Official 2025 NBA Playoffs Thread

[Robz4000]

https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1911548857085018357

Lets get this shit started tbh.

[Robz4000]

Play-in:

EC-

Magic over Hawks
Heat over Bulls

Heat over Hawks

WC-

Dubs over Grizz
Kings over Mavs

Grizz over Kings

Postseason:

EC-

Cavs over Heat in 5
Celtics over Magic in 5
Pistons over Knicks in 6
Pacers over Bucks in 5

Cavs over Pacers in 7
Celtics over Pistons in 6

Celtics over Cavs in 7

WC-

Thunder over Grizz in 4
Rockets over Dubs in 7
Lakers over Wolves in 6
Clippers over Nuggets in 6

Thunder over Clippers in 6
Lakers over Rockets in 6

Thunder over Lakers in 5

Finals:

Celtics over Thunder in 6

[Dex]

Anybody but the Lakers or the Clippers, tbh

For old time's sake, go Pistons

[djohn2oo8]

This run will seal Jalen Green’s fate one way or another

[spursistan]

East Play-in


Magic over Hawks
Heat over Bulls


Hawks over Heat


West Play-in


Warriors over Grizzlies
Kings over Mavs


Grizzlies over Kings


Easter Conferencce First Round


Cavs over Hawks in 5
Celtics over Magic in 5
Knicks over Pistons in 6
Bucks over Pacers in 6


Easter Conferencce Semifinals

Bucks over Cavs in 6
Celtics over Knicks in 5

Easter Conferencce Finals

Celtics over Bucks in 6


Western Conference First Round


Thunder over Grizzlies in 4
Warriors over Rockets in 6
Lakers over Wolves in 7
Clippers over Nuggets in 6

Western Conferencce Semifinals

Thunder over Clippers in 7
Lakers over Warriors in 6

Western Conferencce Finals

Thunder over Lakers in 6


Finals


Celtics over Thunder in 6

[spursistan]

This run will seal Jalen Green’s fate one way or another
Ime may have ruined your late season momentum by the mass-resting of the past week. you looked completely out of whack today vs Denver at full strength..You don't do that with a young team.

[exstatic]

Ime may have ruined your late season momentum by the mass-resting of the past week. you looked completely out of whack today vs Denver at full strength..You don't do that with a young team.

Especially with a couple of days of play in games as a built in break.

[Gibbz]

West: Please Nuggets or Wolves
East: Anyone but Boston

[djohn2oo8]

Ime may have ruined your late season momentum by the mass-resting of the past week. you looked completely out of whack today vs Denver at full strength..You don't do that with a young team.
These games don’t matter at this point. They were going to be off a week regardless. You aren’t going full out with the 2 seed locked up and risk injury.

[exstatic]

West: Please Nuggets or Wolves
East: Anyone but Boston

Actual: Boston vs. LA

[baseline bum]

WEST PLAY-IN
10 Mavs over 9 Kings
7 Warriors over 8 Grizzlies
8 Grizzlies over 10 Mavs

WEST FIRST ROUND
1 Thunder over 8 Grizzlies 4-0
2 Rockets over 7 Warriors 4-2
3 Lakers over 6 Wolves 4-3
5 Clippers over 4 Nuggets 4-2

WEST SECOND ROUND
1 Thunder over 5 Clippers 4-1
2 Rockets over 3 Lakers 4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
1 Thunder over 2 Rockets 4-2


EAST PLAY-IN
7 Magic over 8 Hawks
9 Bulls over 10 Heat
8 Hawks over 9 Bulls

EAST FIRST ROUND
1 Cavs over 8 Hawks 4-1
2 Celtics over 7 Magic 4-0
3 Knicks over 6 Pistons 4-2
5 Bucks over 4 Pacers 4-2

EAST SECOND ROUND
1 Cavs over 5 Bucks 4-2
2 Celtics over 3 Knicks 4-2

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
2 Celtics over 1 Cavs 4-2


NBA FINALS
1 Thunder over 2 Celtics 4-1

[LeBowen]

WEST PLAY-IN
10 Kings over 9 Mavs
7 Warriors over 8 Grizzlies
8 Grizzlies over 9 Kings

WEST FIRST ROUND
1 Thunder over 8 Grizzlies 4-1
2 Rockets over 7 Warriors 4-3
6 Wolves over 6 Lakers 4-2
5 Clippers over 4 Nuggets 4-3

WEST SECOND ROUND
5 Clippers over 1 Thunder 4-2
6 Timberwolves over 2 Rockets 4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
5 Clippers over 6 Timberwolves 4-2


EAST PLAY-IN
7 Magic over 8 Hawks
10 Heat over 9 Bulls
10 Heat over 8 Hawks

EAST FIRST ROUND
1 Cavs over 10 Heat 4-1
2 Celtics over 7 Magic 4-0
3 Knicks over 6 Pistons 4-2
4 Pacers over 5 Bucks 4-2

EAST SECOND ROUND
1 Cavs over 5 Pacers 4-2
2 Celtics over 3 Knicks 4-0

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
2 Celtics over 1 Cavs 4-2


NBA FINALS
2 Celtics over 5 Clippers 4-1

[Spurs Homer]

The warrior -refs have a tough task ahead - but im betting they will get the job done!

[John B]

Actual: Boston vs. LA

Nooo, please not LA. Not another ring for LeBron and his goat-ee narrative fans.

TWolves vs Celtics

[exstatic]

Nooo, please not LA. Not another ring for LeBron and his goat-ee narrative fans.

TWolves vs Celtics

LeBron James will never be the goat. Toomuch bitching, too many finals flameouts

[exstatic]

Nooo, please not LA. Not another ring for LeBron and his goat-ee narrative fans.

TWolves vs Celtics

LeBron James will never be the goat. Toomuch bitching, too many finals flameouts

[spurraider21]

todays' wish list

obviously, Magic over Hawks

Warriors beating Memphis is also preferable. the ideal draft scenario imo is us getting 13 from the hawks and the kings pick staying theirs at 12. yes, we could get hawks pick at 12, but imo its better to deny the hawks a means to improve when we also own their next 2 picks (via swap rights next year, and outright in 2027, a year where we do not have our own pick anymore).

for this to happen, one of the necessary conditions is the Mavs making the playoffs. so they've got to not only beat the kings tomorrow, but then on Friday beat the loser of the Warriors/Grizzlies game. Warriors have been quite good since the butler addition, and the grizzlies have been faltering and fired their coach. its more likely the Mavs can beat the Grizzlies than Warriors, so lets hope the dubs win

[scott]

Can't wait until we get to watch playoff basketball again in a context other than rooting for other teams to fail on account of incoming draft picks

[TD 21]

