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May 31, 2021, 07:44:26 PM
I agree with that Sixers, they might sweep that  Wizards like The bucks had recently done with the Heat, however, the Memphis team is quite different, they won one game against the NBA's best team in the West and they also gave a good game in the last 2 games, so game 4 should be a close match in my opinion.
Yeah, and that's even with Mitchell around.
Grizzlies have good chemistry and well-rounded players playing at any position.
It's a matter of defense that would determine the pace of the game.
If the Grizzlies could create stops and cash it out with a fast break opportunity they might win this game.
Gobert is not that fast to set a defensive position, they should attack the paint at a fast pace. Don't settle for outside shots especially for Ja Morant.
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May 31, 2021, 04:16:05 PM
Hi guys, nice promising parlay for today:

76ers + Jazz = x1,85: My bet

In my opinion, the matches are pretty predictable, since the outcome of the series can happen between 76 and the Wizards today, and the Jazz have been playing calmly and confidently for the last two matches, preventing Morant from catching the series, although the Grizzlies still have chances to reach the semifinals.
The Wizards have to do a lot of work on their mistakes, because at the moment, they do not look like favorites at all, even though they got one of the strongest opponents of the playoffs. The Grizzlies, in turn, still have a chance of reaching out the semifinals, as Morant pulls the team forward with all his might. But at the moment Jazz looks more confident to win imo.

I agree with that Sixers, they might sweep that  Wizards like The bucks had recently done with the Heat, however, the Memphis team is quite different, they won one game against the NBA's best team in the West and they also gave a good game in the last 2 games, so game 4 should be a close match in my opinion.
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May 31, 2021, 04:11:06 PM
That's really an impressive work from those 3 with just 3 people they already have 104 points combined the Brooklyn Nets really do have a good offensive players with Durant, Harden and Irving I really think they can beat anyone. I think this could be the best offensive trio in the NBA right now.  In regards with Tatum that's really an impressive offense a 40 point alone with versus this big three is not that easy to achieve.
I was also impressed with the combination of these three superstars of Brooklyn. We've been hyped already when they were firstly announced that they're going to play together and they didn't disappoint us. Now, they're exploding like there's no one that can stop them. Just one more win and they're moving to match with the Bucks. Another team that's favored by most of the fans. But what's trending right now was when Irving stepped on the logo of Celtics and then he was thrown with a bottle of water.

Irving may have some disappointment with the Celtics, so as the fans because the trade to the Celtics seemed to be a failure as he is mostly injured and can't play in the playoffs. it's alright, Irving should take that and just focus on his new team and win a championship, they are the favorites in the betting sites, which means that expectation for them to win is really big.

Nets will have a very tough journey going forward, first the Bucks then probably Sixers in the ECF.
When they've already advanced and if they won the next game, that's for sure. They will have a tough time with their next opponent, Bucks. They've easily won 4-0 against the Heat and it's just the first game that became hard for them because it went through overtime.
But with the rest of their games from game 2 to game 4. They've made it look easy that they're able to beat the Heat with a lot of leads which already dictated that they're the first team to advance, earliest than the others.
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May 31, 2021, 04:08:18 PM
I think I will put my bet on the Bucks to win against the Nets.

Yes, the Nets have a big 3 but the Bucks are playing extraordinarily this season, they have an advantage on the inside, they could be physical with their defense and the Nets might have some problem with that. I like their chances actually, I know I'm in the minority but I'm loving the odds now.
Not sure yet until they get that first round with the Celtics, they need 1 more win though. I'm partial with this, we may say they got the paint but remember Nets team has almost the playoff expertise a team could have and that's a feature by this team that shouldn't be ignore.

It looks like the East side wasn't that tight though and the excitement was really onto the West side with those tight games and standings.

Yeah the east is really the top 3 teams the rest of the teams don't have a shot.  Really thought the Knicks would throw up a better fight than this.  Definitely thought it was a 50/50 series but they looks as bad as they have all season long.  They really need Mitchel Robinson back in the worst way.

Knicks need a win at home to make it an exciting series, if they will not give everything they have, they will regret it as the fans will witness the exit at their home court, at least win this thing and has a chance to bring back the series on the road and play harder again. The way they are playing, I'm having a little expectation only, but the fans should help them though.

Will see what this core group is made up of.  They need better perimeter defense, Atlanta outside shooting is killing them.  Not expecting much as the only ones who showed up for the series was d rose and and Taj.  Other than that it looks like knicks think it's preseason.  Disappointed as of now
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May 31, 2021, 04:01:17 PM
That's really an impressive work from those 3 with just 3 people they already have 104 points combined the Brooklyn Nets really do have a good offensive players with Durant, Harden and Irving I really think they can beat anyone. I think this could be the best offensive trio in the NBA right now.  In regards with Tatum that's really an impressive offense a 40 point alone with versus this big three is not that easy to achieve.
I was also impressed with the combination of these three superstars of Brooklyn. We've been hyped already when they were firstly announced that they're going to play together and they didn't disappoint us. Now, they're exploding like there's no one that can stop them. Just one more win and they're moving to match with the Bucks. Another team that's favored by most of the fans. But what's trending right now was when Irving stepped on the logo of Celtics and then he was thrown with a bottle of water.

