New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

[Steve Williams]

tMore pontification by the King. "I don't look at the standings." "They are what they are"

https://www.nba.com/video/2019/03/03/20190302-gametime-lakers-lebron-talks-standings

Season is over for the Lakers. Did you watch him take the ball from under the net and wet to throw it in and hit the underside of the basket.

Body language says it all. Lakers are done this year

Inexcusable to lose to the Suns. He was every bit as much to blame in causing that loss as the the rest of the team. He was missing everything from the free throw line to shots he typically makes. 20 games left and unlikely they will make the playoffs.

 

[WLVCA]

The Knicks and Clippers play today at Staples Center. However, the game is but one of the "almost" behind the scenes battles between the LAC and NYK.

The owners of the two teams are engaged in a legal battle over Inglewood, CA arenas. Dolan owns the former home of the Lakers, The Forum. Ballmer plans to build the Clippers new arena just a few blocks away.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-clippers-arena-inglewood-20181207-story.html

On another front, many think the two teams will also battle over big name free agents this summer - Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard. Both teams should have enough cap space to pay two max contracts.

https://nypost.com/2019/03/02/the-real-knicks-clippers-battle-will-involve-kevin-durant/

Adding further intrigue, former Clipper D'Andre Jordan is now with the Knicks after being traded there by the Mavericks. His friendship with Kevin Durant is well known so.....rumor is the Clippers may be interested in bringing Jordan back to lure KD.

Well, the only known fact is that Ballmer and Dolan are involved in legal wrangling over the arenas. The rest is just speculation at this point.

 

[Steve Williams]

I never knew that Dolen owns Staples Center or is it The Forum

 

[WLVCA]

I never knew that Dolen owns Staples Center or is it The Forum

Dolan owns the Forum.

Anshutz Entertainment Group (AEG) owns Staples Center and the LA Kings

 

[Steve Williams]

Dolan owns the Forum.

Anshutz Entertainment Group (AEG) owns Staples Center and the LA Kings

I never knew that’s thanks for sharing

 

[WLVCA]

The Clippers were the third team in so they got last choice for dates and times. That's one of the reasons Ballmer wants his own arena.

Clipper games sometimes start at 12:30 pm on Sundays - like today. I always liked that because traffic was light on the way to the game but attendance was usually lower at that time. I remember going to Clipper games on Halloween evening and New Years Eve, too. Lots of fans had other things to do on dates like that.

 

[jadis]

C's continue to lose, this time against Houston. Harden had 40+ and Gordon had 30+ . Top scorer for Boston was Kyrie with 24. You can't win now with players doing 20 or 15 points. The D is not there too for the C's. This is one unexpected funk the team is in.

 

[WLVCA]

I am surprised that the Celtics are playing better, too. Perhaps they will come out of this funk in time for the playoffs to start.

Clippers beat the Knicks today but NY is not a very good team.

 

[Steve Williams]

at least you guys have playoff bound teams

 

[WLVCA]

Even Snoop Dogg has bailed on the Lakers, offering his prime seats for $5.00. They do still have a shot to make the playoffs.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/snoop-dogg-offers-lakers-box-seats-staples-center-041658638.html

 

[Steve Williams]

They have a shot but I don’t see them overtaking the Spurs or the Clipps

 

[WLVCA]

I am rooting for them to get ahead of the Clippers for selfish reasons - keep the 1st round draft pick LAC recently received in trade. Apparently Ballmer and Rivers and the players don't agree with me.

 

[jadis]

There are still about 16 games left in the regular season. And the Lakers are 5 games off the 8th place. Assuming a 5 win/loss streak from them and the 8th team, they would be tied, so mathematically very possible.

 

[jadis]

Bucks lost to the league worst record Suns last night. So it's not just the Celtics.

Heat is climbing up for the 8th spot and they have been winning lately. The Nets (surprise) is locked at the 7th. The Sixers are at 4th and only 2.5 games ahead of the C's, so what are the Celtics fans whining about?

 

[Steve Williams]

A great read. Puts things in perspective

https://www.nba.com/article/2019/03/05/clippers-happily-deliver-another-blow-lakers-playoff-hopes

 

[Steve Williams]

What is going on with the Raptors? They were unbeatable at the beginning of the season and now they are losing a lot of games

 

[jadis]

What is going on with the Raptors? They were unbeatable at the beginning of the season and now they are losing a lot of games

It's beginning to happen. What goes up must come down.

 

[jadis]

What just happened there at the Oracle. Warriors lose by 32 at home, to the, ehem, Celtics. Celtics? Really? Hayward with 30 points, 19 at the half. He's learning not to be shy. I have total support for him in this comeback process.

 

[jadis]

Houston is lucky they have the NBA scoring leader who averages 36 ppg through these games. The closest are a bunch of players with 27 ppg. Once Harden goes into his act, all they need is another guy who helps him score 20 thereabouts and sometimes they are guys like Gordon and Green and Paul who can do that. They kill with their offense. That's how Boston got blown out the other day. And I'm sure D'Antoni is loving this kind of stuff, or well, maybe he planned it all along.

 

[Steve Williams]

Houston is lucky they have the NBA scoring leader who averages 36 ppg through these games. The closest are a bunch of players with 27 ppg. Once Harden goes into his act, all they need is another guy who helps him score 20 thereabouts and sometimes they are guys like Gordon and Green and Paul who can do that. They kill with their offense. That's how Boston got blown out the other day. And I'm sure D'Antoni is loving this kind of stuff, or well, maybe he planned it all along.

I still can't see the Rockets winning it all when the ball goes through Harden's hands 90% of the time