The Official NBA Playoff Thread—-20/21 Edition

[SDcardguy24]

No Cam Payne is a huge blow. Never imagined saying that about a conference finals game.

Originally Posted by Saraste

Have to wonder how much the mask is messing with Booker.

True plus I feel like Pat Bev has been excellent guarding him in game 2 and tonight

[pingbling23]

suns doing well to fight back going into the fourth quarter.

[pingbling23]

pg1deep3

[bigjbasketball]

And that is why you always take the Hail Mary shot as the clock is winding down! Nothing drives me crazy more than guys pretending to dribble for a better shot, but then getting it off just after the buzzer so they don’t mess up their 3PT%

[tjforce]

Terrance Mann...


RIP Booker

[tjforce]

Reggie Jackson having the playoff run of his career.

[spurs50fan]

Originally Posted by bigjbasketball

And that is why you always take the Hail Mary shot as the clock is winding down! Nothing drives me crazy more than guys pretending to dribble for a better shot, but then getting it off just after the buzzer so they don’t mess up their 3PT%

DeRozan is the best at that. But when did that clock start?

[hanstess]

Booker & Paul combined - 9 for 39 from the field. Yikes

[SDcardguy24]

Originally Posted by tjforce

Reggie Jackson having the playoff run of his career.

True, wonder what kind of money teams will throw at him this off season.

[Onepocketj]

Flopping everywhere

[SDcardguy24]

Pat Bev getting it done on both ends of the court

[k13]

Imagine if Kawhi came back for game 5..
Lights out.

[Onepocketj]

CP3 with a really quiet 15/12/3
Definitely thought he would have more impact tonight

[Zedlaw]

A lot of basketball is how you answer. Suns looked slow and out worked. It feels like they’re concentrating on playing the refs instead of keeping in rhythm and playing their game. Clips needed it, fought for it and got it. Now, how do the Suns answer

[pingbling23]

Originally Posted by k13

Imagine if Kawhi came back for game 5..
Lights out.

he didnt look ready to suit up sitting in the stands instead of with his team.

[tjforce]

Not going to call anybody out.. but looking back on through this thread is why I love Blowout:

Round 1: Clippers down 0-2 "Mavericks got their revenge and are moving on!"

Round 2: Clippers down 0-2 "Jazz are the team to beat and headed to the WCF!"

Round 3: Clippers down 0-2 "Suns vs Hawks/Bucks in the Finals!"

[SDcardguy24]

Originally Posted by Onepocketj

CP3 with a really quiet 15/12/3
Definitely thought he would have more impact tonight

Originally Posted by Zedlaw

A lot of basketball is how you answer. Suns looked slow and out worked. It feels like they’re concentrating on playing the refs instead of keeping in rhythm and playing their game. Clips needed it, fought for it and got it. Now, how do the Suns answer

definitely feels like they played slower with CP3 out there instead of Cam Payne

maybe they should have have given CP3 one more game to rest

[WalterAZ31]

lol Suns

instead of putting their foots on Clippers throat they lay the hugest egg ever

in fact, honesty Clippers have been the best team in series since game 1 and its not close, take the flukey alleyoop play out and Suns are down 2-1 to a team without their hall of famer

suns........probably still win series? but IMO its going 7

[k13]

Home teams are almost automatic wins.
Tomorrow Atlanta will get destroyed

[h00perstar34]

Originally Posted by k13

Home teams are almost automatic wins.
Tomorrow Atlanta will get destroyed

Never know but I really don’t see them getting blown out. Maybe bucks will win but I think it’ll be tight again, and I think hawks sneak another one out, then they split in Atlanta, bucks win game 5 atl wins 6

I think most of these games will come down to the wire or be a 1-2 possession game, giannis foul game maybe come into play as well.

[hairyangryfella]

Originally Posted by WalterAZ31

lol Suns

instead of putting their foots on Clippers throat they lay the hugest egg ever

in fact, honesty Clippers have been the best team in series since game 1 and its not close, take the flukey alleyoop play out and Suns are down 2-1 to a team without their hall of famer

suns........probably still win series? but IMO its going 7

Lol, the fact that the Suns had to overcome both the Clippers AND the refs in game 2...

I did wonder if they should have kept CP3 on the bench for the start of this one, but Monty has proven to know what he's doing.

[Zedlaw]

Atlanta will be tough to blowout if they’re able to control the boards again

[Zedlaw]

Originally Posted by WalterAZ31

lol Suns

instead of putting their foots on Clippers throat they lay the hugest egg ever

in fact, honesty Clippers have been the best team in series since game 1 and its not close, take the flukey alleyoop play out and Suns are down 2-1 to a team without their hall of famer

suns........probably still win series? but IMO its going 7

Game 1 was actually a sneaky close game. I thought the Suns better controlled Game 2 till very late when calls started going against them. I haven’t watched much of the Clippers but this is a good on the ball defensive team. Mann is a revelation out there. I think the Suns need to play faster, Booker and Paul aren’t beating these guys off the bounce consistently. Move away from this iso game and get Bridges flying around and comfortable and Johnson making cuts. The shots will start falling if the offense can build a better rhythm.

[bkcardcollector]

like kawhi we are very emotional here on the clippers win without Ibaka and Kawhi.

A blip in the system was bound to happen for the Suns, lets see if they got what it takes... and lets see if Kawhi will ever come back..? Let's see if he needs to come back... I think a Clippers team without Kawhi vs Atl would be a great series with the way these two teams are playin like teams and ballin full on.

[blackbears86]

Clips should be up 2-1 now. The Suns were lucky to pull out game 2.


I'm calling Clips to win the series, especially if the claw comes back.