Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 27. (Read 918227 times)

Well, he had a decent outing but the final shot in overtime was a bit over the top. They had almost 8 seconds to score, being down by 2 points, and Lebron takes a logo 3 with 4sec on the clock?
I guess it was an age thing. He maybe thought "make the 3 and win or brick it and the game is over, I don't wanna play double overtime."  And the shot was the definition of a brick.
There was so much time, they could have easily drive to the basket or get a much easier shot to send it in double OT, but guess Lebron really had his mind set. 

Now the Lakers are on a 3-game losing streak and only won 3 out of their last 10 games, and when you're in the Western Conference like they are right now, that 3-game losing streak can put you to the most bottom part of the standings. They are now 10th in the standings with only 1 game behind the young Spurs team.

Many are criticizing Darvin Ham because of how he coached the Lakers, but the Lakers right now especially JJ Redick is being criticized by Laker fans as well because of how they performed in the last 10 games. I mean excluding the loss against the Hawks, how can you got dominated by both the Timberwolves and the Heat especially with the Heat where they lost by 42 points. I believe this is one of the worst losses of Lebron James in his NBA history. it's good that he shot 6-11 from 3pt field already after missing more than 20+, but still, you can't remove the fact that they're struggling. I even saw a post that says, "JJ Redick is almost the same as Darvin Ham" which for me is irrelevant knowing that he just coached the team.

If you're a Laker fan, you're hoping that your team would bounce back in their next games. The game against the Hawks is indeed a tough loss for them, but they will go back to the drawing boards after this one and adjust if there's any need.

The numbers Lebron and AD put up were decent tonight, they’ve got their range back, however they Lakers really didn’t deserve to win the game, even though they had more than a decent chance to do so, they were very awful communicating defensively and were very sloppy on the ball down the stretch. They Hawks kept getting offensive rebounds which led to scoring opportunities after missing their shots multiple times.

Seems like LeBron James has snapped out of his long range drought. He shot 6-11 from three point range tonight against the Atlanta Hawks. The Lakers still ended up losing the game by two points, but you can’t blame LeBron who got 39 points and was efficient as it gets with the ball. Tough loss for the Lakers…

Probably, Atlanta Hawks can be awful sometimes and they also do give up way too many easy shots even behind the arc, if Lakers needs any team to help get their shooting PCTs up, then Hawks should be one of those team. The Hawks are playing pretty well themselves lately though, they've quite a winning streak going on with impressive wins against the likes of the Cavs and Bucks, but then I think it's high time the Lakers wake up from their slumber.

Giannis is as good as traded already. No way do they let that contract expire and lose him for nothing. He even said as much during the offseason. They don’t win a chip, he’s gone.

LeBron watch back on tonight as the Lakers take on the Hawks. Will LeBron’s 3-point shooting woes continue?

As far as I know, the Bucks have no interest in trading Giannis. However, I wouldn't be surprised if there are still some behind-the-scenes discussions among most teams in the league about potentially trading Giannis.
And I think the chances of seeing Giannis in a Lakers and Warriors uniform are slim to none. If we assume Giannis was to go to the Lakers, they would have to trade Davis and a few other players for him, while the Warriors would hardly have anyone to offer the Bucks besides Curry.

There's less expectation for Warriors to win that game since their two cores is out. But we see how good Kuminga played tonight since we see him step up to bring a win for their team and end their losing streak.

Didn't place my bet in this game since I don't expect anything from that game. But looks like many people has been surprised for what performance shown by Warriors. This is great win for them and they show tonight that even if there's no Curry and Green they can still able to win. I guess they shoot three's its because their plays is design for that and they just need to heat up to connect their baskets.

The Warriors finally ended their losing streak, but at my expense, lol. I thought it’d be an easy win for the Rockets with no Curry and Green playing, but the Warriors really stepped up on defense. They played with good defense resulting to a low scoring game, and the home crowd’s energy inspired them to win.

Just another day in betting, a loss this time, but I’m ready to bounce back. Kuminga was impressive, though. Honestly, the Warriors should consider limiting their 3 point attempts when they’re not hitting them. Missing too many threes often leads to quick turnovers and, eventually, losses. And this game showed they could really win against any team with great defense. Warriors this game only had 28 attempts, I think that's quite low compared to their average.

Yeah, same here, it was a low scoring game, and only Kuminga and Wiggins scored double digit, but no problem with them. While Rockets have 5 players scoring in double digit but it was not enough to get a win.

So at least a need break for the Warriors to win at their home court and snap that losing streak. And with that, hopefully Green and Curry will be back next games so that they can keep up with the momentum.

I turned the game on in the 3rd quarter and the Warriors were up 11. Was watching the football game tonight so I had no idea there was no Curry or Draymond playing tonight. Kuminga got a career high tonight with 33 points and led the Warriors to the win. Losing streak snapped with an exclamation point.

