2014 NBA Playoffs

[shawnbm]

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Miami was tough on D big time invthe fourth quarter and LeBron and Dwayne were champions invthe last quarter. I liked the grit in the second half by Miami.

 

[DarthFed]

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What's with Cavs and Numero uno's man...How many did they get in the last 10 years?

It's 3 in the past 5 years I think. Anyone else believe the NBA feels sorry for them after The Decision?

Anyways I am happy the Bucks got top 2. It will be Wiggins and Parker in some order at 1-2. Missed most of the game tonight, must have been a lot better defense from both teams.


Edit: Actually 3 in the last 4 now. That's insane.

 

[the AntiPusher]

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3. Philly
2. Bucks
1. Cavs get the #1 pick again

Lakers & Celts don't make the top 5.

Congrats to the top 3. The Lakers and Kobe are in trouble..

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

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What's with Cavs and Numero uno's man...How many did they get in the last 10 years?

It's 3 in the past 5 years I think. Anyone else believe the NBA feels sorry for them after The Decision?

Anyways I am happy the Bucks got top 2. It will be Wiggins and Parker in some order at 1-2. Missed most of the game tonight, must have been a lot better defense from both teams.

%1.7 odds man! Somebody or something is watching over Cavs, that's for sure...

 

[kskate2]

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WCF Game 2 just started. I'm taking the Spurs to go up 2-0

 

[DarthFed]

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They are doing a bit better in avoiding small ball but I still think they should have 2 of their 3 bigs on the court for the vast majority of the game especially when Duncan and Splitter are in the game.

 

[kskate2]

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Somebody better guard Green, he is lighting OKC up

 

[kskate2]

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Halftime score: 58-44 Spurs

 

[DarthFed]

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Spurs are just in the zone these playoffs aside from a couple tough losses to Dallas. It's going to be tough for anyone to beat them.

OKC did a lot of things better than they did in game 1, I think the rotations they're going with are much better but SA is playing very good defense on Westbrook and Durant and they had a good 5 minute stretch to end the half and suddenly are up 14.

 

[kskate2]

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It's completely out of hand. 29pt lead now 87-58

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

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This is like men against boys.

 

[DarthFed]

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Can't blame it all on Ibaka or the coach. OKC's stars didn't show up and the perimeter defense was atrocious. The only thing that can cheer them up is the fact they've been down 2-0 to SA before and then took 4 straight games. But again that was with Harden and Ibaka and SA wasn't playing as well as they are now.

 

[kskate2]

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I'm thinking they win one of those games in OKC, probably game 3 and then Spurs take the series 4-1.

 

[kskate2]

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mercifully it's over. 112-77

 

[DarthFed]

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Yeah it's just tough, Spurs are moving the ball too well and OKC has little prayer of defending them. Durant has to go nuts otherwise they will struggle to win a game.

 

[brokenshoelace]

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Scott Brooks, "one of the best coaches" in the NBA, is still trying 40 different line-ups, including ones he never used in the regular season. I understand the Ibaka injury threw them off, but he learned about it right after the Clips game, and it's obvious he has no idea what to do. Spurs are also killing them on the pick and roll and Brooks has yet to figure out a way to deal with it. On top of that, their offensive spacing is absolutely atrocious too, and Durant/Westbrook were again playing iso ball, jacking up terrible shots, and not attacking the rim.

 

[the AntiPusher]

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Spurs are just in the zone these playoffs aside from a couple tough losses to Dallas. It's going to be tough for anyone to beat them.

OKC did a lot of things better than they did in game 1, I think the rotations they're going with are much better but SA is playing very good defense on Westbrook and Durant and they had a good 5 minute stretch to end the half and suddenly are up 14.

OKC did a lot of things better than game 1...
Did you post this when the score was 2-2 in the first quarter

 

[DarthFed]

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^ Nah, did it at the half when it was "only" 14.

 

[the AntiPusher]

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^ Nah, did it at the half when it was "only" 14.

:laydownlaughing

 

[kskate2]

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Spurs are just in the zone these playoffs aside from a couple tough losses to Dallas. It's going to be tough for anyone to beat them.

OKC did a lot of things better than they did in game 1, I think the rotations they're going with are much better but SA is playing very good defense on Westbrook and Durant and they had a good 5 minute stretch to end the half and suddenly are up 14.

Maybe they realize how close they were last year if not for 36 seconds of epic failing. Anyway, you could say Dallas tuned them up for the remainder of the post season. I thought Portland/OKC would present some resistance, but you were right when you said the Spurs would just get better.