NBA Season 2017/18
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Impressive win by the 76ers in Miami. Was close for the first three quarters but they blew out the Heat in the 4th.
At their best they can beat anyone. Embiid was back and he's just a freak, and Simmons had one of those games where he looked a bit below his best but then you see his stat line and he's got 18-10-7. And they have so much depth. Big game from Saric today, and Bellinelli couldn't miss.
I'm still not sold on them winning the conference, but man they can put a quarter together when they want to.
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Curry's not playing, and still the Spurs are going to get swept.
They might have had a hard time focusing today though.
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@barbarian said in NBA Season 2017/18:
The Spurs are missing their best player too. Who knows if he'll ever return, though.
today's rumour is the lakers. FML.
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@mariner4life told you...
There was his perception that he was the new Tim Duncan, demeanor etc, and that he was the perfect fit for the Spurs. But he's certainly not a Duncan. ore like a KD. Great player though.
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@raznomore there is no other Tim Duncan
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@raznomore said in NBA Season 2017/18:
@mariner4life told you...
There was his perception that he was the new Tim Duncan, demeanor etc, and that he was the perfect fit for the Spurs. But he's certainly not a Duncan. ore like a KD. Great player though.
I understand it's Kawhi's uncle that is giving him this advice.
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@bovidae said in NBA Season 2017/18:
It's a 4 vs 5 matchup so an upset would not be unexpected. The Pacers also won 3 of 4 regular season games.
But everyone has been waiting for the cavs to flick the switch and it's starting to look like they don't have one. Cadavers, Rocky I love your work 😂
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Bucks looked excellent defensively today.
The Cavs / Pacers series will go the distance I reckon.
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OKC is about to go down 2-1 to the Jazz. Adams was in foul trouble so there was no shot-stopper inside. Too many open looks for the Jazz from the likes of Ingles. Meanwhile OKC couldn't buy a shot for most of the 4th Q. Unless a couple of the big 3 go crazy in game 4 I think OKC will be going home on Tuesday.
I still can't get used to the Jazz wearing yellow and red.
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OKC has arguably the three best players in the series, all of whom have led their team to the Conference Finals. And today they were blown away by a Jazz team really light on playoff experience.
Yet again Russ, PG and Melo went missing in the crunch minutes, while Rubio, Ingles and Mitchell were draining bucket after bucket. Adams gets in foul trouble early and they end up relying on Raymond Felton.
OKC can still win the series, but they need their big three to stand up ASAP.
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I don't like Donovan's rotations with the second unit. When Westbrook, PG and Melo were all sitting on the pine there was no scorer on the court. PG was eventually subbed in and did well for a while. But I am surprised he doesn't use Melo with that unit so he can be the primary scorer - like he has been for most of his career. OKC needs to win game 4 to stay in the series.
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@bovidae said in NBA Season 2017/18:
I don't like Donovan's rotations with the second unit. When Westbrook, PG and Melo were all sitting on the pine there was no scorer on the court. PG was eventually subbed in and did well for a while. But I am surprised he doesn't use Melo with that unit so he can be the primary scorer - like he has been for most of his career. OKC needs to win game 4 to stay in the series.
That’s pretty rare though as throughout the season PG has played good minutes with second unit and been the man.
Melo is a spot up guy now.
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But there was a time when PG wasn't on the court either. No wonder they struggled when Felton was expected to be the main scorer with that unit.
The Bucks have tied up their series with the Celtics. A lot of these 1st round series will go deep.
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Stepping back, this is shaping up as the most unpredictable playoffs we've seen in years.
The East is wide open. There are no guarantees the Cavs will get past Indiana, and then they likely face a strong Raptors team in the second round. While Lebron is Lebron, they have the weakest roster they've had since he returned and getting to the Finals would be a big task.
The Sixers look like the form team, and provided they get through Miami will face either the Celtics or Bucks. I'd back them against either of those teams, so are we looking at a Sixers/Raptors Conference finals? That would be something.
In the West, Houston and Golden State still look like the best teams, but they have both picked up a loss against mediocre round one opposition. The Pelicans are resurgent and whoever wins the Jazz/Thunder matchup will cause the Rockets more than a few problems.
You'd be mad to tip against a Rockets/Warriors conference finals, and that should be an epic series. And whoever takes that likely takes out the Championship. The bookies have figured that out - GSW at $2 and Houston at $2.85, with the Raptors on the next line at $11.
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