East Play-In

10 Heat over 9 Bulls
7 Magic over 8 Hawks
8 Hawks over 10 Heat

East Quarter-Finals

1 Cavaliers over 8 Hawks in 5
4 Pacers over 5 Bucks in 6
3 Knicks over 6 Pistons in 6
2 Celtics over 7 Magic in 4

East Semi-Finals

1 Cavaliers over 4 Pacers in 7
2 Celtics over 3 Knicks in 5

East Finals

2 Celtics over 1 Cavaliers in 6

West Play-In

10 Mavericks over 9 Kings
7 Warriors over 8 Grizzlies
8 Grizzlies over 10 Mavericks

West Quarter-Finals

1 Thunder over 8 Grizzlies in 4
5 Clippers over 4 Nuggets in 6
3 Lakers over 6 Timberwolves in 6
7 Warriors over 2 Rockets in 7

West Semi-Finals

1 Thunder over 5 Clippers in 6
3 Lakers over 7 Warriors in 7

West Finals

1 Thunder over 3 Lakers in 5

NBA Finals

1 Thunder over 2 Celtics in 6

[RC_Drunkford]

WEST PLAY-IN
10 Kings over 9 Mavs
7 Warriors over 8 Grizzlies
8 Grizzlies over 9 Kings

WEST FIRST ROUND
1 Thunder over 8 Grizzlies 4-1
7 Warriors over 2 Rockets 4-2
6 Wolves over 3 Lakers 4-2
5 Clippers over 4 Nuggets 4-3

WEST SECOND ROUND
1 Thunder over 5 Clippers 4-2
7 Warriors over 6 Timberwolves 4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
1 Thunder over 7 Warriors 4-2


EAST PLAY-IN
7 Magic over 8 Hawks
9 Bulls over 10 Heat
8 Hawks over 9 Bulls

EAST FIRST ROUND
1 Cavs over 8 Hawks 4-0
2 Celtics over 7 Magic 4-0
3 Knicks over 6 Pistons 4-3
4 Pacers over 5 Bucks 4-2

EAST SECOND ROUND
1 Cavs over 5 Pacers 4-1
2 Celtics over 3 Knicks 4-1

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
2 Celtics over 1 Cavs 4-3


NBA FINALS
2 Celtics over 1 Thunder 4-2

[scott]

Won't do a full prediction but I've got the Thunder winning it all and the Pistons upsetting the Knicks.

[John B]

As long as Hawks don’t get to the playoffs. Lakers, Dubs and Kawhi don’t ring. I’m all good.

[tonight...you]

Atlanta beats the Magic

[spurraider21]

1912280620404781297

[LeBowen]

East play-in is completely irrelevant, tbh.
Two easy first round sweeps. Five games at the most.

[scott]

Who had Cory Joseph and Mohammed Gueye starting in post-season basketball on their bingo card?

[Robz4000]

As long as Hawks don’t get to the playoffs. Lakers, Dubs and Kawhi don’t ring. I’m all good.

This tbh.

[scott]

Dom Barlow, Zach Collins and Tre Jones playing meaningful post-season basketball before Wemby :depressed

[onechance87]

fck u atl

[spursistan]

Hawks getting manhandled early on :tu

[scott]

It's only one game against the Hawks... but Orlando making Dejounte's case for him. Don't necessarily need 3P shooting when you play D and rebound everything.

[Mr. Body]

Man Atlanta has no business being in the playoffs.

[DAF86]

If Atl loses toninght and the next game, do they get in the lottery?

[scott]

If Atl loses toninght and the next game, do they get in the lottery?

Correct

[scott]

This is honestly the kind of game Orlando can choke away...

[spursistan]

This is honestly the kind of game Orlando can choke away...
Yeah that ORL offense is an abomination :lol

[spurraider21]

If Atl loses toninght and the next game, do they get in the lottery?
yep. if they lose today (and lose again on friday to the winner of bulls/heat) they fall to lotto.

assuming Kings dont make it (they have to win twice), then hawks/kings would have a coinflip to determine who gets the 14th slot or 13th slot. theres not much consequence there aside from moving up one spot

the ideal scenario involves not only the hawks getting bounced, but also the Mavs winning both play-in games and advancing. then the hawks/kings will again have a coinflip but instead of it being 13/14, it becomes a flip for 12/13. which either way is an improvement for the spurs from the other scenario. if we get 12th slot, thats nice. but its even better if we get 13th, since that all but guarantees the kings keep their pick instead of giving ATL a late lotto pick, which would bode well for us in the longer term

[spursistan]

If ATL loses this, I'm going to be rooting for Miami against Chicago. I trust Spo and the Heat overall experience more than Bulls against them, thought both team will be underdogs for that game..

[Mr. Body]

Orlando let them back in a bit.

[spurraider21]

If ATL loses this, I'm going to be rooting for Miami against Chicago. I trust Spo and the Heat overall experience more than Bulls against them, thought both team will be underdogs for that game..
the bulls have been the hotter team for sure, but yeah, counting on Giddey, White, Vucevic, Buzelis is a shaky proposition.

[Dex]

Anyone watching this game who thought Trae Young should be a Spur should be turning in their fan card :lmao

I'd rather have Joseph back tbh

[Uriel]

Go Magic.

[onechance87]

Anyone watching this game who thought Trae Young should be a Spur should be turning in their fan card :lmao

I'd rather have Joseph back tbh

Hes a hit or miss.He will win you the game or lose you the game.Lets see what he does today.

[John B]

yep. if they lose today (and lose again on friday to the winner of bulls/heat) they fall to lotto.

assuming Kings dont make it (they have to win twice), then hawks/kings would have a coinflip to determine who gets the 14th slot or 13th slot. theres not much consequence there aside from moving up one spot

the ideal scenario involves not only the hawks getting bounced, but also the Mavs winning both play-in games and advancing. then the hawks/kings will again have a coinflip but instead of it being 13/14, it becomes a flip for 12/13. which either way is an improvement for the spurs from the other scenario. if we get 12th slot, thats nice. but its even better if we get 13th, since that all but guarantees the kings keep their pick instead of giving ATL a late lotto pick, which would bode well for us in the longer term

Thanks for the explanation. Go Magic! Go Mavs!

[scott]

It's only one game against the Hawks... but Orlando making Dejounte (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=51342)'s case for him. Don't necessarily need 3P shooting when you play D and rebound everything.

And the second half of this game showing why maybe you still want some spacing and shooting...

[Guru of Nothing]

I know what it feels like to be an Orlando fan.

[Mr. Body]

Lol Orlando gonna cough this up

[scott]

Favorite Paolo Banchero moment is still at the 2022 Miami Grand Prix when Martin Brundle thought he was Patrick Mahomes

[onechance87]

banchero do something u bum

[spurraider21]

It's only one game against the Hawks... but Orlando making Dejounte (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=51342)'s case for him. Don't necessarily need 3P shooting when you play D and rebound everything.

https://en.meming.world/images/en/thumb/6/62/Kevin_James_Shrugging.jpg/300px-Kevin_James_Shrugging.jpg

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Orlando’s offense is so horrible. Atlanta are packing the paint and they can’t hit a 3. This isn’t a serious team.

[Dejounte]

And the second half of this game showing why maybe you still want some spacing and shooting...

Wemby is a better shooter than any of Orlando’s top guys. I’d even say Fox is a better shooter than these guys. Orlando’s problem isn’t spacing right now. It’s that Paolo and Franz are underperforming right now.

