What a great game in Sacramento! The Kings definitely stepped up their game here as the Mavericks have Luka and Kyrie and they are not easy to deal with. Fox made 36 points and Sabonis with his usual double-double of 22 points and 14 rebounds. It was so damn entertaining I forgot to put a bet for the Kings.  They won the game in overtime.

This is the help Luka had been looking for, they may be defeated in this game but they showed how strong they are if there are options for their offense.
And Luka just got back so I won't expect anything yet from him and the chemistry with Kyrie.

I got to admit that Chris Paul is a great point guard and for him to stay not injured is to just be a point guard but when the opportunity arises make a move for the points right now they got a scoring machine in Kevin Durant's body, so for the team of the Phoenix Suns many are really interested when Kevin Durant traded to them, now I really doubting if the Warriors would make it to the all-star because of this and they have lost to the New and improve Los Angeles Lakers,


Kevin Durant will return on February 24 and I sure wish he stays healthy until the playoffs or the finals, but I am doubting that the Suns will keep on winning without him you can say they have other players that are making a huge performance change and for good, but pretty much let's just wait because right now The Dallas Mavericks is showing potential aswell now that Kyrie Irving was there and an injured Luka Doncic is surely glad on the results,


Nope Chris Paul is not a good defender you can not trust him with the defense or some steals anymore, he is a ball handler and I think he needs to stay that way right now he is 37 years old and not like Lebron James that are moving smoothly in the court Chris Paul got very limited movement now, not like in his prime you can surely see it, if you stop him on his track he will surely blown out and the choking is now very prone for him,

James Harden got me curious.
https://www.nba.com/news/james-harden-not-surprised-kevin-durant-kyrie-irving-left-brooklyn-nets
What could be the possible thing that is happening inside the Nets management? Why would three stars just take off like that even though we all saw how the brotherhood between Kyrie and KD was too strong and yet they went separate ways?
Joe Tsai, maybe? Or Sean Marks?
Whatever that is, because of the statement left by Harden I am sure more players would be aware of avoiding being traded to the Nets. He may not say specifically what is the reason behind it but it sure is not good.
Before the trade, Kyrie had his chance to be left alone and lead a team, be the lone superstar if KD will still pursue the trade. I thought that was his wish but he still pursued to get out of Brooklyn first.

After the All-Star game all the teams will be serious in each remaining game that they've got, for sure they will secure a good
spot in moving to the next round, winning games is very important now.

In regard to KD, his addition gives Suns a better chance for their chase for the title, they've got that chance before, but they lose it
against the Bucks

Now that they've got KD maybe it will be a different outcome when they start playing together.

Even being the favorite might be a bit much at this point in time. We haven’t even seen them play yet. As with most super teams though, it’s hard to win right off the bat. It takes time to learn each other and build chemistry. That’s why I think teams like Golden State might be a problem for Phoenix, because the Suns will be trying to overwhelm everyone with their talent and maybe not play the best team basketball.

The situation between the Warriors and Trailblazers with Gary Payton II is one I’m not too used to seeing in the NBA. The Warriors claiming they were misled by the health issues Payton has been having. They’ve basically been drugging him up to get him through the pain of playing. I think it’s likely their trade is reversed and Portland gets fined for not disclosing this.

Agreed, without chemistry they will not get far. KD has shown he can work with lots of players over his career though. Westbrook in OKC, Steph Klay and Green in Golden State, Kyrie in Brooklyn, and now will show he can work with Booker Paul and Ayton in Phoenix.

Yes, he should. Kevin Durant will be the one who will have a big adjustment because he is the one who transferred and he asked for this too that he should be traded to the Phoenix Suns and now that he is already transferred, I hope he will give the team what they expected from him because just like the Nets, the Suns sacrificed a lot for this trade too. Either way, all of them will adjust so that they will find that rhythm. I'm just glad for CP3 because now he got more choices and can focus more in laying up the table for the team.

I've been tailing this issue ever since they reported that the Trail Blazers had been giving him Toradol shots just to make him play the game.
Will they really give him back or will the Blazer just pay the fine and the trade will continue? I mean, it's not like the Warriors had given up a healthy James Wiseman (4-way deal), he is also prone to injuries just going back and forth after some games. I'd pick GPII over Wiseman but I guess it's the transparency about the health issues that made them mad.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/sources-warriors-interested-keeping-gary-payton-ii-despite-failed-physical
Without Curry for their offense, the Warriors will rely mostly on defense and they badly need help on that end of the floor but with GP2 being benched too, this will be a big problem for them. It's like nothing was changed.