The '23 NBA PLAYOFFS

[Killakobe81]

Oh and win doc has a 3-1 or 3-2 lead …
The other team starts to celebrate

[TD 21]

Celtics (and Bucks) were always safer picks as the better teams, but for the first time in the Embiid era enough had lined up that they were capable of getting it done, so I figured that and desperation/urgency (other than Horford, no prominent Celtic is old or rumored to be signing elsewhere/fired) would push them over the hump.

But it clearly needed to happen in game 6 with the Celtics reeling. Tatum was overdue an explosion and the double big lineup has stifled them.

[spursreport]

Miami’s magical run will end against Boston. They started coming back down to earth in the Knicks series.

[Killakobe81]

Miami’s magical run will end against Boston. They started coming back down to earth in the Knicks series.

Butler and bam will have to be special

[TD 21]

Celtics over Heat in 5

Nuggets over Lakers in 6

[lefty]

Celtics over Heat in 5

Nuggets over Lakers in 6

Silver : “I have a counter proposition: Celtics vs Lakers”

[TD 21]

Silver : “I have a counter proposition: Celtics vs Lakers”

Maybe so, but but in addition to not having home court, unlike previous series, the Lakers won't have the best player in this one too and on top of that Jokic is bad matchup, given Davis/any other viable option's lack of girth.

[FrostKing]

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Boston strikes again

[spursreport]

Butler and bam will have to be special

That’s just to have a chance. Boston has more weapons and guys to throw at both of them.

[lefty]

Maybe so, but but in addition to not having home court, unlike previous series, the Lakers won't have the best player in this one too and on top of that Jokic is bad matchup, given Davis/any other viable option's lack of girth.

Lakers didn’t have HCA vs Golden State either

[D-Wade]

Jimmy wasn't right in that Knicks series. If he's healthy, we always have a chance.

[gilmor2002]

Butler and bam will have to be special

Jimmy Buckets is injured. The ankle is swollen.

[TD 21]

Lakers didn’t have HCA vs Golden State either

I know. I'm saying this will be a double whammy.

[Killakobe81]

Lakers didn’t have HCA vs Golden State either

Didn’t have it vs Grizz either
Denver is the deserved favorite
I wouldn’t bet money on the Lakers but I also would have bet warriors in 7
Actually enjoying this team but for a 7th seed that was thrown together at the trade deadline…
Making the WCF is a huge accomplishment plus a rookie head coach and an injured Bron …
For me it’s always championship or bust when you are legit contenders but I never thought we were that
Hopefully they continue to prove me wrong

[Brazil]

Not watching the game because it’s nice outside

What did he do?

oh the usual bs.. gave celts momentum with a dumb fuck tech, jacked 3s, lazy passes, no defense… like I said as usual

[lefty]

I know. I'm saying this will be a double whammy.

You brought up a good point tho, vs Phoenix the Nuggets were much better at home except game 6 of course

It’s important they protect HC in the CF

[lefty]

oh the usual bs.. gave celts momentum with a dumb fuck tech, jacked 3s, lazy passes, no defense… like I said as usual

ah ok
classic harden

[Spurs Homer]

Every season Embiid waits til - the start of the playoffs to get injured…

he and chrissy paul are just experts at sabotaging their teams after giving them hope all season long…

honorable mention: kawhitter!

[spursreport]

Jimmy Buckets is injured. The ankle is swollen.

Nah. Butler is fine. Dude was allowed to coast and have his team pick up the slack the rest of the series. If that ankle was truly an issue, he wouldn’t be playing.

[spursreport]

Jimmy wasn't right in that Knicks series. If he's healthy, we always have a chance.

He’s healthy. He is playing. He’ll be fine.

[lefty]

:lol Same final 4 as the bubble year

[Barfunk]

God damn, Doc Rivers is snake-bit. May be the end of him as a coach after this, or maybe not, lol.

[timtonymanu]

Celtics won the series like I expected. Didn’t need to have a “high level of basketball takes” to call that one. But actually this was more on Embiid/Harden just being mental midgets than on Doc.

[MultiTroll]

But actually this was more on Embiid/Harden just being mental midgets than on Doc.
What does Doc do to help them overcome their mental migitry?

[lefty20]

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[Tyronn Lue]

What does Doc do to help them overcome their mental migitry?
It's not the coach. They were beaten by at team who fired their coach for sexual misconduct. Other than some strategic time outs and some inbounds play calling, most coaches are spectators once the tipoff happens. There are rare exceptions where some coaches think they are in the NFL and need to play call on every trip.

It really feels like the teams just play at their own pace, like it's a pickup game. I recall in the past that some teams had a plan and would run sets and the ball handlers weren't always the first options on offense. Then again, teams have fallen in love with the three. It's a make or miss league. Philly missed.

[lefty20]

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In terms of awareness, Embiid has no awareness... whatsoever.

[MultiTroll]

It's not the coach.
How did they go up 3-2?
Admittedly I watched very little of Game 7.

As to Ime up 3-2 to the Golden Phaggots, complete choke job attributable 100% for him allowing Tatum to go from ball distribution to Kobme.

[daslicer]

How did they go up 3-2?
Admittedly I watched very little of Game 7.

As to Ime up 3-2 to the Golden Phaggots, complete choke job attributable 100% for him allowing Tatum to go from ball distribution to Kobme.

Ime was never up 3-2 to the Warriors. He went up 2-1 to the Warriors and then the Celtics lost 3 straight afterwards.

[MultiTroll]

Ime was never up 3-2 to the Warriors. He went up 2-1 to the Warriors and then the Celtics lost 3 straight afterwards.
I stand corrected.

And Boston scored 120 and 116 in their 2 wins with team ball.


Shat all over with less then 100 all four other games featuring Kobme Tatum.
2 wins / Tatum assists
13 assists
9 assists

4 losses he averaged like 3 assists per.

[horseshue]

:lol cock rivers
:lol fake mvp
:lol frauden
:lol

[Brazil]

ah ok
classic harden

I swear I would hate to see him in a Spurs jersey

[lefty]

I swear I would hate to see him in a Spurs jersey
Well, obviously

Harden, like Joel, has insane skills; it's really frustrating neither of them can get his shit together :lol

[The Gemini Method]

Would you take Lebron over your boy Kobe now?

Thankful we've had both. Well, that's my take. I am fortunate to have been alive near the mid/late Magic, Kareem, Worthy teams onward to the Shaq/Kobe, Kobe/Pau and LBJ/AD moments in Laker history. Kobe, for all of his faults, is heralded more in lore. However, if LeBron somehow manages to win 8 more games and caps off a 5th ring, that would be an amazing chapter to the lore. However, what Kobe meant to me as a teen and adult Laker fan, it'll take that 5th title to put on par. I don't think he'll surpass him in terms of importance to the Laker history as an individual, that's more a debate to his impact on the NBA as a whole.

[Chris Fall]

I think if Embiid had entered the league in the mid 90s and went to a team that did even only a good job surrounding him with a good supporting cast, he'd likely have been battling with Shaq and Duncan for titles thru the first decade of the 2000s. His game was made for the league back then. Right now, MVP and all, he may be best served as a second option. To an extent, he even hinders the Sixers offense because they're forced to play quite a bit of slower paced, halfcourt offense. And it's not free flowing or fluid. It's just him holding onto the ball in the high post or midpost and just stopping the game.

