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NBA Game Action: 4/7/2019

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by DreamShook, Apr 7, 2019.

  1. Vivi

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    The Wolves are just another perennial lottery team with no leadership, when your franchise player is soft ass Towns yeah, that's what your tied to, smh.
     
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    Do they? Glanced at the standings on ESPN and, although they have the same record, the Clippers are one seed higher than the Thunder.

    Clippers play the Warriors and the Jazz to close out the season, while OKC plays Houston and Milwaukee.

    Gonna be veeeeery interesting.
     
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    They don’t right now, but I’m assuming the Clips lose to Golden State and Utah. If that happens, OKC gets the tiebreaker even if they lose to Houston and Milwaukee as their H2H and conference record would be the same, but OKC advances because of a better record against West playoff teams.

    If the Clips win one of their last 2, and OKC loses to Houston, but beats Milwaukee, Clips own the tiebreaker due to better conference record. If OKC beats Houston and loses to Milwaukee, you have the same scenario where OKC gets the tiebreaker due to better record vs West playoff teams.

    If the Clips win out, they maintain the tiebreaker no matter what since they’ll have a better conference record.

    And, the Spurs own the tiebreaker over both with one game left against Dallas, but sit a game back right now.
     
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    In all likelihood, we will be playing the spurs. I see us beating OKC in OKC. Spurs will be the 6th seed to end the season, OKC 7th with LAC @ 8th
     
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    Meaningless yet Mavs and Grizz going at it.
     
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    retro
     
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    Pretty cool...

     
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    lol middleton and bledsoe are the closers for the bucks.. would be a travesty if harden didnt win mvp
     
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  12. Vivi

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    I just read on nbatv something like "Has Giannis big game against the Sixers sealed the deal in the MVP race?"...lol, Harden's game in GS is literally one of the best games ever, should've give him the MVP after that game.
     
  13. DreamShook

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    Zubac giving Cousins trouble, lol. The league is all about match ups.
     
  14. daywalker02

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    Oh, McCollum.
     
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    Of course cupcake chime in the comments section with " so everybody is from the street"? Had me dying lol

    Handle - easymoneysniper
     
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    giannis is even subbed out of the game in crunch time because he is a liability at the line. Giannis has a bright future and will win mvp someday but he has not fully reached his peak, and is going againist one of the best if not the THE best scoring season of all-time. Harden if he were lebron and curry would be unanimous mvp
     
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    The main reason I don't fear the Thunder is because of one pest: Andre Roberson. He's done for the year.

    The only reason the Thunder could somewhat contain Harden in the past was Dre's defense on Harden. IMO, he has had some of the best individual defensive games against The Beard. He blocks James' layups all the damn time and forces him into ridiculously tough shots. While the Thunder have Paul George as their defensive powerhouse, for whatever reason, James seems to play more comfortably with Paul's pressure.

    Capela is too quick for that Wildebeest the Thunder have at center, and if muscle is needed, we all recall when my guy NeNe dropped about 30 in the paint in a playoff game against the AssThunder.

    If Ego and House are shooting like they have been, James doesn't have so much pressure to drop 30.

    The best part of this Rockets squad in a tough playoff matchup: PJ Tucker. You know he's going into this post season with the determination to redeem himself, and he's going to do it on the defensive end. He's going to be a nightmare for Paul George (should we play them) in the post. Faried is in that same category, too. He and Clint are going to do well in the paint.

    *****Gerald Green needs to get his shot back quickly. We need that spark to go along with House and Rivers in the second unit.
     
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    Amazing block by Bogut on Trez followed by a Turnover.

    That has been GSW for you this season.
     
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    Yeah, divisions are largely meaningless but Magic will win Southeast Division with 42-40 or 41-41 record.

     
  20. LosPollosHermanos

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    The lakers jazz game has the most confusing uniform. Granted I wasn’t really paying attention but I thought the lakers were wearing the purple the entire time until I was like hmm didn’t know they had Grayson on their team that sounds like a jazz thing to do
     

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