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Yes, easy 23 points for Durant, same here, just watch till the second quarter and it seems it was a blow up game for the Suns. And as just what they say, welcome to Phoenix.

Booker game high 37 points and Ayton adding 16/16.

So good first game for Durant and the expectation for the Suns is still there, the hype I mean.

I'm bummed I can't watch the game but it's nice to see the Suns on top and Durant seemingly playing well.  Booker is still the one leading the team in shots, but I don't expect that to be the case forever.  Durant shooting 2/3 from 3 point and 6/9 from the field currently is a good sign that he's back to feeling like his old self from the injury.  Chris Paul doesn't seem to be doing all that much looking at the stat sheet but I guess it doesn't matter if they're winning.  It looks like Booker, Ayton, and Durant might all end the game with 20+ points.  I suspect they'll be a pretty hard team to beat when that happens.

Yeah, Knicks is also killing it this season, and chances are they are going to make the playoffs again but with a total different mindset specially that they have Brunson who seems to be emerging as their leader because of how he plays and even taking over some of their games.

A couple of Philly and Cavs lost might inch them closer to 3rd place.

But I think it's good if they can maintain that 4th place though so that their matchup in the playoffs will be easier opponent.

Durant and the Suns are hot, they lead double digits now in the second quarter and Durant looks flawless with 12 points already. Probably he just excited to play again and the Suns are giving him that much time.

Probably easy 20+ points game for him and most likely a blow out as everyone as expected as they are the favorite in this game.

edit: 40-26 is the score.

I know I get it the Lakers have worldwide appeal to so they get the prettiest girl in the room treatment.  I can't wait to watch Durant on the Suns either.  Think this is the first time he has played with an elite true pass first point guard.  He has had kyrie, Westbrook and steph as his point guards.  If dude stays on the court I'm throwing some dockets on them to win it all. 

Everyone knows Charlotte is terrible. They're the 4th worst team in the NBA this year currently, but this is a perfect game for the Suns to test the chemistry between everyone. No pressure at all. We all know Durant can play, but how well can he play with the team?

Curious here too but not the match that would excite me. The Hornets are just too weak against a super-stacked Suns to give us an exciting game. We will see the true power of the Suns when they go against stronger teams like Bucks, Celtics, or Kings.


Fans are the worst. They are too quick to judge. We should give him a chance to blend in with his new team. He is performing well even with all this criticism. They still got 18 regular season games to figure it out because even if they bash WB, the Clippers are going to the playoffs. He should just keep on working and become better to help Clippers in the playoffs.

Yes, it's not WB's fault at all, but as you have said, their balance has been affected, Mann is a good contributor as well but Ty Lue decided to switch and give WB more playing team and with that, they are not winning games.

And that's what we have been saying for the Clippers, if they don't know where to fit WB then definitely it will affect them in the long run.

Of course, WB given more playing time will produce numbers for him, but in the end, what's importance is that they are winning, but in this case, they haven't get that hump with WB as Clippers.

Not the reason but fans blame him again for their defeat since they think that Westbrook is the curse of the team that's why they are losing. Maybe Coach Ty Lue didn't find yet the best people who can work well since Westbrook is just newly added on the rooster. They need to be more efficient especially on last quarter to win their games.

I'm curious to see how the Kevin Durant debut goes tonight for the Phoenix sun's.

Lakers are just in the news lately, that's why alot talk about em.

What are the odds for Bulls win anyway? I see only 1.24 odds for Bulls. Pistons is already a lottery team and they better stay at the bottom in East because Rockets and Spurs are tanking hard. Second pick in draft would be great for them, I don't expect more. Bulls is not that great either but LaVine and Derozan would do the job. There is no need for Green or Ball.

Charlotte Hornets x Phoenix Suns

the Hornets are having an average performance, they come into this game with 20 wins and 43 losses, their results in the last 10 games show that they have won 5 games and lost in 5 games, and they have a 5-game winning streak, in which beat teams like: Pistons, Heat, Timberwolves, Spurs and Hawks, Hornets are missing the following players: Cody Martin and LaMelo Ball, P.J. Washington are in doubt whether to play or not. on the other side we have the Phoenix Suns that comes into this game with 33 wins and 29 losses, and in the last 10 games they won 6 games and lost in 4 games, in their last game they lost against Milwaukee Bucks, the suns have embezzlement by Landry Shamet, but the good news for them is that they're debuting Kevin Durant. well, looking at these two teams, you can clearly see that expectations are being created for Kevin Durant's debut for the suns, which is why the bookmakers are giving very low odds for the suns. suns will win

