Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 1752. (Read 918399 times)

I think The clippers will win 4 straight and will end the series with 4-2 score.

What do you think about this possibility?
In game 5 of the series, Clippers are -7 at home, so I guess Luka's magic is already over or the Clippers have already seen it.

Also, Jazz are looking to end the series tomorrow, so goodbye Memphis.

Nets ended Celtics 123-109 and finished the series off, 4-1. Harden-KD-Irving trio was great again. J. Harden made a triple-double (34 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST). Now they are the opponent of Bucks. It's going to be a great series that's for sure.

But the most competitive game of the night was Nuggets - Trail Blazers. Nuggets managed to be the winner after overtime (147-140). Lillard had an insane performance (55 PTS, 6 REB, 10 AST) but still they couldn't win.

Lillard was so hot, he was fighting all night and bring the game into double OT, unfortunately, the team came out short as they have no defense on Jokic. It's a very bad move by Nurkic, he should stay patient as he is the only one who can stop Jokic in the paint.

wow, seriously that this AD injury was so serious?
I thought he might come back in game 5.

Without AD, LeBron James will have to play very well as CP3, Booker and Ayton are good players and have good potential.
These are the times that separate the men from boys, and the player's experience is essential, LJ and CP3 have this quality.

I even believe it could be embarrassing for LeBron to lose in his first round of the playoffs in his life, with a good team like Lakers.
I even think the Lakers can win this series without AD, but for that, LeBron James has to play really well and other players such as Schröder, Drummond, Gasol and others need to help LJ.

After the Cavs come-back against the Warriors in 2016 NBA finals, I have no doubt anything about basketball, because anything can happen

This 2011-2012 Lakers team is more disappointing compare to the current roster of Lakers now.
Just by seeing that picture, you will know if they are a championship contender or not. All of them won championships already. For me the 2011-2012 are more disappointing. Well, the current roster of Lakers aren't that disappointed for me. Its just that, their superstars are always being injured and their supporting players can't step up if they aren't playing because of their injuries.

Like I said in my previous posts, if the 2 superstars of Lakers will not be injured they will win on this series on 5-6 games but we already saw AD got injured and the groin injury is a very serious one knowing that it is on one of the very sensitive parts of a man.

With 36 years old, LBJ can't carry the whole team like what he did on Cleveland. The Lakers are exposed on this game. The team can't win without AD and LBJ can't carry the team because other players can't step up. No one can fulfill what AD can bring into the court. Now the Suns are one game away from giving LBJ his first 1st round exit in the playoffs in his whole career. AD playing in Game 6 is still questionable for me and if he will play he isn't 100% healthy either. The chances of Lakers winning on this series are very low already unless one of the players step up and help Lebron at least to score.

The Lakers 2020/2021 team reminds me the 2011/2012 team, was a disappointment and they had a lot of allstars on the team and they were ready to beat the Heat in that season, (Wade, Bosh and LJ)




Yes, that's exactly it. I think injuries in this NBA season are pretty high, a few years ago we didn't see a lot of players getting injured.
Both, CP3 and AD make a huge difference in their respective teams.

I'm really surprised with the Suns, I never imagined they can turn the game. LeBron James is not able to carry the Lakers on his back alone...I don't know, but if AD doesn't come back and LeBron James doesn't play a lot and stand out, I think the Lakers can lose this series

I guess even if Lebron could have scored 40-50 points, then they had lost anyway because his teammates had a disgusting performance. Look at their stats, they made 16 turnovers while the Suns made only 4, and the Lakers field goal percentage was only 34%.

He is not the old Lebron anymore that could shoulder the whole team.
It sucks to be in that position right now and he badly needs Davis' youth to be the aggressive type while he can dump all the assists to him.
Chris Paul though is looking great. First was a hesitation shooting at three and he didn't force it but somehow he cannot stop himself and did it and it hits.
That's a good sign that his shoulders are already healing. Same with Bron and AD, Booker is also effective when CP3 is around.
The Lakers need to figure out a way to win Game 6 even as AD is questionable to play.

Poor LeBron James that’s two games in a row his teammates have all but disappeared on him. Chris Paul took a bit of a hit tonight that might hurt the suns going forward. If the Lakers can’t get some help around LeBron James though it won’t matter. Hopefully Anthony Davis comes back soon it was really obvious that he was missed tonight.

