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I'm also under the same impression where Westbrook just needed to have a team where he can lead it freely because what he did recently against the Memphis Grizzlies was a sign that he just needed to be the alpha as that's what he is made of. I mean, sure, he can be a big help from the bench but it's like restraining his power because the team already have some main guys.

Let's find out soon enough after this season because if I remember it correctly, his contract states that this is his final season left before he lands in the free agency. So, let's see if the Clippers will offer him an extension or he will be picked up by another team who needs an alpha.

I’m defense of Charles, Durant is pretty sensitive and it is Chuck’s job to comment about things like that. I think when Charles goes out of his way to talk about Durant on other people’s podcasts he is probably crossing a line a little, but it is his job so I’m not surprised other people want to talk to him about this sort of thing. Durant just needs to learn to take criticism with a grain of salt. Unfortunately, when you are getting paid big bucks, part of it is because of what you have to deal with.

Westbrook could've got the sugar treatment from the fans if he didn't mess up his 1st season with the Lakers where he was just literally shooting bricks because that's where all the issues and criticisms towards him began up until in his 2nd season. But now, I'm just glad that he came to a team where he's free from the pressures and nobody is really expecting him to take over. And viola, Westbrook's confidence is back especially from shooting beyond the arc, yesterday he got a 100 3P% for shooting 5-5.

Well, I guess there's nothing left to do but to try and enhance the team again in the next season and get some reliable players on the wings because it really seems that they can't get any spot soon and winning remaining games is just almost too impossible for the team. It's evident enough why they are losing than what they expected it to be and that's because they freed a lot of good players in the Kyrie trade. That's the gamble they did for the sake of adding an all-star caliber beside Luka Doncic.

The last match of the Clippers was certainly really good. Westbrook had a great performance in the last match. 36 points of his own. Covington got 27.
These two players have performed exceptionally well. The performance of Westbrook has certainly not been the best before this. He had good performances here and there.
But this was certainly a great performance, a match-winning performance from Westbrook .

The playing style of Westbrook is indeed fitted as an alpha. He is good but his inability to shoot beyond the arc, especially for his position as a pg and the main man of the team, is a big minus. We saw him when he was the alpha at OKC and they cannot even proceed to the second round of the playoffs. There was also the time when PG played there but only as a second option after Russ and the season ended up with PG having the lesser time with the ball but being much more accurate and efficient than Russ. That probably leads PG to get out of OKC.

Holiday and Lopez help a lot in this game, 51 registered points for holiday and 21 for Lopez, and as expected Giannis has his
another triple double performance.

Very tough for the Pacers but they really tried to stay as Bucks starts to overpower them during the 3rd quarter and keeps pushing till the last buzzer.

A good game tomorrow for the Bucks as they will be going to face the 2nd ranking on the east side.

Only 5 games left for the Mavericks and they couldn't afford to make some mistakes anymore as it will result into a position that they never wanted. The easiest team to beat among those stated games are on the last game which is the San Antonio Spurs but they should still secure it even if the advantages are on them.

Earlier, they badly need that game to improve their standings in the West and I honestly thought that they can own it to bring the team another win because they performed well in the first half but the 76ers rallied in the 2nd half and performed much better as they chased the Mavericks lead until the gap grows wider up until the game ended.

But I'd better put Westbrook along with the Clippers because he's much safer there from criticisms and all the blaming game, and just look at him now, he's much better and less stress in his present though even though he's getting the same stats like he had with the Lakers before the trade happened. What I mean is even though he's not the same before, he is still warranted and deserve from respect and what he received lately was the opposite.

Anyway, we saw a different Westbrook earlier as the Clippers halted the Grizzlies 12th consecutive win-streak at home. The Clippers destroyed the Grizz by raining threes downtown and the latter can't do a thing but to watch the opposing team dominating the game. It was a great game though.

It's too bad that in 2 seasons with the Lakers, we didn't see that kind of performance from him. On the other hand, it's worst, outside shooting, his turn overs and late game choke from him.

So maybe this is just a blip in his performance with the Clippers, it could be good if he can do that again with Leonard on the floor or even Paul George if he can come back in the playoffs. For now the haters of Westbrook can't say anything about this performance of his beating the number 2 seed with their winning streak on the line.

Yes, it was like vintage Westbrook last night with that kind of numbers. Which let me to believed though that in order for him to really excel, he needs a team that he is the alpha. In Clippers he has Kahwi and PG, and fortunately they were not able to play in this game and so somewhat he needs to step up and that's what we've seen in him tonight. It's just the question on whether he can repeat that performance or not. And he and Brooks has some fiery competition but it the end it was Westbrook who got the last laugh.

