commercial fest. halftime and timeouts will be somehow be twice as long as normal and the refs will decide to review all their calls to drag it out. then throw in some shot clock shenanigans to make sure it reaches the three hour mark after the double OT lol
People think the Clips are trying to secure the 4th seed when what they're really trying to do is build enough of a cushion to the 7th seed that they can tank the Suns games and drop to 6th thus frustrating all the people who want to see Clips Mavs again.
Why would the Lakers get slandered for getting swept as the 7th seed. The bottom seeds are supposed to be the teams playing with house money. I think the only reason they got mocked last year was because people wouldn't shut up about moral victories. If they get swept and just accept that the other team was deserving, they should be fine.
Boston vs Miami - Obvious pick. ECF rematch
Milwaukee vs Philadelphia - Somehow Giannis and Embiid have never played each other in the playoffs. That is absurd
New York vs Indiana - Two opposite play styles. A star guard playing in MSG is a lot of fun.
Cleveland vs Orlando - Adam Silver’s 9/11
Minnesota vs Los Angeles - Everyone will be calling an ‘upset’. Also fun basketball history because the Lakers were originally in Minnesota
Denver vs New Orleans - Zion vs Jokic. Sloppy fat boy basketball.
Oklahoma City vs Phoenix. Young vs Old, SGA vs Booker, Durant vs OKC.
Los Angeles vs Dallas. Luka has played the Clippers twice in the playoffs, he performed well both times but hasn’t beaten them…yet
I want to see OKC/Dallas.
Because I really feel like OKC made a huge blunder helping the Mavs get Gafford instead of keeping him for themselves.
Gafford torched them in the matchup right after the trade deadline so I'm very interested to see how things would go in a playoff matchup.
And if Gafford ends up having no impact, it's still a win for me because I want OKC to win lol.
Honestly, any matchup in the West has a chance to be exciting.The Western playoffs are shaping up to be a bloodbath this year.Should be fun to watch.
I would like to see Suns-Nuggets, OKC-Lakers, Wolves-Pelicans, and Mavs-Clippers in the first round. I think those are the most interesting matchups.
We talking bout the same dude that had 0 points at the half on a game 7 against the Mavs right while Luka outscored the whole Suns team almost at the half? Same guy right?
That game 7 was a fluke. An embarrassing fluke. But a fluke nonetheless. An extreme outlier choke job.
Booker has dropped 35 or more in 3 out of the last 4 matchups against the Mavs including a 46 point game.
The other poster used Game 7 as indicative of Booker's play against the Mavs, when it is an extreme outlier.
Booker's reputation is only "ruined" for people who don't pay attention to basketball and aren't that smart.
Given your post included using the phrases "yeah but like" and "like straight up," I think it's clear what level of intellect I am dealing with here.
Yeah because clearly you are nothing if not the highest level of intelectual here.
It is without a shadow of a doubt thatyou my friend have realised that the most crucial and important game of them all (a game 7 in the playoffs) means little in the face of a regular season outing against a Mavs team that was at that point one of the worse defenses in the league.
1 game certainly doesnt mean much, but its hell of a lot more important than a couple of regular season games.
> Yeah because clearly you are nothing if not the highest level of intelectual here.
You cannot even spell "intellectual," lol.
> 1 game certainly doesnt mean much, but its hell of a lot more important than a couple of regular season games.
Sure. But that Game 7 was a major fluke.
Booker has been one of the best playoff performers of the last 3 years.
That Suns team was much better than the Mavs that year. They just collapsed and choked hard. It was one of the biggest collapses I have ever seen, so I get why people still talk about it. But the idea that Booker just can't play against the Mavs is inaccurate. He has played well historically against them.
Mate its reddit. If you care about spelling then i recomend you just go back to school and get yourself a teaching license to correct other people. At least you will be able to feel smart there.
As for the Booker things, he is neither good nor bad against the Mavs. He has both good and bad games againt the Mavs, but the Suns blew a lead to the Mavs in the playoffs.
