NBA season 2019/20
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Lakers got ahead until Portland roared back with a barrage of 3s. Lakers looked like they would win out despite being out of sync but no. So both 1st seeds look average in the bubble and transfer that form into G1 losses. They will need much improved shooting in G2
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@barbarian Danny Green will probably explode from the arc next game. He can't shoot that poorly again.
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@barbarian said in NBA season 2019/20:
Those last five minutes should ring major alarm bells for the Lakers. Green and Caruso bricking threes, while Carmelo and Trent land them at the other end for Portland.
Backs up the theory that the Lakers are shot if the ball isn't in the hands of Lebron or AD.
Not too mention all the other bricks during the rest of the game.
Dame with the logo 3s...
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@raznomore said in NBA season 2019/20:
@barbarian Danny Green will probably explode from the arc next game. He can't shoot that poorly again.
And AD. That game blows off the rust. If LA wins the next game they should take it inside 5. As bad as they played if they had kept up their mid Q4 tactics and stopped settling for 3s they could have won that
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@raznomore yeah it’s game 1. Lebron has been in this position before.
Lakers shot a lot of 3s and they didn’t go the 2-man game With Lebron and AD.
Need to change it up for game 2.
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@Bovidae said in NBA season 2019/20:
@raznomore Yeah, you've got to question Billy Donovan's tactics against a team with no true C. Attack them in the paint.
First quarter they were dominant inside.
But you’ve got to hand it to the Rockets help defence. It has improved out of sight. Covington is a great team player.
SGA just couldn’t get going.
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@ACT-Crusader SGA has been struggling since entered the bubble. Some players have mentioned their inability to get going in a crowd less atmosphere. Maybe that's what is happening with him.
I agree the help d in the paint was good and aggressive from the Rockets.
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The thing about this series is that Portland have been in the playoffs for a month. The Lakers have been coasting up until this point. Dame is currently the best player on the planet and feeling himself. Melo has accepted his lesser role and is thriving. McCollum is doing what he does fills the score sheet when Dame goes quiet. Nurkic is fully fit and way too much for a player like McGee to lockdown. Then they have Whiteside waiting to come in and swat everything. Don't get me wrong an 8th seed is usually coming into the playoffs having had to struggle for their place. But the Blazers are hardened and a much different proposition than had the Grizzlies made it through.
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@voodoo said in NBA season 2019/20:
Had saved this game to watch tonight and my son blurts out 10 mins ago "Dad, Portland won!" 🤦♂️
this is one of the few occassions when it is legal to punch your son
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@voodoo said in NBA season 2019/20:
Had saved this game to watch tonight and my son blurts out 10 mins ago "Dad, Portland won!" 🤦♂️
[EDIT, Mods, why does my man face palm emoji default to the chicken with the arrow? Is there something I should know?]
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@mariner4life he apologised about 20x afterwards, he knew immediately what he'd done.
Fucking hard work avoiding this thread plus numerous whatsapp and messenger chats all day!
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@raznomore cold
I have a good payday coming if Portland go all the way, though will likely cash out earlier. Ideally they beat LA, beat Houston, then I can cash out and watch Dallas (yes Dallas!) beat them in the WCF's.
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@voodoo said in NBA season 2019/20:
@raznomore cold
I have a good payday coming if Portland go all the way, though will likely cash out earlier. Ideally they beat LA, beat Houston, then I can cash out and watch Dallas (yes Dallas!) beat them in the WCF's.
If KP hadn't been ejected Dallas had a golden chance to win G1
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@voodoo said in NBA season 2019/20:
@raznomore cold
I have a good payday coming if Portland go all the way, though will likely cash out earlier. Ideally they beat LA, beat Houston, then I can cash out and watch Dallas (yes Dallas!) beat them in the WCF's.
Clippers in 4
