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

the middleton heater doesn't happen often but is a thing to behold.

I’m just such a Middleton fan, there’s something so timeless about his game

same

well this is good karma for the Bucks

37 points!!! Khris Middleton is killing it!! #khashmoney @Khris22m #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/t3rkrNCZX2

— Sheryl Crow (@SherylCrow) June 28, 2021

did any Celtics fans get PTSD just watching that

yes

lol i enjoyed seeing him do it to someone else, game me a chance to appreciate the performance, one of the most weirdly flamable players you keep thinking this cant continue and then it does

Ha no idea Crow was a Bucks fan! Apparently it's via her son who loves Giannis

https://www.cbs58.com/news/sheryl-crow-makes-first-trip-to-fiserv-forum-to-cheers-on-bucks-in-game-2

As great as Antetokounmpo is, I didn't realize there were people with no connection to Wisconsin rooting for the Bucks because of him; I think of our fanbase as thoroughly regional.

ime people who just casually watch the nba really like Giannis’ personality

Ya has a good personality and does truly absurd, jaw-dropping things on the court

But I'm still surprised how much Bulls gear I see outside of Chicago. Prob a Midwestern thing to assume nobody outside the area pays any attention.

90s bulls?

Yeah no doubt that's a lot of it but I see more D Rose jerseys than I do MJ. Even now.

I think younger kids often root for players instead of teams.

that kinda makes sense now that rosters are so fluid and players move so often.

otoh can you imagine being a kid in say Indianapolis, having your heart broken when PG wanted out and then they traded him, and then trying to root for PG the player through his various story arcs of the past few years? not fun

Being a D Rose fan, while it wouldn't have been without its challenges, seems kind of cool and especially now with the NYK redemption arc

except for HIS r*pe allegation

oops yeah except for that

lol why is cp throwing himself around like that

pg going nuts

Paul George crossed Chris Paul 🤯 pic.twitter.com/m5mbuiLAUh

— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) June 29, 2021

i get the sense the clippers believe that if the suns didn't get crazy lucky they'd be in their own close-out game rn

Clippers' Patrick Beverley makes fun of Chris Paul after fouling him in the third quarter. pic.twitter.com/AehaKrnXco

— Patrick Breen 🌵 (@pjbreenphoto) June 29, 2021

pat bev is a cartoon villain

hard to think of two players who deserve each other more than chris paul and pat bev

well that might have turned the tide

lol why did pg do that

it's an elimination game he's gotta make it exciting

clippers doing a lot of savvy stuff when they're not just casually slamming their opponents to the ground

lmao Playoff Reggie

suns look like kids out there

some 3 Stooges shit going on out there

pat bev’s antics on the court tonight make me think dave chappelle could’ve done a great parody of him back in the day

coincidence that the clippers win while only paying a center for 11 mins?

Nope. And suns slow it way down with cp back. They need to get out and run more

been said before but ty lue is great at playoff adjustments

Yup. That was one of those games where I realize I still hate watching Chris Paul.

Phoenix posted a 92.3 half-court Offensive Rating in Game 5. They haven't had a mark above 93 since Chris Paul returned to action in Game 3. They posted marks of 120.0 and 109.1 in Game 1 and Game 2, respectively.

— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) June 29, 2021

clips have really found strategies that work to stop cp3 and booker from scoring. but I still like the suns in close games

ooooof trae young out tonight w bone bruise in the foot. RIP hawks

ILH hug your loved ones tonight

haha

Smart. Crush the league next year

Based on the first 2 minutes I'm worried about the Bucks, their shooting is looking extremely haphazard all around

trap game?

lmao @ this Bucks shooting performance

Giannis paused before that airball, clearly thinking to himself, "wait, is this that thing I'm supposed to not do?"

God the ridiculous unnecessary turnovers the Bucks are giving up so far. Still, I feel like they're playing very poorly and are only down 4 so it could be worse.

I'm enjoying Lopez just kind of hanging around being very tall

Hawks definitely playing much tighter D, still don't see them scoring enough points w/o Young