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 Game 4: Knicks win pivotal game 4 over Magic 128-114, lead series 3-1.  vs  Box score: https://imgur.com/FZjt29e Giannis finished with 38 points, 21 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. It also helped that he fouled out Kevin Love in 23 minutes. The Magic knew they had a shot this game but struggled on the defensive end. "This is partly on me." Gobert said after the game. "I have to defend the paint stronger and not let them have their way. It's just hard when the Greek Freak is romping around down there. They return to Orlando for game 5.
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Game 4: Philly fixes their mistakes, win 111-100. Series tied 2-2.  vs  Box score: https://imgur.com/DCNIB4V A pesky 3rd quarter was all the Sixers needed to pull away from the Celtics who played them close otherwise. "They're a tough team." Beal said after the game. "We had to shut down Jrue and not let him score 38 points again, but they still had chances to win the game. Like I said, we can't act like we won't lose this just because Durant is out. We need to fight every single game." The series goes back to Boston tied, and the Celtics are excited to play in front of their fans again.
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Game 4: Bulls a thorn in Miami's side once again, win 129-100. Series tied 2-2.  vs  Box score: https://imgur.com/OhBd0Ha Just when the Heat thought they were figuring out the Bulls, Kyrie pulls a 45 point, 10 assist game out of his bag of tricks and ties the series back up. "We know it's hard for them to beat us." Kyrie gloated a bit. "I mean, not to sound cocky, we're just a bad matchup for them and we take solace in the fact that we know how to frustrate them. I mean, that's our job out there." Lillard knew he struggled and promised fireworks for game 5. "Just watch." he said, cracking a wry smile.
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Game 4: Wizards save themselves from sweep, win 119-111. Detroit leads series 3-1.  vs  Box score: https://imgur.com/w2TFi6R Harden had a huge game, but the Wizards did enough on offense, and outscored the Pistons' bench to win a game 4 that was win or go home for the Wizards. "We aren't ready to be at home yet." Booker said, sweating heavily after the game. "It doesn't matter 1st seed, 8th seed, we're all NBA players who have a lot of pride. Nobody wants to go home, so we're not going to make it easy for them." The Pistons knew they let one slip away but will another have a chance to end it in game 5.[/i]
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I'm kinda mad I didn't sweep the first round now I have to fly all the way back to Orlando
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Assuming the police have been fully abolished in the BYOGM universe and that’s why Kyrie is happily playing
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 Game 5: Kawhi returns, Spurs take series lead with 104-92 win. Spurs leading 3-2.  vs  Box score: https://imgur.com/E9YgflD He's baaaaaaaaaack! Kawhi returned to the Spurs and they easily defeated the Nuggets in game 5. Kawhi put up a 33/8/8/5/4 line while holding Butler to a 4-13 shooting night, and the Spurs who had no dreams of upsetting the #1 team in the West suddenly find themselves in the driver's seat with a game 6 at home. "It's not over." Kawhi said sternly, not even cracking a smile. "They will give us their best shot next game." It should be fireworks.
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Game 5: Warriors finish off Portland 112-93, win series 4-1.  vs  Box score: https://imgur.com/dCmAc52 Steph Curry had a series to forget, and the Warriors won easily over the Blazers 4-1 to advance to the second round. "I'm proud to be a part of this team." Veteran Tyson Chandler said after the game. "I've won a championship before, and this team is up there in camaraderie and we just all enjoy being around each other. It's fun. Porzingis was all smiles after the game after celebrating with the team in the locker room. "This is a good first step, but we still have a lot of work to do. We want to be representing the Western Conference in the finals. But we'll enjoy this tonight."[/i]
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Game 5: Clippers hang on, win in blowout fashion 121-91. Rockets lead series 3-2.  vs  Box score: https://imgur.com/E9KMvUy "It's not over yet. I told ya'll." LeBron said after a blowout win versus the Rockets. "I've been in foul trouble every game, but I'm proud of how my team stepped up. Evan dropped 25, Lou 33, Mike 31.. this is what we needed." The Rockets just couldn't get anything going outside of Kemba and Vucevic, and the injuries they had in the first game are starting to show a real effect now. The series is suddenly wide open despite the Rockets needing just one more win.
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Game 5: Memphis extinguish the Lakers flame 108-101, win series 4-1.  vs  Box score: https://imgur.com/4sGoLcb "Don't worry, I got ya'll." Marcus Morris said after the game, cracking up with his teammates. He scored 34 points and added 13 rebounds in a game where Jamal and Blake combined for only 18 points. "No, seriously though, us role players needed to step in for all the heavy lifting they always do on offense. What better way to end the series?" The Lakers ended the season with a sour taste in their mouth, but Jokic was proud of how they battled all year. "Nobody predicted us even making the playoffs, so I'm proud we did exceeded expectations. Now we need to pick it up on defense and I think we'll be a tough team to beat next year." Memphis will play the winners of the DEN-SAS series.
