The Official NBA Playoff Thread—-20/21 Edition - Page 177

ntgm37 · 06-15-2021, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by chetb

Looking forward to seeing the Suns get destroyed next round.

Oh boy

chetb · 06-15-2021, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ntgm37

Oh boy

I was trying to will it into existence. It didn’t work

I think we will see them make it to the finals.

thejazzcollector · 06-15-2021, 01:21 AM

Another rough game. Don’t know if we can pull off the series win unless we get Conley back. Our ball movement has just looked so stagnant without him, really need him to help control the flow of the game, otherwise everyone sits there and watches Donovan till the end of the shot clock.

DiamondDonovan · 06-15-2021, 06:26 AM

No Harden or Kyrie, can KD pull it off today? Huge game...winner of this one takes the series IMO.

KhalDrogo · 06-15-2021, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by DiamondDonovan

No Harden or Kyrie, can KD pull it off today? Huge game...winner of this one takes the series IMO.

Don’t except him to play any better than he did in game 4.

ClipsandVols · 06-15-2021, 06:45 AM

I love how quiet this thread is about PG.

NeedChapmans · 06-15-2021, 06:46 AM

"Great look. Great look. I just didn't have the lift," said Embiid, who has played this Eastern Conference semifinal series on a partially torn meniscus in his right knee. "Thought I got fouled too. But usually, I would go up, especially for a bucket like that, try to dunk it. Try to get fouled and get an and-1. But ... not being able to jump for obvious reasons. ... It's tough."

2010GBPackers · 06-15-2021, 08:09 AM

Current favorites to win the NBA Championship.

IMO, of course.

1. Clippers
2. Bucks
3. Suns
4. Jazz
5. Sixers
6. Nets
7. Hawks

The Accountant · 06-15-2021, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by 2010GBPackers

Current favorites to win the NBA Championship.

IMO, of course.

1. Clippers
2. Bucks
3. Suns
4. Jazz
5. Sixers
6. Nets
7. Hawks

My money is on Clippers or Suns, but I'm going Clippers. I'm not counting Jazz out totally yet, but Kawhi is going to will his way and PG is getting hot.

I can't see Bucks beating either of them in 7. Nets need to get healthy, but probably can't come soon enough. 76ers look like Embiid is declining and its only going to get worse as the meniscus causes more issues, plus Danny Green (very underrated IMO) is out. Hawks could honestly beat the Sixers if Embiid keeps declining, plus Docs coaching in the two losses has cost the Sixers two games.

brothertona · 06-15-2021, 08:40 AM

If Embiid is as limited as he was this last game it's over for the Sixers. You can't give young teams like the Hawks confidence. I thought the Sixers would just step on the gas and barrel right over the Hawks and send them back to Philly up 3-1 with a chance to close and the Sixers unfortunately fell apart. Now the Hawks think they can take them where I don't honestly think the Hawks thought it was possible after the last few games.
Current favorites to win the NBA Championship.

I agree with this, unless DMitch has one more miracle run in him I think he might be done.

IMO, of course.

1. Clippers
2. Bucks
3. Suns
4. Jazz
5. Sixers
6. Nets
7. Hawks

dkcardman · 06-15-2021, 09:05 AM

I just love that no matter what, we are going to have a championship team that hasnt ever won or hasnt won in a long time! Plus, lots of new generation stars in the mix.

gomiamigo · 06-15-2021, 09:07 AM

Doc nails it:
"We stopped passing," Rivers said Monday. "I thought we started the game off that way, then we got back to the ball movement, then we went back to hero basketball. Basically, everybody wanted to be the hero instead of just trusting the team, trusting each other. So when you do that you usually lose, especially when the other team outworks you the whole f--king game, and that's what they did today."

If the 76ers are down to 3 healthy starters, they aren't going to go very far.

Siberian13 · 06-15-2021, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ClipsandVols

I love how quiet this thread is about PG.

Playoff P will be back. Law of avgs or something. Would be nice for him to continue playing well and get that monkey off his back.

daeve · 06-15-2021, 11:23 AM

Harden upgraded to doubtful tonight... If Bucks go up 3-2 I think we see the Nets go into emergency mode

bigjbasketball · 06-15-2021, 11:23 AM

What’s the over/under on points for KD tonight?

ClipsandVols · 06-15-2021, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Siberian13

Playoff P will be back. Law of avgs or something. Would be nice for him to continue playing well and get that monkey off his back.

Agreed. I sincerely hope he keeps playing well enough to at least get us into the WCF. Anything after that is gravy for me.

rhigh2390 · 06-15-2021, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by bigjbasketball

What’s the over/under on points for KD tonight?

Tough to say. He was getting doubled and tripled after Kyrie went down and the rest of the team has been playing pretty bad the past few games. Joe Harris, in particular, has to step it up. The Nets role players are decent when they are filling the role they are meant to play, but now with Harden and Kyrie not there, they look pretty awful trying to step up.

How big is Bruce Brown's game 3 blunder now? Nets could be up 3-1.

tjforce · 06-15-2021, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by daeve

Harden upgraded to doubtful tonight... If Bucks go up 3-2 I think we see the Nets go into emergency mode

They might be forced to, but man... forcing a hamstring injury back too early? That's tough.

