NBA Playoffs Thread

Jen Hale just had some air time on TNT. Representin

man,,,Memphis and the spurs are playing a hell of a good game....conerly and leonard and are showing their star power in this game..

If you are Portland, do you have buyers remorse after giving Evan Turner, Leonard, Crabbe, and Harkless those contracts? All that money, and nothing but mediocre play.

Nate McMillian is coaching this series like his protege Monty Williams. Tom Crean (former IU coach) was also spotted at the Pacers game with Donnie Walsh. Could he be the next coach in Indy if McMillian is cut loose?

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

If you are Portland, do you have buyers remorse after giving Evan Turner, Leonard, Crabbe, and Harkless those contracts? All that money, and nothing but mediocre play.

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Rockets have RA buyer's remorse.

Anyone see Robin Lopez untie Jae Crowder's shoe after Crowder threw Lopez's shoe that had fallen off out of bounds? I always liked that guy.

lawd,,gordon explode to the rim and posterize someone lol....

Patrick Beverley: "[Russ] looked up and said, 'No one can guard me, I got 40 points.' I'm like, that's nice, you took 34 shots to get it."

I respect Russ for his talent, not so much for his kinda leadership

but at least (soccer climax but still)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKfhMZEj64Q

Russ scored 47 points on 34 shots. His points per possession were 1.38 (which is pretty darn good).

Beverley went 2-13 for 6.

For the series, Westbrook missed 35 of 49 4th quarter shots. Nobody around him could shoot either, but that's incredible...

his FG were 15-34 (which is ok), 3P - 5-18 (which is not good)
Houston's tactic was to allow him to shoot. and he was allowed, by forcing his shots.

I am trying to find his stats being guarded by Beverly.

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Originally Posted by Mythrol

Beverley went 2-13 for 6.

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Beverley went 6-10

15 points on 10 shots

it is 1,5 which is pretty pretty darn good

From our @MicahAdams13: When guarded by Beverley, Westbrook shot 7-of-27 with 5 TOs

— Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) 26th April 2017

for the series...

Beverley is a gamer. He isn't claiming to be a shooter, he is claiming to be a defensive stopper, and he is.

How about dem Jazz. They are clicking at the right time, and Joe Johnson is one of the top performers in these playoffs. I can see them making a run at the WCFs.

They can make a run at WCF. They just need to beat the Warriors.

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Originally Posted by pawel

Beverley went 6-10

15 points on 10 shots

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For some reason the Yahoo Sports App was showing Beverley's game 4 stats for his game 5. Weird. So it was game 4 he went 2-13.

Either way, 47 points on 34 shots. Beverley is running his mouth because Houston won. But he picked the wrong game to do it. His own boy Harden was 8-25 for 34 points or 1.36 ppp.

The Deadline trade for Lou Williams saved the Rockets. Take him off and the Rockets are going home already. I simply see no point in any of them running their mouth after the 1st series especially not Beverley after Westbrook dropped 47. It's stupid.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

Beverley is a gamer. He isn't claiming to be a shooter, he is claiming to be a defensive stopper, and he is.

How about dem Jazz. They are clicking at the right time, and Joe Johnson is one of the top performers in these playoffs. I can see them making a run at the WCFs.

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Couldn't be happier to see the Clippers get beat. Blow up the team. It would be ultimate justice if Chris and Blake leave after convincing Deandre to resign with them.

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Originally Posted by pawel

They can make a run at WCF. They just need to beat the Warriors.

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I'm not saying the Jazz will beat the Ws, but at full strength they have a team that can compete with the Warriors in a 7 game series. It was nice to see Rodney Hood coming up big last night. He is an X factor in any series because of what he can bring to a game. Also, Dante Exum went from being expected to be the next great thing to being just another guy. Time to hit him with that bust label.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

I'm not saying the Jazz will beat the Ws, but at full strength they have a team that can compete with the Warriors in a 7 game series. It was nice to see Rodney Hood coming up big last night. He is an X factor in any series because of what he can bring to a game. Also, Dante Exum went from being expected to be the next great thing to being just another guy. Time to hit him with that bust label.

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I think Warriors sweep them. I think people have just gotten accustomed to how good that team is and take it for granted. They've been playing without Livingston and Barnes off the bench and still look great. They look great without Kerr. They look great without Durant. That team is special.

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Originally Posted by NMThreeMVP

I think Warriors sweep them. I think people have just gotten accustomed to how good that team is and take it for granted. They've been playing without Livingston and Barnes off the bench and still look great. They look great without Kerr. They look great without Durant. That team is special.