[LkrFan]

I guess I should have phrased it better would you put him ahead of Kobe on your all-time rankings for players.

Yes. Yes I'm a hypocrite** for cheering for "LeHype" :lol But I'm also a diehard Laker homer, who will always defend Kobe's honor. I watched Kobe have the stones to shoot those airballs vs Utah in the playoffs as a rookie (because everyone else was scared). Then I watched him put in the work and grow into a 5x champion.

Bron has always been better than Kobe - as painful as that is for me to admit. Bron came in the league ready. Once he got even a smidget of support he did damage in the playoffs. I mean, 11 out of 20 years he was in the Finals (and was only favored in what, like 2 or 3 of them)? Some of those Cavs teams never should have even sniffed the Finals (especially in 2007) but they made it there because of him.

What (privately) sealed it for me was 2005 playoffs vs Pistons. 2004 Pistons treated Kobe like a bastard in the Finals. Bron scored like 30 straight points vs Tayshawn Prince in a closeout game. I still can't believe he did that. SMH

Kobe will always special to me, but yeah, Bron was better. Nigga just made 3rd team all NBA in his 20th year (should have been at least 2nd IMO). Who has ever done that? Nigga is unreal.

If he can win 8 more games this year, the Lakers pass Boston for the most in NBA history. You best believe Laker Nation gonna help him make his GOAT case and drown out the Jordan stans. :lol

**In my defense, I even cheered for Rodman when he donned the purple and gold armor.

[horseshue]

I think if Embiid had entered the league in the mid 90s and went to a team that did even only a good job surrounding him with a good supporting cast, he'd likely have been battling with Shaq and Duncan for titles thru the first decade of the 2000s. His game was made for the league back then. Right now, MVP and all, he may be best served as a second option. To an extent, he even hinders the Sixers offense because they're forced to play quite a bit of slower paced, halfcourt offense. And it's not free flowing or fluid. It's just him holding onto the ball in the high post or midpost and just stopping the game.

He was battling with al horford, and couldn't score. He would be eaten alive by shaq and duncan. He is soft baby shit, who always blames others. That mvp he cried for, for last three years was his championship. I can't imagine jokic or any other real mvp puting blame on everyone. But that what fake mvp's do.

[MultiTroll]

1657887674470989825

In terms of awareness, Embiid has no awareness... whatsoever.
Fairness to Embiid, could it be that with his language background and interviewer asking him about Hardens signing or not.....
Embiid was meaning "Hey, even if James signs everyone still needs to get better."

Horrible optics i agree. But I'm not sure this is to be taken as Embiid blaming the support and not his and Hardens overpaid asses.

[FrostKing]

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[FrostKing]

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[lefty]

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Ah yes, the weakest, most diluted era of the history of the NBA :lol

[InRareForm]

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Im worried about a kings/Lakers like series with refs

[baseline bum]

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And then missed the playoffs twice in a row in the weakest conference in NBA history.

[lefty]

And then missed the playoffs twice in a row in the weakest conference in NBA history.
Shut uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup
Jordan stans don't want to hear that

[ambchang]

Ah yes, the weakest, most diluted era of the history of the NBA :lol

Nevermind not making the playoffs at all in his wizard years. MVPipoen.

[lefty]

:wow Joker

[Robz4000]

:lol Lakerrefs

[lefty]

:lol

[lefty]

Silver : “Lakers Celtics and fuck you buddy”

[Robz4000]

Silver : “Lakers Celtics and fuck you buddy”

Welp, he did give the Spurs Wemby at least.

[lefty]

Welp, he did give the Spurs Wemby at least.

That’s why I’ll allow it this time

also, det alley oop

[Bynumite]

If the Nuggets can sustain these shooting numbers throughout the whole series. Props to them. I doubt they will though.

They shot lights out and it was only a 6pt win. Lakeshow takes game 2 imho and puts the clamps on chubby and them in LA.

[Robz4000]

If the Nuggets can sustain these shooting numbers throughout the whole series. Props to them. I doubt they will though.

They shot lights out and it was only a 6pt win. Lakeshow takes game 2 imho and puts the clamps on chubby and them in LA.

:lol Lebron will be gassed for game 2. Street Clothes only shows up every other game too. Nuggets in 5 imo.

[Chris Fall]

If the Nuggets can sustain these shooting numbers throughout the whole series. Props to them. I doubt they will though.

They shot lights out and it was only a 6pt win. Lakeshow takes game 2 imho and puts the clamps on chubby and them in LA.

The Nuggets were the 4th best three point shooting in the regular season. They're 2nd best in the playoffs. They're a very good shooting team who can sustain their shooting. And a large part of it is that Jokic gets his teammates a lot of great looks from three with his vision and passing, his screen setting, and the fact defenses sag off to help on him. You doubting they can keep shooting good is a flawed hope.

The reason it was only a 6 point win was that the Lakers scored in the second half. I think they scored in the 70s in that second half. It wasn't because they shut down Denver. So if the key is to win for the Lakers is to outscore the Nuggets, that's not the Lakers strength. They still can't stop Denver.

[The Gemini Method]

Rough start in the 1st half. The Nuggets were firing pretty well. The only chance the Lakers have to beat them is to muddy it up a bit. If they don't, the series won't go past 5 games. It seems if the Lakers had another big to just body Jokic, it would be more similar to 2020, but they're small behind AD. Rui did a commendable job in allowing Davis to float. They're the no. 1 seed for a reason, so kudos to them the hope is to steal game 2 and hopefully hold home court.

[lefty]

Niggaruto should play more minutes in game 2 tbh

[lefty]

Nevermind not making the playoffs at all in his wizard years. MVPipoen.

He actually made them worse and was made because of zone defenses :lol

[lefty]

:lmao

Harden plans to decline $35.6M option to become a free agent and secure a long-term deal, per ChrisBHaynes


He’s interested in teams with ‘a competitive roster’ and wants ‘the basketball freedom’ to be himself

[JamStone]

There’s honestly not a “contending” team he makes better, or even makes sense for. The final 8 teams in the playoffs, Philly, Miami, Boston, New York, LAL, Golden State, Denver, Phoenix. Not one of them make sense to add Harden other than Philly, only because he’s already there. I could argue they would be better off simply giving the car keys to Maxey and further developing Melton and Milton. The top seeds that lost in the first round, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Sacramento, Memphis. None of them make sense either, maybe Memphis if Morant is suspended for the year. Harden’s style of play of basketball freedom to be himself doesn’t make sense for any contending teams that already have point guards and/or primary playmakers. And if I’m Houston, I don’t even pick up his phone calls. Don’t want anything to do with him.

He ain’t worth a max deal. I wouldn’t take him if he played for free. If I were a mediocre or irrelevant team, maybe I’d offer him a one year MLE just to sell a few more tickets (he might not even help do that) and help stimulate the local gentlemen’s club economy.

[Cry Havoc]

The current Cs must be so agonizing to their fans to watch. Every single team they play absolutely drubs them despite having less talent.

