdog against the Celtics at the start and so I put a bet on them at ML at 3.x. I didn't go with the handicap but I was able to bet at 2.95 when the Celtics are making that huge run.
As for the Cavs, I will still go with them at ML still, or maybe the handicap as well and then live beating.
So congrats again, hopefully the run by the Warriors will continue.
Congrats, mate! That was a huge win. I regret not placing a bet on the moneyline odds, but I was just playing it safe. Hehe.
As for tomorrow, the odds for the Warriors is not that big @2.50 but still i going for them to beat the only team that has zero lose in this season, the Cavs.
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Good bet on the Warriors mate, they have a good lead against the Boston, but the Celtics was able to cut it to just 1 point entering the 4th quarter. But I still think that the handicap can be covered and I wouldn't be surprised if the Warriors will win here, although they don't have a good record in the Boston Garden. But let's see, entering the 4th, I think the Warriors will still continue with their shooting, although Buddy Hield has one of his worst game as a Warrior.
And the Warriors did win, thanks to Looney’s crucial putbacks in the dying minutes of the game. I believe those were pivotal, and without them, they might have lost. I didn’t know Jalen Brown wouldn’t be playing in this game.
Next stop for the Warriors is Cleveland who is still unbeaten, let see if the Warriors will end their hot streak.
I told you so, hehehe, they are a huge underdog against the Celtics at the start and so I put a bet on them at ML at 3.x. I didn't go with the handicap but I was able to bet at 2.95 when the Celtics are making that huge run.
As for the Cavs, I will still go with them at ML still, or maybe the handicap as well and then live beating.
So congrats again, hopefully the run by the Warriors will continue.
Congrats, mate! That was a huge win. I regret not placing a bet on the moneyline odds, but I was just playing it safe. Hehe.
As for tomorrow, the odds for the Warriors is not that big @2.50 but still i going for them to beat the only team that has zero lose in this season, the Cavs.
Yeah, I will throw a money on the ML for them and again, if I have the chance, go with live betting.
And if you noticed, the opening line is +/-2.5, so meaning the odds maker might be putting a chance from the Warriors to go get another upset again as Curry is 100% healthy and the team are moving differently.
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Good bet on the Warriors mate, they have a good lead against the Boston, but the Celtics was able to cut it to just 1 point entering the 4th quarter. But I still think that the handicap can be covered and I wouldn't be surprised if the Warriors will win here, although they don't have a good record in the Boston Garden. But let's see, entering the 4th, I think the Warriors will still continue with their shooting, although Buddy Hield has one of his worst game as a Warrior.
And the Warriors did win, thanks to Looney’s crucial putbacks in the dying minutes of the game. I believe those were pivotal, and without them, they might have lost. I didn’t know Jalen Brown wouldn’t be playing in this game.
Looney turn back the clock with this huge putback, he has lost his spot to the young Jackson, and his name even pops up on the trading block before the start of this season. But he proved that he can still be the reliable center that gave them multiple rings and so good to see him helping them again. Buddy Hield recover though, and he had a massive 3 as well from Curry's assists and you can see Steph very happy after that huge 3.
Next stop for the Warriors is Cleveland who is still unbeaten, let see if the Warriors will end their hot streak.
It might be very different game for the Cavs as they are complete and their new coach breaths fresh life to them. And if we take notice, their new coach was used to be the assistant of Kerr in the Warriors so he will be familiar with so much plays that the Warriors had and will be using in this game.
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Just bad game by the Warriors today, wasn't able to recover to from the first quarter huge run by the Cavs.
At least they were able to trim the lead as they were down huge in the second half. For sure the Warriors have learned their lessons here. Buddy Hield just scored 3 points if I'm not mistaken.
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Just bad game by the Warriors today, wasn't able to recover to from the first quarter huge run by the Cavs.
At least they were able to trim the lead as they were down huge in the second half. For sure the Warriors have learned their lessons here. Buddy Hield just scored 3 points if I'm not mistaken.
Right, the Cavs just started very hot from their outside shot. Curry has his lowest game so far and so is Buddy Hield. So it was really a disappointment for Warriors fans as we wanted to see a great and close game between the two. Not a hater, but I'm still not sold on how great the Cavs for this season. I have a feeling that they might just collapse again once the playoff started. So let's see in February, after the first half of the season if they are still leading the Eastern conference. I felt like the Boston Celtics are still going to be the top team in East this season.
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And Warriors beating the Dallas this time. It's the first time that Klay went to the Chase center and he was given a standing ovation by the fans, as they wear a captain's hat.
But after that, it was all business for Steph as he shows who are the best clutch player and he could be sending a big message to Klay that he shouldn't have left the Warriors. Now the Warriors are on the top of the standing and the Mavs are struggling this early with Klay.
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When you scored 40 points while shooting over 50% but still lose the game, you must be wondering why it has to happen ;D Great job by Tyler Herro carrying the Heat but luck isn't on his side so far. I checked his personal W/L record this season and it's currently 1/5.
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And Warriors beating the Dallas this time. It's the first time that Klay went to the Chase center and he was given a standing ovation by the fans, as they wear a captain's hat.
But after that, it was all business for Steph as he shows who are the best clutch player and he could be sending a big message to Klay that he shouldn't have left the Warriors. Now the Warriors are on the top of the standing and the Mavs are struggling this early with Klay.
I watched that game live because I thought it would be exciting, especially since it was Klay’s first time playing in a Mavs uniform. The game was thrilling as expected, with Steph Curry carrying the Warriors in the last three minutes. It was almost like he was sending a message to Klay that he should have stayed, haha.
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When you scored 40 points while shooting over 50% but still lose the game, you must be wondering why it has to happen ;D Great job by Tyler Herro carrying the Heat but luck isn't on his side so far. I checked his personal W/L record this season and it's currently 1/5.
They lost because of the wrong decision made by Coach Spo.
Luck isn't the reason why they lost. ;) Just for context, Coach Spo asked for a timeout after that alley-oop pass to Duren, but he forgot that they don't have a timeout at that time anymore, and because of that, the Piston got awarded with a technical free throw plus a ball possession.
That would've been historic for Tyler Herro if they won. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case and even Coach Spo had a red and almost teary eyes after that incident. Ironically, the last time this happened was last season as well and it's the Pistons who did it. Not the coach though, but a player called a timeout even though they don't have one. Nevertheless, this lost by the Heat is heartbreaking.
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And Warriors beating the Dallas this time. It's the first time that Klay went to the Chase center and he was given a standing ovation by the fans, as they wear a captain's hat.
But after that, it was all business for Steph as he shows who are the best clutch player and he could be sending a big message to Klay that he shouldn't have left the Warriors. Now the Warriors are on the top of the standing and the Mavs are struggling this early with Klay.
I watched that game live because I thought it would be exciting, especially since it was Klay’s first time playing in a Mavs uniform. The game was thrilling as expected, with Steph Curry carrying the Warriors in the last three minutes. It was almost like he was sending a message to Klay that he should have stayed, haha.
Yeah, and hopefully, we will see what Curry was saying in the camera, maybe some amateur lip reader is needed, hehehe.
As for the Heat losing the game, it's a mental lapse on coach Spo.
How about Giannis winning in OT and scoring 59 points? I thought that they are going to lose that game to Detroit because they have build a 18 point lead. But the rookie Ronald Holland missed both FT and then the game went into OT and Giannis took over.
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How about Giannis winning in OT and scoring 59 points? I thought that they are going to lose that game to Detroit because they have build a 18 point lead. But the rookie Ronald Holland missed both FT and then the game went into OT and Giannis took over.
Those free throws were nerve-wracking for the rookie. I hope his confidence returns in their next game. I didn’t place a bet on that game, but I’m sure those who did were on the edge of their seats and jumped with joy after the missed free throws.
Only one game for today and i'm placing my bet on the "under 229.5 @2.0" for the Utah vs Dallas game. Good luck to us.
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How about Giannis winning in OT and scoring 59 points? I thought that they are going to lose that game to Detroit because they have build a 18 point lead. But the rookie Ronald Holland missed both FT and then the game went into OT and Giannis took over.
He can feel the pressure on those 2 crucial free throws, and while doing it, he might be thinking "So this is how much the pressure is in the NBA when you're making these kinds of shots." :D Can't blame the rookie though, but it's the pressure especially the fans that are pressuring him even more. :D
Giannis' 59 points is somewhat heroic at least because he single-handedly carried his whole team especially in that 1st quarter when he scored 22 of their total 24 points which is ridiculous if you will ask me. This is what happens when your partner is out for some reasons. The bad thing though is that they almost lost against a bottom team. What if they're up against the top teams already. Hmmm.
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How about Giannis winning in OT and scoring 59 points? I thought that they are going to lose that game to Detroit because they have build a 18 point lead. But the rookie Ronald Holland missed both FT and then the game went into OT and Giannis took over.
Those free throws were nerve-wracking for the rookie. I hope his confidence returns in their next game. I didn’t place a bet on that game, but I’m sure those who did were on the edge of their seats and jumped with joy after the missed free throws.
Indeed, a great experience though for him.
Only one game for today and i'm placing my bet on the "under 229.5 @2.0" for the Utah vs Dallas game. Good luck to us.
I think you got this one right? Total score is 228, but the Dallas lost this one again. Although they bounce back and beat the Spurs in their next game.
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Giannis' 59 points is somewhat heroic at least because he single-handedly carried his whole team especially in that 1st quarter when he scored 22 of their total 24 points which is ridiculous if you will ask me. This is what happens when your partner is out for some reasons. The bad thing though is that they almost lost against a bottom team. What if they're up against the top teams already. Hmmm.
Giannis is a beast, but what surprises me is how much the team's results depend on just one player. In fact, there were only 3 players in that game who helped Giannis in one way or another. I mean Lopez who scored 29 points in that game, Prince with 15 points, and Gary Trent Jr. with 11 points. The rest of the team either just stayed on the bench or did nothing on the court at all.
I'm even wondering what will happen to the Bucks if Yannis suddenly requests a trade. ???
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Giannis is a beast, but what surprises me is how much the team's results depend on just one player. In fact, there were only 3 players in that game who helped Giannis in one way or another. I mean Lopez who scored 29 points in that game, Prince with 15 points, and Gary Trent Jr. with 11 points. The rest of the team either just stayed on the bench or did nothing on the court at all.
I'm even wondering what will happen to the Bucks if Yannis suddenly requests a trade. ???
Against the Rockets the other night, Giannis scored just 20 points, with Lillard contributing 18 points and Brook Lopez adding 27 points, leading to a narrow victory by one point. However, it was evident that the Bucks struggled. It’s unclear why, but it’s obvious they are not the same team they were a few years ago. If Giannis requests a trade, the Bucks will likely enter a rebuilding phase.
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Giannis is a beast, but what surprises me is how much the team's results depend on just one player. In fact, there were only 3 players in that game who helped Giannis in one way or another. I mean Lopez who scored 29 points in that game, Prince with 15 points, and Gary Trent Jr. with 11 points. The rest of the team either just stayed on the bench or did nothing on the court at all.
I'm even wondering what will happen to the Bucks if Yannis suddenly requests a trade. ???
Against the Rockets the other night, Giannis scored just 20 points, with Lillard contributing 18 points and Brook Lopez adding 27 points, leading to a narrow victory by one point. However, it was evident that the Bucks struggled. It’s unclear why, but it’s obvious they are not the same team they were a few years ago. If Giannis requests a trade, the Bucks will likely enter a rebuilding phase.
They've broken their core already when they let go of Holiday, and after that, Khris Middleton is not the same anymore and right now he is on the injured list. And as much as we thought that Dame is a perfect fit, the Bucks is struggling with him.
So I do agree, perhaps Giannis is thinking of leaving the Bucks if this situation escalates. I think they really need to pull the panic button already, as I do not see them making the playoffs for this season.
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Betting for the Bucks for tonight's game. I don't have high hopes on this one but maybe they could duplicate their win and cover the spread tonight.
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Another game that the Lakers wasted in their homecourt, it was again, winnable, except for Davis missed FT and then he tries to make it up with that 18 foot jumper. And this is the first time that the Lakers lost at home.
But it's good to see that DK is having more playing time because of his last performance and then D'Lo relegated coming off the bench. However, the Magic looks exhausted in this game, they have shows resiliency and mature without their top scorer. Next for them is Detroit, so let's see if they can continue with their winning streak.
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Another game that the Lakers wasted in their homecourt, it was again, winnable, except for Davis missed FT and then he tries to make it up with that 18 foot jumper. And this is the first time that the Lakers lost at home.
But it's good to see that DK is having more playing time because of his last performance and then D'Lo relegated coming off the bench. However, the Magic looks exhausted in this game, they have shows resiliency and mature without their top scorer. Next for them is Detroit, so let's see if they can continue with their winning streak.
The Lakers lost again against the Nuggets on their homecourt, it was a good first half for the Lakers but didn't hold on to their lead as the Nuggets rallied in the third canto and grabbed the lead and ultimately won the game. Meanwhile the Magic defeated the Pistons as Frans Wagner nearly had a triple-double, scoting 30 points, grabbed rebounds and dished-off 8 assist.
Tomorrow the Magic will be playing against the Hornets and i will be rooting for them to extend their winning streak, Magic -5.5 @1.97.
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Another game that the Lakers wasted in their homecourt, it was again, winnable, except for Davis missed FT and then he tries to make it up with that 18 foot jumper. And this is the first time that the Lakers lost at home.
But it's good to see that DK is having more playing time because of his last performance and then D'Lo relegated coming off the bench. However, the Magic looks exhausted in this game, they have shows resiliency and mature without their top scorer. Next for them is Detroit, so let's see if they can continue with their winning streak.
The Lakers lost again against the Nuggets on their homecourt, it was a good first half for the Lakers but didn't hold on to their lead as the Nuggets rallied in the third canto and grabbed the lead and ultimately won the game. Meanwhile the Magic defeated the Pistons as Frans Wagner nearly had a triple-double, scoting 30 points, grabbed rebounds and dished-off 8 assist.
Tomorrow the Magic will be playing against the Hornets and i will be rooting for them to extend their winning streak, Magic -5.5 @1.97.
Great catch on the Magic, yeah, if I will have to bet I will go with them as they are on the winning streak.
Wolves vs the Rockets, I will go with the Wolves at -1.5 1.71.
I think they can win this game although it will be very close, but the Wolves needed to put up some streaks here as they are very inconsistent. But playing at home, they could be very confident.
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I've been reading some facebook posts about the NBA emirates cup, are you still following this? If I remember correctly, its was the Lakers that won the inaugural tournament. Do you have a tracker or something that monitors who qualifies or moves on to the next stage?
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I've been reading some facebook posts about the NBA emirates cup, are you still following this? If I remember correctly, its was the Lakers that won the inaugural tournament. Do you have a tracker or something that monitors who qualifies or moves on to the next stage?
https://www.nba.com/nba-cup/2024/standings
Lol at the Wolves, they have to climb up after a big lead by the Rockets, and then make it with a good lead. I thought that they are going to win but the Rockets force OT.
And we all know that when teams climb back, they are very tired and so that what happens here, tired legs and they were not able to commit and have the momentum and so the Rockets win in OT.
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Wolves vs the Rockets, I will go with the Wolves at -1.5 1.71.
I think they can win this game although it will be very close, but the Wolves needed to put up some streaks here as they are very inconsistent. But playing at home, they could be very confident.
It is very risky to bet against the Rockets as of this late because they are playing good basketball and seems to me their confident is quite high. With regards to the Wolves, they are so inconsistent that i stay away on betting on them.
Meanwhile, the Bucks continue their winning streak by beating the Heat in a close game. No Giannis, no problem for the Bucks as Lillard carries the team to victory, fortunately though i have not place a bet on them because Giannis is out hehe.
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Wolves vs the Rockets, I will go with the Wolves at -1.5 1.71.
I think they can win this game although it will be very close, but the Wolves needed to put up some streaks here as they are very inconsistent. But playing at home, they could be very confident.
It is very risky to bet against the Rockets as of this late because they are playing good basketball and seems to me their confident is quite high. With regards to the Wolves, they are so inconsistent that i stay away on betting on them.
Meanwhile, the Bucks continue their winning streak by beating the Heat in a close game. No Giannis, no problem for the Bucks as Lillard carries the team to victory, fortunately though i have not place a bet on them because Giannis is out hehe.
Yea, it was a good game though, Wolves make a huge comeback and even take a lead. And I thought that I'm going to win because they have the momentum. But the Rockets can't be deny as they force OT and then win the game.
I guess the hype of the Wolves and ANT are gone now, they've make the bold move to trade KAT and now they are paying the price. Randle is good, but I don't see him as a perfect fit with Rudy or even ANT himself.
Bucks is so resilient in that game, no Giannis, no problem with them. But still, scary win for them, the Heat has a chance to win that but they just missed the shot.
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Bucks is so resilient in that game, no Giannis, no problem with them. But still, scary win for them, the Heat has a chance to win that but they just missed the shot.
Speaking of the Bucks, the Bucks are now rolling already after that sloppy start winning 7 of their last 10 games and currently on a 5-game winning streak.
I guess it's good to say that they had a problem with the chemistry, and I guess some of their players stepping up on offense is a good one as well. Their bench players are helping in scoring already. In their last 5 games which are all wins, their bench players have an average of 37 PPG which is a big help for Giannis and Dame who are their top offensive players.
It looks like their streak will be extended to 6 because their next game will be against the struggling Wizards. Whatever the case is, I hope their amazing performance will continue.
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May parlay got ruined by the Mavs vs Jazz game, this two teams are high scoring, and they are way on track on the first quarter. However, they have a bad shooting night in the next 2 and then played defensed on the 4th. :(
I will just bet one game, it will between the Celtics and the Cavs, league leading but I will go with with the Cavs here. They are the underdog ML @1.98. Some games have started already, but there is still one great game to watch, another league leading clash in OKC vs the Rockets.
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I will just bet one game, it will between the Celtics and the Cavs, league leading but I will go with with the Cavs here. They are the underdog ML @1.98. Some games have started already, but there is still one great game to watch, another league leading clash in OKC vs the Rockets.
Congrats on your win mate, what a thrilling game as it was decided only in the last minute of the game. Mitchell was unstoppable in the last three minutes of the game, hitting all of the Cavs points with 3 3-points and the go ahead basket.
Another thrilling game between the Thunder and Rockets with the latter winning the game.
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I will just bet one game, it will between the Celtics and the Cavs, league leading but I will go with with the Cavs here. They are the underdog ML @1.98. Some games have started already, but there is still one great game to watch, another league leading clash in OKC vs the Rockets.
Congrats on your win mate, what a thrilling game as it was decided only in the last minute of the game. Mitchell was unstoppable in the last three minutes of the game, hitting all of the Cavs points with 3 3-points and the go ahead basket.
Another thrilling game between the Thunder and Rockets with the latter winning the game.
Thanks mate, it's good that I decided to one one single bet, at least I can get my money back, but damn the Heat, it destroyed my 5 game parlay with x16 odds, >:(.
I had the Heat with -2.5, and I'm still clinging that they could have forced the OT and then cover the spread.
I got the Kings vs Spurs 224.5. W
Mavs over Blazers -4.5. W
Rockets +4.5. W
Cavs -1.5. W
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I will just bet one game, it will between the Celtics and the Cavs, league leading but I will go with with the Cavs here. They are the underdog ML @1.98. Some games have started already, but there is still one great game to watch, another league leading clash in OKC vs the Rockets.
Congrats on your win mate, what a thrilling game as it was decided only in the last minute of the game. Mitchell was unstoppable in the last three minutes of the game, hitting all of the Cavs points with 3 3-points and the go ahead basket.
Another thrilling game between the Thunder and Rockets with the latter winning the game.
Thanks mate, it's good that I decided to one one single bet, at least I can get my money back, but damn the Heat, it destroyed my 5 game parlay with x16 odds, >:(.
I had the Heat with -2.5, and I'm still clinging that they could have forced the OT and then cover the spread.
I got the Kings vs Spurs 224.5. W
Mavs over Blazers -4.5. W
Rockets +4.5. W
Cavs -1.5. W
This could have been a massive win for you mate, x16 odds is hard to hit for me. Better luck next time.
Meanwhile, i have placed only one bet for tonight's game, Lakers +6.5 @1.93 against the Wolves. Hope Reaves will play today for the Lakers.
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Meanwhile, i have placed only one bet for tonight's game, Lakers +6.5 @1.93 against the Wolves. Hope Reaves will play today for the Lakers.
What a blowout, sorry for the lost bet ;D
It looks like the Rockets effort of putting up a decent team is working now. If I remember correctly, they were the team that had a attempt for a playoff knockout spot last season but they left it too late. Good to see a 'new' face leading the charge.
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I will just bet one game, it will between the Celtics and the Cavs, league leading but I will go with with the Cavs here. They are the underdog ML @1.98. Some games have started already, but there is still one great game to watch, another league leading clash in OKC vs the Rockets.
Congrats on your win mate, what a thrilling game as it was decided only in the last minute of the game. Mitchell was unstoppable in the last three minutes of the game, hitting all of the Cavs points with 3 3-points and the go ahead basket.
Another thrilling game between the Thunder and Rockets with the latter winning the game.
Thanks mate, it's good that I decided to one one single bet, at least I can get my money back, but damn the Heat, it destroyed my 5 game parlay with x16 odds, >:(.
I had the Heat with -2.5, and I'm still clinging that they could have forced the OT and then cover the spread.
I got the Kings vs Spurs 224.5. W
Mavs over Blazers -4.5. W
Rockets +4.5. W
Cavs -1.5. W
This could have been a massive win for you mate, x16 odds is hard to hit for me. Better luck next time.
Meanwhile, i have placed only one bet for tonight's game, Lakers +6.5 @1.93 against the Wolves. Hope Reaves will play today for the Lakers.
I just had a little parlay yesterday,
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Just trying to get a win, hehehe. As for your bet, damn Lakers, it was a complete blowout, Lebron=Lebrick for now as he is continue to shoot bad percentage. And it feels like the Lakers is becoming the Lakers of previous season, very inconsistent on the floor.
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I just had a little parlay yesterday,
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Just trying to get a win, hehehe. As for your bet, damn Lakers, it was a complete blowout, Lebron=Lebrick for now as he is continue to shoot bad percentage. And it feels like the Lakers is becoming the Lakers of previous season, very inconsistent on the floor.
Congrats again on you parlay win mate, seems that you are lucky these days hehe.
Yeah, that was a blownout loss by the Lakers, Lebron James had a terrible night scoring only 10 point in 31 minutes, fatigue might have set-in has they were playing back-to-back games but i agree with you that they are inconsistent like the Lakers of last season.
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I just had a little parlay yesterday,
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Just trying to get a win, hehehe. As for your bet, damn Lakers, it was a complete blowout, Lebron=Lebrick for now as he is continue to shoot bad percentage. And it feels like the Lakers is becoming the Lakers of previous season, very inconsistent on the floor.
Congrats again on you parlay win mate, seems that you are lucky these days hehe.
Yeah, that was a blownout loss by the Lakers, Lebron James had a terrible night scoring only 10 point in 31 minutes, fatigue might have set-in has they were playing back-to-back games but i agree with you that they are inconsistent like the Lakers of last season.
Thanks mate, I also had a good parlay the other day, hitting 9.x.
For tonight's game, there are a lot,
Cavs vs Nuggets - Cavs -1.5
Dallas vs Wizards - Dallas -12.5
OKC vs Toronto - OKC -7.5
Memphis vs Kings - Memphis -1.5
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For tonight's game, there are a lot,
Cavs vs Nuggets - Cavs -1.5
Dallas vs Wizards - Dallas -12.5
OKC vs Toronto - OKC -7.5
Memphis vs Kings - Memphis -1.5
Wow, another good night to you mate, you are hitting 3 out of 4 now with the Grizzlies vs Kings still on going, what a lucky day.
My bet for tonight is only for the Warriors vs Rockets, i'm backing the Warriors on their homecourt. I hope that Steph Curry will play tonight.
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For tonight's game, there are a lot,
Cavs vs Nuggets - Cavs -1.5
Dallas vs Wizards - Dallas -12.5
OKC vs Toronto - OKC -7.5
Memphis vs Kings - Memphis -1.5
Wow, another good night to you mate, you are hitting 3 out of 4 now with the Grizzlies vs Kings still on going, what a lucky day.
My bet for tonight is only for the Warriors vs Rockets, i'm backing the Warriors on their homecourt. I hope that Steph Curry will play tonight.
Memphis won, hehehe, another lucky pick for me, so another 9.x parlay.
Finally the Warriors won at home and they are a huge underdog, if you got them at ML, then that is already 2.x. So congrats, I will try to pick later though, before the game starts and see how it goes for me.
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Wasn't able to bet yesterday as I was not feeling good.
Cavs already won, with against the Hornets as the game is too early.
Nuggets vs Wizards - Nuggets -11.5
OKC vs Pels - OKC -6.5
Memphis vs Boston - Memphis +7.5
Good luck.
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Wasn't able to bet yesterday as I was not feeling good.
Cavs already won, with against the Hornets as the game is too early.
Nuggets vs Wizards - Nuggets -11.5
OKC vs Pels - OKC -6.5
Memphis vs Boston - Memphis +7.5
Good luck.
2 wins out of 3. Not bad already.
I guess the Thunder winning against the struggling Pelicans is a bit expected already. What I am not expecting is the 2 games. Memphis even won against Boston on their home 127-121 led by Morant and JJJ which has 59 points combined. Tatum struggled a bit scoring only 17 points, but let's give credits to their 6th man Payton Pritchard who scored 22 points off the bench. 6th man of the year?
The struggling Wizards also managed to end their 16-game losing streak against the Nuggets despite of Jokic's 56-point performance. Poole carried the team with 39 points with a career-high 9 3-point shots. What a disappointment if you're a Nuggets fan. Just to add, the Knicks also lost to the Pistons 120-111. 4 of their 5 starters played more than 38 minutes and Brunson even played 44 minutes. Thibs is being known as the coach that will continue to play his starters despite the lead, and for me, this isn't a good sign for his players. Derrick Rose is the prime example for that.
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Wasn't able to bet yesterday as I was not feeling good.
Cavs already won, with against the Hornets as the game is too early.
Nuggets vs Wizards - Nuggets -11.5
OKC vs Pels - OKC -6.5
Memphis vs Boston - Memphis +7.5
Good luck.
2 wins out of 3. Not bad already.
Thanks mate.
