Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 221. (Read 914488 times)

Erik Spoelstra really was a great strategist and I have seen it back then the Miami Heat won in their back-to-back 2011–12 and 2012–13 in the Miami Heat team, and with the strategy in winning a game against the Denver Nuggets last year it was a great strategy and by letting Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic exposed by that strategy but unfortunately, the Denver Nuggets got into this strategy and prevented by Coach Michael Malone, and that was by letting Jokic shot the ball and not make any play,

But sure Erik Spoelstra is surely a great coach even without Jimmy Butler on the team his strategy was quite great with the remaining players that he got, and yes I was really looking forward to their next game.


Good Choices I think that the Cavaliers, Nuggets, and Timberwolves have a great chance of winning against their counter teams while I can not still answer the Philadelphia 76ers against the New York Knicks I guess that will be a hard bet in my opinion but for sure we will see when the play-offs really starts,

It was really a bummer that I was busy with my family on an out-of-town trip it was really unfortunate that I missed most of the games in the regular season and now when we come back it was already the play-offs but it is really good to still have some games than never really have some NBA games at all.

They beat the Bulls but the Celtics is a different animal, they have their best season and they'll not gonna repeat what happened last year. And with the recent report about the injury of Butler, as we can see....

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/heat-star-jimmy-butler-has-sprained-ligament-in-knee-will-be-sidelined-several-weeks-3/

That means the Heat are gonna be playing with Jimmy Butler, can they win with the current line up, yes but the chance is very slim.

Wow, Heat is too strong. With Butler, they're really good in the playoffs but I guess that even without him, it won't affect their determination to win.

IMO, it won't change for games 1,2 and so on.

Unfortunately, tired legs for the Kings and the home team Pels won the game. Brandon Ingram lead the team this time in the absence of Zion and it just took them the 2nd quarter to put a good enough lead that the Kings wasn't able to climb back.

Although they did make a run in the last 3 minutes of the game, but it was not enough.

And probably Fox hitting the top of back board in the first last quarter shows that they defense of the Pelicans it very good. They didn't even crack 100 points in this game.

Heat and Pelicans got the last tickets to play-offs as many expected. Now it's play-off time!

Magic - Cavaliers
Suns - Timberwolves
Sixers - Knicks
Lakers - Nuggets

My day 1 expectations. Home teams should win at home since this is first game and the crowds support would be amazing.

You won if you bet for the New Orleans Pelicans, nice pick. Brandon Ingram stepped up his game even though he came from the injury because they needed him the most without Zion. But I think everyone is a player of the game. Larry Nance Jr. contributed underneath the rim with his volleyball spike offensive rebounds, Valanciunas had his moments, and so did Murphy, Alvarado, and the others. This is the Pelicans that we saw last season even without Zion, they are playing hard on both ends of the floor, especially on defense.

1/2 for me here. I never doubted the Miami Heat to win that game so I got one there but I never thought the Kings would play this bad. How I wish Malik Monk was there to give the team some energy.
Now the playoff seeds are complete, later we will have an early game at 1:00 AM GMT+8 Cavs vs Magic.

If I talk about yesterday's match, Heat really dominated in the 2nd half, it is impressive they end up by a win without Jimmy Butler or Terry Rozier. Erik Spoelstra's selection center Bam Adebayo was a good decision, Adebayo hold the team till the end and earned fourth Boston Series.

Yes, the Miami Heat and Celtics are going to face each other in the playoffs round one. I absolutely agree with the fact that the Miami Heat is a team that has created a lot of problems for other teams that they face. And of course, they are all legit teams. Because from a "not so advantageous" position they can still perform. Miami Heat is a team that has proved themselves again and again even in unfavored situations. Currently, Miami Heat is in really good form as well. The Celtics will have a problem on their hand in the upcoming match against Miami Heat.

2 teams without their star player have won tonight, Miami's win is just impressive but Pelicans also able to hold on with the lead and beat the Kings by 7 points. Ingram has finally lead the team and he is not limited anymore, the size of the Pelicans have really bothered the Kings as Murray have struggled in this game too. I've seen some sequences where Kings got blocked, so that could tell they played greate defense.