Not sure what's going on with the Celtics but they're too talented to be down 12 at home to the Heat.

[Cry Havoc]

There’s honestly not a “contending” team he makes better, or even makes sense for. The final 8 teams in the playoffs, Philly, Miami, Boston, New York, LAL, Golden State, Denver, Phoenix. Not one of them make sense to add Harden other than Philly, only because he’s already there. I could argue they would be better off simply giving the car keys to Maxey and further developing Melton and Milton. The top seeds that lost in the first round, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Sacramento, Memphis. None of them make sense either, maybe Memphis if Morant is suspended for the year. Harden’s style of play of basketball freedom to be himself doesn’t make sense for any contending teams that already have point guards and/or primary playmakers. And if I’m Houston, I don’t even pick up his phone calls. Don’t want anything to do with him.

He ain’t worth a max deal. I wouldn’t take him if he played for free. If I were a mediocre or irrelevant team, maybe I’d offer him a one year MLE just to sell a few more tickets (he might not even help do that) and help stimulate the local gentlemen’s club economy.

JAM! What's good man?

[MultiTroll]

The current Cs must be so agonizing to their fans to watch. Every single team they play absolutely drubs them despite having less talent.

Not sure what's going on with the Celtics but they're too talented to be down 12 at home to the Heat.
In the running for softest mental team in NBA history?

Using the criteria of ability and potential vs results.

[D-Wade]

Here comes the Celtics best punch. Gotta weather the storm.

[Cry Havoc]

In the running for softest mental team in NBA history?

Using the criteria of ability and potential vs results.

I absolutely hate the soft label, I've known/played with enough D1 athletes to know the mentality it takes to be an all-world player at any major sport.

But damn, I don't really have any other explanations. The Celtics just constantly, unceasingly, play like utter dogshit for long stretches of every game.

And of course reddit celtics fans just blame it all on coaching. Somehow their coach causes their players to fall asleep on d and give garbage tier effort on half a dozen possessions every quarter.

[MultiTroll]

I absolutely hate the soft label, I've known/played with enough D1 athletes to know the mentality it takes to be an all-world player at any major sport.

But damn, I don't really have any other explanations. The Celtics just constantly, unceasingly, play like utter dogshit for long stretches of every game.

And of course reddit celtics fans just blame it all on coaching. Somehow their coach causes their players to fall asleep on d and give garbage tier effort on half a dozen possessions every quarter.
Might some be available if / when they implode this playoffs?

And do the Spurs want any of them, lest their attitude infect.

DWhite is solid, but don't see a place for him on this Spurs roster. Plus he's got like 3-4 years left on his contract?
Smart is such an arrogant little prick, don't want him.
Brown, ya he can be good for sure but then he starts that MeBall crap.

Tatum patterns his game after Kirby Bryant. Enough said. Hard pass.

I'd like to snag their Center IF his is over his injury woes.

Al Holford is solid but getting up in years.

[spursreport]

How is Miami continuing to overachieve like this? Butler is awesome but Bam is nothing special, Lowry is a fat old piece of shit, their role players are scrubs for the most part. This is getting incredibly fluky tbh. This heat team would literally be the weakest title team ever if they get the job done.

[D-Wade]

Jimmy is that dude

[MultiTroll]

How is Miami continuing to overachieve like this? Butler is awesome but Bam is nothing special, Lowry is a fat old piece of shit, their role players are scrubs for the most part. This is getting incredibly fluky tbh. This heat team would literally be the weakest title team ever if they get the job done.
Is Philly Beaner the top NBA coach?

[D-Wade]

How is Miami continuing to overachieve like this? Butler is awesome but Bam is nothing special, Lowry is a fat old piece of shit, their role players are scrubs for the most part. This is getting incredibly fluky tbh. This heat team would literally be the weakest title team ever if they get the job done.

Lowry has been playing at a high level since the Knicks series. And Martin is a really nice role player.

[MultiTroll]

Boston Fan,

While Blake Griffin is indeed a major douche, he nonetheless bring effort and spunk to his game.

Is there some reason the marshmallow Celts are benching him all but one playoff game?

[Cry Havoc]

:lmao celtics


Most underachieving team in a while.

[spursreport]

Lowry has been playing at a high level since the Knicks series. And Martin is a really nice role player.

That’s the thing, none of those guys are anything special. They aren’t difficult to contain yet somehow teams can’t stop them. This truly is a down year in the NBA if this fucking Heat roster wins it all. :lol:lol

[spursreport]

Is Philly Beaner the top NBA coach?

He’s a great coach, but this roster is playing way over their heads. Teams can’t fucking stop scrubs like Martin/Bam? :lmao

[baseline bum]

How is Miami continuing to overachieve like this? Butler is awesome but Bam is nothing special, Lowry is a fat old piece of shit, their role players are scrubs for the most part. This is getting incredibly fluky tbh. This heat team would literally be the weakest title team ever if they get the job done.

I have a hard time seeing them get through Denver unless the injury bug hits them, which it very well could with Murray and Porter I guess.

[spursreport]

I have a hard time seeing them get through Denver unless the injury bug hits them, which it very well could with Murray and Porter I guess.

Is the East really that shitty? I know Spoelstra is a great coach, but this roster is shit sans Butler. How is it that defenses can’t stop a 37 year old Lowry, Caleb Martin, and Strus? Bam is nothing special either. The only way this makes sense is if Miami comes back down to Earth in the finals. They are getting every big break to go their way and scrubs are playing in God mode.

[baseline bum]

Is the East really that shitty? I know Spoelstra is a great coach, but this roster is shit sans Butler. How is it that defenses can’t stop a 37 year old Lowry, Caleb Martin, and Strus? Bam is nothing special either. The only way this makes sense is if Miami comes back down to Earth in the finals. They are getting every big break to go their way and scrubs are playing in God mode.

I mean look at the way Boston collapsed against a good but not great Warriors team last year. If they can stay healthy I like this Denver team so much more than last year's Warriors with the way Murray and Porter are playing and Jokic looking like Prime Bill Walton out there.

[Spurs Homer]

How is Miami continuing to overachieve like this? Butler is awesome but Bam is nothing special, Lowry is a fat old piece of shit, their role players are scrubs for the most part. This is getting incredibly fluky tbh. This heat team would literally be the weakest title team ever if they get the job done.

because every player on the floor plays hard ON EVERY SINGLE PLAY

They do not take any plays off or go easy- they compete on every play

boston got their hands full…

[FrostKing]

Is the East really that shitty? I know Spoelstra is a great coach, but this roster is shit sans Butler. How is it that defenses can’t stop a 37 year old Lowry, Caleb Martin, and Strus? Bam is nothing special either. The only way this makes sense is if Miami comes back down to Earth in the finals. They are getting every big break to go their way and scrubs are playing in God mode.
Isn't that precisely what occurred in 2020...

[MultiTroll]

Is the East really that shitty? I know Spoelstra is a great coach, but this roster is shit sans Butler. How is it that defenses can’t stop a 37 year old Lowry, Caleb Martin, and Strus? Bam is nothing special either. The only way this makes sense is if Miami comes back down to Earth in the finals. They are getting every big break to go their way and scrubs are playing in God mode.
Entire NBA if a team has average + roster and plays even a modicum of fundamental hoop they are in the upper echelon.

