2021 NBA Playoffs

[d2o 1,602]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

Nets:

I'm going to look up the prop for MIL getting swept. This is trending towards like when LeBron would work up a #6 on the Raptors. 

No reason at all for Harden to play at least until MIL gets within 20

 

[Message Board User 12,396]

Big loss.

 

[hobbes2702 13,074]

That’s a disaster for the Hawks. 

[ztejas 43,538]

1 hour ago, hobbes2702 said:

That’s a disaster for the Hawks. 

Wouldn't be any less of a disaster than making the ECF. They had a fun run. 

[Loch Ness Monster 3,533]

Atlanta making the ECF would be huge for them. Its the Atlanta Hawks not the Lakers.  Sucks for them.

[shadow_operative 15,932]

these foul calls are stupid. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,822]

Phoenix just fucking with Denver. I don’t like cp3 like most here but his assist to turnover ratio is like 19:1 so far. Gotta respect that

[Loch Ness Monster 3,533]

Chris Paul has an incredible basketball IQ. Just ripping the Nuggets apart.

Feel bad for Jokic. His teammates laid an egg again.

Edited June 10, 2021 by Loch Ness Monster

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,822]

Omfg cp3 just put a dude in the blender.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,822]

What in the fuck is happening

[Loch Ness Monster 3,533]

Suns are at home and the better basketball team, hitting shots and Nuggets bricked everything.

[Radical Larry 28,663]

 

Good to see Chunk made it to the game. 

[Patrick Bateman 3,932]

That's a fucking crazy stat..... you know how much that dude has the ball in his hands.  Sheesh.

 

[d2o 1,602]

10 hours ago, Patrick Bateman said:

That's a fucking crazy stat..... you know how much that dude has the ball in his hands.  Sheesh.

 

He's done it 3 times in the playoffs with The Hornets, Clips and now Suns...... in the 2000s the 10s and now the 20s

 

[ztejas 43,538]

My DEN pick was poor. Can't win em all. Man they folded early and hard. I think whoever said that the Murray absence is catching up to them was right. 

I'm looking at tonight's games... Milwaukee is -3.5? They switching rosters before tip?

 

[HookEm 2,468]

It is an absolute must win for Milwaukee. I still think they will lose, but I wouldn't bet that game.

[Vic Mackey 47,157]

18 minutes ago, HookEm said:

It is an absolute must win for Milwaukee. I still think they will lose, but I wouldn't bet that game.

We have seen it over and over. Series take a different vibe when they switch venues between games 2 and 3. Boston took a game from the Nets at home. I expect the Nets do the same.

I am sure Denver will play better at home, too. But the Suns and Nets are clearly the superior teams and should win those series.

[ztejas 43,538]

25 minutes ago, HookEm said:

It is an absolute must win for Milwaukee. I still think they will lose, but I wouldn't bet that game.

 

4 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

We have seen it over and over. Series take a different vibe when they switch venues between games 2 and 3. Boston took a game from the Nets at home. I expect the Nets do the same.

I am sure Denver will play better at home, too. But the Suns and Nets are clearly the superior teams and should win those series.

Milwaukee has gotten obliterated in 2 straight games now. The only reason Boston didn't get swept was because the Nets got bored and took them too lightly. And Tatum dropped 50. Brooklyn knew they were never losing that series - this is a much more important game 3 than game 3 against Boston. They will not do that against Milwaukee - just listen to what Durant had to say post-game after game 2. 

This is a pick-'em in my eyes. -3.5 is a lot against a team that just beat you by 40 and didn't have to play any starters in the 4th quarter. 

If it was BKN or MIL +/-1 I wouldn't touch it. But for me, -3.5 is way too much for a team that hasn't proven they even belong on the same floor - whose superstar DPOY just got embarrassed multiple times in game 2. Holiday is getting cooked by KD too. 

Like I said - they gonna switch rosters? 

[d2o 1,602]

I'd take MIL tonight.    Their entire existence is on the line tonight.   Back at home after being embarrassed two straight games.     If they lose tonight Bud should be gone.   Also the rest of the Nets cannot continue to shoot as well as they have.   

Edited June 10, 2021 by d2o

[ztejas 43,538]

Just now, d2o said:

Their entire existence is on the line tonight.

They got waxed in game 1 then showed up to game 2 and got waxed even more. Their existence was on the line as soon as game 1 tipped off. 

Weren't you the one telling me about HCA when I doubted the Lakers being favored in game 3 or 4? And they proceeded to get smacked. 

I just don't think HCA is that big of a deal anymore for whatever reason.

I'm not saying Milwaukee can't or won't win tonight - but from everything I've seen so far - -3.5 is a little too generous. 

[HookEm 2,468]

I can see your point regarding -3.5.  I think if I was going to bet anything it would be the Nets ML if you can get decent odds.

[ztejas 43,538]

9 minutes ago, HookEm said:

I can see your point regarding -3.5.  I think if I was going to bet anything it would be the Nets ML if you can get decent odds.

