2025 NBA Season

[Sanitough]

Embiid is just a decoy to the Heat.

He was not a total decoy, Embiid had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
That's big enough as a contribution for the team, so I believe that he is a big factor for that win, and it was a low scoring game, means it's a defensive game.

They thought that he will be the one who will be scoring but it didn't go that way.
Most of them stepped up offensively. Their 4 starters has double digits and Harris got an almost triple double. One thing more is their defense. 2 players only in Heat are in double digits and Herro shot 5/15 in the field while Butler is 12/22. If they will play like this in Game 4, I think they will tie the series. I just hope that Embiid will play the whole series.

76ers knows how to win, that's the most important, and if they can even the series, 76ers has a good chance to beat the heat.

[danherbias07]

Embiid is just a decoy to the Heat. They thought that he will be the one who will be scoring but it didn't go that way.
Most of them stepped up offensively. Their 4 starters has double digits and Harris got an almost triple double. One thing more is their defense. 2 players only in Heat are in double digits and Herro shot 5/15 in the field while Butler is 12/22. If they will play like this in Game 4, I think they will tie the series. I just hope that Embiid will play the whole series.

I commend Coach Doc Rivers for making such a play. Embiid doesn't even have to be physical, all he needs to do is suck all the defense to him and it worked. Then, there's one play that I admired, a two-man play consisting of Green and Maxey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTiLHzFwrgo Jump to 2:30.
I am glad I can see Danny Green moving again without the ball. Don't be stuck in one corner waiting for it, look for your own opening while messing up the Heat defense. I will bet for them in Game 4, no doubt.

[agustina2]

I commend Coach Doc Rivers for making such a play. Embiid doesn't even have to be physical, all he needs to do is suck all the defense to him and it worked. Then, there's one play that I admired, a two-man play consisting of Green and Maxey.

I am glad I can see Danny Green moving again without the ball. Don't be stuck in one corner waiting for it, look for your own opening while messing up the Heat defense. I will bet for them in Game 4, no doubt.

That's an effective strategy but I hope Danny Green or Maxey will have the same performance next game. They are on and off in the court. In other words, they can't maintain that kind of performance and that will result in a waste of using Embiid.

Now that Heat is focused on defending Joel Embiid, it's time now for his teammates to do their role.

I'm still waiting for the Playoffs James Harden to be released. He is known to always have a big production in every playoff but he is still not on his usual.

[Jating]

I commend Coach Doc Rivers for making such a play. Embiid doesn't even have to be physical, all he needs to do is suck all the defense to him and it worked. Then, there's one play that I admired, a two-man play consisting of Green and Maxey.

I am glad I can see Danny Green moving again without the ball. Don't be stuck in one corner waiting for it, look for your own opening while messing up the Heat defense. I will bet for them in Game 4, no doubt.

That's an effective strategy but I hope Danny Green or Maxey will have the same performance next game. They are on and off in the court. In other words, they can't maintain that kind of performance and that will result in a waste of using Embiid.

Now that Heat is focused on defending Joel Embiid, it's time now for his teammates to do their role.

I'm still waiting for the Playoffs James Harden to be released. He is known to always have a big production in every playoff but he is still not on his usual.

It was only Maxey that is somewhat consistent to help Harden when Joel was out. Danny Green? not that much except for this game at their home court. I guess the savvy veteran in himself tells him to really get aggressive and shot the ball effectively. James Harden is also known for choking in playoffs, so still up to Embiid to carry the Sixers get passed the Heat but it will be not that easy.

[Russlenat]

I commend Coach Doc Rivers for making such a play. Embiid doesn't even have to be physical, all he needs to do is suck all the defense to him and it worked. Then, there's one play that I admired, a two-man play consisting of Green and Maxey.

I am glad I can see Danny Green moving again without the ball. Don't be stuck in one corner waiting for it, look for your own opening while messing up the Heat defense. I will bet for them in Game 4, no doubt.

That's an effective strategy but I hope Danny Green or Maxey will have the same performance next game. They are on and off in the court. In other words, they can't maintain that kind of performance and that will result in a waste of using Embiid.

Now that Heat is focused on defending Joel Embiid, it's time now for his teammates to do their role.

I'm still waiting for the Playoffs James Harden to be released. He is known to always have a big production in every playoff but he is still not on his usual.

It was only Maxey that is somewhat consistent to help Harden when Joel was out. Danny Green? not that much except for this game at their home court. I guess the savvy veteran in himself tells him to really get aggressive and shot the ball effectively. James Harden is also known for choking in playoffs, so still up to Embiid to carry the Sixers get passed the Heat but it will be not that easy.

Embiid has to be on the court, this is his team, Harden was only hired as an addition so he could help the team to improve. Known for choking? maybe, but who knows, with a new pair of superstars, Harden might play well and bring the 76ers to the NBA Finals. I know it's still too early and 76ers are likely to lose the series, but like I said, who knows.

