It is the 2018-19 NBA Playoffs discussion thread for hoops friends ONLY

prediction was always game 3 I think

if the blazers can win one of the first two and durant is still uncertain for game 3 the series could get a little interesting

we get the two best point guards in the league facing off and two of top ~5 shooting guards, p cool

Sixers fan here. When the ball first hit the rim, I was like, “that’s short,” but when it bounced the second time I immediately thought it was going in. Exciting ending, just wish we would not have been on the losing end of it.

I would love if Embiid got his shit together with his diet and training so he might get injured less. Same with Simmons: theoretically he should work all offseason on a jump shot. But I’m confronting the reality that neither of these things will happen and the team is fools’ gold.

it was short! crazy shot

it had insane arc to get a better chance of a friendly bounce. his touch is amazing.

kinda a heave tho tbf

He could shoot that 500 more times exactly like that and id be surprised if he made one. He could take that shot 1 million more times like that and would likely never get a similar bounce and make.

yeah smth like that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70ftneJlXYc

i thought this was kewt (obligatory trigger warning for nuggs fans)

cute

This too

The ultimate Mother's Day gift.@Dame_Lillard celebrated a Game 7 win with his mom ❤️ pic.twitter.com/T7hTn4KZ50

— ESPN (@espn) May 12, 2019

those are great.

yeah aw

Dame has a great smile. Just seems like a real dude.

if you believe the things Dame has said about wanting to win where he is, finishing what he has started, etc., etc., this has got to be so incredibly rewarding for him.

w/ Collins and Nurk back, things are looking good for Portland. they've got to figure out how to upgrade from Harkless and Aminu, though. no shade to those guys, who both play hard and contribute, but Millsap exposed 'em.

ppl forget they traded two picks to get collins, they really need him to be good. they've sorta got a myles turner/sabonis thing going on w him and nurk. they've sorta got a mini OKC thing going on where they really need just like one very good 3&D wing player to bump them up a level. i have hopes for jake layman.

what's the best time to buy playoff tickets? I've watched the ticket prices drop about 10% in the last two hours for tomorrow's game, I'm wondering if I should pull the trigger now or wait until the day of

paul pierce is sooooooo bad at tv man alive

its an embarrassment

go blazers but shit god I am so sad that the nuggets didn't get a crack at the KD-less warriors ;_;

i have like little to no investment in this series atm bc i am Just Happy To Be Here but if the blazers steal one in oakland w/ kd out i will be leaning in hard

i think the bucks are going to win the playoffs

kanter and bogut as the starting centers in the 2019 western conference finals is some weird shit

sad realization that we've got mjax and svg for this entire series

Mute is your friend

i went to take a whiz during lillard’s three free throws and, by the time i made it back, steph hit 2 3’s

game 1s are bad because no playoff adjustments have been made yet

man golden state is tough

pretty ragged out there

guard curry imo

blazers are playing...not good

1 off day is tough after playing in an epic game 7

it’s bad kanter again

curry parents need to get real and both just wear steph jerseys

oh wow look at that even Blazers fans cheering Steph right now pic.twitter.com/J4e3wFg7Ld

— RJ Morwob (@WorldWideWob) May 15, 2019

dude have you seen the split pats/titans jersey that devin/jason mccourtey's mom would wear?

that's how you avoid controversy with yr twins

some place a lot of value in "making the three pointer" but tonight portland is trying the opposite strategy

gotta zig u know

portland scheme so bad mark jackson noticed

somehow theyre only down by 8

dark magic

6

darker magic

Crazy ft disparity but seems like it's being called well.

I have no idea what the blazers are thinking leaving curry open after one screen like every single play. He got bored walking into wide open threes and decided to throw up some one legged floaters for the f of it. Kanter is unplayable in this series and Stotts shoulda known that already.

Oracle was deaaaaaad

Portland kept it eerily close for a long time, despite very poor shooting and sluggish play, but they never clicked and the dubs barely sweated. One hopes for much better from them in coming games or this series will be a walkover. Nurkic would be a big help here, if not for his shattered leg and stuff like that.

alright I bit the bullet on some tickets for tonight, too bad all I have is a knockoff Jabari Parker jersey (VINTAGE!!!)

Nice one. Now bite the bullet on a Giannis Jersey!