Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 900. (Read 919059 times)

Lakers was pretty good despite the odds actually, except third period. They had a chance to go overtime or win the game a couple of times but wrong choices and missed shots made them lose the game. LeBron's shoe was out in last position, that resume the game. If LeBron play like leader again when AD is out, Lakers can get a couple of wins. Thomas Bryant use this opportunity pretty good so far. Even if AD comes back I believe Bryant still have some good amount of playing time.

Yes this is true!
Unfortunately this is not a good season for the Lakers, they have a good roster, experienced and quality players, but unfortunately they are having a bad season!

I feel bad because AD is suffering these injuries frequently, he is only 29 years old and he is getting injured very often!
I don't know if it's because of his genetics or it could also be because he's overtraining, he's training or playing much higher than his body is supporting, I don't know, I hope he can improve soon and be back on the courts, because he does a huge loss for the Lakers!

You can't blame the whole Los Angele Lakers for that as the Charlotte Hornets really have a hot shooting on that game. They just established their season-best on that game shooting 55.3% from the field. It's not usual for the Hornets though that's why it's understandable that you put your trust in the Lakers during the live game and decided to place a bet on them.

But seeing the odds on your screenshot, it's a @2.5 Moneyline for the Lakers meaning they are behind during you place your bet.

How many scores are they trying to rally on when you place your bet? Regardless, better luck next time.

Yup! the Bulls have 3 wins from the 4 consecutive losses that they have taken, they got 1 loss from the Hawks back on December 12, and it was a close game, and 2 back to back losses from the Knicks that was on December 15 and 17 but have eventually got revenge from the Hawks on December 22, and revenge from the Knicks on December 24, yesterday, and right now Lonzo Ball was out and may return next year Febuary 4, but if they continue their play like this they can surely get back up on the standing and may get up the Raptors on the spot,


I was really shocked at what they can do now, and right now they have 8 consecutive wins last game was against the Milwaukee Bucks, right now Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving is their main points maker, but the backup of their young guns was superb aswell, and the addition of Yuta Watanabe, Patty Mills, T.J. Warren, Nicolas Claxton, and Royce O'Neale has become a game changer for them, and if this continues the Brooklyn Nets will now be a capable team to bring home the bacon,

We might see again a close competition in the play-in tournament in the Western Conference.

At least from the 6th spot to the 10th spot, the gap is not that much. Pointing to the Lakers, they need to do everything to improve their position before the half of the season as they might end up competing on the play-in spot instead and not on the playoffs spot.

Tough year for the Lakers that when they are now starting to get along, another injury happened to their main scorer that showed dominance before being injured. We can't expect Lebron to carry a team now as his role is now being a role player.

Merry Christmas bro.
Western Conference is in a competitive season right now.
Last time New Orleans Pelicans gained the top spot then there came the Memphis Grizzlies.
Now they are tied with the Denver Nuggets which we didn't expect when Murray and MPJ were still in injury without a timeline about their return.
Phoenix Suns are trying to be on the same spot with Booker on and off and Clippers gaining more wins with Kawhi and PG13 healthy.
West is going to be filled with star-studded teams.
Lakers on the other hand might have a tight spot to squeeze a playoff spot. If ever it happens, it will be a new environment for Lebron.

Liss poor game by the Knicks.  Blew rhs 44 point night.  The ending of that game last night was brutal.  Jaylen brunson missed 2 free throws while the Knicks were up 1 point which would have stretched it to 2.  Then derozen with a last second fade away shot to win by 1 point.  Brutal...that's the game though onto the next one.

yes it does seem that way but i'm thinking its due to fact most of the players that aren't hurt are role players or young in the league so they will do unpredictable things. this team due to what it cost to have Lebron and AD are top heavy in talent with role players to help them do what they do. the championship they did get was won during the pandemic in the bubble which helped both AD and Lebron there was no travel and they were able to rest and recover after games which is hard to do during a regular season.  At this point in AD career hate to say it but if he keeps playing it will be on a team where he comes off bench and does limited minutes.  He is going down the Yao Ming road a ton of talent but constant foot issues understandably with all the height and weight on feet body isn't meant to handle that.  Lakers with what their tickets cost per game really don't want to rebuild right now because that will hurt ticket sales but unless they patch together and add some high talent names like they did the year when Malone and GP, who played with Shaq and Kobe (which almost worked), they are due for a rebuild in another year or so.   

People also forget Jerry West was a big part of the championship teams the Lakers had.  He had an awesome eye for talent and was good at building teams.  Kupchak was ok but most of times he made moves after consulting with Jerry West.   As West got older and went to Grizzlies he kind of lost a step with the younger players and didn't do as well in building teams even though Grizzlies did manage to put a few good teams together after he got there.

