i'm just glad boston lost. i had been expecting that their incredibly weak supporting cast would turn into pumpkins all year, but it didn't happen until the playoffs (i had already given up hope!). they ended up looking like the team did prior to the holiday and horford. died by the three. guessing philly's in trouble against ny, though. embiid got hurt, like, six times in the last five minutes of that game, lol.
Btw PG was awesome in that series. Philly finally clicked, they have a very good team. Maxey is a superstar, Embiid unguardable and then a good supporting cast with PG, Edgecombe, Oubre and Grimes. It's, on paper, the skeleton of a good team. It's always about health with them If they're healthy, I think they beat NY. Curious to see if KAT plays the 5 and guards Joel or if Mitch starts at some point. I also see Detroit beating Cleveland, there seems to be more chemistry there and I think they'll be too physical for the Cavs. But Detroit needs more offense, it's Cade or Tobias, no one else. OKC and Spurs should win in 4 or 5 and matchup for the early NBA Finals in the WCF
After seeing ORL play up to their potential, only to have DET come all the way back from down 3-1 to make a tight, even match in the first half of Game 7, DET ran away in the 2nd half. Whatever they have is workin' and I would not count them out in the East. Yes, they are the #1 seed in the East and shouldn't have been own 31 in the first place, but I think ORL really tuned them up to face the Cavs in the ECSF. Cade: ORL "made us take a look in the mirror." I'm taking 76ers over Knicks. So I'm with you, pika1708. But aye: what about Embiid's health? What a horrible factor for PHI. Maxey seemed to say to Embiid after - was it Jaylen Brown who pushed a 76er, who then fell back and against Embiid's knee? - Embiid's hobbled, still in the game, hopping up court on offense: "I got this!" And he drove the lane and banked in another running layup to ice it? You want Maxey to counter Brunson. They have different styles, but the stats are almost the same over the last 3 seasons. We'll see. Man, every year, decade after decade, the playoff season is always a thrill. Sad the Lakers aren't at full strength this year.
