NBA discussion thread

[ReggieZoldyck21]

For a mfer they have a top 3 player and in Bron lvl/better. Give em that same heat y’all give Bron then....

People saying Kawhi is Bron level or better are tripping anyway. Only one other man in the league on Lebrons level. That’s KD. Kawhi, Curry, Harden, Giannis are a tier under them though imo.

But if he’s doing his part and PGs not then you can’t blame him tbh. Paul George gotta play like the top 10 player that we know he can be. If he plays like last year, they losing in the first round

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

Nets starting to pull away now. S/o to Robert (same name as me XD) Timelord Williams on the Celtics though, dude has been balling on defensive end

also 1 block away from tying the all time playoff game record for Blocks of 10 with Olajuwon/Eaton/Bynum

 

[Haoshoku]

Clippers got pushed to 6 games last year by the Mavs without KP, lowkey would’ve pushed it to 7 with him. Now they’ve gotten a bit better defensively and with KP/Brunson playing they got a a very good chance at beating LAC tbh. Especially when Luka is going to play like he has been.

Didn’t see the whole game but KP didn’t even play that well from what I saw and they still won Game 1. Wouldn’t be surprised if the Clippers went 7 games here tbh and in a game 7 anything could happen, Luka has well proven he can win a playoff series as the primary option, they gonna just need KP to show up as the second guy tbh.

Paul George gotta play like the top 10 player that we know he can be. If he plays like last year, they losing in the first round

Ever since PG declared “Playoff P” nickname something went wrong and its been like that ever since lmao. I don’t know what it is but he just hasn’t been entirely the same in the last couple of years in the playoffs and when he does show up some game shifting play happens and nothing else matters lol. I don’t think he’s gonna be performing like a top 10 player, gonna have to hit his MVPG stride for that to happen. They gotta find a way to slow down the real top 10 threat in Luka cause his current level of play will dictate the outcome of the series, man’s just that good.

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

ESPN 2021 NBA Playoffs Theme

super pumped to see what song will be used for TNT's coverage of the 2021 NBA Playoffs tomorrow
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Spoiler: 2021 NBA Playoffs Day 1

2021 NBA Playoffs - Day 1

1st Round/Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
(1) Philadelphia 76ers VS (8) Washington Wizards
Game 1:
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
(2) Brooklyn Nets VS (7) Boston Celtics
Game 1: Nets 104 Celtics 93 | F
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
(3) Milwaukee Bucks VS (6) Miami Heat
Game 1: Bucks 109 Heat 107 | F/OT
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
(4) New York Knicks VS (5) Atlanta Hawks
Game 1:
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:

Western Conference
(1) Utah Jazz VS (8*) Memphis Grizzlies
Game 1:
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
(2) Phoenix Suns VS (7) Los Angeles Lakers
Game 1:
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
(3) Denver Nuggets VS (6) Portland Trail Blazers
Game 1: Nuggets 109 Trail Blazers 123 | F
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
(4) Los Angeles Clippers VS (5) Dallas Mavericks
Game 1: Clippers 103 Mavericks 113 | F
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
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2nd Round/Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
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Western Conference
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Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
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Western Conference
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NBA FINALS

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Spoiler: Tag List

@Noyman @Jiihad @Haoshoku @ZenZu @ReggieZoldyck21

 

[Noyman]

Lol WAS centers

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1396524170180276232

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29 points in 17 minutes for Tobias Harris. It looks like he's gonna go for 50 with Embiid in foul trouble.

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

@Jiihad

cool tidbit for the Knicks-Hawks series later today

the last time both teams faced each other was in the 1999 Eastern Conference Semifinals, where the Knicks swept the Hawks 4-0 to advance to the Conference Finals against the Pacers, and eventually the NBA Finals against the Spurs where they lost 4 -1. To this date, the 1998-99 Knicks are the only 8th Seed team in NBA history (East or West) to advance to the NBA Finals.

The Knicks at that time had Patrick Ewing, Latrell Sprewell, Allan Houston, Larry Johnson and Marcus Camby among others under the coaching of Jeff Van Gundy and funny enough Tom Thibodeau as an Assistant Coach.

