Play-In or Play-off

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The Dallas Mavs do not belong in the Play-In under HC Jason Kidd watch
The domination Trio frontcourt of AD & Lively & Gafford in Mavs rotation
Half Time .. Mavs 71 - Kings 48 .. it's not fair
Look at the half time stats ....
Klay Thompson's 16 points had a super-star first half
Mavs gave out 21 Dimes, and 3 turnover
Kings gave out 12 Dimes and 12 turnover


The Heats vs Bulls are a Play-In match-up
The Heats 109 Beat the Bulls 90
It looks like the 2024-25 Bulls couldn't score a 100 pts in a Play-In Game.

Another two teams to good to be in the Play-In Games
The GS Warriors 121 Beat the Memphis Grizz 116
My biggest question is will Jimmy Butler go from Play-In to the FINALS again?

The Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks are a Play-In match-up
The Magics 120 Beat the Hawks 95
The Hawks couldn't score a 100 pts in a Play-In Game
Did Hawks GM sell-out the team
 
knicksin60 said:
I think the Miami Heat will go all the way to the conference finals.
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My Crystal-ball showing the Cleveland Cavs backcourt trio players Garland, Mitchell, Hunter, plus frontcourt trio players Allen, Mobley, Wade, and extra bench depth Company will only play 8 or maybe 10 (post-season) Games to get to the ECF.
The top winning team in the East (64-18) Cavs are serious 2024-25 championship-contender team, that took two years in changing a high scoring-talented player (Donovan Mitchell) into a complimentary-team player that performance today improves his teammates performance. It only took TWO seasons of Mitchell's selfishness to make him play an entire season without any selfishness.

The Knicks should've had that type of luck with changing Brunson's selfishness, rather than trade & lose 6 to 7 rotation players to have a practically new 2024-25 roster of players and starters.
The few Knicks games this season without Brunson, showed a broken inconsistent offensive performance, that needed fixing game after game without Brunson.
The return of heathy Mitch Robinson, plus having a healthy OG Anunoby, and having Precious-hustle in the rotation have cleared up all the Knicks deficiency we had on the defensive-end of the court throughout the regular season.

My Crystal-ball show the Knicks in 5 Games over Pistons.
And 7 Games over the Celtics in the 2nd round, only if the Nova guys perform consistently each game.
 
End of Play-In ....
The Heats (123) vs Hawks (114) over-time Game .. to get sweep by Cavs .....

The Ja Morant Grizz (66) Half Time lead over AD Mavs (49) points are showtime !!!
 
It's time for the NBA Playoffs ....
First Round of Playoffs ..

Pacers vs Bucks at Half Time the score was Pacers 67 - Bucks 43
Well, the Half Time score already tells us the conclusion of the Game.
The Bucks offense was all Giannis in the first half of the game
Jericho Sims sighting ..
End of 3rd Quarter .. Pacers 93 - Bucks 76
The Bucks did make a 13-5 run in the 3rd qtr. but not big enough to close the Pacers lead to under double-digits.
 
This weekend .. The 2024-25 NBA Top 3 winning teams (Cavs/Celtics/Thunders) are leading their Playoffs series 1-0 with a Blowout first Game. No! I'm not putting up those Blowout scores.

The Wolves 117 over Lakers 95
The Wolves dominated the 2nd half of the game getting 25 pts from McDaniels, and 23 pts from Naz Reid.
Lakers Luka started the game playing Hero-ball, which stopped Randle and Antman from playing Hero-ball to combine for 14 Dimes in the game.

The Knicks 123 over Pistons 112
Talk about a great battle from both teams for 3 straight quarters of team-ball, until the 4th quarter when the Knicks turned up the level to play outstanding on both ends of the court to go on a Knicks 21-0 run.
Payne's energy off the bench to start the 21-0 run was FANTASTIC !!!
The KAT vs Harris battle was great to watch KAT play some good defense in the paint.
OG's 2-Way performance was outstanding, scoring 23 pts, 7 reb, 5 steals, and 2 blocks
Mikal vs Beasley had Beasley in favor until the 4th quarter
Brunson vs Cade had Cade in favor until the 4th quarter

The GS Warriors 95 over Rockets 85
Low scoring game .... Both teams showed great defense
The old n experience vs the young n athletics
 
Game 2

Knicks 94 - Pistons 100
Brunson scored 37 pts, while the Knicks as a Team was not able to score a 100 pts in a Playoff game in MSG ..
Series Tied 1-1

Clippers 105 over Nuggets 102 ..
It became a fight for the win down the stretch ..
Jokic vs Kawhi & Murray vs Harden = Show Time
Series Tied 1-1

Lakers 95 over TimberWolves 85
Antman needed KAT-Bodega as a teammate last night vs Lebron & Luka showtime ball-movement.
Series Tied 1-1

Pacers 123 over Bucks 115
Giannis looks very lonely without (PG) Holiday's court leadership on the court the past 2 playoffs seasons.
Series Pacers 2-0

