April 21, 20187 yr 23 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said: Right. And generally the 5-8 seeds in the Easter Conference have been shitty for the last 20 years or so, especially compared to the Western Conference. Some amazing stats this decade: 2010- All 8 WC playoff teams won at least 50 games 2011: WC 8 seed had 46 wins, EC 5 seed had 44 wins 2012: 8 seed in West had a 46-36 record. 8 seed in East was 37-45 2013 - 5 seed Memphis would have been 2 seed in East 2014 playoffs - 7 teams in the WC with 50+ wins. The 8 seed was Dallas with a 49-33 record, which would have been good enough to be the # 3 seed in the East 2015 playoffs - 7 teams in the WC with 50+ wins. The 6 seed was SA with 55 wins, which would have been the #2 seed in the EC. 2017 playoffs - the 5 seed Utah Jazz had the same record as Lebron's 2 seed Cavs Edited April 21, 20187 yr by Hank Kingsley
April 21, 20187 yr 12 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said: Some amazing stats this decade: 2010- All 8 WC playoff teams won at least 50 games 2011: WC 8 seed had 46 wins, EC 5 seed had 44 wins 2012: 8 seed in West had a 46-36 record. 8 seed in East was 37-45 2013 - 5 seed Memphis would have been 2 seed in East 2014 playoffs - 7 teams in the WC with 50+ wins. The 8 seed was Dallas with a 49-33 record, which would have been good enough to be the # 3 seed in the East 2015 playoffs - 7 teams in the WC with 50+ wins. The 6 seed was SA with 55 wins, which would have been the #2 seed in the EC. 2017 playoffs - the 5 seed Utah Jazz had the same record as Lebron's 2 seed Cavs The East has sucked for more than two decades. Simply no depth, it's why folks are pushing for top 16 teams regardless of conference. If Lebron played in the West, he almost certainly has less Finals appearances and may have less rings. Not his fault, so I'm not blaming him, it's simply an observation.
April 22, 20187 yr Author According to the TNT crew, game 4 is a "must-win" for the Cavs, but also for the Pacers. Who knew?
April 23, 20187 yr Just now, Machinator said: How much rest does LeBron get today? very little, if any.
April 23, 20187 yr Author Looks like the magic number for LeBron bench time in the first half is... 24 seconds.
April 23, 20187 yr If you ever want to know how generous the NBA currently is on its assist tallying: Jeff Green got an assist on that play for inbounding to a guy 70 feet from the basket, who then took a dribble. Edited April 23, 20187 yr by aggie08
April 23, 20187 yr lebron out of the game and the cavs have a 13 point lead. how long does he sit and what is their lead when he comes back in?
April 23, 20187 yr pretty weak ass foul call there deprives oladipo of a highlight reel block of lebron.
April 23, 20187 yr Author All in all, not a bad half from the Pacers. The Cavs have yet to show they can play a full 48 this series.
April 23, 20187 yr Author The decline of Kevin Love has been sad to watch. Edited April 23, 20187 yr by Machinator
April 23, 20187 yr 7 minutes ago, Machinator said: There's just no way LeBron can keep this up for an entire series. He is absolutely gassed. I would say Lue needs to be fired in the offseason, but gotta keep him around if/when Lebron leaves for the inevitable tank.
April 23, 20187 yr Author LeBron needed just a sliver of help in the fourth quarter, and he got it from Korver.
April 23, 20187 yr Just now, Artificial Iverson said: bron is the best player in the world guys no fucking shit??
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