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2021 NBA Playoffs
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Cutty Flam
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A lot of interesting first rounds this year
Cutty Flam
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Blazers are likely to knock out the Nuggets this year I think. Maybe... But 2nd round Idk if they can contend
Cutty Flam
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AD’s game was pathetic to watch. ZERO initiative, he wasn’t really moving much at all during the game but just waiting by the perimeter. He’s supposed to be the leader and was a no show instead. This will be a very tough series now, but I Lakers put it to 6 or 7 for the win. We lost purely because AD wasn’t prepared and ready to attack and defend the paint
If AD doesn’t show up this series, I wont even say he’s close to Pau Gasol. Pau Gasol had it in him for a b2b repeat and won versus the Celtics. If Lakers lose this series, it’s on AD
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Luka Doncic feeling right now,
thefool
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Only 8 posts?
As a guy who saw luka play on spain quite a few times, if you're a nba owner and your scouting team didn't put luka on top of the draft list with as asterisk saying *once in a decade talent, fire all of them. He's carrying a shit ass team vs one of the most stacked rosters of the league and he's doing it all by himself. Mavs last night made only 6 field goals not assisted or shot by Luka Doncic.
As a guy who saw luka play on spain quite a few times, if you're a nba owner and your scouting team didn't put luka on top of the draft list with as asterisk saying *once in a decade talent, fire all of them. He's carrying a shit ass team vs one of the most stacked rosters of the league and he's doing it all by himself. Mavs last night made only 6 field goals not assisted or shot by Luka Doncic.
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Celcius
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You can watch online for free on nba.com with TNT Overtime: https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-lal-0042000156?watch
I can see AD is in pain out there tonight. I really hope the Lakers can get a win and extend the series.
edit: this is hard to watch - Lakers down by 21 at half time
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fatty
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Thanks, I tried from my Ipad but no luck. Got the backboard cam to work but tried switching to another view and couldn’t get it to work again. After trying about 15 times I gave up. I’m glad to see the Lakers get knocked out though. Will try to catch some other games later and try from the desktop.
Bullet Club
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Take a bow, Trae.
Hinedorf
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For somebody who takes the Lakers too seriously it feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders watching them get deservedly tossed... I'm a bit torn going forward...
Rooting for CP3 and Devin to win it all but I think the Bucks have the most complete roster next to the Clippers. Anybody other than Clippers and Nets and I'm good.
Rooting for CP3 and Devin to win it all but I think the Bucks have the most complete roster next to the Clippers. Anybody other than Clippers and Nets and I'm good.
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Naked Lunch
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Best NBA playoffs in a while. Pretty unpredictable.
I dont have a team, not in an NBA city either - just excited to see someone new win it all.
Playoff basketball is so much better than other sports - when its crunch time, either legends are born or you live in infamy.
I still remember the Reggie Miller Knicks choke game like it was yesterday. Dirk owning the Heat single handedly.
Plus, got to watch chuck, ej, and kenny as much a possible this time of year - best show in history.
I dont have a team, not in an NBA city either - just excited to see someone new win it all.
Playoff basketball is so much better than other sports - when its crunch time, either legends are born or you live in infamy.
I still remember the Reggie Miller Knicks choke game like it was yesterday. Dirk owning the Heat single handedly.
Plus, got to watch chuck, ej, and kenny as much a possible this time of year - best show in history.
Amiga
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Nets still cruising.
thought Luka would be a clear #1 pick 2 years before he got drafted. lots of NBA teams have bad scouting. to much dependence on check-lists, stats and hype without actual game attendance.
thought Luka would be a clear #1 pick 2 years before he got drafted. lots of NBA teams have bad scouting. to much dependence on check-lists, stats and hype without actual game attendance.
Cutty Flam
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Denver vs Suns is going to be a tough series to come out of. I think we’ll see the Suns winning it
I’m going to go ahead and say Bucks beat the Nets. Many will disagree, but I see the Bucks winning in 7
I’m going to go ahead and say Bucks beat the Nets. Many will disagree, but I see the Bucks winning in 7
Hinedorf
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4 Suns starters put up 20 in game 1.....holy crap! Booker only puts up 20......which means they cruised, curious to see how Denver bounces back
Cutty Flam
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Doesn’t look good for Denver. They lack defense to stop the Suns. 4-2 Suns I would guess. Hopefully its pushed to a game 7 though
Bucks are an embarrassment at this point. You don’t go down 2-0 to the Nets, even with Harden injured. They’re essentially finished two games in
Orpheum
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Yeah, bucks are done. If at all they might steal one after they are down 3-0 but the series is wrapped up at this point.
Cutty Flam
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They went down 49 points at one segment in the game. There must be something wrong with the coaching...a top team in the league with a two time MVP on the roster falls 49 points behind in a game versus a team with one star player missing? In the second round? I don't think we've ever seen something like this. It might be the greatest letdown in a while. Heat getting swept and Butler playing essentially like a role player was very surprising too. The NBA now, is becoming more unpredictable than ever it seems. Players have elevated the game significantly over the past decade and this is the result I think, anything can happen / have to come fully prepared
Cutty Flam
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They're definitely advancing past the Nuggets. Denver has Jokic so I guess anything can happen but at the same time I've seen a bit too much inexperience from MPJ for him to step up as a consistent second option this year. Probably next year he's going to be truly dangerous on the floor. Aaron Gordon will be much better next year too I imagine. But for now, they don't have enough defensive pieces to really stop what Phoenix can do on offense. Suns are playing some very impressive basketball and I wouldn't be surprised if they make it to the Finals based off their play. I thought Ayton and Booker lacking playoff experience would be an issue since this is their first year in the playoffs, but that doesn't seem to be the case. They must have continued with the same momentum gained from the bubble, so now they're ready for a deep playoff run most likely if nobody gets too banged up going forward
Nuggets are going to lethal next year though. Jokic has really elevated his play
Amiga
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last 8 we have Nets, 76rs, Bucks, Nuggets, Suns, Hawks, Jazz and Clippers.
If AD was fit I would have gotten 5/5.
Naked Lunch
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Chris Paul deserves to win a championship so bad. This team might be too young but you never know...
Kawhi dunk tonight was insane.
Kawhi dunk tonight was insane.
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NEXT LEVEL lame™
Orpheum
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Don't know... Suns are good but either the Clippers or the Jazz are tough. WCF will go to 6 or 7 games i think
NickFire
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I really don't want to see Kyrie win another, but I can't be mad if KD wins one with performances like last night. That was unreal.What a fucking show......49pts, 17 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2BLK
I'm also still surprised by Harden in a good way. He didn't have a great night but he played some serious minutes coming off an injury. Just being a deep threat helped his team IMO.
Fox Mulder
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Naked Lunch
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Ben Simmons sucks so bad - like holy shit.
StreetsofBeige
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I dont know enough about basketball and Ben Simmons other then he's a key player on 76ers, but looking at his stats.
How the fuck does any guard in modern day not shoot 3 pters (and be bad at it too when he shoots for it), and also have a FT % as bad at 7 ft 2 centers?
Ben Simmons Stats | Basketball-Reference.com
Amiga
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Simmons is a highlight real player. not a competitive game winner.
Cutty Flam
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PLAYOFF FUCKING P
Naked Lunch
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Cant hate on Paul George too bad for this one - he scored their last like 10 points.
All the ref reviews lost the clips the game at the end - gave suns a chance to draw up plays and they had no timeouts.
All the ref reviews lost the clips the game at the end - gave suns a chance to draw up plays and they had no timeouts.