The Luka Dončić noise is still here in the NBA as the mavericks continues their winning streak, and now beating one of the best games in the NBA which is the Rockets. It's a double double for him with 41 points and 10 assists, this is a match up of 2 potential MVP candidates and clearly here its Luka Dončić who won the battle.
also with this win, Mavericks climb to the number 3 spot in ranking in the west.
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What a spectacular game for Lavigne! Made 49 points and made 13 three pointers out of 17.
Yo, who that? He a distant relative to Avril Lavigne or you just don't know how to spell his name?
(bonus De Roza)An interesting rumor going around.
Shortening the season to 78 games won't change things much, players will still not play in back-to-back games. NBA can't cut it to 72 games either because they're going to miss massive revenue from TV deals and sponsorships.
The idea of a mid-season tournament is so bad that it doesn't deserve to be discussed at all.
I'm also not a fan of reseeding the teams after early rounds, they should rather eliminate divisions and conferences altogether and have the top 16 teams play in the playoffs.
Now he is also recorded on top players like Thompson and Curry to make a 13 shots beyond the arc. Out of 17, 13 shot beyond the arc was hit by Lavine. Now Bulls having a record of 6-11, you think they can still make it on the finals?
Finals? That is too much to ask. They have to go through powerful teams like Celtics, Bucks, Heat, Sixers, and Raptors. They would be really lucky if they make it to the playoffs.
Yeah, that is too much, this is just one monster game for him and I doubt that he can carry the Bulls even to the playoffs. Not hating on him but with so many teams in the West who is absolutely a beast, I doubt that he can replicate his game because teams are going to adjust their defence on him. It's just he had a hot hand, if would be perfect if he hits 50, just saying.
What a spectacular game for Lavigne! Made 49 points and made 13 three pointers out of 17. He made it to top 10-20 in three points made in the history of the NBA. Now he's proving everybody wrong not only with that performance but his performance this season. He definitely is not only into dunking. But, kudos to Arcidiacono for helping the triple team and getting the ball to the hot guy that night for pulling out the dagger.
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What's your take on this, who will win ROTY award?
my pick is kendrick Nunn, What's your take on this, who will win ROTY award?
No point in even thinking about this award until Zion steps onto the hardwood.
An interesting rumor going around. Seed changes are being proposed and shortening of regular season games. With the proposal, it's possible that two teams from the same conference will be battling for the NBA Finals.
The expectation with Zion is just too much.
A lot of fans out there wants to see the kid play and up until now we cannot see it yet.
It is difficult to compare someone like that when we cannot even see how he plays with his new team.
There might be no chemistry and in the end he will work it all out. If he could maybe double the amount of stats that Ja Morant have now then maybe, just maybe he could really take that ROTY home.
IMHO it is natural that everyone has high expectations of Zion play with Pelicans in the regular season because he is the number 1 draft pick 2019.A lot of fans out there wants to see the kid play and up until now we cannot see it yet.
It is difficult to compare someone like that when we cannot even see how he plays with his new team.
There might be no chemistry and in the end he will work it all out. If he could maybe double the amount of stats that Ja Morant have now then maybe, just maybe he could really take that ROTY home.
Who doesn't have high expectations for the number 1 draft pick in NBA? lol
I don't.
Because it doesn't really mean you will be also successful in NBA.
Have you noticed how many good players are there in their batch of draft picks?
RJ was good and is a team mate of Zion at Duke, I am really voting for RJ at that time because of his potential and also at physical attribute which is perfect for his height.
It is not like Zion skills are far from the top 10 draft picks.
Wow Lavine garner 49 points on winning their game against Charlotte Hornets. He is also the saviour of their team as 0.8 seconds left on the fourth quarter and he shot a 3 points withot a miss giving them final score of 116-115.
Now he is also recorded on top players like Thompson and Curry to make a 13 shots beyond the arc. Out of 17, 13 shot beyond the arc was hit by Lavine. Now Bulls having a record of 6-11, you think they can still make it on the finals?
Not one of my favorite team but surely a good and formidable on eastern conference.
