OFFICIAL 2021 NBA PLAYOFF THREAD - YAWNIST WITH THE CLOSEOUT 50 PIECE - BUCKS WITH FIRST CHIP SINCE ‘73 - CP0 LOSES AGAIN

[lawdog1]

Why are we talking about Benjamin when 87 percent free-throw shooter Paul George missed two potentially game sealing FTs with 8 seconds left in last night’s game?

The Return of Playoff Poverty.

 

[broncos19dm]

Good for the Suns, nice to see them do their thing

 

[Air Pope]

 

[Air Pope]

Why are we talking about Benjamin when 87 percent free-throw shooter Paul George missed two potentially game sealing FTs with 8 seconds left in last night’s game?

The Return of Playoff Poverty.

Poverty-P really did it

 

[nick.]

Wizard of Oz

Didn't the tin man want a heart, the lion want courage, & the scarecrow want a brain? Simmons needs those things, too.

 

[Nipsey3000]

Agree.

Additionally, in the modern NBA, if you ain't got two-way bigs you wont advance too far into the playoffs

Gobert a perfect example. Dude a bonafide one-way big and he couldn't help his one dimensional Jazz club who do nothing but shoot threes

Ideally.

But 2 way bigs and 3D wings don't grow on trees.

If the jazz had a competent, small ball 5, they'd be in the west finals.

And

Gobert was the scapegoat in that situation. The jazz decided they would let Mann shoot, and it was the wrong decision.

 

[amitt5504]

Why are we talking about Benjamin when 87 percent free-throw shooter Paul George missed two potentially game sealing FTs with 8 seconds left in last night’s game?

The Return of Playoff Poverty.

We were discussing Collins as a 2 way big. It isn’t that hard to guard -name redacted- lol

Pandemic P missing those FTs were -name redacted- esque

 

[MVP]

Ayton all of a sudden dunking everything has been one of the most amazing developments of the playoffs. Really looking like baby D-Rob out there.

 

[mustbetheshoe58]

What a game last night

 

[lawdog1]

I don’t follow the draft that closely these days - did Ayton get David Robinson comps coming out of college? Because that’s who he reminds me of most.

 

[uncalled4boy]

Here’s a small video clip in case you missed it

"They Played With The Spirit And Intellect Of Chris Paul"

Man What Do That Even Mean

 

[had pants]

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

I've been pulling for the clippers all year but even I don't think they can overcome an 0-2 deficit for the 3rd time. At some point you're gonna get burnt playing with fire. Reminds me of the nuggets coming back from 3-1 twice and then the 3rd time was just too overwhelming. All those minutes and lack of rest are bound to catch up at some point. We're more likely to get swept than to win this series

 

[Mark Antony]

What black Michael Scott say after the game about his free throws?

 

[100027]

I don’t follow the draft that closely these days - did Ayton get David Robinson comps coming out of college? Because that’s who he reminds me of most.

Yeah he did get some of that. He was already pretty physically monstrous in college.

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

Not enough credit is going to Chris Paul for Jae Crowder's pass or DeAndre Ayton being an athletic 7'0.

can we credit paul missing BOTH free throws

even giannis hit his clutch free throws the other day

 

[703 hwy]

Same thing was said after game 2 of the mavs series, and game 2 of the jazz series...so, yep.

Cause Kawhi went off. They won’t even tell us the extent of his injury but we know he won’t be there. It’s over.

 

[Air Pope]

I've been pulling for the clippers all year but even I don't think they can overcome an 0-2 deficit for the 3rd time. At some point you're gonna get burnt playing with fire. Reminds me of the nuggets coming back from 3-1 twice and then the 3rd time was just too overwhelming. All those minutes and lack of rest are bound to catch up at some point. We're more likely to get swept than to win this series

The use of "we" is crazy here

 

[kilroythedon]

Plot twist Leonard come back on Thursday

 

[tay1]

I've been pulling for the clippers all year but even I don't think they can overcome an 0-2 deficit for the 3rd time. At some point you're gonna get burnt playing with fire. Reminds me of the nuggets coming back from 3-1 twice and then the 3rd time was just too overwhelming. All those minutes and lack of rest are bound to catch up at some point. We're more likely to get swept than to win this series

“We’re” ?

 

[pmatic]

Zubac is a good starting center, but the athletic difference between him and Ayton is just too much. And it's even bigger between Boogie and Ayton.

 

[dman14]

Yeah he did get some of that. He was already pretty physically monstrous in college.

Didnt he get busted for banned substances last season? Who knows how long he was doing this

 

[lawdog1]

Plot twist Leonard come back on Thursday

Nah, but I think CP3 will be back. And I'm going to need him to turn in one of his legendary-for-the-wrong-reasons playoff performances in Game 3. Need some 2014 Clippers v. Thunder Game 5 magic from Uncle Cliff.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

The use of "we" is crazy here

Always been a Los Angeles fan

 

[lawdog1]

Zubac is a good starting center, but the athletic difference between him and Ayton is just too much. And it's even bigger between Boogie and Ayton.

Think the Boogie experiment might be over for the series. Suns figured out they could neutralize him even when Saric is in by going zone.