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Quote from: inthelongrun on December 29, 2022, 07:03:23 AM

The Utah Jazz lost again in what could've been a winnable game. They were leading most of the time against the defending champion GSW. I am now expecting the Jazz management to exploit some of its players that performed well despite this rebuilding period. Lauri Markannen and probably Jordan Clarkson too are players that can be traded in exchange for future first-round draft picks where the Jazz has been collecting a lot already.

I think they will not be traded, I read rumors about the Jazz keeping Clarkson, they will be their leader and he has a very outstanding season so far. Yes, they loss this game, but a team that is expected to tank this season has a decent 19-18 record this season.

Quote from: inthelongrun on December 29, 2022, 07:03:23 AM

Have you guys already cast your votes for the coming NBA All-Star? Is Lauri Markannen finally getting his first All-Star appearance?

I have not voted yet, but I will vote for Clarkson to be in the all star.

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The Utah Jazz lost again in what could've been a winnable game. They were leading most of the time against the defending champion GSW. I am now expecting the Jazz management to exploit some of its players that performed well despite this rebuilding period. Lauri Markannen and probably Jordan Clarkson too are players that can be traded in exchange for future first-round draft picks where the Jazz has been collecting a lot already.

Have you guys already cast your votes for the coming NBA All-Star? Is Lauri Markannen finally getting his first All-Star appearance?

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That Denver Nuggets lost was frustrating. They survived the Kings for almost the whole period of the game without Murray and Gordon but those final minutes, the crucial ones are where they blew it. Good defensive trap by the Kings so I applaud them for that, Jokic was having a hard time against Sabonis and he cannot find help with his teammates, Michael Porter Jr. did well but it's different if Murray was there.
Both Fox and Sabonis had double-double but the best player of all was Monk who made the game winner FT, although it scared the Kings for missing the first.

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Quote from: OgNasty on December 29, 2022, 02:27:52 AM

How about the Nets winning 10 straight. That seemed like a pipe dream a few weeks ago. It seems like they’re starting to get it figured out. I’m glad because KD is too good to not get another chance in the Finals. I hope this is his year because I’m not sure what his future will look like. He seems to be setting himself up to be a bit of a journeyman in his final years in the league.

They've got a great series right now, they actually had a good enough roster to do so since the beginning of the year. They started playing very well, albeit late, and they were among the best of this year. I want to see what they can do in the playoffs, if Durant and Kyrie are a great duo, even the championship can come. We will watch an enjoyable playoff series this year

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Quote from: OgNasty on December 29, 2022, 02:27:52 AM

How about the Nets winning 10 straight. That seemed like a pipe dream a few weeks ago. It seems like they’re starting to get it figured out. I’m glad because KD is too good to not get another chance in the Finals. I hope this is his year because I’m not sure what his future will look like. He seems to be setting himself up to be a bit of a journeyman in his final years in the league.

Looks like Uncle Drew is on a mission, when he comeback from the Nets it's like they are an upgraded version and Durant was healthy too along with Simmons. Yeah, more like the years of KD in the league is getting near and before he retires I think getting a ring is a thing for him once again.

They are slowly getting there and 10 might be just first step right ? I mean ...Nets are looking deadly right now and I don't see any team that could stop them besides Mavs and Luka as Luka is on fire right now with being the first player in NBA history to score 60 points and maybe a triple double ...kid is insane but Nets as a team right now are unstoppable. Next game for Nets is against Hornets and I see Nets winning this game since first half... Grin

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Quote from: OgNasty on December 29, 2022, 02:27:52 AM

How about the Nets winning 10 straight. That seemed like a pipe dream a few weeks ago. It seems like they’re starting to get it figured out. I’m glad because KD is too good to not get another chance in the Finals. I hope this is his year because I’m not sure what his future will look like. He seems to be setting himself up to be a bit of a journeyman in his final years in the league.

Yes, they are getting there.
I saw one instance during the game when Kyrie made a mistake and afterward apologized to everyone. That's something. I think they are building chemistry without noticing it.
But there are still errors that cannot be prevented, one of them was a crucial one where no Nets players are looking at KD while he was trapped near the half-court line, that was almost a turnover but thankfully they called a timeout. They still need to iron some of their plays. They are not perfect but they are doing great.
It must be frustrating for every player that guards Durant because he is unstoppable, same with Kyrie. Cheesy

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Quote from: OgNasty on December 29, 2022, 02:27:52 AM

How about the Nets winning 10 straight. That seemed like a pipe dream a few weeks ago. It seems like they’re starting to get it figured out. I’m glad because KD is too good to not get another chance in the Finals. I hope this is his year because I’m not sure what his future will look like. He seems to be setting himself up to be a bit of a journeyman in his final years in the league.

