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2014 NBA Playoffs: 1st Round

I think I chose the right series to actually pay attention to. Only one I'm watching so far. I'll plug into the others if they go 6 or 7.
 
gutsy win by memphis.

conley had a pretty statline, but he almost cost the game singlehandedly. 2 missed FTs and a critical turnover.
 
GS problem is that they are too soft.

They get pushed around sometimes... if thier 3's are dropping then they are awesome, if not then they are very average.
Really fun to watch when they are runnin and gunnin and hittin shots doe
 
fishonjazz said:
GS problem is that they are too soft.

They get pushed around sometimes... if thier 3's are dropping then they are awesome, if not then they are very average.
Really fun to watch when they are runnin and gunnin and hittin shots doe
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absence of Bogut was huge. and this series is simple. if blake stays on the court and be himself, clippers will win. there is nobody who can stop him. even on game 1, he was +9.

if i'm mark jackson, i try to take blake out early. maybe send couple of enforcers and just foul da crap out of him early.
 
KD is just amazing. tony allen did a great job trying to bother KD. KD 'only' had 21 pts until he went off late in the 4th and OT. that was hard earned 35pts. that 4pt play was just video game like. ridiculous.

but i like what allen is doing against KD. he tries his best to bother before KD catches the ball. KD's length and awkward body type was actually his downside last night. allen made him uncomfortable. it's like a 6ft boxer fighting 6ft 5 guy with reach, but this 6ft boxer is fighting chest to chest throwing uppercut and not letting him use his reach.

IMO, that's the only way to neutralize KD. no lengthy athlete can bother KD. you just gotta make him uncomfortable right in his face. and when you bother him enough, westbrook on the other side decides to go for it and jack up the shot for himself. most of the night, KD was pretty quiet and didn't have enough touches. westbrook was awesome, but you still want westbrook to beat you, not KD.
 
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Sweet! I think the Thunder win but nice to see that the Grizz are going to make them earn it.
 
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and he did that in the critical moment of the game. it was 98-93! and what 20 something sec left in the game? crazy stuff
 
Fabtrey said:
KD is just amazing. tony allen did a great job trying to bother KD. KD 'only' had 21 pts until he went off late in the 4th and OT. that was hard earned 35pts. that 4pt play was just video game like. ridiculous.

but i like what allen is doing against KD. he tries his best to bother before KD catches the ball. KD's length and awkward body type was actually his downside last night. allen made him uncomfortable. it's like a 6ft boxer fighting 6ft 5 guy with reach, but this 6ft boxer is fighting chest to chest throwing uppercut and not letting him use his reach.

IMO, that's the only way to neutralize KD. no lengthy athlete can bother KD. you just gotta make him uncomfortable right in his face. and when you bother him enough, westbrook on the other side decides to go for it and jack up the shot for himself. most of the night, KD was pretty quiet and didn't have enough touches. westbrook was awesome, but you still want westbrook to beat you, not KD.
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The best thing Allen is doing is keeping Durant from penetrating and getting easy hoops at the rim or drawing fouls. A smaller guy can do that, where he is quicker than anybody near his size and can go by them. Then as you say, on KD's jumpers, he's getting up in him and forcing tough jumpers.

The result is KD is shooting less than 50% FGs and he's only taken 14 fts in the two games.

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seattlejazzfan said:
The best thing Allen is doing is keeping Durant from penetrating and getting easy hoops at the rim or drawing fouls. A smaller guy can do that, where he is quicker than anybody near his size and can go by them. Then as you say, on KD's jumpers, he's getting up in him and forcing tough jumpers.

The result is KD is shooting less than 50% FGs and he's only taken 14 fts in the two games.

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Allen's ball denial last night was epic. It was the difference in the game. He forced OKC to run multiple possessions through Westbrook, which is a much more inefficient option for the Thunder
 
LazyD said:
Allen's ball denial last night was epic. It was the difference in the game. He forced OKC to run multiple possessions through Westbrook, which is a much more inefficient option for the Thunder
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Those ball denials also shortened the shot clock for okc.
They wasted alot of time trying to get the ball to KD
 
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