NBA Playoffs Thread (non-Magic games discussion)
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I feel like Anthony Black couldve made the same impact that Cason Wallace is for OKC.
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Dallas blew this one so badly.
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pepe1991 wrote:Dallas blew this one so badly.
Yea they blew the chance to essentially end the series after being in complete control of that game. That was a disastrous 4th quarter. Luka can barely move and Irving stop being aggressive after getting his fifth foul.
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Optimus_Steel wrote:pepe1991 wrote:Dallas blew this one so badly.
Yea they blew the chance to essentially end the series after being in complete control of that game. That was a disastrous 4th quarter. Luka can barely move and Irving stop being aggressive after getting his fifth foul.
Yea it's bad, given how Luka looked and fact they lost ( albet it's hindsight) might as well could sit him for this one.
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Pistons are new posterboys of worst case scenario of rebuild through draft. I think i mentioned something like that will happen to somebody and it will be brutal.
They had worst record for 3 yeras straight- and drafted 5th- 3 years straight.
They had worst record for 3 yeras straight- and drafted 5th- 3 years straight.
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Anyonr catch that Ant PG interview?
" Aarong Gordon , ttssse "
Lolz
" Aarong Gordon , ttssse "
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Jokic with "you guys are cute but i'm so much better than anybody today that you can't deny me " game.
40 points on 68% FG vs 4 times DPOY
In first half through points and assists he was involved in i think 36 out of 50 Nuggets points
40 points on 68% FG vs 4 times DPOY
In first half through points and assists he was involved in i think 36 out of 50 Nuggets points
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He was ridiculous
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man i've said it before but joker is one of the best i've ever seen with my own eyes.....
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KillMonger wrote:man i've said it before but joker is one of the best i've ever seen with my own eyes.....
he honestly has a chance to be in the top 5 of all time conversation... if not even more... He just needs to do this for 3-5 more years.
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thelead wrote:KillMonger wrote:man i've said it before but joker is one of the best i've ever seen with my own eyes.....
he honestly has a chance to be in the top 5 of all time conversation... if not even more... He just needs to do this for 3-5 more years.
the thing is he used to be more flashy when he was younger....but he simplified his game to the most efficient version of itself....add that to the IQ and man.....just astonishing at times....made gobert look average
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Great playoff run for AG too.
Good example of why fit matters - he’s a perfect fit on Denver
Good example of why fit matters - he’s a perfect fit on Denver
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Man I think we wouldve been such a better matchup with Boston. What a dud of a series.
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I did not expect Dallas to win this one
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DiplomaticMagic wrote:Man I think we wouldve been such a better matchup with Boston. What a dud of a series.
Nop.
Celtics would have beaten every team on East in 5 at most.
Once they get their offense going ,with top 2 defense in nba, there is nothing you can really do about.
Every damn game they have one outliner role player going crazy + Brown and Tatum delivering.
Cavs didn't even play bad game tonight, but out of nowhere you have Al Horford having- Jokic lite game at age of what 38? Making 6 threes. In game vs Heat you had Derrick White having 38 points game, you have Prichard shooting 50% for 3 in a series, you have damn Luke Kornet shooting like 80% FG.
Hauser vs Heat shot 48% for 3 on 8 ppg.
It's just so damn impossible to contain them when they clicking. Only team that can probably beat them in series are Nuggets, maybe Wolves ,but i would not bet on it. On East they have no competition. They are 41-11 vs Eastern conference teams whole year.
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pepe1991 wrote:DiplomaticMagic wrote:Man I think we wouldve been such a better matchup with Boston. What a dud of a series.
Nop.
Celtics would have beaten every team on East in 5 at most.
Once they get their offense going ,with top 2 defense in nba, there is nothing you can really do about.
Every damn game they have one outliner role player going crazy + Brown and Tatum delivering.
Cavs didn't even play bad game tonight, but out of nowhere you have Al Horford having- Jokic lite game at age of what 38? Making 6 threes. In game vs Heat you had Derrick White having 38 points game, you have Prichard shooting 50% for 3 in a series, you have damn Luke Kornet shooting like 80% FG.
Hauser vs Heat shot 48% for 3 on 8 ppg.
It's just so damn impossible to contain them when they clicking. Only team that can probably beat them in series are Nuggets, maybe Wolves ,but i would not bet on it. On East they have no competition. They are 41-11 vs Eastern conference teams whole year.
I agree that we wouldn't have won the series, but I do think our defense would've made the games we did play against them more competitive, particularly since they didn't have Porzingis. We did manage to beat the Cs once this season, and we won the season series the year prior. Again, I know Boston would've dispatched Orlando eventually, but I think we'd have made them work for it more than Cleveland did.
That said, we didn't get past Cleveland so doesn't matter. The team didn't earn the right to test themselves against the Celtics. Oh, well. Maybe next year.
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pepe1991 wrote:
I have to say I really love seeing an effective, but limited, role player being used to his ideal potential.
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Skybox wrote:pepe1991 wrote:
I have to say I really love seeing an effective, but limited, role player being used to his ideal potential.
Yea that Lamar Odom type of role ( but as starter, not bench player) fits him so well.
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