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they need to slot levert into the starting lineup

i think the problem isn't so much d-lo as it is cold shooting in general from the nets. d-lo shares the floor a lot with joe harris, who has been abysmal on both ends this series.

Caris LeVert with 14 straight for the Nets

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— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) April 19, 2019

harris has been dire

less harris, more caris

otm

ok so out of

blazers
thunder
spurs
nuggets

who do we think is facing the warriors or rockets in the WCF

spurs

I think Blazers

kinda feels like dame time

yeah you're right

derrick
always
making
everything

today
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experience

idk how much i’m inclined to trust the blazers... both jokic and LMA seem like bad match ups for them depending on what happens in that series. steven adams is good but he’s obv not a low post threat on the level of those 2 guys so the blazers haven’t really been punished for not having nurkic. but if they plan on playing kanter on either of those 2 i do not like their chances.

i think i’m leaning the spurs right now... i think they’d lose in 5 to either the dubs or rockets but of these four teams it looks right now like they have the best rotation top to bottom and the best coach as well

I know I'd like to see the Blazers in the WCF, but my confidence in that outcome is only about 60% rn. Many a slip twixt cup and lip, as no one ever says any more. And Pops is such a masterly coach.

yeah, crazy to say it but i like the spurs chances. they have a better matchup for dame along with the advantages in the frontcourt.

i have no clue other than that i have 0 faith in a westbrook team to win a close/contested series

the teams talent levels are pretty evenly matched. so i would lean towards coaching and/or best player. PG isnt healthy so i think OKC is done. if Dame plays up to his regular standards and not playoff standards then they can do it. Pop is the best coach of the group so they have a great shot. Jokic has to take over and he hasnt shown he can do that consistently so i dont really believe in them rn (and their guard play is way to inconsistent).

I think I lean towards Spurs, dont quite trust Dame enough.

weird side of the draw def, hard to say

i recommend watching the games to find out who will win

don't see the point in that when you can just view the game results afterwards

its much more efficient to just view the box scores

pfft u cant trap kyrie hes too wily

Nate McMillan said the Pacers will make some adjustments on Kyrie after he went off in Game 3. Said, among other things, they’ll look at opportunities to trap.

— Jay King (@ByJayKing) April 19, 2019

hell slither right by you

this is what will happen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unR148tPi2g

vooch appears to be a really bad playoff performer...

/immediately hits a couple shots

q1 has been fun, I still don't understand this magic team tho

ye they have no identity

Michael Carter Williams getting extended run is not ideal...

vucevic has done p much nothing yet in the offs not a great place for yr best scorer to be

vooooooooooch

i haven't seen much from the series but the accounts i'm hearing are that marc gasol is a really bad matchup for vooch. nice to see him get some buckets tonight.

yeah hes finally having one now

pascal siakam is gonna be an all-star next year and the very least

the celtics are stroking everything out there. 29 points in 9 minutes.

nothing ever comes easy for this team

visionary decision by both teams to not play defense after those first two games i support it

this is truly the dream series for the 2018-19 celtics one they can win without ever trying

i admire their commitment to the lux life

the team that spent all year complaining about not getting enough brunch

plz sit terry down

thad good layup lol

i am blind now bc damian's shoes

just how life is sometime

he should get some different shoes

listen man not sure what you think i can do about it youre gonna have to talk to his feet

Brad Stevens: “This Indiana team plays with tremendous character and integrity.”

— Jay King (@ByJayKing) April 20, 2019

WTH is Thad Young doing?!?#Pacers #Celtics #NBA #NBATwitter

pic.twitter.com/u700nMyWML

— SBR Sports Picks (@SBRSportsPicks) April 20, 2019

Bhad Young

not the most natural of ballers

he should get some different shoes

― Clay, Friday, April 19, 2019 10:36 PM (forty minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

are these what was fuckin with his shot in the first half?

personally yes i blame the shoes