Seems like the Golden Phaggots (kills me to say this) are about the only team that passes the ball around properly. Other teams when you find out what their offensive strategy is please let me know. Perhaps i am missing Miami?

[MultiTroll]

I mean look at the way Boston collapsed against a good but not great Warriors team last year. If they can stay healthy I like this Denver team so much more than last year's Warriors with the way Murray and Porter are playing and Jokic looking like Prime Bill Walton out there.
Boston was Retard 101 in going away from team ball with Tatum distributing vs the solo chucking suckshow they became starting in Game 4 and continuing in 5, 6.

Denver i dunno that 4th qtr esp the last 4 minutes vs Lakers was pathetic.
Showed me they too are entirely capable of choking.

[Robz4000]

I have a hard time seeing them get through Denver unless the injury bug hits them, which it very well could with Murray and Porter I guess.

Even if Murray and Porter go down this Denver team should still beat Miami in 6-7 games. Really just shows how mediocre the East truly was this season.

[Bynumite]

The Nuggets were the 4th best three point shooting in the regular season. They're 2nd best in the playoffs. They're a very good shooting team who can sustain their shooting. And a large part of it is that Jokic gets his teammates a lot of great looks from three with his vision and passing, his screen setting, and the fact defenses sag off to help on him. You doubting they can keep shooting good is a flawed hope.

The reason it was only a 6 point win was that the Lakers scored in the second half. I think they scored in the 70s in that second half. It wasn't because they shut down Denver. So if the key is to win for the Lakers is to outscore the Nuggets, that's not the Lakers strength. They still can't stop Denver.

You're obviously underestimating the Lakers adjustments, while giving a ton of credit to the Nuggets for some reason. Jokic scoring 31 pts through 3 quarters, then having a measly 3 points in the 4th quarter wasn't a fluke, Lakers adjusted.

It's also funny that you think the Nuggets can sustain this kind of elite shooting throughout the whole series vs LA. Something they didn't even do against the Suns by the way, who had one of the worse defenses in the playoffs (Nuggets averaged 37% from 3 vs Phoenix). While at the same time, you believe the #1 rated defense in the playoffs is all of a sudden going to fall of the edge of the earth.

[JamStone]

Jimmy is that dude

Mentally toughest guy in the league. The total antithesis of James Harden and, quite frankly, a lot of the star divas in the league.

He’s a boss. Idk if they’ll even win this series. But I’d take Jimmy Buckets on my team any day.

[daslicer]

How is Miami continuing to overachieve like this? Butler is awesome but Bam is nothing special, Lowry is a fat old piece of shit, their role players are scrubs for the most part. This is getting incredibly fluky tbh. This heat team would literally be the weakest title team ever if they get the job done.

A combination of Jimmy being on God mode for the whole entire playoffs and their scrubs being on God mode along with their players having elite conditioning. Whatever Miami is doing in regards to player conditioning is amazing. I have seen their players on both ends give maximum effort and never get tired. That stuff wears down teams because they are not used to playing a team that is relentless on both ends and doesn't tire out.

[The Gemini Method]

Miami is well coached and discipline in "Heat Culture". It's funny, but it's like the heyday of the Patriots. Never the most talented team in the Super Bowl, but they were mentally tough when the lights were brightest. The Sum is > than the parts and they have that one superstar that is the center of the universe. It's like he cruised through the Knicks series after the ankle injury and saved himself knowing the Celtics aren't mentally tough. That is a weird thing to say given their copious amount of playoff experience.

[FrostKing]

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[DAF86]

He’s a great coach, but this roster is playing way over their heads. Teams can’t fucking stop scrubs like Martin/Bam? :lmao

The Heat have been to 3 of the last 4 ECF. They clearly aren't as shitty as you think they are.

[lefty]

Nah Jimmy is not a degenerate gambler

[spursreport]

The Heat have been to 3 of the last 4 ECF. They clearly aren't as shitty as you think they are.

Yeah but they were humiliated in the Finals, and were humiliated at home a few times in the ECF last year. Boston was even blowing them out in game 7 before nearly choking it away. They were competitive but then got their shit pushed in quite a number of times. This years squad isn’t different roster wise either.

[DAF86]

Yeah but they were humiliated in the Finals, and were humiliated at home a few times in the ECF last year. Boston was even blowing them out in game 7 before nearly choking it away. They were competitive but then got their shit pushed in quite a number of times. This years squad isn’t different roster wise either.

And they probably will get humillated in the finals again this year if they get there. They aren't doing any different to what they have been doing for the last half a decade, tbh.

[spursreport]

A combination of Jimmy being on God mode for the whole entire playoffs and their scrubs being on God mode along with their players having elite conditioning. Whatever Miami is doing in regards to player conditioning is amazing. I have seen their players on both ends give maximum effort and never get tired. That stuff wears down teams because they are not used to playing a team that is relentless on both ends and doesn't tire out.

Sooner or later, that stuff can’t last. It was like the Phillies fluky run to the WS last year. They were on fire but came back down to Earth in the middle of that series bigtime against the Astros.

[daslicer]

Sooner or later, that stuff can’t last. It was like the Phillies fluky run to the WS last year. They were on fire but came back down to Earth in the middle of that series bigtime against the Astros.

I agree but if it lasts and they win it all I will be in shock. It will be the most surprising team ever to win a NBA title in my lifetime.

[Tyronn Lue]

Has a 7th seed ever faced an 8th seed in the Finals?

[Tyronn Lue]

And they probably will get humillated in the finals again this year if they get there. They aren't doing any different to what they have been doing for the last half a decade, tbh.
Teams party in Miami :lol

[DAF86]

Sooner or later, that stuff can’t last. It was like the Phillies fluky run to the WS last year. They were on fire but came back down to Earth in the middle of that series bigtime against the Astros.

Dude, stop calling "flukey" something that happened in 3 of the last 4 years. :lol

[spursreport]

Dude, stop calling "flukey" something that happened in 3 of the last 4 years. :lol

Miami gets their shit pushed in when they get eliminated. The East is weak. They still aren’t elite. The Pistons stopped being elite after Larry Brown left despite making the ECF 3 more times where they got their shit pushed in consistently. Making the ECF doesn’t make you elite.

[DAF86]

Miami gets their shit pushed in when they get eliminated. The East is weak. They still aren’t elite. The Pistons stopped being elite after Larry Brown left despite making the ECF 3 more times where they got their shit pushed in consistently. Making the ECF doesn’t make you elite.

And who's arguing the East is elite? :lol

I'm just saying the Heat getting to the ECF is clearly not a fluke, considering results in previous years.

[Kawhitstorm]

:lmao At the national media constantly fawning over playoff Scumbag, who only plays under pristine circumstances, while largely ignoring playoff Butler (can't remember a player of his caliber constantly raising his game to elite of the elite in the playoffs) and continuing to reward clowns like DeRozan with All-Star/All-NBA berths over him.

