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October 27, 2024, 11:49:52 PM

I was feeling good about my bet for them to win by 11+ points, but the second half was just a disappointment. They had a double-digit lead in the early quarters but ended up losing by 24 points - crazy!

Meanwhile, the Bucks are also struggling with two straight losses now. It seems like there’s a bit of a curse on the team as well. Could it be Doc Rivers?


Yeah double digit leads really mean nothing in this league these days, especially when an underdog is holding such a lead. the game has become so fast and with the increase of shooting threes 10 points can be turned around in 2 minutes easy, so you are basically never on the safe side.
+11 looked like a sold bet I think but seeing the fir power and talent of OKC it still tough to get that. They are elite on both ends of the floor, especially after adding a defensive specialist like Caruso. With Holgrem protecting the paint and also still run in transition this team is destined to make big runs.
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October 27, 2024, 10:39:45 PM

Looking at their schedule I didn't expect the Lakers to start 3:0 this season. Also if you consider they were down 22 points against the Suns and still managed to come back.
People were talking about signing Reddick, that he has no experience, he is too young, and so on but actually you can see his system working until now. Quick ball movement and screening, a little bit like what Steve Kerr implemented at the Golden Staten Warriors. Also obviously it helps that Davi plays like an all NBA first team player at the moment, the numbers he is putting um in the first 3 games really are impressing.

For all the statistics lovers, the Lakers haven't started 3:0 since the 2010/11 season.


Most people even expected 0-3 or 0-4 start for the Lakers as the were facing top playoff teams, but JJ Redick really made a good adjustments if they're down. That's something we didn't see from Hamm. Giving Gabe Vincent more minutes especially in the 4th quarter really made a difference for the Lakers early this season, and not to mention LeBron being the 3rd option is somehow clicking as well. Noticed he didn't make enough points in the 1st half, he's letting his teammates get a hot hand as it will come in handy down the stretch.
They'll only need to be consistent and the Lakers will once again be a top caliber team.
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October 27, 2024, 09:38:40 PM
The Westbrook curse seems to be still intact. The Lakers are off to one hell of a start as well. Taking down some of the best teams in the league to start things off. We’ll see how they hold up throughout the season.

I’ve been surprised by the Hawks start. Although they’re facing a tough test today against the undefeated Thunder to see who will stay without a loss.
The Thunder won against the Hawks by 24 points 128-104. Nothing surprising knowing it's the Thunder that they're facing, and we know how strong these youngsters are. The culture of the Thunder right now is for me is what I like about them. I mean you can feel the energy, the excitement and with some additional entertainment during the interviews especially at the end when all of them support the best player of the game. Cheesy

As for the Westbrook Curse, I would slightly disagree with that... or should I say it's too early to say it since we're just starting the regular season. What I believe is that the chemistry between Westbrook and his teammates isn't there yet. We know that Coach Malone is a great coach, and he will do everything for the betterment of the team.

What more surprising is Coach Redick tame Lebron while other coach struggling to do that. Maybe he really see that system created by their new coach is really great that's why the trust build up. No one expect them to have a run like this since what people think that they might struggle this season due to their past actions or decisions made also for drafting Bronny which is waste of their slot. But now we can see that Lakers is back and seem they are comfortable now with their rotation and provably that they are more chasing wins to have better run this season. So let see on where lakers go and how long they can maintain this no lose record.
I would say that their past relationship as close friends is a factor to this one. Maybe Lebron saw a potential with him hence, he chooses to follow what he's saying. We've seen screens that we've never seen since Coach Ham handled the team. We've seen plays that we've never seen from them ever since they won the title. We've seen Russell and Reaves being a better defender compared to how they defend a few years ago. Maybe it's too early to be optimistic about them, but if we will base on their first 3 games, I will say there's a huge improvement on the team as a whole.
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October 27, 2024, 08:52:06 PM
The Westbrook curse seems to be still intact. The Lakers are off to one hell of a start as well. Taking down some of the best teams in the league to start things off. We’ll see how they hold up throughout the season.
It seems that way, as the Nuggets have been struggling a lot even when playing at home. It really feels like a curse since Westbrook isn’t even getting a lot of minutes, yet the Nuggets still can’t secure a win. That’s now two losses in a row.

