2nd Round Matchup: Blazers vs. Nuggets

[Jonnyblue19]

Nuggets sucks dick for a 2nd seeder. Spurs should have beaten them.

Portland would have definitely beaten us. He have no bench and our rotations are a joke

[HarlemHeat37]

Evan Turner has been one of the worst rotation players in the league the past 2 seasons..this would be like losing to Patty Mills:lol

[Reck]

Nuggets heading to the locker room with time still left to play. :lol

[ducks]

denver tried to give sa game 7
missed all those free throws portland took advantage

[DPG21920]

Spurs are right there with both of these teams without Kawhi. SA can pass them next season too. They are all evenly matched. Just depends on what happens with GS next season.

[Jonnyblue19]

Good for Portland I like Dame and CJ.

[HarlemHeat37]

Durant should come back asap so he doesn't continue to look bad, Warriors won't need him whatsoever against Portland:lol

[DPG21920]

SA almost knocked DEN out on the road in game 7 where they played awful. POR didn’t play great, but still got them.

[R. DeMurre]

Denver's critical mistake was not going 2-for-1 with 35 seconds left.

[chunticakes]

Nuggets sucks dick for a 2nd seeder. Spurs should have beaten them.

Spurs should've swept that ass, tbh.

[Capt Bringdown]

How bad is the injury to Hood?
Obviously, he was huge in this series, without him they don't win.
Portland will miss him a lot against GS, if he's out.

[Jonnyblue19]

Injured early in the 3rd

Is it series? Or should he play against Golden State?

[140]

How bad is the injury to Hood?
Obviously, he was huge in this series, without him they don't win.
Portland will miss him a lot against GS, if he's out.
Hyperextended knee they said. Might not be too bad.

[LkrFan]

midnightpulp is happy for the Guests:
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:lol

[smaka]

Is it series? Or should he play against Golden State?
Looked like knee hyperextension, but with knees, you never know, might have popped an ACL or something in the process...

[Jonnyblue19]

Looks like he hyperextended it. Hopefully he will be ready for game 1 or worse case game 2

[Mugen]

Great run by the Guests....

The Warriors luck (even when it's not needed) during this dynasty stretch is just insane tbh :lol

[Jonnyblue19]

Looked like knee hyperextension, but with knees, you never know, might have popped an ACL or something in the process...

I hope not, but I guess only time will tell.

[LkrFan]

Spurs are right there with both of these teams without Kawhi. SA can pass them next season too. They are all evenly matched. Just depends on what happens with the Lakers next season.

FIFY

[RD2191]

Dubs gonna fuck the Blazers up, bad. Probably worse than the Spurs did the Grizz in the WCF.

[Arcadian]

I hate watching McCollum, way too many mid-range Js..

You hate watching him make midrange jumpers?

[ducks]

Chokic is great but I do not remember him making a basket in the 4
against the spurs I do not think he did either
he has to get some rest
plays to many minutes or needs to get in better shape

but denver was 0-17 from deep after making the first ones
kills the spacing

[140]

COME ON tlongII !!!

[ducks]

spurs need a healthy murray,walker, white
and NO MILLS

[ducks]

COME ON tlongII !!!

he is high on ?

[LkrFan]

Nuggs were up 17 :lmao

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs are right there with both of these teams without Kawhi. SA can pass them next season too. They are all evenly matched. Just depends on what happens with GS next season.

Spurs aren't doing shit in the playoffs with LMA, Patty & DeChoken.

[DPG21920]

SA almost knocked DEN out on the road in game 7 where they played awful. POR didn’t play great, but still got them.

[KimmyGib]

And now a WCF to look forward to! 5-game GS victory with Lillard averaging 7/25 per game, and a media storm of Curry vs Curry diarrhea.

[DPG21920]

Spurs aren't doing shit in the playoffs with LMA, Patty & DeChoken.

That is what people said about Dame/CJ

[Jonnyblue19]

That is what people said about Dame/CJ

The Spurs don't have a bench. You think Bertans, Belli and Mills were going to win us games?

[Killakobe81]

SA almost knocked DEN out on the road in game 7 where they played awful. POR didn’t play great, but still got them.

Does not mean Spurs will take dat leap especially with DD and LMA as the stars.
Spurs need White Murray or Walker to take a leap to be a contender.
LMA and DD have had moments in playoffs past but can't see either dropping 37 in a must win game 7 on the road like CJ just did

[DPG21920]

Does not mean Spurs will take dat leap especially with DD and LMA as the stars.
Spurs need White Murray or Walker to take a leap to be a contender.
LMA and DD have had moments in playoffs past but can't see either dropping 37 in a must win game 7 on the road like CJ just did

LMA dropped 35 on the road vs HOU in game 6 to get to the WCF. But sure, nothing is guaranteed. Point is SA is right there. Some will rise like POR did, some will fall like UTA/SA did. Doesn’t change the fact they are in the mix.

The guys you mentioned are exactly why SA should be excited. They have youth capable of taking them to the next level; many of these other teams do not.

