NBA playoffs

[Waquoit]

Looks like Legs is getting his material from aceboon.

 

[aceboon]

Looks like Legs is getting his material from aceboon.

Legs a smart guy, good to see ESPN using him more and more the past year since he's the best basketball guy on the network

 

[UofCT]

Pacers in 6

 

[HuskyHawk]

Without Porzingis I don't think Celtics vs Pacers is a walk over

It's not a walkover for sure. The Celtics should win. They will need to appreciate that this team can beat them and take defense seriously, they don't always.

 

[Husky68]

Walt Bellamy had some outstanding stats. Was part of the trade that brought Dave DeBusschere to the Knicks who was final piece for their two championships.

Played with some real hall of fame guys. Imagine playing with both West and Robertson!

"Bellamy was the starting center on the gold medal-winning 1960 American basketball team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. 10 of the 12 college players on the undefeated American squad went on to play professionally in the NBA, including fellow Big Ten player Terry Dischinger and fellow future Hall-of-Famers Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, and Jerry Lucas."

 

[Drew]

Pacers…. Total meltdown

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Pacers…. Total meltdown

cant inbound the ball cleanly, no hand in Brown's face on the 3. Haliburton rushing shots and not draining clock. Choke job

 

[HuskyHawk]

cant inbound the ball cleanly, no hand in Brown's face on the 3. Haliburton rushing shots and not draining clock. Choke job

I’d argue it was a choke job by Boston to let Indiana back in the game.

 

[superjohn]

Pacers…. Total meltdown

I watched a movie and switched to see what the final score was, I tuned in for the final 8 seconds. All they had to do was inbound the ball, they choked like they did against the Knicks in that early game. Pacers had 10 ft, Celtics had 30 ft but again all they had to do was inbound the ball.

 

[nomar]

I’d argue it was a choke job by Boston to let Indiana back in the game.

Lucky win there. Brown with a gigantic shot.

 

[nomar]

cant inbound the ball cleanly, no hand in Brown's face on the 3. Haliburton rushing shots and not draining clock. Choke job

To paraphrase Groucho Marx, if Siakam was any closer to Brown he'd have been behind him. That wasn't a mistake, that was just a good shot. But they never should have been in that situation.

 

[Mr. French]

Can’t believe Pacers blew that. Hali played great but 2 REAL costly turnovers. Gotta close that for the steal on the road.

 

[navery12]

This is the type of analysis I expect from Seth Davis

 

[superjohn]

This is the type of analysis I expect from Seth Davis

It's wild that guy covers basketball for a living.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Lucky win there. Brown with a gigantic shot.

The shot and forcing the turnover that got them the ball to take that shot

 

[HuskyHawk]

The Box Score from last night is interesting for the haters. I know +/- isn't an ideal metric, but Tatum was +20. Halliburton was -11. Pritchard and Hauser were very negative. Pacers destroyed the Boston bench. Holliday played a great game.

Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics May 21, 2024 Box Scores

Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics May 21, 2024 player box scores including video and shot charts

www.nba.com

 

[Matrim55]

The Box Score from last night is interesting for the haters. I know +/- isn't an ideal metric, but Tatum was +20. Halliburton was -11. Pritchard and Hauser were very negative. Pacers destroyed the Boston bench. Holliday played a great game.

Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics May 21, 2024 Box Scores

Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics May 21, 2024 player box scores including video and shot charts

www.nba.com

We fell apart every time he came out. Sometimes +/- really does tell the story.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

The Box Score from last night is interesting for the haters. I know +/- isn't an ideal metric, but Tatum was +20. Halliburton was -11. Pritchard and Hauser were very negative. Pacers destroyed the Boston bench. Holliday played a great game.

Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics May 21, 2024 Box Scores

Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics May 21, 2024 player box scores including video and shot charts

www.nba.com

Somethings that stuck out for me on Haliburton was just poor clock management. Was rushing shots early in shot clock toward end of game instead of trying to grind out time. Holiday played great defense on him. TJ McConnell is great, just an annoying guard who can also score. Turner is such an enigma. I feel like he should be taking it in more on Al Hartford but a lot of his game now is shooting 3s

 

[aceboon]

Mavs vs TWolves, I'm leaning to and hoping for TWolves in 6

 

[storrsroars]

Viewership for 1st two rounds of NBA playoffs = down 11%
Viewership for 1st two rounds of NHL playoffs = highest ever
Discuss

 

[Dogdeacon]

To paraphrase Groucho Marx, if Siakam was any closer to Brown he'd have been behind him. That wasn't a mistake, that was just a good shot. But they never should have been in that situation.

True, but if the Pacers had a good scouting report it would have said foul Jaylen Brown late. He’s been shooting FT around 60% so that nets to a 20% chance he makes all 3 and in reality with pressure I’d put it <10%. Up 3 you foul brown on the catch or earlier.

 

[Yardigan]

Viewership for 1st two rounds of NBA playoffs = down 11%
Viewership for 1st two rounds of NHL playoffs = highest ever
Discuss

NHL is my 4th favorite sport. But, hockey has the most exciting playoffs. No doubt about it.
The combination of the 'surprise factor' that comes with some goals and sudden death OT... there's nothing like it.

 

[Yardigan]

Mavs vs TWolves, I'm leaning to and hoping for TWolves in 6

Luka fan says.........Noooooooo

 

[aceboon]

Viewership for 1st two rounds of NBA playoffs = down 11%
Viewership for 1st two rounds of NHL playoffs = highest ever
Discuss

What are the actual viewership numbers?

 

[Mr. French]

Big time performances by Luka and Ky.

I’ve started to like Kyrie in this Dallas pairing. I’ve basically hated him at every other stop.

 

[storrsroars]

What are the actual viewership numbers?

Not relevant. NBA had 5x the viewers of NHL, but it's the trend that's significant.

 

[aceboon]

Not relevant. NBA had 5x the viewers of NHL, but it's the trend that's significant.

Of course it's not to you if you got an agenda to push lol

 

[storrsroars]

Of course it's not to you if you got an agenda to push lol

I posted about ratings and said "discuss". Do tell what agenda I'm pushing

 

[The Yakk]

Not relevant. NBA had 5x the viewers of NHL, but it's the trend that's significant.

Lol at the idea that hockey will ever surpass basketball in popularity, or ratings, or revenue. If the "trend" points to your remaining in 4th place in the US. major sports, then the trend is not significant.

It is a very cool sport, that's true. So is lacrosse.

If UConn were ever faced with the decision to drop hockey as the cost of admission to a P4 conference, they would cut it loose in half a heartbeat.

 

[The Yakk]

Actually, it's more likely that soccer continues its ascent in the U.S. and bumps hockey to 5th place. We will probably see that in our lifetimes.

Also, a single season's variance is not a "trend". I think that's what triggered the "agenda" comment. You put two unrelated data points next to each other as if together they made some kind of point, when really they do not.

There, now it's been discussed.