Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 699. (Read 915426 times)

Knicks!!

Just going to say this, jalen brunsen can't be covered in this series.  The only way clevland can cover him is with this double.  He will bully Garland and Mitchell all series long.  Then they threw osman on him lol.  Guaranteed they double him next game.  Knicks will be dependent on the 2nd 3rd and 4th guys hitting open shots.  No way they let JB cook them all series long.  Gonna be a good one.

Sad to say for the Chicago Bulls they are doing to much until Zach LeVine isn't consistent anymore, but I don't really blame him the pressure is on him, I think what the Bulls need in the next season is a good team mates that can have a rotation with the offense the Bulls right now has a good defense actually they are rank 7 in the defense department, if I googled it correctly, I think they just need to spread the points more and have a good rotation getting ready for the next season, while the Miami Heat will surley have a hard time with what is in front of them the Milwaukee Bucks is proven from time to time that they are number 1 in the east, so good luck to them,


I surely agree, right now they are in a good position agaisnt the Sacramento Kings, that are making a great noice in the West, this could be a tough match for the Golden State Warriors and their 1st game is also a loss but for me, it was a close game and right now they have a returning Andrew Wiggins that is just starting to heat up I really think this game was just the warm-up for sure the 2nd game will be the real one for the Warriors, and this will be a great match to look forward to,

Our prediction seems to be accurate, I’ve got a sweet profit on this bet and I hope that you place bet too. I’m surprised how the bookmaker give Knicks so high oddsmdespite Cavs can’t beat them on regular season on multiple matches. Mitchelsl scores a lot for Cavs but the rest of the team is not helping a lot which is a clear indication that Cavs is not working as a team compared to Knicks that have a balance points distribution among the players including the bench.

I think we might not gonna see same sweet odds for Knicks on game 2 even if the favor is still on Cavs due to home court advantage.

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Who's watching GSW vs Kings. The game is very solid because Kings can rival GSW on clutch time.

Donovan Mitchell has another gear when it comes to the playoffs. If they ever manage to get a good roster around him he’ll be able to do some damage. He almost got them the win in the last two minutes but NY just has a WAY deeper roster.

Harrison Barnes looking like he’s out for blood against the Warriors. This is going to be a great series.

Knicks win their first playoff road game in 24 years! Brunsen vs Mitchell match up was great in the end and they both showed up. However, Knicks had the better offensive rebounds at clutch time. It's also the first team to win a playoff road game, this season.

Inconsistency, injuries, age, inexperience.

The Lakers are one of the best defensive teams post-trade deadline, but they are very inconsistent. Though they played better after the trade deadline, there are many times where their supposed shooters are playing awfully in one game, and in another, and in another. Injuries are a big factor when it comes to playoffs, and we know that their 2 all-star players Lebron and AD are injury prone. Both of them need to stay healthy if they want to have a chance to beat the Grizzlies. I said age because that affects the stamina, and endurance of a player. Grizzlies' roster are way younger than that of the Lakers thus, they have more stamina to play 7 games compare to the Lakers. I also included inexperience because even though Lebron and AD has playoff experience already, their coach doesn't have one, and I believe it affects the whole team.

Even before, many believe that this will be a hard series for both teams, but I will pick the Grizzlies to win on this one maybe in 6 games.

I just don't know why he requested a trade where he is already playing better when he is in the Lakers.
Obviously, his performance jumped when he was the back-up center for the Lakers, and he played very well as the Lakers' starting center when AD is out because of injury. I don't know why he requested a trade, but whatever reason it is, it's a wrong move coming from him. He must've have a better season if he stayed on the Lakers. Maybe personal reason.

No doubt, there would be Los Angeles Lakers facing the Memphis Grizzlies in the playoffs now if that trade didn't happen as the previous line up they had was just a total mess. I know they can win some games but probably play-in will be too much for them, luckily, that's not their situation now because the additional they've received was a lot more useful than the players they had before the trade.

Just one thing though, Thomas Bryant should be a big help for the team but he requested a trade that's why he is now in the Nuggets playing less than 6 minutes per game or mostly, just sitting on the bench. He could have been a good substitute for AD if he's resting as without AD the Lakers are struggling in the paint.

I tend to agree with you but more because I’m not sure how the Cavs have been winning at all with their roster. Still, their first playoff appearance without LeBron on the team in ~25 years. Pretty crazy, they must be doing something right.

No surprises in the early games but I have a feeling these next 2 games today are going to be a little closer.

Don't let the Golden State Warriors' position deceive anyone. They did not play a full squad all year, they approached the ideal squad as the play-offs approached and their performances increased significantly. The only thing missing is Andrew Wiggins, who is expected to return these days. So no one should be surprised if GSW become champions again. With the return of Wiggins, Warriors will be much more energetic, much more physical and more whole. (I believe wiggins will return well) Payton returned and started to contribute. Kuminga brings an efficient 10-15 points + very good energy every match. Divincenzo does his part by doing a little bit of everything. Although the starting 5 of this team did not include a large sample in the time they played together, they were the top 5 of the league. And now it has created a good 2nd unit.

