2021 NBA Playoffs Gamethread
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My take as well. If it ain't going to be the Celtics, I have no problem with Giannis, Jrue and Middleton making their run this year
some nice work by the Bucks GM last off-season
Bryn Forbes 2yrs @ $4.8MM
Bobby Portis 2yrs @ $7.4MM
Bryn Forbes 2yrs @ $4.8MM
Bobby Portis 2yrs @ $7.4MM
I think they're a great match against the Nets. Giannis will go Wilt-esque on them -- who on earth on the Nets has a chance to stop him? Made some great moves to surround Giannis w/ shooters.
It was definitely a flagrant. I thought the dickish push-off at the end was like crazy, disrespectful to a 2-time MVP who is kicking your ass.
Miami playing really dirty in the third. The Ariza play followed by the pushup. Then a few minutes later, Kendrick Nunn did the Zaza-style play where he put his feet under the shooter. Then a few minutes after that Dragic grabs Middleton by the jersey and attempts to pull him down, followed by a leglock on the stumbling Middleton.
I remember listening to the Lowe Post early this season where Zach Lowe (who, IMO, is the best analyst around by a wide margin) said that Tyler Herro was more valuable than Jaylen Brown....
Pretty crazy how wildly overrated he was from the bubble
Kind of crazy a top 3 seed in the West is starting Austin Rivers and Facundo Campazzo at the guard spots. Those guys are closer to end of the bench cheerleaders than the starting lineup for most teams.
Losing Murray is obviously crushing for them, but even so, that's pretty brutal.
Jokic is very very very good.
Losing Murray is obviously crushing for them, but even so, that's pretty brutal.
Jokic is very very very good.
Is this the first time ever that both Lillard and McCollum have both been healthy in the playoffs?
? They’ve both been healthy (or at least have both played) in 52 of the Blazers’ last 53 playoff games.
Dame has played in 56 of the Blazers’ 57 playoff games since he entered the league; CJ has played in 52 of 57, with all five missed games coming in the first series of his rookie year.
That could be; I haven’t followed them closely enough to get that fine-grained. But then I’d guess most full-time players are chipped up in one way or another by this time of year.
Giannis dismisses more Heat thuggery by getting up and juggling the basketball a dozen times:
View: https://twitter.com/WiscoSportsZac/status/1397009527116115968?s=20
View: https://twitter.com/WiscoSportsZac/status/1397009527116115968?s=20
Guess Porter is just going to keep eating Dame threes on the switch without trying to use his length to defend even once.
It’s a good thing I am a bball degenerate and was sitting awake watching this because I just caught a bad mistake that was about to go live at work in the AM. Dame you are a hero.
Am I reading correctly that Boston will allow the Garden to be almost full Sunday but only 25% full Friday?
I'd like to see the data showing that they need to wait until after game 3 to open up...
I'd like to see the data showing that they need to wait until after game 3 to open up...
To be fair, Gov. Baker made the announcement last Monday (May 17) that all remaining Covid restrictions and capacity limits in the state be lifted on Sat, May 29......before anyone knew we’d be hosting a playoff game on the 28th.
I read some stories that the Celtics were going to increase capacity to something beyond 25% but less than full for Friday. Maybe they weren't accurate. 25% is lame.
For most businesses, the jump up to full capacity/minimal restrictions to May 29 was a big surprise and a lot has to be done in the two-week period between when it was announced to when it goes into effect for everybody involved to figure out the logistics and how to handle larger crowds. Some places having staffing issues, as well as safety concerns, so its hard to just go from 2,000 fans or whatever to 15,000.
That's not relevant to the Celtics situation. There's a zero percent chance they can be ready for a big crowd Sunday and not Friday.
I dunno. When you begin making exceptions for one business what happens when the tens of thousands of others ask for an exception? I have no problem with it personally.
The obvious solution seems to be moving the whole reopening up by 12 hours.
Edit: even 6 hours...
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That team really has to win a championship too because they have traded away their future picks to win now, they are really fucked if this core doesn't work out.
And Kawhi has the option to walk after this year if things really blow up. If he does they're left with Paul George and a bunch of mediocre at best vets with no draft picks and minimal cap space, that could get ugly.
Anyone who has actually watched kl and pg play is not paying them that kind of money. Kawhi is not elite by any stretch
The clipps bet on the wrong horses. They're stuck with this suck.
Kawhi is 1000% still a max player and teams will be falling all over themselves to offer him a max deal if he doesn't immediately resign with LA this offseason. He was one of the best players in the league this year when he played, his only negative was only playing 52 games.
His defense is average to below. Add that to the fact that after playing 52 games and being heavily babied, it's a 2nd straight playoffs of shit. His numbers look great but he doesnt have "it" anymore. He comes out strong and just fades. He's not a max player.
They already seem to be blowing up. Kawhi is in a glorious spot to get out of dodge before the full season implosion occurs......beginning in about 5 months. Yes and he’s unquestionably getting a Max offer by whoever makes him any offer.