Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 250. (Read 914668 times)

With the recent performance of Jalen Green, I think he will get a max contract with the Rockets when he re-sign.

There was a report before that he will be traded with  Mikal Bridges but the Rockets say no. And it was a great decision as Jalen Green has transformed to be an all star player. His 3 point shooting is on point and his attack as well, I love the way he play now, full of confidence.

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2024/03/jalen-green-rockets-nets-trade-rumors-alperen-sengun-contract

If the Warriors will fail and the Rockets will get it to the play-in, people will see it as a big success for the Rockets and a huge failure for the Warriors.
Honestly, if the Rockets will be in the play-in and get lucky to be in the playoffs, I still would not expect a lot as I believe they'll have an early exit.

Still possible to happen, if Warriros continue struggling while Rockets seems to find the right blends, they might earn the last spot and snatch the play-in chance from the Warriors, no offense but it's really showing something is missing with the Warriors their usual attack for the game still present but the executions seems having a difficulty to convert, their offense to play as also their defense is not working anymore, with big and flexible players who can go bakc to the defense quickly they are having difficulty to convert their game plan.


Yup, those teams behind them are aiming to secure the playoff spot, they need to win games and not to let those teams who are trying to catch up snatch that position from them, it's nice to see how the top 6,7,and 8 spot are trying everything not to be in the bad spot.

Anything could happen at some point and even the analyzers are very skeptical about who's going to be the champion this season last season was very unexpected as the Miami Heat who are at the bottom of the seeds ended up in the Finals but did not become champion for that season, but it could happen again so the Golden State Warriors still have the possibility in landing in the playoffs, but if they are ending up still losing despite having great new players on their team but still they are not performing that much what they are needing to make it in the playoffs overall I still don't know if they can make it into the playoffs but there are still a possibility.


I feel that the NBA needs something new to win the championship this season, but for me, either team will do if they seem worth it why not right now the current NBA teams are changing drastically because of the trades and new players that are coming in the NBA, for example, the GSW have Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis are now on the team and the Warriors now have a different angle in playing the game but other than that there are a ton of teams in the NBA that have different players that are exceptional so any team that has this kind of advantage and changes can get into the playoffs for sure,

Most likely it will be the Warriors that they are going to catch up. Lots of games still and so there might be a change here. Our kababayan Jalen Green is putting monster numbers and he leads the Rockets to this recent surge.

Warriors are obviously struggling and we see the body language of Curry when they lost to the Wolves. And as we have said, and I do agree even if I love the Warriors, their dynasty is over. They might have a solid player in Kuminga to carry the torch, but not enough for this season.

I can’t believe the Suns lost to the Spurs and they didn’t even have Wemby. It is nights like tonight that make me think Phoenix just doesn’t have what it takes to make it to the Finals. A night like tonight against one of the worst teams in the league without their star player should be an easy win every time. Concerning that they couldn’t get it done.

I hope the Rockets will drop either Lakers or GSW inside the top 10. I just want fresh teams for a change. OKC, Sacramento and Twolves are also inexperienced teams in the playoffs and they might fall in the first round against these veteran teams.

I can feel the struggle at the moment for the Warriors. They're 4-6 in the last 10 games and lost their last 2 games. 12 more games remaining and it is very crucial for the Warriors. The bad news is that the Warriors are on the road in 8 of their last 12 games.

I can't believe the Pacers could still play that fast pace game in their favor despite playing a back to back game. The good thing about this b2b game is that they did not travel anymore as it's all in LA. However, the Clippers skills seem to be diminishing already as they have more losses than wins in their last 10 games, 4-6 is the current record.

I agree, the clippers are still in safe position but they will not remain in that position if the trend continues as the 4 teams behind them are doing great so far. So there's a possibility that they'll drop to be in the play-in tournament if they'll not be able to fixed the issue on time.

Oh LA Clippers, what a mess.
Defeated by the Philadelphia 76ers without Embiid,  and are now defeated by a team that played back-to-back on the road, both in LA. But considering how exhausting the game was yesterday against the Lakers, I bet the Clippers could take advantage of that but that is the case, their slowness is what the Pacers took advantage of.
Fast game, the Pacers love that kind of game and there's obviously a big difference between them and the Clippers, fast break points, transition plays, and the Pacers are having a hard time catching up with them.

Well, at least the Clippers are still safe in the 5th spot, but they will have to win some games to secure that and go to the playoffs without running into a play-in tournament. Because the Kings, Mavs, and Suns are just behind them with 2 wins difference. They have to be careful with the Mavs because they are playing awesome games in the last few game. 4th winning streak.

Yes sir, they are now tied with the Warriors in wins, if Warriors will lose on their next game (which is likely) vs the Heat, they'll drop to number 11 and the Rockets will replace them. And the consistency of Green continues as once again he led this team to win with 27 points. His game has really matured, thanks to the new coach that was able to utilize the talent of this young team.

Warriors have to work their way hard just to be in the play-in, just uncharacteristics for the Warriors as they usually dominate, things have changed really fast...fast... fast.....!