The struggling Wizards also managed to end their 16-game losing streak against the Nuggets despite of Jokic's 56-point performance. Poole carried the team with 39 points with a career-high 9 3-point shots. What a disappointment if you're a Nuggets fan. Just to add, the Knicks also lost to the Pistons 120-111. 4 of their 5 starters played more than 38 minutes and Brunson even played 44 minutes. Thibs is being known as the coach that will continue to play his starters despite the lead, and for me, this isn't a good sign for his players. Derrick Rose is the prime example for that.
This was the biggest surprised to me as the Wizards have been struggling, even in their own homecourt, they've lost in double digits. And it negated Jokic's monster game with this big lost on the road. Just too bad that Porter Jr, or even WB was not of help here.
Mentally, it might hurt the Nuggets as they have been struggling this season, now they've lost to the low team like the Wizards.
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Mentally, it might hurt the Nuggets as they have been struggling this season, now they've lost to the low team like the Wizards.
I think the Nuggets has already move on from their loss to the Wizards as they blew out the Hawks today 141-111 with Jokic scoring 48 points.
The Warriors has a game today against the Wolves and i will be backing them today.
My bet: Warriors ML 1.87
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My bet for today:
Bucks vs Magic - Bucks -3.5 @1.85, placed my bet while the game already started and the Magic is on the lead by 5 points hehe. I think the Magic could not sustain their lead as they don't have their key players due to injury.
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My bet for today:
Bucks vs Magic - Bucks -3.5 @1.85, placed my bet while the game already started and the Magic is on the lead by 5 points hehe. I think the Magic could not sustain their lead as they don't have their key players due to injury.
Congrats mate for that win, for strange reasons, I also have the same with bet and with OKC winning by the handicap, but I was not able to pull the trigger as I could have fallen asleep around 8:00 am our local time.
It was very close game though, if not for Dame time, they could have lost the game. But Lillard was composed and that three that put them in the lead was enough. Special mentioned to Bobby Portis as well for delivering, one of his best game this season. Khris Middleton didn't score, but he has such impact as he had 8 assists.
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My bet for today:
Bucks vs Magic - Bucks -3.5 @1.85, placed my bet while the game already started and the Magic is on the lead by 5 points hehe. I think the Magic could not sustain their lead as they don't have their key players due to injury.
Congrats mate for that win, for strange reasons, I also have the same with bet and with OKC winning by the handicap, but I was not able to pull the trigger as I could have fallen asleep around 8:00 am our local time.
It was very close game though, if not for Dame time, they could have lost the game. But Lillard was composed and that three that put them in the lead was enough. Special mentioned to Bobby Portis as well for delivering, one of his best game this season. Khris Middleton didn't score, but he has such impact as he had 8 assists.
Thanks mate, fortunate that Lillard hit that 3 that tied the game at 106 apiece, i thought that they won't cover the spread but luckily those free throws were falling in the end for the Bucks.
For tonight, i will be betting for the Warriors to win against Houston, they are the slight underdog so i got a good odds betting for them.
My bet: Warriors ML @2.11
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My bet for today:
Bucks vs Magic - Bucks -3.5 @1.85, placed my bet while the game already started and the Magic is on the lead by 5 points hehe. I think the Magic could not sustain their lead as they don't have their key players due to injury.
Congrats mate for that win, for strange reasons, I also have the same with bet and with OKC winning by the handicap, but I was not able to pull the trigger as I could have fallen asleep around 8:00 am our local time.
It was very close game though, if not for Dame time, they could have lost the game. But Lillard was composed and that three that put them in the lead was enough. Special mentioned to Bobby Portis as well for delivering, one of his best game this season. Khris Middleton didn't score, but he has such impact as he had 8 assists.
Thanks mate, fortunate that Lillard hit that 3 that tied the game at 106 apiece, i thought that they won't cover the spread but luckily those free throws were falling in the end for the Bucks.
For tonight, i will be betting for the Warriors to win against Houston, they are the slight underdog so i got a good odds betting for them.
My bet: Warriors ML @2.11
I'll change my bet for this game, I will go with Curry over 24.5 points @1.88.
This is a very important game for them so that they can advance in the NBA cup. So for sure, Curry will have to bring the team in his shoulders in this game and probably scores 25 points or higher.
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I'll change my bet for this game, I will go with Curry over 24.5 points @1.88.
This is a very important game for them so that they can advance in the NBA cup. So for sure, Curry will have to bring the team in his shoulders in this game and probably scores 25 points or higher.
We both lost our bet here mate, it was a very controversial game. The Warriors failed to score in the last minute of the game. Part of the game so we must move on hehe.
For today's game i will be betting for the Celtic's to win in their homecourt against the Pistons.
My bet: Celtics -11.5 @1.92.
Good luck to us.
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I'll change my bet for this game, I will go with Curry over 24.5 points @1.88.
This is a very important game for them so that they can advance in the NBA cup. So for sure, Curry will have to bring the team in his shoulders in this game and probably scores 25 points or higher.
We both lost our bet here mate, it was a very controversial game. The Warriors failed to score in the last minute of the game. Part of the game so we must move on hehe.
Yeah, very bad day for us, I thought that at least the Warriors is going to win even if I don't hit on the the Curry bet. Unfortunately, the referee calls a foul and Jalen Green sank both FT.
For today's game i will be betting for the Celtic's to win in their homecourt against the Pistons.
My bet: Celtics -11.5 @1.92.
Good luck to us.
Congrats on this one, Celtics won over Pistons and the lead was more than double. So easy win for you mate. I wasn't able to bet on the game again as I'm busy.
I'll go with the Sixers against the Pacers, at -5.5.
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Let's see if we can comeback from our losses, hehehe,
Pistons vs Heat - Heat -3.5 @1.79
Cavs vs Nets - Cavs -8.5 @1.85
Kings vs Nuggets - Kings ML @1.84
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Let's see if we can comeback from our losses, hehehe,
Pistons vs Heat - Heat -3.5 @1.79
Cavs vs Nets - Cavs -8.5 @1.85
Kings vs Nuggets - Kings ML @1.84
Good picks mate but i'll be betting on game game today and that would be the game between the Cavs and the Net.
Cavs -10.5 @ 1.95 - i think Dennis will not suit up for the Nets tonight as he was traded to the Warriors so adjustment time for the Nets.
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Let's see if we can comeback from our losses, hehehe,
Pistons vs Heat - Heat -3.5 @1.79
Cavs vs Nets - Cavs -8.5 @1.85
Kings vs Nuggets - Kings ML @1.84
Good picks mate but i'll be betting on game game today and that would be the game between the Cavs and the Net.
Cavs -10.5 @ 1.95 - i think Dennis will not suit up for the Nets tonight as he was traded to the Warriors so adjustment time for the Nets.
Wow, Pistons vs Heat, they have the chance to win that game and was leading by 8 in the last two minutes on the OT, when suddenly Hardaway Jr hits 3 consecutive 3 points.
And Nuggets games was also very close and I thought that the Kings are going to win as they took a good lead entering the 4th. Games are really hard to predict. :(
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And Nuggets games was also very close and I thought that the Kings are going to win as they took a good lead entering the 4th. Games are really hard to predict. :(
Hard to predict indeed, that is why i only choose one game to have a 50-50 chance of winning but still hard to hit hehe.
We only have one game for today between the Thunder and the Bucks.
My bet: Bucks ML @2.90 - risky bet but i enjoy watching the Bucks trying hard to win every game.
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We only have one game for today between the Thunder and the Bucks.
My bet: Bucks ML @2.90 - risky bet but i enjoy watching the Bucks trying hard to win every game.
It seems like the "Darvin Ham Luck" happened again as the Bucks won on this one against the Thunder by a huge margin. It's a low scoring game, but the Bucks won lead by Dame and Giannis with a combined 49 points. Darvin Ham is still undefeated since the implementation of the NBA Cup last year. He's now 14-0. :D
If there's one thing that the Thunder lacked on this game, it's their three-point shooting. They only shot 5/32 on the field against 17/40 for the Bucks. Anyway, congratulations to the Bucks for winning the NBA Cup, and so as your bet. You risked and you got rewarded. :)
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And Nuggets games was also very close and I thought that the Kings are going to win as they took a good lead entering the 4th. Games are really hard to predict. :(
Hard to predict indeed, that is why i only choose one game to have a 50-50 chance of winning but still hard to hit hehe.
We only have one game for today between the Thunder and the Bucks.
My bet: Bucks ML @2.90 - risky bet but i enjoy watching the Bucks trying hard to win every game.
Good catch, wasn't able to bet on the NBA finals as I could also go with the underdogs here.
And it seems that the Bucks has totally restored themselves in this season, as they are on a streak and Dame and Giannis really took over that game and never allowed OKC some power as they themselves established a good lead and again, hitting big shots when OKC was about to make a rally, not going to happen under Gianns bullying everyone inside the paint.
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Here's my early beat:
Jazz vs Pistons - Detroit -2.5
Hornets vs Wizards - Hornets -4.5
OKC vs Magic - OKC -4.5
Best of luck!!!
Lots of game tonight, so there could be some games that I might go and beat later. Pistons is playing good lately and we have seen the Jazz is tanking this season. OKC might bounce back after losing the NBA cup.
While Hornets is a very tough team and they are facing Wizards which is on a 3 game losing skid.
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Here's my early beat:
Jazz vs Pistons - Detroit -2.5
Hornets vs Wizards - Hornets -4.5
OKC vs Magic - OKC -4.5
Best of luck!!!
Lots of game tonight, so there could be some games that I might go and beat later. Pistons is playing good lately and we have seen the Jazz is tanking this season. OKC might bounce back after losing the NBA cup.
While Hornets is a very tough team and they are facing Wizards which is on a 3 game losing skid.
Good luck on your bet Bai, hope the Pistons would catch up on the second half as they are down by 25 big point at the moment.
I only bet for the Grizzlies vs Warriors game for today, i'm a bit excited on how Dennis would perform on his new team.
My bet: Warriors +1.5 @1.95.
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Here's my early beat:
Jazz vs Pistons - Detroit -2.5
Hornets vs Wizards - Hornets -4.5
OKC vs Magic - OKC -4.5
Best of luck!!!
Lots of game tonight, so there could be some games that I might go and beat later. Pistons is playing good lately and we have seen the Jazz is tanking this season. OKC might bounce back after losing the NBA cup.
While Hornets is a very tough team and they are facing Wizards which is on a 3 game losing skid.
Good luck on your bet Bai, hope the Pistons would catch up on the second half as they are down by 25 big point at the moment.
I only bet for the Grizzlies vs Warriors game for today, i'm a bit excited on how Dennis would perform on his new team.
My bet: Warriors +1.5 @1.95.
Bad day for us, Warriors losing big against the Grizzlies last night. I have never seen Curry just scoring 2 points and we can't remember when was the last time that he just scored single digit.
The thing is that he is still very positive about that they can improved in the second half of the season. Started at the top of the West now in desperate to make the playoffs for next year. I haven't check the games for tonight though.
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Damn, the Pelicans lost their game against the Nuggets in OT.
I have them in +7.5 and then ML which is huge at 4.x. And when I check the score, they are leading with 7 points with 7 minutes to go and I thought that I will have a good win.
Unfortunately, the Nuggets force OT and Pelicans has no more energy.
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Damn, the Pelicans lost their game against the Nuggets in OT.
I have them in +7.5 and then ML which is huge at 4.x. And when I check the score, they are leading with 7 points with 7 minutes to go and I thought that I will have a good win.
Unfortunately, the Nuggets force OT and Pelicans has no more energy.
Better luck next time mate.
What a game we have yesterday between the Lakers and the Golden State Warriors, should have gone into overtime if Reaves didn't make that easy lay-up.
My bets for today:
Thunder -4.50 @1.80 vs Pacers
Heat ML @ 1.97 vs Magic
BTW, Merry Christmas bro.
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Got fortunate of my bets yesterday as i got 2 out of 2, hope will get the same today.
My bets for today:
Nuggets ML @2.26 vs Cavs
Mavs ML @1,97 vs Suns
Warriors ML @2.98 vs Clippers
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Got fortunate of my bets yesterday as i got 2 out of 2, hope will get the same today.
My bets for today:
Nuggets ML @2.26 vs Cavs
Mavs ML @1,97 vs Suns
Warriors ML @2.98 vs Clippers
Merry Christmas bro!!! ;D
1 out of 3 mate, wasn't able to look at the scheduled games for tonight. Tomorrow here is my bet,
OKC vs Hornets - OKC -10.5
Knicks vs Washington - Knicks - 10.5
Sixers vs Jazz - Sixers -4.5
Good luck, games now are really unpredictable but OKC are really playing very good so is the Knicks. Sixers wanted to stay in the fight and Jazz is struggling this season.
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Same, just 1 out of 3, only OKC has able to cover the spread for me.
The Sixers won, but with only 3 points, the thing with them is that they left the Jazz take a huge lead and then they do the catch up witch is very hard. So my -4.5 is close but no dice.
Same with the Knicks, they allow the Wizards to take control and then try to make a comeback and force OT.
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I haven't placed my bets on the early games today as i woke up late this morning hehe.
My bet for today:
Spurs +6.5 @1.92 vs Wolves - risky bet but i do think that the Spurs could make the game close tonight.
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Here's my bet at the start of the Year, Lol,
OKC vs Wolves - OKC -5.5 @1.73
Cavs vs Lakers - Cavs -3.5 @1.71
Happy New year to all NBA bettors here. Hopefully it will be a fruitful year for us.
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For tonight's game,
Rockets vs Mavs - I will go with the Rockets, -3.5 playing at home @1.71
Nuggets vs Hawks - visiting Hawks +6.5 @2.0.
Goodluck.
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Just 1/1 for me on my latest bet.
The Nuggets won on double digit, I thought that the Hawks will give them a good and close game. But WB and Jokic has other plans as they took the 3rd quarter after a close first half.
And that's just want they needed to win.
I haven't check the games for tonight though, maybe before the actual game I will post some of my bets.
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Here's my bet for tonight,
Hornets vs Detroit, I will go with Detroit -4.5 @1.65
Rockets vs Celtics - Celtics -1.5 @1.87
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Here's my bet for tonight,
Hornets vs Detroit, I will go with Detroit -4.5 @1.65
Rockets vs Celtics - Celtics -1.5 @1.87
One out of two mate, though Detroit won the game but they didn't cover the spread, they only won by a four point margin.
Here's my only bet for today:
Laker's -1.5 @1.88 vs Hawks - The Lakers had a good run so i think they will take this home game in the bag.
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Here's my bet for tonight,
Hornets vs Detroit, I will go with Detroit -4.5 @1.65
Rockets vs Celtics - Celtics -1.5 @1.87
One out of two mate, though Detroit won the game but they didn't cover the spread, they only won by a four point margin.
Here's my only bet for today:
Laker's -1.5 @1.88 vs Hawks - The Lakers had a good run so i think they will take this home game in the bag.
Awts, Detroit needs a comeback on that game, as they lead the Hornets take a good lead.
Lakers won with a huge lead against the Hawks, enough to cover that spread, good win.
Bucks vs Portland, I will go with the Over 226.5 @1.76
Golden state vs Grizzlies - Warriors -2.5 @1.92
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My bets for today:
Nuggets -2.5 @1.80 vs Spurs - i think the Nuggets won't lose two in a row against a young Spurs team.
Warriors -3.5 @1.97 vs Grizzlies
Good luck to us.
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Did take a break on betting, for today's game
Sixers vs Suns - I have to go with Sixers -2.5 @1.83
Kings vs Heat - Kings -3.5 @1.87
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Did take a break on betting, for today's game
Sixers vs Suns - I have to go with Sixers -2.5 @1.83
Kings vs Heat - Kings -3.5 @1.87
Nice pick bro, will tail you on this one. The Suns is on a losing skid, don't know the reason but betting for them is kinda giving away our hard-earned money hehe while the Heat will now be without Jimmy Butler as he was suspended for six games if i'm not wrong.
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Did take a break on betting, for today's game
Sixers vs Suns - I have to go with Sixers -2.5 @1.83
Kings vs Heat - Kings -3.5 @1.87
Nice pick bro, will tail you on this one. The Suns is on a losing skid, don't know the reason but betting for them is kinda giving away our hard-earned money hehe while the Heat will now be without Jimmy Butler as he was suspended for six games if i'm not wrong.
What a game between the Kings vs the Heat. I thought that the Heat is going to win the game already, but they force double OT and win the game hehehe.
As for the Suns vs the Sixers, it was as a trap bro, Joel Embiid didn't play in this game but we haven't heard it until game time itself. If I knew that he will not play, I wouldn't bet on the Sixers here.
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Did take a break on betting, for today's game
Sixers vs Suns - I have to go with Sixers -2.5 @1.83
Kings vs Heat - Kings -3.5 @1.87
Nice pick bro, will tail you on this one. The Suns is on a losing skid, don't know the reason but betting for them is kinda giving away our hard-earned money hehe while the Heat will now be without Jimmy Butler as he was suspended for six games if i'm not wrong.
What a game between the Kings vs the Heat. I thought that the Heat is going to win the game already, but they force double OT and win the game hehehe.
Yeah, that was so intense and never thought that my bet would win in that game hehe.
My bet for today:
Warriors -9.5 @1.92 vs Heat - i'm quite sure that the Heat are tired as they are coming from a double overtime lose yesterday so i think the Warriors will hand them another lose today.
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Did take a break on betting, for today's game
Sixers vs Suns - I have to go with Sixers -2.5 @1.83
Kings vs Heat - Kings -3.5 @1.87
Nice pick bro, will tail you on this one. The Suns is on a losing skid, don't know the reason but betting for them is kinda giving away our hard-earned money hehe while the Heat will now be without Jimmy Butler as he was suspended for six games if i'm not wrong.
What a game between the Kings vs the Heat. I thought that the Heat is going to win the game already, but they force double OT and win the game hehehe.
Yeah, that was so intense and never thought that my bet would win in that game hehe.
My bet for today:
Warriors -9.5 @1.92 vs Heat - i'm quite sure that the Heat are tired as they are coming from a double overtime lose yesterday so i think the Warriors will hand them another lose today.
We are all trap by that game mate, as the Warriors lost by double digit.
Tonight, we will have a great game between two leading teams, Cavs vs OKC.
I will just go with OKC here, they are the underdog here at 2.18 so far. So I will go with the ML and not on the handicap. This is the only game that I will bet and watch later.
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Tonight, we will have a great game between two leading teams, Cavs vs OKC.
I will just go with OKC here, they are the underdog here at 2.18 so far. So I will go with the ML and not on the handicap. This is the only game that I will bet and watch later.
Will tail you on this one mate, this will be a good game to watch. Though the OKC is without Chet Holgrem but i think they won't give this game easily to the Cavs without a fight.
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Tonight, we will have a great game between two leading teams, Cavs vs OKC.
I will just go with OKC here, they are the underdog here at 2.18 so far. So I will go with the ML and not on the handicap. This is the only game that I will bet and watch later.
Will tail you on this one mate, this will be a good game to watch. Though the OKC is without Chet Holgrem but i think they won't give this game easily to the Cavs without a fight.
We lost mate, but it was really a good game between this two top teams, as if we are watching the finals as there are a lot of lead changes, ties. Donovan Mitchell had a bad shooting night but Mobley and Allen took care of scoring for them.
They will still have a game on January 16 but this time it will be at OKC homecourt so I'm going to wait for that and bet on OKC.
Wolves vs Magic this is another great game and I will be going on the Wolves -5.5 @1.82
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We lost mate, but it was really a good game between this two top teams, as if we are watching the finals as there are a lot of lead changes, ties. Donovan Mitchell had a bad shooting night but Mobley and Allen took care of scoring for them.
They will still have a game on January 16 but this time it will be at OKC homecourt so I'm going to wait for that and bet on OKC.
Wolves vs Magic this is another great game and I will be going on the Wolves -5.5 @1.82
Good game indeed. It was just that the breaks of the game favors the Cavs but over-all it was a good game as hyped.
I have three bets for today:
Warriors -2.5 @1.92 vs Pistons - though the Pistons is playing amazing lately but i think Warriors will still get this one.
Wolves -5.5 @1.92 vs Magic
Mavs -7.5 @1.88 vs Blazers
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We lost mate, but it was really a good game between this two top teams, as if we are watching the finals as there are a lot of lead changes, ties. Donovan Mitchell had a bad shooting night but Mobley and Allen took care of scoring for them.
They will still have a game on January 16 but this time it will be at OKC homecourt so I'm going to wait for that and bet on OKC.
Wolves vs Magic this is another great game and I will be going on the Wolves -5.5 @1.82
Good game indeed. It was just that the breaks of the game favors the Cavs but over-all it was a good game as hyped.
I have three bets for today:
Warriors -2.5 @1.92 vs Pistons - though the Pistons is playing amazing lately but i think Warriors will still get this one.
Wolves -5.5 @1.92 vs Magic
Mavs -7.5 @1.88 vs Blazers
Almost perfect mate, the Mavs won but they were not able to cover the spread as they only won by 6 points.
Bucks vs Magic, - will take the +6.5 for the Magic @1.96
Sixers vs Pels - Sixers -4.5 @1.82
Those are my early picks.
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Live betting for me,
Memphis vs Wolves, -I'll go with Memphis -2.5 @2.x. End of first quarter bet.
Memphis is the underdog he as Wolves is playing at home and then they have their winning streak.
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Live betting for me,
Memphis vs Wolves, -I'll go with Memphis -2.5 @2.x. End of first quarter bet.
Memphis is the underdog he as Wolves is playing at home and then they have their winning streak.
Memphis won the game but unfortunately they didn't cover the spread mate as the margin was only 2 points, better luck next time.
I'll be betting on one game today, Suns vs Hornets, i'll back the Suns -7.5 @2.04.
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No luck on my bet yesterday, though the Suns won but it didn't cover the spread.
My bets for today:
Pistons +7.5 @1.97 vs Knicks
Warriors -4.5 @1.80 vs Raptors
Spurs +4.5 @1.74 vs Lakers
All bets are risky but will take the risk, good luck to us.
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No luck on my bet yesterday, though the Suns won but it didn't cover the spread.
My bets for today:
Pistons +7.5 @1.97 vs Knicks
Warriors -4.5 @1.80 vs Raptors
Spurs +4.5 @1.74 vs Lakers
All bets are risky but will take the risk, good luck to us.
Warriors lost though, and I do not thing that they are going to make the playoffs for this year. They started hot, but now they seems to be struggling.
OKC vs Sixers, - OKC -11.5 @1.87
Dallas vs Nuggets - Nuggets -3.5 @1.85
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Warriors lost though, and I do not thing that they are going to make the playoffs for this year. They started hot, but now they seems to be struggling.
OKC vs Sixers, - OKC -11.5 @1.87
Dallas vs Nuggets - Nuggets -3.5 @1.85
Yeah i agree that maybe they will miss the playoff this year if Jonathan Kuminga won't be suiting up for the Warriors sooner, they missed him badly on their last few games.
My bets for today:
Cavs [email protected] vs Pacers
Bucks -2.5 @1.96 vs Kings
Suns -2.5 @1.99 vs Hawks
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Warriors lost though, and I do not thing that they are going to make the playoffs for this year. They started hot, but now they seems to be struggling.
OKC vs Sixers, - OKC -11.5 @1.87
Dallas vs Nuggets - Nuggets -3.5 @1.85
Yeah i agree that maybe they will miss the playoff this year if Jonathan Kuminga won't be suiting up for the Warriors sooner, they missed him badly on their last few games.
My bets for today:
Cavs [email protected] vs Pacers
Bucks -2.5 @1.96 vs Kings
Suns -2.5 @1.99 vs Hawks
I got a perfect win, nice, hehehe.
2/3 for you mate, Suns lost to the Hawks. I might update this later for my betting tips.
Edit: Here's my bet,
Knicks vs Sixers - Knicks -6.5 @1.83
Dallas vs NOP - Dallas +2.5 @1.79
Wolves vs Warriors - Warriors +7.5 @1.82
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I got a perfect win, nice, hehehe.
2/3 for you mate, Suns lost to the Hawks. I might update this later for my betting tips.
Edit: Here's my bet,
Knicks vs Sixers - Knicks -6.5 @1.83
Dallas vs NOP - Dallas +2.5 @1.79
Wolves vs Warriors - Warriors +7.5 @1.82
Congrats mate, hope it will be duplicated today, i also got a little profit from yesterday's games.
My bets for today:
Spurs ML @2.20 vs Grizzlies
Bucks -5.5 @1.80 vs Magic
Mavs ML @1.88 vs Pelicans
Good luck to us.
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One out of three for me yesterday as all of the favorites won on yesterday's matches.
My bets for today:
Pistons ML @2.10 vs Pacers
Thunder ML @1.71 vs Cavs
Clippers -6.5 @1.85 vs Blazers
Good luck to us.
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Lots of big games tonight,
Knicks vs the Wolves, I will go with the home team Knicks -3.5 @1.8
Heat vs Nuggets - I will go with the home team as well, the Heat, and they are the underdog and Butler is reportedly coming back in this game, ML @2.1.
I have games though that I've lost with just .5 points, damn!
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Only 2 games left for tonight for me to bet as the games are too early for my timezone.
So I will just go back the Clippers here against the visiting Bulls team. I have them at -6.5 @1.99. They have been playing great lately but hopefully there will be no surprise on us like their best players opted to sit out in this game.
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Only 2 games left for tonight for me to bet as the games are too early for my timezone.
So I will just go back the Clippers here against the visiting Bulls team. I have them at -6.5 @1.99. They have been playing great lately but hopefully there will be no surprise on us like their best players opted to sit out in this game.
Will tail you on this one mate, hoping that the Clippers will defeat the Bulls and cover the spread even without Kawhi Leonard as per report, he will be resting for tonight's game against the Bulls.
My bets for today:
Jazz +11.5 @1.80 vs Pelicans
Clippers -6.5 @1.99 vs Bulls
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1 of 2 on yesterday's game, too bad for the Clippers that Leonard and Zubac didn't suit up on yesterday's game against the Bulls.
My bets for today:
Nets +11.5 @1.92 vs Knicks
Heat -10.5 @2.04 vs Blazers
Raptors ML @2.02 vs Magic
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1 of 2 on yesterday's game, too bad for the Clippers that Leonard and Zubac didn't suit up on yesterday's game against the Bulls.
My bets for today:
Nets +11.5 @1.92 vs Knicks
Heat -10.5 @2.04 vs Blazers
Raptors ML @2.02 vs Magic
Zubac though is the big impact, Kawhi has not been playing for years for them. But when it comes to their center and without him to anchor the rebounds and make a run, will be very hard to win.
And we didn't know this until the game itself because if we did, for sure we are not going to bet on the Clippers with that handicap.
Dallas vs Wolves, - I will go with the Wolves ML here @1.70.
