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Akala · « **Reply #22620 on:** September 18, 2020, 10:16:23 PM »

Bricks! They should be up by 20.

benjipwns · « **Reply #22621 on:** September 18, 2020, 10:23:22 PM »

Only 11 points? The Nuggets might need to get down double that to wake up in a Game One.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22622 on:** September 18, 2020, 11:00:12 PM »

Killer lakers quarter there.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22623 on:** September 18, 2020, 11:03:06 PM »

My role is normally debbie downer with the teams I root for but outside of those first games in the two prior series, the Lakers have looked terrific these playoffs.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22624 on:** September 18, 2020, 11:15:05 PM »

back to debbie downer for a sec. I hate when the lakers get a big lead and Lebron decides to slow down the game to pad his assist numbers. The offense always goes to shit.

Akala · « **Reply #22625 on:** September 18, 2020, 11:59:21 PM »

Ha. After 3rd wasn’t really any more game. Kinda tuned out for most of the 4th.

Want the Celtics/heat to go to 6 or 7.

benjipwns · « **Reply #22626 on:** September 19, 2020, 12:02:36 AM »

Nuggets just getting comfortable, they need to feel down in the series too.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #22627 on:** September 19, 2020, 12:11:10 AM »

I want to root for the nuggets but they are called the fucking nuggets. Like the announcer called one player 'a nugget'.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #22628 on:** September 19, 2020, 06:11:26 PM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on September 19, 2020, 12:11:10 AM

I want to root for the nuggets but they are called the fucking nuggets. Like the announcer called one player 'a nugget'.

Rename the team The Wendy's Spicy Nugs

Akala · « **Reply #22629 on:** September 20, 2020, 09:25:58 PM »

Man you cannot let them mugs stick around.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22630 on:** September 20, 2020, 09:28:25 PM »

Rondo trying hard to throw game tonight

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22631 on:** September 20, 2020, 10:02:20 PM »

Lebron putrid in the 2nd half

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22632 on:** September 20, 2020, 10:10:01 PM »

Holy Fuck. Amazing. Lakers played awful. AD saved them

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #22633 on:** September 20, 2020, 10:11:51 PM »

Intense end

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22634 on:** September 20, 2020, 10:12:47 PM »

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1307864627045257217

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22635 on:** September 20, 2020, 10:13:31 PM »

Have to feel good in a sense because the Lakers played like dog shit and still were able to steal that one.

benjipwns · « **Reply #22636 on:** September 22, 2020, 11:47:05 PM »

Quote

The Chicago Bulls have hired former Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan as their new head coach, the team announced Tuesday.

Arturas Karnisovas, the Bulls' executive vice president of basketball operations, aggressively pursued Donovan after the coach left the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources said, selling Donovan on a partnership and vision for a talented young roster and a chance to lead one of the league's anchor franchises.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22637 on:** September 23, 2020, 01:42:04 AM »

After that first game Lakers are lucky to not be down 2-1. They've kinda played like crap since then. I think they should go small. Less Dwight and McGee. More like how they played with the rockets with more shooting on the floor.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22638 on:** September 23, 2020, 11:58:51 AM »

btw this pissed me off. Terrified to shoot.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22639 on:** September 23, 2020, 11:41:08 PM »

Good game but the Heat are now one away from the finals

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22640 on:** September 24, 2020, 11:35:40 PM »

Lakers take it but that was a close game all the way through. My stomach was clenched the entire game.

edit: Murray was also ridiculous that game. Some of those shots he with the degree of difficulty were nuts.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22641 on:** September 26, 2020, 10:34:09 PM »

Gotta give it to Dwight he's played killer these last two games. And Dwight had a tendency to play good for a couple of minutes and then start playing like an idiot. But he's evened it out here.

Akala · « **Reply #22642 on:** September 26, 2020, 10:54:31 PM »

Man letting them boys in.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22643 on:** September 26, 2020, 10:58:37 PM »

Kuzma and Morris threw away the third quarter in like 2 minutes

Akala · « **Reply #22644 on:** September 26, 2020, 11:12:50 PM »

If they let Murray hobble it in

Good on the kid fighting through, see why but but not sure it’s the way to have him out to close.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22645 on:** September 26, 2020, 11:30:30 PM »

Lebron killing it here

Akala · « **Reply #22646 on:** September 26, 2020, 11:30:57 PM »

Actually he is getting around ok. Bron is just feeling it and taking over.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22647 on:** September 26, 2020, 11:40:02 PM »

Good series. It was closer than the 4-1 series tally will indicate.

Lebron was huge of course. Dwight Howard was also huge and I certainly wasn't expecting that.

Kyle Kuzma was ass this entire series. Just wanted to get that said.

Nuggets have a super bright future. I was super impressed of course by Murray & Jokic but Jermai Grant has improved so much its crazy. That dude is a real problem and matchup nightmare when he's feeling it.

It's weird. On paper I should want the Lakers to play the Heat but the Heat feel like this weird ass Maverick/Spurs team that scares the crap out of me. I feel like Boston is the much more traditional and easier matchup in a way. Whatever.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22648 on:** September 27, 2020, 09:06:34 PM »

Crazy how much these two teams use zone.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22649 on:** September 27, 2020, 09:52:49 PM »

Boston in trouble here

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22650 on:** September 27, 2020, 09:59:54 PM »

Welp Lakers versus Heat. Should be interesting. I'm a bit scared.