8 blocks vs 4 blocks, and kings also got outrebounded.

We aren't sure about  this one but the odds are telling that Celtics could sweep the Miami Heat. IIRC, Miami beat the Celtics on the road without Butler too, so this is getting more exciting, love if the Heat will surprise the Celtics again.

It was a dominant win by Heat, it seems like they really don't need Butler after all as we can see the ball movement is very flawless and everyone is getting a good touch. Herro and JJJ doing their thing,  they lead the team in this big win and I'm happy that this rookie is getting his minutes and attempts he needed.

now, it's all set for this team, they'll face the Celtics but not in the ECF, and I think this isn't an easy money for the Celtcs bettors as Heat have prove time and time again that they are a legit team, they work based on their culture and we should understand that.

I'm with you on this one.
Surprised it's a close game considering Zion is not playing and BI is out of "shape".

Go Kings!!

Let’s go Kings!

Honestly, I'm surprised by the Heat's performance in this game. Looks like the Heat don't need Butler and Rozier to beat an opponent like the Bulls. There are still 5 minutes left in the 4th quarter, but the Heat are already leading by 27 points. As for the Pelicans, if they perform as they did with the Lakers, they will hardly have any chance against the Kings.

So far Miami looks good without Jimmy buckets but it's a long game.  Chicago started off real cold.  Who does everyone have in the next game?  I'm on the Pelicans, think home cooking helps them pull through like it's been for miami.

While I am optimistic with the roster to take home the gold but I just don't want to belittle other participating teams as it has happened in the past that some of them managed to win against them.

Yeah, Brunson is also a good one and deserves a spot there but due to the limited number of slots, he's not in.

This is a serious roster that tells other team "we'll taking home the gold".

Yeah, the team is still good even if Jimmy isn't there but can't deny the fact that he's always changing his form during the playoffs to finals if ever they get in.

It's already 1-0 in favor of Bulls and this 2nd game, no Jimmy and that's an advantage still for the Bulls. But we'd see then if this is going to game 3 since there have been a lot of games in the past that they're able to win even if there's no Jimmy on the roster.

He has made a lot of bettors richer last season but maybe not this time but I hope that they win later.

Right, solid combination and this team will be lead by Lebron and Steph Curry and this players are going to play with pride as they will be carrying the US flag and try to redeem themselves again.

They might be lacking on the height as we have other teams way above 7 footers as their center, but I guess Bam and AD and Joel are used to playing big mean and they are going to used that experience to push the centers of the other teams. Just a question whether they will blend on time and get that Gold again.

Agreed, I like the makeup of this squad.  I think the x factor is lebron.  It's his last trip with the US jersey on and he is playing for his legacy.  I don't think anyone on the international level can compete with him if he is in fight mode and drives.  If he takes outside shots all touny they will be in trouble.  That's the key here for them I think.

Yes, I do agree, AD is playing solid all throughout this season as well, While Joel come from a injury and not sure if he is 100% recovered already as I think the Sixers needs him in time to get into a playoff spot.


And it could be the US is really playing small and they could indeed be undersize in the center position for Olympic competition. But I think what they will do is to use their speed again and try to outhustle European players if that works.

I respect your opinion and mostly I agree but I think this squad is more than enough for the center position. I don't think anybody can do better than Embiid, AD, Adebayo. Of course it would be more than perfect if they kind of a player like Jokic, Sabonis or Sengun but I think this is the best USA can do and it is already crazy good. Embiid might be the most dominant player in this crazy good team even. Please note that I think every player in this team is of course amazing and dominant but Embiid might be the most dominant even among them.

I think I might even prefer Anthony Davis in the said roster compared to Embiid who is clearly still recovering from a major surgery, Anthony Davis is very versatile and also a two-way player, and with Lebron on the roster you can only anticipate a deeper chemistry between them.

Bam Adebayo is sole backup center would likely be a failed project, because Bam Adebayo is indeed undersized for a center playing against the new approach of teams which favors playing highly sized players for forward and center roles, Bam would definitely struggle against a French team for instance pairing Wemby and Gobert as F and C.