The Hawks at that time had Steve Smith, Mookie Blaylock, Mark West and Dikembe Mutombo while being coached by Lenny Wilkens


Overall the Knicks and Hawks have met in the playoffs only twice prior to this year's matchup

* 1971 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Knicks won series 4 - 0)

* 1999 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Knicks won series 4 - 1)

 

[Jiihad]

@Jiihad

cool tidbit for the Knicks-Hawks series later today

the last time both teams faced each other was in the 1999 Eastern Conference Semifinals, where the Knicks swept the Hawks 4-0 to advance to the Conference Finals against the Pacers, and eventually the NBA Finals against the Spurs where they lost 4 -1. To this date, the 1998-99 Knicks are the only 8th Seed team in NBA history (East or West) to advance to the NBA Finals.

The Knicks at that time had Patrick Ewing, Latrell Sprewell, Allan Houston, Larry Johnson and Marcus Camby among others under the coaching of Jeff Van Gundy and funny enough Tom Thibodeau as an Assistant Coach.

The Hawks at that time had Steve Smith, Mookie Blaylock, Mark West and Dikembe Mutombo while being coached by Lenny Wilkens


Overall the Knicks and Hawks have met in the playoffs only twice prior to this year's matchup

* 1971 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Knicks won series 4 - 0)

* 1999 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Knicks won series 4 - 1)

Damn I ain’t know that lol, that changes tonight tho

 

[Noyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/9175945253

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I know he's not in the arena but this is the most boring Marv Albert call I think I've ever heard. Called it like it was golf when Philly made the run and Curry hit that 3. Holy shit


@RobertoTheOharaSurvivor @Jiihad Good luck with the matchup later. Don't have a rooting interest here but it's been a while since we had 2 people here with their teams matching up in the playoffs, lol.
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OMG Westbrook Shaqtin a Fool
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The duality of Ben Simmons: 15 rebounds and 15 assists on 2 turnovers. 6 points 3/7 FGs and 0/6 FTs. Played great defense also, especially on Beal. Sixers win at the end.

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

Knicks basketball lets fucking goooooo

 

[ReggieZoldyck21]

Knicks basketball lets fucking goooooo

Knicks are my East team I’m rooting for. Clippers are my West.
:cheers:

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

Hawks are gonna kill the Knicks in a shootout but we have a great chance to win if we can limit Trae Young and Clint Capela from getting touches or easy shots
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randle shouldn't have gotten the last shot/touch tbh. He was ass all game tonight

 

[GrandmasterChef Zonji]

LETS GOOOO SUNS 3 MORE WINS

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

good win @Jiihad we had 0 answer for Trae. And that Bogdanovic 3 turned the momentum in favor of the Hawks

 

[ReggieZoldyck21]

Knicks are fine. Randle will be better for the rest of the series.

 

[Jiihad]

Knicks are fine. Randle will be better for the rest of the series.

Yea Randle SHOULD be better tha rest of tha series. You trust Alec Burns to have 27 again? Or Collins to only have 12? Or Capela to only have 9pts(even tho his scoring is a plus and he’s mainly a lob threat/defense and rebounding)

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

Knicks are fine. Randle will be better for the rest of the series.

Randle hits 1 or 2 more shots (he was 6/23 tonight) and we would be up

 

[ReggieZoldyck21]

Yea Randle SHOULD be better tha rest of tha series. You trust Alec Burns to have 27 again? Or Collins to only have 12? Or Capela to only have 9pts(even tho his scoring is a plus and he’s mainly a lob threat/defense and rebounding)

The Knicks have a very good guard rotation. Next game RJ Barret could go off, or Drose, or Quickly. Who knows? It was Alec Burks tonight could be another guard next game. Collins should definitely play better that’s for sure. He’s underrated as hell. But don’t let me get started on all that Trae Young flopping...

If he’s getting those calls all series, Knicks ain’t winning.

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

Yea Randle SHOULD be better tha rest of tha series. You trust Alec Burns to have 27 again? Or Collins to only have 12? Or Capela to only have 9pts(even tho his scoring is a plus and he’s mainly a lob threat/defense and rebounding)

We did a good job keeping Capela off the boards (anything under 15 rebounds for him I can live with) but Trae got almost every shot he wanted except open 3s and FTs (he got 9 in the 4th quarter alone). If we can keep Trae under 40% fg, we have a great shot to win

as for the Knicks, pretty much everyone except Randle came to play today. Obi and Quickley were fantastic and RJ (except that Bogdanovic 3 from the corner that he almost had a steal) and D Rose made clutch plays. And for Burks what can I say, he's been our best clutch scorer this season and leads the team in PPG in OT periods.