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Zubac though is the big impact, Kawhi has not been playing for years for them. But when it comes to their center and without him to anchor the rebounds and make a run, will be very hard to win.
And we didn't know this until the game itself because if we did, for sure we are not going to bet on the Clippers with that handicap.
Dallas vs Wolves, - I will go with the Wolves ML here @1.70.
Yeah, Zubac was the factor on why the Clippers lost that game.
As for the game today, i will tail your bet once again mate but with the handicap as the ML odds for the Wolves has dropped to 1.50.
My bets for today:
Wolves -2.5 @1.81 vs Mavs
Nets +13.5 @1.80 vs Suns
Cavs ML @1.76 vs Rockets
Good luck to us.
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Zubac though is the big impact, Kawhi has not been playing for years for them. But when it comes to their center and without him to anchor the rebounds and make a run, will be very hard to win.
And we didn't know this until the game itself because if we did, for sure we are not going to bet on the Clippers with that handicap.
Dallas vs Wolves, - I will go with the Wolves ML here @1.70.
Yeah, Zubac was the factor on why the Clippers lost that game.
As for the game today, i will tail your bet once again mate but with the handicap as the ML odds for the Wolves has dropped to 1.50.
My bets for today:
Wolves -2.5 @1.81 vs Mavs
Nets +13.5 @1.80 vs Suns
Cavs ML @1.76 vs Rockets
Good luck to us.
Damn, two very close game, Wolves winning by just one point against the Mavs, and it's good that I just stick with the ML even if the odds are not that high.
The Cavs though, they have a chance to win if only Garland hits that 3 FT. But the thing is that a 90% FT shooter missed 2 out of his 3 shots. :(
Suns with a blowout win against the Nets.
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Damn, two very close game, Wolves winning by just one point against the Mavs, and it's good that I just stick with the ML even if the odds are not that high.
The Cavs though, they have a chance to win if only Garland hits that 3 FT. But the thing is that a 90% FT shooter missed 2 out of his 3 shots. :(
Suns with a blowout win against the Nets.
Unlucky on my bets yesterday as i've got zero on my three bets, those were close games but unfortunately luck was not on my side but congrats on your win mate, that was close.
My bets for today:
Blazers +6.5 @1.99 vs Magic
Raptors +5.5 @1.86 vs Hawks
Warriors ML @1.80 vs Bulls
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I'm kinda late in betting, so I will go with live betting,
Celtics vs Mavs - I will go with the underdog Mavs here +6.5 @1.89.
Current score is 20-18, in favor of the Boston Celtics.
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I'm kinda late in betting, so I will go with live betting,
Celtics vs Mavs - I will go with the underdog Mavs here +6.5 @1.89.
Current score is 20-18, in favor of the Boston Celtics.
The Boston Celtics secured a 15-point victory, as the Mavericks couldn’t maintain their first-half momentum, which might have resulted in a closer game. Anyways, let's move on to the next game.
Only one game for today and i'm a little bit late so i'll be doing a live betting. Going for the Thunder in this game with -15.5 @1.89, hope they will sustain their lead and blew up the Blazers today.
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I'm kinda late in betting, so I will go with live betting,
Celtics vs Mavs - I will go with the underdog Mavs here +6.5 @1.89.
Current score is 20-18, in favor of the Boston Celtics.
The Boston Celtics secured a 15-point victory, as the Mavericks couldn’t maintain their first-half momentum, which might have resulted in a closer game. Anyways, let's move on to the next game.
Only one game for today and i'm a little bit late so i'll be doing a live betting. Going for the Thunder in this game with -15.5 @1.89, hope they will sustain their lead and blew up the Blazers today.
Yes, I thought that the Mavs are going to make it a competitive game between them. But Celtics is really that good of a team and just blew off the Mavs. The Thunder though just won 10 points.
Cavs is somewhat struggling, so against the Pistons, I will bet on the Pistons +9.5 @2.10.
NYK vs Memphis, -2.5 @1.86
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Cavs is somewhat struggling, so against the Pistons, I will bet on the Pistons +9.5 @2.10.
NYK vs Memphis, -2.5 @1.86
Will tail you on this Pistons vs Cavs game mate, the Pistons had a great game lately so i think they will make this game close or even win the game against a struggling Cavs.
My bets:
Lakers -4.5 @1.86 vs Hornets
Pistons +11.5 @1.86 vs Cavs
Celtics -5.5 @1.86 vs Rockets
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Didn't have a time to place a bet yesterday as it was a holiday here in our place, got very busy :).
My bets for today:
Hornets ML @1.86 vs Nets
Pacers -6.5 @.195 vs Pistons
Raptors -5.5 @1.92 vs Wizards
GL....
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Didn't have a time to place a bet yesterday as it was a holiday here in our place, got very busy :).
My bets for today:
Hornets ML @1.86 vs Nets
Pacers -6.5 @.195 vs Pistons
Raptors -5.5 @1.92 vs Wizards
GL....
Same here mate, I wasn't able to bet on games this couple of days, I was even out the whole day. But looking at the current games,
Lakers vs Wizards - I think the Lakers can win this game -6.5 @1.77
Cavs vs the Hawks, - Cavs is back -8.5 @1.72
Magic vs Portland - Magic -4.5 @1.81
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Didn't have a time to place a bet yesterday as it was a holiday here in our place, got very busy :).
My bets for today:
Hornets ML @1.86 vs Nets
Pacers -6.5 @.195 vs Pistons
Raptors -5.5 @1.92 vs Wizards
GL....
Same here mate, I wasn't able to bet on games this couple of days, I was even out the whole day. But looking at the current games,
Lakers vs Wizards - I think the Lakers can win this game -6.5 @1.77
Cavs vs the Hawks, - Cavs is back -8.5 @1.72
Magic vs Portland - Magic -4.5 @1.81
Will tail you on these three bets of yours mate. I think that the Cavs would still win and the cover the spread even though they will be playing a back to back games while the Magic can hold off the Blazers and cover the spread.
Good luck to us.
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Didn't have a time to place a bet yesterday as it was a holiday here in our place, got very busy :).
My bets for today:
Hornets ML @1.86 vs Nets
Pacers -6.5 @.195 vs Pistons
Raptors -5.5 @1.92 vs Wizards
GL....
Same here mate, I wasn't able to bet on games this couple of days, I was even out the whole day. But looking at the current games,
Lakers vs Wizards - I think the Lakers can win this game -6.5 @1.77
Cavs vs the Hawks, - Cavs is back -8.5 @1.72
Magic vs Portland - Magic -4.5 @1.81
Will tail you on these three bets of yours mate. I think that the Cavs would still win and the cover the spread even though they will be playing a back to back games while the Magic can hold off the Blazers and cover the spread.
Good luck to us.
Unfortunately, it was sa big win by the Portland team against the Magic.
But the Cavs won against the Hawks and Lakers over Wizard so at least we are still in the positive with this game. I haven't check the games yet for tomorrow.
So I will just edit it before game time.
Edit:
Mavs vs Pistons, I will go with the slight underdog Pistons here ML 1.99
Pels vs Celtics - Boston -9.5 @1.75
Spurs vs Bucks - another underdog for me, Spurs ML 2.05
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Unfortunately, it was sa big win by the Portland team against the Magic.
But the Cavs won against the Hawks and Lakers over Wizard so at least we are still in the positive with this game. I haven't check the games yet for tomorrow.
So I will just edit it before game time.
Edit:
Mavs vs Pistons, I will go with the slight underdog Pistons here ML 1.99
Pels vs Celtics - Boston -9.5 @1.75
Spurs vs Bucks - another underdog for me, Spurs ML 2.05
Yesterday was a profitable day, 2 out of 3 is not bad. I thought that the Magic will not be having a hard time dealing with the Blazers but they are the ones who lost their game.
I'm a bit late for today's game so i will be betting only on the Warriors vs Suns game.
My bet for today:
Suns ML @1.91
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Unfortunately, it was sa big win by the Portland team against the Magic.
But the Cavs won against the Hawks and Lakers over Wizard so at least we are still in the positive with this game. I haven't check the games yet for tomorrow.
So I will just edit it before game time.
Edit:
Mavs vs Pistons, I will go with the slight underdog Pistons here ML 1.99
Pels vs Celtics - Boston -9.5 @1.75
Spurs vs Bucks - another underdog for me, Spurs ML 2.05
Yesterday was a profitable day, 2 out of 3 is not bad. I thought that the Magic will not be having a hard time dealing with the Blazers but they are the ones who lost their game.
I'm a bit late for today's game so i will be betting only on the Warriors vs Suns game.
My bet for today:
Suns ML @1.91
Congrats mate, huge win by the Suns, and two of my underdogs won the game so it's good enough for me.
Celtics won but it's very close so I didn't win on that game. Maybe I should have pick the underdog as well and it could also be a good windfall for me. Lots of games for tomorrow, so the same, I will post the picks early our morning time, :D
Nuggets vs Hornets - Hornets +10.5 @2.26
Thunder vs Kings - Thunder -10.5 @2.36
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Nuggets vs Hornets - Hornets +10.5 @2.26
Thunder vs Kings - Thunder -10.5 @2.36
Congrats on your big win, mate. Those were amazing picks. Unfortunately, I didn't follow your picks as I woke up late today and was busy with some other things, but I will be placing my bets tomorrow again.
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Most of the games were early on my time zone so i only left with one game to bet on.
My bet for today:
Bucks -3.5 @1.98 vs Grizzlies
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I just learned about this blockbuster trade today—my bad. I thought it was fake news that the Lakers were sending Davis to Dallas in exchange for Luka, but it turned out to be true. There might be a deeper reason why the Dallas Mavericks’ front office decided to ship their franchise player to the Lakers.
@Baofeng, any thoughts on this trade?
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I just learned about this blockbuster trade today—my bad. I thought it was fake news that the Lakers were sending Davis to Dallas in exchange for Luka, but it turned out to be true. There might be a deeper reason why the Dallas Mavericks’ front office decided to ship their franchise player to the Lakers.
@Baofeng, any thoughts on this trade?
I still can't get over with that trade bro,
There are more questions than answers though,
a. Why Lakers, why the clandestine trade at night? They could have traded Luka to other teams and get a better deal?
b. The Mavs might have known something that they are willing to trade Luka, I do not buy the conditioning nor not playing defense issues. There could be more. And that reasoning? Is bullshit, you say that he doesn't have conditioning and that cause him to be injury prone like this season, but then got a player that is so fragile and coming from a abdominal strain injury.
c. Luka is their corner stone, a generational talent, and at 25 years old, is still very much in his prime as compare to Davis.
d. No one knows that Luka is available, nor he did request for a trade.
e. Mavs is the one who initiated the trade.
This trade as going to haunt the Mavs, and I think if Mark Cuban still has the power, this trade is not going to happen.
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This trade as going to haunt the Mavs, and I think if Mark Cuban still has the power, this trade is not going to happen.
Yeah, still i can't forget what Cuban said in one of his interviews that he is open in divorcing his wife rather than trading Luka but this thing happens right now as he has little power on this Mavs team at the moment.
Anyways, back to the ball game, we have lots of game today but will only bet for three games.
My bets for today:
Hornets -6.5 @2.18 vs Wizards
Hawks ML @2.50 vs Pistons
Knicks -6.5 @1.86 vs Rockets
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This trade as going to haunt the Mavs, and I think if Mark Cuban still has the power, this trade is not going to happen.
Yeah, still i can't forget what Cuban said in one of his interviews that he is open in divorcing his wife rather than trading Luka but this thing happens right now as he has little power on this Mavs team at the moment.
Anyways, back to the ball game, we have lots of game today but will only bet for three games.
My bets for today:
Hornets -6.5 @2.18 vs Wizards
Hawks ML @2.50 vs Pistons
Knicks -6.5 @1.86 vs Rockets
I tail you with the Hornets handicap against the Wizards.
Pacers vs Portland, - Pacers - 4.5 @1.92
Must watch game between the Celtics vs the Cavs. I like the underdog Celtics here, -1.5 @2.02
Rockets vs the Nets -8.5 @1.73
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Must watch game between the Celtics vs the Cavs. I like the underdog Celtics here, -1.5 @2.02
Must watch indeed. Hope it can live to the hype and make this game close and competitive until the final buzzer sound. Will tail you on this one mate, i also the chance of the Celtics in this game.
My bets for today:
Celtics ML @1.97 vs Cavs
Clippers -8.5 @1.92 vs Lakers
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Must watch game between the Celtics vs the Cavs. I like the underdog Celtics here, -1.5 @2.02
Must watch indeed. Hope it can live to the hype and make this game close and competitive until the final buzzer sound. Will tail you on this one mate, i also the chance of the Celtics in this game.
My bets for today:
Celtics ML @1.97 vs Cavs
Clippers -8.5 @1.92 vs Lakers
Nets win over the Rockets, Houston choking in the last seconds of the game, Lol. D'Lo with that dagger three.
Celtics won, and so it was a good win for them.
Cavs vs Detroit, Cavs might be tired of back to back, so Detroit +3.5 @1.97
Sixers vs Heat - Sixers -3.5 @2.05
OKC vs Suns - OKC -12.5 @1.80
Nuggets vs Pelicans - Nuggets -11.5 @1.98
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Nets win over the Rockets, Houston choking in the last seconds of the game, Lol. D'Lo with that dagger three.
Celtics won, and so it was a good win for them.
Cavs vs Detroit, Cavs might be tired of back to back, so Detroit +3.5 @1.97
Sixers vs Heat - Sixers -3.5 @2.05
OKC vs Suns - OKC -12.5 @1.80
Nuggets vs Pelicans - Nuggets -11.5 @1.98
That was very unfortunate for the Rockets, inbound error that cost them the game. As for the Celtics, impressive win for them as they lead by a wide margin in the first half thus preventing a Cavs comeback in the second half.
Will only bet for one game today:
Sixers -4.5 @2.15 vs Heat
Good luck to us.
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Nets win over the Rockets, Houston choking in the last seconds of the game, Lol. D'Lo with that dagger three.
Celtics won, and so it was a good win for them.
Cavs vs Detroit, Cavs might be tired of back to back, so Detroit +3.5 @1.97
Sixers vs Heat - Sixers -3.5 @2.05
OKC vs Suns - OKC -12.5 @1.80
Nuggets vs Pelicans - Nuggets -11.5 @1.98
That was very unfortunate for the Rockets, inbound error that cost them the game. As for the Celtics, impressive win for them as they lead by a wide margin in the first half thus preventing a Cavs comeback in the second half.
Will only bet for one game today:
Sixers -4.5 @2.15 vs Heat
Good luck to us.
I thought that Joel Embid is going to play that's why I go with the Sixers but it looks like he did. But I hit most of my bet specially the underdogs.
Nuggets vs Orlando, - Nuggets - 8.5 @1.88
Rockets vs Wolves - Rockets -1.5 @1.95
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I thought that Joel Embid is going to play that's why I go with the Sixers but it looks like he did. But I hit most of my bet specially the underdogs.
Nuggets vs Orlando, - Nuggets - 8.5 @1.88
Rockets vs Wolves - Rockets -1.5 @1.95
I thought the same. I believed it was a good bet to go for the Sixers since they had only a small handicap, but it turned out to be a trap, haha.
My bets for today:
Mavs +12.5 @1.91 vs Celtics
Warriors +6.5 @1.84
Kings ML @1.85 vs Blazers
Good luck to us.
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Here's my bet,
Spurs vs Hornets - Spurs -8.5 @1.85
Sixers vs Pistons - Pistons +4.5 @1.80
Bucks vs Hawks - Bucks -3.5 @1.86
Good luck.
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Here's my bet,
Spurs vs Hornets - Spurs -8.5 @1.85
Sixers vs Pistons - Pistons +4.5 @1.80
Bucks vs Hawks - Bucks -3.5 @1.86
Good luck.
A little bit late for tonight's game so i will just do a live betting on the Spurs vs Hornets game. Right now the Hornets is leading by 13 points with a score of 35-22.
My bet: Spurs ML @1.87
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Here's my bet,
Spurs vs Hornets - Spurs -8.5 @1.85
Sixers vs Pistons - Pistons +4.5 @1.80
Bucks vs Hawks - Bucks -3.5 @1.86
Good luck.
A little bit late for tonight's game so i will just do a live betting on the Spurs vs Hornets game. Right now the Hornets is leading by 13 points with a score of 35-22.
My bet: Spurs ML @1.87
Another ugly and close game, Fox shot didn't count as he still has the ball when the time expires. It could have been a great ending for the Spurs though. It seems that the Hornets are improving now.
Lakers vs Indiana - Lakers ML @2.58 they are a huge underdog in this game
OKC vs Memphis - OKC -1.5 @1.87
That will be just my bet for now.
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Here's my bet,
Spurs vs Hornets - Spurs -8.5 @1.85
Sixers vs Pistons - Pistons +4.5 @1.80
Bucks vs Hawks - Bucks -3.5 @1.86
Good luck.
A little bit late for tonight's game so i will just do a live betting on the Spurs vs Hornets game. Right now the Hornets is leading by 13 points with a score of 35-22.
My bet: Spurs ML @1.87
Another ugly and close game, Fox shot didn't count as he still has the ball when the time expires. It could have been a great ending for the Spurs though. It seems that the Hornets are improving now.
Lakers vs Indiana - Lakers ML @2.58 they are a huge underdog in this game
OKC vs Memphis - OKC -1.5 @1.87
That will be just my bet for now.
Yeah, that was a very close game, i thought for a while that they count that 3-pointer made by Fox but after review, the ball was still in his hands when the time expires, but over-all that was a good game.
Anyways, congrats on your win yesterday mate.
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My bets for today:
Cavs vs Wolves - Cavs -8.5 @1.81
Magic vs Hawks - Magic -5.5 @1.88
Spurs vs Wizards - Spurs -10.5 @1.88
Going for the favorites for today's games. GL.
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1/3 on yesterday's bet, not so good. Hoping to rebound today and make this day profitable.
My bets for today:
Raptors +9.5 @1.97 vs Sixers
Knicks ML @1.73 vs Pacers
Pistons -4.5 @1.88 vs Bulls
Good luck.
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I just take a couple of days off on NBA betting and enjoy the winnings, hehehe,
Celtics vs Spurs - Celtics -8.5 @1.92
Knicks vs Hawks - Knicks -7.5 @1.88
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I just take a couple of days off on NBA betting and enjoy the winnings, hehehe,
Sana all hehe. Hope i can do that in a couple of weeks betting on the NBA.
Meanwhile, i will be betting on just one game for today and that game is between the Lakers vs Jazz. Per report, Alex Len will be playing so that will be a big addition to the front court of the Lakers.
Lakers -8.5 @1.84 vs Jazz
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lost my only bet yesterday, i thought it was a sure win by the Lakers but i'm wrong. Anyways, i'll be betting on three games for today.
My bets:
Rockets ML @1.93 vs Warriors
Mavs ML @2.02 vs Heat
Thunder -7.5 @1.81 vs Wolves
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lost my only bet yesterday, i thought it was a sure win by the Lakers but i'm wrong. Anyways, i'll be betting on three games for today.
My bets:
Rockets ML @1.93 vs Warriors
Mavs ML @2.02 vs Heat
Thunder -7.5 @1.81 vs Wolves
I'm 1/2 from my last bet, surprised to see that Thunder lost to the Wolves and then Warriors winning against the Rockets.
So it's all star weekend, so most likely we should be just enjoying the game for now as the betting resume on Feb 20.
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And with that, McClung shows us again his repertoire dunks so no surprises that he was invited again, hehehe.
Buddy Hield though, just one point of tying Hero or two points to becoming the champion in the three point contest again. He just missed all his ball in the first rack and so it really took everything from him although he did rally and has a chance to win if he shoots all the five ball in the last money rack but he only gets four out of five.
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And with that, McClung shows us again his repertoire dunks so no surprises that he was invited again, hehehe.
Buddy Hield though, just one point of tying Hero or two points to becoming the champion in the three point contest again. He just missed all his ball in the first rack and so it really took everything from him although he did rally and has a chance to win if he shoots all the five ball in the last money rack but he only gets four out of five.
Did not watched the dunk contest this year as i presume that it will be boring hehe but i do watch the three point contest though. Too bad for Buddy Hield, he got 31 points in the elimination round but got 23 in the final round, the trophy should have go to him if he knock all those money balls but unfortunately he missed two of those.
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Did not watched the dunk contest this year as i presume that it will be boring hehe but i do watch the three point contest though. Too bad for Buddy Hield, he got 31 points in the elimination round but got 23 in the final round, the trophy should have go to him if he knock all those money balls but unfortunately he missed two of those.
I watched all the contests to be honest all of it where actually boring to certain extent, especially due to lack of fierce competitions, the dunk contest was actually the worse, Stephon Castle would have been my pick as the winner, Mac Clung dunks in my opinion were rather just shows and not basketball plays oriented, Castle dunks were better in my honest opinion and were rather tougher to make in a single try, but Mac Clung dunks were more of using grabbing the ball of a stationary position, but the aesthetic creativity was there and I guess that’s what the judges and audience wants rather than basketball plays related dunks like the Zach Lavine vs Aaron Gordon dunks years ago.
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Same here, I did not watch the dunk contest (actually, all other contests ;D) but I've seen some highlights. The only interesting thing to me I guess is the disqualification of CP3 and Wemby because of trying to 'game' the challenge. That at least gave the fans something to talk more about ;D
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Back to the ballgame :)
Only one game for today, Lakers vs Hornets. Though the Lakers is the favorite to win in this game but basing on their last game against Utah, i think this game will be close.
My bet:
Hornets +12.5 @1.97 vs Lakers
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Back to the ballgame :)
Only one game for today, Lakers vs Hornets. Though the Lakers is the favorite to win in this game but basing on their last game against Utah, i think this game will be close.
My bet:
Hornets +12.5 @1.97 vs Lakers
Great catch mate, I know that there will be a game between the Lakers and the Hornets and I want to bet on the underdog.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to do it, but still I'm happy that you're able to ride on the underdogs. I haven't check the games yet, I just arrived so maybe before the game starts I will try to bet and put it here.
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The entirety of the San Antonio Spurs' season could be in complete jeopardy if for the respect for the rest of the players on the roster isn't not considered over, with Victor Wembanyama is now ruled for the rest of the season with a blod clot issue in right shoulder, as reported by Shams Charania. Wemby is not having just an improvement from his rookie season alone, but he's also solidifying himself a force to be reckoned with in the league, making a name for himself and could have been on his way to win the defensive player of the year, but this injury has ruled him ineligible for that. Quite an unfortunate blow for him.
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The entirety of the San Antonio Spurs' season could be in complete jeopardy if for the respect for the rest of the players on the roster isn't not considered over, with Victor Wembanyama is now ruled for the rest of the season with a blod clot issue in right shoulder, as reported by Shams Charania. Wemby is not having just an improvement from his rookie season alone, but he's also solidifying himself a force to be reckoned with in the league, making a name for himself and could have been on his way to win the defensive player of the year, but this injury has ruled him ineligible for that. Quite an unfortunate blow for him.
Yeah, I also saw that news and it was really unfortunate that Wemby is out for this season. It's a huge setback on his career and hopefully he can be go back again without losing his prime years.
And with that, I will go with
Suns vs Spurs - Suns -2.5 @1.88
Clippers vs Bucks - Clippers -2.5 @1.86
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The entirety of the San Antonio Spurs' season could be in complete jeopardy if for the respect for the rest of the players on the roster isn't not considered over, with Victor Wembanyama is now ruled for the rest of the season with a blod clot issue in right shoulder, as reported by Shams Charania. Wemby is not having just an improvement from his rookie season alone, but he's also solidifying himself a force to be reckoned with in the league, making a name for himself and could have been on his way to win the defensive player of the year, but this injury has ruled him ineligible for that. Quite an unfortunate blow for him.
Yeah, I also saw that news and it was really unfortunate that Wemby is out for this season. It's a huge setback on his career and hopefully he can be go back again without losing his prime years.
And with that, I will go with
Suns vs Spurs - Suns -2.5 @1.88
Clippers vs Bucks - Clippers -2.5 @1.86
Unfortunate news for the Spurs as their effort will go to waste this season. Though they still got a fight left in them but i don't think they will go further without a healthy Victor.
My bet for today, will go for the Laker -2.5 @1.94 vs Blazers, hope the Lakers will snap their two game losing skid.
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The entirety of the San Antonio Spurs' season could be in complete jeopardy if for the respect for the rest of the players on the roster isn't not considered over, with Victor Wembanyama is now ruled for the rest of the season with a blod clot issue in right shoulder, as reported by Shams Charania. Wemby is not having just an improvement from his rookie season alone, but he's also solidifying himself a force to be reckoned with in the league, making a name for himself and could have been on his way to win the defensive player of the year, but this injury has ruled him ineligible for that. Quite an unfortunate blow for him.
Yeah, I also saw that news and it was really unfortunate that Wemby is out for this season. It's a huge setback on his career and hopefully he can be go back again without losing his prime years.
And with that, I will go with
Suns vs Spurs - Suns -2.5 @1.88
Clippers vs Bucks - Clippers -2.5 @1.86
Unfortunate news for the Spurs as their effort will go to waste this season. Though they still got a fight left in them but i don't think they will go further without a healthy Victor.
My bet for today, will go for the Laker -2.5 @1.94 vs Blazers, hope the Lakers will snap their two game losing skid.
Bad day for me as I lost my bets. I thought that the Clippers will somewhat win because they have built a good lead in the 3rd quarter and entering the 4th. But in the last 6 minutes of the game, somewhat the Bucks find a way to score with Giannis leading.
Another great catch on the Lakers, at least they've cut their losing streak now.
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Miss the early games for today so i will just bet on one game, between the Jazz and the Blazers.
My bet for today:
Jazz +7.5 @1.92 vs Blazers - the Jazz are so unpredictable and they might win this game today against the Blazers.
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My usual breaks in NBA for the past week. Now let me see,
Raptors vs Celtics - I'll go with the underdog here, Raptors +9.5 @2.5
Magic vs Cavs - +6.5 for the Mavs @2.14
High risk games for me, hehehe.
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My usual breaks in NBA for the past week. Now let me see,
Raptors vs Celtics - I'll go with the underdog here, Raptors +9.5 @2.5
Magic vs Cavs - +6.5 for the Mavs @2.14
High risk games for me, hehehe.
Risky indeed hehe, i will shy away from those games mate. I'll just go with the Bucks vs Rockets game.
My bet for today:
Bucks ML @2.24 vs Rockets - another risky game for today.
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My usual breaks in NBA for the past week. Now let me see,
Raptors vs Celtics - I'll go with the underdog here, Raptors +9.5 @2.5
Magic vs Cavs - +6.5 for the Mavs @2.14
High risk games for me, hehehe.