Now he is also recorded on top players like Thompson and Curry to make a 13 shots beyond the arc. Out of 17, 13 shot beyond the arc was hit by Lavine. Now Bulls having a record of 6-11, you think they can still make it on the finals?
Not one of my favorite team but surely a good and formidable on eastern conference.
This might be the perfect game for Lavigne having a monstrous game with 13 three points. Yes they still have a chance for the finals but it's only for about 10-20% chance for them to make it. Though their are still more matchers to come but let's not expect Chicago to make it to the finals because there are several teams who are already a title contender.
Now he is also recorded on top players like Thompson and Curry to make a 13 shots beyond the arc. Out of 17, 13 shot beyond the arc was hit by Lavine. Now Bulls having a record of 6-11, you think they can still make it on the finals?
Finals? That is too much to ask. They have to go through powerful teams like Celtics, Bucks, Heat, Sixers, and Raptors. They would be really lucky if they make it to the playoffs.
The expectation with Zion is just too much.
A lot of fans out there wants to see the kid play and up until now we cannot see it yet.
It is difficult to compare someone like that when we cannot even see how he plays with his new team.
There might be no chemistry and in the end he will work it all out. If he could maybe double the amount of stats that Ja Morant have now then maybe, just maybe he could really take that ROTY home.
IMHO it is natural that everyone has high expectations of Zion play with Pelicans in the regular season because he is the number 1 draft pick 2019.A lot of fans out there wants to see the kid play and up until now we cannot see it yet.
It is difficult to compare someone like that when we cannot even see how he plays with his new team.
There might be no chemistry and in the end he will work it all out. If he could maybe double the amount of stats that Ja Morant have now then maybe, just maybe he could really take that ROTY home.
Who doesn't have high expectations for the number 1 draft pick in NBA? lol
yes, we need to wait until next month (maybe) for watching zion play in the regular season. Besides Ja Morant, who was one of the best rookie candidates, I saw Eric Paschall's performance with Warriors also pretty good, he got minutes to play because the Warriors stars were injured, with the opportunity to play I felt he could be a player that could be relied on for Warriors
The expectation with Zion is just too much.
A lot of fans out there wants to see the kid play and up until now we cannot see it yet.
It is difficult to compare someone like that when we cannot even see how he plays with his new team.
There might be no chemistry and in the end he will work it all out. If he could maybe double the amount of stats that Ja Morant have now then maybe, just maybe he could really take that ROTY home.
No point in even thinking about this award until Zion steps onto the hardwood.
~What's next for Kemba Walker after this injury he got versus the Nuggets? I mean, it's a serious neck injury even though it is unintentional from his teammate. I hope it's not a career threatening injury.
The result is that Kemba Walker, fortunately, avoided a serious injury. All tests and scans carried out by Kemba came out with positive results. There is no exact schedule for how long Kemba should be absent or when he is allowed to play again. While absent, I think Marcus Smart & Carsen Edwards looks like they will get more minutes to play
No point in even thinking about this award until Zion steps onto the hardwood.
~Wow Lavine garner 49 points on winning their game against Charlotte Hornets. He is also the saviour of their team as 0.8 seconds left on the fourth quarter and he shot a 3 points withot a miss giving them final score of 116-115.
Now he is also recorded on top players like Thompson and Curry to make a 13 shots beyond the arc. Out of 17, 13 shot beyond the arc was hit by Lavine. Now Bulls having a record of 6-11, you think they can still make it on the finals?
Not one of my favorite team but surely a good and formidable on eastern conference.
Now he is also recorded on top players like Thompson and Curry to make a 13 shots beyond the arc. Out of 17, 13 shot beyond the arc was hit by Lavine. Now Bulls having a record of 6-11, you think they can still make it on the finals?
Not one of my favorite team but surely a good and formidable on eastern conference.
Holy crap!
I watched all the other games and missed this one.
I guess I missed the exciting game of all.
Damn! I am going to watch the replay.
Bucks ate the Pistons.
Antetokounmpo is a monster once again. Anyone seen how he is doing his crossovers? He is unstoppable if he could perfect that move.
