>>218 Can the heat beat the cavs?

>>295 Yes 7 games

Doc is going to survive another year because of muh injury, isn’t he?

>>421 Not if Giannis leaves

Alright this shit is fucking gay fuck sharty frfr

What does MPJ do holy shit

>>506 sharty was scary and smelly, I didn't like it there

Well that's a win for the Nuggets but it seems like a shade from last season's playoff against Lakers where they spent the majority of time being behind before doing a comeback. All 4 starters are playing 40+ minutes already damn

>>514 Fucking nothing. He's a big playoff bum. He shot like 20% in the Finals and like 30% against the Wolves last year. >>522 I still think the Clippers will win the series. Things come easier to them.

Westbrook is a rollercoaster

Adelman essentially running a 6-man rotation is nuts. Russ played more minutes than Pwat and Pickety combined. Strawther didnt even touch the field.

>>555 Pwat needs to see the court more but he can't keep smoking dunks. I think Nnaji might actually get minutes this series too

>>525 MPJ was like nearly 50% from 3 against the Lakers last year and killed them that year in their finals run too so apparently he can only shoot against them

>>557 He was bad today?

>>580 You could see the amount of minutes he played today, Adelman is more strict on giving minutes to the players that deserve it more.

>>555 If by some miracle they beat the Clippers they'll be so gassed by the OKC series it won't be even remotely competitive.

Knicks are just too mature for the Pistons

Wolvesbros... I feel good.

>>670 Which is a bigger fraud, Thunders or Cavs?

oh damn the wolves are hot Also that was pinned, right?

Wolves are scary damn Luckily Nuggets will only face them if they meet in the conference final

AR15 the regular season merchant

Awoos fucking up the Lakers would be so beautiful

Urmmm i thought Luka is Wolves' killer?

what a hilarious banked in 3 Lakers down 14 entering the 4th quarter

The Lakers are already fouling with 7 minutes left

>>673 >>758 Wulveskings are too strong

>Luka had 1 assist What a strange game. I don't think this game is a big deal, the Wolves cannot replicate this. I won't take them seriously unless they win 3 more.

>>762 >Luka had 37pts & 8rbs >AR15 and LBJ in double figures >All played 35+ minutes >Wulves still deliver a systematic beatdown It's over

>>762 The Lakers don't fuckin pass or drive. Though it isn't likely the Wolves make half their 3s like this again.

Shoulda gambled for Mark Williams

>retards on twitter were actually asking if Reaves is better than Herro I know Twitter is just ragebait faggotry but cmon. 13 shots to get 16 pts? Reaves is dog shit compared to Herro and I don't even like Miami...like why are people genuinely asking if a inconsistent 3rd option is better than decent 2nd option? He hasn't ever been asked to do more than just be the 3rd option behind AD and Bron and now Bron and Luka and he can barely do that. And speaking of Bron, your "king" played like horseshit. We'd probably be in the playoffs right now if these retards didn't trade Luka.

>>589 think Adelman will make a better adjustment and MPJ hopefully will put more effort now that he's actually under scrutiny. honestly when they tied, Nuggets could've won it without the OT but stuff happened.

Bronbros? Surely we won't have to add another to the list... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyN-Z4qxav8

I still think Lakers but it will have to be a carry job from Luka. Lebron cannot give you 28-30 plus points consistently now.

Nuggets will sweep the Clippers

>>809 Clippers dominated Nuggets for the majority of the game. They needed to go OT and gamble with having Westbrook close the game. The problem with gambling is, it's gambling. Clippers doesn't have a gamble player like Westbrook, they were consistently great. (Not that any of this matters, Celtics or OKC will win the chip anyways)

>>839 Clippers only outscored Nuggets in 1st quarter and this with MPJ having the stinkiest of the stinky. they gradually shored up their defense as well.

LeFraud

>>849 I don't understand why MPJ sucks so much. Taller than Lebron. Young. Doesn't have to dribble, his only job is shooting. Can dunk whenever he wants to. Why not just have AG, MPJ dunking everytime they're in a point deficit, I will never understand that. Remember a few games ago when Aaron Gordon just said fuck it and just kept dunking the ball in? Just do that for fucks sake

>>907 he's mentally weak, hoping russ getting more minute than him in the first game will make him improved in the 2nd game but who knows. having him contribute *just* 15 points in this series can go a long way even when Russ is Russ and Jamal is a chronic memechucker.