[DPG21920]

The Spurs don't have a bench. You think Bertans, Belli and Mills were going to win us games?

Lonnie, Murray, White, Poeltl, Bertans - ya I think they can be solid.

[tholdren]

LMA dropped 35 on the road vs HOU in game 6 to get to the WCF

Lma is worthless. Just like every other current nba player. This is a high volume league built for low iq players who only can shoot the ball with a million defensive rules. Nba and nfl built for dumb fans who think wrestling, movies, and their favorite sports are real.

[Capt Bringdown]

The guys you mentioned are exactly why SA should be excited. They have youth capable of taking them to the next level; many of these other teams do not.

I'm excited to see what the young guys can do next year. I'm not optimistic however, given Pop's tendency to go with his guys. Our young guys will likely be riding the pine when it matters.

[DPG21920]

I'm excited to see what the young guys can do next year. I'm not optimistic however, given Pop's tendency to go with his guys. Our young guys will likely be riding the pine when it matters.

Murray didn’t ride the pine when healthy and that was with TP/Manu still on the team. White didnt ride the pine this year. They will play.

[DPG21920]

Lma is worthless. Just like every other current nba player. This is a high volume league built for low iq players who only can shoot the ball with a million defensive rules. Nba and nfl built for dumb fans who think wrestling, movies, and their favorite sports are real.


Thank you Tholdren; you are a ray of sunshine in an otherwise bleak and dreary world.

[Play Boban]

Feel bad for Joker tbh. Got screwed by his awful supporting cast of scrubs. Murray's performance was unforgivable.

[Killakobe81]

LMA dropped 35 on the road vs HOU in game 6 to get to the WCF. But sure, nothing is guaranteed. Point is SA is right there. Some will rise like POR did, some will fall like UTA/SA did. Doesn’t change the fact they are in the mix.

The guys you mentioned are exactly why SA should be excited. They have youth capable of taking them to the next level; many of these other teams do not.

When did he do that 4 years ago?!

[Killakobe81]

Thank you Tholdren; you are a ray of sunshine in an otherwise bleak and dreary world.

I follow you on Twitter and you have some solid takes... just like here, but you tend to be bit homerish there.
Of course Spurs as of today have as good a chance as many other fauxtenders.
Great coach, great system and two fringe all star players.
But unless another Kawhi is lurking... 2nd round is best you can expect if the bracket breaks correctly.

[DPG21920]

When did he do that 4 years ago?!

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[DPG21920]

I follow you on Twitter and you have some solid takes... just like here, but you tend to be bit homerish there.
Of course Spurs as of today have as good a chance as many other fauxtenders.
Great coach, great system and two fringe all star players.
But unless another Kawhi is lurking... 2nd round is best you can expect if the bracket breaks correctly.

Well, ya, that was the point. Other than GS its all about the bracket. If GS breaks up, the West is really open. No one is THAT far ahead. Nothing is guaranteed but getting a 1st Team All NBA defender in Murray back, White continuing to grow. Optimism is warranted IMO

[Jonnyblue19]

Lonnie, Murray, White, Poeltl, Bertans - ya I think they can be solid.

Only one that has the potential to be an offense threat is Lonnie and let's see what happens next year before saying they can compete with Portland's proven bench.

[Seventyniner]

But unless another Kawhi is lurking... 2nd round is best you can expect if the bracket breaks correctly.

I would say WCF instead of 2nd round. The Spurs certainly could have beaten the Blazers.

[Killakobe81]

I would say WCF instead of 2nd round. The Spurs certainly could have beaten the Blazers.

Sure, maybe...
But again if you don't have hca who is dropping 37 on the road? Even Whites big game vs Denver is a bit of a fluke because he played college ball there.

Don't see anyone in their current state of play doing that to beat a better team on the road.

[Play Boban]

Only one that has the potential to be an offense threat is Lonnie and let's see what happens next year before saying they can compete with Portland's proven bench.
:lmao Lonnie the flat earthier/moon landing denier? :lmao

[daslicer]

I wanted to see Nuggets win this game. Neither Blazers or Nuggets can beat the Warriors but I thought Warriors vs Nugget series would have been fun to watch. Jokic is one of the few bigs that Draymond has struggled to guard. It would have been fun to watch Draymond vs Jokic match up. Curry-Klay has owned Lillard-CJ the last few years.

[Jonnyblue19]

:lmao Lonnie the flat earthier/moon landing denier? :lmao

Well I said based on potential, but what does moon landing deniability have to do with scoring?

[Play Boban]

Well I said based on potential, but what does moon landing deniability have to do with scoring?
Well, Kyrie sure missed plenty of shots in these playoffs tbh....... :lol

[ElNono]

Blazers in 5 tops... hate to say it but Nuggets are pretenders

NBA extending a series that was clear as a day, tbh... smh

[MultiTroll]

Denver was 55-1 when leading after 3 quarters.

55-2 and out now.