I’ve been surprised by the Hawks start. Although they’re facing a tough test today against the undefeated Thunder to see who will stay without a loss.

I was feeling good about my bet for them to win by 11+ points, but the second half was just a disappointment. They had a double-digit lead in the early quarters but ended up losing by 24 points - crazy!

Meanwhile, the Bucks are also struggling with two straight losses now. It seems like there’s a bit of a curse on the team as well. Could it be Doc Rivers?
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October 27, 2024, 05:27:04 PM
Looking at their schedule I didn't expect the Lakers to start 3:0 this season. Also if you consider they were down 22 points against the Suns and still managed to come back.
People were talking about signing Reddick, that he has no experience, he is too young, and so on but actually you can see his system working until now. Quick ball movement and screening, a little bit like what Steve Kerr implemented at the Golden Staten Warriors. Also obviously it helps that Davi plays like an all NBA first team player at the moment, the numbers he is putting um in the first 3 games really are impressing.

It was really a surprised on how the Lakers won against the Suns, Phoenix build a good lead, however, Lakers comes back and they are the more clutch, as only KD is trying to keep the Suns in the game.

I guess the chemistry of the Lakers has improved a lot from last season, Rui, Reaves, D'Lo started to blend with AD and Lebron. As you can see the points of AD is mostly inside and from the feed of Austin. And then Rui mixing up with outside shooting and then penetrating with a dunk.

And other says that Dalton Knecht should be the real number 1  draft pick.

Agree to that, seems that they blend well during the off-season and now they are putting that chemistries during the game, they trust each other and they really rotating the ball well, 3-0 now for the Lakers as they survive again the game against Sac, LeBron as he turned back time putting decent stats, triple double for him and while AD continue to bring another 30+ productions.

What more surprising is Coach Redick tame Lebron while other coach struggling to do that. Maybe he really see that system created by their new coach is really great that's why the trust build up. No one expect them to have a run like this since what people think that they might struggle this season due to their past actions or decisions made also for drafting Bronny which is waste of their slot. But now we can see that Lakers is back and seem they are comfortable now with their rotation and provably that they are more chasing wins to have better run this season. So let see on where lakers go and how long they can maintain this no lose record.
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October 27, 2024, 03:30:17 PM
The Westbrook curse seems to be still intact. The Lakers are off to one hell of a start as well. Taking down some of the best teams in the league to start things off. We’ll see how they hold up throughout the season.

I’ve been surprised by the Hawks start. Although they’re facing a tough test today against the undefeated Thunder to see who will stay without a loss.
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October 27, 2024, 02:49:34 PM
In a close game, the Clippers beat the Nuggets. Alarmingly for the Nuggets, they lost despite Jokic scoring 41 points and setting a career high in 3-pointers. They were a little behind in rebounds. Jokic missed a free throw in the last minutes. But we can't blame Jokic, he was the one who brought the game to this point. The other parts of the Nuggets didn't contribute enough points. We have to add the extra game of Norman Powell for the Clippers.
Will Kawhi Leonard be back? An interesting news about his injury came out today. Former Clippers trainer sues team, says Kawhi Leonard subjected to illegal medical treatment.* I hope Kawhi can come back healthy as soon as possible.
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October 27, 2024, 01:24:42 PM
I badly want to see Westbrook focusing on the defensive end. He can be so aggressive that it will wreck the play of the opposing team and he should avoid shooting long-range shots. Attack the paint as much as possible, if the defender leaves him open then he will have more room to get momentum and get a dunk or a layup.
It's all Jokic and Murray on that game against the Clippers and that cannot happen because it ain't the recipe for a win. Everyone must participate but what happened is that Jokic was forced to score every time just so they could get a point. If Jokic sees his stats, I bet he will be frustrated about what happened to that game. 41 points. Nah, that's not Jokic. 20/10/10, that's him. But 4 assists? I bet he didn't like their first game because no one can contribute on offense so he was forced to do it himself.
80 games left, they must talk this out.
The reason why he tries shots is because everyone knows he has a terrible shot, and he is "Westbrick", so they try to sag off him. This means attacking inside is harder when the defender is 2 steps away from you, anyone who played basketball would know, when the defender is away, you shoot, even if you have a bad shooting ability, you just have to, even if you are ben Simmons. That is because it is a high chance shot compared to trying to get in when everyone knows you will.

