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2025 NBA PLAYOFFS & PLAY-IN DISCUSSION

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Mr. Dominant, Apr 13, 2025.

  1. MystikArkitect

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    Celtics play an ugly brand of basketball.
     
  2. dc rock

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    The only exciting thing that has happened so far in the first round is Van Gundy vs. Jokic. Jeff Van Gundy has the heart and competitive spirit of a ancient warrior. Remember when he got accidently hit by Hue Hollins (RIP) and flopped to try and draw a technical foul...on a referee?

     
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    Every playoff game today has been a blowout. If our game follows suit, I hope we're the one doing the blowout..
     
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  4. JayGoogle

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    Yes, let's hope blowout by the home teams continue.
     
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    OKC is OKC and the Eastern Conference is just terrible. I doubt any of the Eastern Conference series will be competitive except Bucks vs Pacers and that depends on if/when Lillard comes back. Celtics and Cavs pretty much have 2 round byes until they face each other.
     
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  6. JayGoogle

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    Knicks and Pistons will be competitive but yeah. Eastern Conference only gets better in the 2nd round, it's been like this for too long pretty much.
     
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    cade is pretty good
     
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    he got 200 million big pp. need pics
     
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    Cade was bad in game 1, and came out making a statement in game 2

    Jalen, you're up…
     
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    embarrassing

    but silver wants to make this guy the face of usa basketball
     
  12. A_3PO

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    Grant Hill finally said something worth a dime: Why isn't Cam Payne out there? He's only played 4 minutes!

    How do you go from being an assassin in game 1 to only 4 mins in game 2?
     
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    Brunson fouled out Ausar.
     
  14. Reeko

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    Pistons about to fold again?
     
  15. A_3PO

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    How many consecutive 3s have the Pistons missed? Just brutal.

    If Hardaway had shown up just a little, this game would have been over already.
     
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    Brunson just jumping into Pistons the whole 4th is such a turnoff.
     
  17. gfab-babyboi

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    So happy refs didn’t call that flop on Brunson last 3
     
  18. A_3PO

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    I don't like it either, but if defenders are dumb enough to jump forward on very long 3-pointers, he's entitled to capitalize. Ausar and Tobias Harris gotta be smarter.
     
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    Rockets legend Dennis the menace saves the Pistons
     
  20. Rocket River

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    Someone indicated that the Pistons kind of got jobbed at the end of game one.
    I didn't watch it though
    I
    Rocket River
     
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