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Quote from: Getmon on March 23, 2023, 01:24:22 AM

Quote from: Dave1 on March 22, 2023, 10:31:32 PM

Good road win by the Warriors, Luka did play but there's no Kyrie. The game was really close, Steph though shows another part of his game, when he dishes out 13 assists together with 20 points. But it was Kuminga play's and Poole's razzle dazzle drive that kept the Warriors on this game.

So they are still in the 6th spot, but that position might change depending on the games of the Clippers (now without Paul George), or the Suns if they are going to struggle in the last games of the regular season.

Because they were playing in their home city, I believed Dallas could win the match and close it over the veteran Warriors team. If Dallas had won, they would have been in sixth place, and the Warriors ought to have been in ninth place. Today, the Trailblazers informed their fans that, following their victory over the Jazz, they will also be competing for a spot. That victory brought an end to the six consecutive defeats of the Trailblazers. For the teams that are unsure to advance to the next round, the remaining matches already resemble the playoffs to them.

You sure you don't use AI or some other tool to write posts like this? Somehow it doesn't really sound natural to me.

Anyway, good day for the Lakers. They won their match and some direct opponents Jazz and Mavs lost.
Now they got another2 crucial games at home before a 5 game road trip that will decide their faith.

Watched the timberwolfes today and was happy to see KAT back on the floor. As a good leader he got the 2 game winning free throws 3sec before the end. With Anthony Edwards back hopefully soon they can definitely make the playins and make it hard for other teams.

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Quote from: Dave1 on March 22, 2023, 10:31:32 PM

Good road win by the Warriors, Luka did play but there's no Kyrie. The game was really close, Steph though shows another part of his game, when he dishes out 13 assists together with 20 points. But it was Kuminga play's and Poole's razzle dazzle drive that kept the Warriors on this game.

So they are still in the 6th spot, but that position might change depending on the games of the Clippers (now without Paul George), or the Suns if they are going to struggle in the last games of the regular season.

Because they were playing in their home city, I believed Dallas could win the match and close it over the veteran Warriors team. If Dallas had won, they would have been in sixth place, and the Warriors ought to have been in ninth place. Today, the Trailblazers informed their fans that, following their victory over the Jazz, they will also be competing for a spot. That victory brought an end to the six consecutive defeats of the Trailblazers. For the teams that are unsure to advance to the next round, the remaining matches already resemble the playoffs to them.

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Quote from: FanEagle on March 22, 2023, 03:45:58 PM

I still do not understand this childish request of AD not wanting to play the Center position. In todays game there are only a few nba bigs that could be better than him at center position, embiid and jokic comes to mind but aside from them AD could go against anyone and could be better than them as well.

I don't see him as childish though, maybe he is not that comfortable playing center in his career. Or he could be more effective at power forward because this is his position as he is not a true center in my opinion.

Quote from: FanEagle on March 22, 2023, 03:45:58 PM

We are getting smaller and most teams have players that are smaller than AD and he still doesn't want to play that position. He doesn't need to be a traditional big men, look at Jokic, dude passes more than he shoots sometimes, or he doesn't have to be just inside, look at Brook Lopez, dude waits for threes on offense, he can be any type of Center he likes.

You might be right as teams are getting smaller, but teams that have true center is taking advantage of teams being small. And we haven't seen any successful team in the last 10 years that have been implementing the small line-up, Mike D'Antoni started this trend and yeah it's effective early but it didn't bring any of those team to become NBA champions.

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Good road win by the Warriors, Luka did play but there's no Kyrie. The game was really close, Steph though shows another part of his game, when he dishes out 13 assists together with 20 points. But it was Kuminga play's and Poole's razzle dazzle drive that kept the Warriors on this game.

So they are still in the 6th spot, but that position might change depending on the games of the Clippers (now without Paul George), or the Suns if they are going to struggle in the last games of the regular season.

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How about Paul George awkward landing causing injuries?

It is being evaluated but it seems that he will be out for at least a month now? It could affect the chances of Clippers in the playoffs now, as he and Kawhi as the anchor of the Clippers and it's hard to see him with that kind of injuries in the knees since we all know that he had history already. Still very close down the stretch for the teams in the West bundled up in the 6th-12th spot. A couple of losses should spell the difference between making the playoff and being in the play-in. Although Norman Powell is set to come back, but still though, missing Paul George is going to be tough for the Clippers.

