2023 NBA Playoffs
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I don't get the whole shooting from 30 feet or whatever.. it's a tough enough shot already.
Seems like the Warriors figured some things out late going small and playing zone. Hopefully some adjustments carry over to Game 2.
Yeah.. not trying to relive it either. Just sort of shocked to see Curry not get any help there.. no pick, etc.
Denver vs LA would be a pretty great series I think.
edit: Reaves and Russell stepping up to help LeBron and Davis is a pretty big shot in the arm for them.. along with Schroder. With all the help LeBron basically can coast for most of the game and put in spurts of energy when he has to make a play... it's not all on him.
Golden State made 21 three pointers. The Lakers only made 6. Got to be rare to be +15 in 3 pointers made and lose.
Do you have to call it immediately, or do you just have to call it before you dribble/pass/shoot? It was a BS decision to give him the timeout, but I get why it was advanced.
Lakers offense ran out of gas big-time down the stretch. Lebron hit a deep 2 with 5:58 left, and LA scored just 3 points over the next 5:56, when Schroeder was fouled intentionally. That contested 3 by Lebron at the end was a desperation shot, he and AD (who I believe played the entire 2nd half) were just dead by the end. We'll see how this goes moving forward with no more than one days rest in between games going forward.
At least then he'd have a puncher's chance.
First game in NBA history, playoffs or otherwise, to have 21+ 3 pointers made, 6 or fewer 3s allowed and lose. 19 and 4 happened though earlier this season: Wizards loss in Denver on December 14.
I think they planned for no pick because they didn't want him doubled, but that was already happening. Kerr should've called timeout and regrouped once Curry was pushed back and it was apparent that the Lakers weren't going to let him go 1v1. 14 seconds left and two timeouts, hindsight is 20-20 but it would've been the right move.
Yes, Curry wasn't going to get any kind of shot and Poole was open, from far away, but he can make that shot.
Also Wiggins was in prime position for the offensive board. And if Klay didn't just watch the shot he very well could/should have beaten Schroder to that ball
For sure, don't get the Poole criticism at all.
Curry was double teamed and Poole had wide open 3 down 3 with under 10 seconds. The chances of him not shooting that shot and them getting a better look were low. Plus, still enough time for a potential rebound on a miss.
Ideally he would have been a few feet closer but overall the right play for Poole to make.
Yes 100%. Curry is being denied by two players so unlikely he even touches the ball again and Poole has a clean look. If anything the problem I saw is that he wasn’t expecting the ball to swing to him so he wasn’t in shooting rhythm on receipt so bad on him there….but once he gets it that’s a shot he has to take.
Heat/Knicks and Suns/Nuggets both get an extra set of days off so that the series can all be on roughly the same schedule.
What I don't get.. why is Boston/Philly on Friday and Knicks/Heat on Saturday? Scheduling issue with the venues?
There have been presentations on NBA/NHL scheduling in the past at MIT Sloan if anyone has either been or knows people who have attended. The first thing to recognize is that the networks are essentially partners with the leagues and control the scheduling while working together with the leagues and arenas.
In the case of this weekend you have the two road teams who share arenas with NHL teams who were in the playoffs and the NBA series schedule was made prior to the Bruins and Rangers being eliminated. I’d have to imagine that this would have something to do with it when you follow the greatest rule of thumb advice ever given, “If something doesn’t make sense all you have to do is follow the money and you’ll get your answer.”
Obviously it hasn't hurt the Nuggets so far in the playoffs, but I found this contrast interesting:
Jokic's 2023 on/off in the regular season: +21.9 per 100 possessions
Jokic's 2023 on/off in the playoffs: -19.1 per 100 possessions
Jokic's 2023 on/off in the regular season: +21.9 per 100 possessions
Jokic's 2023 on/off in the playoffs: -19.1 per 100 possessions
A lot of the criticism I've been reading is that he had space (and time) to move forward 3-5 feet and still take the 3 pointer. I think that's silly. Yes he was wide open but Vanderbilt covers ground quickly and was moving toward him. In the same time it would have taken Poole to move forward Vanderbilt would have had time to get there to contest.
The other point being made is he should have passed to Wiggins under the basket for an easy 2 and then try fouling. I don't see that either.
Taking a dribble forward also breaks the rhythm of catch and shoot which is a thing.
I was just going to say this. Between the unnatural rhythm and giving the Lakers time to close out the take a dribble in option wasn’t an option.
I watched the play live, and I haven’t seen the replay, but my thought at the time was Poole could have set up a little closer to the line in anticipation of the swing of the ball once the Curry double team was being implemented
Yes absolutely and I mentioned that yesterday. It was almost like he was shocked that the ball swung to him which is inexcusable in that situation.