Risky indeed hehe, i will shy away from those games mate. I'll just go with the Bucks vs Rockets game.
My bet for today:
Bucks ML @2.24 vs Rockets - another risky game for today.
Raptors losing by 11 points,
While the Cavs beat the Magic by double digits, hehehe.
Probably skip the game for tonight mate, it looks like most of the games are a trap, ;D
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Probably skip the game for tonight mate, it looks like most of the games are a trap, ;D
Good move mate, if we are on a losing streak, taking a break is not a bad idea.
I will ride with the hot Lakers for now, we'll see how far could they go.
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Probably skip the game for tonight mate, it looks like most of the games are a trap, ;D
Good move mate, if we are on a losing streak, taking a break is not a bad idea.
I will ride with the hot Lakers for now, we'll see how far could they go.
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Good win by the Lakers, and obviously the trade of Luka is paying off as he has a triple double game against his former team and here he has 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Another great team to watch is the Warriors, Curry has 56 points, and with 12 three's in this game. And it looks like the Warriors is back in the winning column or at least gonna make the playoffs with Jimmy Butler's mentality with them right now.
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Probably skip the game for tonight mate, it looks like most of the games are a trap, ;D
Good move mate, if we are on a losing streak, taking a break is not a bad idea.
I will ride with the hot Lakers for now, we'll see how far could they go.
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Good win by the Lakers, and obviously the trade of Luka is paying off as he has a triple double game against his former team and here he has 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Another great team to watch is the Warriors, Curry has 56 points, and with 12 three's in this game. And it looks like the Warriors is back in the winning column or at least gonna make the playoffs with Jimmy Butler's mentality with them right now.
Curry was great in that game but they lost to the struggling Sixers yesterday, this just show how unpredictable it is betting on the NBA hehe. But for sure we can see the Warriors advancing to the playoffs this season.
For today's game, my bet for today will be for the Lakers ML @2.42 vs Clippers, risky bet but i do hope that they can duplicate their win against the Clippers last week.
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For today's game, my bet for today will be for the Lakers ML @2.42 vs Clippers, risky bet but i do hope that they can duplicate their win against the Clippers last week.
Congratulations on your bet!
It was almost an easy win for you to say the least, the Lakers started off the game way better than the Clippers, even though the turnovers was another issue in the game for both team early in the first half. The main separation for the Lakers came in the later part of the 2nd Quarter, the Clippers couldn't get any bucket for the last ~7 minutes of the quarter, probably the longest I've seen in a while.
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For today's game, my bet for today will be for the Lakers ML @2.42 vs Clippers, risky bet but i do hope that they can duplicate their win against the Clippers last week.
Congratulations on your bet!
It was almost an easy win for you to say the least, the Lakers started off the game way better than the Clippers, even though the turnovers was another issue in the game for both team early in the first half. The main separation for the Lakers came in the later part of the 2nd Quarter, the Clippers couldn't get any bucket for the last ~7 minutes of the quarter, probably the longest I've seen in a while.
Right, but it was still close though, the problem is that the Clippers missed a lot of shots that could have made that huge comeback. But with Luka and Lebron playing together, very hard to beat this version of the Lakers even without Reaves.
Sixers vs Trailblazers, I will go with the underdog Portland @2.03
Heat vs Wizards - Heat -6.5 @1.80
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For today's game, my bet for today will be for the Lakers ML @2.42 vs Clippers, risky bet but i do hope that they can duplicate their win against the Clippers last week.
Congratulations on your bet!
It was almost an easy win for you to say the least, the Lakers started off the game way better than the Clippers, even though the turnovers was another issue in the game for both team early in the first half. The main separation for the Lakers came in the later part of the 2nd Quarter, the Clippers couldn't get any bucket for the last ~7 minutes of the quarter, probably the longest I've seen in a while.
Right, but it was still close though, the problem is that the Clippers missed a lot of shots that could have made that huge comeback. But with Luka and Lebron playing together, very hard to beat this version of the Lakers even without Reaves.
Sixers vs Trailblazers, I will go with the underdog Portland @2.03
Heat vs Wizards - Heat -6.5 @1.80
I enjoy watching LeBron and Luka play together, but I wonder how long they can sustain their winning streak given their current lack of depth. They will likely face challenges when they encounter stronger teams.
For today i'm going with the Warriors, i think they can't loss this one.
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For today's game, my bet for today will be for the Lakers ML @2.42 vs Clippers, risky bet but i do hope that they can duplicate their win against the Clippers last week.
Congratulations on your bet!
It was almost an easy win for you to say the least, the Lakers started off the game way better than the Clippers, even though the turnovers was another issue in the game for both team early in the first half. The main separation for the Lakers came in the later part of the 2nd Quarter, the Clippers couldn't get any bucket for the last ~7 minutes of the quarter, probably the longest I've seen in a while.
Right, but it was still close though, the problem is that the Clippers missed a lot of shots that could have made that huge comeback. But with Luka and Lebron playing together, very hard to beat this version of the Lakers even without Reaves.
Sixers vs Trailblazers, I will go with the underdog Portland @2.03
Heat vs Wizards - Heat -6.5 @1.80
Solid picks you've got there, and I like both of the especially the Miami Heat -6.5, I think the game should be a straight forward and easy win for Heat, they blew a huge lead against New York Knick last night, this should a make up time for them.
The 76ers on the other hand played really the last time against Golden State Warriors, I guess that could be a result of already knowing that they cannot count on Embiid for the rest of the season and adjusting to what they actually have at their disposal, but I guess we'll see if that match against Warrior was a fluke because the Blazers have also been playing really well as of late.
Good luck!
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For today's game, my bet for today will be for the Lakers ML @2.42 vs Clippers, risky bet but i do hope that they can duplicate their win against the Clippers last week.
Congratulations on your bet!
It was almost an easy win for you to say the least, the Lakers started off the game way better than the Clippers, even though the turnovers was another issue in the game for both team early in the first half. The main separation for the Lakers came in the later part of the 2nd Quarter, the Clippers couldn't get any bucket for the last ~7 minutes of the quarter, probably the longest I've seen in a while.
Right, but it was still close though, the problem is that the Clippers missed a lot of shots that could have made that huge comeback. But with Luka and Lebron playing together, very hard to beat this version of the Lakers even without Reaves.
Sixers vs Trailblazers, I will go with the underdog Portland @2.03
Heat vs Wizards - Heat -6.5 @1.80
Solid picks you've got there, and I like both of the especially the Miami Heat -6.5, I think the game should be a straight forward and easy win for Heat, they blew a huge lead against New York Knick last night, this should a make up time for them.
The 76ers on the other hand played really the last time against Golden State Warriors, I guess that could be a result of already knowing that they cannot count on Embiid for the rest of the season and adjusting to what they actually have at their disposal, but I guess we'll see if that match against Warrior was a fluke because the Blazers have also been playing really well as of late.
Good luck!
Thanks, it was hit, as Miami was able to cover even won by double digits and Portland won as well, maybe the Sixers just got lucky against the Warriors, hehehehe.
SGA drops 51 against Houston, cementing his name as candidate for MVP this season, and keep the OKC as the top team in the West.
Clippers vs Suns, - Clippers -3.5 @1.94
Spurs vs Nets - Spurs -3.5 @1.86
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Thanks, it was hit, as Miami was able to cover even won by double digits and Portland won as well, maybe the Sixers just got lucky against the Warriors, hehehehe.
SGA drops 51 against Houston, cementing his name as candidate for MVP this season, and keep the OKC as the top team in the West.
Clippers vs Suns, - Clippers -3.5 @1.94
Spurs vs Nets - Spurs -3.5 @1.86
Congratulations mate, that was an easy win yesterday. You are back on the winning track so i will be tailing these two bets of yours. I think this would be an easy win for the Clippers vs the struggling Phoenix Suns.
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Thanks, it was hit, as Miami was able to cover even won by double digits and Portland won as well, maybe the Sixers just got lucky against the Warriors, hehehehe.
SGA drops 51 against Houston, cementing his name as candidate for MVP this season, and keep the OKC as the top team in the West.
Clippers vs Suns, - Clippers -3.5 @1.94
Spurs vs Nets - Spurs -3.5 @1.86
It was an ugly game between the Clippers against the Suns. I thought that it will be a easy win for the Clippers as they have established a double digit lead and Phoenix are somewhat have their own problems within themselves.
But Durant come back strong and Suns rally from 23-point deficit in 2nd half. Damn, it should be another 2/2 for me.
Congratulations mate, that was an easy win yesterday. You are back on the winning track so i will be tailing these two bets of yours. I think this would be an easy win for the Clippers vs the struggling Phoenix Suns.
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It was an ugly game between the Clippers against the Suns. I thought that it will be a easy win for the Clippers as they have established a double digit lead and Phoenix are somewhat have their own problems within themselves.
Ugly win indeed, they choked in the fourth quarter and blew a 23-point lead. That may be the reason why the Clippers also struggle to secure a win.
For todays game, i'll be betting only on one game.
Thunder -7.5 @1.92 vs Grizzlies
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It was an ugly game between the Clippers against the Suns. I thought that it will be a easy win for the Clippers as they have established a double digit lead and Phoenix are somewhat have their own problems within themselves.
Ugly win indeed, they choked in the fourth quarter and blew a 23-point lead. That may be the reason why the Clippers also struggle to secure a win.
For todays game, i'll be betting only on one game.
Thunder -7.5 @1.92 vs Grizzlies
I was also able to bet on Thunder -8.5, I was thinking of even going as high as -10.5 for better odds because I know that they can easily cover this spread.
Warriors vs Nets - Warriors is hot, I think they can cover -10.5 @1.81
Lakers vs Knicks - gonna be interesting as KAT is back, but I will go with the Lakers -2.5 @1.82
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Warriors vs Nets - Warriors is hot, I think they can cover -10.5 @1.81
Lakers vs Knicks - gonna be interesting as KAT is back, but I will go with the Lakers -2.5 @1.82
The Lakers are severely undermanned right now, so I’ll avoid betting on them today. It would be better if Hachimura and Reaves were playing, but that’s not the case at the moment. Instead, I’ll bet on the hot Warriors today and hope they win and cover the spread.
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Warriors vs Nets - Warriors is hot, I think they can cover -10.5 @1.81
Lakers vs Knicks - gonna be interesting as KAT is back, but I will go with the Lakers -2.5 @1.82
The Lakers are severely undermanned right now, so I’ll avoid betting on them today. It would be better if Hachimura and Reaves were playing, but that’s not the case at the moment. Instead, I’ll bet on the hot Warriors today and hope they win and cover the spread.
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Extremely sloppy start from the Warriors was made them unable to cover the spread against the Nets, they played catch up for the next 2 quarters of the game, and when the Warriors finally had their double digit lead in the final minutes of the game, they still couldn't hang on enough to add the lead, instead a couple of turnovers brought the Nets two within 2 points.
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Warriors vs Nets - Warriors is hot, I think they can cover -10.5 @1.81
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Instead, I’ll bet on the hot Warriors today and hope they win and cover the spread.
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Extremely sloppy start from the Warriors was made them unable to cover the spread against the Nets, they played catch up for the next 2 quarters of the game, and when the Warriors finally had their double digit lead in the final minutes of the game, they still couldn't hang on enough to add the lead, instead a couple of turnovers brought the Nets two within 2 points.
For me, it's a bit expected that they will come back after that sloppy start. A good time to put some bets on them if you watched the whole or even just at the start of the game. :D
From being down by as much as 20, the climbed up and won the game, but it's a 2-point win only though. Curry erupted with 40 points while Butler helped with 25. Surprisingly, the Warriors improved when they got Butler in the trade. From being at the 10th spot for quite some time, to now at the 6th spot already. Although this isn't sustainable especially if they go to a losing streak, it's good to see the the Warriors improved ever since the trade deadline. I just hope that they will maintain this kind of energy.
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Warriors vs Nets - Warriors is hot, I think they can cover -10.5 @1.81
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Instead, I’ll bet on the hot Warriors today and hope they win and cover the spread.
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Extremely sloppy start from the Warriors was made them unable to cover the spread against the Nets, they played catch up for the next 2 quarters of the game, and when the Warriors finally had their double digit lead in the final minutes of the game, they still couldn't hang on enough to add the lead, instead a couple of turnovers brought the Nets two within 2 points.
For me, it's a bit expected that they will come back after that sloppy start. A good time to put some bets on them if you watched the whole or even just at the start of the game. :D
From being down by as much as 20, the climbed up and won the game, but it's a 2-point win only though. Curry erupted with 40 points while Butler helped with 25. Surprisingly, the Warriors improved when they got Butler in the trade. From being at the 10th spot for quite some time, to now at the 6th spot already. Although this isn't sustainable especially if they go to a losing streak, it's good to see the the Warriors improved ever since the trade deadline. I just hope that they will maintain this kind of energy.
Yeah, if the Warriors just started hot in the first quarter and not let the Nets take that big lead, we might have won our bet. And we still have a good chance in the last 4 minutes of the game as they slowly build double digit lead.
For tonights game,
Rockets vs NOP - I will go with NOP +7.5 @1.92
Raptors vs Wizards - Raptors -3.5 @1.86
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Rockets really blasted the Pelicans and didn't give them any chance.
Even though the Pistons have lost their game against the Warriors, they really improved a lot this season. And if ever we have the playoff now and them facing the Knicks in the first round, it will be a dangerous series for the Knicks and I wouldn't sleep on Pistons.
Specially their defense against the Warriors, they really pushed them in this game, and even lead with just 30 seconds if not for the Draymond three and then they fail to score in the next possession. I'm not really sure if they have time out though, if yes, might be better if they called one as the ending is very ugly for them.
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We have got ourselves an interesting matchup today, it's the battle between the league's favorite MVP candidates, Shai Gilgeous and Jokic, as the Denver Nuggets and OKC are locking horns, the Nuggets start the game pretty well, but it didn't take long and OKC are back in the game, it's still only halfway through the first quarter, but this is already an exciting game so far.
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We have got ourselves an interesting matchup today, it's the battle between the league's favorite MVP candidates, Shai Gilgeous and Jokic, as the Denver Nuggets and OKC are locking horns, the Nuggets start the game pretty well, but it didn't take long and OKC are back in the game, it's still only halfway through the first quarter, but this is already an exciting game so far.
I didn’t bet on that game because it was played too early in our time zone, but I would have bet on the Thunder if I had the chance. Anyway, the Thunder blasted the Nuggets in the fourth quarter, 41-20.
My bet for today:
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We have got ourselves an interesting matchup today, it's the battle between the league's favorite MVP candidates, Shai Gilgeous and Jokic, as the Denver Nuggets and OKC are locking horns, the Nuggets start the game pretty well, but it didn't take long and OKC are back in the game, it's still only halfway through the first quarter, but this is already an exciting game so far.
I didn’t bet on that game because it was played too early in our time zone, but I would have bet on the Thunder if I had the chance. Anyway, the Thunder blasted the Nuggets in the fourth quarter, 41-20.
My bet for today:
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The OKC Thunder are literally just as good as it gets both on the offensive and defensive end of the court, when their shots weren’t falling pretty well in the early minutes of the game, they had to lean on their defense and over the course of the game too they had many series of consecutive stops and forcing the Nuggets to turn the ball over. Both teams are still going to face each other tomorrow night, I guess we’ll see if this was fluke or OKC really does have everything to go for the deep playoff run this year.
Good luck with your bet on the Pistons, If I had any money on the game, they’d be my pick too.
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We have got ourselves an interesting matchup today, it's the battle between the league's favorite MVP candidates, Shai Gilgeous and Jokic, as the Denver Nuggets and OKC are locking horns, the Nuggets start the game pretty well, but it didn't take long and OKC are back in the game, it's still only halfway through the first quarter, but this is already an exciting game so far.
OKC destroyed the Nuggets, and SGA sending the message that he should be the MVP for this season as he scored 40 points. Jokic didn't have his usual games of triple double.
So very easy win for OKC specially those who ride on them as it was a double digit win.
Nets vs Lakers - I'll pick the Lakers, they will have to bounce back -5.5 @1.92
Suns vs Grizzlies - Memphis -2.5 @1.82
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So very easy win for OKC specially those who ride on them as it was a double digit win.
Nets vs Lakers - I'll pick the Lakers, they will have to bounce back -5.5 @1.92
Suns vs Grizzlies - Memphis -2.5 @1.82
OKC and Denver have a game today, a rematch of yesterday’s matchup. However, I’m not going to bet on this game because the spread is too high at 10.5 in favor of OKC. I doubt the outcome will be the same, as I expect it to be a close game today.
I'll just tail on your bet on the Suns vs Grizzlies game, i will go for Memphis ML @1.74.
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We have got ourselves an interesting matchup today, it's the battle between the league's favorite MVP candidates, Shai Gilgeous and Jokic, as the Denver Nuggets and OKC are locking horns, the Nuggets start the game pretty well, but it didn't take long and OKC are back in the game, it's still only halfway through the first quarter, but this is already an exciting game so far.
OKC destroyed the Nuggets, and SGA sending the message that he should be the MVP for this season as he scored 40 points. Jokic didn't have his usual games of triple double.
So very easy win for OKC specially those who ride on them as it was a double digit win.
Nets vs Lakers - I'll pick the Lakers, they will have to bounce back -5.5 @1.92
Suns vs Grizzlies - Memphis -2.5 @1.82
The game between OKC vs Nuggets for tonight is underway already too, and the I must say both team begin the game right from where they stopped yesterday, it's an exciting 1st Quarter, Denver are up by 2, but there is still 36 minutes of basketball to be played.
Memphis Grizzlies have started the game against Phoenix really poorly and would need to comeback from huge double digits deficit to win this one, although Phoenix are never a consistent team either, so keep your fingers crossed and good luck!
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Memphis Grizzlies have started the game against Phoenix really poorly and would need to comeback from huge double digits deficit to win this one, although Phoenix are never a consistent team either, so keep your fingers crossed and good luck!
Phoenix is a inconsistent team indeed but they almost won the game last night against the Grizzlies if that 3-point shot by Durant went in. Fortunately for me, my ML bet for the Grizzlies hit.
For today's game:
Clippers -8.5 @1.99 vs Pelicans
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Memphis Grizzlies have started the game against Phoenix really poorly and would need to comeback from huge double digits deficit to win this one, although Phoenix are never a consistent team either, so keep your fingers crossed and good luck!
Phoenix is a inconsistent team indeed but they almost won the game last night against the Grizzlies if that 3-point shot by Durant went in. Fortunately for me, my ML bet for the Grizzlies hit.
For today's game:
Clippers -8.5 @1.99 vs Pelicans
That game was too close for comfort, I watched partially the game switching from the OKC vs Denver game, I'd guess If the Phoenix Suns fail to grab a play-in/off spot then whatever they were trying to build over this past few years is officially a burst and Durant would likely getting traded to another team.
I couldn't find any spread to go with so, I'm taking the night off and would only be watching with zero dollars on the line, good luck!
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Nets vs Lakers - I'll pick the Lakers, they will have to bounce back -5.5 @1.92
Well, the Lakers without LeBron lost this game by three points. By the way, the Lakers have already lost two in a row, and it doesn't seem to be critical at the moment, considering they had a winning streak before that. However, it's worth noting that the Lakers' upcoming schedule doesn't look very easy, and if LeBron is out for a long time due to injury, there's a chance that the Lakers could drop a couple of positions in the standings.
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Lost my bet yesterday between the Clippers and the Pelicans but i'll recover today hehe.
Thunder vs Celtics is an exciting match for the day and i'm going with SGA here as they are more consistent than the Lakers.
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Lost my bet yesterday between the Clippers and the Pelicans but i'll recover today hehe.
Thunder vs Celtics is an exciting match for the day and i'm going with SGA here as they are more consistent than the Lakers.
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The game has started, as you've stated it's an exciting game, with Oklahoma City Thunder leading after the first quarter, Celtics have been shooting the lights from behind the arc already, they've scored 30 points in the quarter, and they didn't make a single 2pt shot, every of their field goal made so far have been for behind the 3pt line, OKC would have to do a better job and making those shots tougher, if not it's like going to be a really tough battle all night and it wouldn't matter how much lead OKC manage to buildup.
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Lost my bet yesterday between the Clippers and the Pelicans but i'll recover today hehe.
Thunder vs Celtics is an exciting match for the day and i'm going with SGA here as they are more consistent than the Lakers.
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The game has started, as you've stated it's an exciting game, with Oklahoma City Thunder leading after the first quarter, Celtics have been shooting the lights from behind the arc already, they've scored 30 points in the quarter, and they didn't make a single 2pt shot, every of their field goal made so far have been for behind the 3pt line, OKC would have to do a better job and making those shots tougher, if not it's like going to be a really tough battle all night and it wouldn't matter how much lead OKC manage to buildup.
I'm not watching the game live as i'm at work but do monitor this game on my station. You are right, the Celtics are relying more on their 3's as what is reflected on the stats below. Even though the Celtics is 15 out of 36 on that area but still the Thunder is leading going into the second half, hope they can sustain and win this game.
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Lost my bet yesterday between the Clippers and the Pelicans but i'll recover today hehe.
Thunder vs Celtics is an exciting match for the day and i'm going with SGA here as they are more consistent than the Lakers.
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The game has started, as you've stated it's an exciting game, with Oklahoma City Thunder leading after the first quarter, Celtics have been shooting the lights from behind the arc already, they've scored 30 points in the quarter, and they didn't make a single 2pt shot, every of their field goal made so far have been for behind the 3pt line, OKC would have to do a better job and making those shots tougher, if not it's like going to be a really tough battle all night and it wouldn't matter how much lead OKC manage to buildup.
I'm not watching the game live as i'm at work but do monitor this game on my station. You are right, the Celtics are relying more on their 3's as what is reflected on the stats below. Even though the Celtics is 15 out of 36 on that area but still the Thunder is leading going into the second half, hope they can sustain and win this game.
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Just like I said, Oklahoma City Thunder made some really huge adjustment defensively in the 2nd half, and it paid off eventually for them, after allowing the Celtics shoot a lot of open 3 point shots in the first half, the adjustment limited Celtics to being able to make only 5 3pointers of their attempt in the 2nd half. It was really a tough game for both teams, and them atmosphere was buzzing like it's a playoff basketball.
I'm switching to Timberwolves vs Nuggets, hopefully that would equally be as interesting.
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Lost my bet yesterday between the Clippers and the Pelicans but i'll recover today hehe.
Thunder vs Celtics is an exciting match for the day and i'm going with SGA here as they are more consistent than the Lakers.
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The game has started, as you've stated it's an exciting game, with Oklahoma City Thunder leading after the first quarter, Celtics have been shooting the lights from behind the arc already, they've scored 30 points in the quarter, and they didn't make a single 2pt shot, every of their field goal made so far have been for behind the 3pt line, OKC would have to do a better job and making those shots tougher, if not it's like going to be a really tough battle all night and it wouldn't matter how much lead OKC manage to buildup.
OKC won, Celtics looks like choked in the 3rd and 4th quarter. Although we can attribute it to the great defense of the Celtics, and then Brown has struggled guarding SGA.
Wasn't able to bet as I'm busy last night, but if I have to bet on that, will also go with the under OKC in ML.
So good bet mate. I will be out of town tomorrow so not sure if I can bet with tomorrow's game.
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Wasn't able to post my bet early today but i've got the Bucks -5.5 @1.89 vs Lakers. I think the Lakers can't sustain their game as they were so undermanned tonight with Lebron James out.
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Wasn't able to post my bet early today but i've got the Bucks -5.5 @1.89 vs Lakers. I think the Lakers can't sustain their game as they were so undermanned tonight with Lebron James out.
The Milwaukee Bucks are currently running the Lakers over, it's not even the end of the 3rd Quarter yet and the Bucks are leading by 23 points, Lebron is just as important for them right now, he was their biggest defensive minded player while super efficient on the offense too. They might just keep dropping down the standings in his absence losing to Brooklyn Nets a couple of day made it obvious already.
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Wasn't able to post my bet early today but i've got the Bucks -5.5 @1.89 vs Lakers. I think the Lakers can't sustain their game as they were so undermanned tonight with Lebron James out.
LeBron's absence is really affecting the Lakers' results. Although Luka had a phenomenal performance in this game, scoring 45 points, and Reaves also played well, scoring 28, it still wasn't enough to beat the Bucks.
It turns out that the Lakers have already had 3 losses in a row, and they have already slipped to 4th place in the standings.
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Wasn't able to post my bet early today but i've got the Bucks -5.5 @1.89 vs Lakers. I think the Lakers can't sustain their game as they were so undermanned tonight with Lebron James out.
LeBron's absence is really affecting the Lakers' results. Although Luka had a phenomenal performance in this game, scoring 45 points, and Reaves also played well, scoring 28, it still wasn't enough to beat the Bucks.
It turns out that the Lakers have already had 3 losses in a row, and they have already slipped to 4th place in the standings.
The problem was that only two players scored in double figures, while the Bucks had a balanced scoring effort with five players scoring 20 or more points. The defensive presence of LeBron James was missed in this game and will be missed in the upcoming games.
Will still go against the Lakers for tomorrow's game, though the spread is a bit wide but i think the Nuggets will cover the spread as i think no one in the Lakers could guard Jokic.
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The problem was that only two players scored in double figures, while the Bucks had a balanced scoring effort with five players scoring 20 or more points. The defensive presence of LeBron James was missed in this game and will be missed in the upcoming games.
Will still go against the Lakers for tomorrow's game, though the spread is a bit wide but i think the Nuggets will cover the spread as i think no one in the Lakers could guard Jokic.
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At first when the line opened I felt the Lakers were undervalued at +13.5 but now going through their list of injury players, I’m surprised that the line as only moved to -15 for Denver Nuggets. I’m never a fan of this type of deep spread, but no Doncic, both Dorian Finney-smith and Gab Vicent are huge doubt for match too, but the spread seem pretty fair imo.
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The problem was that only two players scored in double figures, while the Bucks had a balanced scoring effort with five players scoring 20 or more points. The defensive presence of LeBron James was missed in this game and will be missed in the upcoming games.
Will still go against the Lakers for tomorrow's game, though the spread is a bit wide but i think the Nuggets will cover the spread as i think no one in the Lakers could guard Jokic.
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At first when the line opened I felt the Lakers were undervalued at +13.5 but now going through their list of injury players, I’m surprised that the line as only moved to -15 for Denver Nuggets. I’m never a fan of this type of deep spread, but no Doncic, both Dorian Finney-smith and Gab Vicent are huge doubt for match too, but the spread seem pretty fair imo.
