[NBA] Unofficial Discussion Thread

[Harkorede]

I feel asleep for a while midway through the 2nd quarter, and only saw the final 4 minutes of the 4 quarter, the Warriors were up by I think 8 or 6 around that time. During that stretch, I think the experience actually favored the Warriors more because Rockets young guys played and looked extremely nervous, while the Warriors were using the clock and having the vets to their advantage.  I'd say it's probably a needed experience for those guys to grow and come back even stronger next season.

In my opinion, the Rockets still have great potential that they haven't fully realized yet. So yes, I would also expect them to be even stronger next season.
As for the outcome of this series, I agree with you that experience was crucial, not only in game 7 but basically throughout the entire series.

Of course they do have a huge potential, the majority of their roster is filled with guys aged 23 years old or below, and with their currently level of performance, it's not rocket science to presumed they could accomplish great things.

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The series between Boston Celtics and New York Knicks is upon us, Game 1 taking place at TD Garden, the Celtics are -9 points favorites and with what happened between Cavs and Pacers last night, I'm inclined to believe that the Knicks could steal game 1 as well, so I'm erring on the side of caution here, I'm going with the Over 211.5 @ 1.81

[SPOON_MOJO]

Of course they do have a huge potential, the majority of their roster is filled with guys aged 23 years old or below, and with their currently level of performance, it's not rocket science to presumed they could accomplish great things.

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The series between Boston Celtics and New York Knicks is upon us, Game 1 taking place at TD Garden, the Celtics are -9 points favorites and with what happened between Cavs and Pacers last night, I'm inclined to believe that the Knicks could steal game 1 as well, so I'm erring on the side of caution here, I'm going with the Over 211.5 @ 1.81

Rockets did display some spectacular moments but they simply need more time and poise under duress. The Warriors definitely profited from experience since they understood just how to end it. I think the Knicks have the underdog mindset and might surprise Boston in the Celtics versus. Knicks matchup  Game 1 is generally unpredictable, especially with the energy at TD Garden

[bisdak40]

Rockets did display some spectacular moments but they simply need more time and poise under duress. The Warriors definitely profited from experience since they understood just how to end it. I think the Knicks have the underdog mindset and might surprise Boston in the Celtics versus. Knicks matchup  Game 1 is generally unpredictable, especially with the energy at TD Garden

The Rockets will learned from that experience and they will be better next season. They are a young team and also they a lot to improve while the Warriors simply can't be denied with the experience brought by Steph and playoff Jimmy.




Will be rooting for the Nuggets with the spread today. The handicap is just too high for this Nuggets team.

[Harkorede]

Will be rooting for the Nuggets with the spread today. The handicap is just too high for this Nuggets team.

Towards midway through the 3rd Quarter, OKC looked pretty much like they were pulling clear but somehow Denver Nuggets turned the game around, and even went on to win the game.

Congratulations! It would have been much cooler if you had something on the money line as well.

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My mind still isn't made up about the games that are scheduled for tonight, I'll likely have my decisions after I finish watching the UCL semifinal.

[bisdak40]

My mind still isn't made up about the games that are scheduled for tonight, I'll likely have my decisions after I finish watching the UCL semifinal.

Got the Warriors ML @3.0 for today as i think they can beat the Wolves in this first game of the series. The pattern of this conference semis is that the favorite is losing the first game, hope the pattern continues tonight hehe.

[dwyane36]

The Rockets will learned from that experience and they will be better next season. They are a young team and also they a lot to improve while the Warriors simply can't be denied with the experience brought by Steph and playoff Jimmy.

I think the Rockets will have a good chance in the next regular season as long as the Rockets' management doesn't make big changes to the roster during the offseason.
p.s.
As far as I know, Adams is out of contract, and I hope the Rockets re-sign him. Although he doesn't score many points, he can still be useful in the paint.

[Harkorede]

My mind still isn't made up about the games that are scheduled for tonight, I'll likely have my decisions after I finish watching the UCL semifinal.

Got the Warriors ML @3.0 for today as i think they can beat the Wolves in this first game of the series. The pattern of this conference semis is that the favorite is losing the first game, hope the pattern continues tonight hehe.

Good call and congratulations, the Warriors did get the win. I couldn’t watch the game, but I’ll definitely catch the highlights later today. I saw some news with Curry getting injured, I’m surprised the Warriors were still able to steal the win without him.

It’s the first time in NBA history that all away teams win game 1 on the road, and for Pacers they stole game 2 in Cleveland as well, going up 2-0 with the next 2 games being at home for them, huge advantage.

[bisdak40]

Good call and congratulations, the Warriors did get the win. I couldn’t watch the game, but I’ll definitely catch the highlights later today. I saw some news with Curry getting injured, I’m surprised the Warriors were still able to steal the win without him.

I'm also thinking that i will lose my bet when Curry got injured but fortunately Buddy Hield and Draymond Green were having a good game. There is news that Curry won't suit up in game 2 so this could be an easy game for the Wolves imo.

For tonight, i will be backing the Nuggets. Risky bet as the Thunder might blew them but i have trust on Jokic and Murray to make the game close.

[Harkorede]

For tonight, i will be backing the Nuggets. Risky bet as the Thunder might blew them but i have trust on Jokic and Murray to make the game close.

Seems like a decent pick for the Nuggets +8.5, even though I expect OKC Thunder to even the series, I think it’s still going to be a pretty close game. However, for me, I’m only going to be watching from the sidelines tonight, I’ll only be enjoying the game with nothing on the line.

