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This might be a bias here but the Bulls are going to surprise a lot of people in the next round. Milwaukee is better than they get credit for and they are a deep team, a lot deeper than Cleveland.
They may not be able to stop LeBron but they can stop everyone else on that team and LeBron can't beat them by himself. Even if Cleveland gets past the Bulls they aren't making it to the finals, it's not happening.
The Bucks best offensive player is OJ Mayo. So no Milwaukee is not better than they get credit for. They are a fine young team but there's no excuse for the Bulls to not have taken care of them in 5 games at the most.
I also think you're forgetting a guy by the name of Kyrie Irving. Last time I checked he averaged nearly 22 points per game and scored 55+ twice this season. Even without Love I don't see anyone in the East beating Cleveland. The Bulls turn the ball over too much and don't have an answer for LeBron or Kyrie, Washington doesn't have enough fire power, and Atlanta is basically the 2014 Pacers.
This past week has been increasingly frustrating. I don't believe in any magical switch that gets flipped so that the game is incredibly different in the post season than it is in the regular season, but it's almost seems like the Hawks have forgotten how to play basketball. We've lost the ability to hit open jump shots, Horford/Antic/Millsap might as well be flimsy paper trying to guard Lopez, and if I see another Jarrett Jack contested mid-range shot go in, I may snap. Oh, and it doesn't help that Deron Williams actually decided to show up last night. We better improve in this next two games, or I do not like our chances against Washington at all.
EDIT: Hell, we may not even see Washington if we continue to play like we have.
Yup. The Bucks might have a deep bench but they struggle to score if they don't score in transition with a stop. But their defence is pretty good.The Bucks best offensive player is OJ Mayo. So no Milwaukee is not better than they get credit for. They are a fine young team but there's no excuse for the Bulls to not have taken care of them in 5 games at the most.
I think the issue with the Cavs without Love is they have to play James Jones in Lebron post up + 4 shooters lineups. And it is going to be bad in the next round with JR Smith missing games as well. That is going to expose the defence to really smart teams.I also think you're forgetting a guy by the name of Kyrie Irving. Last time I checked he averaged nearly 22 points per game and scored 55+ twice this season. Even without Love I don't see anyone in the East beating Cleveland. The Bulls turn the ball over too much and don't have an answer for LeBron or Kyrie, Washington doesn't have enough fire power, and Atlanta is basically the 2014 Pacers.
That Clippers/Spurs game tonight was phenomenal, capping off what was undoubtedly the greatest 1st round series in the history of the NBA. Awesome, awesome stuff. Both teams deserve all the respect in the World.
I have to go back to 1994 for a first-round series that matched tonight's intensity. The Denver Nuggets eliminated the 63 win Seattle SuperSonics. It was pure magic. I still get goosebumps when I see Mutombo clutching the basketball as the buzzer rang.
What I'm really excited about is that none of these teams have won a championship since the 90s, some even longer, and most have never won a championship. No Lakers, no Spurs, no Pistons, no Celtics, and not Heat mean we'll finally see something new this year.
Klay Thompson getting a 5th place vote.