Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 272. (Read 914823 times)

Nothing to be surprised about with the Lakers, as they have been playing like that this season. What matters is that they were able to win the game. I think they were coming from a back-to-back game at that time after beating the Clippers, so that's fine. As I mentioned, what matters is they won the game.

The Wizards are not a bad team at all; they have the talent and can also win games. So credit to them for giving the Lakers a tough time, but it was the experience of the Lakers that helped them secure the win. As of now, the Lakers have two straight wins and are in the 10th position in the ranking. If they continue winning, their ranking will improve.

Great performance for both superstars, but it wasn't really a great performance for the Lakers as a team. They could've win it without sending it to overtime if they played tight defense even just in the 4th quarter. That was a high scoring game and the defense for both teams were too loose. Well, the Wizards is dead last in defensive rating so it's not gonna be surprise if they don't really play defense in an actual game lol, but the problem with the Lakers on that game is that they have adopted how the Wizards play. Poole was hitting long 3s and Kuzma was clutch down the stretch, that gave the Lakers a hard time winning the game that send them to overtime. That's something they really don't want to happen ahead of a Denver game. Let's see how the Laker team handle the fatigue and hopefully AD and LeBron will play.

Old but could still deliver; it's not a big problem because when they get old, they also gain the experience they need to win. Like the Lakers last season, who would expect they'd reach the WCF after their struggle in the regular season, but they did, and LeBron James led the team to that success. Age is just a number for LeBron, and even Curry, I guess. So these two teams, despite not having a good ranking now, are still going to make it to the playoffs, and these teams are going to pose problems for the young teams they'll face.

I definitely agree that the players that both GSW and Lakers have, especially the star players, are definitely pretty old at this point, and that affects the team play sometimes. And the NBA playoffs are a place where you need all your star players available. And these players being more than 30, actually in the mid or late 30s, is definitely a risk. Because they can get injured sometimes. And that can cause problems for the team reaching the playoffs. Right now nothing is certain. If players are healthy anything can happen for sure and there is a good chance as well

Malik Monk is really good in clutch times. That's a needed win for the Kings as they have experienced two straight losses. The exit of Edwards had probably helped them, as usually, Edwards is going to take care during the clutch. All in all, it was a good game and a deserved win by the Kings; now they are back in the winning column.


That's a special occasaion, anyone could leave the game just to see his first baby. It's just unfortunate that they loss, but nothing to worry as they are still in a good ranking.

Yeah, it was all Malik Monk, Sabonis exit the game with 6 personal fouls but they are still in the game. Not sure why the Wolves can't lock in Monk in the OT, as they allow him back to back 3's and that is enough as they can't hit on their side. So good win by the Kings here.


It's not a rumor, recently they had a baby shower.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C34S7YLucVH/

Good thing is that the game is in their homecourt, so immediately Edwards can exit the game and go to the hospital. Congrats to him, he deserves all the blessing. Never mind the lost, it's just one game and they are still in the top of the Western conference.

Warriors again winning on the road and the typical way they win, in the 3rd quarter. It was very close match in the first half.

But as the start of the 3rd quarter, every one was contributing. Moody taking the advantage of his starting five to show his talent as Andrew Wiggins is not in the game again for personal reason. Bad to hear that Barnes hand is injured, you can see that he goes directly to the dugout of the team and never come back after that. So the Warriors still has the momentum in their last 10 games.

Crap. My player props today are filled with either "Void" or a sudden injury which is the reason why they didn't hit their stats.

Russell Westbrook - hand fracture.
Nikola Vucevic - Thrown out - Flagrant 2.
Scottie Barnes - hand fracture.
Donovan Mitchell - did not play. - I made the bet way before the game started.
De'Aaron Fox - did not play.
Brandin Podziemski - did not play.