Irving may have some disappointment with the Celtics, so as the fans because the trade to the Celtics seemed to be a failure as he is mostly injured and can't play in the playoffs. it's alright, Irving should take that and just focus on his new team and win a championship, they are the favorites in the betting sites, which means that expectation for them to win is really big.

Nets will have a very tough journey going forward, first the Bucks then probably Sixers in the ECF.
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May 31, 2021, 03:38:27 PM
That's really an impressive work from those 3 with just 3 people they already have 104 points combined the Brooklyn Nets really do have a good offensive players with Durant, Harden and Irving I really think they can beat anyone. I think this could be the best offensive trio in the NBA right now.  In regards with Tatum that's really an impressive offense a 40 point alone with versus this big three is not that easy to achieve.
I was also impressed with the combination of these three superstars of Brooklyn. We've been hyped already when they were firstly announced that they're going to play together and they didn't disappoint us. Now, they're exploding like there's no one that can stop them. Just one more win and they're moving to match with the Bucks. Another team that's favored by most of the fans. But what's trending right now was when Irving stepped on the logo of Celtics and then he was thrown with a bottle of water.
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May 31, 2021, 03:30:35 PM
I think I will put my bet on the Bucks to win against the Nets.

Yes, the Nets have a big 3 but the Bucks are playing extraordinarily this season, they have an advantage on the inside, they could be physical with their defense and the Nets might have some problem with that. I like their chances actually, I know I'm in the minority but I'm loving the odds now.
Not sure yet until they get that first round with the Celtics, they need 1 more win though. I'm partial with this, we may say they got the paint but remember Nets team has almost the playoff expertise a team could have and that's a feature by this team that shouldn't be ignore.

It looks like the East side wasn't that tight though and the excitement was really onto the West side with those tight games and standings.

Yeah the east is really the top 3 teams the rest of the teams don't have a shot.  Really thought the Knicks would throw up a better fight than this.  Definitely thought it was a 50/50 series but they looks as bad as they have all season long.  They really need Mitchel Robinson back in the worst way.

Knicks need a win at home to make it an exciting series, if they will not give everything they have, they will regret it as the fans will witness the exit at their home court, at least win this thing and has a chance to bring back the series on the road and play harder again. The way they are playing, I'm having a little expectation only, but the fans should help them though.
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May 31, 2021, 02:32:27 PM
Hi guys, nice promising parlay for today:

76ers + Jazz = x1,85: My bet

In my opinion, the matches are pretty predictable, since the outcome of the series can happen between 76 and the Wizards today, and the Jazz have been playing calmly and confidently for the last two matches, preventing Morant from catching the series, although the Grizzlies still have chances to reach the semifinals.
The Wizards have to do a lot of work on their mistakes, because at the moment, they do not look like favorites at all, even though they got one of the strongest opponents of the playoffs. The Grizzlies, in turn, still have a chance of reaching out the semifinals, as Morant pulls the team forward with all his might. But at the moment Jazz looks more confident to win imo.
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May 31, 2021, 02:24:34 PM
You know a team is great when they are 7th seed and they are tied with second seed at 2-2 and you think thats a bad thing for 7th seed Cheesy. I know the situation when you give the context of "lakers were last year's champions and added some good role players as well but AD and lebron missed a chunk of the season that is why they are 7th seed" that makes sense but it is still funny for a 7th seed to be blamed to be 2-2 with 2nd seed Cheesy All jokes aside maybe this is not as easy as it looks, I still think Lakers will win the series as long as AD can play properly but I think it is not going to be easy and it is going to take much more from Lebron, like Cavs times level of carrying to reach finals if he wants to, otherwise they are not going to beat all those opponents with yesterday type of games.
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May 31, 2021, 02:07:29 PM
Though, Nets still the favorite here as they've got much deeper squad, with the power trio which now we've seen what they are capable with, The firepower of KD, Kyrie and Harden plus all the role players to comes up playing what they've got, it's a good series to watch out for sure.

I disagree though, Nets doesn't have a deeper squad, they only got the big 3 and after that there's no one to score, they only have Joe Harris (3 point specialist) and then and old Blake.

And as we can see on the Bucks last win, Giannis doesn't need to score heavily and can be a play maker, game 1 was Middleton's hitting the winner, and then Jrue Holiday and Lopez to help them out. Forbes and Portis also come out big in their series against the Heat. While Nets heavily rely on their big 3. When Boston stole a game against them, Irving was the missing piece scoring less than 20 points. So if one of the big 3 has an off-night, most likely they are not going to win.
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May 31, 2021, 01:55:46 PM
I think I will put my bet on the Bucks to win against the Nets.

