The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs Thread

Ja El flying back to Krypton to be reunited with his family.

beautiful photo

Would hang above my bed with a little sign that said “where dunks happen”

p sure i whispered “mother of god” when he elevated for that dunk

if that’s the one near the end of the half - really was genuinely astonished, as if he’d hit some heretofore unavailable turbo button

oladipo playing some serious defense on harden tonight

james harden is cooked baby rip james harden

he hasnt scored 25 in a game yet this playoffs

this is a man who averaged 34 a game TWO YEARS AGO

my god hes totally going to do it

Still plenty of opportunities for Philadelphia to win the series, but if they don’t, I wonder if Morey starts thinking about trading Maxey/Thybulle/etc for a “guy”

— Trenton Hassles Carmelo (@TrentonHassles) May 5, 2022

the allure of a "guy" can be so strong

would you trade maxey for beal or lillard straight up? i think “no” is a defensible answer

Ben Simmons to undergo more back surgery

19 points on 6-11 FG, 3-4 from 3 for oladipo tonight w/ excellent defense. if he can just be a legit 3 and D player who can handle the ball a bit that would be huge. he’s already done way more in the offs than i thought he would

suns looking extremely dialed in so far this series

mavs defense dies after two rotations

would you trade maxey for beal or lillard straight up? i think “no” is a defensible answer

trade for lillard and hire diantoni lets go

This is just a bad matchup for the mavs. Suns have owned them over the last few years

ayton fading hook over the double team thats nasty

Luka denying the fadeaway after freezing cam j just to pivot and dive back in for the and one was hilarious

lol he wiped him out

ayton is the rare 16 game center. in the regular season he feels extraneous but he can actually hurt these small lineups in the playoffs

would you trade maxey for beal or lillard straight up? i think “no” is a defensible answer

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, May 4, 2022 10:00 PM (twenty-seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

beal--absolutely not. lillard maybe if i can get off harden at the same time.

there's a generational shift happening out there right now.

feels like one of those games where the Mavs will be down between 7 and 14 all game

luka trying to do it all himself and thats not gonna work

Might net them a win or two but that’s it

Lmao what are the suns doing

Was that like 12 offensive foul calls in a 30 second span?

its reffing time baby

they just like collectively forgot how to play basketball

was thinkin it would be cool if you could buy ref jerseys to rep your fave ref

uhh Luka you okay bud

This game is gross

was thinkin it would be cool if you could buy ref jerseys to rep your fave ref

booker’s improvement defensively is so amazing

Prob the suns biggest storyline this year as to why they are so good

Lol

I want the 3 hours I spent doing a detailed dive (because I was asked to) to analyze who the better initiator was LD or DSJ - because some of our guys weren't quite sure yet a month and a half into his rookie year - never a worse "can you back it up with data" moment in my life

— Haralabos Voulgaris (@haralabob) May 5, 2022

This game is nearly unwatchable

christopher paul

This is insane lol

imagine watching chris paul do his thing and thinking “I’m not having a good time”. doesn’t compute!

I mean he did have to throw a lil bastard move to bait the refs into an offensive foul call in the middle of that run of course

right, lol. chris paul is great but also chris paul chooses to be an annoying brown noser in the middle of his greatness sort of sums up his entire career.

unfortunately for him the playoff gods will never let him prosper. but he will always have his second round triumphs

Absolute clinic by the suns there in the 4th. Put luka in action and go to work and let him cook all game so he’s tired in the 4th and no one else is in rhythm

unfortunately for him the playoff gods will never let him prosper. but he will always have his second round triumphs

The hoops gawds will not reward this

Did CP3 just grab his arm to draw an offensive foul? pic.twitter.com/UeFO4QgnNS

— Jake Reetz (@jajareetz) May 5, 2022

This is bananas.

The Suns went after Luka 50 times as the screen defender FIFTY and scored a casual 1.72 points per chance.

Wow.

— Haralabos Voulgaris (@haralabob) May 5, 2022

Through two games, Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler have run 35 direct pick-and-rolls at either DeAndre Jordan or Paul Reed. Including assist opportunities, they've produced 56 points (1.6 ppp) out of those actions.

— Couper Moorhead (@CoupNBA) May 5, 2022