The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs Thread

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

a scoreboard video of fans eating food in reverse

i have pretty clear memories of turning my head away in visceral disgust from this gag

its pretty gross! watching it i was like hey this is much weirder than their usual stuff

Lol they did pull Giannis and the Bulls immediately went on a 8-0 run

wild, calling this lineup small is an understatement theres just no one with any big muscles or physicality besides draymond

I’m told Steph Curry is expected to return to the starting lineup tonight for Game 5. Kevon Looney will move to the bench, meaning the lethal small-ball lineup will be the starters.

— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) April 27, 2022

Yah pretty crazy to start with it but Pooles numbers as a starter vs bench are pretty stark. The whole thing falls apart if Wiggins doesn’t rebound at the 4 spot. But they just want to cause turnovers and run and blast threes.

yeah i mean might as well give them some burn now see how it goes

if they can have the game in the can by the half and basically start resting up and hope memphis minny goes 7 why not

Yah just kinda crazy they have no idea what they’re rotation is cos this is basically the first game steph klay and Dray have started together since 2019

didnt stick with the small lineup too long

interesting how that sequence resulted in a technical foul on…aaron gordon

and a horrendous non-continuation call. we know what’s happening

missed goaltending call. three possessions in a row

mike malone play your best player more than 35 minutes in an elimination game challenge

interesting how that sequence resulted in a technical foul on…aaron gordon

I'm starting to not like Dray very much