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Re: 2017-18 NBA Season
« Reply #1800 on: March 27, 2018, 09:02:17 PM »

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The Heat pouring it on against Cleveland doubling them up 42-20! A loss tonight would go a long way to getting them to the 4 seed, especially with a semi-tough game in Charlotte tomorrow night.

EDIT: And that’s not even mentioning helping the Heat in their pursuit of the 7 seed.

Re: 2017-18 NBA Season
« Reply #1801 on: March 27, 2018, 09:15:53 PM »

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Heat is the last team I want in the first round. I'd rather face the Bucks or the Wizards.

Re: 2017-18 NBA Season
« Reply #1802 on: March 27, 2018, 09:28:15 PM »

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Heat is the last team I want in the first round. I'd rather face the Bucks or the Wizards.
I think Boston beats all 3 of those teams. Only teams I see Boston losing to is Cleveland or Toronto.

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« Reply #1803 on: March 27, 2018, 09:34:17 PM »

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Heat is the last team I want in the first round. I'd rather face the Bucks or the Wizards.
I think Boston beats all 3 of those teams. Only teams I see Boston losing to is Cleveland or Toronto.

With Kyrie, sure. Without Kyrie though, we could struggle to beat any of those three.

Re: 2017-18 NBA Season
« Reply #1804 on: March 27, 2018, 09:39:05 PM »

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World turns upside down as Jordan Mickey is lighting up the Cavs.

He's got 5 points and 2 rebounds in 12 minutes as the starting center for the former world champion Miami Heat. He's pushed KO out of the starting line up...why can't we get guys like this?

Oh that's right....never mind.

Re: 2017-18 NBA Season
« Reply #1805 on: March 27, 2018, 09:41:31 PM »

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Heat is the last team I want in the first round. I'd rather face the Bucks or the Wizards.

Really? I'd much rather see Miami than the other two, and I'd probably rather see the Bucks than a healthy Wizards squad.

I just don't think Miami has the talent to beat us, even without Kyrie. We're just as defensively gritty as (if not more than) them with more overall talent. Plus, we'd have homecourt advantage.

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« Reply #1806 on: March 27, 2018, 09:45:12 PM »

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This Raptors second unit is legit. They just won this game against the Nuggets with this second unit sans Derozan and Lowry only playing a little bit in the fourth.

Here's the question, though - how much of that advantage is erased in the playoffs when teams' starters play many more minutes and the lineups are much more integrated? I don't think you'll see this dominant of a Raptors club in the playoffs when that advantage is somewhat neutralized.

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« Reply #1807 on: March 27, 2018, 09:55:33 PM »

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If the Raptors and/or Rockets don't make the Finals despite the rosters they have this year, then they may never will honestly.

Warriors are dinged up and even with Curry coming back 2nd round, you imagine he won't be 100%. As for Cleveland, I think the "Kyrie void" will come back to bite them in some games. Could cost them in a series against TOR with how good Toronto's 2nd unit is, and so long as DeRozan and Lowry do their things.

Never said this in previous years (I never fell for the "trap"), but this could be the year we don't see a Cavaliers-Warriors Finals.
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Re: 2017-18 NBA Season
« Reply #1808 on: March 27, 2018, 10:16:45 PM »

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If the Raptors and/or Rockets don't make the Finals despite the rosters they have this year, then they may never will honestly.

Warriors are dinged up and even with Curry coming back 2nd round, you imagine he won't be 100%. As for Cleveland, I think the "Kyrie void" will come back to bite them in some games. Could cost them in a series against TOR with how good Toronto's 2nd unit is, and so long as DeRozan and Lowry do their things.

Never said this in previous years (I never fell for the "trap"), but this could be the year we don't see a Cavaliers-Warriors Finals.

For the last 7 years LeBron James has made it to the NBA Finals. I wonder will that streak finally end too.


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« Reply #1809 on: March 27, 2018, 10:30:17 PM »

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Wade and olynyks heat are destroying the cavs

Up by 23 with 2 minutes to go

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« Reply #1810 on: March 27, 2018, 10:51:17 PM »

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Wade and olynyks heat are destroying the cavs

Up by 23 with 2 minutes to go

Yeeeah Cavs lose! They have another tomorrow that they should win. Let’s see though!

Re: 2017-18 NBA Season
« Reply #1811 on: March 27, 2018, 11:57:56 PM »

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Houston fans must be rejoicing...enjoying two 10+ game winning streaks. 27-1 in their last 28? Crazy...


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Re: 2017-18 NBA Season
« Reply #1812 on: March 28, 2018, 02:58:00 PM »

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Haha I was just checking to see if it was olynyk who knocked Love’s tooth .
It was Mickey this time.
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Re: 2017-18 NBA Season
« Reply #1813 on: March 28, 2018, 09:29:12 PM »

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Good win by Cavs today without Kevin Love against what ever Charlotte is trying to do. This race for the 3rd seed will certainly go down to the wire. Philly continues to feast on the tanking teams beating the Trey Burke and Beasely led Knicks.

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« Reply #1814 on: March 28, 2018, 09:38:14 PM »

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Good win by Cavs today without Kevin Love against what ever Charlotte is trying to do. This race for the 3rd seed will certainly go down to the wire. Philly continues to feast on the tanking teams beating the Trey Burke and Beasely led Knicks.

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