The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs Thread

Got to see Red Panda live, truly an honor

Celtics should simply make more shots if they want to win

thats what i would do but sometimes pros look at it different

they're the experts they know best

they’re not falling so everybody’s attacking the paint and it’s… working?

both defenses pretty tired by now one would think might be a good time to think about scoring some points

hubies sick of giannis shenanigans

dont think the celtics are gonna win this challenge

unless the get portis on the push i guess

Aghhh can’t take this

that’s 5 on williams i think

Lotta gnarly fouls that somehow are not causing injuries

refs are really keeping the celtics in this

they were doing the opposite earlier in the game! it's been erratic to say the least

i’m freaking out

Celtics getting pretty much every call in the 4th here

What a weird game

They finally got a roll!!!

need a term for when your possession is so bad that the defending team can't anticipate where the ball will end up and you get another possession

hate this so much

No fucking way come on refs

!!!!

hahaha

no too late

fucks sake

jfc just wanst the celtics day i guess

this just feels like a series that is going 7

weird game

marcus did his part

the slow-playing of the attempt.
speed of the shot.
not crossing the line before it hit rim.
getting the rebound.
clean look at multiple putbacks.

didnt win them the game but that is a rare 10/10 intentional missed free throw by Marcus Smart. pic.twitter.com/MXvulxvvUE

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 7, 2022

milwaukee was always going to win a game at home. might as well be the one where your star goes 4 for 79 from the field i guess

totally abominable no-call on that obvious 3 shot foul at the end

Yah he was clearly going for the shot

I, too, was impressed by Smart's near perfection on the deliberate miss. But his hard-earned shot didn't go in. At least it was soft enough to stay tippable.

Yah gave them a shot or two sad cos that game deserved an OT

otm

still 4 seconds left on the clock when smart got to it but i think it was the right play to just try to force it in, everybody had been so cold from outside

He was clearly going to go for a shot at some point in the near future but he was most definitely not yet going for a shot at the moment he was fouled

dammit that was very winnable down the stretch.

that was a weird game can’t say I liked it

Jrue deliberately fouled when the ball was still below Smart's waist and he hadn't initiated a clear shooting motion, yet. The refs made the right call, even though Smart certainly would have shot the three, given half a chance. Jrue simply didn't give him the chance. Great on-ball decision making by Jrue there.

the foul was above his waist, when he was going up for his shot, i just watched a replay

i also watched the goaltend replay

whatcha gonna do

This doesn’t seem smart to me

Luka Dončić is doing the money sign after every foul called on him, insinuating the refs are being paid. pic.twitter.com/J1ZnzTM7Zw

— Landon Thomas (@sixfivelando) May 7, 2022

insinuating the refs are being paid.

Well, the refs sure as hell don't work for free. They have a union contract.

refs being paid to ensure a bucks-suns finals rematch, for uh reasons

yeah not wise luka also not nice

both teams could put together a solid highlight reel of garbage calls from that game

they should fine luka’s ass into oblivion tbh if this is what he wants to do.

Very strange behavior.

not rly assholes are everywhere

luka on trajectory to succeed harden as the heel of the all-nba tier

Look I know the reffing was inconsistent but the Celtics got twice as many FTs as the Bucks despite being afraid to go to the rim and, yknow, not having Giannis