Clippers side of the bracket is going to be a lot easier.

[BigKAT]

Lakers side of the bracket is probably going to be,

Lakers, Portland, Houston, OKC

Meanwhile the Clippers..

Nuggets, Mavs, Utah, Clippers.


Looking forward to see Houston - OKC though.

[FourthTenor]

LeMurderer's Row :facepalm

[ArbitraryWater]

no shit

its a joke

just cause houston tanks

[Akeem34TheDream]

Nuggets are a better team than the Rockets imo. And Mavs are better than Blazers.

[ImKobe]

Finally, Lebron gets to experience the superior Western Conference like Kobe/Shaq/Duncan did. The pressure is on.

[Axe]

Nuggets are a better team than the Rockets imo. And Mavs are better than Blazers.
Nice conclusion based on their current seedings.

[NBAGOAT]

mavs are a better 1st rd matchup, rockets are a better 2nd rd matchup.

[999Guy]

Mavs and Nuggets are easily scarier than Houston and OKC.


Jokic is a playoff monster and they’re about to get their team back. They’ve missed 3 starters in the bubble.

Dallas is loaded with talent. Is top heavy. Has a really creative playoff coach. You don’t wanna face that in the first round at all if you’re LAC.

Dallas has just blown all these close games. They could just as wel outplay and easily beat you. Essentially they’re highly talented underachievers with great coaching.

LAC has it hard. They just managed to avoid Houston. But WB is injured anyway.

[Akeem34TheDream]

Nice conclusion based on their current seedings.

Nah not just based on that.

[Shogon]

Finally, Lebron gets to experience the superior Western Conference like Kobe/Shaq/Duncan did. The pressure is on.

The pressure isn't on.

LeBron is an old man in NBA terms.

lol. The fact that you're holding him to the same standard as peak/prime Shaq and peak/prime Kobe says all that needs to be said.

Where were Kobe and Shaq at 35? Absurd.

How do you even think something like this and consider it to be a rational thought? Like what?

[Ghost1]

Mavs without Jalen Brunson and Dwight Powell, Clippers at full strength. :rant

[ImKobe]

The pressure isn't on.

LeBron is an old man in NBA terms.

lol. The fact that you're holding him to the same standard as peak/prime Shaq and peak/prime Kobe says all that needs to be said.

Where were Kobe and Shaq at 35? Absurd.

How do you even think something like this and consider it to be a rational thought? Like what?

No no no, we're not changing the narrative at this point in the season. Jordan won his 6th ring at 35. If Lebron wants to be the GOAT, he has to deliver a championship for the Lakers. There's pressure to win this season, and the bronsexuals are feeling it like it's 2011.

[Shogon]

No no no, we're not changing the narrative at this point in the season. Jordan won his 6th ring at 35. If Lebron wants to be the GOAT, he has to deliver a championship for the Lakers. There's pressure to win this season, and the bronsexuals are feeling it like it's 2011.

You... are a 'bronsexual'.

[NBAGOAT]

No no no, we're not changing the narrative at this point in the season. Jordan won his 6th ring at 35. If Lebron wants to be the GOAT, he has to deliver a championship for the Lakers. There's pressure to win this season, and the bronsexuals are feeling it like it's 2011.

Well there’s always pressure to win. It’s just not legacy defining if he loses however like some are trying to argue. It’s multiple reasons whether it’s brons age or clips/bucks being realy good.

I would argue harden had more pressure to win the past few years even with gs being favorites and so talented

[ImKobe]

You... are a 'bronsexual'.

Yes, but an objective one. The only bronsexual on this site not to make excuses for this team going into the Playoffs.

[Shogon]

Yes, but an objective one. The only bronsexual on this site not to make excuses for this team going into the Playoffs.

You can dress it up however you want but you're just obsessed period.

[ImKobe]

Well there’s always pressure to win. It’s just not legacy defining if he loses however like some are trying to argue. It’s multiple reasons whether it’s brons age or clips/bucks being realy good.

