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KD was exhausted, Bradley Beal was on minute restriction, Nurkic should actually be on minute restriction too but he was forced to play more, and Booker was out due to an ankle sprain but according to reports, the X-ray is good. He may be back after a few days of rest.
I think the Suns should find a way to make KD take his shots. After watching the game tonight, I don't see any screen and roll type of play, or KD should start practicing looking for the open man when a double team arrives.

Or it's not the same KD this season? He seems to be making a lot of turnovers and not taking the game. Maybe because he had Booker and Beal. But he needs to step up again and hope that they won't fall in the standings in the West.

It's still him, the defense of the OKC Thunder was just focused on him because they don't have Booker, despite that he still made 20 points and that is still huge. I think the coaching style of Frank Vogel is what needed to be revised. It's so obvious that KD is having a hard time making an offensive attack because of the fast reaction of the Thunder to double him once he receives the ball. There's always a way to prevent that from happening. He needs to post up way deeper, almost at the painted area but because they lack a ball handler or a passer that could give him the ball accurately, it cannot be done. KD loves playing isolation but that should not be the case anymore with Beal and Nurkic around. They need to rotate the ball more. Vogel is a defensive coach but his players are mostly offensive players. Ball rotation will be a good way to take advantage of them.
If all of them will just be playing isolation plays then it's a waste of shooters in their roster. Someone who could drive and kick the ball out after absorbing the defense will probably make good results.

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Scoring 40 thousand points is a truly incredible performance, it was a very valuable match for him. If LeBron James continues to play next season, he can break a new record as you say. He will probably want to play next season too. Yes, he has aged a lot, but he still has a great performance, we can say that there is still no basketball player as confident as him. No matter how old he is, he will always be better than many basketball players

I think he is waiting for Bronny to play with him in the NBA before he will retired. I really doubt that he will stop playing next season or in the near future since he can still play very solid on his page in any role that he wants. He is just not that aggressive anymore due to his age but his leadership makes his team solid because his teammates rely on him.

I believe we will see first him play as a bench player first like Kobe did before he finally retired. He can still perform much better to bunch of other team starter tho.

At this stage, we can't yet talk about the retirement of LeBron as he is still happy with what he is doing, making history and breaking records. As we can see, he can still play, and his statistics remain very impressive. Even some young star players now can't surpass his achievements every season, so there's no reason for people to consider him retiring. If his son is fortunate enough to be in the NBA, that would likely be the happiest moment of his life as a father. However, we know his son is nowhere near him, as LeBron is a freak of nature.

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Quote from: xzone on March 04, 2024, 07:10:04 AM

Scoring 40 thousand points is a truly incredible performance, it was a very valuable match for him. If LeBron James continues to play next season, he can break a new record as you say. He will probably want to play next season too. Yes, he has aged a lot, but he still has a great performance, we can say that there is still no basketball player as confident as him. No matter how old he is, he will always be better than many basketball players

I think he is waiting for Bronny to play with him in the NBA before he will retired. I really doubt that he will stop playing next season or in the near future since he can still play very solid on his page in any role that he wants. He is just not that aggressive anymore due to his age but his leadership makes his team solid because his teammates rely on him.

I believe we will see first him play as a bench player first like Kobe did before he finally retired. He can still perform much better to bunch of other team starter tho.

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LeBron had a decent performance, but the big factor here is the rebounding area. The Lakers only had 31, while the Nuggets had 47.they

Yep, the low number of rebounds by the Lakers players is the main reason the Lakers lost. However, even though the Lakers couldn't handle the Nuggets, it was still a special game as LeBron reached and surpassed the 40k-point mark. I think he will be able to score even 42k points if next season is the last season of his career.

