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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    Mitchell and Garland were able to keep it within spitting distance, it was 10 at the half and only briefly under it throughout the 2nd. But then they did the lovegtm thing where they bore down for about 5 minutes in the 3rd on both ends, got it to 15 (with an end-of-quarter Pritchard heave for...
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    Mitchell is up there with Wemby and Ant as one of the hardest-to-hate superstars in the league. I watched his press conference, he has such amazing maturity and perspective and great attitude... and love for his guys from the 2019 FIBA squad. Another nice thing tonight: no hard fouls, no macho...
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    Cleveland shot 11/42 from 3 (26%). If that had been at their season average (36.7%), they'd have gone 15/42, or +4 makes, or +12 points... and still lost by 13. Boston shot 18/46 from 3 (39.1%), pretty much in line with their season averages (38.8%).
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    2024 NBA Awards

    With Rudy Gobert being announced as the DPOY (his 4th award, tied with Mutombo and Ben Wallace as the only 4-time winners), we now have most of the individual awards known: From the ballot tracker above, Jokic appears to be running away with the MVP award (which would be his 3rd). Victor...
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    Derrick White, playoff alpha

    How sure are we that a White under contract for next year for his age-30 season, would view a 4-year extension through age 34, as being "his last big contract"? Jrue Holiday just got more than White would be getting, for Holiday's age 34-37 seasons. White's odometer is pretty low, his skillset...
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    (2) Denver Nuggets vs (3) Minnesota Timberwolves - 2024 WC Second Round

    Maybe he's just Italian. View: https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/1329183965840891909?lang=en
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    (2) Denver Nuggets vs (3) Minnesota Timberwolves - 2024 WC Second Round

    View: https://twitter.com/killakow/status/1138292190101364737?lang=en
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    (2) Denver Nuggets vs (3) Minnesota Timberwolves - 2024 WC Second Round

    Back when the Celtics eliminated the Wizards in spring 2017 to make the ECF behind a monster Game 7 performance from Kelly Olynyk, there was some meme that floated around about how the Conference Finals are finally going to be showcasing the league's top stars, and showed pictures of Lebron...
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    Derrick White, playoff alpha

    So, I largely buy that other teams might be making a mistake if they were to outbid Boston for White in summer 2025. And I think your team-level analysis is on point (i.e., Orlando and OKC are the only teams who can get him who would meaningfully move up in their championship odds by doing so...
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    (2) New York Knicks vs (6) Indiana Pacers - 2024 EC Second Round

    Avatar checks out.
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    (2) New York Knicks vs (6) Indiana Pacers - 2024 EC Second Round

    "...bringing it up the floor. Oh, it's a whistle. And the Pacers are called for zargling, and it'll be Knicks' ball." SVG: "Brian, what's zargling?" "I'm not sure, that's just what I'm being told. But it's not a call that's reviewable, as it's something they just made up. Can't challenge that...
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    Celtics vs Da Culture - Round 1 (FIGHT!)

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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    I thought we played less drop after game 2? And we only went over the top against Herro and sometimes Martin - I think we went under if it was Jaquez or Wright or we really didn't like the matchup that a switch would leave us with. I also assume the amount of help we send for drives depends on...
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    Round 2: Celtics vs Cavs

    I say this as a genuine question: Wasn't that pretty much the plan that got us in trouble in Game 2 vs Miami? What are the differences?
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    Global Basketball Odds and Ends

    I just discovered (Via CBAFAQ) Patricia Bender's site, where for 25 years (!) she kept a daily log of what happened in the NBA. She is a Mavs superfan and something of a basketball historian-journalist hybrid. Her salary data, compiled from decades of perusing the Dallas Morning News, is the...
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