Huge loss for Clippers but they still have Kawhi and Westbrook. They don't depend on George alone. We'll probably see how that affect the team in Thunder game tomorrow.
If he won't return for play-offs it may be first round loss for Clippers as they'll play against Nuggets or Grizzlies anyway, considering their regular season standing go down.

Not a good loss for them knowing PG 13 is huge contributor of the team and they might struggle for their chase to win with he's absence since as stated they need to win to regain their current standing and secure a spot for playoffs. But I believe they can retain this as they still have two superstar in the team and Westbrook need to be a reliable replacement for PG13 so that they became more efficient for their games left in this series.

I'm not sure how reliable Westbrook, I mean we have been criticizing him when he was with the Lakers. It's not on the shoulder of Kawhi, we need to see him more producing the numbers and performance when he was with Toronto and bring their 1st ever championship.

So moving forward, not a Clipper hater, but they could be a bit of struggle, just like the rest of the teams in the West who are going for a playoff spot. Gonna be tough, and hopefully PG13 can get back in time and no surgeries to his knees.

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Quote from: passwordnow on March 22, 2023, 03:13:18 PM

There are players like him that have forgotten to step on the floor while he thinks that he's in the air flying high. Wishing him to humble himself with all of these issues that he's got in. And from what I've seen in some posts, it's more than around $250k that he's paid just for his fine and that's a lot of money.

Ouch! That's a lot. Thanks for the info.
His arrogant mouth will get him nowhere, this ain't the 80s anymore. Everything is mic'ed up and the cameras are all over the place, even mouth reading is being done, that is why most stars are covering their mouths when they are talking, Lebron, Kyrie, and more.
He should really stop for a while because he ain't really a villain, he is just a trying-hard Thanos. Cheesy

Quote from: Baofeng on March 22, 2023, 04:50:43 PM

How about Paul George awkward landing causing injuries?

It is being evaluated but it seems that he will be out for at least a month now? It could affect the chances of Clippers in the playoffs now, as he and Kawhi as the anchor of the Clippers and it's hard to see him with that kind of injuries in the knees since we all know that he had history already. Still very close down the stretch for the teams in the West bundled up in the 6th-12th spot. A couple of losses should spell the difference between making the playoff and being in the play-in. Although Norman Powell is set to come back, but still though, missing Paul George is going to be tough for the Clippers.

Yeah, I watched that happen live.
At first, I didn't see it, but when they showed the replay it was clear as day. His knee went backward and this is the same as what happened with Giannis. It's a possible hyper-extended knee problem. It's not an injury that needs surgeries but he will need a lot of rest to be back healthy again. Now, it's all up to Kawhi on how they can preserve this safe spot of theirs at number 5.

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Quote from: Baofeng on March 22, 2023, 04:50:43 PM

How about Paul George awkward landing causing injuries?

It is being evaluated but it seems that he will be out for at least a month now? It could affect the chances of Clippers in the playoffs now, as he and Kawhi as the anchor of the Clippers and it's hard to see him with that kind of injuries in the knees since we all know that he had history already. Still very close down the stretch for the teams in the West bundled up in the 6th-12th spot. A couple of losses should spell the difference between making the playoff and being in the play-in. Although Norman Powell is set to come back, but still though, missing Paul George is going to be tough for the Clippers.

Huge loss for Clippers but they still have Kawhi and Westbrook. They don't depend on George alone. We'll probably see how that affect the team in Thunder game tomorrow.
If he won't return for play-offs it may be first round loss for Clippers as they'll play against Nuggets or Grizzlies anyway, considering their regular season standing go down.

Not a good loss for them knowing PG 13 is huge contributor of the team and they might struggle for their chase to win with he's absence since as stated they need to win to regain their current standing and secure a spot for playoffs. But I believe they can retain this as they still have two superstar in the team and Westbrook need to be a reliable replacement for PG13 so that they became more efficient for their games left in this series.

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Quote from: FanEagle on March 22, 2023, 03:45:58 PM

I still do not understand this childish request of AD not wanting to play the Center position. In todays game there are only a few nba bigs that could be better than him at center position, embiid and jokic comes to mind but aside from them AD could go against anyone and could be better than them as well.

