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And then it turns out Maxey travelled on that 3 lol
 

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The entire NBA travels.
Yes, but it's not as ridiculous as everyone wants to make it out to be.

Maxey's travel was very subtle and in real time, pretty easy to miss imo.
 

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The entire NBA travels.

Sadly. I mean, with all the rule changes the NFL makes yearly which requires players and refs to adjust, would it be that hard to start enforcing one of the most basic and fundamental rules in basketball? Traveling was installed as a rule for a reason. It’s so gross how prevalent it is.
 

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Milwaukee was lucky they won one title. Their core is so injury prone and now they are all getting older with hard miles on those treads.
 

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Been a long time since I saw a Knicks/Pacers playoff series
 

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The Knicks are an easy team to root for, and that feels weird to me.
 

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Am I crazy for thinking the Pacers have a chance against the Knicks?

I know NY's defense is good and Indy's D isn't, but Indy's offense is one of the best in the league and I feel like they matchup well with NY.
 

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Am I crazy for thinking the Pacers have a chance against the Knicks?

I know NY's defense is good and Indy's D isn't, but Indy's offense is one of the best in the league and I feel like they matchup well with NY.
i dont think its crazy at all to think they have a chance. i see this series going 7(so get ready for a sweep)
 
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Am I crazy for thinking the Pacers have a chance against the Knicks?

I know NY's defense is good and Indy's D isn't, but Indy's offense is one of the best in the league and I feel like they matchup well with NY.
I don't think so. If the classic Thibs regular season heavy workload starts to catch up to the Knicks, Pacers could easily win a couple games and next thing you know it's game 7
 
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This Wolves defense has been suffocating.

And also, while Murray has had some clutch moments in this year's playoffs, he's largely been disappointing.
 

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Guess this TWolves defense is the real real deal, Jokic has been pretty quiet by his standards. Murray has struggled. Will be interesting to see if Denver turns it around on the road
 
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Nobody had any faith in the TWolves…all through the regular season when they were in the #1 spot, nobody believed in em still

I knew they would be a matchup issue for Denver
 

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After watching the Wolves be terrible for so many years up here, it's pretty crazy to see how their defense has been handling teams all year. Denver is clearly frustrated(especially Murray) when they're throwing heating pads on the court.
 

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2004 Detroit Pistons (GOAT) level defense last night from the Wolves. Best defensive performance we have seen in some time. Holding a team to 80 is incredible these days especially a team that is as dynamic as the Nuggets.
 
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In hindsight, I think it would have been better for the Mavs to keep Brunson and trade Luka for a huge haul.

I don't think it's a coincidence that the last time the Mavs did anything of significance in the playoffs ( 2022 when they advanced to the WCF) is when they had Brunson. Last season, Dallas missed the playoffs, and this season, they have advanced again mainly thanks to Kyrie. Meanwhile, NY is on the verge of making is to the ECF with Brunson leading the way.
 

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In hindsight, I think it would have been better for the Mavs to keep Brunson and trade Luka for a huge haul.

I don't think it's a coincidence that the last time the Mavs did anything of significance in the playoffs ( 2022 when they advanced to the WCF) is when they had Brunson. Last season, Dallas missed the playoffs, and this season, they have advanced again mainly thanks to Kyrie. Meanwhile, NY is on the verge of making is to the ECF with Brunson leading the way.
Brunson is playing out of his mind but he is small at 27. No way you trade Luka and build around him. No way. Mavs maybe should have kept him but Kyrie is the most disrespected player in the league.
 

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