NBA Playoffs 2022

[ztejas 43489]

Boston is elite defensively but has issues creating offense at times. When they shoot like they have tonight they're almost impossible to beat. 

[HornPhD 1368]

Except for a short stretch in the 2nd half, the Celtics have looked good tonight. Next game will see the Celtics taking shots near the basket instead of kicking it out. 

[LTtxfan 49283]

Bucks still seem like the better team though -- hard to win a series relying on so many 3pt baskets unless you've got Steph Curry...

[ztejas 43489]

Oof that might be a 2 on Brooks.

Yup. C ya. 

Edited May 4, 2022 by ztejas

[Baboontyme 2814]

We're gonna need another emergency podcast.

[Pam Cummings 9646]

Wiggins with the dunk of the playoffs holy shit

[ztejas 43489]

Eh not better than the Ja one but yeah he fucked Clarke up.

[shadow_operative 15932]

11 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

according to several posters here dirk didn't carry that team so we might be asking luka to do the impossible.

Dirk didn't carry that team in the Finals. before then, sure. but. it in the Finals. Dirk got them there, but Kidd, Terry, Chandler, etc all stepped up and actually picked up Dirk's slack in the Finals. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

if Payton isn't out for the year i'll be shocked. his whole left arm looked fucked with that landing. 

[ztejas 43489]

6 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

Dirk didn't carry that team in the Finals. before then, sure. but. it in the Finals. Dirk got them there, but Kidd, Terry, Chandler, etc all stepped up and actually picked up Dirk's slack in the Finals. 

Yeah Dirk 2011 wasn't some amazing carry job like Hakeem or '03 Duncan. 2011 was an awesome team effort - especially on D. Terry and Kidd were really solid in that run. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

So fucking Desmond bane sucks now?

[aggie08 21505]

37 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

if Payton isn't out for the year i'll be shocked. his whole left arm looked fucked with that landing. 

That sucks. He was definitely a big part of the game plan against Ja and certainly Booker should they advance. Pretty unsafe play by Brooks, but you don't get the luxury of calling other players dirty when you employ Draymond Green.

[Baboontyme 2814]

19 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

So fucking Desmond bane sucks now?

Relax. Bane has been very good all year. He's banged up and having a couple of rough outings in the playoffs. No secret lizard people conspiracy against the Wolves. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Relax. Bane has been very good all year. He's banged up and having a couple of rough outings in the playoffs. No secret lizard people conspiracy against the Wolves. 

[Dutchrudder 11141]

Ja Morant is incredible

[Dutchrudder 11141]

Lol, that wasn't a foul, but fuck Draymond

[ztejas 43489]

1 minute ago, Dutchrudder said:

Ja Morant is incredible

Easily best game of the playoffs for him so far. Some huge buckets down the stretch here. 

I can't help but feel like Memphis is gonna get their hearts ripped out here though...

[ztejas 43489]

Why the fuck was Memphis saving clock up 1? Just some total boneheaded time management from them the past couple games. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

5 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Ja Morant is incredible

out here looking like young Mike. he's unbelievable. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

Ja just LOST Wiggins there. that was like a 6'4" Dante Hall out there. 

[ztejas 43489]

Hahahahah Wiggins oh my. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

47 pts, 8 reb, 8 ast, 15/31 FG, 18 pts in 4th quarter when GS had taken the lead. unreal performance.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Those were some crazy shots

[tbone_ 14132]

Morant is fucking good

[Mitch Cumsteen 18550]

Just think if Ja didn't play Memphis probably wins by 20.

[Dutchrudder 11141]

It makes me sad Memphis dropped that first game, which they should have won. While I would love to see this series go to 7, I would love to see GS lose in 5 or 6. Can't stand that team. Memphis is scrappy and has some talented young guys, they are an easy team to root for. 

Im surprised GS outscored Memphis in the paint by 20, it didn't feel like that big of a disparity while watching, but they did get a lot of easy layups. 

Memphis got their shit together when they stopped jacking up 3s. They had so many second chances when driving the lane, it was comical at times to watch them rebound and put back shots. It feels like Giannis would eat them alive if he gets a chance. They don't appear to have a way to stop a super talented big. 

Fun game, but they gotta win at least one in GS. 2-2 going back to Memphis would be intense.

[ztejas 43489]

58 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

Just think if Ja didn't play Memphis probably wins by 20.

I almost made this joke. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

Dillon Brooks better watch his back. 👀 

Edited May 4, 2022 by shadow_operative

[Kermit 3156]

It can’t be said enough, fuck Dillon Brooks. 

[Pam Cummings 9646]

Fell asleep and missed the end, but glad both home teams could win and make these series interesting.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

It can’t be said enough, fuck Dillon Brooks. 

