Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 145. (Read 902284 times)
It's almost time for the playoffs to come to an end, and like every season, it went by very quickly, always the same feeling. While everything was going on, in the match played last night between Milwaukee Bucks and Pacers, the Pacers made the final point. They scored 120 points, had a good lead over the Bucks, and are now in the semi-finals of the Eastern Conference. Despite Damian Lillard's return, the Bucks lost the series 4-2. Lillard actually produced good scores in the last game, 28 points if I am not mistaken, but if he had hit better instead of the threes he missed, the game could have been closer. Shooting threes is still a problem for him. The Pacers are in the first round of the playoffs for the first time in a long time.
The Lakers have fired Darvin Ham. Jokic has fired one more person. Now the Lakers need to rebuild. And it looks like LeBron is leaving the team. They might not make the playoffs for many years.
Tonight the Cavs and Mavs will play to end the series. I'm not sure if it will go to Game 7 or if the series will end today. Maybe the Magic can hold on to the series at home, but if the Mavs don't win today, Game 7 will be very difficult for them.
Tonight the Cavs and Mavs will play to end the series. I'm not sure if it will go to Game 7 or if the series will end today. Maybe the Magic can hold on to the series at home, but if the Mavs don't win today, Game 7 will be very difficult for them.
There are very few games left, lets see how it is going to go, some teams who nearly swept or swept their opponents on the first round, ended up resting a bit and that is quite good, specially if they do end up facing teams that played until the very end, because that means the rested team will have a much higher advantage, and I believe that betting on those teams to win the first game, even if they are not at home, would be a smart decision since it would mean that the rested team would be able to win with a good margin.
This isn't all that simple of course, but I just think that we are going to end up with a result that would be profitable for people who take advantage of it, or at least betting live would make sense in that regard.
This isn't all that simple of course, but I just think that we are going to end up with a result that would be profitable for people who take advantage of it, or at least betting live would make sense in that regard.
But I still think that Denver with their experience will be enough to win the series for them. In crunch time, they will used their IQ and not sure how ANT can be in those crucial minutes of the game and I'm seeing him not able to response if they need to score big, in my opinion.
They know how to handle such situations because they already came from multiple failures and successfully converted them into real experiences and used them against their opponents as we can see throughout the years, they always get to the NBA playoffs and finally won the championship last year, they're the defending champion and already demolished their opponents in the first round, the Timberwolves should have some unique tactics to win against them or else the Joker and his teammates will execute them as well just like the Lakers.
KAT or Gobert needs to flex their muscles or else Joker will just joke around with them hahaha but kidding aside it's a tough challenge for Wolves as they are facing the defending Champ and with that experience it's really a good advantage against the Wolves though we really can't conclude as it is a series that both teams will be playing, they can do the adjustments from each games that they've played, comparing the players as for my opinion wolves have that competitive capabilities though in terms of experience and chemistry I guess Nuggets still on top.
I’m looking forward to seeing the Clippers and Mavericks face off today on ESPN. The Mavericks are heavy favorites and the Clippers are facing elimination so anything could happen. I wouldn’t mind seeing the Clippers take this one to game 7, but ultimately I think Luka Doncic is just too much offense for the Clippers without Kawhi.
Man what a close call was the game from yesterday between New York Knicks and the Philadelphia sixers, New York has the lead and the win in the bag, but in the alst seconds Philli makes a good comeback and draw the game, i dont know how Knicks manage to recover in that last seconds and ended up winning the game and sealing the key.
But I still think that Denver with their experience will be enough to win the series for them. In crunch time, they will used their IQ and not sure how ANT can be in those crucial minutes of the game and I'm seeing him not able to response if they need to score big, in my opinion.
They know how to handle such situations because they already came from multiple failures and successfully converted them into real experiences and used them against their opponents as we can see throughout the years, they always get to the NBA playoffs and finally won the championship last year, they're the defending champion and already demolished their opponents in the first round, the Timberwolves should have some unique tactics to win against them or else the Joker and his teammates will execute them as well just like the Lakers.
Very well said, it's not just about the line up that the Wolves are bigger than the Nuggets because that line up was already built in the past seasons but they didn't even reach the playoffs, or if they do they have exited early. The Nuggets have been consistent, and last year, they won the championship easily, so I doubt they will easily fall to the mighty Nuggets.
Jokic is very professional, he is always in business as usual and playing with 100% concentration, so he cannot be intimidated as he had already experience this before. Chemistry is still the key for the Nuggets success, and as long as they have that, it's not easy to beat them.
