Around the NBA (and other Sports), 2023-24, Part 3

Fierce1 · Post #1461 » by **Fierce1** » Sun May 5, 2024 3:24 am

kuclas wrote:
BK_2020 wrote:Oh no the well-oiled clutch machine the Nuggets were forced to play a seed higher than the 5th?

With no super teams (2010-2014 heat and 2016-2019 warriors). Past nba champions need a lot of luck to fall there way.

And 2022-2023 nuggets had the easiest path to nba championship ever seeding wise for nba champions.

Sure!

But Denver also made it look easy all the way to the championship.

threrf23 · Post #1462 » by **threrf23** » Sun May 5, 2024 3:24 am

the Boston sports thread still a thing? edit kind of, but I'll leave this here anyways

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bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #1463 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Sun May 5, 2024 3:42 am

Celtics vs. Minnesota is going to be high-flying...

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Fierce1 · Post #1464 » by **Fierce1** » Sun May 5, 2024 3:57 am

I'd love to be proven wrong by Minny, but I still think it's Denver vs. Boston in the finals.

Post #1465 » by **Parliament10** » Sun May 5, 2024 4:50 am

bigfoot_cryptozoology wrote:Celtics vs. Minnesota is going to be high-flying...

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Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #1466 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Sun May 5, 2024 10:13 am

Fun fact, the Jokic Nuggets have never beaten a 50-win team in the playoffs.

For the record, the Celtics have 5 such series win in the Tatum era (2018 Sixers, 2020 Raptors, 2022 Bucks, 2022 Heat, 2023 Sixers).

zoyathedestroya · Post #1467 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sun May 5, 2024 11:02 am

Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:Fun fact, the Jokic Nuggets have never beaten a 50-win team in the playoffs.

For the record, the Celtics have 5 such series win in the Tatum era (2018 Sixers, 2020 Raptors, 2022 Bucks, 2022 Heat, 2023 Sixers).

2020 Jazz and 2020 Clippers are essentially 50-plus-win teams except it was a shortened season but point taken.

Lee Van Cleef · Post #1468 » by **Lee Van Cleef** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:46 pm

Game 2 will be desperate for the Nuggets. We’ll see what they are really made of. If they lose, I think it’s over.

Celts17Pride · Post #1469 » by **Celts17Pride** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:52 pm

The teams in the West are no joke.

BK_2020 · Post #1470 » by **BK_2020** » Sun May 5, 2024 4:42 pm

Embiid intentionally and repeatedly bumping into a 70 year old man whose job is to protect him from the crowd.

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zoyathedestroya · Post #1471 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:05 pm

Don't even know who to root for.

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Post #1472 » by **bisme37** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:14 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:Don't even know who to root for.

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I don't know either. I think there are a lot more opportunities for postgame thread titles with the Magic but I think the Cavs might be the better matchup for us haha.

Post #1473 » by **Parliament10** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:16 pm

bisme37 wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:Don't even know who to root for.

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I don't know either. I think there are a lot more opportunities for postgame thread titles with the Magic but I think the Cavs might be the better matchup for us haha.

This is the game to watch, for us.
We just want to know who we're facing.

Been a lot of hurry up and wait, this Playoffs.

JaMarco · Post #1474 » by **JaMarco** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:34 pm

Doesn't really matter that much who wins but I'd like to see the Cavs get knocked out now.

OnlyTheTruth · Post #1475 » by **OnlyTheTruth** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:38 pm

Would you guys take Murray over Brown ?

Homerclease · Post #1476 » by **Homerclease** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:43 pm

OnlyTheTruth wrote:Would you guys take Murray over Brown ?

No.

Murray is a good player and a hell of an offensive talent, he’s also a zero on defense with a lengthy injury history already.

tfmiii · Post #1477 » by **tfmiii** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:46 pm

Cleveland has shifty, speedy small guards that can give us trouble, but Orlando is better defensively - has size, very physical, never quits. Plus they seem to get up for us like no other *cough Eddie House cough*

tfmiii · Post #1478 » by **tfmiii** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:47 pm

I think I'll root for Cleveland, another chance to end Max Strus' season.

tfmiii · Post #1479 » by **tfmiii** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:47 pm

LaVert never tired of call this own number lol

zoyathedestroya · Post #1480 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:51 pm

Cavs got nothing outside of Mitchell.