That said, I wish you good luck with your pick!

[LogitechMouse]

For tonight, i will be backing the Nuggets. Risky bet as the Thunder might blew them but i have trust on Jokic and Murray to make the game close.

Seems like a decent pick for the Nuggets +8.5, even though I expect OKC Thunder to even the series, I think it’s still going to be a pretty close game. However, for me, I’m only going to be watching from the sidelines tonight, I’ll only be enjoying the game with nothing on the line.

That said, I wish you good luck with your pick!

Well, that CLOSE game was a 43-point beatdown by the Thunder against the Nuggets.
They won 149-106.

They had the huge 20+ point lead in the first quarter and from there, they didn't look back. I really thought that this will be like what happened in the past games where the road team will win again, but this is the first time in this playoffs' conference semifinals where a home team won.

Speaking of home team, the Celtics yet lost again against the Knicks. Take note that the Knicks are 0-4 against them during the regular season. I hate to say it but they're choking. Tatum and Brown have a garbage performance especially in this game. On the other hand, credits to Mikal Bridges for making those 2 crucial steals in both games 1 & 2, that made them win and steal 2 games on the road. Now the pressure's on the defending champs right now, on how they can 2 straight wins on the road.

[ultrloa]

For tonight, i will be backing the Nuggets. Risky bet as the Thunder might blew them but i have trust on Jokic and Murray to make the game close.

Seems like a decent pick for the Nuggets +8.5, even though I expect OKC Thunder to even the series, I think it’s still going to be a pretty close game. However, for me, I’m only going to be watching from the sidelines tonight, I’ll only be enjoying the game with nothing on the line.

That said, I wish you good luck with your pick!

Well, that CLOSE game was a 43-point beatdown by the Thunder against the Nuggets.
They won 149-106.

They had the huge 20+ point lead in the first quarter and from there, they didn't look back. I really thought that this will be like what happened in the past games where the road team will win again, but this is the first time in this playoffs' conference semifinals where a home team won.

Speaking of home team, the Celtics yet lost again against the Knicks. Take note that the Knicks are 0-4 against them during the regular season. I hate to say it but they're choking. Tatum and Brown have a garbage performance especially in this game. On the other hand, credits to Mikal Bridges for making those 2 crucial steals in both games 1 & 2, that made them win and steal 2 games on the road. Now the pressure's on the defending champs right now, on how they can 2 straight wins on the road.

Looking at the earliest quarter of the game we provably would know immediately who's going to win since its like Nuggets is exhausted and seems they can't do anything to take the lead against OKC.

With what we see today it seems that they are really in big trouble especially that everyone in OKC can defend also can score.

I can see that Nuggets is really pressured figuring out on what they should do since if they can't made a good adjustment then maybe OKC will defeat them. But still I'm excited to watch their next game since somehow maybe we can see the former champ will take revenge on shameful defeat they get today.

[Harkorede]

Well, that CLOSE game was a 43-point beatdown by the Thunder against the Nuggets.
They won 149-106.

They had the huge 20+ point lead in the first quarter and from there, they didn't look back. I really thought that this will be like what happened in the past games where the road team will win again, but this is the first time in this playoffs' conference semifinals where a home team won.

Speaking of home team, the Celtics yet lost again against the Knicks. Take note that the Knicks are 0-4 against them during the regular season. I hate to say it but they're choking. Tatum and Brown have a garbage performance especially in this game. On the other hand, credits to Mikal Bridges for making those 2 crucial steals in both games 1 & 2, that made them win and steal 2 games on the road. Now the pressure's on the defending champs right now, on how they can 2 straight wins on the road.

It was a crazy game! OKC stood on business from the very first quarter to the last, they weren’t playing any games. They knew they threw game 1 away and amended for their mistakes. The game got really overwhelming for Denver Nuggets and they just couldn’t keep up with the terrific standards that OKC set from the first half.

I don’t know what to say about the Celtics and Knicks game, Celtics managed to blow 2 consecutive 20+ points advantage games at home, both with a very similar play, Mikael Bridges deny Jaylen Brown in game 1 and Jason Tatum in game 2, wow! The only thing I can say for sure is that this series isn’t ending in 4.

[bisdak40]

Tonight's game between the Wolves and the Curry-less Warriors isn't worth watching because we already know what the Wolves will do to the Warriors. I don't think Hield and Green can replicate their performance from Game 1. I've bet on the under 196 points, expecting a low-scoring game for the Warriors and overall.

[Harkorede]

Tonight's game between the Wolves and the Curry-less Warriors isn't worth watching because we already know what the Wolves will do to the Warriors. I don't think Hield and Green can replicate their performance from Game 1. I've bet on the under 196 points, expecting a low-scoring game for the Warriors and overall.

We were on the opposite side for this bet, lol.

I knew the Warriors were going to struggle without Curry but I felt the line was quite too low and should be easily reached, so I went with Over 200.1 @ 1.90 issh, after the first quarter I didn't think the bet would to be honest, as the Warriors were struggling pretty bad offensively, it took them almost the entire quarter before they could get to double digits points scored, but after that quarter the pace of the game picked up a little bit more and continued the rest of the game.

[Zed0X]

After being down two games in their respective series, I'm thinking of placing separate bets on the Cavs and the Celtics for game 3. What are your thought on this? I seriously doubt they would dug themselves deeper because there's no coming back for them if they lose this one.