Who Is The Dark Horse Of The 2024 Playoffs?
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As the NBA Playoffs draw near, which teams have what it takes to spoil the fun for the higher seeds?
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Man that Gafford/Lively duo reminds me a lot of that 2011 Chandler/Haywood duo....and that's a great vibe to have.
Please don’t compare Haywood to these guys. I don’t believe you truly watched him.
Shawn Marion said the exact same thing on the 520 Podcast @@jarrettthomas4865
@@jarrettthomas4865bro he didn’t say they were them he said they remind him of them never saying they’re better or worse
@@jarrettthomas4865u low iq period
Luka gives any team a punchers chance of winning a series
So does LeBron ( even now)
@@auburnmann3630 i´m sorry but no
@@auburnmann3630he doesn’t move the needle if the lakers are favored to win he won’t underperform but he won’t elevate like he used to
@@auburnmann3630No bro, time to grow up💀
Punter's chance? Lol... 😂 did you mean puncher's chance?
Imo the mavs are so obviously the dark horse of the west…3rd most injuries in the nba or they’d be right there at the 3rd/4th seed, top 3 player in the world, #1 clutch team by far, literally 20-0 when they hold teams =
Right on man
Made me shed a tear showing my team some love🥲
they don't have a good chance to beat the nuggets only suns do and if they get their shit together again clippers do... and that's it... no one in the nba has a chance... but mavs are absolutely FRIGHTENING for any team to play them.... there is no team in the nba that wouldn't be very worried about having to play mavs in playoffs
@@notimportant3686 suns just lost to spurs without wemby fam and clippers play small ball so they getting out rebounded by double digits mavs and t wolves have the best matchup for Denver but t wolves missing kat so they’re out of the picture
@@notimportant3686 mans said the suns😭😭😭
Mavs are my #1 dark horse and have been all season. However I feel like any of the lower seeds could easily pull an upset in the first-round.
Pels are clippers cryptonight
Clips better avoi them
I don't even think Dallas is a dark horse anymore they are a legit threat to win the west now. Nobody wants to play Kyrie and Luka especially with their bigs now.
luka finna go barnacles in the playoffs
BARNACLES
Dallas will lose in playins
@@Peca-sz6ytfocus on making the fucking playoffs bum.
@@Peca-sz6ytcope
Nah bro Dallas is going to clutch up a 6th or 5th seed spot and avoid the play-ins
I like the Pels. They could give anyone a tough 1st and 2nd round series
The problem with the pelicans is we are low key bench bullies. We got the meanest bench rotations in the league. But lineups get short in the playoffs that's what I'm worried about
Bro your starting player got injured, you just can't expect to win it all without him
What about wcf?
@@piyushbankar4808he out 2 weeks
@@piyushbankar4808bone bruise 2+weeks they can hold their own until then
Medium-hot take, but I got Mavericks winning the west. I see their aura. Luka and Kyrie both have the iq to challenge Denver, and they both do impossible things and rise to greatness under the brightest lights. And right now Gafford and Lively feel like 2 Aaron Gordons.
One other hot take: Pelicans and Clippers switch seeds and Pels squish them like beached jellyfish. I’m rooting for the Clippers, but they’re clanky. The oil in their machine ran out. Still though, go clips 🤞🤞
Luka and Kyrie with a solid shooter like mpj could have won them an NBA...but denver with joker Murray duo combined with elite shooters like mpj and defensive juggernauts like kcp and MR50...is overpowered...
we need to remember that with the injuries and the tougher schedule before Allstar break Mavs record be better. The last factor is now that Gafford is in the lineup and Lively there is rim protection and rebounding. The Mavs have won last 4 games shooting 40% field and 28% from 3pts. These are games the Mavs would have lost. If this team is shooting at their normal % game over. It’s a new team with changes that were made. Big issue is what to do with Hardaway?
Hardaway and Kleber, the loose ends of the Mavs
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Playoffs is halfcourt heavy and Dallas has the playmaking to play elite halfcourt, Pelicans not so much.
Have you seen the Pels HC defense ?
I thought the mavs beating the nuggets shows they can at least make a run this year. I love them getting to the conference finals this year also both kyrie and Luke have both already shown they play there best basketball in the playoffs.
I mean, the only time the Thunder faced the Mavs with both teams without major injuries OKC was completely destroyed so if Dallas 3 pointers start to fall they can get to WCF, Nuggets will still win tho
Looking good rusty, keep up the work and stay safe 💪
The idea of there being a singular “face of the league” is dead. There is far too much talent who will all be in their respective primed at the same time. In the years to come every finals matchup will be different and there will be no consensous best player in the world.
