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Quote from: OgNasty on May 18, 2023, 10:21:39 PM

Murray got hot in that fourth quarter and carried the Nuggets to a win. The Lakers just ran out of gas out there. They were all exhausted. Mostly LeBron though. The last 4 minutes he was walking up the floor and the last one down both ways each time. I would’ve called a timeout or sat him for a rest but instead they let him miss layups and do nothing on defense.

It was Murray shooting in the 4th quarter, but to be fair, everyone is tired in this game, I dunno, maybe it was just the intensity of this two teams that they gave everything specially in the last 4 minutes of the game. Murray hit the shot, but you can visibly see his mouth very open as well and having a hard time guarding Dennis in the pick and roll.

I thought that James got injured when he tries to go for a block and they didn't call a timeout by Reaves hit a bank 3 so that is good enough for them. But then Dennis fouled Murray. And it really could have been big if James make that lay-up to cut the lead to 2.

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Quote from: TravelMug on May 18, 2023, 11:20:52 PM

It's really hard to beat them at home, now it's Murray time to shine, but Jokic had another triple double and they have a secret weapon in Bruce Brown who contributed 12 points and I think that is huge considering they are just like fielding 8 players in rotation. So we are going back to Crypto.com, I'm expecting the Lakers to make a comeback.

The Lakers need to win Game 3; otherwise, they will be eliminated from the playoffs since the chances of a team advancing after going 3-0 down in a series are very low. The Lakers performed well in the first half, but they were unable to dominate the Nuggets, resulting in their eventual loss. I believe the Lakers' execution in the 4th quarter is problematic, as once again, similar to Game 1, it was the Nuggets who emerged victorious in that period.

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Quote from: ChiBitCTy on May 18, 2023, 09:31:38 PM

Finally got home after a long week of traveling for work and tuned in to the game a bit ago (which I bet earlier) and enjoying seeing the Lakers being ahead, if even just a little bit. Hopefully they are able to keep the lead, I just don't think Denver is as entertaining to watch as the Lakers on, and I'm on the Lebron train this year.

Has Ja pulled out any guns in the last 2 days?...been on the road and kinda out of the loop

Yes, Ja Morant suspended by Grizzlies after another video with gun.

Quote from: OgNasty on May 18, 2023, 10:21:39 PM

Murray got hot in that fourth quarter and carried the Nuggets to a win. The Lakers just ran out of gas out there. They were all exhausted. Mostly LeBron though. The last 4 minutes he was walking up the floor and the last one down both ways each time. I would’ve called a timeout or sat him for a rest but instead they let him miss layups and do nothing on defense.

It's really hard to beat them at home, now it's Murray time to shine, but Jokic had another triple double and they have a secret weapon in Bruce Brown who contributed 12 points and I think that is huge considering they are just like fielding 8 players in rotation. So we are going back to Crypto.com, I'm expecting the Lakers to make a comeback.

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Quote from: OgNasty on May 18, 2023, 10:21:39 PM

Murray got hot in that fourth quarter and carried the Nuggets to a win. The Lakers just ran out of gas out there. They were all exhausted. Mostly LeBron though. The last 4 minutes he was walking up the floor and the last one down both ways each time. I would’ve called a timeout or sat him for a rest but instead they let him miss layups and do nothing on defense.

I can definitely say, this one is on LeBron. He had so many missed opportunities which was crucial to this game. They could've win this game regardless if Davis had a rough shooting night. But just like everybody said, father time is inevitable and not even LeBron can get rid of it. Aside from that, I don't see any more reason for this Lakers lost. I mean they played well, they played good defense and offense as Hachimura and Reeves stepped up when Davis can't shoot. It was just Murray exploded in fourth that gave his teammates a momentum to pour on a couple more threes. The referees were awful in this game, bad calls are all even for both teams though.
Now, the Lakers is in a much tougher situation. Let's see if Ham and LeBron could still say they're still fine, because being down 0-2 doesn't sound fine to me LOL!

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Murray got hot in that fourth quarter and carried the Nuggets to a win. The Lakers just ran out of gas out there. They were all exhausted. Mostly LeBron though. The last 4 minutes he was walking up the floor and the last one down both ways each time. I would’ve called a timeout or sat him for a rest but instead they let him miss layups and do nothing on defense.

