**2016 Official NBA Playoffs Thread**
 

Round 1:

EAST:

#8 Pistons @ #1 Cavs
#7 Pacers @ #2 Raptors
#6 Hornets @ #3 Heat
#5 Celtics @ #4 Hawks

WEST:
#8 Rockets @ #1 Warriors
#7 Grizzlies @ #2 Spurs
#6 Mavericks @ #3 Thunder
#5 Blazers @ #4 Clippers

Predictions:

R1-
Cavs over Pistons in 4
Raptors over Pacers in 6
Heat over Hornets in 7
Celtics over Hawks in 6

Warriors over Rockets in 4
Spurs over Grizzlies in 5
Thunder over Mavericks in 5
Clippers over Blazers in 7

R2-
Cavs over Celtics in 5
Heat over Raptors in 6

Warriors over Clippers in 5
Spurs over Thunder in 7

R3-
Cavs over Heat in 6
Warriors over Spurs in 7

Finals-
Warriors over Cavs in 5

Go Raps!

I'm excited. Except for the east.. Cancel that side

Hard to get excited for round one. By round two most of the series should be very good though.

Rockets getting blown the **** out...

One game. Warriors can go cold any time

Anyone but sorry ass LeBum

OkC uniforms..not sure what I think of them

Can we just flash forward to Spurs vs Warriors in the west?


Everything else is a waste of time.

Either of these teams will probably sweep whoever comes out of the east.

What is with the lame ass "sports center at night"? It's bad enough they have the grey anchor pics with creepy smiles and the try hard "stylish" pics in the promos. Wow

The Warriors will be upset before then

No

We shall see

You really think the league will allow that to happen? The results are even more influenced than the NFL.

And so that is why I think the Warriors are a decoy.
They baited everyone to pick them to beat the Lakers in season.
They've already gotten their 2 deep playoff runs with tge niners and baseball Giants while tge Niners stadium was being built.
I think they either make the finals and lose or the don't make finals at all. Last year ,two key Cavaliers were injured..maybe this time is different

It is weird how whenever a team gets a new stadium they magically become good

Either just before or just after the build.

Rams,Ravens,Titans,Cardinals,Niners.
5 immediate examples and everyone says it's just coincidence.

Hmmm, that is a tad interesting.

Can you imagine the shit LeBron would take if he sat out of a playoff game like Curry is doing tonight?

He's a pussy.

C'mon everyone knows this KC.

Certainly looks like Curry is, yeah.

Has the Warriors owner ever accused Curry of quitting?

Did Lebron's?

He's certainly quitting on his team tonight. LeBron would get destroyed by the media/jokes like you if he sat out for something as tame as a sprained ankle.

Am I surprised by the double standard, though? Of course not.

lol is he actually not in?

lol I knew it

So that's a yes for Lebron, and a no for Curry.

Double. Standard.

2 questions as I don't know much about his injury:

How do you know he couldn't go tonight?

How do you know it wasn't Kerr's decision to sit him?

You're one dumb ****ing moron.

The truth hurts, I guess.

If LeBron is sitting out tomorrow because of something as small as a sprained ankle, you're telling me he doesn't get shit on hugely for it? LMAO

I've said it before, but OKC was built just dreadfully around Durant and Westbrook.

except for the fact they keep making the playoffs

That's nice. Give them a participation ribbon.

BTW this was Kerr's decision.

OKC loses on the almost buzzer beater.

Is that the excuse we're going with? LMAO

Better coach and better system on the Mavs' side might make that an actual series.

Nice defense, JH. At least make it look like you're trying.

I think it speaks more to the Rockets as a non threat than anything. If this were the Spurs, I suspect he'd be playing.

Lol

100$ mini court!!! Wow

The Warriors have the luxury of resting Curry. Nobody expects the Rockets to do anything this series.

If it was a game 7, or they were down a game, or if it was the Spurs or the Finals, thats a different story.

You are counting chickens you don't have

They are killing Harden at halftime. Deservedly so though, he's not even trying to play defense.

Hasn't all year. Although he's far from the only one on that team.

Nobody on the Rockets has given a shit for the entire season.

And yet they are in a playoff series

What does that mean?

That should tell you two things. It isn't an accomplishment to make the playoffs in the NBA and the West is as weak as it has been in decades.

