I was also about to share about Lamelo Ball's performance, but I realized maybe we are just over expecting something from him, he is no different from his brother Lonzo, I hope he will improve though so his daddy will be proud, lol

Kawhi is a tough guy, he will be back soon and I'm liking the start of the Clippers here as they still remain undefeated, and they avenge their lose against the Denver Nuggets and that is on the home of the Nuggets, it would be more fan if there were fans watching.


I would erase the Bucks, they are only good in the regular season.

They need to prove me wrong first.

All I hope for the Bucks is to improve and be more competitive in the playoffs.

Last season they are the best team in the regular season but I think this season is different, and they might not even finish the top 1 in the East as we have the Nets who are also doing pretty well with the leadership of Durant and Irving. honestly, I like this way so people's attention are not only on the Bucks, and less pressure on their part, especially on Giannis.

They probably finished in the 1-3 spot but won't dominate the East just like what they did in the last 2 years finishing as the top seed in the East. They also had a couple of changes that didn't improved them, while Nets (with KD) and the Celtics and even the 6'ers upgraded it will be hard for Giannis to dominate again.

But the most important is how they play in the playoff because they usually choke.

In our local sportsbook;
Heat odds was 1.48
Pelicans odds was 1.90
Other bookmakers probably give %5-10 better than these odds so around +1.60 and +2.00 you could take.

Heat was favorite by a good margin. They won all quarters except 3rd one. Although I don't bet on quarters or half time scores that could be profitable for people who make bets.

I am not going to like Nets seems quite good. I assumed that not having too many decent players aside from Irving and Durant would have made them mediocre at best, but boy was I wrong. First of all Joe Harris is definitely a good role player and a decent start for a championship level team, not all championship teams have 5 superstars, you have some superstars but also have some role players and Harris is good for that.

Dinwiddle was becoming a decent point guard and he is a crypto lover as well so I guess he could be the most liked NBA player around here And we all know Deandre Jordan, even though he seems aged a bit he is still quite good. I have to say I didn't really paid attention to Nets before this year so I didn't know how well they were playing even without stars, to see them with two superstars it is obvious that they will be a big contender in East.

In the bubble, there's not much expectation for the Brooklyn Nets due to the fact that some of their key players are missing.

But it's no secret that some got surprised that they played well even without those key starters inside the bubble. They are 5-7 in the bubble and some of their notable wins are against the No. 1 seed in the East, Milwaukee Bucks, and No. 2 seed in the West, Los Angeles Clippers.

Dinwiddie, Joe Harris, Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince, Garrett Temple are some of those who step up for the Nets while some of their starters are missing. And now that Irving, Durant, and some starters are now back in action, the Nets now became the talk of the town and considered a team to beat in the Eastern Conference.

Seeing him back in the line up makes the Mavericks a complete team, Luka and Porzingis are the face of this team, without them this team won't be a playoff team. I hope Porzingis will not experience injury again as that has been the problem with the Mavericks, maybe the management needs to put some load management on him so they can prepare him in the playoffs which matters a lot for a team who wants to have a shot in the championship.

58-56, halftime score, the road team led by 2 points.

Morant is leading the Memphis with 15 points while Young is leading the Hawks with 12 points.
This is a good battle of the two best guards in the NBA, but Morant here is more consistent with his 6/7 shooting.