2024 NBA Season Thread aka The Zion High Deductible Healthcare Plan

[The Dog]

Don't reckon anybody is trying to make you watch it.

No, they are not, thankfully, I would hate to have to stab my eyes out

 

[n_huffhines]

No, they are not, thankfully, I would hate to have to stab my eyes out

So dramatic.

 

[n_huffhines]

Luka had a 37.1 % usage rate in his first playoff. He did over 40 in the next two playoffs. He was incredible all 3 years but needed a lot of luck* to get to 2-2 on his playoff series record and reach his first conference final.

Now, he's wounded, inefficient, with a usage rate at just 31.3%. and this is the scariest playoff team the Mavs have had.

Team ball is just better.

*Role players shot the mfkn lights out and Suns got hit with Covid. Hell, he got out of the first round going 2-2 (his team won 2 games without him).

 

[n_huffhines]

Wolves beat the Nuggets shooting 30.8% from 3p (-4.6% vs. their season average).

Mavs beat the Thunder shooting 39.1% from 3p (+2.2% above their season average).

If they hit near their averages, I think the Wolves walk all over them, but Mavs seem to have a habit of shooting their best in the playoffs.

 

[knoxvol52]

Celtics win by 15+ in game 1.

 

[firestorm]

NBA Playoffs 3rd Round

Celtics Pacers
The Pacers are a pretty good team that are not equipped to defeat the Celtics.
The Celtics are a stacked team that has multiple players that can make threes, high field goal percentage, and likely to score over 100 points.
It would be a high bar accomplishment if a pretty good Pacers team that isn’t a Chess King aka a stacked great team does get this slight mismatch to 6 games.

Timberwolves Mavericks
It’s a coin flip series that I think the Timberwolves win because slight advantage that is home court, and it’s a team that is feeling great because of having eliminated a great Nuggets team in Denver.
So the adversity of the Timberwolves having to play a playing great Mavericks is a challenging obstacle they can overcome.
The Timberwolves making less mistakes, and making more critical baskets is achievable in games that are likely to be thrilling and competitive.

 

[n_huffhines]

One perimeter defender and not even the best one (D White) on 1st team all defense. I hate this so much.

Bam
AD
Wemby
Gobert
Herb

 

[The Dog]

So dramatic.

Not as dramatic as the 2024 Transfer Portal Thread, now, that's dramatic

 

[knoxvol52]

Not the start Pacers were looking for 12-0 from tip.

 

[zjcvols]

Man, I don’t know if the Pacers would keep him since they got to pay Siakam, but would love Obi Toppin for Detroit

 

[firestorm]

High scoring 1st Quarter

 

[firestorm]

Not the start Pacers were looking for 12-0 from tip.

Lucky for them they’ve kept the deficit manageable after 1 Quarter.

 

[firestorm]

High bar accomplishment the Pacers tied the game

 

[firestorm]

Great performance by the underdog Pacers to have this game tied at halftime in Boston.

 

[firestorm]

The Pacers continue to compete except the Celtics continue to find holes by scoring baskets tonight.

 

[firestorm]

Amazing play by the Pacers making a 3 at the buzzer.

 

[firestorm]

Pacers have the lead except need to defend it.

 

[firestorm]

Stunning performance by the underdog Pacers.

 

[firestorm]

Perfect timed block

 

[firestorm]

Wow incredible play by the Celtics to tie it.

 

[firestorm]

Going to overtime

 

[The Dog]

OT in Boston. I need one assist from McConnell to win $32 on a $2 bet

 

[The Dog]

Hope he plays, I can see him sitting the whole OT

 

[ArdentVol]

missed the last minute of regulation while checking on SEC tourney
did Pacers have a good shot at W?

 

[firestorm]

missed the last minute of regulation while checking on SEC tourney
did Pacers have a good shot at W?

They did except couldn’t hang on to the basketball with the Celtics getting an impressive somewhat miraculous 3.