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I feel very weird about the Brooklyn Nets. They often upset power-ranking teams, but they lost to the Sixers and Pistons which we know struggling this season. In their last match, they won against the Golden State Warriors. Do you think they can repeat this, considering their opponent is the Phoenix Suns, whose Big 3 Beal, Durant and Booker are now playing? Brooklyn's odds were x6.9 against the Warriors. Now, it's x3.8 against the Suns. Do you think the Brooklyn Nets can do it to the Suns? The Suns' losing streak ended when Beal and Durant played.
Well, they are just not deep enough I think. Sure their starting 5 with LBJ, AD, Rui, Russell( or Reddish/Knecht) and Reaves looks fine but then, who comes next? The bench is too inexperienced and the best guy that can actually take over is a rookie. That's says a lot. If they want to get to the playoffs and actually have a chance to compete they really have to be active when the trade window opens, otherwise they should just shut the season down and give Bronny some playing time. 
I guessing, maybe it’s because they haven’t been able to fully utilize their roster with their strategy. It feels like the same story as before, despite having a new coach, we all know LeBron is still the one running the plays.
Take Gabe Vincent as an example. This guy played really well in Miami but now that he’s with the Lakers, his numbers have dropped significantly. He went from averaging 9 PPG in Miami to just 3 PPG with the Lakers. So, I’m not sure if the issue lies with the players or the team just can’t grow as long as they play on Lebron's style.
Look at the standings,...... the Lakers have already dropped to 6th place and are currently on a 3-game losing streak. The bigger issue is that they’re solid at home but terrible on the road - that’s something they seriously need to address.
On the other hand, the Lakers seem to be struggling against strong, legitimate teams. With the way they’re performing, I don’t think they’ll stick with the current lineup next season.
The Lakers started well this regular season, but for some reason, they have been underperforming for the last few days. The Lakers have already 3 losses in a row, and they definitely need to make some adjustments, as they lost their last 2 games with a very big points gap.
Let's see what happens in the upcoming games, but there's still a long way to go before the regular season ends. Consequently, the Lakers still have plenty of time to improve their standings.
Well, they are just not deep enough I think. Sure their starting 5 with LBJ, AD, Rui, Russell( or Reddish/Knecht) and Reaves looks fine but then, who comes next? The bench is too inexperienced and the best guy that can actually take over is a rookie. That's says a lot. If they want to get to the playoffs and actually have a chance to compete they really have to be active when the trade window opens, otherwise they should just shut the season down and give Bronny some playing time.
On the other hand, the Lakers seem to be struggling against strong, legitimate teams. With the way they’re performing, I don’t think they’ll stick with the current lineup next season.
The Lakers started well this regular season, but for some reason, they have been underperforming for the last few days. The Lakers have already 3 losses in a row, and they definitely need to make some adjustments, as they lost their last 2 games with a very big points gap.
Let's see what happens in the upcoming games, but there's still a long way to go before the regular season ends. Consequently, the Lakers still have plenty of time to improve their standings.
Many thought that they perform different at earliest part of regular season since people see that they are winning their games. Many people got hype up for their past performance but right now its like they are now struggling to perform well. Maybe there's certain big issues happening inside and they cannot execute their rotation and plays. Maybe they really need to find immediate solution and make everything works again like how they perform before.
But this is not the end game for Lakers since maybe they are just to relax and didn't pay much attention to their opponents. But if they can maintain to have good focus and execute well their plays also make their players comfortable on their rotation maybe they could change their next result on their next games. There many games left in this season and they can still find good solution to end up their issues.
On the other hand, the Lakers seem to be struggling against strong, legitimate teams. With the way they’re performing, I don’t think they’ll stick with the current lineup next season.
The Lakers started well this regular season, but for some reason, they have been underperforming for the last few days. The Lakers have already 3 losses in a row, and they definitely need to make some adjustments, as they lost their last 2 games with a very big points gap.
Let's see what happens in the upcoming games, but there's still a long way to go before the regular season ends. Consequently, the Lakers still have plenty of time to improve their standings.
KD is back! Time to win games again. Upon his return KD helped the Suns beat the Lakers 127-100 at their home. 23 points for KD and I bet they will once again be the favorites against their opponents.