But I still think that Denver with their experience will be enough to win the series for them. In crunch time, they will used their IQ and not sure how ANT can be in those crucial minutes of the game and I'm seeing him not able to response if they need to score big, in my opinion.
They know how to handle such situations because they already came from multiple failures and successfully converted them into real experiences and used them against their opponents as we can see throughout the years, they always get to the NBA playoffs and finally won the championship last year, they're the defending champion and already demolished their opponents in the first round, the Timberwolves should have some unique tactics to win against them or else the Joker and his teammates will execute them as well just like the Lakers.
But I still think that Denver with their experience will be enough to win the series for them. In crunch time, they will used their IQ and not sure how ANT can be in those crucial minutes of the game and I'm seeing him not able to response if they need to score big, in my opinion.
True that, if the game is tight, it does matter a lot. I've seen some games where OKC beat the Timberwolves, and I don't even see the young OKC would last in the playoffs. Well we know that they swept the Pelicans but that was because Zion was out due to injury, if he was playing the series will not end that fast. And OKC, they need to beat the Dallas first provided Dallas will finish the Clippers tomorrow, so I'm seeing that Jokic and his friend Luka will meet in the WCF.
Playoffs is very different on regular season matches. OKC has the ability to beat any team on NBA once but it’s different scenario when it’s on Playoffs since you will face it consecutively while team like Wolve can easily do an adjustment since they have a very solid line-up.
Maybe they manage to beat Wolves with incomplete line-up or Wolves has worst shooting accuracy while OKC have a solid accuracy for that game. This is some temporary factor that you can’t weigh in heavily on a playoffs match.
We don't need to talk about the wolves and OKC match up as that will only happen if both teams will advance the next round.
Wolves needs to beat the defending champion while the OKC needs to beat the Mavs in a series. Sorry, I'm already counting the clippers out tomorrow because the spread is too high and its indication is very obvious that the Mavs are gonna win by blowout again.
These 2nd round match up in the West are very exciting, both match ups are like 50/50 for me.
But I still think that Denver with their experience will be enough to win the series for them. In crunch time, they will used their IQ and not sure how ANT can be in those crucial minutes of the game and I'm seeing him not able to response if they need to score big, in my opinion.
True that, if the game is tight, it does matter a lot. I've seen some games where OKC beat the Timberwolves, and I don't even see the young OKC would last in the playoffs. Well we know that they swept the Pelicans but that was because Zion was out due to injury, if he was playing the series will not end that fast. And OKC, they need to beat the Dallas first provided Dallas will finish the Clippers tomorrow, so I'm seeing that Jokic and his friend Luka will meet in the WCF.
Playoffs is very different on regular season matches. OKC has the ability to beat any team on NBA once but it’s different scenario when it’s on Playoffs since you will face it consecutively while team like Wolve can easily do an adjustment since they have a very solid line-up.
Maybe they manage to beat Wolves with incomplete line-up or Wolves has worst shooting accuracy while OKC have a solid accuracy for that game. This is some temporary factor that you can’t weigh in heavily on a playoffs match.
But I still think that Denver with their experience will be enough to win the series for them. In crunch time, they will used their IQ and not sure how ANT can be in those crucial minutes of the game and I'm seeing him not able to response if they need to score big, in my opinion.
True that, if the game is tight, it does matter a lot. I've seen some games where OKC beat the Timberwolves, and I don't even see the young OKC would last in the playoffs. Well we know that they swept the Pelicans but that was because Zion was out due to injury, if he was playing the series will not end that fast. And OKC, they need to beat the Dallas first provided Dallas will finish the Clippers tomorrow, so I'm seeing that Jokic and his friend Luka will meet in the WCF.
Match up matters a lot, if OKC could beat the Timberwolves, then it's probably a different story for Nuggets. What I'm sure here is that the Nuggets are a different team than the Phoenix Suns that was swept by the Timberwolves as that's where they were hype. I'm sure you guys could not wait to witness the game 1, but give them some rest, bodies needs to heal because they played so hard to be in the 2nd round.
We have different predictions here but the betting odds is the solid basis on how the public sees this series, and AFAIK, Nuggets are favored to win, maybe because they are the defending champion, so if you guys see Timberwolves are gonna upset the defending champion, then you should not waste this opportunity, take it while the series has not started yet.
But I still think that Denver with their experience will be enough to win the series for them. In crunch time, they will used their IQ and not sure how ANT can be in those crucial minutes of the game and I'm seeing him not able to response if they need to score big, in my opinion.
