Game 5 of the Minnesota-Dallas series will be played tonight. It's going to be a fun and competitive game.
If Minnesota loses, it will be their last game, if Dallas wins, they will go to the finals and play Boston.
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I think there's also a risk for the legacy of Lebron if he'll do that. I mean, he is very popular in the NBA and even regarded as the king, so safe to say that he is one of the best players of all time in the NBA but just for the greed of money he will leave the league to play in an unknown league in Saudi. Though the amount is very tempting, but it doesn't have a positive effect on his legacy.
He is already near out of his prime and he already has many records set on NBA. He is also barely carrying a team just like before since NBA already has young generation talent that surpasses him. I think only his popularity is what makes him still in the league but performance wise he is not the same.
Accepting the deal wont hurt his reputation since he is already well known. I will agree if he accept this deal during his prime because it will only show that he aims for money. This offer is very nice assuming it’s real since he will give his son a good starter for his career since Bronny is struggling to land on any NBA team. They can use this minor league as stepping stone to show his real talent that NBA don’t give him a chance.
... either to try and win a championship somewhere else or to pressure LA into drafting Bronny.
I think this is more likely than the other speculations. Bronny needs to be in the NBA and that is already a big fulfillment for Lebron as a father, getting bigger contract is not much of a fulfillment as he is getting that in most of his seasons since he is a superstar, and becoming a champion once again, I think that would come if it's not too late for him but getting his son in the NBA playing with him, that's a bigger deal for him. Wait a minute, are the photos that I've seen that there is a $900M rumored potential deal for Bronny and his pops somewhere in Saudi and its league?
Because if that is for real, me as Lebron or Bronny, I'd leave my NBA dream and will take that money which I'll only get to work for 4 years.
I think there's also a risk for the legacy of Lebron if he'll do that. I mean, he is very popular in the NBA and even regarded as the king, so safe to say that he is one of the best players of all time in the NBA but just for the greed of money he will leave the league to play in an unknown league in Saudi. Though the amount is very tempting, but it doesn't have a positive effect on his legacy.
Who do you guys think will win Game 5 between the Minnesota Timberwolves versus the Dallas Mavericks?
According to stats, the Timberwolves always win twice in the playoffs.
They swept the Suns first, and then won two consecutive games in the homecourt of the Nuggets, then won again twice in games 6 and 7. So using that history, many basketball analysts think they can win this one at their homecourt and it will go to Game 6 where it will be decided by the Mavs if they can win the game or not. Because if not, they will be in big trouble in Game 7.
But I am against that kind of analysis. I think the Mavericks can win Game 5. Two best closers in the league and they are enjoying playing on the road against the massive fans of the Wolves.
What's your take?
According to stats, the Timberwolves always win twice in the playoffs.
They swept the Suns first, and then won two consecutive games in the homecourt of the Nuggets, then won again twice in games 6 and 7. So using that history, many basketball analysts think they can win this one at their homecourt and it will go to Game 6 where it will be decided by the Mavs if they can win the game or not. Because if not, they will be in big trouble in Game 7.
But I am against that kind of analysis. I think the Mavericks can win Game 5. Two best closers in the league and they are enjoying playing on the road against the massive fans of the Wolves.
What's your take?
I still haven't lost my hope for the Timberwolves will win this series. As Nas Reid said, 'If anyone can win four straight in this scenario, I think it's us.' I believe in what he said and it can really happen eventhough no one has done it yet in NBA history. If they manage to come back in this series, I think they will win the NBA finals against the Celtics. If the Mavs win this series I think its easy to Celtics to win the NBA finals unlike if they wer playing against Timberwolves.
I feel like Bronny would only be drafted because he is the son of Lebron rumours are 100% true, but also I feel like we have seen quite similar stories with other players so it shouldn't be really that much of a big deal. Most of the time it is not really "son", because I am not sure if we have seen father and son played at the same time, but we have seen brothers. The most famous one is Thansis, do you really think that he deserves to be in the NBA? But Bucks gave him a contract just to make Giannis happy, if he wasn't given that contract and some other team did, they feared that Giannis would leave to that team instead.