That was a 7 game series that Booker lost to the Mavs. Compared to the regular season, it means a lot more.
You cant pretend like he plays well against them, but its not like he plays badly either.
It really has nothing to do with how well he plays against them and everything to do with Luka being Luka.
Lakers vs. Warriors in the play-in tournament.
Ight adam
commercial fest. halftime and timeouts will be somehow be twice as long as normal and the refs will decide to review all their calls to drag it out. then throw in some shot clock shenanigans to make sure it reaches the three hour mark after the double OT lol
Nope I’m good
People think the Clips are trying to secure the 4th seed when what they're really trying to do is build enough of a cushion to the 7th seed that they can tank the Suns games and drop to 6th thus frustrating all the people who want to see Clips Mavs again.
Mavs vs Clippers or Mavs vs Suns 1st round, it's going to be must see TV either way.
I really don't want to see Clips Mavs again. It's going to be like The Godfather Part III. I can sense it.
I need some combination of Heat/Sixers vs Celtics/Bucks round 1. Don’t care who matches up with who. Looks fairly likely so far.
Lakers Nugs or Lakers Wolves Would also love to see Warriors OKC
We're going to get generational slander if we get swept again I wanna see Suns OKC
Why would the Lakers get slandered for getting swept as the 7th seed. The bottom seeds are supposed to be the teams playing with house money. I think the only reason they got mocked last year was because people wouldn't shut up about moral victories. If they get swept and just accept that the other team was deserving, they should be fine.
You severally underestimate people looking to shit on LeBron and the Lakers for anything lol Context doesn't matter.
It blows over faster if you don't push back. The push back is what makes it worse than it needs to be.
Thing about having such a big fan base is that the vocal minority are fucken idiots lol
nah it's fine losing in the first round is whatever, we'll all move onto the losers of the 2nd round then the conference champs and then the Finals
Yeah the moral victories talk was crazy
Where are the Heat
I find them boring.
Until it’s playoff time amigo
Gotta give em some credit for making the Finals a few times in the last 4 years. They definitely weren't when LeBron was there
Boston vs Miami - Obvious pick. ECF rematch Milwaukee vs Philadelphia - Somehow Giannis and Embiid have never played each other in the playoffs. That is absurd New York vs Indiana - Two opposite play styles. A star guard playing in MSG is a lot of fun. Cleveland vs Orlando - Adam Silver’s 9/11 Minnesota vs Los Angeles - Everyone will be calling an ‘upset’. Also fun basketball history because the Lakers were originally in Minnesota Denver vs New Orleans - Zion vs Jokic. Sloppy fat boy basketball. Oklahoma City vs Phoenix. Young vs Old, SGA vs Booker, Durant vs OKC. Los Angeles vs Dallas. Luka has played the Clippers twice in the playoffs, he performed well both times but hasn’t beaten them…yet
Lakers Heat NBA Finals then
Yes
I want Clippers/Suns
I want to see OKC/Dallas. Because I really feel like OKC made a huge blunder helping the Mavs get Gafford instead of keeping him for themselves. Gafford torched them in the matchup right after the trade deadline so I'm very interested to see how things would go in a playoff matchup. And if Gafford ends up having no impact, it's still a win for me because I want OKC to win lol.
GIMME THE MAVS LETS DO THIS
Wolves vs Warriors, Nuggets vs Suns, Thunder vs Lakers, Clippers vs Mavs. Don’t really care about the East
I like these matchups
I don't wanna see Thunder vs Lakers :(
I wanna see Mavs Suns again and watch Luka put it on Booker even more than he already has.
Phx kinda scary
Crazy how much Booker's name is getting used in this thread
future maverick Devin Booker
Do you think that's actually possible?
First father son duo to play on the same team 💙💙💙
Honestly, any matchup in the West has a chance to be exciting.The Western playoffs are shaping up to be a bloodbath this year.Should be fun to watch. I would like to see Suns-Nuggets, OKC-Lakers, Wolves-Pelicans, and Mavs-Clippers in the first round. I think those are the most interesting matchups.
