Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 310. (Read 914649 times)

I remember last season, when Donovan Mitchell hits 60++ early on. And now this season, the mark is being pushed to 70 by Embiid and then Luka. Most likely, maybe next season we might see players going at 80, who knows.

We want to believed that 100 is not reachable by this time. But as the games evolves, it might be possible that someone is going to score 100 points with the way things are being played.

Luka Doncic!!! He really wanted to break the post Kobe scoring record held by Devon Booker and he pulled it off tonight. WOW. 73 points and a victory. Between Joel Embiid’s performance earlier in the week and now this you have to wonder if this signals a bit of a change in how defenses are defending stars. Will anyone ever break Wilt’s mark?

Pacers will give him a hard time as they know how to play good defense, but if the set game play design for him to make that tribute why not?

Booker is a well-known killer he will take every opportunity that Pacer will give him, I think he will do everything
to make his Idol proud, though the priority still winning the game.

Let's see 2 more quarters, and still have enough time for him if he will keep shooting and keeps making good baskets.

Just wanna share that I'm watching today's game, Pacers vs Suns. Booker has already scored 29 points in the first quarter. It seems like this game is a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant as today marks the 4th anniversary of Kobe Bryant's passing. It's possible that Devin Booker could score 82+ points today. What do you think? Anyone watching the game today?

Edit: Luka Doncic is also dominating with 40+ points in the first half, while Booker has scored 37 points in the 1st half.

There's not a world that dlo would land anywhere close to a Trae or Donovan.  Either one of those 2 would require a ton of first round picks.  Lakers I think can only trade theor 2029 first round pick which isn't worth much.  If those 2 are on the trade block (which they arent) there would be a ton of other teams that could offer way more than the Lakers could.  They are in a bad position right now.

Despite their good record, second best in the eastern conference with 31-13, it was a known fact that they had problems with their coach. And their defense had taken a hit this year. I believe that the hype around this hire is excessive, and the Bucks will be OK. Additionally, I'm sick of people ignoring how awful Budenholzer was throughout the playoffs and how crucial it was to fire him. But also I am not sure how good can Doc be in the playoffs and making a team champion. The inability to adjust and the tendency to blow leads during the playoffs are major problems. Doc can make terrible teams become good, but he can't make good teams become great. It's also ridiculous to sign Doc to a three-year contract.

It's sad that we're not going to see Steph on this all stars night. I'm feeling bad about him but was this the decision of voting made by fans, right?

That's pretty much it is.

It's just going to be a matter of time until we see some talks again about him going to GSW. But it's a bargain for GSW if it happens, together with his brother. 

I don’t think we’re seeing a decline in Steph’s abilities as much as his teammates are no longer carrying their weight. Steph is having to carry the Warriors on his back this year with Draymond and Klay seemingly no longer able to perform at the highest level. I think the dynasty is over and they need to figure out some way to sign Giannis.

Utah ended the bad trend away at Washington. Utah was the winner with a score of 108-123.
Washington is having an extremely bad season as a team this year. The total number of wins since the beginning of Sezok is 6. Utah's win over Washington cannot be an indicator. It only ended a 3-game losing streak. The next game for Utah could be considered an easy one. Even though Charlotte is one level better than Washington, the Utah Jazz. They are a very distant team and Utah should beat Charlotte very easily.

Hopefully there's a major addition or changes to the Warriors roster that would fix their problem. They have a lot of close games and they lose most of them. Before, when the Warriors are holding a big lead, it's unlikely that the opposing team will come back, this season they have some disappointing lose from that.

Warriors are currently ranked at number 12 with below .500 win rate. This showed how they really struggled, plus the loss of Draymond Green is still a big factor on why they struggled a lot on their defense. I don't know when he'll come back, but if ever he'll come back soon, I'm hoping to see a change Draymond Green and will bring back the old kind of energy they had during their championship run.

Curry stats is still good if we compared him to other regular players that is not on a star level. But we should admit that his skills is already deteriorating or simply not that impactful unlike before when he is young and relying too much to his teammates just to create a space on his own.

His 3pt shooting is already same with other star players since most of the players focusing on 3s too. He is not giving huge impact in the game compared to his younger version regardless of who is his teammates. Warriors shooting is already not that lethal while they lack of good center which is the current meta nowadays on NBA. Warriors is in a great disadvantage considering how strong teams now build their roster.

Curry is averaging 26.8 points per game this season. So he is as good as ever and is still the leader of the team. I think the Warriors' poor results this season are primarily the result of controversial decisions by their management. One of those decisions was signing Green to a 100 million dollar contract.
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the Warriors started a total roster rebuild in the near future, and the only one who remained from the current roster would be Curry.

We will see tomorrow if they have already figure out how to win against a tough team. They beat the Sixers which is a tough team but one win is not enough. They'll be hosting the Suns tomorrow on the same venue they domiante the Sixers, let's see if they can stop the win streak of this hot Phoenix Suns.

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Gone are the days that the Warriors are exciting to watch. All they have now is struggle in the game, especially in the 4th quarter which they are suppose to dominate in the past. They also lose their 3rd quarter dominance as there are some games where they aren't dominating anymore and sometimes they are the ones who are being dominated in the 3rd quarter.