[Yamifoud]

Harden might play well and bring the 76ers to the NBA Finals.

Possible but unlikely. a team that starts with 2-0 lead has a good chance of winning the series as per NBA trends.
If we believe 76ers will win, then taking the odds now would give us a great value.

I know it's still too early and 76ers are likely to lose the series, but like I said, who knows.

yes, there's no one who can ascertain the outcome of the game, losing 2 in a row does not mean they'll lose the series.
Like what happened on the Bucks las season, lose against Nets on the road twice and beat the Nets in the series, same with the NBA finals against the Suns.

[SirLancelot]

I can't remember the last time I saw a team stay under 80 points, definitely not that common anymore in the NBA because of the pace and how many threes are attempted. I read everywhere that Embiid was out for the season during the first days of the injury, everyone kept saying that Sixers would lose and get swept.

However, looking at what we are seeing today, Embiid managed to comeback and play, if he was injured small enough that he could comeback on the third game, then why did we saw that Embiid wouldn't play. I mean even Doc Rivers said he wasn't ready for the third game just the other day, and somehow he magically appeared, I don't know how, but I lost a good money because of it lol.

[ingiltere]

If Tatum shoots like that of course they don't have any chance. It's a must win game and your star player shot %20 fg, that's unacceptable. Jaylen Brown and Al Horford tried Boston to stay in the game but Tatum is just horrible today. It's also weird that Bucks couldn't finish the game early despite Antetokounmpo's 42. He didn't get any help from other players except Jrue Holiday. Bucks got the leverage but they desperately need Middleton against better opponents.
Great ending for watchers though, last tip from Horford was a little late and there is no overtime. Dedication until the last millisecond, that's some play-off basketball.

[jakdanyel]

Milwaukee Bucks really made it by a very slight gap at the end, 103-101. Now they are leading the series 2-1. This was such an incredible and competitive game by the way. Giannis' amazing performance was a big help for his team to win this game. Because his statistics were like this: 42 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assist. This is just perfect I mean. He did his job incredibly well and Celtics must be very unhappy to lose like this now. But I hope the series will continue this much competitive.

[Baofeng]

If Tatum shoots like that of course they don't have any chance. It's a must win game and your star player shot %20 fg, that's unacceptable. Jaylen Brown and Al Horford tried Boston to stay in the game but Tatum is just horrible today. It's also weird that Bucks couldn't finish the game early despite Antetokounmpo's 42. He didn't get any help from other players except Jrue Holiday. Bucks got the leverage but they desperately need Middleton against better opponents.
Great ending for watchers though, last tip from Horford was a little late and there is no overtime. Dedication until the last millisecond, that's some play-off basketball.

Yeah, very close game, Al Horford was instrumental in their comeback, down 7 points, he made a 3 and then a hook shot to make it to a 2 point lead by Bucks with 4 minutes left. But it was not enough. Giannis 42 big points, wanted to see an OT, but the tip of Horford is not made in time (after the buzzer). Now the Bucks lead 2-1.

[Velvet78]

Bucks - Celtics was a really tight game but still Bucks managed to be the winner at the end. They won by only two points and it was very enjoyable to watch this game. Giannis was the best player of the game by far after scoring 42 points and making almost a triple-double. Celtics seem to be very determined to eliminate their opponent still. So it is very likely for us to watch a very competitive series like 4-3. But the winner of the series would be Bucks I think. They still seem like a little ahead of Celtics.

[dwyane36]

If Tatum shoots like that of course they don't have any chance. It's a must win game and your star player shot %20 fg, that's unacceptable. Jaylen Brown and Al Horford tried Boston to stay in the game but Tatum is just horrible today. It's also weird that Bucks couldn't finish the game early despite Antetokounmpo's 42. He didn't get any help from other players except Jrue Holiday. Bucks got the leverage but they desperately need Middleton against better opponents.
Great ending for watchers though, last tip from Horford was a little late and there is no overtime. Dedication until the last millisecond, that's some play-off basketball.

The Celtics had a chance to win, but, as you said, Tatum had a terrible performance, and he didn't even try to be active in the 4th quarter even though Horford and Brown really needed his help as the final minutes of this match were very tight. In any case, it was a very exciting match, and I hope that the winner of this series will be determined only in the seventh match.

[yazher]

The Celtics had a chance to win, but, as you said, Tatum had a terrible performance, and he didn't even try to be active in the 4th quarter even though Horford and Brown really needed his help as the final minutes of this match were very tight. In any case, it was a very exciting match, and I hope that the winner of this series will be determined only in the seventh match.