Scoring 40 thousand points is a truly incredible performance, it was a very valuable match for him. If LeBron James continues to play next season, he can break a new record as you say. He will probably want to play next season too. Yes, he has aged a lot, but he still has a great performance, we can say that there is still no basketball player as confident as him. No matter how old he is, he will always be better than many basketball players

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Quote from: btc_angela on March 04, 2024, 06:33:14 AM

Or it's not the same KD this season? He seems to be making a lot of turnovers and not taking the game. Maybe because he had Booker and Beal. But he needs to step up again and hope that they won't fall in the standings in the West.

Still the same KD but has improved this season, one game does not make people forget what he has done for the Suns this season. The stats themselves will prove that he has improved this season because last season he was only averaging 26 PPG, but now it has increased to 27 PPG.

You can refer below for more information.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/duranke01.html

KD is a willing passer and that's why when Booker is playing, he doesn't need to take over the game every time, and they have had success doing that so far. Unfortunately, there has been a problem of consistency in the team since, from time to time, one of them will be injured, just like Booker who was recently injured, and Beal came back not 100% yet, so that has really affected them.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on March 04, 2024, 12:12:20 AM

Jusuf Nurkić broke his own record on rebounds. 30 rebounds for Nurkic tonight but sadly they lost against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Oh, I was just watching tiktok regarding players hauling 30+ rebounds in the NBA.

Quote from: danherbias07 on March 04, 2024, 12:12:20 AM

OKC was playing great on defense. They did not let Kevin Durant have an open look, once he received the ball, the double team would come and he was forced to pass the ball in the process.
Bradley Beal did great trying to help out, and Royce O'Neale did some damage too, but when it comes to offense, SGA had been dominating the game, actually the whole NBA, that's why he is on the Kia MVP race. 36 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists for the top 2 contender of the MVP race behind Jokic.

They've learn from their lost against the Spurs, they allow San Antonio to take the lead and them doing catch up and obviously not playing good defense. But this time they are on a mission to show who are the best team in the West and pushing the Phoenix Suns.

Quote from: danherbias07 on March 04, 2024, 12:12:20 AM

KD was exhausted, Bradley Beal was on minute restriction, Nurkic should actually be on minute restriction too but he was forced to play more, and Booker was out due to an ankle sprain but according to reports, the X-ray is good. He may be back after a few days of rest.
I think the Suns should find a way to make KD take his shots. After watching the game tonight, I don't see any screen and roll type of play, or KD should start practicing looking for the open man when a double team arrives.

Or it's not the same KD this season? He seems to be making a lot of turnovers and not taking the game. Maybe because he had Booker and Beal. But he needs to step up again and hope that they won't fall in the standings in the West.

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Quote from: boyptc on March 03, 2024, 06:27:13 PM

What a bad day for the Golden State Warriors. That's already a one sided game that they have no appetite to end it.

It is what everyone expected on how this game is going to end. 140-88. The game truly changed a lot and Celtics on this game shown how consistent they are, mostly their key players.

They are on fire a great shooting night and that's really something that Warriors unable to adjust, not the expected outcome in terms of score deficit but that's how the game works, if you are having a tough game and your opponents are keep on firing and making shots expect that they will have a huge lead, it was a very dominating game for Boston as the lead from 1st quarter up to 3rd quarter keeps on balloning and Warriors have no answers.

Quote from: danherbias07 on March 04, 2024, 12:12:20 AM

Jusuf Nurkić broke his own record on rebounds. 30 rebounds for Nurkic tonight but sadly they lost against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

OKC was playing great on defense. They did not let Kevin Durant have an open look, once he received the ball, the double team would come and he was forced to pass the ball in the process.
Bradley Beal did great trying to help out, and Royce O'Neale did some damage too, but when it comes to offense, SGA had been dominating the game, actually the whole NBA, that's why he is on the Kia MVP race. 36 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists for the top 2 contender of the MVP race behind Jokic.

KD was exhausted, Bradley Beal was on minute restriction, Nurkic should actually be on minute restriction too but he was forced to play more, and Booker was out due to an ankle sprain but according to reports, the X-ray is good. He may be back after a few days of rest.
I think the Suns should find a way to make KD take his shots. After watching the game tonight, I don't see any screen and roll type of play, or KD should start practicing looking for the open man when a double team arrives.

