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lipoli390 wrote:Big upset today with the Mavs beating the Clippers. Portland is giving Denver a run for their money tonight and might pull off an upset. The Bucks barely squeaked by the Heat. The Nets were the only favored team that lived up to expectations today.

The Bucks better not lose a home game or they will not advance. Giannis is simply not the same player when the postseason begins.

Boy Chris Paul is the right kind of chippy to match Lebron.

thedoper wrote:Boy Chris Paul is the right kind of chippy to match Lebron.

Yep. Also, nice game from Deandre Ayton today. It will be sweet if the Suns can knock the Lakers out in the first round. Having said that, it's just one game and the Lakers won't go down easily. In fact, I'd still bet on the Lakers to win this series. But winning the first game was big for the Suns.

The Knicks/Hawks series should be a fun one. Atlanta is clearly the more talented team in my view. But credit Thibodeau for honing this Knicks team into a tough defensive unit that can be tough to beat and compete with any other team in the League.

lipoli390 wrote:The Knicks/Hawks series should be a fun one. Atlanta is clearly the more talented team in my view. But credit Thibodeau for honing this Knicks team into a tough defensive unit that can be tough to beat and compete with any other team in the League.

Yeah Ive been going Knicks too.

thedoper wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:The Knicks/Hawks series should be a fun one. Atlanta is clearly the more talented team in my view. But credit Thibodeau for honing this Knicks team into a tough defensive unit that can be tough to beat and compete with any other team in the League.

Yeah Ive been going Knicks too.

If Mitchell Robinson comes back healthy and plays well that's going to make a difference. In terms of talent...well the Knicks do have 3 bench guards in Burks Rose and Quickly that all have been legit contributors for that team. It will be an interesting series with 2 good coaches that have plenty of playoff experience in McMillan and Thibs. FWIW it looks like the Hawks made a defensive improvement under McMillan in terms of defensive rating. It's fun to have some different teams in the playoffs.

CoolBreeze44 wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:Big upset today with the Mavs beating the Clippers. Portland is giving Denver a run for their money tonight and might pull off an upset. The Bucks barely squeaked by the Heat. The Nets were the only favored team that lived up to expectations today.

The Bucks better not lose a home game or they will not advance. Giannis is simply not the same player when the postseason begins.

He has a weakness. And teams have 7 games over two weeks to devise game plans to exploit that weakness in the postseason.

Good to see Dillon Brooks destroy someone other than the Wolves.

I really think the Mavs are going to take out the Clippers, I think they would have last year if porzingis didn't go down.

Lillard is the most exciting player in basketball in my mind. He loves the big moments. Wish they had a better team around him.