Eastern Conference Playoffs, semifinals

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#40
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
 

Tetsujin

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#43
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.
 

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#47
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.
 
#48
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
 

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#51
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.
 

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#56
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.
 
#57
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.
 
#58
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.
 
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