2024 Playoffs Eastern Conference First Round: (2) New York Knicks vs (7) Philadelphia 76ers - The Danse Macabre

DennyDoyle'sBoil

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I can’t take this What a Pro Wants commercial if it is going to last the whole playoffs. It is worse than the cars for kids song.
 

SteveF

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These are all legit fouls Embiid is drawing. He's just a master at this.
 

PedroKsBambino

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Yeah, at first I thought Embiid actualy had a body part impacted and on the replay, that was a complete flop

I should have known better
 

SteveF

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Embiid at 32 minutes. Will be interesting to see how soon he comes back in the 4th and how effective he is when he does come back.
 

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I'm still waiting for the defensive possession where Embiid will be in the paint for the full 24 seconds. He already has come close a couple of times, I'm optimistic!
 

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I like the Sixers matchup better for the Cs, and at the very least I should be rooting for this series to go 7, but I just cannot bring myself to root for this Philly team against this Knicks team
 

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Somebody needs to explain why essentially swapping Brunson for Kyrie wasn’t one of the biggest flubs in recent history.
 

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My word this is like watching those Knicks-Pacers series of the 90’s. Just black and blue marks on everyone.
 

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Unlike in past years, hard to fault Embiid for not being in great shape/struggling down the stretch. Would have been tough this year to really get in top shape given the injury and surgery.

He's certainly giving it his all, but he's also barely getting up and down the court on half the possessions.
 

jmcc5400

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My word this is like watching those Knicks-Pacers series of the 90’s. Just black and blue marks on everyone.
It's great. And despite everything to respect about Embiid, I'd so much rather face Philly than the biting, scratching, Villanovaing Knicks.
 

Van Everyman

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Unlike in past years, hard to fault Embiid for not being in great shape/struggling down the stretch. Would have been tough this year to really get in top shape given the injury and surgery.

He's certainly giving it his all, but he's also barely getting up and down the court on half the possessions.
I noticed that. But he’s also tracking Brunson on most possessions and doing a pretty good job of it. Basketball is hard.
 

SteveF

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When is Philly going to get Embiid rest? Is Nurse going to try to play him the whole second half? Down 5, down 2-1 in the series, can he even afford to take him out?
 

bigq

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He stayed in bounds but the Nick Nurse face makes me want it to be out.
 

Kliq

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Showing Nick Nurse on camera as often as ESPN does should be a crime. Dude makes the same aggrieved, pained face 100% of the time, we don't need to see him after every play.
 

Tony C

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I have a lot of sympathy for refs, but not sure how you miss a guy stepping out or not when you're right on the line lookin at it.
 

SteveF

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Kind of works out well for Philly. They get Embiid a rest without having to use up a timeout.