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2021 NBA PLAYOFFS MEGA THREAD

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BigZ94 said:
I think even without love and Kyrie we beat either of these teams. Still took the Warriors to 6, Mozgov would have been great against either Ayton or Brook, Thompson would be great against Giannis. Jr Shump and Delly played fantastic defence that series and would have made Book/Paul/Holiday/Middletons life tough
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Its debatable, but the bucks are constructed to beat you up inside, and just wear you down. You can stop Giannis the entire game and Middleton is similar to Klay in that he will burn you if you forget about him. The rest are bangers , grippy defenders, and everyone is long. Suns are quick, high scoring, high energy team, but they dont have the gas to finish. Every game will get harder for them.
 
CleveRocks said:
Its debatable, but the bucks are constructed to beat you up inside, and just wear you down. You can stop Giannis the entire game and Middleton is similar to Klay in that he will burn you if you forget about him. The rest are bangers , grippy defenders, and everyone is long. Suns are quick, high scoring, high energy team, but they dont have the gas to finish. Every game will get harder for them.
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You can see that wearing off on chris paul having quiet 4th qtrs and uncharacteristic turnovers. The longer the series gets, the better the odds for the bucks.
 
I don't get some of the stuff about Ayton. What were people watching his rookie year?

Was it solely because he wasn't Luka? He was a legitimately good player his rookie year. Yes, he had warts, but they were all things you'd expect from a rookie big man. A lot of years he'd have won ROY.

But I see people talking like they never would have saw this coming. I see Steve Kerr hoping Wiseman has an "Ayton like trajectory." But, again, Ayton was actually quite good for a rookie. Wiseman was not.
 
Suns wouldn't be in the Finals without Ayton.
Bucks should force him into foul trouble as much as possible.
 
CleveRocks said:
Its debatable, but the bucks are constructed to beat you up inside, and just wear you down. You can stop Giannis the entire game and Middleton is similar to Klay in that he will burn you if you forget about him. The rest are bangers , grippy defenders, and everyone is long. Suns are quick, high scoring, high energy team, but they dont have the gas to finish. Every game will get harder for them.
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Gotta say that's a really good point. Never even thought about the series like that. I still see it going to a game 7. Homecourt advantage has really given both teams the eventual edge.
 
Monty Williams has one bad lineup; and he loves to use it when they have leads to give guys a break. Miserable.
 
Bobby Portis right now is Kareem AbDuncan-JaJordan
 
What a turnaround! This is the best I've seen Holiday in the playoffs.
 
Good lord, I stopped watching after the first quarter and missed that epic comeback lol
 
What's the ratings looking like this year? I haven't even bothered turning the game on yet
 
Ethan said:
Good lord, I stopped watching after the first quarter and missed that epic comeback lol
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I was so sure Suns would keep up the home court adrenaline. I was wrong! But I kept watching anyway, so I got to see it at least!
 
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