2017 NBA Playoffs Thread - CLE @ BOS Game 5 on TNT

[noblekane]

it is?

so people love just the same damn two teams winning it every year?

if im a fan of an eastern conference team why do i even bother watching at this point? lebron been to the finals damn near ten straight years. whats the point?

nba need to start handingnout runner up trophies for both conferences.

 

[hardens beard]

The league has too much talent and the money is flowing. It might be time to expand & add a team or 2.

Nah, if anything they need to contract 2 teams

 

[antidope]

The league has too much talent and the money is flowing. It might be time to expand & add a team or 2.

Nah, if anything they need to contract 2 teams

But why though?

 

[hardens beard]

But why though?

I think ultimately you would get a better product.

Some of these guys on the end of the bench probably shouldn't be in the NBA an therefore are unplayable.

If you had rosters where everyone could play, you could further get the minutes down of star players without sitting out games.

 

[AEA18]

it is?

so people love just the same damn two teams winning it every year?

if im a fan of an eastern conference team why do i even bother watching at this point? lebron been to the finals damn near ten straight years. whats the point?

nba need to start handingnout runner up trophies for both conferences.

2016 Cleveland Cavaliers 4-3 Golden State Warriors
2015 Golden State Warriors 4-2 Cleveland Cavaliers
2014 San Antonio Spurs 4-1 Miami Heat
2013 Miami Heat 4-3 San Antonio Spurs
2012 Miami Heat 4-1 Oklahoma City Thunder
2011 Dallas Mavericks 4-2 Miami Heat
2010 Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Boston Celtics
2009 Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 Orlando Magic
2008 Boston Celtics 4-2 Los Angeles Lakers
2007 San Antonio Spurs 4-0 Cleveland Cavaliers
2006 Miami Heat 4-2 Dallas Mavericks
2005 San Antonio Spurs 4-3 Detroit Pistons
2004 Detroit Pistons 4-1 Los Angeles Lakers
2003 San Antonio Spurs 4-2 New Jersey Nets
2002 Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 New Jersey Nets
2001 Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 Philadelphia 76ers
2000 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Indiana Pacers
1999 San Antonio Spurs 4-1 New York Knicks
1998 Chicago Bulls 4-2 Utah Jazz
1997 Chicago Bulls 4-2 Utah Jazz
1996 Chicago Bulls 4-2 Seattle SuperSonics
1995 Houston Rockets 4-0 Orlando Magic
1994 Houston Rockets 4-3 New York Knicks
1993 Chicago Bulls 4-2 Phoenix Suns
1992 Chicago Bulls 4-2 Portland Trail Blazers
1991 Chicago Bulls 4-1 Los Angeles Lakers
1990 Detroit Pistons 4-1 Portland Trail Blazers
1989 Detroit Pistons 4-0 Los Angeles Lakers
1988 Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Detroit Pistons
1987 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Boston Celtics
1986 Boston Celtics 4-2 Houston Rockets
1985 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Boston Celtics
1984 Boston Celtics 4-3 Los Angeles Lakers
1983 Philadelphia 76ers 4-0 Los Angeles Lakers
1982 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Philadelphia 76ers
1981 Boston Celtics 4-2 Houston Rockets
1980 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Philadelphia 76ers
1979 Seattle SuperSonics 4-1 Washington Bullets
1978 Washington Bullets 4-3 Seattle SuperSonics
1977 Portland Trail Blazers 4-2 Philadelphia 76ers
1976 Boston Celtics 4-2 Phoenix Suns
1975 Golden State Warriors 4-0 Washington Bullets
1974 Boston Celtics 4-3 Milwaukee Bucks
1973 New York Knicks 4-1 Los Angeles Lakers
1972 Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 New York Knicks
1971 Milwaukee Bucks 4-0 Baltimore Bullets
1970 New York Knicks 4-3 Los Angeles Lakers
1969 Boston Celtics 4-3 Los Angeles Lakers
1968 Boston Celtics 4-2 Los Angeles Lakers
1967 Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 San Francisco Warriors
1966 Boston Celtics 4-3 Los Angeles Lakers
1965 Boston Celtics 4-1 Los Angeles Lakers
1964 Boston Celtics 4-1 San Francisco Warriors
1963 Boston Celtics 4-2 Los Angeles Lakers
1962 Boston Celtics 4-3 Los Angeles Lakers
1961 Boston Celtics 4-1 St. Louis Hawks
1960 Boston Celtics 4-3 St. Louis Hawks
1959 Boston Celtics 4-0 Minneapolis Lakers
1958 St. Louis Hawks 4-2 Boston Celtics
1957 Boston Celtics 4-3 St. Louis Hawks
1956 Philadelphia Warriors 4-1 Fort Wayne Pistons
1955 Syracuse Nationals 4-3 Fort Wayne Pistons
1954 Minneapolis Lakers 4-3 Syracuse Nationals
1953 Minneapolis Lakers 4-1 New York Knicks
1952 Minneapolis Lakers 4-3 New York Knicks
1951 Rochester Royals 4-3 New York Knicks
1950 Minneapolis Lakers 4-2 Syracuse Nationals
1949 Minneapolis Lakers 4-2 Washington Capitols
1948 Baltimore Bullets 4-2 Philadelphia Warriors
1947 Philadelphia Warriors 4-1 Chicago Stags

