Western Conference Playoffs - 2nd Round Discussion Thread

[ZB9]

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I'm happy for Houston fans. It's been a while. It should be a fun series.

There is a crazy trend that will continue this season. Since 1980, the only western conference teams to win championships have been from either Texas or California.

[BleacherBum2310]

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Yeah I dunno how much you can take from the regular season series given how injured they were and all the new pieces they have. That said GSW in 5 or 6 for me.

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Feel for Clippers fans. Tough way to go out.

Fans yeah....Doc no

[coogrfan]

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Wouldn't be a Harden stat line if he didn't get half his points from the line. 30 points, 15-18 FT. lol

Congrats to the Rockets though. Can't believe LA let that series go.

I suspect this is going to haunt those guys for a loooooong time to come.

[jeebs9]

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Did D12 play in any of the HOU/GSW games?

They say only 2

Warriors sweep them.

[BJNT]

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I'm happy for Houston fans. It's been a while. It should be a fun series.

There is a crazy trend that will continue this season. Since 1980, the only western conference teams to win championships have been from either Texas or California.

I just looked it up and you're right. The last Western Conference team not from Texas or California to win the title was Seattle back in 1979. And if you expand it further only 5 teams since 1980 not from Texas or California have come out of the West. Portland in 92, Phoenix in 93, Seattle in 96, Utah in 97-98, and Oklahoma City in 2012.

[jeebs9]

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I just looked it up and you're right. The last Western Conference team not from Texas or California to win the title was Seattle back in 1979. And if you expand it further only 5 teams since 1980 not from Texas or California have come out of the West. Portland in 92, Phoenix in 93, Seattle in 96, Utah in 97-98, and Oklahoma City in 2012.

I guess it has to do with Texas having 3 teams.

[DJ_Solis]

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Did D12 play in any of the HOU/GSW games?

He played in 2. Those two were blowouts. However, Dwight looks better now than he has at any point this season. With the way GS rarely uses pump fakes, I'd expect to see him blocking a good amount of shots at the rim.
I see the Warriors winning this series somewhat easily, but this Rockets team is truly unpredictable.


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[King_B_Mack]

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He played in 2. Those two were blowouts. However, Dwight looks better now than he has at any point this season. With the way GS rarely uses pump fakes, I'd expect to see him blocking a good amount of shots at the rim.
I see the Warriors winning this series somewhat easily, but this Rockets team is truly unpredictable.


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Not with that swiss cheese defense they play. I think they'll get a few stops here and there, but they just don't play consistent enough defense for my tastes. Dallas gave them fits with their offense, GS' will shred them I think. Unless those jumpers aren't falling for GS, I think Houston is in trouble. I mean, this is why they play the games, so we'll see. I just don't think Houston wins more than two games though.

[ojandpizza]

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It is when you digressed

I guess it is, if you feel the digressed.. This is the best I've seen Blake or CP3 play in the playoffs, especially before CP3 was hurt.. The other guys, their weak points, are expendable anyways.. I would take that as a plus at the end of the day, your two marque guys playing the best basketball of their lives.

They should have won this series and had a chance to, even though Houston is clearly a deeper and more talented squad. I can't hate on the Clipps for that after beating the defending champs and dealing with the Paul injury.


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[jeebs9]

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Not with that swiss cheese defense they play. I think they'll get a few stops here and there, but they just don't play consistent enough defense for my tastes. Dallas gave them fits with their offense, GS' will shred them I think. Unless those jumpers aren't falling for GS, I think Houston is in trouble. I mean, this is why they play the games, so we'll see. I just don't think Houston wins more than two games though.

It's sad... But I think most people are going to agree with you. Houston has been just too up and down all season. The Warriors don't live and die by the 3 in my opinion. They seem to get their fair share of easy baskets.

[ojandpizza]

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Not having Beverly will hurt this series. Harden has to be the x-factor for me. He's gonna need to outplay Klay every night. Will Josh Smith be the random hero this next series too? lol




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[jeebs9]

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Not having Beverly will hurt this series. Harden has to be the x-factor for me. He's gonna need to outplay Klay every night. Will Josh Smith be the random hero this next series too? lol




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Back to back series of Josh being consistent. Like King B Mack said it's hard.

[vtcha]

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With no Pat Beverley, Curry is going to have such an easy match up.

Rockets need to put some length on him. Perhaps have Ariza guarding him.

[King_B_Mack]

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Back to back series of Josh being consistent. Like King B Mack said it's hard.

Honestly it would be back-to-back-to-back series' of him being consistent, cause he was big against Dallas too. Like I said earlier, clearly this dude is in contract year mode and he's trying to sucker somebody into giving him one last big *** contract he doesn't deserve. I just refuse to believe you can go from completely brain dead bballer, to balling the **** out the way he has in these playoffs so far. That other shoe is going to drop on Smith sooner or later, whether it's in these playoffs or at some point before the ink is dry on his next deal. He's this year's Lance Stephenson right now.