Dallas is the most surprising team so far. Not sure they can beat the Lakers if they make the finals but I can see them making it interesting.
2021 NBA playoffs thread
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I feel like they aren't really that great but it's going to be more about how a team is built than talent. You have to have multiple bigs or be elite offensively. The Suns were the best matchup they could have had in the first round, A team like Portland would have been a really interesting matchup but they won't likely see them. I think the Bucks and Nets are best suited to give them fits but teams like Philly, Utah and Denver should be good matchups with them as well.
Last year Lebron basically averaged a triple double in the finals, if LA is going to win, it's going to take that kind of performance from him again. Right now, he doesn't look ready to do that again but there is still a long ways to go.
Absolutely agree. He knows what he's doing although I hope he doesn't burn out Randle. I was a little concerned with how much Rose played the other night too but when he was interviewed he said he was OK with it.
Also, nice to see MSG alive.
When they are good, the Knicks are easily my favorite team to hate. Goes back to the 80's and 90's when that place was brutal for visiting teams. When MSG gets going, it's one of a kind.
Added benefit to this 3-0 lead by the Bucks is that we have not had to listen to the headcase Jimmy Butler.
Wasn’t he caught up pretty heavy in the Donaghy stuff? It’s been awhile since I listed to the podcast series outlining all that.
Can anyone beat the Nets, or is this going to be like those Golden State teams where they just beat everyone and it was boring?
I think a fully healthy Lakers squad has a chance. Same with Milwaukee, sucks that Divencenzo is out though because he is a big part of that team even if not one of the stars.
Those GS teams were actually decent defensive teams, Nets have to prove they can stop people. Bucks will be dangerous because they can score, they are just as bad as the Nets on defense though so who knows. I think BKN could lose to anyone after this round. Handling the Celtics the first two games didn't prove much IMO.
Clippers get a win. Got to be one of the weirdest rosters in NBA. Leonard and George play the exact same position and the rest are nobody’s. Not surprising they struggle.
A couple teams picked up their obligatory win one game in a series they are over matched in tonight. I would expect Dallas and Brooklyn to take care of business after tonight.
Did you say the bucks are just as bad defense? Lakers were the number 1 overall team defense, the bucks were 6th. The nets came in at 22. I would say that the bucks and nets are not even close as it pertains to defense. Where did you get that the bucks aren’t a good defensive unit?
