2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

[Cheesebeef]

Pretty great finish in this Knicks Hawks game.

 

[Russ Smith]

Holy crap what a finish. McCollum had been the man down the end stretch, they go up 4, Brunson hits a 3 to cut it to1. They foul CJ, he missed both FT's, you just know Brunson is going to win it but instead they push it up and Bridges missed a jumper to go ahead.

Postgame interview CJ said "I gotta make my bleeping freethrows."

Down 14 they came back and won it.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Joker gotta shoot that floater!

 

[Phrazbit]

Murray kinda pooped the bed those last 2 minutes. 3 absolutely awful shots.

 

[GatorAZ]

Just a bad shot by Murray.

 

[Russ Smith]

DiVincenzo's career arc is fascinating to me. Good college player everyone loved his upside. Good solid NBA player but all but one year he was under 37% from 3 it was the one thing holding him back. Signs with the Warriors, plays one year with Curry and per reports at the time he spent the whole year working with Steph on his shot watching what Curry did how he prepared etc. and since then 3 years at basically 40% one year at 38% from 3 on much more volume completely changed his career.

It also makes me wonder if he's the reason Ant has become so good from 3, like he showed Ant what he'd learned from Curry because Ant's numbers have jumped dramatically the last 2 years after Donte arrived in Minnesota.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

DiVincenzo's career arc is fascinating to me. Good college player everyone loved his upside. Good solid NBA player but all but one year he was under 37% from 3 it was the one thing holding him back. Signs with the Warriors, plays one year with Curry and per reports at the time he spent the whole year working with Steph on his shot watching what Curry did how he prepared etc. and since then 3 years at basically 40% one year at 38% from 3 on much more volume completely changed his career.

It also makes me wonder if he's the reason Ant has become so good from 3, like he showed Ant what he'd learned from Curry because Ant's numbers have jumped dramatically the last 2 years after Donte arrived in Minnesota.

curry kinda ran basketball's 4 minute mile far as 3 pointers go - full commitment to a completely different mindset that previously didn't exist (other than reggie miller?)

i love the olympic docs where you see american stars learn eachother's workout and training routines

 

[Adrian]

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[Adrian]

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[Adrian]

Sports TV News & Updates
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ESPN's NBA announcer assignments for Wednesday + this weekend

Magic-Pistons G2: Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson, Tim Legler
Suns-Thunder G2: Dave Pasch, Doris Burke

Nuggets-Wolves G4: Breen, Jefferson, Legler
Cavs-Raptors G4: Ryan Ruocco, Jay Bilas
Spurs-Blazers G4: Pasch, Burke

 

[Superbone]

Yay! More Doris Burke on Wednesday!

 

[Hoop Head]

Yay! More Doris Burke on Wednesday!

Better than Annie.

 

[Superbone]

Better than Annie.

Big disagree. Annie is just bland. Doris is SUPER annoying. She went on and on about the Brooks flagrant foul and then says she doesn't understand at all the call when O'Neale got flagrant foul slapped in the face by the almighty Holmgren. Just the way she fawns over certain players is sickening. She is supposed to be impartial but she slobbers all over the Thunder. Hard for me to take.

 

[Hoop Head]

Big disagree. Annie is just bland. Doris is SUPER annoying. She went on and on about the Brooks flagrant foul and then says she doesn't understand at all the call when O'Neale got flagrant foul slapped in the face by the almighty Holmgren. Just the way she fawns over certain players is sickening. She is supposed to be impartial but she slobbers all over the Thunder. Hard for me to take.

She's an idiot, no doubt, but I can laugh at her antics while Annie literally puts me to sleep. There's a 50/50 chance I'll doze off if Annie is calling the game and the odds increase the later the start time. She is so boring. They solved it 2 years back with Sophie being placed in broadcasts with her but now she's Annie is a reminder of better days.

 

[Chaplin]

Holy crap, Wemby was placed into the concussion protocol!

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

wow sixers over celtics

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

trail blazers beat the spurs!

 

[Phrazbit]

Holy crap, Wemby was placed into the concussion protocol!

He got knocked out, took about a 10 second nap there.

It was an ugly fall, he's lucky he didn't break his jaw.

 

[Mainstreet]

More on Wembanyama.

Btw, The Trail Blazers beat the Spurs to tie the series at 1-1.

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[Mainstreet]

And the 76ers beat the Celtics to tie that series at 1-1.

 

[GatorAZ]

The NBA is a tough watch these days.

 

[Phrazbit]

Durant is such trash at passing. He has turnovers that are just unreal.

 

[GatorAZ]

Durant is such trash at passing. He has turnovers that are just unreal.

Meanwhile LeBron makes every right decision down the stretch. KD’s BBIQ never really evolved.

 

[nashman]

Kinda hilarious seeing the Rockets down 0-2 against a Lakers team missing their 2 best scorers in Luka & Reaves lol

 

[Phrazbit]

Meanwhile LeBron makes every right decision down the stretch. KD’s BBIQ never really evolved.

Seriously. I was not aware of how sloppy he is with the ball until he got here but it's been a problem throughout his career.

I don't know that there is another high usage player (that isn't a center) that is as sloppy as him with the ball.