2021 NBA playoffs thread

The bio literally says "fake account."

 

So a fake account with 390 followers says a $33 million player is going to the Lakers for a $3 million guy? Fascinating.

 

Not sure if the Daily News is a fake newspaper.



Spencer Dinwiddie declines player option, meaning time with Nets is likely over: source

KEMBA WILL WALK

A league source says a Kemba Walker trade is imminent, though it is unclear whether the trade will occur before or after the beginning of the 2021-22 NBA season.

The Bronx’s Walker has seen his prime years derailed by a left knee that has cut into his mobility and hindered his offensive efficiency. He averaged 19 points and five assists per game this season but only averaged 12 points on 32% shooting from the field and 14% shooting from three in Boston’s first-round playoff series against the Nets. He missed the final two games of that series due to his knee.​

 

Nice slew foot from Brook Lopez there. He's not a dirty player, but that was a bad play.

 

Oh, the Thunder want to trade a veteran? And they want to do it before the season, or possibly during the beginning? What a scoop!

 

If you're the Bucks, if you're down 15+ at the end of 3, you should just sit Giannis the rest of the way and make sure he's good for Game 2, no?

 

I’ve seen 15 point leads disappear pretty damn quickly. I get the logic of it but I don’t know that I’d throw in the towel that soon.

20 points? Then I might.

 

Yeah, good call, especially with how hot Middleton can get.

Should add that I'd not even suggest that if Giannis was 100 percent.

 

Hoping this was Jae Crowder stinker game, because he has them on occasion, and the Suns usually don't survive them. But the rest of the cast was really good, so it didn't matter.

 

Paul looked pretty damn confident at the end of that game.

Paul and Booker are a tough matchup for the Bucks, and Giannis is already down low so sending Middleton and Holliday down low as well would just clog. Ayton plays well enough to slow down Giannis as well.

Suns are looking really good.

 

This was a wildly encouraging game if you're a Suns fan. Everyone played well -- Crowder couldn't buy a bucket, but he was solid defensively -- and they never let up. Giannis looked damn close to full strength and it didn't matter. Ayton handled the big stage like a champ.

Most of all, though -- this was the Bucks at their best and the Suns won fairly easily. Way too often the Bucks play Giannis like he's a two guard and it's infuriating to watch. They didn't do that... and still lost.