If there's ever an injury that you just can't push back to quickly, it's a hamstring.

daeve · 06-15-2021, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by tjforce

They might be forced to, but man... forcing a hamstring injury back too early? That's tough.

If there's ever an injury that you just can't push back to quickly, it's a hamstring.

yep - even if he's not 100% though, just his gravity on the court will open up more space for KD to operate.

Dame · 06-15-2021, 11:56 AM

Just run it back next year, long term health > championship aspirations this year.

They can win a couple when healthy, just need a bit of luck.

Zedlaw · 06-15-2021, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by tjforce

They might be forced to, but man... forcing a hamstring injury back too early? That's tough.

If there's ever an injury that you just can't push back to quickly, it's a hamstring.

Agree with this, hamstring injuries are debilitating and tend to linger

tjforce · 06-15-2021, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by daeve

yep - even if he's not 100% though, just his gravity on the court will open up more space for KD to operate.

They'll have to be strategic about how they use him.

One of the things that cost Philly last night is that Doc didn't recognize Embiid's limitations and kept going to him down the stretch. He shot 0-12 in the second half and still got the potential go ahead shot down 1. That should have been Tobias or Curry taking that shot.

With a bad hammy, Harden running out on a break might not be a good plan. Even him in the lane taking contact is a recipe for disaster. But how can they use him as a 1:1 3 point shooter and distributor?

Chris P · 06-15-2021, 12:20 PM

According to Shams...harden is gonna play

tjforce · 06-15-2021, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris P

According to Shams...harden is gonna play

Man.. this is series is like a soap opera.

alwayson22 · 06-15-2021, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bigjbasketball

What’s the over/under on points for KD tonight?

the average O/U at the various sportsbooks is 34.5 for tonight's game

06-15-2021, 01:21 AM	#4403
thejazzcollector Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 897 bl15bas71	Another rough game. Don’t know if we can pull off the series win unless we get Conley back. Our ball movement has just looked so stagnant without him, really need him to help control the flow of the game, otherwise everyone sits there and watches Donovan till the end of the shot clock. __________________ PC: Donovan Mitchell, Steph, Kareem, Jimmer Fredette IG: thejazzcollector

06-15-2021, 06:45 AM	#4406
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06-15-2021, 06:46 AM	#4407
NeedChapmans Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 31,800 ProspectCincy NeedChapmans	"Great look. Great look. I just didn't have the lift," said Embiid, who has played this Eastern Conference semifinal series on a partially torn meniscus in his right knee. "Thought I got fouled too. But usually, I would go up, especially for a bucket like that, try to dunk it. Try to get fouled and get an and-1. But ... not being able to jump for obvious reasons. ... It's tough." __________________ It is my legal right to freely profit from the notoriety of people who are actively suffering and possibly even dying and for a few hundred dollars I will gladly seek to maximize those profits.

06-15-2021, 08:09 AM	#4408
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06-15-2021, 09:07 AM	#4412
gomiamigo Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: in your head Posts: 10,972 esmoney gomiamigo	Doc nails it: "We stopped passing," Rivers said Monday. "I thought we started the game off that way, then we got back to the ball movement, then we went back to hero basketball. Basically, everybody wanted to be the hero instead of just trusting the team, trusting each other. So when you do that you usually lose, especially when the other team outworks you the whole f--king game, and that's what they did today." If the 76ers are down to 3 healthy starters, they aren't going to go very far. __________________ IG: KevinDurant35Cards

06-15-2021, 06:26 AM	#4404
DiamondDonovan Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 796	No Harden or Kyrie, can KD pull it off today? Huge game...winner of this one takes the series IMO.

06-15-2021, 08:40 AM	#4410
brothertona Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 6,967 brothertona1	If Embiid is as limited as he was this last game it's over for the Sixers. You can't give young teams like the Hawks confidence. I thought the Sixers would just step on the gas and barrel right over the Hawks and send them back to Philly up 3-1 with a chance to close and the Sixers unfortunately fell apart. Now the Hawks think they can take them where I don't honestly think the Hawks thought it was possible after the last few games. Current favorites to win the NBA Championship. I agree with this, unless DMitch has one more miracle run in him I think he might be done. IMO, of course. 1. Clippers 2. Bucks 3. Suns 4. Jazz 5. Sixers 6. Nets 7. Hawks

06-15-2021, 09:05 AM	#4411
dkcardman Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Buford, Ga Posts: 2,534 dkcardman dkcardman	I just love that no matter what, we are going to have a championship team that hasnt ever won or hasnt won in a long time! Plus, lots of new generation stars in the mix.

06-15-2021, 11:23 AM	#4414
daeve Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: savannah GA Posts: 13,183 accrules	Harden upgraded to doubtful tonight... If Bucks go up 3-2 I think we see the Nets go into emergency mode

06-15-2021, 11:23 AM	#4415
bigjbasketball Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 5,309 BigJBasketball BigJBasketball	What’s the over/under on points for KD tonight? __________________ Instagram: @BigJBasketball PC: Zo - Manu - Deni - Kobe - John Wallace

06-15-2021, 11:56 AM	#4420
Dame Banned Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 3,482	Just run it back next year, long term health > championship aspirations this year. They can win a couple when healthy, just need a bit of luck.

06-15-2021, 12:20 PM	#4423
Chris P Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 15,088	According to Shams...harden is gonna play