Yes, just too bad to hear that Luka is injured and will not be able to play here, and so that +13.5 is justified. And we have seen how big Nuggets are, and so I'm seeing the Jokic might have his usual triple double here.
I also like the Boston Celtics -7.5 against Miami Heat.
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The problem was that only two players scored in double figures, while the Bucks had a balanced scoring effort with five players scoring 20 or more points. The defensive presence of LeBron James was missed in this game and will be missed in the upcoming games.
Will still go against the Lakers for tomorrow's game, though the spread is a bit wide but i think the Nuggets will cover the spread as i think no one in the Lakers could guard Jokic.
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At first when the line opened I felt the Lakers were undervalued at +13.5 but now going through their list of injury players, I’m surprised that the line as only moved to -15 for Denver Nuggets. I’m never a fan of this type of deep spread, but no Doncic, both Dorian Finney-smith and Gab Vicent are huge doubt for match too, but the spread seem pretty fair imo.
Yes, just too bad to hear that Luka is injured and will not be able to play here, and so that +13.5 is justified. And we have seen how big Nuggets are, and so I'm seeing the Jokic might have his usual triple double here.
I also like the Boston Celtics -7.5 against Miami Heat.
The Boston Celtics did indeed cover their spread against Miami Heat but in the other game, the Lakers reserve starters led by Austin Reaves are giving the Denver Nuggets a run for their money, it's a 1 point game with, Denver in the lead and there is about 1:30 mins left to play. I really didn't think it would get this close, if the Lakers manage to do get this win, it will probably be one of their best win of the season, imo.
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The problem was that only two players scored in double figures, while the Bucks had a balanced scoring effort with five players scoring 20 or more points. The defensive presence of LeBron James was missed in this game and will be missed in the upcoming games.
Will still go against the Lakers for tomorrow's game, though the spread is a bit wide but i think the Nuggets will cover the spread as i think no one in the Lakers could guard Jokic.
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At first when the line opened I felt the Lakers were undervalued at +13.5 but now going through their list of injury players, I’m surprised that the line as only moved to -15 for Denver Nuggets. I’m never a fan of this type of deep spread, but no Doncic, both Dorian Finney-smith and Gab Vicent are huge doubt for match too, but the spread seem pretty fair imo.
Yes, just too bad to hear that Luka is injured and will not be able to play here, and so that +13.5 is justified. And we have seen how big Nuggets are, and so I'm seeing the Jokic might have his usual triple double here.
I also like the Boston Celtics -7.5 against Miami Heat.
The Boston Celtics did indeed cover their spread against Miami Heat but in the other game, the Lakers reserve starters led by Austin Reaves are giving the Denver Nuggets a run for their money, it's a 1 point game with, Denver in the lead and there is about 1:30 mins left to play. I really didn't think it would get this close, if the Lakers manage to do get this win, it will probably be one of their best win of the season, imo.
It was very close game, and the Lakers might have a chance to win that game. But it's their inexperience that shows in the last minute of the game as they can't come up with a good play specially in defense.
For the Celtics game against the Heat, they won by double digit, so will take this win.
I haven't check the games for yesterday though.
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So the Warriors won tonight against the Knicks. But it was a very close game, lots of trash talking between KAT and Draymond and it seems that Draymond got into his head this time.
And then Moody and Draymond again on the clutch, and another night night for Draymond, Lol.
They are still in the 6th position though, Lakers 5th. And if the Lakers continue to lost their remaining games, the Warriors could overtake them and also the Wolves who are also having a 7 game winning streak.
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So the Warriors won tonight against the Knicks. But it was a very close game, lots of trash talking between KAT and Draymond and it seems that Draymond got into his head this time.
And then Moody and Draymond again on the clutch, and another night night for Draymond, Lol.
They are still in the 6th position though, Lakers 5th. And if the Lakers continue to lost their remaining games, the Warriors could overtake them and also the Wolves who are also having a 7 game winning streak.
Draymond really exposed KAT on this one. Just for context, KAT really is a bad defender, but we can't see it during his stint with the Timberwolves because he has Gobert on his side. Now that he's on the Knicks, most teams are trying to maximize his weakness through driving on the paint and that's what Draymond did on this one hence, getting the win. As for the trashtalk, it's Draymond so... we knew he will do that thing because that's where he excels. :D
As for the Warriors, they're rolling, and if they will continue to play like this, I will not be surprised if they will clinch the 5th spot or even the 2nd-4th spot since currently, the 2nd-4th are tied with 43 wins. It's only 3.5 games above so they can do it. Let's forget about the Thunder on this one because like last year, they will again get the top spot, but now they're better. As for the Lakers, they're on a 4-game losing streak while the 2 teams below them, the Warriors and Timberwolves are on a 7-game winning streak. If this continues, they might fall to as low as 7th seed.
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A 16-game winning streak is on the line for Cavaliers as they take on the Orlando Magic today, The Cavaliers are without Evan Mobley, but Magic are also missing a couple of their step in guys, most notable Cole Anthony, a guy who have filled in quite alright for Jalen Suggs for the past month or so. I already have a player props' parlay on the game, I'm just kind of stuck in between deciding to go for the Cavaliers to cover a -10.5 spread, which seems much if they're without one of their main source of offense in Mobley, or the Under 226, that also have it's own interpretation because the Cavaliers are an extremely high scoring team, but Orlando Magic on the other hand are not.
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A 16-game winning streak is on the line for Cavaliers as they take on the Orlando Magic today, The Cavaliers are without Evan Mobley, but Magic are also missing a couple of their step in guys, most notable Cole Anthony, a guy who have filled in quite alright for Jalen Suggs for the past month or so. I already have a player props' parlay on the game, I'm just kind of stuck in between deciding to go for the Cavaliers to cover a -10.5 spread, which seems much if they're without one of their main source of offense in Mobley, or the Under 226, that also have it's own interpretation because the Cavaliers are an extremely high scoring team, but Orlando Magic on the other hand are not.
I couldn't bet on this game because it was too early for our time zone, but I might have lost here because I'm sure I would have bet on the Cavaliers. The Cavs' winning streak was broken, and Mobley's absence was a big loss for them. In terms of scoring, they only surged in the first quarter, but in the next three quarters, they only scored 20+ points each quarter.
My bet for today:
Thunder -5.5 @1.92 vs Bucks
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A 16-game winning streak is on the line for Cavaliers as they take on the Orlando Magic today, The Cavaliers are without Evan Mobley, but Magic are also missing a couple of their step in guys, most notable Cole Anthony, a guy who have filled in quite alright for Jalen Suggs for the past month or so. I already have a player props' parlay on the game, I'm just kind of stuck in between deciding to go for the Cavaliers to cover a -10.5 spread, which seems much if they're without one of their main source of offense in Mobley, or the Under 226, that also have it's own interpretation because the Cavaliers are an extremely high scoring team, but Orlando Magic on the other hand are not.
I couldn't bet on this game because it was too early for our time zone, but I might have lost here because I'm sure I would have bet on the Cavaliers. The Cavs' winning streak was broken, and Mobley's absence was a big loss for them. In terms of scoring, they only surged in the first quarter, but in the next three quarters, they only scored 20+ points each quarter.
My bet for today:
Thunder -5.5 @1.92 vs Bucks
Mobley's absence was duly felt by the Cavaliers, both his defensive and offensive was extremely needed today. The Cavaliers after a brilliant first quarter went completely cold for the remaining 3 quarters, their execution offensively was really poor and out of sync, while also being overwhelmed defensively. I guess it was bound to happen at some point, they've played 16 games without defeat, they needed a break.
I'm only going to be a spectator for the OKC vs Milwaukee Bucks, because unlike most of this season I would have backed the OKC Thunder but right now they look to be super shorthanded, as Dort would join Jalen Williams and possibly Aaron Wiggins on the sidelines.
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As for the Lakers, they're on a 4-game losing streak while the 2 teams below them, the Warriors and Timberwolves are on a 7-game winning streak. If this continues, they might fall to as low as 7th seed.
The Lakers snapped their losing streak with a win over the Suns. By the way, their next opponent will be the Spurs, who are severely weakened, and I think it will be an easy win for the Lakers even without LeBron.
As for the Wolves and Warriors, these teams are very close to the Lakers in the standings. However, it's worth noting that the Lakers are ahead of those teams by about 4% in terms of winning percentage. In other words, the Lakers have a couple more games in which they can make mistakes and lose.
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However, it's worth noting that the Lakers are ahead of those teams by about 4% in terms of winning percentage. In other words, the Lakers have a couple more games in which they can make mistakes and lose.
And morevso, Lakers also have one of the toughest remaining schedule in the league, they are definitely going to lose a lot of those games, they're going to play Rockets twice (I think), they've also got OKC amongst other tough fixtures remaining, they literally need Lebron back on the court as soon as possible.
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For tonight, there isn't much fixtures that have my attention; I'll be taking the night off.
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I'm only going to be a spectator for the OKC vs Milwaukee Bucks, because unlike most of this season I would have backed the OKC Thunder but right now they look to be super shorthanded, as Dort would join Jalen Williams and possibly Aaron Wiggins on the sidelines.
No Dort, no Jalen Williams, no problem for the OKC Thunder :). The Bucks are not so consistent and to be honest i don't like betting on them when they are up against stronger teams.
My bets for today:
Detroit Pistons vs Pelicans - Pistons -5.5 @1.87
Nuggets vs Warriors - Nuggets ML @2.49
Spurs vs Lakers - Spurs +9.5 @1.92
Good luck to us.
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And morevso, Lakers also have one of the toughest remaining schedule in the league, they are definitely going to lose a lot of those games, they're going to play Rockets twice (I think), they've also got OKC amongst other tough fixtures remaining, they literally need Lebron back on the court as soon as possible.
I don't think the Lakers will lose a lot of the remaining games on their schedule. The next two games will definitely be tough for them as they will face the Nuggets and Bucks. However, after that, there will be easier opponents. In addition, there are rumors that LeBron has already started training, and there is a possibility that he could be back as early as next week. At least he is expected to miss one more week, i.e. 3-4 games.
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And morevso, Lakers also have one of the toughest remaining schedule in the league, they are definitely going to lose a lot of those games, they're going to play Rockets twice (I think), they've also got OKC amongst other tough fixtures remaining, they literally need Lebron back on the court as soon as possible.
I don't think the Lakers will lose a lot of the remaining games on their schedule. The next two games will definitely be tough for them as they will face the Nuggets and Bucks. However, after that, there will be easier opponents. In addition, there are rumors that LeBron has already started training, and there is a possibility that he could be back as early as next week. At least he is expected to miss one more week, i.e. 3-4 games.
There are actually more tough games than easy ones for Lakers over the remaining fixture imo, and I think they will lose a handle of it... Lakers have 15 total fixtures left, and of those 15 you already Bucks, Nuggets, Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies, OKC x2, Houston Rockets x2, Magic and Indiana Pacers, that's 10 from the said 15 matches, realistically how many wins can you be very confident that Lakers would get from this 10 games I listed ? of those 10 games, it's only Orlando Magic that is currently out of the top 6.
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For the games tonight,
GSW vs Bucks - this is going to be a great game, the Warriors though let one game slip away from them when they lost to the Jokic less Nuggets. So I think they will come back strong in this game. I love that they are the underdog here.
So I will go with them ML @2.24.
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For the games tonight,
GSW vs Bucks - this is going to be a great game, the Warriors though let one game slip away from them when they lost to the Jokic less Nuggets. So I think they will come back strong in this game. I love that they are the underdog here.
So I will go with them ML @2.24.
I don't why the Warriors is the slight underdog for tonight's game but i will tail you on this one mate. The Warriors are one the hottest team right now so losing two in a row is a slim possibility for them.
My bet:
warriors ML @2.13 vs Bucks
Good luck to us.
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For the games tonight,
GSW vs Bucks - this is going to be a great game, the Warriors though let one game slip away from them when they lost to the Jokic less Nuggets. So I think they will come back strong in this game. I love that they are the underdog here.
So I will go with them ML @2.24.
I don't why the Warriors is the slight underdog for tonight's game but i will tail you on this one mate. The Warriors are one the hottest team right now so losing two in a row is a slim possibility for them.
My bet:
warriors ML @2.13 vs Bucks
Good luck to us.
I think I'm also just going to tail this bet, the Warriors are without Curry tonight so it's pretty understandable why they're considered the slight underdog here, majority of the offense would have to lean heavily on Jimmy Butler for tonight, and he for sure is never going to back down from such responsibility. The Bucks can also be highly inconsistent, just two days ago they lost a heavy shorthanded OKC Thunder, so the Warriors do stand a decent chance too.
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Congratulations to us on the Warriors win, the game pretty much felt like it could go side was when Bucks started making their run in the 2nd half, but Draymond Green at defense, and Butler on offense ensure we got the W, trouble in paradise for Milwaukee Bucks yet again.
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We've got a 10-game slate for tonight and I'm taking in on one of the early tipoffs between Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic, I'm riding with the Houston Rockets, the spread was at -2 as at the time I placed my bet.
Good luck.
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^^ I'll tail you with that one mate,
The game has started already, the Magic is taking a lead but I was able to bet on the Rockets -1.5 @2.12.
They are in a 7 game winning streak so I think they can have their 8 tonight. It might be a tough game though, but I think that they can cover this spread easily.
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^^ I'll tail you with that one mate,
The game has started already, the Magic is taking a lead but I was able to bet on the Rockets -1.5 @2.12.
They are in a 7 game winning streak so I think they can have their 8 tonight. It might be a tough game though, but I think that they can cover this spread easily.
Got mine at -3.5 @1.82, hope they will have a good second and seal the win for their 8th consecutive win.
Also thinking of betting for the Lakers vs Nuggets game but wonder why Nuggets was placed as the underdog, whose not gonna play tonight for the Nuggets?
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Also thinking of betting for the Lakers vs Nuggets game but wonder why Nuggets was placed as the underdog, whose not gonna play tonight for the Nuggets?
Both Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are out for the Denver Nuggets today, so it's understandable, when the line first opened the Nuggets were around -2.5/-3 favorites, but now they are +5.5 underdog. It's not as though the Lakers are completely healthy either, but Doncic and Reaves alone might be too much to handle for the Nuggets.
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Also thinking of betting for the Lakers vs Nuggets game but wonder why Nuggets was placed as the underdog, whose not gonna play tonight for the Nuggets?
Both Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are out for the Denver Nuggets today, so it's understandable, when the line first opened the Nuggets were around -2.5/-3 favorites, but now they are +5.5 underdog. It's not as though the Lakers are completely healthy either, but Doncic and Reaves alone might be too much to handle for the Nuggets.
Thanks for the info.
Yeah you are right, seems that Doncic and Reaves are too much for the undermanned Nuggets to handle. End of the first quarter and the Lakers are ahead by 17 big points, firing 9/14 from the 3-point line.
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Also thinking of betting for the Lakers vs Nuggets game but wonder why Nuggets was placed as the underdog, whose not gonna play tonight for the Nuggets?
Both Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are out for the Denver Nuggets today, so it's understandable, when the line first opened the Nuggets were around -2.5/-3 favorites, but now they are +5.5 underdog. It's not as though the Lakers are completely healthy either, but Doncic and Reaves alone might be too much to handle for the Nuggets.
Thanks for the info.
Yeah you are right, seems that Doncic and Reaves are too much for the undermanned Nuggets to handle. End of the first quarter and the Lakers are ahead by 17 big points, firing 9/14 from the 3-point line.
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Congratulations!
That’s 2 wins for you today, both bets turned to be easy money, right ? The Nuggets just couldn’t keep with Lakers as they came firing on all cylinders from the jump.
Houston Rockets also got the much needed separation in 3rd Quarter against Orlando Magic and it was pretty much a wrap from that point.
Back to the Lakers game, the addition of Luka Doncic as completely changed the dynamics of this team and they’ve improved a whole lot, while Dallas Mavericks are still wallowing in series of miseries, the same thing goes for Jimmy Butler and the Warriors, the Warriors are now much a better team than they were before the trade, and Miami Heat are ones paying the price, they’re currently on a 8 games losing streak, it’s not looking good at all for them.
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So it seems that everyone is on a roll lately with this games, hehehe, congrats everyone.
Luka has a awesome first quarter and that's what the Lakers needed to established a good lead and never look back. Jokic and Murray didn't play again so it was an easy win for the Lakers. Pushing them to 3rd spot while the Rockets continue it's run and move to 2nd place.
I haven't check the games yet for tonight though. Maybe I will do live betting again.
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It’s the Los Angeles Lakers turn to be undermanned tonight against Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Bucks should be able to get an easy win here on paper, the spread is currently at -7.5 but I’m not too confident in the Bucks, so I’m taking the ML + the New Yorks Knicks ML vs Hornets, the Knicks should be looking to bounce back after their bashing at the of Spurs last night, both ML is valued @ 1.86 Odds.
GL!
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Back to the Lakers game, the addition of Luka Doncic as completely changed the dynamics of this team and they’ve improved a whole lot, while Dallas Mavericks are still wallowing in series of miseries, the same thing goes for Jimmy Butler and the Warriors, the Warriors are now much a better team than they were before the trade, and Miami Heat are ones paying the price, they’re currently on a 8 games losing streak, it’s not looking good at all for them.
The Lakers are actually a title contender this season, considering the results they've been showing since trading AD for Luka. Personally, I expect the Lakers to make a deep run in the playoffs.
As for the Butler trade, the Warriors are doing really well with him, while the Heat will likely have to rebuild their roster in the offseason.
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I'm having a hard time deciding who to back for tonight's game between the Bucks and the Lakers, but I decided to trust my instincts. Hehe. I think it will be a low-scoring game that the Bucks will win, but they won't cover the spread.
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edit: Damn, i just read an article that Luka wouldn't be playing tonight so my bet above is a bad bet.
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I'm having a hard time deciding who to back for tonight's game between the Bucks and the Lakers, but I decided to trust my instincts. Hehe. I think it will be a low-scoring game that the Bucks will win, but they won't cover the spread.
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edit: Damn, i just read an article that Luka wouldn't be playing tonight so my bet above is a bad bet.
Lakers lost the game as expected, too bad for me that New York Knicks couldn't win against a struggling Charlotte Hornets.
I guess I should have just stick to backing the Bucks only to cover the -7.5 handicap, anyways it's a loss after a number of consecutive wins for me.
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Rockets vs Heat, - I will still go with the Rockets here, they are in roll, -4.5 @1.92
Spurs vs Sixers - Spurs at -6 @1.90
That will be just my bet for tonight, there's a lot of games though, but most of them could be a trap and maybe not playing their best player again like the Nuggets.
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Rockets vs Heat, - I will still go with the Rockets here, they are in roll, -4.5 @1.92
Spurs vs Sixers - Spurs at -6 @1.90
That will be just my bet for tonight, there's a lot of games though, but most of them could be a trap and maybe not playing their best player again like the Nuggets.
I also have the Houston Rockets -4.5, Rockets are doing really well, while the Heat are quite a mess, 8 losses in a row and I don’t it will end tonight.
Another matchup I’m interested in is the Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns but I really can’t take a stand, the Cavaliers have now lost 3 games in row, I don’t know if they’ll be able to snap out of it tonight, even though the Suns are one of the highly inconsistent teams this season.
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Rockets vs Heat, - I will still go with the Rockets here, they are in roll, -4.5 @1.92
Spurs vs Sixers - Spurs at -6 @1.90
That will be just my bet for tonight, there's a lot of games though, but most of them could be a trap and maybe not playing their best player again like the Nuggets.
I also have the Houston Rockets -4.5, Rockets are doing really well, while the Heat are quite a mess, 8 losses in a row and I don’t it will end tonight.
Another matchup I’m interested in is the Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns but I really can’t take a stand, the Cavaliers have now lost 3 games in row, I don’t know if they’ll be able to snap out of it tonight, even though the Suns are one of the highly inconsistent teams this season.
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The Rockets win the game, unfortunately, they were not able to cover that spread, ouch.
As for the Suns vs Cavs, the Suns won thanks to KD's 42 big points pushing the Cavs to their 4 consecutive lost. Only consolation for me is that the Spurs won by 8 points, just enough to cover the handicap.
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As for the Suns vs Cavs, the Suns won thanks to KD's 42 big points pushing the Cavs to their 4 consecutive lost. Only consolation for me is that the Spurs won by 8 points, just enough to cover the handicap.
Well, the Cavaliers are 5 games above the 2nd seeded Boston Celtics so I guess they have the freedom to play their star players on limited minutes in preparation for the playoffs.
On the other hand, every game for the Phoenix Suns is a must win like this one. The Mavericks on the other hand won their game against the Sixers, and if the Suns lost, they would be at 11th spot again. Looking at the remaining games of the Suns, they will be having a hard schedule because on their remaining 11 games, 9 of them are against playoff teams, 1 is against Sacramento and one is against San Antonio Spurs. The Mavericks on the other hand have a better schedule than the Suns because out of the remaining 11 games, 4 of them are against bottom teams.
I want the Suns to get the 10th spot because they deserve it more compared to the Mavericks, but it will be hard for them.
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I also have the Houston Rockets -4.5, Rockets are doing really well, while the Heat are quite a mess, 8 losses in a row and I don’t it will end tonight.
Another matchup I’m interested in is the Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns but I really can’t take a stand, the Cavaliers have now lost 3 games in row, I don’t know if they’ll be able to snap out of it tonight, even though the Suns are one of the highly inconsistent teams this season.
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The Rockets win the game, unfortunately, they were not able to cover that spread, ouch.
As for the Suns vs Cavs, the Suns won thanks to KD's 42 big points pushing the Cavs to their 4 consecutive lost. Only consolation for me is that the Spurs won by 8 points, just enough to cover the handicap.
Yeah, tough luck on the Houston Rocket's spread, that was a completely winnable bet, the Rockets were up by 10 points with less than a minute to go, and a needless 3 point shot with about 2-3 seconds on the clock from Adebayo is what ruined it.
For the Cavaliers, I guess that's the beauty of doing your work early in the season, they probably wouldn't lose that eastern top seed spot, so they're pretty much free to explore whatever tweaks and changes they want before the post season. Bettors just need to be careful before placing a bet on them now.
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I missed most of the games today because they were played too early. There's only one game left for me to bet on. Nevertheless, the matchup between the Clippers and the Thunder is still an interesting one.
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I missed most of the games today because they were played too early. There's only one game left for me to bet on. Nevertheless, the matchup between the Clippers and the Thunder is still an interesting one.
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After trailing by as many as 12 points OKC have turned the game around and headed into halftime with a 6-points lead, their defense is showing exactly why it is ranked the best in the league this season, they restricted the Clippers to just 17 points in the 2nd quarter. There is still work to be done for OKC Thunder in the 2nd half if they want to get this W, as they Clippers surely won't go down without a fight.
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I missed most of the games today because they were played too early. There's only one game left for me to bet on. Nevertheless, the matchup between the Clippers and the Thunder is still an interesting one.
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After trailing by as many as 12 points OKC have turned the game around and headed into halftime with a 6-points lead, their defense is showing exactly why it is ranked the best in the league this season, they restricted the Clippers to just 17 points in the 2nd quarter. There is still work to be done for OKC Thunder in the 2nd half if they want to get this W, as they Clippers surely won't go down without a fight.
It was a very close game, and that foul on Kawhi in the dying seconds ruined my bet. They could have let it go since the time was already expiring, but that's part of the ball game. Better luck next time.
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After trailing by as many as 12 points OKC have turned the game around and headed into halftime with a 6-points lead, their defense is showing exactly why it is ranked the best in the league this season, they restricted the Clippers to just 17 points in the 2nd quarter. There is still work to be done for OKC Thunder in the 2nd half if they want to get this W, as they Clippers surely won't go down without a fight.
It was a very close game, and that foul on Kawhi in the dying seconds ruined my bet. They could have let it go since the time was already expiring, but that's part of the ball game. Better luck next time.
Yeah, tough luck on that one, but as you’ve said, better luck next time!
For me I was able to cash in on the Miami Heat's win over the Charlotte Hornets, the Heat were on a terrible losing streak, and it was only a matter of time to get their acts together if they want a post season campaign, there was a better opponent to wish for during their awful run than the Hornets, so I took the Heat -6.5 @ 1.83
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Lots of great game tonight, and as we can see, the odds are very close.
So I'm thinking of going into a parlay mode, hehehe, all ML here. Celtics over Kings, NOP over Sixers, LA Lakers over Magic = 3.86. I have taken this risks so let's see.
It's on local sports casino though, I just save my Bitcoins for now. :)
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Lots of great game tonight, and as we can see, the odds are very close.
So I'm thinking of going into a parlay mode, hehehe, all ML here. Celtics over Kings, NOP over Sixers, LA Lakers over Magic = 3.86. I have taken this risks so let's see.
It's on local sports casino though, I just save my Bitcoins for now. :)
I'm tailing you on the Lakers ML and Boston Celtics ML @ 2.5+ Odds, I'll pass on the NO Pelicans, there are just too many guys (McCollum, Zion and Bruce Brown) out making them no different from the 76ers, meanwhile the 76ers lads might have actually played more games together than the NOP make shift roster that they'd have on the court today.
Goodluck to us!
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Lots of great game tonight, and as we can see, the odds are very close.
So I'm thinking of going into a parlay mode, hehehe, all ML here. Celtics over Kings, NOP over Sixers, LA Lakers over Magic = 3.86. I have taken this risks so let's see.
Lots of great games indeed but managed to bet only on one game as most of the games have already started.
Very good parlay mate, i hope you will hit that one as for me i'm still going for the single bet.
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Lots of great game tonight, and as we can see, the odds are very close.
So I'm thinking of going into a parlay mode, hehehe, all ML here. Celtics over Kings, NOP over Sixers, LA Lakers over Magic = 3.86. I have taken this risks so let's see.
Lots of great games indeed but managed to bet only on one game as most of the games have already started.
Very good parlay mate, i hope you will hit that one as for me i'm still going for the single bet.
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Boston won with a lot to spare in this game. However, the Lakers unfortunately lost to the Magic. I thought that this is a sure win for them as Luka and Lebron are back in the lineup.
But Banchero and Wagner spoils it again, just like what they did against the Cavs. They played good defense and they shot very well from the outside. Just too bad that those who bet on the Lakers to win in parlay got all REKT.
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Damn Lakers, Lol, it just destroyed our parlay there.
Lebron and Luka was on the floor, but it seems that Lebron is a bit rusty or just playing bad in this game. AsPaolo Banchero and Franz Wagner combined for big 62 points. They still are in the good position for a spot in the playoff, but for sure they don't take his lost to his lightly as they have a good chance to win in this game and improved their W/L column.