I would argue harden had more pressure to win the past few years even with gs being favorites and so talented

Harden has a lot of pressure too, he hasn't made an NBA Finals as the best player on the team. In Lebron's, case he's openly been chasing the GOAT title, this is one of his better opportunities to win one. He has a top 5 NBA player as a teammate, he has the #1 seed, he has the elite defense. He's not going to be the GOAT if he ends up not winning another championship.

[Lebron23]

Harden has a lot of pressure too, he hasn't made an NBA Finals as the best player on the team. In Lebron's, case he's openly been chasing the GOAT title, this is one of his better opportunities to win one. He has a top 5 NBA player as a teammate, he has the #1 seed, he has the elite defense. He's not going to be the GOAT if he ends up not winning another championship.

Lakers are going to win the championship.

[NBAGOAT]

Harden has a lot of pressure too, he hasn't made an NBA Finals as the best player on the team. In Lebron's, case he's openly been chasing the GOAT title, this is one of his better opportunities to win one. He has a top 5 NBA player as a teammate, he has the #1 seed, he has the elite defense. He's not going to be the GOAT if he ends up not winning another championship.

Well on paper he’ll have more than one opportunity with ad

[Shogon]

Harden has a lot of pressure too, he hasn't made an NBA Finals as the best player on the team. In Lebron's, case he's openly been chasing the GOAT title, this is one of his better opportunities to win one. He has a top 5 NBA player as a teammate, he has the #1 seed, he has the elite defense. He's not going to be the GOAT if he ends up not winning another championship.

LeBron isn't the GOAT and he's not going to end up as such.

[ImKobe]

Lakers are going to win the championship.

:applause:

Shaq/Kobe won their first chip 20 years ago, we have another potential dynasty right here. :cheers:

[tpols]

Clippers > Lakers
Nuggets > Rockets especially with the emergence of MPJ
Jazz < Thunder
And Mavericks > Blazers especially with CJ hurt


So clippers side wins 3/4.

[Doranku]

God I hate rooting for the same team as Bran stans. The playoffs haven't even started yet and the excuses are already being unloaded like machine gun fire.

Sorry guys, Bran isn't in the East anymore. We won't be playing the Hawks and DeMar DeRozan every round! ****ing ***** ass fanbase. Pathetic.

[tpols]

This really is such a ridiculous thread.

Not only is Mavs/Nugs a harder path than an injured Blazers/Rockets, but its entirely possible that the suns or spurs or even Memphis could somehow sneak into the 8 seed which would turn an already lopsided comparison into a laughable one.

[NBAGOAT]

This really is such a ridiculous thread.

Not only is Mavs/Nugs a harder path than an injured Blazers/Rockets, but its entirely possible that the suns or spurs or even Memphis could somehow sneak into the 8 seed which would turn an already lopsided comparison into a laughable one.

On paper bucks would have a comparable 1st 2 rounds if Cj and westbrook missed time. I think okc still has a case over Miami but you can definitely disagree

[FromDowntown]

The pressure isn't on.

LeBron is an old man in NBA terms.

lol. The fact that you're holding him to the same standard as peak/prime Shaq and peak/prime Kobe says all that needs to be said.

Where were Kobe and Shaq at 35? Absurd.

How do you even think something like this and consider it to be a rational thought? Like what?

Bingo

ShoGOAT gottem again

[Roundball_Rock]

The pressure isn't on.

LeBron is an old man in NBA terms.

lol. The fact that you're holding him to the same standard as peak/prime Shaq and peak/prime Kobe says all that needs to be said.

Where were Kobe and Shaq at 35? Absurd.

How do you even think something like this and consider it to be a rational thought? Like what?

Good points. It is ironic how LeBron haters hold him to higher standards than other ATG's who they swear were better than him, which tells you something about how they privately rate him. :lol

[HBK_Kliq_2]

Mavs have the highest offensive rating in NBA history? So that's a tough 1st round matchup in a vacuum. The good news for clippers is they own mavs. Clippers have a higher net rating vs Mavs then any other team and are 3-0 in those games despite George missing one and Harrell missing one.