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Quote from: LogitechMouse on December 10, 2024, 10:58:32 PM

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A couple good games on TNT tonight. First the Orlando Magic take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks have been struggling a bit (better lately) and the Magic have been playing great, so this game could end up being a good one to watch. Then you have the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder. I might have to watch that one. I don’t get to watch Dallas play enough.

The Bucks outscored the Magic in the 2nd and 3rd quarter and still manage to get the victory 114-109 lead by Giannis, Dame and Bobby Portis that has 87 points combined. After that rough start of the Bucks at the start of the season, they're getting better and better now... at least better than it is at the start. Cheesy

Just for context. I'll share a trivia. Darvin Ham is 14-0 on these NBA Cup games and its way back last season when they won the title as well with him as a coach. It seems like Ham is the team's lucky charm in terms of these NBA Cup games, eh? Nevertheless, it's good to see the whole Bucks team performing better now. As for the Thunder and Mavericks, I'm currently watching it. Mavericks are down 11 as of this moment and they also have a 7-game winning streak as well. Doncic seems playing bad right now scoring only 2 points in near 2 1/2 quarters.

I didn't know that. Thank you. This is actually a good article about Darvin Ham and the NBA Cup.
Peculiar Stat Shows Former Lakers Coach Darvin Ham Stands Alone in NBA Cup History
https://www.si.com/nba/peculiar-stat-lakers-bucks-darvin-ham-nba-cup-history

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With a 114-109 win over the Magic, Ham has yet to lose an NBA Cup game as a coach. He owns a perfect 12–0 record—a feat no other coach can tout after Ham joined the Bucks' staff following his dismissal from the Lakers after two seasons as head coach.

I think Darvin Ham is a great coach but it's the Lakers, they always will pin it all to the coach so that the management won't be questioned.

Sadly though, I lost my bet there. I took a -5.5 bet for the Bucks and I needed one more point to cover the spread. It's okay that they won and it was entertaining game but much better if I won that bet. Grin

The Bucks are now advancing to the next stage, the East Semifinal, and also the Thunder for the West Semifinals.
Now we wait for their opponents.
Rockets vs Warriors, Knicks vs Hawks.

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Quote from: LogitechMouse on December 10, 2024, 10:58:32 PM

Quote from: OgNasty on December 10, 2024, 05:44:03 PM

A couple good games on TNT tonight. First the Orlando Magic take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks have been struggling a bit (better lately) and the Magic have been playing great, so this game could end up being a good one to watch. Then you have the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder. I might have to watch that one. I don’t get to watch Dallas play enough.

The Bucks outscored the Magic in the 2nd and 3rd quarter and still manage to get the victory 114-109 lead by Giannis, Dame and Bobby Portis that has 87 points combined. After that rough start of the Bucks at the start of the season, they're getting better and better now... at least better than it is at the start. Cheesy

It was Dame who took it over, the Magic is still in the lead when he hit that three. And then a blow up for a easy two, and then they fouled him and it's automatic hitting two FT's. And then they fouled Giannis for the final score.

There were stretch though that Bobby Portis hasn't missed a shot. So good contribution by him. And Middleton as well, although he didn't score, but he has a huge impact with 8 assists and majority of it is to Giannis for easy dunk or lay up. Now, they advance to NBA Cup Semifinals.

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Quote from: OgNasty on December 10, 2024, 11:07:14 PM

I think the NBA will be adding a bunch more ridiculousness as they try to continue growing their viewership (it doesn't seem to be working so far).

Especially now that the Lakers are already out of the NBA Cup competition, judging by the most viewed games so far this season, their absence in the picture will likely not help increase viewership, even during the NBA Cup Finals.

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2024/04/nba-regular-season-viewership-up-slightly-four-year-high-christmas-low/

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Quote from: LogitechMouse on December 10, 2024, 10:58:32 PM

I'll share a trivia. Darvin Ham is 14-0 on these NBA Cup games and its way back last season when they won the title as well with him as a coach.

That is an odd little bit of trivia. Personally, I don't care at all about the NBA Cup and can't think of a good reason why it exists. The only thing it really does is give the rookies on the team that wins a massive payday, but considering they aren't even the ones playing, it doesn't really seem fair to the rest of the rookies in the league. I think they should do away with it altogether, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen. I think the NBA will be adding a bunch more ridiculousness as they try to continue growing their viewership (it doesn't seem to be working so far).