[scott]

Wemby is a better shooter than any of Orlando’s top guys. I’d even say Fox is a better shooter than these guys. Orlando’s problem isn’t spacing right now. It’s that Paolo and Franz are underperforming right now.

You know what would help while Paola and Franz are struggling...?

[Dejounte]

You know what would help while Paola and Franz are struggling...?

I mean, what you’re implying isn’t even true because it’s their role players keeping them in the game…

[spurraider21]

You know what would help while Paola and Franz are struggling...?
if only they had room to operate

if only their other players could occupy certain areas on the floor that may draw defenders away from them

if only ther offense could cause atlanta defenders from needing to be more distant from the ball

there may be a word for this

[Guru of Nothing]

You know what would help while Paola and Franz are struggling...?

Dunking?

Blake Griffin, probably.

[Dejounte]

if only they had room to operate

if only their other players could occupy certain areas on the floor that may draw defenders away from them

if only ther offense could cause atlanta defenders from needing to be more distant from the ball

there may be a word for this

Very odd to me that there’s always 0 accountability for when stars underperform. It’s never the star’s fault, is it?

[itzsoweezee]

if only they had room to operate

if only their other players could occupy certain areas on the floor that may draw defenders away from them

if only ther offense could cause atlanta defenders from needing to be more distant from the ball

there may be a word for this

They’re very lucky that Atlanta is shooting even worse

[exstatic]

If ATL loses this, I'm going to be rooting for Miami against Chicago. I trust Spo and the Heat overall experience more than Bulls against them, thought both team will be underdogs for that game..

Spo and the Heat experience really boils down to the Heatles and Jimmy Butler. None of them are walking through that door. Chicago has been winning at a pretty good clip, post ASG, and I trust that more. They finished the season 17-8.

[mo7888]

All this talk of having no spacing being a good thing is pretty silly to me. I do understand having a rebounding 4 or 5 to play in certain lineups where said player doesn't have to be an outside threat. For instance, as I watch this game, I see alot of what would fit that bill in a guy like WCJ. He's obviously not the only guy out there but getting a guy using 2nd's + a player seems like a better value and fit than drafting a guy at #8 who can't defend and has a questionable motor.

[exstatic]

All this talk of having no spacing being a good thing is pretty silly to me. I do understand having a rebounding 4 or 5 to play in certain lineups where said player doesn't have to be an outside threat. For instance, as I watch this game, I see alot of what would fit that bill in a guy like WCJ. He's obviously not the only guy out there but getting a guy using 2nd's + a player seems like a better value and fit than drafting a guy at #8 who can't defend and has a questionable motor.

I have noticed that everyone seems fixated at fixing our problems mostly through the draft. Unless we jump into the top 4, no one in this draft will contribute in a meaningful way next season, so those problem areas need to be otherwise addressed.

[Dejounte]

All this talk of having no spacing being a good thing is pretty silly to me. I do understand having a rebounding 4 or 5 to play in certain lineups where said player doesn't have to be an outside threat. For instance, as I watch this game, I see alot of what would fit that bill in a guy like WCJ. He's obviously not the only guy out there but getting a guy using 2nd's + a player seems like a better value and fit than drafting a guy at #8 who can't defend and has a questionable motor.

No one said having no spacing is a good thing. People assume that’s a thing for the Spurs because they don’t give Fox or Castle enough credit as shooters. Add the fourth guy (a small forward) who will likely also be a shooter, and the Spurs don’t have a spacing issue. People are dealing with hyperboles in this thread as if the Spurs will have that type of deficiency if they attain what I want for the PF spot. They won’t.

[Mr. Body]

It's Anthony Black ripping the nets.

Man, Orlando could have had Gradey Dick.

[Mr. Body]

Instead of Jett Howard.

[scott]

Cole Anthony and Anthony Black start hitting 3's and the Magic lead balloons. Weird.

[rankingtear]

Trae is throwing a tantrum in 2 straight play-in game.

[GAustex]

Trey Young is a bitch
Some of SpursTalk rocket scientists wanted that bitch

[Robz4000]

Hopefully Trae gets suspended tbh.

[mo7888]

Trae is throwing a tantrum in 2 straight play-in game.

Hopefully he'll go for the trifecta..

[scott]

Hopefully this demoralizes Atlanta.

[Dejounte]

Cole Anthony and Anthony Black start hitting 3's and the Magic lead balloons. Weird.
Two guys who are equivalent shooters to Wemby, Fox, and soon Castle.

[exstatic]

Hopefully this demoralizes Atlanta.

Hopefully,it demoralizes Trae, and he seeks greener pastures.

[ginobilized]

And just like that, the coveted ROY slips through the hands of Zacharie Risacher.

[Mr. Body]

Atlanta would be one of the worst teams in the WC.

[Uriel]

We are all Chicago/Miami fans now.

[Mr. Body]

We are all Chicago/Miami fans now.

Either can beat them.

I have no idea how the Hawks won 40 games.

[scott]

Two guys who are equivalent shooters to Wemby, Fox, and soon Castle.

Yes, when you make 3 pointers you typically win. For example, the Spurs were 11-3 this year when making 18+ 3s this season. One strategy in the modern NBA is to make it so that games where you make three is not a rare occurrence.

The Spurs only made 18+ threes 14 times this year.

Compare that to:

Boston: 45 times, 38-7
Cleveland: 25 times, 23-2
OKC: 20 times, 18-2

It's not necessary though... On the flip side, the Rockets only did it 7 times, when they went 5-2.

I think everyone generally agrees that the Spurs can get by with one non-shooter in the lineup. I agree that Fox is enough of a 3P threat (he's right on the borderline of SpursBills metric, which I think was 2.5 3PM/100 IIRC, but they can correct me if I am wrong). He's not a guy teams are going to leave open and dare to shoot, which is what we can't have. Where we disagree is that you just assume Castle will be a good enough shooter, but I want to see it first. I actually believe he will develop a respectable 3 point shot... but I want to see it first. 28.5% ain't gonna cut it, but I like his willingness to shoot.

[Dejounte]

What’s weird is that scott and others took my argument, which specifically applied to the Spurs’ roster makeup (I consistently point out that building around Wemby requires certain archetypes), and brought it into another thread, misrepresented it with strawman fallacies, and made it sound like I value rebounding over three-point shooting for teams in general, which is entirely false. My entire argument is centered on the Spurs and Wemby. This whole thing feels dishonest from the start.

[CGD]

We are all Chicago/Miami fans now.

I say Chicago, they’ve been playing relatively well of late so hoping the momentum carries them to the 8th seed.

[exstatic]

I say Chicago, they’ve been playing relatively well of late so hoping the momentum carries them to the 8th seed.

That,and in four years, 2021-2024, no #10 has played in, only a handful of #9s.

[scott]

What’s weird is that scott (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=150) and others took my argument, which specifically applied to the Spurs’ roster makeup (I consistently point out that building around Wemby requires certain archetypes), and brought it into another thread, misrepresented it with strawman fallacies, and made it sound like I value rebounding over three-point shooting for teams in general, which is entirely false. My entire argument is centered on the Spurs and Wemby. This whole thing feels dishonest from the start.