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After the Lakers ruined our bet yesterday, I guess it's time to try to bounce back, there is lot of games to pick from today as well, but I'm trying not to over complicate things, I'm choosing what I believe should be a easy route. That's Orlando Magic ML over Hornets and Cavaliers ML over Blazers @ 2.10 Odds
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After the Lakers ruined our bet yesterday, I guess it's time to try to bounce back, there is lot of games to pick from today as well, but I'm trying not to over complicate things, I'm choosing what I believe should be a easy route. That's Orlando Magic ML over Hornets and Cavaliers ML over Blazers @ 2.10 Odds
Your 2-legged parlay is looking good as of now, the Magic is leading by 10 points going into the third quarter and i think they will win this one. Will tail your pick on the Cavs vs Blazers game, the spread is not so wide so this will be coverable if they win.
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After the Lakers ruined our bet yesterday, I guess it's time to try to bounce back, there is lot of games to pick from today as well, but I'm trying not to over complicate things, I'm choosing what I believe should be a easy route. That's Orlando Magic ML over Hornets and Cavaliers ML over Blazers @ 2.10 Odds
Your 2-legged parlay is looking good as of now, the Magic is leading by 10 points going into the third quarter and i think they will win this one. Will tail your pick on the Cavs vs Blazers game, the spread is not so wide so this will be coverable if they win.
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A crazy twist right now for me, Charlotte Hornets came out of the locker room in the 3rd quarter with a 22-5 run and are now in the lead, it's still a game within the Magic's reach, but I'm not so sure right, they need to get defensive stops, or this Hornets team might just stun them the same way they did against Cavaliers about a week ago.
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After the Lakers ruined our bet yesterday, I guess it's time to try to bounce back, there is lot of games to pick from today as well, but I'm trying not to over complicate things, I'm choosing what I believe should be a easy route. That's Orlando Magic ML over Hornets and Cavaliers ML over Blazers @ 2.10 Odds
Your 2-legged parlay is looking good as of now, the Magic is leading by 10 points going into the third quarter and i think they will win this one. Will tail your pick on the Cavs vs Blazers game, the spread is not so wide so this will be coverable if they win.
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A crazy twist right now for me, Charlotte Hornets came out of the locker room in the 3rd quarter with a 22-5 run and are now in the lead, it's still a game within the Magic's reach, but I'm not so sure right, they need to get defensive stops, or this Hornets team might just stun them the same way they did against Cavaliers about a week ago.
They are back on the driver's seat right now, leading by 5 points with 8 minutes to go. That 3rd quarter run by the Hornets changes the tempo of the game but i still think that the Magic will win this close game.
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A crazy twist right now for me, Charlotte Hornets came out of the locker room in the 3rd quarter with a 22-5 run and are now in the lead, it's still a game within the Magic's reach, but I'm not so sure right, they need to get defensive stops, or this Hornets team might just stun them the same way they did against Cavaliers about a week ago.
They are back on the driver's seat right now, leading by 5 points with 8 minutes to go. That 3rd quarter run by the Hornets changes the tempo of the game but i still think that the Magic will win this close game.
It wasn't an easy game but all that matters was that in the end they did get a win, congratulations on Cavaliers call too, that as well almost went down the wire, the Blazers just wouldn't go away and for each time the Cavaliers were able to get on a mini run the Blazers always responded with their own run too, it was quite an intense game.
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Looks like Lillard has been diagnosed (https://hoopshype.com/rumor/damian-lillard-out-indefinitely-with-blood-clot-in-calf/) with a blood clot in his right calf and is out indefinitely. And that's very bad news for the Bucks and their fans, considering the Bucks qualify for the postseason. In other words, the Bucks are very likely to fail this season because without Lillard, they obviously won't make it to the conference finals, much less the final series.
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Looks like Lillard has been diagnosed (https://hoopshype.com/rumor/damian-lillard-out-indefinitely-with-blood-clot-in-calf/) with a blood clot in his right calf and is out indefinitely. And that's very bad news for the Bucks and their fans, considering the Bucks qualify for the postseason. In other words, the Bucks are very likely to fail this season because without Lillard, they obviously won't make it to the conference finals, much less the final series.
It's just bad news for the Bucks, without him, it might be very hard for them on who ever they are going to face in the series playoff to win it. They are in the 5th spot. Hopefully we can still see Lillard for the next couple of years. It seems that his body is already giving in and showing signs of wear and tear already.
And again, to hear that Curry is also out indefinitely, Tatum is reported to have a sprain but there is no timeline as well for his comeback. So the healthier the team, the better for now and we can only hope that this is the last one that we will hear a player of that caliber getting injured.
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Looks like Lillard has been diagnosed (https://hoopshype.com/rumor/damian-lillard-out-indefinitely-with-blood-clot-in-calf/) with a blood clot in his right calf and is out indefinitely. And that's very bad news for the Bucks and their fans, considering the Bucks qualify for the postseason. In other words, the Bucks are very likely to fail this season because without Lillard, they obviously won't make it to the conference finals, much less the final series.
Terrible for the Bucks, now their potential post season run is in a huge jeopardy, even thought they've not been at their best for a while now, Lillard's injury would only make worse. I wish him speedy recovery!
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Any news if Tatum is going to play against the Suns?
If not then I will take them as the underdog here, game is at their homecourt, and they are @3.00 underdog so I will take that right. Won their last 4 games and fighting their playoff alive with their 10th spot for a play-in.
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Any news if Tatum is going to play against the Suns?
If not then I will take them as the underdog here, game is at their homecourt, and they are @3.00 underdog so I will take that right. Won their last 4 games and fighting their playoff alive with their 10th spot for a play-in.
Celtics are pretty much not playing for anything, I'm quite sure they wouldn't risk playing, especially if you consider how cautious the Celtics have been with their core starters over the past on month, not of their starters have not missed a number of match, I'm guessing it's all in need bid to have them full fit for the post season.
3+ Odds is really a good value for team that's desperate for win in the Suns, we'll be on opposing side for that one as I already one bet on the Celtics, but good luck, at least that'd mean both of us can't lose our bet.
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Any news if Tatum is going to play against the Suns?
If not then I will take them as the underdog here, game is at their homecourt, and they are @3.00 underdog so I will take that right. Won their last 4 games and fighting their playoff alive with their 10th spot for a play-in.
Will tail you on this one mate. As what @Harkorede have said that the Celtics are not risking their players to injury because they are already got a spot in the playoffs so i think this 3.10 odds for the Suns is worth taking.
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What did you think of the end of the Lakers-Pacers game?
LeBron had a bad performance for three quarters, but in the fourth quarter, he made up for it and scored at a decisive moment. In fact, he stole the win from the Pacers, as there were only 0.2 seconds left on the clock. :o
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What did you think of the end of the Lakers-Pacers game?
LeBron had a bad performance for three quarters, but in the fourth quarter, he made up for it and scored at a decisive moment. In fact, he stole the win from the Pacers, as there were only 0.2 seconds left on the clock. :o
Yeah, pretty much a cliff hanger win for the Lakers there. When they thought that they are going to lose again, Lebron suddenly found that small gap and uses it to tap it in just in time. Kudos though to the Pacers, even if they are down in this game and even in the last two minutes of the game, they keep on coming back and hitting those big shots. Another play off atmosphere game and I will say that the Lakers are happy and lucky on that last time as Lebron has enough time in the clock. And the very definition of the "game is not over till it's over".
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What did you think of the end of the Lakers-Pacers game?
LeBron had a bad performance for three quarters, but in the fourth quarter, he made up for it and scored at a decisive moment. In fact, he stole the win from the Pacers, as there were only 0.2 seconds left on the clock. :o
Yeah, pretty much a cliff hanger win for the Lakers there. When they thought that they are going to lose again, Lebron suddenly found that small gap and uses it to tap it in just in time. Kudos though to the Pacers, even if they are down in this game and even in the last two minutes of the game, they keep on coming back and hitting those big shots. Another play off atmosphere game and I will say that the Lakers are happy and lucky on that last time as Lebron has enough time in the clock. And the very definition of the "game is not over till it's over".
Lebron still being a driving force in the league at age 40 isn't something you'll not come across everyday, especially with his standards of performance.
The game was really entertaining to say the least, and Lakers did catch a lucky break there thanks to Lebron James. Despite going into halftime with a significant lead, they got outplayed in the 3rd and then lead again by as many as 13 points in the 4th Quarter, they almost squandered as well too.
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Any news if Tatum is going to play against the Suns?
If not then I will take them as the underdog here, game is at their homecourt, and they are @3.00 underdog so I will take that right. Won their last 4 games and fighting their playoff alive with their 10th spot for a play-in.
Will tail you on this one mate. As what @Harkorede have said that the Celtics are not risking their players to injury because they are already got a spot in the playoffs so i think this 3.10 odds for the Suns is worth taking.
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I don't know what happened to the Suns, they are really inconsistent in this game as KD and Booker wasn't able to bring their A-game here.
Miami Heat vs the Hawks, - I'm leaning towards the Heat playing at their homecourt, -1.5 @1.88.
Great game between the Lakers and the Pacers, Lebron with another game ending winner with a tip.
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Miami Heat vs the Hawks, - I'm leaning towards the Heat playing at their homecourt, -1.5 @1.88.
I'm really not buying into the Heat right now, they don't seem to have an idea of how exactly they want to play, they might have won a couple of games lately but I'm far from being impressed to be honest.
I'm riding on the Luka and Lebron James horse tonight as the Lakers go against the free scoring Chicago Bulls, with how well the Bulls have been scoring this past few games, I should be going for the Over, but I'm sticking with the Lakers spread -4.5 @ 1.98, depending on this goes I also have an eye on the Kings vs Blazers.
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Miami Heat vs the Hawks, - I'm leaning towards the Heat playing at their homecourt, -1.5 @1.88.
I'm really not buying into the Heat right now, they don't seem to have an idea of how exactly they want to play, they might have won a couple of games lately but I'm far from being impressed to be honest.
I'm riding on the Luka and Lebron James horse tonight as the Lakers go against the free scoring Chicago Bulls, with how well the Bulls have been scoring this past few games, I should be going for the Over, but I'm sticking with the Lakers spread -4.5 @ 1.98, depending on this goes I also have an eye on the Kings vs Blazers.
Will tail you on the Lakers though the Bulls is on a streak right now but i do think they will lose somehow and that time would be now hehe. Lebron wasn't playing good last night abut i don't think that he will be having a bad game twice in a row.
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Miami Heat vs the Hawks, - I'm leaning towards the Heat playing at their homecourt, -1.5 @1.88.
I'm really not buying into the Heat right now, they don't seem to have an idea of how exactly they want to play, they might have won a couple of games lately but I'm far from being impressed to be honest.
I'm riding on the Luka and Lebron James horse tonight as the Lakers go against the free scoring Chicago Bulls, with how well the Bulls have been scoring this past few games, I should be going for the Over, but I'm sticking with the Lakers spread -4.5 @ 1.98, depending on this goes I also have an eye on the Kings vs Blazers.
Will tail you on the Lakers though the Bulls is on a streak right now but i do think they will lose somehow and that time would be now hehe. Lebron wasn't playing good last night abut i don't think that he will be having a bad game twice in a row.
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Damn!
It's such an awful way to lose a bet, but can I say I enjoyed that surreal final 10 seconds sequence, even though it cost me some bucks. Lakers really got sloppy and complacent which cost them that game, Lebron is usually never the type to make those kinds of mistakes, first he turned the ball over for the Bulls to take the lead, and after the Reaves layup, he was the closest to Josh Giddey, and he barely made any attempt to obstruct Giddey's view at the basket! Big win for Bulls, they kept their hot streak going.
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Miami Heat vs the Hawks, - I'm leaning towards the Heat playing at their homecourt, -1.5 @1.88.
I'm really not buying into the Heat right now, they don't seem to have an idea of how exactly they want to play, they might have won a couple of games lately but I'm far from being impressed to be honest.
I'm riding on the Luka and Lebron James horse tonight as the Lakers go against the free scoring Chicago Bulls, with how well the Bulls have been scoring this past few games, I should be going for the Over, but I'm sticking with the Lakers spread -4.5 @ 1.98, depending on this goes I also have an eye on the Kings vs Blazers.
Will tail you on the Lakers though the Bulls is on a streak right now but i do think they will lose somehow and that time would be now hehe. Lebron wasn't playing good last night abut i don't think that he will be having a bad game twice in a row.
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Damn!
It's such an awful way to lose a bet, but can I say I enjoyed that surreal final 10 seconds sequence, even though it cost me some bucks. Lakers really got sloppy and complacent which cost them that game, Lebron is usually never the type to make those kinds of mistakes, first he turned the ball over for the Bulls to take the lead, and after the Reaves layup, he was the closest to Josh Giddey, and he barely made any attempt to obstruct Giddey's view at the basket! Big win for Bulls, they kept their hot streak going.
Easy win by the Heat against the Hawks, good that I stay away from the Lakers game. Lol. But it was crazy ending indeed, the Lakers was on the way out to the dug out to celebrate their win.
But as fate interfere, they lost the game on a buzzer beater just like what they did against the Pacer the other night. And in the center of it again, it was Lebron, if he could have given that pass in the inbound and not be lazy as for sure the Bulls would have to foul them, but instead he just give it away and then the Bulls score a 3. Although Reaves give the lead to them, Lebron didn't put any defense on Giddey and so he take that advantage and score for the win.
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A lot of news about the coach of Memphis Grizzlies being fired last night. And everyone wondered what is the reason,
The Memphis Grizzlies fired Taylor Jenkins, their winningest coach, on Friday with the team struggling down the stretch and at risk of losing home-court advantage for the postseason.
Still sitting at No. 5 in the Western Conference standings, the Grizzlies decided to dump Jenkins anyway and waited until Friday night to announce assistant Tuomas Iisalo as their interim head coach for the remainder of this season.
https://www.nba.com/news/grizzlies-part-ways-taylor-jenkins
Any thoughts though of what is the reason of the firing? He is as very successful coach for them, guided them in the last couple of years and has one of the winningest record for their franchise.
What could be the reason for the firing?
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^^ Very hard to say what are the reasons behind. There are speculations that Ja Morant might have to do with it. But Memphis are playing the Lakers and then Ja is back in the lineup.
I read that he was force to play before by the coach and he doesn't like it. Nevertheless, the management might have the compelling reasons why they fired their best coach in franchise and maybe we will learn it later.
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My only bet for today after taking a few days leave.
This is a very risky bet, knowing how unpredictable this Suns but i do think that the Rockets would blast them in their homecourt.
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My only bet for today after taking a few days leave.
This is a very risky bet, knowing how unpredictable this Suns but i do think that the Rockets would blast them in their homecourt.
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It turned out to be an easy win after all, and things couldn't have gotten any worse for Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant twisted is ankle and couldn't return for the rest of the game, it looked a tard serious and with their season on the line, if he misses out for long then, there is literally no saving grace for them imo.
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I'm looking at the Bulls vs OKC, OKC is on a roll lately, so I will take them to win by double digits -13.5 @1.83.
There are a lot of games tonight, but I will just go and bet this one first and then look at the other games later.
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It turned out to be an easy win after all, and things couldn't have gotten any worse for Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant twisted is ankle and couldn't return for the rest of the game, it looked a tard serious and with their season on the line, if he misses out for long then, there is literally no saving grace for them imo.
Too bad for the Suns, they could have at least compete for the play-in but with Durant out i think their chances of making it into the play-in is dim now.
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The Lakers is back on their winning ways so i'll be backing them against the Rockets tonight.
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It turned out to be an easy win after all, and things couldn't have gotten any worse for Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant twisted is ankle and couldn't return for the rest of the game, it looked a tard serious and with their season on the line, if he misses out for long then, there is literally no saving grace for them imo.
Durant will be out with Phoenix after this season. Seeing him being injured really hurts especially if you're a fan of him, but with how things are going on with Phoenix, let's expect that he will be out next season with Phoenix and will request for a trade.
There's no saving grace for Phoenix this season, and as much as I want them to clinch at least the play-in tournament, the team is somewhat dysfunctional TBH so the best thing for them to do right IMO is to just forget about competing this season, trade Durant, and maybe Booker as well, get some draft picks and start a rebuild alongside the draft picks that you will get when you trade those 2 superstars. I know this might sound like it will not happen, but with the current roster of Phoenix, they can't even reach the playoffs. They need to rebuild IMO.
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It turned out to be an easy win after all, and things couldn't have gotten any worse for Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant twisted is ankle and couldn't return for the rest of the game, it looked a tard serious and with their season on the line, if he misses out for long then, there is literally no saving grace for them imo.
Durant will be out with Phoenix after this season. Seeing him being injured really hurts especially if you're a fan of him, but with how things are going on with Phoenix, let's expect that he will be out next season with Phoenix and will request for a trade.
There's no saving grace for Phoenix this season, and as much as I want them to clinch at least the play-in tournament, the team is somewhat dysfunctional TBH so the best thing for them to do right IMO is to just forget about competing this season, trade Durant, and maybe Booker as well, get some draft picks and start a rebuild alongside the draft picks that you will get when you trade those 2 superstars. I know this might sound like it will not happen, but with the current roster of Phoenix, they can't even reach the playoffs. They need to rebuild IMO.
I think it's definitely going to happen in the off season, It might end that not only Durant would get traded, If Phoenix can find a way to renegotiate Bradley Beal's no trade clause, I'm sure he'll likely get traded too. The problem here is that it might take a long while for Suns to be any close to the team that reached the NBA Finals some seasons ago because they have almost zero draft assets to work with. I really can't believe this same thing had Chris Paul, Mikael Bridges, Cam Johnson and DeAndre Ayton all togther alongside Booker as some point with some really good bench too, like Payne and Jae Crowder, damn!
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The Warriors and the Grizzlies needed every win they can get to avoid the play-in but i'm more incline that the Warriors will win today's battle against the Grizzlies.
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The Warriors and the Grizzlies needed every win they can get to avoid the play-in but i'm more incline that the Warriors will win today's battle against the Grizzlies.
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You're on a roll lately, too bad I'm still taking a break, the Grizzlies showing that while they are one of the best offensive teams in the league, their defense is nothing to write home about, at this rate I don't even see them extending any playoffs series to 6 games, because when it comes to the playoffs, you'll definitely struggle to find offense most of the time, it's most about how well your defense can carry, and theirs is leading them no where.
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Anyone seen the ending between the Nuggets and the Wolves, it went into double OT. ANT standard slow but then the got hot where it is important as I thought that the Nuggets is going to win this game already.
Playoff atmosphere, unfortunately, Westbrick missed a lay up and then foul Walker for that 2 out of 3 (intentional missed the last one).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COIMiGQZVoo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COIMiGQZVoo)
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Anyone seen the ending between the Nuggets and the Wolves, it went into double OT. ANT standard slow but then the got hot where it is important as I thought that the Nuggets is going to win this game already.
Playoff atmosphere, unfortunately, Westbrick missed a lay up and then foul Walker for that 2 out of 3 (intentional missed the last one).
Their missed free throws in the final seconds really came back to haunt them. If only Westbrook and Jokic had made their free throws, they would have won. But that's how the game goes, the breaks of the game favored the Wolves that time and that damn foul.
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Anyone seen the ending between the Nuggets and the Wolves, it went into double OT. ANT standard slow but then the got hot where it is important as I thought that the Nuggets is going to win this game already.
Playoff atmosphere, unfortunately, Westbrick missed a lay up and then foul Walker for that 2 out of 3 (intentional missed the last one).
Their missed free throws in the final seconds really came back to haunt them. If only Westbrook and Jokic had made their free throws, they would have won. But that's how the game goes, the breaks of the game favored the Wolves that time and that damn foul.
I saw the highlights just a while ago, and what brought my attention to the match highlight was Jokic epic numbers yet again, a 61 points triple-double, that's a really crazy number, too bad it ended with a loss for them, looking at the missed layup, I really don't know what to say, Westbrook was probably overly eager as usual to score and taunt-celebrate, hence losing his composure because that was a clean look at the basketball, I was even expecting a dunk from that.
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Anyone seen the ending between the Nuggets and the Wolves, it went into double OT. ANT standard slow but then the got hot where it is important as I thought that the Nuggets is going to win this game already.
Playoff atmosphere, unfortunately, Westbrick missed a lay up and then foul Walker for that 2 out of 3 (intentional missed the last one).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COIMiGQZVoo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COIMiGQZVoo)
someone said 'Westbrick should win 6th man of the year the way he carried the timberwolves to this W🔥' ;D The block attempt on the last shot was so risky. I mean he's not that tall and was quite far. I respect the hustle but he's got be smarter with those block. It was probably not necessary because the time was also about to expire.
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Anyone seen the ending between the Nuggets and the Wolves, it went into double OT. ANT standard slow but then the got hot where it is important as I thought that the Nuggets is going to win this game already.
Playoff atmosphere, unfortunately, Westbrick missed a lay up and then foul Walker for that 2 out of 3 (intentional missed the last one).
Their missed free throws in the final seconds really came back to haunt them. If only Westbrook and Jokic had made their free throws, they would have won. But that's how the game goes, the breaks of the game favored the Wolves that time and that damn foul.
I saw the highlights just a while ago, and what brought my attention to the match highlight was Jokic epic numbers yet again, a 61 points triple-double, that's a really crazy number, too bad it ended with a loss for them, looking at the missed layup, I really don't know what to say, Westbrook was probably overly eager as usual to score and taunt-celebrate, hence losing his composure because that was a clean look at the basketball, I was even expecting a dunk from that.
Yes, but even with those numbers, they still lost because of their missed free throws. That's why no one is talking about his big numbers but instead, we put our attention of Curry's twelve 3's against Memphis and winning that game as they goes into the 5th spot now.
And obviously, it will haunt them to get Russ because of this play. And I do believed that this could really be the sign that his game is deteriorating already.
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I'm keeping it Denver Nuggets friendly tonight, I believe they should bounce back from that lose against Timberwolves, I took them -9.5 over San Antonio Spurs @ 1.90 early, but there is a number of players from the Denver Nuggets that considered questionable, I just hope Jokic and a couple of key players would be available though, and I think that would do.
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Win number 11 is on the line for the Thunder as they face the Pistons today. Given their recent dominant performances, I believe they will secure another decisive victory and of course covering this wide spread.
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Win number 11 is on the line for the Thunder as they face the Pistons today. Given their recent dominant performances, I believe they will secure another decisive victory and of course covering this wide spread.
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I guess OKC vs Pistons is the match I'd be watching tonight after all, their recent match was a really heated one so maybe they'll bring the energy back, at first, I thought I would be watching the Nuggets today, but I guess not after their whole roster is declared to not be playing tonight except Westbrook, maybe that's for some redemption time, lol. the line went from -9.5 to -2.5 real fast.
Good luck!
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Win number 11 is on the line for the Thunder as they face the Pistons today. Given their recent dominant performances, I believe they will secure another decisive victory and of course covering this wide spread.
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I guess OKC vs Pistons is the match I'd be watching tonight after all, their recent match was a really heated one so maybe they'll bring the energy back, at first, I thought I would be watching the Nuggets today, but I guess not after their whole roster is declared to not be playing tonight except Westbrook, maybe that's for some redemption time, lol. the line went from -9.5 to -2.5 real fast.
Good luck!
I initially thought the Thunder vs. Pistons game would be close, especially when the Pistons made a run early in the fourth quarter to narrow the gap to just four points. However, the Thunder managed to put up some crucial defensive stops and went on a run of their own, ultimately covering the spread. My winning streak remains unbroken :).
For tomorrow, who's your pick on the Lakers vs Warriors game?
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Anyone seen the ending between the Nuggets and the Wolves, it went into double OT. ANT standard slow but then the got hot where it is important as I thought that the Nuggets is going to win this game already.
Playoff atmosphere, unfortunately, Westbrick missed a lay up and then foul Walker for that 2 out of 3 (intentional missed the last one).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COIMiGQZVoo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COIMiGQZVoo)
someone said 'Westbrick should win 6th man of the year the way he carried the timberwolves to this W🔥' ;D The block attempt on the last shot was so risky. I mean he's not that tall and was quite far. I respect the hustle but he's got be smarter with those block. It was probably not necessary because the time was also about to expire.
I don't think that he will win the 6th man of the year. There are still a lot of better players coming off the bench and putting solid numbers for their team. Prayton Richard and Malik Beasley are just two names above Westbrick right now. And yes, that attempted block was risky and so unfortunately, the refs will have to call that foul. And then the Nuggets were upset by the Spurs today. Westrbrook though has one of his biggest games as a Nugget with a big 30 points. But their starting five didn't play in this game as the management chooses to sit them.
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For tomorrow, who's your pick on the Lakers vs Warriors game?
It's a tricky game, but I'm currently more tilted towards the Lakers here, provided Luka Doncic and Lebron are playing, I'm still somewhat skeptical about the Warriors lately, the way they struggle to get their offense going without Steph is concerning. The Lakers are also at home, so some sort of extra motivation as usual.
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For tomorrow, who's your pick on the Lakers vs Warriors game?
It's a tricky game, but I'm currently more tilted towards the Lakers here, provided Luka Doncic and Lebron are playing, I'm still somewhat skeptical about the Warriors lately, the way they struggle to get their offense going without Steph is concerning. The Lakers are also at home, so some sort of extra motivation as usual.
Well, the Warriors will have a chance to beat the Lakers if Curry performs as phenomenally as he did against the Grizzlies recently. If not, I also think the Lakers will be the favorites and will likely win this game. After all, Curry and Butler will be tough to match up against LeBron, Luka, and Reaves.
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For tomorrow, who's your pick on the Lakers vs Warriors game?
It's a tricky game, but I'm currently more tilted towards the Lakers here, provided Luka Doncic and Lebron are playing, I'm still somewhat skeptical about the Warriors lately, the way they struggle to get their offense going without Steph is concerning. The Lakers are also at home, so some sort of extra motivation as usual.
I will go with the underdog here, which is the Warriors currently still a good bet at 1.99.
Definitely it will be Luka and Lebron, but the Warriors have been playing solid, I expect Steph to score at least 30 points in this game. Jimmy Butler and Draymond with their high IQ.
And the second stringers of the Warriors are better in my opinion.
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It's a tricky game, but I'm currently more tilted towards the Lakers here, provided Luka Doncic and Lebron are playing, I'm still somewhat skeptical about the Warriors lately, the way they struggle to get their offense going without Steph is concerning. The Lakers are also at home, so some sort of extra motivation as usual.
I will go with the underdog here, which is the Warriors currently still a good bet at 1.99.
