Everything Playoffs 2022 (Non-Raptors Thread)

[slaw]

Thinking we can consolidate all non-Raptors playoff discussions here.

Looking forward to the Hawks-Hornets game tonight. Ball versus Young should be lots of fun.

[Jclaw]

Thinking we can consolidate all non-Raptors playoff discussions here.

Looking forward to the Hawks-Hornets game tonight. Ball versus Young should be lots of fun.

Great idea. Was thinking we should have this thread. Surprised to see the Clippers lose to Mini

[LJ2]

Haven't followed either team, but I'm just going to go ahead and expect Trae to average 40 a night in this one. Nothing will beat him shutting up the New York crowd in last years first round though.

[KeonClark]

Great idea. Was thinking we should have this thread. Surprised to see the Clippers lose to Mini

Reggie Jackson getting 42 minutes to Norm Powells 27 minutes is a crime. Norman Powell is the better player in almost every way shape and form.

Reggie: 42 minutes, 17 points on 18 shots, -7
Norm: 27 minutes, 16 points on 9 shots, +3

I don't get this love infatuation with Reggie in LA. He's a perfect Microwave off the bench, not a 2nd fiddle star! Sure he carried them in a hot stretch when PG and them all went down, but dude is just straight inefficient and his defense sucks.

[slaw]

Reggie Jackson getting 42 minutes to Norm Powells 27 minutes is a crime. Norman Powell is the better player in almost every way shape and form.

Reggie: 42 minutes, 17 points on 18 shots, -7
Norm: 27 minutes, 16 points on 9 shots, +3

I don't get this love infatuation with Reggie in LA. He's a perfect Microwave off the bench, not a 2nd fiddle star! Sure he carried them in a hot stretch when PG and them all went down, but dude is just straight inefficient and his defense sucks.

Jackson's putrid second half shooting (3-11) was a key to the Wolves hanging around and then pulling out the game in the fourth. With Powell, the only thing is we don't know how healthy he is or what kind of game shape he is in. He wasn't that good in the second half.

Edwards was impressive. Obviously, I don't see much of the Wolves, so not too familiar with his game but that was a coming out party of sorts for him last night.

[The Claw Reborn]

1st Round Prediction

East:
Heat vs. Charlotte/Atlanta/ Cavs - Heat in 4 (sweep)
Celts vs. Nets - Boston in 7
Bucks vs. Bulls - Bucks in 4 (sweep)
Raps vs. Sixers - my Homer opinion (Raps in 7)/ my Devils Advocate opinion (Sixers in 6)

West:
Suns vs. Clippers/ NO/ SA - Suns in 5
Grizz vs. Wolves - Grizz in 6
Warriors vs. Nuggets - Warriors in 6
Mavs vs. Jazz - Jazz in 7

[KeonClark]

Cavs over hawks;

Heat over cavs in 5
bucks over bulls in 4
Celtics over nets in 7
raptors over 76ers in 7

Clippers over pelicans;

Suns over clippers in 6
Grizzlies over t wolves in 5
Nuggets over warriors in 7
jazz over mavericks In 6

[Kagemusha]

••• East •••

Hawks > Cavs;

Heat > Hawks in 5
bucks > bulls in 4
Celtics > nets in 7
raptors > 76ers in 7


••• West •••

Clippers > pelicans;

Suns > clippers in 6
Grizzlies > wolves in 4
GSW > Nuggets in 7
Jazz > Mavs in 5

[Dvdvideo]

East:
Heat vs. Charlotte/Atlanta/ Cavs - Heat in 5
Celts vs. Nets - Boston in 7, if nets somehow win they will be broken for next round......
Bucks vs. Bulls - Bucks in 5
Raps vs. Sixers - Raps in 6 (7 if refs screw us out of a game)

West:
Suns vs. Clippers/ NO/ SA - Suns in 5
Grizz vs. Wolves - Grizz in 5
Warriors vs. Nuggets - No idea.....depends if Murray comes back........
Mavs vs. Jazz - Jazz in 6

[planetmars]

Hornets over Hawks
Cavs over Hornets

Heat over Cavs (in 6)
Celtics over Nets (in 6)
Bucks over Bulls (in 4)
Raptors over 76ers (in 6)

Pelicans over Spurs
Clippers over Pelicans

Suns over Clippers (in 5)
Wolves over Grizzlies (in 6)
Warriors over Nuggets (in 6)
Mavs over Jazz (in 6)


My first upset is tonight. I think the Hornets win.

The bigger upset is Wolves over Grizzlies. Both fairly green teams when it comes to playoffs, but I think the Wolves play playoff basketball already (very similar to the Raptors). They covet possessions. And they have a really good defense. Ja will want to do to much and that will hurt them.

[007]

EAST
Heat beat #8 in 5
Celtics beat the Nets in 6
Bucks beat the Bulls in 4
Raptors beat the Sixers in 7

WEST
Phoenix beats #8 in 4
Grizzlies beat the Wolves in 7
Warriors beat the Nuggets in 6
Jazz beat the Mavs in 6

[KeonClark]

Young goes 1 for 9 in the 1st quarter and the Hornets are STILL down 9...good night Charlotte

[G__Deane]

Hawks up by more than 30 now with 5 minutes to go.

[Yuri Gagarin]

Atlanta fans are chillll. Feels like its in Charlotte

[slaw]

Atlanta has a lot of firepower. Cavs are going to be in tough.