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assuming they get the 3 seed of course

neither is a serious contender

Having a hot streak is not the same as being a Conference Finals contender, but when you can win a dozen or more in a row after the All Star break, you're def no flash in the pan like Orlando was last Nov.

its funny both the celtics and the jazz are in serious what if situations with gordon hayward

this is good:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mid-range-jumper-is-the-nbas-worst-shot-except-for-the-golden-state-warriors-1521557144
Kerr and the management team emphasizing it (and signing good midrange shooters) knowing teams would be pushing them off the 3p line during the playoffs is a smart counter.

Klay Thompson is shooting 49% from the mid-range. Kevin Durant is shooting 50%. David West is shooting 50.8%. Curry is shooting a typically absurd 59.3%. That would be the single most efficient season from the mid-range since the NBA began tracking shot locations in 1996.

these two teams better be healthy and make it to the conf finals cos this matchup is gonna be good

Even after they added Chris Paul, who provides the offensive variety required when defenses make their inevitable playoff adjustments, the Rockets still rank last in the league in mid-range shots.

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird that Taurean Prince is an Aries

Maybe the Rockets rank last in mid-range efficiency because they are coached to regard a mid-range shot as an absolute last resort in the final second of the shot clock, when all else has failed.

last in mid-range shots, not mid-range efficiency

midrange shots are fine from a variety standpoint but most of the dudes listed there get buckets from all over the court

Did you ever stop to think that maybe Taurus is ascendant in his second house?

Hmm, I never was a math whiz

This is mind blowing. Jazz defense since they last played Atlanta is almost 10 pts per 100 possessions better than anyone else in the NBA pic.twitter.com/njgIhixJyE

— David Locke (@Lockedonsports) March 20, 2018

crazy

defense translates to playoff success but having to rely on your stud rookie for your scoring load will probably backfire.

yeah i wldnt bet on them but still pretty nuts what theyve done especially considering where they were and that their #1 scorer is a rook

the pacers being a top 4 seed in the east is prob the single most unforeseen development of the season since ppl thought they might be like a bottom 5 team. but considering the competition in the west the jazz rising to the top of that pile of teams might be even crazier.

dipo turning into a superstar overnight is one of the biggest nba surprises in a while

it looked like that was gonna be myles turners team and they were like 3 years from him being a truly impactful player. and we all poo-pooed the mcmillan thing too. looked like a disaster in the making.

last couple games I've seen him in he has looked pretty bad. tired? love the style of his game tho
xp

The Pelicans are playing five road games in six days, brutal

dipo's cooled off substantially since the ASB

yeah, turner has heated up tho

#NEBHInjuryReport: Kyrie Irving will seek a second opinion on his sore left knee and may not travel with the team for the upcoming road trip.

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 20, 2018

the juking for seeding in the bottom half of the east is gonna get really interesting

right now you definitely want the 5th seed, really don't want the 6th seed, might want the 7th seed if kyrie is hurt, and prob wouldn't hate the 8th seed in your heart of hearts

like the heat are in 7th right now and they'd be justified in pushing for the 5th seed but also risk getting 6th and an auto elimination in the first round

they'd also justified in essentially tanking for the rest of the season and taking whichever of the bottom two seeds they end up with

Dominique just called Gobert 'Rudy Bear'

russ just hit jayson tatum in the junk, tatum to bench.

blazers rockets tonight yall

I’m game

wow total heist by the celtics

nice

Stephen A.: No excuses for Cavs not to win Finals.

To me that's preposterous

things of that nature

aminu bombs away

love nate rob and all but not sure he has the stuff for in-game broadcasting

i do like Bones, though.

he's come a long way! totally passable play by play guy at this stage and really engaging as a dude who knows the game

for sure, he's pretty dry but I like his mild sense of humor

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYx_xa3VQAENso3.jpg

this is rude

has fish called a dubs game yet

hes not allowed to step foot oracle

jazz lost to the hawks at home

makes sense

schroeder dropped a 40 hammer on em

players just have no discipline when they get one on one v harden. cant stop them selves from reaching, swatting or just putting there hand out despite knowing what's coming.

dennis was embarrassing rubio

this game is good

I'm enjoying nate rob

cp3 heating up

Ha tried like 6 iso sidestep threes there during that stretch