The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs Thread

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brunson 41-8-5-2stl

man this steph-klay-poole-wiggins-dray line up is fun to watch

when dray is healthy steph is the best player in the world

the jazz losing a game by doing the definition of insanity thing and letting maxi kleiba and finney smith repeatedly make corner threes as gobert hangs out in the dunker spot guarding nobody was honestly the most predictable event of these playoffs

on its face letting kleiba shoot repeatedly isn’t a bad strategy but how many times are they gonna force themselves to relive the clippers nightmare? why would they even do it to themselves

holy shit Jordan Poole, it's like they have two Currys on their team

hey when youve got a multi time dpoy you cant be messing with the recipe

man this steph-klay-poole-wiggins-dray line up is fun to watch

― J0rdan S., Monday, April 18, 2022 11:05 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

theyre very skilled and mobile extremely small tho, pretty cool

yeah this is a really entertaining team. that Curry dime a minute ago was insane

I mean this is Globetrotters shit

pic.twitter.com/LDi686DvLR

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) April 19, 2022

halftime entertainment is some type of juggling dup who are wearing tshirts of the club they perform at which is named "fugazi", took me a second

I’m not having a good time

cmon this season was a write off for the nuggs

aw look at this lil guy

If you haven't seen Giannis' scouting report on himself before he was in the NBA, it's worth a watch pic.twitter.com/QqDG1CyxJu

— Matthew McGovern (@MatthewMcGovern) July 21, 2021

god damn the transformation he's made from that to what he looks like now is some anime shit

"im getting the fuck out of here and do not care"

Donovan Mitchell on similarities to Jazz’s defensive issues vs. Clippers last season: “I don’t think any of us are looking at it like, ‘Ah, like it’s last year all over again,’ because we’re healthy. We can do this. We can control that, and I think we will. I know we will.” https://t.co/4ybyRN2esz

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) April 19, 2022

it might be a bit unfair to them. but also like……. they let the same exact thing happen to them lmao

the nuggets are getting thoroughly outplayed but the officiating is outrageous

curry’s +23 in 15 minutes

Jokic lookin like he wants a T

uhh

Will Barton and DeMar Cousins had to be held back from each other by Nuggets teammates during the last timeout.pic.twitter.com/tK3junIJra

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 19, 2022

it is straight up unfair that Poole is playing like this

what an incredible display of offensive basketball lord almighty

poole is playing like steph’s brain was transplanted into his body

Poole is just all fun

#28 pick

poole is playing like steph’s brain was transplanted into his body

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, April 19, 2022 12:05 AM (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

seriously. it’s uncanny

Aaron Gordon now 4-of-16 shooting in this series. Warriors comfortable with him taking any jumper he wants.

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 19, 2022

For some reason I take great pleasure watching cousins pout and whine

This is fun I’m having fun

Pooles been like this for half the season btw but now he’s flanked by curry AND klay so it’s the perfect storm

Boogie seems like a good teammate lovely guy to be around

Pooles been like this for half the season btw but now he’s flanked by curry AND klay so it’s the perfect storm

not a great series for jokic so far….

it’s funny to me that his arms always make it look like that instead of playing a basketball game he wrestled a pitbull

_Pooles been like this for half the season btw but now he’s flanked by curry AND klay so it’s the perfect storm_


i feel like he made some like and 1 level passes tonight combined with the ridiculous three point shooting that was abnormal

not a great series for jokic so far….

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, April 19, 2022 12:59 AM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

he’s getting absolutely mauled every time he touches the ball

NBA really messed up putting Mem/Min on NBAtv

the people demand 1-8 blowouts

not a great series for jokic so far….

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, April 19, 2022 12:59 AM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

he’s getting absolutely mauled every time he touches the ball

the best game of last night was on NBA TV too

what about when he’s guarding a high screen

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, April 19, 2022 12:35 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah his limitations defensively away from the basket are getting exposed by the warriors for sure. really awful matchup considering how porous denver’s perimeter defenders have been. just a nightmare through and through

the way the warriors are playing they can probably beat anyone, but it’s hard for denver specifically to draw a worse opponent than a ball-moving, sharp shooting athletic team like this warriors team. sort of unfortunate how this lineup played together all of 10 mins in the regular season and the depleted nuggs have to be the guinea pigs

i didn't actually think draymond fouled jokic on the one that got him tossed

yah that one wasnt much but the game was over and he was ready to blow up. i bet he woulda snapped at the ref even if he got the call you could see it coming.

there's 100% been uncalled hacks on jokic... i'm also not sure it matters that much in the context of this series. draymond is also prob getting respect from the refs that other guys don't which isn't helping matters for jokic.

the contrast vs jokic and embiid in the playoffs is prob instructive, embiid throws his weight around like a bull in a china shop essentially forcing the refs to put him on the line 12 times in one quarter. i don't think jokic is wired to play that way (i'm making no value judgement here)

yeah finesse players will always lose the ref battle vs power players. jokic actually tries to make the shots where embiid is trying to get the call.

jokic has gotten to the line a lot more post all star break, something like 8 FTAs/game vs 5, and watching him every night you definitely notice a difference. he’s definitely not afraid of contact. the issue in this series is draymond is so solid and disciplined down low, and he and the other warriors defenders have done a good job denying him favorable entry positions. and yes, a little home cooking, which I anticipate we’ll see the flip side of a bit in game 3 when they’re playing in denver

could have ourselves a series:

Sources: There’s optimism Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will return for Game 3 (Thursday) or Game 4 (Saturday) vs. Jazz. The calf strain that Doncic suffered on April 10 is improving and workouts over next two days could determine comeback timing.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 19, 2022