AROUND the NBA:

[cow]

Believe!

Reggie looks like he can still play. Suit him up.

[cow]

Dad confirms the Achilles. damn

[RasheedsBigWhiteSpot]

Anyone else feel, after watching these two teams, that last year's Mavs were just a year too early?

I mean, of course they just had to draw an epic Celtics team.

[cow]

Just need to weather this quarter, Indy, it's where OKC plays their best ball.

[cow]

Not TJ's best game.

[loki]

Anyone else feel, after watching these two teams, that last year's Mavs were just a year too early?

I mean, of course they just had to draw an epic Celtics team.

A year too early or a year too late. If last year's Mavs had been in the finals in any other season going back to 2020 I think they would have had extremely good odds. They just happened to run into the best team since the KD Warriors.

[Jym]

Anyone else feel, after watching these two teams, that last year's Mavs were just a year too early?

I mean, of course they just had to draw an epic Celtics team.

So annoying
I'd say that Celtics team was comfortably the best Finals team since those Durant Warriors

[HoosierDaddyKid]

It should be confirmed that calf injuries lead to Achilles tears. If you have a calf injury you should not come back too soon. It happened to KD a few years back, and Dame, and Tatum just this year.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Indiana is turning the ball over. That's a death knell vs OKC.

[Jym]

It should be confirmed that calf injuries lead to Achilles tears. If you have a calf injury you should not come back too soon. It happened to KD a few years back, and Dame, and Tatum just this year.

A wonder Luka didn't get a serious injury playing with all those strains and sprains

[cow]

A wonder Luka didn't get a serious injury playing with all those strains and sprains

I was going to say that being a top end athlete might help him there, but the way he can stop on a dime and his extra weight probably counteracts that. I kind of wonder if we are training our athletes too well and the tendon can't keep up with the rest of their bodies.

Indiana is turning the ball over. That's a death knell vs OKC.

TJ went on a run, but he's a big reason they were down 9 before that and then capped it off with a blown layup and a turnover and never got his teammates involved. A 13 point hole might be a bit too much of a task.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

A year too early or a year too late. If last year's Mavs had been in the finals in any other season going back to 2020 I think they would have had extremely good odds. They just happened to run into the best team since the KD Warriors.

Debatable.  The  Bucks  of  2021 and the Nuggets of 2023 were both really good.

[loki]

Debatable.  The  Bucks  of  2021 and the Nuggets of 2023 were both really good.

Giannis and Jokic were really good. I can't say I was super impressed by their teams. Especially the Nuggets. They had not won a playoff series against a 50 win team until this year and had one of the easiest roads to a title ever.

[cow]

Damn. Good effort, Indy. No shame in this series loss. Payers up to Hali.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Game is a blowout now. Congrats to OKC. Indiana gets much props though for a great series.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Giannis and Jokic were really good. I can't say I was super impressed by their teams. Especially the Nuggets. They had not won a playoff series against a 50 win team until this year and had one of the easiest roads to a title ever.

That's fair. But we'll never know what the outcome would have been.

[RasheedsBigWhiteSpot]

Okay, okay, Benedict!!! I take it back!!!! Please don't hurt me!!!

[RasheedsBigWhiteSpot]

Game is a blowout now. Congrats to OKC. Indiana gets much props though for a great series.

Bookmarking this early.

[Chicagojk]

Thought OKC was the best team all year long. Title number 1. More likely to come. I dislike how Dort plays but I like how most of the team and the coach takes care of business. They deserved this.

Gained a lot of respect for Indy. They were no fluke. Just sickening to get to game 7 and then lose your star player. Just devastating. Another team in the east with a potential major setback for next year.

Now that the season is over…Nico can cook. With that nightmare, I will say goodnight.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Nico can cook, just don't let him buy the groceries.