Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 203. (Read 914423 times)

No Giannis but Dame is there.

3rd quarter of the game already and it's 66 and 56 for the scores IND is leading.

Dame is doing it and got 19 points already for this quarter. It seems that IND is going to close this game, I'm smelling that it is where this game is going.

The Heat are undermanned for the majority of the series, and they don't have Butler, which is their main player, and Rozier who is contributing on their offense as well. Jacquez also didn't play in Game 5 as well because of injury so I think it's pretty obvious that the Celtics will just win on this one easily. I was surprised that they didn't get swept TBH.

The other 3 series in the East went to 3-2 because it's a matched series. Maybe the Pacers-Bucks is the one that isn't matched because the Bucks doesn't have Giannis, but they are currently battling for their championship lives on the road. It's good that Lillard played in Game 6 because at least that increases their chance of stealing it on the road. As for the other 2 series, I will not be surprised if both series will go to a Game 7. As for the Celtics, they have time to rest and prepare for their next opponent.

When they needed him the most, that's the time where he can't play because of his injuries.
He played well during the regular season and at one point, I also thought that he will be included in the MVP race (or at least be in the top 5) because of how he's playing, but in the playoffs, he's just unreliable.

I know that injuries are pretty normal in NBA already, but if you have a player that you can't rely on especially in the biggest stage which is the playoffs, I don't know, but I think it's time for him to get traded to another team. I'm not saying that he's the curse, but the Clippers curse continues just because he can't play in the playoffs. He played, but not at 100%. Trade him and get another player or a bunch of role players.

Kahwi's inflamed right knee is saying otherwise. He played in games two and three expecting a good result but his bad knee aren't responding as he hoped for. He was ruled out in game 5 for the same injury and I still don't see any update if he'll be available for game 6.

It's up to PG and Harden to save the series against the Mavs.

Nah that knicks are different this year.  I know I'm a knciks fan but the Knicks killed the 6ers this year with embiid fully healthy.  Think the Knicks took the game by 30 even with embiid scoring 30.  Knciks defense keeps them in any game and in any series.  Might sound bias but in years past I'd say yeah you are right.  Not to mention if we are doing injuries the Knicks are missing julius randle.  16 games knciks had a fully healthy team and was 14-2 with the best defensive rating in the nba.

It is clear that Dallas is leading and they are playing quite well, I don't think we have seen anything amazing from Luka Doncic in this series, he played as good as everyone expected him to play which is great and I believe that we are going to end up seeing him do as well as hoped for, not like it is going to be all that complicated.

Best we can hope at this point would be just realization that Kyrie Irving was a good trade because he helped the series a lot, coming back from 30 point difference and winning, while Kyrie is leading the team, was the proof of that.

Clippers aren't that bad neither, Kawhi and PG and Harden are all healthy, which is not something you see very often, they are good, but I just feel like not good enough.

I think as far as the other east games you mentioned, injuries have a lot to do with it.  Philadelphia steamrolls the Knicks with a healthy Embiid in my opinion.  Same with the Bucks against the Pacers.  Milwaukee with a healthy Giannis or a healthy Dame should be able to get by the Pacers.  Unfortunately, when it comes to NBA basketball and the postseason, the single biggest factor is which team is going to have their guys healthy out there...  With the new no resting rules, I think the NBA should seriously consider putting an additional week or maybe even two before starting the playoffs at the end of the season so players have at least a little time to get healthy.

If the Mavericks are able to finish it at game 6, I wonder how the Clippers off-season will be because there are rumors that the Clippers don't want to give the maximum deal like what they did to Kawhi earlier in the season. Would the Clippers retain him or will we see PG on another uniform? One of the teams that is eyeing him is the Magic. For me, it would work: more defense for the Magic, and PG will serve as the veteran that will push them further into the playoffs. One thing that I don't like about this one is that he might stunt the growth of the Magic's young players, but overall, PG in Magic is a nice fit. Another team that sounds nice is the OKC. George's coming back to Oklahoma will be great since he can be the last piece that makes the OKC a contending team. Also, the OKC lacks a veteran presence in the locker room, so it is PG's role to do that.

I was expecting some more fight from Miami Heat side against Boston Celtics, this alst game was more like a walkover than a post season game.

Very strange how equal are the games on the east side for this first round of games, a lot of keys in a 3-2 result already and with a ton of chance of reaching the seven game in a few of them.

I read the report and both are listed doubtful , so let's see if they'll play.

However, there's still a big question if that would help them, because they have been absent for a while especially Giannis, if he comes back, that might ruined the chemistry as they'll have to make an adjustment. Well, they have to be careful with this as it's a do or die game for them once again.