Yes, the Nets have a big 3 but the Bucks are playing extraordinarily this season, they have an advantage on the inside, they could be physical with their defense and the Nets might have some problem with that. I like their chances actually, I know I'm in the minority but I'm loving the odds now.
Not sure yet until they get that first round with the Celtics, they need 1 more win though. I'm partial with this, we may say they got the paint but remember Nets team has almost the playoff expertise a team could have and that's a feature by this team that shouldn't be ignore.

It looks like the East side wasn't that tight though and the excitement was really onto the West side with those tight games and standings.

Yeah the east is really the top 3 teams the rest of the teams don't have a shot.  Really thought the Knicks would throw up a better fight than this.  Definitely thought it was a 50/50 series but they looks as bad as they have all season long.  They really need Mitchel Robinson back in the worst way.
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May 31, 2021, 11:37:38 AM
I think I will put my bet on the Bucks to win against the Nets.

Yes, the Nets have a big 3 but the Bucks are playing extraordinarily this season, they have an advantage on the inside, they could be physical with their defense and the Nets might have some problem with that. I like their chances actually, I know I'm in the minority but I'm loving the odds now.
Not sure yet until they get that first round with the Celtics, they need 1 more win though. I'm partial with this, we may say they got the paint but remember Nets team has almost the playoff expertise a team could have and that's a feature by this team that shouldn't be ignore.

It looks like the East side wasn't that tight though and the excitement was really onto the West side with those tight games and standings.
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May 31, 2021, 11:21:29 AM
I think I will put my bet on the Bucks to win against the Nets.

Yes, the Nets have a big 3 but the Bucks are playing extraordinarily this season, they have an advantage on the inside, they could be physical with their defense and the Nets might have some problem with that. I like their chances actually, I know I'm in the minority but I'm loving the odds now.

The battle between the coaches will surely impacts to this rivalries in case that Nets finished the Celtics and start new series with the Bucks.
I agree that Bucks already a changed team after acquiring Holiday, and with Giannis and Middleton's leaderships the anchor of this team got better this season.

Though, Nets still the favorite here as they've got much deeper squad, with the power trio which now we've seen what they are capable with, The firepower of KD, Kyrie and Harden plus all the role players to comes up playing what they've got, it's a good series to watch out for sure.
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May 31, 2021, 10:57:15 AM
On Nets-Celtics series, the Nets are 1 win away from going into the second round as they defeated the Celtics 141-126. The Big 3 has 104 of the whole team's 141 points. That is what you called a Big 3. Tatum got 40 but there are no other players near him. Also 18 assists from Harden :X.

That's really an impressive work from those 3 with just 3 people they already have 104 points combined the Brooklyn Nets really do have a good offensive players with Durant, Harden and Irving I really think they can beat anyone. I think this could be the best offensive trio in the NBA right now.  In regards with Tatum that's really an impressive offense a 40 point alone with versus this big three is not that easy to achieve.

Tatum was the only one who is consistent in the team, in game 3 when they won, Tatum scored 50 points. Kemba Walker actually did not play in game 4, so they really are undermanned, if Kemba was there at least he can provide some good offense for the team.
Kemba is still inconsistent when it comes to playoffs like what he is in his last playoff appearance and here he is again, playing like Kuzma in playoffs. Inconsistent.
If there is a 2nd option when it comes to offense, it will be Brown but unfortunately he isn't playing so they really are undermanned right now. I don't think that they will win in Game 5 especially if they don't have anything to stop the Big 3 of Nets.

I think I will put my bet on the Bucks to win against the Nets.

Yes, the Nets have a big 3 but the Bucks are playing extraordinarily this season, they have an advantage on the inside, they could be physical with their defense and the Nets might have some problem with that. I like their chances actually, I know I'm in the minority but I'm loving the odds now.
TBH, its very hard to predict with this match up but I think that this will end up in a 7 game series.
The Nets are the top right now when it comes to starter points and one of the best in offense during the regular season while the Bucks are one of the if not the best team when it comes to defense. Lets see who will prevail with this match up. If I will predict with this I would go with Nets in 7. Smiley
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May 31, 2021, 08:55:11 AM
I think I will put my bet on the Bucks to win against the Nets.

Yes, the Nets have a big 3 but the Bucks are playing extraordinarily this season, they have an advantage on the inside, they could be physical with their defense and the Nets might have some problem with that. I like their chances actually, I know I'm in the minority but I'm loving the odds now.
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May 31, 2021, 08:54:01 AM
Kyle Kuzma needs to show everything now, look how Clarkson and Simon now, they've got impacts when they'll play, he(Kuzma)

have that skills and he can bring something for the Lakers but he need to start doing it on its own and not just relied from how LeBron wants him,

it something that he need to start working now, AD's absence will hit the Lakers here as Suns really working hard to win this series, they need to
adjust and find the right blend if they want to move to the next round.

