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Official NBA Playoffs Thread

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PopsicleStand
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Now that things have started to shake out, I want to get some banter and speculation in here.

Topics to start with:

-Knicks won a game to force the series to 5 games with the Heat.
-Boston blew out the Hawks and now lead the series 3-1
-Rose-less Bulls hanging on at 1 game to the 76'ers 3
-Lakers in the same spot as always
-Thunder sweeping the Mavs
-And others...

I'll start. Its bittersweet, but mostly sweet as a Boston fan right now. You get the sense that each game might be the last you see the big 4 together. Its a beautiful thing that they are putting together another run for us.

In honor

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May 7 2012 11:45AM
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PopsicleStand
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Im calling OKC myself.

in the meantime FUCK! THE! HEAT!

FUCK THE HEAT
May 13 2012 5:44PM
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The pacers are such a fun team to watch play. Dont care what anyone else says. Theyve got DEPTH
May 13 2012 5:48PM
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Bakeshow
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Celtics... but I do love OKC too... fuck the lakers.
May 13 2012 6:26PM
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BravoWhiskey5280
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I fucking hate the city of Los Angeles right now.
May 13 2012 7:04PM
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Ben.
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I would have loved to see the Nugs win too, but you cant say you didnt see it comin...
May 13 2012 7:06PM
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BravoWhiskey5280
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I saw it coming, but im tired off it. That and the fact that the Dodgers swept the rockies today as well. Everything is just going their way. Kings are good. Clippers won. Dodgers are the best team in baseball. WTF???
May 13 2012 7:17PM
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Ben.
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Just wait till the Vikings go to LA and they get a football team again too haha.
May 13 2012 7:17PM
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Fun_dip
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I cannot stand CP3 or Reggie Evans. After every whistle CP3 rips the ball from the opponents hands just trying to start shit and he talks to the refs every possession.
Reggie Evans is allowed to foul and not get called because he sucks so bad or what? Then he flops on the next play.
I think the Lakers might have a shot at OKC. IF the sleeping giants wake up they have a serious shot. MWP(god i hate saying that) could definitely hold Durant to low scoring throughout the series.
May 13 2012 7:24PM
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WoodwardCopper
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Way too familiar...
May 13 2012 8:24PM
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lorax
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damn, the only two teams I actually cared about, memphis and denver, are done. So sick of watching kobe and reggie evans... I hope OKC destroys LA next round.
May 13 2012 9:15PM
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Ben.
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I understand disliking the Lakers, but I have no idea how anyone who enjoys basketball could not love watching Kobe play. Dudes got a gift, and as much as I'm not a Laker fan, you cant help but enjoy how good the guy is.
May 13 2012 11:03PM
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bakedpow
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This. I don't like the guy at all, for things he has said, done and acted over the years.

But man he can shoot the basketball, in game 5 he made 4 or 5 threes in a row in the last like 5 minutes. Dude comes up clutch, if he had a better supporting cast that wasnt a bunch of headcases (mainly bynum) he could take a team places.

Looking forward to tomorrow, should be an interesting game between la and okc.
May 13 2012 11:26PM
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pelle_munch
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interesting? think again. LA is going to get straight up roasted. I'm looking forward to it
May 13 2012 11:45PM
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Fun_dip
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How do you guys think OKC is gonna kill LA? LA wins 3 of 5 startimg positions and Artest is gomma slow KD. Do you really think Pau and Bynum are going to sleep the whole series again?
May 13 2012 11:56PM
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pelle_munch
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Simply put, it's because OKC has better players. Just watch
May 13 2012 11:58PM
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Fun_dip
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names?
May 14 2012 12:18AM
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pelle_munch
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Harden, ibaka, durantula, westbrook (even though i hate him), Fisher, perkins
May 14 2012 12:56AM
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bakedpow
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sefolosha, cook, collins, nazr mohammed.

Lakers bench wont be able to keep up with Okc. that second rotation with harden is gona be deadly.
May 14 2012 1:13AM
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How can you hate westbrook??
May 14 2012 11:30AM
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Ben.
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Yep. I think starting-wise, the two teams are pretty evenly matched. But OKC's bench will destroy the Lakers.
May 14 2012 12:15PM
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skithebert
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easy, just look at his face
May 14 2012 1:03PM
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line686
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The only thing i do have against him is his ability to lock down Durant. He's simply not a point guard.

Coming from a Laker fan, if OKC start Harden at the 1 and moved Westbrook to the 2, they would be hoisting the trophy in June, easy. That said, they will never make the switch.
May 14 2012 4:22PM
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icon1234
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World Peace is such a piece of shit. Anyone else see his interview about when they asked him if he was gonna shake the guys hand who he elbowed? Like I used to not really care about the Lakers, thought kobe was pretty chill, but that guy has single handily made me hate that team with a passion, almost as much as the celtics.
May 14 2012 4:26PM
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line686
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Just a side note, only the starters shake hands. So either way, it wouldn't have happened.
May 14 2012 4:29PM
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lorax
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he's way too cocky, he shoots the ball way more than a point guard should, instead of orchestrating plays.
May 14 2012 6:39PM
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lorax
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world peace is an absolute fuck, his name change alone is reason to hate him. And you are are that kobe raped a lady in vail right?
May 14 2012 6:41PM
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Jealous lorax is jealous. Im sick of people critizing westbrook for not being a traditional pg. the man averages 6 apg as well as somewhere around 20 ppg. Is he a Nash or a Kidd? NO! But so far OKC isnt having any problems with him or they woulda got rid of him long ago.
May 14 2012 7:14PM
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line686
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I love how Lakers haters ignore the fact that they found another guys "DNA" in her underwear. Any other person and people would think this is just some sad bitch looking for fame and money. She's a slut AND she knows it.

