Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 435. (Read 920378 times)

The Lakers losing to the Magic is pretty embarrassing. They just aren’t a very good team this year. I feel bad for LeBron because he doesn’t have all that many games left but the players he’s being surrounded with are never going to win a title. The Suns are having an equally embarrassing year thus far. All the talk about them being the best shooting team ever, but they’re struggling against teams they should easily beat.

Wembanyama could be the next big thing, luckily he's under Coach Pops' wings so his development will be faster and more efficient. He spoke highly about Durant and it looks like the feelings are mutual.
BTW what's up with new painting in the floor? It's hard to follow games. I watched Mavs - Nuggets game and the ground made my eyes tired. I can't even think of the players. Hope they'll realize this is a mistake and change it.

Suns are 2-4 right now, lost twice to Spurs, and now lost to 76ers as well, looks like there is something wrong there. Doesn't mean that they are going to keep going like this, they could end up getting a win too, they could even do better on the long run and even win the title, just because they had 6 games doesn't mean they will keep that badly. However, we need to reach to a point where Suns needs to figure something out. Warriors are looking amazing, their starting five was already great, getting CP3 for bench is an insane move, he is way too good too be bench player, they somehow convinced the situation to be a little different. I think it will be something very good for them, they are still contenders if you ask me.

Dude's an alien. Even the top 10 players in the league are praising him. Some even say that he's a unique type of player which he really is. Shaq even compared him to Bol Bol which is for me, kind of ridiculous. On the other hand though, don't expect too much for the Spurs right now. Yes they have a generational player, but look at his teammates. Lot's of young players, but talented though.

They are playing really well in their first games, but still I don't expect too much for them. Will they be a on the playoffs this season? No because I believe that there will be a time where most of the teams will find a way to stop Wembanyama, or at least lessen his efficiency because right now, he's kind of unstoppable because no one has ever played in the league that's similar to how he's playing right now, and knowing he's tall, he's kind of unstoppable - at first. Ohhh wait let's add injuries to the list as well.

Forget about Harden because they have Oubre already.

An underrated player who has big numbers when he's still in Charlotte back then. Now he is averaging close to 21 PPG, and it seems like he already find his home, and he might be a possible 3rd option for the team alongside Embiid, and Maxey. The Sixers are very lucky to have this player. He doesn't get any media exposure, but he's a competitor, and playing at a highest level every single game. I guess the Sixers are just fine without Embiid. Freed a huge contract, and what they got are expiring contracts as well. They will have a huge cap space next year, enough to sign an all-star alongside Embiid.

As for the Suns, they're now 2-4. They don't have Booker on this game, and Beal is still out. I don't want to say bad things to them though, but it seems like they are on a rough start. I believe though that they will play better if their big 3 will play. I just hope that this big 3 will not be the same as it was in Brooklyn where they didn't play that much together because of injuries.

Another great win by the Sixers, and by now we can say that they have move on from the James Harden drama. I like how the chemistry of the team right now. Oubre seems to be a great fit for them, a wing defender but at the same time can give them good offense too, two way player and in this game he had 25 points.

And Maxey as well, he has developed to be a good guard in the league and I think he will be the future superstars of the Sixers. Hopefully though, Joel is going to stay with them for a long time, it's just a matter of blending and this year could be a good one for them.

As a knicks fan it's been a brutal 20 years.  Terrible for most of it and landed no one in the lottery worth talking about.  Spurs tank twice and end up with Tim duncan and wemby lol.  I'm a general basketball fan so I hope the kid goes on to have a great career but dam can't the Knicks ever land someone like this in the draft!

He'll surely improve, he got the skills and the IQ in the court. I think what need to improve is his body, mainly the upper body and if he does he'd surely improve all of his ratings. He's good now on both defense and offense what more could he brought to the table if he improves his body? Bookies always giving them the underdog odds and I think few more games and they'll change their stand on Spurs. I wish coach Pop have lot of time to continue coaching this squad or Wemby himself.

Spurs are the real underdog story for the season, they have Wemby this season and he already dropped 38 on Durant, which proves that he is a great kid that could win them some games. Obviously building a team is not that easy, look at Dallas, they did better with Doncic at early days, and now there has been more time and Doncic all alone can't bring that team to glory and they built a team around him that is much worse than the early years, no idea why they did that and now they are doing terrible.

Look at Spurs and their movements, but this season I think they could beat anyone. It doesn't matter who they are facing, I think they could very well beat anyone, and could lose to anyone as well. I am not saying they will finish with an amazing record, but you can bring in Denver at their height and Wemby could still get them a win if he is on his good day, it's always a wildcard. So betting on their games will be the fun I will have this season for sure.

Yes, and it seems that they have gotten their chemistry already and it seems that Ben Simmons mentality is very different this season. I guess he has the drama with the Sixers over in his mind and all he wanted to do right now is play basketball and he looks like the Ben that we have known when he was still in the Sixers. Intelligent attacking the basketball and of course his specialty, making his teammates looks good with his accurate passing.