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one important key to beating GS is having bigs that can offensive and defensive rebound and can score in the paint and draw fouls......memphis,,,OKC,,cavs,,spurs,,all have that and proved that it works beating GS when you have that component........utah have the big boy that can give GS problems inside and if their outside shooting is on then utah would not get swept....


AD,,boogie and ajinca is the reason why i like our chances in the future against GS....all we need is a PG and shooters and let the chips fall where they fall......

If Utah could produce some consistent offense, I'd might agree that they could scare a contender. But bad matchups and struggling to score 95 will lead to GSW sending them home pretty early. This is assuming they can close out LAC which is not a given.


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Utah has been avg. 99ppg during this series with LA. Crazy thing is that Joe Johnson was a none factor during the regular season (avg 9.2 ppg), but in the playoffs he is putting up 18.2 ppg. Utah is finding their offense at the right time.

People really use to say Jrue was a Conley level player that's so disrespectful to Conley.

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Originally Posted by 504ByrdGang

People really use to say Jrue was a Conley level player that's so disrespectful to Conley.

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Seeing that the Pels were interested in signing Mike Conley as a free agent this past year, I'm taking that to mean that Dell & Co. have been well aware that Conley's the more talented PG.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

Utah has been avg. 99ppg during this series with LA. Crazy thing is that Joe Johnson was a none factor during the regular season (avg 9.2 ppg), but in the playoffs he is putting up 18.2 ppg. Utah is finding their offense at the right time.

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99 is not getting it done against GSW. Iso-Joe is a cute 1st rd story, but a strategy to compete meaningfully it is not. (See Hawks, Atlanta circa 2008-2012)


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Originally Posted by lawless522

Seeing that the Pels were interested in signing Mike Conley as a free agent this past year, I'm taking that to mean that Dell & Co. have been well aware that Conley's the more talented PG.

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Yup. Which is why I know they won't over pay for Jrue either.

Austin Rivers sighting .

New Orleans forward Dante Cunningham plans to decline player option to become unrestricted free agent this summer, league sources tell ESPN.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) April 29, 2017

Pelicans among teams expected to make serious run at #Bulls' Jimmy Butler this summer. https://t.co/BLDoLFxdyr

— AmicoHoopsNet (@AmicoHoopsNet) April 29, 2017

First thing's first, we need to rig the draft lottery.

We get that top 3 pick and the world is our oyster.

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First thing's first, we need to rig the draft lottery.

We get that top 3 pick and the world is our oyster.

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Yea, lucking out with the top 3 pick does seem the only way to even have a chance at Butler (or P.George). But wow, Butler/Davis/Cousins would be awesome, and Holiday/Butler/Davis/Cousins would be incredible on defense and really good on offense. Dreaming..

Why the hell does that article state the Pelicans are active when we don't have any asset's?

The Rockets are for real.

Rockets vs Warriors is going to be a good series !

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Originally Posted by Champ

Rockets vs Warriors is going to be a good series !

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....For like two games, maybe.

Anything Houston can do, the Warriors can do better.

"Anderson and Gordon got a get out of jail card to leave N.O. and come to Houston"

-Reggie Miller

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Originally Posted by Champ

Rockets vs Warriors is going to be a good series !

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Curry will crush their soul

spurs will adjust...spurs in 6 or 7

I don't think the Spurs will win I think the Rockets have the better overall team after watching last night .


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This year anyway. Let's see how things go in the future.

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Originally Posted by Champ

Rockets vs Warriors is going to be a good series !

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the only problem is that it wont happen. The Spurs will be there

Watching the playoffs so far I do like Ingles. He is a much better defender than I thought and he can pass the ball. During the regular season he was also an extremely good 3pt shooter. Passing, shooting and defending - sounds like a perfect fit next to Jrue :)

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Originally Posted by PolishFan

the only problem is that it wont happen. The Spurs will be there

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Yup. The Spurs ain't going down to the Rockets, no way no how.

My gut says Rockets in 5. My brain says Rockets in 6. The Spurs don't have the perimeter players to matchup defensively. They haven't for years.

I hope this off season is the one they address offensive players jumping into defenders.

I know that's not exactly about the playoffs but every time I think of Harden I just get pissed off.

I think the Raptors have a better shot of winning tonight than the Rockets do. Spurs ain't dropping the first two at home.

When is the lottery


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When is the lottery


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13 days
http://www.tankathon.com/

Spurs answered like I expected them to. This is gonna be a good series.

I can't wait to watch the Pels in the playoffs next year.

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Originally Posted by RUFshreve

Spurs answered like I expected them to. This is gonna be a good series.

I can't wait to watch the Pels in the playoffs next year.

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That's why Pop is the best coach in the NBA