Unless Wemby. But I hope you’re right.
@@rob.j.g Wemby is no exception. We still have Zion, AE, Chet, Thompson twins, Luka, JT, and company. Mind you, Giannes and Jokic haven’t even hit 30 yet and players primes are lasting alot longer then they used to. Too much talent and no one player will dominate every year like the lebrons, kobes, and stephs of the past.
Call me a homer, but I think the Mavs will be the 2nd best playoff team in the West (outside of Denver). How far we go depends on seeding, but we can 100% bear OKC and MIN in a series, IMO
yea theyre pretty deep and actually have decent size now
who on the Mavs can guard Ant and KAT 😂
@@noahwelch2931 KAT?
@@noahwelch2931oh, boy, I hope you're ready for a rude awakening.
PJ Washington has been clamping up guys (Markkanen 1/6, Wemby 12 pts, Jokic 6/16, to name a few) and Mavs have the 8th best defense since the trade deadline. So much defensive versatility: they can go big with Gafford/Lively + PJ/Maxi or small with PJ + Maxi, have gotten Exum back, DJJ, Green, so many bodies to throw around.
And we all know Gobert is officially food for Luka Doncic
@@noahwelch2931Kat might not even be healthy and ant isn’t thattttt good. He’s maybe a bit better than kyrie
Man I love the NBA. I'm from Spain so sadly I've had to stop watching it (at least live) but your channel allows me to be informed and not lose anything. You the real MVP.
Just a genuine question because I know nothing about Spain. Why can’t you watch it because of Spain? Is it time zones?
@@isiight. You can watch it, it's really cheap and easy to access. The problem is time zones, most games start way too late.
4:45 THX U BRO💯😮💨 SO MANY PEOPLE STAY SLEEP ON MIAMI EVEN THO WE RUN THRU THE EAST EVERY YEAR
As a Timberwolves fan I am pretty confident that we can either be very competitive or flat out win a 7 game series against anyone….but the Pelicans.
Imo they have probably the deepest roster in basketball and have like 12 guys that can drop 20+ on any given night. However I do think their head coach is a bum, but roster wise the Pelicans are a legit, deep team.
😂
Nuggets are deeper and extremely better than the pels. Record lookers don’t see them coasting to the playoffs. Same team that mopped y’all last year with another year of cohesion 🤷♂️
T wolves aren't very good but yes Willie Green is garbage
@@kennethturner706extremely better idk about that
@@kennethturner706 Nuggets are better, Pelicans are deeper. Even Nugget fans could agree on that. Deeper doesn’t mean better, it’s just how their roster is constructed
Mavs so great
They are, shame the nuggets will stomp them.
@@Yorkshireman5 ay I think that’s the only team that can beat them in a 7 game series
@@MRulli427clippers
@@hazzabazza24 I truly believe that the Mavs can beat the Clippers. Luka magic is undeniable in the playoffs. Denver is still the team to beat though
@@adrianpaulochoa9825 we not denying that but the guy said "can" which means he don't see any other team beating the mavs which nah, not at all
as a pels fan its definitely a reach to say theyre championship ready this year, but the experience alone is going to be great. i have faith they can make a surprising push if they play their cards right and stay healthy
They can beat the nuggets… they are really missing Bruce brown
My dark horse are the Sixers. If Embiid is fully healthy and they get their chemistry going, they could be dangerous. The thing is that most people (myself included), think that health and chemistry are gonna make them a first round out
They still aren’t making it through us regardless of Embiid’s health lol (Celtics)
@@DWhiteFanCeltics getting bounced in the first round by Miami lol
I get the idea but don't trust Embiid to come back 100% so soon, especially with the minutes he'll have to be on the court for the Sixers to make an impact.
@@williamchachagua1758 that’s hilarious. Good one bro 😭
@@DWhiteFan I think the Celtics are too reliant on 3 pointers. I think it’d probably be Celtics in 6, but if their shots aren’t dropping for 1 games or if the Sixers are over performing, I could see them edging out the Celtics in 7
Again though, I think this requires extraordinary good or bad performances. Even healthy, good chemistry Sixers lose in 6
Hot take: The Cavaliers are going to be disappointing this post season once again, not because they don't have the talent or because of choking, but simply because if you look at the good teams of the past few years, the only championship team that had a small-ball lineup was one with the two greatest shooter of all-time and Dray. If you look at the top 6 seeded teams this season they are all big teams, often running double-big lineups. And to me what really reinforces this is the playoff flameouts and overachievers of the past few years. Miami are huge, the raptors were huge. Last year the teams that won a playoff series against higher seeded opponents were the heat, who's starting lineup have an average height of 6'7, the Knicks with an average height of 6'6, the Warriors who are once again outliers and the Lakers who had and average height of 6'7 across their starting 5. And if you look at the last few champions and leave out the Warriors (which you can still see the trend if you keep them in, it's just less potent) then this is even more visible.
