Little NBA Playoffs check in on some relevant stats and storylines.
Of course - there’s also been all elements we have come to hate about this league.
The love side of my love/hate relationship with this league is winning out so far.
Looking forward to more.
For now - here are some takes/stats that caught my attention.
But I don’t think this series is even in the top-two in terms of animosity.
Bucks/Pacers and T-Wolves/Lakers have stolen that show.
But credit to Kuz who character developed himself in Game 2.
I do expect the Pistons/Knicks intensity to blossom.
Especially now that the Pistons have some playoff street cred.
You probably heard they won their first playoff game since 2008.
So I did my civic duty and graphed out how ridiculous this is compared to every other team.
Never great when the Charlotte Hornets did something exemplary before your team did.
At least Pistons fans can say that’s no longer the case.
UPDATE - Congrats to the Rockets for falling off this list last night.
Wait what???
There were a few others as well.
It’s not that the refs are letting them play any more than before.
It’s that three-pointers are continuing to rise.
Very clear inverse relationship between fouls and threes.
Hard to get physical when you stay away from initiating contact.
Think Duke playing Wofford.
Or San Diego State playing Occidental (evidently a real college).
I say this because all three of these games were decided by exactly 51-points this past season.
I don’t think I need to mention who beat who.
Just an all-time game for him.
Pretty easy to call Game 2 vs the Nuggets the best shooting game of computer Kawhi’s career.
Also easy to call Denver/LAC the far and away best series of these playoffs.
It’s actually going to be a shame that either Kawhi or Jokic won’t be moving on.
But something tells me these teams are so evenly matched we’re going six or seven games.
This guy is the Heyoka of OKC.
This is all kind of like iPhone vs Android.
Just living life in a sort of prison you’ve convinced yourself is paradise.
Well not this guy.
He never has to see his ugly green, but you all do.
And he can change it if he wants to.
But y’all stuck with what you get.
He just gets to see the soothing baby blue all around him.
And that’s another point too.
Do they really think wearing that shade of blue is in any way intimidating to the other team?
This is literally the color they paint children’s rooms in doctor’s offices to make them feel safe.
At least Heyoka guy is offering some unpredictability here.
Don’t wear the shirt.
That’s all I got for now.
Great playoffs so far.
Foul baiting and tattling after flopping like kindergarteners.
I could go on.
had to get some of the hate out too before I conclude.
Will check in again soon as we progress into June.
