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[DaleSr]

There's no one as electric as Dame. He's one of my favorite players to watch. I almost cry every time i watch the rockets game winner. Portland getting to experience their first playoff series win in 11 years.
"They get it to Lillard! He got the shot off! Lillard good!"
Shit gets me emotional

[BallDontLie]

Harden with 34/10/10 and only 1 turnover.... fuckin eh man.

[coldbrew]

I knew it was going to happen and it is what it is, but RIP my Celtics. Good luck to everyone else who's still in it.

[jorge]

Hawks are not only going to breeze past the Knicks but Philly better be ready and on point for them, especially if Embiid isn't 100%.

[DaleSr]

I knew it was going to happen and it is what it is, but RIP my Celtics. Good luck to everyone else who's still in it.

Just saw that bread Stevens is gonna replace ainge as head of basketball operations. Now we won't have to hear these dreadful reports every trade deadline about how ainge very nearly completed a trade for someone.

Hawks are not only going to breeze past the Knicks but Philly better be ready and on point for them, especially if Embiid isn't 100%.

I think trae young is going to really not enjoy getting defended by Ben Simmons

[jorge]

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I knew it was going to happen and it is what it is, but RIP my Celtics. Good luck to everyone else who's still in it.

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Just saw that bread Stevens is gonna replace ainge as head of basketball operations. Now we won't have to hear these dreadful reports every trade deadline about how ainge very nearly completed a trade for someone.

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Hawks are not only going to breeze past the Knicks but Philly better be ready and on point for them, especially if Embiid isn't 100%.

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I think trae young is going to really not enjoy getting defended by Ben Simmons

I don't disagree, and I think that Philly is a better team.  But I don't think its going to be the blowout I see others predicting.  Trae is learning that he loves the spotlight, he's going to show up and ATL has shooters all over the floor.

[cky enthusiast]

embiid is fine, doc trying to close the series without him (which i think we can do).

[DaleSr]

embiid is fine, doc trying to close the series without him (which i think we can do).

Just announced, small lateral meniscus tear. Not good

[cky enthusiast]

he’s day to day. i have a feeling it’ll be better if there’s a game 6... just a hunch

[coldbrew]

if I was the Sixers I'd have let that information sit until after the series. the Sixers can beat the wizards still but with an official knowing that embiid won't be back during this series makes their ability to gameplan much easier.

[DaleSr]

if I was the Sixers I'd have let that information sit until after the series. the Sixers can beat the wizards still but with an official knowing that embiid won't be back during this series makes their ability to gameplan much easier.

Aren't there rules about teams having to disclose that officially?

[coldbrew]

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if I was the Sixers I'd have let that information sit until after the series. the Sixers can beat the wizards still but with an official knowing that embiid won't be back during this series makes their ability to gameplan much easier.

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Aren't there rules about teams having to disclose that unfriendly?

Not positive TBH but I would assume if you can claim "a player ineligible" without disclosing they have covid like what happened all year I would also assume you can hold injury information until at least after tonights game. By no means do I know the details on those rules though.

[rothdigga]

Brutal fucking loss for the Lakers. I'm not gonna dance on their loss or anything like that, since i just felt my own crushing first two games in the clips series. But fuck, they look pretty bad. AD is probably out for the rest of the series. Schroder is pulling a disappearing job, LeBron can't carry them the same way, and the Suns just look way better


Also of course nuggets/blazers had another 2OT game with insane Dame antics. Mother fucking Dame time is a real thing

As a lifelong diehard Lakers fan, that shit sucked last night.  Down by 30 and I checked on the Nuggets game with like 5 min left and watched Dame light the world on fire.  Honestly that's the best basketball I've seen since the Jamal Murray VS Donovan Mitchell first round battle last year.  That shit was amazing and made me forget how bad the Lakers loss was.  I expected this from the Lakers all year.  Playing in the bubble the whole time into Oct then turning around 72 days later or whatever to start the next season was going to be impossible for any team to rebound from.  Miami got bounced and looked like a shell of themselves.  Lakers had so many injuries this year there was no way to get on the same page, so if we go out vs the Suns so be it.   

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embiid is fine, doc trying to close the series without him (which i think we can do).