Glad to hear the shoutout for the Kings. Sure we haven't been super consistent, but our ceiling is high and I think we can be a strong contender against just about any team in the west (so long as we can avoid the Pels...)
Just want to note something for the Miami Boston series if it happens. Brown and Tatum will continue to get exposed by Butler and Spoelstra, they will be turn over city, Jalen still can't dribble and Tatum will struggle with consistency as he always has. Three point variability in high pressure games is a factor, especially for a team that relies on them so heavily. Butler exposed Jrue Holiday last year, and we're all familiar with his inconsistency in the playoffs. Porzingis is injury prone, it's a miracle he's avoided injury all year, I'd be surprised if his body holds up against 2 months of physical playoff basketball. Just some factors to note
I think the mavs have a better chance of sweeping the suns than losing to them if that’s a comparison
Also lakers>suns>warriors
the suns dont have the greatest choker of all time anymore so i would favour them now
@@observable3194 i mean devin booker is still on the team.
You still have Devin Booker@@observable3194
finna say devin booker had 11 points in that game 7 vs the mavs and chris paul had 10; lets not act like thats some big difference lmao@@mrphantom3372
@16:05 Jonas Valencunas is a beast his numbers are down but part of point zion involves Jonas lead blocking thru the paint.
Personally, I'm glad phoenix is failing. Nothing against any player there, but I would rather a team built like its 2k not be rewarded.
The mavs just gotta play enough defense to keep the games close and let Kyrie and Luka take over., they (we) can definitely win any series
The 2020s will end up being the first decade without an American MVP.
That is very likely. The only US guys I can see maybe getting an MVP in the next 6 years are Edwards and Morant.
Or Tatum (he'd get the 'best player for the best team' kind of MVP)
Otherwise, Jokic, Shai, Giannis, Luka and Embiid are who I see being in that conversation for the next few years and Wemby will be included later on.
Giannis, Embiid and Shai are kind of American, at least in spirit.
@@nickklavdianos5136there should be a euro all stars vs USA all stars match. EU have taken over son
@@nickklavdianos5136 My thoughts exactly. Jokic, Giannis, Embiid, Luka and Shai. Once Wemby really develops, which could be as soon as next season, It’ll be hard for Edwards or Morant to compete.
I truly think the Mavs would win a Denver/Dallas series if they can push it to a game 7. Luka Doncic really is that guy.
Wtf does this mean lmao? So if you leave it up to one game maybe they can pull out a win 😂? You can say that about any team in the playoffs.
They win one game at best vs the nuggets.
@lolg5222 You think any playoff team is the favourite in a game 7 against the Nuggets?
@@TomtainiusMavs would be a favorite over the Nuggets in Denver? Lmao, they would be 6+ point underdogs
This means nothing because game 7 is a game 7. I don’t think the mavs can push the nuggets to 7 in the first place, but jokic and murray are equally as clutch as luka and murray is a playoff riser. The nuggets are just a much better constructed team.
Dark horse is most defiantly pelicans . Healthy they have the gaurds and depth . But Zion and Ingram would space the floor and be a mismatch for anybody in the west ,come play offs when the game slows down I can see pelicans beating anybody
Nostalgic old heads are gonna love that Knicks-Magic series
Old school series
Both teams have top defences
I'm most definitely looking forward to paolo's first post-season, one of my favorite players recently
Magic fan since 93. love the way they are playing this year, feels much more 90's defense and mostly 2 points field goals.
the western conference finals is gonna be denver vs whoever wants it
Depends on injuries also
No team wants to match up against the Mavs in a 7 game series
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Agree with everything except saying that Lively and Gafford aren’t offensively gifted. Gafford has been on one recently.
Dark horse to win it all? Clippers.
Dark horse to do better than expected? Pelicans. They could make the WCF.
