Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 652. (Read 914878 times)

These two teams that came from play-in tournament do really have a good chance in upsetting their respective opponents (#8 Heat beating the #5 Knicks and #7 Lakers beating the #6 Warriors) and currently they are still leading the series after the loss they've got last night. But just like their chances, the Knicks and Warriors does have a good chance as well to move-on towards the Conference Finals. The upcoming games will be much tougher and tighter as neither team is willing to give-up.

Most likely AD will be back in game 7 in GSW manages to win next game and even the series like you said. However , Lakers can be strong without AD too and in a good night , LeBron can carry them alone especially with Curry having no clutch games in playoffs in the last seconds of the game so that is an aspect that I'm looking forward in this series as well.

If Anthony Davis fails to play in the next game, the series will be 3-3. We all know that AD is perhaps the most important player for this team. He contributes to the team in every way and is the most critical player of the team. LeBron is a great superstar, but without AD, his influence will be greatly diminished.
Compared to other matches, we can say that GSW played very well. Wiggins and Curry can do pretty well together.
I hope Anthony Davis can play in the next game

Thibs got the chance to put grimes back in the starting lineup.  He has been one of the most critical piece of the success of the knciks all year.  He is charged with covering the best player on the other team.  He locked up Jimmy all game when he was on him.  Grimes doesn't show out in the stats cause dude is just chasing people around.  Jimmy was gassed by the end of the game with him on him.  Big steal by grimes from Jimmy with about a minute to go while bam laid him out on a screen just prior shows how big he really is for the team.

Yes, it was just the right spot. I think it was on the temple that shook his brain so hard and so he got dizzy. But I doubt it will take a long time before he gets better. Just one good sleep and perhaps he will be back to practice.
I am on the side of the Nuggets to finish this one against the Suns. If they can just repeat that same kind of energy on the defensive end against Durant and Booker, then they might steal this at their homecourt.
And Suns also has bigger problems coming up, DeAndre Ayton is questionable to play while Chris Paul is still ruled out. This must really hurt for CP3, every time he gets in the playoffs, injuries are always attached into it. There's some kind of bad luck circling in his career, although I don't want to believe that.
2015 Clippers playoffs - Hamstring
2016 Clippers playoffs - Hand injury
2018 Rockets playoffs - Hamstring
2021 Suns playoffs - Shoulder
2022 Suns playoffs - Quad
2023 suns playoffs - Groin

Yes you are right that mate both teams are willing to prove to us that they are strong enough to be step up to the finals and As we all saw this day lakers are doing great but not enough this day to defeat warriors but the good thing is not just like in game 2 warriors win and thier leads are 16 points unlike in game two they are up by 27points.  thing must do in lakers next game they must win the game in order to prevent warriors go back to their home court.

Both teams are ready and willing to do everything to win this game, for the Lakers they need the win to close the series and not to allow
the Warriors to go back home.

And for the Warriors, it's another chance to bring these series to a game 7. Nothing is impossible and we know both teams are really playing so well the same way with both coaches who really doing the right adjustments to win the game.

We will need to wait as there are games tomorrow. Both Boston and Suns need to win to extend the series while both Nuggets and Sixers
will try to finish and advance to the conference finals.

Such a bizarre injury. Looking at the replays it seems so innocent. It doesn’t look like Looney’s wrist hit him hard enough to do anything. I wonder how much of that was mental or if Anthony Davis was really knocked senseless enough to need a wheelchair. He must have gotten hit in the perfect spot or something. Not good that AD is starting to have injury issues.

The Warriors have yet to win a game in LA in this series, making it challenging for them to win in game 6. However, since nothing is impossible, let's trust the Warriors to find a way to win the game. The LA Lakers are certainly prepared to close the series in 6, leveraging the experience of LeBron and Davis in closing games.

Honestly, it's hard to predict. I believe either team could emerge victorious, so I don't anticipate another blowout win by the home team. This game will likely be very physical, leading to a close contest where either team has a chance to win.

The two teams played well tonight despite their situations of close to getting knockout in the NBA playoffs. the GSW and the Knicks need to do everything they can to force game 7 because there will be no considerable chance such as this one and they cannot assure that they can easily get back to the NBA playoffs next season so they really need to put everything in their next game. The GSW has no doubt played well last night and you can see at their rotations that they are well prepared and know exactly what they need to do to win that game. Let's see if they can win the next game because they are playing on the Laker's home court next time.

It was like Miami and the Lakers were going to finish their own series but I also end up betting on GSW only. I was too confident that the defending champions are not just going to give up this series easily. Although I went with the safer +5. Congrats on your -10.5 on GSW, that was a tough bet. The Lakers will have their chance in game 6 but I want GSW to win this series as I want a rematch between them and Denver, this time with Jokic getting some help. 

It's too tempting to bet on Miami as well but my mind is more confident to just bet on them in game 6 at home. I have no bets for tomorrow since my heart wants Philly to win the series and I am hoping for Denver to close its series at their opponent's home.

Good news for Lakers fans: the injury of Davis is not serious, so he can play in game 6, giving them a chance to close the series. However, if the Lakers lose, I'm unsure if they can still win on the road, considering the last two dominant victories by the Warriors on their home court. Curry has been consistently performing, and Green's new approach of attacking the paint has made the Warriors more unpredictable.

