Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 376. (Read 914538 times)

Friday is bringing us a couple of great matchups we can watch on ESPN. The first game is likely to be the Eastern Conference Finals matchup this year with the Boston Celtics facing the Philadelphia 76ers. Then the late game could very well end up being the Western Conference Finals matchup this year between the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets.

Warriors finally had a good win at home by beating the Clippers.

No GP3, Wiggins and CP3 and yet they were still able to beat a complete squad of the LA Clippers.

Warriors showed some impressive ball movement, the "Curry carrying the team" is not present in this game as everyone has contributed for this big win.
7 players are in double digit, seems like I haven't see this kind of stats for awhile.

Congratulations!

They tried to tank last season. Tried to tank just to get that generational player in Wembanyama, but they just got unlucky and went all the way down to the 5th spot.
Well, they still got a good player in Ausar Thompson. It's just that the whole management is just a mess. You've said already that there are no zero chemistry around them even though they already got a good coach in Monty Williams. I don't know if it's the management, or the players, or the environment around the whole team or whatever it is, they're still one of the worst teams in the league, and it has been like that for years already.

Pistons fans must be disappointed on how their team is performing for the last 2-3 years or even more. What they will tank again hoping to get another good player? The longest losing streak in NBA history is 28 games by the Sixers. They're halfway on it already. The Pistons and the Spurs are now battling for most consecutive losses which is kind of funny.

I went for the Celtics with this one.

They're one of the best teams right now. One of the best defensive and offensive teams currently. The acqusition of Jrue Holiday really covered up their lack of defense since they traded their 2 best players in Smart, and Williams. Porzingis is already playing his best career since he's on the Knicks. I just hope that they will also play like this when they clinch into the playoffs. They're just a few wins away from winning the title in the last few years.

The Detroit Pistons are moving themselves towards record setting territory with how bad their start has been this year. They lost another one tonight to the New York Knicks bringing their record to 2-17. It doesn’t say much for the argument that the NBA needs expansion teams when they already have teams that can’t compete as it is.

Warriors are back!

Currently enjoying a huge lead in the first half against the clippers. They need this one as in the past games, they tend to fold in the 2nd half, so this time, no more messing around, they should continue their good shooting to prove to the fans that not only they can beat Spurs ( a bad team) on their home court but can also beat the Clippers who recently beat the Kings who put a spear on the Warriors heart with the big comeback win.

They loss again, Pistons now is the number 1 team in terms of losing streak, 2nd is the Spurs which currently 13. I guess we should make a bet here which of these two teams would first break their losing streak.

Spurs vs Hawks, this is a close one, I thought Spurs would win this game as they were leading in the 4th and everyone were playing great basketball, but when Trae Young took over, things have chance and the road team forces the Spurs to continue their cold streak.

This Pistons can't even beat Wizards, tonight I expect another loss against Knicks. The squad has good players but there is no team, zero chemistry, no leader. I guess it's time to use some of these pieces for trades and build a team. We've waited long enough. Even if they tank to the bottom, they still can't get first pick so there's no reason to chase draft picks anymore.

Here's a good read.
https://www.nba.com/news/nba-storylines-10-most-improved-shooters-so-far
NBA Storylines: 10 most improved shooters so far


I want to focus on Duncan Robinson because he is one of the core of the Miami Heat that could effect their performance greatly.
Indeed one of the most dangerous shooters in the league but that was cut as last year he had been sitting mostly on the bench because of his lack of defensive skills. This season is different though, he builds muscles, he is faster physically, he can take a bump, he also attacks the paint, moving without the ball, and lastly he becomes a playmaker.
An upgraded Duncan Robinson is being shown this season averaging 30+ minutes per game with 14/3/3 in his stats. It's not bad because the effects that he brings whenever he is on the floor cannot be seen in the stats. The defense is scared to let him free because once he goes hot, there's no stopping him. Right now, he is like a Ray Allen version of the past Miami Heat.
Without Tyler Herro, the Heat badly need a shooter that can space the floor and also someone who could D. That's him and that $20 million contract is finally damn worth it.

Just like you I also don't understand the In-Season Tournament, but sure in time it will sink in eventually, right now I am still waiting the end if this Season's Tournament can make a big impact on the standings and if the team can enter the play-offs,

Well that Golden State Warriors VS Sacramento Kings match is really something Chris Paul for sure can eventually get injured and this is the worst time to get injured for sure for some reason after this game Chris Paul was not the only Warrior who got injured because in the injury list, we got Andrew Wiggins with a finger injury, Usman Garuba also has a finger injury Gary Payton II with a calf injury, and Chris Paul with a lower leg injury that is 3 main key players for the Warriors, Andrew Wiggins, Usman Garuba, and Chris Paul will be out until at least Dec 2, and Gary Payton II has the worst injury that could be out until at least Jan 2,


