2018 NBA playoffs running thread

Jordan would’ve had eight.

 

The Jordan crazy scoring stat for playoffs is he had more games scoring 50 than he did scoring fewer than 20. (8 to 6; for comparison, LeBron's had 25 under 20).

If you've been on Lakers boards (hey), there's been long debate about whether fans even want LeBron. I mean he's going to decline, right? Right? Who wants that when you can build with young guys? And of course he's going to decline. And a Kobe Achilles injury can always happen. But what's that decline mean? That at 38 he's *only* getting 25-5-5 and still able to dominate with his court sense and able to turn it on for 30 when he wants? Lakers should turn that down? LeBron will be 33 at start of next season. Just to compare, Kareem was 33 when the 1980 Finals started. Could LBJ do what KAJ did from that point on and go to 8 more Finals and win 5 more titles? Well, probably not. But the crazy thing with LeBron is it seems at least plausible. So, yes, it would probably be worth dealing some of the young guys if it means having a chance to sign him.

 

Wow..look at this... Rockets 3s...

 

Hello..anybody watching this?

 

Getting Game 6 Spurs-Lakers from 2003 vibes, which ended with Lakers crying on bench. (of course Warriors could go on 25-6 run this quarter).

 

One thing about that LeBron vs Kareem comparison -- at 33, LeBron has played literally hundreds more NBA games than Kareem at that age. He's like 38 in Jabbar years.

Of course, he's showing no sign of wear. Dude's a freak. He has to age at some point but it's not happening yet.

 

I blinked and this game turned into a curb-stomping.

 

Was just coming here to say the same thing. I was thinking about posting some snide comment on Twitter about the Warriors not playing with desperation until the Rockets packed it in.

 

Warriors outscored Rockets 93-47 over final three quarters.

 

What the hell:

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Don’t do it by age, Kareem went to UCLA for 4 years before the NBA, remember.
Jabbar did play on 80 games or more 11 times, LeBron only 3,icludng this years 82 for the first time. Jabbar played 82 5 times

 

Playoffs are longer now, right?