Not counting out the possibility, but after being forced to withdraw the case, it's surprising people aren't more skeptical than they are.
May 14 2012 7:31PM
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lorax
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well you got me there, I was super young when it happened and obviously didn't check my facts, I have disliked kobe since that whole incident. I also just don't like the lakers as a team, and the fact that kobe is undeniably an incredible player, and his attitude make it hard to not hate him.
May 14 2012 7:50PM
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lorax
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it's not that he isn't a good player, he's just cocky. I personally like point guards who make plays better, than those that are more selfish, but that's just me.
May 14 2012 7:53PM
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Fun_dip
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I really hope Philly can take out the Celitcs. KG and Paul Pierce are such whiny bitches. When KG was a wolf I was the biggest KG fan, but he just seems like a douche now.
May 14 2012 7:58PM
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lorax
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I like the celtics and garnett is a great player, but he is definitely an instigator which is kinda shitty
May 14 2012 8:04PM
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bakedpow
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Celtics cannot put the ball in the net.
May 14 2012 8:41PM
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bakedpow
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Thunder rolling right now
May 14 2012 11:14PM
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Fun_dip
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lakers defensive rotations is ass as well as their offence. itll be interestimg to see if perkins comes back. LA needa to give the ball to the big men and let them dominate
May 14 2012 11:18PM
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pelle_munch
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Haha LAKERS SUCK
May 14 2012 11:23PM
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Fun_dip
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wanna know how i know you're bitter about them beating ass on your team every year?
May 14 2012 11:26PM
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bakedpow
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Good news is perkins is healthy.

Never liked the lakers, never will. The attitude of everyone of the players just screams tool. Theyre way to full of themselves. time to get humbled a bit...
May 14 2012 11:44PM
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fair enough man. 27 points 9 assists. And personally, i dont think hes that cocky. Hes like a little five year old with add.
May 15 2012 12:16AM
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forrest-cole
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No joke, it's not just a couple of them, it's seriously every player on their team, fuck the lakers.
May 15 2012 12:26AM
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lorax
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He is without a doubt a great basketball player, and as he gets older he will learn how to pass. I just think he is a little too confident, and I don't hate him, just the fact that he takes more shots than Durant bothers me. Rajon Rondo definitely plays the position better than anyone else in the league in my opinion, He shares a record with Wilt Chamberlin and Magic Johnson, and had 10+ assists for the last 24 consecutive games of the 11/12 season, and not to mention pretty near a triple double every game. I definitely don't hate westbrook, but he has the talent to do more than shoot the ball every time he receives it.
May 15 2012 2:12AM
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BravoWhiskey5280
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Haha the Lakers dont even to be on the same court as OKC. Kobe is gonna be tying Durants shoes after this series if OKC keeps playing like they did last night. Man I wish it could of been the Nuggets instead of LA though. At least the games vs. OKC would have been competitive. The Lakers are a pathetic joke of a team, I am fairly confident in assuming that Kobe will never get another ring again.
May 15 2012 10:35AM
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KyleTShreddin
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Went to the Celtics last night, it was an exciting game at the endd but damn the middle two quarters were dead. Pierce played shitty but hes hurt and why the fuck didnt avery bradley play in the third quarter?
May 15 2012 4:44PM
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50in07
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Fuck KG, he screwed Minnesota over and will only talk badly about us now.
May 15 2012 6:41PM
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Ben.
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:D

I understand you are a big Nugs fan, and losing hurts. Trust me I'm still trying to get over the Rose injury and my Bulls woes.


But this is just ridiculous. Kobe is still easily one of the top 5 players in the league. Bynum is a rebounding beast. Meta is a very good defender, if a bit inconsistent on offense (yes we all know he sucks as a person, but thats beside the point when it comes to his basketball talent). Pau, however soft he may be, produces, and their aren't many dudes his size who can shoot as well as he can.

Do they lack a bench? Sure, so do the Heat, that doesnt make them a joke of a team.

OKC will almost definitely beat the Lakers, but to say they are a joke of a team is just ignorant.
May 15 2012 8:53PM
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line686
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^ Lawyered.
May 15 2012 8:56PM
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Ben.
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Its like Josh Beckett talking about having 5 days off a year :D.
May 15 2012 9:11PM
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Fun_dip
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I agree it's annoying, but of course they're tired. So what if it's only ~35 minutes with breaks. They have interviews, shootarounds, game plans, sometimes traveling. They are busting their ass for the most part when they are on the court. Playing basketball for 10 minutes at a time competitively, meaning you run the court then are still moving to get open and then at the end of the play battling for a rebound, is somewhat tiring. I know they're athletes who get paid millions of dollars and I also don't think it is an excuse for the Lakers to play like shit, but it does factor in.
May 15 2012 9:14PM
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icon1234
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LeBron is such a fucking pussy. Why is he fucking passing off the ball when he is one of the best players in the league. He should be begging for the chance to take the game winning shot.
May 15 2012 9:51PM
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EvanWalz
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its pretty clear that if D Rose wouldnt have gotten hurt, they would have made it to the champs. Overall though, OKC has the whole thing in the bag. Durant is hot, Westbrook feeds off of the energy that Durant brings, and Harden has a sick beard. They got the easy W!
May 15 2012 9:55PM
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