No Curry and no Green, yet the Warriors are playing surprisingly well, they’re leading at halftime against a strong team like the Rockets. Looks like my bet might be in trouble, haha. I went with the Rockets to win with a -4 spread and even placed a live bet for them to win by 11+ points. If the Rockets don’t have a strong third quarter, it’s looking like I’ll end up in the negative today.  

Barring any setbacks, the Bucks should get even better now, they've truly lacked genuine squad depth and often get shorthanded with offensive options when Giannis and Lillard can't get going, however, Khris Middleton is reportedly back for the team now, and will make his season debut tomorrow, it might still take a couple of games for him to get up to speed with rest of the team, but being on the floor will sure make things easier for both Damian and Giannis, as well as the other role players who have been given the task of filling his shoes.

That's good that he acknowledge that he has been in a shooting slump lately and for sure he knows that all eyes are on him on his every game. I don't think that there will be pressure on him, he has been in this league for so many years and have seen the worst criticism. And we have seen great shooters as well having this kind of slump and it just take one shot to get back that confidence. But there were even mentioning that maybe Lebron James is declining, but I doubt that. He can still run and dunk the ball, it's that something is wrong with his shooting form. Maybe it's the lack of follow through, but I do not think that it will go for him to be in this kind of slide throughout the season. He might attack the paint more just to get back that confidence and shoot in the FT.

Well, most of us are focusing more on what's happening on the Lakers, the Warriors and the Bucks. Can't blame them though if that's the case.

As for the top 2 East teams, they got eliminated especially the Cavaliers who lost twice to the Atlanta Hawks. Speaking of Hawks, they're on a 5-game winning streak right now, and currently on the 6th in the standings. TBH, the East is very much weaker compared to the West where the competition is obviously higher. You can be above 500 in the East and still be in the play-in spot while in the West, a 3-5 game losing streak can put you from the top of the standings to near the play-in spot. As for the Hawks, they also have Dyson Daniels who I believe is a good addition to the team because he's a great defender as well. Aside from that, their bench is performing well too.

Let's hope that they can continue this type of performance so they can clinch the playoffs this time.

After that rough start, the Bucks really got the chemistry that they wanted and now they're above 500 already and currently 5th in the standings. Let's take note that these are the Bucks that we are saying that they need to trade Giannis or Dame a few weeks ago. It seems like that kind of narrative is gone already and nobody's talking about them anymore

Well, it seems like they already have a lucky charm now in Darvin Ham.

They have been tearing lately, so it's really a big surprise that they've lost to the Hawks at home. And when we thought that they have settled down, now they are back at square one and trying to figure what went wrong in this game. They are the favorite but they didn't cover the spread to all gamblers. And after Giannis and Dame, there are no 3rd option for them as Khris is still injured, Lopez and Bobby Portis are inconsistent.

Giannis news was still very hot, I've seen some news about him going to the Lakers or even the Warriors. So let's see, I do agree that there is something with this team and we don't know what is being discussed behind our back.

After a horrible start, the Bucks had been on a run lately.  I'm not surprised they dropped one.  Sure, a loss to the Hawks is a bit unexpected, but you can't win them all.  Something strange is going on behind the scenes in Milwaukee if you ask me.  Giannis seemingly wants out, Dame never really seemed to want to be there in the first place, and Doc Rivers is catching hell for the team's performance.  I wouldn't want to be on that roster right now.  I feel like there's a lot of blaming going around.

Yeah, the Hawks seemingly performing very well, as they beat the Bucks in their home court. And for sure there are a lot of gamblers (including myself), who bet on the Bucks to win by handicap and lost because it was a blow up win by the Hawks.

And I only watch the first 2 quarters and it seems that the Bucks doesn't have the energy. It could be because of of it's back to back games. But playing in front of your fans, might be a bit frustrating and seeing them losing with a double digit and not the usual high scoring game for them.

No excuses though, the Hawks defense as one of the best in the league.

He made a comment yesterday seemingly acknowledging that he’s going through a hard time on the court and trying to take accountability. No game for the Lakers today, so I’m guessing he’s probably putting up 3 point shots as we speak. He needs to get a handle on this before it becomes a bigger problem. At his age, he needs to be improving from long range. Not declining.

Why is there not much discussion about the NBA Cup here? Can I open another thread for the NBA Cup? Just kidding. The 1st and 2nd (Cavs & Celtics )in the Eastern Conference standings didn't make it to the NBA Cup because they lost to the Atlanta Hawks. lol I thought the Celtics would make it to the NBA Cup quarterfinals. Surprisingly, the Atlanta Hawks are performing well, not just in the NBA Cup. It looks like they'll make the playoffs this season, unlike last year when they had to go through the play-in.