Open Thread: NBA Playoffs 2021 2021-05-22 Off By Chris Francis Hello CtB! We officially begin the NBA Playoffs!!! Enjoy one of the best spectacles in sport with your fellow CtBers here, it should be a great one. Live Thread: Play in Games/Off-season chatter Podcast 240: Trying to win?
THE DILLON BROOKS SHOW LMFAOOOOOOOOOo
Impressive stretch by the grizz. Utah just has no inside threat to compress the d.
DILLON BROOKS WITH THE KISS!!!!!! ANDERSON THE PICKPOCKET!!!!
This dude was a second round pick!!!!!
Grizz becoming the best run org in the association at mining talent from the draft.
For sure!!!! Memphis has been a real analytics darling team with DeAnthony Melton, Brandon Clarke, Brooks!!!
damn even forgot to mention Desmond Bane!!! Xavier Tillman…
Agree with Nate, they draft exactly how a 21st century team should.
Ingles unbalanced shot, Grizz D squeezing the Jazz set plays
they really miss Mitchell’s ability to create his own shot.
Game getting junked up here.
First dumb shot I’ve seen Morant take. Maybe thats fatigue.
yup, total fatigue type of shot.
WOW DILLON BROOKS!!!!
So impressed with him
Grizz don’t seem bithered by Jazz D…
they can play a bit of defense themselves!!!
Kyle Anderson has 5 steals in one half!!! LMFAO
Grizz roaring back into it. Showing resilience, maybe not as fatigued as reported.
they a very young team!!!
Lotta jawing out there. Conley in the thick of it.
IDK why but I like Memphis!!!
Gotta love the underdog!
WOW, JV taking it to Rudy!!
12 points in 90 seconds. Shooters came to play!
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1396638946382209030?s=20
yup, and i think Randle blew the angle on the double too… if they even tried to double.
Trae Young haters in shambles right now LMFAOOOOO
man John Collins, Lou Williams, Bogdanavic showed out
Bogdan particularly. Young kids standing up. Great to see.
Man imagine him with the Bucks right now too!!! LMFAOOOOOOOOO
How? he got a wide open look on terrible d because you’re not allowed to guard him.
Yeah, there’s nothing you can do. He flails at the slightest contact
He does that, for sure, along with many others, but the refs always seem to reward him for it, too. Pretty tired of that.
LMFAOOOOOO case in point!!!
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1396636654962610176?s=20
No way Brothers was going to overturn that.
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1396636465925341185?s=20
Way to kill the atmosphere
The NBA should grant any team playing a Trae Young team 10 review options per game.
OMG that was an awful call.
This game os legit.
today’s games >>>>>>
Great to see Burks doing so well too
Can we just go ahead and award Young an and 1 on every shot, and cut out the drama?
Great game though. Didn’t expect to enjoy this one as much as I am.
A crowd….at a game….so good to see and hear.
Atmosphere of a real playoff game.
the vibe at MSG is absolutely insane!!!
https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/1396623627961917441?s=20
RJ BARRETT with no mercy!!!!
In an alternate universe… the Cavs are in the playoffs instead of either the Hawks or the Knicks. The right collection of young players taking positive steps forward, veteran talent making contributions, and coaching. Sigh…
Yep. Sliding doors….
CONGRATS TO PHIL M —-A WIN FOR ALL OF US “SILVER HAIRS ” :-)
Only way the Lakers will win this series is if they bench AD (he’s soft), and get Drummond 30 post ups a game. Not sure they have the intelligence and guts to do this, however.
Booker what a performance… amazing growth of his game willing to pass out of the double teams. Collin Sexton take note.
Best game he has played. I actually had confidence he’d make plays down the stretch. They need CP3, though, or the Lakers will just smother him. I hope Paul can go in the future and be effective. He certainly didn’t look healthy out there. He at least could bring the ball up and function as a decoy, but that won’t be enough to win the series.
Yup, totally agree re: Booker. Yup CP3 injury is devastating, he clearly had numbness in his whole arm.
If CP3 is done, Phoenix is so screwed.
I’m thinking he managed to avoid anything serious. Will probably have to play through pain.
But gives more of a chance for Booker to go supernova – man, he’s fun to watch
Suns gonna hang on here, I think. AD has been poor tonight.
Vogel gonna have to go to Gasol or AD at the 5. Drummond just not a winning player. Kind of like……Sexton.
Ayton killing AD on the glass.
Yeah AD has been non-existent. I imagine Morris would be a better play over Drummond with his ability to stretch the floor
Suns just want this game more than the Lakers
Yep. 100% spot on.
Just one game, but LAL & LAC not looking good.
LeBron always says Game 1 is his “feel out” game – I think Lakers will be fine. Still think they’ll win in 6.
I think Clips-Mavs will go 7, should be a fun series.
CP3 can’t feel his dominant arm SMFH
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1396582355742121986?s=20
I’ve always hated the drama queen stuff. That was ridiculous.
He seems to care about his legacy – feel like this kind of thing won’t help it.
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1396576060045762560?s=20
“EMPTY STATS “
DRUMMOND STRUGGLING—SO GLAD HE IS NOT A CAV —-HIS STOCK IS DROPPING RAPIDLY IN FREE AGENCY
Drummond being Drummond…
Mikal Bridges with a massive defensive impact in the game.
CP headed off to the locker room. Freakin bummer…
hopefully he’s OK!!!
