2022 NBA Playoffs Gamethread
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Putting aside other issues and questions, how many minutes could Simmons possibly play per game at this point—15?
Cavs are 2-12 from deep. Kevin Love is 2-2.
They aren't making up this deficit if only Kevin Love can make shots.
They aren't making up this deficit if only Kevin Love can make shots.
Nobody can actually stop Durant. He’s too long and too good a shooter, and gets too good a whistle. Kyrie will quit like he did so shamefully in the Milwaukee series his last season in Boston. C's are gonna right that wrong, and it shall be glorious.
Sexton, their best scorer (or 2nd best), plus obviously the killer Rubio injury fairly early
Edit- also forgot Dean Wade, their 1st big off the bench. Plus Mobley might not be 100% back.
They got crushed by injuries.
The Cavs are playing scared. They were down nine, on a fast break, and idiot Levert threw the ball to a Net, and compounded the mistake by fouling Durant 90 feet from the basket. The Cavs had a chance to make this a tight game, and if Garland can get hot, probably have another run in them
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The wings for CLE have been PUTRID
The wings for CLE have been PUTRID
Scoring on BK goes a long way to helping D up on them. CLE had a nice run going until dumb turnover by keeping Nets in the half court.
Celtics should have no trouble scoring with their offensive surge. Keeping turnovers down will be key. Limit the breakout frontrunning threes.
Celtics should have no trouble scoring with their offensive surge. Keeping turnovers down will be key. Limit the breakout frontrunning threes.
LOL, Drummond is having a campfire and roasting marshmallows in the lane, and Mobley gets hit with a 3 second violation at the 3.1 second mark.
Replace KD with Steph, Luka, Giannis, Jayson, etc and this would also be true though.
Drummond having the confidence to try and throw a behind the back pass is....not a great sign for Cleveland.
not at the same level. The Bucks or Celtics would roll the Cavs without their #1, the Nets would be toast. They are 100% dependent on KD, they have no real plan B because they don't play much in the way of team offense, and no team D at all
Yeah but those teams would still be doomed so it wouldn’t really matter if they can beat a 28-win team like this current version of the Cavs are right now.
Lauri has been getting bodied up and down the floor by guards all night. Embarrassing stuff, and for $17 mil!
I think the point was, KD can't miss any time... like he can't miss 3 games. Other teams can hold their own short term without their #1 early in the playoffs, the Nets can't. Luka might be the other one, but hard to say since they have a really good D.
If your star goes out long term... yeah you can't win consistently, but early rounds your star misses 4 games... you can win 1-3 of those. Nets without KD would be substantial underdogs to all 9 other teams in the East.
Let's go, basketball gods. How about a few lucky bounces after the break to turn this into a game again?
I disagree with this. We have no chance vs Nets without Tatum, Dallas slim chance without Doncic vs Utah, same with no Curry vs Denver and vice versa no Jokic for Denver vs full Warrior team. No Embiid vs Toronto no chance either.
He’s not a big that’s why. He thrives as a 3 but this team without Allen forces Lauri to ply out of position.
