nba playoffs aka the 'offs (which includes the 'ins) 2021

i think the jazz are also a nice match up for memphis to some extent bcuz rudy means they can keep jonas out there for 30-35 mins per game

i don't feel any differently about the jazz after this series, memphis has played them well at home but the games never felt in doubt to me. if the lakers get knocked out i think they have as good of a chance as any team to make it out of the west but i don't think they would beat the east champion

with Embiid possibly hurt I am getting increasingly worried about a Clippers Nets finals

out of the east team seems clear the bucks played the best in the first round, not impressed with the nets so far but they could be coasting vs the celtics i guess, hopefully embiid isnt too hurt we dont need anymore of that nonsense

barring a celtics miracle i would prefer the bucks to win this year, for basketball reasons

same i am on board with the bucks and the suns

I'd be real sad if Milwaukee couldn't get one over the next few years, but barring that I'd be cool with Philly or the Suns. how fucking depressing that last year saw championships by the Lakers, the Dodgers, and the Brady Bucs, as if 2020 wasn't stupid enough

still riding for pistons suns presuming embiid has not fractured his tailbone
brooklyn utah would be the strangest of all time

pistons!

pistons could sneak in

I know that was just a brain lapse for forks but since the Pistons have been brought up, thought I’d mention that I’ve been thinking for a while that Blake Griffin’s blatant actions to get out of Detroit and join the Brooklyn Weirdo Super Friends seem quite under-reported. I mean he looked washed enough to be on his way out of the league.

griffin's not been partic effective in his playoff minutes against the celtics

They haven’t really needed him to be though

he was def faking in detroit, i mean not dunking in a year then dunking all the time in new york, but hes still washed lol just not that washed

they dont need much from him if all the big 3 are healthy. hes a smart vet who'll make the right read and keep the ball zipping etc. also no one dogged it more than harden did to start this season, blakes actions are nothing compared to that.

yeah that one's not a big deal imo

nets might still need a functioning big when they face mil/phi

harden did it for a little while after a public trade demand, blakes dogging spans multiple seasons, its diabolical

nets might still need a functioning big when they face mil/phi

― micah, Tuesday, June 1, 2021 6:02 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah giannis and even lopez should be able to knock the nets over like bowling pins

btw liking the bucks using more of lopez offensive game recently rather than just parking him at the 3pt line

blakes dogging spans multiple seasons, its diabolical

― lag∞n, Tuesday, June 1, 2021 3:04 PM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

he was an all star and got them to the playoffs just a couple seasons ago then got hurt. i dont think he was truly doggin it til this season.

I think also compared to Harden, with Blake it wasn’t totally clear the degree to which he was dogging it , since he is indeed washed to some degree. It feels more deceptive than what Harden did, though I’m not sure if one or the other is actually worse tbh

its lame for both no doubt. makes that team even that much more hatable. i honestly think i would route for either LA team over them in a finals matchup.

Clips Nets would be more joyless but I know I would be rooting for the Clips. Lakers Nets? More interesting storylines and shit but apocalyptic in terms of finding a rooting interest

Alright enough talk of such things, let us resume rooting for Suns Bucks (or a quantum leap from MPJ + a legendary playoffs for Joker)

ahem

harden just never got into shape this year. not sure it matters.

if the Nets win "lol nothing matters" should be the new league slogan

This lineup has logged 0 minutes together this season. https://t.co/dKWlWVZdXw

— pickuphoop (@pickuphoop) June 2, 2021

sensible line up on paper at least

Rip celts. Lots of injuries

well lebron went into the phone booth

rad I went for a run (94°, never again) and my dvt decided to record the blocked nba tv broadcast rather than the local one, so now I live in the shroud mystery

well lebron went into the phone booth

is he still in there

Cam Payne is fun to watch imo

bron looked like he can barely dunk

Still can’t believe the suns didn’t get a backup C this season.

yeah frank kaminsky should not be in this game

no idea how the lakers are gonna score when bron is sitting. he's generating every single one of their points

the way all the Lakes just immediately pass it back to Lebron makes me feel like they have no shot

LoL Kuzma that had to be 6 steps

devin booker playing the role of bubble jamaal murray tonight

dame is hitting some crazed shots folks

apparently the blazers were down 22 in the second? but are now up 5? love to live in the veil

Blazers were down 22 now up 7 ok

I had it on when they were getting crushed. Wild

https://i.imgur.com/n7UpqhZ.png

normal playoff game

drinking cyanide brb

the lakers played 9 players in the first quarter btw, not ideal

Lakers look out of sorts. Bron too