*~*~* 2022 PLAY-IN GAMES THREAD *~*~*

bow -- and i cant stress this enough -- wow

trae played easily one of the worst games i’ve ever seen him play in the first half but has been the best player on the floor in the second half and it’s not even really close

some great playoff basketball here

yeah this is awesome

trae:steph::kobe:mj

believe it or not repeatedly switching markannen onto trae young has not worked out for the cavs

crazy half by trae

Brutal!

Those back to back steals were nuts.

oh man if the cavs had been able to control the ball off that steal....

Okongwu played his ass off 2nite

cavs had 36 points in the first quarter, 65 the rest of the way

thats about as cleveland a result as you could draw up

LMFAO - “party rock anthem” blaring into a dead silent arena as the season’s final seconds painfully bleed away

i don't get why kevin love didn't play more when the cavs desperately needed something on offense

i’d guess lauri was shooting so well that bickerstaff just rolled with him. love certainly wouldn’t have helped any when it came to defending trae. them not having a single wing worth playing really showed up in the second half once lauri’s shooting cooled off, they stayed with that three big lineup and trae just shredded it over and over

on the bright side for the cavs they don’t have to send a first round pick for caris levert now

Rondo was awful. They really could have used Rubio.

xp yeah, i would have just tried something else in the second half when the offense was dying.

they have some work to do and who knows if they can do it but garland and mobley is a really exciting duo to build around.

Rondo was awful. They really could have used Rubio.

Awesome 1st q from b ingram

That zion footage… dude looks huge

Ha

Sorry just finished

The hawks have had an awful season but Trae has just been ridiculous all year long

man I care a lot less about this game than I thought I would, fuck a pellie and/or clipper

Much love to Delon Wright

The hawks have had an awful season but Trae has just been ridiculous all year long

Reggie Jackson (lebron James kid voice)

Huge nance game

Murphy!

Game is good

pins and needles here for the 11th pick lmao

Imagine if the Pelicans add a 27 point per game scorer unstoppable near the rim who can pass, handle the ball, run the offense, screen and roll, and rebound all at a high level. And he’s only 21. When Zion Williamson returns and if he stays healthy New Orleans will soon contend.

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) April 16, 2022

pelicans fever baby

zion tbf is maybe the biggest wildcard in the history of the game at this point

Now that the 'ins are over, we need an 'offs thread.

The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs Thread