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The ECF are a 7 Game Series ....

Game 6 .. Heats at Boston Celtics .. Jimmy Bucket's 47 pts, 9 rbs, 8 Dimes, and 4 steals beat the Celtics at Home 111-103 to force a 7th Game in Miami Sunday.
The Butler did it !!!
Tied Series at 3-3

And I had my doubts at the start of the game about the Miami Heats weak performance in Game 4 (82 pts) and Game 5 (80 pts), plus the Heats star player Butler been having knee problems the past two games.
Well, it's not hard to see how much the Miami Heats rotation been missing and needing Herro's dynamic scoring off the bench to bring havoc to the Celtics defense.

The ECF Game 7 ....

Boston Celtics at Miami Heats ....
The Celtics started the game grabbing a 9-1 lead over Heats, and became so busy in keeping the lead by doing everything in their power to never let the Heats get the lead once in the 48 minute Game 7 resulting in a 100-96 Celtics win over the Miami Heats home crowd.
Celtics win Series 4-3
Wellcome, the Boston Celtics to the NBA FINALS !!!

Will somebody check Steven A.Smith ....
Why is Steven A. Smith stuck on defending Keven Durant?
Does the Nets have a job for him next season?
Comparing Durant vs Curry was off-balance ....
If Keven Durant is a super-star, than Steph Curry are a Super-Super Star.
After 2 yrs of coach Mark Jackson mentoring Curry & Klay on 48 min of team-ball on both sides of the court. Curry, Klay, and Dramond has been preaching-teaching Team-ball on both sides of the court to the Warriors rotation for 48 minutes a game the past decade.

As for Keven Durant's high-scoring, and individual performance, well it couldn't help OKC win a CHIP. And it help the Brooklyn Nets get SWEEPED in the first round of the playoffs.
Recall .. Durant's performance on the 2021 Olympic team were heading for a BRONZE medal, until Brooks & Holiday joined the team to take over the offense.

The NBA FINALS ....

Game 1 Boston Celtics at GS Warriors ..
Half-Time .. Celtics 56 - Warriors 54
Curry 21 pts on 7-11 FG (6-9 from 3's) for GS .. J.Brown 12 pts, and Smart 10 pts for Boston
The first half of the game team performance from both teams show this may become a FIGHTING seven-game series .. the most creative team throughout the series will get the CHIP !!!
Both teams are creative ..

The 2nd half of Game 1 was double exciting ....
In the 3rd quarter the Warriors took over the quarter on both sides of the court to out score the Celtics (38-24) to give the Warriors a 12 point lead to start the 4th quarter.
In the 4th quarter the Boston 'Celtics came out with a dynamic final quarter plan, hitting eight 3's, and going on a 17-0 run that laid the Warriors out .. Tatum stop shooting after being 3-16 FG in 3 quarters, Tatum started throwing assists to give out 13 Dimes for a win in GS.
Boston Celtics 120 - GS Warriors 108 ....
Celtics Lead Series 1-0

What! No KO member comments on the first game of the NBA FINALS ???

No comments from Knicks fans because the Boston Celtics shot 50% from FG, and 51% from 3's, and 81% from FT, plus gave out 33 Dimes for a Win.
Well, it must be because Knicks fans recall a time when that was the only way the Knicks knew how to win games when all the Knicks players shots were dropping. SMH
Horford scoring 26 pts, J.Brown's 24 pts, Smart's 18 pts, and bench player D.White adding 21 pts. And Tatum's poor shooting of 3-17 added 12 pts, and 13 Dimes.

The Boston Celtics coach & players comments in the lockerroom after Game 1 WIN ....
"Three wins away from our goal .... One game. Three more. A lot of series left. But very impressive when we don't play our best, we can still grind it out on D. Until they hit their last three-pointer, [it was] a 13-point quarter. So fourth quarter, they're up 92-90 going in, and basically they had 105 until they hit their last three [with 16 seconds left]. It's not always gonna be perfect, not always gonna be pretty. Guys didn't play their best. JT, where you at? Way to impact the game when you're not scoring -- 13 assists."
The head coach wasn't the only one to address the team in the winning locker room. From his locker, Marcus Smart said, "We didn't let them click. When they went on a run, we responded. And that's how this series is gonna go. We're playing a really good team who's been here, who understands what energy it has to bring. We can't lack that. We gotta do what we did every night. That's how it's gonna be. That's how we're gonna come out. It's one game, we're on to the next one. One game at a time."
Grant Williams, who had no points in his 16 minutes on the floor, sees a lot of room for improvement from his team. "Hey, I know we won. But we've got a lot more to improve on," Williams said at his locker. "That's what's scary. That's what's scary -- we have a lot we can improve on."

