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You should post the goat list every update just so I can reminisce
24/25 Playoffs 1st Round - East
@oneniltothearsenal @Skizzo @reelworld @Dan @Solius @Heine @weetee @V.O.
The Hawks have absolutely demolished the Bulls. Four players with 20+ points, and one of them is Skizzlet. He had 9 blocks to boot, nearly getting a triple double with 0 assists.
Boston came into the 4th quarter with a lead, but Indiana caught them and passed them, fuelled by some great starter performances. Sonius finishing with a great 28/18/7 (and 5 blocks on top of that). Brandon Boston Jr., who I can only assume is the heir to the Boston Celtics fortune, with a very efficient performance for Boston.
Easy win for the Knicks. Three stars with good (but not amazing) performances, and that was plenty enough.
26 points from Dan II isn't going to cut it for the 76ers. If they want to win, they ought to give Dan II 30 shots, or more. It's an ominous sign that the Wizards can win comfortably even when Kevin Durant gets 12 points on 12 shots.
Closer than last game, but Atlanta takes a 2-0 lead. Another grand performance by Skizzlet.
The Celtics grab game 2! Well, it's more like the Pacers politely handed them game 2. While Sonius isn't primarily a volume scorer, you're in a bit of trouble if he has more offensive rebounds, total rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and fouls than points. 1 point is 8 fewer than his second lowest haul this season, and the only reason it's not his lowest ever is that he got injured 3 minutes into a game once.
(And with that I've discovered I can sort through individual players' game logs (per season), so I might do something with that the next time I do some stats - and definitely at the end of the simulation)
Another crushing victory for the New York Knicks. Two Nil with a preposterous 25/26/8 game, with 5 steals on top of that. reelworld II played second fiddle this time, but 22/5/10 is no mean performance.
That's the second game in a row Devin Booker is injured, and it's starting to become a problem. Dan II going 2 out of 16 from 3 is another problem, but he'd have to have gone 8-16 for it to make any difference.
Another good game by Skizzlet, but it's not enough this time. Zion with the monster performance, and the Bulls are back in it. This game means Skizzlet has officially doubled his total playoff appearance count. Well, more than doubled if you don't count the play-in tournament, which honestly you shouldn't.
A 7-point win might not look too comfortable for the Pacers, but considering the Celtics beat the Pacers by 22 points in the final quarter, you don't get the impression Indiana was ever in any danger of losing.
A much closer win than we've seen so far in this series, but a win is a win. It's 3-0 any way you cut it.
A closer game in this series too, but the end result is the same as in the previous one. Kevin Durant's 10 turnovers wasn't quite enough to make up for his 24 points. Dan II with a good game, but the 76ers seem clueless defensively (Durant turnovers notwithstanding). Maybe trading John Collins wasn't so clever after all.
Easy win for the Hawks, and this one is looking near over.
Sonius leads the Pacers to a 3-1 lead with a storming 26/29/5 game, with 6 blocks, but the injury to Isaiah Jackson isn't a great development for Indiana. Admittedly they are well covered in his position, but he's also been having a pretty good series so far.
reelworld II takes a game off, basically, but it's still easily enough for the Knicks to sweep the Magic. Jayson Tatum going 3-22 didn't hurt, nor Two Nil going 23/18/7 in only 23 and a half minutes.
Now, this I did not expect! The Wizards have gone and swept the 76ers. Old news beating new... news. 37-year old Kevin Durant with a 34/9/4 game, proving he's still got it. It doesn't hurt that he's actually got a pretty decent team around him, who might be a challenge for whomever they meet in the 2nd Round.
The team with 3 good Centers beats the team with 0 good Centers. I guess that settles the age old question. Skizzlet with a tidy performance, and nothing more was required of him.
A good, not great, performance by Sonius, and it's plenty enough when it's matched by several other Indiana players. Anthony Davis and Bones Hyland were unable to stem the tide, and the end result is the Pacers are back in the 2nd Round! Last year they had a somewhat better record in getting there, but they also played and beat the 62-win Knicks. This time it's merely the Kevin Durant Wizards.
Now, if everyone could just do me a favour and have quick, short 2nd Round series. Ideally 4.5 games on average, so I can get away with no combined pictures.
Did you crop that 666?Okay, here's your disavowed son:
Me because he has no reason to gloatWho is humbler? @altodevil or @hobbers?
is this gonna be our year, finally??Alright, good start to the playoffs. This has to be our year! We need a title for all these regular season success!
Mad how their entire team disbanded and it still boils down to us vs SA in the West.
whatLets get revenge for last season now! I think we are a better built team while Rockets looks a bit weaker so while they should be favorites going in we will put up a real fight! And with Knicks bottling it the final looks open aswell
goddamit
goddamit
Heine doesn't need a win so I'm team Skizzlet.
Same
On another note, how did the pacers loose with those games from Sonius?!?
2025 NBA Final - Spurs v Hawks
@Heine @Dr. Dwayne @weetee @V.O. @hobbers @oneniltothearsenal @reelworld @Skizzo @Dan @Solius @Stobzilla @BenitoSTARR @P-Nut
Preview
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Atlanta Hawks 118-100 San Antonio Spurs
Atlanta Hawks 99-123 San Antonio Spurs
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Atlanta Hawks 92-116 San Antonio Spurs
Atlanta Hawks 99-107 San Antonio Spurs
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It's a close one to start us off! Both teams had an injury at roughly the same point in the game, though the Spurs will be having a hobbled Jamal Murray for a few games. Both Heine and Skizzlet have good games.
Spurs strike back! Heine has a great 33/13/9 game, with great defensive contributions to boot. 41.9 GameScore is pretty damn good. Nobody on the Hawks could match it.
Easy win for the Hawks. Below par games from Heine and Skizzlet both, but the latter benefitted from playing on the deeper team.
This might be a long series! Another monster game from Heine. Seems like he has to get close to 40 points for the Spurs to come out ahead. Skizzlet has a good game (20/23/0 is nothing to scoff at), but he couldn't stop Heine.
Another close one, and this time San Antonio come out on top! Lauri Markkanen going off with an injury after only 19 minutes didn't help Atlanta much. Pretty similar games between our Cafites and their teammates otherwise, so that might have been the deciding factor. Heine is a single win away from his 7th ring.
And of course it's all tied up again! Skizzlet takes charge, contributing a stupid 10 blocks and 5 steals. Heine wasn't far off with his 7 blocks and 5 steals, but somewhat fewer points than he usually provides. His teammates stepped up for the most part, but so did Skizzo's.
We have a brand new champion! We saw signs of the Skizzlet Hawks being a contender last year, but a cruel injury to Skizzo stopped that in its tracks. We might have just seen what we missed out on back then. Heine might be disappointed to go out on such a poor shooting performance in such a close game, but he did drag the Spurs this far, after all. In any case, the story of this Atlanta Hawks ring should be one of a very deep team, where everyone did their part to come out on top.
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