Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 316. (Read 914582 times)

Edward lacks of maturity in the court and we can understand since he's still young but once he develop maturity in the game for sure we can see him still got the confidence to contribute especially on crucial minutes.

SGA doesn't get much attention since maybe he's teammate Chet also stole the limelight on their team that's why maybe SGA didn't get much attention since media is on focus to cover the development of Chet rather than the contribution of SGA on their team. Also they are more interested on other big stars rather than putting the name of new guy in the scene since for them covering them more give them good views. And its really unexpected how OKC performs this season and for sure no one expect them to reach this far.

But we can't say yet that there rebuilding process is good since they need to show first that they can pass the first round in playoffs and even advance on next round. Also if they reach into finals and bring their current line up there for sure we can say that everything they done is really worth it.

SGA is a underrated player, but that's good enough for him though, no need to get that attention, he just get the job done and he should also be in the contention or at least discussion for a MVP season as he brings the OKC on top together with players that also do the dirty jobs.

I think it's a new era for the Thunder, they have totally rebuild and now it's paying off with their picks and future picks from the trade that they did like CP3 and PG and dividends are growing with SGA as the new franchise player. And it's going to be a big test for them in the playoff, and we might compare them to at least the Sacramento Kings from last season. But hopefully they will have the mental toughness if lets say they go on the second round and faces a great and experience team and bring the best out of team.

Not a clutch player. I know he is not a good FT shooter, but missing all 3 (last 1 intentional) FT when it is needed most to tie the game is not a good sign of a great player. He said Jordan can't guard him, lol. he can't even shoot FT.

Anthony Edwards says Michael Jordan wouldn't be able to guard him

But I don't see a foul on his last shot though, it even barely hit his hand. They were given a chance but still fail.


He is an underrated player, you know when OKC will win, and that is when SGA is ballin. First half stat, he already made 19 points but struggled a bit in the 3rd due to the defense of the Timberwolves, size wise, Wolves have the edge. But in the 4th quarter, when SGA was well rested, he lead his team to mount a comeback from a double digit deficit, and that's when the momentum was shifted to the OKC.

Sometimes Anthony Edwards plays very well and sometimes he makes simple mistakes like this. OKC deserved this game in the end. Should we not talk about SGA? He doesn't seem to get the attention he needs. He took the Oklahoma City Thunder to the top of the West. When you look at the roster, you can't imagine the Thunder here. They really have a different chemistry. There's no one player that comes to mind as a superstar, but when they come together they play really well. It's the first time they are this good since the days of Durant, Westbrook, Harden.

Your team could almost make a come back win. they were down by 15 points or more early but they crawl up to make it a interesting game. It was a very entertaining game, but the Jazz were not able to capitalize in the overtime even the home team losses Fred VanVlee and Jabari Smith Jr.

I think the errors made by Clarkson and Sexton made them lose, if they decided to go with Lauri, then probably there's a decent chance that the Jazz would complete a comeback win.

Lucky!

That's 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter while Timberwolves are on a 2 point lead.
Antman missing 2 free throws out of 3. So the best strategy is to miss the last shot to try and take the offensive rebound and shoot a three because the OKC Thunder lead is three. Sadly, he didn't hit the rim on the last shot and so they were forced to take the foul and lose with 3 seconds remaining in the game. That's rare for Anthony Edwards, I bet he was rattled or he was exhausted shouldering the offense for his team.

Utah Jazz losing against the Houston Rockets, now that 2 consecutive losses from them, and I hope this will not affect their confidence. They are a strong team, they just need to win again and gain back that winning streak.
Jazz had the 4-point lead 2 minutes in overtime but Sengun was just too awesome. It's like a battle of two future stars, Sengun and Markkanen. That was definitely an entertaining game. I hope Jabari Smith is okay though, he was limping as he went to the dugout. That's one heck of a good game for the Rockets, how I wish we had more games like this. It was fun!

My team, Utah Jazz, lost to Houston Rockets 127-126 in the overtime period of the match, which ended 115-115 in normal time. I was saddened by this result because my favorite team that I follow in the NBA is the Utah Jazz. What makes me happy is playing in Houston. Alperen Şengün gave a great performance. He played with 37 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. Alperen is only 21 years old and is playing well in Houston, even though he has a rookie season. I am proud of him for being a citizen of my country, even though he made me sad today.

Definitely it will be a great game as IQ and RJ Barrett are going back to Madison Square Garden. And with that, it will be very competitive that I think the Raptors might win this game. I know that they are a huge underdog here and that's why I love them in this game. So laying some money on them at ML.

I haven't heard about Clarkson though being on the trading block.

But we will see, we still have time before the trading deadline and for sure there will be a lot of high profile names being moved around, like Lavine and Dejonte Murray, whose name are being link to a trade to the Lakers.

Thinking about something like that can destroy their current chemistry so I think that's not really best for them or anyone to think especially they are struggling. Maybe much better if they could focus on their game to see much better result or have some good developments happening on their team. KD is not consistent this season maybe due to some situation happening in Suns but if they always show that inconsistency and their coach can't find good solution to their struggle then their team will totally fail this season. Their 3 star combination is strong already but they can't manage to make this roster works well that's why they struggle.   Booker performance is really great so let see if he can sustain that since that's what their team need at the moment.