Any comments before Game 2 ???

The NBA FINALS ....

Game 2 .. Celtics at Warriors ....
The Warriors performance came out looking for revenge over Game 1 loss at Home. The Warriors 9 man rotation knew the 12 pt lead to start the 4th quarter didn't work in Game 1, so the Warriors took a 23 pt lead to start the 4th quarter from Curry's 29 pts, and Poole's 17 pt game. Three others Warriors scored in double digits for the Warriors 107-88 win over the Celtics
The Series is Tied 1-1

Game 3 .. Warriors at Boston Celtics ....
In Boston the Celtics 8 man rotation perfomance showed they did not want to upset their home crowd, the Celtics took off to sntached a 11 pt lead to end the first quarter, and increase their lead to 12 pts to end the 2nd quarter. The GS Warriors 8 man rotation came a live in the 3rd quarter to bring the Celtics 12 pt lead down to 2 pts having the Celtics go BIG Horford & R.Williams inside scoring to hold on to a 4 pt lead to start the 4th quarter. The Celtics DEFENSE stepped up to the next level in the 4th quarter holding the GS Warriors to just 11 pts in the quarter for a Celtics 116-100 win in Boston.
Celtics lead Series 2-1

Knicks Fans .. Would you trade the 21 yr old 6.6 SF RJ Barrett for the 22 yr old 6.4 combo-guard Jordan Poole ???
Barrett's .. 20 pts, 40% FG. 34% 3's, 71% FT, 6 rbs. 3 ast, in 35 min
Poole .. 18 pts, 45% FG, 36% 3's, 93% FT, 3 rbs, 4 ast, in 30 min

The NBA FINALS ....

Game 4 .. GS Warriors at Boston Celtics .... Great Game!
Steph Curry had to score a game-high 43 pts, grab 10 rbs, and give out 4 Dimes to beat the Celtics 107-97 in Boston. The Celtics defense and dynamic ball-movement was great controlling the lead of the game throughout the first 3 quarters as if this was another Celtics win in Boston. Tatum 23 pts, J.Brown 21 pts, Smart 18 pts, and White's 16 pts wasn't enough to take the win.
The Celtics 8 Man rotation had 4 players score in double digits.
The Warriors 9 Man rotation also had 4 players score in double digits.
Steph Curry became the winning Closer of the game in the 4th quarter.
The Series are TIed at 2-2

The New-NBA FINALS .. $$$ BETS on the 3-Ball Shot SMH
The Celtics shot 15-38 from 3's, and 34-85 FG shots.
The Warriors shot 15-43 from 3's, and 40-91 FG shots.

Knicks Fans .. The Celtics PG Derrick White;s post-season performance reminds me so much like the Knicks rookie Miles McBride performance. It's a sad sad shame the Knicks had a rebellious head coach (Thibs) who knows NOTHING about establishing a NBA back-court in his career.

Not really related to anything, but I really liked that new Netflix Adam Sandler movie Hustle. He plays an international scout for the 76ers. Pretty good.

htr10 said:

Not really related to anything, but I really liked that new Netflix Adam Sandler movie Hustle. He plays an international scout for the 76ers. Pretty good.

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I watched it this weekend .. Dolan would've Fired Adam Sandler after one year on the job for talking real NBA Basketball LOL
Great Movie !!!

In the Warriors vs Celtics 2-2 Tied FINALS series where both teams having a Home loss, the Defense is high by both teams, the Celtics have the edge in ball-movement, and the Warriors have the edge in bench depth playing a 9 man rotation to the Celtics 8 man rotation.
The Players matchup is why the Series is Tied 2-2 after 4 games .....

Curry vs Smart = Curry-edge
Klay vs J.Brown = J.Brown-Big edge
Wiggins vs Tatum = Tatum- edge
Green vs Horford = Even
Looney vs R.Williams = R.Williams-edge
BENCH
Poole vs White = Even
Payton vs Pritchard = Payton-Big edge
Bjelica vs Grant = Grant-edge
Porter vs Theis = Porter-Big edge

The NBA FINALS ....

