Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 631. (Read 914716 times)

The Heat clearly won easily in that game and they cannot be worried about the next one since they have full control of this one despite being the underdog before even game 1 has started by the analysts. Surely if the Nuggets will swift the Lakers tomorrow, the Heat will truly need to have a strong strategy on how to stop Jokic's feat, Murray, because they cannot afford to lose or give one easy win for them. I'm rooting for Heat not because they are my team but because I want to see and witnessed for the very first time in the history of the NBA, a play-in team won the NBA championship. it will surely boost the morale of the players next season because they know there is a chance to be like them.

With both 3 games lead against their opponents,

we can assume that the chance of advancing to the finals will be for both Denver and Miami.
The way I witness how tough the challenges for Boston, white city shine and not just the players
are enjoying but all the fans who supported them received the entertainment that they wish to see
when they bought the ticket to watch the game live, Bam and Jimmy, together with all the Heat
squad, all of them deserve the praise from the fans.

Yeah after the Bucks got eliminated by no other than the Heat,the Celtics suddenly gets the favourite to win the ECF. People failed to realize and under estimated the Heat for being a play-in team, but defeated the Bucks. ESPN analytics were also rooting for the Celtics to win a high percentage margin against the Heat.
Both the Celtics and Lakers are done, not officially but they are totally done. If someone has to have a chance for a comeback it would be the Lakers, but the chances are less than 1% lol. The Nuggets outplayed the Lakers for the 3 consecutive games. If the Nuggets wins the championship this year, they'll for sure going to be a new dynasty in the NBA.

They give up easily. I guess there's a problem within the team, and it's possible that their coach is not happy and is simply blaming the players. The Celtics were considered favorites after the Bucks were eliminated, but it seems like they won't be making a comeback to the NBA Finals this year. Both the Warriors and the Celtics are out, so let's hope that the teams playing in the NBA Finals will provide more entertaining games.

I'm speculating that it could be the Heat versus the Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals and the Nuggets will be a heavy favorite.

You could see the Celtics give up in that game vs the Heat. I think they lose the next one and call it a year. For some reason I haven’t counted the Lakers out yet, but after what I saw tonight the Celtics are as good as done for the year. Quite possible the Lakers only have one game left this year though so don’t miss it tomorrow.

They are trying to go one-on-one; there's no great team chemistry on the team as they do not trust each other so much. They had a plan to double Butler, but Butler is a good passer and can easily spot an outside shooter. This is embarrassing as it's a blowout loss for the Celtics. In my opinion, they are already out as no team has come back from a 0-3 deficit in the history of the NBA.

The three-point shooting is the biggest factor in this loss by the Celtics. They shot 26%, while the Heat shot 54%.

This is a slap against Celtics and we're now having that 99.9% of probability that it's going to be the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat that will face each other in the NBA finals. The problem with Celtics is that they're not rotating a lot unlike what Heat is doing. It's like that there's this superstar and minimum player on the Celtic's side. But look at the ball rotation of what Heat does, anyone who's open from the outside, just shoot it and we trust you. That's what they're trying to say.

Yeah I saw that Butler having fun when his team is doing great. Gabe Vincent, Caleb Martin, and Duncan Robinson, all three undrafted players did some great damage against the Boston Celtics.
I don't really like blowout games as it takes the fun out, but the Celtics just cannot find an answer from all the three points being made by the Miami Heat.
19/35 Heat against 11/42 Celtics. 54% against 26%. With that, you could already see who is winning.
What the Celtics did in the third quarter forcing three-pointers was not wise, there is still a chance to get back in the game if they only played defense and try to score back in the paint instead of forcing a three. Tatum was not as aggressive as in Games 1 and 2. Then the frustration happened, Marcus Smart almost hit Martin with an elbow, and yet the referees did not even see it as a flagrant foul because it didn't hit him. That's an absurd officiating, there's obviously an intention to that. I don't know what Tony Brothers is thinking to call it a common foul.