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Just announced, small lateral meniscus tear. Not good

fuck my god damn life. even if we limp to the conference finals we're toast if embiid isn't flying around doing incredible shit

[DaleSr]

Is it just me, or does this year feel completely wide open? The championship looks to be there for anyone to take it. I just really hope the jazz don't take it. That would be boring as fuck

[BallDontLie]

It does. Due to the injury plague... quite a bummer

Gotta feel for AD and Embiid.... the basketball gods have not been too kind to offensive big men lately (Christian Wood and porzingus as well, although not in AD and Biid’s tier).

Simmons is an elite defender, but man he has to get some form of offense outside of 6ft..

I think (and hope) Brooklyn/Milwaukee will be a barn burner   

[DaleSr]

Brooklyn/Milwaukee is going to be awesome. Really good matchup. If anyone has the personnel to defend the big three it's Milwaukee. The injuries are a massive bummer but it happens every year. So many what ifs

[cky enthusiast]

sixers close (like i said)

embiid in warm up shoot around (like i said)

[DaleSr]

Fuck you Tim Hardaway jr. This thing is gonna go seven

[jorge]

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embiid is fine, doc trying to close the series without him (which i think we can do).

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Just announced, small lateral meniscus tear. Not good

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fuck my god damn life. even if we limp to the conference finals we're toast if embiid isn't flying around doing incredible shit

If Embiid isn't flying around doing incredible Embiid shit you won't be in the conference finals. He is not going to deal well with guarding Trae off the pick and roll if he isn't 100%.

[doomstation55]

Nugs looked damn fine the last few games, and I finally don’t feel stressed out with a game 7. They may be able to come outta the West even without Murray. I still don’t think it’s their year but glad they pulled this off.

[DaleSr]

Congrats to the suns. I'm not gonna rub it in the Lakers faces since there's still a chance I'm going to eat a giant plate of humble pie. I'll celebrate if the clips can take this series in 7

[smokecrack]

Blazers eliminated. My Lakers just got eliminated. What a tough year full of injuries, covid and typical NBA drama. Lakers and Heat really ran out of gas and couldn't make it passed the 1st round. Price they had to pay with only 71 days off from last year's finals. Still, it is what it is.

Didn't like Booker dunking and talking trash when the game was already wrapped up, but whatever. Congrats to the Suns.

Good luck to everyone's teams who are still in it (except the Nets. Lol). I'll forever hate Houston for helping make that super-team tbh.

[DaleSr]

Game fucking seven. Was there any doubt it would go all seven?

[rawr1922]

Feel bad for Damian Lillard, he deserves the world. 
The Bucks are toast. Even with Harden out,  not even close. 
Smokecrack, definitely insane how fast last year's finals teams faded away. The Heat especially.
Game 7 tomorrow wow can't wait

[DaleSr]

Feel bad for Damian Lillard, he deserves the world. 
The Bucks are toast. Even with Harden out,  not even close. 
Smokecrack, definitely insane how fast last year's finals teams faded away. The Heat especially.
Game 7 tomorrow wow can't wait

If Dame wants to join the Clippers i wouldn't be mad, but i can't see him leaving Portland and i wouldn't want him to

[DaleSr]

WOOOOOOO BABY WE DID IT CLIPPERS FOREVER!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU KAWHI

[coldbrew]

holy shit that Sixers hawks game yesterday was insane. can't believe the Sixers even were able to come back and put it in range like that but the hawks are going to be a problem because I don't think they'll lose at home.

[BallDontLie]

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Feel bad for Damian Lillard, he deserves the world. 
The Bucks are toast. Even with Harden out,  not even close. 
Smokecrack, definitely insane how fast last year's finals teams faded away. The Heat especially.
Game 7 tomorrow wow can't wait

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If Dame wants to join the Clippers i wouldn't be mad, but i can't see him leaving Portland and i wouldn't want him to

I think it would take a kings haul to get him and perhaps convince him to leave Portland.. the pieces around him just aren’t cutting it though. McCollums
 Contract will be a tough sell to take on IMO. Not immovable, but tough. Dantoni is rumored to be on their potential head coach list. Maybe that could spruce up their offense?

Seems like Luka’s in the same situation..

[cky enthusiast]

holy shit that Sixers hawks game yesterday was insane. can't believe the Sixers even were able to come back and put it in range like that but the hawks are going to be a problem because I don't think they'll lose at home.

i’m not too shook about this series, doc made the necessary adjustments and we shot like shit. i think we’ll come out with more intensity next game and it’ll be closer. i’m def not counting this hawks team out though, trae is becoming like reggie miller 2.0 the way he makes people irrationally angry with his hoopin