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January 27, 2025, 12:43:34 PM
The second half of the season is still very critical for most of the team that is in the middle spot. Because that's where teams starting to struggle, just like what we have seen in the Cavs right now. Players getting injured or suddenly they become out of synch. I still remember when James was still with the Cavs, they've struggled in March but it was prime Lebron so he has to pushed himself.

And even last season, the Mavs was fighting and we thought that they will be in the play-in, but suddenly Luka elevated his game to push them to number 5 spot and avoid those play-in games. So there are still those intangibles and there could be surprises from the Lakers.
That is right second half of season is very important for teams that are in middle. These teams mostly have problems such as players getting hurt or not playing well together. But as you said teams can also start playing better like what happened with players like LeBron James and Luka Doncic in past. They played even better and helped their teams succeed. Lakers are team that could surprise people and it will be interesting to see how they do in second half of season.
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January 27, 2025, 12:35:23 PM
I think their goal be like to go to the playoff this season with first year coach Reddick, and then see how it goes. In the last couple of years, they have to go to the play-in and it's very difficult task for them. That's why when playoff comes, it seems that they don't have the legs anymore because of that extended series.

So good for them at number 5 right now, but they really need to still go and play hard to keep that record and not to go down to 8th spot again and go to another very hard play-in tournament as teams is desperate to win.
The biggest trouble with Lakers is that, Lebron is old, so yeah they are doing quite well with JJ Reddick right now, but it is not about just the coach, it is not about the team even, it's about the fact that they do not have time.

Lebron won't be playing until he is 45 years old, to be fair if he wanted to I am sure he could, at 40 years old he is still dunking and all, so he could just slow down, lose some weight, gain some condition and fitness instead of having all that mass, forget about dunks and physical play or drives, just become more of a tall point guard which he always is of course but instead of driving he would just shoot threes and playmake that's it, which he is turning into these days but gradually become just that, and then he can totally play until 45 without issues. However, the real problem is that, he probably won't. This means, everyone has to be on their 100% come playoff time, they have absolutely no time to make one mistake, because they may never get this back.
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January 27, 2025, 09:46:01 AM
The Los Angeles Lakers are in a good spot right now, even though they pretty much had a rough time with the Los Angeles Clippers last game I think the team Chemistry has something to do with their recent winnings, and Lebron James is something to be looking forward as his son Bronny James is now on the team we can also see even though the game of Bronny is not that explosive he still has great momentum with his plays and showing some improvement in every game the Lakers have.


Ranked at number 5 now, nice improvement.

However,  I still don’t see this team as a championship contender as I’ve watched their last 10 games ( with a 6-4 record), their performance hasn’t been that impressive. They tend to lose against strong teams, and we all know that in the playoffs, they’ll face those same tough opponents. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they end up with an early exit, the way I see it, there’s still a lot they need to work on to be considered a serious threat.

Lakers is exciting team maybe for now you see them to be like that but for sure things will be different when playoffs came. That reaching at 5 spot on standing in west provably great indication that they became more better team this season.

Their main players is intact and now they are doing good. So if they continue to have a good plays like that then win against strong opponent there's a huge chance that we would see Lakers competing on championship again. Not going to think about they going to exit early since NBA is exciting when Lebron is competing on playoffs so lets watch what's gonna happen and if we see this team to compete on next level or they would just drop early as what you expect here.

The second half of the season is still very critical for most of the team that is in the middle spot. Because that's where teams starting to struggle, just like what we have seen in the Cavs right now. Players getting injured or suddenly they become out of synch. I still remember when James was still with the Cavs, they've struggled in March but it was prime Lebron so he has to pushed himself.

And even last season, the Mavs was fighting and we thought that they will be in the play-in, but suddenly Luka elevated his game to push them to number 5 spot and avoid those play-in games. So there are still those intangibles and there could be surprises from the Lakers.

Lakers is now at number 5, but dont forget to look at the number of wins they have compared on the teams below them.
The +- of the team at the west very close to each other. I do like Lakers but they need to win more and improve a lot.
I want to see a healthy PF and centers on their roster. LBJ is doing good even at his age. I just eally hope.
1 more  shot for the NBA finals for LBJ!
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January 27, 2025, 08:14:54 AM
The Los Angeles Lakers are in a good spot right now, even though they pretty much had a rough time with the Los Angeles Clippers last game I think the team Chemistry has something to do with their recent winnings, and Lebron James is something to be looking forward as his son Bronny James is now on the team we can also see even though the game of Bronny is not that explosive he still has great momentum with his plays and showing some improvement in every game the Lakers have.


