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Roland17:
Going into the off-season, I know the NBA have to be scratching their head on what to do about the 3 ball. This is not basketball na.. Everybody is just spamming the 3 ball, I can’t even separate both teams.. no one is calling timeouts because there is nothing g to draw..

Nah they wont. All they know is revenue. This type of basketball sucks for people who love the game, but it will draw more casual fans.

afrodoc2:
Pat Bev with 4 points. Scrub.

The biggest loudmouth since M.L Carr.

Thats how you know Jazz cant win this. When even Bevs 3s are falling, you know its over. Their defensive scheme to prevent PG3 from beating them has opened the floodgates for Mann and Reggie

Kilishihunter:
Just busy roasting the clippers, Possibly another game 7 added to the ones before

At this point Suns have forgotten about playoffs . They have been idle for at least a week. This cant be good

A40:
The man can actually guard KD. I don't know if it's inferiority complex or something. KD is much more naturally talented but Giannis is a beast in his own right but for some reason carries himself like a lamb

Interesting stat. Maybe the Jay Williams story is true after all. Durant is very aware of Giannis

Jordan microwave clarkson!! Heat em up quick!

chic2pimp:
Simmons about to go nuclear and shut y'all up tonight.

Simmons needs to be ashamed of himself. He was a liability the whole game. Regardless of how these playoffs go, Simmons needs to go unless he commits to improving his shooting and free throws in the off season

joshboo:
Its so annoying how the US media analyze these games. Nets Win KD is the best player in the world, Bucks win The Nets were gassed and hyperventilated that's why they lost.

Giannis would always be giannis, if the other guys step up as they did today, Bucks Are winning definitely.

24 hour news cycle and ratings mean you need to stay loud and bombastic to keep viewers. If they arent former NBA players, their predictions are usually guess work

Roland17:
This news was inevitable.. Kemba Walker has been traded to the Thunder along with our 2021 1st round pick for Big AL, Moses Brown and a 2023 2nd rounder.
I am not happy with the returns for this trade because Big AL is 35 with $53.5M left in a two year contract. Moses Brown is not better than many of the younger players on our roster. I would imagine we shopped him around and tried to get more than this but his injuries killed his value.
I wish Kemba all the best, he is such a wonderful fellow and a joy in the locker room. Welcome back BiG AL.. Boston has always been home!
#Greenrunsdeep

lol. Everyone saw this coming. Btw there is only one Big Al, Al Jefferson. I got confused for a sec lol.

I dont see Horford staying long either - he is definitely not what this team needs. Considering Brad just got promoted, I see another 5 years of higgi hagga loading for the celtics.

I should add Celtics will keep being a less than preferred destination for guards. You guys trade them like pokemon cards. Las las, You will end up back at Rondo

typicalgamer:
Nets in 7

Thanks for this. So we know how to pray

benji93:
This playoffs is so unpredictable that the so-called "analysts" keep changing their minds from one night to another. Na to shut up and watch ooo. I won't be surprised if the Bucks get the game tonight.(None of the teams has lost a game at home so there's no reason not to think so). And for Utah vs Clippers, dem don dey talk say, the Utah Jazz are done blabla, only for you to see them blow out the Clippers tomorrow with playoff P back to factory settings . I hope i am wrong about this man for once. I love unpredictability. I expect a monster game from Giannis tonight, he better. I hope calling KD the best player in the world is patting him on the back. I don't think he's someone that would do such a thing, unless he felt he really got sonned. . Come out with vengeance.

Same here. Giannis needs to take this personal, like Durant has. I want to see bucks v nets and jazz v clippers go to game 7. As for 76ers, its ok, come back next year to continue the Process

Carlisle out! Did not see this coming. I m going to guess Cuban hiring an analytics guy has pissed off the old guard. First Donnie Nelson, Now Carlisle.

A40:
Man if Paul George leads these Clippers to the final that has to be the end of the slander. Hell Ty Lue too who keeps getting disrespected

Ty Lue letting his gray hair show he can get some respect. No.

Agree 100% with shaq. Lights out shooting and only up 5? I smell trouble

Roland17:
Bogdanovic abeg Na which soap u use come dis night?

Black soap. We all need this soap

Roland17:
@Birdman I hope you did not switch stations because this is Dejavu all over again!

Ol boy, I switched stations o. I have only one liver abeg una no go kill me

chic2pimp:
This game is as good as over. On to game 6 at the A for the Hawks.



No bandwagon here just that easymoney had one of the greatest playoff performances of all time. Also bud is an awful coach. Barkley said He won't feed the players on the plane. I on the other hand won't feed Budenholzer for 3 days straight.

The game is not over for me. I should not have watched that game, I still have ptsd over it. Haaa, baba nla choke job. As roland17 will say, e choke!!

One game and everyone is on d bandwagon. One game!

what a choke job by the bucks. Coach needs to go after this. Durantula was phenomenal, but there is no excuse to lose a lead like that in a playoff game, with no Kyrie, and limited Harden. Bucks coach looked clueless

Durant made this thing personal, and Greek Freak needs to respond in kind. But I fear the Bucks lost a golden opportunity, Nets will not shoot as badly next game, Harden will be healthier. Whew!

Roland17:
cc @Birdman

Don’t mess with lucky!

Hopefully he can come back.. The Nets need him more than they even need Harden.

I should have known. When it comes to curses and commotion, na there una leprechaun dey get power. If na to win ring, or even come out of the east, leprecahun go go market e no go gree come back. Na dem

Android17:
Q Synder made ZERO adjustments from game 3.

