Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 832. (Read 918651 times)

The game between the Clippers and the Bucks are a good example of a playoff game. I'm glad that Giannis are very tough to carry the team to win the game as they were able to protect their home court advantage. He scored 54 points and 19 rebounds, this guy is a monster, I wouldn't be surprise if he wins the MVP this season, his closest rival is Jokic because both are very consistent, it's a battle of big man.

Also, while I'm happy with the performance of Giannis, I'm also impress with the chemistry of the Clippers, as if you look at the stats, everyone has really contributed in the game.

We have to respect the result because it's not only based on the fans' votes, there are a lot of factors that are being considered. What if he is just a reserve? he knows that he is good, and if he will play well, then most likely he will get heavier minutes.

He just needs to be thankful because, unlike the others that have not even been there are now getting frustrated and they even posted about it on the internet like James Harden. What they can do anyway, is what the fans want and they are paying for the ticket, so they wanted to see their favorite players instead of those who are old star players that haven't been winning the championship all these years. They should not be having high pride in these fans' decisions and the best thing to do is support the all-star games so they will become memorable not only for them but also for the fans.

Still in awe that "The Process" Joel Embiid was only on reserves this year when we see his stats they really are fine tbh. I think it all comes to voting too and yes there are lot of snubs again this time, this isn't the first time too that this happen. For me, Ja Morant should have been a starter considering he's a crowd favorite and could entertain them, I wonder why he's a reserve.

Same here, I thought that Haliburton will not play, so it's easy to bet on Lakers handicap, but to my surprised he played and so it change the complexion of the game. Good thing is that the Lakers win in a very close game, Lebron and Pat Bev hit crucials and it's a nice decision for the Lakers to challenge that call although it's already a clear 2 points for Bev there. But then again, if could be a different outcome if they didn't raise a challenge.

Currently there are a lot of mistakes being made by the referee and the funny thing is, the Lakers is always the victim of those bad calls.

He started slow in this game, not sure if it is because of the good defense they put on him or he wanted to involved his team more. So in the process he didn't score 30 points or more.

Might be good to see him break it against the Bucks, remember Kareem played too with Milwaukee early on his career. So still there could be some connections if he break it against Giannis team.

If Lebron's kids have the talents and deserved to play in the NBA, I began to think how is it possible to easily make both of them play in the same team. 30 teams in the NBA and 60 players to be picked. I guess that won't be easy unless the Lakers once again will make a sacrifice like picking them early just to secure it to the team. But it will be fun if it is possible. The easiest way though for it to happen is if those kids aren't NBA-level talents and the Lakers can just easily acquire and sign them.

If Lebron will stay long in the NBA and continues to average 15+ to 20+ per game, that would make his record very difficult to break. Guys like Luka won't even think of playing that long in the NBA as there's still a lot to enjoy outside basketball.

63 points away from beating the scoring title.
Just a bit of a trivia that I saw in Facebook. Lebron James is the only player in NBA history that is in the top 5 in both points and assists. If that doesn't impress you as an NBA fan then maybe you aren't a NBA fan at all. There is also an interview where Lebron really wants to be a pass-first guy, but that changes overtime.

Anyway, his average PPG in his last 5 games is 32.2 and with only 63 points, the Thunder are the ones who has a chance to witness greatness. However, he averaged 27 PPG in his last 2 games and if he only scores less than 30 points in his last 2 games, the Bucks might be the lucky ones to witness it in person. Personally, I'm thinking that he might rest in the next games though it's unlikely to happen.

Brooks trying to be the Draymond Green V2.0 isn't he?
Cheap shots here, cheap shots there, trash talking other teams. Still the word that made him popular is the term "dynasty" which is un-applicable to them.

Surely this is a life-changing event for Lebron James and we as a fan of the NBA, see history being made, just like Stephen Curry have done in getting the All-Time Leaderboard 3-Pointers Made, and right now he has 3300 right now James Harden is also about to overtake Rey Allen aswell because James Harden has 7427 all he needs now is 3 3 points shots, but let's focus on Karim Abdul Jabbar's record that Lebron is about to take, and pretty much Lebron James will still be playing for how long, because after this record-breaking he will now embrace playing with a family member of him, and that is his son Bronny James,


Yup! the main reason why he is still playing in the NBA is that he wants to play with his kid, and right now because Lebron James got a target and he is willing to do everything to have that look what he is making, his giving the Lakers an edge winning some game, even without Anthony Davis,

But yeah after he breaks the record for sure the other thing he likes to do is to play with his kids in the NBA and yeah it is also great if he get his team a championship for it, aswell,


Well because these two players are still playing now and age is not really stopping them for now, they will surely reach the point where the young generations will have a hard time breaking it again, well this is surely annoying for future generations but if they have break it I think there are players that will likely can, but Curry and Lebron surely have the lucky times starting in the NBA as young guns,

Yes, I may have lost my bet with -4.5 for the Lakers on the spreads (I thought Haliburton won't play so I took the risk) but damn that was some entertaining game, especially PatBev stepping up his game.
A three and a big steal on Haliburton that was supposed to be clean but instead they have to waste their coach's challenge just to get the ball.
I have a very big question about the referees when they decided it was a successful challenge.
Ain't that supposed to be an automatic basket for PatBev? Because he was clear for takeoff and a layup after the steal. That's the official's mistake and yet they have to do it all over again on a side inbound. What a waste.

