I don’t know man. When LeBron went to Miami, gained 40lbs, and started shooting 60% from the field he was pretty difficult to deal with. I’d put that Miami LeBron up against anybody. I’d say he had 2 primes even, because his first couple years in the league when he was skinny and quick, he was also one of the best to ever do it.

I agree, Miami Lebron and then Cavs Lebron (second coming), might be the best version of him.

But at his current age, it's really hard to deny that this could be another prime version of him, registering triple double and really playing God mode with his basketball IQ that no one can match in the league. And probably this is where the hate comes from, because the dude can play high level basketball at 40 years gold and you can just at awe at what he can do in the court every night.

Wow, you have been invited by Royse to this new campaign just to write spam like this? Impressive! First of all, 35 points is not a "legendary" game, it's a good game at best. This is the 2024 NBA, not 1990. 

Also, beating a Durant missing team at home is not a difficult task. The Suns now have lost 3 in a row, 2 of them in blowout fashion by the way. I think you should honestly improve the way you are posting, this was the worst and most generic post I have seen in the NBA thread for a long time!

The closest one was Giannis for me, but I will agree with what you said that there will never be another NBA player that can surpass Lebron's achievements or at least on par with him. Playing for close to 2 decades and consistently play at the highest level is something that a regular NBA player or even some all-star can't be done. Wait there's one player that can do it. HIS SON!!! 

Correct me, but they could've won that game if only the ref made a correct call on the final seconds. Ball tripped himself, and there was no foul there IMO. Even their very energetic announcer said "He tripped on his own PUMAS" which is hilarious. I guess keeping the challenge sometimes helps.

Hey, you're a bit harsh, but what you're saying is true though. 35 points nowadays can't be considered a legendary especially now that we are on an era where teams focus more on offense rather than defense. Like you, I also consider that game a good game or a normal game at best, I guess.

Not having Durant on the team is also a plus for them as well. Anyway, there might be some Suns fans here saying that it's supposed to be a charge since Randle shoved Okogie, but it's pretty obvious that he flopped. He flopped at the worst moment possible and let Randle had his moment without any defenders near him.

I think that's all we could say about the Suns' performance today. They tried but they will fall short without KD.

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Now that loss put the Utah Jazz at the bottom of the West. I am a big fan of Markkanen and I don't like seeing his team mostly lose their games. They had a good start last year but now it's not working pretty well for them.
They won 2 of their 6 games ever since the return of Markkanen and those numbers are not good. Their next game will be up against the Lakers and I can already see another loss that will pile up to their record. Stat-wise, their defense is weak and they have lots of turnovers, their offense is good because every player can actually score which means they can spread the floor but they need defense converted to offense too.

I sort of agree about the Suns.  This current team is not performing as well as the team that made it to the Finals.  They lack a true point guard and a good center.  I've been saying that team has been trending downward since letting Ayton go.  We'll see if they make any moves throughout the season.

I disagree that the Timberwolves are better after trading KAT.  I think KAT just lacked the killer instinct and didn't get along with Ant, but he's a better player than Randle.  Maybe a better fit.  We'll see.

While I do agree that Lebron is doing great job, the whole "for a 39 year old" doesn't really make sense to me at all. He is averaging 23.3 points per game, 9.2 assists, 8.6 rebounds per game and he does that with 51% fg with 43% three pointers as well.

So he is not really scoring very little because he can't, he is picking his shots but having 9.2 assists meaning that he is passing his chance to teammates to bring them higher this year, to give them a bit more confidence.

This is why I honestly believe that he is doing great for any age, it's not just great for 39, that makes it sound like if a 25 year old kid did it we wouldn't care this stats, but when a 39 year old does it we care about it. That's not the case, if you see 23-9-8 from anyone with 51-43-76 splits then we would say that's a good player and that is why I believe that we should not be really considering his age when complimenting his age. Lebron is definitely the GOAT and he is proving that every season.

With his experience and not score? Hmmm, that's complete nonsense. Of course, LeBron is good even at 39. Although for basketball this is already a rather respectable age, but such players are worth their weight in gold. Even at 50 years old, they will not be inferior to younger opponents, since they have many games under their belt, from which they have gained colossal experience. Even without points in the game, they can give effective passes. That is why such basketball players will have jobs.

I lost my bet on the Atlanta Hawks upset on the Kings, although I wasn't able to watch the game live, there were moments when I think that they are going to win specially when Fox hit a 3 for a 99-96 lead. My beat is -3.5 on the Kings, and so I thought that they will have that momentum going on the last 4 minutes, but the Hawks are very tenacious in this game and the Kings missing crucial shots.

Same for the Pacers, when I'm going to bet on them, somewhat it will be a different team that is showing.

Warriors losing to the Clippers, as Steph missed that trying 3 in the closing that might have pushed the game into OT.

And it's a big shift on Lebron's mentality, it's like we are seeing another version of him. Yeah, if he wanted to go 30+ points a game he can do it. But no, he let Davis do that and now as early as this season, Anthony's name are one for the discussion of the best player, or the MVP awards.

Curry and the Warriors lost against the Clippers and so the Thunder takes the number 1 spot again and then Warriors 2nd, Lakers in 3rd.

So everything looks good with them right now, and we could also give credit to their new coach for the rotation and the right personnel at closing minutes.