It's weirder to me that you find it weird. It's an interesting conversation, and I pointed out how Orlando's performance early in the first half was an illustration of that kind of team building philosophy going right... and then it quickly fell apart in the 2nd half when their offense went completely stagnant, which can happen when it's built in a one-dimensional way. Then they had a couple of guys get hot from 3 and completely bail out their stars who didn't show up today.

I don't know where you're getting this You Against the World vibe from... do you just have a problem with people having conflicting view points? No one was attacking anyone, no one was twisting anything... just folks having a conversation. Why do you feel attacked? What are these alleged misrepresentations?

[Dejounte]

It's weirder to me that you find it weird. It's an interesting conversation, and I pointed out how Orlando's performance early in the first half was an illustration of that kind of team building philosophy going right... and then it quickly fell apart in the 2nd half when their offense went completely stagnant, which can happen when it's built in a one-dimensional way. Then they had a couple of guys get hot from 3 and completely bail out their stars who didn't show up today.

I don't know where you're getting this You Against the World vibe from... do you just have a problem with people having conflicting view points? No one was attacking anyone, no one was twisting anything... just folks having a conversation. Why do you feel attacked? What are these alleged misrepresentations?

Bro you can’t be real with your last paragraph and gaslight me by pretending y’all didn’t act like smartasses on page 3 of this thread. Be real here and own up. I wasn’t even being harsh with the post you quoted. I’m calling it like it is. I’ve been handling conflicting viewpoints just fine? No need to start accusing me of things that aren’t true.

[onechance87]

Warriors got a steal with post in the second round.

[rankingtear]

GSW has their Mamu in Post.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Warriors showing why Edey type centers are unplayable in these situations. Post walking into wide open threes, everyone attacking the rim at will. Centers in 2025 have to be able to guard in space or to be protected by everyone else.

[scott]

Bro you can’t be real with your last paragraph and gaslight me by pretending y’all didn’t act like smartasses on page 3 of this thread. Be real here and own up. I wasn’t even being harsh with the post you quoted. I’m calling it like it is. I’ve been handling conflicting viewpoints just fine? No need to start accusing me of things that aren’t true.

You know you're one of my favorites around here... but I think you're waaaaaay overreacting here. Everyone always acts like smartasses here... if you're going to take it personally you're gonna have a bad time on ST.

You made a post specifically mentioning me by name (and @'ing me, which hey, I actually appreciate) saying it's weird that I start attacking you in a different thread than where the conversation started. But I @'d you not as an attack, but because ORL's play in the first half was a direct positive affirmation of that point I thought you were trying to make in the draft thread (but hey, maybe I'm wrong?). Then it all fell apart, which of course I'm also going to point out. You find this "weird", but I find it as being part of what I find to be a good conversation.

If you take it personally... I don't know what to say other than... don't?

[scott]

Not a great look for JJJ's defensive creds when GSW starts by going 8/8 at the rim. Not all his fault... but, that's rough.

[poopbox]

Edey looking every bit like a stiff big who don't belong in the modern day nba.

[Mr. Body]

Not a great look for JJJ's defensive creds when GSW starts by going 8/8 at the rim. Not all his fault... but, that's rough.

Always been pretty badly overrated.

[poopbox]

Not a great look for JJJ's defensive creds when GSW starts by going 8/8 at the rim. Not all his fault... but, that's rough.

Almost none of it is his fault. Edey standing around being a field goal post is the biggest problem with their paint defense.

[exstatic]

Edey looking every bit like a stiff big who don't belong in the modern day nba.

It was always going to end that way. The couldn’t play him in the 4th Q in the regular season because he was hunted. That will be an all game thing in any post season games.

He’s exactly what I said he’d be, a change of pace guy like Boban.. Bobi had a PER of like 30, and could only play spot minutes. If you can’t defend in space, that”s all the minutes you’ll ever see.

[Dejounte]

It’s cool, man. If I’m being honest, I wanted the part in my post about rebounding to be clearly framed as specific to the Spurs, to bring clarity to my viewpoint instead of this back-and-forth. I definitely think I was being misrepresented since I had to debunk the point about having “no shooting is a good thing” being thought of as something I believed in. That was a gross misunderstanding that was probably the final nail in the coffin tbh.

[baseline bum]

God damn Jimmy Butler is such a big game player. If Steph can be that kind of player damn.

[spursistan]

taylor jenkins stock rising. I generally feel like he made that Memphis roster better than its overall talent level, especially in terms of regular season success. There is always a cap to team's ceiling when you are led by third-tier star players like Ja and JJJ (The Derozan-Lowry Model). We'll see what they'll do in the summer, but my prediction is that they'll be fighting for play-in spots instead of Top 3-4 seed from here on out.

[Mr. Body]

taylor jenkins stock rising. I generally feel like he made that Memphis roster better than its overall talent level, especially in terms of regular season success. There is always a cap to team's ceiling when you are led by third-tier star players like Ja and JJJ (The Derozan-Lowry Model). We'll see what they'll do in the summer, but my prediction is that they'll be fighting for play-in spots instead of Top 3-4 seed from here on out.

What I've been saying. It's a junk roster. Ja is second tier with his best days possibly behind him, JJJ is a super role player at best, and then the rest is just an assortment of parts. Not terrible, but certainly not great. Jenkins was getting blood out of a stone with these guys. I think they'll need to rebuild fairly soon.

[spursistan]

God damn Jimmy Butler is such a big game player. If Steph can be that kind of player damn.
Warriors would be down double digits without him tonight. Really surprised Rockets didn't get into his sweepstakes..

[spursistan]

Maybe losing to the tanking Spurs in a must-win was a bad omen, but this Warriors team is definitely nowhere near a contender. I could even see the inexperienced Rockets beating them..

[heyheymymy]

Post makes me think Anderson Varejao is out there

[mystargtr34]

Jimmy Butler is such a disgusting free throw merchant. Didn’t get touched and smoked the lay up from 2 feet and got a foul call lol. No challenges left for Grizz.

[spursistan]

Struggling against a Morant-less Grizz team while getting every whistle :lol

[Mr. Body]

Moody making some plays here and there.

Kuminga is dunzo, is he?

[Dex]

Ja Morant too busy working on his new grenade celebrations to actually focus on winning a play-in game.

[Dex]

Also funny how ESPN keeps sucking the dick of the Warriors and calling them contenders when they lost to the tanking Spurs, folded against the Clippers, and now are barely able to survive the Memphis Grizzlies.

[twodeep]

Also funny how ESPN keeps sucking the dick of the Warriors and calling them contenders when they lost to the tanking Spurs, folded against the Clippers, and now are barely able to survive the Memphis Grizzlies.

They almost chocked away a 20 point lead in a loss they hung on talk about wow

[mystargtr34]

Santi Aldama is such a bum lol. Looked scared shitless of Draymond all night despite his empty 14-8.

[Dex]

Hes a hit or miss.He will win you the game or lose you the game.Lets see what he does today.

:lol Bro got ejected after his team got down 20. There's the Trae Young experience.

So glad the Spurs didn't trade for this guy.