True that, if the game is tight, it does matter a lot. I've seen some games where OKC beat the Timberwolves, and I don't even see the young OKC would last in the playoffs. Well we know that they swept the Pelicans but that was because Zion was out due to injury, if he was playing the series will not end that fast. And OKC, they need to beat the Dallas first provided Dallas will finish the Clippers tomorrow, so I'm seeing that Jokic and his friend Luka will meet in the WCF.
It's a hard task for sure as Nuggets aside from being the defending they already established that good chemistries fro each other, they can do both side in terms of adjustments, we will see how things works for both semi-finalist.
In paper, you can really tell that the Wolves have a good line up, a big line up which could intimidate Jokic in the paint. Just imagine, if Jokic will rest, Wolves can rest their big man too, but since they have 2, they still have one inside and wolves strategy is probably attacking the paint when Jokic is resting.
Nuggets have to be shooting the ball well outside as the Wolves have the size over them, but let's see how the series will progress, I'm sure this one is going to be a long one. Also, I'm hoping KCP and Murray will be fully healthy once the series commence.
Good analysis. I’m racking my head on how will Nuggets will gonna beat Wolves with a very solid roster both defense and offense. Jokic is already having a problem even before to match up with KAT but right now with Gobert in the picture, It’s very hard to defend or penetrate Wolve defense just like what Jokic always do against team without a solid center.
ANT is also a big problem for them since he compensate with the speed of their big man because he is so fast and very hard to guard. I’m not how Nuggets can handle Wolves but I think their shooting accuracy is their only hope to beat this team since Jokic will have a lot on his plate on this matchup.
I think Jokic still has the advantage though on Gobert, but might be a bad stylistic match up for Towns as he can linger on the 3 point line to draw Jokic out and Towns can shoot that 3.
But I still think that Denver with their experience will be enough to win the series for them. In crunch time, they will used their IQ and not sure how ANT can be in those crucial minutes of the game and I'm seeing him not able to response if they need to score big, in my opinion.
We cannot deny that the Minny is really good, they swept the Pelicans so that says it all. However, we are talking here about the defending champion against a team that has been in the playoffs after missing few, and it's not even the WCF, so we just have to chill out here. I mean, we might be overestimated the Minny while have underestimated the Nuggets.
Homecourt here is very important, remember that Denver is a bad court to play due to its high altitude, I read this before and I think it could really impact how the players will perform since they are not used to it.
In this season, Denver is 2-1 vs Minny, so that's another information we need to consider.
It's a hard task for sure as Nuggets aside from being the defending they already established that good chemistries fro each other, they can do both side in terms of adjustments, we will see how things works for both semi-finalist.
In paper, you can really tell that the Wolves have a good line up, a big line up which could intimidate Jokic in the paint. Just imagine, if Jokic will rest, Wolves can rest their big man too, but since they have 2, they still have one inside and wolves strategy is probably attacking the paint when Jokic is resting.
Nuggets have to be shooting the ball well outside as the Wolves have the size over them, but let's see how the series will progress, I'm sure this one is going to be a long one. Also, I'm hoping KCP and Murray will be fully healthy once the series commence.
Good analysis. I’m racking my head on how will Nuggets will gonna beat Wolves with a very solid roster both defense and offense. Jokic is already having a problem even before to match up with KAT but right now with Gobert in the picture, It’s very hard to defend or penetrate Wolve defense just like what Jokic always do against team without a solid center.
ANT is also a big problem for them since he compensate with the speed of their big man because he is so fast and very hard to guard. I’m not how Nuggets can handle Wolves but I think their shooting accuracy is their only hope to beat this team since Jokic will have a lot on his plate on this matchup.
I think Jokic still has the advantage though on Gobert, but might be a bad stylistic match up for Towns as he can linger on the 3 point line to draw Jokic out and Towns can shoot that 3.
But I still think that Denver with their experience will be enough to win the series for them. In crunch time, they will used their IQ and not sure how ANT can be in those crucial minutes of the game and I'm seeing him not able to response if they need to score big, in my opinion.
It's a hard task for sure as Nuggets aside from being the defending they already established that good chemistries fro each other, they can do both side in terms of adjustments, we will see how things works for both semi-finalist.
In paper, you can really tell that the Wolves have a good line up, a big line up which could intimidate Jokic in the paint. Just imagine, if Jokic will rest, Wolves can rest their big man too, but since they have 2, they still have one inside and wolves strategy is probably attacking the paint when Jokic is resting.
