2021 NBA Playoffs Thread First Round. Vale Heat, Celtics, Wizards, Knicks, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Lakers, Mavericks

[peternorth]

Welcome to the inaugural post COVID-19 crowd restricted NBA playoffs. The playoff picture is almost complete as the Grizzly bears are trying to claw their way to 8th spot in San Francisco. Winner to take on the Jazz.

So as it stands right now (22:47 Friday 21st May, USA Eastern daylight time), the Grizz look like advancing. But as we know, you can never go the early crow in sport (see Brisbane Lions QF in 2020).

The below image illustrates the bracket so far

NBA CONFERENCE SEMI FINALS HERE:

Play Nice - 2021 NBA Playoffs Thread - Conference Semi Finals

Jim Harden to the locker room after 45 seconds. Looks like a hammy

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[Westy Bogan]

Ben Simmons the walking bucket.

Nice half from him... Mind you, the Bullets never play D...

Chucky being Chucky as usual.... 25% from the field, 60% from the FT, and 0% from the 3 point line

 

[Westy Bogan]

Its all good Knick fans... Randle scored....

with 4 mins left in the first half

 

[Westy Bogan]

Thibs looks like he wants to murder someone

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

Culture

 

[samFFC]

Russ and Seth both ankle injuries

 

[Marcel Proust]

Westbrook does not like popcorn

Russ and Seth both ankle injuries

Curry got hurt?

Sixers doomed

 

[QuietB]

Popcorn is a pretty good cure for a twisted ankle apparently

 

[Memphis]

I think the knicks and their fans got a little to over confident.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Whatever happens it has been a positive season for the Knicks win or lose. Atlanta are a decent side

 

[Warsaw]

Matisse, 5 blocks and 4 steals in 19 minutes.

lmao

 

[Iceman!]

Westbrook does not like popcorn



Curry got hurt?

Sixers doomed

Not really, depending on the series he would have had some limited game time anyway

 

[Memphis]

I think the knicks and their fans got a little to over confident.

Soon as I said this..

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Soon as I said this..

The Memphis mozz goes strong lol

 

[hamG]

It's almost like the refs don't want John Collins in the game. 5 fouls in 9 minutes playing time

 

[Westy Bogan]

Are Knicks gonna win a playoff game? Was not sure I was gonna see that again in my lifetime

 

[Son of Skeletor]

This line-up is horrible for the Hawks.

If they're going to rest Trae, they need Bogey out there.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Are Knicks gonna win a playoff game? Was not sure I was gonna see that again in my lifetime

Didn’t they lose from here game 1?

 

[Westy Bogan]

Chucky said too much salt on that popcorn... he is more of a butter man

 

[Westy Bogan]

Didn’t they lose from here game 1?

They are the Knicks

 

[Westy Bogan]

Im guessing Trae Young wins it from here

 

[Marcel Proust]

Not really, depending on the series he would have had some limited game time anyway

They should reach the east finals easy, but he is starting 5 and 2nd best three point % ever .. not easy to replace.

Key part of the team hopefully Milton/maxey/hill step up

 

[Westy Bogan]

They should reach the east finals easy, but he is starting 5 and 2nd best three point % ever .. not easy to replace.

Key part of the team hopefully Milton/maxey/hill step up

Philly walk into EC Finals... That cannot be understated. They stay healthy they will be in great spot

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Philly walk into EC Finals... That cannot be understated. They stay healthy they will be in great spot

Yep and are fortunate they can give Simmons and Emblid limited minutes this series

 

[Son of Skeletor]

Knicks had the best 3Pt% defence in the league.

Hawks are bricking threes all over the place. Story checks out.

Still not sure how they're doing it though.

 

[Iceman!]

They should reach the east finals easy, but he is starting 5 and 2nd best three point % ever .. not easy to replace.

Key part of the team hopefully Milton/maxey/hill step up

Possibly but if they face the Nets he wouldn't be playing many crunch time minutes anyway.

He is a role player, a very good one but still a role player.