Ranked at number 5 now, nice improvement.

However,  I still don’t see this team as a championship contender as I’ve watched their last 10 games ( with a 6-4 record), their performance hasn’t been that impressive. They tend to lose against strong teams, and we all know that in the playoffs, they’ll face those same tough opponents. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they end up with an early exit, the way I see it, there’s still a lot they need to work on to be considered a serious threat.

Lakers is exciting team maybe for now you see them to be like that but for sure things will be different when playoffs came. That reaching at 5 spot on standing in west provably great indication that they became more better team this season.

Their main players is intact and now they are doing good. So if they continue to have a good plays like that then win against strong opponent there's a huge chance that we would see Lakers competing on championship again. Not going to think about they going to exit early since NBA is exciting when Lebron is competing on playoffs so lets watch what's gonna happen and if we see this team to compete on next level or they would just drop early as what you expect here.

The second half of the season is still very critical for most of the team that is in the middle spot. Because that's where teams starting to struggle, just like what we have seen in the Cavs right now. Players getting injured or suddenly they become out of synch. I still remember when James was still with the Cavs, they've struggled in March but it was prime Lebron so he has to pushed himself.

And even last season, the Mavs was fighting and we thought that they will be in the play-in, but suddenly Luka elevated his game to push them to number 5 spot and avoid those play-in games. So there are still those intangibles and there could be surprises from the Lakers.
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January 27, 2025, 07:58:48 AM
The Los Angeles Lakers are in a good spot right now, even though they pretty much had a rough time with the Los Angeles Clippers last game I think the team Chemistry has something to do with their recent winnings, and Lebron James is something to be looking forward as his son Bronny James is now on the team we can also see even though the game of Bronny is not that explosive he still has great momentum with his plays and showing some improvement in every game the Lakers have.


Ranked at number 5 now, nice improvement.

However,  I still don’t see this team as a championship contender as I’ve watched their last 10 games ( with a 6-4 record), their performance hasn’t been that impressive. They tend to lose against strong teams, and we all know that in the playoffs, they’ll face those same tough opponents. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they end up with an early exit, the way I see it, there’s still a lot they need to work on to be considered a serious threat.

Lakers is exciting team maybe for now you see them to be like that but for sure things will be different when playoffs came. That reaching at 5 spot on standing in west provably great indication that they became more better team this season.

Their main players is intact and now they are doing good. So if they continue to have a good plays like that then win against strong opponent there's a huge chance that we would see Lakers competing on championship again. Not going to think about they going to exit early since NBA is exciting when Lebron is competing on playoffs so lets watch what's gonna happen and if we see this team to compete on next level or they would just drop early as what you expect here.
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January 27, 2025, 07:50:57 AM
The Los Angeles Lakers are in a good spot right now, even though they pretty much had a rough time with the Los Angeles Clippers last game I think the team Chemistry has something to do with their recent winnings, and Lebron James is something to be looking forward as his son Bronny James is now on the team we can also see even though the game of Bronny is not that explosive he still has great momentum with his plays and showing some improvement in every game the Lakers have.


Ranked at number 5 now, nice improvement.

However,  I still don’t see this team as a championship contender as I’ve watched their last 10 games ( with a 6-4 record), their performance hasn’t been that impressive. They tend to lose against strong teams, and we all know that in the playoffs, they’ll face those same tough opponents. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they end up with an early exit, the way I see it, there’s still a lot they need to work on to be considered a serious threat.

I think their goal be like to go to the playoff this season with first year coach Reddick, and then see how it goes. In the last couple of years, they have to go to the play-in and it's very difficult task for them. That's why when playoff comes, it seems that they don't have the legs anymore because of that extended series.

So good for them at number 5 right now, but they really need to still go and play hard to keep that record and not to go down to 8th spot again and go to another very hard play-in tournament as teams is desperate to win.

They need to keep pushing their way to keep that spot still got a lot of games to compete, so far they've got that good standing though the competition especially in the west side where each teams are really competing well, they need to keep winning to stay on that spot or maybe to improve for a better chances to move not just to playoffs but till they reached the finals.

Let see if how far they can go this season and what will be their fate in achieving their goals to win the title.
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January 27, 2025, 07:21:16 AM
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Ranked at number 5 now, nice improvement.