It isn’t like Kawhi & Butler didn’t play against each other in the playoffs.😂

Let’s reminisce:

-“Playoff Butler” got demolished in Gm 1 & wanted no part of Kawhi the rest of the series.
-Kawhi switched onto Butler in Gm 7 after Danny Green got raw dawgged in Gm 6 & turned him into an absolute ghost 👻
-Oh, Kawhi hit a buzzer beater & sent him packing to South Beach

Butler also got locked the fuck down by a HEALTHY Giannis in ‘21 after claiming to be “stupidly locked in”😂

[Kawhitstorm]

Miami is well coached and discipline in "Heat Culture". It's funny, but it's like the heyday of the Patriots. Never the most talented team in the Super Bowl, but they were mentally tough when the lights were brightest. The Sum is > than the parts and they have that one superstar that is the center of the universe. It's like he cruised through the Knicks series after the ankle injury and saved himself knowing the Celtics aren't mentally tough. That is a weird thing to say given their copious amount of playoff experience.

The problem with the Celtics is that their best players aren’t the leaders but guys like Marcus Smart/Horford. Due to this, they don’t have a proper pecking order or someone to go to when things aren’t going their way.

Jason Tatum is basically the second coming of Paul George, he’s inconsistent & makes too many dumb mistakes for a player of his caliber. Meanwhile, Brown lacks vision & is always just trying to get his at all times.

But when Tatum is locked-in for 48 minutes, they are too talented on both ends for basically every team they face especially if Derrick White is being aggressive on the offensive end.

[FrostKing]

Lakers hit their ceiling and they hold a 5-game lead at Halftime

[Tyronn Lue]

Lakers hit their ceiling and they hold a 5-game lead at Halftime
Leading by 5 games in the conference finals puts them 1 game up in the finals

[FrostKing]

Nuggs playing really poorly but should wake up sooner than later

[MultiTroll]

Just tuning.
FTs
22-10 Lakers.

LakerRef?

[MultiTroll]

It's goaltending.

Stop the drama bullshit.

[Tyronn Lue]

Lakers meltdown late. Nuggets on fire from up top.

[hater]

:lmao Cakers

[Tyronn Lue]

https://imgur.com/qg6jk5ehttps://i.imgur.com/qg6jk5e.jpg

[td4mvp2k]

the queen shooting his team to another L

[FrostKing]

And another layup blown by Lebron

[lefty20]

Father time closing in on the GOAT, tbh.

[Mugen]

Lakers had complete control of that game and absolutely threw it away. Bron with his best Kobe tribute tbh :lol

[MultiTroll]

Piling on Lebron but ADs lost the fire he had vs the Warriors.

[Bynumite]

Lebron and Davis looking like game 7 Harden and Embiid out there :vomit:

Lebron looks every bit of his 38 years of age. Very TOSBish. I keep wondering why he keeps chucking all those 3's, but it's my fault for expecting him to turn into prime Lebron when he's no longer capable of it.

Props to Reaves and Hachimura. The only players who showed up. Bad body language from Lebron and AD and even worse play.

[daslicer]

That meltdown later in the game by the Lakers reminded me of the Spurs meltdown against the Nuggets back in '19 in game 2 where I believe they had a double-digit lead in the 4th and looked like the Nuggets were cooked and were going to be down. 0-2. Murray then went off and rallied the Nuggets back to win the game against the Spurs much like he did in this game against the Lakers.

[MultiTroll]

Laker Phan expecting too much from 38 Lebron.

Shroeder 2-9 with 0 (zero) assists.

Bench had 73 minutes and 2 assists.

Outside of Reeves the Flamers were 4-21 on treys.

[Robz4000]

Like I said, Nuggs in 5.

[RC_Drunkford]

Westbrook is trending. Comedy gold :lmao

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[ambchang]

Where's Lonny at?

[MultiTroll]

Where's Lonny at?
But but but it's Lebrons fault.

[InRareForm]

Murray making those 3s gave me sjax vibes against mavs

[Mugen]

Ham's running out of adjustments and I haven't really seen Malone make any aside from switching up their PnR coverage a bit and having Gordon be the screener on the other end.

I think it's likely 2-2 after the LA games but Lakers can't afford any more trash games from Brow/Bron tbh.

[Rosewood]

If Nuggs take one in LA it’s over.

[Robz4000]

Ham's running out of adjustments and I haven't really seen Malone make any aside from switching up their PnR coverage a bit and having Gordon be the screener on the other end.

I think it's likely 2-2 after the LA games but Lakers can't afford any more trash games from Brow/Bron tbh.

I think Lebron's foot is legit fucked after last night; rolled ankle on top of ligament damage. He won't be right the rest of these playoffs.

[MultiTroll]

I think Lebron's foot is legit fucked after last night; rolled ankle on top of ligament damage. He won't be right the rest of these playoffs.
Yep.

And yet outside of his trey bricks, he did a near triple double.

After Player of his Era Timmy Duncan, Lebron was definitely #2.

[FrostKing]

All the Boston bashing but is anyone actually ready to take Heat?

Typical for team coming off Game7 to drop the next opener.

[lefty]

Yep

Game 2 will be interesting for sure

[Spurs Homer]

lakers served their purpose:
eliminating the gs phaggs

now - the former aba team nuggets get to make their history...

[lefty]

Lakers made a good run in G1 and G2 was really close, so they can definitely tie the series,

But if they lose one of the next two games they are not coming back from that

Joker has been my favorite player since his rookie year so I'm rooting for Denver so he can ring

[TD 21]

It isn’t like Kawhi & Butler didn’t play against each other in the playoffs.

Let’s reminisce:

-“Playoff Butler” got demolished in Gm 1 & wanted no part of Kawhi the rest of the series.
-Kawhi switched onto Butler in Gm 7 after Danny Green got raw dawgged in Gm 6 & turned him into an absolute ghost 
-Oh, Kawhi hit a buzzer beater & sent him packing to South Beach

Butler also got locked the fuck down by a HEALTHY Giannis in ‘21 after claiming to be “stupidly locked in”

:lmao Basing it on one series, 4 years ago, where Mr. Pristine Circumstances had the far better team, yet inexplicably nearly lost anyway.

Butler has done more with less.



Jason Tatum is basically the second coming of Paul George, he’s inconsistent & makes too many dumb mistakes for a player of his caliber. Meanwhile, Brown lacks vision & is always just trying to get his at all times.

Agreed. Lack of a clear cut superstar/go-to play making are their only weaknesses.

On paper, they easily have the best top 8 (if Mazzulla would inexplicably stop benching G. Williams) in the league because there's no liabilities on either side of the ball.

[Cry Havoc]

Cs have absolutely no way of stopping Butler. And don't really seem to want to play consistent D.

[Cry Havoc]

Also Cs are incredibly lazy on offense and just chucking 3s.

[D-Wade]

Spo needs to stop playing Zeller FFS. Every time he comes in, we blow the lead.

[MultiTroll]

Cs have absolutely no way of stopping Butler. And don't really seem to want to play consistent D.


Also Cs are incredibly lazy on offense and just chucking 3s.
Thje Celtics are ahead by 12.
I leave for 10 real time minutes and the pussys are behind by 3.

