[NBA] Unofficial Discussion Thread

[Baofeng]

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.

[Harkorede]

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.

[bisdak40]

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:

[Harkorede]

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:

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.

[Baofeng]

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

[bisdak40]

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.

[Harkorede]

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!

[bisdak40]

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

[Harkorede]

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!

[dwyane36]

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.

[bisdak40]

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.

[Harkorede]

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.

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.

[bisdak40]

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.

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.

[Harkorede]

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.

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.

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.

[Baofeng]

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.

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.