Anyway, a great win for Miami Heat at their home.
Sorry for those who made a bet on player props, they won't hit in a blowout game as the stars are rested for the whole 4th quarter. Same boat.

Hilarious, I like the sweet revenge of Butler against Al with that time out sign. I guess that he's been wanting to do that on the perfect time and he just did it on the right and exact time that he has to do it.

Well, lesson for Al and others that have been too emotional with these games. Before you do such mockery or signs, make sure that you're in a better situation.

Like what Luka has said, "Everyone acting tough when they're up". LOL

It's funny and hilarious, really made my day.

Does anybody still remember this taunt by Al Horford? Now Butler did this in front of him, and Horford seems angry because of what Butler did to him. I did watch a video of the taunting, and I can't help myself not to laugh. Karma really strikes harder.

Anyway, you can watch the video here where Butler did the same taunt that Horford did in Game 1, and what's funny is Horford's reaction while Butler is doing it in front of him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NJHthidRJE

Those 3 undrafted players of the Heat are leading the way for them to get Game 3, and remain undefeated on their home this playoffs. Vincent, Strus, and Martin are combined for 57 points while Vincent got a career-high 29 points. Butler scored only 16 points, but it doesn't matter at all because the Heat have so many offensive weapons that can step up when needed like these 3 undrafted players. Coach Spo has been a very great coach for the Heat team, and he earns Pat Riley's trust that's why he remains to be the head coach of the team even though the Big 3 of James, Wade and Bosh are not there anymore. Kudos to Coach Spo, and the whole Heat team as they're one win away from going to the NBA Finals.

As for the Celtics, Tatum, and Brown are both in the All-NBA teams, but tonight they are both garbage as they only scored 26 points combined, and shot 1/14 from three-point area combined. Just imagine this, an undrafted player like Gabe Vincent outscored these 2 all-star players of the Celtics. I don't want to say this, but that's shameful, and because of that, the morale of the Celtics are gone, and they will not come back with this one. I just hope that they will not get swept, but the chances of that to happen is low as well knowing that the Heat are undefeated on their home.

Now the Nuggets, and the Heat are both 3-0, and with what's happening right now, it seems like these 2 teams are likely to face in the NBA Finals... or we might see a team breaking the history as the first team to overcome a 0-3 deficit?

Down 30 points by the end of the third quarter - it would be insane if they can even come back from that even if Miami uses their bench players for the entire fourth quarter. Celtics should at least step up and cover those +10 handicap bets hehe. Scary to think that neither Jimmy nor Bam put up big numbers to have such a huge lead.

As expected it's almost halftime and the Heat are leading. I think Boston is pretty much out of the playoffs. Jimmy Butler has come to play and Jayson Tatum has once again shrunk in the big moments.

Everyone except 2 people. Coach Ham, and Lebron himself.

They have a feeling of this "False Hope" where they can still win the series even though no team has ever come up victorious after having a 0-3 deficit. Well, there's still a chance like Coach Ham said in an interview. The Nuggets only has 3 wins, and they need 4 to advance. Still, I don't think that the Lakers will win this series anymore. Game 3 is a crucial game for both teams because it will dictate the future of this series. If only the Lakers won on Game 3, it will be a different scenario.

As for Murray, I just hope that after this great run by the Nuggets, he will be given the respect that he needs. Most of the time, we are always talking about Jokic when it comes to the Nuggets, but in the last 3 games against the Lakers, he is putting monstrous stats, and is averaging more than 30 PPG. He needs that respect, because he's an all-star type of player. Jokic and Murray are right now the best duos in the league. Speaking of Jokic, again he made some history as he's the first player since Oscar Robertson to get 2000 PTS, 1000 REB & 800 AST in a single season (including playoffs).

In a few hours, we will be seeing the Heat defending their home against the Celtics. Heat are undefeated in their home this playoffs, and they only need 2 wins to advance, and make history as the 1st team since the Knicks back in 98-99 to clinch the NBA Finals as the 8th seed.