Now we know that without Durant, the Suns are a weak team. Durant, on his return, didn’t even look like he came from an injury, which is great news for the Suns. They’ll likely start climbing the standings again, especially since they were 3-7 in their last 10 games before Durant came back.On the other hand, the Lakers seem to be struggling against strong, legitimate teams. With the way they’re performing, I don’t think they’ll stick with the current lineup next season.
^^ That's the problem with teams trying to make a big comeback like what happen to Wolves or in this case the Heat. They are playing at home, so they should be having that confident, but Lillard wax hot in the first two quarters and I think they've built a 20 point lead at one point.
But the Heat was able to adjust in the 3rd and shutdown Dame for good as he was not able to touch the ball and he is being double and triple once he touches the ball. But the Bucks was able to hold that rally and Green was able to hit clutch three's for a good separation. The Heat has a chance, to win the game, unfortunately, Tyler Herro missed his that three point shot.
And that gives the Milwaukee Bucks their 5th winning streak. It's crazy. I really thought this team was dead but here they are now trying get back up as early as possible so that they won't have any trouble in the future. But the Heat was able to adjust in the 3rd and shutdown Dame for good as he was not able to touch the ball and he is being double and triple once he touches the ball. But the Bucks was able to hold that rally and Green was able to hit clutch three's for a good separation. The Heat has a chance, to win the game, unfortunately, Tyler Herro missed his that three point shot.
The Bucks roleplayers are doing great keeping the team in a good position. Dame and Giannis' absence in the last few games should've affected them in confidence and energy but they are playing well with balanced offense and defense.
KD is back! Time to win games again. Upon his return KD helped the Suns beat the Lakers 127-100 at their home. 23 points for KD and I bet they will once again be the favorites against their opponents.
^^ That's the problem with teams trying to make a big comeback like what happen to Wolves or in this case the Heat. They are playing at home, so they should be having that confident, but Lillard wax hot in the first two quarters and I think they've built a 20 point lead at one point.
But the Heat was able to adjust in the 3rd and shutdown Dame for good as he was not able to touch the ball and he is being double and triple once he touches the ball. But the Bucks was able to hold that rally and Green was able to hit clutch three's for a good separation. The Heat has a chance, to win the game, unfortunately, Tyler Herro missed his that three point shot.
But the Heat was able to adjust in the 3rd and shutdown Dame for good as he was not able to touch the ball and he is being double and triple once he touches the ball. But the Bucks was able to hold that rally and Green was able to hit clutch three's for a good separation. The Heat has a chance, to win the game, unfortunately, Tyler Herro missed his that three point shot.
Dallas at the moment is such a strange team. It feels like "no Luka no problem" for me. They got some pretty decent wins with Luka sidelined, for example @ Denver and @ OKC. I mean how is this possible, the best man is out and suddenly the team somehow plays better. Maybe he has the ball too often or what is the difference here? I mean there must be something, right?
It's really strange but we all know that when the teams back are against the wall, they will have to really play very hard and that's why they got a good win against a tough team. But when the moment they relax and thought that they are doing good, suddenly they will lost a big lead or blow out lost to some low and average team. In short, there ar still some inconsistencies as their superstar in not there.
Anyways, my parlay lost as the Miami Heat was beaten by the Bucks. They made a great comeback and I thought that they are going to win this game. They played without Giannis and they almost steal the game but Hero missed the game winner.
Dallas at the moment is such a strange team. It feels like "no Luka no problem" for me. They got some pretty decent wins with Luka sidelined, for example @ Denver and @ OKC. I mean how is this possible, the best man is out and suddenly the team somehow plays better. Maybe he has the ball too often or what is the difference here? I mean there must be something, right?
Most of the time, it's the rotation and ball movements. Teams usually rely on the superstars. They need to touch the ball the most in every possession, so that hinders the other player's ability to get red hot and start making their own shots. Well, that depends on how the superstar's impact to the team when he's on the floor. Luka is the kind of player who always makes the right play. However, any team knows that he's the main man to prioritized the defense to. With his absence, the team's offense are now less predictable for any teams & that goes to every other team that has superstars.
Yup, depending with how the superstar impacted his squad, though Luka is also a good passer but the ball mostly rotates on him, those other players relies if he will pass the ball or he will take the shots, now that he's resting other players got their chance to touch the ball and have that useful minutes to showcase their talents.