Anyway, that was quite an impressive game from the Sacramento Kings beating the Minnesota Timberwolves at their home. There were lots of questionable calls from the referees but still, the Kings won, and that stopped the losing streak.
Malik Monk did a great job shouldering the offense without Fox, they badly want that win so it's good timing for him to step up his game. Well, I just wish he would play like this consistently because whenever Fox is there, he ain't that aggressive anymore.

Anthony Edwards's early exit was not because of an injury. Their baby was born today and I am sure he doesn't want to miss that. I cannot find a reputable link for it but that's the rumor from social media.

In several matches, Wemby performed well in creating points for Spurs victory and in the victory against Thunder he was the best player who made big contribution.
But in this match it was really extraordinary because Spurs managed to win with big points considering that Thunder is also not weak team, I didn't watch the whole match but when I saw Spurs dominate the game it was clear they could win.
Spurs did it again and this was big win for them because it left the Thunder behind by quite lot of points.

I agree with you and even though the Spurs sometimes disappoint many people with their less than optimal performance, they are an NBA team and of course they can do many things to win by taking advantage of existing opportunities or advantages.
Thunder really had an unstable defense in this match, it was clear how easily the Spurs players could score up to 130+ points and this victory was truly extraordinary.

Wiggins had these kinds of problems before as well. The biggest problem is I believe the lack of transparency between him and the fans. But at the same time, Wiggins does not have to disclose any personal matters as well.
Warriors are doing well right now. At least they did well without him in the last game.


Moses Moody did well, I have noticed he was given the most amount of minutes in the last game and he proved himself.
Yes, I know, he didn't have a performance like Stephen Curry but did anyone really expect that kind of performance from him as well?
He went to court as a replacement for a replacement, he has done well enough.


Victor Wembanyama definitely held his own against Oklahoma. Of course, his team also performed really well, and that's why they were able to win easily in the end. But for a kid that is only 20 years old, I believe he did really well and also got 28 points by himself


Maybe, nothing can be said in advance, but i also hope about their winning.

Anything is possible when it comes to the playoffs but I still can't see anyone beating Denver at full strength, maybe okc but they are still too young I think.  Golden state and Lakers problems is that theor best players are on the wrong side of 30.  The NBA playoffs are long and grueling, even if they aren't on the injury report by that time in the year amd lingering injury takes longer to heal and tough to compete in 7 games series.

Visibly absent though is Andrew Wiggins and it was confirmed that he is not with the team and will be on leave again because of personal issues. We know that he had this kind of sabbatical and when he comes back it was a different Wiggins and his spot was taken by Kuminga already. On the bright side, Moses Moody was given a lot of time and he proved himself with a great defense against Jalen Brunson. They will be facing the Raptors next on the road and the Warriors are the favorite to win in this game.

San Antonio's Wemby, he held his own against Chet and even block his shot on a very entertaining game as they beat another powerhouse in the West in OKC. They needed the rest and will face the Pacers next. And with this kind of performance, it's either we think that Wemby is just overrated or OKC's didn't defend him well. Specially that 3 he did that really cap their rally and win this game. Vassell as well contribute on that run, end up him and Wemby both 28 points.

I don't know what happen to Donte though, I mean he has been mic up for this game and most likely him guarding Steph might have something for him to brick in this game. Probably he get tired hm and Hart chasing Steph during the game.

And Steph started very hot in the first quarter. Still a long way to go for the Warriors though so I don't know why the fans are making noises in the social media. The Lakers won as well, so it just negate everything as they are still in the 10th place.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis had a really great performance in this game. Anthony Davis dropped a 40 bomb and LeBron James scored 31 points. I agree with you, at various points of the game, I thought the Lakers were going to lose this game. But in the end, they were able to win the game in overtime. If you look at Wizards, Marvin and Jordan Poole played very well for the Wizards.
I can see Lakers will play the Nuggets in the next game. I think that game is also going to be very close.


