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Quote from: OgNasty on December 14, 2022, 02:43:07 AM

Everyone talking about what a treat the Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers game was. I personally missed it, but hearing about what happened it sounds like the game was all over the place. A live gambler's dream. I think it's a good sign that the Lakers were able to put up such a good fight against the Celtics, even though I think the large early lead may have had something to do with it. I really feel like the Lakers have a good core, they just need a couple more pieces to be able to win games like this. It sounds like something big is going to happen to their roster before the trade deadline.

Yeah, it went into OT for the Lakers, but Jayson Tatum erupted for 44 big points in this game.

Not sure what pieces should the Lakers need in order to get over the hump on losing another close game in OT. But it seems that they still need a good outside shooter to open up the floor for them. And they have good players that can pass, Lebron and WB. So someone like what they did before when they become champion. Someone that they can throw the ball outside and shoot that 3 without any hesitation.

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Everyone talking about what a treat the Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers game was. I personally missed it, but hearing about what happened it sounds like the game was all over the place. A live gambler's dream. I think it's a good sign that the Lakers were able to put up such a good fight against the Celtics, even though I think the large early lead may have had something to do with it. I really feel like the Lakers have a good core, they just need a couple more pieces to be able to win games like this. It sounds like something big is going to happen to their roster before the trade deadline.

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Quote from: ingiltere on December 13, 2022, 09:01:38 PM

Bucks is destroying Warriors right now.
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The Warriors are 2-11 on the road before that game so you already have an idea on how the Warriors will play on road. It's an easy game for the Bucks and still, one of the most balanced team right now in the league. Elite defenders, a very dominant all-star in Giannis and three-point shooters. They have it all and will not be surprised if they will reach at least the Semi-Finals again this season.

Quote from: danherbias07 on December 14, 2022, 12:48:22 AM

LA Lakers and Boston Celtics just gave us a spectacular treat.
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Celtics I think lead as much as 20. Lakers did a huge run on the 2nd half and also got a double-digit lead in the 4th quarter, got careless like you said and their defense crumbled in the last minutes of the game until it reached overtime.

When I saw that it will go to overtime, I already knew that the Celtics would win. The Lakers are very exhausted already just by looking on how they are defending. Well, that snaps out the losing streak of the Celtics. Lakers and Celtics fans should be happy with how both teams played. A back-and-forth game but congratulations to the Celtics.

On other teams, the Suns are now in a 5-game losing streak as they lost yet again against the Rockets. Also, the Pelicans who are in a 7-game winning streak also lost to the Jazz and that snaps their winning streak.

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What a game from Lakers and Celtics. The Lakers were able to make a lead early in the 4th after down by 20 points with 27-4 run. Jaylen, Tatum, AD, and LeBron all have displayed spectacular performances. I thought the Lakers are finally winning after leading the 4th for as much as 12 pts. But Tatum helped his team recover from the scoring drought and we're also able to make it to overtime and win it all.
Too unfortunate AD had issue with free throws down the stretch. The other one was against the Sixers, he missed 1 ft that could let them have a 1 pt lead. Now, against the Celtics, he missed both ft to make a comfortable 4 pt lead.

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LA Lakers and Boston Celtics just gave us a spectacular treat.
The Lakers were winning in the regulation but they got careless, I think they need to see the tape of this game. 10 point lead was gone in a blink after the Celtics struggled for 6 minutes with just 5 points in the 4th quarter. They tied the game to overtime and the Celtics won it there with Tatum in the spotlight.
Lebron and AD were both exhausted, I won't blame WB here for shooting those threes, he is trying to step up while the two stars are out of breath.
Good win for the Celtics.

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Quote from: ingiltere on December 13, 2022, 09:01:38 PM

Bucks is destroying Warriors right now. Giannis shows one of his good games in both defense and offense. Bucks made some easy mistakes but still points difference is very big. We may see Kerr throw in the towel early for this away game because they have five more games on the road.
Curry should focus on his game instead of messing with referees or that will cost him. He got away with only one technical foul but he desperately wants second one. We probably won't see starting fives in last quarter, easy win for Bucks against title holder.

Just bad start for the Warriors, and usually they are very bad in the round. And with another top team in the West like the Bucks, obviously it will be very difficult for them and that's what happen here.

17 point win, yeah I would say it's easy win for the Bucks, Giannis big game with 30 points for the blow out and Middleton back with 20 points. But it was Portis with his 25 points in the game that did the damage.