LeBron and the rest of the Lakers needs to work together, everyone should involve themselves while playing inside the court.


Kyle Kuzma will replace Anthony Davis as part of the starting lineup.

Again and again, he should do some level-up on his plays. He's been in the league for several seasons so he needs to change the current issue about being inconsistent with him since then.

They aren't on the season anymore so he should take note of that. AD is a big loss so everyone should step up. LBJ is not on the same level as before.
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May 31, 2021, 08:48:35 AM

The series is tied and the Lakers have 2 options if AD will not play on Game 5. If they want to win its either LBJ step up on his performance or other players must step up to fill the gap that AD left.

LeBron will always step up in the playoffs (except in the 2011 NBA finals). Kyle Kuzma is supposed to be the X factor for the Laker team, but his inconsistency is what makes him looks like a mediocre player. He should be the one to step up and fill AD's absence (If AD won't play in GM5). We can't expect LeBron to sustain enough stamina if he's doing all the work.
The Lakers doesn't need LeBron to step up his game because he lead this team, instead the Laker as a team should step up their game and stay focused.

On the other hand, I can't wait to see the Nets and Bucks match up in the 2nd round  Grin

This current situation just show that LeBron can't carry his team alone just like what happened when he is on Miami Heat and Cleveland when his team mate is injured and both lose the finals. On Kuzma, He is not that consistent player even before, He is just entering on clutch everytime he has confidence due to his strong teammates.

It's so boring to watch the first round of Eastern Conference since its so 1 sided. Western Conference is well balance.  Cheesy
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May 31, 2021, 08:38:42 AM

The series is tied and the Lakers have 2 options if AD will not play on Game 5. If they want to win its either LBJ step up on his performance or other players must step up to fill the gap that AD left.

LeBron will always step up in the playoffs (except in the 2011 NBA finals). Kyle Kuzma is supposed to be the X factor for the Laker team, but his inconsistency is what makes him looks like a mediocre player. He should be the one to step up and fill AD's absence (If AD won't play in GM5). We can't expect LeBron to sustain enough stamina if he's doing all the work.
The Lakers doesn't need LeBron to step up his game because he lead this team, instead the Laker as a team should step up their game and stay focused.
Lebron always does his best, but he can't win alone.
I guess they will not force AD to play in game 5 as their current lineup without AD is still capable of winning against the Suns series.
They will make an adjustment for sure.


On the other hand, I can't wait to see the Nets and Bucks match up in the 2nd round  Grin

Hopefully a better series, Bucks showing some big improvement this playoff, they have a chance to beat the Nets.
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May 31, 2021, 08:11:32 AM

The series is tied and the Lakers have 2 options if AD will not play on Game 5. If they want to win its either LBJ step up on his performance or other players must step up to fill the gap that AD left.

LeBron will always step up in the playoffs (except in the 2011 NBA finals). Kyle Kuzma is supposed to be the X factor for the Laker team, but his inconsistency is what makes him looks like a mediocre player. He should be the one to step up and fill AD's absence (If AD won't play in GM5). We can't expect LeBron to sustain enough stamina if he's doing all the work.
The Lakers doesn't need LeBron to step up his game because he lead this team, instead the Laker as a team should step up their game and stay focused.

On the other hand, I can't wait to see the Nets and Bucks match up in the 2nd round  Grin
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May 31, 2021, 07:57:18 AM
Tatum was the only one who is consistent in the team, in game 3 when they won, Tatum scored 50 points. Kemba Walker actually did not play in game 4, so they really are undermanned, if Kemba was there at least he can provide some good offense for the team.
Injuries. Unexpected and all are part of the game.
We don't like it to happen and be the reason for a team to lose the game. Nets will surely finish this at their homecourt.

I am trying to figure out why the Heat was swept by the Bucks. It's not Eric Spoelstra's style and in fact, this is the first sweep of his career as a coach.
So what does Heat lacks? Power Forward. A big and experienced one.
Using the replays, I saw Bam Adebayo having a hard time defending everyone under the rim and if he did well contesting the shot, no Heat player is waiting for the rebound or boxing out.
Total Rebound/Offensive Rebound
Game 1 - 64/15 Bucks - 51/12 Heat
Game 2 - 61/21 Bucks - 36/9 Heat - Worst
Game 3 - 55/10 Bucks - 42/7 Heat
Game 4 - 56/15 Bucks - 40/8 Heat

Forbes shooting a three. Look who is winning the box out. You can't even see Butler behind Lopez.  Cheesy
Lopez got the rebound and clean it up for Forbes.
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