NBA Season - now 24/25
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@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life Bucks could be in trouble. Middleton has a sprained MCL.
Hate play off injuries.
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@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
went in to a meeting
who got hot for the Celtics in the 4th? And who stepped up on D?
I didn't watch, but I think it was more a case of the Nets bottling it (plus good D) than Boston getting hot.KD went 0-10 second half with 4 turnovers - yikes!
I just finished watching the game. Both teams played excellent defence. But the Celtics were very successful in putting Durant and Irving off their games with active hands and physical D, they were relentless. There was so much on the ball defence, and apart from a dream offensive quarter from Dragic the Nets didn't seem to have anyone really step up. By contrast the Celtics got valuable contributions from Williams, Horford, and Brown. Tatum didn't have a great shooting game until late, but he was very active with assists for much of the game.
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Team defence from Celts was excellent. They have size and threw multiple bodies at him. They clipped him on screens, they had two defenders contesting his mid range, the switching was good.
Pritchard played very well for the Celts. In fact offensively they just made a run in the 4th and never looked back.
One thing that showed in this game was that the Nets really don’t know how to play together. They haven’t clicked. As a result KD and Kyrie need to play big, all the time. Now they are capable of that because they are damn good players, but it’s a lot of pressure.
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@ACT-Crusader once the Cs shut down KD and Irving, the Nets offense freezes. They can't free the 2 stars up for shots and the supporting cast can't consistently get free for shots, or consistently make them when they do
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Warriors win despite being away and Jokic being big
Dallas and Memphis win well away to take the lead in their series
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Dallas and Memphis win well away to take the lead in their series
Unfortunately Adams will be riding the pine due to his matchup with KAT.
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@Bovidae said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Dallas and Memphis win well away to take the lead in their series
Unfortunately Adams will be riding the pine due to his matchup with KAT.
Tough matchup for Stevie. There were definitely patches in todays game that they missed his rebounding and screen setting.
There’s an edge to this Memphis team which makes them so good to watch.
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Warriors win despite being away and Jokic being big
Steph the new best 6th man in the league! The small lineup of Klay, Curry, Poole, Wiggins and Green that has been used late in each half has done the business so far in this series.
Glove II, Porter Jnr and Looney providing good support play.
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@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
United Center tomorrow for the first Bulls home playoff game in a few years should be a fun atmosphere.
Or not. Bulls getting blown out in front of a dead crowd.
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Ice Trey was cold as for 3 and a half quarters and then made a late run. Boggie hit some big shots in the 4th.
Hawks get one game back and keep the series alive.
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@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
United Center tomorrow for the first Bulls home playoff game in a few years should be a fun atmosphere.
Or not. Bulls getting blown out in front of a dead crowd.
I’ve only watched a condensed version, but I have to say the Bulls played a completely different game today. DeRozan looked off not just his shot but in terms of intent and application. The 3rd they could barely hit anything and the Bucks were up by 30 heading into the 4th.
Hopefully the Bulls can hit back in game 4.
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
In a playoff defensive slog, they will miss Williams III
Williams III back playing today for the Celtics ahead of schedule.
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@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
In a playoff defensive slog, they will miss Williams III
Williams III back playing today for the Celtics ahead of schedule.
That's huge.
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Tatum is awesome
Nets are gone
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Tatum is awesome
Nets are gone
Cs held Durant to 16 points. Wow
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That was a decent game between the Nuggets and Warriors. Other than the 1st quarter the Nuggets had the lead all the way through until Steph hits a step back with less than 2 minutes to go in the 4th. Credit to the Joker and Nuggets for closing it out.
Back to Oakland for game 5 and I would say series over.
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
That was a decent game between the Nuggets and Warriors. Other than the 1st quarter the Nuggets had the lead all the way through until Steph hits a step back with less than 2 minutes to go in the 4th. Credit to the Joker and Nuggets for closing it out.
Back to Oakland for game 5 and I would say series over.
They benched him for a defensive possession! I've never seen that before for a reigning MVP...
The ludicrous inbounds pass and the missed tip-slam from Wiggins were huge, all the momentum was with GSW before that. Obviously Draymond fouling out also massive.
Was there for the taking, and I'd expect GSW to close it out at home.
Be interesting to see if Steph starts again in Round 2, surely he does?
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Ben Simmons is taking an absolute kicking. And deservedly so. He's basically scamming a living a this point.
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The Nets are desperately trying to extend their season for one more game. Durant is still being handcuffed by the BOS defence. Dragic has come up big, KD just manages to get a bucket. Griffin is playing hard. A couple of times Boston have let the ball roll from the out of bounds before picking it up. I don't understand why they would do this, they are up and the clock is their friend. As I watch, Tatum gets fouled out on a dubious call