It was Al Horford who tried his best to win the game by successfully shooting some crucial shots but in the end, he didn't make it because of the buzzer. As I always said, Playoff games are different and this time, we witnessed yet another unforgettable performance by both teams. The fans are really happy to see such play from the Bucks especially since they're on their homecourt today. It's another big trial for the Boston Celtics since they need to stop the Bucks to get one win because it's hard to catch up when you're behind in a 1-3 series against a monster team like Milwaukee Bucks.

[btc_angela]

Warriors destroyed Memphis in their home court with a huge win.
Ja Morant was again spectacular until he gets injured late in the 3rd if I'm not mistaken.
Warriors big 3 was big in this game, specially Klay who seems to bounce back from a bad performance in game 2.
If Ja Morant's injury is serious and chances are that he can't play in their next game, it will be hard to overcome the Warriors in their series.

[Pamadar]

Warriors destroyed Memphis in their home court with a huge win.
Ja Morant was again spectacular until he gets injured late in the 3rd if I'm not mistaken.
Warriors big 3 was big in this game, specially Klay who seems to bounce back from a bad performance in game 2.
If Ja Morant's injury is serious and chances are that he can't play in their next game, it will be hard to overcome the Warriors in their series.

He's spectacular, but he can't carry it alone. Just like Luka, he's facing a super team where every player

are willing to contribute. If there's no help from his teammates, it will be hard for Memphis to pass the Warriors, hope that
Injuries are not that critical to sit him in the remaining games in this series. Else, the campaign to go to the finals will end
competing with the Warriors.

[jakdanyel]

Grizzlies were able to fight back only in the first quarter of the game. After that, there was a total demolition by Warriors. I was contented with seeing one thing especially that the biggest trio at Warriors played very good. I mean Curry, Thompson and Poole. It is very important for Warriors to have a satisfying contribution by these three guards. They all played with 20+ points and played a huge role in this very comfortable win by 142-112. For Grizzlies, Morant played awesome again but the rest of the team couldn't contribute much. Morant scored 34 pts and he was the most scorer of the game too.

[Reid]

The Greek Freak did it again. 42 points 12 rebounds 8 assists. Great performance and becoming more of a facilitator. The Celtics did gave him a hard time to attack the paint by aiming for an offensive foul whenever he runs wild but it didn't stop him by using spin moves to create space and using his strong upper body to force his way in.
Shutting down Tatum was the first priority then everything goes their way. Good game and the ending was a bit dramatic. 

[Russlenat]

The Greek Freak did it again. 42 points 12 rebounds 8 assists. Great performance and becoming more of a facilitator. The Celtics did gave him a hard time to attack the paint by aiming for an offensive foul whenever he runs wild but it didn't stop him by using spin moves to create space and using his strong upper body to force his way in.

That's a great player, and his FG percentage has also increase, so you can tell that he is consistent in the series.
No one from the Celtics could stop him, he will dominate and that's the major advantage of Giannis even without his buddy Middleton.

Shutting down Tatum was the first priority then everything goes their way. Good game and the ending was a bit dramatic. 

Worse game so far for Tatum, I'm not sure how they'll adjust that in game 4, if they can't then it' safe to assume that the series will be 3-1 going back to Celtics home court.

[Jating]

The Greek Freak did it again. 42 points 12 rebounds 8 assists. Great performance and becoming more of a facilitator. The Celtics did gave him a hard time to attack the paint by aiming for an offensive foul whenever he runs wild but it didn't stop him by using spin moves to create space and using his strong upper body to force his way in.
Shutting down Tatum was the first priority then everything goes their way. Good game and the ending was a bit dramatic. 

Yeah, almost a triple double performance for Giannis again, he knows that he will be double or even triple team that's why he look for the open man. Although there were instance that his pass was intercepted, but at least he prove clutch again. For sure Tatum will bounce back next game, he had a good series against the Nets and I said that he is a legit star now. So he has to adjust to the defense being put on him to score.

[stadus]

The Greek Freak did it again. 42 points 12 rebounds 8 assists. Great performance and becoming more of a facilitator. The Celtics did gave him a hard time to attack the paint by aiming for an offensive foul whenever he runs wild but it didn't stop him by using spin moves to create space and using his strong upper body to force his way in.
Shutting down Tatum was the first priority then everything goes their way. Good game and the ending was a bit dramatic. 

Yeah, almost a triple double performance for Giannis again, he knows that he will be double or even triple team that's why he look for the open man. Although there were instance that his pass was intercepted, but at least he prove clutch again. For sure Tatum will bounce back next game, he had a good series against the Nets and I said that he is a legit star now. So he has to adjust to the defense being put on him to score.

Both teams making the right adjustment, so let's expect that will happen in game 4 as that game is a very important game for the Celtics. However, if Tatum will improve and Brown will struggle, that would result to another lose, so both of them has to have a good performance in order for them to even the series.