Looking at how Memphis is growing and how they are doing decently, I would guess that Lakers will not have an easy time. Many people think that because Lakers have Lebron and Lebron plays differently on playoffs, they will end up with a win. However, lets realize that Lebron is in his 20th year and he can't just carry the whole team anymore, he hasn't done that in a long time, they barely got into the playoffs this season thanks to that trade, without that trade they might have even lost it as well.

So all in all I would guess that it is not going to be easy, Memphis on the other hand has been playing well all season long and should be able to defend Lebron very well, if Lebron still can manage to win it, then it would be something amazing without a doubt.

Knicks all day long on this series. Knicks is very strong after the acquisition of Jalen Brunson. Besides Knicks beat Cavs 4 times in a row on their recent matches with the same roster.

The current odds is in favor with Cavs due to their standings on regular season and home court advantage but not based on previous match. I think this odds will start to shift in favor of Knicks once they get a game against Cavs. Brunson is a reliable player even when he is still on Mavs helping Luka to carry Mavs. He is now given the spotlight to perform all out and I think he can deliver on Knicks what he can’t on Mavs because of Luka.

The Heat has been pretty mediocre this season, and I wouldn't expect them to perform well in the playoffs since their opponent in the first round will be the Bucks. By the way, the Heat and Bucks last faced each other in the 20/21 playoffs, and that time the Bucks just didn't give the Heat any chance by beating them in 4 games in the first round. This time, the result will most likely be the same.

Knick game day finally here!  Been waiting all week.  What's everyone think of the knicks/cavs series.  I'm a knick fan so I see through different colored glasses but I think the knicks can pull this series out.  They on 3 out of 4 during the year and were an excellent road team.  I think if they can pull off 1 of the first 2 on clevland they got a good shot.  Took the odds on knicks to win the series.  Interested in peoes take on the series that aren't fans of either team?

As expected, Miami Heat qualified after beating Chicago bull convincingly on the 4th quarter. Jimmy Butler perform as expected and lead the Heat with the help Strus to increase the gap for securing playoffs spot. Heat is more dangerous than Bull on Playoffs and I’m so happy to see them contesting the Bucks on the first round. I’m not a believer of Derozan due to his concistency during crucial game.

Can we see any upset match in both east and west on this first round coming from the team that entee playin tournament?

Did you see the team Miami Heat had to play with for majority season, Khris Middleton, but would compare that to a Miami Heat that had Gabe freaking Vincent as their PG for most of the season, the guy is absolute trash of a PG imo, while Milwaukee had a Jrue Holiday that could it all.

I'm just saying Milwaukee Bucks are going to have their hands full, not that they'll get blown away, but the Heat is never a team to look down on,

Too bad Bulls didn't make it to next round but last night Miami really played way better than them and overall they did deserve to win. The game of Miami is always the same , they even score a lot of points or they barely make it to 100 and even if they made it look kinda easy , Miami had to fight in Q3 and especially in q4 to avoid OT because Bulls were on a row in the last two quarters.

OKC is still a very talented team who already had a great year and a great run so the fact that they were in play in tournament is already an achievement for them and I see a bright future for this franchise as long as they keep some players. 

I really think there is a big difference between the Golden State Warriors from their game against the Nuggets and their games entering the Play-offs They badly needed the away games and right now they are doing great with the Sacramento Kings game and the Portland Trail Blazers game those are a very crucial game that they manage to win and that is an away game right now the Golden State Warriors is fooling every team in the NBA they manage to fool everyone that they will keep losing their away games and the return of Andrew Wiggins in the nick of time will surely give them an edge, and likely for me I have faith in them taking the championship again,


It is likely a personal issue why Wiggins can not play many regular games, but for me, that is a hidden strategy that the Warriors have plotted and make this opportunity that Andrew Wiggins can not play and turn this into an advantage for them in the playoffs and the Warriors bracket is proven that they can handle every team in their bracket and right now they will be facing the Sacramento Kings if I am not mistaking, then if they win against the Kings they are going on with the winner between the Los Angeles Lakers VS the Memphis Grizzlies which I think the Los Angeles Lakers is a bigger treat than with the Grizzlies right now, this will be a great time for the Warriors moving forward,

He need to do that because if he cannot provide any good performance on thay game and they officially take vacation for this season then Wolves management might think about trading him.

But since all went well on his end and Anderson with their accumulated when to get a spot on playoffs maybe all went well to them and management will not think about touching up this guys and focus to get a good run this playoffs.

Dang! I didn't thought that the NBA were that serious about the Mavs resting their players even if they still got a chance to earn themselves a spot in the Play-in, what I expected was that the NBA will just look into the issue without any seriousness and will just let it cools down until everyone will move on as people will forget about it as the playoffs is already approaching.

And for Kyrie Irving, there are some speculations that the Mavs are still looking forward to have him in their roster and said that he will sign him in the free agency because they believed that they can still have a different outcome in the next season. Well, as of now, that's just a rumor and we will likely know what will happen in the off-season.

What a great connection with him Anderson and KAT. If they can use that tower alongside with Conley and Edwards, they just need to work with defensive strategy to compete well with the Nuggets.


Much better if KAT will take this not Gobert, as he can move quicker, but I still go with Jokic as he can just smoothly work his way to score or to create good assist to his teammates.


I hope it won't be a sweep as Nuggets has that capability to finish this series quicker.