lol
Blake joined in with the crowd on "refs, you suck" chant 😂 pic.twitter.com/hhqsMwJP2V— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 23, 2019
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 01:35 (four years ago) link
btw god bless blake out there on one leg in a hopeless situation feel like he really showed us something this year
it's cool, this pistons team has some fight. blake doesn't have to be out there but it's obvious how much he wants to be.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 01:37 (four years ago) link
subplot
An underrated aspect of the next series is Ojeleye has spent an entire year angrily lifting weights before and after games to turn himself into a mobile brick wall precisely for this moment for 10 minutes a night of pure pain— PeoplesJaylenbrownLiberationFront 69☠(@Riffs_Man) April 22, 2019
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 01:48 (four years ago) link
lol here's hoping
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 01:51 (four years ago) link
giannis is good
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 02:43 (four years ago) link
every series except spurs/nuggets feels over now
― ciderpress, Sunday, April 21, 2019 11:33 PM (yesterday)
honestly haven't cared at all about any series except this one
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 03:00 (four years ago) link
bad first round this year imo
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 03:01 (four years ago) link
historically, since the first round went to seven game series instead of five games, the first rounds rarely deliver more than cursory excitement, unless you find it fascinating to watch higher seeds choke.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 03:09 (four years ago) link
Spurs nuggs and okc pdx have been v good imo
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 03:18 (four years ago) link
But the rest v snoozy. We always knew the 2nd round was where it was gonna be at this season
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 03:19 (four years ago) link
ehh i think there were a bunch of possible upsets this year but they didn't manifest
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 03:21 (four years ago) link
Jazz rox seemed good on paper
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 03:26 (four years ago) link
okc pdx has been good bc of the drama
― Clay, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 03:50 (four years ago) link
The hoisting. It burns!
― DJI, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 04:34 (four years ago) link
the kyrie-horf high pnr is death to slow footed tall guys
― lag∞n, Monday, April 22, 2019 8:41 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
The Celtics outscored the Bucks by 28 points during the 44 minutes both Al Horford and Brook Lopez were on the court during the regular season.— Jay King (@ByJayKing) April 23, 2019
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:05 (four years ago) link
i could see boston scheming robin lopez off the floor essentially but the bucks could just slide giannis to center and i don't think the celtics could really punish them for that or would want to even try
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:18 (four years ago) link
shdnt be too hard to scheme robin lopez off the floor since he plays for the bulls haha
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:20 (four years ago) link
brook lopez is the bucks leading 3pt maker and the bucks whole offense relies on spacing to get giannis single covered in the paint is the point of getting him off the floor
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:22 (four years ago) link
mirotic is 3rd btw another very attackable big man, ilyasova also fits the profile
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:24 (four years ago) link
saying the bucks whole offense relies on brook lopez feels a bit strong...
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:27 (four years ago) link
if someone said that i agree it wld be strong
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:28 (four years ago) link
i understand why they would want to get him off the floor i just think that the bucks have a lot of line up flexibility and some decent role players -- mirotic, ilyasova, dj wilson, sterling brown, tony snell etc -- to throw at the problem
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:29 (four years ago) link
the first two guys in that list are basically in the same boat as lopez tho, another interesting aspect of this series is the bucks give up a ton of threes and the celtics take a ton cld easily just swing on shooting variance yay lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:31 (four years ago) link
mirotic is a better athlete but maybe big al would wanna take him into the post. im just saying that i think this is a series where two good/smart coaches have lots of line up flexibility and one adjustment -- playing brook lopez off the floor -- would beget another etc. i think the bucks roster is good enough that there isn't going to be a skeleton key to solving them.
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:34 (four years ago) link
imo the bucks roster is pretty sus
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:35 (four years ago) link
i think they have a solid and intractable crunch time 4 and enough options for the fifth spot that they'll be able to find combos that give them good chances to win
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:48 (four years ago) link
the bucks are exploitable, doesn't mean their roster is bad
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:49 (four years ago) link
i guess brodgdon is a wild card
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:49 (four years ago) link
if Bledsoe has shaken his cowardly ways than that changes quite a bit. and they are supposed to get brogdan back here soon. they are deep and can try a lot of different lineup things.
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:50 (four years ago) link
bledsoe and brogdan def key
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 19:40 (four years ago) link
also who will defend giannis, obvs horf will be primary but who after him last year semi got some burn theyll prob give baynes a shot at bodying him but idk man
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 19:42 (four years ago) link
not giving the bucks liveball turnovers is huge celtics were a low turnover team all season but then indy got a ton of steals off them as they do
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 19:44 (four years ago) link
feel like "making teams execute in the halfcourt" is so huge in the playoffs, but its even huger when they have a player whos unstoppable on the break
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link
idk if u can really just let giannis get his and try to guard the rest of the team cause hell just foul yr whole team out if u dont try to take the ball out of his hands at least some of the time
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link
gotta switch up yr looks try to keep him uncomfortable
Giannis' halfcourt scoring efficiency:vs. Man: 92nd percentilevs. Zone: 29th percentile— Max Carlin (@maxacarlin) April 23, 2019
The Celtics played the Bucks 3 times this year:With Horford: 4-point home win, 1-point road lossWithout Horford: 13-point home loss— Max Carlin (@maxacarlin) April 22, 2019
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:05 (four years ago) link
celtics r so bad w/o horf lol
Al Horford quietly had a monster impact against the Pacers (as his on/off splits confirm: +15.9 net rating on court, -16.6 off)Now, the Celtics are likely going to lean even heavier on him in Round 2.https://t.co/fhC7OAAvi6— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) April 23, 2019
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
didnt really seem like he played very well
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:18 (four years ago) link
yeah he didnt even really
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:19 (four years ago) link
the heat had defended giannis really well for a few seasons until one game recently he put up like 45 and that was the end of that
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:27 (four years ago) link
feel like Celts would've lost in 5 to Milwaukee last year if not for Horford. dude give 'em fits on both ends.
basically for Boston to win it's gonna come down to Big Al + lots of 3s. you can beat the Bucks that way, but you also have to be a little lucky. last year the home team won every game so not having that advantage could be big too.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:28 (four years ago) link
yeah celtics are gonna need to hit their threes bigtime
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:29 (four years ago) link
and is it gonna be kumbayakyrie when they lose game(s) or are they gonna get weirddadkyrie. we just dont know. the bucks seem mentally stable this season which is a + for sure
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:31 (four years ago) link
― lag∞n, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 4:29 PM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it’s like I always say u got to hoist
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:33 (four years ago) link
no hoisty no trophy nuff said
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:35 (four years ago) link
i do think there's lots of unpredictable mental and chemistry stuff that could come into play on both sides depending on how this series goes
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:37 (four years ago) link
it is generally best to pick the better teams in playoff matchups imo
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:40 (four years ago) link
which one of these teams is better
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 20:42 (four years ago) link
imo the one that led the conference wire to wire and has the best player in the series
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 23 April 2019 23:24 (four years ago) link