Definitely it will be Luka and Lebron, but the Warriors have been playing solid, I expect Steph to score at least 30 points in this game. Jimmy Butler and Draymond with their high IQ.
And the second stringers of the Warriors are better in my opinion.
I guess we are on the opposite sides of coin for tonight then, at least the only positive thing here is that both of us can't lose to the bookies, right ?
Good luck mate ;)
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For tomorrow, who's your pick on the Lakers vs Warriors game?
It's a tricky game, but I'm currently more tilted towards the Lakers here, provided Luka Doncic and Lebron are playing, I'm still somewhat skeptical about the Warriors lately, the way they struggle to get their offense going without Steph is concerning. The Lakers are also at home, so some sort of extra motivation as usual.
This is a 50-50 game for me but i do inclined on betting for the Lakers as they have the home court advantage plus the duo of Lebron and Luka might poses some problems to the Warriors. Hope it will not rain 3's from the Warriors tonight though.
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It's a tricky game, but I'm currently more tilted towards the Lakers here, provided Luka Doncic and Lebron are playing, I'm still somewhat skeptical about the Warriors lately, the way they struggle to get their offense going without Steph is concerning. The Lakers are also at home, so some sort of extra motivation as usual.
This is a 50-50 game for me but i do inclined on betting for the Lakers as they have the home court advantage plus the duo of Lebron and Luka might poses some problems to the Warriors. Hope it will not rain 3's from the Warriors tonight though.
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Warriors were head above shoulders the better team, and Baofeng was the only that seemed to have made the right decision, Steph Curry with 37 points, when he’s contributing that much they Warriors will remain a threat.
The first few minutes into the game the Lakers looked solid with their approach, but towards the end of the quarter was when things began to fall apart and Warriors just wouldn’t look back after that run.
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It's a tricky game, but I'm currently more tilted towards the Lakers here, provided Luka Doncic and Lebron are playing, I'm still somewhat skeptical about the Warriors lately, the way they struggle to get their offense going without Steph is concerning. The Lakers are also at home, so some sort of extra motivation as usual.
This is a 50-50 game for me but i do inclined on betting for the Lakers as they have the home court advantage plus the duo of Lebron and Luka might poses some problems to the Warriors. Hope it will not rain 3's from the Warriors tonight though.
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Warriors were head above shoulders the better team, and Baofeng was the only that seemed to have made the right decision, Steph Curry with 37 points, when he’s contributing that much they Warriors will remain a threat.
The first few minutes into the game the Lakers looked solid with their approach, but towards the end of the quarter was when things began to fall apart and Warriors just wouldn’t look back after that run.
Nah, I just got lucky here mate, although I saw how the game will turn out that Curry will have at least 30 points because there's no one can guard him in the Lakers lineup. And that he will carry the team. However, I thought it will be Jimmy to help in offense but it was Podz who has one of his crazy night like a prime Klay Thompson.
I don't know but it looks like Luka is off tonight, he had one crucial turn over there when Green strip him of that ball. But in the end, it's a was a great ball, March Madness atmosphere, hehehe.
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I think everyone really enjoy the game between the Warriors and the Lakers, although most of you bet on the Lakers to win. Steph Curry still leads the Warriors with his shooting same with Podz here. What I noticed though is that why Reddick didn't take advantage and play Jaxson Hayes against the smaller line up of the Warriors? Anyhow, three's in the last minute of so, they just exchange and the first one to blink is going to lose the game. Reaves and Podz though has a big game here, but in the end, defense play a key role and Warriors eventually won the game.
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I think everyone really enjoy the game between the Warriors and the Lakers, although most of you bet on the Lakers to win. Steph Curry still leads the Warriors with his shooting same with Podz here. What I noticed though is that why Reddick didn't take advantage and play Jaxson Hayes against the smaller line up of the Warriors? Anyhow, three's in the last minute of so, they just exchange and the first one to blink is going to lose the game. Reaves and Podz though has a big game here, but in the end, defense play a key role and Warriors eventually won the game.
It's good that the Warriors have young players that are developing and we are seeing it already in Moody, Podz, Kuminga, and even their rookie big, Quentin Post which is a big help for the team as well.
I think the reason why they don't want took that advantage because the small ball line-up of the Warriors will just focus on shooting threes, and in that game, the Warriors are red-hot in the three-point area. Putting him will put the Lakers at a disadvantage since they will be slower from that on. Well, it's a good game for both teams, and for sure, fans are happy to watch the rivalry between Lebron and Steph.
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Well, it's a good game for both teams, and for sure, fans are happy to watch the rivalry between Lebron and Steph.
Fans would be even happier if tickets for the Warriors vs. Lakers game were cheaper. The other day, I saw information in the media that the minimum ticket price for the last game was $300. :o To be honest, this price is obviously overpriced, and it's even hard to imagine how much tickets will cost if the Warriors and Lakers meet each other in the playoffs.
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I like the Rockets vs OKC game, it was really a good battle and it's obvious that Udoka strategy works here and it's really scary. He had Sengun and Adams at the same time and so OKC had a hard time containing Sengun already and then Adams for follow up and defensive rebounds.
So Chet was the big guy to guard this two and so he really had to play hard. And then the consistent inconsistent Jalen Green if we can call it that way. Reverse dunk, and then Amen was able to contained SGA here. So for those who think that Houston is going to be a easy opponent in the first round, well this game has proven them wrong.
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Here's my bet,
Knicks vs Hawks - Knicks -3.5 @1.91
Heat vs Bucks - Under 215.5 @1.88
Mavs vs Clippers - Mavs +9.5 @1.80
Good luck, to us
Knicks vs Hawks is too early for my timezone so probably when I wake up, this game is done already.
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Here's my bet,
Knicks vs Hawks - Knicks -3.5 @1.91
Heat vs Bucks - Under 215.5 @1.88
Mavs vs Clippers - Mavs +9.5 @1.80
Good luck, to us
Knicks vs Hawks is too early for my timezone so probably when I wake up, this game is done already.
Damn, I should have stick with my original beat. I initially created a 4 legged multi bet with a 4.x odds.
But I decided not to with that one and put this beat instead and go for singles. So just 1 out 3 for me, :(
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We got Oklahoma City Thunder vs Lakers coming up in a couple of minutes, I think this is the most interesting match up today for me, at least amongst the early tipoff that are available, I'd surely be watching this one, although I'm not placing any bet on the match, simply because I'd rather just watch an enjoy with no emotions whatsoever attached. I'd be looking at another match up later, perhaps Nuggets vs Pacer to bet on, just waiting to see who's playing and who isn't.
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We got Oklahoma City Thunder vs Lakers coming up in a couple of minutes, I think this is the most interesting match up today for me, at least amongst the early tipoff that are available, I'd surely be watching this one, although I'm not placing any bet on the match, simply because I'd rather just watch an enjoy with no emotions whatsoever attached. I'd be looking at another match up later, perhaps Nuggets vs Pacer to bet on, just waiting to see who's playing and who isn't.
If i'm correct, the Lakers are 2-0 against the Thunder this season and it seems that Luka has the template on how to beat the number one team on the NBA right now :). I didn't place a bet on that game as i have doubt on the Lakers beating the Thunder hehe.
For tonight's bet i'll be backing the Heat to win and cover this a bit high spread.
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If i'm correct, the Lakers are 2-0 against the Thunder this season and it seems that Luka has the template on how to beat the number one team on the NBA right now :). I didn't place a bet on that game as i have doubt on the Lakers beating the Thunder hehe.
For tonight's bet i'll be backing the Heat to win and cover this a bit high spread.
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Yeah, it would seem as though Luka Doncic is the secret to beating OKC Thunder, both teams would be facing each other up next again, I guess we’ll see if the Luka bullying Okc Thunder trend will continue.
For tonight, I’m staying clear of the NBA and following the NCAA March Madness Championship game between Houston Cougars and Florida Gators instead, I have a bet that includes the Gators ML,
Good luck!
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Yeah, it would seem as though Luka Doncic is the secret to beating OKC Thunder, both teams would be facing each other up next again, I guess we’ll see if the Luka bullying Okc Thunder trend will continue.
For tonight, I’m staying clear of the NBA and following the NCAA March Madness Championship game between Houston Cougars and Florida Gators instead, I have a bet that includes the Gators ML,
Good luck!
Last season, the Mavericks defeated the Thunder in 6 games in the playoffs and Luka played really well on that series. This time, he's on LA, and it seems like he knows what to do when he's being defended by both Dort, and Wallace.
Now they have Caruso as their defender as well, but it doesn't really matter. Luka knows how to defeat the Thunder, and I will not be surprised if the Lakers will defeat the Thunder when they matched up. The problem that I'm seeing though is how will be the Lakers drive into the paint when the Thunder have both Hartenstein and Holmgren in the court. They can go small ball and shoot threes, but that will only work if the Lakers are shooting red-hot from three.
As for the NCAA, Florida won the title against Houston. I'm not watching NCAA games, but I put a bet on it. Houston got the chance to tie or win but made a crucial mistake causing their only opportunity to waste.
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As for the NCAA, Florida won the title against Houston. I'm not watching NCAA games, but I put a bet on it. Houston got the chance to tie or win but made a crucial mistake causing their only opportunity to waste.
Yeah, it looked Florida Gators' title after Duke got eliminated, but for what it's worth Houston Cougars tried pretty well too, they had the lead at halftime and you were right, they also had a chance to either tie or snatch the game with a 3 pointer, just that they were unable to execute the final possession and Gators were able to secure the win.
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If i'm correct, the Lakers are 2-0 against the Thunder this season and it seems that Luka has the template on how to beat the number one team on the NBA right now :). I didn't place a bet on that game as i have doubt on the Lakers beating the Thunder hehe.
The first time the Lakers met the Thunder this season was in late November, and the Thunder won then. So, they're still tied 1-1, considering the last game.
Let's see how the Lakers and Thunder will play against each other in the upcoming match, but to be honest, I'm surprised that the Lakers recently literally defeated the Thunder.
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Just on the brink of the playoffs, Denver Nuggets have sacked its head coach, Michael Malone, it's a really surprising move to be honest, especially with playoffs around the corner, and Malone is the literally the best coach Nuggets history, I would have expected at least him getting a shot at the playoffs this season, I wonder what the rationale behind this decision could really be.
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Just on the brink of the playoffs, Denver Nuggets have sacked its head coach, Michael Malone, it's a really surprising move to be honest, especially with playoffs around the corner, and Malone is the literally the best coach Nuggets history, I would have expected at least him getting a shot at the playoffs this season, I wonder what the rationale behind this decision could really be.
What I'm reading is not getting home court advantage during the playoffs which I find funny actually ;D But more seriously, it's not good for the team confidence to be losing four games in a row. The top management probably don't want a repeat of last season's SF disappointment and wanted to shake things up.
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Just on the brink of the playoffs, Denver Nuggets have sacked its head coach, Michael Malone, it's a really surprising move to be honest, especially with playoffs around the corner, and Malone is the literally the best coach Nuggets history, I would have expected at least him getting a shot at the playoffs this season, I wonder what the rationale behind this decision could really be.
I was surprised to see this news just right now, just two years ago he brought the Nuggets their NBA ring and has been guided them in a good record after that. So we really don't know what's the cause of this, maybe except in the last month or so, they are very inconsistent as they dropped to 4th place with a 4 game losing streak.
And to be fair, it's not just Malone that is getting fired, it also includes Calvin Booth, the GM. So it seems that there's a big shake down on the team itself and it could affect the morals inside the dugout.
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Just on the brink of the playoffs, Denver Nuggets have sacked its head coach, Michael Malone, it's a really surprising move to be honest, especially with playoffs around the corner, and Malone is the literally the best coach Nuggets history, I would have expected at least him getting a shot at the playoffs this season, I wonder what the rationale behind this decision could really be.
That is so true, he is the best coach on the Nuggets history, we would forget on how he made the Nuggets a championship team two years ago? And I still remember Jamal Murray's after that, because he thought that coach Malone will trade him after he has his injuries. On the contrary, they keep him and then they won that first ring. And I think we have discussed it already in the other community that there is no job security or tenure to any NBA coaches as they can be fired anytime.
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Here's my pick for tomorrow's game:
OKC vs Suns - no Durant, and so the Suns are in a disarray right now, and they will have a back to back games as they've lost by a big margin against the Warriors tonight. So I will put a bet on the OKC -10.5 @1.83
Rockets vs Clippers, still a must win by the Clippers here but with the Rockets on a winning streak, it will be very close game unless the Rockets will sit their star. So I have them +7.5 @1.83
Lakers vs Dallas, give me the Lakers at -3.5 @1.82.
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I was surprised to see this news just right now, just two years ago he brought the Nuggets their NBA ring and has been guided them in a good record after that. So we really don't know what's the cause of this, maybe except in the last month or so, they are very inconsistent as they dropped to 4th place with a 4 game losing streak.
It would be very strange if the Nuggets' management decided to fire the head coach just because the team lost a few recent games. That’s probably not the real reason. In any case, I think such decisions are better made during the offseason, not right before the playoffs.
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And to be fair, it's not just Malone that is getting fired, it also includes Calvin Booth, the GM. So it seems that there's a big shake down on the team itself and it could affect the morals inside the dugout.
I searched on the net for the reason behind firing coach Malone and i see one of those is an internal conflict between Malone and GM Calvin Booth regarding roster construction as Malone wanted to field veteran players while Booth wanted to focus on young talents but sad to see both were leaving the Nuggets franchise.
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Here's my pick for tomorrow's game:
Lakers vs Dallas, give me the Lakers at -3.5 @1.82.
I also had a bet on the Lakers because I thought they have more to play for and Luka Doncic finally returning to Dallas for the first time, he would try to make a statement and he did! I waited for confirmation that the Lakers roster would be available because it was the 2nd game of a back to back before betting, so the line was -5.5 @ 1.96 which I took.
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Here's my pick for tomorrow's game:
Lakers vs Dallas, give me the Lakers at -3.5 @1.82.
I also had a bet on the Lakers because I thought they have more to play for and Luka Doncic finally returning to Dallas for the first time, he would try to make a statement and he did! I waited for confirmation that the Lakers roster would be available because it was the 2nd game of a back to back before betting, so the line was -5.5 @ 1.96 which I took.
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Good choice, as the Lakers won comfortably and you are right, they have give Luka his credit and then making a statement by scoring 45 points, Lol, bad ass comeback game.
OKC though put me in a nervous mode as the Suns took a double digit lead but then OKC comes back and cover that spread.
2/3 not that bad.
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OKC though put me in a nervous mode as the Suns took a double digit lead but then OKC comes back and cover that spread.
I really don't get what it really is with this OKC side, they've played quite a handful of games without their best players, most of the games have been a win for them. I understand that they're very good collectively as a unit, but I always expect less when you have your best players seating out, not them. They played a number of games with Jalen Williams, at some point Holmgren missed numerous games, they started the season for a long while without Hartenstein, and SGA have sat out a number of games also, but if you look at their record you'd think they've had it all together for the entire season.
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Good choice, as the Lakers won comfortably and you are right, they have give Luka his credit and then making a statement by scoring 45 points, Lol, bad ass comeback game.
OKC though put me in a nervous mode as the Suns took a double digit lead but then OKC comes back and cover that spread.
2/3 not that bad.
That game between the Suns and Thunder will put you in a nervous state indeed but nevertheless congrats on your win, 2/3 not bad.
For today, i picked the Grizzlies to win against the Wolves, both teams needed a win very badly but i favor the Grizzlies because they playing at their homecourt.
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For today, i picked the Grizzlies to win against the Wolves, both teams needed a win very badly but i favor the Grizzlies because they playing at their homecourt.
Things have gone really south for Memphis Grizzlies, for a team that was once the 2nd-3rd team in the west for a long while, they're now vying for a playing spot, so bad. I really don't know they'll eventually get that's if they're able to make it to the playoffs, but my money mostly would be against the Grizzlies in the first round.
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Things have gone really south for Memphis Grizzlies, for a team that was once the 2nd-3rd team in the west for a long while, they're now vying for a playing spot, so bad. I really don't know they'll eventually get that's if they're able to make it to the playoffs, but my money mostly would be against the Grizzlies in the first round.
I think the Grizzlies will make the playoffs even if they lose to the Wolves in the play-in tournament. But in the first round, they will definitely have a lot of trouble because their opponent will be either the Thunder or the Rockets. So, personally, I don't expect the Grizzlies to get deeper than the first round.
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Things have gone really south for Memphis Grizzlies, for a team that was once the 2nd-3rd team in the west for a long while, they're now vying for a playing spot, so bad. I really don't know they'll eventually get that's if they're able to make it to the playoffs, but my money mostly would be against the Grizzlies in the first round.
I think the Grizzlies will make the playoffs even if they lose to the Wolves in the play-in tournament. But in the first round, they will definitely have a lot of trouble because their opponent will be either the Thunder or the Rockets. So, personally, I don't expect the Grizzlies to get deeper than the first round.
It is probably too little too late already, but at least they'll get to see that Taylor Jenkins wasn't the problem, when the season began and even all through the mid season while the Grizzlies were shorthanded and often having one or multiple guys missing games, they were still able to get results and they were highly competing in any game whatsoever against any team in the league, but it's not the same again, luckily for them the season is ending already, if not I'd say if the league should go on for another 10-15 games, there is quite the chance they'd miss completely from the playoffs picture.
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Phoenix Suns have fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after abysmal season that saw the Phoenix Suns finished the season as the third-worse defense in the league, despite having the largest payroll in the league's history. There have been debates over the last two season about how unsustainable the Phoenix Suns moves have been, I guess it's nothing but the truth, after all.
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Phoenix Suns have fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after abysmal season that saw the Phoenix Suns finished the season as the third-worse defense in the league, despite having the largest payroll in the league's history. There have been debates over the last two season about how unsustainable the Phoenix Suns moves have been, I guess it's nothing but the truth, after all.
And there were even news that Booker might also leave the Suns. We all know that they have build him as their cornerstone, but it seems that nothing has happen and the closest they got was with Chris Paul when they go to the finals against the Bucks.
Nevertheless, maybe it's about time that Booker shop for a new team as the Suns management can't really get their things done in the right way.
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Phoenix Suns have fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after abysmal season that saw the Phoenix Suns finished the season as the third-worse defense in the league, despite having the largest payroll in the league's history. There have been debates over the last two season about how unsustainable the Phoenix Suns moves have been, I guess it's nothing but the truth, after all.
Perfect timing for Malone and Jenkins, for sure any of this two might be Suns future coach. It looks like this franchise though is curse, from the former owner who was accused of being a racist, to rebuilding and then they were successful for that season and it looks like they are going to repeat it the next, but suddenly they feel apart. Acquire Durant and Beal, but something is really missing with this team that not even with Booker and a supposedly good coach, they still suffer the worst in the last 3 years.
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Nevertheless, maybe it's about time that Booker shop for a new team as the Suns management can't really get their things done in the right way.
Also Kevin Durant is rumored that will transfer to the Miami Heat, this will make Suns zero in terms of superstar in their team. Unfortunate things happened to the Suns since Chris Paul left the franchise as they have to rebuilt once again.
What do you think of the Nuggets vs Clippers matchup mate? As far as i remember this will be the first time in three years that Kahwi Leonard will be playing healthy in the playoffs and they have a better chance now to move forward to the second round.
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Phoenix Suns have fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after abysmal season that saw the Phoenix Suns finished the season as the third-worse defense in the league, despite having the largest payroll in the league's history. There have been debates over the last two season about how unsustainable the Phoenix Suns moves have been, I guess it's nothing but the truth, after all.
Nevertheless, maybe it's about time that Booker shop for a new team as the Suns management can't really get their things done in the right way.
As per Shams Charania, the Suns seemingly have everything centered around Devin Booker, so it's most likely that he will be staying put while every other thing or persons could be up for discussion. I don't know what moves could be made for the Suns now that would yield immediate results to be honest or should they just trade the likes of Durant for draft picks and start a rebuilding process ??
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I will be rooting for the Warriors for tonight's game versus the Grizzlies. No news yet for Steph Curry if he is healthy tonight but for sure he will be fielded in this very important game.
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I will be rooting for the Warriors for tonight's game versus the Grizzlies. No news yet for Steph Curry if he is healthy tonight but for sure he will be fielded in this very important game.
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That was a close one! Tough luck, Warriors won the game but couldn't cover the spread. I didn't watch the match though, I only watched Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks and I was able to win my bet for last night, I had multi for Warriors and Magic ML.
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After watching just a few games in the regular season, I decided to leave NBA for the meantime and just tune in during the playoffs. I was shaking my head in amazement when I saw the Pistons to be high up in the bracket ;D It wasn't long ago when they were considered the worst team in the NBA but here they are now.
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when I saw the Pistons to be high up in the bracket ;D It wasn't long ago when they were considered the worst team in the NBA but here they are now.
The transition is an incredibly crazy one, all in the space of one season, you'd hardly believe this was the worse team in the league last season. JB Bickerstaff have done a pretty solid job with this group since he took over, and I'd fancy him as strong candidate for coach of the year, because the Pistons, this season have surpassed every expectation that one could have logically asked of them at the beginning of the season. I'm looking forward to see how they will fare against the Knicks in the playoffs btw.
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After watching just a few games in the regular season, I decided to leave NBA for the meantime and just tune in during the playoffs. I was shaking my head in amazement when I saw the Pistons to be high up in the bracket ;D It wasn't long ago when they were considered the worst team in the NBA but here they are now.
Yes, the Pistons recently had the worst record in NBA history, but now they have transformed beyond recognition and have qualified for the playoffs.
By the way, the Rockets are also worth noting in this regard, as they have gone from underdogs to a top team in a few seasons.
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After watching just a few games in the regular season, I decided to leave NBA for the meantime and just tune in during the playoffs. I was shaking my head in amazement when I saw the Pistons to be high up in the bracket ;D It wasn't long ago when they were considered the worst team in the NBA but here they are now.
Yes, the Pistons recently had the worst record in NBA history, but now they have transformed beyond recognition and have qualified for the playoffs.
By the way, the Rockets are also worth noting in this regard, as they have gone from underdogs to a top team in a few seasons.
And it just shows that teams really can change for the better if the management is willing to do everything in their power to acquire coach and players.
Going to be great series between the Pistons and the Knicks. But I think that the Knicks will win in this one. I'm still not sure about the Rockets vs Warriors, as the Warriors has the experience against a young but hungry Rockets. So it's experience vs age in this series and it's the question whether the Warriors still have the legs in a 6 or 7 games series.
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After watching just a few games in the regular season, I decided to leave NBA for the meantime and just tune in during the playoffs. I was shaking my head in amazement when I saw the Pistons to be high up in the bracket ;D It wasn't long ago when they were considered the worst team in the NBA but here they are now.
Yes, the Pistons recently had the worst record in NBA history, but now they have transformed beyond recognition and have qualified for the playoffs.
By the way, the Rockets are also worth noting in this regard, as they have gone from underdogs to a top team in a few seasons.
Pistons made a turn around this year, and if I'm not mistaken, they are tied for having the longest losing streak at 28 games last season but now they are back as playoff team. They will be facing a very strong team in Knicks starring Jalen Brunson and Karl Anthony Towns. So I don't know if they can pull a upset or what. With the Rockets, it will be against a experienced team, The Warriors, and we have seen play-off Jimmy Butler has been activated already with their big win against the Memphis. So it's going to be a very hard series for the second place team the Rockets against the veteran and the experience of GSW.
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Everything is now set,
It will be the Heat getting the 8th seed as they won against the Hawks and now they are going into the playoffs with the top seed Cavs.
And also Memphis beating the Mavs in their own play-in.
So they are also facing the top seed in the West against OKC. The Heat no longer has Jimmy Butler who has history of beating top seeds before. It's a whole different series for the Heat then. With that, I don't think that they can advanced in the next, just saying.
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So they are also facing the top seed in the West against OKC. The Heat no longer has Jimmy Butler who has history of beating top seeds before. It's a whole different series for the Heat then. With that, I don't think that they can advanced in the next, just saying.
The Heat still have Herro, who seems to be able to make up for Butler's absence with his performance.
Objectively, the Heat don't have much of a chance in the playoffs, although it's worth noting that the Heat became the first team to make the playoffs from 10th place in the standings.
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So they are also facing the top seed in the West against OKC. The Heat no longer has Jimmy Butler who has history of beating top seeds before. It's a whole different series for the Heat then. With that, I don't think that they can advanced in the next, just saying.
The Heat still have Herro, who seems to be able to make up for Butler's absence with his performance.
Objectively, the Heat don't have much of a chance in the playoffs, although it's worth noting that the Heat became the first team to make the playoffs from 10th place in the standings.
Right, it seems that Herro is somewhat the new leader for the Heat and so the mentality is still there. And then they have Wiggins too who can score and contribute and has the experience in this playoffs.
Nuggets vs Clippers game 1 is a cliff hanger right now. Very hard to predict as who is going to win.
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Nuggets vs Clippers game 1 is a cliff hanger right now. Very hard to predict as who is going to win.
The Clippers looked to be in control of the game in the first half, they led by ad many as 15 points in the first half, but the Denver Nuggets were the better side in the second half, with Jamal Murray stepping up more in the half, Nuggets forced overtime and eventually won game 1.
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Nuggets vs Clippers game 1 is a cliff hanger right now. Very hard to predict as who is going to win.
The Clippers looked to be in control of the game in the first half, they led by ad many as 15 points in the first half, but the Denver Nuggets were the better side in the second half, with Jamal Murray stepping up more in the half, Nuggets forced overtime and eventually won game 1.
Yes, the Nuggets-Clippers have turned out to be an unpredictable and very close game. So far, it looks like the series between the Nuggets and the Clippers could be one of the most interesting in the playoffs.
By the way, it's also worth noting that Westbrook's performance surprisingly contributed to the Nuggets' victory, especially in the fourth quarter.
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The Clippers looked to be in control of the game in the first half, they led by ad many as 15 points in the first half, but the Denver Nuggets were the better side in the second half, with Jamal Murray stepping up more in the half, Nuggets forced overtime and eventually won game 1.
Yes, the Nuggets-Clippers have turned out to be an unpredictable and very close game. So far, it looks like the series between the Nuggets and the Clippers could be one of the most interesting in the playoffs.
By the way, it's also worth noting that Westbrook's performance surprisingly contributed to the Nuggets' victory, especially in the fourth quarter.
I believe this is how most of the matches in this series will turn, super close and always a 48 minutes game, neither team would have the luxury of early rest in most of their matches. Russell Westbrook always brings positive winning energy and plays, although he does make his mistakes that cost the team sometimes too, but his character and energy is always a positive one.
