ATL - Road teams now up 5-0 (Indy, NYK, Den, GSW)

Plossum · Post #1501 » by **Plossum** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:20 am

A bit of 2023 Heat about Indy. Running hot, particularly with their jump shooting. Feels like they can’t miss.

Ayt · Post #1502 » by **Ayt** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:24 am

Cavs taking atrocious shots.

Post #1503 » by **ReasonablySober** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:24 am

This is so annoying.

Profound23 · Post #1504 » by **Profound23** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:25 am

rilamann wrote:Pacers are going hit everything this series and then go ice cold in the ECF against Celtics.

I want to puke just thinking about it.

Meh, best thing about an ECF of Boston vs Indy would mean at least one of those teams makes it all that way and their fans get let down.

I still think Cleveland wins this series but I don't hate Indy winning it because we would get to see either Pacer fans or Celtic fans crying after an ECF loss...and hopefully the other team loses in the Finals

Bucksmaniac · Post #1505 » by **Bucksmaniac** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:27 am

Plossum wrote:A bit of 2023 Heat about Indy. Running hot, particularly with their jump shooting. Feels like they can’t miss.

We always get teams that are better than their seeds it seems.

Ayt · Post #1506 » by **Ayt** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:28 am

Cleveland seemed nervous in the 4th. Maybe this loss will loosen them up for the rest of the series.

blazza18 · Post #1507 » by **blazza18** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:29 am

Haliburton really controls things well and makes very few mistakes.

Post #1508 » by **paulpressey25** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:29 am

While I don’t like Indy, I don’t like Cleveland either.

In some ways I sort of enjoyed this.

rilamann · Post #1509 » by **rilamann** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:34 am

Profound23 wrote:
rilamann wrote:Pacers are going hit everything this series and then go ice cold in the ECF against Celtics.

I want to puke just thinking about it.

Meh, best thing about an ECF of Boston vs Indy would mean at least one of those teams makes it all that way and their fans get let down.

I still think Cleveland wins this series but I don't hate Indy winning it because we would get to see either Pacer fans or Celtic fans crying after an ECF loss...and hopefully the other team loses in the Finals

Yeah, classic case where it's great because one of them has to lose, But sucks because one of them has to win.

If you want to see the Pacers get beat down, humiliated and humbled. Then you would almost want them to win this series and see them play the Celtics IMO.

I have been high on the Pacers and for the past 2 months and have been telling anyone who would listen that the Pacers are really good and better than most people think.

That said, the Pacers would be lucky to win a game against the Celtics. IMO The Cavs or Pacers probably wouldn't win more than 1 game at the most vs the Celtics.

Milbucks96 · Post #1510 » by **Milbucks96** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:34 am

Plossum wrote:A bit of 2023 Heat about Indy. Running hot, particularly with their jump shooting. Feels like they can’t miss.

Their defense is really playoff friendly too.

Ayt · Post #1511 » by **Ayt** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:35 am

blazza18 wrote:Haliburton really controls things well and makes very few mistakes.

I'd like this Indy team if Haliburton wasn't such a dick head.

jschligs · Post #1512 » by **jschligs** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:37 am

Only winning by 9 while making 10 more threes makes me feel Cleveland will be fine.

Post #1513 » by **paulpressey25** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:42 am

I’m ready for Steph, Draymond and Jimmy to go home.

Post #1514 » by **ReasonablySober** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:45 am

paulpressey25 wrote:I’m ready for Steph, Draymond and Jimmy to go home.

Nah, we need Houston to exit early.

blazza18 · Post #1515 » by **blazza18** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:45 am

Rockets should be in home whites and Warriors their road blues. I hate this era of nba jersey bs.

brewbucks · Post #1516 » by **brewbucks** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:47 am

The hell are these Rockets jerseys?

Milbucks96 · Post #1517 » by **Milbucks96** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:48 am

jschligs wrote:Only winning by 9 while making 10 more threes makes me feel Cleveland will be fine.

They probably will be but sometimes the math stays weird long enough in these series where the team that should lose based on the numbers, runs away with it.

Post #1518 » by **MickeyDavis** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:54 am

MickeyDavis wrote:Kerr has used 4 different starting lineups in 6 games. Part of that was Butler being out. But it's way more than that. He's started Curry, Butler, Green, Podz, Moody, Hield, Kuminga, Post. 8 different starters. He tinkers with the lineup and rotation and makes adjustments. Like a good coach would do. I wish we had one.

So tonight he surprisingly plays Kuminga early. It may or may not work out but once again he's not afraid to make adjustments.

rilamann · Post #1519 » by **rilamann** » Mon May 5, 2025 12:57 am

brewbucks wrote:The hell are these Rockets jerseys?

Looks like something you would have seen at 7 Mile fair circa 2002.

Post #1520 » by **MickeyDavis** » Mon May 5, 2025 1:00 am

paulpressey25 wrote:I’m ready for Steph, Draymond and Jimmy to go home.

Yup I'm not rooting for a Houston loss, a Giannis trade ain't happening anyway. The problem is playoff ratings are driven by casuals. Lebron is out. They need Curry in. And Tony Brothers is on it.