Out in 5 again. First round exit. Last year, everyone’s excuse was that Melo ruined OKC. Now what’s the excuse? A Portland team missing their best frontcourt player. Don’t know if I’ve ever seen a worse star duo in history. How many consecutive first round exits is that for Paul George? He’s one of the biggest losers in history, along with Russ.
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Cause Sleep is the Cousin of Death -
Ouch. Hard to argue with tho.Comment -
Actually the nurkic injury made it easy for Portland. They just kept shootingComment -
Just saw on SC teams in NBA were 623-2 when up 15+ with 7 min left
WowComment -
Goaty I expect some in depth breakdowns and picks to win the next rounds!!
Holy crap, bucks and craptors awful big favs! I was thinking those series were closer to coin flips!! We need your NBA expertise here goaty!!!Comment -
They have been pretty bad together. To be fair, their supporting cast is awful.
What about Steve Francis and Stephon Marbury. Whose bright idea was it to pair those two guys.
Carmelo and Iverson failed pretty bad, that was near the end of Iverson's career though. Those guys just weren't meant to play together.Comment -
Karma once again gets the better of Westbrook and his tendencies to force his fellow teammates to play the game in such a manner so as to protect his rebounds average per game so he can average a stupid triple double... sagging off his man in defense to try and get a long rebound to start a fast break if his guy ends up shooting and missing. stat padding loser can pad his off season now that it has started after another first round 5 game exit!
Lilliard has ended a series with a nasty shot twice now in his career! Wasn't the other one in a game 7? If I recall correctly.Comment -
Really? Just cause they beat down a crappy ass pistons team??
Honestly I feel like facing Boston gonna be a big fat taste of reality. Not saying they can’t beat the Celtics but the price feels incredibly high so I’m assuming they gonna be laying a pretty substantial number at home??
I’m way more likely to be taking Boston for a win in milw. I’m still far away from deciding that but just my initial feelings about it.Comment -
YES, they are a young, hungry team who haven't been in the position of top seed in the playoffs yet and they haven't experienced a bunch of playoff series success so far. that's why they just keep on playing and coming at you until you give up. they didn't try for a half in game 4 only down 6 and could've won by 35.
they had very few letdowns in the regular season in an NBA today where teams do it left and right all season long.. take a night off... play and just outscore a big underdog. Bucks blew teams out all season long.
you don't play the spread on the big favorites for teams who have been there done that... warriors blew game 2 thinking it was over. blew the ML too. Houston up 3-0 couldn't find a way to just dominate the 4th game and end it... been there done that, will end it in 5 at home.
play the hungry teams who don't know any better yet.Comment -
Why do we consider Paul George a star?
He's a glorified Demar DeRozan
Butler, Davis, Booker, Durant, etc theres 8 other guys better or same as him
He gets points, like Westbrook. Great. He's an all star player but he's not the elite SF or SG in the league and I don't think he's top 8, much like RW, I don't think he's top 8 either.
They were just overhyped. Ppl thought OC had 2 of the top 10 players in nba, they don't. They have 2 of the top 25, like 10 other teams.Comment -
I feel like that a double edged sword tho, sure they don’t know any better but they also in for a kind of series they haven’t really experienced against a team w championship aspirations and understands what this series will be like.
I dunno what the speeds gonna be so hard to say, just judging off hearing they -300 for series (I haven’t even looked just heard them say this on sportscenter) makes me think they gonna be laying 7/8 at home. If that the case there just no freaking way I’ll be on them and most likely be on Boston to at least cover 1 of 1st 2, good chance I’ll look at taking celts ml.Comment -
No doubt. I played bucks twice so did ok that series. Playing pistons never crossed my mind, lol.
Nba playoffs is square city, not a time to be cute! Lol. Been awhile since round 2 in the east brought uncertainty, the guys who love it rightfully are excited, im just bummed there no obvious better team to keep betting and chasing to win money! Lol.
That’s ok tho, I’m just gonna adjust my strategy to treat it more like hockey where I mostly look for dog wins in series I believe are gonna go 6/7 games!Comment -
game 1's in the East outside of Bucks gave us 2 outright dog wins and Indiana was in position to win a low scoring affair until Boston turned up the defense and ended up covering 8
boston falling behind early by 10 or so and getting nice live spread numbers vs bucks would be hard to lay off of with their ability to turn games around
so hard to go against the bucks right now
i'm looking at other series more ... don't think Spurs get it to 7 as well. they are doneComment -
I decided to chase spurs for a win in Denver the opening 2 games and lucked out they took gm 1 so that was it for me. Then I took Denver in gm 4.. that was it for me that series and don’t see me making another play. I get what I want out lot of these series the 1st 4 games then I get out of dodge! Lol.
I did lot of fav ml parlays w 1st round and have laid points several times in the GS series (mixed results). But these upcoming east series I see myself doing what I do in nhl and playing the road dog ml’s to get a win. Then flipping and doing same when series moves in 3/4. We see how it goes but right now that what I’m leaning to doing, playing celts spread /ml till I cash in milw. Then if that works switching to bucks to get 1 in Boston or gm2 if celts get gm 1. Same in Toronto I’ll prob look at sixers spread till I cash 1.
Only problem w this theory is home court means a lot more in nba than it does hockey! Lol. Could very well be 2-2 after 4 cause home teams win all those games. That how im looking at those 2 series tho, I believe both are going 6 or 7 so will be betting it to be 2-2 after 4.Comment -
Holy cow. I just saw the final shot by lillard. He seriously ran down clock and just chilled knowing that the shot he wanted! From 8-10 feet behind the line?? Lol: crazy.Comment
