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Quote from: Natalim on May 08, 2024, 07:19:02 AM

As everyone expected the Boston Celtics got a dominant win over the Cavaliers. They're just too much better of a team. I was a bit surprised to see Dallas get beaten by so much by the Thunder. I’ve underestimated the Thunder along with everyone else all year, but I thought this would be as far as they go. If they get to round 3 I might have to start paying attention.

OKC just showed the entire NBA fans why they were No. 1 seed of their conference, it was no fluke! Yeah, I didn't anticipate such a terrific offense from Oklahoma City Thunder, and they also limited Doncic efficiency and Dallas to a joint lowest point scored for this playoffs. Luka hasn't at any point been 100% fit, and I really do hope he hasn't aggravated his injury because for Dallas to stand a chance here Luka Doncic is a must have for this series.

I mean it is just one game, sure they are leading the series right now 1-0 but that was the first home game, and they rested a bit more if I believe so. I am not saying OKC isn't a better team, they may very well be the better team and to be fair we have seen OKC play much better, and SGA played like an MVP if you ask me, that is for sure true.

However, we need to just calm down about it, it's been just one game, what happens if they lose the second game, they lose their home court advantage, we should consider that as something quite important. I am not saying that it is not going to be all that complicated, we are not really looking at it any different way, we are just focusing on the wrong thing at the wrong time for the moment if you ask me.

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Quote from: Yaunfitda on May 08, 2024, 06:36:30 AM

I think this is another learning experience for the Mavs, not sure though why bettors favor OKC in game one as it is in their homecourt and if you look at the odds, they are the favorite and Mavs are like 2.x as underdog, so that is big enough to cover. And as we can see, the oddmakers are correct in their prediction as OKC is the number 1 seed in the West and yeah they proved that it's no accident, that they are real even though their core is very young team with SGA at the helm and Chet and the name sake Williams and Josh Giddey although is somewhat got hit in the mouth and just scored 2 points. So just imagine if he scores around his average in the next game, it will be a big lead to boot for the OKC. But we all know that Kyrie and Luka will have to do something in game two. Current odds at Stake is OKC at 1.52 and Mavs at 2.65.

OKC work hard on that win, they are playing with great chemistry but you know, adjustments will happen in game 2 and as Kyrie and Luka are more experienced that the leaders of the OKC Thunder, I think it's possible that we will see a 1-1 series score after game 2. That was a blowout win by the OKC, just like what they usually do at home, so even if the Thunder will win game 2, things will be different in game 3 and 4 as they will be traveling to Dallas which is not a familiar teritory for them.

I thought the game would be a close one by the way they played through the 1st to 3rd quarter, but when that late 3rd, OKC starts to make it rain from the 3-point line, where most of the OKC's offense is created all season. And of course it is a bad game for both Luka and Kyrie, but still, I believe they can make it up next game and also believe that they can win this series. We can all agree that OKC are talented; they are the number one seed for a reason, but still, experience is the most important thing in the playoffs, and that is the edge the Mavs have against the OKC. Also, the last time that the Dallas faced a number 1 team in the 2nd round, they were facing the Suns, and the Suns won the 2 home games, but the Mavs and Luka still won that series, so history may repeat itself this time, and we can see the Dallas winning this series.

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Quote from: Shinpako09 on May 07, 2024, 02:28:17 AM

Wow, that's a pretty low score for Jokic and Murray, not the usual Nuggets I know. The Nuggets have more rebounds, but the Timberwolves have more assists, with 28 compared to 16 by the Nuggets. The Timberwolves also have more blocks and assists, and they outscored the Nuggets in points in the paint. The Nuggets are down by 2, and they will go to the Timberwolves' home. They are in a tough situation. I didn't see it coming; this might be a sweep, and a second one for the Timberwolves.

Just like I said before the series started, the Timberwolves have the blueprint to beat the Nuggets, big men, and 3&D guys. Jokic said in his last interview that in order to beat the Wolves, he needs to have two more clones of him to match up the three big men of the Wolves. With that kind of statement, you know Jokic will have a hard time dominating those matchups. The Wolves also have some good perimeter defense, which limits the offense of the Nuggets, especially Jamal and MPJ. It is really fun to watch those guys struggle against the defense of the Wolves. The series might be over as the Timberwolves snatched those two nuggets home games, but of course the Nuggets won't easily back down; they may win one more game or they might get swept at worst.

