Not Being a Joker, We Need A The Finals Thread
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I think Pat Riley sold his soul to satan for this run and the 3 point % that got them here.
I've mentioned this before, but he looks like a dad playing basketball in the driveway with his kids. He's so good, and he makes all those Nuggets players so much better.
How much you wanna bet one of the talking points after Game 1 will be, "The Heat wasted a Bam game"? As if this isn't what the Nuggets schemed around?
cjm should ask malone for his scheme to make martin / strus 1/16 despite some great
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I turned the game on for 5 minutes; watched Caleb Martin get blocked for the second time by Michael Freaking Porter Jr. and that was enough for me.
Maybe the Cs should have left them unguarded?
I think Denver has another gear or two. As the series goes along they'll learn to get into their offense faster. Use Jokic even more.
How many Heat players is Joker worth? You wouldn't trade him for Bam and Butler... what if they added Spo?
Since the 7-0 run to start the 3rd (which ESPN notably emphasized on the web site), Denver has outscored Miami 22-11. Doubled 'em up.
Butler, coming up big with 11-7-5 through three. -22
Joker at 15-9-12 on FIVE FUCKING SHOTS. +22
Joker at 15-9-12 on FIVE FUCKING SHOTS. +22
Celtics have lost 4 ECFs since 2017 and so far the first 3 opponents all got smoked in the Finals; 4th incoming.
Really not loving our McNabb Eagles era.
Really not loving our McNabb Eagles era.
Every time we end up saying the Celtics would have put up more of a fight against the WCF team but then that seems somewhat counterintuitive. Then again bball is all about matchups. Who knows.
In this case I’m at some degree of peace because they would have had zero chance with a hobbled Tatum anyway.
Denver hasn't relied on the 3 at all tonight. I'm getting more and more convinced 3-ball doesn't work in the playoffs long term unless you're a HOFer from out there, which the Warriors have (had) two of them in Curry & Thompson.
I think teams took the wrong conclusion from the Warriors dynasty. Well, the Celtics did anyways.
I think teams took the wrong conclusion from the Warriors dynasty. Well, the Celtics did anyways.
How have the Heat only taken 2 free throws? That sort of seems impossible after they've averaged 21 attempts a game entering the Finals.
I haven't watched much of this game. I saw that the Heat were in zone D a few possessions ago. Have they done a lot of that? It seems ill advised with Joker's bread and butter being playing point center at the top of the key.
Before Game 6, Zach Lowe had Adam Mares on his podcast. Mares is a Nuggets writer and he knows a ton about the team.
He said that the Celtics are among the worst matchups in the league for the Nuggets while the Heat are the best. He also said that everyone in the Nuggets organization was rooting heavily for the Heat to win (something Lowe confirmed)
The only D being played in this game after the first 10 minutes is hoping the opponent misses.
They play Denver tough and Joker normally ends up losing his temper bad every time we play.