If you dont love me at my westbrick you dont deserve me at my beastbrook

Go Grizzlies

Yeah, it’s gonna be OKC vs Celtics in the finals. Easiest finals prediction since 2017. Gotta say though, I like the new blood we keep getting every year in the finals since 2019. Too bad casuals hate parity deep down

>>974 You don't trust the Cavaliers?

>>975 Celtics are just too unguardable if Porzingis stays healthy. Top defensive team and the best 3 point shooting team in history

Wow

The absolute state of JJJ

>>769 I've seen this reaves overhyping a lot lately. Happened with Podz from Warriors too. I think its just the result of a super charged stats based analysis society, people divorce themselves from reality to default to interpretation through context less stat lines because its harder to interpret and understand reality yourself. Don't get me wrong, this doesnt mean stats aren't important, but look at Thinking Basketballs channel for properly contexted stats and analysis. That's not the average watcher tho.

>>985 Lakers love to hype their trash. Remember Talen Horton-Tucker?

magic are hustling ill give them that

>>995 missing too many bunnies

>>778 wonder how this guy must feel about curry if he's this brutal about lebron

Beastbrookbros... We beat the causals again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlzewDXPnGI

It's crazy how OKC once had 3 scoring GOATs all in one team. Westbrook, Harden, KD. It's just fucking crazy the amount of firepower.

Are Suggs and Mo projected to be back for this series?

Taylor Jenkins is vindicated

Lebron James is the greatest basketball player of all time.

I believe.

>AG already on probable list kek

Did Leviticus die?

heat can still win this but even if they lose, they still can manage an upset in this series

so where do the usual posters post now with the old place is gone? back to plebbit?

>>1092 The Kronkeys give (You) the GM position for the n_gge_s, the the imperative to win 2 more chips before Jokic bails. Who do you hire as coach? Who is your team personnel changes to make a true contender?

Denver gonna pull another out of their ass tonight?

Norman Powell LMAO

Good evening /sports

Only kawhi is playing

Good Start

The fuck was that handle kek

If Nuggets go deep this playoffs, where does that leave Michael Malone?

>>1226 Adelman getting a ring.

>>1226 He's a good coach who just ran out of time and ideas, need a fresh start somewhere else

Van Gundy is too old for that shit

Jokic literally cannot rest for more than 3 minutes

Murray looks low energy

>>1232 He is supposedly sick.

The Nuggets wasted Jokic. I swear most other franchises would have multiple rings with him.

This ref sucks

>>1234 What team do you want to see Jokic play? I would love to see him play in GS with Curry

Westbrook "assist"

Watching Nico Harrison's Press Conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyOHHA1m5NA

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm missing the Inceltic and weap fans

jokic out there flopping against 5 footers it's embarrassing

Kawai Lenord is ridiculous

Can Westbrook stay sane?

Flippers can't rebound

Need Nuggets to win so youtube is more fun tomorrow.

WTF Jokic flopping shamelessly

Adelmanbros...

Apologize

>Aaron Gordon injured KEKAROO /pol/fags lost. Their fat man has proven he's a fluke. Can't beat any team that isn't an injured 8th seed. Lebron is the GOAT. Jokic is a fraud.

My GOAT >>> Chokic

>>1275 I want Kawaii to win more than I want Celtics or Thunder to win...

What’s funny about Nico always repeating "defense wins championships" is that it’s a fucking football phrase from bear Bryant. It applies way more to football than the NBA. This isn’t the 2000s when every game was a brickfest and teams struggled to score 95 points. 110-120 points today is what is expected of teams due to the pace and 3 point shot. It’s not 50/50, the game is 70% offense to 30% defense. Defensive specialists like Rodman, Wallace, Prince, and Tony Allen have been phased out of the game for a reason. Those guys would struggle to play today unless they developed some offense. You think fucking Kendrick Perkins would play starting minutes on a championship team now. Generating points will always be the most valuable part of basketball

