Series Thread: Eastern Conference Finals: 5) Atlanta Hawks vs 3) Milwaukee Bucks

[DJ]

He's consistent if you throw out the game 3 blow out.

Game 1: 15 pts on 26.1% shooting, 5 reb, 4 ast
Game 2: 15 pts on 46.2% shooting, 7 reb, 8 ast
Game 3: 38 pts on 57.7% shooting, 11 reb, 7 ast
Game 4: 16 pts on 35.3% shooting, 8 reb, 5 ast

Small sample size, 10 games is a much better sample size.

 

[shopson67]

Small sample size, 10 games is a much better sample size.

That just shows that he has a big game about every third game, just as the numbers do for the Atlanta series. Vs the Nets, he scored 13, 17, 35, 19, 25, 38, 23. His shooting percentage was anywhere from 26.1 in game 1 to 68.8 in game 6. Nets are a worse defensive team to boot (which is where sample size doesn't necessarily help). He's far from a consistent scorer.

 

[bksballer89]

One would think.

However, they can definitely still beat the Hawks in a best of 3 without Trae Young or with a hobbled Young.

So no, saying they aren’t done.

I mean if Middleton and Holiday play how they should then they can still win

 

[bksballer89]

Small sample size, 10 games is a much better sample size.

Been under 20 points in 6 of his last 10 games

 

[bksballer89]

6 of his last 11 i meant. My mistake

 

[Sportsguy9695]

We shall see on Luka versus Trae. But I think Luka is overrated and Trae is emerging as a superstar in his own right.

You think luka is overrated? If the mavs didn’t have him I don’t think they would be in the category of top teams in the league

 

[Iggloo]

You think luka is overrated? If the mavs didn’t have him I don’t think they would be in the category of top teams in the league

I don't think they are a top team with Luka! You think the Mavs are one of the top teams in the league?

I totally concede that without Luka, that roster looks pretty trash. That's on Cuban and that competitive gambler guy he hired to run the front office. The Athletic had a good story on all the tension inside that organization due to that guy, even before Nelson and Carlisle quit.

 

[tlance]

I don't think they are a top team with Luka! You think the Mavs are one of the top teams in the league?

I totally concede that without Luka, that roster looks pretty trash. That's on Cuban and that competitive gambler guy he hired to run the front office. The Athletic had a good story on all the tension inside that organization due to that guy, even before Nelson and Carlisle quit.

The Mavs took the Clippers to 7 games with a healthy Kawhi.

They were 3 home choke jobs away from winning that series, and probably being in the West Finals

They are just as much a top team as Atlanta or Phoenix. They just didn’t get the same breaks.

And couldn’t finish.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

This dude says Giannis is done.


I will admit, I do not know who this dude actually is though.

 

[trojanfan12]

The term "War of Attrition" has never fit better.

 

[Iggloo]

 

[Iggloo]

The Mavs took the Clippers to 7 games with a healthy Kawhi.

They were 3 home choke jobs away from winning that series, and probably being in the West Finals

They are just as much a top team as Atlanta or Phoenix. They just didn’t get the same breaks.

And couldn’t finish.

Sop the Mavs are elite because they fought hard before losing in the first round? LOL.

 

[DJ]

That just shows that he has a big game about every third game, just as the numbers do for the Atlanta series. Vs the Nets, he scored 13, 17, 35, 19, 25, 38, 23. His shooting percentage was anywhere from 26.1 in game 1 to 68.8 in game 6. Nets are a worse defensive team to boot (which is where sample size doesn't necessarily help). He's far from a consistent scorer.

You realize Trae is shooting just 41% and 31% the last 10 games?

Everybody's favorite player this postseason is pretty much a chucker.

 

[tlance]

Sop the Mavs are elite because they fought hard before losing in the first round? LOL.

I didn’t say they are elite.

“One of the top teams” can be interpreted many ways.

And yeah, they are just as good as any of the teams playing today. Which was my point.

coincidentally, I wouldn’t classify any as elite. Especially in their current states.

 

[msgkings322]

You realize Trae is shooting just 41% and 31% the last 10 games?

Everybody's favorite player this postseason is pretty much a chucker.

Who also likes to do James Harden style bullshit foul hunting

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Sources: No structural damage to Giannis' knee

The ligaments in the left knee of Giannis Antetokounmpo are sound and there is no structural damage following the two-time MVP's awkward landing during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals vs. Atlanta, sources said.

www.espn.com

ATLANTA -- There is no structural damage to Giannis Antetokounmpo's left knee after his awkward landing during Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe on Wednesday.

An MRI also showed that the ligaments in Antetokounmpo's knee are sound, and a timetable for his return is unclear, sources told ESPN.

He is listed as doubtful for Game 5 in Milwaukee on Thursday night. The series is tied 2-2.

"We'll just take it day by day and see how he's doing," Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. "When you talk about the range of possibilities, I think where this has landed has to be looked at as a positive. It's still a really difficult fall."

 

[Iggloo]

I didn’t say they are elite.

“One of the top teams” can be interpreted many ways.

And yeah, they are just as good as any of the teams playing today. Which was my point.

coincidentally, I wouldn’t classify any as elite. Especially in their current states.

So the Clippers aren't better than the Mavs even though they beat them?

 

[bksballer89]

Who also likes to do James Harden style bullshit foul hunting

So you don't Trae been good in the playoffs?

 

[bksballer89]

Trae shot 30% in a game vs Philly....had 18 assist in that same game and led his team to victory.

Scoring isn't the only way to impact a basketball game

 

[bksballer89]

And FTR Trae is shooting basically his career avg. He isn't and was never a LBJ/KD type of player who is going to shoot close or over 50% from the field. Always been a low 40's type of dude

 

[msgkings322]

So you don't Trae been good in the playoffs?

Obviously he's good, so is Harden. I know you love Harden but his bullshit style (and you know what I mean) is awful to watch. I did hear they are gonna make that stuff a foul on the shooter next year though.