****Official 2017 NBA Playoffs Thread****

[KC_Connection]

The real season begins.

Round 1:

EAST:

#8 Bulls @ #1 Celtics
#7 Pacers @ #2 Cavs
#6 Bucks @ #3 Raptors
#5 Hawks @ #4 Wizards

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

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by O.city

I don't know how you guard them. Cleveland hasn't played great but golden state hasn't really either and it's 20.

It's pretty crazy

I've been thinking about it since they signed him and I have no idea. They are two of the best offensive players ever in their primes surrounded by Green and Thompson.

Now Cleveland can do better at limiting transition and slowing the pace (which isn't really their thing, but I think they have to do it), but is that going to make up this difference?

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by RobBlake

They should have kept wiggins and said no to love. Game 2 will be closer. Gotta keep turnovers to 5-8. Focus d on Durant. Let curry get his.

You do realize that Wiggins still isn't a good NBA player and they won a NBA championship partly because of Kevin Love's effort in a game 7 NBA Finals game, right?

[RobBlake]

Another problem is cavs don't have a scrappy pg in dellasova.

[RobBlake]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

You do realize that Wiggins still isn't a good NBA player and they won a NBA championship partly because of Kevin Love's effort in a game 7 NBA Finals game, right?

Love is overrated for a "franchise player". Wiggins playing under lebron is much bigger influence in his game over rubio and Zach Lavine. I seriously think his dev would be much stronger under his tutelage. Just opinion.

[mcaj22]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

You could say the same about Derrick Williams, I think.

Yea hes terrible but its what LeCoach has to work with on this roster. They will be swept if they keep trotting out a Kyrie-JR Smith-LeCoach-Love-Thompson-Korver-RJ rotation. The Warriors expect that and they are going right to the Death Lineup with Draymond at the 5 and exposing all of them. Cavs need to change it up before this series is over. I fully expect them to trot out even that bum Channing Fyre for a game to give them a different look.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

Yea hes terrible but its what LeCoach has to work with on this roster. They will be swept if they keep trotting out a Kyrie-JR Smith-LeCoach-Love-Thompson-Korver-RJ rotation. The Warriors expect that and they are going right to the Death Lineup with Draymond at the 5 and exposing all of them. Cavs need to change it up before this series is over. I fully expect them to trot out even that bum Channing Fyre for a game to give them a different look.

They'll try everything before it's over, I'm sure. Channing Frye and all. Don't see it making a difference, though. There's nothing that will stop this Warriors team.

[RobBlake]

Williams is so trash

[dirk digler]

wow GS only shooting 33% from 3 and still up by 20

[BigCatDaddy]

Durant has been the best player on the floor tonight. Just a thing of beauty

[mcaj22]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

They'll try everything before it's over, I'm sure. Channing Frye and all. Don't see it making a difference, though. There's nothing that will stop this Warriors team.

but it's all I have to cheer for as someone cheering for the Cavs, hoping one of these bum lineups confuses Draymond and exposes some dents in the armor

[KC_Connection]

I remember when Deron Williams was a viable NBA player.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

but it's all I have to cheer for as someone cheering for the Cavs, hoping one of these bum lineups confuses Draymond and exposes some dents in the armor

All you really can do is hope Curry and Durant choke massively because that's about the only way they'll lose this series. Not a good start in that regard.

[mcaj22]

there used to be a Deron vs CP3 debate LOL

[dirk digler]

that should be game

[KC_Connection]

This is what a 73 win team that adds Kevin Durant looks like at full strength. Scary.