[timtonymanu]

People calling for Celtics repeats. Going back to back seems difficult in today’s NBA.

OKC is gonna win it all, tbh. I don’t want to do the entire bracket because there’s always going to be upsets or surprise teams (ala 2024 Mavericks).

[djohn2oo8]

They almost chocked away a 20 point lead in a loss they hung on talk about wow
I want to beat their fucking ass so bad

[timtonymanu]

I want to beat their fucking ass so bad

Rox in 7 imo.

[Robz4000]

If the Dubs get the same calls they got tonight against the Rockets it's gonna be tough to beat them tbh. League might push hard for the large markets this postseason with the ratings issues.

[djohn2oo8]

If the Dubs get the same calls they got tonight against the Rockets it's gonna be tough to beat them tbh. League might push hard for the large markets this postseason with the ratings issues.
I’m kinda excited tbh because Ime might actually murder a ref on the court if they are on that BS.

[djohn2oo8]

Rox in 7 imo.
If the calls are fair, should win in 6. Gotta blow their asses out a few games and not have the refs decide it.

[LeBowen]

Sengun is the key.
Either he destroys Draymond and forces Warriors to play actual bigs or he gets ran off the floor due to his questionable defense.

[Mr. Body]

Experience matters and the Rockets haven't been hehe before. The Warriors will get the whistle. But their role players are not good.

Figure Reed will go off with ROY numbers.

[Spurs Homer]

If the calls are fair, should win in 6. Gotta blow their asses out a few games and not have the refs decide it.

Sorry, man....we have seen this movie before...

Draymond will hack/injure someone...refs will pretend they did not see it...
rockets will be the better team but in game 1 or 2 a game will be GIFTED to the warriors and the inexperienced rockets will not realize they cannot give any games away...

by game 6 or 7 - the warriors will be in control of series and relaxed and then the refs will finally give the rockets some calls...

but by then the warriors will have stolen another series....

book it.

[djohn2oo8]

Sengun is the key.
Either he destroys Draymond and forces Warriors to play actual bigs or he gets ran off the floor due to his questionable defense.
Green too. He is going to need to make Curry work on defense.

[poopbox]

Sengun is the key.
Either he destroys Draymond and forces Warriors to play actual bigs or he gets ran off the floor due to his questionable defense.

True. I also think Ime is a huge factor for the Rockets, in that the Warriors always true to punk and rough up younger teams, and one thing you not going to do to an Ime team is that.

I can see the Warriors try it, it not work, and then get ran out the gym by a younger more athletic team.

[R. DeMurre]

If Amen is able to neutralize Curry over the course of this series, this Rockets/Warriors match up could be where Amen becomes a household name. And honestly, neutralizing would just mean slowing him down significantly in two games and winning in 6 or 7. Slowing down Curry is basically making him shoot the career 3pt percentage of Trae Young or James Harden.

[spurraider21]

Today's wish list:

- Mavs over Kings (required)

- whoever you think between Bulls and Heat have a better chance of beating the Hawks on Friday. heat have the veteran experience and coaching edge, but the bulls have been the much better team over the course of the last couple of months. im gonna say the Bulls

[lefty]

West playoffs though


I would like to see OKC vs Clippers in the 2nd round, some interesting matchups to say the least

[Robz4000]

Today's wish list:

- Mavs over Kings (required)

- whoever you think between Bulls and Heat have a better chance of beating the Hawks on Friday. heat have the veteran experience and coaching edge, but the bulls have been the much better team over the course of the last couple of months. im gonna say the Bulls

I'm starting to think either will beat the Hawks tbh. They look ready for Cancun.

[BatManu20]

Nuggets vs. Clippers is an insane First Round matchup tbh. Jokic is by far the best player in the series, but Clippers have wayyy better depth with Kawhi, Harden, Zubac, Powell, Bogi, Derrick Jones, Kris Dunn, Ben Simmons, etc. Idk if Denver can overcome all that depth with how shitty their depth is. Will be an interesting series.

[spurraider21]

I'm starting to think either will beat the Hawks tbh. They look ready for Cancun.
i hope you're right, though ATL did put up a fight with their comeback yesterday as Orlando just failed to score over and over until Cole Anthony started bombing away.

with that said, Miami somewhat limped into the playoffs themselves, and i dont think they can be counted on either. i think it could just come down to ATL having home court

[Mr. Body]

Toss-up, to me. Atlanta sure flatlined at the end of the Orlando game. Wonder if there are chemistry issues the way Trae teams wind up with them before long.

Miami seems unimpressive, but has Spoelstra. Chicago seems to be gelling at the right time, but may depend on playoff-Giddey.

[spurraider21]

Toss-up, to me. Atlanta sure flatlined at the end of the Orlando game. Wonder if there are chemistry issues the way Trae teams wind up with them before long.

Miami seems unimpressive, but has Spoelstra. Chicago seems to be gelling at the right time, but may depend on playoff-Giddey.
funny thing is in last year's play-in tournament, the Bulls beat ATL in the first leg off a 42 point performance by Coby White, but then lost to a Buter-less Miami :lol

[cd98]

Atlanta will be a tough out against Bulls or Heat and they have home court, but hey, either team could be the Hawks and that is all you can ask for is a chance.

[LeBowen]

Tbh, I hope Heat wins tonight.
They have a certain standard for important matches and even though their current team is poor, Spoelstra will get the best out of them and it should be enough to beat the Hawks in most games.
Bulls seem to have a higher ceiling with more firepower, but I don't trust Donovan. Not enough experience on that roster, who knows if they can show up two elimination games in a row.

[exstatic]

Tbh, I hope Heat wins tonight.
They have a certain standard for important matches and even though their current team is poor, Spoelstra will get the best out of them and it should be enough to beat the Hawks in most games.
Bulls seem to have a higher ceiling with more firepower, but I don't trust Donovan. Not enough experience on that roster, who knows if they can show up two elimination games in a row.

Spo’s juju came from the Heatles and Butler. Heat sputtered to the finish line, while CHI finished 17-8. All other things aside, in 8 tries over 4 post seasons, no #10 has played in.

Go Bulls.

[LeBowen]

Spo’s juju came from the Heatles and Butler. Heat sputtered to the finish line, while CHI finished 17-8. All other things aside, in 8 tries over 4 post seasons, no #10 has played in.

Go Bulls.

Yeah, Jimmy coached some of those G-leaguers they had around him to two finals.

As for #10 seed making it, there's a first time for everything. I just want the Hawks to lose, no matter who gets the job done.


https://x.com/JeremmanuelPhD/status/1912328902837694707
baseline bum

[Guru of Nothing]

Picking a lane, Go Bulls!

[couchman]

Bulls have been playing much better basketball lately so I think they have a better chance to win 2 in a row.
Don't care too much as long as ATL loses again.

[rankingtear]

Our boy Tre still injured?

[Mr. Body]

Bulls defense garbage early on.

[LeBowen]

Bulls looking unprepared, who would've thought.

[Mr. Body]

Really really bad Bulls defense, awful.