2023-24 season
So many struggling franchises in the 21st century are in a playoff posistion
Knicks
Twolves
Magic
Kings
Suns
Pelicans
Thats crazy
Proud of all of those fan bases who stayed patient you all deserve success and you all getting it in the same year
Youve suffered a lot but now your praiers and wishes answered together
Suns? If I was a suns fan I would hate my life💀💀
Nice shirt!!
Dallas is the most likely to play above their seeding, but I think the Pels have even more upside if they get a few lucky breaks.
The Mavs could very well make the finals and so Can the Pels… I’ve been sleeping on the pelicans but watched two full games and holy shit they can defend and are crazy athletic… It all goes through the Nuggets but no joke I would put my money on the Mavs. Luka Kyrie and the center duo just too much
Pels are top 10 in offense and defensive rating. This has been my team since Baron Dave's was on it😂
@@marcelbonds1279 Murphy is really fucking good and so is Jones… they all seem comfortable in their roles. If Dallas gets knocked out I’m rooting for them
I might be a delulu mavs fan but i genuinely think that the nuggets are the only team that could beat us in less than 7 games, i would go as far as to say i am confident we can beat most teams in the west
I think it's going to be hard to face the mavs only because luka and kai both have something to prove and a large chip on their shoulders after missing the playoffs last season. I honestly do not think we're ready for a locked in motivated Luka. The rest of the team has to be on his wavelength if they're gonna make some noise
It is disappointing to hear how dismissive so many people are of the Suns. They dealt with minor and dumb luck injuries in the form of back spasms and a broken nose for Beal and a hamstring pull to Booker. And because of that everyone says they are a fake contender. Yet when their big 3 play they are one of the best teams in the league.
People don’t do this when guys like Kyrie, Embiid, or AD miss regular season games. They are always quick to say something along the lines of ‘when healthy nobody can stop them so you can’t look too much into their regular season record’.
people literally always do it to ad what are you talking about ?
@@natthan1237 I think you misunderstand. From what I have seen from talking heads, UA-camrs, and comments, people tend to lean towards labeling the Lakers as a “threat” or a “contender” in the playoffs regardless of the regular season record which is often not as good as it would be if AD was healthier. And they do this because we all understand that with a healthy AD the Lakers historically are a genuine dangerous team. Same with Kyrie Irving and Joel Embiid for their teams. But the Suns have been getting written off this season due to injuries despite h the e fact that they are very good when their big 3 play.
If the Mavs had better shooters they'd be the clear 2nd team in the West. Sure, the defense could be better but more consistent shooting outside of Luka and Kyrie is a bit more important imo. They did beat the Nuggets the other day with everyone but those 2 going an abominable 0 - 13 from 3 but winning a series with poor shooting isn't sustainable
Imo nah u got it wrong this team is scary because of how they bounced back , literally had the most injuries this season , if injury didn’t happen the mavs are 2-3 seed rn them missing kyrie 20 games and lively was a lot of the reasoning , this team even as constructed before would’ve been a top 4-5 but now adding more defense this team a solid 1-3 In regular season and I got them winning the whole thing
The pels are my dark horse
Every team that hasn’t lost its playoff chance is a dark horse unless its name is Celtics or Nuggets. In other words, there are only 2 favorites. Any other winner will be a surprise.
I truly believe Mavs can beat anyone in the West, and I'll give them favourite status over anybody except New Orleans and Denver
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Hot Take🔥🔥:Zion really needs to play himself into shape each season like Shaq did.
I think Cleveland - Pelicans trade could be interesting, when Donovan is ready to win, but his team is unexperienced, also Brandon Ingram is just in his prime a maybe Zion needs more time
What if they traded Ingram and Herb Jones + pick for Garland and Mobley.
Cleveland would have mature team with Spida Okoro Herb Ingram and Allen and Pels could take a step back and give it 3 more years of development with Garland CJ Murphy Zion Mobley mainly when you realize CJ and Valanciunas are almost at the end of their primes and you have guys like Hawkins ready to play out
You are out of your mind. Herb shoots 43% of the 3, and is also an elite defender. They're not giving them up for them. Not even close to a even trade. This team is so young besides cj
The only trade that would make sense would to be for Allen or Mobly.
The dark horse of the East are the knicks if they were to get both Randle and OG back. Who knows if they get back though? Plus the 76ers getting back Embiid back would be huge. Bucks have 21st ranked defense, Mavs 22nd ranked defense and Lakers 23rd ranked defense. People get so admired by the 1-2 punch of stars but you gotta play good defense too if you seriously want to challenge for a championship. I don't see much competition in the west that could actually compete with Nuggets, Wolves (assuming Towns comes back) and Thunder.
