The Official 2025 NBA Playoffs Discussion Thread

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Bruh RIP Bill Walton.


Terrible News. Loved him as a Commentator and the guy never got enough credit for sure during his playing days. When healthy he was always making the right play within a Game. People need to watch his Highlights during his Portland Career unstoppable to say the least.
 
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Like Grim said, one of the biggest “What Ifs” along with guys like Greg Oden and Brandon Roy.

But still when he could go, he was one of the best
 

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Like Grim said, one of the biggest “What Ifs” along with guys like Greg Oden and Brandon Roy.

But still when he could go, he was one of the best
I think if Walton stayed healthy for large portions, he'd likely have been even better than Kareem or Magic Johnson who were his contemporaries at the time.

I will also say, I think a lot of people's perception of Walton has also been colored by Shaq, who has hated Walton for almost 2 decades now and considered him as a lesser NBA player simply because Walton only netted 6200 career points, despite Walton having a rebounding title, a blocking title, 2 All-Defense First Team titles, and the same amount of regular season MVP awards. Shaq never managed to get a defensive first-team title, nor a rebounding or blocking title.
 

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Bring on the Mavs and Kyrie’s bitch ass
 

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And the Boston Celtics complete the sweep 105-102 to advance to the NBA Championship for the 2nd time in 3 years
 

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Jrue Holiday and Derrick White vs Luka and Kyrie will be a hell of a back court matchup
 

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The best defensive back court in the league vs the best offensive back court in the league
 

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The crowd in Boston gonna eat Kyrie alive
 

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Congrats to Boston but the Pacers should be commended for not having their best player for 2 Games in this Series and still being in the fight. I don't give Boston no respect at all they have had a pretty easy road when you have mutiple All Star level players out for multiple Games in every Series since the Playoffs started. Whether they play the Mavs or Wolves that will be their first test of the Playoffs I feel.

Should be interesting who guards Luka and Kyrie because those two guys are frustrating as hell as the Wolves are finding to how to stop. If the Big Man for Boston comes back that should be a major advantage but I'm praying the Finals goes 7 Games because two Conference Series being this lopsided has been a snore to watch.
 
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Derrick White and Jrue Holiday will be guarding Kyrie and Luka.

Occasionally Tatum may switch onto Luka
 

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Derrick White and Jrue Holiday will be guarding Kyrie and Luka.

Occasionally Tatum may switch onto Luka
Tatum on Luka is going to be amazing to watch because both are not gonna let up at all. I expect them getting into each other faces multiple times before the end of the Series.
 

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I just hope Porzingas is ready for the finals
 

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Week and a half before the Finals start, you would think he’d be good to go.

I kept hearing how close he was to returning against Indiana but they really didn’t need him
 

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Week and a half before the Finals start, you would think he’d be good to go.

I kept hearing how close he was to returning against Indiana but they really didn’t need him

They’ve lost two games all playoffs they haven’t needed him at all yet.