Westbrook being a defensive specialist isn't something about his talent but lack of will, he just doesn't want to, and that is why he probably won't become one anytime soon, they have to realize he is not interested in such a position at all.
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October 27, 2024, 01:10:12 PM
Looking at their schedule I didn't expect the Lakers to start 3:0 this season. Also if you consider they were down 22 points against the Suns and still managed to come back.
People were talking about signing Reddick, that he has no experience, he is too young, and so on but actually you can see his system working until now. Quick ball movement and screening, a little bit like what Steve Kerr implemented at the Golden Staten Warriors. Also obviously it helps that Davi plays like an all NBA first team player at the moment, the numbers he is putting um in the first 3 games really are impressing.

It was really a surprised on how the Lakers won against the Suns, Phoenix build a good lead, however, Lakers comes back and they are the more clutch, as only KD is trying to keep the Suns in the game.

I guess the chemistry of the Lakers has improved a lot from last season, Rui, Reaves, D'Lo started to blend with AD and Lebron. As you can see the points of AD is mostly inside and from the feed of Austin. And then Rui mixing up with outside shooting and then penetrating with a dunk.

And other says that Dalton Knecht should be the real number 1  draft pick.

Agree to that, seems that they blend well during the off-season and now they are putting that chemistries during the game, they trust each other and they really rotating the ball well, 3-0 now for the Lakers as they survive again the game against Sac, LeBron as he turned back time putting decent stats, triple double for him and while AD continue to bring another 30+ productions.
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October 27, 2024, 06:38:37 AM
Anyone seen this commercial from the Nova Boys?



It would have been complete if Donte Divincenzo was included, and it could be the reason why he really had some heated arguments with the Knicks on their pre-season game.

But in this commercials, they are promoting the Wu Tang clan shoes, and if there are shoe collectors here, they could relate.
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October 27, 2024, 06:04:19 AM
Looking at their schedule I didn't expect the Lakers to start 3:0 this season. Also if you consider they were down 22 points against the Suns and still managed to come back.
People were talking about signing Reddick, that he has no experience, he is too young, and so on but actually you can see his system working until now. Quick ball movement and screening, a little bit like what Steve Kerr implemented at the Golden Staten Warriors. Also obviously it helps that Davi plays like an all NBA first team player at the moment, the numbers he is putting um in the first 3 games really are impressing.

It was really a surprised on how the Lakers won against the Suns, Phoenix build a good lead, however, Lakers comes back and they are the more clutch, as only KD is trying to keep the Suns in the game.

I guess the chemistry of the Lakers has improved a lot from last season, Rui, Reaves, D'Lo started to blend with AD and Lebron. As you can see the points of AD is mostly inside and from the feed of Austin. And then Rui mixing up with outside shooting and then penetrating with a dunk.

And other says that Dalton Knecht should be the real number 1  draft pick.
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October 27, 2024, 05:22:56 AM
As I have said before, the Warriors is really moving differently with this set of players that they have. Reminds me of the last time they become a champion. They've won with another huge lead against the Jazz as Utah looks disorganized at the start of this season.

Buddy Hield lead the Warriors with 27 points and again, display his showing touch in the 3 point zone. Curry struggle in the first half, but finished with 20 points. Let's see how far this version of the Warriors can go this season. Again, they could be one of the dark horse in the West for this season as nobody expects them to play good as they've lost half of the Splash Brothers to Luka and the Mavs.
Just to add on this one, the Warriors are the first team in NBA history to win 2 consecutive games with 35+ points or more.

Thanks for this info mate, yeah, they are really beating teams like they are the old Warriors that we know, and just having some fun.

The addition of Buddy Hield plus other role players really is helping them on both on offense and defense. We know it's only just 2 games, but we are seeing the glimpse of how the Warriors will play into the regular season. Buddy Hield really is helping them in offense, and I know this sounds too early, but he can be a candidate or might be the winner of 6th man of the year just by looking at his performance in his first 2 games. With this, Steph doesn't need to focus on offense that much because he can make some assists as well and that's what make him more dangerous. Imagine the greatest shooter of all time that can also make plays. Hmmm.

