[NBA] East Finals

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

#IfNecessary

 

[Tetsujin]

uhhh why the hell was Struss even in there

 

[captain bill]

What an absolutely wild game lol

 

[Tetsujin]

Kings apparently not the only team this postseason to completely forget how to rebound when the games matter.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Unreal. They put time back on the clock before that play. If they choose 0.1 less for a clock change, Miami wins

 

[pdxKingsFan]

IF the Celtics pull this off, the Celtics, Bruins* and Red Sox will all have been involved in 0-3 combebacks.

*Bruins lost theirs.

It's the "Boston Special" if they do.

 

[coolhandluke]

Crazy finish. What a game. My pulse is still racing.

 

[KainLear]

Even with Duncan Robinson missing 2 wide open 3pts, this L is on the stars. Close-out game and you are giving your team 25% FG?

 

[KainLear]

IF the Celtics pull this off, the Celtics, Bruins* and Red Sox will all have been involved in 0-3 combebacks.

*Bruins lost theirs.

It's the "Boston Special" if they do.

Does that speak more about their (alleged) carelessness for letting series get to 0-3 or their tenacity for not giving up?

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Does that speak more about their (alleged) carelessness for letting series get to 0-3 or their tenacity for not giving up?

In all honesty it hits all 3.
Sox were tenacious and given up for dead.
Bruins just tanked.
Celtics flat out quit in game 3 so who the hell knows how we even got here.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Oh jeez. They just showed the replay of the foul on Butler. There was definitely less than 3.0 on the clock. Looks like it should have been 2.7 or 2.8

 

[kingsboi]

are the Heat really going to be on the wrong side of NBA history at the conclusion of Game 7?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I hope so: that could potentially be the greatest episode of LeBatard of all time.

 

[kingsboi]

I hope so: that could potentially be the greatest episode of LeBatard of all time.

you hope so? why? don't you like rooting for the underdog?

 

[kingsboi]

I also want to note, what has happened to Brogdon, the 6th man of the year award winner, and his no playing time today and last game only 8 minutes?

 

[NewArena]

Good lord, im just glad we didn't lose a game like that in these playoffs. Game 4 against Golden state hurt but this is a different kind of heartbreak

 

[miltonap]

Good lord, im just glad we didn't lose a game like that in these playoffs. Game 4 against Golden state hurt but this is a different kind of heartbreak

Don't even think the heat should have been in that position in the first place.

Celtics had the game and almost choked it away so I don't think it's as big of a heartbreak as one might think such as being up and obviously being the better team then losing one like that

 

[miltonap]

Don't even think the heat should have been in that position in the first place.

Celtics had the game and almost choked it away so I don't think it's as big of a heartbreak as one might think such as being up and obviously being the better team then losing one like that

Maybe like the Barnes missed 3.

Kings probably shouldn't have even have been in that position in the first place if curry hadn't had that timeout blunder

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

you hope so? why?

Because The Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz one of only two sports shows I listen to on a regular basis (and the other one is really more about the things surrounding sports than the sports themselves), and it's mostly populated by a bunch of obnoxious Miami homers, and I would find their Schadenfreude to be highly entertaining.

don't you like rooting for the underdog?

As a general principle? No, not really. When I was still in the team-rooting business, I rooted for the Kings as the underdogs, because I liked the Kings. I didn't root for Kings as the underdogs because I liked underdogs.

If the Heat survive Game 7, they're going to be the underdogs against the Nuggets. I'm not rooting for the ****ing Heat in the Finals. For who? For what?

 

[kingsboi]

Because The Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz one of only two sports shows I listen to on a regular basis (and the other one is really more about the things surrounding sports than the sports themselves), and it's mostly populated by a bunch of obnoxious Miami homers, and I would find their Schadenfreude to be highly entertaining.


As a general principle? No, not really. When I was still in the team-rooting business, I rooted for the Kings as the underdogs, because I liked the Kings. I didn't root for Kings as the underdogs because I liked underdogs.

If the Heat survive Game 7, they're going to be the underdogs against the Nuggets. I'm not rooting for the ****ing Heat in the Finals. For who? For what?

so the obnoxious fans is the only reason you won't root for them, then?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

#FunniestThingFromTheSportsWeekend

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

so the obnoxious fans is the only reason you won't root for them, then?

Since when is that not a good enough reason? It's sports.

 

[kingsboi]

Since when is that not a good enough reason? It's sports.

because it has nothing to do with the players, organization and the way they play the game

 

[captain bill]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1662665427347185664

Pretty obvious refs blew this. Boston looked in control for most of the game and Miami came back and won, excepting refs. Both teams are 1-2 at home this series so not writing off the Heat

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I also want to note, what has happened to Brogdon, the 6th man of the year award winner, and his no playing time today and last game only 8 minutes?

He suffered a forearm injury.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

are the Heat really going to be on the wrong side of NBA history at the conclusion of Game 7?

Yes they are...

 

[serbiangoat]

Boston is the most talented overall team in the NBA imo but they have made every series way harder than it needed to be.

 

[KainLear]

are the Heat really going to be on the wrong side of NBA history at the conclusion of Game 7?

What else can they do? Re-play the final minute of the game?

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

I'm actually kind of surprised that any Kings fans are rooting for the Heat, if only because I'd expect a lot of y'all to be lowkey jealous of them. Fans of small market teams spend an inordinate amount of time bemoaning their inability to acquire high-level free agents and have lengthy discussions on platforms like this about how they "need" to tank in order to get good through the draft, or how they "need" to go all-in on big name free agents via trade, and all of the inherent disadvantages they have by being in a small market. And meanwhile here are the Miami Heat, of all teams, making a dollar out of fifteen cents: one guy with Top 10 talent, but a reputation for wearing out his welcome everywhere he goes, one guy with Top 30 talent, and a bunch of guys who could have been had for a turkey sandwich. And they're a game away from The Finals; I honestly can't believe that that isn't burning Kings fans up inside. Like, how come the dudes we pick up off the street never turn into good player?

The Heat came into this year with a huge payroll; they're spending gobs of money on vets for the forseeable future. Only exceeded by the Suns in the long term.

I guess it's impressive that teams can still spend their way into success with the current CBA. Hooray!

 

[kingsboi]

What else can they do? Re-play the final minute of the game?

they can play one more game but I question how much mental energy they have remaining after they had so much of it in the first three, we will find out Monday night