Right now TS has already added something in the Poll and as you have suggested he added Timberwolves to the list sure it will get updated until the play-offs as for sure we are still in the midst of the season and it is just getting warm-up for most teams for sure I am really looking forward for some updated with the In-Season Tournament, for sure many fans are excited about it, and some were baffled by it,


The Philadelphia 76ers badly need Joel Embiid, as he is the bread and butter for the team along with Tyrese Maxey, averaging great with 50 points against the Pacers on November 13 game, Tobias Harris, with a max of 43 points in the games against Cleaveland on November 22 game, for sure in addition of Joel Embiid the Philadelphia 76ers this season is a strong different team for sure,

I'm of the same thought process.  I'd take the Celtics right now.  Just comparatively speaking they are more dominant and I'd like to see orlando run this good for at least a whole season before we start saying they are a "top team" .  They've gotten off to a good run so far.  And the west is too tricky, not sure who pulls away there but if I had to pick a second it would be Denver.  Jomic is just different and can win by himself as long as he is healthy.

I actually wanted to vote for Magic considering they have the best matches to win over their opponents on their upcoming matches and they've got win streak but I'm doubtful that it may be broke and was tempted to go for the Bucks instead. Bucks has probably good upcoming matches too and Giannis was always on takeover mode. Celtics for me has tight matches to come and I'm doubtful about that.

I haven't look ahead at everyone in the lists schedule going forward, of course that would be the best way to go about deciding your answer for this question, but I would lean Boston not only because they have the most wins currently, but also because I just feel that they might be the most well rounded team in the NBA right now. 

I like the Buck chances probably second most.

A little support from Fox's squad led to them losing the game, unlike with the Clippers, where we witnessed the actual expectation after
Acquiring Harden, with that level of support, Kawhi might lead them to something better.


Though as you mentioned consistency is what the team needs to keep the winning chances, without it they might lose momentum and
start another losing streak.

Great to see that they are doing well adjusting... they just need to keep that chemistry and the right set of players inside the court.

I choose Orlando Magic even though the Celtics have more experience in this kind of performance where they were top 1 in recent years because of the way their high chemistry and great play all the time. This time the Magic have the aspirations to get as many wins as they can to secure their place in the NBA playoffs this year and that could be the same reason for them to get the 20 wins before the Celtics. This is just a speculation from me but I am seriously rooting for them this year since they exhausted all efforts to be at this level right now.

Consistency is the only question for Clippers now that they show their full potential. This was supposed to be expectation when Clippers acquired James Harden but the problem is maintaining this kind of performance to different team with better defense and offense.

Kings is a messed in today match since only Fox contributes to the game. Sabonis doesn’t have a good performance today that result weak defense and offense of Kings.

They are shooting at a higher level while the Sacramento Kings had a bad start and it was to come back when the lead was deep.
James Harden, that's the classic one that we have seen a lot of times in his Houston Rockets and I missed it. Thankfully, he showed it today and that helped a lot to give the Clippers the W. What's more important is his 5 steals because they have been turning most of the Kings' turnovers into points. That's big considering Harden is not known for his defensive skills.

How about the Nuggets?
Jamal Murray is back and it made the Nuggets a better team. Rockets is surely strong but not today as they were defeated by a full cast of the Nuggets. Although Jamal Murray's minutes are restricted, he never wasted it, and every time he comes back in he will surely make a play or score for the team. Damn, I missed that guy too.
MPJ was affected by the energy of Jamal and scored 30 points with 7/12 beyond the arc. Wow! The Nuggets are back to being super again.

We can always come up with an excuses if we think of it. A win by the Clippers here is considered a big win, they deserve the credit for their good game as they bounce back from a bad performance against a jokic-less Nuggets. Honestly, I thought the Clippers are not anymore into a high scoring game but this game they scored 131 points which is way high compared to their average, and if we review the stats, the big 3 (less westbrook) have been playing well, add Mann also who's been consistent so far.

I get what you're saying but not really an excuse for their loss since every team has their back to back games. If we're also going to use that argument then why Fox still had a monster game and he was pretty efficient too? I think Zubac did really good at controlling the inside even blocking Sabonis a couple of times.

I think 76ers are one of the most inconsistent teams in NBA right now because you simply cannot have awesome performances and then awful ones ...so with or without Embiid , this team is super far away from achieving anything special anytime soon in NBA and I'm glad Pelicans saw this in 76ers and immediately took over the game and won it.

Funny or not , Clippers won but this team is capable of doing big damage to important teams and I won't be surprised if they will start a winning streak soon. 

One of the reasons why the Kings lost to the Clippers is that before the match they already played really well against the Warriors (made comeback) and the Kings became tired battling the Clippers. Sabonis only played 4 minutes in the 4th quarter. By that time, the Clippers were already leading and things got worse when Sabonis joined the floor in the 4th quarter. You can see that they are really tired but at least Kings trying to comeback again but they can't.