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from a playoff perspective if teams are able to bother him you could see a bigger effect than those numbers as those are just the top 3rd of defenses not particularly well prepared, and certainly when looking at the giannis era the bucks offense has often struggled in the playoffs, so i think that it all kinda makes sense, but then on the other hand the lesser version of giannis is still really good

I kind of think Embiid “deserves” an MVP, but he’s also kind of whining about it and that’s unbecoming.

its true that hes the logical choice according to the internal mvp logic, but on the other hand hes kind of a lil bitch

giannis averaged 30-13-5 on 57% shooting in the playoffs last year i just have real trouble worrying about what level his production is going to be at

i mean you dont have to if you dont want to

it's also worth noting the bucks had the best defensive rating in the playoffs last year by a full point and it has always felt to me like the question in any series they play is "how will the opponent score on them?" not "how will they score on the opponent?". the nets are the one team that kind of breaks that model simply bcuz of KD but how the bucks or any team is gonna score on the nets is equally not even a question worth asking. but if the bucks face the celtics in round 2 and/or the heat in the east finals the no 1 thing for me above anything is, can either of those teams actually score enough points to beat the bucks 4 times? any issues w/ the bucks offense, giannis etc is secondary for me

their defense has not been good this year, will be interesting to see if they can flip the switch, obvs a lot of reason to believe they can just based on having maybe the best defender in the league another elite guy and a very good guy, big question mark is prob how on point brook lopez will be after missing the whole year from back surgery, obvs if you were a fan of theirs youd rather have seen them already play good D

also obvs they have played great d before with the same main guys, but one thing we should consider is that they might be currently cursed by having grayson allen on their team

brook has looked better than i expected. adding one of the best rim protectors in the league who can also shoot threes is pretty nice

brooks had a weird career. seemed like he was done a handful of years ago but has sustained a nice role since

yeah crazy to think he was a sort of big time scorer at one point

this is pretty wild
https://i.imgur.com/MPfcyxt.png

added years to his career

The Grizzlies are the first team in NBA history to lead the league in

Rebounds
Steals
Blocks

in a single season. pic.twitter.com/K0SKfdTSUw

— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 9, 2022

grizz are the sleeper team in these playoffs

Love

32-10 with 8 3s in 14 mins !

guarded by antetokounmpo too... thanasis antetokounmpo

Trae finished the season with the most points and most assist. pretty cool

thats alotta bucket baby

apparently trae will be due a lot of money if he's named to an all-NBA team. i'll be shocked if he doesn't get at least 3rd team. how does that affect next season's cap space?

it counts against the cap, celtics were in the same situation with tatum last year and he missed the cut saving them $35m over the life of his contract

so fans shouldn't complain so much when their team's player doesn't get named to one of the teams?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markdeeks/2022/04/10/how-the-milwaukee-bucks-spent-15-million-to-deliberately-commit-a-foul/?sh=695f8f7b6e45

so fans shouldn't complain so much when their team's player doesn't get named to one of the teams?

― symsymsym, Monday, April 11, 2022 10:20 AM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

at least not the year before their max deal kicks in

The @Suns finished the season with identical records of 32-9 at home and 32-9 on the road.

They are just the fourth team in NBA history to record at least 32 wins both at home and on the road:

✅ 1972-73 Celtics
✅ 1995-96 Bulls
✅ 2015-16 Warriors
✅ 2021-22 Suns pic.twitter.com/1VPddyzjgt

— Justin Kubatko (@jkubatko) April 11, 2022

some good company

dece

lol

Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and the Nets accomplished a rare feat this season.

Wonder how that happened 😅 pic.twitter.com/6fMKtFSrrB

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 12, 2022

lol

A+ to the graphics dept for highlighting kd's bald spot

https://images.app.goo.gl/ADJ9FKoDadKZa12Q8

what a shitty year for shooters lol pic.twitter.com/l9wRpQCZ7D

— aidan ⛹️💿 (@Lakesh0wAidan) April 15, 2022

is it the new ball?

it's probably a bunch of things but fans being back is the biggest.

related

The Curious Case Of Julius Randle

Last year's Most Improved Player was one of this year's most disappointing shooters.

Out of 68 players that attempted at least 500 jumpers this season, Randle ranked last in efficiency with eFG% of just 40.95 pic.twitter.com/vV9jaXbUxt

— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) April 16, 2022

Foolius Goldle

heat 5
celtics 6
bucks 4
raps 6

suns 4
grizz 6
warriors 7
jazz 6

heat 6
bucks 7

suns 4
warriors 7

bucks 5
suns 5

suns 7

lol sorry

This year, Chris Paul is now 55-of-97 on long mid-range jumpers in the 4th quarter (59.1%)

For perspective: Kevin Durant is shooting 48.7% on those shots in 4th quarters https://t.co/cnueuY36qO

— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) April 24, 2022

https://i.imgur.com/SA0uiuS.gif

offense has been off the charts 2nd half of the season and offs

Random - No team has ever won fewer than 2 games in a playoff series in which it had an effective FG% off 55% or higher.

Nets (0-3) have an eFG% of 57.4%.
Nuggets (1-3) have an eFG% of 55.9%.

— John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann) April 25, 2022

"defense wins championships" stocks holding steady in this rough market

probably in part related to all the fouls

It’s the first time a player has fewer than 25 field goals and more than 30 turnovers in a single postseason since the three-point era (1980).

(Submitted by @keerthikau)

— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 27, 2022

yiiikes

cp3 has 60 assists and 6 turnovers through 5 games

and 10 steals

1 (inadvertent) nut kick

lol

Luka Doncic has been guarded by Bojan Bogdanovic for 14 minutes in two games.

He has scored 32 points on 65% shooting in those minutes. pic.twitter.com/rSUEIN0mL8

— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 27, 2022

Miami really just ate trae up and spit him out

they fucked him up lol

Mikal Bridges is the 7th player in NBA history to have 30 points, 4 made threes, and 4 blocks in a playoff game.

The others? LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, and Vince Carter. pic.twitter.com/cOb4zBHNAK

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 27, 2022