Still all the pressure is on us now to win Game 2, anything less than a blowout for Game 2 would be imo unacceptable if we want to get back home court advantage. And I have no idea if we can pull off a win on the road with how we've been unable to guard Trae
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The Knicks have a very good guard rotation. Next game RJ Barret could go off, or Drose, or Quickly. Who knows? It was Alec Burks tonight could be another guard next game. Collins should definitely play better that’s for sure. He’s underrated as hell. But don’t let me get started on all that Trae Young flopping...

If he’s getting those calls all series, Knicks ain’t winning.

we actually kept him from shooting any FTs until the 4th Quarter since he was just going for mostly floaters and lobs to Capela which we could live with tbh. Its when he draws fouls that its gets ugly. For this game though, I didn't see any crazy foul baiting from him so there wasn't really a call that Thibs really wanted to dispute

also kinda nice to see Charles Barkley complementing the game overall, even though I won't be able to sleep tonight @Jiihad @Noyman. This loss fucking hurts

 

[GrandmasterChef Zonji]

Hawks really good when they playing bogdanovic bruh. He is really consistent. With trae you gotta make him drive which is already hard cuz you gotta defend the floather or lob to capella or collins.
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We did a good job keeping Capela off the boards (anything under 15 rebounds for him I can live with) but Trae got almost every shot he wanted except open 3s and FTs (he got 9 in the 4th quarter alone). If we can keep Trae under 40% fg, we have a great shot to win

as for the Knicks, pretty much everyone except Randle came to play today. Obi and Quickley were fantastic and RJ (except that Bogdanovic 3 from the corner that he almost had a steal) and D Rose made clutch plays. And for Burks what can I say, he's been our best clutch scorer this season and leads the team in PPG in OT periods.

Still all the pressure is on us now to win Game 2, anything less than a blowout for Game 2 would be imo unacceptable if we want to get back home court advantage. And I have no idea if we can pull off a win on the road with how we've been unable to guard Trae
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we actually kept him from shooting any FTs until the 4th Quarter since he was just going for mostly floaters and lobs to Capela which we could live with tbh. Its when he draws fouls that its gets ugly. For this game though, I didn't see any crazy foul baiting from him so there wasn't really a call that Thibs really wanted to dispute

also kinda nice to see Charles Barkley complementing the game overall, even though I won't be able to sleep tonight @Jiihad @Noyman. This loss fucking hurts

There is still many games... There is hope

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

Spoiler: 2021 NBA Playoffs Day 2

2021 NBA Playoffs - Day 2

1st Round/Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
(1) Philadelphia 76ers VS (8) Washington Wizards
Game 1: 76ers 125 Wizards 118 | F
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
(2) Brooklyn Nets VS (7) Boston Celtics
Game 1: Nets 104 Celtics 93 | F
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
(3) Milwaukee Bucks VS (6) Miami Heat
Game 1: Bucks 109 Heat 107 | F/OT
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
(4) New York Knicks VS (5) Atlanta Hawks
Game 1: Knicks 105 Hawks 107 | F
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:

Western Conference
(1) Utah Jazz VS (8*) Memphis Grizzlies
Game 1: Jazz 109 Grizzlies 112 | F
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
(2) Phoenix Suns VS (7) Los Angeles Lakers
Game 1: Suns 99 Lakers 90 | F
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
(3) Denver Nuggets VS (6) Portland Trail Blazers
Game 1: Nuggets 109 Trail Blazers 123 | F
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
(4) Los Angeles Clippers VS (5) Dallas Mavericks
Game 1: Clippers 103 Mavericks 113 | F
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
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2nd Round/Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
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Western Conference
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Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
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Western Conference
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NBA FINALS

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Spoiler: Tag List

@Noyman @Jiihad @Haoshoku @ZenZu @ReggieZoldyck21 @GrandmasterChef Zonji

also a not so good tidbit for the Knicks, Teams that win Game 1 of a 7 game series has won the series 76.2% of the time
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nice ass jam by Barrett even though it came in a loss
https://streamable.com/il14uo