Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 724. (Read 916122 times)

Probably total will be under 229 for me to see the game as low scoring.

So far though, the Heat is leading at the end of the 3rd quarter, 102-96, so I guess in my book this won't be a low scoring game. But it might get interesting in the 4th quarter as the Heat is leading throughout the entire game and Mavs doing the catching up again.

Luka might end up in another triple double, but what's important is for them to win this game.

Let's define low scoring game in the current NBA right now. Lower than 100 points? Total of around 200 points?

I do see that both Mavericks and Heat will just play on their usual without putting up much heavily impact on defense but rather will focus on their offense.

Mavs maybe being favored on that game because Bam Adebayo is out for the Miami Heat and that's a big hole to be filled.

Miami Heat - Dallas Mavericks

Heat comes to this game with 40 wins and 37 losses, and in the last 10 games they managed to get 5 wins and 5 losses, and to make their situation even worse, they had 3 consecutive defeats, on the other side their opponent the Mavericks has 40 losses and 37 wins, and in the last 10 games they managed to get only 3 wins and 7 losses, in their last game they lost against the 76ers. in my opinion this is a very difficult game to predict who will win because both teams are with bad results

New Orleans Pelicans - Los Angeles Clippers

Pelicans come to this game with 39 wins and 38 losses, and in the last 10 games they have 7 wins and 3 losses, they also come to this game with a victory against Denver, on the other side there is the Clippers who come to this game with 41 wins and 37 losses, and in the last 10 games they had 6 wins and 4 losses, with the aggravating factor that they lost in their last game. in my opinion the Pelicans have a better chance of winning the game

Charlotte Hornets - Toronto Raptors

Hornets come to this game with 26 defeats and 52 wins and in the last 10 games they lost in 6 games and only won in 4 games, also coming from a defeat, on the other side we have the Raptors who come to this game with 38 wins and 39 defeats , and in the last 10 games they won 6 games and lost 4 games. with the aggravating factor that comes from a defeat, in my opinion the Raptors will win this game

Hopefully, you are right with your take on Lebron because the Lakers need that. I do not see that Lebron could still carry his team even though he averages 29 points. The real carry of the team is Davis when he is healthy. If he gets injured, Lebron will not be able to carry this team.


The Mavs are favored in this game because Bam and Kyle are questionable to play tonight. But if Bam plays, that will rapidly change. I made a bet on Mavs and hoping the Heat will preserve him for the upcoming games. The Heat is a defensive team which is the weakness of the Mavs but hopefully Luka and Kyrie will be able to abuse the absence of Bam in the paint. I am expecting the Mavs to force it to be a scoring game because they have the advantage in that type of game.

Heat vs Mavs tonight and oh , this looks very interesting because both team needs the W and I don't see either of them backing up. With this , I do think we will have a tight battle with maybe low score because I do see both defenses putting up the work.

Heat are having 3 straight loses , while Mavs have a 4 lose streak , a win and another lose in their last 6 games.

Surprisingly or not , bookies do see Mavs as favors with odds being @1.78+. 

I agree. When they were not performing well, many thought that they would be out on this stage but when they're proving us wrong. The consistency really is the key and they still have the chance to get on the playoffs. While many of us really have been losing the encouragement, they just shown that they can cope up with the situation. Now, what they need to have is to avoid injuries although this is unpredictable and could happen especially to AD and hopefully he's there when they needed him most for the next games to come.  Yes, it's unavoidable to get some injuries but I'm sure that the team will manage to preserve him for that if ever there's already the window being seen for the playoffs.

Of course, the current Lakers roster doesn't look like a championship contender. And if they make the playoffs, they'll have a tough time because their opponent in the first round will probably be either the Nuggets or the Grizzlies. However, I don't agree with you on LeBron. He averages 29 points per game this regular season, and I think he is still able to carry the team during the playoffs despite his age.

Yes, Lakers is being always the most mentioned candidate team to play at the play-in tournament and others even give up for them seeing in the playoffs. But with how they are showing on their recent games, it now gives hopes for the Lakers fans to see their team surviving for the playoffs spot.

No choice but to be consistent on their remaining games as the competition on the lower tiers at the Western Conference is really close that every remaining games should be a must win as much as possible.

The Lakers are doing very well in the last games, they are doing everything they can to make it to the playoffs. The team is playing much better than they were at the beginning of the season, both their individual and team performances have increased a lot. If they continue like this, they have a chance to be successful in the playoffs.
Anthony Davis plays very well and takes charge of the team, hope he will do that in playoffs too

Yes, that is the big reason why he choose to go to New York, and perhaps even if they offer him big money anyways, he will still not sign that contract. But yeah, Dallas has to pay the price for that, they try to adjust as a team in the first half and really did good until teams become competitive after the all star break and there are a lot of movement, including them acquiring Kyrie and letting go of their 2 good players. But so far it's not a match made in heaven, as Kyrie and Luka and the Mavs wasn't that strong as others perceived with Irving's acquisition.

Everyone is getting competitive, D'Lo and Vanderbilt. And there are games that Beasley and Hachimura also contribute big time. There were moments that Hachimura plays KAT 1:1 in defense and he can hold himself up.

