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

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  1. KingSpeed

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    You are right. We’ve never recovered from Collins and Hood getting hurt and we never replaced Curry.
     
    KingSpeed, Apr 25, 2023
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    Just what you wanted! You should be happy.
     
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    Lillard is in the TOP 75 players ever list and Butler isn't, that tells you something about the importance of the narrative

    Butler is a far superior playoffs performer than Dame but isn't as marketed as Lillard
     
    Portland2014, Apr 25, 2023
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    I'm just saying it means one of their darlings loses the chances to win a championship, be in the WCF, etc. No doubt it would get ratings.
     
    Chris Craig, Apr 25, 2023
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    Fair enough. Just saying a prime Jordan is better than a prime Lebron. Jordan also liked to play mind games. He would get in Lebron's head easy.
     
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    Yep, a few years from retirement.
     
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    Wut?
     
    Strenuus, Apr 25, 2023
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    three elimination games tonight

    I'm thinking all three teams down 3-1 will lose
     
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    By NBA standards, who here doesn't believe he's old? Dude is the 3rd oldest active player in the league and I suspect the two older guys (Haslem, Iguadala) will both retire after this season.

    STOMP
     
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    It always amazes me how unprepared teams are when there is a jump ball. It looks like no one practices it because they rarely happen.
     
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    Celtics have no business losing this game w/o Murray
     
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    yeah that was a pretty bad choke job in the 4th
     
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    Kawhi is such an enigma. Is he even on the bench?

    Wonder what the Clips do this summer. Kawhi is unreliable and PG is becoming increasingly injury prone even if he's more available than his teammate.
     
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    Great finish by Trae. There could be a lot of Game 7s this weekend.
     
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    Why? Hawks are very deep. I expected them to win.
     
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    Clips prob will but Wolves have a chance.
     
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    At home in a closeout game against a vastly inferior team?
     
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    Apparently there is some sort of coach exchange program going on where Chauncey got to coach the Celtics tonight. That was ugly
     
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    Playoffs basketball is just amazing
     
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    Told ya about Porter Jr years ago.. superstar
     
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