The Warriors win most of the time at home, so it's not surprising that they won at home. Additionally, the departure of Davis helps the Warriors maintain their momentum, as the Lakers are only playing small ball later in the 4th quarter.

Regarding the update on Davis, he seems to be okay.


https://www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak/injuries/breaking-anthony-davis-injury-status-in-lakers-warriors-game-5

I thought that's gonna be the last game for the Warriors until Curry closes in the 2nd quarter with a buzzer beater for the 11 point lead.

Dub nation is still alive but then the game 6 will be played on Crypto.com arena. While on this game 5, we saw how helpful the crowd cheering for the Warriors.

We will then see the opposite of it but then that's not gonna guarantee the end of this series.

I just check my bet today for Warriors -10.5. I’m not expecting much on this bet because I thought they will gonna be finished by Lakers due to the difference on their last time game. I recently watch the replay and I’m glad that I didn't watch the live gme because I might jinx them. Lakers can still recover that points difference if AD didn't get injured. Lakers have a minor run on last quarter but Warriors can answer since there is no threat from AD.

Anyway you will know that Warriors will gonna win the game if you saw Draymond Green knocking down 3 points shot. If you saw an early sign like this, don’t waste time and all in to Warriors ML. 

I was itching to bet on heat yesterday because I thought Knicks already lost their compassion in the game. Luckily, I have a change of heart and stick with my Warriors pick.

Tomorrow’s game. I will choose Boston & Nuggets ML.

As expected from the defending champs. They're kind of strong at home. If it's not for Green getting aggressive they could've lost that game. Luckily the Warriors are in full control after the last tie game around 50+ at some point.
However, game 6 will gonna be a tough game for the warriors again as the Lakers has a perfect record at home this post season. I can say the Warriors will have a good chance beating the Lakers if AD is out in game 6. I didn't see any significant news regarding his injury but as per Chris Haynes on his early diagnosis says AD avoided a concussion. Hope he'll be Ok so we can once again see good game 6.


Lol i don't know how many times the content creator took that shot to favour the Warriors, but game 6 is too risky for a bet against the home team Lakers.

To bad for Lakers if Davis is out on next game since for sure Warriors can dominate them if he is out of the picture. But knowing how competitive they are since they are been hype with their current rooster maybe they will find ways to insert Davis in the rotation but in minimal minutes since for sure they are rotting to win. They know how competitive the warriors are and they will not let this series stretch until game 7 since they might be in huge trouble if Warriors win on game 6.

Draymond Green is the catalyst of the Warriors. He boosts the morale of his team with what he is doing when he's on the court. On the other hand, I just hope that AD will recover after that elbow show coming from Looney. I don't want to see the Warriors winning against the Lakers because Davis didn't play in Games 6 & 7 (if necessary).

Just for a trivia. The Warriors under Coach Steve Kerr didn't lose to any Western Conference team in a playoff series (19-0 record). Maybe this will be the first time that he will be losing if they will lose in Game 6? Or the Warriors might force a Game 7 on their home. The pressure right now is on the Lakers TBH because they will be thinking of ways how to win against the Warriors which has lots of experience in this kind of situation.

Davis is the key for the Lakers to win. The Lakers as a whole have a net rating of -10 if Davis isn't on the court, so you can really feel the decrease in production when he's out. The Warriors are having a hard time defending him, but the good thing is that the Warriors are able to decrease his production in the 2nd half in Games 4 & 5. In this game, he played really well in the 1st half, but scored only 5 points in the 2nd half.

Let's also take note that in the history of the playoffs, teams who have 3-1 lead wins the series 95% of the time, so in short the Lakers have 95% chance of winning the series while the Warriors have only 5%. Still as a Warrior fan, I still believe that the Warriors can win in Game 6, and will force a Game 7 on their home.

We can not say for sure tomorrow we will likely see if the Miami Heat can really beat that record, or make history, but as we see in the last game of the New York Knicks Jalen Brunson can still hit that hard Michell Robinson was great with those rebounds, and together with Julius Randle and RJ Barrett but I think it looks like the Miami Heat is in the verge of fatigue they surely need rest but still Jimmy Butler still have played 43 mins inside the court the coach needs to see the situations of his players for them to know some of their teams' problems,


If the Warriors could at least get their momentum and believe that this is not the end of the road for them they can win this, but Game 7 will likely be the ending for these two teams, but it is something that I have noticed here the free throws are likely to equal this time, but I just noticed it but never saying that the ref is fair this time, but still a good win for the Warriors but still the Lakers is in the horizon to win in this series and Stepeh Curry is not likely exploding right now because it is still not in game 7, for now, the Warriors needs to reach game 7 for a solidify win,


I am not seeing a Poole party this time if this continues the Golden State Warriors management will likely trade him out of the Warriors for sure, for me just like James Wiseman the Golden State Warriors will need to make a hard decision and for Stephen Curry to be effective because right now he is at the peak of his prime, the Warriors will need to form a team that will revolves around Curry to help him succeed, so sad for me to say I think they will likely need to eliminate Jonathan Kuminga, Jordan Poole, Moses Moody, and Donte DiVincenzo away to give way to bigger talented players to revolve around Curry's playing style,

Not unexpected the warriors won’t go out without a fight.

They did what they had to now and now it counts, win in LA or book your flight to Cancun.
Saw this yesterday and until now he got every win right.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cr1Qd8_L3Hm/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Looks like he can predict the future.

Allin on Warriors win next game?