NBA Playoffs 2023 Discussion

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  1. Wino

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    See you in LA!!
     
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    Grizz game plan for Game 2: as soon as AD catches it, double or triple him and mug him if you have to; if the refs call a foul we'll live with it.

    Spoiler alert: the refs hardly called any fouls on the AD muggings.

    Grizz did play like their lives were at stake. Good D from them. Freak-show good offensive game from Tillman.

    D-Lo, as we've all seen, has been pretty damned bad so far.

    MEM is maybe the most physical team in the league. They are always teetering on the edge of cheap-shots and sometimes they go over.

    Game 3's gonna be the pivotal one I'm afraid. Let's get it.

    Dillon Brooks is playing the Hatable Klown-Villain role really well. I'm buying it. What a jagoff.
     
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    No surprise here , we all knew a poor effort was coming , it's in Bron and AD's DNA and Grizz had the best home record in the league during the regular season .

    I would prefer Ja to play going forward , if not this series has a 2009 Lakers-Rockets feel to it , except this time we wouldn't play Game 7 at home
     
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    Was only a matter of time. Sad to see careers derailed by injury and fans missing out on seeing the best vs the best.

     
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    Just so sad that we've seen so few matchups between Lebron/KD/Kawhii. 3 of the greatest forwards of all times and they never seem to play against each other
     
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    Eff Balmer and eff the Clippers …. couldn’t happen to two better entities.
     
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    So playing your load management player 45 minutes a game in playoff games isn't a good idea? Who would've thought.
     
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    Didn't think kawaii gimpy knee could last a series
     
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    When I watch NBA games not just as a Laker fanatic but as a fan of the game, Kawhi has astonished me with his skills so many times I lost count when he was a Spur. You get the sense he's on his way out, what with all the injury time missed. The NBA is worse for it.

    That said, as a Laker fan, watching Clips/Suns: I hate both teams, but I hate the Suns more. Clips need Leonard to be competitive, obviously. That he's out in Game 3 really sucks. I'd like to see the series go 7 and both teams just wear the eff out of each other, but not gonna lie: I had PHO in 5 anyway.
     
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    Odds don't seem to be in the Clipps favor for this one

     
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    i've been asking for an orthopedist to tell me why we think you can sit out half your games and play only 32 minutes in the ones you do play, and then you just ramp it up to 44 playoff minutes every other day. never understood it.
     
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    So I guess Embiid has to be suspended now right?



    (he won’t be)
     
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    LOLOL. I bet he is. He just blatantly kicked him in the nuts. Has to be!

    :eek: :eek: :eek:
     
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    :LLLLLebronlaughing:

    As far as a suspension, not sure. It seems Dray's was more based on reputation and crowd interaction afterwards (where Silver happened to be in attendance). Embiid doesn't have that bad rap. Maybe they'll just slap him with a fine and make him pay for the bag of frozen peas that Nic will have to use tonight.


     
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    The players walking over other players are doing it on purpose. To bait them. The players don’t need to walk over others - like Bron did to Dray. Those doing the walking over should be hit with techs too.
     
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    LOL what is HAPPENING with these players? I thought everyone knew this area was off limits

     
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    They ejected him for that but not Embiid for his kick? I don't understand. They got the calls reversed. Not sure that's how makeup calls work. Refs need to go home. They're drunk.


    But wait, there's more...

     
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    Its always funny when the refs think the fans are there to see them. Nobody is there to see them. Stupid a**, weak a**, soft a** league trying too hard to be the NoFunLeague. I say bring back taunting, bring back hanging on the rim, bring back grabbing the ball and rolling it to waste time after making a shot, bring it all back.
     

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