Game Thread NBA Playoffs Thread - 2023 Eastern & Western Conference Finals!

[inconceivable]

I was thinking the same during the game. He didn't look much different than a healthy Nassir Little. Yes, I am exaggerating....but not by much.

I don't think we should trade Dame for Brown and I don't think we should add Brown to Dame.

 

[inconceivable]

I would rather have Eric Spoelstra than any other coach in the league.

Come home to Portland Spo.

How the fcuk is a team of undrafted players playing in the ECF?

 

[Phatguysrule]

How the fcuk is a team of undrafted players playing in the ECF?

Incredible. Jimmy Butler is flat out getting it done.

Spoelstra has built and trained the help Jimmy needs.

 

[SIeepwalker]

Butler has looked like Michael Jordan these playoffs.

Time to dust off the conspiracy theory

 

[SharpesTriumph]

How the fcuk is a team of undrafted players playing in the ECF?

Because the "team of undrafted" players has two stars as well, who both play great defense

 

[wizenheimer]

I would rather have Eric Spoelstra than any other coach in the league.

Come home to Portland Spo.

he's been in Miami as an executive/coach for 28 years. I'd assume South Beach is more home than Portland. But yeah, he's definitely a top coach in the NBA

 

[Pinwheel1]

he's been in Miami as an executive/coach for 28 years. I'd assume South Beach is more home than Portland. But yeah, he's definitely a top coach in the NBA

I did not realize he is married to a former Miami Heat cheerleader. He has done well for himself.

 

[wizenheimer]

I did not realize he is married to a former Miami Heat cheerleader. He has done well for himself.

so has she considering Spoelstra is making more than 8M a year

too cynical?

 

[Phatguysrule]

he's been in Miami as an executive/coach for 28 years. I'd assume South Beach is more home than Portland. But yeah, he's definitely a top coach in the NBA

Don't crush my dreams Bro

 

[Chris Craig]

Lot of non calls being whistled to keep LA in it.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Lot of non calls being whistled to keep LA in it.

Can’t believe I just watched a good call from Scotty

 

[Quatro44]

Denver is earning a finals birth

 

[DDolla]

Denver is going to win its first championship. Neither the Heat or the Celtics can stop then

 

[Chris Craig]

LA down 0-3 nice.

 

[DDolla]

How long before Denver Fire Mike Malone?

 

[Fairly-Hard]

How long before Denver Fire Mike Malone?

If he loses this series now it won’t be long.

 

[Whyachi]

I'm thinking James Harden will be a Laker next season. They like famous players in Los Angeles, it doesn't matter if they're getting over the hill.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

I'm thinking James Harden will be a Laker next season. They like famous players in Los Angeles, it doesn't matter if they're getting over the hill.

Would not surprise me at all.

 

[DDolla]

Butler with undrafted players vs One All-Star Team in Jokic will meet in the Finals. Simply Amazing

 

[inconceivable]

If he loses this series now it won’t be long.

Same with Spo. It's the new way in the nba, you don't win the title, you're fired!

 

[SharpesTriumph]

If he loses this series now it won’t be long.

If he wins the finals probably what a year and a half later?

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I'm thinking James Harden will be a Laker next season. They like famous players in Los Angeles, it doesn't matter if they're getting over the hill.

For the MLE? Don't see why he'd give up that money when Houston will match him.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Same with Spo. It's the new way in the nba, you don't win the title, you're fired!

And if you win the finals your fired two years later.

Frank Vogel
Nick Nurse
Mike Budenhouser

Won 3 most recent titles prior to last season, all fired.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

If he wins the finals probably what a year and a half later?

IDK?
Nuggets fans stayed with George Karl for 9 years without a Championship. Seems like the smaller Market teams like Portland, Utah (Sloan) Denver might stay with their coach a bit longer. Though they could get restless if he looks to be missing out on Jokic's best years.

 

[Hoopguru]

Look at shooting percentages from Lakers last night...
Denver shot nearly 50%fg & 40% 3's.

 

[KingSpeed]

When was the last time an 8 seed started the conference finals winning 2 on the road?

Only one other 8 seed has made the conference finals. I don’t think they did.

 

[KingSpeed]

Good question. I remember the Knicks making it to the finals in 1999 as an 8 seed. But it was kind of a silly seeding as it was the 50 game lockout year with back to back to backs.

Also the Rockets won the title as a 6 seed when Drexler got there. But they were the defending champs, so again not really a typical 6 seed.

I don't remember ever having 6 7 8 seeds as strong as this year. I'd say there is way more parity in the league now though. Denver was a 1 seed with 53 wins while the Blazers were a 5th seed with 54 wins a few years ago.

6th seed Rockets won first 2 on road in WCF in 1995.

 

[KingSpeed]

Nope! You're Wrong again.
Stockton Regular season 1504 games plus 182 total playoff games = 1686 total games in his career.
Lebron regular season 1421 games plus 280 playoff games = 1701 total games in his career.

I would also like to point out total minutes played by LeBron absolutely dwarfs Stockton by a staggering 6329 minutes. 54093 minutes played by Lebron as opposed to 47764 mins played by Stockton in the regular season.
It would be reasonable to assume he played more minutes per game in the playoffs as well.
6397 mins in 36 series for Stockton
11564 mins in 53 series for Lebron.

That adds another 5167 mins played to the 6329 mins played in regular season for a grand total of 11,496 mins.

If you break that down into 36 min games. It essentially adds 319.3 games to his career.

RECIEPTS
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/stockjo01.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jamesle01.html

I was talking about regular season

 

[KingSpeed]

I think he was referring to Stockton playing 82 games in most all his old age seasons instead of James constant injuries or rest.

James played 4 extra years out of high school while Stockton was in college, of course he played more total games. Also NBA had 5 game playoffs back then. If you looked at regular season only from age 22 on games played would be interesting.

Exactly.

 

[blazerfan11]

Same with Spo. It's the new way in the nba, you don't win the title, you're fired!

Except Miami is different in many ways.