The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs Thread

this is obviously why ratings are up

Pheonix really not the same without Booker huh

he is their best player

herb jones causing havoc, jumping very high

wow 8 second violation

pelicans are kicking their asses out there

pelicans are creating the blueprint for success here:
- draft a generational talent at #1
- don't play him all season
- trade for an all star scorer at the deadline
- finish 10 games below .500
- allow the #35 pick and an undrafted guy cause chaos against the #1 NBA team

— Matt Ellentuck (@mellentuck) April 25, 2022

lol at the scorned hand from paul

alvarado is a great pelican. he looks and acts like a pirate.

the fact that the crouching in the corner then sneaking up move works is so funny

this is the nba something that dumb should not

it’s really funny. pels have a second round rookie and an undrafted rookie playing in their crunch time line up, going head to head w/ the one seed. crazy stuff

glorious pic.twitter.com/Ljbi1jvi3s

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) April 25, 2022

If Herb Jones had sold that like CP3 would have, CP3 would have been ejected.

There was also this

⁦@NBAonTNT⁩ I love Herb Jones. He’s a fighter. pic.twitter.com/QCKpXbu15e

— Jonathan Ellsworth (@Squirrellybear) April 25, 2022

when the gods wish to punish chris paul they send him to the playoffs

Hero

If the reports about CP3 hurting his left hand and getting it checked out by the med staff at halftime are true (he basically hasn't dribbled with it in the 4th), Suns are cooked. It would be extremely unlucky, but this is the risk you sign up for when you're a Chris Paul team

— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) April 25, 2022

Chris Paul had one of his worst playoff performances of his career in game 4 vs the Pelicans. He posted just 4 points, 25% FG, 0 3pt FG, and 0 FT. All are worst or tied for worst of his playoff career pic.twitter.com/3M34NJlmRu

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 25, 2022

old

On other news I just heard bones hyland speak for the first time…

Bones Hylund is such a great name, sounds like he should be running a numbers operation for the mob in 1951

deadball era shortstop

bones hyland and herb jones does sound like a legendary double play combo for the st. louis browns

lol nash hates him

Nash on Simmons: “I wasn’t really expecting him to play [in Game 4].” Nash reiterated that Simmons will play whenever he is ready. He also said that as of now Simmons isn’t getting another MRI on his back.

— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) April 25, 2022

Y'all this is totally the vibes of the local news interviewing a mildly confused, but calm bystander who saw a 2nd degree felonious crimehttps://t.co/gp1SuBZBFH

— ProHoopsHistory, PhD (@ProHoopsHistory) April 25, 2022

llol

This was truly beautiful.

Jose Alvarado caused an 8-second violation on Chris Paul. 👀

pic.twitter.com/cUSXhtS7a7

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) April 25, 2022

chris paul having to defeat an upstart little shit in order to preserve his legacy is the most cinematic storyline of the playoffs

its really good. bless the playoffs

Ja Morant

Regular season: 70% FG at the rim

Playoffs: 48% FG at the rim

Also per B-Ball Ref: he has not made a single shot in this series IN-BETWEEN 10 feet and the 3 point line.

in conclusion: THE MID-RANGE MATTERS IN THE PLAYOFFS!!!!!!!!!!!!

— Jason Maples (@JJMaples55_MST) April 25, 2022

we're taking back the midrange jumper, the most noble of basketball shots

ja morant shoot a floater challenge

floaters are an illusion they use mirrors to do them

these guys know every trick in the book

ESPN Sources: Ben Simmons and CEO of Klutch Sports Rich Paul met with GM Sean Marks and Nets leadership today to discuss how they’ll continue to work through the physical and mental hurdles needed to get Simmons back on the court.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 25, 2022

theyre on it

good call to do this kind of diligence before giving up serious assets for him in a trade

wait

tfw you meet with the ceo and the gm and other assorted goons to talk about your mental hurdles on the eve of an elimination game. nice conversation they had i bet

one of the all time great disaster seasons

when your custom character shows up in a cutscene

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i have been laughing at this for a straight 24 hrs it's so good

that picture is pure gold for sure lol

https://i.imgur.com/AleOXOv.png

(with apologies to the andrei arshavin thread)

theis is such a butterfingers. also sometimes he should try jumping when he rebounds

love to start off a playoff game with a nice bunch of fouls

it must be said that grand williams is "the kd stopper"

claxton 0-6 from the line!

wtf rakim is doing dont sweat the technique at center court rn

catching up just got to halftime kyrie not even attempting a shot at the end of the half there with 1.5 seconds left lolllllll dude is done