Yep, there have indeed been rumors that Dame and Giannis are very close to coming back, and it's worth noting that the Bucks have listed those two as doubtful for Game 6. On one hand, it will be an important game for the Bucks, and they should do their best to win. On the other hand, if Dame and Giannis aren't fully recovered yet, they may only aggravate their injuries.

The series could have been over if the Mavericks didn't allow the Clippers to outscored them early in game 4. If we still remember, Clippers were up as high as 31 points in that game and yet Mavericks was able to come back, just unfotunate they were not able to complete a comeback win. However, they made sure that in game 5 they will be the one who will start strong and as what we have seen, they are the one who have dictated the game especially in the 3rd quarter and the last.

Clippers lacks defense without Kawhi. Both Harden and PG are useless on defense and just relying with their offense capabilities. Clippers is a glass cannon which can dominate enemy when they are on high accuracy shooting game while so weak at the same time when their accuracy is low since they don’t have defense.

This is same with Mavs but the only difference is Luka is very consistent with his offensive capability that’s why Mavs is so strong despite their defense is not that superb. I believe this match will be more entertaining to watch if Kawhi is playing because the match is just between Luka and 2 old star player that already near ending their prime.

Yes, Zubac is just one part of the equation, and he is doing good in this series if I'm not mistaken. And it should be PG and James Harden to carry the team, just like what they did in their last game where they won.

And so the Dallas made the adjustment in this game, and so it's a do or die game for the Clippers so they need to come up with another performance from PG and Harden to keep the series alive. Take out WB from the equation here, he is no longer the alpha here, Kawhi is down, so everything rest of the should of PG and Harden to score at least 30+ in the next game and then let their bench contribute.

Yeah, he had a great game but was only limited with 15 points. 7-8 shooting, that's impressive, but he could have shoot more with that percentage of shooting. I should be Harden and PG that should be leading the team, either one of them will play bad, things aren't going to be better for the team and in game 6, it's a do or die game for them, so they can't afford to loss. I don't know if they can but I believe Dallas will not allow this series to go back to LA and they'll be in disadvantage.

They are back on their home court again, it's  good to close a game on their home court and celebrate with the fans. I'm seeing another blowout win by the Mavericks as they have already figured out how to beat the Clippers, they just have to play great defense and get everyone involved. I like to see the way they play in game 3 where the bigs are not only doing some defense but they are also doing great offense.

If you look at the Clippers, it was only Zubac against the bigs of the Mavericks, that will not work all the time as Zubac will eventually get tired and that's what happen in game 5.

They should really win the next game because they cannot afford to be on game 7 with these super-rosters when their skills are eventually activated and see the opportunity, they could turn the table against the Mavs and knock them out in this series. so they need to win it by exerting all effort in defense again which really works against the Clippers despite 3 of their superstars being in good shape. They can't seem to do anything about it and it will surely work again with just a little adjustment to finally close this series, it's about time for the Mavs to get to the Western Finals if they also manage to win on their next one.

Yeah, he said that he felt that he let Kyrie down in their last game. And so he comes back with a double double performance, although triple with 7 rebounds. And as we have seen in the series, this is a defensive game and the defense of Mavs is one of the most underrated this season.

They've lockdown PG and Harden, and then not let score 100 points in the series.

And if they've done that, there is a big chances that they are going to win. So looking for a close out game next game at their homecourt.

There's no Kawhi but yeah, having that lead by the Mavs is questionable. LOL

Wait until the Clippers and Mavs game is done. But it's so hard to think of which is which and whom will win. As long as there's the ball game for the Clippers and the Mavs, you don't know if it's going to be the Thunders and the Mavs already. Let's wait until the game ends as the series is now at 3-2 in favor of the Mavs. What I am excited for is the game of the Nuggets and the Timberwolves, Gobert versus Jokic and let's see who's better under the ring.

It's surprising to see that they let this blowout in front of those fans who support them believing that they will bring a good fight, no offense with the Clippers but the adjustments with how they are playing the game is something that they needed to workout, not easy but they've got those good nights and they already doing well, just needed to be consistent with the way you play your system and needs to keep improving everything, not just to play and let go.


Too early for that, though both are fresh if ever they've meet in the next round, both teams got their stars and good blends of chemistries it will be a competitions of good game play and proper executions of those players inside the court.

Luka made his promise to contribute for the game and they won. he isn't even 100%, we can see that he is still struggling from injury but he is playing like an MVP. Kyrie and Luka combo is present, and everyone played well with their great defense. When Harden and PG are struggling, this is what happen and look at Westbrook,    2-11 shooting, really the big 3 are struggling.

PG 4-13
Harden 2-12