NBA Playoffs 2023

[hpantazo]

Butler with a ferocious 13 points tonight

If Miami loses in 4 or 5 will there be excuses made for Butler or will he actually get criticized like many other stars would?

Baffles me how much criticism he escapes from the media

They'll make excuse like they have no business in the finals because they are 8th seeded team.

They'll just start promoting false stories about him playing through some serious injury.

[celticsclay]

Where are the silly people that said jokic shouldn’t get mvp because he lost to the warriors last year? That argument has lost a lot of MOmentum

[SparzWizard]

Wilbon on the ESPN postgame: "Miami went 'Boston' tonight with their shots."

We are a laughingstock

Losing to a #8 seed with home-court advantage with the roster we have? Sounds like it's well-deserved. SIGH

[mr. dee]

Where are the silly people that said jokic shouldn’t get mvp because he lost to the warriors last year? That argument has lost a lot of MOmentum

I always believe that Nuggets underpeforming in the last two seasons have something to do with Murray and MPJ being out than Jokic not being good enough to take them to another level. More than Jokic, I think people underestimated how much of an impact MPJ and especially Murray brings on the Nuggets.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

NUGGS in 5 is my guess

screw the heat

[ozgod]

2 free throws all game for the Heat, and it was to Highsmith? Wow

[gouki88]

2 free throws all game for the Heat, and it was to Highsmith? Wow

Butler played very timid and Jokic didn’t worry about Bam. Neutralised their offence inside

[Who]

Where are the silly people that said jokic shouldn’t get mvp because he lost to the warriors last year? That argument has lost a lot of MOmentum

I always believe that Nuggets underpeforming in the last two seasons have something to do with Murray and MPJ being out than Jokic not being good enough to take them to another level. More than Jokic, I think people underestimated how much of an impact MPJ and especially Murray brings on the Nuggets.

Agreed. Denver were one of the most dominant teams in the league when those three guys were on the floor together before Murray first got hurt. May have been top of the league for any three man group. Utterly dominant.

Now they are picking up where they left off back in 2021.

You can't take the 2nd and 3rd best players off the team and expect to still compete for a title. Where would MJ's Bulls have been if he didn't have Scottie Pippen or Dennis Rodman? Nowhere near a title is where they would've been. A 45 win team.

Jokic did a tremendous job while those guys were out. Now they're back and Denver is about to get their Championship.

[Birdman]

NUGGS in 5 is my guess

screw the heat

Agree!!!

[Kernewek]

Miami’s giant killers have possibly met the giant they can’t slay.


I’ve been high on Jokic all year, as we know, but if Miami can pull it out this is going to be quite the upset.

[Moranis]

2 free throws all game for the Heat, and it was to Highsmith? Wow

and they only lost by 11.  I'd take that as a positive for the Heat assuming it doesn't happen again.

[Moranis]

Where are the silly people that said jokic shouldn’t get mvp because he lost to the warriors last year? That argument has lost a lot of MOmentum

I always believe that Nuggets underpeforming in the last two seasons have something to do with Murray and MPJ being out than Jokic not being good enough to take them to another level. More than Jokic, I think people underestimated how much of an impact MPJ and especially Murray brings on the Nuggets.

so is Murray or MPJ then the MVP?  Or maybe it is Gordon who has by far their best on off differential in the playoffs (MPJ is 2nd). 

[celticsclay]

Where are the silly people that said jokic shouldn’t get mvp because he lost to the warriors last year? That argument has lost a lot of MOmentum

I always believe that Nuggets underpeforming in the last two seasons have something to do with Murray and MPJ being out than Jokic not being good enough to take them to another level. More than Jokic, I think people underestimated how much of an impact MPJ and especially Murray brings on the Nuggets.

so is Murray or MPJ then the MVP?  Or maybe it is Gordon who has by far their best on off differential in the playoffs (MPJ is 2nd).

This is a stretch even for you. Just give jokic his props already. He is the most dominant player in the league right now

[cman88]

I saw a chart on espn or something, but Miami shot Generationally good on wide open 3's against the celtics. teams average 41% they shot 60% which was best of all time...while actually shooting pretty low average of wide open 3's....

so of course now they are turning into a pumpkin and likely will get swept (or a gentlemens sweep)....

Bud lost his job because of this...and i'm sure celtics are shaking their heads.

[Kernewek]

Where are the silly people that said jokic shouldn’t get mvp because he lost to the warriors last year? That argument has lost a lot of MOmentum

I always believe that Nuggets underpeforming in the last two seasons have something to do with Murray and MPJ being out than Jokic not being good enough to take them to another level. More than Jokic, I think people underestimated how much of an impact MPJ and especially Murray brings on the Nuggets.

so is Murray or MPJ then the MVP?  Or maybe it is Gordon who has by far their best on off differential in the playoffs (MPJ is 2nd).

This is a stretch even for you. Just give jokic his props already. He is the most dominant player in the league right now

It's pretty obviously a joke, no?