part two of the nba 2020-21 anything but regular season

based on what i've seen lately

He’s trying harder on the nets but there have some been some extremely cooked moments where he just doesn’t have lift and has to do a funky layup

he hadnt dunked in a year and then since hes been on the nets he has his highest dunk rate since his rookie year

He’s def not even close to the same but he looks more or less like he did a couple years back. He’s always had weird post moves and awkward shots around the rim

That was a fun game. Giannis still being left open in crunch time situations and can’t make anyone pay

yeah he missed a very weak 15 footer in the last minute there not great

47 points is great tho

no way blake wasnt doggin it on the pistons, really shouldve dunked a few times so people didnt have that stat to use against him lol, he prob didnt even realize it

47 points is great tho

youd think if they ran some actions late they could get giannis switch onto a smaller guy in the post, as teams tend to switch a lot in crunch time

celtics-blazers tied at 71 at the half, wild

Coaches are so bad at challenges, it’s unbelievable

Lakers don’t look great!

would be cool if they ended up in the play in tourney and also lost there and failed to make the playoffs

Tomorrow night is the first time we get see Steph v Zion. And then the next night, too.

and then again at the end of the year with play-in implications for both teams, its may madness baby

The Lakers say LeBron James, who checked out with nearly seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, did not return against Toronto because of a sore right ankle.

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 3, 2021

folks kinda feels like the lakers arent gonna win it this year!

shits about to get wacky in the west

The title is wide open

I think the lakers can’t be worse than 7th right? Seems like just shutting AD and Lebron down until the playoffs might be a good idea. They have a game tomorrow and 3 more sets of back to backs in their last 9 games

when i think about the playoff scenarios i am def like

NOW
this
is
gonna
be
FUN

Lal pdx dal all tied at 36-28 now. Likely 7th is worst for them unless a real disaster and they lose a bunch and mem or gsw goes on a winning streak

LeBron James on the play-in tournament: "Whoever came up with that s--- needs to be fired"

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) May 3, 2021

lebron otm

Lol he would say that now

Tough knee injury for haliburton. Hope it’s like what Embiid did vs a torn ligament.

https://sports.yahoo.com/lebron-james-wants-play-tournament-203700119.html

Lmao

Wild what this is doing to the some of the healthiest guys on the planet

Fournier said he's been feeling "really weird" since returning from COVID-19. Said it feels like he has a concussion. The bright lights were bothering his eyes and his vision was blurry. Everything going too fast for him. A bit better now but in some ways, "it's still the case."

— Jay King (@ByJayKing) May 3, 2021

it's a bummer. fournier has been... spotty.

sounds like schroeder has covid so the great news keeps coming for the lakers.

this is funny to me

If the play-in ends up costing the NBA the Lakers and Celtics for the playoffs you’ve gotta figure there will be consequences. Maybe not lost jobs, but that format would change. https://t.co/FI2n730jue

— J.A. Adande (@jadande) May 3, 2021

how dare they threaten opportunities for the famous teams who cant beat sacramento

also i have brainstormed a new variation

give the top 4 teams byes then do some wild tourney for the other 4 spots, wld be sick

— br◎seph (@on3ness) May 3, 2021

obv the play in tourney idea is working if theres all these bad opinions about it

its true if you view the idea through the lens of meta fandom then provoking wild takes is a win

folks kinda feels like the lakers aren't gonna win it this year!

last year I saw that they had a chance early on because of their defensive intensity and match ups were problem for other teams. They don't have that going for them this year and without it the offense they put out there will never be enough.

theyre the top defensive team this year! cmon bron and brow just came back from long layoffs and arent up to speed everyone is over reacting, the big threat to the lakers chances is bron and or brow just not getting fully healthy

which tbf is totally on the table

I'm not sold this year but it's true they haven't had a ton of games where the whole team is healthy

i would be pretty surprised if AD gets back to top form this season and i think they need that above all.

yeah i mean they need them both to be playing good, its a very top heavy team

theyre the top defensive team this year! cmon bron and brow just came back from long layoffs and arent up to speed everyone is over reacting, the big threat to the lakers chances is bron and or brow just not getting fully healthy

― lag∞n, Monday, May 3, 2021 10:33 AM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

also they just need to sit drummond and roll with marc and trez. maybe drummond in spot minutes. also the vibes just arent the same this season for them.

AD has looked quite lazy since his return. might just be adding a bit here or there to see what his leg can handle but hes looked pretty disengaged.

yeah drummond should be strictly for bench scoring his defense is too bad

they really got great minutes from Mcgee and Howard last year on the front line and Rondo was huge for them as a floor general.

Losing Dennis right now seems not ideal

fatigue obvs a big factor for the lakers no one has ever played this many games in a year before, ad could easily just be totally cooked right now, thats why i was thinking it was good he got time off with the injury but it might not be enough, have read some stuff on exhaustion in athletes and it can lead to some surprisingly long down cycles, bron we always assume will be super human but he is in fact technically human and 36 years old so who knows

they really got great minutes from Mcgee and Howard last year on the front line and Rondo was huge for them as a floor general.

― (•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, May 3, 2021 1:48 PM (thirty-seven seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

i like this years roster better on paper but its true that last years just kinda worked out