[spursistan]

Bulls looking unprepared, who would've thought.
This is why I'm rooting for Miami. They have more experience in these type of games. I mean Atlanta (with home court) could beat them, but they won't beat themselves..

[spursistan]

Heat running a train on the Bulls. Hopefully they leave something for the Hawks

[Mr. Body]

Nico got fired. :lol

[Dex]

Jesus Christ, how did Chicago make the play-in?

Oh yeah...the East is awful

[Dex]

Nico got fired. :lol

Fake news.

[spursistan]

Jesus Christ, how did Chicago make the play-in?

Oh yeah...the East is awful
So sick of conference imbalance, man. If Spurs don't win the lottery or get into Top 4, i really hope Flagg and the Top 3 picks end up in the East. Don't care who gets what..

[heyheymymy]

damn that clip has it all. orland0 knows how to party.

[spursistan]

If the calls are fair, should win in 6. Gotta blow their asses out a few games and not have the refs decide it.
Yeah, don't think Rockets can win the series if the games are a nip-and-tuck affairs that comes down to a possession or two. Let's face it, the ratings are deep in Adam Silver mind and he is just not gonna let the golden goose opportunity of Warriors-Lakers series slip by. Honestly, If that Doncic-to-Lakers has a 'collusion element' to it, the league had a sneaky facilitating role somewhere in. That ratings narrative was getting too loud and started to dominate the airwaves and social media. The solution? Set up the Lakers for the next decade :lol

[mystargtr34]

Will be interesting to see Jimmy free throw merchant Butlers FT count this series against one of the best defensive teams in the league.

Post from Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1k0n3lf/why_is_jimmy_butler_getting_a_generationally_high/?share_id=Tsovr2tp1_VfELdKojMkA&utm_content=1&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

Why is Jimmy Butler getting a generationally high Free Throw Rate?
Since Butler joined Miami, he's averaged a .610 FTr over the last 6 years, which is more than double LeBron's rate over the last 6 years (.287), higher than Shaquille O'Neal's career FTr (.578), higher than Wilt's career FTr (.505), it's higher than Jordan's 6 years during each 3 peat (.335). He's got a higher FTr over the last 6 years than even Joel Embiid does for his career (.553).

How is Jimmy Butler getting a better whistle than some of the greatest of all time at scoring in the paint?

Edit: He also has a higher FTr than Harden and Wade's prime years. His FTr is also dramatically higher than his Chicago-Philly years. Has he become better at attacking from ages 30-35 than 23-29?

Edit 2: He's got a higher FTr than LeBron's years in Miami (.445) which is arguably the most dominant attacking of the rim by a player since 2000 Shaq.

Also, maybe this should be it's own post, but LeBron barely has a higher FTr over these six years than Steph Curry (.259) even though LeBron this year gets 64.5% of his points 0-2ft from the rim, significantly above league average, whereas Curry scores below league average 0-2ft from the rim.

[timtonymanu]

The Bulls are retards for not instantly shutting things down the moment they traded Lavine.

[Raven]

did chicago really think they were going somewhere with bustelis playing 35 minutes?

[CGD]

The Bulls are retards for not instantly shutting things down the moment they traded Lavine.

But hey, they got their pick back from us 😂

[mystargtr34]

The kings losing this 9-10 play in game would be so funny and ironic.

It would be the equivalent of them pissing away the 11 or 12th draft pick for nothing while having essentially full ownership/control of it by just losing 1 or 2 extra games down the stretch.

All to have the 9-10 game at home instead of on the road.

[spursistan]

Meanwhile, the Heat will keep its own 2025 first-round pick only if it loses in the play-in round and thus misses the playoffs. If the Heat makes the playoffs, Miami would send its 2025 first-round pick to Oklahoma City but would keep its 2026 first-round pick. The Heat also owes a future first-round pick to Charlotte as part of the Terry Rozier trade. If the Heat misses the playoffs this week, OKC would get Miami’s unprotected first-rounder in 2026 and Charlotte would get the Heat’s unprotected first-round pick in 2028.

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article304291571.html#storylink=cpy
This is actually a massive incentive for Miami to go all in and make Playoffs this season..The East projects to be better next year and they could run the risk of handing a Top 8 pick to--you guess it-- OKC..

[CGD]

This is actually a massive incentive for Miami to go all in and make Playoffs this season..The East projects to be better next year and they could run the risk of handing a Top 8 pick to--you guess it-- OKC..

Good flag. Could you imagine if OKC got Dybanza next year?!

[Dex]

I want the Mavs to lose this game because, well...one, fuck the Mavs.

But it would just be the cherry on top of the shit-sundae that Nico Harrison whipped up when he gifted Luka Doncic to the Lakers.

[timtonymanu]

I want the Mavs to lose this game because, well...one, fuck the Mavs.

But it would just be the cherry on top of the shit-sundae that Nico Harrison whipped up when he gifted Luka Doncic to the Lakers.

I feel like Nico truly doesn’t care deep down and got a secret payday from the NBA to allow Luka to be traded to the Lakers. The real ones suffering from all this are hardcore Mavs fans.

[Dex]

I feel like Nico truly doesn’t care deep down and got a secret payday from the NBA to allow Luka to be traded to the Lakers. The real ones suffering from all this are hardcore Mavs fans.

I've been saying it's collusion since the day the trade was announced.

Nico Harrison...buddies with Rob Pelinka (GM for Lakers)...former Nike exec for Kobe Bryant.

Randomly decides to offer Luka Doncic "while having a cup of coffee" with Pelinka. Doesn't insist on Austin Reaves or more draft picks because of Luka's "conditioning".

Doesn't float any offers out to other teams "for fear word will get out"

The whole thing is shady, but I'm sure he is getting some money under the table to make it happen and is scrambling to play damage control.

[timtonymanu]

I've been saying it's collusion since the day the trade was announced.

Nico Harrison...buddies with Rob Pelinka (GM for Lakers)...former Nike exec for Kobe Bryant.

Randomly decides to offer Luka Doncic "while having a cup of coffee" with Pelinka. Doesn't insist on Austin Reaves or more draft picks because of Luka's "conditioning".

Doesn't float any offers out to other teams "for fear word will get out"

The whole thing is shady, but I'm sure he is getting some money under the table to make it happen and is scrambling to play damage control.

Yep real shady shit.

And all we can do is sit back and take it while Silver and the Lakers bask in all the glory.

I so desperately want them to fail that I would rather see Nephew ring again. It would be bullshit if LeBron gets a 5th ring to do what he’s been doing his entire career which is bitch that he needs more help and gladly dumps teammates once they reach their usefulness to him. Sadly they are one of few teams that have a chance at winning it all this year.

[timtonymanu]

Derozan with 26 points while his team is down nearly 20 points. There’s the empty calories player we know so well

Also at Zach “better than Fox” Lavine. Lol kings fans.

[rascal]

Dallas over Memphis and Miami over Atlanta is best for the Spurs (Atlanta) pick

Spurs end up tied with Sacramento for 12/13 with another 6% chance for a top 4 pick

That will bump the Spurs close to a 1 in 3 chance at a top 4 pick

[mystargtr34]

The kings losing this 9-10 play in game would be so funny and ironic.

