The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs Thread

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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

yeah they need to find that home touch here or this series is over

just gonna say that i think the suns wouldve made for a better series with the dubs, shame they shit the bed

the mavs whole thing kinda doesn’t work if kleber can’t/won’t shoot from three

bullock, frankie smokes, bertans, kleber combined 0 for 15 for zero points, not great

yeah Suns/Warriors would've been great, this feels like last year when the Hawks made it to the ECF

Dallas has some annoying fans.

dallas is scientifically the worst of the big tx cities

it goes:
1. san antonio
2. houston
3. austin
4. dfw

lmao at the fans for having to watch that at a crucial "lets shift the momentum" moment

wait what the hell just happened

ohhh no come on that Wiggins dunk counts

The basketball gods will not take kindly to that dunk being called off

When someone does an NBA Jam dunk but IRL you have to give it to them.

yeah short of an eye gouge there should be no offensive fouls on that kind of play

the warriors played better but bullock, finney-smith and kleber going 2-17 from three in a 9 point loss is really brutal. luka, brunson and dinwiddie played well enough for the mavs to win

once the nba merges with the big 3, the mavs are back in title contention

the dallas mavericks have passed away

lotta sportsbooks had the Mavs as nearly a 2:1 favorite that game

Andrew Wiggins is playing the best basketball I’ve ever seen him play!! He had the dunk of the year over Doncic and his Playoff high 27 points and 11 rebounds tonight in the Warriors 109-100 victory.

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 23, 2022

#MIAvsBOS INJURY UPDATE: Tyler Herro (groin) has been ruled out of tonight’s Game 4 vs the Celtics.

Jimmy Butler (knee), Kyle Lowry (hamstring), Max Strus (hamstring), Gabe Vincent (hamstring) & P.J. Tucker (knee) will all warm up with the intent to play.

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 23, 2022

they should all just rest up take the day off

warming up WITH INTENT

lol

There’s more optimism that Boston’s Robert Williams will return to the lineup than Marcus Smart in Game 4 vs. Miami tonight, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 23, 2022

these teams need to chill this series is a brutal

every game is a surprise, honestly

losing herro but celtics losing smart is a good trade off for the heat