NBA Playoffs 2023 Discussion

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  1. 432J

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    this series is going to be an absolute snoozefest
     
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    Denver won pretty comfortably, but returned to earth right on queue, shooting 29% from 3. Why couldn’t we get any cold shooting nights?
     
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    I hope the league is watching, they should have given the Lakers more phantom calls against the Nuggets. The final would have been more exciting Lakers vs Miami.
     
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    it's just denver's year. the heat struggled from 3 as well and they were the 2nd best 3 pt shooting team in the playoffs
     
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    Mic drop :cool:

    :Beertoast2:
     
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    Jokic might just be too good. Dude does not need to score much for stretches because he does everything else better then everyone. Then he goes off eventually and gets a massive triple double. Overall, Denver is a machine as long as their short rotation is healthy. I think this is their year.
     
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    Let hope so. But you know this old saying. "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity". They were good from the start of the season, they deserve this win...Next year is our turn :)
     
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    Size Matters..
    Lakers were the only Team capable of matching DEN roster size...
     
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    Miami doesn't have a counter for Jokic and Murray. I think Miami gets hot from three for a game at home and wins one but that's about it.
     
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    MIA doesn't even have an answer for Gordon & Porter.
     
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    Prime Marc Gasol v prime Joker would have been fun.
     
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    Meh

    It's game one, stay tuned.
     
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    Both teams will shoot better .

    Denver is just too big for the Heat at every position .

    Jokic dominated the game with his passing , each time he does this , it's a loss for the other team
     
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    Meh? Unless injuries happen Denver is too big for them and looks like Murray isn’t cooling off. Would you seriously bet a chunk of money on Miami at this point. Rather than meh?
     
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    Check back after game two.
     
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    No. Bet or Meh now.

    :LLLLLebronlaughing:
     
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    Plus .... the better and more dominant Denver looks, the better the Lakers looked in the WCF. That was the real NBA finals. With LeBron hobbled except for whatever he reached for to be able to do game 4 like he did.

    Currently Jokic and Murray are the best star duo in the game and they’re healthy while Bron wasn’t to go with AD. Miami doesn’t have a “duo” like those types of duos.
     
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    We got swept, I don't care about it looking better. At this point, I don't know for sure, if we are any better than Phoenix.
     
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    Meh. ;)
     
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