NON-JAZZ NBA PLAYOFF thread

[midnight_hwy]

Did Embiid get injured? It’s 4th quarter and he’s only played 11 minutes. What happened?

Left in the first qtr. Right knee soreness

 

[LogGrad98]

A strained groin in a best case scenario for Davis means a slight tear. The only way that injury heals is with rest.

If he plays tomorrow, it is very likely he causes the injury to get worsened, and puts into question his availability for the rest of the playoffs.

Remember, hes already dealing with a sprained knee. For the Lakers long term success in these playoffs, they will have to sit him in these final 3 games against Phoenix, and hope LeBron can carry them.

A slight tear of the groin in a best case scenario heals in roughly 8-10 days.

This is really common, not this injury specifically but to get a different injury when playing with an existing injury. Your body tries to compensate for the pain and you over-stress a different body part.

 

[LogGrad98]

Holy cow Washington with the hack-a-Simmons defense with 2 full minutes left. Crazy.

 

[SteakNEggs]

Holy cow Washington with the hack-a-Simmons defense with 2 full minutes left. Crazy.

It worked lol

 

[One Brow]

Holy cow Washington with the hack-a-Simmons defense with 2 full minutes left. Crazy.

I don't ever recall seeing it done on a guard before.

 

[LogGrad98]

I don't ever recall seeing it done on a guard before.

Yeah it's crazy. But Simmons is historically bad at free throws.

 

[jazz4life1992]

Holy cow Washington with the hack-a-Simmons defense with 2 full minutes left. Crazy.

Its the right move. Simmons is one of the best defenders in the NBA, but hes a liability at the FT line. If its a close game between 2-3 mins left, hack-a-Simmons is a good move.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Simmons is a starter on the all-hype team.

 

[The Thriller]

This. Ja is having franchise records and still losing by double digits and he/they barely won game one in which we played about as bad as we have all year.

This post is looking better and better. Jazz about to send these guys on vacation!

 

[jazz4life1992]

This post is looking better and better. Jazz about to send these guys on vacation!

They are, but mark my words... Memphis is gonna be an absolute PITA for years. Their core is all young.

Honestly, they may have been seeded higher in a normal year if they weren't absolutely wrecked earlier in the year with COVID and injuries.

 

[The Thriller]

They are, but mark my words... Memphis is gonna be an absolute PITA for years. Their core is all young.

Honestly, they may have been seeded higher in a normal year if they weren't absolutely wrecked earlier in the year with COVID and injuries.

Good post. I definitely think they’d be Dallas in a playoff series right now. And what’s Dallas ranked? 5? 6?

 

[NUMBERICA]

They are, but mark my words... Memphis is gonna be an absolute PITA for years. Their core is all young.

Honestly, they may have been seeded higher in a normal year if they weren't absolutely wrecked earlier in the year with COVID and injuries.

They're going to go as far as JJJ's, Dillon's, and Ja's growth take them. But if JJJ continues to stall out and Brooks is only great against us... IDK, I could see that build stalling.

 

[Ron Mexico]

They're going to go as far as JJJ's, Dillon's, and Ja's growth take them. But if JJJ continues to stall out and Brooks is only great against us... IDK, I could see that build stalling.

JJJ is their big issue. They need a solid big man to really go somewhere. JJJ has the potential but its a big if for him whether he can actually become consistently good.

They are getting any high draft picks anymore so they are going to have hope someone breaks out or they strike gold in the late draft. I doubt they can land a big free agent either.

 

[jazz4life1992]

JJJ is their big issue. They need a solid big man to really go somewhere. JJJ has the potential but its a big if for him whether he can actually become consistently good.

They are getting any high draft picks anymore so they are going to have hope someone breaks out or they strike gold in the late draft. I doubt they can land a big free agent either.

I think they'll look to trade JJJ, maybe as soon as this offseason, depending on what they can get. Brooks and Morant is a solid backcourt that will only get better. They have some decent bench depth at guard with Melton, Bane, and Allen. I love their backup C Tillman, and he potentially could be a starter in a few years depending on his growth.

Really their question marks are at PF with JJJ and SF with Kyle Anderson, as well as the backup PG spot. Anderson does a lot of great things, but I don't think you can start him on on a legit contending team.

Honestly, a Cam Payne would be a perfect backup PG for Morant when he has to sit. Morant played 43 minutes tonight, and Jones was pretty much unplayable.

 

[Game6Conley]

I know ppl wont like this but, the best player in this 1st rd of the playoffs so far has been James Harden

 

[Game6Conley]

1/7 from the field in the first quarter from Marcus Smart. that was atrocious bring in the rookie Pritchard please

 

[Game6Conley]

The Nets look soooooooo dangerous... who's really going to beat this team in a series? idk

 

[kabenac]

It's going to be interesting if Portland wins tonight. And Dallas tomorrow evening.

The West has so much talent. It'll be nice to close out game 5 and get a few days to rest while other teams are still battling it out.

 

[LogGrad98]

Well the officiating is **** where. Just streets m started watching the Boston game and already 3 blatant **** calls. Of course in favor of the nets.

 

[Avery]

The Nets look soooooooo dangerous... who's really going to beat this team in a series? idk

They’re not unbeatable. Offensively, they’re elite, but not defensively.