Figure we’d see how this goes. Thought about a separate joint for Eastern/Western Conferences, but…eh. Let’s try this.

Matchups are set after Davion Mitchell turns into Game 6 Klay and AD goes out on his shield in Memphis.

Eastern:
Heat/Cavs
Bucks/Pacers
Pistons/Knicks
Magic/Celtics

Western:
Grizzlies/Thunder
Clippers/Nuggets
Wolves/Lakers
Dubs/Rockets

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and ive hated them ever since

ive been a Pacers fan, a Magic fan, a Rockets fan, and a Heat fan at various points of my young life and then they did me a solid with 20 straight years of garbage.

pragmatically, id have preferred to play the Dame-less Bucks, but emotionally this carries a significant potential payoff for me.

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the Pistons ownership placed on the Detroit playoff tickets, it'll be interesting to see how hostile the Detroit fanbase will be for games 3 and 4.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

0 points
0 rebounds
0 assists
0 blocks
0 steals
22 minutes

To people like US, a record is a piece of history. A moment in time.
Most people don't get it.

or was it a true 22 trillion?

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To people like US, a record is a piece of history. A moment in time.
Most people don't get it.

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To people like US, a record is a piece of history. A moment in time.
Most people don't get it.

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WAHOOWA BITCHES!

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Mar-A-Lago delenda est

probably not a good sign. work your miracle magic, Spo..

Instead of Jalen green. Green ain’t built for this playoffs shit.

He’s looks ready to get back to regular season scoring 34 on the hornets

and they’re 4th(?) best player drops 30 and you lose. NGL, the Magic had em in the first half…

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no Suggs to create for others and harass D White, and no Mo giving them 20 PER over 20 mins off the bench

yesterday was the perfect illustration of their current state. Banchero and Franz give them ~60/15/10 while Franz chases around all stars on the other end, and nobody else is even in double figures

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Scottie Pippen, walk up threes, lol.

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what a floppy bitch

Hardaway and Beasley aint goin 1-14 at home, and that's the only reason the Knicks came back in either game.

Duren + Cade
45 points on 25 shots, 25 REB, 6 BLK+STL

Brunson + Towns
47 points on 38 shots, *9 REB*, 3 B+S

im feeling real good about this

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but undersized Brunson is a flopper...

schroeder did a god damn somersault flopping lol

funny how Assar and Measly Beasly cried about game one(where detroit went to the line more as well) and then game 2 the refs decide to let detroit "play".

I don't think this is the reason they lost btw. they lost because we finally got multiple respected players in the league and they're playing like they've never been in the NBA. this is on Thibs not having any offensive schemes and leaning on Brunson to save the day.

if you start typing his name into google, "jalen brunson flopping" is a predictive result

Schroder absolutely sold one, no argument there. Brunson tho was on a different level. The arm hooks were non stop, getting into a defenders chest and falling down 35 feet from the rim...just shithousery.

Also, the Knicks spent the whole first half taking jumpshots. The Pistons were called for more fouls overall, and as soon as the Knicks actually started going to the rim Hart + Brunson went to the line.

I agree about the disappearing acts. Bridges in particular gets paid way too much to just stand around waiting for open 3s. Towns seems to he having trouble getting comfortable because we're throwing different defenders at him. When he catches the ball 20+ feet from the rim he doesn't seem interested in trying to dribble at Hardaway or Harris, and if he starts backing down from out there its so slow developing that the double can just stand there and wait for him.

They have significant adjustments to make, both in how to how to deal with the Pistons defensive length, and locating Piston shooters. Hardaway in particular was basically doing shootaround drills, and while you can bait him into taking bad ones, you cant give him an endless parade of good ones.

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Along w the rest of the bum ass Lions


>if you start typing his name into google, "jalen brunson
>flopping" is a predictive result
>
>Schroder absolutely sold one, no argument there. Brunson tho
>was on a different level. The arm hooks were non stop,
>getting into a defenders chest and falling down 35 feet from
>the rim...just shithousery.
>
>Also, the Knicks spent the whole first half taking jumpshots.
>The Pistons were called for more fouls overall, and as soon as
>the Knicks actually started going to the rim Hart + Brunson
>went to the line.
>
>I agree about the disappearing acts. Bridges in particular
>gets paid way too much to just stand around waiting for open
>3s. Towns seems to he having trouble getting comfortable
>because we're throwing different defenders at him. When he
>catches the ball 20+ feet from the rim he doesn't seem
>interested in trying to dribble at Hardaway or Harris, and if
>he starts backing down from out there its so slow developing
>that the double can just stand there and wait for him.
>
>They have significant adjustments to make, both in how to how
>to deal with the Pistons defensive length, and locating Piston
>shooters. Hardaway in particular was basically doing
>shootaround drills, and while you can bait him into taking bad
>ones, you cant give him an endless parade of good ones.