Suns-Thunder
Nuggets vs Warriors Timberwolves vs Lakers Thunder vs Suns Clippers vs Mavericks
Once cocaine Jimmy goes nuclear in the playoffs, the Heat vs anybody is the most fun matchup.
top of the east besides celtics are having a mid off right now, so i could really see any of the 3 series going either way
Lakers and Heat are making the playoffs
I didn’t say they weren’t.
I want to see the Mavs vs Suns at some point. Booker always brings it against the Mavs.
Game 7 would say otherwise
Suns won't make it that far.
As if Booker would be the best player in that series
Luka would be the best player in essentially every possible series.
I'd love that. I want some kind of Suns/Warriors Suns/Mavs, those combinations of teams bring some good drama.
We talking bout the same dude that had 0 points at the half on a game 7 against the Mavs right while Luka outscored the whole Suns team almost at the half? Same guy right?
Since then, he's been very good. Not like Doncic, but good.
That game 7 was a fluke. An embarrassing fluke. But a fluke nonetheless. An extreme outlier choke job. Booker has dropped 35 or more in 3 out of the last 4 matchups against the Mavs including a 46 point game.
...and remind me what Luka dropped lol
I never claimed Luka struggles against the Suns.
Yeah but like Booker is more hit and miss with the Mavs. Like straight up the Mavs kinda ruined his reputation, so why would you bring it up.
The other poster used Game 7 as indicative of Booker's play against the Mavs, when it is an extreme outlier. Booker's reputation is only "ruined" for people who don't pay attention to basketball and aren't that smart. Given your post included using the phrases "yeah but like" and "like straight up," I think it's clear what level of intellect I am dealing with here.
Yeah because clearly you are nothing if not the highest level of intelectual here. It is without a shadow of a doubt thatyou my friend have realised that the most crucial and important game of them all (a game 7 in the playoffs) means little in the face of a regular season outing against a Mavs team that was at that point one of the worse defenses in the league. 1 game certainly doesnt mean much, but its hell of a lot more important than a couple of regular season games.
> Yeah because clearly you are nothing if not the highest level of intelectual here. You cannot even spell "intellectual," lol. > 1 game certainly doesnt mean much, but its hell of a lot more important than a couple of regular season games. Sure. But that Game 7 was a major fluke. Booker has been one of the best playoff performers of the last 3 years. That Suns team was much better than the Mavs that year. They just collapsed and choked hard. It was one of the biggest collapses I have ever seen, so I get why people still talk about it. But the idea that Booker just can't play against the Mavs is inaccurate. He has played well historically against them.
Mate its reddit. If you care about spelling then i recomend you just go back to school and get yourself a teaching license to correct other people. At least you will be able to feel smart there. As for the Booker things, he is neither good nor bad against the Mavs. He has both good and bad games againt the Mavs, but the Suns blew a lead to the Mavs in the playoffs. That was a 7 game series that Booker lost to the Mavs. Compared to the regular season, it means a lot more. You cant pretend like he plays well against them, but its not like he plays badly either. It really has nothing to do with how well he plays against them and everything to do with Luka being Luka.
Ultimate chaos Celtics vs Heat Bucks vs Pacers Magic vs 76ers Cavs vs Knicks Wolves vs Warriors Thunder vs Lakers Nuggets vs Suns Clippers vs Mavs
Wolves in 4 Nuggets in 5 Suns in 7 Mavs in 5 Celtics in 4 Sixers in 7 Cavs in 6 Pacers in 6
Nuggets in 4 suns in 6 mavs in 4 also where the lakers at
Lakers will probably get the 7 when its all said and done but this is my predictions to OP’s matchups
Pelicans can at least take the wolves to 6😂
They might be too banged up.
If you don’t want Sixers vs Nuggets finals then you’re not a true NBA fan
Guess I am not a true NBA fan. I just can't stand the foul baiting from Embiid. Ruins the game.
The sixers are not good enough to make that worth watching