Kevin Durant should stop thinking something like that because it could not lead to something really great, right now The situation of the Phoenix Suns is just getting worse for sure they could find something that could bring them back again, but Kevin Durant is not that consistent anymore unlike LeBron James that still mostly faster inside the court he is getting the affect of father time getting into his performance, while Devin Booker is having his slumps back then after getting back from an injury, but right now their latest game Devin Booker is getting back in his natural performance scoring 52 points again,


Like you I also like Utah Jazz aswell, they are now doing great after their experience last season, for sure it is not just Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkannen who are making highlights for the team but they can also include Collin Sexton who has an amazing contribution for the team, John Collins that is really amazing and I think need to have more time to improve more for sure he will give a team a great boost when some of the main players is having a shooting slump, and Simone Fontecchio is getting there aswell but his truly remarkable contribution was his block and steals for the team but for sure getting some minutes will get the team into something, that is why Utah Jazz is some team that is making some progress,


What can we say there is no backup from their real MVP players after the incident with the Toronto Raptors and the Coach is having some BS officiating inside the game as we can all see the leading Free Throws that the referee is giving the team were insane and that has been questioned for sure, and so maybe the officiating have lie low for a bit so the issue would subside for a while but for sure they will eventually get back in what they are doing in no time, and it was really hilarious that the NBA is letting this slide like that,

IMO, one of the interesting things about this game is how two of the best teams score so low. Although they are offensive superpowers in the league now, the defense was tight in this game. Kinda like euroleague. When defense is tough, the game is more enjoyable to me. Nuggets reminded people in this game how tough they can get. When they become serious, it becomes quite hard to stop them. Murray and Jokic combined for a magnificent 69 points on amazing efficiency. Fantastic victory by the reigning champions over the Celtics, who are regarded by many as the best NBA team.

Looking forward to tonight's knicks game.  Homecoming for rj barrett and immanel quickley.  It's a pretty unassuming game but I bet this one is a highly competitive one.  Expecting to see julius randle bully rj around.  Knicks are quietly having a good year and ever since they traded them away and got OG they are the best defensive team in the league over those 10 games.  They still need one more piece, Clarkson would be a great add for the bench.

I do see Denver doing fine, but with how Jokic is looking like he doesn't care, and with Celtics trying to bring one home, I feel like they are better. I don't care who won some regular season game that doesn't really matter but when it comes to building a squad, I would say there are like 3 positions Celtics are clearly better with one in contention and one clearly favouring Denver (Jokic).

So all in all, if Celtics could go to finals, there is a possibility that they could win. However, east is not that empty handed neither, may not look like a great deal right now but Bucks are doing fairly well, Dame and Giannis will figure out how to play better together eventually and if they do that before the playoffs, they may cause some serious threat.

It looked like thomas was absolutely unstoppable for lakers. And the performance by Lakers was not up to the mark as well. i absolutely understand the point that you are making about Lebron.  He is captain and if he loses his mind over something in the match it is definitely going to affect the team mindset.

Okay we understand that it might have been a mistake, they should have given you the foul but that doesn't mean you keep complaining and not concentrating in the game right ? I actually don't see any problem with him explaining, but if a decision does not go your way you being the captain and one of the best player ever,  you keep playing and try to keep the team motivated. But that was lacking in my opinion..

I dont think he is the problem but his attitude was certainly a problem for his team in the match.

The Denver Nuggets were able to beat the Boston Celtics but it was a very close match and I think the match could have gone either way. Celtics were ahead in the first 2 quarters but the Denver Nuggets were able to bring things back. They were able to play very well in the third quarter and in the 4th they just somehow kept the advantage that they had. In the end, the game ended on a very close score of 100-102 in favour of denver nuggets. And that also happened because of the unbelievable performance from Jokich and Murray. Definitely, a very interesting match to watch.

They aren't undeafeated anymore at home, Nuggets beat them in a very close game, it was just a 2 point win by the Nuggets but it's huge for the Celtics fans. Maybe they can start creating a winning streak again, but one thing was proven that game is hat Celtics are still the same team like the previous season. What I'm saying is, they are not so good in the last minutes of the game, in crucial times, while the Nuggets are living on that with a clutch Murray, positive things could happen.

If it's going to be the actual trade, poor D'LO. Goes to a team that's no way going to be a champion caliber with their roster. I've read that Cousins has talked about Trae Young that he should leave the team and asked to get traded if he wants to get a championship.

That makes sense, it's going to be D'Lo that's going to be left there and not gonna be a good team to continue honestly.

A win for the Lakers but poor thing D'Lo gets transferred.

Lakers again!

They lose to the struggling Nets. I don't understand this team, they can beat strong teams but could lose to a team that are on a losing streak. The way they are playing aren't even competitive enough, they start with a good lead but in the 2nd half, it's all Nets as their 3 point shoots are falling.

What I saw in that game is Lebron complaining a lot, he didn't get the foul and he continues to explain, and being the leader of the team, it affects the overall performance of a team. I think Lebron is the problem here, what do you think?

Indeed, there's nothing that they can do to change the outcome but instead, they can work it out and find that missing piece to make it better
on their next upcoming games.

I like the way they are playing the game, but we all know that it is the defending champ that they are facing, maybe a possible head-to-head for the finals.

Just my own cent though, but very possible if both teams will perform and continue winning their games.

It's not the first time recently that the Lakers are interested in Dejounte Murray. So I wouldn't be surprised if this deal you posted happens before the deadline. Who knows, maybe the Lakers will perform better with Murray, although it's worth noting that Russell is also a good player. But sometimes, D'Lo lacks stability in his performances.