However,  I still don’t see this team as a championship contender as I’ve watched their last 10 games ( with a 6-4 record), their performance hasn’t been that impressive. They tend to lose against strong teams, and we all know that in the playoffs, they’ll face those same tough opponents. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they end up with an early exit, the way I see it, there’s still a lot they need to work on to be considered a serious threat.

Wow! the last time I check their standing they are below rank 10 but seeing they are now on top 5 seems like they are doing pretty good recently.

Although rank 5 to 12 has a very close standings which they can interchange rank with just a single loss of the match but still they are doing well by beating some top teams to climb their rank. I think they will have a good playoffs run if they will stick on 5-6 spot.
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January 27, 2025, 04:41:21 AM
The Los Angeles Lakers are in a good spot right now, even though they pretty much had a rough time with the Los Angeles Clippers last game I think the team Chemistry has something to do with their recent winnings, and Lebron James is something to be looking forward as his son Bronny James is now on the team we can also see even though the game of Bronny is not that explosive he still has great momentum with his plays and showing some improvement in every game the Lakers have.


Ranked at number 5 now, nice improvement.

However,  I still don’t see this team as a championship contender as I’ve watched their last 10 games ( with a 6-4 record), their performance hasn’t been that impressive. They tend to lose against strong teams, and we all know that in the playoffs, they’ll face those same tough opponents. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they end up with an early exit, the way I see it, there’s still a lot they need to work on to be considered a serious threat.

I think their goal be like to go to the playoff this season with first year coach Reddick, and then see how it goes. In the last couple of years, they have to go to the play-in and it's very difficult task for them. That's why when playoff comes, it seems that they don't have the legs anymore because of that extended series.

So good for them at number 5 right now, but they really need to still go and play hard to keep that record and not to go down to 8th spot again and go to another very hard play-in tournament as teams is desperate to win.
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January 27, 2025, 04:30:50 AM
The Los Angeles Lakers are in a good spot right now, even though they pretty much had a rough time with the Los Angeles Clippers last game I think the team Chemistry has something to do with their recent winnings, and Lebron James is something to be looking forward as his son Bronny James is now on the team we can also see even though the game of Bronny is not that explosive he still has great momentum with his plays and showing some improvement in every game the Lakers have.


Ranked at number 5 now, nice improvement.

However,  I still don’t see this team as a championship contender as I’ve watched their last 10 games ( with a 6-4 record), their performance hasn’t been that impressive. They tend to lose against strong teams, and we all know that in the playoffs, they’ll face those same tough opponents. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they end up with an early exit, the way I see it, there’s still a lot they need to work on to be considered a serious threat.
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January 27, 2025, 03:58:54 AM
I think a lot of games played so far have just been a small sample size and would not translate into a post season 7 game series, Lakers with their current roster surely doesn't seem like a team that would upset the Celtics in a series.

Maybe not the same should be said of Dallas Mavericks and OKC, Dallas Mavericks did win their series against OKC last season, and defeating OKC again twice in a few days interval is probably not a fluke.

The Los Angeles Lakers are in a good spot right now, even though they pretty much had a rough time with the Los Angeles Clippers last game I think the team Chemistry has something to do with their recent winnings, and Lebron James is something to be looking forward as his son Bronny James is now on the team we can also see even though the game of Bronny is not that explosive he still has great momentum with his plays and showing some improvement in every game the Lakers have.

While the Dallas Mavericks have a shaky spot even though they have superb players now with the addition of Klay Thompson he is injury prone missing two games for the Timberwolves and the Thunders.

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January 27, 2025, 03:55:31 AM
Cavs has no good center while 2 out of their 3 losses now came from Rockets which has a very strong center that dominates them both match aside from the contested 3 points shooting from Rockets.

Cavs losing streak is understandable since they are facing a low key formidable team including 76ers with PG.
There is definitely a situation where Alperen definitely dominated the game, but if you ask me the real difference maker was Amen Thompson. That kid is growing to be a very talented player, while I still see his lack of shooting as an issue, he is getting better and better, which will help this team on the long term.