We are getting smaller and most teams have players that are smaller than AD and he still doesn't want to play that position. He doesn't need to be a traditional big men, look at Jokic, dude passes more than he shoots sometimes, or he doesn't have to be just inside, look at Brook Lopez, dude waits for threes on offense, he can be any type of Center he likes.

Well to be fair Anthony Davis is not center material. He's the definition of a modern day power forward. I think perhaps it puts him in a position of having to get banged up too much. I could be wrong, as I don't follow the Lakers that closely, but with AD's health issues over the years, the last thing they need to do is put him in any sort of potential compromising position health wise.

Can you only imagine how good his career would/could have been if he wasn't made of straight glass.

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Quote from: Baofeng on March 22, 2023, 04:50:43 PM

How about Paul George awkward landing causing injuries?

It is being evaluated but it seems that he will be out for at least a month now? It could affect the chances of Clippers in the playoffs now, as he and Kawhi as the anchor of the Clippers and it's hard to see him with that kind of injuries in the knees since we all know that he had history already. Still very close down the stretch for the teams in the West bundled up in the 6th-12th spot. A couple of losses should spell the difference between making the playoff and being in the play-in. Although Norman Powell is set to come back, but still though, missing Paul George is going to be tough for the Clippers.

Huge loss for Clippers but they still have Kawhi and Westbrook. They don't depend on George alone. We'll probably see how that affect the team in Thunder game tomorrow.
If he won't return for play-offs it may be first round loss for Clippers as they'll play against Nuggets or Grizzlies anyway, considering their regular season standing go down.

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How about Paul George awkward landing causing injuries?

It is being evaluated but it seems that he will be out for at least a month now? It could affect the chances of Clippers in the playoffs now, as he and Kawhi as the anchor of the Clippers and it's hard to see him with that kind of injuries in the knees since we all know that he had history already. Still very close down the stretch for the teams in the West bundled up in the 6th-12th spot. A couple of losses should spell the difference between making the playoff and being in the play-in. Although Norman Powell is set to come back, but still though, missing Paul George is going to be tough for the Clippers.

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The bad thing? They broke it against a team who is now eliminated this season. I mean if you're fan of the Warriors like me, you will not be impressed that they won against a bottom seeded team. Well, a win is a win nevertheless, and it's more frustrating if they lose yet again on the road, and against a tanking team like the Rockets.

Most probably, they are already aware of that fact and this win is not something that they should be proud about but the thing is, a win is a win and what happened on the game earlier is still a good thing to the whole team. Even if it's not against a heavy team, the game earlier was somehow important to lift the team's morale as they are already under the impression that they're really cursed on their road games.

Yeah, I do agree, no matter who they are facing, it's a must win for them and so with this, they are back in the winning column. Although I'm not that confident on how far the Warriors are going to be this season, they are not built as last year.

Indeed, The Warriors are really showing some signs of weakness and the opposing teams will surely take advantage of it as soon as they figure what it is. Hopefully, it's just the regular Warriors who are not taking the regular games seriously and their spot in the conference won't matter as long as they can play in the playoffs. But I guess we'll see about that.

Later this day, the Warriors are having another games on the road and will be tested again by the Dallas Mavericks. Not yet sure though if Luka and Kyrie will play as they are currenlty listed questionable as well as Morris and Hardaway Jr.

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And with the Grizzlies winning and Kings losing, Memphis now separated from the tie with them, so now they are occupying the second spot behind Denver Nuggets.

Quite impressive for the Grizzlies because it has been expected that they will be having some struggles because Ja Morant is not yet playing and there's no Adams as well to support the team inside the paint. But the Grizzlies showed that they are not that weak even without Morant and even replaced the Kings in the 2nd place.

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I still do not understand this childish request of AD not wanting to play the Center position. In todays game there are only a few nba bigs that could be better than him at center position, embiid and jokic comes to mind but aside from them AD could go against anyone and could be better than them as well.

