Eastern Conference Playoffs, semifinals

[Joshoua]

That ending was absolutely why I love watching sports

no crowd though was sad

 

[PurpleHaze]

 

[Tetsujin]

That pass is absolutely ridiculous.

 

[PurpleHaze]

"The most important skill, not necessarily greatest skill in basketball is passing." ~ John Wooden

 

[kingsboi]

back to back Postseason buzzer beaters for the Raptors. Are they starting a trend here?

 

[kingsboi]

looks like the Bucks were pretenders after all. Giannis is gone.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

He'll be in a Miami uniform, this time next year.

 

[kingsboi]

He'll be in a Miami uniform, this time next year.

Giannis and Jimmy on the same team? NBA is in trouble

 

[Joshoua]

looks like the Bucks were pretenders after all. Giannis is gone.

I think everyone knew this in the preseason

 

[Joshoua]

Milwaukee has to be smart here put Miami/Toronto into a bidding war and get something back for Giannis. Even if it’s just OG/picks or Herro/Nunn and picks it’s better than nothing

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Call him Jimmy S. Truman, because the Bucks Stop Here!

 

[Tetsujin]

Kyle Lowry plays like a dumbass sometimes but when he's on, he's good

 

[Tetsujin]

OG with the clutch shot to make up for the fact, he's let Theiss have like three uncontested lobs in the second OT alone.

 

[Sluggah]

This is a great game.

 

[dude12]

Heck of a game and series

 

[Joshoua]

Nba needs to let players fight this tough guy act is old

 

[Tetsujin]

Nba needs to let players fight this tough guy act is old

Yeah, I realize that the modern fouling rules are in place to prevent people from causing other players irreversible bodily harm but the over-legislating/ inconsistency is hard to watch at times and really leading to more complaining by players than ever as a foul on one play randomly winds up completely legal the next time down the court and so on and so forth.

 

[Joshoua]

Yeah, I realize that the modern fouling rules are in place to prevent people from causing other players irreversible bodily harm but the over-legislating/ inconsistency is hard to watch at times and really leading to more complaining by players than ever as a foul on one play randomly winds up completely legal the next time down the court and so on and so forth.

The refs honestly don’t know what there doing

 

[Tetsujin]

Gasol's play on defense for the Raptors compared to his last season or two in Memphis is night and day

 

[Livinthedream]

If Siakim played at even half the level we expected him to, Toronto runs away with this series. Boston has made him look average at best.

 

[Tetsujin]

If Siakim played at even half the level we expected him to, Toronto runs away with this series. Boston has made him look average at best.

I think more than anyone else, Siakam has missed Kawhi's presence the most during the playoffs as teams can now throw their best wing defenders at him/double.
In the regular season where a lot of teams just sorta sandbag their way through defense, it didn't matter much but against a fundamentally strong defensive squad like the Celtics, he's having lots of trouble since he's always been more of a quick move scorer guy than a pound out the clock and look for openings guy with the ball in his hands.

 

[Tetsujin]

Jaylen Brown demonstrating the importance of those floor wiper dudes always getting in people's ways during those deadballs.

 

[Tetsujin]

Another great game. Great block by Smart (on a questionable drive by Powell).

 

[Tetsujin]

Van Vleet with the absolutely horrible heroball possession to ruin Toronto's chances to stay alive

 

[CelticsFan]

Boston vs Miami will be a great series

 

[Tetsujin]

Man, the Raptors handled the last minute or so of that game about as horribly as possible. Without Lowry, they didn't really have a chance but, man, there was some choking involved.

 

[King Baller]

This long seven game series allowed the Celtics to get a lot of reps against the champs. Now is when the Heat's additions of Andre Iguodala and Jae Crowder should pay dividends on the defensive end.

 

[KingsFanSince85]

Gotta give BOS a ton of credit for bouncing back after the buzzer beating loss and then after losing GM6. TOR had momentum and is a very, very good team.

Winning that type of series just might be enough to propel the Celtics to a title.