Open Thread: 2021 NBA Playoffs, Round 2 (and Game 7 DAL/LAC)
2021-06-05Hello CtB!!! Hope you’re all enjoying the weekend!!!
Tonight, we have a heavyweight matchup with the Bucks taking on the Nets. We will also have Denver against Phoenix and Hawks versus the 76ers, who might be without Joel Embiid. We will also have the winner of Mavs/Clips taking on the awaiting Utah Jazz.
Per CtB tradition, we’re starting a new thread just so they don’t get too unwieldy to navigate… enjoy the show!!!
posted a new open thread and a bonus point guard roster review, will work my way up the positions as the threads go!
Goat shirt.
76ers with a choke job last night…good for Hawks they play so smart and McMillan should just get contract extension….I know interim coaches are tough to gauge but this team has really been battling well in the playoffs and they are making these serious more interesting than usual.
Clips playing like they should no surprise there – be interesting how Bucks/Nets goes with Kyrie out indefinitely…will Durant go nuclear or did the Bucks gain enough confidence….think if MIddleton goes nuts Bucks are in great shape..these playoffs are bad to watch despite some ‘favorites’ already out of postseason.
Clips romping. If Mitchell is gimpy & Conley is a no go Jazz are in deep trouble.
Are the Clips the favorites? Suns? Phoenix are the healthiest at the moment.
Clips certainly the favorites especially if they knock out the Jazz.
I think Phoenix is capable of making it a series though.
Mitchell’s ankle looms as the major determinative factor in this series.
Can’t explain why I dislike this Philly so much, but I hope the Hawks take this one & take Philly all the way to 7. Unlkely I know.
Also, never thought I’d say it but I am becoming a Trae fan. Dude has a set on him alright.
Love Trae, love guys that know how to play the game!
Embiid seems to be hobbled badly.
He did not shoot well. 8-26 I think. But 18 dimes to 2 TOs. Hawks only had 4 as a team. Allowed them to overcome poor shooting & losing the battle in the boards.
Made a key pass & key bucket late. Found a way to help his team win on an off shooting night. Big time.
I doubt Embiid goes 4-20 again, though.
if Embiid is a non-factor the 76ers just arent the same….game was close due to the fact they were up nearly 20 at one point….just silly how Embiid and Simmons couldnt hit point blank layups at end
Doc Rivers is a factor in the easy dislike…
John Collins leading the Hawks in plus/minus, his rebounding and defense been big time tonight.
and soon as i post this, he screws up an important possession LMFAOOOOo
So tired of all these replay reviews…
Philly kicking ass
if Embiid keeps playing like this, they can win a title.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31632458/nba-competition-committee-exploring-rule-changes-restrict-unnatural-jump-shot-motions-sources-say
Thank goodness
there’s no asterisks for this, its silly talk and really asterisks are for those who cheat blatently, like in baseball with the steroid era. This was just a condensed season albeit shortened but it wasnt any different than past NBA seasons with many back-to-backs before those went by wayside a few years ago. The league is very wide open now ever since Lebron left Cleveland, there isn’t a dominant team (maybe the Nets?) so its anyones title and that’s been the case since 2018. Its fun to have different teams/flavors in the mix. WC finals should be a doozy.
Nope.
I love all these takes attributing injuries to a certain cause without any evidence at all.
I mean, AD got injured. Shocking. Bron’s was a freak play. Miami was healthy, they just got stomped. For Denver, Barton was hurt last year as well. Kemba was hurt before the season started. Brown & Murray are both young guys, I am not buying it
In any case, the teams that go deep in the POs get less rest the following year. That is just the way it works. No asteriks either year.
That tweet was a bit of a troll by me. Here’s a later followup.
LMFAOOOOOOO i dig it!
HAVEN’T REALLY WATCHED PLAYOFFS—READ ABOUT THEM—-I DO REMEMBER DURING THE SEASON I POSTED ABOUT BEING A BOOKER FAN AND THOUGHT HE WAS SOMEWHAT UNDERRRATED —-OTHER CTB COMMENTERS POSTED HE IS JUST ANOTHER SEXTON —“STAT STUFFER “—-STILL THINK THE SAME GUYS —-REALIZE CP3 IS THE ” STRAW THAT STIRS THE DRINK ” BUT BOOKER HAVING SOME PRETTY DECENT PLAYOFFS
I remember reading an article ridiculing James Jones,their draft choices and their complete ineptitude the first year he was there .Funny how things unfold.While the Cavs fire Griffin,hire Beilein and Altman and Bickerstaff we watch another mid market team ascend to the upper echelon of the league.Looks like he’s made all the right moves.What a shame someone here couldn’t see this high character guy with championship experience and find a place for him in this organization.
couldve been combo of Cavs not recognizing it and JJ deciding to find something different and challenging with PHX.
Okoro knows ball:
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO
Review???? Ridiculous.
Glad to see the Nuggets have some fight left in them
Don’t agree with Reggie Miller very often, but he is right. The Nuggets needed to have brought this intensity before now.
wow.. bucks.. glad i kept my cash in my pocket.. re kyrie ankle injury.. how bad ? should be a nice 3 game series.. go PHX
it’s bad, full weight on the right ankle… can’t see him back for at least a week or two at a minimum.
hmm.. no harden or irving.. buckos may pull it off
A sour end to the season for Nuggets & their fans. Rightly upset. Refs may need an escort.
Love me some Javale McGee though!
Silver linings
Flagrant 2 for Joikic, which seems like huge overkill to me. He was frustrated, yes, and swung hard, yes, but it was at the ball. His arm inadvertently hit Payne in the face. Flagrant 1 was the appropriate call.
Yeah, the follow through was him hitting the ball cleanly..
Wow… flagrant 2. Cmon now.
You would be forgiven for thinking TNT were just replaying the same Paul midrange jumpshot repeatedly.
LMFAOOOOOO
Booker & Paul elevating the steal’s place in the game.
CP3 getting to all his spots with zero resistance, like 4th quarter the previous game. He’s almost never going to miss from those spots.
He’s automatic.
The Jae Crowder we thought we were getting from Boston… 4 years too late
This will always annoy me.
M Morris flexing after a neat layup. He obviously forgot about his chokejob in game 2.
Nuggets are going to need Porter Jr or Gordon to step up if they wanna win tonight