Looks like Uncle Drew is on a mission, when he comeback from the Nets it's like they are an upgraded version and Durant was healthy too along with Simmons. Yeah, more like the years of KD in the league is getting near and before he retires I think getting a ring is a thing for him once again.

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Quote from: OgNasty on December 29, 2022, 02:27:52 AM

How about the Nets winning 10 straight. That seemed like a pipe dream a few weeks ago. It seems like they’re starting to get it figured out. I’m glad because KD is too good to not get another chance in the Finals. I hope this is his year because I’m not sure what his future will look like. He seems to be setting himself up to be a bit of a journeyman in his final years in the league.

With Kyrie finally free and can actually do what he wants, it is really obvious that he will do his thing to continue playing well and give his team the best version of himself. also, the removal of Steve Nash has helped a lot and with their new coach, they can actually easily go to the NBA playoffs this season and hope that they won't be knockout early in the playoff rounds because this season is what they have waiting for also this 10 straight wins is a big momentum for them to continue dominate the league no matter who might be the opponent is.

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Quote from: btc_angela on December 29, 2022, 01:46:35 AM

Great performance by Zion in a big win against the Timberwolves, they seems to be having a hard time overcoming this team. But there were stretch in the 4th quarter wherein Zion was the one carrying the team and scored 13+ points straight including a steal with a dunk and then the free throw for that big W at home, 43 points for the big guy.

Zion really is a very different player. It's good that the Pelicans kept him despite not playing that much in his first years. Trusted the process, gave him a good contract and now in his first year, he's doing it all for the team.

At the start of the season, I guess many including me are looking at the Pelicans as the team to watch out this whole season because they really are a team to watch out for. Good all-star players, good role players, great defenders, good shooters. They have it all. On the other hand, I will only say this to the Timberwolves. The Gobert trade will come out to be one of the worst trades in NBA history. They are doing better with Gobert out and there was a time where they are undefeated when Gobert isn't playing.

Quote from: OgNasty on December 29, 2022, 02:27:52 AM

How about the Nets winning 10 straight. That seemed like a pipe dream a few weeks ago. It seems like they’re starting to get it figured out. I’m glad because KD is too good to not get another chance in the Finals. I hope this is his year because I’m not sure what his future will look like. He seems to be setting himself up to be a bit of a journeyman in his final years in the league.

Credits to their coach for how he is handling the team right now. In his first year, he is coaching 2 all-star players in KD and Kyrie and Simmons who just came back after not playing for more than a season.

10 straight wins. They are on a hot streak. Look out for this Nets team because they might take the top spot after few games if this continues. Currently at the 2nd spot, they are just 2 games behind the top seeded Celtics. Let's see where the Nets will end up before the all-star week.

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We keep seeing some impressive individual numbers as of late and I think this is going to spice up the regular season's MVP race hehe.

Quote from: OgNasty on December 29, 2022, 02:27:52 AM

How about the Nets winning 10 straight. That seemed like a pipe dream a few weeks ago. It seems like they’re starting to get it figured out....

Yes impressive streak after all the drama and toxicity around the team. It's probably the result of players being happy with their current system. I guess credit must be given to head coach Vaughn as well.

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How about the Nets winning 10 straight. That seemed like a pipe dream a few weeks ago. It seems like they’re starting to get it figured out. I’m glad because KD is too good to not get another chance in the Finals. I hope this is his year because I’m not sure what his future will look like. He seems to be setting himself up to be a bit of a journeyman in his final years in the league.

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Quote from: Japinat on December 28, 2022, 10:02:13 PM

Heat vs Lakers match-up have just ended and the latter fell short on their campaign to continue their winstreak on the road. I can't say that the Lakers has been solid today despite of their goal to continue their win yesterday because they kept on doing some mistakes and giving turnovers to the Miami Heat.

As a matter of fact, the Lakers achieved a season high of 24 turnovers. While the Heat was quite happy because of it, taking advantage of every mistakes made by the opposite team and they had a good defense.

Final score: MIA 112 - 98 LAL

I wasn't able to watch the game, but 24 turnovers? I don't think that any team can with that stats, unless the other team is shooting that bad.

Great performance by Zion in a big win against the Timberwolves, they seems to be having a hard time overcoming this team. But there were stretch in the 4th quarter wherein Zion was the one carrying the team and scored 13+ points straight including a steal with a dunk and then the free throw for that big W at home, 43 points for the big guy.

