Around the NBA 2018 (Non-Celtics Talk)

Valid · Post #1941 » by **Valid** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:49 am

tfmiii wrote:Wasn't that a goaltender by Lebron w 3 secs left?

Moot since he then sank a 3, but the ball had hit glass before he blocked it

Clearly a goaltend, and it isn't moot at all. A tie game at that point is very different from a two-point deficit. Entirely possible that the last play call would have been different. Cavs probably go for the tie.

chrisab123 · Post #1942 » by **chrisab123** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:52 am

LeBron is having maybe the best season of his career. He’s going to walk into the finals again as literally the only player on his team then promptly lose in 5

Post #1943 » by **K For Three** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:52 am

Valid wrote:
Kyrie For Three wrote:Nobody ever tell me again Oladipo is a super star. Lmao.

Lebron though, omg.....

Last three games: 12-of-50. Brutal.

HOWEVER, that last drive by him was clearly a goaltend on LeBron. I don't see how the refs missed that.

Refs have a choice between Lebron or Pacers/Raptors. Easy decision.

Valid · Post #1944 » by **Valid** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:54 am

chrisab123 wrote:LeBron is having maybe the best season of his career. He’s going to walk into the finals again as literally the only player on his team then promptly lose in 5

His best season was in 2013 and I don't even think it's particularly close. But yeah. The Cavs are probably going to the finals again. It will just be a more challenging road for them than the preceding three years.

Bar Fight · Post #1945 » by **Bar Fight** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:57 am

Valid wrote:
chrisab123 wrote:LeBron is having maybe the best season of his career. He’s going to walk into the finals again as literally the only player on his team then promptly lose in 5

His best season was in 2013 and I don't even think it's particularly close. But yeah. The Cavs are probably going to the finals again. It will just be a more challenging road for them than the preceding three years.

The Raps beat them in 5. The Cavs haven't been good at all. It's taking incredible Lebron performances to barely get by the Pacers. The Raps are much, much better than the Pacers on both ends.

Homerclease · Post #1946 » by **Homerclease** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:59 am

Crowder 15 points in 7 minutes

Valid · Post #1947 » by **Valid** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:00 am

Bar Fight wrote:
Valid wrote:
chrisab123 wrote:LeBron is having maybe the best season of his career. He’s going to walk into the finals again as literally the only player on his team then promptly lose in 5

His best season was in 2013 and I don't even think it's particularly close. But yeah. The Cavs are probably going to the finals again. It will just be a more challenging road for them than the preceding three years.

The Raps beat them in 5. The Cavs haven't been good at all. It's taking incredible Lebron performances to barely get by the Pacers. The Raps are much, much better than the Pacers on both ends.

I'll believe it when I see it. I just can't trust the Raptors to beat LeBron, even though they should.

Edug27 · Post #1948 » by **Edug27** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:00 am

Awful last play by Dipo. 2 second clock difference and you give the Cavs the ball back with 3 seconds? Should have let that thing go as the shot clock expires. Worst case scenario would be OT.

Edug27 · Post #1949 » by **Edug27** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:01 am

Valid wrote:
Bar Fight wrote:
Valid wrote:His best season was in 2013 and I don't even think it's particularly close. But yeah. The Cavs are probably going to the finals again. It will just be a more challenging road for them than the preceding three years.

The Raps beat them in 5. The Cavs haven't been good at all. It's taking incredible Lebron performances to barely get by the Pacers. The Raps are much, much better than the Pacers on both ends.

I'll believe it when I see it. I just can't trust the Raptors to beat LeBron, even though they should.

Nobody in the East can and will stop Bron. No-bo-dy.

PierceFan4ever · Post #1950 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:03 am

Here’s a good laugh for ya

viewtopic.php?f=64&p=65591129#p65591129

Post #1951 » by **K For Three** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:05 am

Bar Fight wrote:
Valid wrote:
chrisab123 wrote:LeBron is having maybe the best season of his career. He’s going to walk into the finals again as literally the only player on his team then promptly lose in 5

His best season was in 2013 and I don't even think it's particularly close. But yeah. The Cavs are probably going to the finals again. It will just be a more challenging road for them than the preceding three years.

The Raps beat them in 5. The Cavs haven't been good at all. It's taking incredible Lebron performances to barely get by the Pacers. The Raps are much, much better than the Pacers on both ends.

Pacers are a bad matchup for the Cavs all year, I think people are getting carried away by this series.

Wes-J · Post #1952 » by **Wes-J** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:05 am

Jaylen>Beal>Dipo

trouble07 · Post #1953 » by **trouble07** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:15 am

Oladipo must be kidding going 2-15 after his ghastly 4-19 performance last game

sam_I_am · Post #1954 » by **sam_I_am** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:15 am

Lebron had one of greatest clutch endings of all time. Definitely a great block and Uber clutch 3. Speechless.

Bar Fight · Post #1955 » by **Bar Fight** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:20 am

Kyrie For Three wrote:
Bar Fight wrote:
Valid wrote:His best season was in 2013 and I don't even think it's particularly close. But yeah. The Cavs are probably going to the finals again. It will just be a more challenging road for them than the preceding three years.

The Raps beat them in 5. The Cavs haven't been good at all. It's taking incredible Lebron performances to barely get by the Pacers. The Raps are much, much better than the Pacers on both ends.

Pacers are a bad matchup for the Cavs all year, I think people are getting carried away by this series.

What's the excuse for the rest of the season? The Cavs have been considerably worse than the Raps all year and the imaginary switch that they supposedly flip in the postseason doesn't exist this year. Indiana could have easily won this series even with Lebron going off (and still might) if a few plays here and there goes different

sam_I_am · Post #1956 » by **sam_I_am** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:27 am

Crowder having a career night and Utah getting OKC in a deep hole.

threrf23 · Post #1957 » by **threrf23** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:28 am

sam_I_am wrote:Lebron had one of greatest clutch endings of all time. Definitely a great block and Uber clutch 3. Speechless.

He blocked it off the backboard. It was a goaltend, unless a ref thought the layup had no chance of going in.

sam_I_am · Post #1958 » by **sam_I_am** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:29 am

threrf23 wrote:
sam_I_am wrote:Lebron had one of greatest clutch endings of all time. Definitely a great block and Uber clutch 3. Speechless.

He blocked it off the backboard. It was a goaltend, unless a ref thought the layup had no chance of going in.

I disagree. Oladipo flipped it up and he blocked it before it hit backboard. Not a goaltend.

EDIT: just saw this Slomo replay and you are right, but wasn’t reviewable. First 3 times I saw it I thought it was clean.

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/4/25/17283280/lebron-james-block-goaltend-video-cavs-vs-pacers-game-5-nba-playoffs-2018-victor-oladipo

estendius · Post #1959 » by **estendius** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:30 am

NBA can't let James out from 1st round, right ?

threrf23 · Post #1960 » by **threrf23** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:32 am

sam_I_am wrote:
threrf23 wrote:
sam_I_am wrote:Lebron had one of greatest clutch endings of all time. Definitely a great block and Uber clutch 3. Speechless.

He blocked it off the backboard. It was a goaltend, unless a ref thought the layup had no chance of going in.

I disagree. Oladipo flipped it up and he blocked it before it hit backboard. Not a goaltend.

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