The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs Thread

Siakam should be out of the game for that, no? Seemed like he looked Embiid right in the eye then gave him a elbow in the face.

these pelicans rookies going head to head with the 1 seed gotta say its pretty cool

cp almost missed but it went in

Chris Paul has broken the NBA playoff record for most shot attempts without a miss. He is 13 of 13 tonight

— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) April 29, 2022

god i love kevin harlan

hahaha. one day, young bastard

he did catch an elbow but he forgot to flop

Chris Paul is 14-for-14. Including both the regular season and playoffs, the only player with more makes without a miss in a game in NBA history is Wilt Chamberlain. @ESPNStatsInfo

— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) April 29, 2022

I’m remembering a game in the 2010 offs where someone went perfect from the field, ibaka?

god dammit man it’s great to be a chris paul fan tonight

alvarado is truly a perfect nyc hoops bastard

the suns have once again out executed their opponent in crunch time, pretty handy skill

pelicans team is cool hope zion can play basketball good again and also doesn't ruin this group of weirdos with whatever his deal is

Chris Paul

14-14 FG pic.twitter.com/86ItisTLcP

— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) April 29, 2022

aw willie green crying

a lot of emotion!

cp too!

14-14 seems good, more guys should try that.

pels in a weird way remind me of suns from a couple years ago, a lot of young guys who are starting to put it together, should have some extra talent next year in the form of one z. williamson

Luka's on-court demeanor is so odd to me, he acts like he's playing the lead role in a comedic basketball movie. just making all these bemused faces and dropping one-liners after each bucket. when he complains to the refs he does so in such an exaggerated fashion. he's like an Adam Sandler character.

Just finished suns… the lil bastard wow. Pels drawing even going punch for punch with 3 rookies on the floor in the 4th is insane.

If Jose woulda hit the deck and rolled around he woulda got that as a flagrant. Rookie mistake.

I know the Jazz just tied it up but it just seems like there's zero chance they can win this game. they're gonna do something stupid I know it

this jazz team is hell bent on going out getting gashed on every possession bleeding corner threes

sheesh I knew it down 1 with 9 seconds left and you just recklessly turn it over

i dont know that ive ever seen a game-winner attempt be so open before

wow Conley (sad wow if you're not watching)

I mean it is Kidd leaving guys wide open from 3 is kind of his calling card

the mavs tried their best to let the jazz back in, just dogshit offensive execution down the stretch

really rough one for conley jeez

the mavs offense when the game gets under a minute is too easy to defend… luka dribbles until there’s 7 seconds left, bring the double team, make him pass it to someone else who has to figure out what to do with 5 seconds left 24 feet from the basket

i hope the mavs squander luka's career doing dumb shit like that tbh but im petty as fuck

I mean Kidd is that kind of coach, the reason why he couldn't do shit in the playoffs with Milwaukee is because everyone knew exactly what plays he was calling

tbf most teams run that kind of offense — aka no offense — when the game gets down to like 3 or 4 possessions left. so i don’t think it’s a jason kidd thing. but with the mavs it feels so pronounced bcuz there’s really only one guy you want to have the ball in those situations and it’s been a bit too easy to force him to pass it

Luka wanted a coaching change and drove Carlyle away. Kidd's his guy.

mavs just won a playoff series where luka missed half the games not sure the kidd criticisms are hitting too hard right now. tbh he looks like a better coach for this roster than carlisle

that might be true but im gonna invoke the Fuck Jason Kidd Forever clause of the ilh constitution

rip the Utah jazz who I assume are going to trade all their players for loose assets and be bad for 4 years and then become a persistent 3-6 seed again for half a decade, the circle’s unbroken path

i’m not gonna begrudge anyone their kidd hate

i think rudy is a rly valuable player who also might be untradable, donovan's a less valuable player who feels destined to be a hornet

gordon's coming back to utah, putting this out there

When the Jazz got knocked out of the playoffs in Mitchell's rookie year I remember thinking "he plays a little out of control but he'll be great when he refines his game" but it looks like he never really did.

He takes some bad shots and has gotten super lazy on defense. His peak was clearly the bubble.

Kinda sad we got no chaos game sevens. Hopefully the wolves can come through tomorrow.

Kidds got the mavs to buy in on defense and that’s huge

we got the 3 time defensive player of the year right here

Rudy come on man!! pic.twitter.com/7VIZhg0UL7

— James Hansen (@hansenjames) April 29, 2022

I think it was brunson who had him turned all the way around on one drive last night

Kinda sad we got no chaos game sevens. Hopefully the wolves can come through tomorrow

One nice thing about this series of no one can predict what's going to happen from game to game

that series deserves a game 7

like we were saying upthread

KAT tried to make a heel turn and everyone's just been like "bro this ain't you please do some self reflection and find yourself" 😭 https://t.co/kCUUoGgq6v

— ✨🦦America Is Musty🦦✨ (@DragonflyJonez) April 29, 2022

its true

yep, i think he wants to be pat bev or something but he's not wired up that way