It's also depends on how coaches design the play, with how they plan and execute their design system they might use that adjustments and allow those role players, it helps giving more minutes for the starters to rest and avoid being over-fatigue.
Looks like the Suns are putting a beating on the Lakers. This one is all but in the books and we haven't even started the 4th quarter. I'm always surprised when the Suns beat the Lakers considering how much more dominant in size the Lakers are. Still, they're down 20 in the 3rd quarter, they're being out assisted, out rebounded, out stolen, they're shooting % is worse from the field and the arch... An all around bad game for the Lakers. They have taken 12 less 3 pointers than the Suns even with shooting worse... Doesn't look like LeBron will be bringing home another cup.
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Dallas at the moment is such a strange team. It feels like "no Luka no problem" for me. They got some pretty decent wins with Luka sidelined, for example @ Denver and @ OKC. I mean how is this possible, the best man is out and suddenly the team somehow plays better. Maybe he has the ball too often or what is the difference here? I mean there must be something, right?
Their 7th right now in offense as a team, and in defense, that's where they become better than last season. From below top 15 in defense last season to now 7th as well in defense as a team. The acquisition of Grimes and Marshall really helped them in defense because they're good defenders as well. They might lost Josh Green since he's a good defender as well, but they still have players that're good in defense. They already have enough players to help them on offense such as Irving, Washington, Gafford and even the 2 that I shared, but their defense is what makes them even better.
Right now, they're 2 wins above 500 and at the 9th spot. Despite the good record, they're still at the play-in spot. This shows how strong the West are right now compared to the East where you can be 1-2 games below 500 and still can get a play-in spot. Too early to say though, but it's good that the Mavericks aren't that reliable too much with Luka and can manage to get wins even he's not playing.
Dallas at the moment is such a strange team. It feels like "no Luka no problem" for me. They got some pretty decent wins with Luka sidelined, for example @ Denver and @ OKC. I mean how is this possible, the best man is out and suddenly the team somehow plays better. Maybe he has the ball too often or what is the difference here? I mean there must be something, right?
Most of the time, it's the rotation and ball movements. Teams usually rely on the superstars. They need to touch the ball the most in every possession, so that hinders the other player's ability to get red hot and start making their own shots. Well, that depends on how the superstar's impact to the team when he's on the floor. Luka is the kind of player who always makes the right play. However, any team knows that he's the main man to prioritized the defense to. With his absence, the team's offense are now less predictable for any teams & that goes to every other team that has superstars.
AHOYBRAUSE considering how Luka has been playing for so long, this is a weird situation. Usually a team would want their overwhelming superstar to be out there to take the ball when it is the most important. But for the time being they seem to be getting along without him playing almost full-time. But under normal circumstances, he is the guy who wins them the games most of the time.
From Jovic's point of view I think it is good to see that they can do it without him and the other players realize that as well. If they are now being put together again, maybe some synergies are created.
But despite being sidelined more than usual, he is still averaging 28.1 points, which is probably why you raise the question how it is possible that a team actually improves without him.
Dallas at the moment is such a strange team. It feels like "no Luka no problem" for me. They got some pretty decent wins with Luka sidelined, for example @ Denver and @ OKC. I mean how is this possible, the best man is out and suddenly the team somehow plays better. Maybe he has the ball too often or what is the difference here? I mean there must be something, right?
Most of the time, it's the rotation and ball movements. Teams usually rely on the superstars. They need to touch the ball the most in every possession, so that hinders the other player's ability to get red hot and start making their own shots. Well, that depends on how the superstar's impact to the team when he's on the floor. Luka is the kind of player who always makes the right play. However, any team knows that he's the main man to prioritized the defense to. With his absence, the team's offense are now less predictable for any teams & that goes to every other team that has superstars.
Looking forward to the Lakers and Suns matchup later today on TNT. That should be a great one to watch. Beal and KD are supposedly going to make a return from the injured list to see if they can take down LeBron and AD in the Emirates NBA Cup. Gotta enjoy these TNT broadcasts while we can. It seems that Shaq isn't under contract for next year and is pretty upset that NBA on TNT is potentially moving to another network and are still advertising the show as if Shaq will be a part of it. Big fella is holding out for a serious payday.