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Quote from: OgNasty on December 10, 2024, 05:44:03 PM

A couple good games on TNT tonight. First the Orlando Magic take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks have been struggling a bit (better lately) and the Magic have been playing great, so this game could end up being a good one to watch. Then you have the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder. I might have to watch that one. I don’t get to watch Dallas play enough.

The Bucks outscored the Magic in the 2nd and 3rd quarter and still manage to get the victory 114-109 lead by Giannis, Dame and Bobby Portis that has 87 points combined. After that rough start of the Bucks at the start of the season, they're getting better and better now... at least better than it is at the start. Cheesy

Just for context. I'll share a trivia. Darvin Ham is 14-0 on these NBA Cup games and its way back last season when they won the title as well with him as a coach. It seems like Ham is the team's lucky charm in terms of these NBA Cup games, eh? Nevertheless, it's good to see the whole Bucks team performing better now. As for the Thunder and Mavericks, I'm currently watching it. Mavericks are down 11 as of this moment and they also have a 7-game winning streak as well. Doncic seems playing bad right now scoring only 2 points in near 2 1/2 quarters.

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A couple good games on TNT tonight. First the Orlando Magic take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks have been struggling a bit (better lately) and the Magic have been playing great, so this game could end up being a good one to watch. Then you have the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder. I might have to watch that one. I don’t get to watch Dallas play enough.

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Quote from: dwyane36 on December 10, 2024, 07:39:47 AM

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Quote from: Captain Corporate on December 09, 2024, 06:32:34 PM

I don't understand all the talk around the league on how Lebron James is "finally showing signs of drop" or something. First of all dude is 40 years old, if he showed signs of weakness that wouldn't be really that much of a shock lol, I mean at this point anything more than 20 minutes per game is shocking to me, at 40 years old, dude shouldn't be doing chase down blocks on last second, that's insane!

He hasn't sign of slowness in the first half, it's that when he had this shooting slump, everyone was jumping on the bandwagon that father time has caught up with him. Usually this is only seen when players game deteriorate, numbers going down like ppg and other stats. We have seen that in Lebron yet.

His average points per game is down a bit, but the rest of his stats are about the same as they were in previous seasons. Yes, LeBron had problems with three-point shooting recently, but in the game against the Hawks, he shut up all the haters by scoring 39 points and making another triple-double.
p.s.
There is no doubt that LeBron is getting older, but he is still capable of producing outstanding results and scoring 30+ points per game if he wants to.

His numbers are still relevant and it doesn't look like father time has catch up against him. However, there's something we tend to overlook when he's in the floor now in contrast when he was younger. I mean, the impact he makes isn't as intense as during his Cavs and Heat days. He evidently gas out easily now. Well, again it's kinda normal for everyone as we age, and as a result he tend to slow down on the defensive end.
I remember when Kendrick Perkins made a confession about being afraid at LeBron ahead of game 7 of the 2008 ECF. I think he was the one who said that the whole Celtic roster was exhausted down the stretch while LeBron was sitting at the sideline table ready to check back in and he looks calm and unfazed of the situation, as if he still have a lot of energy left in his tank. I think the intermediation level that LeBron brings on the floor against the opponent aren't the same as before. That's the same reason why he can't carry his team now the way he carried the Cavs before.

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Quote from: bitgolden on December 10, 2024, 12:38:41 PM

The way Jokic has been playing, I would say it's clear to me he is still the MVP of the league without a doubt, the word is literally "most valuable" player, so what does this value mean? Is it his value to his team? He is by far the most valuable player for their team in all of the league, nobody more valuable than him. Is it value like in monastery sense? Like if this was soccer, transferring him would be the most expensive?

Yeah, he is the best in that case and the most valuable. I do not know what exact what they want, but he has it all. However, for some reason, voters do not like to vote MVP's too many times in a row, Embiid didn't deserve it last season neither, but Jokic already won so many in a row, maybe this season they would give him the award again because there has been a gap now. That dude is playing insane. He literally scored 100+ points within 24 hours, I am not sure if anyone has ever done that before, I do not remember seeing something like that.

I agree about Jokic as MVP and it doesn't matter if he keeps on winning it for so many times in a straight rows if he did really played for the actual season.

And I also agree with Embiid, he didn't deserve that and the way he's acting now. It seems that's what his goals are, won the MVP title, won gold and that's it and he gets along with his attitude.

But the good show for this season, too many players are also showing who they are and how deserving they are.