It would be the equivalent of them pissing away the 11 or 12th draft pick for nothing while having essentially full ownership/control of it by just losing 1 or 2 extra games down the stretch.

All to have the 9-10 game at home instead of on the road.

What a god awful horrific franchise the Kings are. Literally just pissed away the 11/12th pick in the draft for a Hail Mary chance at getting swept in the first round against the Thunder.

Good on B Wrong keeping that 2031 Kings swap. That’ll be juicy when it hits.

[spursistan]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GotcVO-XUAAOOA9?format=jpgnot getting their 2031 swap back :lol
not getting the 2025 Hawks or Spurs pick :lol
not even (fake) insisting on Castle in the deal :lol

However...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GotcVO-XUAAOOA9?format=jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GotcVO-XUAAOOA9?format=jpg&name=medium

[spursistan]

Sam Amick on X: "The Kings and GM Monte McNair have mutually agreed to part ways, league sources tell @TheAthletic" / X (https://x.com/sam_amick/status/1912737414793293971)

[spurraider21]

1912737414793293971
:lmao

[spursistan]

:lmao
Brian Wright body count keeps growing :lol

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

I wish the Spurs keep trading with Chicago and Sacramento over and over again.

[Mal]

I wish the Spurs keep trading with Chicago and Sacramento over and over again.

Both teams should be willing to trade for tank commander Keldon Johnson, because their only path is to clear out the room. Who are we intersted in ? Vucevic ? Valanciunas ?

those rosters are so bad :lol

[Dex]

Both teams should be willing to trade for tank commander Keldon Johnson, because their only path is to clear out the room. Who are we intersted in ? Vucevic ? Valanciunas ?

those rosters are so bad :lol

Valanciunas has been in the play-in every year, so if Spurs get him...BOOM, automatic play-in! :lol

[Knoxxx]

I wish the Spurs keep trading with Chicago and Sacramento over and over again.

We should trade them Demar for Branham, Wesley, and a 2026 SRP! (j/k that's probably a net negative for us)

[Ice009]

We should trade them Demar for Branham, Wesley, and a 2026 SRP! (j/k that's probably a net negative for us)

Trade who DeMar? DeMar's not on the Spurs.

[Dex]

We should trade them Demar for Branham, Wesley, and a 2026 SRP! (j/k that's probably a net negative for us)

Not the worst deal but don't really wanna relive the DeMar experience :lol

[LeBowen]

Looking at the situation in the West, we could easily be the top4 seed right away if we hire the right coach and get a couple high end role players.

Jazz will still be tanking.
Pelicans just hired Joe Dumars as a GM. :lol
Kings just fired their GM and will probably blow it up.
Suns are done with no way to improve.
Mavs will certainly implode at some point, due to AD's health if anything.
Blazers are trending upwards, but don't have enough talent. I guess if they get lucky with a top4 pick.

Grizzlies have a lot of issues and tough decisions to make with contract extensions.
Timberwolves are in a similar situation.
Nuggets are in an even worse roster situation, but will be relevant as long as Jokic is there.

Warriors have one more year of pretending in them.
Clippers look great right now, but nephew is turning 34 and Harden will be 36.
Lakers are fundamentally flawed, but I'm sure they'll scam another idiot GM into getting some legit role players for nothing.

Obviously not all of these teams will trend downwards, but I'd say top6 seed should be an expectation next season.

[Guru of Nothing]

Dame cleared for game 1. Glad to see it.

No link but seeing that Shams is reporting.

[Guru of Nothing]

Found the strength to get a link.

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1912921505073356982

[Robz4000]

Dame cleared for game 1. Glad to see it.

No link but seeing that Shams is reporting.


Found the strength to get a link.

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1912921505073356982

Says he's still out for game 1 tbh.

[Guru of Nothing]

Says he's still out for game 1 tbh.

Looks like we got ourselves a reader here.

... or thanks for pointing that out. Reading is not one of my core skill, anymore.

[spursistan]

Yeah, don't think Rockets can win the series if the games are a nip-and-tuck affairs that comes down to a possession or two. Let's face it, the ratings are deep in Adam Silver mind and he is just not gonna let the golden goose opportunity of Warriors-Lakers series slip by. Honestly, If that Doncic-to-Lakers has a 'collusion element' to it, the league had a sneaky facilitating role somewhere in. That ratings narrative was getting too loud and started to dominate the airwaves and social media. The solution? Set up the Lakers for the next decade :lol

NBACentral on X: "Adam Silver says ratings picked up in the 2nd half “I think you saw tremendous competition around the league…healthy stars, a trade that attracted a lot of attention. A bunch of things happened in the league and that generated a lot of interest.” https://t.co/o9N7tUl80W" / X (https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1912910473395061048)

[Knoxxx]

Trade who DeMar? DeMar's not on the Spurs.

Interesting how the guy posting a split second after you understood me perfectly unlike you.

[Knoxxx]

Looks like we got ourselves a reader here.

... or thanks for pointing that out. Reading is not one of my core skill, anymore.

Be careful the English professors are also at large!

[Guru of Nothing]

Be careful the English professors are also at large!

They writ large too. Obvs.

[R. DeMurre]

The great thing about conspiracy theories is that when they don’t pan out, nobody ever has to admit that they were wrong. Most of the fans out there who aren’t Spurs fans think it’s a “conspiracy” that the small market San Antonio team landed Wemby, which of course contradicts every other “big market = more money” conspiracy.

[Ice009]

Interesting how the guy posting a split second after you understood me perfectly unlike you.

For a start, I didn't think anyone was crazy enough to want DeMar back, so going by that premise and the disjointed sentence, I was wondering what you're banging on about. I'm not calling you out on the sentence or anything like that as I stuff up my writing all the time, it's more the DeMar thing that made me malfunction reading that, as I can't fathom anyone wanting him back on the Spurs (he's absolutely terrible in the playoffs and can't shoot the three. Really does NOT fit on this team, or any team looking to win it all). He's just too soft. Great guy, but just not built for the playoffs mentality wise. He might have been a Kobe fan, but doesn't seem like he ever took that Mamba mentality from him.

That was probably one of the worst times in Spurs history and where it all started going downhill. Pop's coaching went to complete and utter shit after Kawhi burned him and the team, and I feel Pop started treating guys like DeMar and LMA very friendly from that point on when he should have been on their asses for their soft play. I think the DeMar era was where that friendship crew culture started coming in. Maybe I'm being too harsh on DeMar as he came in at a bad time, but I was never impressed with his playoff play on the Raptors or the one series with the Spurs.

Lebron had a chance to bring him to the Lakers once or twice and he passed on that. I don't even like Lebron, but at least he was smart enough to not want DeMar. He chose Westbrook over him. Probably should have went with DeMar instead of Westbrook for some better regular season play. They could have even possibly traded for him this season before the Kings trade, but it looks like it worked out much better for them since they fleeced the Mavericks for Luka.

[spurraider21]

man Miami desperately needs Fears/Jaku/Jase Richardson

these possessions are all slogs. davion mitchell can barely dribble

[scott]

Nice first quarter. Let's go Heat!

