The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs Thread

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

Celtics are a fun team but they spend so much time on the ground, it's hard to watch

classic easter conference grind

eastern

I love how Marcus Smart flailed after losing the damn ball. pic.twitter.com/EVy9A7s1nn

— Chris Walder (@WalderSports) May 22, 2022

this is how you play the game

The NBA has fined the Dallas Mavericks $100,000 for violating league rules regarding bench decorum. Now $175,000 in fines for Mavericks this postseason.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 22, 2022

need to come up with more impactful fines than a bit of money. give their opponents 2 tech free throws at the start of the next game or something

ban cuban from the game wtf is he doing on the bench i hate him

i have no idea why this can’t be handled by issuing technical fouls during the game. that would put a stop to it pretty damn fast.

they could give one warning even

to me the cuban part is a different issue and worse, no one but the game staff and players should be in the bench area regardless of if theyre crowding the court no gms owners fuckin bizdev guys, if i were a player on the other team i would absolutely truck that entitled billionaire bitch ass if i got the chance

You gotta believe Kidd put them up this nonsense

Stephen Curry accidentally passes it to Theo Pinson on the bench and turns the ball over pic.twitter.com/eIX3L6Nq1t

— hoops bot (@hoops_bot) May 21, 2022

cuban is def worse and has been getting a pass on being a maniac forever. wyc from the c’s sits baseline courtside and manages to act like an adult for 2.5 hours, it’s not that difficult.

dude name is wyc he has every excuse to act up but no he just watches the game like a guy with a normal name

Is Mark even cuban? somebody should look into it

“It’s incredibly important to me as a cisgender athlete to stand in support of the trans and LGBTQ+ community.”

Congratulations, @ReggieBullock35. Well deserved. https://t.co/ppLOsEpGaE

— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) May 23, 2022

love reggie. it's great to see him recognized.

nice

(lol at social justice champion winner tho)

the mavs will at least win something this year

lol the ref asked theo pinson to change his shirt to any color but white and he was like “hmmm no :)”

reggie bullock is one of my favorite ppl in the nba

feels like the dubs left a much bigger lead on the table that quarter

Luka Shimmy pic.twitter.com/WIfmieGV8F

— Alex 👋 #ThankYouDeebo (@dbs408) May 23, 2022

Dallas has got to find a way to get that ball in that hoop

is that a magic quote