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its been 17 years since we had a playoff win....last night was therapeutic,

the hush that fell over MSG when Schroder hit that 3 was a beautiful sight to behold..and all the shit talk from Knicks fans on the train from the Garden back to Brooklyn was giving me life ...

KAT is softer that a basket of kittens. Scoreless 2nd half and we're not even at full strength with our best defensive big man injured

If Jaden Ivey was healthy, forget about it .

If you thought MSG was loud, wait til you hear the crowd in Detroit. They are STARVING for good basketball. The last playoff win was 2008 and this has been a long time coming now.

We should be up 2-0 but oh well

and Jalen Brunson's game is nasty / grotesque....flailing, flopping, dirty elbows, grabbing, pulling ...jesus christ what a disgusting slob of a player....always falling on the ground with them dirty ass white girl braids flying everywhere

he had all of social media cheering for Dennis Schroeder last night with that disgusting foul baiting and then celebrating that shit,

It was only fitting that the game winning 3 was right in his fucking face.

edit, remember when the Knicks gave up five first-round draft picks, a first-round pick swap, and a second-round pick in return for ONE Mikal Bridges....

lol

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so much draft equity, and so much money, for not much of anything in return over 2 games

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>so much draft equity, and so much money, for not much of
>anything in return over 2 games

and bc I live a mile from Barclays

that trade made me so happy lol

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is Doc gonna be #3?

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this will be the summer he demands out of town. He’s already shown he’s loyal to fucking winning. Milwaukee has to be terrified of what’s to come after this gentleman’s sweep, minimum.

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It’s a tough pill to swallow, cause Giannis is Giannis, and in an ideal world he’s the type of player who sticks with one team his whole career. But it doesn’t seem salvageable at this point and if he doesn’t demand a trade this offseason he likely will next offseason. Actually I expect a Dame-like “I don’t want to request a trade, but if YOU think it’s in YOUR best interests, I’m all ears.” type request, which is a weird place to be in. Let’s just rip the bandaid off.

If they play it right, they could get a haul like OKC and Houston did and bounce back in a few years. If they play it wrong, they’ll get a Luka haul.

bc Giannis might not be the caliber of player where his team should have a base minimum conference finals expectation, but the perception is that he definitely is, so its gotta be someone else's fault if it doesnt happen.

theyve gone every route. the stickler, the tactician, the players' coach.

if a team wants to package a whole ass future for him, i would probably take them up on that

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They're capped out for a while, and they're draft pick future doesn't look great. And their "support" players aren't exactly tradeable assets on their own. So you're counting on established vets to come and take a salary cut to play on a team with Giannis and Dame that will likely wash out in the first round.

IF you can find a team that believes it's on the cusp of making the finals that's will to mortgage their future for Giannis, you pretty much should make that deal, and then trade whatever else you can.

Going to be interesting off-season, as there are a couple of other teams with "superstars" that well could go into Fire Sale mode.

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Yeah. Something's gotta change there. Dame and Giannis just aren't it. If they can move him for a haul - they've just gotta do it.

That being said, the team that can probably offer the most is OKC and that's terrifying.

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they'd be paying for four coaches as they are currently paying for Doc, Budenholzer, and Adrian Griffin.

Wild to me that Budenholzer is currently being paid by two front offices right now and he's completely jobless.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

58 win pace isnt good enough just because you have Giannis?

thats why hes a coach killer. not because he sucks, but because the expectations are in the thermosphere and if you arent knocking on the door of the Finals, its your fault.

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I like Donovan as a player, but I've generally felt that he's great if he's your team's second or third-best player. However, he doesn't seem like a #1 on a Finals team.

He seemed like a Top 15 player, but much closer to 15 than to 5.

But tonight's 4th quarter has me rethinking things. I think he was 6/7 in the 4th quarter for 17 points in a game that the Heat played well enough to win, if not for Mitchell's heroics.

Dr. Claw I know has an expert take on this, but Mitchell was very impressive and, at least this season, seems much closer to 5 than 15 in the Top 15 rankings.

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balling out down the stretch in 2015 lol

i could feel it coming the other night lol. 2 games like that, the worm was gonna turn HARD

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Pistons - Knicks could be real good for a few years. definite animosity, elite PGs that piss off opponent fans, physical defensive philosophies...all the ingredients are present.

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The fans heckling Brunson reminded me of the new blood Knicks fans that heckled Trey Young years ago.

I suppose it's cool to see some deep seeded physical play between the two teams.

I have to assume you're upset that Isiah Stewart can't be a part of this on the court since being a physically imposing figure is pretty much is bread and butter.

