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Quote from: LogitechMouse on May 04, 2023, 07:25:21 AM

Also the 3rd quarter surge of the Celtics made consecutive three point shots is the reason why the lead ballooned coming into the 4th quarter, and from that they didn't look back. I guess there's nothing wrong with Harden on this one, but it's the adjustment of the Celtics' defense against him that causes him to have this poor performance, and so is Embiid.

They focused on demolishing Harden as he was the reason for the game 1 upset against the home team. In game 2, they made sure that Harden would be cold so he would not have the confidence to continue shooting the ball. His performance was very poor, but that will change in game 3.

In game 3, the 76ers will be back on their home court, and the best way to impress the fans is to win the first game. So, I'll probably still ride with the 76ers in game 3, and I like that they remain the underdog.

In game 3, the 76ers are only +1.5, which is nice.

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Boston slapped up the Sixers with Embiid back. It looked to me like Embiid ran out of gas after the first half. He was taking some plays off and I think it cost his team. I’m not saying the Sixers are better without Embiid, but they’re definitely better than having an injured slow Embiid out there and I think that showed tonight.

I'm more concerned for James Harden because he seems not very effective on this one which led to their loss. As expected for the Boston Celtics, they were able to pinpoint their lack of defense in the first game and fix that right way which is really amazing cause they win the game easily and they also make give Harden one if his worst performance in the playoff games. These games are crucial and every time they play on the court they gave it all they can because they cannot afford to lose one more time and chase the 76ers.

Well, I guess most of us expected that the Celtics will take 2, but what I didn't expect is how the Celtics won. I expect that this will be a close one knowing that Embiid is back, and with Harden's Game 1 performance, he will continue it in Game 2, but it wasn't the case at all.

After scoring 45 points, the Celtics adjusted on how they must defend Harden, and that's the reason why he is very awful on that game scoring only 12 points, and had -21 on the plus-minus rating. We know that the Celtics are one of the best defensive teams in the NBA, and there's not that much changes on their roster. What we don't know is that they are also a good three point shooting as well, and they displayed it here on this game as they shot 20 threes in 51 attempts compare to just 6 of 30 for the Sixers.

Also the 3rd quarter surge of the Celtics made consecutive three point shots is the reason why the lead ballooned coming into the 4th quarter, and from that they didn't look back. I guess there's nothing wrong with Harden on this one, but it's the adjustment of the Celtics' defense against him that causes him to have this poor performance, and so is Embiid.

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Quote from: OgNasty on May 03, 2023, 09:28:26 PM

Boston slapped up the Sixers with Embiid back. It looked to me like Embiid ran out of gas after the first half. He was taking some plays off and I think it cost his team. I’m not saying the Sixers are better without Embiid, but they’re definitely better than having an injured slow Embiid out there and I think that showed tonight.

I'm more concerned for James Harden because he seems not very effective on this one which led to their loss. As expected for the Boston Celtics, they were able to pinpoint their lack of defense in the first game and fix that right way which is really amazing cause they win the game easily and they also make give Harden one if his worst performance in the playoff games. These games are crucial and every time they play on the court they gave it all they can because they cannot afford to lose one more time and chase the 76ers.

The series is all about a game of adjustments, like what Boston did. They were able to identify their mistakes in game 1 and made the right adjustments in game 2. The same is expected for the 76ers. They will also make adjustments in game 3.

James Harden is an MVP-caliber player, so I don't think he will struggle throughout the entire series.

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Quote from: OgNasty on May 03, 2023, 09:28:26 PM

Boston slapped up the Sixers with Embiid back. It looked to me like Embiid ran out of gas after the first half. He was taking some plays off and I think it cost his team. I’m not saying the Sixers are better without Embiid, but they’re definitely better than having an injured slow Embiid out there and I think that showed tonight.

I'm more concerned for James Harden because he seems not very effective on this one which led to their loss. As expected for the Boston Celtics, they were able to pinpoint their lack of defense in the first game and fix that right way which is really amazing cause they win the game easily and they also make give Harden one if his worst performance in the playoff games. These games are crucial and every time they play on the court they gave it all they can because they cannot afford to lose one more time and chase the 76ers.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on May 04, 2023, 04:39:04 AM

Quote from: ChiBitCTy on May 03, 2023, 06:34:52 PM

I believe that Joel Embiid deserved the aware, but there is no question that the media is manipulative in how they choose season award winners, and that especially applies to the MVP. Derrick Rose, the year he won as the youngest MVP ever, didn't deserve it, Lebron did..but he won I think the two before, or at least 1 within the previous 2 seasons and they wanted to change things up. So he deserved it, but there's absolutely manipulation out there.