Nuggets have to be shooting the ball well outside as the Wolves have the size over them, but let's see how the series will progress, I'm sure this one is going to be a long one. Also, I'm hoping KCP and Murray will be fully healthy once the series commence.
Good analysis. I’m racking my head on how will Nuggets will gonna beat Wolves with a very solid roster both defense and offense. Jokic is already having a problem even before to match up with KAT but right now with Gobert in the picture, It’s very hard to defend or penetrate Wolve defense just like what Jokic always do against team without a solid center.
ANT is also a big problem for them since he compensate with the speed of their big man because he is so fast and very hard to guard. I’m not how Nuggets can handle Wolves but I think their shooting accuracy is their only hope to beat this team since Jokic will have a lot on his plate on this matchup.
It's a hard task for sure as Nuggets aside from being the defending they already established that good chemistries fro each other, they can do both side in terms of adjustments, we will see how things works for both semi-finalist.
In paper, you can really tell that the Wolves have a good line up, a big line up which could intimidate Jokic in the paint. Just imagine, if Jokic will rest, Wolves can rest their big man too, but since they have 2, they still have one inside and wolves strategy is probably attacking the paint when Jokic is resting.
Nuggets have to be shooting the ball well outside as the Wolves have the size over them, but let's see how the series will progress, I'm sure this one is going to be a long one. Also, I'm hoping KCP and Murray will be fully healthy once the series commence.
I also thought that there could be a game 7 with the way the Sixers played last game specially Maxey. But it seems the Knicks adjusted, although the Sixers many times in this game make a comeback like the last time. But this though though, NYK didn't want a replay on what happen in their OT lost last time.
Seems that they got out of fuel after that comeback last game, and I agree with what you mentioned the adjustment to make sure that there's no way that Sixers will snatch another game and force this to do-or-die final game 7, Brunson and the gang hang on and manage to complete the series moving forward for the semis.
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I like ANT's mentality though, but perhaps he is just psyching himself up against the Nuggets. He could be just looking for one motivation to put into his head and try to defeat the defending champ. But it's gonna be very hard to do that against the Nuggets as they are also very complete team.
It's a hard task for sure as Nuggets aside from being the defending they already established that good chemistries fro each other, they can do both side in terms of adjustments, we will see how things works for both semi-finalist.
It's been a long time since we've enjoyed watching the Knicks this much. At the beginning of the season, it was hard to imagine Brunson contributing like this. Julius Randle's injury affected them, but they made it through the first round. They have a serious chance against the Pacers as well. But in the East, the Celtics won't give up the final, no matter who they face. Knicks vs. Celtics would be an interesting Eastern Conference Final though.
The Knicks have really been performing impressively the last couple of seasons. If I'm not mistaken, the last time the Knicks performed as well as they do now was back in the distant 11-13 seasons, i.e. Melo's first season in a Knicks uniform. Let's see what they show in the second round of the playoffs, but it seems to me they'll have a hard time without Randle.
What do you mean? They are going into the second round now without Randle. But a few seasons ago, I still remember that they are one of the hottest teams with Randle really performing in his prime but was not able to get out of the first round. So yeah, probably the last time was with Melo and he was there watching the game.
Yes, Knicks vs Celtics will be wild, but we all know that the Celtics is a very good team, number in the East and they have proven it against the Heat.
But let's see how the Knicks and Pacers series turns out. Knicks could be the favorite.
It's been a long time since we've enjoyed watching the Knicks this much. At the beginning of the season, it was hard to imagine Brunson contributing like this. Julius Randle's injury affected them, but they made it through the first round. They have a serious chance against the Pacers as well. But in the East, the Celtics won't give up the final, no matter who they face. Knicks vs. Celtics would be an interesting Eastern Conference Final though.
The Knicks have really been performing impressively the last couple of seasons. If I'm not mistaken, the last time the Knicks performed as well as they do now was back in the distant 11-13 seasons, i.e. Melo's first season in a Knicks uniform. Let's see what they show in the second round of the playoffs, but it seems to me they'll have a hard time without Randle.
It's been a long time since we've enjoyed watching the Knicks this much. At the beginning of the season, it was hard to imagine Brunson contributing like this. Julius Randle's injury affected them, but they made it through the first round. They have a serious chance against the Pacers as well. But in the East, the Celtics won't give up the final, no matter who they face. Knicks vs. Celtics would be an interesting Eastern Conference Final though.
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