They do have a lot of shooters anyways, so maybe they could just have someone who can drive inside which would help a lot. They have Fred, Brooks, Jalen all shooting anyways, let Amen not shoot and help this way. He was the reason Rockets won this game, kid really seems to be having a blast at that team right now, compared to his brother who must be hating playing for Pistons right now lol, Amen definitely got the lucky draft.
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January 27, 2025, 03:05:08 AM
First time the Cavaliers have had a losing streak like this. I don’t know, this team feels different as once they lose to a team they tend to lose again in the next game, just like what happened with the Rockets. Mobley came back, but he wasn’t as effective, especially on defense. Hopefully, they’ll make strong adjustments to stop the bleeding. Their next game is against Detroit and I think they have a good chance to win that one.
Yeah, I was surprised to see them having this kind of losses, and again, it could be the mental fatigue, specially that lost they suffered against the Houston Rockets, although I think Garland was about to bounce back already and put that aside. But still though, not enough for them to get a win after that huge losses, so I might speculate that it is still haunting them. Detroit though is a very different team and so they will need to give 100% if they want to snap their losing streak and they really need to win big as well, just like when they beating their opponents with double digit and mostly covering the handicap. So let's see, they might be feeling the pressure now with those close losses they got, but they really need to get over that hump.
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January 27, 2025, 02:35:19 AM
The Knicks on the other hand are starting a winning streak again. OG had a monster game of 33 points against the Kings and it was a damn high-scoring game.

This is a complete roster of Knicks. I think they can beat any team now with KAT being consistent.
Truly KAT had been a great factor in the Knicks' winning streak and it's not his shooting capability but his rebounding skills. 9/16/15 rebounds in the last three games and I want to see more of that because he is one of the big men of the team.
After watching him play, I think he is happy and he found his home. Brunson, Hart, OG, and most of the players on that team are competitive and so is KAT. Plus, he gets to be the center sometimes and he is blocking shots too unlike when he was with Rudy Gobert with the Timberwolves.

They are now in the 3rd spot of the East and 2 wins away from the strong Boston Celtics. I think they might win this time if they can be consistent and avoid injuries.

I think it's also the respect that he got from the Knicks management and the players themselves, to make KAT more comfortable to this new team, and the playing time as well. And prior to that, he had a good 1-2 combination with Rudy Gorbert, and so the Wolves makes the worst decision to trade him instead of Reid and some one because they think that Naz Reid is a perfect fit for them.

Not the Knicks is so much in the better position now more than when Randle with them and he is the leader. So it's a very competition team right now and one of the toughest in the East. Let's see how how far they can get, it's almost the first half of the season is done and the most important is how they are going to finished the regular season and what position they will be.
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January 27, 2025, 02:17:11 AM
The champion team for the 2025 season must undoubtedly be Cleveland since it is an extremely compact group with a lot of depth on the bench.
I tell you this.

There were too many teams in the past seasons that they have a good start up to nearing the playoffs. But then, many of them also didn't reached the finals.

And the least expected teams that have been so consistent became the better team. I appreciate Cleveland and I want them to be champs of this season to see some new faces holding the title.

However, there could be some major plot twist that might happen soon.

Besides it never guarantee anything if you start good automatically they win a championship. We see so many teams goes at the top in standings but didn't win a championship.

I remember how Garland missed his free throw vs Rockets which crucial to them. This is also show that lacking of experience might be their in Playoffs or even in Finals especially that phase is different and provably more teams will upgrade their gameplays.

But let's see if they can make it since it will be more exciting to see young Cavs win a championship this season.
I am optimistic with them and you're right that there could be some lacking of experience chances that they cannot do and think what's right. They're basketball genius.

But in terms of IQ + experience, they're going there and with this young roster they have it has been impressive after all.

So, I hope that they'll maintain it and they won't lose fluke in the most crucial games when they're near to the most important games on this season.
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January 27, 2025, 01:35:41 AM
First time the Cavaliers have had a losing streak like this. I don’t know, this team feels different as once they lose to a team they tend to lose again in the next game, just like what happened with the Rockets. Mobley came back, but he wasn’t as effective, especially on defense. Hopefully, they’ll make strong adjustments to stop the bleeding. Their next game is against Detroit and I think they have a good chance to win that one.
Cleveland is good but they have been playing above their teams talent i feel.  I think the second half they level back out.  I still think the celtics will win the division.  Rounded out by the cavs/knicks/bucks.  Cant wait until mitchell robinson comes back for the knicks.  Their defense  will def get better.  Tough stretch for them these next 2 weeks.  Be a good test before the all star break.
Yeah that's what it seems like going right now. Like for example last year we had OKC be the first team at west too, what happened? They did manage to win at first round against Pelicans, but after that they lost to Dallas. So just because you are doing good, doesn't mean you will win.

