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?
Jokic is a monster. 15-20 FGs. Blazers are gonna dirty it up to try and get him riled.
Disappointing game from Jimmy Buckets tonight, only 10 pts.
Man, watching highlights of Bucks / Heat. Jrue Holiday is such a great creator. Cavs guards should watch film of him during their time off. For example, he does not drive into heavy traffic & shoot. If D collapses on him, he will spot up a teammate elsewhere. Feel like he is a player who would rarely get blocked (I should check stats before I make statements like that).
Bucks gave up a lot for Jrue, but it was a great trade for them to try to win a title in the next three years. Anyone saying otherwise is FOS. He is a serious ceiling raiser in the playoffs.
Blazers smacked in mouth early, but not intense or disciplined enough. They can regroup & win, but they have a few things to fix.
Man, they got it down to nearly 10, and then Denver just slammed the door. Impressive stuff from Denver to bounce back.
Think this one is going 7, and it’ll likely be decided on how many games McCollum is hot…
Feel that’s likely.
holy crap Dame and Joker putting on a show????!!!
Terrible review – refs suckered by Campazzo flop. Academy award beckons.
LMFAOOOOOo dang u Facu!!!!!
Lillard putting them on his back. But probably unsustainable if they can’t control turnovers. Also the pace of this game is slower than the last – Jokic looking much more comfortable, which could be a problem down the stretch.
Dayum, Dame on fire – has equaled Vince Carter’s record for 3s in a half….think he’s the gonna bust the game record too. Currently held by some punk on the Warriors.
Nuggets appear to have boatloads of high-energy point guards as well — Campazzo and his many mighty backups (Monte Morris, Markus Howard) had moments in this game. Austin Rivers with some nice highlight plays and the standard no fear, he is a little like Norm Powell (in the sense of bravado) but with less muscle.
Blazers have been my 2nd team for a while bow. This is hard to watch.
Man what happened??? looked so good game 1!!!
Never expected a game in this series would go like this. Makes one wonder if there will be an impact to the remaining games. I would imagine the Heat will come out hard game three, and if they lose that they may more or less throw in the towel.
I’m big on the Bucks, I think they have a shot beating the Nets.
Same. Hope they can stay away from stupid fluke injuries.
I hope so.
Bud has to be willing to let Giannis guard Durant down the stretch. Giannis has to avoid foul trouble for it to work.
The tribe game is vastly superior to this basketball game.
was a great game !
Bucks aren’t messing around tonight, at least out of the gate.
LOVE IT! Sweep!!! Sir Charles calling it LMFAOOO
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1396886020210188291?s=20
It will be fascinating to see who signs Drummond this offseason. Regardless of whatever salary he gets, presumably they’ll have to play him. Who? The Kings?
The Athletic NBA podcast saying Lakers really need to go with an “ABD” (Anybody But Drummond) look at center, opine that he is “not a winning playoff basketball player” and giving multiple examples as to why. Of course they’re also taking a piece out of Anthony Davis too (“he is out there stinking it up…I don’t know what he is doing out there…he wins one ring and he’s a diva”), but the Drummond narrative is certainly interesting.
What is the deal with Davis? I was in and out of the game yesterday and he did seem like a complete non-factor. I haven’t follow league news that closely. Is he just not fully recovered?
I assume it’s injuries — “father time is undefeated” etc. Davis was 5-16 overall in the game, I need to watch the first half to see where he got his touches, or if Drummond was the only thing the Lakers had going inside since Harrell I think is more of a defender and energy guy, not really a post threat so far as I know.
He’s done a lot of disapp0earing in games this year, Laker fans have been pretty frustrated with him. That said, I wouldn’t be surprised if he comes out and scores 40 in game 2.
Think it’ll be a bit of a different story if and when Mitchell is back. But good game for the Grizz, and Morant is a tough dude to shut down.
As is Brooks.
I also love their attitude – the right amount of niggle / disrespect. They aren’t afraid of anyone, clearly.
https://twitter.com/cdesilva23/status/1396672971553472521?s=20
uh oh…. that’s not good!!! LMFAOOOOOOO
https://twitter.com/VernonMaxwell11/status/839893370449375232?s=20
Next level trolling
https://twitter.com/MarcJSpears/status/1396680534978220036?s=20
What a gutsy job by the Grizz. And what a weekend of playoff basketball.
NBA playoffs nothing like it!!! who would’ve thought that Portland, Phoenix, Dallas and Memphis looked the best from the West…. underdog nation!!!
Two games in a row layup out of oob play
Really dislike the intengional fpul here.
agreed, need to legislate that out of the game as they did hack a Shaq
I just meant the tactic. Its fine just thought it was too soon.
Worked though
WOW, smart foul Kyle Anderson to prevent the 3.
Wow big foul…
Clarkson invisible tonight.
https://twitter.com/Sam_Vecenie/status/1396678243822968833?s=20
JA MORANT BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Morant too good
Tight game with controversy!!! Where’s my popcorn???
WOW FAVORS!!!! 5 point game!!!
Playoff Ja is real LMFAOOOOO
Bogdonavic is such a pro
en fuego right now!!!
Gobert gone!!!
That call was thin af
agreed
WOW he and Conley only starters with positive plus/minuses
HOLY CRAP JA!!!
HUGE SHOT JA!
He was huge down the stretch last game. Super confident. Think he’s gonna get it done.
Betting the jazz come back here. Memphis starting to hit the wall while the jazz look like the rust is slaking off.
down to 8!!!
Clarkson looked a little like Sexton on that stuffed shot in the lane…
Failure to recognize when overmatched. Yes.
saw Dame Lillard get stuffed along similar lines at the end of the first half vs. Nuggets, instantly though of Sexton
ABSOLUTELY LMFAOOOOOOOo
WOW WHAT A BLOCK JJJ!!!
THEN THE THREE!!!!! RAGE TO UTAH!!!
Stretching the elastic….Grizz just move the ball so well, consistently make the right play.
LMFAOOOOOO a team full of unselfish players is wonderful to watch!!!
Melton great pass to JV… great ball movement period by Memphis.
I went back and read the 2018 CtB draft thread, I posted 3 times for cavsdan to buy a pick to draft Melton LMFAOOOOOOo
Ha ha jinx!!
HOW ABOUT BANE HUH?!?!
AND THE STANK EYE!!!! LMFAOOOOo
Utah making a run to end the quarter here we go…
HUGE SHOT tyus jones!!! lets go duke!!!
UmI thought it was bane.
talking about the previous shot, floater to stop the run.
Suns Grizzlies WCF lets gooooooooo LMFAOOOOOOOO
I’m ready for that brave new world
would be pretty great but Adam Silver surely will prevent it!!! lMFAMOOOOOOOo
What I do know is that I’m ready for CF & Finals that don’t involve Lebron or Curry.
LMFAOOOOOO AMEN!!!!