[Robz4000]

This could be a blowout if Herro ever pulls his head out of his ass.

[timtonymanu]

Go Heat!

Also pulling for Mavs in game 2 cause it would be hilarious if the grizzlies did their flexing all season just to miss the playoffs.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

The foul baiting by Young is disgusting per par.

[scott]

Zaccharie Brickacher tbh

[timtonymanu]

Zaccharie Brickacher tbh

:lol Bontemps

[LeBowen]

Miami is in control, but they're not that good and can't kill the game off.

[spurraider21]

Miami is in control, but they're not that good and can't kill the game off.
their guard play is so ass outside of Herro

Levert/Niang are keeping the hawks in this... the guys they got back in the Hunter trade

hawks being down 9 despite shooting 5-21 from 3 is concerning

[scott]

Sphincters are tight. Nut up time Heat. Let's go.

[LeBowen]

SlowMo hitting two consecutive buzzer beater threes. :lmao

[spurraider21]

Slow mo bailout :wow

[spurraider21]

Levert, Niang, and Okowngu were not the 3 i was most concerned about going into this game but here we are

[spurraider21]

davion mitchell and alec burks have provided 35 minutes of some of the worst guard play ive seen since we were watching wemby's Mets92 games

[scott]

ATL has Okongwu jacking up threes, keep that up please

[LeBowen]

This is some of the worst basketball I've ever seen.

[Robz4000]

Solid choke by Miami tbh.

[spurraider21]

miami poking the ball loose from Trae and then everybody takes turns fumbling it until atlanta gets a wide open 3 from Dyson Daniels is a bad omen

home crowd going nuts. this doesnt feel good

[scott]

SLO MO LOVES THE SPURS

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

I know they don’t have too many options but poor Davion Mitchell can’t dribble, shoot and finish at all, is too small to guard and he’s still getting too many minutes.

[spurraider21]

davion mitchell offensively today has been a 6'0 jeremy sochan. passes up on shots. dribbles without a plan, fails to create an advantage, stops, and then tries to find a way to pass it back out. every time.

he has single handedly killed so many possessions, and now atlanta has roared back

[spurraider21]

either scott's stream is behind by 10 minutes or his ST comments are taking extra long to post :lol

[scott]

Holy shit I did not realize my YouTubeTV stream was behind :lol

This is not great.

[heyheymymy]

unbelievable shit

MIA just throwing the ball away multiple possessions

[LeBowen]

As expected.
Goodbye, Cooper.

[spurraider21]

miami picking up quick fouls in the 4th. if they get into the penalty Trae is going to pop off in a very ugly way

[Leetonidas]

Not looking good boys

[Robz4000]

Yeah this is over.

[Guru of Nothing]

Welp.

[scott]

Well, I'd feel better about drafting whatever non-shooter development project the Spurs plan on taking at 16 versus 12 anyway

[Dex]

Miami breaking down.

Coach Spo understanding what it's like once all of your talent leaves or gets old.

Gonna be coming for Kerr soon.

[Leetonidas]

Herro hitting a couple big shots

[scott]

Remember that time when people on this forum wouldn't trade Vassell for Herro?

[spurraider21]

Remember that time when people on this forum wouldn't trade Vassell for Herro?
yeah this was during the time of the hypothetical lillard to heat trade. i wanted to send a pick to land Herro to help facilitate

[scott]

yeah this was during the time of the hypothetical lillard to heat trade. i wanted to send a pick to land Herro to help facilitate

Yep, I think you and I were in the minority of liking Herro

[Dex]

When did teams forget how to do a fucking inbound pass?

[LeBowen]

I'm honestly upset we're talking Spurs lottery odds while these two disgustingly bad teams are fighting for the playoffs.

[scott]

Naturally Herro clanks the runner in the clutch :lol

Big possession here to ice this game... come on Heat

[spurraider21]

free throws pls

[Dex]

You can be our Herro, bay-by

[scott]

Damnit... Trae is about to hit a buzzer logo 3 isn't he?

[Robz4000]

Yeah, this has Hawks buzzer beater written all over it.

[LeBowen]

I don't want to watch another 5 minutes of this garbage, ffs.

[scott]

Well at least it wasn't a 3

[Dex]

That was def a carry by Trae Young but they don't call that shit anymore

[mystargtr34]

LOL at BUM Adebayo just staring at Trae Young drive to the hoop for the layup with 1 second left instead of helping and trying to block the shot as the help defender. He was 5 feet away just looking lol.

What a low IQ bum.

[Dex]

Wiggins is such trash, it's no wonder every team moves him

[LeBowen]

Always rated Mitchell, tbh.

[Leetonidas]

Davion Mitchell :wow dudes been ass the entire game :lol

[Dex]

LOL at BUM Adebayo just staring at Trae Young drive to the hoop for the layup with 1 second left instead of helping and trying to block the shot as the help defender. He was 5 feet away just looking lol.

What a low IQ bum.

He just did the same thing in OT...steps toward the basket faking defense instead of actually closing

[timtonymanu]

Wiggins is such trash, it's no wonder every team moves him

Warriors fans love him though. But yes even they improved once they upgraded him to Butler.

[scott]

Garbage game suddenly turns S-Tier in OT :lol

[LeBowen]

Adebayo is an elite role player, nothing more.
Okongwu's threes kept Hawks in the game, Trae is garbage.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Thank you Davion :lol

[LeBowen]

Trae would fit right in with the Spurs defensive rebounding.
What a scrub.

[Leetonidas]

Mitchell:worthy:

[Robz4000]

:worthy: Davion Mitchell :worthy:

[scott]

Whomever we take with the ATL pick should be nicknamed Davion Mitchell

[scott]

Cooper "Davion Mitchell" Flagg has a nice ring to it

[Dex]

Very cool, Miami. Thank you :bobo

[spurraider21]

davion mitchell with an utterly dominant OT performance after shitting the bed the entire game

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Now go Nicos.

[vy65]

Davion has fully embraced the power of friendship

[kjhip1]

What a game, seriously thought hawks had momentum going to OT.

[LeBowen]

Whoever gets picked needs to wear #45, tbh.

[heyheymymy]

better late than never Davion wow

[timtonymanu]

Alright Miami.

It irritates me that the Hawks didn’t finish lower in the standings.

[vy65]

lol hawks by the way … what an utter shit fucking franchise

[spursistan]

:tu Miami

Davion Mitchel & Herro coming big in OT

Also Risacher 1-11 ROTY my ass..:lmao

[Dex]

Alright Miami.

It irritates me that the Hawks didn’t finish lower in the standings.

The East is awful, and has been for a while.

NBA just needs to do away with Conference standings and make it best 16 in the playoffs

[LeBowen]

Not only 1-11 FG, but 0 assists and rebounds.

[timtonymanu]

:tu Miami

Davion Mitchel & Herro coming big in OT

Also Risacher 1-11 ROTY my ass..:lmao

Castle would have feasted. I hate that he can’t get play in experience this season. The organization better get their shit together because if this team can’t finish a playoff contender next year, it’s time to let a lot of people go.