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Bucks is destroying Warriors right now. Giannis shows one of his good games in both defense and offense. Bucks made some easy mistakes but still points difference is very big. We may see Kerr throw in the towel early for this away game because they have five more games on the road.
Curry should focus on his game instead of messing with referees or that will cost him. He got away with only one technical foul but he desperately wants second one. We probably won't see starting fives in last quarter, easy win for Bucks against title holder.

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Quote from: OgNasty on December 13, 2022, 05:22:39 PM

Nobody could have predicted Davis would be constantly injured, but looking at the lineup you can see that there are problems with long range shooting. LeBron has always had someone to kick the ball out to for open 3's on his winning teams. Danny Green was his guy on the Lakers championship team and they let him walk. They should be doing whatever they can to get Buddy Hield on their roster, but it does seem like they're going to make an attempt to buy some more talent before the trade deadling. The below article goes more in depth on the 3 players they have their sights set on to help improve the roster this trade season.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/nba-rumors-lakers-have-three-new-trade-targets/ar-AA15eBnS

Thanks. I have been looking for information like this as The Athletic website needs some sign-up and payment before their articles can be fully read.

"Prioritize shooting."
They cannot go wrong here. Buddy Hield is one of the top calibers when it comes to shooting outside but I like Bojan Bogdanovic more as he can be an all-around player that will help stretch the floor and can carry the team if ever the worst things happen. Injuries.
Anyway, any player will definitely give an enormous change to their plays.

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Regardless of that, he just need to be more careful because he's really prone to it but when he's already inside the court,

Can he keep on being careful on the court, especially with his position? hehe.

What he needs to do, which he is already doing since then, is to just continue to improve his overall physical strength and sturdiness.

Since he already faced lots of injuries at a young age, that takes a toll on his body in the long run even though he is recovered and fit to play.

Seriously nobody could predict their injuries along the way hehe. Anthony Davis won't be as effective if he will starts caring about his situation because his position also dictates its risks which I think almost inevitable. Moreover, Davis's build is not like the other sturdy centers on the league now, he may be look buffed but his build is not that really strong and that is exactly the reason I see why he's getting serious injuries even at a young age.

Nobody could have predicted Davis would be constantly injured, but looking at the lineup you can see that there are problems with long range shooting. LeBron has always had someone to kick the ball out to for open 3's on his winning teams. Danny Green was his guy on the Lakers championship team and they let him walk. They should be doing whatever they can to get Buddy Hield on their roster, but it does seem like they're going to make an attempt to buy some more talent before the trade deadling. The below article goes more in depth on the 3 players they have their sights set on to help improve the roster this trade season.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/nba-rumors-lakers-have-three-new-trade-targets/ar-AA15eBnS

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Quote from: yazher on December 13, 2022, 03:17:03 AM

There's no doubt they can really win and update the number 1 team in the league because we know Leonard can really play and have some skills with him to help his teammates win a championship. This season has really been a big surprise because as you can see, in the western conference, the New Orleans Pelicans are already at the top with the help of Williamson and we see the Clippers today having no problem winning against the Boston Celtics. This is how the league quickly changes when the superstars of the other teams are healthy.

Clippers do not look like a "team" to me, never did. They did managed to get George and Kawhi to play together, and for just a single season it all looked great but Kawhi has been injured all this time, do we really think that he is still the player that could bring a team to finals?

I mean after missing so many seasons and games, do you think he still has what it takes to make that happen? I am not saying that it would be impossible but it is clear that we are talking about an injured older guy now, that should make it harder. Clippers looked like "lets hope kawhi can help us" thing and not a team and that is why it doesn't look like they will do anything better this year, one injury and it's all gone.

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Quote from: goinmerry on December 12, 2022, 06:36:42 PM

Quote from: livingfree on December 12, 2022, 04:04:03 PM

Regardless of that, he just need to be more careful because he's really prone to it but when he's already inside the court,

Can he keep on being careful on the court, especially with his position? hehe.

What he needs to do, which he is already doing since then, is to just continue to improve his overall physical strength and sturdiness.

Since he already faced lots of injuries at a young age, that takes a toll on his body in the long run even though he is recovered and fit to play.

Seriously nobody could predict their injuries along the way hehe. Anthony Davis won't be as effective if he will starts caring about his situation because his position also dictates its risks which I think almost inevitable. Moreover, Davis's build is not like the other sturdy centers on the league now, he may be look buffed but his build is not that really strong and that is exactly the reason I see why he's getting serious injuries even at a young age.