This year, OKC is still one, and I am pretty sure they will not do that great, maybe this time they will go to conference semi finals, who knows what could happen, but they are not good enough to be winners. Same goes for Cavs, sure they are at the top, but they look like they are playing better than they should, there is something that makes them click, but that thing seems to be gone for the moment and I believe they will do much worse come playoff time.
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January 27, 2025, 12:59:14 AM
The Knicks on the other hand are starting a winning streak again. OG had a monster game of 33 points against the Kings and it was a damn high-scoring game.

This is a complete roster of Knicks. I think they can beat any team now with KAT being consistent.
Truly KAT had been a great factor in the Knicks' winning streak and it's not his shooting capability but his rebounding skills. 9/16/15 rebounds in the last three games and I want to see more of that because he is one of the big men of the team.
After watching him play, I think he is happy and he found his home. Brunson, Hart, OG, and most of the players on that team are competitive and so is KAT. Plus, he gets to be the center sometimes and he is blocking shots too unlike when he was with Rudy Gobert with the Timberwolves.

They are now in the 3rd spot of the East and 2 wins away from the strong Boston Celtics. I think they might win this time if they can be consistent and avoid injuries.
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January 26, 2025, 05:57:28 PM
The champion team for the 2025 season must undoubtedly be Cleveland since it is an extremely compact group with a lot of depth on the bench.
I tell you this.

There were too many teams in the past seasons that they have a good start up to nearing the playoffs. But then, many of them also didn't reached the finals.

And the least expected teams that have been so consistent became the better team. I appreciate Cleveland and I want them to be champs of this season to see some new faces holding the title.

However, there could be some major plot twist that might happen soon.

Besides it never guarantee anything if you start good automatically they win a championship. We see so many teams goes at the top in standings but didn't win a championship.

I remember how Garland missed his free throw vs Rockets which crucial to them. This is also show that lacking of experience might be their in Playoffs or even in Finals especially that phase is different and provably more teams will upgrade their gameplays.

But let's see if they can make it since it will be more exciting to see young Cavs win a championship this season.
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January 26, 2025, 05:10:35 PM
The champion team for the 2025 season must undoubtedly be Cleveland since it is an extremely compact group with a lot of depth on the bench.
I tell you this.

There were too many teams in the past seasons that they have a good start up to nearing the playoffs. But then, many of them also didn't reached the finals.

And the least expected teams that have been so consistent became the better team. I appreciate Cleveland and I want them to be champs of this season to see some new faces holding the title.

However, there could be some major plot twist that might happen soon.
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January 26, 2025, 12:52:18 PM
First time the Cavaliers have had a losing streak like this. I don’t know, this team feels different as once they lose to a team they tend to lose again in the next game, just like what happened with the Rockets. Mobley came back, but he wasn’t as effective, especially on defense. Hopefully, they’ll make strong adjustments to stop the bleeding. Their next game is against Detroit and I think they have a good chance to win that one.

Cleveland is good but they have been playing above their teams talent i feel.  I think the second half they level back out.  I still think the celtics will win the division.  Rounded out by the cavs/knicks/bucks.  Cant wait until mitchell robinson comes back for the knicks.  Their defense  will def get better.  Tough stretch for them these next 2 weeks.  Be a good test before the all star break.
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January 26, 2025, 08:55:20 AM
First time the Cavaliers have had a losing streak like this. I don’t know, this team feels different as once they lose to a team they tend to lose again in the next game, just like what happened with the Rockets. Mobley came back, but he wasn’t as effective, especially on defense. Hopefully, they’ll make strong adjustments to stop the bleeding. Their next game is against Detroit and I think they have a good chance to win that one.
That's what they need, adjustments. It looks like they got hit by a confidence-breaker after they lost the long winning streak and they cannot get up from that. This is a young team, that's possible but they must overcome those rough experiences as they grow as a team.
Mobley and Allen are the key to them winning games and they must stay aggressive on both ends of the floor as much as possible. They are scary when they are playing great.


Cavs has no good center while 2 out of their 3 losses now came from Rockets which has a very strong center that dominates them both match aside from the contested 3 points shooting from Rockets.

Cavs losing streak is understandable since they are facing a low key formidable team including 76ers with PG.

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The Knicks on the other hand are starting a winning streak again. OG had a monster game of 33 points against the Kings and it was a damn high-scoring game.

This is a complete roster of Knicks. I think they can beat any team now with KAT being consistent.
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