This is why I believe that Bronny situation isn't that unheard of, plus if he is given some NBA training, he could be a decent bench player for a few years at least, not a star or anything, but an 8th man on a team somewhere.
This is why I believe that Bronny situation isn't that unheard of, plus if he is given some NBA training, he could be a decent bench player for a few years at least, not a star or anything, but an 8th man on a team somewhere.
Who do you guys think will win Game 5 between the Minnesota Timberwolves versus the Dallas Mavericks?
According to stats, the Timberwolves always win twice in the playoffs.
They swept the Suns first, and then won two consecutive games in the homecourt of the Nuggets, then won again twice in games 6 and 7. So using that history, many basketball analysts think they can win this one at their homecourt and it will go to Game 6 where it will be decided by the Mavs if they can win the game or not. Because if not, they will be in big trouble in Game 7.
But I am against that kind of analysis. I think the Mavericks can win Game 5. Two best closers in the league and they are enjoying playing on the road against the massive fans of the Wolves.
What's your take?
According to stats, the Timberwolves always win twice in the playoffs.
They swept the Suns first, and then won two consecutive games in the homecourt of the Nuggets, then won again twice in games 6 and 7. So using that history, many basketball analysts think they can win this one at their homecourt and it will go to Game 6 where it will be decided by the Mavs if they can win the game or not. Because if not, they will be in big trouble in Game 7.
But I am against that kind of analysis. I think the Mavericks can win Game 5. Two best closers in the league and they are enjoying playing on the road against the massive fans of the Wolves.
What's your take?
Still very unpredictable, it seems that the Wolves has the momentum right now going into game 5 at their own home court. ANT and Towns shows in game 4 so we should be expecting that they will also come balling in the next game.
On the other hand, we have seen Luka as well bouncing after a bad game and everyone was disappointed on how game 4 turn out.
So very hard to see, and it might be better if we would do live betting and see how the game is unfolding.
Who do you guys think will win Game 5 between the Minnesota Timberwolves versus the Dallas Mavericks?
According to stats, the Timberwolves always win twice in the playoffs.
They swept the Suns first, and then won two consecutive games in the homecourt of the Nuggets, then won again twice in games 6 and 7. So using that history, many basketball analysts think they can win this one at their homecourt and it will go to Game 6 where it will be decided by the Mavs if they can win the game or not. Because if not, they will be in big trouble in Game 7.
But I am against that kind of analysis. I think the Mavericks can win Game 5. Two best closers in the league and they are enjoying playing on the road against the massive fans of the Wolves.
What's your take?
According to stats, the Timberwolves always win twice in the playoffs.
They swept the Suns first, and then won two consecutive games in the homecourt of the Nuggets, then won again twice in games 6 and 7. So using that history, many basketball analysts think they can win this one at their homecourt and it will go to Game 6 where it will be decided by the Mavs if they can win the game or not. Because if not, they will be in big trouble in Game 7.
But I am against that kind of analysis. I think the Mavericks can win Game 5. Two best closers in the league and they are enjoying playing on the road against the massive fans of the Wolves.
What's your take?
Be positive now on Lively as he is upgraded to questionable in game 5.
Mavericks' Dereck Lively: Questionable for Game 5
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Lively (neck) is questionable for Thursday's Game 5 against Minnesota.
Lively missed Game 4 due to his sprained neck, but he does appear to be trending in a positive direction. We should get another update following Thursday's morning shootaround, but if Lively is able to return, Daniel Gafford's minutes would dip and Dwight Powell could fall out of the rotation entirely.
Lively missed Game 4 due to his sprained neck, but he does appear to be trending in a positive direction. We should get another update following Thursday's morning shootaround, but if Lively is able to return, Daniel Gafford's minutes would dip and Dwight Powell could fall out of the rotation entirely.
