Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 774. (Read 920756 times)

The Ja Morant story just keeps getting crazier and crazier. Noow some are speculating he might be shut down for the season as he goes to counseling. Seems like he's doing it to try and save his Powerade deal but I think that ship has already sailed. Whatever he decides to do, I hope he gets himself figured out in time to return to the playoffs. What a shame this situation is for the Grizzlies who finally have a good team and were looking to make a deep playoff run this year. Steven Adams must be pissed off about the whole situation.

Very shocking ending. It's not that the Boston Celtics are underestimating the Houston Rockets, they just played better. Jalen Green, Jabari Smith Jr., Martin Jr, and Porter Jr (wow, that a lot of juniors) all played at high level and it was worth it when they got the win. I bet their confidence is also high now and after this they will be playing 4 more games on their home with popular strong teams. Lakers, Pelicans, and the Warriors before they hit the road again. They should not just give out any wins, make them earn it. Most teams now will be pushing their limits because of the close gap in the rankings.

It's not every day that we witness a good team losing against a bad team. However, last night we saw how the Rockets beat the Celtics, and the other night we saw how the Spurs beat the Nuggets. This has become normal in the NBA. So if you are a bettor, you would love to see this as it gives you a great opportunity to make more money by betting on the underdog.

You can't really relax when it comes to scoring in the NBA because most of those players can really shoot and can give you a surprise. This was when they think they already got this game secured but suddenly miracles happened and that's it, though they are the favorite team in this game, they lose it just like that. But the Boston Celtics might not really just playing to their fullest this time because they are getting ready for the real games in the NBA playoffs and losing sometimes to rest most of the players is not really bad.

It's really hard to stop the Warriors when one of the Splash brothers are shooting like that. And they build a good lead and that was enough. Although the Suns make a huge comeback in the 3rd, wasn't enough as it was Poole's turn to wax hot in that quarter.

Yes, they need KD because that's why they wanted him, unfortunate things happen. Nevertheless, the Suns is assured of a playoff spot already, so it's going to be very hard in the series if they don't have KD on the floor.

Its very important for Suns to have a Durant in the floor since they really need his explosive performance which can give them huge chance to win over their opponent. But Warriors are so explosive and maybe they need to prove something on this game especially we know Thompson and Booker rivalry is on fire that's why maybe that heated up Thompson to throw explosive perfomance this match up.

Great win for the Warriors, from the beginning of the game they show their supremacy and yes, Klay is really putting numbers
he's a big contributor and a silent killer in each game.

In terms of KD, Suns do need him. The number that he can provide is something that will increase the chance of them in winning games.

Moving forward, still have games before the playoffs.

How about the Celtics losing tonight against the Rockets? It's totally unexpected for the Celtics to go down against a low team like the young Rockets, but it did happened and it was a very close game.

The thing is that Boston allowed the Rockets to be comfortable at their home, building momentum and takes double digit. And this guys are so young that there are not pressures whatsoever, they just play, hit the 3's and play good defense.

^^ 7-26 away from home, so that speaks for the Warriors road record. So maybe in their last 5 games, might not be good for the Warriors. But being the defending champion, who knows, they still have that DNA to win against the top teams right now despite missing Wiggins.

And it seems that Poole has found his touch tonight against the Suns, so at least this a good sign for the Warriors. We have discussing this a few pages back, at least Jordan Poole responded now. And the Warriors needed that kind of performance in the road.

Warriors won "ON THEIR HOME" where they have one of the best home records right now.

TBH, I'm more nervous than exciting on how the Warriors are playing this season. Yes the Warriors are winning on their home, and like you said, they beat Bucks and Suns who are at the top teams currently, but that's on their home. What if that happened on the road? Will it be the same.

Anyway, that's Warriors' 8th straight home win, but they are on a 8-game road lose streak as well. They are 1st in 3-pt FG% on their home, but only 29th on the road which is a huge disparity. Anyway, Splash Brothers + Poole lead their team scoring 81 of the total 123 points. Klay exploded for 33 points in the first half, and got 8/12 3-pt shooting while the team overall got 14/21 from threes in first half alone. They ended the game having 14/39 3-pt shots. The Suns made a comeback in the 3rd quarter putting the lead of the Warriors as low as 4 points, but the good thing is that the Warriors made a small run to end the quarter leading by 10 points, and eventually the win.

Now the Warriors will be tested because their next 5 games will be on the road. It will be against Clippers, Hawks, Grizzlies, Rockets & Mavericks. They are currently 5th at the standings right now, but if they will not adjust on their next games and will still lose on the road, a 3 loss out of these 5 road games will put them down as low as 9th spot, so they need to make some adjustments before their road games.

Great to hear that the Warriors are back! They seem to be on a roll lately, with two consecutive wins against tough opponents in the NBA, the Bucks and the Suns. It's always fun to watch Thompson shoot his normal, and he seems to be more comfortable now in the 3 point line. He has been consistent lately with his shooting, which is great news for the Warriors.

