05-06-2025, 08:43 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-06-2025, 08:46 AM by HoosierDaddyKid.)
(05-06-2025, 06:54 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Wow, thrilling games. I didn't get a chance to watch either. I imagine both Boston and OKC win those series but always good to see road teams in Knicks, Denver and Indy all win game ones on the road. Should set up for some entertaining series. Lets see how the GS vs Minny game 1 goes tonight.
Will losing Jalen ever stop hurting. In some ways, this hurt me more than Luka. Although, to be honest I still think I am in the denial stage at times with the Luka trade.
Jokic with a cool 40/20 game and in reading it doesn't even appear he was great in the game. When you have a star like that putting up those numbers in not a great game it can hide a lot of warts.
I think Joker is getting timely help from Westbrook, Braun, and Aaron Gordon, who is a very underrated PF, in my opinion. He may be Denver's 2nd best player currently. It also appears to me that Michael Malone was part of the problem with Denver's lethargic play the last few weeks of the season before he was fired. They reported in the game; there was a lot of friction in the locker room before his dismissal. They've played with much more energy and purpose under interim coach David Adelman. I also think Brunson's loss was just as important as Luka's, even though Luka is perceived to be the bigger talent. Brunson is carving out his own legacy with his clutch play in NY. He's truly one of the best players currently in the NBA.