2023-24 NBA (Playoffs!) Thread: Lakers blame refs for blowing 20-point lead (14 Viewers)

[Frostillicus]

Halliburton is terrible.

 

[msudaisy26]

He didn't even need to foul Middleton, his legs are so dead he was missing that dunk either way.

 

[identikit]

Nesmith!

 

[msudaisy26]

Wow

 

[identikit]

OMG

 

[thecatch]

Wow

 

[identikit]

Come on, Indy

 

[The Gator]

what a freaking game. holy cow

 

[msudaisy26]

Come on, Indy

LET'S GO

 

[ShamrockPride]

Halliburton is terrible.

Apologize.

 

[identikit]

There it is

(I hope)

 

[thecatch]

That might have been the worst defense I’ve seen in a last shot situation

 

[msudaisy26]

Beverly hits him in the head and acts like there is no foul.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Halliburton is terrible.

Made up for it there. Heckuva move crossing up Beverly and hitting that floater. Just gotta keep the Bucks from hitting yet another miracle 3

 

[msudaisy26]

Pacers should have won this game by 10 plus, but their inexperience held them back in the 4th quarter and most of overtime.

Bucks could have stolen the game because of that inexperience, but they were gassed because they can't get a defensive rebound.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Well that was a wild *** game

 

[msudaisy26]

Now how do I root against both the teams currently playing?

 

[Instinctive]

I've watched almost every single playoff game.

The refs tonight have been horrible at out of bounds calls. They've just missed like 4 easy ones. Including this Harden one right now but most blatantly there was one Beverly got on the floor and the replay he doesnt even look close to out of bounds. So weird.

 

[Instinctive]

Luka hurt. Dallas 0/8 on pretty open 3s so far.

 

[Instinctive]

Luka back.

 

[Instinctive]

My wife: "He tried to pull Luka's pants down why is he upset? Thats obviously a foul right?"

Me:

 

[mr. furley]

NBA basketball is terrible when the refs are clearly out to get your team

 

[Instinctive]

Something weird with Kawhi tonight. Not in much and looks disinterested when he is. Out there now though.

 

[identikit]

Such ugly basketball, this game

 

[Kev4029]

Something weird with Kawhi tonight. Not in much and looks disinterested when he is. Out there now though.

He really seems like one of those dudes that hates his job as much as the average person hates their desk job.

 

[Instinctive]

Poor Paul George is having a rough night man.

 

[Instinctive]

Norman Powell is so frustrated. Luka is talking so much **** to him too. Dallas better close this one out. PJ Washington, Gafford, Kyrie - this team has an edge to it man it is so freaking awesome.

 

[Instinctive]

Terrance Mann randomly tried to pick a fight with PJ here? Very weird. I love playoff basketball so much.

 

[Kev4029]

From some dude on Reddit:

Joel Embiid has more flagrant fouls than Draymond Green in just over half the games

I tried to copy and paste everything but I'm a bit tipsy putting my daughter to bed so this is the best you get.

 

[Instinctive]

Westbrick might get killed by PJ Washington. Dude is unhinged. He's like Draymond Green with better PR.

Gotta Assume Westbrick and Washington both ejected here based on earlier.

Edit: yep both gone

 

[Instinctive]

Even assuming Dallas closes this out and goes on to take the series, the most important thing anyone should take away is that Jokic is going to absolutely destroy them if they meet in the WCF. They can barely slow down Zubac. Jokic is gonna get a couple more of those 30-20-10 games if thats the matchup.

 

[Jayrod]

No-call on Gobert's fast break travel

 

[Frostillicus]

No-call on Gobert's fast break travel

Eurostep.

 

[Frostillicus]

Devin Booker is unlikeable.

 

[Zow]

At the game. Foul trouble is worrying me.

My son hasn’t stopped screaming b and cheering though, so that’s a plus.

 

[Frostillicus]

How much of a homer am I to think we can take Denver? I think it's going to be an absolute war.

 

[Zow]

And the energy just changed here…

 

[Kev4029]

How much of a homer am I to think we can take Denver? I think it's going to be an absolute war.

Big homer.

 

[Frostillicus]

How much of a homer am I to think we can take Denver? I think it's going to be an absolute war.

Big homer.

Thank you. I'll take your unbiased word for it.

 

[Frostillicus]

Booker is just a little *****.

 

[Desert_Power]

Jokic is sprinting (if you could call what he does, sprinting)

 

[Capella]

How much of a homer am I to think we can take Denver? I think it's going to be an absolute war.

Extremely homerish

 

[jvdesigns2002]

How much of a homer am I to think we can take Denver? I think it's going to be an absolute war.

Should be a wonderful series. I think Denver is the favorite but I think people are selling the twolves chances short. The wolves played them very tough last year with no Reid, no Jaden, and with an Anthony Edwards that wasn’t in the mvp conversation. The nuggets were down at half in every game so far against the Lakers . The wolves have utterly dominated the Suns. Id easily give the wolves a 35-40% chance of beating the Nuggets

 

[Capella]

There can’t be a team in any professional sport in worse future shape than the Suns. What a hilarious disaster.

 

[msudaisy26]

There can’t be a team in any professional sport in worse future shape than the Suns. What a hilarious disaster.

The Pistons.

 

[msudaisy26]

How much of a homer am I to think we can take Denver? I think it's going to be an absolute war.

I think it is a 6 game series. Denver wins 2 convincingly, Minnesota wins one convincingly. The other 3 are close games.

 

[Capella]

There can’t be a team in any professional sport in worse future shape than the Suns. What a hilarious disaster.

The Pistons.

lol no way. Pistons have all their draft picks and cap space.

 

[msudaisy26]

There can’t be a team in any professional sport in worse future shape than the Suns. What a hilarious disaster.

The Pistons.

lol no way. Pistons have all their draft picks and cap space.

The Pistons owe the Knicks a first round pick and have no seconds for like 4 years. No one wants our cap space, we have a horrible GM, a bad coach and owner and most of that cap space is going to be gone resigning and extending players from a 14 win team.