Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 753. (Read 918175 times)

I got no doubt about the Warriors as well because they already proved it numerous times that the Warriors in the regular games and the Warriors in the playoffs are really different. They may be look weak in the regular season just like what they are now but once they playoffs commence, they will always evolve into a much dangerous team and their difference from other teams will be evident as right now, they've got the most experience as a whole team, especially the core players.

But for now, they should successfully get through their upcoming games first to make sure that they will get their own seat in the upcoming playoffs. Games will be much intense and tighter in the next games, they better solve their problems now as they are looking so vulnerable on the road.

It won't be an easy game for them as Suns also needed the win while KD is not there to help, Booker, CP3 and Ayton need to work
OT here to continue the chase of maintaining their chance to the playoff.

While with the Lakers, those remaining games are all important to have that spot either to the playoff or for the play-in tournament.

Whatever it might be the important thing is to keep trying to win and work with each opportunity to excel, they have to lean on
each other and play as one.

The match between the Denver Nuggets and the Brooklyn Nets was really close. I think this is going to be a confidence booster. But at the same time, this is meant to make them understand that they are not planning to walk over the opponents that they have left. The next matches are expected to be very tough for them. I also agree that they could have been defeated by the Nets if they had made any more mistakes in that match. They will have to remember that they are probably not on track to stay at the top if they repeat these types of mistakes in the upcoming matches.

Especially next game because they are about to face the Phoenix Suns who is still a threat to their current standing even if Kevin Durant is still not on the Suns roster. It's a must win game for the side of the Lakers because there's a lot of things that could happen to the current standing if they cannot manage to defeat the Suns but I guess it won't be an easy journey considering that Booker could explode anytime.

Well, yes, I'm also rooting for the same thing for the Denver Nuggets because it's just hard to believe that they are losing in their previous games as that's not the true Nuggets. They are not inconsistent but this time they are and then they reliable enough but this time again, they aren't. It is just hard to explain what's the reason behind their losses because the stats are saying the opposite thing.

I think the momentum right now doesn't really matter at this stage not because we are close to playoffs, which many think that it will matter, but because teams are resting players are lot more than usual, hell even players who are in the game "actively" resting. Not many players really work hard at this point and most teams already know if they are in or out, sure west is a bit chaotic so that may differ but at the very least that's like that in the east.

So all in all, I would highly suggest people not to be stuck with the last 10 game of the season and check how they will play during the first rounds. I think warriors still do have a chance because they will be all rested and uninjured.

well, we will have a lot of games

Charlotte Hornets - Indiana Pacers

Hornets come to this game with 22 wins and 50 losses, and in the last 10 games they lost in 7 games and won only in 3 games. they have a 4-game losing streak. LaMelo Ball is missing. on the other side we have the Pacers who have 32 wins and 39 losses, in the last 10 games they had 6 wins and 4 losses, in their last game they lost against the Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers - Chicago Bulls

Philadelphia 76ers comes to this game with 48 wins and 22 losses, and in the last 10 games they had 9 wins and are with 8 consecutive wins. while their opponent the Chicago Bulls had 33 wins and 37 losses, and in the last 10 games they had 6 wins and 4 losses, with 2 consecutive wins. in my opinion Philadelphia has better chances of winning this game and I think about putting them in my parlay

New York Knicks - Minnesota Timberwolves

Knicks come to this game with 42 wins and 30 losses, and they won 7 of the last 10 games, they come from a sequence of 3 consecutive victories, on the other side we have Wolves who have 35 wins and 37 losses, in the last 10 games they they had 6 defeats and 4 victories, with 3 consecutive defeats. in my opinion the Knicks have great chances of winning and that's why I'm thinking of putting them in my parlay

Houston Rockets - Golden State Warriors

both teams haven't been performing well, but strangely the Warriors have an odd of @1.23 while the Rockets have an odd of @4.00 while for me this game will be a very balanced game, in any case I won't put them in my parlay, I had thought about putting the Warriors, but I gave up

Well, at least they are now back on track and won their game earlier but I'm still not that convinced that they are already back because what happened earlier is not that impressive to me. They could've got defeated by the Nets if they kept on making some mistakes especially in the last quarter when the Nets suddenly rallied while the Nuggets are somehow complacent because they owned the 1st 3 rounds of the game. Still not good, and for their last 10 games, they will be tested again by the heavy teams of the league.

Yes, let's see about that but the way I see it, we might see another MVP this time as Joel Embiid is now healthy and probably will stay that way until the regular season ends, and if that happens, he might have the award because of the facts that you've stated above. Furthermore, Embiid has been on this campaign since last season but he failed to get what he wanted because he acquired an unfortunate injury.

Anyway, this will be a good battle for the both MVP favorites because Nikola Jokic is also not giving about it as if he will get it again this time, it will be a three-peat on his side and surely that's a thing he couldn't afford to miss.

That was a big win for them. I was watching the game, and I thought that the Lakers would choke in the end, but Reeves, my man, came up clutch and led the Lakers to a big win. I like his confidence now; he really grew with the Lakers, and thanks to the coach for giving him good playing time.

With that win, the Lakers have tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but they are ranked number 10.

