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NBA Playoffs 2021
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I think the last one was 2006 with the Heat vs Mavericks. If you add Shaq to that group, it becomes murkier.
alfdogg
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Posted this a few pages back
The second streak is now over as well, with Rondo and the Clippers going down. 37 straight seasons.
The second streak is now over as well, with Rondo and the Clippers going down. 37 straight seasons.
King Kamala
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Finals Prediction.
If Giannis is relatively healthy, Suns in 7
If Giannis is hobbled, Suns in 5
If Giannis is relatively healthy, Suns in 7
If Giannis is hobbled, Suns in 5
alfdogg
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By most accounts this was a multiple-weeks-out injury that Giannis suffered, so I can't realistically see him being healthy. I would have picked the Suns regardless though, they have just been the most consistently good team in these playoffs.
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alfdogg
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FLAVORTOWN HAS NO BORDERS
alfdogg
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Chris Paul is up against his toughest opponent tonight. Scott Foster.
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King Kamala
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Well, teenage Giannis, I'm fairly certain that regardless of how this Finals turns out that you will have your jersey up there in 20 years! 
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Congratulations to the Milwaukee Bucks on becoming the 2021 NBA Champions.
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would have been happy to see either team win for once. really happy for the buck and Giannis though.
Big Beard Booty Daddy
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Congratulations to the Bucks and their fans. What the ownership did there is exactly what the owner of the Cavs should have done the first time LeBron was there. They have a superstar and built around him. They re-signed Giannis and promised to do it the right way, and they did.
This makes me wonder, is this Chris Paul's final shot at winning? The West is going to be tough next year. Will he still be on the Suns or sign somewhere else? You have to think that the Buck and Nets are going to be there for sure with other teams like the Celtics making a push.
This makes me wonder, is this Chris Paul's final shot at winning? The West is going to be tough next year. Will he still be on the Suns or sign somewhere else? You have to think that the Buck and Nets are going to be there for sure with other teams like the Celtics making a push.
King Kamala
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Giannis had the type of performance in this Finals that vaults a player from being a superstar to being a legend. Congrats Snuffy.
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Boners, and farts.
I’ve been rooting for the Suns all season, but totally alright with the Bucks winning. Giannis is an easy guy to like.
alfdogg
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The Cavs couldn’t do what the Bucks did because no big name players would go there without LeBron committing to stay long-term, which he wouldn’t do nor should he have. Also Wade and Bosh have both said they wouldn’t have gone to Cleveland to join forces.
I was gonna be happy with either result initially, but by the end I was rooting for the Bucks after everyone started hammering the Scott Foster thing home. Fourteen fucking years later and these whiny asses are still blaming the league and the officials for all their problems
I was gonna be happy with either result initially, but by the end I was rooting for the Bucks after everyone started hammering the Scott Foster thing home. Fourteen fucking years later and these whiny asses are still blaming the league and the officials for all their problems
King Kamala
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I mean, Scott Foster is almost undoubtedly crooked referee IMO but that's a topic for another day. I don't think anyone will argue that Bucks weren't better team.
I think Phoenix Suns should be back in contention though. Booker, Ayton, and rest of guys are only going to get better from this experience. Lakers-Nets would be obvious prediction for 2022 NBA Finals but I think Suns will be hovering around the next tier with Bucks, Clippers, and (knock on wood) Celtics.
I think Phoenix Suns should be back in contention though. Booker, Ayton, and rest of guys are only going to get better from this experience. Lakers-Nets would be obvious prediction for 2022 NBA Finals but I think Suns will be hovering around the next tier with Bucks, Clippers, and (knock on wood) Celtics.
The issue there is CP3 may decline even if Booker and/or Ayton improve.
alfdogg
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I definitely don’t doubt that an NBA referee might be shady but this is the first time I’ve seen it referenced repeatedly in the media the way it was. It was actually the top headline on espn.com before the game.
Should also point out the imprint of the GarPax era was all over these Playoffs with Bobby Portis and Cam Payne both having noteworthy postseasons. @Brocklock @Krankor
Should also point out the imprint of the GarPax era was all over these Playoffs with Bobby Portis and Cam Payne both having noteworthy postseasons. @Brocklock @Krankor
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Also props to Giannis for calling out certain players in comparing how he won his title by putting forth a Herculean effort.
"Coming back, I was like, 'This is my city. They trust me. They believe in me. They believe in us.' ... Obviously I wanted to get the job done. But that's my stubborn side. It's easy to go somewhere and go win a championship with somebody else. It's easy. ... I could go to a super team and just do my part and win a championship.
"But this is the hard way to do it," he continued, pounding the dais for emphasis, "and this is the way to do it, and we did it. We f---ing did it."
"Coming back, I was like, 'This is my city. They trust me. They believe in me. They believe in us.' ... Obviously I wanted to get the job done. But that's my stubborn side. It's easy to go somewhere and go win a championship with somebody else. It's easy. ... I could go to a super team and just do my part and win a championship.
"But this is the hard way to do it," he continued, pounding the dais for emphasis, "and this is the way to do it, and we did it. We f---ing did it."