Shoulder contusion… hopefully doesn’t slow him down
Love hearing the crowd’s energy in these playoff games! Fast start to Lakers-Suns
Just watching replay of Mavs / Clips….1st Q Doncic drives to hoop with PBev on him, gets the bucket with a foul. Screams “TOO F&*KING SMALL”. Clips players give him a look but do nothing. The writing was on the wall early.
apparently he has something rich to say after every basket? somehow complaining to the officials doesn’t slow him down back up court, very efficient; someone needs to start tracking the “and one” audio declarations or variations thereupon, I would assume he averages over a dozen per game
the Clippers looked like they were in some kind of collective hypnosis in that game, Mavs were ready to pounce. I think the last time they played the Cavs Porzingis was out, he’s obviously a difficult match-up too. Jalen Brunson playing some really competent ball as well
Portland’s offense >>>>>>
Nice chilling with you Simmo!
Blazers look very well prepared, in form & fresh. Going places.
Pleasure as always CLF!
Zero minutes for ex-Cavs big man JaVale McGee in this game, is the Denver strategy for the non-Jokic minutes at center to all go to Millsap in this series? Between his Oregon roots and time with Denver, I would be interested to see how this all looks from the vantage point of CtB favorite Isaiah “Hartendimes” (TM CtB, poached w/o attribution by one of those “I get my best ideas from Simmo’s threads” Cavs beat writers who shall not be named).
LMFAOOOO I noticed a prominent podcaster bit our phrase “the Collin Sexton conundrum”!!!!
Hard not to think that it’s game.
Nurkic D on Jokic pretty good
Nurkic will make Jokic work!
Nurk is going to want payback on Denver.
Without Murray & Barton, gonna be tough for Denver.
huge play by Nurkic!!! might be dagger
WOW huge 3 by Dame…
4 pt turnaround with that steal
Great game….
might be my favorite of the day.
Melo with some clangers and lapses on D
Costly. Back to 4, Blazers timeout
brought back the Nuggets into the game single handedly!!!
watched just the first half of that game, have yet to see the Blazers explosion in it — was thinking incongruously during the match, namely, if four or five years from now (when he’ll be Carmelo’s current 36 years of age) Kevin Love is also coming off the bench making contributions for a good team or is going to be out of the league, etc.
DAME TIME!!!! WOW!
Holy…..Lillard!!!!
Knee-buckling shot
Blazers up 5, Jokic to bench. Danger close!
You called it, big time danger!!!!
I’m sure Nugs will respond, but Murray’s absence is very telling. Rivers ain’t gonna cut it as a replacement.
Yup absolutely… I picked Portland in the pick em challenge, just hard to overcome the guard disparity between the teams.
Austin Rivers with the dumbest shot in the history of the game…. staring at a Jokic mismatch, and launched an airball.
Noticing Jokic fatigue and Blazers look fresher, faster….
WOW, both of these teams are such a joy to watch offensively.
JOKIC IS DESTROYING THEM!!!!
Wow, OK, this is gonna come down to the wire.
Jokic wow
CJ QB rocket!!!
NURKIC!! Destroyed whoever that was under the rim 😁😁
Damn, was feeling better about Portland earlier, but Denver up at half feels like they won’t let that lead go.
Might be right …. Time will tell …
Blazers got a lucky break there, close the gap at the half
Nurrrrkic with the stuff…expecting a big series from him, he’s gotta be hungry.
CJ been a pleasure to watch this season
and really all it took was turning some of his 2s into 3s!
Hope Sexton has watched that process
Hell yes!!! LMFAOOOOOO
Melo feeling it.
Will be interesting to see how many minutes he plays this postseason.
having him come off the bench is a luxury…. tough shot maker is huge in the playoffs.
Looking forward to the Blazers / Suns matchup the most of this round.
Lol, obvs meant Nuggets.
So many ex cavs in this Brooklyn /Boston matchup.
Too bad we could not develop Harris. Always liked Green’s game. My favorite two Nets, for sure.
Great finale to Game 1 Bucks-Heat — Middleton and Holiday showing strong in the OT
that was insane…. really thought the Bucks were gonna lose.
SO LEBRON SUPPOSEDLY BREAKING NBA COVID PROTOCOL——-IS THERE A “LEBRON DOUBLE STANDARD ” HIM NOT BEING BANNED // SUSPENDED —–THOUGHTS // OPINIONS
Absolutely… I guess that’s the privilege of being the NBA’s top dog for so long. Should’ve been suspended IMO.
I honestly don’t get why he’s being a douche about the vaccine. Can someone explain it to me? He’s not an anti-vaxxer is he?
It’s dumb and douchey
I think it’s related to a legitimate suspicion of vaccines on the part of the black community given the history of treatment of black people in the US with respect to healthcare.
So I don’t think he’s being dumb or douchey, I think the NBA is being dumb and douchey not protecting the rest of the players who are at risk.
I hear you. Hard to know from over here, but what is being done by leaders of the black community to combat this? Seems like Lebron is not up for that role on this matter.
I think there’s been special outreach programs and things of that nature, but report after report has shown that US government/corporate response to Covid has been racist to say to least. Black/Hispanic people more affected by Covid, with LESS access to the vaccine.
No question LeBron would have influence, there’s some speculation he was vaccinated a long time ago and doesn’t want to reveal that.
He’s been a total @$$hat about the vaccine.
I would love to see Phoenix kick his butt. But I doubt it. Will still root for Bron vs Clips or Nets or Celtics. But that is about it.
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