And we can say that he perfectly fits with the Warriors offense, as he knows how to move without the ball and then finding those sweet spot of his. Most likely this is what we are going to see for him in this season. But yeah, it's just 2 games so there could be a lot of things that is going to happen to them. But again, as I have I would consider them as a dark horse and maybe it's good to bet on them when they are the underdogs.

Klay is happy now that he's in Dallas, and as for Golden State, they found a new Splash Brother already. Smiley Let's see how they will play the whole regular season.

Yes, Warriors have adjusted already, for sure there will be a tribute for Klay once they have their first game against each other this season.  Smiley
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October 27, 2024, 01:16:12 AM
Jokic missed a free throw… Now they’ll be fouling and seeing who can shoot better at the line for the win.

Clippers win…

That’s now two straight losses for the Nuggets. What’s going on with this team? Maybe it’s time to stop backing them for a bit while they figure out how to get back to winning form. Could Westbrook be their lucky charm, lol?
2 straight loss is a small size compared to how many games we will have on the regular season. We know that we've seen teams where they struggled on the first half of the season then played like an all-star team on the second half.

Westbrook as their lucky charm? Even other teams don't have respect with him if he's on the three-point line, and that's because they know that he's that awful when shooting behind the line. In their first game against the Thunder, dud shot 2/10 and 1/6 from three-point area. Westbrook isn't their lucky charm. It's their player that has a name of Zeke Nnaji. A role player that got a 4-year $32M contract, but Coach Malone can't even put him inside the court. In their game against the Clippers, he didn't play. I mean you're being paid that huge, but you aren't playing. Aside from Bronny's questionable 4-year contract, this contract is also one of the questionable and worst contracts I've seen.

If the Nuggets play terrible this season, I will not be surprised if Jokic will request a trade just because of the wrong decisions the management has been made.
I badly want to see Westbrook focusing on the defensive end. He can be so aggressive that it will wreck the play of the opposing team and he should avoid shooting long-range shots. Attack the paint as much as possible, if the defender leaves him open then he will have more room to get momentum and get a dunk or a layup.
It's all Jokic and Murray on that game against the Clippers and that cannot happen because it ain't the recipe for a win. Everyone must participate but what happened is that Jokic was forced to score every time just so they could get a point. If Jokic sees his stats, I bet he will be frustrated about what happened to that game. 41 points. Nah, that's not Jokic. 20/10/10, that's him. But 4 assists? I bet he didn't like their first game because no one can contribute on offense so he was forced to do it himself.
80 games left, they must talk this out.
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October 27, 2024, 12:51:36 AM
Jokic missed a free throw… Now they’ll be fouling and seeing who can shoot better at the line for the win.

Clippers win…

That’s now two straight losses for the Nuggets. What’s going on with this team? Maybe it’s time to stop backing them for a bit while they figure out how to get back to winning form. Could Westbrook be their lucky charm, lol?
2 straight loss is a small size compared to how many games we will have on the regular season. We know that we've seen teams where they struggled on the first half of the season then played like an all-star team on the second half.

Westbrook as their lucky charm? Even other teams don't have respect with him if he's on the three-point line, and that's because they know that he's that awful when shooting behind the line. In their first game against the Thunder, dud shot 2/10 and 1/6 from three-point area. Westbrook isn't their lucky charm. It's their player that has a name of Zeke Nnaji. A role player that got a 4-year $32M contract, but Coach Malone can't even put him inside the court. In their game against the Clippers, he didn't play. I mean you're being paid that huge, but you aren't playing. Aside from Bronny's questionable 4-year contract, this contract is also one of the questionable and worst contracts I've seen.

If the Nuggets play terrible this season, I will not be surprised if Jokic will request a trade just because of the wrong decisions the management has been made.
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October 27, 2024, 12:35:01 AM

Looking at their schedule I didn't expect the Lakers to start 3:0 this season. Also if you consider they were down 22 points against the Suns and still managed to come back.
People were talking about signing Reddick, that he has no experience, he is too young, and so on but actually you can see his system working until now. Quick ball movement and screening, a little bit like what Steve Kerr implemented at the Golden Staten Warriors. Also obviously it helps that Davi plays like an all NBA first team player at the moment, the numbers he is putting um in the first 3 games really are impressing.