TH is their problem?

[Cry Havoc]

Spo needs to stop playing Zeller FFS. Every time he comes in, we blow the lead.

My thoughts are he's just using him to spell other players and for the 6 fouls he has.

[Cry Havoc]

DWade, who are the Heat targeting this offseason?

[Cry Havoc]

Jesus christ. If the C's are down in the 4th those role players are going to start getting *super* tight. Miami has a chance to take complete control of the series.

[MultiTroll]

Wonder what the 80s Celts think when they watch these games.
Or do they give a F?

The 2008 team was soft every year but 2008 so don't care what those schmoes think.

[MultiTroll]

What's the story on YMCA dad off the bench for the Heat?

[Cry Havoc]

Man, it's gotta be physically impossible to be a fan of this Celtics team if you're a neutral/non-Boston fan.

[baseline bum]

Jesus christ. If the C's are down in the 4th those role players are going to start getting *super* tight. Miami has a chance to take complete control of the series.

Gotta be the coaching. It's like they have Coc back running things the way they blow leads this year.

[spursreport]

:lmao Boston letting that soft faggot Bam own them

[Cry Havoc]

One of the most overrated teams I've ever seen in my 30 years of watching ball.

[spursreport]

:lmao :lmao :lmao now that scrub Gabe Vincent.

[Cry Havoc]

Gotta be the coaching. It's like they have Coc back running things the way they blow leads this year.

Man, I don't see that. I've never seen Tatum and Brown give consistent hustle + good IQ shots regardless of who coaches them.

At some point, it's gotta be on the players to step up. Come on, they're getting taken to the woodshed by the 8 seed. It shouldn't matter who their coach is.

[spursreport]

Boston letting Miami look this good is hilarious. Miami is totally getting their shit pushed in yet again in the finals. The heart and hustle is cute but that act won’t get you a title if your 2nd best player is Bam.

[MultiTroll]

Many of the Boston turnovers look like someone throwing the game.
Not saying they are, saying they look soo ridiculous as if it's on purpose.

[Cry Havoc]

:lmao

OH

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TID

[lefty]

:lol kkkeltics

[timtonymanu]

:lol Celtics

Knew it was over when that Williams kid was chirping in butler’s ear.

[D-Wade]

Scrub Grant Williams woke up Jimmy Buckets

[Cry Havoc]

While the Celtics are incredibly overhyped, damn, Miami has to be on one of the GOAT playoff runs. Fucking stunning.

[lefty]

Crofl

Those assclowns were exposed in the 1st round
good teams smelled blood

[Cry Havoc]

Crofl

Those assclowns were exposed in the 1st round
good teams smelled blood

Yeah that was an absolute garbage Hawks team. And Philly was never going to win a ring. Cs had one of the easiest paths in modern history and have nearly fumbled the bag at every chance.

[baseline bum]

God could you imagine Philly with Butler instead of Harden next to Embiid and no Coc

[spursreport]

While the Celtics are incredibly overhyped, damn, Miami has to be on one of the GOAT playoff runs. Fucking stunning.

Not really. They Beat an overrated Bucks team, the Knicks are weak, and this Celtic team isn’t much better. Miami is doing all of this just to get their shit pushed in for a 3rd consecutive time in the finals.

[D-Wade]

DWade, who are the Heat targeting this offseason?

Ideally Lillard. Maybe KD, but I never liked him and think he's done. Think we also need a backup big for Bam. The options are a joke.

[baseline bum]

While the Celtics are incredibly overhyped, damn, Miami has to be on one of the GOAT playoff runs. Fucking stunning.

They're a badass team and a lot of fun to watch but I'll be absolutely stunned if Denver doesn't mop the floor with them.

[spursreport]

They're a badass team and a lot of fun to watch but I'll be absolutely stunned if Denver doesn't mop the floor with them.

It’s inevitable. Miami getting raped in the finals is their MO these days. Denver is far superior to anyone Miami has faced these playoffs.

[timtonymanu]

God could you imagine Philly with Butler instead of Harden next to Embiid and no Coc

Philly has a more dysfunctional environment that Miami does. Not sure if Jimmy would have tolerated that for long.

[lefty20]

Tatum getting Sonned by Gabe Vincent on D then forgetting how to dribble the ball on O... jfc

[FrostKing]

While the Celtics are incredibly overhyped, damn, Miami has to be on one of the GOAT playoff runs. Fucking stunning.
Bulls were 5 minutes away from eliminating Heat in the Play-In game :lol

[Cry Havoc]

Not really. They Beat an overrated Bucks team, the Knicks are weak, and this Celtic team isn’t much better. Miami is doing all of this just to get their shit pushed in for a 3rd consecutive time in the finals.

Dude, they have no one outside of Jimmy. An overpaid Bam and who else? Nobody. This team is absolute dog water and they're 14-3 in the postseason.

[lefty]

https://twitter.com/ballsacksports/status/1659757827076890624

[FrostKing]

Dude, they have no one outside of Jimmy. An overpaid Bam and who else? Nobody. This team is absolute dog water and they're 14-3 in the postseason.
My buddy is trying to sell me East winner will be favored in the Finals. Source being regular season records between the Conferences

I think even the Lakers would be slight favorites in the Finals

[Cry Havoc]

Bulls were 5 minutes away from eliminating Heat in the Play-In game :lol

If my grandma had two wheels, she'd be a bike.

[baseline bum]

Not really. They Beat an overrated Bucks team, the Knicks are weak, and this Celtic team isn’t much better. Miami is doing all of this just to get their shit pushed in for a 3rd consecutive time in the finals.

Think the Bucks would have run away with the title if Giannis didn't get hurt.

[MultiTroll]

Does a trading implosion occur when the Meltics get finished off by the Heat?

[FrostKing]

Does a trading implosion occur when the Meltics get finished off by the Heat?
No. I wouldn't trade Brown because I'm still unsure in what I'm getting from Tatum. Both still relatively young.

But everyone else is tradeable to me. And it's doable in the NBA (no matter the contract) - home of the shady 3team trade.

[Kawhitstorm]

:lmao Basing it on one series, 4 years ago, where Mr. Pristine Circumstances had the far better team, yet inexplicably nearly lost anyway.

Yeah, a “far better team” when Butler wasn’t even the best player on his team & the Sixers had a better starting lineup (both of which Butler himself attested to at that time)

The Sixers bench was also outplaying the Raptors with FVV looking like 2015 Porker.😂

It would be one thing if “Playoff” Butler didn’t run away from the matchup when Kawhi was annihilating his team for 7 straight games before completely disappearing in Gm 7 when he couldn’t have his was against Danny.

[Bynumite]

At least the Lakers are down 0-2 to the 1st seed and going back to LA.

Losing 2 straight at home to an 8th seed and going on the road now, is up there with the worst playoff choke jobs of all time.

[Kawhitstorm]

No. I wouldn't trade Brown because I'm still unsure in what I'm getting from Tatum. Both still relatively young.

But everyone else is tradeable to me. And it's doable in the NBA (no matter the contract) - home of the shady 3team trade.

