I am really liking what the Utah Jazz is currently doing. No pressure from the coach and its players. They are a rebuilding team and are expected to lose a lot so there is nothing to lose to them anymore. The coach can easily transition his players according to his play since there are no demanding superstars to please and follow. The players at the same time can just play and enjoy their games while following a chemistry-first approach or their coach can just easily bench them.

Hopefully, they can continue this kind of momentum the whole season. It is really difficult to beat a team not depending on a single or just a few players.

I'm on the same page regarding Jazz. Fully reconstructed and already looking like a strong team with great chemistry between players so let's hope this train of them will keep pushing further as play-offs are kinda secured in my opinion. Clarkson always looks solid but Markkanen can drop in it's game out of nowhere so I won't count on him as much as I can count on Clarkson or this is how I view the situation because even when he played with Bulls , he always had big swings in his plays.

This is my picks for tomorrow's game

Washington Wizards VS Dallas Mavericks

The stake odds for this game are 2.39 for the Wizards and 1.61 for the Mavericks, for now, Bradley Beal and Delon Wright can not play for the Wizards, while Taj Gibson is questionable, and the Dallas Mavericks come from a loss, so it likely they will give the Wizard a good run for their money,

Atlanta Hawks VS Philadelphia 76ers

The stake odds for this game are 1.87 for the Hawks and 1.98 for the 76ers, Bogdan Bogdanovic is still questionable if he can play while James Harden, can not play for the 76ers, and P.J. Tucker is questionable, for this game right now for me there are still players that may take on the Hawks for the 76ers so I will be siding with the 76ers in winning this,

New Orleans Pelicans VS Portland Trail Blazers

The stake odds for this game are 1.40 for the Pelicans and 3.05 for the Trail Blazers, right now E.J. Liddell, and Kira Lewis Jr. while Garrett Temple and Larry Nance Jr. are questionable right now Olivier Sarr, and Gary Payton II can not play for the Trail Blazers, while Keon Johnson, Jusuf Nurkic, and Jerami Grant is questionable if they can play but for me, I think this could be a win for the Pelicans,

I know it's early but based on how Donavan is playing and the lack of players stepping up for the Knicks, they shoukd have pulled the trigger.  Mitchell is every bit as advertised.  Was a steep price but dudes like spina don't come around often.  With that being said what a goose egg knicks laid last night.  Pathetic game

It is unbelievable what Bucks players are doing even without Giannis and Kris Middleton at the same time. I mean this team is keep winning games and they are missing their 2 best players. I used to think that Bucks was great thanks to Giannis, and even believed that Giannis alone couldn't do much if Kris didn't help so much with the scoring.

Now.. well I am not so sure, apparently Bucks is already good and Giannis is of course 2 time MVP and having a third MVP season nowadays, but that doesn't mean it’s like Lebron in Cavs and when you take him they sucked type of deal, it is actually good even without their MVP caliber player and that’s an amazing thing.

Actually, Milwaukee Bucks are really doing great even without their superstars every season.

We are seeing them being always a Favorite even when Giannis is out or some of their good role players won't play. That's how good this team is.

Will they win another championship this year? Not sure but they can repeat it and I believed on that.

I like how the Jazz are performing this season so far but I would have to say no at this point. This would be the first time that they are the main guys in a team if I'm not mistaken so there's more to prove as far as all-star is concerned.

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Lebron will be missing the game against the Kings. Their opponent isn't doing well either but I don't expect them to win without their best player so it's a likely 2-10 standing later hehe. Handicap anyone - Lakers +5.5 or Kings -5.5?

It was a job well done. But they were against a weak team though. They will visit the San Antonio Spurs tomorrow, another winnable or 50/50 game for them even without Giannis. I will only give them huge credit if they can beat the Atlanta Hawks at Milwaukee this coming Tuesday without Giannis.   

Giannis alone is very difficult to stop. Provide him with 4 players that can shoot anywhere and they are still good. Kris Middleton though is a big factor when it comes to the playoffs where the real game begins.

Looking at paper, without Lebron, I guess Kings -5.5 will be an easy bet for us. Lakers is in disarray right now, and they are only good in the first 2 quarters.

While the Kings mentality is very different right now, although they are like 4-6, majority of their loses are close games and less than 10 points if I'm not mistaken. And they didn't get the benefit of the calls. And with that, I will have to go with the Kings in this game.