The young guns of OKC did a great job, like what you said they keep on adjusting and rotate to make a good defense when KD's holding the ball, they've got the height and speed to bother KD's possible attack, and yes, just like what you said Beal did try to help but got a limited playing minutes while Nurkic did push as they can't let Bol be left behind, and from the OKC side, aside from SGA, William again bring a great game to help in thier scoring side.

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It is what everyone expected on how this game is going to end. 140-88. The game truly changed a lot and Celtics on this game shown how consistent they are, mostly their key players.

Now, it's just a question on how this will translate for the Celtics in the playoff, can they still dominate opponents that they are going to face in the playoff and continue their magical season? Or will they choke like 2 years ago when they face the Warriors in the finals and lost the series? No doubt that they are going to win the Eastern conference, maybe 8+ games or more against the number two. But still a long way to go for them and all will be answered come playoff time.

That remains to be seen as the playoffs are certainly a different atmosphere. It's not guaranteed that because the Celtics are doing some exceptional job this regular season, they'll easily beat the teams in the playoffs. Let us remember that this team is always overvalued during the playoffs, but we tend to miss out on the big upsetter, which is the Miami Heat. Actually, Miami now is already heating up; they know it's time to activate that playoff mode as it's already nearing.

Yes, it's not a guarantee although I don't have the numbers, but usually this dominant team in the season have a higher chance of winning the championship. Unless you are Lebron James who stop 73-9 Warriors. But for now, we haven't seen teams that can get close to how the Boston Celtics are winning. J Tatum and Jaylen Brown are best duo was we say and they are consistent as compare to our duos that we have right now. Splash brothers are no more, Klay is inconsistent, while Lavine, there are news that he wanted to get out of Chicago so it's only DeRozan that is carrying the load for now.

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Quote from: Japinat on March 04, 2024, 01:10:54 AM

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Quote from: boyptc on March 03, 2024, 06:27:13 PM

It is what everyone expected on how this game is going to end. 140-88. The game truly changed a lot and Celtics on this game shown how consistent they are, mostly their key players.

Now, it's just a question on how this will translate for the Celtics in the playoff, can they still dominate opponents that they are going to face in the playoff and continue their magical season? Or will they choke like 2 years ago when they face the Warriors in the finals and lost the series? No doubt that they are going to win the Eastern conference, maybe 8+ games or more against the number two. But still a long way to go for them and all will be answered come playoff time.

That remains to be seen as the playoffs are certainly a different atmosphere. It's not guaranteed that because the Celtics are doing some exceptional job this regular season, they'll easily beat the teams in the playoffs. Let us remember that this team is always overvalued during the playoffs, but we tend to miss out on the big upsetter, which is the Miami Heat. Actually, Miami now is already heating up; they know it's time to activate that playoff mode as it's already nearing.

But at least they already see a preview if they would do more better they can dominate the other team just what they did to Warriors. Its undeniable that they made impressive performance to make Warriors look so hopeless and limiting their core to single digits scoring. Nobody expect that to happen as fans expect that Warriors would perform more better since they are chasing wins to get a possible standings on their remaining games. But we don't know if we can see a same like Miami changes since Warriors this seasons looks like losing its power and its like there main core is not performing well and seems they are starting to feel their performance is totally declining.

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Quote from: boyptc on March 03, 2024, 06:27:13 PM

What a bad day for the Golden State Warriors. That's already a one sided game that they have no appetite to end it.

It is what everyone expected on how this game is going to end. 140-88. The game truly changed a lot and Celtics on this game shown how consistent they are, mostly their key players.

That must have been the biggest loss for GWS in quite a while.
Actually I just googled and found in the 20/21 season they lost to the Raptors by 53 points. Grin

So today's loss was the 3rd highest in franchise history, they also lost by 63 against the Lakers in 71/72.