>>1284 49 of the last 51 NBA champions had a defense above league-average with the exception being the 2000 Lakers and the 23 Nuggets if you include certain metrics. https://www.poundingtherock.com/2024/12/10/24317561/offense-defense-what-makes-champion https://thenewleafjournal.com/examining-whether-defense-wins-nba-championships/ The Nuggets are also the only championship team in the last 5 years who did not have a top 10 defense. Boston = 3, Warriors = 1, MIL = 10, Lakers = 3. Before that, the decade was: 2019 Raptors: 5th OFF / 5th DEF 2018 Warriors: 3rd OFF / 11th DEF 2017 Warriors: 1st OFF / 2nd DEF 2016 Cavaliers: 3rd OFF / 10th DEF 2015 Warriors: 2nd OFF / 1st DEF 2014 Spurs: 7th OFF / 3rd DEF 2013 Heat: 2nd OFF / 9th DEF 2012 Heat: 8th OFF / 4th DEF 2011 Mavericks: 8th OFF / 8th DEF 2010 Lakers: 11th OFF / 4th DEF All of these are top-tier in both, but there are 9 top-10 defenses to 9 top-10 offenses - exactly the same amount. It doesn't win champions alone, but you obviously need to be defensively competent. Nico is saying Luka voids even the 30% you need to win a chip, which is clearly just deflection, but we do have the tape... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBmtDBjLoTY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98LBSunTuZg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADgj4awy4cw Daryl Morey already showed us that the points = winning formula doesn't work. Mat Ishbia and the Knicks are proving that as well.

>>1287 Luka did get targeted in the finals, but it doesn’t help that no other mavs players could make shots besides him. Kyrie going MIA was a bigger deal. I think his offensive contributions outweigh his defensive weaknesses, it’s the same with Jokic. They got to the finals with him as a star after all, they never gave up 120 plus points at all during that playoff run. As for the Morey Rockets, they were closer than anyone to defeating the KD warriors, if it wasn’t for CP3ms injury who knows what could’ve happened.

>>1290 Nico doent care for or respect Chokic's asterisk

>>1290 >it’s the same with Jokic. They got to the finals with him as a star after all, they never gave up 120 plus points at all during that playoff run. Yes, but a simple fact is that Jokic is taller and can take up more defensive space by default and so has a wider margin of error, plus the whole team turned up the defensive intensity from the regular season to the playoffs as you mentioned. I don't know if Luka has that extra gear on defense. He can develop it though. If Luka can win as a Laker with his current playstyle it will change how everyone approaches team building, I think. >As for the Morey Rockets, they were closer than anyone to defeating the KD warriors, if it wasn’t for CP3ms injury who knows what could’ve happened. True, though for that season they were ranked 6th defensively and 1st offensively, so it would've fit the standard league pattern more than other Morey teams.

is there no hope for grizzlies

Retards actually thought the Thunder were a first round exit

Is Luka drunk?

>>1351 he's working on a 40

Who would have thought half of Minny roster would be in foul trouble after Lakers lost game 1

>>1355 He can't keep getting away with it

Please be a wolves win, it'll be really funny watching them look for another scapegoat for lefraud

Jokic was in the NBA for 10 years and only survived the playoffs once.

It's not fun watching the Heat get BTFO without weapschizo to laugh at....

key cee poop

Reminder that Jaylen Brown proved in two separate Finals that he is the alpha dog on the Celtics and a better player than Gayson Gaytum, who is NOT HIM.

VanVleet is thicc. Nigga looks like a cacodemon in that red jersey.

warriors...lose in 3 jimmy gone flee

If Jimmy's butt is broken, Warriors are done

Curry's 5th ring....

What does he do?

>>1538 Onion rings would have to do

>>1359 DoorDash

The Motor Cade

Chokic going down 1 - 2 today. He's already been choking at the FT line, the Wall will destroy him

PWat will lock down Kawhi for good, hope Adelman adapts well

>>1532 I rate Tatum, but Brown has a stronger mindset in the 'yoffs, that's for sure.

Scotty Pippen Jr legacy game

GRIZZLIESBROS!!!

>OKC roleplayers stop hitting their 3s and don't defend the 3 >go down by 30

Ja is fucking dead

>>1897 nigga butthurt af

>>1872 OKC here. You lost ;)

Lakers actually has a chance at winning it all. Am I right or wrong?

Lets go Nuggets