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Post by nuraman00 on Apr 21, 2024 11:55:17 GMT -8
You can’t blitz Luka especially when Kyrie is on the court w him. Agree it's not a great option. But you also can't leave Zu on him in drop. And if you take Zu out then we don't have the Harden-Zu pnr for offense. Zu may get benched this series at some point when Kawhi returns, but losing him and Kawhi would be tough. Not a fan of benching guys that rebound.
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Post by mistwell on Apr 21, 2024 17:10:05 GMT -8
Zu was terrific on Luka.
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Post by v-ice on Apr 21, 2024 20:10:51 GMT -8
Skip says Kawhi will be back for game 2.
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Post by v-ice on Apr 21, 2024 20:11:07 GMT -8
Zu was terrific throughout.
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Post by corkscrew on Apr 21, 2024 20:11:29 GMT -8
Luka has a lot of Blake Griffin in him when things don't go their way.
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Post by mistwell on Apr 21, 2024 20:22:51 GMT -8
He's actually yelling at his teammate there, for not knowing Luka would be defended so well by Zu and expecting some random last second pass at that very spot which Luka chose in a millisecond I guess?
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Post by hitnrun24 on Apr 21, 2024 21:08:49 GMT -8
What a difference a day makes. Could've felt down about not having Kawhi, but we looked great anyway. Also OKC looked incredibly shaky, they were begging for the Pelicans to beat them. Shai was awful and the rest of their guys look a little unsure of themselves. I actually think we could beat them in 4 or 5 if we can manage to get past Dallas. The other bracket is much harder imo with Denver, Lakers, Suns and Minnesota and I'm glad we won't have to get through both Denver and Minnesota if we want to get to the Finals.
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Post by corkscrew on Apr 21, 2024 22:25:51 GMT -8
What a difference a day makes. Could've felt down about not having Kawhi, but we looked great anyway. Also OKC looked incredibly shaky, they were begging for the Pelicans to beat them. Shai was awful and the rest of their guys look a little unsure of themselves. I actually think we could beat them in 4 or 5 if we can manage to get past Dallas. The other bracket is much harder imo with Denver, Lakers, Suns and Minnesota and I'm glad we won't have to get through both Denver and Minnesota if we want to get to the Finals. I think OKC was not ready for the level of defense NO put up against them, it looked to me like they were in a bit of a shock. Not sure this will happen again in Game 2. But yes, I think we can beat them in a 7-game series, especially if Kawhi returns and we stay healthy. Of the four you mentioned, I would not be intimidated by either the Lakers or the Suns. Denver and Minnesota though... That would be a challenge and a half, I would think... Anthony Edwards is very, very special. He is a ruthless assassin.
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Post by clipps on Apr 21, 2024 23:59:14 GMT -8
What do you think, JapIce?
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