Not expecting a lot but not even a mention of the Pacers?
Luka is an amazing player, and I have a little bit more hope for the Mavericks than I did earlier in the season, but I still think the pelicans will probably be a little bit more successful because they have a more well-rounded team. Although Luka is amazing, they’re still the factor that when he’s having a bad game, he really struggles to refocus. It’s not as bad as it was in previous years, but it’s still an issue. And as you said, he takes too many errant shots that he should not take. If he took less three-pointers and worked to drive it in the lane or get Kyrie more involved, I think the Mavericks would find more success. There have been moments in this season where Luka has shot them out of games. Granted that’s more so Tim Hardaway, Junior doing it, but Luka does that as well. And in my opinion, they need to give Jaden Hardy more minutes and Tim Hardaway, Junior less. Overall, I agree with you about Jason Kidd. I’ve been saying it for a while. we had false hope on that Western Conference finals run, thinking that he was competent. we’ll see what happens, but I don’t foresee the Mavericks making the conference finals again because of Jason Kidd.
This years western conference isn’t even close to being th toughest in NBA history. There were years in the 2000s where you had to win 49-50 games just to make it into the playoffs and they dealt with outdated divisional rules that made it even harder to make it.They also didn’t have the privilege of a play in tournament.
Yup they just say it to hype up the league and to make it seem like LeBron is better than he is lol the 2000s had experienced elite teams 1-8 right now there's a bunch of young inexperienced teams vs 2-3 experienced teams
I see why the Mavericks would be considered a dark horse. Luka and Kyrie are a dangerous combo... offensively, and the "Lob City"‐esque connection that they have with Gafford and Lively is important for them. However, I look at the fact that they are still bad defensively (19th in defensive rating pre-All Star break, 25th since then). I look at the fact that Jason Kidd is still (widely considered to be) a poor coach. I look at the fact that their offense relies on Luka and Kyrie mainly, and either one of them could have a bad night, as rare as that may be for Luka. I look at the fact there is a chance that they could lose one or both of their play-in games even if Luka and Kyrie do play well. There are reasons to like the Mavs as a dark horse, but all of the people saying that "nobody wants to see the Mavs" need to relax.
It’s the Bulls, right?
right
I woukd say the magic but we arent darkhorse. WERE CERTIFIED
Facts 💯
No offence to Mavs I like them and I do want them to rip apart the western conference in Playoffs but giving them and others so much gas over a poorly coached Lakers who were the WC finalists and have been looking good against every team they have been stacked up against this season bar Nuggets unless Ham sabotages them is just laughable to see. Lakers/Warriors don't have juice left?? I will be holding onto these receipts dearly. As I can see the AD street clothes gang have been awfully quiet and overlooking him criminally, not to forget LeBron is still averaging top 10 stats in his 250th season.
Lakers yes warriors are done
LeBron a stat padder that doesn't have to play defense because he has the best defender AD carrying his ass
knicks and mavs.... suns/clippers/nuggets/celtics/bucks have enough people thinking they could win that they don't qualify
Pacers ECF inbound
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@@Nick-zl5xf TJ McConnell will take us to the promised land
😂😂 haliburton hm gets locked up with any physicality dude is straight cheeks
I’m taking the team that’s had the second most injuries in the league this year, is about to get multiple guys back, and was in the WCF last year
Who Lakers ? Their guys have been really healthy
@@diegochavez6203yes sir, lebron and AD have been pretty healthy but they’re actually second in most player games missed I believe. Most of their strong defensive players have been out
It’s all about matchups. Dallas can’t beat Denver and will struggle to beat the wolves. They can beat anyone else. The Pelicans are dangerous to the Nuggets because of explosive (and unpredictable) front court play.
But how either do depends on matchups.
I feel sorry for anyone not named the nuggets who gets the Mavs round 1. Although the nuggets matchup would be great B-ball.
Regardless of what happens, I gotta rock with Miami. Thats my team! But I really like how the Wolves are looking; with or without Kat. Nuggets are still the top dogs imo
Crazy to count out the lakers
Honestly all the california teams have been disappointing i wouldnt bet on them.. i wouldnt bet on okc or the timberwolves to go far.. phoenix has barely played their big three so im not convinced, the mavs are very interesting but i think Powell and Kleber need to go and the pelicans are good but not gonna do more than win one series if that
going to say it for myself first as a heat fan, im taking the pels over us in terms of success. new orleans is just built incredibly well and zion is in the middle of his best season rn poised to make a monstrous run. Miami, on the other hand, has a stroke every time we try to escape the play in, and consistently has not shown up against contenders. I think people treat last year as too much of a fluke, but it will take some real ridiculous bullshit for us to even make the second round. probably not best to bet on 'playoff jimmy' this year.
