2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

[Adrian]

Underdog NBA


@UnderdogNBA
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4h



Shams: Austin Reaves (oblique) expected to play Wednesday."All signs point to him playing tonight unless there is some setback he has."

 

[Adrian]

Legion Hoops
@LegionHoops
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4h
Celtics-Sixers Game 4 was the MOST-watched game of the 2026 NBA playoffs, per
@NBCSportsPR
.

Peaking at 7 MILLION viewers.

 

[Adrian]

NBACentral
@TheDunkCentral
·
2h
Crazy stat of the day: The Toronto Raptors are 0-9 all-time in playoff games in Cleveland.

 

[95pro]

Underdog NBA
@UnderdogNBA
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4h



Shams: Austin Reaves (oblique) expected to play Wednesday."All signs point to him playing tonight unless there is some setback he has."

This will only hurt the Lakers, and I'm okay with that.

 

[Adrian]

Marc Stein
@TheSteinLine
·
30m
The Magic say Jonathan Isaac (left knee sprain) and Franz Wagner (right calf strain) will not play tonight at Detroit in Game 5.

 

[Cheesebeef]

This will only hurt the Lakers, and I'm okay with that.

I don't know... they usually play really well when they have two of their playmakers. it's when they need to feed all three mouths that they seem to struggle the most.

 

[leclerc]

Reaves is such a flopper. If Booker would get those calls maybe Reeves would not outplay Booker that much/often. If Booker (yes, I am a Suns fan) would get calls he would average 4+ more PPG.

 

[Adrian]

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[Brian in Mesa]

They should easily beat the G-league Lakers.

G-League Lakers 3
Houston Rockets 2

 

[Adrian]

Evan Sidery
@esidery
·
1h
Las Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley is another candidate planning to make an official bid for the NBA’s expansion team in 2028-29.

Foley, former Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, and NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson have all signaled early interest in Las Vegas ownership bids.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I don't know... they usually play really well when they have two of their playmakers. it's when they need to feed all three mouths that they seem to struggle the most.

Or not!

 

[Cheesebeef]

the Lakers Rockets series is kinda win/win - either LeBron authors the biggest choke of all time, with the Lakers becoming the first team in NBA history to blow a 3-0 series lead and the Rockets complete the greatest comeback of all time without KD, showing how toxic he is... or KD comes back and the Rockets lose after winning two straight, showing how toxic he is.

either way, either a team I hate (the Lakers) or a player I loathe (KD) ends up taking a bunch of crap in the press. that's win win.

 

[Mainstreet]

the Lakers Rockets series is kinda win/win - either LeBron authors the biggest choke of all time, with the Lakers becoming the first team in NBA history to blow a 3-0 series lead and the Rockets complete the greatest comeback of all time without KD, showing how toxic he is... or KD comes back and the Rockets lose after winning two straight, showing how toxic he is.

either way, either a team I hate (the Lakers) or a player I loathe (KD) ends up taking a bunch of crap in the press. that's win win.

Except for Durant, I'd be rooting for the Rockets to win the series and I appreciate Houston making the trade for him.

I'm definitely torn.

 

[Hoop Head]

Either team will get smacked around in round 2. I'd rather see Houston lose now though because it looks worse for KD while the Lakers have plenty of excuses.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

the Lakers Rockets series is kinda win/win - either LeBron authors the biggest choke of all time, with the Lakers becoming the first team in NBA history to blow a 3-0 series lead and the Rockets complete the greatest comeback of all time without KD, showing how toxic he is... or KD comes back and the Rockets lose after winning two straight, showing how toxic he is.

either way, either a team I hate (the Lakers) or a player I loathe (KD) ends up taking a bunch of crap in the press. that's win win.

lakers/lebron biggest choke in nba playoff history please


im not mad at the rockets and their fans already despise kd

but the lakers can kiss my hippie ass - especially this version with ayton luka and lebron omg lol

 

[Cheesebeef]

lakers/lebron biggest choke in nba playoff history please


im not mad at the rockets and their fans already despise kd

but the lakers can kiss my hippie ass - especially this version with ayton luka and lebron omg lol

yeah... best case scenario would be Rockets pull off greatest NBA playoff comeback of all time without KD, he comes back in the next series, they get destroyed, realize he's the problem, ship him out to someone stupid enough to willing contract sports cancer and continue a steady build of their team with their young players... and sadly our and the Nets trade assets.

 

[GatorAZ]

Either team will get smacked around in round 2. I'd rather see Houston lose now though because it looks worse for KD while the Lakers have plenty of excuses.

The good thing about a tier 3 team is not even the tier 2 teams have a chance. The Thunder and Spurs will be winning the title for several years. Reminds me of the Spurs and Lakers from 99’-04’.

 

[Adrian]

ClutchPoints
@ClutchPoints
·
1h
The earliest Luka Doncic could return from his hamstring strain would be Game 3 against the Thunder, if the Lakers advance in the playoffs, per
@BrettSiegelNBA
.

“He went over to Europe to get treatment on [his hamstring,] he came back over and it didn’t really change his timeline at all… He has not resumed normal practicing, he’s just been doing individual work.. He’s gonna be missing the start of that OKC series... The earliest he could possibly return to the court is if they returned home for Game 3 and 4.”

(via ‘Clutch Scoops’)

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

ClutchPoints
@ClutchPoints
·
1h
The earliest Luka Doncic could return from his hamstring strain would be Game 3 against the Thunder, if the Lakers advance in the playoffs, per
@BrettSiegelNBA
.

“He went over to Europe to get treatment on [his hamstring,] he came back over and it didn’t really change his timeline at all… He has not resumed normal practicing, he’s just been doing individual work.. He’s gonna be missing the start of that OKC series... The earliest he could possibly return to the court is if they returned home for Game 3 and 4.”

(via ‘Clutch Scoops’)

i would put that quote on a giant poster board and hang it in the houston lockeroom

 

[Adrian]

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[Cheesebeef]

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WHAT

 

[Phrazbit]

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Atlanta was winning like 14-13 too.