Golden State Warriors were able to take a huge advantage in the first quarter. and they never let go of that advantage. both Stephen Curry and Kuminga were really great for the Golden State Warriors. I actually thought that the match was going to be a lot closer. But after the Golden State Warriors were able to take the lead in the first quarter, It was kind of a walk in the park for them.

But yes they are still in the 10th position in the Western Conference. they will need to get some consistent good results from here on. and that is very much possible as long as the important players do not get injured.

Yeah it definately would have been different with Paul George on the floor.  Lebron was so focused on clamping kawhi George would have been key to score in those moments the lead was slipping away.  You normally don't see playoff Bron yet so the west should be put on notice.  Being a 2 or 3 seed and having to play against them is a bad draw.  I'm not too high on the Lakers but containing levron in the playoffs has to be annoying to deal with as a high seed lol.

Honestly, as much as Wemby played wonderful, we have to say that all other Spurs players had no trouble scoring neither. It was mainly OKC not defending well at all, that seems like the most common reason for this game. Look at the points difference, Spurs scored 130+ points, and how many times have they done that?

I am not saying that Wemby is bad, nor saying Spurs are bad, of course they are NBA level players and will do fine sometimes, but OKC didn't do proper defending at all, it was a horrible display on defense. Getting this win also meant a lot for Wemby because he went against Chet, only other rookie of the year candidate in the league, so getting a win over him definitely meant the world for him as well.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Warriors got an early double-digit lead in the first quarter, and since then, they haven't lost the lead. The Knicks never got the lead in this whole game. As you said, it would be a different result if the Knicks' key players were healthy.

As for the Warriors, they are 8-2 in their last 10 games but still, they are at the final spot of the play-in tournament. I mean that's how tight the West is again, or at least at the 5th-10th spot because the 5th-seeded Suns team is only 3.5 games ahead of the 10th-spot Warriors. With CP3 playing again, I hope that the Warriors will get some wins because there are only 24 games left before the regular season ends. One losing streak for the Warriors, or one injury from their key player, and they might get eliminated and might not even reach the play-in tournament.

Speaking of injury, I saw a post online that Wiggins will "AGAIN" out indefinitely because of family problems. This is the same as what happened to him last season where he's been out indefinitely again because of family problems. It's the same problem again. The difference is that, last season they depended on him that much because of how he played when they won the title. This season, they got Kuminga already to fill his role so it will not that hard for them to adjust. I said injury because I consider family problem as mental problem, and mental problem is considered injury as well.

I agree they are playing well but as a knicks fan they beat their bench.  3 starters are out and JB is banged up and was questionable with his back leading up to the game.  A healthy kmicks team with julius, OG and big Mitch in the middle is a wildly different game.  With that being said they shot like garbage.  Hart and divencinzo bricked all night.  Hate watching them like this

Yeah, seems both are in the mission they are rivals to win the ROY and for me Wemby love's the challenge, like what you mentioned he doesn't care if he lose to the other team but against Chet he really wanted to show everything just like yoloing to this game as he takes it as winner take all rivalries, I like the way they both entertained the crowd both centers who can shoot the ball outside and can dribble like a PG to create space and penetrate inside.


They always have that surprise and with the way they are playing the game, I'm also believing that they can make an upset even the top seed they have that bond that really boost the morale of each other, still a long way before the playoffs lots of things can happen lets enjoy every game for now.

If it is against the OKC and Chet, Wemby always takes it personally. He likes the matchup against Chet, and he always delivers and performs his best. I hope they stay healthy throughout the season so we can see this matchup more often, especially in the playoffs. But we still need a few more years to see this matchup in the playoffs, as the Spurs are still in rebuild mode while OKC is now contending. 

I think the reason why Wemby is always eager to win and dominate this matchup is maybe because of the disrespect he gets early this season, where people say that Chet is the better player and when Chet wins the Rookie of the Month. Maybe it fuels Wemby to be better, and this is the result. But for me, both of them are the future of the NBA; they are great players in their own way.