MVP Finalists Face-to-Face for this West Semifinals Showcase! | Official Nuggets (#4) vs. OKC (#1) Series Thread!

[CHICAGO]

IF JOKIC DOESNT
WORK ON NOTHING BUT
LEFT HANDED HOOK SHOTS
AND FINISHES IN BETWEEN GAMES
HES NOT WHO I THOUGHT HE WAS.

THESE ARE FREE POINTS


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[CantStop]

No matter how rough you think it is for me, it doesn't remotely compare to how rough it is for you and @CantStop having to put up with Bron for the foreseeable future.

You gonna be here next season complaining about how he's still on your team. Might as well change the title of your season thread to 'HR complaints' to get ahead of it.

"put up with Bron"

so you admit he's a cancer and should leave the team?

 

[Deafheaven]

IF JOKIC DOESNT
WORK ON NOTHING BUT
LEFT HANDED HOOK SHOTS
AND FINISHES IN BETWEEN GAMES
HES NOT WHO I THOUGHT HE WAS.

THESE ARE FREE POINTS


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I can't imagine the greatest offensive center, no player of the last several decades is about to get locked up by 187 lb holmgren and the octaroon Hstein

Joker better show them whats really good

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

The key to beating Jokic is to turn him into a bucket which causes him to not factor in everyone else.

As great as Gordon has been, daring him to beat you on his own is a risk you should be willing to take. Just don’t let Gordon be comfy as a result of Jokic feeding him.

That hasn't really worked in this series like it has against other teams.

He was turned into a bucket in Game 1 and dragged them back from the grave to get the W. Game 2 was irrelevant. The supporting cast got them the win in Game 3. In this game there were quite a few 'open' shots he usually makes which could easily had them up 3-1, and it's pretty much the first game where the supporting cast weren't eating off his looks that affected the result.

There's one thing that's been consistent in these playoffs -

It's to expect the unexpected.

All the conventional wisdoms and common truths we went into the postseason with, haven't really factored into anything. I put that down to the difference/inconsistency in officiating and fatigue (which is grander than usual because teams are defending more and more space now).

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

IF JOKIC DOESNT
WORK ON NOTHING BUT
LEFT HANDED HOOK SHOTS
AND FINISHES IN BETWEEN GAMES
HES NOT WHO I THOUGHT HE WAS.

THESE ARE FREE POINTS


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He’s never had a left hand and I never understood why more teams don’t force him left. The game plan should be don’t double, make him a scorer, and force him left

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

"put up with Bron"

so you admit he's a cancer and should leave the team?

Bron is doing great things in LA. I look forward to his next chapter when he officially becomes LeGM for y'all.

 

[Loose]

We've choked game 1 and 3 solely due to bad coaching and bad lineups.

 

[The_Third_Man]

when a star play well: it's because nobody plays defense in this era
when a star doesn't play well: it's because he's not really good, he would be bum if he played in the 90s

 

[FlyBoy718]

SGA being so anti-clutch should worry OKC. They need some scorer who's a great closer, to pair up with him.

Aw man. This is the LeGm argument

He was putting up 25/12 at center these last few years he's a center.

AD has said himself on multiple occasions that he's a 4 and prefers to play next to a 5. It got his ass shipped to Dallas. fukk is u talking about

 

[DraymondT]

I don't think there's ever been a bigger difference in way game is officiated than this 2020s era from regular season to playoffs. Refs always called shyt different in playoffs but it's like a different game. The type of contact we saw this game and series is throwback to 2000s and even good portion of 2010s. Shows how meaningless and empty regular season numbers are in 2020 and comparin em to numbers in previous eras retarded. SGA and Jokic the top 2 players and both have been mid inefficient this series. Denver not even a good defense they just been allowed to be mad physical and SGA can't do shyt. All that freedom of movement, offball protection, shooter protection, no contact allowed in regular season just completely done by playoffs it's crazy how drastic the difference is like a different game.

 

[bl2k8]

Never would have expected the mvp performances to be this wack through 4 games. Jokic obviously being the worst of the two

 

[JesusFOREVER]

Jokic is amazing but- it’s time to start asking if his dominance has come from feasting off the currently going extinct small ball obsession that was left over from the previous decade of nba basketball

 

[threattonature]

If I'm OKC, I'd be happy with getting the victory. Obviously, you tie the series, but also, this win could do a lot for them, mentally.

The offense was shyt for the most part but you hung in there when things got a bit scary, and now you're heading back home with a chance to go up 3-2, I'd like the chance to finish this in 6.

I think this game will potentially hurt Denver because they could've taken a commanding lead with a lot of momentum, but losing tonight, especially with how bad they played, on top of the fact they were leading and had all the momentum going into the 4th, the what ifs regarding Game 4 could come back to haunt them if they lose this series.

My biggest concern for Denver is that with only one day rest between the next two games. With the heavy minutes the Denver starters have played compared to OKC I could see them legs giving out on them.

 

[Primetime]

Okc is the better team but the immaturity might cost them

We've choked game 1 and 3 solely due to bad coaching and bad lineups.

Game 1: OKC up 9 with under 3 mins left.

Game 3: OKC up 3 with the ball, under 30 sec left

Also,
Games 1-4: OKC has led (I’d guesstimate) 80% of the total time.

This should’ve been a “competitive 5-game series” type of affair, but that game 1 coaching blunder made all the difference in the world. It made OKC have to face some added avoidable adversity

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

That’s why I think the series is over.

I don’t trust the Denver cast.

Basically this.

Denver firing Malone so close to the playoffs has got Adelman in a mix because he doesn't know how to manage the rotation properly, along with guys simply not being playable in the playoffs.

Just look at this game:

JDub - 33 minutes
Chet - 29 minutes
Hartenstein - 33 minutes
Shai - 38 minutes

Jokic - 43 minutes
Braun - 44 minutes
Murray - 44 minutes
AG - 38 minutes.

They're leaning far too hard on their starters, and it's no wonder why they're struggling to be consistent on offense. Jokic is out here playing 10 more minutes than both OKC's bigs, and cats are really wondering why he's struggling to be at his best.