That shows us how serious the Celtics are right now. If they get out of the east I see them becoming champions.

Another game that blew me away was Mavericks vs Philly (still without Embiid). Dallas started fast and furious with 11:0 and the actually lost the 1st quarter by 8 points, wtf, haha. Veeeery strange game !!

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Quote from: boyptc on March 03, 2024, 06:27:13 PM

It is what everyone expected on how this game is going to end. 140-88. The game truly changed a lot and Celtics on this game shown how consistent they are, mostly their key players.

Now, it's just a question on how this will translate for the Celtics in the playoff, can they still dominate opponents that they are going to face in the playoff and continue their magical season? Or will they choke like 2 years ago when they face the Warriors in the finals and lost the series? No doubt that they are going to win the Eastern conference, maybe 8+ games or more against the number two. But still a long way to go for them and all will be answered come playoff time.

That remains to be seen as the playoffs are certainly a different atmosphere. It's not guaranteed that because the Celtics are doing some exceptional job this regular season, they'll easily beat the teams in the playoffs. Let us remember that this team is always overvalued during the playoffs, but we tend to miss out on the big upsetter, which is the Miami Heat. Actually, Miami now is already heating up; they know it's time to activate that playoff mode as it's already nearing.

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Jusuf Nurkić broke his own record on rebounds. 30 rebounds for Nurkic tonight but sadly they lost against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

OKC was playing great on defense. They did not let Kevin Durant have an open look, once he received the ball, the double team would come and he was forced to pass the ball in the process.
Bradley Beal did great trying to help out, and Royce O'Neale did some damage too, but when it comes to offense, SGA had been dominating the game, actually the whole NBA, that's why he is on the Kia MVP race. 36 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists for the top 2 contender of the MVP race behind Jokic.

KD was exhausted, Bradley Beal was on minute restriction, Nurkic should actually be on minute restriction too but he was forced to play more, and Booker was out due to an ankle sprain but according to reports, the X-ray is good. He may be back after a few days of rest.
I think the Suns should find a way to make KD take his shots. After watching the game tonight, I don't see any screen and roll type of play, or KD should start practicing looking for the open man when a double team arrives.

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Quote from: boyptc on March 03, 2024, 06:27:13 PM

What a bad day for the Golden State Warriors. That's already a one sided game that they have no appetite to end it.

It is what everyone expected on how this game is going to end. 140-88. The game truly changed a lot and Celtics on this game shown how consistent they are, mostly their key players.

Once again the Celtics showed they are an excellent team!

It's hard to believe the game between the Celtics and Warriors, it was an absurd difference.
I took a quick look at the statistics and saw some interesting points, all players (both teams) managed to score 2 or more points, (correct me if I'm wrong) no one (both teams) achieved a double-double, and what caught my attention was the Warriors' 3 point shoot percentage, just 17.1% (7/41) that's was insane!

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Quote from: boyptc on March 03, 2024, 06:27:13 PM

It is what everyone expected on how this game is going to end. 140-88. The game truly changed a lot and Celtics on this game shown how consistent they are, mostly their key players.

Now, it's just a question on how this will translate for the Celtics in the playoff, can they still dominate opponents that they are going to face in the playoff and continue their magical season? Or will they choke like 2 years ago when they face the Warriors in the finals and lost the series? No doubt that they are going to win the Eastern conference, maybe 8+ games or more against the number two. But still a long way to go for them and all will be answered come playoff time.

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What a bad day for the Golden State Warriors. That's already a one sided game that they have no appetite to end it.

It is what everyone expected on how this game is going to end. 140-88. The game truly changed a lot and Celtics on this game shown how consistent they are, mostly their key players.

