2022/3 season thread

Finally the Celtics get it done.

Warriors playing like crap now, going to lose this unless they get their **** together

Butters you’re getting annoyed by me saying ‘if he can get a streak going with his 3 point jumper’ i.e. he’s been terrible from 3 but finding other ways to get it done; and if he got a streak going from 3 it would make the Lakers a lot more difficult to play against.

If your annoyance is the mere notion that could happen, then you probably need to check why you find that so irksome!

And Memphis just pulled their starters with 9:37 remaining in the 4th. It’s hard to square this performance with all that nonsense they said before the series. There will be loads of stats to chew over, but Lakers have 13 blocks to 1. Just wanted it way more inside tonight.

D Russell with the best playoff game of his career, when it was most needed.

They’ll be dogs in the next round, but get to rest up and enjoy what should be a cracking game 7 on Sunday afternoon.

LeBron is clearly injured and AD remains made of glass, but also as a team they still don’t shoot well enough. They’ll open as dogs against either GS / SAC and rightly so.

If they get to a conference finals well who would bet against LeBron / AD at that point, but it’s hard to see them have enough to beat Den or Phoenix.

So “no” is my answer - there’s no rings here.

It’s still a remarkable turnaround / run all the same. This team started 2 - 10 and was 13th at the All Star break. They’ve been in a playoff like mode for about three months. It just gets so tough now with all the weak teams like the Grizzlies eliminated. Kings / Warriors very obviously great basketball teams.

The turnaround has been remarkable since November, I got them at odds of 150/1! I wish I had put more than 20 on it now!!

The pace of the playoffs as the rounds go on will suit LeBron and AD also. I wouldn't be scared of Denver who have not delivered in the playoffs and Phoenix who haven't played much together and imploded last year versus Dallas...

It’s just a tough draw. Kings have so much momentum this year and having home advantage has obviously made a difference, opening the series 2 - 0 infront of a frenzied home crowd.

I have always felt experience counts massively in game 7s, so I feel the Warriors should have an edge.

But my takeaway is it has been a great series. Two coaches who know each other so well meaning there are big ebbs and flows from one game to the next and within games. And so many clutch performers on both teams. So no hate on any of the players, win or lose. You’d be disappointed if the Warriors don’t get it done but hard to be too annoyed about it imo (easy for me to say).

Butters I know you are not a fan of the Lakers but surely you can see a path to at least the conference finals now..

Like you said previously all it takes is an injury to Durant or Jokic and this NBA championship is wide open

Yeah I don't know why people think you are saying the Lakers are going to win.