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

I have the least amount of chill I've ever had in my NBA watching life

lol fair

also I kinda feel like Giannis needs to make the finals with this team or else he's leaving so there's that

feeling webbers suit tonight

it drives me nuts when teams can't inbound off a timeout

lol gasol making a three literally one second after reggie said ne needed to

game of thrones died so game of zones can live

Giannis baby

both of these coaches have been deeply unimpressive

it's all one high pick and roll w/ no other movement and then a guy dribbling one on one after that action dies

at least nurse is a rookie not sure what buds excuse is

sick play

ahhhh freddddd

This is nba playoff hoop baby

Bledsoe...why is he out there?

reasonable question

uhh giannis is not in the game

the floor looked much better spaced when he was off and they got a lay up...

giannis turned his ankle is why

he looked fine

Why the fuck do these idiots keep saying Giannis came out bc he was tired? He clearly got hurt.

he was just standing there

how does brogdon not go for that loose ball?

Maybe he could have played through it but I don’t understand where they are getting that he came out for being tired.

questionable call on that bropez foul on gasol too

not a wonderfully officiated game

The reviews really killed this game sheesh

this reffing has been horrendous lmao

ballgame

they basically hit lowry with a car

lol

he did a good job getting rid of the ball fast

really bad loss but man what a typical playoff loss for a team who hasn't won anything!

the nba is amazing

otm

tough time for middleton to disappear. and giannis's line looks fine but he didn't impact this game enough

how do u beat the bucks four games in a row
idk i havent done it
lol kawhi

giannis was getting hacked a bunch but the bucks get pretty predictable in the halfcourt on offense bc it never looks like they run actual plays.

Giannis got the James harden playoff treatment bud needs to find different ways to get him to his spots. Bud looking like dantoni east this game

raptors real #1 celebrity fan

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7TQCQZXsAAqdrU.jpg

The Raptors shot 31.7% on 2-pointers tonight (13-41). Before that, per @bball_ref the lowest 2P% in a win all season was 35.4% by San Antonio vs. Memphis in February: https://t.co/Nukpmj0Ao3

— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) May 24, 2019

Game 6 is gonna be a key one for the Bucks

its a must win imo

anyway it seems to me like Bud is doing the same thing that got Kidd fired - running the same play over and over on both ends, even after the opposing team figures out exactly what you're going to do. on one end you watch Giannis go 4 on 1 and fail to draw a foul, on the other you just double whoever has the ball and leave someone open from 3 so you get murdered by VanVleet of all people. this actually worked pretty well against the Celtics but the Raps are better physically and mentally. I still think the Bucks are a (slightly) better team but they've been solved

hows kawhi never had double digi assists

Kawhi's shot-making was crazy, but his nine dimes tonight sets a career high in any NBA game for him.

— Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) May 24, 2019

he does not like to pass

The only knock on his game really

Milwaukee shot over 8 points better than the Raps and lost by 6. that's uh...kinda impressive

i mean 45%-37%. Raps took 13 more free throws though. can't comment on credibly on this obviously but the reffing seemed to be really awful this game, it's one thing if you let Giannis get hacked but then don't call it so tight on the other end. at one point in the 2nd it seemed like they fucked up 5 straight possessions.

god damnit I'm turning into Bill Simmons. I need to go to bed