That was the kind of game the Lakers badly needed from him but it seems like he can't do that freely because of the pressure against him at the Clippers, he has some teammates to rely on and it's working because they are now getting more wins in this circus runs in the western conference and it is the most important thing he can contribute to the team because they need him to play on that level, especially in the NBA playoffs. Let's just hope they won't get choked this time.

Jrue Holiday has found his groove playing with the Bucks and has improved every year. Additionally, he is not injury-prone, which means he can be a reliable asset for the team. In my opinion, he has surpassed Middleton as the team's second-best player. With his contributions and the team's overall performance, I believe the Bucks have a strong chance to succeed this season and could even defeat the Celtics if they meet again.

It was Jrue Holiday who bring it with the Bucks as he registered 51 big points in this game. Giannis has his triple double and it was very close till the first half and even at the start of the 3rd quarter.

But as I have said, Holiday and Giannis combine in the 4th and Brook Lopez again having a good game as well. The Pacers really missed it's top scorer in this game and it's just a matter of time before the Bucks find their rhythm and that's what happen to this game.

I was not wrong. With Giannis = blowout, without him = it's possible that it will just be a win.
Giannis did a lot of damage in that game. 38 points, 17 rebounds, and 12 assists. Wow. He was known for making points in the paint but his assists are starting to be polished too. He suddenly became a playmaker using the kick-out pass if ever a double team comes and I am glad that he is unselfish enough to trust his teammates. If he keep this up, they might get another championship with a healthy roleplayers that will support him.

Damn, I am so jealous. So I noticed that you kept on telling us about Durant playing at home soon, this is the reason. You will be there!  
Nice one Og! Love the photo capture. Err, I am jealous again. Durant was a monster, without a doubt, Charles should stop talking shit about him.  

Yeah, saw that one and everyone is loving it, Pat did that to Lebron and we all know that they are competitive, but I think it's disrespectful to do that with your former team mates. And now that the Lakers got their revenge win and then this gesture by AR, Lol, its classic karma.

And even Lebron appreciate it after the game and was having fun, and says that although he loves it and AR got his back, AR still loves Kobe more than Lebron, but it was all just for fun.

Last night was the first time I saw Westbrook have an MVP-worthy performance. With Leonard and Paul George absent, he took charge of the game and led the Clippers to a big win against Memphis with a full roster. Westbrook scored 36 points on 13-18 shooting and added 10 assists, effectively turning back the clock with his play.

well, the Pacers made an effort in this game, but they were unable to reverse the superiority of the Bucks, in the first period the Bucks won with a small difference of points, it was only 4 points, something very small, in the second period the Bucks did not manage to win, but they didn't lose either, the second period ended in a tie, it was a good chance that the Pacers had made more effort in the third period to stop the Bucks, something that did not happen and the Bucks won in the third period with a difference of 6 points, at that point they already I realized that the Bucks would win, the Pacers could not beat the Bucks, at most they would achieve a tie in the second period, in the fourth period the Pacers also lost, but this time the difference was smaller than that of the third period, in the fourth period the difference was only 1 point. Bennedict Mathurin of the Pacers was of great help in this game, he managed to score 41 points


wow, that means you're sitting in a privileged place, from the angle at which the photo was taken from the evidence that it was taken from a place close to where the players have been sitting, without a doubt that watching the game live is much better than watching the game on a screen, no matter how big the screen is, does not compare with watching it live

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Bulls 110 - 121 Lakers

at least the lakers won after in the first leg they lost by a difference of 10 points, this time the Lakers managed to win by a difference of 11 points, the Lakers dominated the game from the beginning

As expected Lakers won the game the winning capabiliteis of Lakers are higher now with the complete squad and a healthy core,
this one will be an interesting squad moving to the possible playoff/play-inn.

If they will continue winning the game, we will expect them to move up and be one of a good contender for this season's title

Too early but possible if they will continue playing all together and working more with the good chemistries.

Kyrie contributes to Dallas very well but unfortunately they are lacking with proper support to their players since they trade those guys which is willing to work with their rules on the team. Two ball dominant superstar in the team is already proven that it will never work so I guess in part of Dallas they might think twice to sign up kyrie to their team in off season especially if they fall and will not compete to playoffs this season. I wonder why their management destroy their last roosters where they are already in best position on standing now they are struggling so bad and this can be a huge upset to their franchise.