Update like this is big, and there's a big chance that he will play. I think he was just fine in game 4 but they didn't push him to play to give more rest, but after what happened, Dallas can't afford to still sit him and watch the team loss.
I guess at this point I'm taking mavs +5, because if Lively will indeed play, that will move to +3.5 at least.
https://www.oddsshark.com/nba/odds
I also see that Mavs will play him as they will try to finish this series, we all know what he's adding inside with his presence they can have possible 2nd chance points and his presence will not allow the twin towers of Wolves to dominate inside, plus, Luka and Kyrie as we know them they love bringing the ball inside if there's an open opportunities.
With the handicap I guess there are gamblers who will take that opening offer from the bookies, especially for those risk takers as they can take the ML believing that Mavs will push for this one to win and move forward to the finals.
... either to try and win a championship somewhere else or to pressure LA into drafting Bronny.
I think this is more likely than the other speculations. Bronny needs to be in the NBA and that is already a big fulfillment for Lebron as a father, getting bigger contract is not much of a fulfillment as he is getting that in most of his seasons since he is a superstar, and becoming a champion once again, I think that would come if it's not too late for him but getting his son in the NBA playing with him, that's a bigger deal for him. Wait a minute, are the photos that I've seen that there is a $900M rumored potential deal for Bronny and his pops somewhere in Saudi and its league?
Because if that is for real, me as Lebron or Bronny, I'd leave my NBA dream and will take that money which I'll only get to work for 4 years.
Saudi again? Well, I guess it's possible although I didn't believe on that rumor.
There's a news I read that "Saudi Arabia Reportedly Offers $1.1 Billion for Kylian Mbappe".
https://frontofficesports.com/saudi-arabia-reportedly-offers-1-1-billion-for-kylian-mbappe/
So they are really capable of paying big money for a player, alhough it's not basketball though but I think a popular player like Lebron can be paid for that, and of course he can bring Bronny as the package of that contract.
On the other hand, I think it's easy for Lebron to get his son drafted because of Giannis can influence the team owner to sign his brother, how much more Lebron who is already a hall of famer.
... either to try and win a championship somewhere else or to pressure LA into drafting Bronny.
I think this is more likely than the other speculations. Bronny needs to be in the NBA and that is already a big fulfillment for Lebron as a father, getting bigger contract is not much of a fulfillment as he is getting that in most of his seasons since he is a superstar, and becoming a champion once again, I think that would come if it's not too late for him but getting his son in the NBA playing with him, that's a bigger deal for him. Wait a minute, are the photos that I've seen that there is a $900M rumored potential deal for Bronny and his pops somewhere in Saudi and its league?
Because if that is for real, me as Lebron or Bronny, I'd leave my NBA dream and will take that money which I'll only get to work for 4 years.
He's not NBA ready yet and out of scope by most of the scouts he didn't provide much good performance to impress the scout, but I believe that Bronny will get drafted since he's marketing value for a team is so high and there's possible great package if they draft him since possible they can also get Lebron. For sure teams would like to have that since they can earn a lot of money on this history to be created. But I believe Lakers will try to get Bronny since they still need Lebron and the maybe he might be convince to stay long in Lakers if they make the father and son duo to happen.
But $900M dollars is just a rumor and for sure if there's really a standing offer like that for sure Bronny will get that since that's big money already to easily get and he don't need to spend a lot of his time on NBA because on other country he can easily get a lot of money.
... either to try and win a championship somewhere else or to pressure LA into drafting Bronny.
I think this is more likely than the other speculations. Bronny needs to be in the NBA and that is already a big fulfillment for Lebron as a father, getting bigger contract is not much of a fulfillment as he is getting that in most of his seasons since he is a superstar, and becoming a champion once again, I think that would come if it's not too late for him but getting his son in the NBA playing with him, that's a bigger deal for him. Wait a minute, are the photos that I've seen that there is a $900M rumored potential deal for Bronny and his pops somewhere in Saudi and its league?