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Quote from: Kasabus on December 13, 2022, 03:14:25 AM

Currently, Joel Embiid is listed on the 4th KIA MVP race behind Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum is on the lead from 2nd to 1st. It will be an interesting race as long as the named ballers won't get any serious injury this season. Embiid is back again and looking forward to get the award that he haven't got last season because of the said injury that cost him that award.

If I remember it right, he almost wins that title last season but injury hits him and Jokic takes that for the 2nd time,

Embiid will always be a contender, but the competition this season is very tough. A lot of impressive stars who are shining and the
impacts are really being noticed,

I like either Tatum or Doncic to win this year, both are doing an impressive game performance, they just need to continue what they
are doing to make their stats more impressive.

It will bring them the title if they consistently produce numbers and continue to empress the fans.

You're right. Embiid was really close to winning his first MVP title last season. However, if you check the stats, you can see that Embiid is a good scorer, but he is clearly inferior to Jokic in terms of rebounds and assists. As an example, Jokic made 19 triple-doubles last season, while Embiid only made 2 triple-doubles. I think that was one of the main reasons why Embiid didn't win the MVP title last season. The fact is, he's a less versatile player compared to Jokic.

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The Nets are now number 4 in the East. Just like that. Another example of a strong 2nd unit that beat the Pacers yesterday without Kyrie, KD, and Ben.

That's an impressive performance for the 2nd unit of Nets. They are really proving that they are competitive and they did it in a surprising way, teamwork and trust each other.

It's good to see a team who wins without relying on their superstars, as you mentioned your
what if, for the Lakers, getting that point, they should play the system together and start
doing it as early as now. They are all pro and deserve to play with decent minutes.

Easier said than done because the Lakers are really struggling in that part, some of their days, they are at their best and some of it, they are at their worst. No consistency that is why they still failed to work their team up on the ladder, with no superstars like Lebron or AD onboard in any given game, it's expected that the Lakers will crumble.

No matter how hard AD or LeBron carry the team, they still won't reach that far if the rest won't be on their best because when the league gets more intense, they will left behind against a well synchronized team. I'm afraid it will happen to them what happened last season if they won't pull themselves together to improve.

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I saw a post in Facebook, saying that Zion do it deliberately because Phoenix eliminated them last year's playoff when he was not around.

So maybe he was just sending a message that it will be very different if this two will face each other again in the first round. Not sure though if this is the way it should be played. I mean they are already doing some trash talking themselves, CP3 and Booker in the side of the Phoenix. The thing is that they can't back it up just like the in Mavs series last season. Anyhow, yeah, NBA might be evolving, teams competitive fire are higher this early.

I think people made big fuss about that, it's not that deep. It's an unwritten rule to not play the last ball but CP3 also used that to layup so I don't understand why Suns players pissed off too much. In general I prefer to see every second to play instead of waiting for a final whistle, at least we Europeans learned that way.
That was a nice dunk by the way, people want Zion to participate this year's Dunk Contest. I hope we can see him there.

Not just the people but the Phoenix Suns as well because for them it's a big disrespect that Zion made that dunk in the final seconds, it's an unwritten rule and I don't see anything wrong about it. Don't tell me that they forgot that they did the same thing when the Suns eliminated the Pelicans in the Round 1 of playoffs last season, they also did the same thing but the Pelicans didn't made an issue out of it.

The unwritten rule part is why it was such a message for Zion to do it. He’s the new bully in town and CP3 can’t do a thing about it. Chris Paul also deserves a suspension for that slimy elbow he threw after the dunk. I am honestly fed up with Chris Paul and embarrassed that he’s on my home town team. Booker is following in his whiny footsteps too. I say trade them both while they have value. Ayton is the only player worth keeping for the future on that team.

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Quote from: ingiltere on December 11, 2022, 04:50:27 PM

Quote from: cryptomaniac_xxx on December 11, 2022, 06:04:52 AM

I saw a post in Facebook, saying that Zion do it deliberately because Phoenix eliminated them last year's playoff when he was not around.

So maybe he was just sending a message that it will be very different if this two will face each other again in the first round. Not sure though if this is the way it should be played. I mean they are already doing some trash talking themselves, CP3 and Booker in the side of the Phoenix. The thing is that they can't back it up just like the in Mavs series last season. Anyhow, yeah, NBA might be evolving, teams competitive fire are higher this early.

I think people made big fuss about that, it's not that deep. It's an unwritten rule to not play the last ball but CP3 also used that to layup so I don't understand why Suns players pissed off too much. In general I prefer to see every second to play instead of waiting for a final whistle, at least we Europeans learned that way.
That was a nice dunk by the way, people want Zion to participate this year's Dunk Contest. I hope we can see him there.

