nba playoffs aka the 'offs (which includes the 'ins) 2021

yeah with that fade away he can get some rhythm

Giannis should just be a post player but it may be too late

he should just not worry about the ft shooting i mean even if you miss half of your free throws its still a positive play

― lag∞n, Tuesday, June 8, 2021 11:29 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

What about if you miss 70%? Asking for a Simmonsfriend.

conley out for tonight

at a certain point you do have to just be like, fuck it i'm going to dominate, send me to the line if you want but my goal in this game is to dunk on your head repeatedly. go check out shaq's FT numbers in the playoffs, he was shooting 50% but going to the line 12-15 times per game. he didn't shoot less FTs in the offs compared to the regular season he actually shot more. giannis averages 10 FTs per game in the regular season and has shot 10 total FTs in this series.

it does underscore how insane it is that embiid shoots 86% from the line tho, wtf are you supposed to do

embiid went 14-15 from the line vs the hawks, 39 points. insane

jokic is a less traditionally dominant interior guy but he shoots mid 80s too, really tough to find a weak spot when they can score any which way

def. he shoots only 5-6 FTs per game but it’s understandable given how nasty he is when playing away from the basket. he’s indefensible for other reasons

jokic doesnt seek contact, hes not scared of it but he's so crafty in the way he scores he doesnt to have to resort to those tactics

another big who shoots p well at FTs is ayton

kevin harlan was awesome last night. so much better having them be in the building and being able to react in real time like this

I will never forget this sequence man pic.twitter.com/Bmi2T2i4W9

— Andrew (@AndrewLeezus) June 8, 2021

also watch austin on the nugs bench predicting CPs move on that side step three

true kevin harlan is the greatest, love how he went quiet after the oop and let the crowd noise do the talking

it's really too bad they pair him with reggie tho, he is the worst

lol they kept showing those four goober kids

young suns fans going crazy gotta love it, never seen this shit before in their lives

Austin Rivers has seen Chris Paul pull this off a time or two. Tried to warn Millsap pic.twitter.com/Lec7sQ9m3r

— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) June 8, 2021

imagine how annoyed you’d be if you were playing defense and austin rivers was yelling instructions at you from the bench

He’s a good defender. Why do you guys hate him so much

Stench of nepotism?

wasnt the rumour that cp wanted him to start at sf for the clips and doc refused

basketball IQ is probably austin’s best skill at this point

congratulation big honey

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has won the 2020-21 NBA MVP award, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 8, 2021

Nikola Jokic has been named the 2020-21 NBA's Most Valuable Player! 🏆

The MVP led the Nuggets to a 47-25 record averaging:

26.4 points (career-high)
10.8 rebounds (career-high)
8.3 assists (career-high)
1.3 steals

56.6% FG (career-high)
38.8% 3PT
86.8% FT (career-high) pic.twitter.com/7DWmbdMc3n

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) June 8, 2021

glad he won :)

41st pick

yeah cool shit!

is he the first ever second-rounder to win one?

willis reed

Taken from us too young: 2021 NBAwards predix / talk

gilbert arenas

he never won mvp

willis reid, right, but to be fair he wouldn't have been a second-rounder if there were more than 9 teams in the nba when he was drafted.

*reed

true. this feels way different for sure.

little known fact but lebron james was a 44th pick

None of the eight franchises remaining in the N.B.A. playoffs have won a championship since the league’s 16-team playoff format was instituted in 1983-84. Seventeen of the N.B.A.’s last 22 championships have been won by the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio, Golden State and Miami.

Only eight players left in the playoffs have won an N.B.A. championship ring, but none with their current team. Philadelphia’s Danny Green and Denver’s JaVale McGee have won three rings each. The Nets’ Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard and Rajon Rondo of the Los Angeles Clippers have two rings apiece. The Nets’ Kyrie Irving, Philadelphia’s Dwight Howard and the Clippers’ Serge Ibaka are one-time champions.

Never forget Nikola Jokic got drafted during a Taco Bell commercial

Congrats on MVP pic.twitter.com/d6gsRBqR1f

— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩¹³🎡 (@thehurryupnba) June 8, 2021

The Serbian Chalupa.

little known fact gilbert arenas is a 2 two time MVP

this is wild

Seventeen of the N.B.A.’s last 22 championships have been won by the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio, Golden State and Miami.

Hunter out again tonight. Really bummer that he and Cam aren’t able to play

lol at danny green and javale having the most rings of remaining players

this is wild

Seventeen of the N.B.A.’s last 22 championships have been won by the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio, Golden State and Miami.

― lag∞n, Tuesday, June 8, 2021 5:56 PM (forty-one minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

true but if we arbitrarily focus on the last 9 seasons including this one, there've been 7 different champs

thats better

player movement is Good

Full MVP balloting results: Jokic gets 91 first-place votes; Curry next with five. pic.twitter.com/qqWr6aG9BN

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 8, 2021

idk what this means

The first-place vote for Derrick Rose was a cumulative fan vote for the MVP award rather than a media member, league spokesman Tim Frank confirms.

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 8, 2021

Embiid makes moves sometimes that no 7 ft player should be able to make.