Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 315. (Read 914582 times)

I've watched that last five minute sequence at least 3x already and still wonder how the F did they not score in that duration. It's hard to believe they all get cold suddenly and not drop a single shot.

Russ hustle definitely deserves respect there since it also kinda sparked the comeback. Let's give credit to the coach too for choosing a small ball line up. That was gutsy which became effective against the Nets.

Russ for 6th man of the year!!!
TBH, he's way efficient now that he's been playing off the bench than he is when he's the starter of the team.

I always highlight him because ever since he adjusted from being a starter again to be playing off the bench, the Clippers played way better, and that affected the whole team. They're now 18-4 on their home which is one of the best home records currently, and now at the 4th spot with only 2.5 games behind the Nuggets. Don't underestimate the Clippers right now because they're coming. I just hope that they can play like this during the playoffs as well, and no one gets injured.

Ever since the Siakam trade, it really became silent already.
Maybe we can expect lots of trades as the trade deadline approaches. Maybe 3 days before we will see some bit of a trade like a role player for a role player, or maybe an all-star caliber player will get traded.

Well, I thought they were looking for more guards but they are trading away a shooter and a guard which they need the most. I hope they will change the offer. The Lakers need DLo, there must be something else they can offer because this is like a loss to the Lakers because they are adding a 1st round pick. I might agree if this trade is only 1:1 but they are taking away the chemistry and more. It's a rumor for now and I hope it will not materialize. DLo has been on the move a lot, I think LA is where he belongs and he has been playing great in his last 3 games.
They are not losing because of him, they should check their whole roster first. Rui Hachimura for example has not been an effective shooter anymore and it's not like he is strong in the rebounding sector.

Its easy to spot that they are complete package since they already got those strong role players and big stars on their team but unfortunately they didn't manage to make it work well. All of them can contribute since they can play basketball at high level but the problem is they can't convert it since maybe there's problem with their rotation or the coach just doesn't know how to make their players blend together.

If they fail to get a spot on Playoffs maybe it indicate already that they need to change their coach since he fails to manage well his team. Also I don't believe they would trade Reaves since he is the x factor of their team. But for sure they think about that on DLo since he still have good value and they can get more decent player in exchange on him.

We will find out that soon but it seems like the atmophere of the Lakers are telling "goodbye Dlo". Bad for him as he hasn't showed up early. If we look at the team now where he was from which is the timberwolves, they get better without him, so I think that's what the Lakers are trying to achieve here.

D'lo is useful if he'll play hard.. he has the talent though, that's not in question, but it seems like he lacks the hussle and energy while on the floor.

Well, I hope they're thinking the same way as we do. I myself see the Lakers as a strong team who can compete in a high level playoffs game, I've seen it when they were playing in the IST. They just need to fix their system to make they offense and defense more consistent.
However, the Lakers may have a different plan and DLo playing good lately is actually good for their plans as well, since DLo's trade value will also increase if he's playing like this. I'm not gonna be surprised if they pull up another trade with DLo or Reaves getting involve with it. The Lakers may not want to fix the system, but they usually opt to fix it by changing the pieces lol.

D'Lo suddenly got better when he knew that his name is on the trading list. Probably the lakers are just trying to sell him as they still trade him anyway. D'lo still got that game though, but the Lakers needs some consistency which D'lo wasn't able to provide since his arrival.

The Lakers bounce back strong after a dissapointing loss on the Nets, and that is by dominating the Blazers that just recently beat the Pacers.

Hope from here they'll start a win streak so they'll not play catch up this season.

Despite Russell leading the team in points with eight assists and two blocks, Lakers was only matched with a lower level team because Trail Blazers is second to last in the western conference ratings. Anyhow, it is undeniably true that Russell worked at a different level this season, his field goal, three point shooting and assists improved.

But in my opinion, Lakers will continue its willingness to exchange D'Angelo Russell if there is an opportunity to get additional pieces for the team. The team is interested in bringing another star fit for aiding Lebron James. There was numerous matches Anthony Davis did not play as a star adding to his injury problems.

I have been talking about SGA since at least last year. In normal circumstances he can be in the MVP talk but there are 3 fantastic players of course, that's why he is very rarely mentioned. Jokic, Embiid and Giannis are out of this world. Then amazing stars like SGA is not even mentioned, naturally. I respect Thunder a lot. Their GM and front office must be very good. As you said, Durant Westbrook Harden was a great time and again they are becoming a solid team, a team to be reckoned with. I agree that with this whole roster it is not expected them to be here but they are and I really respect that.

Looks like the Lakers did well against the Portland Blazers, they took the chance to get the easy win from them since they really need it most this time. D’Angelo Russell scored 34 points and LeBron James 28 points is the main reason to win this game. I think by this time, they should keep D’Angelo because right now they are not in need of only good players but someone who can understand their games as well D’Angelo already established his chemistries with them and that's their advantage and reasons to win more games in the next time, they should be able to fix their rhythms so that they won't miss their chance to climb to the playoff tree as soon as possible.

Poor Brooklyn Nets.

They've been stuck with 114 for the rest of 5 minutes remaining in the game and take note, they're on the lead by that time but they ended zero points until the game ends.

But that's LAC for them, whilst them, they've done a 22-0 and won over that 11 points led by the Nets for that remaining time in the 4th quarter.

