NBA Playoffs: Round One Game Thread
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Im glad Kenny said that was a travel on Howard running down the lane because I looked up the rule after that play since no one mentioned that Howard travelled on the broadcast
This Blazers team is a joy to watch. It's finally coming together for them a bit. I'm thrilled. With all the awful luck the past few years of losing Brandon Roy to injuries and Greg Oden being an absolute bust. Just imagine this team if they had drafted Durant.
BTW, I fully expect Draymond Green provide Blake Griffin with a full body physical tonight after Griffin repeatedly tried to de-ankle Steph Curry the other night.
Hibbert's just completely fallen apart this season. It's hard to justify playing him in this series right now.
Yep. And tbe fact that he has to chase Antic to the 3 point line takes away a lot of his value on the defensive end.riboflav said:
Pacers down 9 with under 5 to play.
Also, it's important to remember that Atlanta isn't a good team, and barely stumbled into the playoffs. Indiana's in trouble.
Also, it's important to remember that Atlanta isn't a good team, and barely stumbled into the playoffs. Indiana's in trouble.
This OKC-Memphis series better go 7. Best series in a long time. Memphis matches up really well with OKC.
Also, Scotty Brooks should be fired.
Also, Scotty Brooks should be fired.
Ball dont fucking lie. At the Clips end and Griffin and Jordan are traveling and/or flopping on virtually every possession.
Its the NBA. The worse call, imho, was the foul on Green where Griffinforce clearly threw his shoulder/arm into him with like a second left on the clock. In any event, Griffin was amazing tonight. I still expect this series to go seven and while it seems headed in that direction, I don't necessarily think the Clips will be the team advancing. If the Dubs go small more often, they will pull Jordan (such an amazing rim protector) and Griffin out to the perimeter and then Golden State can do some damage.
jon abbey said:
Yeah, the Houston/Portland series is on too late for me, so I've yet to watch either of those games. I've got to pick and choose in the early rounds, since there's basically still two months of NBA playoffs and I want to ensure I'm not stabbed by my girlfriend.
riboflav said:
Yes, except I don't think the Clippers are in trouble (game 1 loss was flukey, blow-out in game 2, controlled most of game 3), but game 4 will tell that tale. The game I'm really looking forward to is Tor-Brooklyn #3. Brooklyn looks like the better team despite the game 2 loss and would be real competition for the Heat. On the flip side, I'm not sure Brooklyn can survive a 7 game war with their age, so if the Raps can split the next 2 I think it'll go 7 and the Raptors would win a long series.
But it's remarkable to watch OKC and SA -- not just that OKC has lost 2 but that SA could easily be 0-2. Neither seems flukey.
A great first round so far.
I have no idea how the Dubs were in that game at all. If you'd told me Griffin/Jordan would dominated them down low (Griffin 32 pts on 15-25 shooting, Jordan 14/22/5) plus they would be only 6-21 on 3s (Thompson 2-11), I'd assume they'd have lost by 20. Somehow they only lost by 2 on a marginal no-call at the end.
So the Nets play Pierce at the 4 and the Raps respond by having Amare Johnson stand out at the 3 point line.
For a guy with ten minute YouTube dunk video from high school Plumlee goes for the soft finger roll a lot