Well, that's just how they are and this time their luck didn't reach the final score as Curry's decision didn't go well on that last possession. That's why he is no longer the starter on all-stars this season because he seems not to have the best moment of his life in the NBA recently. And they cannot make some good play anymore after they lose Jordan Poole and it seems like they are a broken team two even though Klay is fine and playing well. This might be the start of their downfall unless they make some huge adjustments in the future.

It's the risk that they take when they acquire Siakal though, but it paid off handsomely as he play very well and then posting a triple double as a Pacer. And I guess being on a different team, Pascal might have to prove himself again. They point a great defense of him, but it seems that he was just dancing around those defenders and then easy scoring. And with this kind of performance, the Pacers even without Haliburton, can still go and fight against the tough season and maybe move on the playoff. And once Haliburton is back, going to be a very scary team.

Yes, and there instance that there was a no call on Steph Curry and that fumble in the end, very uncanny of him but he was double team and time is running out. It was a very competitive game indeed. It's winnable, and playing against one of the best team in the West, and they have the numbers against the Kings, but I guess they don't want to lose another games to the Warriors.

And for the Warriors fans, I know it's tough to see them lose another close game, but I think this season, it's a different team and there could be movement of some pieces before the trade deadline.

I hate Coach Doc "Choke" Rivers because of how he coached the Clippers, and the Sixers in the past few years, but looking at the roster of coaches right now, I don't see anybody fit to coach the Bucks right now aside from him. Coach Terry Stotts is the one that I saw as well because he was an assistant coach of the Bucks before he left, but it seems like the Bucks picked coach Doc Rivers despite his bad record during the playoffs.

TBH, I don't know how will the Bucks be affected now that they have a new coach but I'm excited to see the Bucks team led by their new coach. I guess now's the time for me as well to be optimistic when it comes to him. I just don't like how he coached in the past, but who knows? We might see a different Doc Rivers right now. I hope that him and Giannis will work together for another title, and I hope they will put Thanasis as their equipment manager. Kidding.

Well, they just won against the Sixers, and he put a triple-double 26-13-10
We are intelligent enough to know that whenever there are changes in the team, chemistry will be affected and the Pacers are no different. I expect that their chemistry will get affected in the first few games, but they have Haliburton to lead the team. A lowkey big 3 of Siakam, Haliburton and Turner?

It's clear that Doc Rivers holds a significant reputation in the NBA coaching world, and teams often seek an experienced coach, especially one with a championship under his belt. While the decision to part ways with the 76ers, who was also decent, might be surprising, it seems the move is driven by the belief that Doc Rivers could be the coach to lead the team to a championship. The circumstances around River's departure, given the personal tragedy he faced, add a layer of understanding to the situation. With over 20 plus years of coaching experience, including a title, Rivers appears to be a sought-after figure for teams aiming for success,

But right now I have read from the news that Doc Rivers is accepting the offer of the Milwaukee Bucks after a three-year tenure as head coach of the 76ers while replacing first-year coach Adrian Griffin who the Bucks fired after 43 games.


I am not complaining, I may have lost the bet on them but they got 3 injuries and crucial pivotal members, actually, I was really surprised by how close the game can become, and seeing Andrew Wiggins have some decent stuff, maybe not that decent enough but for sure he is getting there I think little by little, he will be out of that Slump, while Impressive performance for Jonathan Kuminga playing 30 mins with 3 rebounds, 3 assist, and 31 points, you can never see him play hard like that I just wish he can reach his potential faster because he will be a different beast for now on, while there are many unplayed players for the Warriors Trayce Jackson-Davis included they still manage this kind of thing and make the Kings struggle, is something really great for me.

We need to see him getting more minutes with the team, he is not only beneficial on the offensive end but he is also a good defender and a rebounder. We have to admit that the Warriors now are different during the previous seasons when they are still dominating, but what I admire about them is they never give up and still remain competitive, Curry wasn't even asking for a trade when their team are struggling, they'll fix this problem and I'm optimistic with that.

Losing 1 point is not bad at all on a competitive game, and the Warriors shooting are very impressive.

Overall - FG percentage, 56%... 3 Pts 51%, and FT's 78%. They just had a rough night that's why they loss.

But you must love the heat of the game. Their rivalry is definitely real.
Steph should've called a timeout when he saw the double coming. It could've left him 3-4 seconds and Coach Steve Kerr can write something up to maybe claim the win. Although I know that not using a timeout after a rebound is to prevent the Kings from setting their defense, Klay Thompson was slow getting down while he handled the ball so everything is set for the Kings because of that. Harrison Barnes was phenomenal today and I was sad I didn't add him to my player props. That was surprising to me as I didn't watch the Kings' last game where he also made 30+ points.

Still, I like how Jonathan Kuminga is growing. Double digits in points for these past weeks and tonight was the highest with 31 points. He is becoming an offensive weapon of the Warriors and he is still learning. His body control mid-air is also getting better, I cannot even count how many and1's he made today. Then, he is using ball fakes at the right timing and he is now using it effectively against big men when he is under the paint.
Last night he was also awesome. 11/11 field goals. Yes, did not even miss a shot. The Warriors still have a chance if Coach Kerr could make some plays for him.