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Quote from: Finestream on May 08, 2024, 08:50:37 AM

I guess the only interesting series now is the Knicks vs Pacers. Game 1 was a very close game, pacers almost steal one game on the road, but Knicks didn't allow that to happen as they make clutch plays in clutch times, no wonder they beat the Sixers. But now, there will be a game 2 later, the same spread in game 1 IIRC, so let's see if the Pacers will finally be able to steal one game on the road.

They're both good teams and not one-sided, I think we will see more great plays in game 2 cause both of them don't want to give up until the last minute of the game. That is what should NBA game like, that's what we want to watch, a competitive game against each opponent in a series of games like this. A little adjustment by the Indiana Pacers is needed in order to stop Brunson because he has been taking over since they got to the playoffs and with his enough experience in playoff games such as this one, the Knicks are hard to beat when they have him on the court.

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Quote from: Shinpako09 on May 08, 2024, 08:38:57 AM

If they can't win the third game, I think it's safe to say it's over for the Nuggets. Since Steph changed the game, it's like we haven't seen a defense as good as what the Wolves are showing, plus the consistency of ANT. If they can sweep or beat the Nuggets, I believe neither the Mavs nor the Thunder, nor any team in the playoffs, can beat them in a best-of-seven series. They are on fire right now.

As said, no doubt that Timberwolves is the best team right now for this season. And Jokic lowkey admitted that he needs to clone himself to stop the Wolves which is probably greatest in defense for this season. If they're going to be swept again in the game 3 then there's no way that they'd be able to tie the series although it's rarely happening in the playoffs.
We've been thinking who's going to be able to stop the Nuggets and here goes the Timberwolves which is a team that's great in defense and offense. A well balanced team, not that much of superstars but they're making their own from the roster. ANT who's still young and probably going to be the next face of the league, a very athletic and humble and I hope that he won't be dealing with any tough injury soon with his skywalker flights and dunks.

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These all seem like they might be pretty decent series. The one that intrigues me most is the Knicks versus the Pacers series. I’m a big fan of Tom Thibs as when he coached for the Chicago Bulls he took them to heights they hadn’t seen in quite a while so I’m always just rooting for him (and I feel the Bulls front office pushed him out).

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Quote from: Finestream on May 08, 2024, 08:50:37 AM

I guess the only interesting series now is the Knicks vs Pacers. Game 1 was a very close game, pacers almost steal one game on the road, but Knicks didn't allow that to happen as they make clutch plays in clutch times, no wonder they beat the Sixers. But now, there will be a game 2 later, the same spread in game 1 IIRC, so let's see if the Pacers will finally be able to steal one game on the road.

This was the closest series so far.

the other 3 series...

OKC vs Dallas, OKC will likely win
Celtics vs Cavaliers, Celtics will likely win
Wolves vs Nuggets, Wolves will likely win...

The outcome of these 3 series matchups is so predictable, especially the Nuggets vs Wolves series where the Wolves already gain a 2-0 advantage, and now they are coming back to their home court, no way they'll loss the 2 games.

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I guess the only interesting series now is the Knicks vs Pacers. Game 1 was a very close game, pacers almost steal one game on the road, but Knicks didn't allow that to happen as they make clutch plays in clutch times, no wonder they beat the Sixers. But now, there will be a game 2 later, the same spread in game 1 IIRC, so let's see if the Pacers will finally be able to steal one game on the road.

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Quote from: Shinpako09 on May 08, 2024, 08:38:57 AM

If they can't win the third game, I think it's safe to say it's over for the Nuggets. Since Steph changed the game, it's like we haven't seen a defense as good as what the Wolves are showing, plus the consistency of ANT. If they can sweep or beat the Nuggets, I believe neither the Mavs nor the Thunder, nor any team in the playoffs, can beat them in a best-of-seven series. They are on fire right now.

So true. Finally, a team that will win through their strong defense.
I have been waiting for the old NBA to come back since most of the young ones now are just looking up to those who can showcase their shooting and great dunks.
Today, the Minnesota Timberwolves cemented the truth that defense is what wins games. The Nuggets cannot even go beyond 100+ points in their last two games and that means a lot. They are known to win games in high percentage whenever they score 120+ and I think Coach Chris Finch knows a lot about it. I bet he planned it all along that defense is the only thing that could stop the Nuggets. Shut down Jokic, shut down Murray, and when both those stars get frustrated, the whole team crumbles and would not know what to do anymore.
The Nuggets lack a leader in their bench and actually this year they are one of the worst benches in the league. Without the star duo's leadership, they can easily be defeated.

