It is the 2018-19 NBA Playoffs discussion thread for hoops friends ONLY

this series right here is so emotional like a dorm room romance out there

dame looks kinda worn

he has 13 in the quarter!!

every series except spurs/nuggets feels over now

congrats to everyone in the world including me for picking okc to win this one in five or six

the thunder have been broken for months but still a pretty nice feather for dame & CJ to beat russ & PG

pretty satisfying to see those two step up and play well

Also from @ESPNStatsInfo: This is the 29th time in Westbrook's playoff career that he missed at least 15 shots, which is 8 more games than any other player since Westbrook's first playoff appearance in 2009-10.

— Royce Young (@royceyoung) April 22, 2019

second half 1 point on 0-7 fg

challop: russ is actually bad at basketball

in 20 years there's going to be a lot of squinting at his actual stats. "but he played so hard and he really cared!"

i think russ is a great regular season player. it's hard to deny his impact on games night in and night out for the reasons you joke about... his MVP season especially i think the praise was justified, he carried a pretty sorry team just by force of will. but all that same stuff makes him a particularly frustrating playoff player when paired with the... realities of his game.

he did average 23-6-6 on 43% shooting in the playoffs the one year they made the finals to his credit

he's a con artist

russ is a weirdo

doesnt really have an elite skill in the halfcourt

He’s a stat chasing AI

The People Have Spoken.

Giannis ain't the only MVP on the Bucks

https://deadspin.com/nobody-is-getting-suspended-for-leaving-the-bench-under-1834199227

lol good box out

russ has been a floor-raiser in the regular season but unless his shot comes back somewhat those days are over.

yeah it's true... in that sense he's worse than like lamarcus aldridge now

hes not even really putting pressure on the defense or attacking that much any more, just really angry pull ups from midrange and three

wow looks like kyrie is the best sorry

How impressive is #PlayoffKyrie?

Here's what he's done in the postseason...
- Has never lost a first-round playoff game (16-0)
- Has the highest playoff winning percentage of any player in NBA history (minimum of 50 games)https://t.co/Ff8wbihYyW pic.twitter.com/uI84AgSTFO

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) April 22, 2019

Really Angry Pull Ups is one of those translated chinese characters names right?

lol, also a nickname for a gym regular

really angry pullups was there monopolizing the pullup bar as usual
the guy with the teal bandana?
no thats regular angry pullups

lol

Tonight's games seem lacking in suspense.

someone just told me in the hockey playoffs the top two seeds are out in the first round and the 3 and 4 might be

sharks vs knights game last night was so good.

someone just told me in the hockey playoffs the top two seeds are out in the first round and the 3 and 4 might be

― lag∞n, Monday, April 22, 2019 7:28 PM (ten minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah hockey playoffs are insanely random

you'd think that the best team would win 4/7 but there's just way too many variables

as kevin arnovitz once said every goal in hockey seems like it was scored by accident

an argument could be made that nba playoff series should be shorter to increase randomness, more exciting upsets etc

a hard fought back and forth nba seven game series? well theres nothing better in all of sport baby!

if u want excitement and randomness and dont really get good basketball and most importantly playoff adjustments march madness is pretty good

nets org wilding

Nets minority owner Joe Tsai has been fined $35,000 for tweeting his support for GM Sean Marks entering the officials locker room to argue calls- we break down what happened, and how the motives behind all of this may have nothing to do with these playoffs. pic.twitter.com/P8wSF86dVT

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) April 23, 2019

it's cute, they're excited to be in the playoffs!

lol

haha

man Giannis is RIPPED

he is strong and large

I turned this game on right when he blocked Drummond on a dunk attempt then got a fast break and1 on the other end. what a guy. cant wait to see them against some actual competition.

and then he just missed a point blank layup lol

brook lopez shutting u down

cant wait to see them against some actual competition.

― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Monday, April 22, 2019 8:35 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

feel like a key to the series will be the celtics ability to bench the bucks 3pt shooting big men on offense via attacking them on the other side, spacing w shooters around giannis is so important to what they do

celtics are very good at attacking guys like that fwiw

the kyrie-horf high pnr is death to slow footed tall guys

the other component is defending middleton. giannis will get his but they can't let middleton kill them.