Tbh OKC because no one thinks they can make it past the 2nd round even tho they are the only team in the nba that is top 5 in both offensive categories and defense
Are they a Dark Horse tho? Everyone knows they are really good but just how will it transition to the playoff setting is the question. Personally, I wouldn’t be surprised if they make it to the 2nd round or even the Conference Finals if they just continue playing at this level in the offs.
@@roscoeorginalwhat you explain for why nobody believes them is what makes them a dark horse people have more faith in teams that been more inconsistent and worse than okc but think they can beat okc but I understand why though
we are looking for “dark horse” contenders….not someone at the top of the west
@@noahwelch2931 most people have them at like 5th best odds in the west playoffs tho lol
The biggest issue with OKC is they have little play off experience and any team with good bigs has a good matchup against them. Let alone SGA will not have the same whistle in the playoffs
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Biggest dark horse is the bucks ... they've had a horrible season..but still getting results..
At times they have a top 3 offense ..and at times top 10 defense..but no consistency..
The play offs is a great place .high pressure situations can help team chemistry..
Regardless of Doc they have 2 guys who're great playoff performers
Pacers not getting a mention is wild
😂 they suck haliburton gotta be the softest overrated player in the league he's only good when they play free and fast once you use physicality he is garbage
@@diegochavez6203 me if I was stupid
This is the best Mavericks team since Dirk! Athletes at every position and off the bench. And amazingly, Luka has been consistently "trying" on D this year.
Pelicans: Ingram should be more dominant and feared. That simple. He still is running around like he's just a good NBA starter instead of having the League fear him individually.
Bojan and Burks have been absolutely terrible for the Knicks. Burks has the most inefficient shot chucker in the NBA since the trade. While Bojan consistently gets lost on D and hasn’t shot well. If Grimes has actually played basketball games I would consider this trade a massive L but at least Burks and Bojan can soak up some minutes
But Bojan does show up in playoofs ngl so dont count him out yet. He is very expereinced player who can also be very clutch. Burks is yeah kinda ass. But they joined not so long ago they need to work on that chemistry still be patient. Not to mention Brunson is taking ball every single game making it harder for guys like Bogdanovic to get into the game and feel the ball more. As a Bogdanovic enjoyer and fan be patient with him he will delliver at some point.😊
The kings or pelicans honestly
pels r better than the mavs. bi is a playoff riser, z we arent sure but he has the aura/status to be tho
the real answer is the mavs, they always do better in the playoffs then regular season in the luka era
Okay. Is that it?
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Pelicans should fight to be an eastern conference team. Easy 50 wins
definitely the indiana pacers
If the lakers make it to the playoffs in thr 7th seed theyll make it to the confrence final.
Last year the lakers lost to the winners in the confrence finals, 2 years before that they lost to the team that won the confrence while lebron and ad were injured and the year before that they won.
The lakers have a relativly good record against good teams.
You could argue OKC is a dark horse despite being the one seed, no one believes in is anyways
Orlando Magic. You read it here first.
You didnt even mention indiana?..
I like the Pelicans
Nuggets vs Celtics
It may be weird calling OKC a dark horse, being the 1 seed, but they are super disregarded. I genuinely think they'll surprise people with how far they go.
Josh G is a deadly Achilles…
The Orlando Magic are fhe true dark horse team this season 💯🏀🏆
Kings over Suns is crazy. Suns good now
You surprised? He hasn't liked the Suns for at least 4 years now lol
Pelicans and Heat 😊
A healthy Mavs will eat the pelicans alive
Dark horse in the West : Mavs
Dark horse in the East: Heat/ Knicks
MAVS could win it all💯💯
Defense wins in the playoffs so I would pick the Pelicans over the Mavericks.
What are you talking about rusty sure donovan has had bad games in the play offs everyone has but lets not act like hes been bad the last several years
Are the sixers not a dark horse?? Boston or Milwakee is gonna have to face a (hopefully) healthy Joel Embiid....which is the best player in the nba. We've never really seen joel embiid rested and healthy in the playoffs before and if he is healthy coming in, there's no reason philly doesn't win the chip this year
GO PELS