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Quote from: Natalim on December 10, 2024, 07:48:03 AM

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There is no doubt that LeBron is getting older, but he is still capable of producing outstanding results and scoring 30+ points per game if he wants to.

There’s no problem with him, but the difference lies in his impact on the game. When he was younger, he used to carry his team and was very aggressive in scoring points. With the Lakers, he hasn’t been doing that as much since he gets help, especially from AD.

While his numbers will certainly improve, if he can’t turn the team into a championship contender, it won’t mean much. No disrespect, but I doubt LeBron will win another championship.

Yeah, there was a obvious difference when he was a prime Lebron James specially in Cavs uniform when he came back to win their championship. He was really that aggressiveness going into the basket and have some highlights clutch shots in regular games and in the playoffs and obviously his performance in the finals against the Warriors is one of his best as they climb from 3-1 deficit to win.

But with the Lakers, he is now more of a passer and we all know that he doesn't have the best shooting percentage. And I do agree that he wants to involved other team mates for them to win. It's good mentality, but when everything is not working, then he should take the lead.

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The way Jokic has been playing, I would say it's clear to me he is still the MVP of the league without a doubt, the word is literally "most valuable" player, so what does this value mean? Is it his value to his team? He is by far the most valuable player for their team in all of the league, nobody more valuable than him. Is it value like in monastery sense? Like if this was soccer, transferring him would be the most expensive?

Yeah, he is the best in that case and the most valuable. I do not know what exact what they want, but he has it all. However, for some reason, voters do not like to vote MVP's too many times in a row, Embiid didn't deserve it last season neither, but Jokic already won so many in a row, maybe this season they would give him the award again because there has been a gap now. That dude is playing insane. He literally scored 100+ points within 24 hours, I am not sure if anyone has ever done that before, I do not remember seeing something like that.

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Quote from: dwyane36 on December 10, 2024, 07:39:47 AM

There is no doubt that LeBron is getting older, but he is still capable of producing outstanding results and scoring 30+ points per game if he wants to.

There’s no problem with him, but the difference lies in his impact on the game. When he was younger, he used to carry his team and was very aggressive in scoring points. With the Lakers, he hasn’t been doing that as much since he gets help, especially from AD.

While his numbers will certainly improve, if he can’t turn the team into a championship contender, it won’t mean much. No disrespect, but I doubt LeBron will win another championship.

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Quote from: Yaunfitda on December 10, 2024, 02:32:27 AM

Quote from: Captain Corporate on December 09, 2024, 06:32:34 PM

I don't understand all the talk around the league on how Lebron James is "finally showing signs of drop" or something. First of all dude is 40 years old, if he showed signs of weakness that wouldn't be really that much of a shock lol, I mean at this point anything more than 20 minutes per game is shocking to me, at 40 years old, dude shouldn't be doing chase down blocks on last second, that's insane!

He hasn't sign of slowness in the first half, it's that when he had this shooting slump, everyone was jumping on the bandwagon that father time has caught up with him. Usually this is only seen when players game deteriorate, numbers going down like ppg and other stats. We have seen that in Lebron yet.

His average points per game is down a bit, but the rest of his stats are about the same as they were in previous seasons. Yes, LeBron had problems with three-point shooting recently, but in the game against the Hawks, he shut up all the haters by scoring 39 points and making another triple-double.
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There is no doubt that LeBron is getting older, but he is still capable of producing outstanding results and scoring 30+ points per game if he wants to.

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They’re well-suited for this kind of competition, while the Rockets are still relatively new to it. Their experience could outmatch the young talents of the Rockets. The win against the Wolves was a big deal, it should boost their confidence heading into the next game.

And one very important thing, Buddy Hield needs to return to his early-season form so he can make a significant contribution when the team needs him most. Against the Wolves, Hield dropped 27 points, you see, good things happen when Hield gets hot!

Buddy Hield will always have this kind of games, where can shoot the lights out, especially when Curry is also on the floor. Curry being playing often helps Buddy Hield get better looks at the net, if Curry, on or off the ball is the one being focused on and have multiple players guarding at the same time.

It's going to be tough game vs the Rockets, although the Warriors had the last laugh in their first two games this season.

It's about time that Buddy Hield should help the Warriors, in the beginning when they are in a hot streak, he is one of the most instrumental player that really help Curry. But when Hield was not producing the numbers, the Warriors lost.

And with that big game that he had, 7 three's against the Wolves and playing good defense too, it really help them win again and still stay above for the playoff spot, although still too early as we have the NBA cup to conclude.