But I won't close the doors on the Nuggets yet. The Joker can sometimes be surprising and I bet he already has something up on his sleeve. Adjustments can still win games and we have seen crazy shit happen in the NBA like the Celtics almost ruining the Miami Heat last year. From 3-0 - 3-3.

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And with that, Murray realizes that they are not facing the LA Lakers anymore Grin

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They should have realized it by now, they have thrown a lot of defenders on him, Naz Reid length was too much for him, throw in another good 2 way player in Alexander Walker. And finally ANT. For Jokic it was KAT and the whole Wolves ganging as well in offensive rebounds.

It's obviously very different when Jokic can read the Lakers defense on him and Rui was too small and he knows how to get AD into foul trouble.

If you look at the result of the second game, you can see that the Nuggets grabbed much more rebounds than they did in the first game. So, the Nuggets have realized that the Wolves are a much tougher opponent than the Lakers and probably tried to adapt to them. But will the Nuggets be able to counter the Wolves in the third game? Based on the results of the two games so far, I'd say they can't.

If they can't win the third game, I think it's safe to say it's over for the Nuggets. Since Steph changed the game, it's like we haven't seen a defense as good as what the Wolves are showing, plus the consistency of ANT. If they can sweep or beat the Nuggets, I believe neither the Mavs nor the Thunder, nor any team in the playoffs, can beat them in a best-of-seven series. They are on fire right now.

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If you look at the result of the second game, you can see that the Nuggets grabbed much more rebounds than they did in the first game. So, the Nuggets have realized that the Wolves are a much tougher opponent than the Lakers and probably tried to adapt to them. But will the Nuggets be able to counter the Wolves in the third game? Based on the results of the two games so far, I'd say they can't.

They knew exactly how strong Wolves compared to Lakers ever since on regular season. I watch most of the match of this 2 team on regular season and they are indeed toe to toe in terms of defense and offense with Wolves slight advantage that is now the gap is too huge since Anthony Edwards is so good on playoffs mode.

Nuggets can have a chance if Gobert will not come back on the following games because Jokic might have a solution about the defense set on him. But with full roster of Wolves, I really doubt that any team on west can beat them on game 7 series.

Even Boston will be having a hard time on Wolves defense.

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And with that, Murray realizes that they are not facing the LA Lakers anymore Grin

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They should have realized it by now, they have thrown a lot of defenders on him, Naz Reid length was too much for him, throw in another good 2 way player in Alexander Walker. And finally ANT. For Jokic it was KAT and the whole Wolves ganging as well in offensive rebounds.

It's obviously very different when Jokic can read the Lakers defense on him and Rui was too small and he knows how to get AD into foul trouble.

If you look at the result of the second game, you can see that the Nuggets grabbed much more rebounds than they did in the first game. So, the Nuggets have realized that the Wolves are a much tougher opponent than the Lakers and probably tried to adapt to them. But will the Nuggets be able to counter the Wolves in the third game? Based on the results of the two games so far, I'd say they can't.

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Better for Mavs to find the right adjustment and possible to tie the series, it will be a tough one for them if OKC established that confidence travelling to their home court, I mean, even the Thunders are still composed of your stars but with that kind of chemistries and good combinations of both defense and offense it will be a tough job for Mavs beating this young team.

Though, experienced wise, I still believing that both Luka and Kyrie will not waste this opportunity to move forward for the finals they already in this stage so it will be a inspiration for them to push for more.

Good for OKC as they were able to protect their home court, but in game 2, I think it's going to be a close game like how the Mavs made and adjustment after losing to the Clippers. This is the best Mavs team IMO, so they cannot go down without a fight, win game 2 (very important), so they just need to win 1 game at home and still get the even series. This is two teams that have an MVP candidate this season, Luka have to prove that he is better than SGA, and there's only one way to do that, beat the OKC in the series.