We are getting smaller and most teams have players that are smaller than AD and he still doesn't want to play that position. He doesn't need to be a traditional big men, look at Jokic, dude passes more than he shoots sometimes, or he doesn't have to be just inside, look at Brook Lopez, dude waits for threes on offense, he can be any type of Center he likes.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on March 22, 2023, 12:12:57 AM

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Austin Reaves got an almost $2.5M contract for 2 years and based on rumors, it's likely that he'll get a contract extension for 4 years with a whopping $50M. Hopefully, this boy gets it.
While for the other player's news, Dillon Brooks. He's automatically suspended because of his 18th technical foul.
Article: Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks facing another automatic suspension after getting 18th technical for taunting Mavs

Yeah, I hope Austin Reaves will get it. He is working harder every game so this should be worth his efforts.

His camp is also giving a signal that they'll just re-sign with the Lakers and stays on the team. His efforts surely is being seen and valued but for sure that many teams are gonna offer him more just to get him.

Quote from: danherbias07 on March 22, 2023, 12:12:57 AM

About Dillon Brooks, that guy ain't that yet with suspensions. He will get more I am sure about that. As long as that mouth of him doesn't stop more technical fouls will come.
In their recent game against the Warriors, I tried to just watch him, but all he did was talk and talk nonstop to anyone on the Warriors' roster.
I'd do this kind of thing when I have something to boast about already. Dude, don't even have a championship yet, and not even the number 2 of the Grizzlies. It's still Desmond Bane and Jackson who are better than him. Not that I hate him, I like the competitive spirit but put it in the scoreboard first, or better a banner in your homecourt.

There are players like him that have forgotten to step on the floor while he thinks that he's in the air flying high. Wishing him to humble himself with all of these issues that he's got in. And from what I've seen in some posts, it's more than around $250k that he's paid just for his fine and that's a lot of money.

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Later on, the Lakers will face the Suns on their own homecourt at LA and they might be having a slight advantage because Deandre Ayton won't be joining the team for the said game as well as Kevin Durant, as well know that he's not yet fit to play the games. But, the Lakers should be sure and play it safe because they needed this win to lift their team from the current standing which is #11 and a win in this game will definitely put the team at the #7 or #8 spot.

There are only 10 games left until the end of the regular season. So if the Lakers really want to make the playoffs, they will need a win in every upcoming game. The problem is the Lakers haven't won the Suns in 6 straight meetings, including 2 meetings this season. So tonight's game won't be easy for the Lakers, and I'm not even sure they can beat them because the Suns are a tough opponent even without Ayton and Durant.

They’re only 1/2 a game back from being in the play-in tournament. They’ve also won 6 of their last 10, so I think they can easily make the play-in tournament unless they have a serious breakdown. Their problem is the Pelicans are also 1/2 a game back so it’s a crowded race for that play-in tournament at this point. Still, I think I’d the Lakers win half their remaining games they’ll make the play-in.

Edit: With Zion now expected to be healthy for the playoffs, you can expect the Pelicans to make a push here...

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Quote from: mirakal on March 22, 2023, 12:53:28 PM

Later on, the Lakers will face the Suns on their own homecourt at LA and they might be having a slight advantage because Deandre Ayton won't be joining the team for the said game as well as Kevin Durant, as well know that he's not yet fit to play the games. But, the Lakers should be sure and play it safe because they needed this win to lift their team from the current standing which is #11 and a win in this game will definitely put the team at the #7 or #8 spot.

There are only 10 games left until the end of the regular season. So if the Lakers really want to make the playoffs, they will need a win in every upcoming game. The problem is the Lakers haven't won the Suns in 6 straight meetings, including 2 meetings this season. So tonight's game won't be easy for the Lakers, and I'm not even sure they can beat them because the Suns are a tough opponent even without Ayton and Durant.

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It's probably over for Lakers. If you look at the fixture you'll know they can't win most of these remaining games. In fact I'll be surprised if they get 4 wins in these 9 games. Only Rockets game look easy on paper. All other games are pretty hard or even for them. If Bron was back there could be some hope but in the current situation we can say that they have no chance.
For some reason, Lakers is talked about much more than other teams and the game they play in return is mediocre to say the least.

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I am sorry but if your hopes are for Tristan Thompson to come out of retirement and bring you back to playoff level somehow, not even playoff level but first to play-in level, then I am sorry but that's not going to be something that is looking good for the team. At some point maybe you should know when to throw in the towel. The moment lebron went down and was out, it was instantly obvious that they are gone and won't be anything this year. They haven't been good in a while and that Westbrook trade was the main reason for it. Just accept the faith and face the fact that they will have to rebuild again, without lebron or AD, they will have to figure out how to get draft picks since they have none, and basically just hope for the best.

