I missed both games today due to the schedule conflict but I couldn't believe that Trae Young still unstoppable vs the 76ers. man, they could win the series if they continue to play like that. You need to understand that his team has one of the toughest Center in the league which can match with Embiid. Indeed a great game earlier for them, let's see if the 76ers can counter their strategy in the next game.

Good thing that they pull it off this time and I hope they'll come back more stronger now that they're facing the no.1 seed of the West (though I think it doesn't matter now). Looking at the second round from the West and East it's just nice to see that those top 4 on the series managed to stay atop and only Atlanta Hawks got managed to get through in the East.

Haven't watch the game 1 between Atlanta and Sixers, but I was surprised to see the Hawks pulling another huge upset. I thought Joel didn't play, but he did, scoring a big 39 points. But it was Trae who carry the Hawks, will check some highlights later.

As for the Clippers vs Dallas, this game shouldn't extend to game 7, Clippers should have won in 5 here. But they allow Luka's Magic. Now they have to rest and face a deeper Utah team.

Actually it's Bogdanović and Collins who carried them to escape this game, not against Trae.

as he got lots of turnover in the dying minutes bringing Sixers to come close but this Two players give everything and really
hit those big shots to stay above, if that 3 points of Bogdanović did not went for sure it will be a different result now, he makes
that big shot and win this game.

They should trade Porzingis to another team. Period.
He got a $31 Million salary this year but he didn't contribute that much in this playoffs because of his injuries. His injuries are concerning and because of that, he can't play the way he is when he is in the Knicks where he is dominating.

On the other hand, I agree that the Mavs roster is a very young roster but they have a coach who is in the playoffs for a long time already and gave a championship to the team. Give this team 2-3 years, reshuffle the roster at least and get some superstars aside from Doncic and this will be a championship contender.

It looks like the momentum of the Hawks coming into the second round of the playoffs is being carried and Trae Young is just unstoppable.
He is a good shooter, a good passer and can be a leader inside the court.

On the other hand, the Sixers are in a bad position right now and knowing that Embiid suffered a small meniscus tear in the first round then there is a chance that he  can get it again in this series and if that happen then this series might end in 5 games in favor of the Hawks. This will be a huge upset for the Sixers if they will lose in this series but I will not be surprised if they will lose. Who is their coach right now?? The same coach who choked in the LA Clippers Vs. Denver Nuggets in the NBA bubble this year where they are up 3-1 but still lose in the end.

Shit happens and it's just that they run out of luck last season. The good thing about the Sixers is they put on some needed championship experience in their roster. Danny Green might be their lucky charm  , he won consecutive titles at the moment this season might be added to his cap lol.

Kidding aside, I agree with danherbias07, it's not fair to put all the blame on coach Rivers on what happened with the Clippers last season. We should also give credit to the Nuggets, especially Murray who carried the Nuggets at that time.

There's a lot of hype when KP move to Dallas, he has been doing great in New York that time. So he went from a superstar to just a ordinary, so that is a big disappointment for the Dallas, specially the fans. Who at the beginning, was looking forward for the duo to bring Dallas to the next level.

But as others have said, the supporting cast disappear, Luka doing it all alone. Maybe the other players doesn't have the experience, but at least they should contribute inside of just standing there and watching Luka to score point for them.

Actually, KP was only doing great in NY in the early years, but he was injured and his game wasn't consistent anymore. Maybe because of the injury, he loss his confidence, so he wasn't as good as he was before. He can use his height to attract other teams to sign him, but as fans, we are just so disappointed with his performance, he is not aggressive anymore.

I think KP's days in Dallas are over. You can see it both in the player and in the team's game. This guy was supposed to be the star of the team and now he is a role player waiting somewhere in the corner of the pitch for the ball. Thats right that injuries do not spare him, but his potential is much greater than he shows it now. I believe that the transfer will be a good solution for both parties. I've read rumors of a trade for Lauri Markkanen. It could be an interesting move.