Definitely. And those who talk on television might have some impact on why it turned out this way. Most of them, voted for Embiid, lifting his stats up, and bringing up everything about him that makes him valuable. IMO, that's already manipulation as they can change the hearts of those who will vote.
Anyway, that's over, Jokic is young, he will break more records someday.

Quote from: btc_angela on May 04, 2023, 03:33:33 AM

For sure Joel is very disappointed with his performance and going back to their homecourt, the MVP cheers might do good for him and we could see him putting great numbers for a MVP. Otherwise, if they lost, it's going to be a big let down to their fans.

So we will see, another great game 2 is between the Lakers and Warriors, they can't simply allow the Lakers and Davis to have that kind of games.

Yeah, and take note, Jayson Tatum scored 7 points only in 19 minutes, he was not needed in the 4th quarter although I think he is ready to come back.
It's mostly Malcolm Brogdon who did the heavy damage 6/10 at distance shot which made the big difference.
76ers fans might not be happy with what Embiid showed today, they must be thinking they are way better when he was not available having a close fight in game 1 and better, winning it using fast-paced type of plays. In game 3, Embiid should prove why he is the MVP.

Tatum is in foul trouble early, and the good thing is that Brogdon step up and so Jayson was not really needed in this game. And that is the depth of the Celtics though, there are games that someone will be the go to guy have a good game and contribute big.

So it's the Sixth man of the year, who dominated this game against the MVP. Nevertheless, we should be looking for Embiid to proved himself as the MVP for this year. Might be better to beat on props (points+rebounds) with him in the next game, in my opinion.

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Quote from: AHOYBRAUSE on May 04, 2023, 02:09:34 AM

Quote from: AHOYBRAUSE on May 02, 2023, 03:42:43 AM

Boston vs Philly surprised me, just as anybody else. Without Embiid they were a huge dog, I think the spread was around 10-12 points. Even with Embiid back for game 2 (maybe) I don't see Boston losing again, this was just a fluke.

Well, guess I was right and it was a fluke.
Even with the mvp back in the lineup Philly got destroyed. He didn’t have any impact on 27 minutes of playing time. And Harden, well the words off game wouldn’t even describe this performance, 2/14 from the field plus 8 fts. After game 1 everybody expected more of him but this was not it.

Now the series shifts to Philadelphia and Boston needs, and will get, at least 1 game away from home. They can’t risk going down 3:1, that would almost mean the series a done.

Embiid will only become more healthy and dangerous the longer this series goes. Boston would be smart to finish it fast.

Not gonna say it's all a fluke but what just a bad night for him I guess. Now that they are in their turf I think this means it might favor them once again. The thing with less-Embiid is that Harden and Maxey got the ball all day and they're trying to find some shots as well as Harris. Do you think they're better without him?

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Quote from: ChiBitCTy on May 03, 2023, 06:34:52 PM

I believe that Joel Embiid deserved the aware, but there is no question that the media is manipulative in how they choose season award winners, and that especially applies to the MVP. Derrick Rose, the year he won as the youngest MVP ever, didn't deserve it, Lebron did..but he won I think the two before, or at least 1 within the previous 2 seasons and they wanted to change things up. So he deserved it, but there's absolutely manipulation out there.

Definitely. And those who talk on television might have some impact on why it turned out this way. Most of them, voted for Embiid, lifting his stats up, and bringing up everything about him that makes him valuable. IMO, that's already manipulation as they can change the hearts of those who will vote.
Anyway, that's over, Jokic is young, he will break more records someday.

Quote from: btc_angela on May 04, 2023, 03:33:33 AM

For sure Joel is very disappointed with his performance and going back to their homecourt, the MVP cheers might do good for him and we could see him putting great numbers for a MVP. Otherwise, if they lost, it's going to be a big let down to their fans.

So we will see, another great game 2 is between the Lakers and Warriors, they can't simply allow the Lakers and Davis to have that kind of games.

