Event Around the 2025 NBA Playoff Madness!

[BigGameDamian]

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Kind of expected, but super disappointing.

I'd have voted for Jokic. Switch SGA and Jokic - Thunder would have been even better - I'm not sure the Nuggets would've made the playoffs.

Thunder were a far better roster and go 11 deep thats why they won 68 games. SGA was great, but he was just a normal top5 MVP candidate, nothing remarkable.

I think voters just don't like voting for repeat MVP. Similar issue when Embiid won one over Jokic, or Derrick Rose, Harden, Westbrook, etc winning one.

 

[Natebishop3]

This is the perfect example of the dichotomy between either favoring the best player in the league overall or the best player on the best team. I think more often than not the award goes to the best player on the best team, even though that person might not be the best player in the entire league.

 

[Strenuus]

Lol glad Jokic lost.

 

[THE HCP]

Let’s go Knicks!!!

 

[wizenheimer]

I was curious about the contention that SGA is drawing fouls at too high a rate...so I looked at average FTA's in the playoffs this season:



compared to last season:

 

[Natebishop3]

I was curious about the contention that SGA is drawing fouls at too high a rate...so I looked at average FTA's in the playoffs this season:

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compared to last season:

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Everyone was making such a fuss but he only took 14.

I was furious when Harden was getting like 26 FTA in a game.

 

[Hoopguru]

YesZers!

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Crazy.... Pacers now cut it to 2

 

[crandc]

Huge turnover

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Towns 92% bricks the FT! 3 pt game Indy ball

 

[Chris Craig]

Now this is a payoff game

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Overtime!

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Been a couple games in the playoffs now that a team up 3 intentionally fouls and then misses their FT.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Kevin Pritchard finding success again.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Kevin Pritchard finding success again.

Oh yeah forgot about that!

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Ball clearly off Brunson..... Indy will have the ball up 1 with 20 seconds

 

[Hoopguru]

We need shooters!

 

[Hoopguru]

Display of the best shooting team in the playoffs!

 

[Chris Craig]

Hell of a win by the Pacers. They needed to come in and prove themselves after getting it easy with Milwaukee and Cleveland. They came out and played like they belonged today and took home court advantage. Good on them.

 

[crandc]

Wow. Hella game.
You've got to make your free throws! Knicks didn't miss, they win by one.

 

[LayneStaley]

Pacers hit on their last couple drafts and made 2 good trades. We can do that.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Wow. Hella game.
You've got to make your free throws! Knicks didn't miss, they win by one.

Knicks chocked ...... Yeah missed that FT, but fouled up 3 which backfires, Towns at 92% missed another FT possession prior, they give up a bunch of clean looks at 3 in the last minute

If I was a Knicks fan I'd probably be superstitious with Reggie Miller announcing.

 

[rotary111]

Pacers just keep finding a way to win.

 

[inconceivable]

We need shooters!

Are you saying Ant's value just went up?

 

[THE HCP]

Now THAT was fun! A little bit crazy trying to walk back to my hotel thru a mob of angry Knick fans, but other than that…….

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[crandc]

Halliburtin shot at end of regulation absolutely ridiculous. Even if it wasn't actually game winner.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Are Knicks fans even more cursed than Blazers fans? Discuss.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Just a reminder that we had Rick Carlisle as an assistant coach and just let him go.