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2014 NBA Playoffs: Toronto Raptors(3) vs Brooklyn Nets(6)

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Orange, Apr 16, 2014.

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Who wins?

Poll closed Apr 20, 2014.

  1. Toronto in 4(sweep)

    1 vote(s)
    0.8%

  2. Toronto in 5

    3 vote(s)
    2.3%

  3. Toronto in 6

    19 vote(s)
    14.7%

  4. Toronto in 7

    30 vote(s)
    23.3%

  5. Brooklyn in 4(sweep)

    1 vote(s)
    0.8%

  6. Brooklyn in 5

    6 vote(s)
    4.7%

  7. Brooklyn in 6

    42 vote(s)
    32.6%

  8. Brooklyn in 7

    27 vote(s)
    20.9%
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  1. JayGoogle

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    Patterson played the best defense on Lowry out of all the players on the floor. Not sure what was going on down there.
     
    #421 JayGoogle, May 4, 2014
  2. vator

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    Brooklyn showing the world how to defend a last second inbounds play with the game the line. In all honesty, I wonder how many teams went over that situation just a little bit more carefully after watching the Rockets completely botch it up. I would guess all of them. You can't afford little things like that cause you to lose games and series in the playoffs.
     
    #422 vator, May 4, 2014
  3. LosPollosHermanos

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    Toronto rockets lost today too.... :(
     
    #423 LosPollosHermanos, May 4, 2014
  4. ThatBoyNick

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    With Lowry loosing in the first round, this might give us a chance to try to steal him away from Toronto this summer in free agency, Lowry is a unrestricted FA.

    We could get Lowry for a SnT for Lin, or just trade Lin and Asik for picks and sign Lowry outright.
     
    #424 ThatBoyNick, May 4, 2014
  5. Beavis Stiffler

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    Toronto has now joined a list of cursed sports towns with Houston, Cleveland, San Diego, and Buffalo.

    Toronto is cursed because the Raptors have not won a playoff series since Vince Carter was there, the Maple Leafs choke in last year's NHL playoffs, and the Blue Jays are not good.
     
    #425 Beavis Stiffler, May 4, 2014
  6. Evil Empire

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    Take notes McHale, that's how u defend a final possession
     
    #426 Evil Empire, May 4, 2014
  7. Spacemoth

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    NBA is rigged. At the very least it has no legitimacy. Star power runs everything and in our case we became the villains that everyone rooted against. Easy storyline to build up, all of a sudden Lillard is a star, Howard is a baby, and Harden is a flopping terrorist with a beard.

    If they wanted me to stop following sports they are sure doing a good job.
     
    #427 Spacemoth, May 4, 2014
  8. T-macsterful1

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    I've noticed it more every year since the Rose "why can't I be MVP" storyline developed when Lebron went to Miami. The NBA pretty much just follows media hype and the trending storylines when it comes to the officiating. Jack Armstrong chewed in the NBA and its officiating during game 6 in this series.
     
    #428 T-macsterful1, May 4, 2014
  9. DonatasFanboy

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    The Raptors could really use Parsons.
     
    #429 DonatasFanboy, May 4, 2014
  10. WinorLoseMate

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    Guess we'll start seeing Drake at Heat games again
     
    #430 WinorLoseMate, May 4, 2014
  11. i meow a lot

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    Lowry tried to do too much. coach should have ran the play for someone else. Too predicitable that they were going to run it through Lowry. But give BKN credit, was a great trap on Lowry.
     
    #431 i meow a lot, May 4, 2014
  12. Easy

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    Both Rockets teams lost. :(
     
    #432 Easy, May 4, 2014
  13. zeeshan2

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Drake's gonna need some time to get over this. Won't be courtside in Miami till Game 2</p>&mdash; J.A. Adande (@jadande) <a href="https://twitter.com/jadande/statuses/463044359772848128">May 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #433 zeeshan2, May 4, 2014
  14. Patience

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    I don't know about rigged. The NBA didn't make Lillard's three pointer for him. The NBA didn't block Lowry's shot. If the NBA were rigged, the Rockets would not have even had the ball on the play where Parsons scored the put back. If it were rigged, Toronto wouldn't have gotten a chance to win the game at all. If it were rigged, you wouldn't leave that stuff to chance.

    Officiating can be bad sometimes, for sure, but I don't think it is some sort of grand conspiracy.
     
    #434 Patience, May 5, 2014
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