Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 905. (Read 918998 times)

When you are down 20 points in the first quarter it's hard to make a comeback as the other team is scoring as well.
They try to make a huge comeback, but Tatum missed 2 threes in the last 30 seconds, it could have cut the lead to 4 and put pressure on the Pacers again.
Haliburton, with a big 33 points in this game.

112-117 with 17 seconds to go, Pacers.

There's still some time for the Celtics to catch up with the Pacers in the 4th.

In looks like that the Pacers are running out of steam and Tatum is trying to bring back the Celtics in the game, less than 4 minutes in the game and the lead in less than 10 points.

And expected 76ers huge win against the lowly Pistons and the Cavs against the visiting Bucks.

^@Slow death
We have almost the same parlay, but there's a chance we might lose this if the Celtics won't have a good run to return from a 20-point lead.
Halfway into the 3rd quarter now, they must do something to cut the lead of the Pacers.
They are expected to win big at their home and with Horford back but the magic chemistry is not working yet.
76ers already winning and so do Cleveland Cavaliers. Fingers crossed for the Celtics.

Cleveland Cavaliers x Milwaukee Bucks

Cleveland comes into this game with 21 wins and 11 losses, with 7 wins and only 3 losses in the last 10 games, and a very positive moment for the team that has a 4-game winning streak in which they beat the Indiana Pacers and Utah and twice they beat the Dallas Mavericks, on the other hand their opponent the Milwaukee Bucks comes into this game with 22 wins and 8 losses, and in the last 10 games they had 7 wins, something interesting is that they in the last 2 games had a 2 win streak, in my opinion the Cavaliers can win this game

Philadelphia 76ers x Detroit Pistons

Philadelphia comes to this game with 17 wins and 12 losses, and they come from a sequence of 5 consecutive wins, they live a very good moment, in their last game they beat the Raptors, meanwhile their opponent the Detroit Pistons comes to this game with 8 wins and 25 losses, this is a bad campaign they are having, in the last 10 games they only managed to win only 3 games, and lost 7 games, the closest part is that they are in a sequence of 3 defeats, in my opinion Philadelphia win this game

Atlanta Hawks - Chicago Bulls

Atlanta Hawks comes to this game with 16 wins and 15 losses, they have managed to win 3 games and lost 2 games in the last 5 games, I would say that they have been oscillating, they are not stable yet, while their opponent the Chicago Bulls comes to this game with 12 wins and 18 losses, with the victory they had in their last game, they managed to get out of the lack of victories they were having, but playing against a team that is not stable either, but has been performing better than them in my opinion I would say that the Chicago Bulls can still win this game, the bookmakers put the Chicago Bulls as the team that will lose, so the odds for the Chicago Bulls to win are very high, something like @2.65 but I won't bet on that game at all despite being very tempting odd

LeBron invested with his health so probably we might see him and his kids playing together, and knowing how he play the game now
there's nothing to doubt that he will be able to fulfil that.

I like to see another chapter on his NBA career, something that first time in the league history where father and sons combinations.

In terms of AD, there's nothing to discuss about his health. His injuries will always be the reason for him not to bring the help that his
team needed from him in the entire season.

Yeah it's pretty impressive that they are hovering around .500 with him being the only one really putting in big time work night in and night out.  I don't know if they are trying to be competitive or not this year, or perhaps Cuban is okay with not being so they can try and get a better shot at the lottery, but if I were them and trying to get better I'd be calling the Chicago Bulls, think we might be having a nice sale if things don't turn around real freaking quickly.  ( Can't believe your knicks destroyed us like they did on back to back games...yikes).

Luka is doing this all with scrubs around him.  I don't expect Dallas to do anything significant this year.  Tes can hyper focus defense on Luka with that squad they throw out there night after night.  Sad really cause the dude could be even better than he is which is crazy to say.

Yeah, when they've traded their other good players, this season has got them at their low and that's okay. We see good teams falling on their knees just after they've won a championship like with the Warriors. Teams has to invest more with a better decision making before they commit and agree with a potential trade.

He has said that but it's possible that we might not see that as well. Whatever will be the permitted situation, I'm sure that he'll surely be happy with that decision whether he'll get to play with his two boys or not as he retires.

And their second unit as well could be another issue for them, not just Lebron and AD. In their championship run, they have a lot of players that can step up, that's why it's fun to watch them that time and enjoying the game. But we all know what happens after that, they change personnel, just keep Lebron and AD in the lineup.

