2020 Bubble NBA Playoffs NBA FINALS EDITION LAL VS MIA

[Scoot26]

2020 NBA Western Conference Play-In
(8) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (9) Memphis Grizzlies

Game 1: Sat, Aug 15 Memphis at Portland, 2:30 ET, ABC
Game 2: Sun, Aug 16 Memphis at Portland, 4:30 ET, ESPN*



2020 NBA Western Conference First Round
(1) Los Angeles Lakers 4, (8) Portland Blazers 1
(2) LA Clippers 4, (7) Dallas Mavericks 2
(3) Denver Nuggets 4, (6) Utah Jazz 3
(4) Houston Rockets 4 , (5) Oklahoma City Thunder 3

2020 NBA Western Conference Semifinals
(1) Los Angeles Lakers 4, (4) Houston Rockets 1
(3) Denver Nuggets 4, (2) Los Angeles Clippers 3


2020 NBA Eastern Conference First Round
(1) Milwaukee Bucks 4 , (8) Orlando Magic 1
(2) Toronto Raptors 4, (7) Brooklyn Nets 0
(3) Boston Celtics 4, (6) Philadelphia 76ers 0
(5) Miami Heat 4, (4) Indiana Pacers 0

2020 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
(5) Miami Heat 4, Milwaukee Bucks 1
(3) Boston Celtics 4, (2) Toronto Raptors 3

 

[zack54attack]

Blazers should give LAL some fits. I'm curious to see how the East plays out..

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Memphis had to win two, right?

 

[Scoot26]

Memphis had to win two, right?

Yep. If Portland won either game, they were in, but they won the first, so no need for a second.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Yep. If Portland won either game, they were in, but they won the first, so no need for a second.

It really didn't dawn on me until I was double checking to see if there was a score for yesterday. That fourth quarter on Saturday was a really fun 12 minutes.

 

[Scoot26]

It really didn't dawn on me until I was double checking to see if there was a score for yesterday. That fourth quarter on Saturday was a really fun 12 minutes.

I forgot about the game Saturday, so I missed it.

Was it something you think the NBA should start doing every year now?

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

I forgot about the game Saturday, so I missed it.

Was it something you think the NBA should start doing every year now?

I think it would be cool if you did those kind of play-in games after the regular season. The scenario being after 82, Portland and Memphis are tied for the 8th seed and Portland won the season series. So yeah, give them that extra game(s) at the end of the regular season. Portland would need the one, Memphis would need the two. If they tied the season series, give them a best of three.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

I also think this is certainly the time/situation in which you can try things out that can carry over to following seasons. I think that Portland-Memphis game was a winner. (Would have liked them try to just seed the top 16 teams, regardless of conference ((not sure the Portland-Memphis game would have mattered in that scenario))

 

[zack54attack]

Awesome first game today.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Great game. I'll take six more of these.

 

[Scoot26]

Mitchell puts up 57, which puts him 3rd most for an NBA playoff game, behind Jordan's 63, and Elgin Baylor's 61.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Him and Murray were really fun to watch down the stretch. I was surprised they went to Joker on that last play in the 4th.

 

[zack54attack]

Break up the 76ers and send Embid to Chicago

 

[RoseMVP1]

I've said a lot of negative things about Adam Silver, but I have to admit he's done a great job with this bubble.

 

[Scoot26]

I've said a lot of negative things about Adam Silver, but I have to admit he's done a great job with this bubble.

Oh just wait until the 2nd round when players are allowed to bring people in.

 

[SilenceS]

I forgot about the game Saturday, so I missed it.

Was it something you think the NBA should start doing every year now?

Silver said he would like to keep the play in games

 

[zack54attack]

 

[Scoot26]

So both #1 seeds lose.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

So both #1 seeds lose.

Blazers are obviously more than capable of making this a competitive series, but not sure Orlando can replicate that magic (get it?) three more times.

 

[Scoot26]

Blazers are obviously more than capable of making this a competitive series, but not sure Orlando can replicate that magic (get it?) three more times.

I wouldn't think so, but the Bucks have looked fairly awful in the bubble overall. So have the Lakers.