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Quote from: vennali on March 03, 2024, 04:41:57 PM

The Celtics are absolutely blowing GSW away. 82 points for Celtics in 1st half while the Warriors just managed 38. 82-38 half time score. Is there any chance for Warriors to make a comeback? Would be an epic comeback, one for the ages, if it does happen. Highly unlikely though. Curry has only 4 points in the first half.

This is a tough lost for the Warriors, they have been in a comeback as of late and trying to position themselves in 6th-8th spot and trying to avoid the play-in. And as I check the score, Curry didn't even manage to score in double digits. I think this is the second time this season that he failed to do that.

And it's really hard to see which team can defeat the Celtics at this point. There seems to be no loophole in their game, Tatum and Brown, the best 1-2 player, and then Drew and KP playing like they need to proved something from their previous teams that trade them.

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I was casually browsing the results of the games and was surprised at the 89-88 score played by Clippers and Wolves. You normally just see that score line in just the third quarter with the way games are played today hehe. They are also two of the top teams right now but it turns out that both teams really struggled with field goal percentage under 40%. Rudy Gobert and Norman Powell were the best player for their respective teams.

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Yep, the low number of rebounds by the Lakers players is the main reason the Lakers lost. However, even though the Lakers couldn't handle the Nuggets, it was still a special game as LeBron reached and surpassed the 40k-point mark. I think he will be able to score even 42k points if next season is the last season of his career.

Even though they lost that one, it was really a good opportunity for them to adjust where they were short and they will gonna add some more adjustments to their rotations or probably sign more players in order to get ready in case they gonna face the Nuggets once again in the NBA playoffs which more likely to happen since the Lakers seems to go to the playoffs with this kind of games recently, let's see if they can make such consistent win in their next games. Anyway, Congrats! to LBJ for reaching new milestones, he will be holding that record for a long unless Wemby follows in his footsteps and maintains a high points percentage throughout his entire NBA career.

I think it's winnable game for the Lakers though, they have a good chance to take it from the Nuggets. They just failed to execute in the last 4 minutes of the game and rely on James as a decoy and then dish it out to his team mates just like what they did in their last games.

So the Nuggets spoil James 40k point mark, but he is not slowing down, yeah, probably he can go as high as 42k if he continues to play with this kind of offense still in him. There are stats from players who played 20 season in the NBA and guess what their average coming in their last season? it's 7 points, while Lebron is doing like 24-25 ppg, so that's truly a feat that no one can duplicate.

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Quote from: dwyane36 on March 03, 2024, 07:28:47 AM

Yep, the low number of rebounds by the Lakers players is the main reason the Lakers lost. However, even though the Lakers couldn't handle the Nuggets, it was still a special game as LeBron reached and surpassed the 40k-point mark. I think he will be able to score even 42k points if next season is the last season of his career.

Even though they lost that one, it was really a good opportunity for them to adjust where they were short and they will gonna add some more adjustments to their rotations or probably sign more players in order to get ready in case they gonna face the Nuggets once again in the NBA playoffs which more likely to happen since the Lakers seems to go to the playoffs with this kind of games recently, let's see if they can make such consistent win in their next games. Anyway, Congrats! to LBJ for reaching new milestones, he will be holding that record for a long unless Wemby follows in his footsteps and maintains a high points percentage throughout his entire NBA career.

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Quote from: vennali on March 03, 2024, 04:41:57 PM

The Celtics are absolutely blowing GSW away. 82 points for Celtics in 1st half while the Warriors just managed 38. 82-38 half time score. Is there any chance for Warriors to make a comeback? Would be an epic comeback, one for the ages, if it does happen. Highly unlikely though. Curry has only 4 points in the first half.

Rob Hale (one of the owners for the Celtics) is certainly having a good season so far! I used to work with him at his telecom corporation, if you havent' looked him up he has quite a crazy story, (just google Rob Hale). Anyhow, it surely wouild be something if the Warriors were to make a comeback from being down 44 points! I wonder what the betting odds on that woud win if you placed some kind of crazy parlay, probably a lot!!

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