Because if that is for real, me as Lebron or Bronny, I'd leave my NBA dream and will take that money which I'll only get to work for 4 years.
I was expecting Dallas to finish the series last night, but it didn't happen, the series is now 3-1.
Minnesota played well last night and won, Dallas was bad and lost, they didn't play as I expected.
The next game will be played in Minnesota, Minnesota can win the game with the support of the fans, but I hope this does not happen.
Minnesota played well last night and won, Dallas was bad and lost, they didn't play as I expected.
The next game will be played in Minnesota, Minnesota can win the game with the support of the fans, but I hope this does not happen.
Losing Dereck Lively made a huge impact on that defeat. There was Kleber returning but he made little impact on his return. Luka's low FG percentage though always affects the team. Based on my observation, Luka is always the heart and soul of this team. He plays below 40% FG and they'll lose right away even if Kyrie plays good. So it is important for Luka to perform at this best in this next game especially that it is happening in Minnesota. The presence of Lively is also a huge factor because they need every good big man of the team to stop and match Minnesota's twin towers and Reid.
Lol, there was a meme wherein they are calling Kleber because it seems that Maxi is lost when he came back and play again. But yeah, Lively is a big part of the core now of Dallas and him not playing really contributed to their lost, and if I'm not mistaken, he is average double digit in the playoff series and then his hustle, rebounds are solely missed.
I do agree that Luka is their franchise player and if he is shooting good, everyone in the team is also doing better. But if he has a bad shooting night, the team itself suffers, with the likes of PJ Washington and Kyrie who is a great shooter in the last 5 minutes are missing their shots. It's like Luka woes trickle down to the team as well.
Be positive now on Lively as he is upgraded to questionable in game 5.
Mavericks' Dereck Lively: Questionable for Game 5
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Lively (neck) is questionable for Thursday's Game 5 against Minnesota.
Lively missed Game 4 due to his sprained neck, but he does appear to be trending in a positive direction. We should get another update following Thursday's morning shootaround, but if Lively is able to return, Daniel Gafford's minutes would dip and Dwight Powell could fall out of the rotation entirely.
Lively missed Game 4 due to his sprained neck, but he does appear to be trending in a positive direction. We should get another update following Thursday's morning shootaround, but if Lively is able to return, Daniel Gafford's minutes would dip and Dwight Powell could fall out of the rotation entirely.
Update like this is big, and there's a big chance that he will play. I think he was just fine in game 4 but they didn't push him to play to give more rest, but after what happened, Dallas can't afford to still sit him and watch the team loss.
I guess at this point I'm taking mavs +5, because if Lively will indeed play, that will move to +3.5 at least.
https://www.oddsshark.com/nba/odds
I was expecting Dallas to finish the series last night, but it didn't happen, the series is now 3-1.
Minnesota played well last night and won, Dallas was bad and lost, they didn't play as I expected.
The next game will be played in Minnesota, Minnesota can win the game with the support of the fans, but I hope this does not happen.
Minnesota played well last night and won, Dallas was bad and lost, they didn't play as I expected.
The next game will be played in Minnesota, Minnesota can win the game with the support of the fans, but I hope this does not happen.
Losing Dereck Lively made a huge impact on that defeat. There was Kleber returning but he made little impact on his return. Luka's low FG percentage though always affects the team. Based on my observation, Luka is always the heart and soul of this team. He plays below 40% FG and they'll lose right away even if Kyrie plays good. So it is important for Luka to perform at this best in this next game especially that it is happening in Minnesota. The presence of Lively is also a huge factor because they need every good big man of the team to stop and match Minnesota's twin towers and Reid.
Lol, there was a meme wherein they are calling Kleber because it seems that Maxi is lost when he came back and play again. But yeah, Lively is a big part of the core now of Dallas and him not playing really contributed to their lost, and if I'm not mistaken, he is average double digit in the playoff series and then his hustle, rebounds are solely missed.
