NBA Playoffs Series Thread (1) Sixers vs (5) Hawks Atlanta wins 4-3

[ewing]

Hawks were 12 of 40 from 3 last game. Bad percentage and they lose if Joel is himself but they got up 40 attempts. That’s more then they had been getting. It felt like they missed a lot of good looks too. To have a chance in this series against a healthy Joel they need to get up this many and make more. I think they should be encouraged by there offense make sure guys are ready to step into shots. Guys like Collins were hesitant


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[warfelg]

I see Philly's resident whiner is at it again, this time excusing 0-20 in the second half by Embiid while focusing on Simmons 1 shot in the second half. Marcus Hayes is a loser.

[beasted86]

One of the cooler things in the league is not knowing if Trea Young is throwing a lob pass or shooting a floater until it goes in or Clint catches and dunks it


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I thought I was the only one fooled on these!

[beasted86]

KP did have massive upside. He could have been the KD like straight scorer along side the great play making scorer in Luca. I don’t blame Dallas but I also think KP’s health ****ed them.


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KP was trending like he could have been Anthony Davis 2.0. Not nearly as complete a defender, but a better shot blocker and shooter though.

Just a shame that injury derailed his career and has made him beta.

[ewing]

I see Philly's resident whiner is at it again, this time excusing 0-20 in the second half by Embiid while focusing on Simmons 1 shot in the second half. Marcus Hayes is a loser.

I'd prefer my star player to show up and fail than to not show up at all. To Ben's credit, I think the tip on the last possession should have counted as an attempt. That would have given him two 2 attempts

[warfelg]

I'd prefer my star player to show up and fail than to not show up at all.

I'd prefer one to realize it's not his night and move the damn ball. They are both to blame, but to excuse 0-20 in a half is ****ed up.

[ewing]

I'd prefer one to realize it's not his night and move the damn ball. They are both to blame, but to excuse 0-20 in a half is ****ed up.

He was 4 for 20 for the game. I think he was 0 for 12 in the half. Maybe he could have passed more but they give ball to him in isolation and just watch a lot. He definitely didn’t play well but he showed up. The Simmon apologists are funny. I can’t count how many time I’ve read that his lack of offense is ok bc he is shutting down the guy i think is averaging 28 and 12 on the other team.
Anyway Joel had nothing and he shot the ball once! You can’t defend that

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[ewing]

The Curry bomb looked like it had a shot


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[HowFit]

One of the cooler things in the league is not knowing if Trea Young is throwing a lob pass or shooting a floater until it goes in or Clint catches and dunks it


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Yes, crazy not knowing where the ball is going...

[ewing]

Yes, crazy not knowing where the ball is going...

Reminds me of a server in tennis that has the same exact motion regardless of what serve they are going to use. Or a picture In baseball. It’s cool


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[TylerSL]

The Hawks are legit, I've said before that they might become the new Golden State Warriors, but I still can't pick them to win this series. Trae Young has always been a superstar in the making, but we're now seeing it on a national stage. That said, they are really lucky they didn't lose both games at home, and they probably should have. The series is tied 2-2, but they very easily could have been swept. They very nearly blew a 20-point halftime lead in Game 1 and Philly had every chance to win last night and should have.

You have to put yourself in good situations to win games, so I'm not trying to take credit away from the Hawks, but I think Philadelphia is the better team and you usually don't win games you shouldn't multiple times in a seven game series. I'll say Sixers in six.

Edit: I voted Sixers in 5 before the series started.

[ewing]

The Hawks are legit, I've said before that they might become the new Golden State Warriors, but I still can't pick them to win this series. Trae Young has always been a superstar in the making, but we're now seeing it on a national stage. That said, they are really lucky they didn't lose both games at home, and they probably should have. The series is tied 2-2, but they very easily could have been swept. They very nearly blew a 20-point halftime lead in Game 1 and Philly had every chance to win last night and should have.

You have to put yourself in good situations to win games, so I'm not trying to take credit away from the Hawks, but I think Philadelphia is the better team and you usually don't win games you shouldn't multiple times in a seven game series. I'll say Sixers in six.

Edit: I voted Sixers in 5 before the series started.

I think the Sixers are the better team as well but I really like how the Hawks are put together on the offensive end. They are fun to watch. Note: I took the Hawks in 6 but was picking partially with my heart. Totally agree about Young as well. The Sixer play really good pick and roll defense and are throwing some real tough long defenders at him and he is still having a hell of an impact


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[NBA all the way]

The Curry bomb looked like it had a shot


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Shake has to shoot that clean look out top.

[Kobe1016]

Joel is eligible for the supermax 4/191M starting in 2023

[NBA all the way]

Embiid is a game time decision tonight.