Yes, they still need to go without Lebron and then win some guys without them. This is a stretch wherein Luka can proved on how he will carry the Lakers, don't think that just because Lebron is out, they will not go in full. We all know that Lebron really takes care of his body, although he has several injuries in his career, it's not like a season ending. And maybe if they losses some of their games, they will still be in good position to make the playoffs. And for NBA bettors, it's better to put money on Luka, maybe he will put a good strong number with his PRA (Points+Rebounds+Assists).

All Mavs fans are disappointed.

Actions taken one by one by its GM and coming from the injuries that we didn't like but it seems that it favors the players to avoid further drama. There might be some other trades coming on it once this season ends.

They'll try to build this up again but look at how they're a contender last season to almost being a nobody now.

Klay might be helpful for the team, but he isn't the type of player where he can step up and lead his team in offense anymore. AD will stay that's for sure, and Kyrie will opt in on his final year of his contract because of his injury, and that changed everything. Speaking of Kyrie, he will be out most probably until the Christmas this year so we might see him back in the court at the mid-part of next season.

The roster's good and I believe if all are healthy, they can be a playoff contender. It's just that injuries hit them at the worst time possible, and it happened so fast for them that even their GM himself is embarrassed on what's happening with them. Right now, the Mavericks are 2.5 games above the 11th seeded Suns which can give at least a cushion for them to stay on that 10th seed.

With only 16 games remaining though, all of their games will be crucial from now on, and if they want to at least enter the play-in, they need to maintain that 10th spot or get a higher one if they can (which I believe they can't).

What a finished! that's a full-blooded three plus a foul that leads the Pacers to win the game, best effort for Giannis trying to stop that attempt it's a respect knowing that Haliburton is a real gunner, unfortunately that defense cause him additional FT as Pacers escape this game against the Bucks.

Congrats to those who put thier money for the Pacers especially those who take that bet during the live game in the last few minutes of the game..

They have two games each on their schedule in the coming days against teams like the Nuggets and Bucks. So it's a good time for Luka to prove himself, but I honestly think the Lakers will have a hard time beating these opponents without LeBron.
Thus, the Lakers could slip a little bit in the standings.

Yeah that can't be right. There are like 8.x billion people on the planet, this means like 12% on earth would have watched that game, hahaha. Not even the the super bowl would draw that audience. Especially now, with declining viewership, this sounds impossible, this was a regular season game as well. Maybe if the Lakers had a Chinese and an Indian player on the roster that would be possible, but not under normal circumstances.

Definitely a strange one!

Thanks for the heads up. I am not updated yet on what is happening but I will do once I get the time to check this out.

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But someone is not that happy. Well, it's difficult to please Shaq.

https://www.hardwoodheroics.com/nba-news-shaq-zion-williamson-trip-double/

That's Shaq. He knows that something is still lacking and he is just telling the truth here. Zion may have done something incredible today but that's not consistent. Shaq is about points but I think the assists did help the whole team.  I don't know how he got all those assists since he is not known for that but he also made a triple-double on February 28 against the Phoenix Suns.

This means he can really do it because it ain't a fluke, so what's stopping him?

Zion shouldn’t take it negatively, he should see it as a challenge to prove to Shaq that he’s different now and that he can finish the season.

The only problem is the Pelicans' current standing, they might still miss the playoffs, so even if he stays healthy, the team’s overall progress doesn’t seem that significant. But at least, breaking the trend of not finishing a season due to injury is already a big step forward for him.

The play was great, but it was a silly foul that send Haliburton to the line and give them that win. You can see the face of Giannis in the end as he looks frustrated. And even if the shot was made, it will just a time and the game could go in OT. But there's no one to blame but Giannis himself, he should have just played straight defense on Haliburton. But I do agree, as fans we appreciate this kind of plays, before we just appreciate how it ends, but now, we see coaches and how their mentality on this clutch. I also saw video of another play in which coaches signal with a "'chin", so another good play to pull in the end.