Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 926. (Read 919140 times)

Just calm down guys, there is still plenty of time for Leonard to recover, if he will be healthy comes playoffs time, I'm sure LA Clippers will be a championship team. Remember that PG alone take this team to the WCF, now that Leonard is slowly recovering and they have John Wall. That makes them a scary team to play with.

Dame time became Murray time. 
It was a fun game, especially that time Dame was signing a timeout to Mike Malone after he hit the impossible three.
But he may be shocked now at how it ended, Jamal was trusted by the entire Nuggets team, even Jokic gave the ball and let him do the final job.
Took the bet for the Nuggets so I literally cheered for them until the last second of the game. Luckily, they won.

How about the Miami Heat vs the Clippers? It was a good game too, Bam and Butler never ceased to amaze me, one of the strong duos in the league and their chemistry is getting deeper.

crazy last couple of possessions in the Blazers-Nuggets game. Dame did everything he can to win the game but Jamal Murry showed up just in time to match Dame. Very clutch 3's at the end for the win by 1 for the Nuggets.

Jimmy is good at crucial times, in short he is a clutch player (except what he did in the playoffs against Celtics). Big win for them, bounce back after some losing streak and now they are fresh again. LA Clippers on the other hand probably did their best, but it wasn't enough because they are undermanned and they still miss the most important player in the roster.

And Butler taking over in the last 2-3 minutes of the game, scoring like 6 points in succession with the smaller Reggie Jackson guarding him in the post. And then he made sure with a big rebound in the other end against PG13.

So the Heat stop a 2 game losing skid, last game was worst when they lost against a low team, but this time, Jimmy make sure that they will get the win at home.

I do agree that PG13 do his best, and they almost win this game, but this miss some crucial shots down the stretch and Jimmy taking that opportunity.

I do agree, just pity for Steve Balmer to see him giving out so much money to built a championship team and yet they can't figure it out since the Lob City days.

And up to know, when they acquire Kawhi from the champion team Toronto, he has been plagued with injuries and Paul George as well.

So very tough for him to see his Clippers team in worst maybe this year and not make the playoff because Kawhi is not healthy again.

That's what I'm looking forward as playoffs are entirely different from regular seasons. Also, PG and John Wall are good leaders in playoffs, John Wall back when he was still with the Wizards, was leading the team, and now that they already combined forces with Leonard, things should be easier for them, but the most important thing is their health.

It’s hard for the Clippers to beat good teams with Kawhi not playing. Tonight John Wall had a bit of a tough night, leaving a lot for Paul George to carry. The Clippers have a lot invested into players that aren’t available at their best very often. That makes it tough to win consistently. Hopefully Wall and Leonard can get healthy for the playoffs and are able to contribute more frequently.

The game is over, Clippers were not able to win on the road despite their big effort. Heat defeated them by 5 points only, so they were not able to cover the spread. The final score is 110-115, Bam with 31 points while Butler also has 26 points.

PG13 is leading the LA Clippers but the Heat are still ahead. Bam is having a great night, he is also leading the Heat in this game. With few minutes left, it's not yet certain who will win as we've witnessed a game yesterday when the Jazz steal a win in a game that suppose to be a win by the Warriors.

Close game between the Heat and the Clippers. Bam playing really well with 29 points already with half a quarter left to go. PG13 trying his best to keep the Clippers in the game. Ideally I would have expected Clippers to win but the Heat playing at home seems to have taken the edge.

I think it was not a good foul, he was behind Kuminga and still tried to get the ball, so at that angle, it was a clear foul, he was only penalized for Flagrant foul 2 because he showed his fist as if he is ready to fight. I understand that frustration but he has to realize that to win, being cool is always the best thing to do. For the refs, the actions are more visible than the words, so that alone I'm sure he knows that already.

This is probably his worst season in the NBA, I think this would already call for retirement, or maybe he wants to have at least one shot before making a decision to retire. The Spurs are now in the tank stage, just like the Lakers before, but since they are not a big market, I don't think they'll be able to sign a Lebron liked player.

