All I can say about this rumoured trade is, Bucks would have a huge advantage.    Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun both are really talented youngsters. They can find some more skilled young players from those picks as well.

Giannis is one of the best NBA players. But we just can't say easily that Rockets will get even better after such a trade. We see its live example now. Bucks can't do better than Rockets. Giannis played amazingly but that was not enough. You need to play better as a team too.

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Despite the Warriors losing Game 6, they still have a strong chance to win Game 7 based on the data shared.
Well, that’s great - we finally get a Game 7 in the West! Just like tomorrow with the Clippers vs. Nuggets.

So... I guess the Nuggets are winning that one, right?

For the Houston Rocket this might be a worse trade than the deal that saw the Dallas Mavericks trade Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis from the Lakers. They Rockets are clearly not one player away from being a championship team so giving up the current real core and future of their franchise, as well as multiple picks solely for Giannis is trade will be in the lose column for them now and for the future imo.


I will probably ignore the odds and who's playing at home for both of these games, it could easily either way.

Of course not, I watch a lot of games without anything on the line, I only said that simply because of the statement "I guess the Nuggets are winning that one right ?", anyone who have been watching the games of these Clippers/Nuggets and Warriors/Rockets series would understand how close the games have really been irrespective of who's playing at home or on the road. My response wasn't actually bet oriented at all, just an honest opinion.

If I were to pick a team, I would pick Rockets for Game 7, Warriors does have the experience, but Rockets does have the momentum right now and are the better team all round.

This rumor won’t happen. Because if it does, the Rockets would just end up being a team that fully depends on Giannis.

Alperen is still young, but you can already see how he performs against championship-level teams - he’s always up for the challenge. I really like the confidence of this young guy. And Green has the talent too, he just needs to learn how to be more consistent.

I honestly don’t expect that trade to happen. Even if the Rockets will fall short in the first round, I believe they’ll learn from the experience and continue to grow in skills and chemistry moving forward.

This is the greatest robbery of this year which is far greater than Davis and Luka trade since Giannis is not that dominant anymore. Even Sengun himself can beat Giannis in the paint in few years of experience.

Rocket is sending everything their best guy on this trade in exchange for not prime Giannis.

Rockets are performing good with their current roster. I doubt this trade will commence.

I dont know how Vanleet manage to carry all the Houston Rockets team in his back, and i dont know how Golden state strugle so much against this team. Now they are gonna face a game seven, and we all know is only one match and everything can happen, its gonna be a big fail if Golden State ended up being eliminated in this stages of Playoffs.

Fair enough. I think momentum plays a huge role, especially for a team playing at home. The Rockets are the younger team, so they’re the hungrier one. But one thing I’ve also noticed in this series is the concern about officiating. The refs seem to let the Rockets play very physical against Curry. If that continues in Game 7, then chances are the Rockets will move on.

The momentum surely has swung already in favor of the Rockets just because of forcing this series to a Game 7. Statistics shown though that the one who went up 3-2 first wins 62% of the time, but still, it's anybody's game. The team's dangerous, but are they dangerous enough to defeat the Timberwolves just in case they manage to clinch to the second round? I don't think so, and like what I always say, experience matters in the playoffs.

You've said it already that the Rockets has no clutch player that's reliable in close games. They don't have a player where he can step up at close games. If they will lose against the Timberwolves in the second round assuming that they'll be the one to clinch, I will not be surprised if they will be trying to get Giannis during the off-season because we know that the chances of Giannis requesting a trade is very high.

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Anyway, the Denver Nuggets crushed the LA Clippers on their own home 120-101.

6 players scored 14+ points for the Nuggets, and just for context, that's the first time where 6 players scored 14+ points in a Game 7 in NBA history. Distributed offense really is the key for the Nuggets' victory this time. They had the double-digit lead coming to halftime, and in the 3rd quarter, it ballooned to as high as 32 IIRC.

As expected, Harden choked again at the most important game just like what happened when he's still in the Sixers. Kawhi played well this time as always, but the question is what's next for the Clippers.