2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors (GSW leads 3-1)

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Who wins?

Poll ended at Tue Apr 29, 2025 3:47 pm

Rockets in 5
3
5%
Rockets in 6
6
10%
Rockets in 7
8
13%
Warriors in 5
14
23%
Warriors in 6
28
47%
Warriors in 7
1
2%
 
Total votes: 60

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Post#261 » by Chuck Everett » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:29 am

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life_saver wrote:After all the hype during regular season, Amen Thompson has been extremely disappointing offensively so far in this series

He’s a slasher playing with zero spacing.


If Sengun would finish, it wouldn't even matter. But since he is struggling, it's messing up the offense. He was an all-star, he needs to make those.
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Post#262 » by 76ciology » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:30 am

AmIWrongDude wrote:Steph Curry and the Moving Screens

Get your tickets now


The entire league just boils down to ISO and match-up hunting, except for one team. Nobody can defend Warriors’ screenplay. The “screens” and split actions makes it so hard to defend
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Post#263 » by turnaroundJ » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:30 am

Buddy is so ass on offense and defense
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Post#264 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:30 am

So many teams in the playoffs I feel like need to sacrifice some of their defense for some offense to get to the next level. Some awful offense this playoffs
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Post#265 » by AmIWrongDude » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:31 am

Has there ever been a bigger “midget” than GP2?
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Post#266 » by BigDan245 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:31 am

Jay Bilas should be calling the finals
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Post#267 » by Patches Perry » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:31 am

Tracymcgoaty wrote:Hoooooow the **** did this Houston team become a 2nd seed. Im irrationally annoyed by that. Has to be an anomaly and they'll come back to earth next season and be a borderline 8th seed or something. Thats what they are.


Being a super long, super athletic team with elite defense raises their floor considerably. Defense doesn't have bad nights nearly as often as offense, so they compete every night at a high level. Additionally, the difference between #2 and #8 was 4 games, so the seed is a bit misleading. A game here or there could have made them 7th or 8th.
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Post#268 » by Chuck Everett » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:31 am

AmIWrongDude wrote:Has there ever been a bigger “midget” than GP2?


Guy plays like he's 6'8. I'm pretty sure if he was 6'8, he'd be a star.
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Post#269 » by Zeno » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:32 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:This is one of the worst professional basketball games I’ve ever watched. It’s basically Curry and a bunch of bums.

There is no way they should be expanding the league right now. Look at the benches of the Bucks, Nuggets, Lakers, Warriors. If multiple legit near healthy playoff teams are forced to play marginal nba players, the talent pool isn’t deep enough for expansion.
When will we just change the name of 25 of the 30 teams to the Washington Generals?

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Post#270 » by AmIWrongDude » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:32 am

76ciology wrote:
AmIWrongDude wrote:Steph Curry and the Moving Screens

Get your tickets now


The entire league just boils down to ISO and match-up hunting, except for one team. Nobody can defend Warriors’ screenplay. The “screens” and split actions makes it so hard to defend

Ya would be absolutely exhaustion to defend in a 7 game series. Sounds like a legit nightmare.
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Post#271 » by AmIWrongDude » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:33 am

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AmIWrongDude wrote:Has there ever been a bigger “midget” than GP2?


Guy plays like he's 6'8. I'm pretty sure if he was 6'8, he'd be a star.

Hard not to love it
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Post#272 » by Ruma85 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:33 am

turnaroundJ wrote:Buddy is so ass on offense and defense


Such a hot & cold player, mostly cold.
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Post#273 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:33 am

Think players like Curry and Jokic will need to play 48 minutes in these series
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Post#274 » by djsunyc » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:33 am

kuminga not earning any money this game
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Post#275 » by wade44 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:33 am

Steph ran 2 miles today no way. How many **** did he take????
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Post#276 » by 76ciology » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:33 am

When did Kuminga last play basketball? Has 0 awareness and rhythm
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Post#278 » by falcolombardi » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:34 am

Draymond post ups are somethignh else
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Post#279 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:34 am

So much for Amens generational defense.
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Post#280 » by 76ciology » Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:35 am

AmIWrongDude wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:
AmIWrongDude wrote:Has there ever been a bigger “midget” than GP2?


Guy plays like he's 6'8. I'm pretty sure if he was 6'8, he'd be a star.

Hard not to love it


If he’s 6’8” he’d be Amen Thompson
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