Was a great environment last night.  Knicks fans in the stadium gave a proper IQ and RJ welcome.  Then the Knicks went ahead and dismantled them during the game.  Since the trade the Knicks defense has been tops in the league and I'm liking this more and more.  OG Anunoby reminds me of the 80s/90s Knicks.  Love this team going forward.  Still think they will make one more move to bolster the bench.

If this keeps up and the Phoenix Coach and the management can not think of ways to properly handle their team in make them great then this is not going to be any better for the team it will not work out at all maybe taking out Kevin Durant would be an ideal thing to do according to the rumors but it will not help the team at all and it will just brought turmoil inside and outside of the team, even though Devin Booker is showing his caliber play for the team, it is not enough as they still losing important games,


Shai-Gilgeous Alexander really needs the attention not to brag about what he has done, but to raise him up and to motivate the kid to do more, it is clear that he has set himself high this season, and for the Oklahoma City Thunders to do well it is clearly because of him but the OKC's main core need help because they are relying so much on SGA, right now versus the Timberwolves they have done well, maybe it was the inconsistency of Anthony Edwards, why they lose or maybe it was the lack of potential players in my opinion and looking from their losses they still needed something there is no way Shai Gilgeous-Alexander can done this alone the guy needs his rest once in a while so for sure the OKC needs to build a team revolving around SGA's play style a core team that could help the kid,

And for sure that trade window is what the Oklahoma City Thunders needed to fill out the gap and traded away players that are not needed and fill the team with helpful companions fr SGA,

Within a few minutes many games begin. the wizards play against denvers, and it's one of those games where it seems like one of the teams is so weak that it has odds of @6.40 that make me laugh a lot. the wizards come from a sequence of 3 consecutive games without winning, they are going through bad times, while denvers in the last 4 games had only 1 defeat, they managed to beat good teams, but look at the odd value in case denvers win and @1.13, it seems very low to me considering the risk that exists in this game. Even though the wizards are going through bad times, they still shouldn't be too underestimated, they could still come out victorious in this game. It seems to me that someone betting on Denver's victory with odds of @1.13 is not wise, not even putting Denver in a parlay is not worth it

The Rockets will play the Celtics. in the last 6 games the Rockets won in just 1 game, and a terrible performance while the celtics in the last 6 games they won in 4 games and lost in 2 games, looking at the odds of these two teams, the difference is very big, the celtics are with 1.14 odds, something very low, while the Rockets have 6.00 odds. It seems like they are really underestimating the Rockets. It's true that the Rockets are performing at their best, but I still see this odds in favor of the Celtics being very low, the Rockets could surprise, so given the risk that exists in this game, I don't see any advantage in someone betting on the Celtics with this very low odds. . It's not worth betting on games with very low odds

We hate to admit it but that's likely what will happen. We know what are the teams that are really investing on their roster and trying to get a title for every season.

This is the worst nightmare of those players that have probably their home but then, the scare is there and they're fearing to get transferred if they're aiming for the title. But just like any other player that have done so many things for the title, they'll have to step up their game and show everyone what they can do and what they deserve.

While this trade is rumored, some opinions about Trae needs to ask for a trade to get a ring is also on the grounds.

TBH, I'm thinking that D'Lo will just be one of the many players out there that will never get a title in their whole NBA career.
When the floor is there for him to step up, and help offensively, he can't do it, and instead did the opposite.

It's a bad thing when your name is already in the trading blocks, but that's what NBA is. If you aren't playing very well for your team, you will be in the trading block. Just look at LaVine. The expectations of the Bulls for him is very high that they gave him a max contract, but can't deliver the way the management wanted. Yes he's still a threat to offense, but he can't lead his team ever since he was there. As for D'Lo, I will not be surprised if he will get traded, if not on the Hawks, but on another team.

On the other hand, I hope that the Hawks will decline this one because they will be losing badly on this one. You will be trading a player that's good on both offense, and defense to a player who is for me a worse version of him. The Lakers must add another role player on the trade like Rui Hachimura, or Austin Reaves.

He's been shooting over 80% from the line his whole career and playing over 35 minutes is normal for him so I would say it's just one of those bad moments that every player goes through. What I find interesting here is that he has identical shot percentage in this game for both FG and FT - 6 out of 10.

And both stars are license to take that shots, but suddenly it didn't come their way and we know how this game is being played,
they have their system that that are following and and they try to execute it.

Unfortunately, it's not for them and that close game really bring excitement to all the fan from both teams, just a sorry opportunity
just need to work on it next time.

wow... i confess that I was surprised with this possible trade!!
Could this really happen? Or are they just rumors?
In these last Lakers games, D'Angelo Russell was performing so good and was helping the team a lot, now, if he actually goes to Atlanta, it will be difficult for the Hawks to get a seed in the playoffs, and if they get, I have no doubt that it will be eliminated in the first rounds of the playoffs.

Unfortunately he is not in the top 3 now. Although his numbers are good but he is very limited with points unlike other superstars where they could get points, rebounds and even assists. But who would not notice this young man, he is now the franchise player of OKC and with his young and talented teammates, I wouldn't be surprise if they'll reach the playoffs, even in the Finals as they just beat the number 1 team.

Actually, IMO, the teams to beat in the West are only Clippers and Nuggets, at least for now, and OKC are capable of doing that as long as they remain healthy.


OKC needs to learn how to play physical basketball as SGA will surely be targeted since he is the energizer of the team. Their game against the Minnesota, that was a very physical game as they were only held to 102 points, but I'm glad they're able to figure out how to win, and that's a road win.