But now it's very different, AD is more prone to injuries, his body is not really reacting very well as he gets age (although he is still very young, but the wear and tear could be really telling something different). Sooner or later though, Father time will caught up with Lebron, maybe just enough time to see him with Bronny in the league.

Definitely LeBron won't retire until he sees his 2 sons in the NBA. Bronny just turned 18 and Bryce is 15, LeBron could stay in the league until his 41 or 42. These are the range of age where Mutombo and Kareem retired. LeBron hasn't showed an obvious sign that he's washed it, so he's probably going to be fine until early 40's.
While AD on the other side, he might start to miss more games because of this injury again. The fans aren't surprised anymore. This is where we realize that Durability is something that is very important especially when you're a superstar.

Both of them have reliable before but things have changed, AD is more prone to injuries although he's really a monster when he's healthy. For Bron, he's not getting younger anymore and other players couldn't really on him anymore they have to assist them with his leadership, I guess that's what they're banking on. And it's likely that Bron won't retire even if many are telling him he's already aged because he said he wants to play with his two sons in the official season/league.

Right, Lebron is not getting any younger as well, although we appreciate his body of art as he was able to keep that body running even at his age, we have seen him in the last 2 years getting injured and missing games too. Perhaps James is looking to break Kareem's record this season, but very hard for them tor reach their goal of winning another championship because his partner is always down and there are no players that can step up to cover for Davis scoring. It could be Russ or Bryant as a big guy, but it's not going to be enough in this very competitive season.

Banking on Lebron to carry you the whole way moving forward is a big ask. AD was brought to be the lead dog to help reserve Lebron for the playoffs but AD's body can't be depended on at all for what it's worth.  I checked and Lebron has played in about 1388 games in his career.   The average player runs 2.8 miles in a game so Lebron has something like 3886 miles of running on his body.  He is above average when it comes to taking care of himself and has the funds to have top of line care... but he is human.

If the Lakers are silent about AD's injury, so I expect it to be worst than everyone has thought so yeah, maybe another a month or so with Davis out again and that has been the struggles of Lakers as of this time as they can't get a decent time with Anthony not getting himself injured.

So it's on the shoulder of Lebron James, and hopefully they wanted to remain at the position wherein they will have a chance at the play-in.

But then again, it will be difficult to advance to the next round, just saying.

But Luka has nobody to depend on because the team's situation is highly depending on him and him alone, the rookie might be giving some improvements but, in the end, Luka still needed to carry the whole team because he doesn't have someone to rely on unlike Kobe Bryant and Giannis who have Shaquille O'Neal and Khris Middleton, respectively.

Which explains again why they are struggling this season, but that rookie Christian Wood though, maybe this time will be much different. Anyway, let's see.

The Lakers' upcoming schedule will be pretty tight, considering they will play 6 games until the end of December. So even if Davis misses only 1 month due to injury, it will still negatively affect the Lakers' results, and their chances of reaching at least the play-in tournament would likely be minimal.
Anyway, let's hope the Lakers' remaining healthy players will be able to perform well enough to avoid another losing streak.

Poole is doing great but it wasn't that long ago he was in D league and he is still learning as he goes.  Draymond and Klay have the most experience and should be the main ones to be relied on during Curry absence.  If they get great games from Poole that is good for them but this is his first time in this situation so the results are going to be unknown.  Without 1 of 2 vets somewhere close to being leading scorers I don't see how they can get consistent wins because they aren't getting the team scoring needed to win games?

Looking at the league now, I cannot still think of any teams that do have some sure spot in the playoffs. Well, I surely do have some teams on my mind of course but I'm still not that sure that they will be playing in the playoffs because just like what happened last season and in any given recent seasons, there will be some improve from the teams especially after the trade and there will be some teams that are dominating since the season started but in the end, they got eliminated from qualifying the playoffs. In short, there will be a lot of things that will happen prior the playoffs.

I agree and I understand, but the problem is can they cater a trade for any good center to replace Davis this season? Because as far as I know, the Lakers management are also looking for some shooters that will be effective in almost every game and we all know that they only have a handful of future picks left. Hopefully, they can find some way to suffice what they have because sooner or later, they will still undergo rebuilding.

Aside from successfully taking that responsibility, consistency is as well needed because anyone can take any responsibility but the question will be, will that player be efficient in his new role and responsibility? So far, the Warriors doesn't have any troubles because one of them, Jordan Poole is taking a step further to fill Curry's absence and with the help of the rest of the roster, I bet they will still making wins along the way.

Later, they will face the Brooklyn Nets. Poole has been leading the team for the 2 consecutive games already, let's see how they will manage the situation later.