Not just the people but the Phoenix Suns as well because for them it's a big disrespect that Zion made that dunk in the final seconds, it's an unwritten rule and I don't see anything wrong about it. Don't tell me that they forgot that they did the same thing when the Suns eliminated the Pelicans in the Round 1 of playoffs last season, they also did the same thing but the Pelicans didn't made an issue out of it.

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Quote from: goinmerry on December 12, 2022, 06:36:42 PM

Quote from: livingfree on December 12, 2022, 04:04:03 PM

Regardless of that, he just need to be more careful because he's really prone to it but when he's already inside the court,

Can he keep on being careful on the court, especially with his position? hehe.

What he needs to do, which he is already doing since then, is to just continue to improve his overall physical strength and sturdiness.

Since he already faced lots of injuries at a young age, that takes a toll on his body in the long run even though he is recovered and fit to play.

Davis was bothered by numbers of injuries which requires him to sit for quite longer period than regular injuries, but the good thing about AD is that, he never is afraid to put his body on the line that would potentially put him in the same situation, just to have a better performance every game, which is effective for the Lakers. If AD scores and grab more rebounds, the Lakers tends to have a higher winning percentage.
Also, the Lakers will also have a higher percentage of winning if Westbrook assist more than scoring.

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We have Milwaukee Bucks versus Golden State Warriors later and I am sure it will be entertaining. Draymond Green is probable to play but I doubt he will miss the game. They need him on this one to defend Giannis below the rim especially with Wiggins on the bench who is still healing from his injury.
Klay Thompson should step up his game again like the one he did versus the Boston Celtics. Bake them early and get his rhythm going, Jrue Holiday will be in front of Curry and that will make it difficult for him to score.

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Quote from: goinmerry on December 12, 2022, 06:36:42 PM

Quote from: livingfree on December 12, 2022, 04:04:03 PM

Regardless of that, he just need to be more careful because he's really prone to it but when he's already inside the court,

Can he keep on being careful on the court, especially with his position? hehe.

What he needs to do, which he is already doing since then, is to just continue to improve his overall physical strength and sturdiness.

Since he already faced lots of injuries at a young age, that takes a toll on his body in the long run even though he is recovered and fit to play.

Yeah, I know how it looks like but he has to remember that. But, your suggestion is good. I think he's all aware of that and that's what he's doing this time.

Looking at the standing, Jazz dayum! They're close with the Lakers in standings and rankings.

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Quote from: carlisle1 on December 13, 2022, 05:53:21 AM

Quote from: Kasabus on December 13, 2022, 03:14:25 AM

Currently, Joel Embiid is listed on the 4th KIA MVP race behind Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum is on the lead from 2nd to 1st. It will be an interesting race as long as the named ballers won't get any serious injury this season. Embiid is back again and looking forward to get the award that he haven't got last season because of the said injury that cost him that award.

If I remember it right, he almost wins that title last season but injury hits him and Jokic takes that for the 2nd time,

Embiid will always be a contender, but the competition this season is very tough. A lot of impressive stars who are shining and the
impacts are really being noticed,

I like either Tatum or Doncic to win this year, both are doing an impressive game performance, they just need to continue what they
are doing to make their stats more impressive.

It will bring them the title if they consistently produce numbers and continue to empress the fans.

The stats would really favor Doncic because it seems Dallas Mavericks is currently a 1-man team. Whereas Tatum had another superstar and very reliable teammates to share the stats. In the end, the panel members will be the main decision-makers since voting is just a small chunk of the percentage. They will also consider the overall team performance in which the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks showed consistency.

We still have 50 or more games and we hope everyone stays healthy. Maybe other names will appear like Steph Curry if he continues his stats and if Golden State Warriors will start their own win streaks to finish strong.

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Quote from: Kasabus on December 13, 2022, 03:14:25 AM

Currently, Joel Embiid is listed on the 4th KIA MVP race behind Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum is on the lead from 2nd to 1st. It will be an interesting race as long as the named ballers won't get any serious injury this season. Embiid is back again and looking forward to get the award that he haven't got last season because of the said injury that cost him that award.

If I remember it right, he almost wins that title last season but injury hits him and Jokic takes that for the 2nd time,

Embiid will always be a contender, but the competition this season is very tough. A lot of impressive stars who are shining and the
impacts are really being noticed,

I like either Tatum or Doncic to win this year, both are doing an impressive game performance, they just need to continue what they
are doing to make their stats more impressive.

It will bring them the title if they consistently produce numbers and continue to empress the fans.

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