OKC Thunders 118 over Grizz 99
Poor Ja Morrant reminding me of Jordan's early years against Magic, Bird, and Isiah's Bad-Boys
Series OKC 2-0

Celtics 109 over Magics 100
No Tatum in Game 2
The Magics played the Celtics as close as they could in both half by keeping the Celtics lead under double-digits.
Series Celtics 2-0

Cavs 121 over Heats 112
The Heats made a couple good come-backs in the game, but the Cavs kept turning up their level of ball.
Series Cavs 2-0

Rockets 109 over GS Warriors 94
Butler's fall injury in 1st qtr. kept him out the rest of Game 2
The Rockets team-ball and (15-39) from 3's tonight top the Warriors.
In 3 qtr. Jalen Green scored 30 pts (38 for the game) .. Yep! Jalen wanted a Rockets win tonight.
Brooks & Steve Adams performance their previous team needed both of them in a Grizz uniform this past season.
Draymond Green's antics was the show ....
Series Tied @ 1-1
 
GAME 3

Knicks 118 over Pistons 116
The Knicks played all 5 of their Starters for 40 minutes for a Knicks win in Detroit.
Series Knicks 2-1

Clippers 117 over Nuggets 83
The Clippers Team (4 players had 20 pts) offense off their dynamic-defense was to much for the Nuggets.
Series Clippers 2-1

Bucks 117 over Pacers 101
Dame Lillard sighting drawed double-team defense while Gary Trent Jr. scored 37 pts on (11-16 FG shooting) and (9-12 from 3's) and (6-7 FT) plus 4 Steals .. Outstanding performance! Giannis scored 37 pts to for the Bucks Game 3 win.
Series Pacers 2-1

Magic 95 over Celtics 93
Banchero's 29 pts, Wagner's 32 pts, and Wendell Carter Jr. 10 pts, 12 rbs held the Celtics to a low scoring Game 3 for a Magic win.
Series Celtics 2-1

TimberWolves 116 over Lakers 104
Ant-Man's 29 pts, 8 reb, 8 Dimes, and 2 steals plus dynamic hustle and clutch shooting down the stretch really wanted a Wolves Game 3 win.
Jaden McDaniels 30 pts, Randle's 22 pts, and the bench 25 pts was to much for the Lebron/Luka Lakers.
Series Wolves 2-1

OKC Thunders 114 over Grizz 108
Ja Morrant fell hard on hip (serious injury) had to miss the 2nd half of Game 3, and doubtful for Game 4
The Grizz took a 26 pt lead at Half Time, and loss Game 3 in the 2nd half by Thunders scoring 63 pts to the Grizz 31 pts. The Grizz depended to much on their 3's (14-42) 33%
Series Thunders 3-0
 
GAME 3

GS Warriors 104 over Rockets 93
No Butler .. Curry & Draymond found a way to create a same-page 9 man rotation for a Game 3 Warriors win..
Series Warriors 2-1

Cavs 124 over Heats 87
HC Spo Heats can't stop the sweep!
Pat Riley ???
Series Cavs 3-0
 
GAME 4

Nuggets 101 over Clippers 99
Close-close Game 4
Series Tied @ 2-2

Knicks 94 over Pistons 93
A Close-Controversial Game 4
Series Knicks 3-1

Wolves 116 over Lakers 113
Another Close game where going down the final 5 minute stretch is the best part of the game.
Great Game 4 .. Lakers Lebron & Luka's 6 man rotation could not hold onto the lead in the 4th quarter
The Wolve's Ant-Man & Randle's turn into hustle 8 man rotation that turn it up in the 4th quarter for a Wolves win.
Series Wolves 3-1

Celtics 107 over Magics 98
The Magics put up a good fight til the final 3 min of the game
Series Celtics 3-1

Pacers 129 over Bucks 103
The Bucks performance in Game 4 looks like it want to go fishing.
The Pacers HC Rick Carlisle 9 man rotation looked invincible in Game 4
Series Pacers 3-1
 
Doncic is one game away from parting ways with a contender only to get knocked out in the first round
 
Game 4

Cavs 138 over Heats 83
The Cavs is still the top-team in the East
Series Cavs 4-0 Sweep!

Thunders 117 over Grizz 115
The Thunders still the top-team in the West
Series Thunders 4-0 Sweep!
 
Game 5

Pacers 119 over Bucks 118
The Pacers never let up on any of their pressure in the series against the Dameless-Bucks in the first round of the playoffs.
Series Pacers 4-1 Winners!

Celtics 120 over Magics 89
The young Magics team received their playoff experience, and may look for a FA PG in the offseason.
Series Celtics 4-1 Winners!

Nuggets 131 over Clippers 115
The Nuggets level of performance played like they are going to the 2nd round.
Harden Kawhi and Zubac performance spells 7 game series.
Series Nuggets 3-2

Pistons 106 over Knicks 103
The Knicks 40 minute starter 5 lineup need Big-Props for holding up this long to keep playing 40 minute games throughout the first round of a playoffs series.
Series Knicks 3-2
 
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