Yeah, and take note, Jayson Tatum scored 7 points only in 19 minutes, he was not needed in the 4th quarter although I think he is ready to come back.
It's mostly Malcolm Brogdon who did the heavy damage 6/10 at distance shot which made the big difference.
76ers fans might not be happy with what Embiid showed today, they must be thinking they are way better when he was not available having a close fight in game 1 and better, winning it using fast-paced type of plays. In game 3, Embiid should prove why he is the MVP.

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Quote from: AHOYBRAUSE on May 04, 2023, 02:09:34 AM

Quote from: AHOYBRAUSE on May 02, 2023, 03:42:43 AM

Boston vs Philly surprised me, just as anybody else. Without Embiid they were a huge dog, I think the spread was around 10-12 points. Even with Embiid back for game 2 (maybe) I don't see Boston losing again, this was just a fluke.

Well, guess I was right and it was a fluke.
Even with the mvp back in the lineup Philly got destroyed. He didn’t have any impact on 27 minutes of playing time. And Harden, well the words off game wouldn’t even describe this performance, 2/14 from the field plus 8 fts. After game 1 everybody expected more of him but this was not it.

Probably just one of those days that Harden mindset is very different as he carry the team without Joel Embiid and win by a close margin.

Quote from: AHOYBRAUSE on May 04, 2023, 02:09:34 AM

Now the series shifts to Philadelphia and Boston needs, and will get, at least 1 game away from home. They can’t risk going down 3:1, that would almost mean the series a done.

Embiid will only become more healthy and dangerous the longer this series goes. Boston would be smart to finish it fast.

For sure Joel is very disappointed with his performance and going back to their homecourt, the MVP cheers might do good for him and we could see him putting great numbers for a MVP. Otherwise, if they lost, it's going to be a big let down to their fans.

So we will see, another great game 2 is between the Lakers and Warriors, they can't simply allow the Lakers and Davis to have that kind of games.

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Quote from: AHOYBRAUSE on May 04, 2023, 02:09:34 AM

Quote from: AHOYBRAUSE on May 02, 2023, 03:42:43 AM

Boston vs Philly surprised me, just as anybody else. Without Embiid they were a huge dog, I think the spread was around 10-12 points. Even with Embiid back for game 2 (maybe) I don't see Boston losing again, this was just a fluke.

Well, guess I was right and it was a fluke.
Even with the mvp back in the lineup Philly got destroyed. He didn’t have any impact on 27 minutes of playing time. And Harden, well the words off game wouldn’t even describe this performance, 2/14 from the field plus 8 fts. After game 1 everybody expected more of him but this was not it.

Now the series shifts to Philadelphia and Boston needs, and will get, at least 1 game away from home. They can’t risk going down 3:1, that would almost mean the series a done.

Embiid will only become more healthy and dangerous the longer this series goes. Boston would be smart to finish it fast.

You can't make such statements unless you're underestimating the 76ers. Game 1 was a good win for them, and this situation is not even close to the Bucks vs. Heat series, but as we saw, the Heat eliminated the Bucks in a 4-1 series.

So here, we're still in the early stages of the series, and as far as I know, the 76ers have the advantage as they won on the road. The 76ers are capable of winning, and that one loss is just that - one loss. So, don't expect to see the same scenario that happened in game 3.

As for game 3, I think it will be a close game, and either team could win.

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Quote from: AHOYBRAUSE on May 02, 2023, 03:42:43 AM

Boston vs Philly surprised me, just as anybody else. Without Embiid they were a huge dog, I think the spread was around 10-12 points. Even with Embiid back for game 2 (maybe) I don't see Boston losing again, this was just a fluke.

Well, guess I was right and it was a fluke.
Even with the mvp back in the lineup Philly got destroyed. He didn’t have any impact on 27 minutes of playing time. And Harden, well the words off game wouldn’t even describe this performance, 2/14 from the field plus 8 fts. After game 1 everybody expected more of him but this was not it.

Now the series shifts to Philadelphia and Boston needs, and will get, at least 1 game away from home. They can’t risk going down 3:1, that would almost mean the series a done.

Embiid will only become more healthy and dangerous the longer this series goes. Boston would be smart to finish it fast.

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First game after winning the MVP and his team suffered a blowout loss. What a nice way to comeback hehe. It may have been a poor call on the coach to let him play even though he's not 100% fit and they were already one game ahead....

