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NBA Playoffs Open Thread – Weekend Edition

An extremely good stretch for the NBA Playoffs continue.
By | 13 Comments | May 10, 2025

May 6, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) reacts with Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) in the third quarter during game one of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images

Another weekend full of NBA Playoff basketball awaits. Here’s the schedule:

Saturday: 

Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks – 12:30 PM PT / 3:30 PM ET

  • Knicks lead the series 2-0

Minnesota Timberwolves @ Golden State Warriors – 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET

  • Series is tied 1-1

Sunday: 

Oklahoma City Thunder @ Denver Nuggets – 12:30 PM PT / 3:30 PM ET

  • Nuggets lead the series 2-1

Cleveland Cavaliers @ Indiana Pacers – 5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET

  • Pacers lead the series 2-1
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MidtownMike
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May 10, 2025 8:54 pm

Are we still glazing Hali after his 4 point explosion?

Hobby916
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May 11, 2025 7:32 am
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Rise to superstardom out on hold.

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May 11, 2025 7:58 am
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There’s always going to be varied opinions on Hali, as there is on any player. The truth is, however, he’s accomplished more in the 3 years as an ex-King than any anyone who has worn a Kings jersey in the past 20 years. Would anyone here not want him playing for Sac? The last player to even approach what he has accomplished after leaving town was Isaiah Thomas.

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May 11, 2025 8:30 am
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Well said.
I’d take Hali back in exchange for Domas in a heartbeat.
Some teams try to acquire winning players but the Kangz look to acquire career losers (Lavine, DDR, Sabonis).

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May 11, 2025 9:22 am
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Hali would be a “career loser” had the Kings not traded him.

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May 11, 2025 9:30 am
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Credit to the Pacers, as their build around Hali has been so superior to the Kings build around Sabonis / Fox. Siakam alone moved them up one level. When one team adds Siakam while the other adds DDR, well, the results are going to be the results.

And 1 – Sabonis was having a fine season until Fox was dealt. I think the “career loser” tag belongs to the org., not Domas.

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May 11, 2025 9:51 am
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100%. I still believe a very good team can be built around Sabonis with competent leadership. The Kings, mainly Vivek, have simply done the ass backwards version of this.

If we swapped the entire supporting cast in Denver with the entire supporting cast in Sacramento we’d be watching Kings playoff basketball and Denver fans would be visiting tankathon on a daily basis.

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May 11, 2025 9:55 am
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SacNuggzLOL

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May 11, 2025 10:22 am

I prefer the term NuggetSac, thank you very much.

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May 11, 2025 10:26 am
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Didn’t The B52’s sing about the NugSac?

MidtownMike
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May 11, 2025 5:47 pm
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And 1 – playing in the east helps a ton

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May 11, 2025 5:46 pm
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100%

pacers started there success once they got siakim. Hali is a good player, definitely not a 1a type dude, not even close

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May 11, 2025 5:45 pm
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If you don’t think him playing in the east doesn’t have a lot to do with it i don’t know what to tell ya.

It’s a shitty reality but it’s what is true

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