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Finally got home after a long week of traveling for work and tuned in to the game a bit ago (which I bet earlier) and enjoying seeing the Lakers being ahead, if even just a little bit. Hopefully they are able to keep the lead, I just don't think Denver is as entertaining to watch as the Lakers on, and I'm on the Lebron train this year.

Has Ja pulled out any guns in the last 2 days?...been on the road and kinda out of the loop

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Quote from: OgNasty on May 18, 2023, 08:51:55 PM

At the end of the first half the Lakers have themselves a small lead. Other than LeBron’s dunk attempt going wrong on a fast break they’ve looked pretty good. You can see they’re hustling and putting a lot of energy into this one. The Nuggets are being outhustled out there and it shows. It remains to be seen if the Lakers will be able to keep up this effort in the second half.

Murray has encountered significant struggles and it's crucial for him to rectify that in the second half. Without his contributions, the Nuggets might face the risk of losing. Furthermore, the Nuggets' three-point shooting has notably declined. They went from shooting 50% in the first game to a mere 25% now. They need to make several adjustments in the second half, considering that only Jokic performed well in the first half.

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At the end of the first half the Lakers have themselves a small lead. Other than LeBron’s dunk attempt going wrong on a fast break they’ve looked pretty good. You can see they’re hustling and putting a lot of energy into this one. The Nuggets are being outhustled out there and it shows. It remains to be seen if the Lakers will be able to keep up this effort in the second half.

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Quote from: FanEagle on May 18, 2023, 02:29:51 PM

That is mainly because Celtics somehow managed to put their best players down for a rest on third quarter and Miami didn't. Celtics coach probably assumed that Miami would too, but they didn't and while Brown was resting, Heat took a great lead and then it wasn't that hard to finish the rest. I keep telling people that NBA head coaches are not as great as you think, sure some of them are, a few, like Pop is the best ever, but usually they are not.

That's a mistake that Joe did and with that throwing of the clipboard, he should show that he's chill to boost the morale of his players that this game is theirs. But having that reaction, that has caused a domino impact, and these players even at their greatest shapes, mentally they'll surely be affected.

Quote from: FanEagle on May 18, 2023, 02:29:51 PM

Why are they there and not us? Because we didn't pick that life when we were young, look at their CV and you will realize they are there because they paid their due. But when you talk about talent, I am sure that there are a lot better armchair coaches that can do better job than what celtics coach did last night.

Yup, and that's why some of them were already kicked and we might see another one being fired after losing this conf. finals. And from the lowest of the coaching staff, there goes the discovery of some talents that they can do better than of the headcoaches.

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If you are a Heat fan for sure that sweet odds will be in your favor, especially for those who are betting per game, while waiting for the
series each game wins will add decent profits to their bankroll.

Truly the game was exciting and the Miami Heat needed that win from Boston Celtics's homecourt because they will gonna have strong support from their fans there. The Celtics need to fix their roles and be constant in their intense play throughout the game to secure the win. The Heat has been in this situation before and they know how to compete and win some games which is the Celtics not aware of it and also right now the Heat is not gonna just give them an easy win until the last seconds of the game. These two teams know that if they can get through this round they will have a high chance to win the championship because their opponent is not GSW anymore.

I thought that this will be an easy blow out win by the Celtics but I was wrong. I think they have underestimated the Heat in game one, that's why the lousy play and all the taunts and other trash talking that back fire on them.

So we should give coach Spo his due in this game. And then the players themselves, specially Jimmy Butler who gave another playoff performance that is hard to forget. The ball is literally on the side of Celtics, and I will say that they are in a must win situation in game 2. They don't want to be down and then traveling to Heat homecourt wherein for sure the it's time for their fans to mock on them.

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Quote from: Distinctin on May 18, 2023, 02:09:04 PM

Jayson Tatum was only decent in the first half but when they were still on the up and up but when Miami Heat rallied in the second half, Tatum wasn't able to answer the shots made by the opposing team even Brown cannot handle it well and then there's Al Horford who was flexing way early only to finish the game by contributing 7 points to the team. That is just embarrassing which made Joe Mazzulla and he seriously got a point that how could they let that happen.

Overall, the Heat had very good defense in the first game of the ECF, as Butler made 6 steals alone. So I think the Heat players just found an effective way to isolate Tatum, and that's the reason why he wasn't able to do anything in the second half. By the way, Tatum didn't throw the ball in the fourth quarter at all, excluding free throws.

