ITS THE OFFS BABY THE 2023 NBA PLAYOFFS

i didnt like the suns before this series and what i saw tonight is that denver also has a good plan to beat them

both booker and KD can access the singular transcendent greatness that can singlehandedly steal a playoff game even against long odds. get two of those, have a hot shooting night at home and you’re at least in a game 7.

it also didn’t feel like phoenix treated that game like a playoff game. maybe the clippers series lulled them to sleep a bit but they didn’t play with much intensity & didn’t to bring any specific strategic moves to the game. so let’s see what happens when they crank it up but they’re gonna need a few legacy games from their stars i think

sun are relying on book and kd to play a lot of defense too and play big minutes idk i dont see how it adds up

plus what happens when cp3 pulls his hammy in game 3

it’s true and then sometimes players of that level just find a diff gear and drag their team to victory aka the jimmy butler model. it’s not a great position to be in but the possibility is still there

booker i could see it but i dont think kd can be relied on to play 40mins of two way playoff ball at this stage of his career, and even offensively hes just not that dynamic anymore, if you can speed him up play physical take him out of his midrange comfort zone he just doesnt have the counters he once did

for sure. you never hear anyone talk about the possibility that the KD we saw vs boston last year is much closer to who playoff KD is now than what ppl picture in their heads

its crazy cause he just had maybe the greatest shooting season ever but it was like 90% routine middies, weird stuff

durant looked like he came to play to start the game, I was getting a little worried for a minute but the nuggets were able to get him out of rhythm. probably can’t count on that for a whole series, but I’m just hoping the suns don’t have enough in the chamber

despite the clippers series being 5 games, the suns guys all logged big minutes and game 5 was just a few days ago. they’re going to all need to go 40+ again and denver is a team that is going to make you run around, close out on the 3 point line, things of that nature, it’s gonna be tough for them

Plus the altitude

https://lastnightinbasketball.substack.com/p/the-suns-are-testing-the-limits-of

some reading re: suns and long 2s

the-suns-are-testing-the-limits-of

Today is a good day for League Pass subscribers in Europe, a Game 7 and a Game 1 all before bed

uh oh

Knicks All-Star F Julius Randle (ankle sprain) is expected to be out for Game 1 vs. Miami today, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 30, 2023

not sure that’s the worst thing in the world for ny

ha was gonna say they played great without him vs the cavs

hes def a trick or treat player but all things considered its better to have your guys

against the cavs it prob helped them bcuz the mobley match up was terrible for him but the heat don’t have any PFs aside from kevin love and randle has killed them all year

Did everyone know the Knicks are only four wins from the ECF?

And they've played very well against Boston all year. Should be nbd getting to the Finals.

this should be winnable for the heat. absolutely brutal shooting but only down 5.

miami heat

lmao mitchell robinson free throw barely got net

mitch rob just shot maybe the worst free throw I’ve seen at any level

I keep thinking zeller is kosta koufos

lol deep cut

neither of these teams is very good. the intensity is there but this feels like a first round series

its eastern conference basketball

no, jimmy!

dw just another flop

have the knicks picked on jimmy once since the ankle?

nope

ok, now let us watch some more entertaining basketball.

game 7 baby

good first round this year an epic upset and a game seven featuring two sweet teams

omg it’s finally happening https://t.co/veWRdo0jvG pic.twitter.com/VpDUb604I0

— aaron. (@ayroned) April 30, 2023

that’s actually such a good idea

someone should at least try it

steph getting to the rim today

lmao klay attempting to run the pick and roll

someone on twitter said that was the first time curry has ever missed a free throw in a game 7

yeah they said that on the broadcast

and then he missed another

I’m stuck on a runway and internets not good enough to stream the game I’m gonna turn into the joker (score a triple double)

damn will pray for you

Klay bricking an awful lot of shots here

Stone Kold Klay Thompson.

sabonis is strong man hes moved dray around a lot in the post which is something you dont see that much

feels like sacto should be ahead by like ten here see what the dubs have left