NBA Playoffs Thread - Play-in and 1st round edition

Shooting percentages please. Also- Curry had 30+ in all 4 WCF games. Curry also set an NBA playoff record against us for points scored in an OT period. Dame has had some great reg season games against GS and one great playoff game against them (Game 3, 2016 out of 13 total playoff games vs GS)

 

He will be their undoing in the longhaul

 

It's a long series but yeah this weekend was full of some crazy games.

 

So Ja Morant ended up with X-rays that were negative on the injury to his right hand. He was already dealing with an injury to his right hand and this is on top of that issue already. Yes he shoots right.
You have to wonder if he can come back from this in time before they drop another home game? Right now odds have the Grizzlies as a 1 point favorite but i expect that to change when the injury report comes out.

Seems like the biggest story in the east is the New York Knicks even thought the #8 Heat just beat the *1 Bucks. How is it that the 4-5 series takes a bigger slice than a huge upset? When Steven A. Smith gets on the TV today you might as well just turn the volume down.

 

Because literally everybody expected it to happen?
The real surprise is that Denver won. Literally everyone was saying that the West first round is all upsets this year.

 

Anybody here give a shit about the East? I don't know what it is but I find all the East teams really boring. Although: how about that Jimmy Butler?

 

The NBA bails out the Lakers at the trade deadline to save them from their horrible offseason decisions. Them winning that game isn’t a surprise and I’m guessing a lot of people see those things.

 

I don't think they are horrible, which is why I didn't view it as an upset. I live in LA and I have told the same thing to every Laker fan I work with. It is all about matchups and Memphis is a vastly better matchup for them than Denver would have been. Memphis is the #2 seed but based on the end of the season I view them as the 7th best team in the West. If you want me to give the Lakers props then here you go: Reaves and Hachimura played great.

 

If there is a way to get Butler to Portland, we need to do it. He is elite.

 

I've love to do all the work for your inaccurate claim: I believe his shooting percentage is 2% lower, but I'm not going to double check. You've now moved the goalposts from Dame being bad against the Warriors in general, to the playoffs, to Steph Curry having a great half in one playoff game.

Again... the narrative that the Warriors have individually shut down Dame is at best far overblown and more likely totally inaccurate. What isn't overblown is the talent disparity between the Warriors and the Blazers in the last 10 years.

 

I don’t think so FAMS. We were told the Lakers were shit all season on here….or are you saying they were just saying that because they HATE them so much. This is crazy.

 

There is a distinct possibility that the conversation in reference to the post directly above yours might be related to the same poster saying the Lakers Suck all season. Of course he might not be able to see your comment for possible other reasons that at this point might be unrelated?
My advice here is to "Consider the source".

Because as stated below.

 

Here are the second half stats. You're a few months out of date.

 

Lakers were 27-32 before the trade deadline. For all of those crummy losses Blazer fans were complaining about {raises hand}, Portland still maintained a better record then LA at 28-30. The Lakers were getting their butts kicked, no doubt about it.

The Lakers had no 1st round pick like the Blazers. They couldn't bug out like Portland and nosedive into the draft. Los Angeles decided to rapidly improve their team by slashing Westbrooks bloated contract, and scoop up several good players at the trade deadline. The adjustments worked quite well, and LAL went 16-5 during a strong finish to the season.

 

We were told all season how shitty they were, that’s all I’m saying. I guess if you’re a Blazers fan you can’t acknowledge another team is playing well.

 

You've been listening to the voices in your head again, haven't you?

 

Maybe I DO have voices in my head. If you could have a choice who would it be….I’m going with Morgan Freeman.

 

Beats the heck out of Marge Simpson.

I fail to understand why @SlyPokerDog hasn’t banned you for your new sig pic.

 

Memphis is a train wreck and the godforsaken L*kers might get past them with some timely refereeing.

Then we can watch either Sac or GS hand them their asses.

Mods please ban HCP for that avatar pic.