The standings of the teams in the Eastern Conference weren't as close to that in the Western Conference and that explains why the Nets are in the 4th seed despite them only 2 games above 500.

The top seeded Celtics are 2 games above the Bucks which is currently at 2nd place followed by the Cavaliers which is 4.5 games below the top seed and the Nets are now 7 games behind the top seed. It isn't as close as in the West where the 8th seeded Blazers are only 3 games behind the top seeded Pelicans. Overall, the Nets are impressive on their last 10 games winning 7 of it. Good to see them having problems at the start of the season to now adjusting and now at the top.

Feel sorry for the Spurs though losing 11 straight games and winning only 3 of their last 20 games. I wonder what Coach Pop is feeling with his team right now.

It was a good foul made by Jordan Clarkson and the refs just romanticized it and it's all good not until Kuminga probably said something that made JC in total rage. I'm not sure what he said but it seems that those words flamed JC and made him react that way, maybe as an insult or what.
Anyway, it's great revenge being done by the whole Jazz against Kuminga. They've won in the last few seconds of the game, JC's smiling for sure in the locker.

The inner Manny Pacquiao came out.  Well, that's the thing, it's a contact sport and Kuminga just acted that way because he felt like the contact was too much. Frustration really does things and sometimes it gets out of hand. I remember Jokic doing a clothesline to Cameron Payne due to frustration too as they were losing against the Suns in the playoffs, it's actually the refs that should be blamed but he took it out to another player which is wrong.
Same result, flagrant 2.
Just to add to the other reason for their recent wins, their head coach Jacque Vaughn. It looks like he had good control over KD and Kyrie or he is doing the right player rotation. Yes, I do agree they are on the right track now for a possible playoff entry.

I realized this too... I believe day after day they are improving... It's not something very significant, but it demonstrates they are there and they could be in the playoffs soon. I also believe... Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant have a great job ahead of them.

Good observation for Utah and the same goes for the other teams, that's how really might it is. Because we've been seeing those teams that aren't expected to be at the top currently yet they're making it. And I guess the hype and expectation for Zion are making the team very well and accurate from the thoughts of most fans.

Well, they've snatched the game against GSW and they did well even if within the last 20 seconds, Clarkson was ejected. For the past seasons, they've always been that good but can't make it to the finals so I think that's what usually it is.

People looking at him as perfect proto type player and looking and his highlight we can really say he is so good many NBA player agree that he's generational one. Hopefully he will not get stab hard by injury before he land on NBA because if he get serious one maybe what you thought about being another Greg Oden might be happen.

Do not worry about draft picks for UTAH. They acquired a lot of draft picks by trading Gobert and Mitchell. That is one of the best moves Utah has done in trading their stars. I do not think they are contending for the #1 draft pick this 2023 because they are performing really well. Their GM is very intelligent, and I am sure they will put their 3 first-round picks for 2023 to good use. Forcing your team to lose more just to compete for Victor Wembanyama is foolish. They are performing very well so just let them be. It is good foundation for future success. Imagine a rebuilding team able to enter the playoffs. Even spurs with Popovich is not expecting too much right now. Utah winning right now is a good sign of success.


They are not at the bottom though. They are currently sitting at #6 and were in the top 1 before they suffer some injuries. I do not think that is a team that will lose in the first round if all the pieces are healthy. I do not expect them to go all the way to the WCF or NBA Finals because, after all, they are rebuilding. But getting to the playoffs is a good experience for their young players. It is a good foundation for future endeavours and when their team is complete, it will serve them well.


We will see that in the future when he is already playing. NBA is tough, so even if you are good in high school or college, it will still be very hard to maintain the same performance in NBA. It will depend on the team that will acquire him, and how they will develop him and prepare him for NBA. He is tall and has a good handle, but he is very thin right now. If he competes as a center in today's NBA, he will survive shooting outside but will be murdered inside the paint when defending the likes of Giannis or Embiid. I hope the Spurs get him because we know that they develop their young players really well. If the Lakers gets him, his talent will be wasted because the Lakers have a very poor performance in developing players or waiting long enough for a player to reach his potential.