Suddenly we got a ball game now, Blazers not giving this game easily and they are battling to win, if they'll win, they could end the series when they get back home. It's a very exciting game to watch, no bet for me in this game, just watching it and having fun.


So it's officially Nets vs Bucks in the 2nd round, I'm wondering what would be the betting odds, but surely Nets will be the favorite.

I'm loving the Blazers in game 5, they are down 22 points but they are coming back now, if they can trim this lead into a single-digit lead, they should have a good chance to win this game. This is the most interesting series thus far.

Meanwhile, looks like Boston is out of the series, so advance congratulations to the Nets for the easy win.

Not on the Nets side, but there could be surprises on the Suns vs Lakers or Portland vs Denver, lots of different scenarios can happen on those 2 close series.

Parlay could be Nets + underdog or + spread cover. But if you wanted to play safe, ML will do. So goodluck to those bets.

Nets leading the Celtics half-time.

It's questionble and not completely out there's a chance that Lakers will let him play if his condition is much better.

Lebron still have role players who can help him if indeed he carry this game, Kuzma needs to help in producing points while  Drummond needs to defend and gather more rebounds.
They need to play defense and protect the rim, without AD, Gasol needs  to step up and help.

This is the most expected result, all home teams win. I expect this to happen too but I wonder if we see any surprise today. I think Brooklyn Nets want to finish the series in this match and as they are heavy favorite their odds are very low. I wouldn't bet for handicaps in play-offs, because either 150-100 or 101-100, a win is a win. Regular win odds are very low so I'll pass that match.
Nuggets - Blazers is relatively closer match-up, so odds are satisfying here. Suns - Lakers odds are between other two games, Suns is favorite but not as heavy as Nets. Overall this is a good parlay and for 3.05 odds it's worthy to play.

I guess the Lakers still have a chance because Lebron might be unpredictable in the playoff, and Davis is listed as questionable. In other words, he might play in this match. By the way, Chris Paul also has health problems. So this upcoming match looks ambiguous.

Hi guys, yesterday unexpectedly my bet was lost due to Embiid's injury, but I'm not despairing, today there will be more interesting matches. Here is a good parlay for today:

Nets + Suns + Nuggets = x3,05: My bet

Looking at today's matches, I can safely say that the Nets have already started like a bulldozer and it will be difficult to knock them out, I honestly don't know if Tatum will have enough for one more match to get the next 40-50 points, but the Nets can't be stopped.

It’s a pity that I don’t put another bet on the Lakers, and even more sorry for Davis in this situation, I wanted him to come back and drag the Lakers, but most likely we will not see this in the playoffs, although miracles do happen. For today's match, I still bet on Suns, because last match LeBron showed he can't replace his partner tbh.

The match between Nuggets and Blazers is rather controversial, but the only thing I can say is that the Nuggets are still playing without their important player - Murray, so they manage to keep on par with the Blazers. For today, I pick Nuggets, as they held the last games pretty well and confidently + today they play within their native walls.

He is locked in for this season and 2 more (3rd as a team option which will 100% be upped).  From there who knows but for the years to come Ja will for sure the face of the franchise.  Loved watching him in college and has translated well into the nba, kid has a bright future.

Fans would love to see a thrilling game, and Game 4 was a thrilling game, but if you want the 76ers to win and be a championship contender, you would wish that Embiid will come back healthy to help his team. No doubt that Embiid is the best player on the team, he is very dominant inside and that will free up the shooters of the 76ers.

This season is their chance to be in the ECF, and would probably face the Nets or the Bucks, so they should not waste this opportunity.

I agree even if the wizard will get a game five win I doubt they will be able to dodge another bullet come game 6, if Joel is not okay in game five they will rest them for game 6 and it will be over, the only thing that can change it is for Westbrook and Bradley, but Simmons is also playing great, maybe they are eager to be in the finals since they would have if it with Leonards shot a season ago.

I saw the video of the fall, it doesn't look like an awkward fall so it's probably just a sprain ankle. Davis is also out for the Lakers in game 5, that's why the Lakers are listed as the underdog but the Sixers are in a good position as they only need 1 win to advance, unlike the Lakers that they are even now and they don't have the home-court advantage.