WCQF: P1 | (4) OKC Thunder vs Utah Jazz (5) | Utah wins 4-2

Revived · Post #1341 » by **Revived** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:49 am

Will Ricky Rubio ever again shoot 5-8 from 3 in a playoff game?

Post #1342 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:51 am

Thunder’s big three was 0-14 in the fourth. Well, there it is.

Salieri · Post #1343 » by **Salieri** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:51 am

knuckles862 wrote:“George won’t shoot that well again and jazz still almost won”

And this is why you don't jump the gun after 2 minutes of play. This post hasn't aged well at all, has it?

Biased_Fan6425 · Post #1344 » by **Biased_Fan6425** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:51 am

NBAFan93 wrote:Didn’t watch game from the half on.

I take it Melo missed some shots by all the hate, but then I go look at the box score and see PG 6/21 when Melo was 6/18. So they both shot similarly (actually Melo a little better) but somehow it’s all Melo’s fault they lost...the Melo haters never fail.

You should watch how bad Melo was in that 4th quarter.

And I wanted him in the lakers a few years ago...

GameBredAPBT · Post #1345 » by **GameBredAPBT** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:53 am

Jazz fans are savage. Playing in SLC is rough. Thunder are in for a hellish road. Even if they win they'll be battered badly.

redbottoms24 · Post #1346 » by **redbottoms24** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:53 am

Fix was in. Get Adams in foul trouble and give Mitchell the wade treatment

SeattleJazzFan · Post #1347 » by **SeattleJazzFan** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:53 am

so glad melo is on the thunder and that they give him actual minutes in actual games.

DTP · Post #1348 » by **DTP** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:54 am

CoreyGallagher wrote:Thunder’s big three was 0-14 in the fourth. Well, there it is.

Damn you Melo!

Catchall · Post #1349 » by **Catchall** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:54 am

When Adams got in foul trouble and fouled out, it took away the Thunder's pick-and-roll. Removing that gravity to the rim means the shooters on the floor didn't get the same space. The Thunder didn't get to the rim much and rarely challenged the Jazz's paint defense.

knuckles862 · Post #1350 » by **knuckles862** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:54 am

Salieri wrote:
knuckles862 wrote:“George won’t shoot that well again and jazz still almost won”

And this is why you don't jump the gun after 2 minutes of play. This post hasn't aged well at all, hast it?

It has actually I still stand by it idk how he went from hitting the difficult 3s but missing easy ones but from jazz fans perspective they said it took George’s hot shooting to beat them so by their logic since the thunder shot poorly they should of won in a blowout

Catchall · Post #1351 » by **Catchall** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:55 am

Playoff P is regressing to the mean.

Osirus89 · Post #1352 » by **Osirus89** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:55 am

BVB24 wrote:Matter of time.

Spoiler:
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As a spurs fan, I'm not sure you are in the best position to speak about stars leaving. Well actually.. you might be an authority on it.

There is no making heads or tails of this series until after the trip to SLC. OKC could win the next two on the road or lose the next two. This series will be determined by rebounding and free throws. Either team can win on the road or at home as long as they win those two categories.

It could be 2-2, 3-1 OKC, or 3-1 Utah with the exact same odds of probability between them. Donovan mitchell is so good. If he wasn't playing against OKC, I would be rooting for him this postseason.

Rapaz · Post #1353 » by **Rapaz** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:57 am

Simmons > Diva Mitchell

#0-7from3 #CantShoot

Baiting. -Dome

Fat · Post #1354 » by **Fat** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:58 am

Rapaz wrote:Simmons > Diva Mitchell #0-7from3 #CantShoot

both are great

Catchall · Post #1355 » by **Catchall** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:58 am

The Jazz did a much better job on the defensive glass tonight. They had Adams surrounded on most loose balls. That's a big story.

Rapaz · Post #1356 » by **Rapaz** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:58 am

Nyk_Fatboy wrote:
Rapaz wrote:Simmons > Diva Mitchell #0-7from3 #CantShoot

both are great

One is greater. Ben Simmons.

Catchall · Post #1357 » by **Catchall** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:00 am

Yeah, Mitchell torches OKC's big 3 to pull out a playoff win on the road and defensive Sixers fans have to make it about Ben Simmons.

Kabookalu · Post #1358 » by **Kabookalu** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:00 am

Seeing the Jazz, Heat, and Pacers this playoffs reminds me of the 90's where teams were tough, defensive oriented, and gritty as hell while being led by a go to star. The Heat are probably the exception to that but both Dragic and Wade can take over games.

ShotCreator · Post #1359 » by **ShotCreator** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:00 am

Revived wrote:Will Ricky Rubio ever again shoot 5-8 from 3 in a playoff game?

Rubio is no longer a WOAT-leve shooter. He was getting excellent looks. And converted at a good rate.

The shots Paul George hit through the first 6 quarters...however, were just stupid. That's the only word I can use to describe it.

Just dumb shots that didn't even hit rim. Joke shots. Those were much more likely to not fall and be due a HUGE regression.

Throughout this series, I think Utah has a more sustainable defense and offense. The gap is not big enough to overcome crazy flukiness like PG's shooting streaks, but it is big enough to comfortably win if they execute.

They beat OKC 10/15 series IMO. The 5 would be dropped due to WB an PG shooting like gods off the dribble. Or some others team-wide streakiness.

NBAFan93 · Post #1360 » by **NBAFan93** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:00 am

DTP wrote:
CoreyGallagher wrote:Thunder’s big three was 0-14 in the fourth. Well, there it is.

Damn you Melo!

I’d like to see the breakdown of the 14 by player (I don’t know how to see that w/o going manually through the play by play though) - from this thread it sounds like Melo took and missed all 14...

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