Los Angeles Lakers 130 - 134 Charlotte Hornets

 

usually I don't have the habit of watching the entire NBA game due to the time difference, when the games are on in my country it's 2 am, and a time when everyone, including me, is sleeping, but this was a game that happened at a time when I could watch it and as I like the Lakers it was something fantastic, I confess that in the first period when they won I was very optimistic that they would win that game, the second period came and they won once again , then came the third period when they started to destroy everything they had achieved in the first 2 periods, they lost with a difference of 10 points in the 3rd period

so I said to myself in the fourth quarter that I would bet on them because they could win, I bet on them, honestly every minute I watched the game the more I got irritated with them, it looked like they were doing sabotage to lose, it wasn't normal their behavior in the 4 periods, the only one who seemed to be on the field was LeBron James who with his triple shots managed to reduce the points difference, what we saw in the last 4 minutes was something disastrous

Davis and LeBron are both important because the Lakers' success depends only on them. However, neither of these guys can win a game alone if other teammates don't help them enough. Honestly, I think LeBron played well against the Hornets, scoring 34 points. In addition, he could have tied the game at the end, but he was unlucky at the most crucial moment as he lost his shoe with 4 seconds left in the 4th quarter.

Derozan is 33 years old. Lavine is 27 years old. A bit younger but the problem is that their supposed big three isn't working for them.
The supposed big three of the Bulls which consists of Derozan, Lavine and Vucevic isn't working. Also include those role players that aren't doing much for the team to win. At least the Bulls are now in a 3-game winning streak but still, they are in the 11th spot.

If the Bulls do not play well this season, we will expect these 2 players to be traded and find another team. What makes me curious is that, of all the teams out there, why they want to be a Laker. It doesn't make sense because Lebron might retire after his 2-year contract with the Lakers or might play with another team. Wesbrook and Davis might get traded after this season especially Westbrook who will be a RFA and they don't have any draft picks.

Agreed! That will be an expensive mistake for the Lakers if they will have DeRozan as part of the Davis trade because that's not what they need. I know it's too early to tell but I think we can already what would happen once that deal will push through. Adding another old superstar? Really? What they need is a young center that will be reliable to the team for years and a sniper that is consistent. But that's quite too much to ask

That is indeed possible, we all know that LeBron will have the liberty by that time to force a trade and finish his contract somewhere else like the Cavaliers for example where he got drafted and where his home team is, and most importantly to the team where his son, Bronny, will get drafted. That will be a history and the Cavs will surely want that to happen on their team.


Yes, Anthony Davis will be away indefinitely for now because of the injury he sustained. Yet the people aren't surprised by it because he's just too prone to expect that he will be healthy all year long without any injury on the process. Might be possible, but the chances are just slim. And just like what I've thought, the Lakers fell short again because of their inconsistency.

That's a tough one to answer, I know your point but the Boston Celtics also came from the Orlando Magic's situation few years back. No playoff or play-in exposure because their team just can't make it. It's just best for now to give the Orlando Magic some credits for defeating the Celtics in a back to back game because that's a tough one to pull as even the tough teams are struggling to do that yet the Magic made a way to make it possible.

Too many bad endings for the Lakers, a lot of missed opportunities to  seal and win the game. The worst thing was, they don't only have one opportunity to win those games, but a multiple wasted and missed possession.
Tonight the first opportunity was when Austin Reeves stole the ball that's supposed to give them a lead as they have a 3-2 advantage in transition and then turn it over. The 2nd one was with Schroeder's 3 point shot that supposed to win the game.

They beat good teams in their previous games, which tells that this team is already legit. Seemed like firing Steve Nash was the right decision as they are playing like a team to beat this season. I am now convince that they are the top contender to win the championship this season, and as long as Durant and Irving are healthy, their chances is really huge.

The Brooklyn Nets have been doing really well in the last games. They have a very important winning streak, they have not lost for 8 matches. Moreover, there were some very strong teams among these matches.
After their legendary performances against the Golden State Warriors, they also managed to beat the Bucks. Next up is the Cleveland Cavaliers, and if they manage to beat them, they'll continue a great streak

Alright! Waiting for the games after Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone. I hope my Philadelphia and Dallas bets will win. I need a sign of a better start after having no luck in the last months.

Meanwhile, western teams are once again nearing to match the best win-loss record of the east. Generally, the current standings are still close with only 1 to 2 wins and losses that set them apart from the next rank. This might be one of the most competitive regular seasons in the NBA.

But it was still a close game though, Lakers just don't execute well in the last quarter that's why they suffer another Loss. This is the old Lakers that continues to struggle once they missed Davis, so he is a big factor in the success of the team, not Lebron James or Westbrook.

About the 76ers, Embiid is a beast in that win, and their win streak proved that they have the right chemistry already, but of course, it's necessary that Embiid will remain healthy.

The Lakers were supposed to beat the Hornets at home, but a bad game in the third quarter did not allow them to correct the situation until the end of the game, this is the third defeat in a row, I expected them to win this game. And Philadelphia continues its win streak, after defeating the Clippers, it is seven games won in a row, this is, if I'm not mistaken, the longest streak since the beginning of the season.