NBA 2018 Playoffs Thread

[Beat LA]

I can't decide who I want to win.  Strong dislike for Golden State, but Harden is extremely unlikable and I hate Houston's iso heavy style of ball.

How is the world not rooting against GSW? If we somehow can pull out a series win against the Cavs, I would feel much better facing the Rockets than the Warriors.

Also, I know Harden doesn't have the prettiest game, but he has found a way to dominate in today's NBA game. And maybe it's the beard, but to me, he is one of the most likable superstars in the game today.

In the West, I'd root for any team against Golden State with the exception of Houston because of Harden and Paul, two players I strongly dislike.

Just a few examples of why I dislike Harden:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnSoMu_bicE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjUlonXWkeU

Add that to his entitled mentality that he gets fouled on every drive and whines nearly every single play when he doesn't get a call and you have a highly unlikeable player.

This was more than enough for me, but point taken -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssiH6r2m9rE

[umpacu]

Well, it might not be pretty to watch, but they've been running all this isolation basketball all year and it has been very effective (I think it was something like 1.12 points per possession, or something like that).

[Phantom255x]

I wonder, if Houston loses this series in 4 or 5 and CLE DOESN'T win it all, does that entice Lebron to go Houston? Maybe CP3 and Harden sell him as the "missing piece" to take down Golden State. IMO that's better for us than Lebron going Lakers or Sixers. That or staying in CLE with no real room to improve besides BKN Pick and/or Love in trade packages.

[Beat LA]

Durant's misses in this game have been beyond pathetic, imo.

[SCeltic34]

Eric Gordon and old friend Gerald Green have been pretty terrible for Houston.

[Phantom255x]

I wonder, if Houston loses this series in 4 or 5 and CLE DOESN'T win it all, does that entice Lebron to go Houston? Maybe CP3 and Harden sell him as the "missing piece" to take down Golden State. IMO that's better for us than Lebron going Lakers or Sixers. That or staying in CLE with no real room to improve besides BKN Pick and/or Love in trade packages.

[Beat LA]

I wonder, if Houston loses this series in 4 or 5 and CLE DOESN'T win it all, does that entice Lebron to go Houston? Maybe CP3 and Harden sell him as the "missing piece" to take down Golden State. IMO that's better for us than Lebron going Lakers or Sixers.

Lebron can't play off of the ball, though, so I can't see as to how such an arrangement would work, like at all, but then again, I thought the same of the CP3-Harden pairing, although at least Chris Paul can shoot, lol .

[gouki88]

Eric Gordon and old friend Gerald Green have been pretty terrible for Houston.

Nice reverse jinx. Both hit 3's in the last couple lol

[blink]

Rockets D is so much better when Harden is on the bench.

[Phantom255x]

I wonder, if Houston loses this series in 4 or 5 and CLE DOESN'T win it all, does that entice Lebron to go Houston? Maybe CP3 and Harden sell him as the "missing piece" to take down Golden State. IMO that's better for us than Lebron going Lakers or Sixers.

Lebron can't play off of the ball, though, so I can't see as to how such an arrangement would work, like at all, but then again, I thought the same of the CP3-Harden pairing, although at least Chris Paul can shoot, lol .

Maybe, but then how would he fit in PHI lol? And Simmons can't really play off-ball because he can't shoot.

[gouki88]

I wonder, if Houston loses this series in 4 or 5 and CLE DOESN'T win it all, does that entice Lebron to go Houston? Maybe CP3 and Harden sell him as the "missing piece" to take down Golden State. IMO that's better for us than Lebron going Lakers or Sixers.

Lebron can't play off of the ball, though, so I can't see as to how such an arrangement would work, like at all, but then again, I thought the same of the CP3-Harden pairing, although at least Chris Paul can shoot, lol .

To be fair, LeBron is still a reliables 35% shooter from deep. Not like he's useless

[umpacu]

Scott Foster is horrible. He shouldn't be officiating playoff games, let alone Conference Finals.

[gouki88]

Scott Foster is horrible. He shouldn't be officiating playoff games, let alone Conference Finals.

FTFY

[PAOBoston]

Scott Foster is horrible. He shouldn't be officiating playoff games, let alone Conference Finals.

I'm still trying to understand how that foul was not in the act of shooting.

[SCeltic34]

I can't decide who I want to win.  Strong dislike for Golden State, but Harden is extremely unlikable and I hate Houston's iso heavy style of ball.

How is the world not rooting against GSW? If we somehow can pull out a series win against the Cavs, I would feel much better facing the Rockets than the Warriors.

Also, I know Harden doesn't have the prettiest game, but he has found a way to dominate in today's NBA game. And maybe it's the beard, but to me, he is one of the most likable superstars in the game today.

In the West, I'd root for any team against Golden State with the exception of Houston because of Harden and Paul, two players I strongly dislike.

Just a few examples of why I dislike Harden:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnSoMu_bicE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjUlonXWkeU

Add that to his entitled mentality that he gets fouled on every drive and whines nearly every single play when he doesn't get a call and you have a highly unlikeable player.

This was more than enough for me, but point taken -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssiH6r2m9rE

This is pure gold.  I literally laughed out loud when Jerebko got a T.  So glad we won this game.

Tommy at his best.  He's completely right about Harden being a jerk at the start of the game but not getting T'd up, but then all of the T's go against the C's for complaining the same way.