The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs Thread

yeah great season for the wolves they def have something to build on, feel like as the lad matures him and kat should settle into natural complimentary 1-2 scoring roles, dlo is def a problem he doesnt defend and has subpar playmaking skills they really need a more all around guy for their number 3 if they can trade him that would be very good and resigning him could be disastrous, overall their roster is pretty soft they need more defense size athleticism good stuff like that

good summary UMS. you’ve got the guy who’s a no doubt keeper and that’s the most important thing. definitely a season to celebrate.

bucks offense with middleton was bad against the shitty bulls d theyre gonna need giannis to go absolutely thermonuclear vs the celtics or hit a bunch of 3s or something

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— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) April 30, 2022

that series could be a major slog baby

I give the bucks about a 20% chance to win w out Middleton.

yeah something like that

D lo is a classic 82 game player, as they say, not a 16 game player. That Wiggins+ a pick (Kuminga) trade is looking like highway robbery but if it kept kat there then I guess it was worth it?

Really cool wolves season overall. Plenty to look forward to for sure.

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Middleton is really great especially vs. the Celtics but the team does play pretty well without him on the court, especially defensively. The problem is it’s gonna be like those Warriors/Cavs finals where the Bucks may have the best player but of the 10 best guys the Celtics have like 7 of them

yeah and also while the normal middleton lineups with patty c instead might be fine youre gonna end up giving minutes to deeper bench guys than you really want to or just play yr main guys too much

which is usually the way with injuries its not the guy who fills the injured spot you worry about its the guy who fills that guys spot, unless you happen to be really deep at a position like the celtics were losing rob for the first round horf theis and grant soaked up all his minutes and theyre all good players but thats pretty rare

Right I think George Hill also being out could also be a big deal but I actually don’t know if he’s any good as a bench guy anymore

yeah bucks are looking at a lot of connaughton allen mathews minutes and tbf all those guys could play good but they also could not, maybe see some carter and nwora too i guess which is getting pretty shaky

prob try to go huge with lopez-portis-giannis lineups some to limit those end of the bench minutes

Sounds like Lonzo might have serious knee problems. Really sucks

yeah you never want to see that

everyone thought the pels decision to not resign him was really bizarre but i’ve been wondering if they saw something in his medicals that scared them off. the fact that nothing about that ever leaked out of new orleans when ppl were piling on them early in the season makes me think not, but it seems at least plausible. he did hurt the same knee when he was in LA

there’s gonna be real expectations for minnesota and new orleans next year based on how the first round went and i’m interested to see how that goes given that the west figures to be much better next year. utah will probably drop out of the mix so that opens up one spot but a several other teams are getting guys back.

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— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 30, 2022

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there’s gonna be real expectations for minnesota and new orleans next year based on how the first round went and i’m interested to see how that goes given that the west figures to be much better next year. utah will probably drop out of the mix so that opens up one spot but a several other teams are getting guys back.

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yeah going into it next year as of now you only have two teams you know are likely to be out of the hunt in the rockets and thunder.

and probably the kings, i mean lets be real here

most likely yes they traded their best young prospect for sabonis so you know theyre going to at least try for a few months

u always lose a couple teams to injury

theyre always in the last place you looked

Yah who knows what the blazers are trying to do as well

the lottery is gonna be huge this year. NO, POR, and SA all could get much better very quickly if they move into the top 3.

welp

ESPN Sources: Joel Embiid won’t travel for Games 1 and 2 in Miami, but there’s optimism he could return as soon as either Game 3 or 4 in Philadelphia. He needs to clear concussion protocols and see doctor mid-week on his orbital fracture. More on NBA Countdown at 12:30 ET on ABC.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 1, 2022

is there some reason neither of today's games are in prime time beyond 'abc didn't want to preemt american idol'?

it’s sunday some people have to work tomorrow

celtics have total control so far

leaving a lot of points on the table though

Bucks playing about as shitty as I thought they were but they’re somehow up 1

guys still trying to iso on grant im sure theyve been told but they just dont believe it

bucks cant hold on to the ball celtcia cant hit a shot

some excellent passing from giannis so far, high intensity on both sides, gonna be a good series

xp thats a 1pm game baby

true

celtics now can't hold onto the ball either

celtics lookin sleepy out there need a nap

marcus just kicked grayson allen in the face

more of a knee really

allen shouldve stayed down wouldve gotten a flagrant

oh shit something bad happened to marcus (?)shoulder

gotta be dislocated think hes done it before

bucks give you all of these mediocre early shot clock 3s and you just cant take them, unless theyre good looks which sometimes they are, shot selection is crucial v them

The Celtics attempted 28 threes in the 1st half, their most in a half in their playoff history. @ESPNStatsInfo

— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) May 1, 2022

ah good

Celtics say DPOY Marcus Smart is expected to return with a right shoulder stinger and right quad contusion.

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