Ant and Naz Reid were unreal. Great game!

Physical and hard fought game indeed. That technical call on Edwards in the 3rd was weak. Refs out of their minds.

I missed the first quarter, and half of the second, but will go and watch the game now.

Will see how both teams play in game one. It seems Ant is on a mission, with 18 points already. Looking like another 30+ point game on this trajectory. Meanwhile, Murray still only has 0. Maybe he's waiting for the 4th quarter to start scoring...

Agreed that Murray has the luxury of having Joker take care of things for him until the last 5 minutes of the game. He is not driving the bus, but also tends yo take over the wheel during clutch time.

Oh man, right on topic! I just watched this video last night talking about Jamal Murray's jump in performance from the regular season to the playoffs. The video presents a lot of numbers and metrics to make the case that Murray is the "most improved" when comparing regular season performance to playoff performance. Check it out!

And after watching the video, I'm convinced Murray should be on top of the list you presented.

I know. I had been silently following the playoff pool. Siggy is indeed the basketball savant.

Haha, I want a better chance at winning 2k sats instead.

Haha, yes you did, great minds.

Thanks for hosting these pick'ems. Gives me a chance to redeem myself from my failure in the playoff pool.

Celtics Knicks Thunder Nuggets 1 series going 7 games

Looks like it's down to me or @Carresan. If Cavs win, I win, if Magic wins, @Carresan wins. I love this one on one duel. We shall see who prevails tomorrow.

3 more days.

Your team put up a good fight. Saros played really well in both games a 5 snd 6. I'm glad our guys were finally able to sneak one past him late in the 3rd in game 6.

Also cool to see the catfish make its return onto the ice in game 6. Reminded me of this commercial.

Good morning stackers.

Day 97 of 100 push ups till $100k completed.

He had a great game! I'm hoping Silovs keep it up because we will need him to play great against the Oilers.

Are you a Predators fan?

I don't think Brunson would be who he is today if he had kept playing under the shadow of Luka. He simply wouldn't have the opportunity to shine so bright.

That Knicks vs 76ers game was quite something. I was rooting for the Knicks in the series, so I was happy to see them win. But wtf is up with Tobias Harris? 0 points with 29 minutes played. Then this moment immediately came to mind as I was having those questions.

As for the Pacers vs Bucks game, can we give some props to the supporting cast? Namely, C J McConnell and Obi Topping. C J had 20 points, 9 assists, 2 rebounds with 23 minutes played. Obi had 21 points, 2 assists, 8 rebounds with 24 minutes played. Those numbers are insane if you factor in the minutes played and what is expected from them.

Regarding the Leafs and Bruins series, if the Bruins lose the next game, it would be the second season in a row that they blew a 3-1 series lead. Probably would be the first time for a NHL team to do that 2 years in a row? (I'm not sure, so fact check me on that.) Let's hope that gives the Bruins some extra motivation to win the next game.

Hmmm... I might get my second strike this week. Fingers crossed the Guardians can get 2/3 over the Angels. Will get my pick in for week 6 later this weekend.

It's definitely Ant's team now.

I feel the same towards the Celtics, but I really enjoy watching the Mavs and like their team. I do find myself rooting against Embiid's 76ers a lot though, and I was quite happy to seem them eliminated by the Knicks last night.

Upon thinking more after reading your post, I think the dislike stems from the player(s), not from the team; at least that is the case for myself. In the case of the 76ers, I think I just don't like Embiid, period. The way he carries himself, the way he speaks about things, complains about thing, and the way he cried after the Raps eliminated them in the 2019 playoffs. Maybe he is a great and likeable guy, but the public persona that he put on is one that I dislike; and as such, I tend to root against his team along with him (maybe the correct order should be root against him along with his team).

As for the Celtics, I share the same feeling with you that there is something off with JT and JB, especially JB. As such, I find myself rooting against the Celtics because of their star players.

Good morning stackers.

Day 96 of 100 push ups till $100k completed.

Final countdown to the marathon on Sunday. I am not ready but it's coming whether I'm ready or not.

It's not over until it's over. Clips still have a shot at this by winning 2 straight, but definitely not with the way Harden and PG were playing last night. It seems the two of them still have not changed, they would have big games in the beginning of the series and disappear towards the end. Anyways, wish you luck since the odds are stacked against you.

Canucks are playing tomorrow night. Hopefully they can finish off the Predators and not have to come back for game 7.