I know a little late for starting this thread but better be late than never.

Jokic is the Lakers karma for cheating Divac and Stojakovic of a Finals appearance.

Dame starting off hot , here’s to hoping it’s going to happen for all the playoffs. It’s the only chance we got.

Lillard with an absurd first half. 35 points … Indy has 42.

Are the Bucks going to get Giannis back?

Apr 22, 2024 4:19:41 GMT thereallt said:

Are the Bucks going to get Giannis back?

They are “optimistic” he can return in Round One.

Pels were so close to pulling off the upset against OKC. Played well defensively and had multiple opportunities to put the game away at the end but couldn’t put the game away. BI hasn’t been himself since coming back from injury is CJ isn’t that go to guy anymore. All in all, can’t be upset at losing by 2 on the road against the 1 seed without your best player. Lazy take but I think Pels take the series with a healthy Zion.

Apr 22, 2024 0:15:09 GMT UT said:

Lillard with an absurd first half. 35 points … Indy has 42.

Crazy that he went scoreless in the second half.

Apr 22, 2024 15:37:00 GMT KING KID said:

Apr 22, 2024 0:15:09 GMT UT said:

Lillard with an absurd first half. 35 points … Indy has 42.

Crazy that he went scoreless in the second half.

I know but Indy started to key on him pretty hard and thankfully after a pretty rough 3rd quarter the rest of our guys stepped up and sealed the win … notably Middleton.

That’s what we are going to have to do as long as Giannis is out. Middleton, Lopez and Beasley are find to have to be huge.

Apr 22, 2024 13:03:42 GMT @theshow said:

Pels were so close to pulling off the upset against OKC. Played well defensively and had multiple opportunities to put the game away at the end but couldn’t put the game away. BI hasn’t been himself since coming back from injury is CJ isn’t that go to guy anymore. All in all, can’t be upset at losing by 2 on the road against the 1 seed without your best player. Lazy take but I think Pels take the series with a healthy Zion.

In his defense - Dort was fantastic defensively.

I’m curious to see if going forward the Thunder can just take over being deeper and better overall or if their lack of size in the post is going to kill them.

Apr 22, 2024 17:04:11 GMT UT said:

Apr 22, 2024 13:03:42 GMT @theshow said:

Pels were so close to pulling off the upset against OKC. Played well defensively and had multiple opportunities to put the game away at the end but couldn’t put the game away. BI hasn’t been himself since coming back from injury is CJ isn’t that go to guy anymore. All in all, can’t be upset at losing by 2 on the road against the 1 seed without your best player. Lazy take but I think Pels take the series with a healthy Zion.

In his defense - Dort was fantastic defensively.

I’m curious to see if going forward the Thunder can just take over being deeper and better overall or if their lack of size in the post is going to kill them.

I think the Thunder win in 6. I hope we can steal the next one on the road and win one of the home games. Their depth and ability to space the floor with Holmgren will be too much as the series goes deeper. Our bigs will feast in the post but I don’t know if they can consistently keep up with Holmgren and Williams on the perimeter; especially without Zion. I do love the fight shown by this team last night. They didn’t back down and the result could’ve easily went their way.

SGA is just so damn good too. Didn’t have his best game but every time he put up a mid-range shot, I knew it was going in. Just so smooth.

That and OKC has one of the best closers in the league especially without Zion … the Pels have none. They can keep it close every game but if it’s coming down to SGA vs Ingram or CJ in crunch time, SGA is just going to win that more often than not.

Really into this series as both teams are young and scrappy and last nights game despite some sloppiness was really fun and interesting.

Definitely and it was evident last night when they had an opportunity to tie or win the game, they call an iso for CJ. He can’t create enough space for a good shot. With 14 seconds left, they had time to move the ball around and create an open look. But yeah, they don’t have that go to killer and Willie Green can’t draw up a play to save his life. Trey Murphy is probably our best shooter in that situation but they need to find a way to get him open. I also credit OKC’s perimeter defense.

76ers and Knicks has been such an insane series, so friggin epic.

Holy shit what a crazy chain of events in the 76ers/Knicks game.

Apr 23, 2024 2:10:23 GMT @theshow said:

Holy shit what a crazy chain of events in the 76ers/Knicks game.

Brunson hasn't been good this series so far but gets a fortunate bounce and then a key figure in that steal on Maxey to set up DiVicenzo's 2nd 3 of the sequence.

So good, physical series too. 

Ex Pelican great @theshow Josh Hart with another 48 minuter. Him and Ingram, the return for AD.

Apr 23, 2024 2:11:56 GMT Blindy said:

Ex Pelican great @theshow Josh Hart with another 48 minuter. Him and Ingram, the return for AD.

Love to see it. Hart was good on the Pels but he’s taken his game to the next level in New York.

I like this Knicks team in general. Thibs got these boys cooking. What an unreal ending.

This Knicks team is on a destiny run. They can win the East.

If Brunson can at all figure out how to adjust when Philly is throwing a big man like Oubre or Batum on him, they can end this series in Philly or at worst, back at MSG in game 5. Have to see it though, he doesn't look anywhere near the same. Looks uncomfortable, credit to Nick Nurse.

That was an incredible ending.

This Nugget/Laker series is tough for me.

Denver is a blast to watch, especially Jokic.

Lakers not so much and especially Lebron. I fucking hate watching him.

The Knicks had a comeback for the ages & won a game they had no business winning!

Ain’t going to even win this series with defense like that , really miss Giannis’s defense in the paint. It was brutal to watch.

Porzingis just had a -33 out there as Miami pulls off the upset in game 2. :lol:

Miami had a historically great game. I still don’t think they win the series but IF they do, the Knicks can easily make the Finals.

Seeing what Embiid did a few times to Mitchell Robinson has made me lose so much respect for him. Dirty shit like grabbing someone's ankles while on the ground is garbage shit.

I love Tyrese Halliburton.

Also looks like Dame is out for Game 4. Time for Pacers to get past the first round again finally, and especially nice to do it to this team.

Not that he really cares but I lost so much respect for Embiid this series. If you unintentionally hurt someone by accident, it happens but this is just obnoxious. The Josh Hart stomp by him was trash shit. Amazing how NBA continues to let this guy get away with this.

Jalen Brunson has finally awakened, he is putting on a show today.

CHOKE THE GAME AWAY EMBIID! YOU BUM!