CSL Playoffs 2033 || Round 2 || Game 2

[The Simmer]

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[Andrewu91]

I didn't expect to win this one. I was hopeful. We played bad once again but didn't get as lucky as we did in game 1.

I took home court and that's the important part. Back to NY.

[KW]

hahahaha shit we are screwed

[KW]

76-97 loss vs POR

Considering our previous season-low in points was 88. this just looks like a really bad matchup for us, and I don't think we're equipped to adjust properly... but we're gonna try.

Trying to score in the paint against Okongwu just seemed to be an impossible task in this game. Dude is a star and easily the best player on the Blazers imo, someone should max him!

Reddish: 14pts, 3ast, 4-8 FG, 5-5 FT
Lofton: 13pts, 5reb, 5-10 FG
Knight: 10pts, 8reb, 4-7 FG (16 min)
Lawson: 10pts, 5reb
Gant: 6pts, 7reb, 5ast, 2blk

[bt]

Oh geez, we're in big trouble... again

Dug ourselves another 0-2 hole at home which takes us to 1-4 this post season at home. We went 34-7 during the season but we can't seem to string anything together at home.

Grizzlies are just busting through our zone. I thought maybe it was our interior but we had 14 blocks.. 10 of which were bigs. Statistically it was tight. Similar FG%, we both hardly shot threes, few more free throws for them, low turnovers for both, big rebounds for both, just a tight game.

Memphis are throwing a zone at us naturally but I can't figure out why a guy like Bozic, who is majority catch and shoot from the corner, takes a single three from 16 shots. He's only redeeming quality is to take threes and he doesn't even do that haha.

Grizzlies are a hell of an inside team and trying to match up with them is proving very difficult at the moment when we're not utilising home court advantage. Maybe we're just not a home post season team haha. Last season or the one before, we didn't have home court ever as an 8 see and got through most and maybe we're a better road team.

Don't like our chances of making two miraculous comebacks this post season though so looking grim.

[Flaming Homer]

It seems the motto of this series in "defense is optional" ... 126:114 in a playoff game? C'mon guys.
Maybe it is the refs though, it seems they call every little shit.

At least we cleaned up our TO a good bit and were able to get close to the basket a lot.

We lost home court and now have to try to win in NY. Not sure when was the last time we managed to do that.

NYK - ATL: 114 - 126

NYK
L. Doncic: 56pt (22/48), 9ass, 7reb
J. Porter: 11pt (5/9), 8reb, 3blk

ATL
R. Perry: 15pt (6/11), 13reb, 4blk
L. Ball: 18pt (8/16), 10ass, 7reb

[GreenBear]

Going exactly as expected

/S

Not sure what's gotten into us, but let's go!

[cb4raptorscb4]

Some good series so far. Road teams are dominating out West. Kings may be in trouble this time as the Grizzlies are a different beast compared to the Spurs

[andrei]

Wow, did not expect us to be up 2-0 on the Kings. Last time it happened they swept their opponent the rest of the series so I don't know whether to laugh or cry

This game was a brickfest from both sides and we are again lucky to get away with a win here. Bruno and Mobley combined for 46 points, 32 boards and 6 blocks and Culver added 24 and 10 assists. Thybulle tortured us with an impressive triple-double but Bowen played tough defense and got him to shoot 31% on volume. Kofi with 23 on 19 shots is probably the best result we can hope for.