What is there to adjust - spyda out. conley out. Rest them and take the L.

Roland17:
You can’t be the 2nd best player on that Sixers roster and with the game/ series on the line you are on the bench not because of foul trouble but because you are a liability on offense.

what?!! i skipped the game. when i saw the score i was like, issover. atl won! lol

Roland17:
Jokic has been ejected for a flagrant 2 foul. I don't think it should have amounted to a flagrant 2, a 1 at most..

This league is SOFT as hell!!!!

Its the wind-up. That was intentional and dangerous - it wasnt just a swipe at the ball. Devin Booker needs to chill tho - the guy is feeling like special sauce these days

benji93:
It looks like the Slim reaper only switches on his "best player mode" with 1 or 2 other superstars/borderline superstars on the floor. . Still a Superstar nonetheless. .

You have come again

nairamaniac:
Thanx for the explanation, learnt alot here that I never knew before.
Personally, I see nothing wrong in durant or curry going all 40 and 50 when they do.

If it's easy, let everyone else do it.


I support the game as a no-contact-sport.

Defense should be played from the legs not not with the hands&body.

Have a very good shuffle of feet.

It all comes from the feet.

Anticipate screens on ur left&right at an given time.

Gary payton and pippen would have never have had so much problems guarding curry or durant at the perimeter and also From-the-Perimeter-To-The-Rim.


Another thing is don't allow them get long bouncing rhythms without trying to steal or faking-a-steal.
You remember that bull dog from cleveland in that finals.
The australian. Someone remind me his name again.

The dude faked more steals than he actually intended to steal.
And it worked alot against curry.

A particular coach back then told me never allow you direct opponent bounce the ball 3times without either attempting-a-steal or faking-to-attempt-a-steal.

It knocks them out of rhythm.

but on the other hand, there is clearly no solution to their good shooting.


Best way to stop such good shooters is placing a mismatch on them as there primary-defender.

Then the real-direct-defender becomes the secondary defender.

It's harder to beat a direct-match when he is a helped that just pops in from no-where.

Do u grab?

It becomes TEAM-DEFENCE.

Personally, I fear curry and durant's handle to their good-shooting.

People say curry is just a shooter.
That's the biggest deciept curry has on us all.

He is one of the deadliest handlers and penetrator the league has ever seen.

He is not a spot-up shooter like klay or reggie miller.

Most times he takes off, he dribbles to the exact spot he wants to shoot from, same with durant.

Im an amateur o, just saying what I see. We got some rules experts out here tho , if they decide to chime in.

Are you talking about Dellavedova? Lol, that guy cant stop Curry! Curry is the gold standard for shooting. Pls dont mention Reggie Miller in the same sentence

chic2pimp:
Super bummed about Jamal Murray's injury. Denver most especially Djokic misses Him.

I feel denvers pain. These guys play hard ALL the time

Roland17:
The way wen dem go party for ATL dis night ehn! You go think say Hawks win the game.. e come be say na Friday..

People that already partied before the game began sef. If to sey Hawks win, police for do overtime tonight

Roland17:
Two teams, the Sixers and Clippers needed to be aggressive in the pursuit of a scoring PG heading into the post season, both teams failed and are paying dearly for it. One of both teams should have landed Lowry, both failed.

What exactly is Ben Simmons impact/ contribution to winning a basketball game? Can the Sixers win a Championship with Simmons? They have players in Thybulle and Milton who can do a decent job on the defensive end and still offer something on the offensive end.

Big and physical PG with good handles and bball IQ. He is very relevant on defense. Even in offense, you have to account for him as he is a deadly facilitator. They already have Curry and Harris who can get hot on their own.

I disagree with a lot of the pros who say he should be replaced with a shooting PG. There are many things Simmons does that is not on the stats sheet

nairamaniac:
I agree with you. I personally don't see it as defence being frowned upon.

I have always known the game to be a NON CONTACT SPORT.
I remember when I played back then on my own small levels, referees at times usually penelise us for REACHING.


I would here screams like REACHING! REACHING.

When I argue, they say "give arm's length".

Only God knows what that means?
Cos when a bigger player turns back and works his way to the basket against me, I'm allowed to use my body(front) against his back.

I'm not a ref, but pls someone explain this to me.

In amateur leagues, contact is definitely frowned upon. Less contact, less injury, less intimidation.

For pro leagues where money is involved, you gon get touched. At that point its a grown man game. If you are small like Iverson, you need to accept there will be Shaqs in the league, you are playing for money so some ruckus is expected. Obviously what is called foul in an euro league may be nothing in the nba, so league you are in matters too.

To me, given the athleticism and strength in the NBA, you should allow enough physicality to make it hard for a freak like Durant or Curry to just load up and be dropping 40pts.

The league already allows guards to D up on centers aggressively. Lets just be fair and allow aggressive D on those guys we know can shoot from the logo

Khanben:
Kwahi looks tired in the 4th somewhat... Bojan is doing a great job on him in the 4th

Took too much energy to climb back in the game. You could see pg3 and kawhi had no legs in the last 6 minutes. Brick after brick after brick

Clippers played as well as Jazz in this game. Those freak Jazz 3s were just too much. If they didn't fall in such a big hole, they could have won this game. I would feel confident about winning 2 at home in LA

Roland17:
Slimreaper!!!! Rip their hearts!!!

You know who I am..

Haba! Heart of wickedness

Whew! I only caught the last few minutes but props to the bucks for staying laser focused and tough till the end. I like it when the whole team buys in - you can tell by bucks body language they know they are going up against goliath