I guess hype around Buddy Hield subsides now and it seems he's struggling to get back on his rythm just like what he show on their early games. Steph need his contribution especially that most of the time he attracts the defense of their opponent.

But good thing they still have Kumingga which I think so useful for their team since if they need a guy to step up for them he can explode and produce good numbers for his team.

Still early to conclude those things so let just see if they can win more games since they need to do that to secure a spot for Playoffs.

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Quote from: Questat on December 09, 2024, 09:45:06 AM

Quote from: danherbias07 on December 09, 2024, 09:06:35 AM

The Warriors' next stop is against the Rockets and it's the Quarterfinal of the NBA Cup. I do hope they can win this event. It will add to Curry's list of trophies.

They’re well-suited for this kind of competition, while the Rockets are still relatively new to it. Their experience could outmatch the young talents of the Rockets. The win against the Wolves was a big deal, it should boost their confidence heading into the next game.

And one very important thing, Buddy Hield needs to return to his early-season form so he can make a significant contribution when the team needs him most. Against the Wolves, Hield dropped 27 points, you see, good things happen when Hield gets hot!

Yup, just like how Klay played when steph is getting his rhythm, Buddy needs to keep that fire and continue to hit those shots, it's a big help and will collapse the defense as the threat outside can't just be focused with Steph but also those shooters who can really make those big shots, though not just him but everyone should contribute as the league is really competing so wild in the west, the Warriors needs to continue that same type of a game play with both offense and defense really working well for one another..

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Quote from: btc_angela on December 09, 2024, 05:43:02 PM

And that is the reason why they re-acquired GPII because of his defense, and I like him as a dunker as well. He had some poster dunks and still by this year, dunking around bigger guys.

Oh yeah, the dunk and the head scratch. Cheesy

I think he was called for a tech once when he scratched his head and stared at his opponent. GP2 is a phenomenal player but it's just the injuries that halts is greatness. Same as his Dad too, with fast hands like The Glove.

Quote from: btc_angela on December 09, 2024, 05:43:02 PM

So I guess the Warriors are the sentimental favorites against the Rockets or who knows, maybe they can win the NBA cup this year, let's see.

But they needed the whole team, Wiggins and rayce Jackson-Davis is missing in the lineup. Good thing is that the veteran Looney and Draymond step up in this game.

I hope so. Like @Jating said, they've beaten them last time and I think the experience will be a great factor in this battle. The pressure will be there and considering how the Warriors are good at pressuring their opponent and having that background in this kind of moment, they might win it, I honestly hope so.
The Rockets are showing strength on both ends of the floor so it's going to be a hard-fought game once the Warriors beat them.

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Quote from: Captain Corporate on December 09, 2024, 06:32:34 PM

I don't understand all the talk around the league on how Lebron James is "finally showing signs of drop" or something. First of all dude is 40 years old, if he showed signs of weakness that wouldn't be really that much of a shock lol, I mean at this point anything more than 20 minutes per game is shocking to me, at 40 years old, dude shouldn't be doing chase down blocks on last second, that's insane!

He hasn't sign of slowness in the first half, it's that when he had this shooting slump, everyone was jumping on the bandwagon that father time has caught up with him. Usually this is only seen when players game deteriorate, numbers going down like ppg and other stats. We have seen that in Lebron yet.

Quote from: Captain Corporate on December 09, 2024, 06:32:34 PM

Secondly, dude is at almost %50 from the field, and %36 from the three, and averaging 23 points a game, with 9 dimes and 8 boards. Doing that at 40 years old? I mean you have to be insane to say that he is not doing great. Yeah he is not taking as many shots as he used to, but I feel like that's normal, maybe he realized carrying the team alone isn't possible anymore and trying to get others involved as well, trying to make the whole team better. In any case, 23-9-8 with 50-36-76 shooting at 40 years old is still unbelievable.

That's what I'm trying to say, his numbers are not going down, to let's say when Vince hit his 20th season, he can still score but it's no way similar to what he can do like 5 years ago. If we compare Lebron to his version of 5 years, there could be argument that he is better right now with that kind of stats.

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Quote from: Harkorede on December 09, 2024, 06:19:28 PM

Quote from: Questat on December 09, 2024, 09:45:06 AM

Quote from: danherbias07 on December 09, 2024, 09:06:35 AM

The Warriors' next stop is against the Rockets and it's the Quarterfinal of the NBA Cup. I do hope they can win this event. It will add to Curry's list of trophies.