A gambler after my own heart. But I think there is a decent chance MIL wins by 1, 2 or 3. Nets ML wasn't that high anyway - around +150-+160 I think.

I also have a prop on Nets sweeping so it's somewhat of a hedge going line and not ML tonight.

Edited June 10, 2021 by ztejas

[ztejas 43,538]

24 minutes ago, d2o said:

Also the rest of the Nets cannot continue to shoot as well as they have.   

Another taker. They can and they will.

[Loch Ness Monster 3,533]

Feel like 80% of people that look at that line would say Nets +3.5 easy.

Doing the opposite of whatever the casual gambler would do is usually the move, no? I don't think the Bucks will get swept. 

[ztejas 43,538]

1 hour ago, Loch Ness Monster said:

Feel like 80% of people that look at that line would say Nets +3.5 easy.

Doing the opposite of whatever the casual gambler would do is usually the move, no? I don't think the Bucks will get swept. 

No - I think the casual gamblers are pumping Milwaukee. Vegas is not dumb enough to sucker people into taking this Nets team at +odds. 

[bluto 4,942]

Was there any doubt the bucks wouldn’t fold after that start. Had 3 second q points 7 min into.

[ztejas 43,538]

2 minutes ago, bluto said:

Was there any doubt the bucks wouldn’t fold after that start. Had 3 second q points 7 min into.

It took them being up 30-9 before I got nervous. And Milwaukee is getting ref help on top of it. 

This doesn't even feel like an "I told you so" game because Brooklyn has been bad for large stretches. It's more of a... "how is Milwaukee this soft?" type of game. 

Milwaukee could still cover but this looks horrible for them going forward. Especially if Harden returns. 

[Patrick Bateman 3,932]

PJ vs KD!!!!  I love it.  Playoff intensity.

[Brothahorn 10,087]

PJ vs KD!!!!  I love it.  Playoff intensity.

I hate it when family fight.

They should both turn and jump on Top Flight security.

[hundredTT 578]

1 minute ago, Patrick Bateman said:

PJ vs KD!!!!  I love it.  Playoff intensity.

Fuck yes. Van Gundy was right, wasn't nothing but two brothers battling during the playoffs. NBA needs more of it! 

[Vito Andolini 9,132]

What was the chant when Durant was shooting free throws, “Fuck KD?”

[Brothahorn 10,087]

Giannis is a joke(in this series).

[Vito Andolini 9,132]

After being humiliated on the court in Game 2, then in the media, now playing at home, the Bucks simply had to come out and play as well as they possibly could, and this is the result. Brooklyn isn’t even playing well. Ain’t seeing a lot of that intestinal fortitude from Milwaukee.

Assassin work from KD!

Edited June 11, 2021 by Vito Andolini

[shadow_operative 15,932]

when are opposing fans going to learn not to boo KD? it only makes him better. 

Edited June 11, 2021 by shadow_operative

[Sawbonz 27,589]

That was sick

[Loch Ness Monster 3,533]

Yeah Bucks and Jrue Holiday played like crap on offense.

[LTtxfan 49,358]

KD with 7 straight in moneytime...

[Etexhorn13 3,053]

How they didn’t give KD the ball for that shot is mind boggling to me 

[Baboontyme 2,825]

And now you just gotta stop KD.

Good luck

[LTtxfan 49,358]

Brown missing easy short shot on key late possession -- not sure why Kyrie or KD didn't take shot in that situation

[Etexhorn13 3,053]

To not have KD touch the ball the last two possessions is criminal. I get that was a mad scramble but but he was way too frantic there 

[Sawbonz 27,589]

Why the fuck is Brown taking that shot

[Loch Ness Monster 3,533]

Brown clanked a lot of shots for the Nets down the stretch.

[HookEm 2,468]

Brown had an open lane, but good defense by Lopez to close it back down. He should have kicked it to Joe Harris who looked to be wide open.

Or better yet call timeout and work up a play to free Durant.

[Loch Ness Monster 3,533]

Wooo. Close one.

Neither team played great offense tonight but Milwaukee held on.

[perfectchaos007 6,677]

Longhorn defending Longhorn on that final shot

[ztejas 43,538]

I missed a lot of the 2nd half but that was absolutely inexcusable by Nash to close. Two horribly drawn up plays that could have both easily resulted in turnovers and somehow Bruce Brown has a greenlight to take the final 2 shots not including the prayer throw up by KD. 

And they played sloppy all game. And still should have won. 

What a weird game. 

[Nolacycling 893]

Harris was 1/11, 1/7 from 3. 

[ztejas 43,538]

2 minutes ago, Nolacycling said:

Harris was 1/11, 1/7 from 3. 

No one shot well tonight. The only player on either team that cracked 50% FG was Bobby Portis who was 2/3. 

[Etexhorn13 3,053]

Where did Kennard come from? Was he even involved in the first four Mavs games? What a revelation for the clips