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I think this is another learning experience for the Mavs, not sure though why bettors favor OKC in game one as it is in their homecourt and if you look at the odds, they are the favorite and Mavs are like 2.x as underdog, so that is big enough to cover. And as we can see, the oddmakers are correct in their prediction as OKC is the number 1 seed in the West and yeah they proved that it's no accident, that they are real even though their core is very young team with SGA at the helm and Chet and the name sake Williams and Josh Giddey although is somewhat got hit in the mouth and just scored 2 points. So just imagine if he scores around his average in the next game, it will be a big lead to boot for the OKC. But we all know that Kyrie and Luka will have to do something in game two. Current odds at Stake is OKC at 1.52 and Mavs at 2.65.

OKC work hard on that win, they are playing with great chemistry but you know, adjustments will happen in game 2 and as Kyrie and Luka are more experienced that the leaders of the OKC Thunder, I think it's possible that we will see a 1-1 series score after game 2. That was a blowout win by the OKC, just like what they usually do at home, so even if the Thunder will win game 2, things will be different in game 3 and 4 as they will be traveling to Dallas which is not a familiar teritory for them.

Better for Mavs to find the right adjustment and possible to tie the series, it will be a tough one for them if OKC established that confidence travelling to their home court, I mean, even the Thunders are still composed of your stars but with that kind of chemistries and good combinations of both defense and offense it will be a tough job for Mavs beating this young team.

Though, experienced wise, I still believing that both Luka and Kyrie will not waste this opportunity to move forward for the finals they already in this stage so it will be a inspiration for them to push for more.

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Quote from: Yaunfitda on May 08, 2024, 06:36:30 AM

I think this is another learning experience for the Mavs, not sure though why bettors favor OKC in game one as it is in their homecourt and if you look at the odds, they are the favorite and Mavs are like 2.x as underdog, so that is big enough to cover. And as we can see, the oddmakers are correct in their prediction as OKC is the number 1 seed in the West and yeah they proved that it's no accident, that they are real even though their core is very young team with SGA at the helm and Chet and the name sake Williams and Josh Giddey although is somewhat got hit in the mouth and just scored 2 points. So just imagine if he scores around his average in the next game, it will be a big lead to boot for the OKC. But we all know that Kyrie and Luka will have to do something in game two. Current odds at Stake is OKC at 1.52 and Mavs at 2.65.

OKC work hard on that win, they are playing with great chemistry but you know, adjustments will happen in game 2 and as Kyrie and Luka are more experienced that the leaders of the OKC Thunder, I think it's possible that we will see a 1-1 series score after game 2. That was a blowout win by the OKC, just like what they usually do at home, so even if the Thunder will win game 2, things will be different in game 3 and 4 as they will be traveling to Dallas which is not a familiar teritory for them.

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As everyone expected the Boston Celtics got a dominant win over the Cavaliers. They're just too much better of a team. I was a bit surprised to see Dallas get beaten by so much by the Thunder. I’ve underestimated the Thunder along with everyone else all year, but I thought this would be as far as they go. If they get to round 3 I might have to start paying attention.

OKC just showed the entire NBA fans why they were No. 1 seed of their conference, it was no fluke! Yeah, I didn't anticipate such a terrific offense from Oklahoma City Thunder, and they also limited Doncic efficiency and Dallas to a joint lowest point scored for this playoffs. Luka hasn't at any point been 100% fit, and I really do hope he hasn't aggravated his injury because for Dallas to stand a chance here Luka Doncic is a must have for this series.

There could be fans here who think that OKC is just a fluke being the no. 1 seed and thought that Dallas are going to win their first game. They are all talking about how OKC's inexperience will be their downfall in this series. However, they've shown good defense, like what Dallas did to the Clippers and so it's like giving them a dose of their own medicine as they not even get to century mark and that is the attribute of a good defense all around, Luka way below his average with only 19 points although had 9 assists but still not enough. Series is still early, but the Mavs needs some adjustment as they need to limit SGA offensive.

Provably there is and its normal to think that Mavs has higher chance to win against OKC since they have Luka and Kyrie which is a huge threat for them offensively. But a lot of people got surprise on game one and they show how solid their defense also their offense since they totally limit the scoring of Luka also make hard the life of Irving to contribute on scoring. They make these guys commit a lot of turn overs that's why they take the advantage on this series. I'm somehow excited to see the adjustment made by Mavs since they just need to make Irving and Luka heat up since if that will happen in game 2 maybe they can get their revenge and make this match up became more interesting. Gafford's performance is so amazing today and I'm impressed on his hustle on offense and defensive ends.