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Quote from: ultrloa on December 28, 2022, 06:28:32 PM

The problem with lakers right now is they are to much eaten by their pride they don't show the real team work which has been delivered by old lake show before. And its like they are just focusing or to protect the legacy of lebron and they forget their team to get more wins. Maybe if they remain like this and also play blaming games to other player they might remain at the same level.

Yes, unfortunately they couldn't find the principal cause of this happening to the Lakers. Sometimes I talk with my friends about the current NBA season and also about the current situation of the Lakers, and they all say the same thing, they're impressed with the team's performance, and some of my friends who are Lakers fans are frustrated, because with that roster, in theory they shouldn't be going through much difficulty, the players are good, but unfortunately they are not showing their full potential on the court!

Quote from: Japinat on December 28, 2022, 10:02:13 PM

Heat vs Lakers match-up have just ended and the latter fell short on their campaign to continue their winstreak on the road. I can't say that the Lakers has been solid today despite of their goal to continue their win yesterday because they kept on doing some mistakes and giving turnovers to the Miami Heat.

As a matter of fact, the Lakers achieved a season high of 24 turnovers. While the Heat was quite happy because of it, taking advantage of every mistakes made by the opposite team and they had a good defense.

Final score: MIA 112 - 98 LAL

Another game and another loss for the Lakers, this team's situation is incredible.
I watched some highlights of that game, and analyzing the statistics, the Lakers had a reasonable advantage (shoot), but 24 turnovers in a single game, it is impressive, the LAL made a lot of mistakes, and the Heat took advantage of this opportunity to beat the Lakers.

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Heat vs Lakers match-up have just ended and the latter fell short on their campaign to continue their winstreak on the road. I can't say that the Lakers has been solid today despite of their goal to continue their win yesterday because they kept on doing some mistakes and giving turnovers to the Miami Heat.

As a matter of fact, the Lakers achieved a season high of 24 turnovers. While the Heat was quite happy because of it, taking advantage of every mistakes made by the opposite team and they had a good defense.

Final score: MIA 112 - 98 LAL

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There some ejections on the Pistons vs Magic game. Wagner pushed Hayes hard in their bench and then Wagner ended up on the Pistons bench, Hayes throw and elbow on him so is Diallo coming hard from behind as well. It's good that someone from the Pistons team protected Wagner though and shield him from potential harm. Good thing is that no punch has been thrown in this game but the ejections on the 3 players involved and probably suspension and fines too once the board review it later.

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Quote from: harizen on December 28, 2022, 01:35:53 PM

As a die-hard fan of the Dallas Mavericks for a long, I was impressed with the recent win that almost cost them to lose it but got saved by Luka's magic.

My concern is, the fact that Luka needs to average 50 or 60 points per game to win is something not good for me in the long term, especially that with the stats like that per game, they are only winning by a small margin or the worst, they are losing that game. I know he's getting more points like that as he's the main guy for the team but still, he badly needed some help.

As I always said, Mavericks can always rely on Luka's consistency but I do hope that his teammates will also do their very best.

Christian Wood is getting there, chemistry is such a pain in the ass and they will need to work harder if they badly want that championship-caliber type of team. Dinwiddie's consistency though must be seen, his stat line for the offense is hard to predict. Sometimes 8 points in 40 minutes, sometimes way higher at 27 points in just 29 minutes. It's not right.
After they gave up Brunson to the Knicks he is next in line to be the 2nd man to lead the team. Let's wish they will be better before the playoffs.

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I just saw a recent post in Facebook regarding this one:

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0-13884. In the last 20 seasons, no NBA team had won after being down by at least 9 points with 35 seconds or less remained. The Mavericks are the ones who broke that streak.

Just imagine that for a second and many will think that what happened yesterday was a miracle. 1 historic record has been made by Luka and 1 historic record has been broken as well. Cheesy

I saw that too on social media. Then, only 2 memorable moments popped into my mind.
Reggie Miller 8 points with seconds remaining and Tracy McGrady against the Spurs, 13 points in 33 seconds.

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Quote from: LogitechMouse on December 28, 2022, 08:34:39 PM

Quote from: harizen on December 28, 2022, 01:35:53 PM

As a die-hard fan of the Dallas Mavericks for a long, I was impressed with the recent win that almost cost them to lose it but got saved by Luka's magic.

My concern is, the fact that Luka needs to average 50 or 60 points per game to win is something not good for me in the long term, especially that with the stats like that per game, they are only winning by a small margin or the worst, they are losing that game. I know he's getting more points like that as he's the main guy for the team but still, he badly needed some help.

As I always said, Mavericks can always rely on Luka's consistency but I do hope that his teammates will also do their very best.