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Quote from: Velvet78 on May 18, 2023, 06:26:03 AM

Butler is really unstoppable recently. He had another marvelous game against Boston Celtics in the first leg of the semi finals with 35 points. Tatum had a really decent game with 30 points maybe but it wasn't enough to prevent Miami Heat from winning the game. Even the odds were highly favouring Celtics for this one so congratulations to the people who still bet on Heat.

I was expecting many people to bet on Heat anyway because they have been one of the surprising teams of the playoffs considering their regular season performance. I'm not sure if they can win this series as well but even if they don't this effort deserves appreciation.

Jayson Tatum was only decent in the first half but when they were still on the up and up but when Miami Heat rallied in the second half, Tatum wasn't able to answer the shots made by the opposing team even Brown cannot handle it well and then there's Al Horford who was flexing way early only to finish the game by contributing 7 points to the team. That is just embarrassing which made Joe Mazzulla and he seriously got a point that how could they let that happen.

I think the 3rd quarter was the crucial part of the game, Celtics missed a lot of shots and turn the turnovers was converted into points by the Heat. This is just one game though, Celtics will have to find way to score against the tough defense of Miami.

Even Joe Mazzulla called a timeout when surprisingly the Heat when on a run and build a 6 point lead, that was enough for them to control the game. So yes, those who bet on the underdog for sure is very happy to see the Heat winning big at Boston Garden.

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Quote from: FanEagle on May 18, 2023, 02:29:51 PM

That is mainly because Celtics somehow managed to put their best players down for a rest on third quarter and Miami didn't. Celtics coach probably assumed that Miami would too, but they didn't and while Brown was resting, Heat took a great lead and then it wasn't that hard to finish the rest. I keep telling people that NBA head coaches are not as great as you think, sure some of them are, a few, like Pop is the best ever, but usually they are not.

Why are they there and not us? Because we didn't pick that life when we were young, look at their CV and you will realize they are there because they paid their due. But when you talk about talent, I am sure that there are a lot better armchair coaches that can do better job than what celtics coach did last night.

I mean it's easy to say that but what happens when you just play your stars all game for 7 games and they play like crap, they will blame the coaches for not resting theor players.and in all reality jaylen and taytum played 39 and 41 minutes more than anyone on the heat besides Jimmy. Denver rested Murray and Lakers came back. No one blamed the Denver coach because they ended up winning. They didn't lose because coach game them some bench time. They lost cause they sucked in the second half.

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That is mainly because Celtics somehow managed to put their best players down for a rest on third quarter and Miami didn't. Celtics coach probably assumed that Miami would too, but they didn't and while Brown was resting, Heat took a great lead and then it wasn't that hard to finish the rest. I keep telling people that NBA head coaches are not as great as you think, sure some of them are, a few, like Pop is the best ever, but usually they are not.

Why are they there and not us? Because we didn't pick that life when we were young, look at their CV and you will realize they are there because they paid their due. But when you talk about talent, I am sure that there are a lot better armchair coaches that can do better job than what celtics coach did last night.

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Quote from: Velvet78 on May 18, 2023, 06:26:03 AM

Butler is really unstoppable recently. He had another marvelous game against Boston Celtics in the first leg of the semi finals with 35 points. Tatum had a really decent game with 30 points maybe but it wasn't enough to prevent Miami Heat from winning the game. Even the odds were highly favouring Celtics for this one so congratulations to the people who still bet on Heat.

I was expecting many people to bet on Heat anyway because they have been one of the surprising teams of the playoffs considering their regular season performance. I'm not sure if they can win this series as well but even if they don't this effort deserves appreciation.

Jayson Tatum was only decent in the first half but when they were still on the up and up but when Miami Heat rallied in the second half, Tatum wasn't able to answer the shots made by the opposing team even Brown cannot handle it well and then there's Al Horford who was flexing way early only to finish the game by contributing 7 points to the team. That is just embarrassing which made Joe Mazzulla and he seriously got a point that how could they let that happen.

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Now on the other hand, the only thing that the Celtics can do right now is to pray that Jimmy Butler will be having a bad night because they can't stop him. I mean no one can stop him. Even Horford who stopped Embiid in Game 7 can't stop him as well. Playoff Jimmy Butler is now activated. It's good that Coach Spo didn't give much minutes to Duncan Robinson because he knows that the Celtics has a good defense, so most probably he will just be a liability inside the court, and he might not make those threes.