They’re well-suited for this kind of competition, while the Rockets are still relatively new to it. Their experience could outmatch the young talents of the Rockets. The win against the Wolves was a big deal, it should boost their confidence heading into the next game.

And one very important thing, Buddy Hield needs to return to his early-season form so he can make a significant contribution when the team needs him most. Against the Wolves, Hield dropped 27 points, you see, good things happen when Hield gets hot!

Buddy Hield will always have this kind of games, where can shoot the lights out, especially when Curry is also on the floor. Curry being playing often helps Buddy Hield get better looks at the net, if Curry, on or off the ball is the one being focused on and have multiple players guarding at the same time.

It's going to be tough game vs the Rockets, although the Warriors had the last laugh in their first two games this season.

It's about time that Buddy Hield should help the Warriors, in the beginning when they are in a hot streak, he is one of the most instrumental player that really help Curry. But when Hield was not producing the numbers, the Warriors lost.

And with that big game that he had, 7 three's against the Wolves and playing good defense too, it really help them win again and still stay above for the playoff spot, although still too early as we have the NBA cup to conclude. Gonna be tough games against the Houston Rockets specially if Wiggins will still be out again.

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I'm just curious if anyone can fill me in on how the Bulls have been doing, or is it the same old bulls that we are always use to? It seems like they've got the same players for the most part, which is not a good thing, and the reason I don't know and am asking is because I refuse to watch them until Jerry their owner decides to finally start spending some money and actually trying to compete and not just have the most ticket sales, again.

I haven’t been following their games or anything, but I have been reading their drama. The Bulls pretty much made their entire roster available for trade and emphasized that they really want Lonzo Ball & Zach LaVine off the roster by the trading deadline. They’re probably going to target younger players with cheaper contracts…

Aside from Ball and LaVine, they've also included Patrick Williams and Vucevic in the trading blocks. Basically, they're going for a rebuild and they're trying to raise the value of these players so that it would be more attractive to other teams.

It's been a while since they entered the playoffs and in the past years, they've made some bad trades as well. The latest was the DeRozan trade where they only got 2 second round picks plus a bench player in exchange for him which is obviously a bad trade for them. Lonzo Ball will be a UFA next season that's why the Bulls are trying to raise his value so maybe they can do a sign-and-trade with him. As for LaVine, he still has more than 2 years on his contract, and at the same time, it's unattractive to other teams knowing how harsh the new CBA is right now towards these kinds of contracts. I doubt if there will be a team that will try and get him.

Maybe they want to tank this season so they can get a good pick on the upcoming draft pick.

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I don't understand all the talk around the league on how Lebron James is "finally showing signs of drop" or something. First of all dude is 40 years old, if he showed signs of weakness that wouldn't be really that much of a shock lol, I mean at this point anything more than 20 minutes per game is shocking to me, at 40 years old, dude shouldn't be doing chase down blocks on last second, that's insane!

Secondly, dude is at almost %50 from the field, and %36 from the three, and averaging 23 points a game, with 9 dimes and 8 boards. Doing that at 40 years old? I mean you have to be insane to say that he is not doing great. Yeah he is not taking as many shots as he used to, but I feel like that's normal, maybe he realized carrying the team alone isn't possible anymore and trying to get others involved as well, trying to make the whole team better. In any case, 23-9-8 with 50-36-76 shooting at 40 years old is still unbelievable.

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Quote from: Questat on December 09, 2024, 09:45:06 AM

Quote from: danherbias07 on December 09, 2024, 09:06:35 AM

The Warriors' next stop is against the Rockets and it's the Quarterfinal of the NBA Cup. I do hope they can win this event. It will add to Curry's list of trophies.

They’re well-suited for this kind of competition, while the Rockets are still relatively new to it. Their experience could outmatch the young talents of the Rockets. The win against the Wolves was a big deal, it should boost their confidence heading into the next game.

And one very important thing, Buddy Hield needs to return to his early-season form so he can make a significant contribution when the team needs him most. Against the Wolves, Hield dropped 27 points, you see, good things happen when Hield gets hot!

Buddy Hield will always have this kind of games, where can shoot the lights out, especially when Curry is also on the floor. Curry being playing often helps Buddy Hield get better looks at the net, if Curry, on or off the ball is the one being focused on and have multiple players guarding at the same time.

It's going to be tough game vs the Rockets, although the Warriors had the last laugh in their first two games this season.

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