Around the League: 2024-25 Season

pepe1991 · Post #1941 » by **pepe1991** » Thu May 8, 2025 2:40 am

lol wtf is Okc game?

BadMofoPimp · Post #1942 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Thu May 8, 2025 2:43 am

Denver probably knew that OKC would go full tilt in game 2 at home with the threat of the series becoming out of hand for them. Nuggets probably playing it safe being they won game 1 and have home court advantage. Will be interesting in games 3 and 4.

RookieStar · Post #1943 » by **RookieStar** » Thu May 8, 2025 2:49 am

Yeah... i hope this is just DEN resting.. otherwise... yikes

Post #1944 » by **eyriq** » Thu May 8, 2025 3:35 am

SGA statement game

pepe1991 · Post #1945 » by **pepe1991** » Thu May 8, 2025 5:16 am

Celtics don't look like hungry team, at all.

To me against us it never felt like they are that team that won a title in such a dominant fashion, but in same time they were still doing enough to win without much issues so i assumed they are coasting a bit without much urgency, nor need for one.

But you are now in second round, against solid team with several people that can actually hurt you, they already beat you at home once, and this is your urgency game?

Wtf was that decision to guard Towns with guards? It's one thing when you have Brown on him it's whole different when you put White on him.

GelbeWand09 · Post #1946 » by **GelbeWand09** » Thu May 8, 2025 6:45 am

OKC game was pretty predictable. Denver got what they want, intensity goes down. OKC is angry and have a must win game, intensity goes up.
But OKC is just so much deeper and they have the most active defense I've ever seen.
I'm always fascinated how Chet keeps his body control when he got bumped and shoved under the basket and is still able to contest everything. The reason I never understood the "he is to thin comments" before the draft. It doesn't matter if the opponent bullies him, he still gonna block/contest your shot, no matter how far under the basket you shove him.

pepe1991 · Post #1947 » by **pepe1991** » Thu May 8, 2025 7:16 am

OKC are now runaway title favorites in my books.

I still think that one of Cavs- Celtics will end up in finals , hell, maybe both. Who knows. I suck at betting :lol:

drsd · Post #1948 » by **drsd** » Thu May 8, 2025 8:45 am

Road teams are currently 6-1 in round 2

Skybox · Post #1949 » by **Skybox** » Thu May 8, 2025 10:22 am

basketballRob wrote:Robinson is finally playing well.

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Looking at the box score is wild. All of the NY starters are negative +/- and Robinson is +19

basketballRob · Post #1950 » by **basketballRob** » Thu May 8, 2025 12:01 pm

Skybox wrote:
basketballRob wrote:Robinson is finally playing well.

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Looking at the box score is wild. All of the NY starters are negative +/- and Robinson is +19

He's a monster on defense. One of his FTs was 3' below the net, tho.

Mazulla had the Celtics foul him 2 times in a row to put them in the penalty, so NY would take him out of the lineup.

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byeganyo · Post #1951 » by **byeganyo** » Thu May 8, 2025 1:22 pm

pepe1991 wrote:OKC are now runaway title favorites in my books.

I still think that one of Cavs- Celtics will end up in finals , hell, maybe both. Who knows. I suck at betting

Let them beat Denver first, i would not bet on this right now. Denver needed the rest and got in the game 2.

byeganyo · Post #1952 » by **byeganyo** » Thu May 8, 2025 1:22 pm

And btw someone here wrote at the start of the season that Pacers got nothing on us...

basketballRob · Post #1953 » by **basketballRob** » Thu May 8, 2025 3:02 pm

Giannis in Brooklyn next season? They have the cap space and picks.

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basketballRob · Post #1954 » by **basketballRob** » Thu May 8, 2025 5:43 pm

Pierce said he'd walk 15 miles to work in his robe if the Celtics lost game 2.

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JoshuaPotter · Post #1955 » by **JoshuaPotter** » Thu May 8, 2025 6:29 pm

Knicks and Magic actually matchup very well against the Celtics. But Knicks aren't still on their rookie deals either.

Is what it is.

RookieStar · Post #1956 » by **RookieStar** » Sat May 10, 2025 2:04 am

Isnt CLE with 2 7fters and Hunter supposed to be a good defensie team?

Both IND and CLE are just going through the hoop. Its like they dont play defense at all

Skybox · Post #1957 » by **Skybox** » Sat May 10, 2025 2:14 am

RookieStar wrote:Isnt CLE with 2 7fters and Hunter supposed to be a good defensie team?

Both IND and CLE are just going through the hoop. Its like they dont play defense at all

And one of them will make it to the ECF…must not have gotten the memo that defense is everything.

Idiosyncratic · Post #1958 » by **Idiosyncratic** » Sat May 10, 2025 2:28 am

Cavs had 8th best defensive rating in the league and were pretty good tonight defensively against a good offense. 5 of 8 teams remaining were top 8 in defense. Knicks and Pacers were top 14. Nuggets only below average defensive team remaining.

Real story of the game though, Cavs 18 offensive boards, Pacers 4. Pacers shot better than the Cavs and got blown out. Donovan Mitchell more offensive boards than the entire Pacers team.

Pacers better win next game or they are in trouble.

Post #1959 » by **Knightro** » Sat May 10, 2025 2:45 am

The Cavs are way better than the Pacers. They have just had some crazy bad luck with 3PT shooting variance and, of course, injuries.

Cleveland shot below 30% from 3PT just 10 times the entire regular season. They've been under 30% in each of the first three games.

You just know there's a 20/46 kind of game coming for them in the very near future.

pepe1991 · Post #1960 » by **pepe1991** » Sat May 10, 2025 4:50 am

OT Nuggets vs OKC in game where Jokić can't hit anything