Board 8 > NBA Topic 3: There's still more playoffs

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what the actual fuck is happening in R2 of the playoffs this year.

20 point leads mean less than nothing?

Forceful_Dragon posted...

what the actual fuck is happening in R2 of the playoffs this year.

20 point leads mean less than nothing?

That was the Pacers first lead since 9-6.

The Cavs led by double digits for over 50 minutes of the game and led 119-112 with 57 seconds left.

This loss is completely inexcusable.

Just another day for the NBA's "most overrated player".

Minnesota/Indiana NBA Finals let's do this

Maybe they should not have voted haliburton most overrated player

Team exhausted vs to team maybe too well rested

Been really ugly basketball so far

Looks abysmal so far. Edwards just completely awful

Forceful_Dragon posted...

ugly basketball

And no Curry? Hope it's a very mild strain, if Minnesota shows up at all were going to have a really hard time winning without him.

I think you're good for us not showing up. Will we even break 70 is the question.

If the Warriors hold think this will be the first time all road teams won Game 1 in Round 2

but if this round has taught us anything 18 points is not safe at all, especially in the first half lol

After seeing literally every other result I'm not counting on anything.

1-20 from 3

https://bsky.app/profile/lawmurraythenu.bsky.social/post/3lokewyjxzs2u

The Minnesota Timberwolves have missed 55 of their last 62 3-point attempts.

"live by the three, die by the three"

maybe relying on the three isn't a good strategy if you're coming off a long rest

Or if you are playing against the greatest 3 point shooter of all time

I've never seen the wrong player shoot a free throw before in a professional or college basketball game

what in the world

did i just hear stan van gunday say

"wolves on fire from the 3 pt line this quarter. 2 for 5"

???????

kateee posted...

did i just hear stan van gunday say

"wolves on fire from the 3 pt line this quarter. 2 for 5"

???????

They were 0-15 at halftime. That counts.

Didn't hear him but if he meant that sarcastically then it's legit. >_>

no i'm just making sure i heard right because it's funny either way

Single digit lead...

Thought for a second we were gonna make the comeback.

Some of those "fouls" on Gobert felt iffy.

Is no one else allowed to compete with him for a rebound?

if i have to watch jimmy butler make the conference finals i will commit a crime

Yeah I think I'm tuning out now, can't seem to get the stops when we need them. Not taking advantage of no Steph... just such a bad look. Man I hate Jimmy and Draymond.

v_charon posted...

Man I hate Jimmy and Draymond.

Jimmy barely did anything tonight

I mean I just don't like seeing them succeed.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/534961d1.jpg

Steph will miss at least thru g4 with injury. And I imagine with a hammy he probably won't be healthy the rest of the playoffs, however long that is for them

They have a long break between games 5 and 6 if they can get that far iirc.

To be fair Buddy Hield has been channeling Steph a lot lately

Playoff Jimmy can be the hero we need.

We just got finished losing to them without Curry, so no guarantees that we can right the ship just because he's not there. Our problem was our offense in Game 1.

Yeah Boston is just going to step in their throats today and remind them who's the bitch.

I only just saw the Jimmy/Buddy interview from last night, incredible:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqZCyylxhuo

celtics are 10/40 from 3

SeabassDebeste posted...

celtics are 10/40 from 3

Just keep shooting

Why try anything else

sounds like Celtics are doing their patented brand of unwatchable basketball

"The Celtics couldn't blow another game going ice cold from 3 and not adjusting, right?"

lmao

Meow1000 posted...

Yeah Boston is just going to step in their throats today and remind them who's the bitch.

4th quarter Bridges too OP

Yesterday, history was made when all 4 lower seeded teams took a 1-0 second round lead for the first time in NBA playoff history.

Now we're two games away from all lower seeded teams taking a 2-0 lead

Jayson Tatum gonna fire off some texts to Kobe's corpse after this

Can't wait for another Mazzulla press conference of "we just need to make our shots and we'll be fine"

Boston what the ever loving fuck

I wasn't home and completely stopped paying attention to the game and then like 30 minutes later my phone tells me the Knicks won what

Even my Pistons didn't let the Knicks go up 2-0

I actually still think Boston wins the series so long as they stop the brick-a-three-a-thon. It's been a blowout twice when they've played the game with even 1/4 of a brain.

SAS is going to be quite a character tomorrow

Meow1000 posted...

I actually still think Boston wins the series so long as they stop the brick-a-three-a-thon.

SAS is going to be quite a character tomorrow

I mean that's literally their strategy

Eventually they'll make them and it'll balance out

Mitch has been pretty good at forcing them to go outside because hes a very good paint defender. He has the highest plus minus of the Knicks and him being on the floor has helped a lot with both comebacks

the catch is he is extremely bad at free throws and gets exploited with the hack strategy but hey

celtics were one of the best road teams of all time so thats good news I guess

in theory they are playing winning basketball Coach Mazzulla style but just ugly when they miss so many wide open threes