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Game 5: Orlando claw their way back in 4th quarter to win 105-99, Knicks lead series 3-2. vs Box score: https://imgur.com/j2VixBn A small Giannis injury is all Orlando needed to take this game. "We'll take it." Love said after the game. "We finally defended like we know we could, and we won a game we had to win if we wanted to continue our season." The Knicks were disappointed, but Giannis vowed the Knicks would take the series. "Sucks but uh, we will win this series. I'm confident in our guys. We didn't come this far to lose." Game 6 is back in New York.
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Game 5: Boston shock Philly again, win 107-102. Celtics lead series 3-2. vs Box score: https://imgur.com/polkbbY The Celtics fought tooth and nail in the 4th quarter and came away with the victory against the Sixers, whose "big 3" struggled to find their shooting. Beal, Russell, and George shot a combined 9-30 from three point range, and wilted offensively in the clutch. "It's defense all the way." Thomas Bryant responded to ESPN reporters postgame. "We'd be out of this in 4 games if we didn't play defense, but we're forcing them into tough, contested shots, and our guys are sharing the ball on offense, and it's working for us." Players like Oubre and Bryant and Jordan Bell will have to step up once again for the Celtics to take the series.
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Game 5: Chicago and Miami light up the scoreboards, Bulls take game 131-127. Chicago leads series 3-2. vs Box score: https://imgur.com/mqHqcJV Donovan Mitchell steadied a huge 3rd quarter for the Bulls, and outdued Lillard 47 points to 46 to take another game from the Heat. "We need to end this next game, or it'll be hard to win game 7." Mitchell said matter-of-factly after the game. "We can't play around." Kyrie added 16 assists while Adebayo grabbed 20 rebounds for the Bulls who once again find themselves on the better end of the Heat. Game 6 should be a doozy.
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Game 5: Detroit send Wizards fishing, 122-113. Detroit wins series 4-1. vs Box score: https://imgur.com/iBRUxop For the second time in two years, the East number one seed is sent home. The Wizards did struggle with unfortunate injuries in the playoffs, and playoff Harden is a hard player to stop, but the Wizards were disappointed that their journey ends here. "We tried," Booker said, stopping tears in his eyes from welling up, "But we just fell a little short this year. Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would be 1st seed in the playoffs after missing it last year, but we have a strong group of guys that want to get better. This is only the beginning." Harden knew he had bigger goals than the first round even though the Pistons had to run off an impressive end of the year streak to even make the playoffs. "I think we're built for the playoffs." Harden said. "We have a lot of veterans and hard-nosed players that are hungry. We aren't done yet.
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Did WCS come back, play 6 minutes, and get injured again?
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Deadbeat Dad posted:
Getting carried by Kelly Oubre and Thomas Bryant is exactly what I had in mind when conceiving of this team. They have chutzpah.
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Pat Caungnghtgon repeatedly proving to me to give him more minutes and yet I say NAY
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Fast Luck posted:Did WCS come back, play 6 minutes, and get injured again? I think so, he had + minutes and everything!
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Doltos posted:Pat Caungnghtgon repeatedly proving to me to give him more minutes and yet I say NAY He was +25 in a 3 point win playing only 25 minutes, he’s a star get him in your starting lineup
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Yeah could you please swap Trier and Caunnghthigons minutes deadbeat?
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I genuinely don’t know if I’m sabotaging you or myself lol
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Game 6: Another #1 seed falls, Spurs win 126-107. Spurs win series 4-2, vs Box score: https://imgur.com/TRq5xSz The heroes of game 6 for the Spurs weren't the expected heroes, but they were absolutely needed. Waiters and Bagley added 27 and 26 points respectively for their team while Kawhi did a lot of the do-it-all dirty work in a crucial game. "We had hope the entire series that if we could just give Kawhi enough time to heal, he'd come through for us." said Bagley after the game. "I just did my part. My teammates take a lot of attention from defenders and it made my job easy tonight." Kawhi cracked a small smile, but it was still business as usual for him. "We won, it feels good. Now we have to start prepping for Memphis." The Nuggets who were a juggernaut all season just felt sluggish and off the entire series. "I don't know, man." Jimmy Butler said sighing. "It just wasn't our series. We didn't come out with the focus needed to send this team packing early, and we paid for it."
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Game 6: Clippers blow out Rockets in game 6, 122-78, force game 7. Series tied 3-3. vs Box score: https://imgur.com/6OWijQR Never count LeBron out. "We were obviously pissed, but we never game up hope." James said directly after the game. "Now anything can happen in game 7, and we'll be ready for it." The Rockets suffered yet another injury with Amir Johnson, but plan on some key players coming back in game 7. "We just have to play like we did to start this series." Kemba said. "We made it hard for ourselves the past few days with silly mistakes, and this is our last chance to correct it." It should be a fun one.
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IcePhoenix posted:good job team Butler punched Dinwiddie in practice the day before
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good to see the byogm houston rockets are true to form. injuries and collapses in the playoffs, this checks out
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Game 6: Magic steal one in the Garden 114-106, force game 7. Series tied 3-3. vs Box score: https://imgur.com/qXBKy2p In a game where the Magic scored only 12 points in the first quarter, they scored when they needed it the most. Bojan and Schroder were the heroes offensively for them while the rest did their job defensively, especially slowing down Giannis. The Knicks had a bad injury with Derrick White going down, and with some buttering up from the Magic coach, the Knicks played Pat Connaughton more even though he was -17 and 0-4 this game. Game 7 will be a battle.