How about the Brooks vs Mitchell fight? The Grizzlies added more competition or... enemies.   Brooks cheap shot, too obvious.
Here's the link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsGHffZziv0

Nice to see the Lakers get the win but LeBron only scored 26 so he’s going to need a big game against the Pelicans on Saturday if he’s going to break the record against the Thunder like people think. Personally, I think he gets the record against the Bucks easily and puts up similar scoring efforts in the next two games. Nice to see AD back and the Lakers winning.

They really should separate records by decades. Everyone knows Lebron is a damn good player, just as they know Jordan,Kareem, and hundreds of other players were great. The issue is the game evolves. They added the 3 pointer in 1979 changing scoring forever. Nowadays, a player can take 100 steps before shooting. Not literally but it does look that way when watching. As the rules evolve, so should how records are recorded IMO.

Lebron and the Lakers climbing back from a double deficit at the start of the 4th quarter. Although Pat Bev missed two crucial free throws, he did make it up with a good defense on Haliburton on the last 10 seconds of the game. And then he denied him the ball on the inbound, and Buddy was force to throw a tough fade away in the corner. So Lakers won with the slimiest of the margin with just 1 point. Lebron's hit a 3 and so is Pat Bev, and then Davis seal it with a one foot fade away against Turner.

That's always been the case every All-Star, you will see surprised players in the rotation, last year the biggest surprised is GSW Wiggins, other question why is he even on an All-Star game. But he proved himself worth after the break and then help the Warriors win another NBA ring.

Same with the snubs, maybe Brunson and others doesn't have the fan base to push their names on the list.

But they shouldn't be bothered by it and just play harder.

Yeah, that could be one factor as well as he came to the lead fairly young so his legs are fresh and we have seen prime Lebron on his first stint with the Cavs, he can score, but I don't think that during that year he is thinking of breaking Kareem's record or yet stay in the league for 20 years and getting stronger.

All we can do right now is appreciate his body of work, the record settings. At least in our lifetime we gonna witnessed it as majority here hasn't been around seeing Kareem play with the Lakers in the last 80's.

The All-Star Reserves for 2022-2023 NBA All-Star has been released. These are the reserves from both East and West.

Eastern Conference

• Joel Embiid
• Bam Adebayo
• Jaylen Brown
• Julius Randle
• Jrue Holiday
• Demar Derozan
• Tyrese Haliburton

Western Conference

• Ja Morant
• Lauri Markannen
• Domantas Sabonis
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
• Paul George
• Jaren Jackson Jr.
• Damian Lillard

New names in the All-Star game like Haliburton, Markannen, Sabonis, SGA and JJJ. TBH, there are many snubs with this one. Brunson? Edwards? Fox? Where are they? I mean they're better than most of the reserves out there numbers-wise right?

As long though that those players, even not came out of high school, last long for at least 20 seasons, then it's possible for them to catch up.

The question though is, who probably has the high chance to break that record since if we just refer to the most players with currently high PPG today, it's easy to make a guess but the consistency is another question.

For now, just enjoy the show that someone is breaking a record that is tough to beat and it happened on this generation.

I think it would be fairly easy for a lot of players to pass LeBron if it wasn’t for 2 big things. 1) An early start. LeBron came out of high school so it will be somewhat difficult for a player with a couple years of college under their belt to ever catch him. 2) Injuries. Most players have their careers cut short or like in the case of Kevin Durant, miss a lot of time that keeps them from getting that many career points.

When LeBron is done, it’s going to be very difficult for anyone to catch him, regardless of how good they are.

I confess that I'm very curious and anxious for LeBron James to accomplish this feat, or rather, the whole world must wait for it lol
No one has been able to come close to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for a long time, I believe that soon LeBron James will pass it.

If in fact LJ passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who could be the player to pass LeBron James? And how many years will it take for this future LJ record to be broken?

Yes, might be another decade or two for someone to break that record, Vince Carter played for like 22 seasons in the NBA but never got close to that scoring record. So it's a lot of factors, combination of them to be great to even get into the top 5 all time.

And now Lebron will be on top and no one can even, no active players. Maybe someone will break it, but it might take 20 or even 30 years even if the scoring average will increase.