They should consider trading Brown for Lillard since all they want to do is jack up 3s anyway & they have enough defensive talent to cover for him. This would give them a clear “alpha” crunch-time player.

[Cry Havoc]

Lillard needs to be dealt, now, while he can still be a 1A guy on a title contending team.

[DeadlyDynasty]

https://twitter.com/ballsacksports/status/1659757827076890624
Lol

[lefty]

Lillard needs to be dealt, now, while he can still be a 1A guy on a title contending team.

nah I want him to rot in Portlland

tHe GrINd

[TD 21]

I still think they'll win the series, but this Celtics team is quite possibly the most confounding team I've ever seen.


Yeah, a “far better team” when Butler wasn’t even the best player on his team & the Sixers had a better starting lineup (both of which Butler himself attested to at that time)

The Sixers bench was also outplaying the Raptors with FVV looking like 2015 Porker.

It would be one thing if “Playoff” Butler didn’t run away from the matchup when Kawhi was annihilating his team for 7 straight games before completely disappearing in Gm 7 when he couldn’t have his was against Danny.

:lmao Maybe in 2k. In real life, the 76ers had abysmal spacing, the ill-fitting starters had played like 10 games together pre playoffs, they had a terrible bench and non peak Embiid was injured/sick.

[Robz4000]

Lillard needs to be dealt, now, while he can still be a 1A guy on a title contending team.

He couldn't be a 1a on a contender right now tbh.

[Barfunk]

At this rate, the Lakers will need their trademark 30 4th quarter free-throws to eek out a win and avoid a 3-0 deficit.

[TIMMYtoZO]

Woooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! The Heat are back bitches!!!

[Barfunk]

The league's number one free-throw offense coming alive here a bit in the 2nd.

[TIMMYtoZO]

I want Denver in the Finals. Just to finish Miami’s epic title run off beautifully.

[timtonymanu]

TIMMYtoZO :wow

[TIMMYtoZO]

TIMMYtoZO :wow

Sup Jamal? You going to Candice’s party at her crib tonight? It’s gonna be fun as fuck!

[Barfunk]

TIMMYtoZO :wow

Time warp...

[Bynumite]

It's the miracle of Christmas. That fat sack of shit Darvin Ham, finally stopped playing the traffic cone known as D'angelo Russell.

[MultiTroll]

Mute button for the 3 ABC faggots.

[MultiTroll]

Lebron limping alert

[MultiTroll]

It's the miracle of Christmas. That fat sack of shit Darvin Ham, finally stopped playing the traffic cone known as D'angelo Russell.
And make him cut that hair bun off before he returns.

Looks like WNBA

[GAustex]

Lakerref got this

[MultiTroll]

LakerRef stepping up big.

2+1 for Lebron was pathetic.

[Barfunk]

LakerRef stepping up big.

2+1 for Lebron was pathetic.

Yeah looked like Green was set though I couldn't tell if he moved a little but definite ticky tack

[Barfunk]

And on the Green block it looked like Green indeed hit the hand, so not too bad of a call in favor of the Cake show there

[D-Wade]

Sweep incoming

[td4mvp2k]

there's the LeChoke i know :lol

[Bynumite]

Should have never fired Frank Vogel tbh.

Darvin Ham is an assistant in a lottery team at best.

Down 2-0 and he starts the 4th quarter of a pivotal game 3 with AD on the bench and Russell on the floor :lol What a useless fat sack of shit.

Why would you keep playing Russell when he literally gives you nothing on both ends and has the worst +/- in the series by far?

[timtonymanu]

Lakerref really tried to take over by giving Jokic 4 fouls but Denver is too good for that.

[GAustex]

Not even Lakerref can drag this corpse to the finish line

[MultiTroll]

And on the Green block it looked like Green indeed hit the hand, so not too bad of a call in favor of the Cake show there
Hand part of the ball. Literally in the NBA rulebook. That got posted here on ST a long time ago when i was complaining about a Spurs hand getting hit.
That was a 100 good block.

Oh well, Flamers couldn't take advantages.

Major props to Lebron, AD and co for taking out the Golden Phaggots.

[MultiTroll]

Lebron would make an excellent #2 on a lot of teams. Too bad he chose to sign the long contract with the Flamers.
I don't know who they could lure / scam there for next season.

But i would not rule out anything.

[Mugen]

:lmao :lmao :lmao

[TIMMYtoZO]

Sweep incoming

Sup Darrell! Heard you had a fun time at Katrine’s pad last night. Tell me…how did it all go down with Emma????

[Mugen]

I need to buy a DLo jersey just for that performance tbh.

[Tyronn Lue]

I thought Dlo did some things to get to this round but he's really stinking it up out there now. Not sure why he's in such a funk.

[InRareForm]

D'lo is a regular season player . He needs a weak team to play his finesse probing game to look really good. Yes he has his scoring bursts occasionally but he is not a winner

[TIMMYtoZO]

D'lo is a regular season player . He needs a weak team to play his finesse probing game to look really good. Yes he has his scoring bursts occasionally but he is not a winner


This falls in comparison to your Spurs beating the Heat in 2014. You needed 4 straight finals appearances, Arson to be cheap via cutting Mike Miller, and Bosh to be near death to get #5. Now your team is settling for Porzingas 2.0 while the Heat have their 4th title wrapped up.

[TD 21]

The only thing Ham should have done different, is dust off Beasley and hope that between being overdue and motivated, he could catch fire from 3 to loosen up the defense . . . but even that would have just delayed the inevitable.

It's been a good run, but this is not a championship caliber team. James is ancient with a messed up foot, the half court offense is terrible and they're on fumes.

[Robz4000]

This falls in comparison to your Spurs beating the Heat in 2014. You needed 4 straight finals appearances, Arson to be cheap via cutting Mike Miller, and Bosh to be near death to get #5. Now your team is settling for Porzingas 2.0 while the Heat have their 4th title wrapped up.

:lol welcome back scroh. You going to Tiff's later?

[Bynumite]

You can't make this up. This fat sack of shit will never get another coaching job in the nba :lmao




D'Angelo Russell this series: 7/2/4 on 29/14/75 shooting and a team low -53. Lakers are +25 when he sits, a 78 point swing.



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[Barfunk]

Hand part of the ball. Literally in the NBA rulebook. That got posted here on ST a long time ago when i was complaining about a Spurs hand getting hit.
That was a 100 good block.

Oh well, Flamers couldn't take advantages.

Major props to Lebron, AD and co for taking out the Golden Phaggots.

Ah ok, didn't know that. Even with the Snakeshow, I try to be objective.

[MultiTroll]

You can't make this up. This fat sack of shit will never get another coaching job in the nba :lmao

D'Angelo Russell this series: 7/2/4 on 29/14/75 shooting and a team low -53. Lakers are +25 when he sits, a 78 point swing.

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[MultiTroll]

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[DeadlyDynasty]

Both teams played hard

[Robz4000]

I got Nuggets over Heat in 5 tbh.

[vander]

this is the best playoffs since '14 holy shit

[TIMMYtoZO]

I got Nuggets over Heat in 5 tbh on PS5.

Fixed it for you. This Heat team is going to give Denver a ton of issues.

