Worst gift in the pile: 2023 NBA Play-Ins

not sure who woke up grandpa but i don't appreciate it

lol

this is a completely appalling performance. i guess the upside is that it hastens the demise of a dead end season

the heat take a really blasé (honestly arrogant) approach to seeding and in 2 of the last 3 years it’s really come back to bite them in the ass

capela looking like 01 shaq out here

clint capela’s impact in this game is basically the argument some people make for rodman being an inner-circle guy

two heat guys running into each other and losing a rebound in the process only for john collins to pick it up and get an and 1 was a fitting bow for that game

rebounding thing is out of control lol

atl just controlling this game after losing 14 of 16 to the heat wild stuff

happy news for the celtics heat always give them trouble

yet another bam adebayo "what is it you would say you do around here?" performance when it mattered

hawks went away from their trae centric offense and it worked crazy to think about

cut to shaq saying "hey kenny, hey kenny" before dropping a dr evil quote in 2023, perfection

Quinn Snyder looking a bit odd these days

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Or not if the image doesn’t post.

i thought the hawks looked better prepared for the heat’s defense against trae (go figure) but no coaching really matters when there’s a +20 offensive rebounding difference

quin looks like he's on an unnecessary ozempic regimen

yet another bam adebayo "what is it you would say you do around here?" performance when it mattered

weird court cant say i recall that

tough loss for the boston sports media

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— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) April 12, 2023

lol

I was hoping to smell the beach. I smell @johnhollinger instead. It looks like the Hawks will be Boston’s first-round opponent.

— Jay King (@ByJayKing) April 12, 2023

Quinn Snyder looking a bit odd these days

― that's not my post, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 9:57 PM (eleven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah this is a situation I am monitoring

just realized he looks like clayne crawford

no offense to quinn but… “these days” ??

truly pains me to have to root for the lakers tonight

yea I think it's more fun if the Lakers get knocked out inaa 7 game series

nathan knight, a player we have all heard of, is out there in a key role for the wolves

You know I said I thought the hawks had the best center duo in the league for a reason

nathan knight, a player we have all heard of, is out there in a key role for the wolves

― call all destroyer, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 7:32 PM (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

lakers counter w wenyan gabriel and troy brown jr

if you don't know about wenyen gabriel by now that's your loss!

taurean prince basically just got chop blocked by two lakers players

i wonder if any nba teams are interested in trading for a certain french timberwolves center

nickeil alexander-walker had 2 dunks this year

bron has 27 points and is a -20

KAT :[

the Wolves have been going on some crazy scoring runs

kat dumb fouls and dumb smiles

wolves have no shot with KAT on the bench

ant edwards gotta get something going

wow tight traveling call!

those some big 3s for the Wolves

has KAT touched the ball since coming back in

ant seems a little shook, not trusting his step

has KAT touched the ball since coming back in

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, April 11, 2023 9:22 PM (eleven seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

lol i dont think so

wolves offense right now is completely lost. Way too many possessions ending with prince with the ball w 4 seconds left on the shot clock and nowhere to go

major dilemma for the lakers here as lebron does not believe in 2 for 1s

As @TimBontemps has been tracking all night, the Timberwolves have now made nine more 3-pointers than the Lakers (16-7). Teams that hit nine more 3s than their opponents were 50-4 (.926) during the regular season.

— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) April 12, 2023

since I have to root for the lakers, then winning despite lebron fouling out is actually the best thing that could happen

the wolves have been scoreless for like 6 minutes

https://theathletic.com/4408252/2023/04/14/nba-playoff-preview-celtics-bucks-nuggets-grizzlies/?source=user_shared_article

hollinger picks the ILH bowl celtics vs nuggets

lets do this

strus has remembered how to shoot

miami has 12 points "all strus"

23 point strus half

This is shaping up to be a good finish. Hasn't been more than a couple points either way since I started watching in the 2nd.

its strus world baby

strus time

congrats to heat they have played it in

fun game, liking the play ins so far, warts and all

I should have told you guys how emotionally checked out and over the Wolves I was, there's no better guarantee they would than that this season.

That they would win

its happening ITS THE OFFS BABY THE 2023 NBA PLAYOFFS

predix

lakers over twolves
thunder over pellies
thunder over twolves

raptors over bulls
hawks over heat
heat over bulls

― k3vin k., Tuesday, April 11, 2023 2:52 PM (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink

sorry should be heat over raptors for the second one

― k3vin k., Tuesday, April 11, 2023 2:54 PM (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink

went 4/6 for the ins, now it’s time for the offs!

mil > heat 5
bos > hawks 4
sixers > nets 5
cavs > knicks 6

denver > twolves 5
grizz > lakers 7
warriors > kings 6
suns > clips 6

oops