El Babua · « **Reply #22651 on:** September 27, 2020, 10:09:08 PM »

Akala · « **Reply #22652 on:** September 27, 2020, 10:38:09 PM »

Pretty good series, pretty closely matched but Heat were savage late.

I am thinking Lakers in 6 assuming everyone plays pretty close to how they’ve done so far but who knows.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22653 on:** September 27, 2020, 11:36:50 PM »

Clearly the Lakers have advantages in certain areas. Like having the two best players in the series by far. But that Heat zone will give the Lakers problems with their lack of three point shooting. And they will try to handle Lebron the same way they handled Giannis which they were very effective with. I think Lebron is both a better shooter and passer than Giannis but still its something to be concerned about.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #22654 on:** September 28, 2020, 03:10:30 AM »

I’m curious how Bam handles that two headed monster coming at him all game. He hasn’t really had to be tested like this defensively all playoffs.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22655 on:** September 28, 2020, 05:48:14 PM »

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29995811/doc-rivers-la-clippers-head-coach-sources-say

Doc Rivers let go

Akala · « **Reply #22656 on:** September 28, 2020, 08:05:36 PM »

Doc prob heading to the pels lol.

Lue is already in the building for the clips if he doesn't get the Philly job.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22657 on:** September 28, 2020, 10:26:09 PM »

I don't understand why Jeff Van Gundy gets mentioned every off-season as someone people are looking to hire. Is this a lazy writer thing or is Jeff's agent out there pushing this. Dude hasn't coached since 2007 which is a completely different era in basketball terms.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #22658 on:** September 28, 2020, 11:41:17 PM »

JVG ain’t going anywhere, he has a kushy as hell job commentating. Probably his agents floating his name around to get ESPN to try and retain him with better compensation.

benjipwns · « **Reply #22659 on:** September 29, 2020, 11:07:56 AM »

Jeff Van Gundy is the last Knicks coach to never miss the playoffs. That makes him pretty much a god in NYC-centric media. He could probably run for mayor if he wanted to.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #22660 on:** September 29, 2020, 11:59:04 AM »

I just found out Kendrick Perkins is 35, I assumed he was about 10 years older than that

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22661 on:** September 30, 2020, 09:31:11 PM »

Vogel's first instincts are always wrong. Dwight Howard versus a small quick under-sized 3pt oriented lineup like the heat. Nope!

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22662 on:** October 01, 2020, 12:41:37 AM »

Was busy so couldn't post after that first one but man that was brutal for the Heat on all levels. Haven't checked the injury report yet on Bam to see how bad it was. Hopefully it wasn't series ending.

benjipwns · « **Reply #22663 on:** October 01, 2020, 12:50:58 AM »

Shoulder strain, will play in game two

El Babua · « **Reply #22664 on:** October 01, 2020, 01:20:45 AM »

Hope Dragic recovers

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22665 on:** October 01, 2020, 03:39:06 AM »

https://twitter.com/UnwrittenRul3s/status/1311550104277377029

nuts!

Akala · « **Reply #22666 on:** October 01, 2020, 09:33:54 AM »

I didn't get to see whole thing, but game I guess swung hard late in the 1st. when I turned on Heat were already up like 10, then Lakers went on a run to come ahead a bit. I turned it back on a bit later and saw they were up almost 30 and kind of checked out.

as far as injuries, hope nothing serious or lingering for anyone. $:-\$

Quote from: Stoney Mason on October 01, 2020, 03:39:06 AM

nuts!

Hollywood Rondo

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #22667 on:** October 01, 2020, 09:49:22 AM »

As expected Miami has no answers for AD. If he plays well, Miami will just lose. Maybe Spo can pull some tricks as the series plays on.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22668 on:** October 01, 2020, 02:43:22 PM »

https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1311729161568956424

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #22669 on:** October 01, 2020, 02:55:17 PM »

Now watch Anthony Davis fall to bits in the next game

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22670 on:** October 01, 2020, 05:48:48 PM »

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1311782806780088322

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22671 on:** October 01, 2020, 07:59:53 PM »

https://twitter.com/alec_sturm/status/1311707180907855872
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1311706101495345155

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22672 on:** October 02, 2020, 10:35:42 PM »

Lakers rolling. AD deadly. Unfortunate situation for the Heat.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22673 on:** October 04, 2020, 05:39:30 PM »

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1312868367972339714

Akala · « **Reply #22674 on:** October 04, 2020, 07:14:51 PM »

Yep out.

Nice fluff piece that says Rondo actually interested in front in a few years.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30023849/nba-finals-rehabilitation-rajon-rondo

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22675 on:** October 04, 2020, 08:53:25 PM »

Good half for the Heat. That being said, I thought the Lakers played as bad as they could possibly play and are only down 4 so that bodes well for them in the 2nd half if they just clean things up.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22676 on:** October 04, 2020, 09:12:29 PM »

lol they are trying to play even worse here in the 2nd half

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22677 on:** October 04, 2020, 09:43:21 PM »

Tight one. Easily best game so far.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22678 on:** October 04, 2020, 09:53:48 PM »

4 minutes left but I think the heat got this one. Lakers just haven't been in control the entire game. Butler killed them all night.

Akala · « **Reply #22679 on:** October 04, 2020, 10:11:14 PM »

Fun game, Jimmy carrying!

I don’t see that happening again tbh but hopefully heat get some guys back and we get good games.

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