His gaining more speed at dribbling the ball even with his long span. Oh, and the three points.
Now he is also recorded on top players like Thompson and Curry to make a 13 shots beyond the arc. Out of 17, 13 shot beyond the arc was hit by Lavine. Now Bulls having a record of 6-11, you think they can still make it on the finals?
The East is not filled with powerful players so I think there is still a chance for the Bulls to make it to the playoffs.
It is still early to tell, there are still 60+ games to happen.
Grizzlies and Lakers game is something to be watched again.
Ja Morant doing some cool moves. Ankle breakers and showing his skills while in the air.
There is one moment at 4th quarter where he avoided two opponent in mid air and his hands with the ball went the other way.
I was really shocked at how wise this young kid is.
He do have a future. They lose against the Lakers but it was really fun.
Wow Lavine garner 49 points on winning their game against Charlotte Hornets. He is also the saviour of their team as 0.8 seconds left on the fourth quarter and he shot a 3 points withot a miss giving them final score of 116-115.
What a spectacular to end the game 
. This only prove us that he can carry this legendary team. Hmm, though not as close as MJ or even D. Rose could do on their prime days but still he can. He is still young and can show more.Now he is also recorded on top players like Thompson and Curry to make a 13 shots beyond the arc. Out of 17, 13 shot beyond the arc was hit by Lavine. Now Bulls having a record of 6-11, you think they can still make it on the finals?
Nice one! I never wondered that he is also a sharp shooter because I thought that he was only good at dunking. Seems there is a new killer 3 pointer in the league huh? Curry and Harris should watch out from now on . 
Wow Lavine garner 49 points on winning their game against Charlotte Hornets. He is also the saviour of their team as 0.8 seconds left on the fourth quarter and he shot a 3 points withot a miss giving them final score of 116-115.
Now he is also recorded on top players like Thompson and Curry to make a 13 shots beyond the arc. Out of 17, 13 shot beyond the arc was hit by Lavine. Now Bulls having a record of 6-11, you think they can still make it on the finals?
Not one of my favorite team but surely a good and formidable on eastern conference.
Now he is also recorded on top players like Thompson and Curry to make a 13 shots beyond the arc. Out of 17, 13 shot beyond the arc was hit by Lavine. Now Bulls having a record of 6-11, you think they can still make it on the finals?
Not one of my favorite team but surely a good and formidable on eastern conference.
What's next for Kemba Walker after this injury he got versus the Nuggets? I mean, it's a serious neck injury even though it is unintentional from his teammate. I hope it's not a career threatening injury.
The result is that Kemba Walker, fortunately, avoided a serious injury. All tests and scans carried out by Kemba came out with positive results. There is no exact schedule for how long Kemba should be absent or when he is allowed to play again. While absent, I think Marcus Smart & Carsen Edwards looks like they will get more minutes to play No point in even thinking about this award until Zion steps onto the hardwood.
ROTY is based on stats so every game counts. Zion didn't play any single game this season giving advantage to those other rookies to gained stats while he is out.
Zion is expected to be back in mid-December but that was just an ETA. If that won't happened, it will be difficult for him to catch up in the NBA ROTY award even he will average 30+ per game (although not likely) once he came back as his closed competitors also giving good numbers per game.
. Consistent hardwork (whether you are up or down) still what matters the most. In this case, I am now also going with Morant. They almost win in their game against Lakers, almost but not quite! Nonetheless props to this rookie, he did great!
Sacramento must be hurting to see they passed on Luka and Trae. Deandre Ayton was a good pick. Sad he was injured but still young and lots of time to recover and play big.
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On the other hand, the clippers vs Rockets is a good match and Clippers took their revenge behind the effort Leonard and Williams, and although PG struggle a bit, they help each other to win.
Both have FGA/FGM of 9/16 but Harden earn more points also in the free throw line as he has 18 FT and made 14 out of 18.
You can see the effort by harden, he used his strenght on fishing foul and that was effective, however Clippers played better in this game.
William did help to win as well as he scored 26 points in this win....
and both teams played well and were very entertaining.
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