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I can't believe how well the Jazz played. They beat the Kings, who are a good team. This team is so underrated. I believe it's their system that makes them better, because even without their best players, they can still win a game, and the team they beat is one of the best this season.

This is the same team who will gonna jeopardize the chance of the top 9 and 10 if they are gonna win most of their games because they are not too far to include from the play-in tournament. with this win, they even get to the number 10 spot and send the Lakers behind them, if the Lakers will continue to struggle, then their chance to push their way to the NBA playoffs will be no more and the Jazz will have the chance to gamble their way to the playoffs. with this kind of scenario, I'm sure it will not be easy for rank numbers 7 and 8 to get to the playoffs if ever the Utah Jazz is included in the play-in tournament.

They have a chance because they are in the top 10 now, so anything can happen, including the Lakers losing their chance in the play-in tournament. I like the Jazz because they are not under as much pressure compared to the Lakers, who have high expectations from the crowd because they have Lebron and Davis. The Jazz are composed of young guns who are not even all-stars, except for Markkanen, but it was his first time to be an all-star.

Every game matters for the teams who are behind, so we can expect that they'll play hard just to get that playoff chance.

Every game matter as the season is nearly to next round and you are right Jazz was expected not to be a contender
because of those trades that send their cores stars to other teams.

But by looking with them they are still trying to make it to the play-in or if they will continue winning might be possible
to move up to the playoffs.

The outcome of those remaining games will decide the fate of the team we are currently trying to stay.

Well, we cannot really blame them if they are still clinging to the chance that they might participate in the Play-in or if they are that lucky enough, they can manage to get themselves into the playoffs but that's it. We're not underestimating the Jazz but the truth is, even if they can play in the playoffs, they cannot reach far enough because experience will be so vital in intense games like playoffs and they don't have that. What they need is to acquire it by playing the said games with high level lof intensity, so that in the next season, the team will be a much more dangerous.

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I just read that Tristan Thompson has a work out with the Lakers this week. I guess he wasn’t kidding when he was talking about getting the band back together. It’s nice to see that he didn’t let Kyrie joining Dallas stop him from trying to join LeBron for another ring chase. I’m not sure if he can still play at a championship level but I think he’d be a good pickup at the price.

As far as I know, Thompson hasn't played in the league for a year now, and his stats last season were pretty mediocre, as he averaged just 6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. In other words, I wouldn't expect the Lakers to offer him a contract after this workout, as he's unlikely to be useful for them on the court. Besides, they already have Davis and a few other big guys who play the same position as Thompson.

Yeah but this is right in the Lakers playback. They always do this and offers dudes like this a contract lol. It's last second sc4ambling and hoping a prayer is answered. Even if he was still decent this won't move the needle for them. Gotta give it to them they never stop trying these reclamation projects though.

But the Lakers should know that this kind of gamble is much more risky than the advantage it can get, we all know that the Lakers doctor is already prohibiting Davis to play a back-to-back game but that's still situational as there as some games that they badly need his help but getting someone who is not that reliable will be a liability to the team.

Later on, the Lakers will face the Suns on their own homecourt at LA and they might be having a slight advantage because Deandre Ayton won't be joining the team for the said game as well as Kevin Durant, as well know that he's not yet fit to play the games. But, the Lakers should be sure and play it safe because they needed this win to lift their team from the current standing which is #11 and a win in this game will definitely put the team at the #7 or #8 spot.

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Quote from: OgNasty on March 22, 2023, 12:16:37 PM

A great night of basketball ahead of us as TNT has two great games being nationally televised tonight. First, it’s the Warriors vs the Mavericks then the late game is between the Lakers and the Suns. A shame LeBron and KD will both be out. That would have been a game for the ages. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait for a possible playoff matchup if we want to see that.

Two good encounters. Too bad there wasn't Lebron James in the Suns - Lakers game. The lack of Lebron will make it harder for him to make it to the playoffs. The Lakers are not lucky this season. Glad to hear again that James won't be having surgery. If the team can make it to the playoffs, James will come back, maybe he will return earlier, there is uncertainty at the moment.

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