So it's a complete roster now, it could have been better if they have this team, early and perhaps they have built the momentum already and could not been in this position that they are in right now, trying to survived and have a line for the playoff spot or play-in.

Actually that was the maximum best offer that Dallas Mavericks can give to him and if things didn't work, it's now up for Brunson to decide whether he will stay on the Mavericks or try some luck at the free agency.

But honestly, he didn't really expect some luck but Brunson is already aware that New York Knicks will push on signing him and the rest is history. I would say that it's really his goal to be signed by the Knicks.

His father, Rick Brunson, assistant coach of the New York Knicks, also plays a big role and one of the reasons why Jalen decided to be signed by the Knicks.

Brunson is really a big loss for the Mavericks but on the other way around, it's not good to see a player that is not interested anymore in playing for the team.

Doncic as the 5th pick (technically third) in a year where first was Ayton, and second was Bagley, technically speaking third and fifth, Atlanta and mavs had a trade, so fifth mavs got doncic that way by giving one pick, and fourth was JJJ as well.

So I can easily say that, wildly the best player in many years, a superstar, someone who is by far the best of that year, going third or even technically fifth? That was by far the best steal in the last 10 years. Nobody made any draft move that was better than that. This kid was the euroleague MVP before he even joined NBA at 19 years old, he was the MVP among grown up 20-30+ year old players league, and he wasn't drafted first.

People are all on the reaves train and I know I say it a lot but playing a 7 games series in the playoffs is way different than the regular season.  Players and coaches catch on and adjust.  I'm not buying that reaves will hold up in a series unless the plan is to eliminate bron and AD.  And at that point if I'm a coach I'm fine with reaves getting his 25 a night.  If Bron and AD can play night in and night out they have a shot at being competitive but they need to be able to hold up nightly.

That is also my take that is why I bet with the Cavaliers on this one. But I did not expect Brunson to carry the team against a better Cavalier. I guess I should not underestimate the Knicks. They can still ball even with an incomplete roster.


Let's just face it. Even if they reach the playoffs, the Lakers are in no condition to be competitive in the playoffs. They will be knocked out in the first round. Davis can be very competitive but he is a glass cannot. You cannot rely on him to be consistently available since he is very fragile. Even if Lebron stays healthy during the playoffs, his age prevents him to carry the team like he used to.

Agreed. Another problem might be injuries. Lebron and/or Davis can go down any day again so you never know what to expect. And if that happens who will step up ? Other than Reaves ( I actually say they ) who can you rely on? Deangelo Russell is inconsistent, Rui Hachimura does not reach his potential and the rest is also just a gamble.
Schröder can play like an allstar one night and like a Gleague player the next.

Gonna be hard in the first round, if they reach it.

I'm still not convinced they will do any real damage in the playoffs.  I mean never count out Bron and what he can do but his supporting cast I just don't think is good enough to make any serious run.  Defenses clamp down more during the playoffs and you need 3-5 players to contribute.  Can reaves and crew step up?  I'm not sold.

Well, it's certain that both teams got their own improvements as the time goes by and the fact that both of them have failed in the last playoffs, it will set to them as a determination for the whole team to thrive more and improve their weakness. That goes for both Bucks and Celtics, what we saw recently was just a regular game that happened in regular season and I certainly believed that it wasn't a preview of what will likely happen if the two of them will face in a series game. Playoffs is just different, so different that most of them just can't endure the whole 7 games and facing the fact that they will have another set of series game in their next match-up.

With the present roster they've got now, their chances to play and participate in the post season games are getting more likely compared to what they've got pre-all star weekend. These new acquisitions gave them a better chance at any given games as long as the cores are also present, and there's this Austin Reaves who's getting more and more competitive each day and recently, he was just labeled as a clutch player. The next game is still a must win and it will be an embarrassment to the team if they will get beaten by the Houston Rockets.

I did a quick look on the official website on the 4th-7th seeded team right now. If the regular season ends up today, the teams who are in the 4th-7th are the Suns, Clippers, Warriors, Lakers. Base on their current roster, I will say that they are hard to defeat on the playoffs, and those teams who will face them will be having a hard time defeating them (of course this disregards injuries).

Phoenix Suns - They have 4 all-stars plus Okogie is playing very well in their last games. The only problem with them is their bench which isn't that deep IMO.
LA Clippers - PG13 getting injured really is a big hit for the team, and I don't know when he will return, but if he will return on the playoffs, their opponent will be having a hard time defending them.
Golden State Warriors - Let's not forget that they are the defending champions. They might be having a hard time winning on the road, but when they got the rhythm, and get those wins on the road, they're very deadly. Remember that they also got GPII back. Kuminga is also improving both on defense and offense. Wiggins isn't playing as well.
LA Lakers - Ever since the trade deadline, the Lakers are 2nd in defensive rating, and with a healthy AD, the Lakers really is a hard team to defeat with. They also have a good depth as well.

The frustration of Luka towards the call of the referees definitely affects his performance. Add also the fact that they are one of the worst defensive teams right now. Their highest place that they can get at this moment is at least the play-in tournament. Good luck with them, and I hope they will get better players in the off-season.