Board 8 > NBA Playoffs-Throne Watch 2018

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ExThaNemesis posted...

UInstinctGogeta posted...

LeonhartFour posted...

Chris Paul officially out for game 6

What about 7?

Hamstring strains are 10 days to 6 weeks. Not only is he out for the rest of the series but he's probably got no chance of contributing to a potential Finals series.

Which means if the Rockets steal one without him here, you've got a nightmare scenario on your hands buddy.

Was really hoping this would be a five day injury.....

Kinda need him for the Finals....

So Boston/Cleveland is the true finals.
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I think I'll take Boston tonight

I want this alt future where Houston wins, Chris Paul is out for the series and somehow Lebron wins the title and it's the least satisfying thing ever
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jinxing the celtics AND hoping for the world to burn

bold
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what about the future where boston wins the title, gets kyrie and gordon back and end up being significantly worse
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that sounds like the type of problem i'd like to have! cleveland fans are annoyed with the current situation, but everything is gravy after that 2016 title.
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I really do think Boston wins though. this series reminds me of that 09 Magic/Cavs series where Lebron was incredible and they just had nothing to back him up.

on the other hand, Houston/GSW reminds me of Lakers/Kings
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both of these series kind of remind of lakers/kings. oof.
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*SacramentoIntensifies
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never forget
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transience posted...

I really do think Boston wins though. this series reminds me of that 09 Magic/Cavs series where Lebron was incredible and they just had nothing to back him up.

on the other hand, Houston/GSW reminds me of Lakers/Kings

Cavs in 6 over Rockets. King reigns supreme in MVP Bowl.
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transience posted...

what about the future where boston wins the title, gets kyrie and gordon back and end up being significantly worse

And next years Kings pick
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Ok refs
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Boston looks good

JR Smith, well
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My head hurts watching that collision
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boston hitting a lot of shots and cleveland staying close

can't imagine these shots last but maybe
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Things are pretty bad when even Clarkson is scoring.
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boy, without brown hitting tough shots in the first and rozier hitting everything in the second, this is a 30 point game
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Lebron James, man
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Either Boston's home streak or lebrons finals streak is gonna end on Sunday.
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dear god
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Lebron James, jesus christ.
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this is the kind of killer game that Jordan used to have
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this is damn impressive
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You are not taking this man's crown without a fight.

Fuck man.
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I wonder how Love is, he must have a concussion.
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Better than Jordan and it's not EVEN CLOSE.
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like game 4, not as close as the score indicated
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it felt legit to me with 5 minutes to go but then Lebron just stepped on their neck. the end was literally 1 on 5.
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ExThaNemesis posted...

Better than Jordan and it's not EVEN CLOSE.

Wrong on the first, right on the second
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did you just see that? it's pretty damn close
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No way Boston fans can feel good going into game 7.
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the score was close because lebron was toying with them. when you don't prove yourself capable of getting stops, cutting it to 7 doesn't count.

similarly houston's 4 point lead in the 4q felt like 20 last night, lol
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Corrik posted...

No way Boston fans can feel good going into game 7.

I don't think anybody is really feeling good about game 7
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LeonhartFour posted...

Corrik posted...

No way Boston fans can feel good going into game 7.

I don't think anybody is really feeling good about game 7

Lebron is.
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knowing the dead weight he's got to carry?

I doubt it
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LeonhartFour posted...

knowing the dead weight he's got to carry?

I doubt it

He is about to pass Jordan for 40 point games in a playoffs. And is gonna get 6 more games in the final to pad it. And he is gonna get a Chris Paul less Houston which is beatable.
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It makes me wonder in an alternate universe where LeBron wasn't an Ohio boy, had no loyalty to the Cavs, and he got to go to a more competently run organization.
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tough to go against Boston just because it's game 7, especially with Love likely out.

anything can happen but it'll need to be better than tonight and tonight was unreal
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TheRock1525 posted...

It makes me wonder in an alternate universe where LeBron wasn't an Ohio boy, had no loyalty to the Cavs, and he got to go to a more competently run organization.

at least 8 rings.

Fuck if he hadn't left Miami he would've racked up another one down there prolly.
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lebron doesn't have loyalty. he chose the cavs so he could play GM. so the competent front office thing isn't really a fair thing to use - he put hinself here by lobbying for TT and smith's extensions and alienating kyrie.
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Nah, Miami was on it's way down, what with Bosh almost dying and Wade aging out.

Although I trust Pat Riley's ability as a GM, the post-LeBron Miami teams feel more like a great coaching job than anything well assembled. Especially considering how badly Hassan Whiteside is blowing up in their faces.

But like, everyone gives Toronto shit for what happened but Masai Ujiri is a fucking good GM and giving him a baseline of LeBron he would build some amazing teams.
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SeabassDebeste posted...

lebron doesn't have loyalty. he chose the cavs so he could play GM. so the competent front office thing isn't really a fair thing to use - he put hinself here by lobbying for TT and smith's extensions and alienating kyrie.

Bitter much
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nah he's probably happy since that means Boston got Kyrie because he didn't want to play with LeBron anymore
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Fair
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I am bitter, partially because I don't like a lot about the way LeBron has conducted himself, but partially because I'm sick of the pity party for LJ based on his teammates and/or coach and/or front office - he's had unprecedented power in the decisions of all three. We don't cut Doc Rivers the coach any slack for the decisions of Doc the GM, so I don't see why we should cut James any.

Realistically as a Celtics fan, the expected value of the rings we could've gotten in 2011 and 2012 adds up to less than 1 - 2011 Bulls/Mavs would probably have been favored and 2012 Thunder for sure.
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Lebron's an Akron boy, through and through.

If he wants to leave Cleveland, this is the time to do it. His son is about to enter high school, so any later will be tough on him.
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