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Will the Dubs stay disciplined enough to keep taking it into the paint in this series? That's one of my worries, that we just get 3 happy. I want Wiggs, JK & Poole to soften up the middle, like a heavyweight fighter pounding his opponent's kidney like a flank steak. Slowing the game down is more to our advantage. I don't mind going deeper down the bench with the idea that in shorter shifts, a player can really sell out on defense each shift. If GP2 was sick enough to miss a game, he might not be ready for big minutes, so I am making sure he is fresh for the 4th if we need a Fox stopper. This should leave a lane open for Kuminga to hold onto his precarious 12 min a game. Sac is faster around the edges, but we are the more physical team and we can't cash that in by hoisting a record amount of 3s and wearing out chasing the Kings in transition on misses.

I want Steve Kerr pointing at the paint screaming "The Rim!" like Herve Villechaize as Tattoo screaming "The Plane" in Fantasy Island all game long.

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Apr 22, 2023·edited Apr 22, 2023

Just found out I'm going to game 4. I promise you all no matter how it ends I will have no voice on monday.

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Nuggets up 3-0 in the series.

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Anthony Edwards is pretty good

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How tf do the Cavs only score 79 points while playing two short guards? Wtf, get them a new coach asap

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Will the Knicks be able to pull off an upset win over the Cavs in the series? Cavs offense hasn't really impressed me so far.

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Apr 22, 2023Liked by punk basketball

If anyone’s watching the Minny-Denver game, there’s 4 guys in the second row across from the team benches that have on Kevon Looney Warriors jerseys! Is there some kind of story behind that?

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Knicks beat the Cavs 99-79 and are up 2-1 in the series.

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Brunson is pretty underrated. He's a damn solid PG that's capable of playing winning basketball

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Cavs bench is almost nonexistent with 5 points against 39 of the Knicks bench.

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Apr 22, 2023Liked by punk basketball

Good analysis with “Warriors take game 3: what did we learn?” by Athletic Alchemy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH_6JRGn3so

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Turned on both the Nug/Wolves and Knicks/Cavs. First had Ant blocking a shot, grabbing the rebound and running it back for a euro layup. The latter had Caris Lavert ignoring Donovan to launch a low effort 3 and then get blown by multiple times by Brunson lol

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A death line up, you say…

1. Not supposed to have a 7 footer

2. Not supposed to have another 7 footer, that can’t shoot

3. Not if you’re going to score less than 80

Oooohhhh… you mean the “we choose death” line up, got it…

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Knicks up 72-55 after three quarters.

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So... Honest question. How confident are all of you that the dubs win the series.

I'm still around 75%. Win on Sunday and I'll be 100%

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Hawks finally won a game. Although BOSTON had 21 threes, six more than the Hawks, Hawks out rebounded them and shot better at 56%.

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