I do agree that Luka is their franchise player and if he is shooting good, everyone in the team is also doing better. But if he has a bad shooting night, the team itself suffers, with the likes of PJ Washington and Kyrie who is a great shooter in the last 5 minutes are missing their shots. It's like Luka woes trickle down to the team as well.
We've seen great players when their backs is against the wall, they responded with big games and so we have seen it from ANT, who scored 29 points and then KAT with a big 25 points. So at least they keep their hopes alive and doesn't want to be swept by the Mavs. And this sums up everything for the Mavs,
So let's give the Wolves at least a fighting chance in the next game. For sure this is going to be massive and fans showing up in their support for the Wolves to force this series a big longer.
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“This one hurts. We were expecting to be happy at the end of the game.
Now we’re pissed off.”
- GaffordNow we’re pissed off.”
So let's give the Wolves at least a fighting chance in the next game. For sure this is going to be massive and fans showing up in their support for the Wolves to force this series a big longer.
There's nothing more to lose on the Wolves so they're giving it all. The primary mission was to avoid getting swept. And so they did it. I was still thinking that Dallas will once again overpower Minnesota in the dying minutes of the fourth quarter but the Wolves held on. KAT burying that huge three and Edwards' jump shot sealed the game. Dallas did a late scare but luck was also not on their side. Luka had a bad night in terms of his FG. And once again, Dallas losses every time Luka shoots below 40%.
Luka though try to make it close, with a 4 point play but he missed the FT so the Mavs losses this game. In the post game interview, ANT says to someone, that he will be back here, talking about AA Center. So it means that they will try to win the next game at Minnesota and then go back again in Dallas for game 6.
So let's see how it is in game 5, the Wolves are riding in a momentum win, and they just needed that to bring their confidence and obviously to stay alive int this series. Boston though could be scouting the game and see what play this teams are running.
I was expecting Dallas to finish the series last night, but it didn't happen, the series is now 3-1.
Minnesota played well last night and won, Dallas was bad and lost, they didn't play as I expected.
The next game will be played in Minnesota, Minnesota can win the game with the support of the fans, but I hope this does not happen.
Minnesota played well last night and won, Dallas was bad and lost, they didn't play as I expected.
The next game will be played in Minnesota, Minnesota can win the game with the support of the fans, but I hope this does not happen.
Losing Dereck Lively made a huge impact on that defeat. There was Kleber returning but he made little impact on his return. Luka's low FG percentage though always affects the team. Based on my observation, Luka is always the heart and soul of this team. He plays below 40% FG and they'll lose right away even if Kyrie plays good. So it is important for Luka to perform at this best in this next game especially that it is happening in Minnesota. The presence of Lively is also a huge factor because they need every good big man of the team to stop and match Minnesota's twin towers and Reid.
... either to try and win a championship somewhere else or to pressure LA into drafting Bronny.
I think this is more likely than the other speculations. Bronny needs to be in the NBA and that is already a big fulfillment for Lebron as a father, getting bigger contract is not much of a fulfillment as he is getting that in most of his seasons since he is a superstar, and becoming a champion once again, I think that would come if it's not too late for him but getting his son in the NBA playing with him, that's a bigger deal for him. 
A day with no basketball. A reminder that we are nearing the end of the season and will soon be months without a game. Good thing the drama already seems to be starting surrounding LeBron James. Jimmy Butler is another prospect for some offseason movement. Hopefully we get some good storylines going into next year.
A day with no basketball? Who cares? 
Like you said, there are a lot of dramas everywhere, and even though the season will end a few weeks from now, dramas from different players will always be there. That's why this thread is very active. We always have lots of things to talk about, right?
Now with regards to LeBron James, correct me, but I think he already opted out on his contract to become a free agent. Now the question is "Will he follow Bronny on which team he will get drafted?" One article said that Bronny turned down more than 10 teams to focus playing on Los Angeles and Phoenix. This alone for me is maybe enough to say that either Lebron will go back to the LA alongside his son, or the Suns will make a super-super team with Beal, Durant, Booker and Le-GM. If both Bronny and Le-GM will go to Phoenix, Le-GM will take a significant pay-cut because the other 3 players alone cover around $150M of the total cap space already.
