NBA Playoffs, Round One

[Tetsujin]

really gonna put Luka back in down a bajillion points with 9 minutes left in the quarter.

 

[SLAB]

#PutBoogieIn

 

[Tetsujin]

Carlisle continuing his amazing coaching choices getting Luka in back in there.

Luke Walton agrees with this decision.

 

[Tetsujin]

Carlisle really playing two 7’3” dudes at once against a lineup featuring no true big men.

 

[SLAB]

Luke Walton agrees with this decision.

Luke Walton also loved resting a red-hot game-breaking Luka for half a quarter as Carlisle’s team was in the process of running away to a 3-0 series lead.

 

[SLAB]

Porzingis is robotic, slow, and useless out there.

 

[steelevt]

Banished to the Jabari zone.

Slabs favorites on the kings seemed to be banished to the bench when they go to another team. Must be the trade off to his coach saving powers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

What happened with Boogie? I thought I remembered seeing him starting to play well down the stretch?

I knew when I saw the matchup that there was no chance that Cousins was going to play in this series. Which is the primary reason why I want the Mavericks to lose: they basically signed Cousins in case they had to play against Jokic, Gobert or Embiid in the playoffs. Cousins would be as useless against the Mavericks as Harrell is against the Suns.

 

[Tetsujin]

That Luke Kennard move really did not work out for the Clippers

 

[kingsboi]

Right but this isn’t exactly the worlds best free agent class thanks to all the extensions signed last year. The only two major players who fit a younger timeline to play along side Luka and Zinger are John Collins and Lonzo who both present their own concerns as players. I guess they could present big money offers to Lowry or Conley and try to really win now but I’m not sure they really put the Mavs over the top at this point in their careers.

nothing puts the Mavs over the top until they get rid of Porzingis for starters and get Luka a proper number two option. Any Collins or Lonzo acquisition is treading water

 

[sactowndog]

Slabs favorites on the kings seemed to be banished to the bench when they go to another team. Must be the trade off to his coach saving powers

@SLAB ’s own fault for saying losing Bogi was addition by subtraction ;-). Still room on the Bogi Bus Buddy . But if you board don’t F it up....

 

[mac]

@SLAB ’s own fault for saying losing Bogi was addition by subtraction ;-). Still room on the Bogi Bus Buddy . But if you board don’t F it up....

We did add another year of Walton, so that has to count for something?

 

[SLAB]

@SLAB ’s own fault for saying losing Bogi was addition by subtraction ;-). Still room on the Bogi Bus Buddy . But if you board don’t F it up....

I’ll tip my glass from across the bar. Not boarding the bus though. Lol

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1399442494681763840

 

[SacTownKid]

Perhaps

This year Bogi shot 46.4% on 5.9 attempts for catch and shoot 3’s. With Hali/Holmes running the pick and Bogi on the weak side, I suspect a Bogi/Hali pairing would have worked extremely well.

I still think Bogdan and Buddy could have worked really well together but they were intent on using Buddy as a backup PG and Bogdan as a SG or vice versa which always meant one or the other was going to be off the floor. I absolutely do not see Walton using Haliburton and Bogdan well and I think Haliburton being the glue player he is can pretty much work with anyone.

 

[SacTownKid]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1399442494681763840

I've been watching too many fight clips from back in the day. It would have been interesting to see someone wipe their feet on the Celtics logo back in the 80's. lol.

 

[Tetsujin]

Ben Simmons getting hack-a-Shaqed in crunch time

 

[Tetsujin]

Gafford coming up big in this must-win for the Wiz

 

[Tetsujin]

Rui showing up in the playoffs. You love to see it.

 

[SLAB]

I really dig Memphis and their fight.

 

[mrlaze]

Yesterday Jazz-Griz was good, Listend to 76ers-Wiz in the background, sounded good. Other games i watched this weekend were blowouts and not very interesting. Injuries seem to be the biggest story.

 

[Tetsujin]

Call me dumb but it feels like the Celtics might need a major retooling this offseason. These guys were sputtering even before Kemba and Jaylen got too injured to play

 

[SLAB]

Call me dumb but it feels like the Celtics might need a major retooling this offseason. These guys were sputtering even before Kemba and Jaylen got too injured to play

Danny Ainge laughs at your proposal.

 

[Tetsujin]

Danny Ainge laughs at your proposal.

On the plus side, the three remaining stars he has on his roster are locked up long term. On the minus side, Kemba's contract is probably an albatross considering the state of his knees and Jaylen might have more value as a trade chip (hahahaha) than as a long term piece next to Tatum.

 

[SLAB]

I cannot wait to listen to LeBron’s whining press conference when they lose.

 

[kingsboi]

Lakers look cooked without Davis

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I cannot wait to listen to LeBron’s whining press conference when they lose.

Meh. I don't feel the least bit bad about the gd lakers getting embarrassed, but I am incapable of rooting against LeBron James.

 

[Kingz19]

Looks like the Lakers are on their way to a win or go home Game 6 at Staples Center vs a small to mid sized market team



Time to get Dick Bavetta on the phone

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Well, at least one game has been interesting tonight.

 

[Tetsujin]

Lol Austin Rivers