The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs Thread

praise ja

holy shit what a play call

ja is good

what a sick finish

Ah man you can’t go for that saddddd

byeee

it kind of sucks that we couldn't even marinate in the end of that for a couple minutes, like is joining suns/pels at the 6 minute mark that much worse than joining at the 8 minute mark?

my thoughts exactly, that was awesome. such a brutal loss for Minnesota though

you can't take me from whoop that trick playing into another game i can't process.

— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) April 27, 2022

Memphis Grizzlies | STS Go pic.twitter.com/FpdU0ZOcbN

— Half Court Hoops (@HalfCourtHoops) April 27, 2022

real bad defense by ant there

nice shot tho

Minnesota Timberwolves | Hand Back Flare pic.twitter.com/wpanGzpebI

— Half Court Hoops (@HalfCourtHoops) April 27, 2022

kat needs to cool it

pic.twitter.com/kyF2afhnKS

— BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL (@edsbs) April 27, 2022

kat is walking the dark path rn not sure he can be saved

appreciate patbev doing the ‘too small’ gesture just before fouling out with . . . nine points

And getting smoked by the exact same move on the other side by ja

this KAT behavior kinda reminds me of lebron's first year in miami where he's a nice gregarious guy at heart who was thrust into a villain role and tried to embrace it and started taunting ppl left and right but clearly it's not who he really is

he needs study being locked in instead of being a jerk

he needs to command the respect of his bff d'angelo russell so he'll pass him the ball when they need to win the game

uh oh

Pretty clear nutkick by CP3 on Alvarado here. Wonder if the league office will have something to say about it tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/yYjc2RecQS

— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) April 27, 2022

lmao. the master and the student. i’m crying

where is k3vin? is this your king?

Re kat

Yah you can clearly see he’s trying to find the balance of being a sweetheart and getting waxed for being soft vs being a tough guy prick and getting waxed for unwarranted and poorly timed showboating. It does seem like he’s playing better when he’s acting like a tough guy but he’s just gotta figure out how to fire himself up and be aggressive without being a weirdo

i mean, he’s been awesome the last two games. 33-14 and 28-12. tonight he hit a huge three at the end and blocked a ja shot in the final minute. but him not demanding and getting the ball at the ends of games does speak to a real personality issue that i think will hold them back

If he’s not gonna do it then the coach needs to set the pecking order

Pels hanging around but can’t get over that 9-10 point hurdle

Oh no cp

Meltdown please we need it

Gets 8 seconded by Jose again and then a tech

Insane bridges game

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FRT_-7UWUAAND5u?format=jpg&name=small

great stuff

I still can't fucking believe it, jfc

Tough one for sure

the curse at work

sometimes i think maybe “young teams need to lose in the playoffs first before they learn how to win” is a myth, and then i watch a game like that wolves loss

that might be true for ant but i think towns is past the point of learning some indefinable thing from a loss like that

it was like a college game with better players

bridges played 47 minutes last night lol. turned in one of the best playoff performances this year. locked up everyone he covered and 31/5/2/1/4

it was like a college game with better players

― lag∞n, Wednesday, April 27, 2022 8:50 AM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah this.

would feel bad for pkbr but on the other hand doc/harden losing a 3-0 lead is too poetic not to cheer for.

Doc Rivers got a little defensive when discussing his past teams' collapses 👀 pic.twitter.com/88PqjDDUZa

— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) April 27, 2022

Caruso and Lavine out for Game 5. obviously should be Bucks by 50 but I'm predicting one of those "HOW IS THIS SO CLOSE" games where Milwaukee turns it over 25 times

doc really just loves to throw anyone under the bus at any time he has no filter self awareness

bane pushed finch?

The fans in the back want smoke 😂 pic.twitter.com/cJW2PWOWBu

— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) April 27, 2022

ESPN Sources: Phoenix Suns All-Star G Devin Booker (hamstring strain) is progressing toward a return soon, including the possibility as soon as Game 6 or Game 7 of this playoff series vs. New Orleans. He’s expected to be initially listed as out for Thursday’s Game 6.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 27, 2022

nice

the schedule gods giving us a breather tonight…

Bucks might win by 60 tonight

kinda sucks to go to a playoff game and have both teams playing at preseason intensity

on the other hand they had a scoreboard video of fans eating food in reverse set to missy elliots work it

They should pull Giannis with 7 min left in the 2nd this one is over