It is the 2018-19 NBA Playoffs discussion thread for hoops friends ONLY

it got going like mdiway thru the second quarter or so

first quarter def not worth watching at least

mb ill just do the second half

or mb ill watch the celtics again hehe

Paul Pierce says the series is over, sorry everyone

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, April 28, 2019 5:36 PM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he is the truth

omg

Somebody really needs to come up with the @ of whoever took this photo. pic.twitter.com/EE5ucli9cc

— Tom Westerholm (@Tom_NBA) April 28, 2019

― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Sunday, April 28, 2019 5:32 PM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It appears to be @morryg, the same photographer who took this certain photo. pic.twitter.com/QK2sKHR4jM

— Satchel Price (@SatchelPrice) April 28, 2019

very interested to see the adjustments from bud.

― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Sunday, April 28, 2019 6:54 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

feels like a small ball giannis-middleton frontcourt w yr best playmaking perimeter guys makes sense strategically but im not sure the bucks have the personnel for it exactly, maybe if brogdon were healthy, might have to settle for just less lopez more hill

wow the man is an iconic documenter of the bucks gettin dunked on xp

this all wld be easier for the bucks if they had a really good pnr point guard, giannis does so much iso but like ideally hes the best roll man in the game, similar deal as w embiid

btw i dont really love kyrie taking all these fadeaways even if hes currently hitting them he/the celtics can get better shots

celtics took 8fts lol thats insane and not good

horf guarded giannis most of the game and had 2 fouls he is a god

i meannnnn

Giannis meet Horford #Celtics pic.twitter.com/XXJ4ZDqJra

— Take Your Base Sports (@takeyourbasepod) April 28, 2019

its cool how horfs dad can wear his jersey and its custom for him too

wow the man is an iconic documenter of the bucks gettin dunked on xp

― be the 2 chainz you want 2 see in the world (m bison), Sunday, April 28, 2019 7:24 PM (twenty-seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm

prob the biggest adjustment the bucks need to make is giannis recognizing the double and kicking it out more, tho the celtics did do a real good job of doubling from the weakside where he didnt really have an angle to the open man, but still he was way stubborn just driving into traffic and didnt get any soft regular season calls w contact

btw CP could possibly be suspended for the next game. he made contact with the ref when he charged him

good. there are certain limits to dickishness which should be honored.

my fav part of the first game was when they dumped it to Kyrie in the post i think 3 times in a row and he calmly hit three turnaround moonball jumpers.

kyrie doin kyrie stuff

btw CP could possibly be suspended for the next game. he made contact with the ref when he charged him

― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Sunday, April 28, 2019 10:02 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

feel like david stern woulda gone straight red card but silver is gonna let it slide since he got popped with an ejection at the end of a one-possession game

Agree

And haven’t seen any definitive angle on it yet either

KD got an in-game warning for putting hands on a ref earlier in the 2nd quarter but his infraction was just emo not aggro.

how perfectly symbolic of life in 2019 that our two greatest hoops teams are locked in a battle of perpetual grievance:

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26634745/rockets-audited-18-game-7-say-finals-bid-taken

The best part about it is that litigating this will never change a goddamn thing. Refs gonna ref and that includes missing calls. Frequently.

rockets really seeing how far they can take this unlikable thing

they should get fined millions for leaking this bs.

Wow. Beyond pathetic.

Feel bad for whoever's reffing game two.

just eject CP in the first couple minutes and set the tone imo

Do the Rockets not realize that most people would rather not let free throws decide a game? Also, if feel like the refs are not calling fouls on many of those obvious foul-harvesting moves that Harden (and, to be fair, Curry) is trying. Good!

man i hope we sweep f these guys lol

hubies old school the greek is so much better than the tryhard greek freak

https://youtu.be/CZhVAW9cAfU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZhVAW9cAfU

hubie is bad though

what no i love hubie

[NBA player gets assassinated on the court]
HUBIE BROWN: [playing replay back] now look, he's gonna get shot in the head with a bullet from a gun right....there. now you can't do that, you're gonna get arrested. big trouble...for that guy.

— Ethan Booker (@Ethan_Booker) November 17, 2018

hes right tho

hmm true maybe hubie is good

i like how he roots for all the players to do good and is sad when they dont

hes def preferable to like jvg or reggie miller

this rox thing seems like a transparent attempt to fire up an indifferent fanbase and/or head off a clueless owner.

its so wack

No suspension for Chris Paul for making contact with referee late in Game 1 on Sunday; $35,000 fine by the NBA.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 29, 2019

he just cant help himself.

ian eagle should announce most games

that spin move by siakim for torontos second bucket was sick

Why does ibaka keep biting on Embiid’s three point fakes? He’s hardly the only one in the league either. Joel shoots like 29% on threes, just let him brick em!

ibaka has never been the best maker of decisions.