For all the statistics lovers, the Lakers haven't started 3:0 since the 2010/11 season.
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October 26, 2024, 11:21:45 PM
Jokic missed a free throw… Now they’ll be fouling and seeing who can shoot better at the line for the win.

Clippers win…

That’s now two straight losses for the Nuggets. What’s going on with this team? Maybe it’s time to stop backing them for a bit while they figure out how to get back to winning form. Could Westbrook be their lucky charm, lol?

Check out CP3 getting away with a cheap shot slap on the back of Dillon Brooks’ head to defend Wemby here: https://x.com/bleacherreport/status/1850363410686324849
The Rockets are trying to be more physical, and Dillon Brooks really made a difference with that strong comeback. If they had managed to pull off the win, he could have been the hero. That game was thrilling! At one point, it seemed like the Rockets were done for, but they came back to life.
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October 26, 2024, 11:19:08 PM
Check out CP3 getting away with a cheap shot slap on the back of Dillon Brooks’ head to defend Wemby here: https://x.com/bleacherreport/status/1850363410686324849

I guess the officials didn't catch that while they were reviewing the clip for a non-basketball play, or it was deemed not intentional and part of him trying to break the scuffle between Brooks and Wemby, however it can't not be overstated how much of an agitator Dillon Brooks is, there was nothing worth that antics there from him, the whistle had been blown just give up the ball, what does it matter who gets to toss the ball back to the official huh ?
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October 26, 2024, 06:28:37 PM
The Clippers and Nuggets are having a hell of a game right now. James Harden shooting free throws to possibly win it. After messing it up the other night I’m sure James wants to make these…

Just like that he hit them both. Denver will have a chance to get one more shot….

Sending Jokic to the line to shoot free throws to tie it now… Good ending for this game. Could go either way.

Jokic missed a free throw… Now they’ll be fouling and seeing who can shoot better at the line for the win.

Clippers win…


Check out CP3 getting away with a cheap shot slap on the back of Dillon Brooks’ head to defend Wemby here: https://x.com/bleacherreport/status/1850363410686324849
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October 26, 2024, 05:18:14 PM
As I have said before, the Warriors is really moving differently with this set of players that they have. Reminds me of the last time they become a champion. They've won with another huge lead against the Jazz as Utah looks disorganized at the start of this season.

Buddy Hield lead the Warriors with 27 points and again, display his showing touch in the 3 point zone. Curry struggle in the first half, but finished with 20 points. Let's see how far this version of the Warriors can go this season. Again, they could be one of the dark horse in the West for this season as nobody expects them to play good as they've lost half of the Splash Brothers to Luka and the Mavs.
Just to add on this one, the Warriors are the first team in NBA history to win 2 consecutive games with 35+ points or more.

The addition of Buddy Hield plus other role players really is helping them on both on offense and defense. We know it's only just 2 games, but we are seeing the glimpse of how the Warriors will play into the regular season. Buddy Hield really is helping them in offense, and I know this sounds too early, but he can be a candidate or might be the winner of 6th man of the year just by looking at his performance in his first 2 games. With this, Steph doesn't need to focus on offense that much because he can make some assists as well and that's what make him more dangerous. Imagine the greatest shooter of all time that can also make plays. Hmmm.

Klay is happy now that he's in Dallas, and as for Golden State, they found a new Splash Brother already. Smiley Let's see how they will play the whole regular season.
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October 26, 2024, 02:28:31 PM
Anthony Davis is on fire. 35 points for their match against the Suns. While 36 points when they were against the Wolves.

And hearing that Bronny is going to be sent to the G League, that's a good decision from the team so he'll develop there more before going back to the Lakers.

We all knew Bronny wasn't qualified to play for the Lakers. But the idea of ​​seeing a father and son on the court together was really great, it was a great event that will go down in history.
But this player needs to improve, we all know there are thousands of basketball players who can play better than him right now.

I hope he can really improve in the G-League and continue to live up to his father's legendary name
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