I just saw a recent post in Facebook regarding this one:

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0-13884. In the last 20 seasons, no NBA team had won after being down by at least 9 points with 35 seconds or less remained. The Mavericks are the ones who broke that streak.

Just imagine that for a second and many will think that what happened yesterday was a miracle. 1 historic record has been made by Luka and 1 historic record has been broken as well. Cheesy

Like you, many are concern on how the Mavericks are relying too much on Luka when it comes to offense. Luka is 23 years old only and he's carrying the team like Lebron was in Cavaliers where they got swept in the NBA Finals. Luka is getting and better and better season after season, but his teammates aren't, and they are staying like an average player out there. His teammates need to step up if they want to achieve what they achieved last year.

The good thing right now is that the Mavericks are on a winning streak but still, Luka's teammates must step up offensively so he will not carry all of the burden of the team because that's hard. It will affect you physically and mentally.

Yeah, I was thinking about what will be the odds and the numbers of them winning and by down by 9 points with 35 seconds left.

And then his heroic feat, intentionally missing that shot and then was able to get one before the time expired to force OT. It's really one of those games that we won't see maybe in the next 10 or 20 years in the NBA, and the numbers are well that he put that night.

But I agree that the teammates will have to extend and help because Luka can't do it every time. Every great players need someone to help him offensively.

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Quote from: harizen on December 28, 2022, 01:35:53 PM

As a die-hard fan of the Dallas Mavericks for a long, I was impressed with the recent win that almost cost them to lose it but got saved by Luka's magic.

My concern is, the fact that Luka needs to average 50 or 60 points per game to win is something not good for me in the long term, especially that with the stats like that per game, they are only winning by a small margin or the worst, they are losing that game. I know he's getting more points like that as he's the main guy for the team but still, he badly needed some help.

As I always said, Mavericks can always rely on Luka's consistency but I do hope that his teammates will also do their very best.

I just saw a recent post in Facebook regarding this one:

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0-13884. In the last 20 seasons, no NBA team had won after being down by at least 9 points with 35 seconds or less remained. The Mavericks are the ones who broke that streak.

Just imagine that for a second and many will think that what happened yesterday was a miracle. 1 historic record has been made by Luka and 1 historic record has been broken as well. Cheesy

Like you, many are concern on how the Mavericks are relying too much on Luka when it comes to offense. Luka is 23 years old only and he's carrying the team like Lebron was in Cavaliers where they got swept in the NBA Finals. Luka is getting and better and better season after season, but his teammates aren't, and they are staying like an average player out there. His teammates need to step up if they want to achieve what they achieved last year.

The good thing right now is that the Mavericks are on a winning streak but still, Luka's teammates must step up offensively so he will not carry all of the burden of the team because that's hard. It will affect you physically and mentally.

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Quote from: freedomgo on December 28, 2022, 12:45:39 PM

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Luka Doncic is magical! I don't think he is human. Grin

A 9-point lead by the Knicks in regulation with 33 seconds left in the 4th quarter. Mavs trapped them every play, tied the game and they took it to overtime. That last shot by Luka was so unbelievable it will probably be in the best highlights forever. (including his reaction)
Overtime was mostly Mavs, they won it there.
Two weeks ago we saw Jokic join the legends with 40/27/10 and now here is Luka 60/21/10. A new record in NBA.

Good night Dallas.

It was an unbelievable game yet very impressive, after all it's Luka Magic.
The Dallas Mavericks intentionally let the New York Knicks dictate the game and own the whole 1st half while Luka and the others was just tailing closely and answering every shot that the other team made without taking the lead. It's like they are letting the Knicks thinking that they will own the whole game but the Mavs took the lead in the 2nd half up until the overtime.
Historical game. Can't really imagine that Luka is still a 23 years old.

The performance of Luka in this match was absolutely outstanding. It is absolutely unbelievable that a player could score 60 points in such a short amount of time. He carried his team on his own. Despite the fact that he is just 23 years old, this guy plays like he is the best player in the world. His performance was undeniably match-winning for his team.

As well as that, I would also like to mention that initially, it seemed as if both teams were doing a very good job. After that, however, things changed in a matter of seconds, and Luca was able to destroy them in a matter of minutes.

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^^ I think more than that, it's really the chemistry and the make up of the team, after Lebron and AD, there's no 3rd option for them, WB is coming from the bench so hard for him to score 30 points or more when he was in his prime. And then who's next? no one? Pat Bev? Dennis? Austin Reaves? And then they will have to work very hard to have one coherent team and not to lose games in the stretch because they usually squandered big lead and will do a catch up which is very difficult to do. Rob Pelinka should do a better job getting good players to surround AD and Lebron just like what he did during their championship runs.

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