Oh so this is why the Suns are the favorite against the Lakers, I thought that KD is still in the injured list.
However, maybe at the last minute their plan might chance so it's very hard to just bet on them. Might be better to wait till the last minute and see that KD and Beal will actually suit up for the Suns.
They are just a slight favorite as per ML though, and the opening line is -/+1.5.
Looking forward to the Lakers and Suns matchup later today on TNT. That should be a great one to watch. Beal and KD are supposedly going to make a return from the injured list to see if they can take down LeBron and AD in the Emirates NBA Cup. Gotta enjoy these TNT broadcasts while we can. It seems that Shaq isn't under contract for next year and is pretty upset that NBA on TNT is potentially moving to another network and are still advertising the show as if Shaq will be a part of it. Big fella is holding out for a serious payday.
I'm always excited to watch WB plays on Nuggets since its like he's a good fit with this team.
Based on his stats, he's giving more assists and even scoring a little more points compared to what he had last season. However, Westbrook's stats are still mediocre and far from what he had even 3-4 seasons ago. In other words, Westbrook may be comfortable with the Nuggets at the moment, but the fact is that he's already in the sunset of his career.
Dallas at the moment is such a strange team. It feels like "no Luka no problem" for me. They got some pretty decent wins with Luka sidelined, for example @ Denver and @ OKC. I mean how is this possible, the best man is out and suddenly the team somehow plays better. Maybe he has the ball too often or what is the difference here? I mean there must be something, right?
Dallas is a really good team. I remember in the past when they were in the playoffs, and Luka didn’t play in that series, but Dallas surprisingly won with Brunson leading the team. Now, they have Irving, and the chemistry is already looking great, so they definitely have a chance to win. Maybe it was even a good thing that Klay didn’t play last night since he hasn’t been shooting well in the past few games.
If they can make everything works well then they can take the advantage of that situation since there's no doubt that both of these players is a threat on their respected areas they just need to maximize their talent and trust each other in each situations happened in the court.
Although many people question their capability to win a lot of games but if they execute well their plays and have good chemistry with each other then provably the current roster of Nuggets is enough to compete again on playoffs or maybe they can reach again on finals. I'm always excited to watch WB plays on Nuggets since its like he's a good fit with this team.
Same to what I mentioned, either Murray or Jokic both stars creates collapses with the defenses and with WB strongly penetrating inside they can easily pass the ball to him and make a score, that's the same way how they use Gordon adding WB with that same attack the defense will need to adjust a good opportunity to both Jokic and Murray to easily take their shots if no help defense came because of that threat.
Let see if how they can maximize and execute this system, WB and Gordon are always ready if that incoming pass from Jokic and Murray comes up they are very much willing to take it.
Even right now at Dallas, he is having one of the worst shooting performances of his career, and his defense isn't all that amazing neither, still decent enough but he isn't the defense lockdown he used to be. This is why I believe that they are going to have some trouble coming up, Dallas got Klay for a three pointer threat and help a bit with Luka on defense but that looks like not the Klay he used to be so he is causing a bit more trouble than they imagined.
I don't know how Dallas will recover from this, but I know that Warriors just replaced a bad Klay with a better Hield, sure Buddy is worse than peak Klay, but he is better than current Klay so this worked out great for them.
You are focusing all the blame to Klay while he is performing a decent performance before he got injured recently. You are just focusing on his bad game while discrediting all the contributions he made on the other matches.
Even Luka has a bad game or Kyrie yet people like keep focusing on Klay mistake because that’s the trend. Mavs are good even without Klay back then while they always have a bad start in the season and later on recover that’s why they always on the lower spot during playoffs.
Mavs is fine and stop being a blamer.
Crazy that they blame everything to Klay, it doesn't mean he's having a bad day automatically Dallas will lost. People should remember that he have good teammates like Kyrie and Luka. If everything struggle then automatically they provably end up losing their games.
Some people can't still move on on Klay's past issue and I think they need to move on in that situation since overall Klay still perform decently on Mavs. There maybe an issue happening now in their roster right now but if these people could familiarize on how they can blend together as a team and gain more chemistry also experience then Mavs would became more dangerous. I'm not surprise that they are losing since this is how Mavs perform last season. They surprise us when they give good fight on each team they faced and reach up to finals. There's a chance that they could also do that this season.
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