He’s a huge bitch

[d2o 1602]

9 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

Ja Morant is incredible

Dude does stuff that shouldnt really be possible for a 6'2 guy.   That dunk in the 3Q was nuts.  Off two feet from the dotted line with 2 hands is not something that should be done at that size.

[Pam Cummings 9646]

Watching the highlights and the last bucket by Ja, i mean when are we gonna start calling carrying on some of these.....these dudes put their hand under the ball, its a little ridiculous to me.

[tbone_ 14132]

Just think if Ja didn't play Memphis probably wins by 20.

Why? Didn’t watch the game. Just saw the highlights.

[Baboontyme 2814]

33 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

Why? Didn’t watch the game. Just saw the highlights.

It's a joke. Lots of talking heads kept dismissing Ja's MVP candidacy and such because the team's record was quite good without him this year. 

[Wulaw Horn 19123]

58 minutes ago, d2o said:

Dude does stuff that shouldnt really be possible for a 6'2 guy.   That dunk in the 3Q was nuts.  Off two feet from the dotted line with 2 hands is not something that should be done at that size.

I can do that at 43 years old still all the time. On a 7 foot hoop. Maybe. Probably not. 
sometimes I feel like those guys are from a different species than I am. 

[Mitch Cumsteen 18550]

3 hours ago, Kermit said:

It can’t be said enough, fuck Dillon Brooks. 

On one hand, yes. Unequivocally. For a guy playing in only his second playoffs, we probably have 10 more years of watching him doing shit like this.

On the other hand... karma motherfucker.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Watching the highlights and the last bucket by Ja, i mean when are we gonna start calling carrying on some of these.....these dudes put their hand under the ball, its a little ridiculous to me.

Nope. Ja Carries on a lot. Game 1 Vs GS he had a very obvious carry because he kinda stuttered his feet before he drove. Missed the shot I believe, towards the end of the game. But pretty blatant

[HookEm 2467]

I thought the same thing... which made me feel old.

[ztejas 43489]

5 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

sometimes I feel like those guys are from a different species than I am. 

Easy there Hitler. 

[Wulaw Horn 19123]

11 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Easy there Hitler. 

sorry, didn't think I needed to end that with /no white power

[Dutchrudder 11141]

Philly without Embiid is sad. Even if he comes back, being down 0-2 is a tough hole to climb out of. I hope he does come back and forces a game 7. If he can turn this around, that would be pretty serious legacy building right there. 

[SilasCoade 2622]

Without Embiid, Harden might still be the third best player on the Sixers. Everybody cracked on John Wall's terrible contract for years, but at least that man had injuries to blame. Barring injury he might have been worth that contract. Harden has not dealt with severe injury and just let himself go. He chose to make that contract an albatross.

[Brothahorn 10087]

Without Embiid, Harden might still be the third best player on the Sixers. Everybody cracked on John Wall's terrible contract for years, but at least that man had injuries to blame. Barring injury he might have been worth that contract. Harden has not dealt with severe injury and just let himself go. He chose to make that contract an albatross.

And some fool is still going to give him $200M.

[Mitch Cumsteen 18550]

Really sucks for the Sixers that Doc Rivers isn't going to have the chance to blow a 3-1 lead in this series. 

[aggie08 21505]

26 minutes ago, Llogg said:

Without Embiid, Harden might still be the third best player on the Sixers. Everybody cracked on John Wall's terrible contract for years, but at least that man had injuries to blame. Barring injury he might have been worth that contract. Harden has not dealt with severe injury and just let himself go. He chose to make that contract an albatross.

Everyone says that, even with Harden's decline, Philly won that trade because they're no longer paying Ben Simmons. But, like, are we sure that Seth Curry isn't currently a more valuable teammate than James?

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Fucking 10:30PM start of the 3rd is stupid. This game should’ve started at 8:30

[Wulaw Horn 19123]

1 hour ago, aggie08 said:

Everyone says that, even with Harden's decline, Philly won that trade because they're no longer paying Ben Simmons. But, like, are we sure that Seth Curry isn't currently a more valuable teammate than James?

Yeah- Harden is a shadow of his former self, but I’d still take him over Curry because he’s a much better playmaker as was seen when Embiid was healthy. It’s rough watching him though knowing what he used to be. 
he needs to hit the HGH hard over the summer and get in amazing shape or it’s all done for him as anything other than a distributer. Just fell off a cliff. 

[Dutchrudder 11141]

1 hour ago, aggie08 said:

Everyone says that, even with Harden's decline, Philly won that trade because they're no longer paying Ben Simmons. But, like, are we sure that Seth Curry isn't currently a more valuable teammate than James?l

Losing Curry and 2 firsts in order to dump Simmons remaining 3 years and $113 million is not a bad trade. Most teams would have to give up a lot more to dump that. 

[Dutchrudder 11141]

That CP3 flop lol...