The 2023 NBA Playoffs

[jaedmc]

I would've been fine with Boston vs. Denver in the finals this year.

What I'm not fine with is Boston possibly being the first team to come back from 3-0. That city is not allowed to have that bit of history too.

[SirFozzie]

13 minutes ago, jaedmc said:

I would've been fine with Boston vs. Denver in the finals this year.

What I'm not fine with is Boston possibly being the first team to come back from 3-0. That city is not allowed to have that bit of history too.

Yeah.. about that.... (I know, you meant in NBA, but...)

[SirFozzie]

Oh, speaking of that. Do you think that if the Celtics complete the comeback, A-Rod and Jeter will never be allowed to attend another 3-0 game? 2004, of course, and they were at Game 4 of the Celtics-Heat series.

[Lawful Metal]

Miami: Choke City?

[hammerva]

I know coming back 3-0 has never happened in NBA but how many times has a team in any league gone from down 3-0 to 3-3 only to lose game 7.  

[John from Cincinnati]

1 hour ago, hammerva said:

I know coming back 3-0 has never happened in NBA but how many times has a team in any league gone from down 3-0 to 3-3 only to lose game 7.  

Suspect this page has been getting some traffic https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_teams_to_overcome_3–0_series_deficits

[SirFozzie]

2 hours ago, hammerva said:

I know coming back 3-0 has never happened in NBA but how many times has a team in any league gone from down 3-0 to 3-3 only to lose game 7.  

Happened three times before in the NBA. I don't think anyone in MLB had done so before 2004. This will be the first NBA game 7 where the team coming back from a 3-0 series deficit will be playing game 7 at home

[Zimbra]

As a hater it's very exciting that we're guaranteed to either see Miami fumble a 3-0 lead or Boston fumble a crucial game 7.

Either way, I'm eating.

[Contentious C]

3 hours ago, Zimbra said:

As a hater it's very exciting that we're guaranteed to either see Miami fumble a 3-0 lead or Boston fumble a crucial game 7.

Either way, I'm eating.

Now I'm picturing Giannis eating.

A pint of Ben and Jerry's.

On vacation.

LOL.

[Lawful Metal]

1 hour ago, Contentious C said:

Now I'm picturing Giannis eating.

A pint of Ben and Jerry's.

On vacation.

LOL.

Lol fuck Giannis

[Lawful Metal]

The fix is in! But for who???

[Contentious C]

Well, at least this will spare me feeling bad if Jokic beats us or feeling bad about beating Jokic.

[Brian Fowler]

This series is going down as one of the weirdest ever 

[nofuture]

[The Man Known as Dan]

I mean no offense to Jimmy Butler, who I love, but Caleb Martin got screwed on the Eastern Conference MVP award. Unreal series from a player nobody expected anything from.

[Dolfan in NYC]

ITS THE SUMMER OF DOLFAN!

The job's not finished.  Let's FUCKING GO

[Lawful Metal]

How can you come back from 0-3 and then choke so damn hard in Game 7? Sure, Tatum had the excuse with the ankle but what was Brown’s excuse? 

[Brian Fowler]

3 hours ago, Lawful Metal said:

How can you come back from 0-3 and then choke so damn hard in Game 7? Sure, Tatum had the excuse with the ankle but what was Brown’s excuse? 

7-43 from three for the series is just brutal. And 8 turnovers in game 7.

Boston is gonna be real interesting to see what they do this off-season.

[Lawful Metal]

4 hours ago, Brian Fowler said:

7-43 from three for the series is just brutal. And 8 turnovers in game 7.

Boston is gonna be real interesting to see what they do this off-season.

Haven't you heard?  Brown is joining a "Big 3" in Houston apparently.

[Greggulator]

The finals this year feels like it was made for the real fans. We all know that Jokic is just a wizard and when the Nuggets are cooking they are an elite world beater. We also might roll our eyes at the constant mention of Heat Culture but god damnit I would do anything to flip what Miami is with my hometown Sixers in less than one second. Jimmy Butler is a national treasure. And while what the Heat have done is incredible, I think they would be the one franchise where I would believe they could go on a run from the play-in and running through Milwaukee and Boston. (Barring something like an injury to a MVP candidate who misses 55 games and then comes back in time for the playoffs.)

I hope casuals tune into this even without Steph or LeBron or the Celtics or whoever. This is a fantastic finals. 

I do think it’s Denver’s to lose, but I think it is going to be a good one.

[odessasteps]

Not enough* Sad Bill Simmons pictures in this thread. 

*trick question, since you can't have too many. 

[elizium]

5 minutes ago, odessasteps said:

Not enough* Sad Bill Simmons pictures in this thread. 

*trick question, since you can't have too many. 

 

[Dolfan in NYC]

1 hour ago, odessasteps said:

Not enough* Sad Bill Simmons pictures in this thread. 

*trick question, since you can't have too many. 

How about Sad Portnoy?

 

 

[J.T.]

Does someone on the Heat payroll owe the Mafia some money?  I feel that the Game 7 whoopin' of the Celtics could've happened days ago, but an important party needed this series to go seven games.

Edited May 30, 2023 by J.T.

[odessasteps]

30 minutes ago, J.T. said:

Does someone on the Heat payroll owe the Mafia some money?  I feel that the Game 7 whoopin' of the Celtics could've happened days ago, but an important party needed this series to go seven games.

Or owe the networks.