nba playoffs aka the 'offs (which includes the 'ins) 2021

Nice to see Collins get something going. Joel was the true mvp of that game

it didnt look like he was moving poorly he just seemed exhausted which as we know is a classic embiid move

I do think the Hawks picked it up on d in the second half but Embiid was making those shots earlier

yeah we're midway through a competitive playoff series so it's about time for joel to get creaky

i think i turned it on in the first half right when this embiid turnaround happened and the 76ers were rolling...

This absurd Joel Embiid sequence in the first half had our #SixersOutsiders calling Jo the best player in the world - and they're right 👀🔥 | @CCPEdu pic.twitter.com/lPnvUi4VAN

— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) June 15, 2021

apparently that was the highlight of the game for him, i shoulda watched the whole game before speaking on how good/bad he looked lol

He was pretty ridiculous in the first half. As was Seth curry and Tobias Harris. Simmons maybe the only one who consistently played well

wait what was absurd in that sequence?

It was the play that led to chuck and Shaq to make fun of trae trying to double team embiid which is stupid because he forced him into a baseline fadeaway which he made

people see a guy do two moves and hit an 18-footer and really lose their shit.

tbf it was some weird local web show

whoa that looked like a possible concussion

anyone want to let the jazz know the game has started

wait what was absurd in that sequence?

Just got to that Kawhi dunk before halftime WOW

he's doing the Lillard thing

KAWHI. UNLEASH HELL pic.twitter.com/xLxVuGlyp7

— Kawob Leonard (@WorldWideWob) June 15, 2021

Gobert zero shot attempts

Why didn’t they sit Leonard and really a of their starters?

*all

Asked what it would mean for Clips to reach first-ever conference finals, Kawhi says, "I don't care about the Western Conference Finals. I'm trying to win a championship." On Clips taking criticism down 2-0 in both series: "I don't even know what's going on in the outside world."

— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) June 15, 2021

two perfect quotes

lol

Don’t do it James

Harden is expected to test his hamstring in shoot-around today and has been determined to try and find a way to get cleared to play Game 5, sources tell ESPN. There are no guarantees on his status but Harden is trying to play with series 2-2. https://t.co/gYCTIKXXl8

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 15, 2021

upgraded to doubtful

that IS funny (though sad)

once you start re inuring the hammy which hes done at least twice now theres just no hope for a quick return its a ticking time bomb

i mean if it feels ok he might as well try i guess but itll just pop again

I think the idea is that there’s low risk of long term complications and you’re two games from elimination

yep

it feels a little... coincidental that harden is suddenly better the game after kyrie gets hurt but even if he can just stand out there and shoot threes and not get totally flamed on defense they could use him

he'll just be joe harris 2.0 out there.

well the actual joe harris has been in beta version the last two games so that might be helpful

yah hes been bad. a little harder when the other team can actually dedicate someone to guard you a bit.

Sometimes guys just have a bad week

yeah he's just missed a bunch of open shots

jokic bros are scarier than nurkics dad

The Jokic brothers wanted every piece of available smoke 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/pmUUb4gELw

— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) June 15, 2021

jersey over the camo shirt with the neck tattoo peeking out underneath the gold chain is a great look

smh they didnt even jump in

just two hippie bros singing the chorus of You Enjoy Myself. it's embarrassing.

Doc Rivers, on Ben Simmons saying he needed to be more aggressive last night: "I couldn't disagree with that more. More aggressive if he's talking about facilitating, yeah. Moving the ball up the floor with better pace. But not as far as shooting, or anything like that."

— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) June 15, 2021

haha. sick. i mean, he's right, honestly, but sort of an issue in its own right

All-NBA First Team (again):
Stephen Curry
Luka Doncic
Kawhi Leonard
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Nikola Jokic

Second Team:
Joel Embiid
LeBron James
Damian Lillard
Chris Paul
Julius Randle

Third Team:
Rudy Gobert
Jimmy Butler
Paul George
Bradley Beal
Kyrie Irving

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 16, 2021

lol celtics just saved so much money via tatum missing it

Russell Westbrook received more All-NBA votes than both Devin Booker and Donovan Mitchell?

lol I just looked up Nurkic's father, looks like he just sent two guys to go kill Liam Neeson (those two guys being Jokic's brothers)

Interesting twist in the All-NBA voting. Tatum was eligible as a guard and forward and had more votes than Kyrie, who made the third team as a guard. But Tatum was slotted as a forward because that was the position where he received the most votes.

— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) June 16, 2021

get rid of the positions for the love of god

lol thats is ridiculous

For real

randle making second team is ridiculous. probably wouldn't quibble with much else... maybe switching embiid in for kawhi on the first team

Yah was gonna say Embiid should be first team