NBA Playoff Games 2025, Non-Celtics

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #981 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Fri May 16, 2025 6:04 am

Jalen Williams 45.0 TS% on 23.7 USG% in this series.
50.8 TS% on 20.5 USG% in the second round last year.

Makes you appreciate Jaylen Brown as a number two scorer offensively a lot more.

Celts17Pride · Post #982 » by **Celts17Pride** » Fri May 16, 2025 11:18 am

It may be on life support but my Celtics/Nuggets NBA Finals prediction is still alive :lol:

Post #983 » by **Parliament10** » Fri May 16, 2025 11:32 pm

ThePigeon · Post #984 » by **ThePigeon** » Sat May 17, 2025 1:59 pm

I am rooting for IND as they play the most exiting and enjoyable brand of basketball
NY and OKC are just bruisers with one guy who can get a basket or a foul on a given play

DEN -IND will be a great series in which I don't care who wins

London2Boston · Post #985 » by **London2Boston** » Sat May 17, 2025 4:01 pm

Pacers
Nuggets
OKC
Wolves
Knicks

That’s the order for me.

ThePigeon · Post #986 » by **ThePigeon** » Sun May 18, 2025 2:12 pm

Aaron Gordon has grade 2 hamstring strain. Needs couple of weeks on the sidelines
It is a shame
Let's see if the Joker and friends can pull it off in game 7

Again - injuries play a big part in this playoff

Green89 · Post #987 » by **Green89** » Sun May 18, 2025 2:24 pm

Minny or Indy for a ring, please. I don't want OKC, Denver, or NY to win it.

ConstableGeneva · Post #988 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun May 18, 2025 2:36 pm

London2Boston wrote:Pacers
Nuggets
OKC
Wolves
Knicks

That’s the order for me.

Exact same for me except there's a huge gap between Wolves and Knicks.

Lee Van Cleef · Post #989 » by **Lee Van Cleef** » Sun May 18, 2025 2:45 pm

I don’t root for the Nuggets, but I respect them, more than any other team in the league. They are an admirable team. Jokic/Murray/Gordon is the best trio in any team in my opinion. Lack of depth is their issue. That how they ran out of gas last year in game 7. That’s why they are gonna lose today.

lon3lytoaster · Post #990 » by **lon3lytoaster** » Sun May 18, 2025 4:15 pm

Lee Van Cleef wrote:I don’t root for the Nuggets, but I respect them, more than any other team in the league. They are an admirable team. Jokic/Murray/Gordon is the best trio in any team in my opinion. Lack of depth is their issue. That how they ran out of gas last year in game 7. That’s why they are gonna lose today.

I like Aaron Gordon a lot. Still shocked Danny didn’t give up more to get him from Orlando all those years ago now. He’s a big loss for Denver in G7.

threrf23 · Post #991 » by **threrf23** » Sun May 18, 2025 6:33 pm

Lee Van Cleef wrote:I don’t root for the Nuggets, but I respect them, more than any other team in the league. They are an admirable team. Jokic/Murray/Gordon is the best trio in any team in my opinion. Lack of depth is their issue. That how they ran out of gas last year in game 7. That’s why they are gonna lose today.

If Gordon plays, I like them to win.

We'll see, they definitely lack depth, but I think this team is different than last year's team in a few key respects. Braun has really come into his own, Gordon is shooting the trey better than ever before, Russ is often being used in a ~20 mpg role and seems happy to cheer the team from the bench in the 4th quarter, if that's what coach dictates. Murray is healthy and Adelman seems to be an upgrade from Mike Malone. At least, Adelman seems to be a better game manager than Mike Malone, and the team is playing with a confidence I don't recall seeing a year ago.

The bottom line to me is that its the Nuggets who have the star big man, and the Nuggets who have the better coach, should be a good game.

leper-con · Post #992 » by **leper-con** » Sun May 18, 2025 8:23 pm

How about Zion ? He’d be a by low high upside guy.

Tyakack · Post #993 » by **Tyakack** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:20 pm

Definitely feels like OKC's year. I had them beating the Celtics in the finals when the playoffs started.

Post #994 » by **Parliament10** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:24 pm

Looks like it's gonna be OKC & Timberwolves in the WCF.

ConstableGeneva · Post #995 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:32 pm

Jokic is basically just Kornet. Both of them couldn't carry their injured teams enough to get to the conference finals for a shot at a second title.

ConstableGeneva · Post #996 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:33 pm

Tyakack wrote:Definitely feels like OKC's year. I had them beating the Celtics in the finals when the playoffs started.

Same. But I had them beating us without Tatum rupturing his Achilles heel. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunch.

Kalela · Post #997 » by **Kalela** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:43 pm

I am not biased towards either team, but this may be the worst refereeing I have seen in a long time. One team is allowed to get as physical as they want, and not the other.

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #998 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:47 pm

Next year I want the Celtics to implement the same defensive "system" as OKC. Hack the ball handler on every possession. Don't get called for anything. Generate a bunch of turnovers. Profit. And then if you look at SGA on the other end it's two free throws, disgusting basketball.

ConstableGeneva · Post #999 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:48 pm

Another season where Harden and Westbrook didn't make the Finals. Haven't returned there since 2011 when they were both with OKC. Harden will be 36 and Westbrook 37 in next year's playoffs.

ConstableGeneva · Post #1000 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sun May 18, 2025 9:51 pm

NBA will either have a first time champion (Pacers, Wolves) or a team that hasn't won since the 1970s (Knicks, Thunder/Sonics).