Warriors win without the injured Curry.

Connection with more shitty takes.

Well, yeah. That's why it was a no-brainer to sit him.

What an accomplishment.

I didn't have a take. I pointed out a double standard re: Curry/LeBron. I can't help that it hurt your feelings.

Don't worry, the Warriors aren't winning any finals this year anyway. Curry will re-injure and they bomb

What does that make the eastern conference? As that's been horrendously week for waaaay longer. When healthy.. West has ridiculous advantage over the east

It makes the Eastern Conference terrible obviously. The West used to be in an entirely different stratosphere to it even 2-3 years ago, though. Now it has reached the point where there are only 4 good teams.

See, this is what an actual take looks like.

It's an accomplishment of some sort,otherwise people wouldn't forget who the Milwaukee Bucks are before late december.

It didn't bother me, I have never said anything bad about Lebron. You're the tool that called Curry a pussy and accused him of quitting on his team.

Quit being stupid. Curry's career almost ended because of his bad ankles it is better to be cautious with it especially against the shitty Rockets and lazy Harden. Curry will be the 2-time MVP and lol at those who thought Harden deserved it last year.

Hahahaha

Golden States winning da whole tingy again boyyyyyy

Let's go Raptors

Let's go Raptors

*Damn it's getting hot up here in the six
*The six is where it's at.
*The six is the NBAs best hidden secret

I sense something a bit different. LMAO

I don't care what Curry does to prepare himself for the Spurs series (the only series the Warriors have any chance of losing), but it's obvious that if LeBron did the same thing that Curry did last night, the reaction would be entirely different. It's a complete double standard.

Are you arguing that if LeBron sat out a playoff game like Curry just did that for some minor injury he wouldn't get massively shit on for it and called soft/a quitter/etc.? If so, I'm not the one being stupid here.

Harden let Harrison Barnes cross him.

I disagree and I dislike lebron somewhat. Curry has legitimate ankle issues

no they arent. Other wise they would have to be considered the greatest team ever.
They won 73. Now they will either lose this round or the next or the finals so that people will forever waste time about them and the Bulls= who's the best,pointless conversations.

at some point all their jump shooting is going to go cold and Curry will roll around on the court in pain

Did people call Love a quitter? Injured is injured. Period.

Nobody gives a damn about what Kevin Love does or doesn't do.

LeBron would be crushed if he sat out a playoff game for any kind of injury and you all know it. Hell, he was crushed when severe cramps forced him to the bench for a few minutes just two years ago.

Whether he does or doesn't is really besides the point. Curry is being cast as smart/cautious for sitting out a game while if LeBron did the same he would be called soft.

He's right, I remember people on this very forum crushing Lebron for sitting in that Spurs game cause the arena ran out of air conditioning for him.

Are they getting any decent ratings for these games so far?

Well look how often lebron bitches out in things when players muscle through it. I don't blame him to much for cramp issued but the ac issue was total bitching out. Doesn't help he flops like a fish

LeBron has never once sat out a playoff game like Curry just did (and he's played hurt through many of them). Do you not see how you're proving my point about the double standard? LMAO

I understand your point but personally I wouldn't call him a bitch for sitting out a series where it's a guarantee win. Lebron doesn't help his image sometimes but he's a cool guy

Connection not understanding Curry's previous ankle issues is surprising. His hatred of the Warriors is shining through.

Curry almost went grant hill status due to his ankles .. If lebron had a recurring shoulder problem early in his career and it happened now.. I would understand sitting out

I understand them just fine, but that changes nothing about my underlining point.

Of course it is. I don't like the Warriors and I've never tried to hide that fact.

That makes ALL of your points invalid...

No, I'm afraid the obvious media/fan double standard between LeBron and Curry (or really any other player in the NBA) would exist regardless of whether I like the Warriors or not.

I think there's some truth to this, but :

1) Who cares?
2) LeBron made his bed, now he gets to lie in it. He made enough decisions along the way to turn people off that the judging is inevitable. I think he'll survive.

LeBron fans probably.

Of course he will. He's long past the point of giving a shit what anybody thinks of him and knows he's held to a different standard than any other player in the league. But it's always enjoyable to point out hypocrisy when you see it.