Detroit Pistons - Chicago Bulls

Pistons come to this game after a bad performance in their games, they had 15 wins and 47 losses, and a very large number of losses, in the last 10 games they only managed to win in just 2 games and had 8 losses, and the scariest part is that they have 5 straight losses in which they lost to: Magic, Raptors, Celtics, Raptors and the Hornets. while their opponent Chicago Bulls comes to this game with 28 wins and 34 losses, and in the last 10 games they only managed to win in 3 games and lost in 7 games, the bulls will be missing: Javonte Green and Lonzo Ball. bulls will win

It's worth noting that Westbrook has performed well, considering he's already made two double-doubles in two of the three games he's played with the Clippers. So he's obviously not the reason why the Clippers have lost three games in a row. The only thing the signing of Westbrook has really affected is Mann's playing time, and as a result, Mann's efficiency has gone way down.
So you're probably right about Coach Ty Lue.

Is everyone in this thread really this concerned with the Lakers?  It does really sound like a Lakers fan board so let's switch it up eh...

How bout them NY Knicks!!!  No honestly this is another big game for them.  With the Nets right behind them in the standings they need to spend the last 20 games getting some space between them and the teams right behind them to lock in the 4/5 spot.  Don't really care which one since the Knicks are actually almost better on the road then they are at home...dare I say they sneak into the 3 hole?  Knicks win tonight and Miami beats Philly it almost gets into range.

Gonna be a good last quarter of the year finally as a Knicks fan

Thunder is very unpredictable this season. Sometimes you see them winning games in a row and sometimes the exact opposite. There is no consistency. If SGA won't play again then their chances are very low. Lakers can do well without LeBron but Thunder rely on SGA more. Jalen Williams has some good games but it's not enough to win games apparently.

Lebrons injury turns out to be "at least" 2 weeks, and he could of course come back with pain if he wants to, but the reality is that he should be out at least 2 weeks, after that it could be coming back if they are doing fine, like if there is a chance that they could be in playoffs, because he will want that and he could play through the pain if that's a possibility. However, if they are still very far away, then he will sit out the season and watch the playoffs at home and then come back next season.

It's sad that his last years are spent in a terrible Lakers team, just like how Kobe was, he got injured trying to carry the team and he never recovered and the team couldn't built anything around him, same way to say goodbye to Lebron by the looks of it, a team that's not even playoff levels to say goodbye to Lebron will be sad. Wish we could have seen him leave with a ring.

Will OKC have a better chance this time against the Lakers now that Lebron is not playing?  Or will it still be the LAL still?  
I have the feeling they will be disorganized because AD and Lebron are out in this match against Thunders. So tragic that is very timely where they needed the win.

If SGA is not going to be there as said on YouTubers, the Lakers might still be winning hopefully.

Looks like aging makes a toll now on LBJ, in his prime days he could still be back in the game even with that kind of incident. I think that will be a huge loss now to the Lakers if he'd gone for weeks, there are only a few games remaining before the play-in tournament. Lebron has a huge impact on both offense and defense and it was apparent on their recent loss with Memphis, they should have made a 4 win streak if Lebron was out their playing.

Ya, I wish them good luck with that.  At least Anthony Davis is healthy for the moment.  That gives them a chance.  No idea how the big man is going to stay healthy playing his heart out through the end of the season and god forbid the playoffs if it comes to that... 

In other Lakers news...  I'm reading reports now that Patrick Beverly is claiming he asked for a trade from the Lakers.  I think I'll have to take that with a grain of salt and await confirmation from the Lakers GM on that one.  Maybe he did and thought the Lakers were a sinking ship that wasn't going to make the playoffs.  I remain skeptical.

Poor Westbrook, always on the headlines everywhere he goes and now the Clippers just because the team is now 0-3 since the trade happened. I reckon that they are still adjusting to what they have now as Westbrook was added to the new equation and let's give them more time to adjust as their current standing is still safe but they should really win more games in the future. In my perspective, I bet the Clippers will be more of a threat once they found the right chemistry.


Good for them because they thrived real hard to cover the gap between them and the Mavs, it was sure not an easy game for them but still they managed. But earlier against the Grizz, the Lakers were in a much different form because even if AD didn't explode that much and Jarred only scored low. Next match-up is against the Thunders, it will be interesting if they can handle it well.