Eastern Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Discussion Thread

[DieHardYankee26]

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Not watching on MSG?

Nope, didn’t want the good crowd mics because I knew how depressing it would be when we started losing.

[illwill10]

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I'm looking forward to seeing how ATL looks against PHI. Are they better than I think, or are we truly as bad as I think we are?

Depends on the health of Embiid. They are leaps and bounds better than Wizards, so not sure they can beat them without him. It was Beal and Westbrook shooting 32% from the field this series. Hawks has more scorers than just Young.
If a healthy Embiid is available, Sixers in 5-6. If not Hawks, definitely has a chance.

[bigeastbumrush]

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Agree! Are you ready to move on from Randle?Same here. I wonder if Joel will play though.

Extend Randle. Don’t give him a max.

[illwill10]

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Read this and the comments section and it describes perfectly what their situation is for the next 2 years where they don’t need to blow it up.

https://www.bulletsforever.com/2021/6/2/22463880/washington-wizards-fans-tanking-rebuilding-team-direction-nba-analysis

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I can see that. Gafford should be the starter next year. Like I said, they need those two young guys to take the next step. But, they need to improve their defense and 3pt shooting.

[illwill10]

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I do think the Day to day status for Joel to be very generous. I do think it is very likely that he misses at least Game 1 if it is Sunday. Can the Sixers steal a game against Hawks without Joel? Yes, if they played like tonight, but won't win the Series if he misses more than 2 games

[georgiafan]

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This series is over. Curry stepped up big and Tobias had a quiet efficient game, and a Ben triple double. But, our defense was swarming after the halftime. Love the energy that Maxey and Matisse brings.

Game 1 should be Sunday if Hawks closes it out

It’s going to be a fun series, I hope Joel is healthy

[georgiafan]

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Trae saving time by not touching the ball up 14 with less then 2 minutes to go bothered me a lot more then it should

[cima]

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Giannis doesn't give a **** about your team

https://streamable.com/kebaqw

[kibaxx7]

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That Trae bow. Ice cold.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Atl will live and die in the hands of Trae.

I like our chances. Shrug

Knicks in 7

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Knicks in 6

Knicks in 7

Y’all know how the game works when it comes to these receipts. [emoji18]

(All in good fun so relax y’all)

[DieHardYankee26]

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This man Reggie had me spazzing last night crying about Trae Young rolling the ball in. I’m watching the game clock go down, and the shot clock stay the same, and this idiot is bitching about how you want the game to go on. That’s what he’s doing you dumb ****, taking extra time off the clock before their possession starts where they’ll take more off the clock. Just needed to get that off.

The legacy of the 90s squads lives on. Tough talk, early exit.

[Hassan Darkside]

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If I can keep it a buck, I'm a fan of scrappiness and toughness, but there came a point in this series where this Knicks team knew they were outmatched and seemed to go all in on gamesmanship and cheap shots. If this or any of the previous games were close, we probably would have lost just due to some of the techs and flagrants that were doled out giving Atlanta free points and possessions.

[DieHardYankee26]

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We were playing like hoes. Me and D Rose were making the same face watching these dudes high five after the Randle flagrant on Gallo. Randle’s body language was so bad in this series I started rooting against him just to get him off the floor. He’s back at notch one for me.

[jeebs9]

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I hope all this talk about why Trae Young picked over Luka or any of that talk dies. Both players are damn good.

https://twitter.com/SLAMonline/statu...406949888?s=1920210603_090500.jpg

[DieHardYankee26]

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Beating this Knicks team is not going to silence that talk lol, maybe if he beats the Sixers.