NBA Season 2021-22

[Moranis]

Barkley was on Sirius XM and blamed Harden's quick and sudden demise in part on Mike D'Antoni.  Said his offense requires so much from the lead guy that it just takes years off their career.  Said we are seeing that with Harden and is why he felt Nash just fell off a cliff suddenly as well at the end.  Not sure I buy it, but it was something I had never thought about till Barkley said it.

[SHAQATTACK]

James Harden definitely isn't the same guy as 4-5 years ago

They could use old Harden and his 25 points a game foul shooting the NBA cleaned up.  Because Philly  looks like a play in team without Embiid. Heat just having their way with Philly.   Beating their rear ends all over the court.

Not that Simmons would have helped more than Harden …lol

[liam]

James Harden definitely isn't the same guy as 4-5 years ago

They could use old Harden and his 25 points a game foul shooting the NBA cleaned up.  Because Philly  looks like a play in team without Embiid. Heat just having their way with Philly.   Beating their rear ends all over the court.

Not that Simmons would have helped more than Harden …lol

The Heat just having a cakewalk so far.

[hpantazo]

James Harden definitely isn't the same guy as 4-5 years ago

They could use old Harden and his 25 points a game foul shooting the NBA cleaned up.  Because Philly  looks like a play in team without Embiid. Heat just having their way with Philly.   Beating their rear ends all over the court.

Not that Simmons would have helped more than Harden …lol

The Heat just having a cakewalk so far.

With Oladipo showing flashes of his old self again, they will be tough if we get past the Bucks.

[gouki88]

James Harden definitely isn't the same guy as 4-5 years ago

They could use old Harden and his 25 points a game foul shooting the NBA cleaned up.  Because Philly  looks like a play in team without Embiid. Heat just having their way with Philly.   Beating their rear ends all over the court.

Not that Simmons would have helped more than Harden …lol

The Heat just having a cakewalk so far.

With Oladipo showing flashes of his old self again, they will be tough if we get past the Bucks.

Oladipo plays one good game, then a bad game, and seems to not be able to string consecutive ones of either.

[Goldstar88]

Booker with the matador defense. Yeesh.

[SparzWizard]

Miami has been giving us nightmares in our playoff history. We need to exorcise some demons against them.

But we also need to get past the Bucks first, pay back for 2019. This could turn out to be a Celtics-revenge tour run. Took out the Nets (for last year), would be sweet to take out the Bucks (2019) and then take out the Heat (2020).

[gouki88]

Luka is a preposterous scorer. Equal highest playoff scoring average in NBA history!

[SparzWizard]

I'm actually still upset that Giannis wasn't called for a flagrant 1 when he elbowed Grant in the head. But instead they called it an offensive foul.

NBA protecting their golden boy Giannis.

[gouki88]

I'm actually still upset that Giannis wasn't called for a flagrant 1 when he elbowed Grant in the head. But instead they called it an offensive foul.

NBA protecting their golden boy Giannis.

Probably because he didn't actually elbow him

[celticsclay]

Glad we got a competitive quarter this game. Hope Dallas can hang around. First game I barely watched.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

I absolutely hate the foul-baiting of the Suns. And the refs are doing everything they can to get Paul his championship.

[liam]

I'm actually still upset that Giannis wasn't called for a flagrant 1 when he elbowed Grant in the head. But instead they called it an offensive foul.

NBA protecting their golden boy Giannis.

Probably because he didn't actually elbow him

Yeah, just a shot to the head with the forearm.   

[gouki88]

I'm actually still upset that Giannis wasn't called for a flagrant 1 when he elbowed Grant in the head. But instead they called it an offensive foul.

NBA protecting their golden boy Giannis.

Probably because he didn't actually elbow him

Yeah, just a shot to the head with the forearm.

It was actually with his tricep area. Not really a flagrant because such a motion isn't by nature unnecessary

[liam]

I absolutely hate the foul-baiting of the Suns. And the refs are doing everything they can to get Paul his championship.

Refs are just calling every little thing just stopping the game.