I think this is another learning experience for the Mavs, not sure though why bettors favor OKC in game one as it is in their homecourt and if you look at the odds, they are the favorite and Mavs are like 2.x as underdog, so that is big enough to cover. And as we can see, the oddmakers are correct in their prediction as OKC is the number 1 seed in the West and yeah they proved that it's no accident, that they are real even though their core is very young team with SGA at the helm and Chet and the name sake Williams and Josh Giddey although is somewhat got hit in the mouth and just scored 2 points. So just imagine if he scores around his average in the next game, it will be a big lead to boot for the OKC. But we all know that Kyrie and Luka will have to do something in game two. Current odds at Stake is OKC at 1.52 and Mavs at 2.65.

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As everyone expected the Boston Celtics got a dominant win over the Cavaliers. They're just too much better of a team. I was a bit surprised to see Dallas get beaten by so much by the Thunder. I’ve underestimated the Thunder along with everyone else all year, but I thought this would be as far as they go. If they get to round 3 I might have to start paying attention.

OKC just showed the entire NBA fans why they were No. 1 seed of their conference, it was no fluke! Yeah, I didn't anticipate such a terrific offense from Oklahoma City Thunder, and they also limited Doncic efficiency and Dallas to a joint lowest point scored for this playoffs. Luka hasn't at any point been 100% fit, and I really do hope he hasn't aggravated his injury because for Dallas to stand a chance here Luka Doncic is a must have for this series.

There could be fans here who think that OKC is just a fluke being the no. 1 seed and thought that Dallas are going to win their first game. They are all talking about how OKC's inexperience will be their downfall in this series. However, they've shown good defense, like what Dallas did to the Clippers and so it's like giving them a dose of their own medicine as they not even get to century mark and that is the attribute of a good defense all around, Luka way below his average with only 19 points although had 9 assists but still not enough. Series is still early, but the Mavs needs some adjustment as they need to limit SGA offensive.

Provably there is and its normal to think that Mavs has higher chance to win against OKC since they have Luka and Kyrie which is a huge threat for them offensively. But a lot of people got surprise on game one and they show how solid their defense also their offense since they totally limit the scoring of Luka also make hard the life of Irving to contribute on scoring. They make these guys commit a lot of turn overs that's why they take the advantage on this series. I'm somehow excited to see the adjustment made by Mavs since they just need to make Irving and Luka heat up since if that will happen in game 2 maybe they can get their revenge and make this match up became more interesting. Gafford's performance is so amazing today and I'm impressed on his hustle on offense and defensive ends.

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As everyone expected the Boston Celtics got a dominant win over the Cavaliers. They're just too much better of a team. I was a bit surprised to see Dallas get beaten by so much by the Thunder. I’ve underestimated the Thunder along with everyone else all year, but I thought this would be as far as they go. If they get to round 3 I might have to start paying attention.

OKC just showed the entire NBA fans why they were No. 1 seed of their conference, it was no fluke! Yeah, I didn't anticipate such a terrific offense from Oklahoma City Thunder, and they also limited Doncic efficiency and Dallas to a joint lowest point scored for this playoffs. Luka hasn't at any point been 100% fit, and I really do hope he hasn't aggravated his injury because for Dallas to stand a chance here Luka Doncic is a must have for this series.

There could be fans here who think that OKC is just a fluke being the no. 1 seed and thought that Dallas are going to win their first game. They are all talking about how OKC's inexperience will be their downfall in this series. However, they've shown good defense, like what Dallas did to the Clippers and so it's like giving them a dose of their own medicine as they not even get to century mark and that is the attribute of a good defense all around, Luka way below his average with only 19 points although had 9 assists but still not enough. Series is still early, but the Mavs needs some adjustment as they need to limit SGA offensive.

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And with that, Murray realizes that they are not facing the LA Lakers anymore Grin

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They should have realized it by now, they have thrown a lot of defenders on him, Naz Reid length was too much for him, throw in another good 2 way player in Alexander Walker. And finally ANT. For Jokic it was KAT and the whole Wolves ganging as well in offensive rebounds.

It's obviously very different when Jokic can read the Lakers defense on him and Rui was too small and he knows how to get AD into foul trouble.

As for the Celtics vs Cavs series, I guess everyone has predicted that the Celtics are going to win it maybe 4-1 or a sweep. What's interesting is the Pacers vs New York series as it ended in controversy.

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