Eastern Conference Playoffs - 1st Round Games Discussion Thread

[King_B_Mack]

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And so it starts on the internet




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[roadman]

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Go Bucks, just because I had to pay $100 to park downtown in Chicago last week

but nah, a decent performance from Derozan and Lavine and they could have actually pulled this out.

I hate that Lonzo is out.

They love coming up here and spending less $. Cheaper for them to drive a hour or more

vs going to their own stadium. I would have not enjoyed the ride home after last night's

game if I were a Bulls fan.

I'm not sure I would blame DeRozan for all those shots, he was guarded most of the time by Wes and

Jrue. I know he did force some up, though.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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Go Bucks, just because I had to pay $100 to park downtown in Chicago last week

but nah, a decent performance from Derozan and Lavine and they could have actually pulled this out.

I hate that Lonzo is out.

The Bulls making 3 guys shot like 29% from the field and the Bucks entire team outside of Giannis shot like 35%. It was just a horrible performance by pretty much everyone on the floor with few exceptions lol. Weird game.


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[roadman]

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The Bulls making 3 guys shot like 29% from the field and the Bucks entire team outside of Giannis shot like 35%. It was just a horrible performance by pretty much everyone on the floor with few exceptions lol. Weird game.


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Here is something interesting tying into your thinking:

Offensive rating
Giannis on court: 102.9
Giannis off court: 60.0

Defensive rating
Giannis on court: 76.8
Giannis off court: 100.0

Net rating
Giannis on court: +26.0
Giannis off court: -40.0

[ojandpizza]

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Here is something interesting tying into your thinking:

Offensive rating
Giannis on court: 102.9
Giannis off court: 60.0

Defensive rating
Giannis on court: 76.8
Giannis off court: 100.0

Net rating
Giannis on court: +26.0
Giannis off court: -40.0

They were talking about this on NBA radio this morning lol. That's the game the Bulls have to take man. Going to be hard to get another one where nobody else contributes like that. Bucks are a good team.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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They were talking about this on NBA radio this morning lol. That's the game the Bulls have to take man. Going to be hard to get another one where nobody else contributes like that. Bucks are a good team.

Yeah, I mean, Chicago’s trio probably won’t play that poorly again, but I think there’s more likelihood that they struggle vs. The entire Bucks team struggling moving forwards. Bucks are notoriously bad in game 1 and that was obviously a great opportunity for Chicago to steal one.


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[roadman]

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They were talking about this on NBA radio this morning lol. That's the game the Bulls have to take man. Going to be hard to get another one where nobody else contributes like that. Bucks are a good team.

More fun facts, this time with Jrue:

Numbers from the Bulls when defended by Jrue Holiday in Game 1:

• Zach LaVine: 9 points on 3-of-9 shooting

• Nikola Vucevic: 2 points on 1-of-7 shooting

• DeMar DeRozan: 4 points on 2-of-6 shooting

[King_B_Mack]

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What happened last night just plays into what I said to some friends once the Bucks were officially the opponent. You're not stopping Giannis, it's just not going to happen. If I'm Billy Donovan just let Giannis get his and focus on shutting everybody else down. If I lose the series because Giannis dropped 60+ in every single game then so be it. Odds are though, he not going for 100 every night and if you take care of your business on the offensive side and keep everybody else from helping him, you can win this series.

[ojandpizza]

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More fun facts, this time with Jrue:

Numbers from the Bulls when defended by Jrue Holiday in Game 1:

• Zach LaVine: 9 points on 3-of-9 shooting

• Nikola Vucevic: 2 points on 1-of-7 shooting

• DeMar DeRozan: 4 points on 2-of-6 shooting

Unreal, he's been doing it for years though. I will never forget the series he played against Portland when he was with the Pelicans. One of the best defensive showings in a playoff series.

[Majingir]

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Speaking of Space Jam...Raptors slowly turning into the Tune Squad when everyone was on the bench bandaged up.

Barnes in walking boot, Young likely out, Trent probably out too.

If that's the case, I see 76ers in 5

[jeebs9]

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Speaking of Space Jam...Raptors slowly turning into the Tune Squad when everyone was on the bench bandaged up.

Barnes in walking boot, Young likely out, Trent probably out too.

If that's the case, I see 76ers in 5

https://twitter.com/LindsayDunnTV/st...Z05JFl49A&s=19

Sucks! But this is why the first round should be 5 games series. Some of these teams have a chance. Some really really don't. I know why we changed to 7 games ($$$$). But just more chances of injuries and BS after a series is clearly wrapped up. I'm kind of in the favor of the 1v8 and 2v7 be 5 games series. But yeah, that's not the situation here. Because one of those series is actually the best one of all the games [emoji23]

[jeebs9]

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More fun facts, this time with Jrue:

Numbers from the Bulls when defended by Jrue Holiday in Game 1:

• Zach LaVine: 9 points on 3-of-9 shooting

• Nikola Vucevic: 2 points on 1-of-7 shooting

• DeMar DeRozan: 4 points on 2-of-6 shooting

I've always LOVED Holiday from day one. He was injury prone on the Sixers. He figured out his fitness problem (with the pels) and he's been a bonafide guard stopper. His offense has come miles since that too.

Unreal, he's been doing it for years though. I will never forget the series he played against Portland when he was with the Pelicans. One of the best defensive showings in a playoff series.

It was all series. He never got going.

https://youtu.be/e19cGbaGCPA

[BleacherBum2310]

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that's what Jrue does but this is also what DeMar does in the playoffs lmao. if it was anybody else then maybe. the I won't go 6-25 again reminded me of when Kyrie said that against MIL in the playoffs and then did it again and again and got cooked by George Hill. Yeah Chicago needed that one for any shot of a long series. welp.

[Majingir]

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Embiid is gonna break single game record for most FT in a game.

[dubcity]

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Heat better bring it against the Sixers next round. Don't be a fakeass #1 seed, please.