Anyway, I don't care about Butler for now. I want to focus on Le-GM, his antics, and where he will be playing next season.
I don’t believe LeBron has opted out of his contract. His agent Rich Paul slipped up and referred to him as a free agent during an interview, but he misspoke. It does say a lot about his mind state though. Obviously he’s searching for a new deal somewhere, either to try and win a championship somewhere else or to pressure LA into drafting Bronny. I don’t think Phoenix is a legitimate option unless they found a trading partner for Beal.
A day with no basketball. A reminder that we are nearing the end of the season and will soon be months without a game. Good thing the drama already seems to be starting surrounding LeBron James. Jimmy Butler is another prospect for some offseason movement. Hopefully we get some good storylines going into next year.
A day with no basketball? Who cares? Like you said, there are a lot of dramas everywhere, and even though the season will end a few weeks from now, dramas from different players will always be there. That's why this thread is very active. We always have lots of things to talk about, right?
Now with regards to LeBron James, correct me, but I think he already opted out on his contract to become a free agent. Now the question is "Will he follow Bronny on which team he will get drafted?" One article said that Bronny turned down more than 10 teams to focus playing on Los Angeles and Phoenix. This alone for me is maybe enough to say that either Lebron will go back to the LA alongside his son, or the Suns will make a super-super team with Beal, Durant, Booker and Le-GM. If both Bronny and Le-GM will go to Phoenix, Le-GM will take a significant pay-cut because the other 3 players alone cover around $150M of the total cap space already.
Anyway, I don't care about Butler for now. I want to focus on Le-GM, his antics, and where he will be playing next season.
This loss is definitely a TERRIBLE news for Dallas. Not that they are going to lose, I honestly believe that Dallas will win and go to finals anyway, but the fact is that if it was like one win for Dallas one for Wolves and it went to like seven series then it's just a good matchup.
But, this was already 3-0, and unlucky for Dallas that Boston already swept Pacers, and that means Dallas going to meet up against a very well rested Boston when the time comes. So next game Dallas has to win, there is no argument to be made about anything otherwise, if they lose this one too then they are going to be super tired against Boston, but if they win then they could just go home and rest a bit and at least they would not have fatigue when they are playing.
But, this was already 3-0, and unlucky for Dallas that Boston already swept Pacers, and that means Dallas going to meet up against a very well rested Boston when the time comes. So next game Dallas has to win, there is no argument to be made about anything otherwise, if they lose this one too then they are going to be super tired against Boston, but if they win then they could just go home and rest a bit and at least they would not have fatigue when they are playing.
If I'm not mistaken, the first game of the finals series is scheduled for June 6 only. So, it seems to me that the Mavs don't have to worry about the Celtics being more rested by then. By the way, it's worth noting that one loss can't yet be called terrible news for the Mavs, given that there's only 4.5% that the Wolves can recover from a 1-3 deficit in this series.
A day with no basketball. A reminder that we are nearing the end of the season and will soon be months without a game. Good thing the drama already seems to be starting surrounding LeBron James. Jimmy Butler is another prospect for some offseason movement. Hopefully we get some good storylines going into next year.
And speaking of Jimmy Butler, that movie promo for the Bad Boys: Ride or Die was really hilarious.
Oh and Lionel Messi is also there. Jimmy Butler is seeking an extension with the Miami Heat to max his contract although he was not there during their last series games against Boston Celtics.
Lebron James. I saw one video on YouTube that Lebron will probably opt out of his contract, not because he will leave the Lakers but only to reconstruct his contract with them. Maybe 2 or 3 more years in the league? I doubt he will leave the Lakers, I've seen rumors that he will but that's not going to happen. With how he performed this season, the Lakers will still have him because he is still their best player. They will probably have a new coach again and maybe some newly added players but Lebron will remain and so will AD.
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