OFFICIAL 2021 NBA PLAYOFF THREAD - YAWNIST WITH THE CLOSEOUT 50 PIECE - BUCKS WITH FIRST CHIP SINCE ‘73 - CP0 LOSES AGAIN

[osh kosh bosh]

This series feels like an old school NBA finals where the team team with physical advantages
beats up and wears down the high skill, jumpshooting team.


I don't really think the Suns can really generate much better looks, now that the Bucks D is locked in.


Seems to me their fortunes are gunna be determined by how many tough shots Booker and CP can hit.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Refs said they simply missed the call on Book

Ok

 

[osh kosh bosh]

CP kinda showing his age tho, seems like he's running out of gas at the end of these games.

 

[Based Jesus]

Refs said they simply missed the call on Book

Ok

They missed that one....and the other one.....and depending on how you look at it the other one too

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

CP kinda showing his age tho, seems like he's running out of gas at the end of these games.

Been showing his age the past 16 years

 

[sooperhooper]

If you can't determine that as a foul from 5 feet away,

Yet determine this as a foul

that needs to be your last game as a referee.

Almost as bad as this classic.

 

[aepps20]

Still think this is going to 7.

 

[Mark Antony]

I think Thanasis might have the illest job ever.

 

[MVP]

Still think this is going to 7.

 

[akajae]

If My Bucks win game 5, CPee3 faking an injury fo sho fo sho.

or he’s punching someone in the nuts.

 

[picasso swerve]

Really though, idk why Paul was so butterfingers yesterday. He fumbled the ball atleast 6 different times when trying to get to his spot or do anything. Was very uncharacteristic for him. I can see him being cold and not hittin anything, but for him to fumble his handle that many times last night was weird.

 

[TimelessClassic]

Middleton is legit. He's just underappreciated because he's not flashy, plays in Milwaukee, and didn't come up in the same group of NBA stars from the last 10 years.

He has his inconsistent moments but as a traditional #2 scorer for a team, he's doing as much as you can ask for someone in that role. He has still shown up enough times in a 6-7 game series so far and that's all you can really hope for. Everyone is just so used to Super Teams now that they expect a #2 option to be an MVP-caliber player too

The list of #2 scorers for a team that has scored 40 in an NBA Finals is very small...off the top of my head, I can only remember Kyrie on the Cavs in 2016 (who also doesn't get enough credit for what he did in that series...they don't win without him)

Now he could easily have 2 bad games and that still wouldn't change my opinion of him...I think he's done enough in this playoff run to prove himself

 

[friscostylez]

let's not forget that almost half of NTers in here predicted suns in 6, how confident are y'all on that still coming true?

 

[niceshoes247]

Polls been updated ?
Who’s out?

 

[ShootYourShotTV]

somebody tell Cliff Paul if he chokes this series away, he'll never sniff the finals ever again.
the slander on twitter will be astronomical. i will participate. with that being said, Suns in 7.

 

[sooperhooper]

 

[friscostylez]

 

[lynchpin33]

I think Thanasis might have the illest job ever.

Only because his brother signed that contract. If he didn’t, he would be playing in Olympic exhibition games right now.

 

[pums]

Cant tell me the refs don’t try to swing games / spreads

They should stick to getting the bag during meaningless regular season games this **** too obvious with too much eyes watching

 

[antidope]

yah last year people were mad at him for not guarding jimmy butler in the heat series I believe.

I was one of those people. KD I get, but Jimmy Butler isn't an overwhelming offensive talent that you should allow to do what he did.

 

[sooperhooper]

Cant tell me the refs don’t try to swing games / spreads

They should stick to getting the bag during meaningless regular season games this **** too obvious with too much eyes watching

WWE status. It's better if you look at it as a comedy instead of a competitive sport.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Someone brought up a great point earlier--The refs were able to determine all those jump shooting fouls for Crowder, but they swallowed the whistle for Booker when he had 5? I get it, you want your stars in the game, but this is damaging to the credibility of the game when your officiating is consistently questioned.

I think the Bucks went on a 2-3 min stretch in the 4th where the refs called 3-4 straight fouls. The Suns ended up being in the bonus with 5 min left to play in the game. Book comes in and they stop calling fouls

 

[elpablo21]

Who’s out?

sooperhooper Bucks in 4
@Nawzlew Bucks in 4

M Mark Antony Suns in 4
ShootYourShotTV Suns in 5
@ShoeGameBoss Suns in 5
@nickmaz96 Suns in 5
@Zo gif Suns in 4

RustyShackleford Suns in 5

 

[RustyShackleford]

sooperhooper Bucks in 4
@Nawzlew Bucks in 4

M Mark Antony Suns in 4
ShootYourShotTV Suns in 5
@ShoeGameBoss Suns in 5
@nickmaz96 Suns in 5
@Zo gif Suns in 4

RustyShackleford Suns in 5

 

[bonafide101]

Y'all think if Giannis missed the follow-up, they woulda called a late foul on Booker? Lol