And it looks like the Houston Rockets are going to continue with their winning streak as they lead by double digits against the Portland Trailblazers. And with this win, they are now just half a game behind the Warriors. And it's time for the Warriors to win in their next game, but it's tough as they will have to travel to Miami. We all know that they are not a road team. Although they are a slim favorite here, not sure why, perhaps there are a lot of injured players in the Miami roster. But still we can't discount the fact that the Warriors have been choking when they are in the road. Despite that, I think the Warriors are going to fight like this is a do or die for game in a game 7 series and the championship is on the line. 

Yeah, but they have to keep that winning momentum, and going for records like 60+ wins in a regular season with the best duo on the NBA right now, and the unicorn and Jrue (who is still injured as far as I know), but they keep on winning.

So if I'm the Celtics, just go and play hard in the last remaining games, but try to prevent injuries though and I think it's going to be hard for any team, not just in the East to beat them in a 7 games series. They might lose a game or two, but definitely, might go for 4-0 against any team in the playoff.

They've been a consistent top performing team in regular seasons for the past few years so the 57-14 record is like a normal thing now. Yes, I can agree that you may want to re-evaluate betting on them just because they are the no. 1 team. They do not have the same incentive to play hard compared to teams trying to secure a playoff or play-in spot.

They are not that invincible or too far ahead of the rest.

The Boston Celtics had a legendary regular season and are now 57-14. I think it's risky to bet on their last matches, because they can rest the main players to enter the play-offs fresh. They still have a solid team because their rotation is wide, they can win the remaining matches, but you need to look at the odds carefully before placing a bet. Everyone from Tatum to Kornet played well during the season. I see their way to the finals in the East open. In any case, the teams in the East other than Boston are almost very close to each other, both in terms of strength and winning percentage.

The Rockets have really shocked me with how well they played this year.  I had them figured to be one of the worst teams in the league and they've shown that isn't the case.  They probably should have been so they could rebuild, but you have to love that they didn't and instead gave it their all.  I don't think they have any chance of getting out of the first round of the playoffs, but they honestly had no business getting that far.

They are in trouble right now, their game against the Wolves is very important and they let that one slip away. Obviously it will put a lot of pressures from them to win their next game otherwise another L and a win by the Rockets will give them the same record and there are a lot of remaining games that might change and switch their position.


Everyone is trying to get better, as I have said, the Rockets are in a winning streak and chasing them out of the last spot. Celtics are cruising in the East, but the West still anything goes, Clippers will have to win as well to gain home court advantage and so are other teams.

As long as he is healthy, he could dominate anyone inside the paint, even against the best in the NBA right now, Jokic, Giannis and a healthy Joel Embiid. Dinwiddie also has a great games with the Lakers, now he shows his offense, unlike in the other games wherein it was his defense that shines.

For the Warriors, I do agree, the dynasty is over now. And if by chance, they won't make it to the play-in if they continue on a losing streak. While the Rockets are also not assured of the last spot, they are doing good going into the last stretch of the regular season.

Warriors do look like they may have some trouble and if they do not end up doing better then they are going to end up missing the playoffs. To be fair they are at a stage where they could start being bad too, people are expecting way too much from them. Imagine a team that is doing this much, it is really important to realize that you are not going to end up with anything that would be crazy, it should be as normal as it gets and not have anything that will change in the end.

I hope that people could see that possibility as important, and we are not going to get anything marginal out of this. I hope to get it made one way or another, and should consider the fact that we are going to get something good from other teams being better.

Well, I'm a Warrior fan, and I will also say that the dynasty is over already.

The dynasty gave the Warriors 4 titles so, I guess that's a huge achievement for them already. Small ball set-up still works, but with the current rosters of the team today, it's hard, and the Warriors had a small line-up, but their offense is one of the best a few years ago, and Green is their best defender at that time, and he's an excellent defender of the paint that's why it worked for them.

Currently, the remaining games of the Rockets are somewhat better than that of the Warriors, and as much as I want the Warriors to at least stay on that 10th spot, it seems like their chances of staying on that spot is slowly withering away, and the Rockets are coming to take it. Right now, the Rockets have the momentum with their winning streak while the Warriors on the other hand, is on a losing streak. I hope that they will recover from this slump, and gain some momentum again with only 12 games remaining.

It is kind of frustrating that the Lakers just won by 5 points. They had a big lead; I think it was around the 3rd quarter when they subbed Bron out. I actually did not watch the game after that since I knew it would be a sure win for the Lakers because they had a big lead. Then hours passed when I saw the result: the Lakers just won by 5 points. It is one of the Lakers issues that they should fix, especially since playoffs are near and teams are unpredictable when playoffs come. But anyways, it was still a good game for the Lakers, as 5 Lakers scored in double digits and 4 of them scored 25+ points, and this is the first time the Lakers scored 150 in a single game after many years!

I hope they can continue this pace, win the play-in games, and be tough in the playoffs.

Even with monster stats of Lakers including AD it’s really surprising to see that score of Pacers is just 5 points lower than Laker. Pacers score aside from Siakam is just below 20 points that shows a team effort to counter the aggression of Lakers star line-up monster performance. This all the Lakers get with that AD total control on the paint.

Haliburton just score 12 that shows how important to create a play instead of personal stats just to win the game.

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