This is like playing cricket in darts, when you haven't closed 20's and your opponent just keeps dropping twenties on you before they even consider trying to close out some other numbers on the board.
2022 NBA Playoffs Gamethread
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Nick Wright is going to be (even more) insufferable Monday
Starts at 18:10 mark
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H37_wOq6HnY
Starts at 18:10 mark
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H37_wOq6HnY
I don’t think they have much choice but to run it back and dial back CP3’s regular season minutes, but you may be right. The league has way too many good teams to not take advantage of a window where everything seems to be clicking.
Sounds like a basketball fan and a fan of Luka. I guess he could have went without the PHX comment but he's saying the obvious.
And Toine and Pierce weren’t horrible then
SJax and Jones were a combined 9-10 for 3PT to kill them
this looks like something else
Suns hanging around here. If they can just keep it within 45 going into the second half of the quarter...
Sort of impressive how many fans are still in the arena. Then again, it's Phoenix in mid-May; pretty damn hot outside (102 to be exact).
Not sure about that. He's averaged 25/6/5 and shot 40% from three in the series.
Cart before the horse time but if it ends up Dallas v. Boston the over under on Luka buzzer beaters will be 3.5.
Getting the Suns out feels very important for the Celtics. They were the scariest team to me, but each opponent at this point will be tough.
We lost both to Dallas this year in super close games. It would be a rock fight if it comes to that.
Yep, too many teams ascending. Dallas, obviously. Grizzlies. Timberwolves. Pelicans, if Zion comes back and offers anything.
And then there are the familiar threats: Denver will be better if they’re ever healthy. Golden State might have more in the tank. Utah is a place where they play basketball.
Suns have a hard road ahead.
Everyone is bagging on the Suns and for good reason. This was a terrible showing. But I also think the Mavs are pretty tough right now. I don't see the Warriors having an easy time with Dallas.
Winning the 4th quarter will give them something to build on heading into training camp. 'I like our chances if we play 4 quarters like that "
-- letter to season ticket holders.
Stats back you up.
View: https://twitter.com/LawMurrayTheNU/status/1526021216380678144
No team has beaten Warriors more often since 2018 (Luka era) than the Mavericks. 10-4 last four regular seasons, including 3-1 this year.
Mavs roster doesn’t wow you but, man, it just works. We’ll see if they have enough for GS but I expect a grueling series for the Dubs.
I’m so confused right now. How does 4th place MVP vote getter Devin Booker go 3-14 for 11 points with 4 TOs to 2 assists, and a ridiculous minus 41, and Chris Paul manage to take only 8 shots for 10 points, only 4 assists, and a minus 39 in a home Game 7?
What an epic failure by the over-hyped Suns. Luka almost outscored all the Suns’ starters, 35-37, as the Suns lose 4 out of 5 games by an average of 19 points.
What an epic failure by the over-hyped Suns. Luka almost outscored all the Suns’ starters, 35-37, as the Suns lose 4 out of 5 games by an average of 19 points.
Neither Paul nor Booker made a shot in the 1st half, and it was long over by the time they finally got a field goal. I don't think Paul ever lives this down, and Booker will need a title to wash off the stink of this performance. This is the same team that barely got past the Pelicans in round 1 (I honestly don't care if they were better after the ASB, the Suns finished 28 games ahead of them) and talked way too much shit to go down like this. Buncha frauds.