They are still a huge underdog at home, I think it's understandable, the Celtics have been beating teams with their big offense and winning by huge margin. But as you have said, if we are going to take that risk in this game, it should be the moneyline at 4.50 currently as there are value bets on the Nets.

If the Nets play well, there's a chance they can win. I wouldn't choose the handicap because the odds are low. I'd prefer to take the moneyline and believe that the Nets can surprise the Celtics. The fact that the Nets are on a winning streak is a good reason to consider backing them. I see a lot of value in the Nets for this game, and the fact that they're playing at home adds to that value.

Yep, and if you look at the scoring loads in their last win, everyone put some something, 5 points or more and then they are players that will go on a certain quarter and others will take over the next. And I think this might be the first case wherein it's inconsistent, I mean as we have discussed there is no leader, but everyone is ready to contribute, whether scoring or rebounds or assists. Like for Ben Simmons, almost a triple double.

They are a huge underdog against the Celtics though, but whatever, maybe it's good to throw some money on them ML or even the handicap at +9.5 as they might gave the lead leading Celtics a very close and tight game.

That makes the Nets really unpredictable because it's hard to know who will make a big impact in the game. Unlike other teams with clear superstars, the opponents can usually predict who will lead the team.

What's interesting about the Nets is that everyone on the team is ready to contribute. Their last 3 wins on the road were very impressive, but they need to win at home. However, facing the Celtics might not be easy because Boston is very confident right now. But it's worth a try; an upset is possible for sure. So, I'd like to bet a small amount on the Nets' moneyline since they're on a winning streak.

As I understand it, the main reason for adding the in-season tournament is to attract the fans' attention to the early stage of the regular season. I guess the NBA management is experimenting with formats of games in this way because they are probably not satisfied with the overall attendance of games at this stage of the season, as well as the number of users watching their games on TV.

Every team has this kind of floor, if I'm not mistaken, it was due to the collegiate basketball? I might be wrong though. Even the Bulls homecourt is very similar to the OKC court except for the colors. And yeah, another vintage performance for the Warriors, specially Draymond and Curry working together to get this one. CP3 was not factor though, just scoring 1 point.


What's scary about the Nets is that there is no clear franchise player for them right now. So everyone wanted to prove something in this game and so they played like there is no tomorrow and regardless who they are facing next, it will be a very dangerous team.

Yes, I was also surprised by the blue floor. It's new but kind of not appealing in the eyes.

So you like offensive games. The score was so high that it's like they were not playing defense at all. And take note, SGA was not even there yet. It could go to 150+ per team if he played. 
6 players on both teams scored double digits. And even Draymond Green got 15 points which is surprising. That means the defense was weak and he scored that high.
Oh, and nice almost buzzer-beater from Steph Curry. Referees took a while to make a decision about the "offensive goaltending" or not but it's obvious that Giddey held the net. There will be a lot of angry Warriors fans again if the refs make a bad decision there.
Anyway, now it's both Klay and Steph Curry who made a confident shot before the buzzer sounded. I think we have the Splash Brothers back.
I like how Chet Holmgren is showing a lot of his skills, it's not easy to be that close against the Warriors, and yet they only let them win by 2 points. That's a good start for him.

OKC vs Warrios was the best game I've saw in NBA this season by far and I don't think I will get to see a better one by the of the year. The only thing that really disturbed me are the colors of the arena + the jersey both team had to wear last night as it really makes my eyes dizzy for a reason  but overall , splendid basketball from both teams.

Bulls lost at 1.45 odds and at this point I really cannot trust any project that Bulls offers towards the fans because nothing seem to work for them.

He's been very inconsistent. Maybe in the next game, he'll score fewer than 10 points.

Here are his points per game (PPG) in his last 5 games:

1st game against 76ers: 39 points
2nd game against Hawks: 6 points
3rd game against Miami: 25 points
4th game against Raptors: 15 points
5th game against Knicks: 30 points

He should aim for at least 20 points per game so we can have confidence that this team will be a strong contender in the playoffs. In the next game against the Nets, it's a good challenge on the road because the Nets are currently on a 3-game winning streak.

That's when the experienced team gains an advantage because they've been in similar situations many times. Although the Warriors won the game, most of their victories haven't been as strong as teams like Boston and the Nuggets. This still worries me that they might lose when facing a strong team, but for now, let's just enjoy the win and worry later.

By the way, Lillard had a good game after a bad one. He scored 30 points and led the Bucks to beat the visiting Knicks.

And another great escape by the Warriors against OKC. It was a back and forth changes of the lead in the last 2 minutes. But this time it was Steph Curry who hit the winner basketball and just like Klay Thompson in their last game he left some 0.2 seconds left wherein the other teams can't score with that much time.

I thought that the Warriors are going to win though, but the OKC team, makes a great comeback, if only Dort could have hit that 1 free throw, they could be a tied game and it might change the complexion and could go into OT. Nevertheless, Curry drive with a lay-up to win by just 1 point.

Yeah, all of those factors come together and it doesn't hit the expectations of many. But that's it, we should just leave it there and there are still a lot of games for them to play.

Not yet the end and we will see some more because it's gonna be different when they're already composed and got the chemistry that they need as they go and practice together.