It was only JD that has been shooting consistently with the Warriors against the Memphis team. Curry and Klay just combine for 30 points and then Poole, contributed by Donte was out of the game.


Yeah, I thought that it will be close, but then again, Butler and Herro had made their runs, 10-0 and the inexperience Pistons doesn't have any answers. Miami experience really shows and I guess perfect time for Herro so catch his shooting from, with 3's.

Yeah and that's what we are saying, a lost to the low Houston and then making a lot of mistakes against the Dallas team in their last game. And they almost lost this one or blew it off again if not for the new white Mamba in Austin Reaves.

I think he has surpasses Caruso being as Laker in this game, as he scored team high 35 points and has been clutch in the 4th quarter.

Media also says that he save Antonio Davis' legacy. But let's see, still a lot of games remaining and they have to win it all so that they will have control, just saying.

10 games left, they should win atleast 5 or more to secure a playoff or play-in spot. They have plenty of opportunities to avoid clinging into this situation, it was either the officiating crew's fault or their own fault (most of them were missed clutch free throws). I'm a bit confident the Lakers would still make the playoffs or play-in against the remaining teams that they'll need to complete if they will not going to sit AD again in these next coming games.

With 10 games left, I wonder where will be the Lakers are after the regular season.

Currently, they are 2 games below .500, and still there are no dates on when Lebron will return and play. Many are expecting that the Lakers are at least on the top 8 just after the trade deadline, but they are hanging on the final spot on the play-in tournament still. The good thing though is that, 6 of the 10 games remaining are against teams that are below .500. The bad thing that I'm seeing is that, there will be a time where they will have a 5 consecutive games on the road, and their record on the road currently is 16-20. Not that bad compare to other teams, but not that impressive as well.

I'm predicting that the Lakers will at least clinch the play-in tournament, and if things will not go well for them, they might end up on the 7th-10th seed for the play-in tournament.

The Los Angeles Lakers keep holding on at the number 10 spot and they really needed the win tonight thankfully they were able to easily beat Orlando Magic with the huge performance from Austin Reaves. Now that they are close to ending the season games, they should really work harder in the remaining games in order to secure that spot, or they might have a chance to increase their rank which will gonna help them to skip playing the play-in tournament.

They can't shoot threes, that's what went wrong. All are either brick or it will just reach the front of the rim. Curry even had a lucky shot bunking a three-point shot in the corner, that's just impossible to happen, so yes there's some part luck there. It's an off night for most of them and it's actually disappointing to watch, it's an eyesore. 
The saddest part is, they are forcing to shoot but little did they know all their attacks in the paint are better and that kept them in a close game until the 3rd quarter.

We are not different in this speculation.
I was thinking about the strategies most teams make if they find it will be difficult to defeat the matching opponent they will face in the playoffs. But yes, it is subject to change and we will know what could happen in the play-in tournament. So, it may just be our conspiracy theory. 
There's a plus in battling with the 8th seed. They are exhausted after playing 2 games in the tourney so there's a high chance it can be an instant win.

Grizzlies destroyed them last night. The best player for Warriors was Kuminga, that tells us something's wrong. I don't think Warriors can go far enough even if they get a spot in play-off.

I've just watched Pistons game and they were very close to win the game. The experience difference was the big factor in last minutes and Heat made a 10-0 run and won the game. Huge win for Heat though. They may pass Nets and steal the sixth spot if Nets keep losing games.

In fairness to Golden State Warriors though, this team is already proven to always show "big changes" once playoffs come.

Disregarding how bad they are and not well-performing in a season, that all will be erased once playoffs come and every team will start at a 0-0 standing.

I will still treat them as a big deal in the Western Conference once playoffs come. Prior to that though, they need to make the playoffs first, and looking at the current competition in the West, too tight that almost 9 teams are all possible to be in the play-in tournament.

Experience really matter on important on crucial games but that will not come always as basketball always change. Warrior current rooster has to  many discrepancy and maybe this will result for their big lose if they can't fill this, also the absence of Wiggins in the rooster is a big gap to fill since we already see how important he is in the rotation so if he cannot go back on Playoffs maybe this will be though for them.

If they are complete with GP2 added in the rooster maybe they had a chance but we cannot say it will be easy for them to win a championship because we know how teams prepared also to win this season.

Yeah, it was a deja vu, I mean like 2 seasons ago if my memory serves me right, Knicks had a good run and mostly they are the underdogs and I made a good money out of them during the regular seasons because they have that last one kick in the final minutes to close out their opponents wherein home court or away from them. But last season was different though, they struggled, but with the acquisition of Brunson, the team is now in tune, Randle have that confident again to shot although sometimes he tries to become Steph hehehe. Kings though for me as the breakout team for this season, everyone is jiving, Fox and Sabonis are deadly, and they are now on the second spot in the West.


Not just Wiggins though, the second unit of the Warriors is very different from last year. They have Bjelica who can give them quality minutes while Looney and Green take a rest, this center can run and shoot from the outside. Otto Porter can also give them offense and play good defense, same as Juan Toscano Anderson and D. Lee. GPII is back with them but he is not playing though.