Since I am a Knicks fan, I am hoping the Knicks will clean up all the offensive rebounds they gave up in the fourth quarter last night. That and the Knicks slowing down the offensive sets towards the of the game yesterday were stressing me out.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

this is either going to be a gelling year or we're moving someone and changing it up again idk.

it all depends if we make it to boston and play decent. losing to detroit will def be the end of Thibs and his lack of offensive game plans lol

Shai wasn’t on, but Chet had a huge second half and Caruso was BRILLIANT on defense. Giddey could never.

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now, it would have only prolonged the inevitable, but i'm just saying.

down damn near 30 at halftime with a healthy Ja…you probably packing it in. You still gotta play the game that’s presented to you. Pip Jr. was here for it, so it wasn’t like the comeback was cake.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

i dont think thats sustainable for the next 4 weeks, and it was barely sustainable today

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ended the season, going 1-16 against teams above .500

Grizzlies fans are fed up with Jaren Jackson Jr (hes due for 350 million if he makes an all nba team lol yikes)

Ja looks uninterested , lacks maturity and discipline, missed 150 games in his time w memphis, super athletic guards who hit the floor hard dont last long...ijs

Dillon Brooks might have been the least of their problems


a far cry from what they were 2 years ago

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and on a Houston squad that was booty last year.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

There's no way he wants to stay in the shitshow that is Phoenix, he's just too nice to make a stink about it. He'd fit and elevate this team much better.

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Goofball franchise with zero leadership or direction, and an easy playoff out for any team with some heart and talent.

Ja is a clown. Do some cool tik tok shit here and there and then bow out by mid April every year - until the athleticism goes at about 28, and out the league by 31.

Pistons played 5/8 terrible quarters at home and STILL should be chilling at 2-2

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https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25191064-nba-ref-admits-foul-should-have-been-called-knicks-during-tim-hardaway-jrs-shot

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was a foul too and should've got a free throw. oh well shit happens

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>Figure we’d see how this goes. Thought about a separate
>joint for Eastern/Western Conferences, but…eh. Let’s try
>this.
>
>Matchups are set after Davion Mitchell turns into Game 6 Klay
>and AD goes out on his shield in Memphis.
>
>Eastern:
>Heat/Cavs
>Bucks/Pacers
>Pistons/Knicks
>Magic/Celtics
>
>Western:
>Grizzlies/Thunder
>Clippers/Nuggets
>Wolves/Lakers
>Dubs/Rockets

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the Bucks are 1-8 in the last 9 playoff games that Giannis has played in. In those games, he averaged 30/15/6 on 52.5 percent shooting. He gone, man. Pat Riley has missed on most of the whales he’s gone after…he’s gotta be thinking this is maybe his last swing.

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Banchero's fouls, or the buzzer beater

either one would have made me vomit as a partisan

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i feel bad for him.. dude was on an alltime heater those last 8-10min of game (reminded me of dame's 55pts vs denver a couple years back)

Out there taunting and talking shit as soon as the game ends.

Scrubby shit.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

Get that AAU bullshit out of here. That could’ve easily set off a much uglier scene. If players get suspended for entire seasons for going into the stands, fans should get at least the same for going on the court and trying to instigate shit.

Old man Halliburton should watch from the couch from now on.

>Old man Halliburton

i guess nobody giving him a slight, nuanced-pass because of his age? (sas & ryan clark are on espn calling for his head)

pops looked to me like an overzealous (to a fault, yes) dad...with questionable judgment in respect to "modern rules" like most septagenarians (and maybe a touch of early onset..)

You're giving the father more grace than his own son.

In addition, the father apologized to Giannis on social media after the incident as well.

He knew enough to do better afterwards, but didn't in the moment.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

tyrese's quote was called for

the dad's apology was called for

im not saying he wasnt wrong to do what he did, just saying any kind of ban or not letting him see his son play his next game would be a bit much (im sure he learned his lesson)

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If he’s “early onset”, he definitely shouldn’t be out there.

If he’s not mentally ill, he should know better and needs to be banned for the rest of these playoffs.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

just sit him up in the lux box for the rest of the season this aint that serious.

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he would be done playing for a long time.

These helicopter parents need to know it’s serious, and to keep their ass off the court.

I’m tired of knowing who these players parents are too. Allll in the videos. Taunting. Smh, go sit down.

He'll be perfectly fine. No harm comes to him.

He just wouldn't be able to attend a few playoff games.

Oh no.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

Dude is lucky he didn't get knocked the fuck out.

LeBron loudly (and correctly) checked his mom for doing something half as stupid damn near 20 years ago.

So, yes, I wouldn't blame the Pacers if they banned him from their arena. Or if other teams followed suit.

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