We can't blame that on Embiid; it should be on Harden. Despite having a double-double night, if we look at his production, he only scored 12 points in this particular game, and those 12 points came from a very poor shooting performance of 2-14. He was also 0-6 beyond the arc, so it's safe to say that Harden is at fault, and his inconsistency has cost them a game.

I'm not blaming Embiid. I'm saying the coach may have made a poor call letting him play despite his condition. Why? Their system in game 1 worked in their favor and they already have a one-game advantage so he could have replicated that while allowing more time for Joel's knee to recover. I know this is easy to say in hindsight but who knows what could have happened.

Embiid is not the worst performer on the team. James Harden had a worse night after leading his team to a big win in game 1. I think Embiid was in the center of the discussion because of his return and the fact that he is not 100%. I'm not sure what happened to James Harden; his poor shooting was likely unrelated to Embiid's return since they had already built chemistry together.

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Quote from: Distinctin on May 03, 2023, 10:43:31 PM

Quote from: Yogee on May 03, 2023, 10:25:17 PM

First game after winning the MVP and his team suffered a blowout loss. What a nice way to comeback hehe. It may have been a poor call on the coach to let him play even though he's not 100% fit and they were already one game ahead....

We can't blame that on Embiid; it should be on Harden. Despite having a double-double night, if we look at his production, he only scored 12 points in this particular game, and those 12 points came from a very poor shooting performance of 2-14. He was also 0-6 beyond the arc, so it's safe to say that Harden is at fault, and his inconsistency has cost them a game.

I'm not blaming Embiid. I'm saying the coach may have made a poor call letting him play despite his condition. Why? Their system in game 1 worked in their favor and they already have a one-game advantage so he could have replicated that while allowing more time for Joel's knee to recover. I know this is easy to say in hindsight but who knows what could have happened.

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Quote from: Yogee on May 03, 2023, 10:25:17 PM

First game after winning the MVP and his team suffered a blowout loss. What a nice way to comeback hehe. It may have been a poor call on the coach to let him play even though he's not 100% fit and they were already one game ahead. What makes the loss even worse is that Tatum didn't even play that well with only 7 points inside 19 minutes.

We can't blame that on Embiid; it should be on Harden. Despite having a double-double night, if we look at his production, he only scored 12 points in this particular game, and those 12 points came from a very poor shooting performance of 2-14. He was also 0-6 beyond the arc, so it's safe to say that Harden is at fault, and his inconsistency has cost them a game.

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First game after winning the MVP and his team suffered a blowout loss. What a nice way to comeback hehe. It may have been a poor call on the coach to let him play even though he's not 100% fit and they were already one game ahead. What makes the loss even worse is that Tatum didn't even play that well with only 7 points inside 19 minutes.

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Quote from: OgNasty on May 03, 2023, 09:28:26 PM

Boston slapped up the Sixers with Embiid back. It looked to me like Embiid ran out of gas after the first half. He was taking some plays off and I think it cost his team. I’m not saying the Sixers are better without Embiid, but they’re definitely better than having an injured slow Embiid out there and I think that showed tonight.

The 76ers don't have to rely too much on Embiid; their ball movement is great and more unpredictable if they don't expect Embiid to deliver a big-time performance every game. They should make a big adjustment going back home as this loss is a big statement from the Celtics that they can dominate the 76ers. With that said, I think the 76ers will win Game 3, and the Celtics will be able to tie the series in Game 4.

Despite the blowout loss, the advantage is still on the 76ers as they've already stolen one win on the road. The series is now tied 1-1. Let's see how this series goes.

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Boston slapped up the Sixers with Embiid back. It looked to me like Embiid ran out of gas after the first half. He was taking some plays off and I think it cost his team. I’m not saying the Sixers are better without Embiid, but they’re definitely better than having an injured slow Embiid out there and I think that showed tonight.

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Quote from: Natalim on May 03, 2023, 09:02:23 PM

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Everyone just saw the expectation that we've set for ourselves. Both teams are good just as expected and this is where one of them is going to end.
Well, here goes the 4-3 predictions that I'm seeing on them and we'll know it soon. But we're sure that GSW won't just let this end favoring the Lakers.
And within the next few minutes, we'll see if Celtics will take their first win or if Philly is going to take their 2nd win.