As for the Suns, it's possible that they may need Durant in order to win against the Warriors. If Durant is ruled out for the rest of the season, it could potentially affect the Suns' chances of winning. It'll be interesting to see how things play out in the coming games, I hope the Warriors winning streak will continue especially on the road where they are weak.

Well, I think that ends my curiosity. So, Talen Horton-Tucker cannot continue his hot streak even if he played 27 minutes of game time. Markkanen did most of the work. As you said, he is not known for consistency yet. I bet when Clarkson is back, he will also be put on bench minutes. But, he could always make the most out of it when given the time.

Warriors won!
Steph and Klay were hot in the 1st half making a 25-point lead. But the Suns never gave up and pursued a close battle, they did and even got close to a 3-point lead. But the early foul trouble and bonus for the Warriors at 6 minutes left in the 4th are what made the difference, then there's Jordan Poole who suddenly got hot.
Did they shake hands after the game? I didn't see it. Seems like even Damion Lee is creating some trouble against Jamychal Green in garbage time.

I saw a Facebook post from Bleacher Report FB page (a reliable source) saying that Ja Morant will be away from the Grizzlies "INDEFINITELY".

I bolded the word indefinitely because that's the key word with this one. Many are expecting that he will come back and play for the playoffs, but with what happened, we might not see him playing on this regular season as well as the playoffs.

Base on that post, he entered a counselling program in Florida and there is no timetable for his return. This is a bad news for the Grizzlies and their fans. Adams, is out and might come back at least in the playoffs. Clarke is already gone for the season because of his injury, and Morant will be away indefinitely because of the issue. Good thing for the Grizzlies is that, they have Tyus Jones who is playing really well as their reserved point guard. They will still enter the playoffs, but the question is that, how high they will achieve?

No, Ja Morant is still not playing but the Mavs will not have Luka Doncic today because of a thigh injury and Kyrie Irving is questionable as well. I do not know why they are favorites because aside from Ja Morant, the Grizzlies are also missing Steven Adams, Brandon Clarke, and 2 others. It is a good time to bet for the Mavs since they are solid in home and the Grizzlies are bad on road. You should take advantage of this.


I also have doubts they will win the championship with all the other teams very stacked right now. But they have a chance to enter the playoffs though. With the way they are playing lately, they can win enough games to enter the play in and eventually the playoffs. Anyway, I lose my bet because of that bad sequence.

No, Ja Morant is out indefinitely by suspension. Yes, the Memphis is somewhat on the losing streak, and then the Mavs 0-2 right now. And the most important factor while they are the underdogs is that Kyrie and Luka are still out.


Interesting that you brought out the numbers, against their lost to the Bulls, Luka didn't get a triple double, and they say it was one of the reasons for that big blow out lost against Chicago. But against their back to back losses, he had, very close triple double numbers but they still lost.

They are still the top seed, but they are showing their weakness right now, just like the Boston Celtics when they had a losing skid. So they need a good win, last 10 is 6-4. Tomorrow will be against the Raptors and I will say that it is a must win for them.

They didn't hesitate fouling the knocks just did a great job keeping the ball moving.  People sure do love the Lakers, they are barely a fringe playoff team they have zero chance of winning the championship.  They might not even get to play the playin...bottom line knicks won on the road in LA, Getty up.

That is the kind of question where the players could only answer why it took them some precious time before they realized that they should foul it to have their team some time to prepare for it because that time was the only thing left that does hold their chance from being defeated. But seeing what they did earlier was clearly a mistake on their side, they should be aware of what is happening and take steps ahead just to be sure. That was a wasted game for sure.

They just don't know how to reverse the odds in their favor by having the technicalities of the fight on their side, if only LeBron was there playing, I'm quite sure that he can make it in time so that they can have enough time to make another rally and potentially, defeat the tired Knicks. Now, I'm not a LeBron fan but I can somehow assure that situations like that can somehow be prevented because they now got a good defensive team and as an offensive team as well. Now, the bad side is, LeBron is not that familiar with the newly acquired players and it would take some of their precious times just to get them in synch as I'm sure their gameplay won't be the same if their main man will return.

I hope that kid can renew his self to be a better man once he returns to the hardwood, he was just unfortunate because he was surrounded by the wrong crowd which resonates his actions to act like gangsta. Even the real gangsta like Dame doesn't behave like gangsta because he knows that career is much more important first because that's how you got your life and your family's life comfortable, so be professional about it.

For Jordan Poole, he still got the speed and nothing has change. The only changes was he wasn't getting those passes because Curry is now back on the team and him, back on the 2nd unit but still efficient in his role despite the less load he got.

What is to be so aware of? I mean players should be aware of the time that is remained, and the point difference and they should know if they should foul or not. There is no scenario where it is alright to let the other team take so much time when the situation is like that, what did they expected Knicks to throw the ball in the air? Obviously the time would run out if you do not foul right away.

Plus, we are talking about a situation that doesn't even require the coach to tell you to foul, it is the common sense and you should be doing it right away even without getting any orders from the coach as well. This was a simple mistake, shouldn't be repeated for sure.