The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs Thread

Mavs seem so cooked right now

Beautiful hesitation.

mavs do not have a complete team to go this deep and win

sheesh Mavs didn't even cover

as a team they aren't up to GSW's level

Dallas has the Warriors right where they want them.

Cuban needs to act like he’s been here before, rube shit

mavs defense really broke down tonight in a shocking way but i think there’s a pretty good shot they make this 2-2. the warriors have been a high wire act in every single road game these playoffs and the mavs only loss at home was game 1 vs utah

Golden State takes the 2-0 lead after their 126-117 victory.

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 21, 2022

good to know

Not sure what the stats say but must be pretty unusual for dubs to win with Dray a team low -19.

Looney outplayed him so it makes sense

Sweet comeback, I’m camping and found a corner of the mountaintop to watch the game. Can’t believe draymond didn’t get kicked out of that game. Not like it mattered since he was so foul happy. This looney stretch is inspiring stuff. One time luka had looney on him up top and asked for a screen to get him off.

Poole hasn’t looked sharp for a while

Lol spottie did you actually leave your friends/family to go sit by a tree and watch the game

I’m going to get some wood for the fire brb

ball is life

Lol spottie did you actually leave your friends/family to go sit by a tree and watch the game

salute

Amazing

26 point lead for Miami and the 2nd has barely started

These conference finals have been no fun so far

Last night was good imo

But yah these blowouts are weird. Need more games with 10+ lead changes etc.

feels like every attempted entry pass by the celtics this series has become a miami transition bucket. they cant keep getting burned over and over on that

jesus what is happening players are dying out here

you know what won't be a blowout, but will in fact be a nail-biting rollercoaster ride for survival from tip to the final bell? jurassic world: dominion, june 10th

we traipse around the table talking sentences so incomplete
boys are dying on these streets

a little odd to see all this praise for Marcus Smart's toughness on Twitter as though he didn't flop his way into 2 separate injuries last series

Floppers can still be tough

this is the most broken i've seen the celtics offense since early in the season

the +14 steal differential after three quarters has to be some sort of record

idk 3rd quarter game 1 was pretty bad

gonna cut my losses and not watch the rest of this too ugly

there u go

Steals
MIA … 15
BOS …. 1

This is tied for the largest steal differential through the first 3 quarters of a playoff game over the last 25 years

— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) May 22, 2022

haha

Bunch of those are Boston just throwing it to Miami.

oh my god that was one of the most insane sequences I've ever seen

hope it didn't just end in a horrific injury

ohhh shit

OK maybe Oladipo deserves some credit.

lmao Tatum is back

what is it with the Celtics and these overly dramatic injuries

Bam playing out of his mind

I have not been watching this game but have been checking the score from time to time and what is even happening

nice comeback but the celtics really need to not play so bad if they want to win

truly one of the weirdest playoff games I've ever seen

Smart & Tatum both went down acting like they'd just suffered career-altering injuries only to come back 10 minutes later

meanwhile Jimmy actually is out with a knee injury

Bam is having the game of his life

both these teams are about as exhausted as ive seen in a regulation game just a ridiculously physical game

of course Heat would seal it by intercepting yet another inbounds pass

that was one of the weirdest games i’ve ever watched, i have no idea what to say

no idea at all how the heat held onto that lead

these kind of games are why you bet the over

oladipo’s offensive game has completely cratered but i’m shocked he’s retained the level of athleticism required to play the kinda defense he’s been playing since he came back