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Nah, if anything they need to contract 2 teams

Spurs and who else?

 

[noblekane]

Spurs and who else?

grizzlies [emoji]127773[/emoji]

 

[QU!K]

They just need to move a few teams

Memphis back to Vancouver
OKC back to Seattle

 

[abematic]

Milwaukee good without CP3.

 

[nick.]

it is?

so people love just the same damn two teams winning it every year?

if im a fan of an eastern conference team why do i even bother watching at this point? lebron been to the finals damn near ten straight years. whats the point?

nba need to start handingnout runner up trophies for both conferences.

'The league was better when my favorite team was good'

 

[frink85]

Those end of the bench guys wouldn't get playing time anywhere even if they were better. No team is playing 12 man rotations

 

[DCAllAfrican]

it is?

so people love just the same damn two teams winning it every year?

if im a fan of an eastern conference team why do i even bother watching at this point? lebron been to the finals damn near ten straight years. whats the point?

nba need to start handingnout runner up trophies for both conferences.

Doesn't bother me honestly.

Not like the other teams don't get at least 82 other games for me to watch them play.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

2016 Cleveland Cavaliers 4-3 Golden State Warriors
2015 Golden State Warriors 4-2 Cleveland Cavaliers
2014 San Antonio Spurs 4-1 Miami Heat
2013 Miami Heat 4-3 San Antonio Spurs
2012 Miami Heat 4-1 Oklahoma City Thunder
2011 Dallas Mavericks 4-2 Miami Heat
2010 Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Boston Celtics
2009 Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 Orlando Magic
2008 Boston Celtics 4-2 Los Angeles Lakers
2007 San Antonio Spurs 4-0 Cleveland Cavaliers
2006 Miami Heat 4-2 Dallas Mavericks
2005 San Antonio Spurs 4-3 Detroit Pistons
2004 Detroit Pistons 4-1 Los Angeles Lakers
2003 San Antonio Spurs 4-2 New Jersey Nets
2002 Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 New Jersey Nets
2001 Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 Philadelphia 76ers
2000 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Indiana Pacers
1999 San Antonio Spurs 4-1 New York Knicks
1998 Chicago Bulls 4-2 Utah Jazz
1997 Chicago Bulls 4-2 Utah Jazz
1996 Chicago Bulls 4-2 Seattle SuperSonics
1995 Houston Rockets 4-0 Orlando Magic
1994 Houston Rockets 4-3 New York Knicks
1993 Chicago Bulls 4-2 Phoenix Suns
1992 Chicago Bulls 4-2 Portland Trail Blazers
1991 Chicago Bulls 4-1 Los Angeles Lakers
1990 Detroit Pistons 4-1 Portland Trail Blazers
1989 Detroit Pistons 4-0 Los Angeles Lakers
1988 Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Detroit Pistons
1987 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Boston Celtics
1986 Boston Celtics 4-2 Houston Rockets
1985 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Boston Celtics
1984 Boston Celtics 4-3 Los Angeles Lakers
1983 Philadelphia 76ers 4-0 Los Angeles Lakers
1982 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Philadelphia 76ers
1981 Boston Celtics 4-2 Houston Rockets
1980 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Philadelphia 76ers
1979 Seattle SuperSonics 4-1 Washington Bullets
1978 Washington Bullets 4-3 Seattle SuperSonics
1977 Portland Trail Blazers 4-2 Philadelphia 76ers
1976 Boston Celtics 4-2 Phoenix Suns
1975 Golden State Warriors 4-0 Washington Bullets
1974 Boston Celtics 4-3 Milwaukee Bucks
1973 New York Knicks 4-1 Los Angeles Lakers
1972 Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 New York Knicks
1971 Milwaukee Bucks 4-0 Baltimore Bullets
1970 New York Knicks 4-3 Los Angeles Lakers
1969 Boston Celtics 4-3 Los Angeles Lakers
1968 Boston Celtics 4-2 Los Angeles Lakers
1967 Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 San Francisco Warriors
1966 Boston Celtics 4-3 Los Angeles Lakers
1965 Boston Celtics 4-1 Los Angeles Lakers
1964 Boston Celtics 4-1 San Francisco Warriors
1963 Boston Celtics 4-2 Los Angeles Lakers
1962 Boston Celtics 4-3 Los Angeles Lakers
1961 Boston Celtics 4-1 St. Louis Hawks
1960 Boston Celtics 4-3 St. Louis Hawks
1959 Boston Celtics 4-0 Minneapolis Lakers
1958 St. Louis Hawks 4-2 Boston Celtics
1957 Boston Celtics 4-3 St. Louis Hawks
1956 Philadelphia Warriors 4-1 Fort Wayne Pistons
1955 Syracuse Nationals 4-3 Fort Wayne Pistons
1954 Minneapolis Lakers 4-3 Syracuse Nationals
1953 Minneapolis Lakers 4-1 New York Knicks
1952 Minneapolis Lakers 4-3 New York Knicks
1951 Rochester Royals 4-3 New York Knicks
1950 Minneapolis Lakers 4-2 Syracuse Nationals
1949 Minneapolis Lakers 4-2 Washington Capitols
1948 Baltimore Bullets 4-2 Philadelphia Warriors
1947 Philadelphia Warriors 4-1 Chicago Stags

