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[RoyalTy]

ANT MAN!

I'm hoping Chicago holds the trophy high at the end of this. My boy Westbrook deserves it

Going to be tough for Chicago with Brooklyn and Milwaukee potentially in the way, and it's looking like 2K is going to abuse Ben Simmons' height in the playoffs once again

[RoyalTy]

PLAYOFFS DAY 4 | MONDAY APRIL 26, 2021

Milwaukee takes a 2-0 lead in their series with Toronto following a 135-111 win in Game 2. Giannis Antetokounmpo records a triple double (37 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) for the Bucks and Khris Middleton adds 28 points and five assists of his own to keep home court advantage. Fred Van Vleet had 18 points and seven assists for Toronto while Pascal Siakam scored 22 of his team high 28 points in the second half of a futile effort to keep Toronto in the game.

Brooklyn's Big 3 combines for 84 points but somehow the NBA's best regular season team is down 2-0 in the first round of the playoffs. The 8th seeded Orlando Magic upset the Nets with a 125-113 win in Game 2 as the hot hand of rookie Cole Anthony continues. Anthony led Orlando with 26 points and five assists in 27 minutes off the bench, joined by his fellow bench mob-mate in Shamorie Ponds (23 points off 5-of-5 from three in 17 minutes) to score over double their combined regular season output (combined 24.8 PPG in regular season, 52.0 PPG in playoffs). James Harden had 29 points and eight assists in the loss, Kevin Durant had 28 points, nine rebounds, and five assists as the Nets head to Orlando for Games 3 and 4 looking to avoid an epic collapse to their postseason hopes.

San Antonio used a late 12-2 scoring run to hold off the Clippers late and now it's the 7th seed Spurs riding a 2-0 series lead heading home for Game 3. A 116-108 Game 2 win was brought about by the efforts of San Antonio's starting guards in Dejounte Murray (21 points, six rebounds, nine assists) and Derrick White (19 points, eight rebounds). The Clippers had a chance thanks to Paul George (37 points, five rebounds, four assists, four steals) and Kawhi Leonard (29 points, 10 rebounds) but neither star would be able to stop the Spurs fourth quarter run that prevented the series from being tied up.

Donovan Mitchell scores the go-ahead basket with 12 seconds remaining to even the series for Utah as the series heads to Minnesota. Mitchell led the Jazz with 24 points, six rebounds, and six assists in Utah's 107-106 Game 2 win. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 31 points and 13 rebounds in the loss, and Anthony Edwards added 26 points and six assists as the rookie continues to play well in his first playoffs.

[RoyalTy]

PLAYOFFS DAY 5 | TUESDAY APRIL 27, 2021

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

#6 PHILADELPHIA 115, #3 Chicago 113 | Philadelphia rallies from double digit deficit, ends game on 22-8 run to take 2-1 series lead

Ben Simmons: 29 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, STL, BLK, 11-17 FG
Joel Embiid: 19 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK, 7-16 FG

Russell Westbrook: 39 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, STL, 14-34 FG, 7-17 3P
Zach LaVine: 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 6-12 FG, 1-4 3P

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#4 Atlanta 121, #5 INDIANA 94 | 52 bench points and 29 assists propelled Atlanta to lead by as many as 33 to take 2-1 series lead

Trae Young: 30 PTS, 2 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL, 5 TO, 12-25 FG, 5-10 3P
Spencer Dinwiddie: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 8-14 FG, 3-6 3P

Malcolm Brogdon: 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL,, BLK, 9-17 FG, 3-6 3P
Victor Oladipo: 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 5 TO, 8-22 FG, 2-8 3P

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#6 NEW ORLEANS 118, #3 Portland 104 | 78 points in the paint for New Orleans and despite shooting 27% from three, Pelicans win on their home court

Brandon Ingram: 32 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 13-27 FG, 6-8 FT
Josh Hart: 17 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, STL, 6-13 FG, 1-3 3P

Damian Lillard; 32 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 4 TO, 12-28 FG, 6-13 3P
C.J. McCollum: 21 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 9-23 FG, 2-8 3P

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#5 DENVER 130, #4 LA Lakers 116 | Denver regains series lead behind 32 from Murray, triple double from Jokic

Jamal Murray: 32 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 12-22 FG, 7-11 3P
Aaron Gordon: 25 PTS, 4 REB, STL, 9-14 FG, 3-4 3P

Anthony Davis: 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 15-27 FG, 1-8 3P
LeBron James: 28 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 10-20 FG, 3-8 3P

[RoyalTy]

PLAYOFFS DAY 6 | WEDNESDAY APRIL 28, 2021

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

#2 Milwaukee 114, #7 TORONTO 90 | Milwaukee dominates glass, 15-4 on offensive rebounds and 11-2 on 2nd chance points; forced 23 turnovers to go up 3-0

Giannis Antetokounmpo: 32 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 4 STL, 15-25 FG, 1-4 3P
Khris Middleton: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL, 7-16 FG, 1-6 3P

Pascal Siakam: 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, 10-16 FG
Kyle Lowry: 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 7 TO, 7-10 FG, 5-6 3P

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#1 Brooklyn 135, #8 ORLANDO 99 | The Nets we expected finally arrives to avoid 3-0 hole - Durant (38), Irving (31), Harden (21), & Holiday (21) combined for 111 points

Kevin Durant: 38 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 17-23 FG, 2-6 3P
Kyrie Irving: 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 12-25 FG, 3-8 3P

Cole Anthony: 27 MIN, 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 6 TO, 8-21 FG, 3-8 3P
Nikola Vucevic: 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 5-9 FG

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#7 SAN ANTONIO 116, #2 LA Clippers 109 | San Antonio pushes Clippers to brink of elimination, sweep while shooting 52% from the field and 47% from deep

DeMar DeRozan: 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, STL, 4 TO, 9-17 FG, 2-4 3P
Dejounte Murray: 18 PTS, 8 AST, 7-12 FG

Kawhi Leonard: 31 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL, 14-23 FG
Paul George: 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 3 STL, 4 TO, 11-23 FG, 3-6 3P

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#1 Utah 114, #8 MINNESOTA 108 | Utah outscores Minnesota 40-26 in the fourth quarter to take a 2-1 series lead, Mitchell scores 14 in fourth, 26 in second half

Donovan Mitchell: 37 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 13-25 FG, 5-10 3P
Bojan Bogdanovic: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, STL, 7-8 FG, 1-2 3P

Anthony Edwards: 31 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 13-24 FG, 3-7 3P
Karl-Anthony Towns: 20 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 10-18 FG

[Agent]

Chicago letting me down already

[RoyalTy]

Chicago letting me down already

They really are. Westbrook has been putting up numbers but no one else besides LaVine has been a consistent threat offensively. I didn't think Chicago could beat Brooklyn or Milwaukee but I thought they'd at least have the advantage over Philadelphia

[RoyalTy]

PLAYOFFS DAY 7 | THURSDAY APRIL 29, 2021

[RoyalTy]

PLAYOFFS DAY 8 | FRIDAY APRIL 30, 2021

[Agent]

A lot of 3-1 series up in here.

Looking forward to the next round. Jazz might not make it out of this one.

[RoyalTy]

A lot of 3-1 series up in here.

Looking forward to the next round. Jazz might not make it out of this one.

A lot of 3-1s indeed, a few I wasn't anticipating like Philadelphia and San Antonio but it's been interesting to see these games play out.

Snyder is going to have to coach Utah out this first round. Mitchell coming back after missing all season is finding his rhythm but the rest of the team is struggling as a result. And no Conley, he's still out for a month.

Always appreciate the comments