It was clear that Denver would get it after the series went 2-0. Few teams in history have come back from 2-0. By winning the 3rd game, Denver guaranteed this tour. There is no series in history returning from 3-0. With a rating of 149-0, all teams leading the series 3-0 won.
Denver played much better overall in the series and qualified for the NBA Finals. On the one hand, Jokić played excellently, on the other hand, characters such as Porter Jr., Murray, Gordon contributed very well. They have the air of a championship team. Finals will be very interesting.

I know it is over for Lakers as well, wouldn't be shocked about even a sweep, but if not then maybe 5 or 6 games would be enough for this to end, that much is obvious. However, there has never been a team that ever came back from 3-0 down, what better way to seal of Lebrons legacy to b the first person to ever do that? I am not saying it will happen, nor ever I am saying he will retire, he won't even if he wins a ring this year, he will keep going no matter what happens.

But if somehow this happens and he wins a ring this year, then I am sorry but all the discussions about who is the best ever is done for me, he is. But obviously none of this will happen, Nuggets will just get a win, Jokic is simply just way too good for anyone to stop, there is a chance they can win the ring too.

Still impressive of James Lebron still actively playing. He has been playing there for about 15 years in the league or maybe longer? You can see that he is physically a little less than the other players, but his experience and insight into the game make him very valuable. Always nice when the Drafting starts again. Never understood how that works exactly, but as a player you can just be traded from one day to the next without having much influence on it yourself? Who would now be the big favorite to become champion?

Murray coming off from his ACL in the left knee was already too hot for the Lakers to handle plus there is Jokic the "Mr. Triple-Double" in this season who has been giving the Lakers a headache as well because of capability inside the paint while also giving the Nuggets a wall of defense if the opposing team attempts to penetrate through them. The Lakers getting swept is already around the corner and me being their fan, I honestly think that this is their end. They have a good run but all these things are now coming to an end.

The Lakers are not performing well. And I absolutely agree that it is definitely over right now for the Lakers. I definitely expected better results from the Lakers to be honest. This has been a disappointing previous couple of matches from the Lakers.

Now it is going to be interesting to see if Miami Heat will be able to go to the finals. The way they are playing right now I don't think they will have any problems. But the Miami Heat will still have to make sure that by winning the next match. They are already leading the Celtics by 2-0. Should not be a very hard task for them to qualify for the finals in my opinion.

Denver Nuggets is now almost on their first NBA Finals experience. Will be one of the historic events in the former Pepsi Center, Ball Arena.

Against all odds, it was difficult to imagine that Denver Nuggets will lose 4 times in a row while on the other hand, obviously, the Lakers expecting to win 4 times in a row. I hope at least the Lakers can at least give the Nuggets a tough loss before reaching the NBA Finals.

Well done Lakers in advance. Only a few even expect them to reach the Semis, not even the playoffs or the play-in.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers will meet in the Finals rematch as that would be something new because these teams ended up in 8th and 7th position in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference respectively. But this is Denver Nuggets time.

After always falling short of reaching the NBA Finals for 5 consecutive seasons, it's now within reach for the Denver Nuggets.

It is definitely over, there is absolutely nothing that could go right for Lakers anymore. I do not believe that they could win even a single game, it just feels like its totally gone. The only thing that I wonder now is how the Celtics Heat will go, because Heat won 2 on the road and you do not see that often, could they win 2 in a row at home as well and make it a sweep too? I mean its not really that much of shocker if they managed to win on the road, it would be not that much of a big chance if they were not really considering that beforehand but I guess it is going to be possible if they fight hard for it. A Nuggets vs Heat finals, I never would have seen that coming at the start of the year, something I definitely did not expected.

Wemby to Spurs as well, that's another surprise, did not expected that to happen, assumed Pistons would got it, after the worse season ever, they ended up with 5, so that seems a bit bad. Wemby wouldn't be that much of a big impact on his first season plus Spurs have nearly no one else, so its going to take a few seasons until Wemby gets better and Spurs build around him.