With what happened in Game 1, I think the Warriors need to win Game 2 and at least one game in Games 3 and 4. The Lakers are hyped now, and people are thinking that they will win the series and possibly end the defending champion with a 4-0 or 4-1 record. However, this is just Game 1, and anything can happen, just like what happened in the Celtics vs 76ers Game 2, where the Celtics bounced back strong and dominated the 76ers.

Let's not have too high expectations, as we know that the Warriors are the defending champions, and they will not give up this series easily. The Lakers are in good shape now, but the series is not over yet. Have you guys forgotten how the Kings were hyped when they were up 2-0 against the Warriors? And when they beat the Warriors in Game 6, look what happened. The Warriors still won the series, and Curry had a historic performance, being the only player to score 50 points in a Game 7 playoff.

Yes, I do agree, it's just one game and for sure the Lakers knows that and it's going to be a long series for them. If ever they win then good for Lebron and AD, but they can't just discount and written off the Warriors in just one game.

Just like what James Harden did when they won against the Boston Celtics, he let his team knows that this is just one game.

And look at how the game 2 turns out, they are going to lose it and lose it with double digits.

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Everyone just saw the expectation that we've set for ourselves. Both teams are good just as expected and this is where one of them is going to end.
Well, here goes the 4-3 predictions that I'm seeing on them and we'll know it soon. But we're sure that GSW won't just let this end favoring the Lakers.
And within the next few minutes, we'll see if Celtics will take their first win or if Philly is going to take their 2nd win.

With what happened in Game 1, I think the Warriors need to win Game 2 and at least one game in Games 3 and 4. The Lakers are hyped now, and people are thinking that they will win the series and possibly end the defending champion with a 4-0 or 4-1 record. However, this is just Game 1, and anything can happen, just like what happened in the Celtics vs 76ers Game 2, where the Celtics bounced back strong and dominated the 76ers.

Let's not have too high expectations, as we know that the Warriors are the defending champions, and they will not give up this series easily. The Lakers are in good shape now, but the series is not over yet. Have you guys forgotten how the Kings were hyped when they were up 2-0 against the Warriors? And when they beat the Warriors in Game 6, look what happened. The Warriors still won the series, and Curry had a historic performance, being the only player to score 50 points in a Game 7 playoff.

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Quote from: blockman on May 03, 2023, 06:50:34 PM

Everyone just saw the expectation that we've set for ourselves. Both teams are good just as expected and this is where one of them is going to end.
Well, here goes the 4-3 predictions that I'm seeing on them and we'll know it soon. But we're sure that GSW won't just let this end favoring the Lakers.
And within the next few minutes, we'll see if Celtics will take their first win or if Philly is going to take their 2nd win.

With what happened in Game 1, I think the Warriors need to win Game 2 and at least one game in Games 3 and 4. The Lakers are hyped now, and people are thinking that they will win the series and possibly end the defending champion with a 4-0 or 4-1 record. However, this is just Game 1, and anything can happen, just like what happened in the Celtics vs 76ers Game 2, where the Celtics bounced back strong and dominated the 76ers.

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Quote from: Hypnosis00 on May 03, 2023, 06:24:12 AM

Yes, the Lakers stole one game on the road, and they are very hyped up right now. However, I wouldn't join in on the hype because it's just one game. The Warriors could still come back with good adjustments

It's okay that you won't join the hype and bandwagon as this is normal whenever rivals are playing and this isn't the finals game. We've got all our favorite teams and we expect more for our supporting team to come back which is the GSW. That shot of Poole has made rounds and it's funny that everyone is certainly feeling bad about that shot. If everyone's feeling bad on it, how much more Poole and the entirety of Golden State Warriors.

Lakers in game 1 against warrior this season is so good and very accurate as well know that they have a good teamwork in order to beat warriors in their first meet in semifinals in this season. But it just a 1 game ahead so there's a chance for warriors that they will bring their best the game two and in upcoming matchup. We all know that warriors is a very strong team and even the series are 2-0. There's a chance that they can get up and with until the game 7 but Anyways congratulations for the winners who bet Lakers in game 1.

Everyone just saw the expectation that we've set for ourselves. Both teams are good just as expected and this is where one of them is going to end.
Well, here goes the 4-3 predictions that I'm seeing on them and we'll know it soon. But we're sure that GSW won't just let this end favoring the Lakers.
And within the next few minutes, we'll see if Celtics will take their first win or if Philly is going to take their 2nd win.

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