[lefty]

Austin Reaves’shooting splits in these series have been pretty good tbh

[Killakobe81]

Mentally toughest guy in the league. The total antithesis of James Harden and, quite frankly, a lot of the star divas in the league.

He’s a boss. Idk if they’ll even win this series. But I’d take Jimmy Buckets on my team any day.

200%

[Splits]

The D-Bust moniker sticks.

D-Bust.

[lefty20]

Fixed it for you. This Heat team is going to give Denver a ton of issues.

The long lay off before the Finals is gonna cool off ur role players, tbh.

Nuggs in 6.

[TIMMYtoZO]

The long lay off before the Finals is gonna cool off ur role players, tbh.

Nuggs in 6.

Nah. Long lay off is a cop out excuse. Miami will
be ready. Butler is their fearless leader. They aren’t coming up short this season.

[TIMMYtoZO]

The one thing people forget that Herro will be back in the finals. That’s a huge addition for Miami.

[baseline bum]

Would be pretty fucking epic to see Miami take it all this year, but Denver looks too good and I don't know how the hell they're going to match up with Jokic. Maybe if Murray pulls his annual CP0 playoff injury.

[TIMMYtoZO]

Would be pretty fucking epic to see Miami take it all this year, but Denver looks too good and I don't know how the hell they're going to match up with Jokic. Maybe if Murray pulls his annual CP0 playoff injury.

Bam can certainly make life difficult for Jokic. Murray/Porter will be non-factors. Miami’s D will shut them down

[Kawhitstorm]

Maybe in 2k. In real life, the 76ers had abysmal spacing, the ill-fitting starters had played like 10 games together pre playoffs, they had a terrible bench and non peak Embiid was injured/sick.

Embiid was like +1000 in that series & getting doubled while his wingman was playing 1-on-1 against Danny until Gm 7.

No matter how you slice it, Kiwi should have been arrested for committing crime against humanity after what he did to “Playoff” Jimmy who should thank Uncle Dennis that he didn’t re-sign w/ the Raptors


https://youtu.be/CYEPWf3-A1U

[lefty]

Would be pretty fucking epic to see Miami take it all this year, but Denver looks too good and I don't know how the hell they're going to match up with Jokic. Maybe if Murray pulls his annual CP0 playoff injury.

I want both Joker and Jimmy to ring

Dammit only one will

[MultiTroll]

Butlers not going to get the soft D he's been enjoying vs the Celtics.

[Cry Havoc]

HOLY SHIT

[Cry Havoc]

Celtics have no fucking interest in playing defense. This team is so done. Even if they win game 3, and they don't look like they will, they're getting blown out in game 4.

[lefty]

Adebayo :wow

[lefty]

Since when has Duncan Robinson turned into a playmaker lol

[D-Wade]

Duncan slashing and playmaking. Who would've thought

[JPB]

Miami just look to want it more while Boston seems apathetic.

[Cry Havoc]

Finals are set in stone.

Denver Miami.

I bet Silver is ready to commit suicide after he was this close to the Lakers and Celtics.

[Cry Havoc]

Marcus Smart needs to get suspended, he's going to hurt someone with his bullshit.

The entire Celtics team might be the most overrated group of players in NBA history. They just need Westbrook on their squad now.

[JPB]

I still Believe Ime would have done a better job. Mazzulla lacks charisma and simply coaching skills.

[lefty]

Celtics fans will shit on Tatum’s bed tonight

[lefty]

Finals are set in stone.

Denver Miami.

I bet Silver is ready to commit suicide after he was this close to the Lakers and Celtics.

:lol

Butler vs Jokic should sel’ though

[JPB]

Celtics fans will shit on Tatum’s bed tonight

He's lacking that fire, that revolt desire.

[lefty]

Desperate 3 by Brown :lol

[lefty]

I still Believe Ime would have done a better job. Mazzulla lacks charisma and simply coaching skills.

That’s how turrible Rivers is

Joe is out of his depth vs Spo

[Cry Havoc]

I don't understand the idea behind a different coach changing this team.

The Celtics show no interest in consistent play. That's not a coaching issue. That's a shit attitude issue.

Usually I think people who say blow it up are being hyperbolic but this Cs team looks fractured. Some of that is on the coach but not nearly all of it.

[Barfunk]

What a flop of a series by the Keltix. 57 win team getting blitzed by a 44 win team.

[lefty20]

Getting dicked down by Gabe Vincent... sheesh!

[TIMMYtoZO]

Marcus Smart needs to get suspended, he's going to hurt someone with his bullshit.

The entire Celtics team might be the most overrated group of players in NBA history. They just need Westbrook on their squad now.

I would say the 2014 Spurs last title beating a tired Heat team and Bosh playing with death qualifies too. Your team is getting Porzingis 2.0 while a Heat dynasty is starting up again. Sucks to be you.

[TD 21]

This Celtics team is broken and has obviously quit . . . and yet, I wouldn't do anything drastic if I were Stevens (Brown might make the decision for them though).

They might not ever get over the hump, but they're still relatively young (minus Horford) and too many things would have to go right to build a better team.



Embiid was like +1000 in that series & getting doubled while his wingman was playing 1-on-1 against Danny until Gm 7.

No matter how you slice it, Kiwi should have been arrested for committing crime against humanity after what he did to “Playoff” Jimmy who should thank Uncle Dennis that he didn’t re-sign w/ the Raptors.

Yeah, because he didn't have a credible backup. He was laboring though.

Whatever. You keep slurping broken down Scumbag while Butler continues his third playoff run that's more impressive than any the former has ever had.

[TIMMYtoZO]

Denver is beyond fucked against this Heat team in the Finals. Miami will beat them in 5-6 games. Bam is going to fluster Jokic.

[timtonymanu]

Celtics/Lakers would have been such a drag. Miami/Denver is the much more interesting matchup between the 2 best players in the league right now.

[TIMMYtoZO]

Celtics/Lakers would have been such a drag. Miami/Denver is the much more interesting matchup between the 2 best players in the league right now.

Meh. It won’t be that interesting. Miami will win in 5 or 6 with the series never being in doubt. Denver will wilt against this Heat defense.

[JPB]

I don't understand the idea behind a different coach changing this team.

The Celtics show no interest in consistent play. That's not a coaching issue. That's a shit attitude issue.

Usually I think people who say blow it up are being hyperbolic but this Cs team looks fractured. Some of that is on the coach but not nearly all of it.

Allow me to disagree, a coach can insufflate a different spirit, simply by his charisma, tantrums or whatever, and the desire players have to follow their lead and simply play for him... Mazzula seems depressive and celtic players dont feel like they want to let it all out for him. He's still an assistant coach for them, which he looks like. He just doesn't have it, and has nothing in his bag vs. Spo.

[Tyronn Lue]

This Celtics team is coach killing material. If they flopped in the RS they'd say they are following the process. Expectations are higher so whatever coach is in that seat when they all give up is not going to look good.

[Barfunk]

NBA would not mind one bit if the Heat are back on top. They're almost as commercially viable as the SpankShow. With that said, I've got the Nuggets in 6 against the Skeet in the finals barring a miracle from Drakers.