I've seen him have a rough night offensively but when that happens he focuses on distributing the ball to his teammates or defense. 6 steals is not a joke, and most of them are clean ones.
I am not a big fan of the Miami Heat but I am a fan of Jimmy Butler ever since I saw how he played in the bubble against the Lakers. That's where I witnessed Jimmy will do anything to win. He has the heart, he never stops playing wise, he plays both offense and defense and in that match, he was up against Lebron with an exhausted body.
He played that well without fans watching, what more with fans supporting him when they come back to Miami. I am not underestimating the Celtics but they must have an answer to that and Game 2 will be the best time to bring their confidence back.

I also expected the Celtics to win this game against the Miami Heat. But I have to say the Miami Heat was on another level in this game. The whole team was on their game. The team performance from the Miami Heat was unbelievable. That's why the Celtics have not been able to win this game. I don't know how things are going to turn out in the future for the Celtics. But it is certain that they have to perform better as a team. And I absolutely agree that they will have to bring back their confidence. Otherwise, it is going to be the same outcome next time as well. In this game, the result was really unexpected for me.

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I see Nuggets vs Celtics final. I know that a lot of people have a lot of different opinions and Lakers played as well as they could hope for and almost got a win at Denver, that's good. But I believe that Denver had Jokic advantage that can't be unseen, that is a huge one and the fact that he plays like this at times to give them the edge is something huge, we need to consider that as the most valid opinion at this point.

I know that fans are upset about the current situation but we need to realize that Lakers just can't respond like that, not when Jokic plays like this. Even though if Jokic plays badly for a few games, I do not think that it will be 4 games, it is going to be totally different and we need to accept that.

I actually think the betting majority will see it the same. Jokic is a complete mismatch for Lakers to defend. Nuggets have to figure out how to not get Murray switched onto lebron and this should be a quick series. They will need multiple lights out type performances from their secondary players for multiple games to make this competitive. And Miami might hang in there but I think the Celtics front court is just too much. Jaylen Brown is gonna abuse miamis guards.

That's right, both #2 Celtics in the East and #1 Nuggets in the West could be a good matchup for this years finals.

But there could be unexpected events though, Miami is no push over, although they are 3:1 underdog against Boston, we can't discount that they might make this series a very close match. But for this game 1, I'm seeing a big win by the Celtics to make a statement, it could be a double win advantage, I reckon.

Unfortunately, the exact opposite thing happened as the Miami Heat snatched their first win on the Celtics homecourt, although that is not really surprising. The latter commit a lot of mistakes in early second half and let the Miami Heat rally to lessen the gap until they overcome it, even their head coach, Mazulla wasn't happy about what happened as he threw his clipboard during the timeout.

This are getting pretty interesting in the East, later on, the West will be having another showdown. Game 2 between the Nuggets and Lakers, this should be entertaining.

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Quote from: OgNasty on May 17, 2023, 03:37:43 PM

You probably saw the Ja Morant apology going around. The funny part you might not have seen is how fans found that the apology was written by ChatGPT. Ja Morant literally had AI write his apology for him so that he wouldn’t be bothered with it. Hilarious. I guess someone in his PR team is probably the responsible party, but it is no less hilarious what these kids are doing nowadays.

His actions are slowly creeping back at him and destroying his much wanted career that he dreamed of.

First, the Grizzlies is not letting him participate in all of their activities and right now, the Nike released a statement as well that they are pulling out Ja Morant's signature shoes in all of their store and online stores. Who knows what is waiting for him in the next few weeks, he might be in for a more surprise.

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Quote from: yazher on May 18, 2023, 06:00:00 AM

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The Heat has been in this situation before and they know how to compete and win some games which is the Celtics not aware of it

Come again? Their coach may be different now but this same Celtics team from last year knows the Heat very well. Remember that this is their second meeting in the ECF in just two years so I doubt what you're saying. Heat won game 1 last year as well but it's the Celtics who went to the Finals after seven games. Needless to say that they know how to grind and play hard too.

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I assumed Butler would be the difference maker and I wasn't wrong about that. Tatum is a great player, and I definitely consider him good enough to be fmvp if they win the title as well, dude plays amazingly at times. However, just look at his fourth quarter stats from this game and you will realize that this wasn't it, it wasn't the game he wants and he just couldn't play. This isn't going to happen all the time, this is the same dude that won them some games on the last seconds as well, so he is a clutch player and normally not like this. Just because they lost and he couldn't contribute doesn't mean that it will be like this for a long time, it will be his time next game and Celtics will get a win on the second game, I am sure of it.

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