Exactly, when HASN'T the NBA Finals been on repeat appearance mode.

 

[100027]

Yup, that's the gift and curse of the NBA playoffs. The best teams pretty much always win. No cinderellas here.

 

[krazy88s]

Doesn't bother me honestly.

Not like the other teams don't get at least 82 other games for me to watch them play.

I think the point is those teams aren't winning championships or even deep runs into the playoffs.

 

[hardens beard]

Yup, that's the gift and curse of the NBA playoffs. The best teams pretty much always win. No cinderellas here.

Gotta bring the first round back to best of 5 for that to happen again.

My first time watching a live game was the 1986 rockets in the playoffs. You'll pretty much will never see that kinda run again. The equivalent would be the Timberwolves going to the finals

 

[finnns2003]

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[DCAllAfrican]

I think the point is those teams aren't winning championships or even deep runs into the playoffs.

Yea, doesn't bother me. I am not emotionally invested in any of those teams.

I see everyone enough

 

[hardens beard]

Those end of the bench guys wouldn't get playing time anywhere even if they were better. No team is playing 12 man rotations

The reason you don't see is because the end of bench guys are not talented enough to justify playing.

Hubie's grizzlies routinely went 10-11 deep. The jailblazers went 10-11 deep. George Karl's post Carmelo Anthony nuggets.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Those end of the bench guys wouldn't get playing time anywhere even if they were better. No team is playing 12 man rotations

Kind of related, Snyder played 12 guys in meaningful minutes yesterday

Litty

And trey lyles wasn't one of them. I feel like he's still gonna be a good player

 

[frink85]

Well true there are exceptions to every rule but there's a finite amount of minutes in an nba game and the teams' best players need to be using them

 

[Fozz]

They just need to move a few teams

Memphis back to Vancouver
OKC back to Seattle

Doubt it'll ever happen, but it would be great to see a team back in Seattle and Vancouver.

I was a Michael Dickerson fan growing up as a kid 

 

[Maximus Meridius]

There is absolutely no need for contraction. The NBA is the most popular it's ever been.

True

 

[lynchpin33]

Paul Pierce is done, who else is left from the 90's now?

Jet Terry
Vince Carter
Manu Ginobli
Dirk

Any one else?

 

[niceshoes247]

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