NBA Playoffs Thread - 2nd round edition

[DDolla]

This could be a 7th game series and I love it

 

[Predator]

Damn 27 to 6 free throw advantage for the Lakers. The NBA wants Lebron to get another one.

That what happens when you shoot 50+ 3pointers. Don’t get to the line.

 

[blazerkor]

Damn 27 to 6 free throw advantage for the Lakers. The NBA wants Lebron to get another one.

Nah... did you watch the game? The Warriors were allergic to the paint and the Lakers were addicted to it. It was not a one sided game called by the refs. If anything they let the Warriors get away with some stuff due to the constant contact that the Lakers were getting and the lack of drives from the Warriors.

 

[Chris Craig]

Nah... did you watch the game? The Warriors were allergic to the paint and the Lakers were addicted to it. It was not a one sided game called by the refs. If anything they let the Warriors get away with some stuff due to the constant contact that the Lakers were getting and the lack of drives from the Warriors.

No. Just saw the boxscore.

 

[wizenheimer]

Damn 27 to 6 free throw advantage for the Lakers. The NBA wants Lebron to get another one.

it was extreme, but in the regular season, the Lakers were 1st in the NBA in FTA...and the Warriors were 30th. So an imbalance was to be expected

 

[illmatic99]

Poole:

 

[Chris Craig]

That what happens when you shoot 50+ 3pointers. Don’t get to the line.

They had 30 attempts last game.

 

[wizenheimer]

this is one of those series where I'd like both teams to lose

 

[Predator]

Lol Channing Frye

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Godforsaken L*kers won because the Godforsaken W*rriors don't take them seriously.

GS wins game 2 big and buries them in L.A.

 

[Predator]

They had 30 attempts last game.

They clearly weren’t challenging Anthony Davis in the paint.

Look at the points in the paint.

 

[wizenheimer]

for those wondering about the FT discrepancy, do the shot charts shed any light?

 

[DDolla]

Warriors and Lakers home court don’t matter. This will go seven games

 

[Predator]

for those wondering about the FT discrepancy, do the shot charts shed any light?

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Yeah and it doesn’t even show how a bunch of those shots were Nurk-soft floater type shots because they refused to challenge AD at the rim, at all.

 

[OneSport3]

Steve Kerr goes zone about 2 minutes earlier and the Warriors win that game. Lakers can’t play Vanderbilt in a zone and Vanderbilt was doing a good job on Steph.

Anthony Davis playing 43 minutes a game is simply not sustainable. He played the entire 2nd half and was absolutely gassed in the 4th. But if AD sat any minutes in the 2nd half, the Lakers probably lose the game. They needed every single minute from him.

 

[THE HCP]

Damn 29 to 6 free throw advantage for the Lakers. The NBA wants Lebron to get another one.

You know what's sad, I was enjoying this fantastic NBA playoff game and said to my self that somebody on here was going to have the nerve to complain about the FT discrepancy....but not mention the horrible shot selection by the team who did't get a many FTs. You live and die by the outside shot. SIGH

Or the league has a conspiracy against the WARRIORS like this guy is claiming.

 

[THE HCP]

Not bad for a league down spiraling. Can't wait for game two.

 

[Samuel]

I wonder how many other games in NBA history have featured a +15 3ptfgm discrepancy one way and a +20 ftm discrepancy the other way—regardless of the result.

 

[SwissBlazer]

Not bad for a league down spiraling. Can't wait for game two.

I think I have to feel good about my bet. Patiently waiting now. Do you still like the Lakers chances in this particular serie I guess

 

[blazerkor]

No. Just saw the boxscore.

I get that. If I saw the boxscore and not the actual action, I'd probably have the same reaction. The Warriors just decided to settle for jumpers because AD was so dominant around the hoop and the Lakers chose going to the hoop. The box score or maybe the shot chart will corroborate that account of the game.

 

[THE HCP]

I think I have to feel good about my bet. Patiently waiting now. Do you still like the Lakers chances in this particular serie I guess

Man, I don't know. One game doesn't mean shit. I didn't look at the boxscore, but Klay sure didn't look good tonight. On the other hand, AD can't keep that pace up. I think I said LA in 6 above. Total guess on my part. The game every other day format is going to take a toll on the Lakers for sure.

 

[blazerkor]

Man, I don't know. One game doesn't mean shit. I didn't look at the boxscore, but Klay sure didn't look good tonight. On the other hand, AD can't keep that pace up. I think I said LA in 6 above. Total guess on my part. The game every other day format is going to take a toll on the Lakers for sure.

I think it will take just as big of a toll on Steph, Klay and Dray. Besides LeBron and AD who are admittedly a huge part of the Lakers, everyone else should be good to go 48 minutes every other night if necessary.

Lakers in 5.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

You know what's sad, I was enjoying this fantastic NBA playoff game and said to my self that somebody on here was going to have the nerve to complain about the FT discrepancy....but not mention the horrible shot selection by the team who did't get a many FTs. You live and die by the outside shot. SIGH

Or the league has a conspiracy against the WARRIORS like this guy is claiming.

When you have said you will not watch the games because of the teams involved and then decide to make a statement from simply reading a box score this kind of thing happens.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Playing with that kind of intensity for as many minutes as they are pushing depth will come to play. Experience here is going to count big time and both teams have plenty of it.

 

[theprunetang]

Historically the Lakers can suck it. But, my recency bias has me basically rooting for the Warriors to lose every series that they play. I hate that I'm wanting the Lakers to beat Golden State, but that is the case. Once the Warriors are out of the playoffs, my focus will shift towards the Lakers losing. Haha.

In the meantime I will just watch a great series of basketball and be entertained.

 

[KingSpeed]

What a game! The Lakers give up a huge lead but in the end they steal the first game and HCA away from the Warriors. I think both of these teams are a serious problem for anyone they face.

Edit: I honestly think the Lakers might be the first seven seed in league history to win a title.

It’s wild. They were flat awful with Westbrook. They trade him and they go from no play in to a near favorite to win it all.

 

[Hoopguru]

wow...GS shot 53 three pointers at 39% and lost. FOUL descrepency big time. The Lakers know if they take the ball inside aggressivly the warriors will foul. They have those active slapping/hacking hands and the refs were on it.
If the warriors rely strictly on 3 pointers they are toast in this series.

 

[THE HCP]

Historically the Lakers can suck it. But, my recency bias has me basically rooting for the Warriors to lose every series that they play. I hate that I'm wanting the Lakers to beat Golden State, but that is the case. Once the Warriors are out of the playoffs, my focus will shift towards the Lakers losing. Haha.

In the meantime I will just watch a great series of basketball and be entertained.

I have a Laker T-shirt I can send you to wear for tomorrow nights game? Let me know FAMS!

 

[THE HCP]

wow...GS shot 53 three pointers at 39% and lost. FOUL descrepency big time. The Lakers know if they take the ball inside aggressivly the warriors will foul. They have those active slapping/hacking hands and the refs were on it.
If the warriors rely strictly on 3 pointers they are toast in this series.

See I'm not sure. They are such great shooters from outside, I think they can turn it around. LA is tough in the paint, so they BETTER start hitting.

 

[THE HCP]

Just looked at the boxscore. The Warriors shot 40% from 3.....sure as hell didn't feel like that.