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The Clippers looked to be in control of the game in the first half, they led by ad many as 15 points in the first half, but the Denver Nuggets were the better side in the second half, with Jamal Murray stepping up more in the half, Nuggets forced overtime and eventually won game 1.
Yes, the Nuggets-Clippers have turned out to be an unpredictable and very close game. So far, it looks like the series between the Nuggets and the Clippers could be one of the most interesting in the playoffs.
By the way, it's also worth noting that Westbrook's performance surprisingly contributed to the Nuggets' victory, especially in the fourth quarter.
I believe this is how most of the matches in this series will turn, super close and always a 48 minutes game, neither team would have the luxury of early rest in most of their matches. Russell Westbrook always brings positive winning energy and plays, although he does make his mistakes that cost the team sometimes too, but his character and energy is always a positive one.
OKC has beaten a lot of teams by double digits during the regular the season, so the trend continues and it just shows the OKC is really the number 1 team in the NBA. And with this kind of performance, I wouldn't be surprised for them to sweep the Memphis with a big 50 point cushion lead and the biggest in the playoff if I'm not mistaken.
Houston vs Warriors, there are a lot of predictions that the Warriors are going to win this series. And the odds slight favors the Houston Rockets to win game one. But if you look at the handicap is just -1.5 for the Rockets.
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Houston vs Warriors, there are a lot of predictions that the Warriors are going to win this series. And the odds slight favors the Houston Rockets to win game one. But if you look at the handicap is just -1.5 for the Rockets.
I've got the Warriors ML @2.0 to win game one as i think the Rockets might need to adjust in the first game of this series as their core players are new to this playoff situation while the Warriors are veteran come post season games.
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OKC has beaten a lot of teams by double digits during the regular the season, so the trend continues and it just shows the OKC is really the number 1 team in the NBA. And with this kind of performance, I wouldn't be surprised for them to sweep the Memphis with a big 50 point cushion lead and the biggest in the playoff if I'm not mistaken.
Yep, the Thunder just crushed the Grizzlies in the first game and actually showed that the Grizzlies have no chance in this series. Poor field goal percentage and a large number of turnovers mean that the Grizzlies just can't do anything against such an opponent as the Thunder.
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For game two between the Clippers and the Nuggets, I'll be rooting for the visiting team to even the series at 1-1. Game one was intense and exciting, and I hope game two will be just as thrilling.
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For game two between the Clippers and the Nuggets, I'll be rooting for the visiting team to even the series at 1-1. Game one was intense and exciting, and I hope game two will be just as thrilling.
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Game 2 is almost just the carbon copy of how the first game played out, it’s still very close game all the way now going into 4th Quarter, it’s a 6 points advantage for the Clippers with 3 minutes gone in the 4th, Kawhi Leonard has been spectacular for the team tonight!
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For game two between the Clippers and the Nuggets, I'll be rooting for the visiting team to even the series at 1-1. Game one was intense and exciting, and I hope game two will be just as thrilling.
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Game 2 is almost just the carbon copy of how the first game played out, it’s still very close game all the way now going into 4th Quarter, it’s a 6 points advantage for the Clippers with 3 minutes gone in the 4th, Kawhi Leonard has been spectacular for the team tonight!
Kawhi Leonard is indeed spectacular tonight, hitting that last basket then got a steal, wow what a game for him. I have a feeling that this version of the Clippers will go deep in the playoffs if they can clear this Nuggets hurdle.
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Kawhi Leonard is indeed spectacular tonight, hitting that last basket then got a steal, wow what a game for him. I have a feeling that this version of the Clippers will go deep in the playoffs if they can clear this Nuggets hurdle.
As expected, this series will be tight, and every game will be close. The Clippers played really well in the second game, but I wouldn't call them favorites in this series yet. I believe the winner of this series will be determined in game 7. After all, the Nuggets can also surprise in the following games.
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It looks like the focus is more on the Western teams which is understandable. I am still unable to watch live games but I'm also following the Pistons-Knicks series. As I've said before, I was amazed how the worst team quickly flipped things around that's why I'm interested how they will perform in the playoffs. They are doing good so far.
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I'm taking the Rockets over Warriors in game 2 at ML @1.70
And then the the Lakers -4.5 against the Wolves @1.74.
I think both of this teams are going to respond back in game 2 as they don't want to be 0-2 and then traveling to the other homecourt as they might be swept.
Edit: I messed up everything, I thought that the Warriors will have it's game today, and then I have another bet on the Bucks vs Pacers,
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It looks like the focus is more on the Western teams which is understandable. I am still unable to watch live games but I'm also following the Pistons-Knicks series. As I've said before, I was amazed how the worst team quickly flipped things around that's why I'm interested how they will perform in the playoffs. They are doing good so far.
Yes, the Nuggets vs Clippers and then the Rockets vs Warriors and Lakers vs Wolves is the series that everyone is really looking forward too because there could be some upsets on this game or a very close game. As compare to the East who might be very predictable series and the only series that also caught the interest is the Pistons vs Knicks. Pistons won the second game to make it 1-1 and now they have the homecourt advantage now.
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Kawhi Leonard is indeed spectacular tonight, hitting that last basket then got a steal, wow what a game for him. I have a feeling that this version of the Clippers will go deep in the playoffs if they can clear this Nuggets hurdle.
All the time spent and the patience the Clippers have had towards Kawhi Leonard getting healthy is finally paying off, and unlike the regular season, there are no back to back games for them to be worried about his recovery after each game. The fact that James Harden doesn't have to the biggest scorer or performer for the Clippers now make them even a more terrifying team to play against.
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I'm taking the Rockets over Warriors in game 2 at ML @1.70
And then the the Lakers -4.5 against the Wolves @1.74.
I think both of this teams are going to respond back in game 2 as they don't want to be 0-2 and then traveling to the other homecourt as they might be swept.
Will tail you on the Lakers vs Wolves game as i think the Lakers will at least win a game on their homecourt. Though this is a risky bet but i think that Reeves and Lebron will be more aggressive tonight helping Luka.
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Oklahoma City Thunder are currently manhandling the Memphis Grizzlies and it's only just still the 2nd Quarter of the game, the Thunder are currently leading by 23 points. I really don't see anyway back for Grizzlies in this game, the series looks like it is going to be an easy 4-0 sweep for the Thunder. If the odds are better, I'm definitely going to be backing OKC in game 3 and 4 in Memphis.
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Oklahoma City Thunder are currently manhandling the Memphis Grizzlies and it's only just still the 2nd Quarter of the game, the Thunder are currently leading by 23 points. I really don't see anyway back for Grizzlies in this game, the series looks like it is going to be an easy 4-0 sweep for the Thunder. If the odds are better, I'm definitely going to be backing OKC in game 3 and 4 in Memphis.
The Grizzlies managed to trim the lead down to single digits, but that was as close as they got. The lead ballooned to double digits in the fourth quarter with Alex Caruso heating up. I will definitely be watching this series, especially games 3 and 4, as the odds for the Thunder will increase when they play on the Grizzlies' home court.
Meanwhile, the Lakers beat the Wolves as expected, but I'm a bit concerned about how well the Lakers managed to maintain their lead.
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Oklahoma City Thunder are currently manhandling the Memphis Grizzlies and it's only just still the 2nd Quarter of the game, the Thunder are currently leading by 23 points. I really don't see anyway back for Grizzlies in this game, the series looks like it is going to be an easy 4-0 sweep for the Thunder. If the odds are better, I'm definitely going to be backing OKC in game 3 and 4 in Memphis.
The Grizzlies managed to trim the lead down to single digits, but that was as close as they got. The lead ballooned to double digits in the fourth quarter with Alex Caruso heating up. I will definitely be watching this series, especially games 3 and 4, as the odds for the Thunder will increase when they play on the Grizzlies' home court.
The game ended with a 118-99 win. As expected, the Grizzlies played better, but better enough to steal one on the road. The balanced offense of the Thunder is just too much for them. We aren't seeing those 30+ point games from SGA because of how balance the offense of OKC is. From J-Dub, to Caruso, to Wiggins, to Wallace. The offense is just spread throughout the team.
Let's not forget that the Nuggets won a title because they have many solid role players. The role players of the OKC Thunder for me are way better than that of the Nuggets when they won the title. I already have this feeling that the Thunder might win it all this season TBH.
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Oklahoma City Thunder are currently manhandling the Memphis Grizzlies and it's only just still the 2nd Quarter of the game, the Thunder are currently leading by 23 points. I really don't see anyway back for Grizzlies in this game, the series looks like it is going to be an easy 4-0 sweep for the Thunder. If the odds are better, I'm definitely going to be backing OKC in game 3 and 4 in Memphis.
Maybe the Grizzlies will perform a little better on their home court in the next two games, but that's unlikely. Honestly, I'm also inclined to see this series end 4-0. Or 4-1 if the Thunder decide to do a gentleman's sweep. Either way, the Grizzlies have almost no chance in this series.
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Oklahoma City Thunder are currently manhandling the Memphis Grizzlies and it's only just still the 2nd Quarter of the game, the Thunder are currently leading by 23 points. I really don't see anyway back for Grizzlies in this game, the series looks like it is going to be an easy 4-0 sweep for the Thunder. If the odds are better, I'm definitely going to be backing OKC in game 3 and 4 in Memphis.
Maybe the Grizzlies will perform a little better on their home court in the next two games, but that's unlikely. Honestly, I'm also inclined to see this series end 4-0. Or 4-1 if the Thunder decide to do a gentleman's sweep. Either way, the Grizzlies have almost no chance in this series.
Too many offensive weapons from the Thunder, SGA hasn't had this game, like exploding for 50 points if needed. So with that, I'm not really seeing Memphis even with Ja Morant to win here, they will lucky to get at least one in their homecourt. So yeah, it might be 4-0 win for the Thunder to advance. Next game is the Warriors vs Houston. We will see how Udoka will make some adjustment in the second game as they are still playing at their home court. They are the second seed so they better show up something. Otherwise, with the Warriors experience, it might end up 4-0 as well if they don't win the second game. So it's a must win for them.
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Oklahoma City Thunder are currently manhandling the Memphis Grizzlies and it's only just still the 2nd Quarter of the game, the Thunder are currently leading by 23 points. I really don't see anyway back for Grizzlies in this game, the series looks like it is going to be an easy 4-0 sweep for the Thunder. If the odds are better, I'm definitely going to be backing OKC in game 3 and 4 in Memphis.
Maybe the Grizzlies will perform a little better on their home court in the next two games, but that's unlikely. Honestly, I'm also inclined to see this series end 4-0. Or 4-1 if the Thunder decide to do a gentleman's sweep. Either way, the Grizzlies have almost no chance in this series.
Too many offensive weapons from the Thunder, SGA hasn't had this game, like exploding for 50 points if needed. So with that, I'm not really seeing Memphis even with Ja Morant to win here, they will lucky to get at least one in their homecourt. So yeah, it might be 4-0 win for the Thunder to advance. Next game is the Warriors vs Houston. We will see how Udoka will make some adjustment in the second game as they are still playing at their home court. They are the second seed so they better show up something. Otherwise, with the Warriors experience, it might end up 4-0 as well if they don't win the second game. So it's a must win for them.
That's why OKC are a scary team, they a lot of offensive weapons and it's not even close, OKC have been a such an easy bet through out the regular season even when the lines were literally high, and their carrying the same momentum into this post season. Also as you've said, Shai haven't even being their best player in either of these first 2 games, he is doing his bits on both ends of the floor, but he's not yet carry the entire team scoring wise.
Maybe a 4-1 one win is also likely, I just don't see this series extending beyond a maximum of 5 games.
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Jalen Brunson won the Clutch player of the year
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https://x.com/NBA/status/1915172713943228786
He beats Jokic and Anthony Edwards for the awards. Do you think that Brunson deserves this award?
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Next game is the Warriors vs Houston. We will see how Udoka will make some adjustment in the second game as they are still playing at their home court. They are the second seed so they better show up something. Otherwise, with the Warriors experience, it might end up 4-0 as well if they don't win the second game. So it's a must win for them.
I predict the Warriors will win Game 2. The Rockets' core players are currently too inexperienced, and I foresee the Warriors sweeping the series. The visiting team will likely take Game 2, which is a must-win for them. However, I don't see the Warriors easing up on their defense. Let's see how it unfolds in the next few hours.
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edit: looks like that there will be no sweep as Rockets plays a spectacular first half and they are leading by 14 big points.
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Next game is the Warriors vs Houston. We will see how Udoka will make some adjustment in the second game as they are still playing at their home court. They are the second seed so they better show up something. Otherwise, with the Warriors experience, it might end up 4-0 as well if they don't win the second game. So it's a must win for them.
I predict the Warriors will win Game 2. The Rockets' core players are currently too inexperienced, and I foresee the Warriors sweeping the series. The visiting team will likely take Game 2, which is a must-win for them. However, I don't see the Warriors easing up on their defense. Let's see how it unfolds in the next few hours.
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edit: looks like that there will be no sweep as Rockets plays a spectacular first half and they are leading by 14 big points.
I had the Rockets parlay from yesterday as well when I thought that their games against the Warriors will be yesterday. So I skipped this game and just waiting for their results as I already have the Pacers and the Lakers winning from yesterday's game.
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So I hit a decent 5.x, three legged game. :)
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edit: looks like that there will be no sweep as Rockets plays a spectacular first half and they are leading by 14 big points.
The Butler effect is real, If Jimmy Butler didn’t get injured in the starting minutes, perhaps Warriors would have stood a better chance of winning the game. His presence does help the Warriors a lot especially on the defensive and also with the floor spacing. The Warriors really can’t afford to not have him for next games.
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So I hit a decent 5.x, three legged game. :)
Nice hit there mate, congratulations!
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The Butler effect is real, If Jimmy Butler didn’t get injured in the starting minutes, perhaps Warriors would have stood a better chance of winning the game. His presence does help the Warriors a lot especially on the defensive and also with the floor spacing. The Warriors really can’t afford to not have him for next games.
Yes, it was a frustrating moment for the Warriors. In fact, Butler had almost no time to do anything in this game due to injury.
Although his injury isn't critical, I think Coach Kerr needs to make some adjustments in the next two games because Curry alone is not going to be able to handle the Rockets.
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The Butler effect is real, If Jimmy Butler didn’t get injured in the starting minutes, perhaps Warriors would have stood a better chance of winning the game. His presence does help the Warriors a lot especially on the defensive and also with the floor spacing. The Warriors really can’t afford to not have him for next games.
Yes, it was a frustrating moment for the Warriors. In fact, Butler had almost no time to do anything in this game due to injury.
Although his injury isn't critical, I think Coach Kerr needs to make some adjustments in the next two games because Curry alone is not going to be able to handle the Rockets.
With how physical the Rockets got last night and the depth of their roster, the Warriors chances doesn't look too great without Butler, if you ask me.
Jimmy Butler does have his way of dictating the tempo of the game and makes the job rather easier for Curry because Butler himself draws a lot of attention from the Rockets defense and without him, it was easier for the Rockets to add extra focus and body on Steph.
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With the first two games decided by just two points, I think the 5-point spread is too high, so I'm taking the Nuggets +5.5 today. To be honest, it's very hard to decide who to bet on, but I trust my instinct that tonight's game will be another close and exciting one.
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With the first two games decided by just two points, I think the 5-point spread is too high, so I'm taking the Nuggets +5.5 today. To be honest, it's very hard to decide who to bet on, but I trust my instinct that tonight's game will be another close and exciting one.
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I also picked the Nuggets, but not with spread, but I believe they can steal one on the road against the Clippers. TBH, this is the most difficult series to bet with because the first 2 games have been very close. Like you, I'll also just trust my instincts and will cross my fingers on who will win. :D
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OKC have literally just tied the game against Memphis Grizzlies, a game in which the Grizzlies had a 29 point lead. Memphis Grizzlies have got to find a way to win this game without Ja Morant who is now ruled of the game because they can't comeback from a 0-3 series deficit.
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OKC have literally just tied the game against Memphis Grizzlies, a game in which the Grizzlies had a 29 point lead. Memphis Grizzlies have got to find a way to win this game without Ja Morant who is now ruled of the game because they can't comeback from a 0-3 series deficit.
And the Grizzlies lost the game. Just like how the Warriors missed Jimmy Butler, the Grizzlies also missed Ja Morant in the last two quarters. Now, this series is looking a sweep at least for me as the morale of the Grizzlies is too low right now, leading by as mush as 30 points then lost at the end.
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OKC have literally just tied the game against Memphis Grizzlies, a game in which the Grizzlies had a 29 point lead. Memphis Grizzlies have got to find a way to win this game without Ja Morant who is now ruled of the game because they can't comeback from a 0-3 series deficit.
And the Grizzlies lost the game. Just like how the Warriors missed Jimmy Butler, the Grizzlies also missed Ja Morant in the last two quarters. Now, this series is looking a sweep at least for me as the morale of the Grizzlies is too low right now, leading by as mush as 30 points then lost at the end.
What happened to Ja Morant though?
Was busy yesterday that I was just glimpsing on the score and was surprised that they have a good lead and then suddenly the Thunder comes back and win this game again.
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What happened to Ja Morant though?
Was busy yesterday that I was just glimpsing on the score and was surprised that they have a good lead and then suddenly the Thunder comes back and win this game again.
He was undercut by Lugentz Dort while trying probably to attack the rim, I know Dort have a penchant for hard fouls/plays but to be very candid he slipped and was only trying to make play on the play, it was indeed a hard fall for Ja Morant and it was pretty obvious he was in pain after the fall, but at the same time, it doesn’t seem like an intentional move, rather an unfortunate one…
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An update on Jimmy's injury says no fracture but still in 'serious jeopardy'. They say it's one of those bruises that's a lot more painful than it sounds/looks. Even with a day more rest time, GSW's chances doesn't look good at all and Steph might have to produce a near perfect game or a 50-point with more 70% efficiency. I'm with Rockets -10 but can't see a line for that right now, I only see -3.50. Is it available in your favorite bookies?
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An update on Jimmy's injury says no fracture but still in 'serious jeopardy'. They say it's one of those bruises that's a lot more painful than it sounds/looks. Even with a day more rest time, GSW's chances doesn't look good at all and Steph might have to produce a near perfect game or a 50-point with more 70% efficiency. I'm with Rockets -10 but can't see a line for that right now, I only see -3.50. Is it available in your favorite bookies?
The maximum line I can see on Sportsbet.io right now is -1.5 for the Houston Rockets @ 2.35, I understand how vital Jimmy Butler is for the Warriors if they are to emerge victorious in the series, but at the same time the Warriors are going to be having the homecourt, so this is game I'll thread with caution and possibly only make my decision very close to tip-off.
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What happened to Ja Morant though?
Was busy yesterday that I was just glimpsing on the score and was surprised that they have a good lead and then suddenly the Thunder comes back and win this game again.
He was undercut by Lugentz Dort while trying probably to attack the rim, I know Dort have a penchant for hard fouls/plays but to be very candid he slipped and was only trying to make play on the play, it was indeed a hard fall for Ja Morant and it was pretty obvious he was in pain after the fall, but at the same time, it doesn’t seem like an intentional move, rather an unfortunate one…
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Thanks mate, I was really out the whole day yesterday and was not able to even bet as I was busy in real life.
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@bisdak40 - have you encountered this in our local sport bookies? I was surprised to see this when I try to look at the odds and maybe put some early bets.
Are they trying to ban me? Lol.
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An update on Jimmy's injury says no fracture but still in 'serious jeopardy'. They say it's one of those bruises that's a lot more painful than it sounds/looks. Even with a day more rest time, GSW's chances doesn't look good at all and Steph might have to produce a near perfect game or a 50-point with more 70% efficiency. I'm with Rockets -10 but can't see a line for that right now, I only see -3.50. Is it available in your favorite bookies?
I've seen some videos saying that Jimmy announced that he is done in this season. But I realized that it's AI generated and it could be fake. So it's just probably needed some time to rest and healed it naturally. But still though this next game is going to be crucial for them but I think Steve Kerr will give Kuminga the playoff time now since Jimmy is out. Kerr needs all the help that he needed. And maybe Buddy Hield too will rise to the occasion and show us why he almost won the 3 point contest.
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@bisdak40 - have you encountered this in our local sport bookies? I was surprised to see this when I try to look at the odds and maybe put some early bets.
Are they trying to ban me? Lol.
Experience this once in a while mate but i will just restart my app and everything will be okay once again.
For today's game, i will be backing the Warriors [email protected] in their homecourt against the Rockets, haven't read anything about Jimmy Butler but i hope he will be playing today.
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@bisdak40 - have you encountered this in our local sport bookies? I was surprised to see this when I try to look at the odds and maybe put some early bets.
Are they trying to ban me? Lol.
Experience this once in a while mate but i will just restart my app and everything will be okay once again.
For today's game, i will be backing the Warriors [email protected] in their homecourt against the Rockets, haven't read anything about Jimmy Butler but i hope he will be playing today.
It's ok now mate, however, I wasn't able to make a bet because of that error and missed a opportunity to bet on the Warriors at -3.5 at that is what I'm seeing in this game. :(
Congrats though, Warriors already winning this one, room service coming from Payton and Buddy Hield. They extended the series and with that, Butler can still rest and not necessarily for him to make a comeback.
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It's ok now mate, however, I wasn't able to make a bet because of that error and missed a opportunity to bet on the Warriors at -3.5 at that is what I'm seeing in this game. :(
Congrats though, Warriors already winning this one, room service coming from Payton and Buddy Hield. They extended the series and with that, Butler can still rest and not necessarily for him to make a comeback.
I didn't place any bet on that game simply because Jimmy Butler was shutdown for the game by the Warriors and to be honest half way through the first half Warriors looked like they were heading for a serious beating, they were struggling pretty badly, they couldn't score and their offense couldn't find any sort of rhythm luckily for them they were able to turn it around in the 2nd half. Now they're in a good spot with the win.
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It's ok now mate, however, I wasn't able to make a bet because of that error and missed a opportunity to bet on the Warriors at -3.5 at that is what I'm seeing in this game. :(
Congrats though, Warriors already winning this one, room service coming from Payton and Buddy Hield. They extended the series and with that, Butler can still rest and not necessarily for him to make a comeback.
I didn't place any bet on that game simply because Jimmy Butler was shutdown for the game by the Warriors and to be honest half way through the first half Warriors looked like they were heading for a serious beating, they were struggling pretty badly, they couldn't score and their offense couldn't find any sort of rhythm luckily for them they were able to turn it around in the 2nd half. Now they're in a good spot with the win.
I was able to get a chance to only bet two of the games as some of them are too early for our timezone,
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Fortunately, I got +10.5 on Magic against the Celtics early on the first quarter. And then I go with the underdog Pacers against the Bucks. Felt sorry though for Dame as he looks like it's another season ending injury for him and it could be worst.
I haven't a bet yet, but I might go with the Warriors again -2.5 and Cavs -7.5.
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I haven't a bet yet, but I might go with the Warriors again -2.5 and Cavs -7.5.
I would say I like the Warriors -2.5 today, with the announcement of Jimmy Butler returning, Rockets in my opinion would struggle a lot today, their best chance was in game 3 which they started well but could not get the win.
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I haven't a bet yet, but I might go with the Warriors again -2.5 and Cavs -7.5.
I would say I like the Warriors -2.5 today, with the announcement of Jimmy Butler returning, Rockets in my opinion would struggle a lot today, their best chance was in game 3 which they started well but could not get the win.
Got mine at Warriors -4.5 @1.98, money must be pouring out for the Warriors maybe because of that news that Butler might play tonight. I just like the Warriors because of their experience and yeah, Rockets best chance of stealing a game on the Warriors' homecourt was in game 3 but they blew up that one.
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I haven't a bet yet, but I might go with the Warriors again -2.5 and Cavs -7.5.
I would say I like the Warriors -2.5 today, with the announcement of Jimmy Butler returning, Rockets in my opinion would struggle a lot today, their best chance was in game 3 which they started well but could not get the win.
Got mine at Warriors -4.5 @1.98, money must be pouring out for the Warriors maybe because of that news that Butler might play tonight. I just like the Warriors because of their experience and yeah, Rockets best chance of stealing a game on the Warriors' homecourt was in game 3 but they blew up that one.
The Warriors won, but it didn't cover your spread unfortunately.
What happened in Game 3 didn't happen in Game 4. Butler played and led his team with a team-high 27 points, but Curry on the other hand scored only 17 points. Maybe the fatigue is affecting him because he played more than 40+ minutes in Game 3 which just for context is the first time he played for more than 40 minutes this season and playoff as well.
It was a close one all throughout the game. One team will lead double digits then all of a sudden, that lead will vanish. 4th quarter was a close quarter, and it can be anybody's game from that point. It's just that, experience really is a big factor when it comes to playoffs and we've seen it with the Warriors. The Rockets as a franchise only has a 2-11 record when they're down 3-1 in a playoff series so that said, they have a low chance of winning this series already.
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The Warriors won, but it didn't cover your spread unfortunately.
What happened in Game 3 didn't happen in Game 4. Butler played and led his team with a team-high 27 points, but Curry on the other hand scored only 17 points. Maybe the fatigue is affecting him because he played more than 40+ minutes in Game 3 which just for context is the first time he played for more than 40 minutes this season and playoff as well.
It was a close one all throughout the game. One team will lead double digits then all of a sudden, that lead will vanish. 4th quarter was a close quarter, and it can be anybody's game from that point. It's just that, experience really is a big factor when it comes to playoffs and we've seen it with the Warriors. The Rockets as a franchise only has a 2-11 record when they're down 3-1 in a playoff series so that said, they have a low chance of winning this series already.
It's also worth noting the performance of Podziemski, who scored 26 points and had a good field goal percentage. So the Warriors' win in this game isn't only due to Butler.
Overall, I think it's good that the Warriors have a couple of players who are ready to help Curry and sometimes take the lead.
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It's also worth noting the performance of Podziemski, who scored 26 points and had a good field goal percentage. So the Warriors' win in this game isn't only due to Butler.
Overall, I think it's good that the Warriors have a couple of players who are ready to help Curry and sometimes take the lead.
And also the contribution made by Quinten Post who scored 13 points that made the Rockets' defense struggle as Post has a decent percentage on the 3's. It's a good sign that a couple of players stepping up and help Curry on the offensive chores.
For tonight, still i'll be backing the Clippers -1.5 @1.94, must win for them so they close this out in their homecourt come game 6.
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Lebron and the Lakers have been eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves, who will take on the winner between Rockets and Golden State Warriors... Despite the Lakers adding Doncic to their roster in February, I think a lot of people knew their still short of few pieces to be a championship contender, especially a true high caliber center, however, at the same time getting knocked out in the first round is an underachievement from what was expected from this group.