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Game 6: Paul George leads Sixers over Celtics 128-108, series tied 3-3. vs Box score: https://imgur.com/3QzlUE0 Paul George and D'Angelo Russell knew that they had to play lights out offensively if they wanted to win this game, and the Sixers breathed a sigh of relief after defeating a pesky Celtics team pretty handily. The Celtics got good contributions out of a lot of players, but the defense simply wasn't there for them tonight. They return home to TD Garden in hopes of pulling off an upset against the Sixers in a what should be super exciting game 7.
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Game 6: Miami strike back, beat Bulls to force game 7, 127-118. Series tied 3-3. vs Box score: https://imgur.com/3UPykVF All it took from Miami was a better 4th quarter than the Bulls and that was all she wrote for this game. The Heat got solid contributions from their bench, mainly FVV and Hood, while Winslow steadied the team with a triple double and Lillard played his role of a sniper perfectly. The Bulls also had a lot of players chip in on offense, but Mitchell was clearly not the player of last game, only scoring 8 points. "I sucked again." Mitchell said. "I can't go from 47 points to 8, it's just unacceptable". This will be the third Eastern Conference series to go to game 7.
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The east playoffs is exactly as competitive and cool as the regular season, as long as you don't get the cursed 1 seed (blessed 8 seed?)
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Doltos posted:Ok now I'm nervous ok i'm going to try something: bench giannis. do it.
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Game 7: Rockets return the favor, blow out Clippers in game 7, 132-85. Rockets win series 4-3. vs Box score: https://imgur.com/iCDkNdm It got scary for the Rockets, but they ended the series how they started it, dominant. The Rockets got two important players back in Aminu and Jordan, and led at the half by 33 points. Not only that, LeBron and Conley were only held to 10 points in the most important game of the year for them. LeBron had some words to say after the game. "Yeah, I don't know. It sucks to go out like this after climbing back in the series. We dug ourselves a huge hole we had to get out of, and that poo poo gets tiring. We honestly tried our best but the Rockets were on another one tonight. They deserved the win and I wish them luck in the playoffs." The Rockets will face off against the balanced Warriors in the next round.
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KD is still out right? Sigh...
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I like that in this reality cool but mediocre players like D’Angelo and Dennis Schroeder are legit stars
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Game 7: Jrue injured, Boston fall to Philly in game 7, 115-95. Sixers win series 4-3. vs Box score: https://imgur.com/qjqyHkX The Sixers breathed a sigh of relief, even though the Celtics were bruised and battered and had a bunch of roleplayers fighting for their playoff lives. "You never want to see players get injured" Paul George said, celebrating with his team in the locker room. "But you can only play against who you're lining up against on the floor, and they're all NBA players. They have a lot of pride." The Celtics held their heads high after the series, pushing it to game 7 and even almost winning it without Durant and without Jrue for most of game 7. They'll be around in the future to be a pest in the Eastern Conference.
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Game 7: Knicks pull off second half comeback win, beat Magic 123-120. Knicks win series 4-3. vs Box score: https://imgur.com/Bu91g6K Down 17 at the half, Giannis led an impassioned speech in the locker room. "We're not losing to this loving team. I'm telling you guys right now. I'll die out there before they win." Amazingly, the Knicks pulled off the comeback with Giannis pitching in 37/12 and Ingram, Connaughton, and Saric helping offensively as well. Valanciunas for the Knicks and Mills for the Magic were injured in the game, so it was even in that regard, with Derrick White suffering an injury earlier in the series as well for the Knicks. Bojan fought his heart out for the Magic with 39 points, but Kevin Love only had 18 points on 18 shots, clearly struggling against Giannis and company. The Knicks will play the Detroit Pistons in round 2.
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Game 7: Bulls outlast Heat in classic playoff overtime game, 134-127 (OT). Bulls win series 4-3. vs Box score: https://imgur.com/j0czQpn Two years in a row the Bulls have sent the Heat packing, this time it took everything out of them to do it. "Man, this series has been wild." Mitchell said after the game. "I've sucked for two of them and let my team down, but it feels good that we just had a total team effort in game 7. Even if we lost the game, I would've been proud of my guys. Of course, I'm glad we took it though. We're ready for more basketball." The Heat felt similarly, albeit having a sour taste in their mouth after losing to the 8th seeded Bulls as the 1st seeded Heat last year. Lillard spoke to reporters candidly. "It stings, man. Not gonna lie. They have a great team, great offensive players. They made a few more plays down the stretch and in the 4th quarter. We had it coming into the 4th but we pumped the brakes a bit and they took advantage of it. We have fighters on this team though and I have faith that we'll fix our playoff issues next year. Quote me on that." The Bulls will play the Sixers in round 2.
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