GAME 5 .. Boston Celtics at GS Warriors ....
Half Time score .. Warriors 51 - Celtics 39
The Celtics shot 39% FG .. Warriors shot 48% FG
Wiggins 16 pts, 7 reb, and Curry 10 pts
Tatum 13 pts was the only Celtic to score in double digits in the first half.
Celtics were 0-12 from 3's until their first 3 ball dropped having 4 minute remaining in 2nd quarter.
Celtics 3-15 from 3's .. 16-41 FGA
Warriors 3-17 from 3's .. 20-43 FGA
The Warriors Defense showed up in the first half holding Celtics to 39 pts.
In less than 2 min in the 2nd half the Celtics Brown & Tatum went on a 10-0 run to make the score 49-51.
The Celtics had a sensational 3rd quarter taking the lead 6 min into the quarter and holding it until a second left when Poole took the final shot to end the 3rd quarter giving the Warriors 75-74 lead to start the 4th quarter. That's when the Warriors bench players (Poole, Payton, and Looney) went on a 9-0 run to start the 4th quarter giving the Warriors a 10 pt lead so the rest of the rotation only needed to trade points throughout the remainder of the quarter for a 104-94 Win.
Steph Curry had a dynamic winning performance without hitting any 3's (0-9), 16 pts, 8 Dimes, and 1 turnover in 37 minute. Game Ball go to Wiggins for 26 pts, and 13 rebounds.
GS Warriors Lead Series 3-2

Landry Fields next ATL GM. Ex Knicks legend.

Wow. I didn?t even realize you could make trades before the NBA Finals was over.

Dallas trades their 1st round pick and some players including Boban to Houston for Christian Wood.

htr10 said:

Wow. I didn?t even realize you could make trades before the NBA Finals was over.

Dallas trades their 1st round pick and some players including Boban to Houston for Christian Wood.

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That's Bad .. Dallas been building a winning team after the Knicks KP trade .. Signing a young winning Head-Coach Jason Kidd .. Grabbing a super-star player with their 3rd draft pick .. Plus always finding a trade to load the Mavs garbage-contracts on like the Knicks, Wiz, and Rockets for decent rotation role-player.

Christian Wood's are a decent F/C that will fit nice in coach Kidd's rotation next season.
Great trade for the Mavs.

mafra said:

Landry Fields next ATL GM. Ex Knicks legend.

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It will be something if the moves Landry Fields make put the Hawks back in the 2nd round of the playoffs the next two seasons.

Oh yeah, next week the Houston Rockets will have the 3rd, 17th, and 26th pick in the draft.

1 of many Phil Jax blunders is on his way out of NBA:

The Atlanta Hawks will not tender a qualifying offer to forward Kevin Knox, and he?ll enter unrestricted free agency.

Meanwhile, Miles Bridges (whom P-Jax passed on) poised to sign massive extension to remain in CHA.

If only Phil drafted D-Mitch and SGA or something other than Frank and Knox.

What an awful team exec Jax was. Almost like he tried to tank org on purpose. Impossible to fathom how he still has supporters

Phil Jax last draft pick were Frank & Dotson ..
Mills/Perry selected Knox & MitchRob, plus RJ Barrett

mafra said:

Landry Fields next ATL GM. Ex Knicks legend.

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Wow! Landry Fields starting off his first season as Hawks GM by bringing Murray talents to Atlanta to co-exist in the backcourt alongside Trae Young explosion .. Frazier & Monroe !!!

Zion Williamson is nearing a five-year rookie max contract extension worth up to $231 million, The Athletic?s Shams Charania reported on Friday.

Ja Morant has reportedly agreed to a five-year, $193 million designated rookie maximum extension with the Grizzlies.

Don?t you feel screwed as a Knicks fan? SA just sent Murray away so it can tank; both HOU/OKC won?t add to their youth or use picks to improve bc they?re tanking!

So, will NBA punish those 3 franchises and change draft to ensure neither of them get this stud Wamby from France?

Knicks were roasted and accused of tanking when they had to endure an entire season without their best young player. KP was hurt before the season and Knicks had little cap space?. Knicks had a plan?. They were gonna wait until next years free agency!

So, here we are with RJ and those 2 teams get studs?.

If NBA allows SA or OKC or ORL or HOU or o get top picks after years of tanking?. I?m done with NBA.

I?m actually a little surprised by this, but after dealing Gobert, Jazz are reportedly listening to offers for Donovan Mitchell.

My guess is that we?d have to make an offer that would make the Melo trade look reasonable