2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

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My lord... since the Hawks took a 2-1 series lead, they're likely going to lose the next 3 games by like an average of 30 ppg to end their season. Bizarre.
 

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Major loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves lineup tonight: Guard Ayo Dosunmu is out in Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets due to a calf injury, sources tell ESPN.
 

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That's part of why I didn't buy into the "Suns are a laughingstock" narrative after getting spanked by Dallas a few years ago. Insane blowouts seem to happen regularly in the modern NBA. Too many teams fall behind because they can't hit a shot and then fall further behind because they exclusively shoot 3's to try and catch-up.

This Hawks/Knicks game will likely be the first 40 point win this offseason but there were 2 50+ margins last year. Most can't make who was involved.
 
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Major loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves lineup tonight: Guard Ayo Dosunmu is out in Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets due to a calf injury, sources tell ESPN.
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Not watching since I don't have ESPN but how in the hell are the Knicks ahead 90-36 in the 4th quarter against the Hawks? 36 points through 3 quarters is insane. ALmost has to be a modern playoff record low?
 

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That's part of why I didn't buy into the "Suns are a laughingstock" narrative after getting spanked by Dallas a few years ago. Insane blowouts seem to happen regularly in the modern NBA. Too many teams fall behind because they can't hit a shot and then fall further behind because they exclusively shoot 3's to try and catch-up.

This Hawks/Knicks game will likely be the first 40 point win this offseason but there were 2 50+ margins last year. Most can't make who was involved.
The Hawks aren’t a 64-win team that was #1 in NET though.
 

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Ok I thought the game was in the 4th so the Hawks score isn't actually historically low but the Knicks is historically high.

Just insane
 

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The Hawks aren’t a 64-win team that was #1 in NET though.
Nor were they in a Game 7 where they lost by the biggest margin in the history of home Game 7s.

The idea that the entire league/sports world wasn’t laughing at the Suns during that game is someone just refusing to admit they were wrong. Memes were flying around the internet that even in THESE PLAYOFFS got reborn on Book’s ass when Deni’s head was superimposed on Luka’s body, laughing at Book when he failed miserably at home in the playoffs again.
 

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Game 7 Celtics Sixers should be fun, but Tatum got hurt? What happened there?
 

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I love Jaylen Clark but I gotta believe he was trying to goad Joker into getting ejected there.
 

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Jayson Tatum left tonight game with a potential left calf injury

The concern would be for a calf strain and MRI would determine severity and timeline

Tightness: Day to day
Grade I: 1-2 weeks
Grade II: 3-6 weeks

Injured calf->weak calf->Achilles risk
 

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Jonathan Kuminga was first player in play by play era (since 1997) to be -40 in the first half of a playoff game. Previous worst was -39 for Austin Croshere in Game 4 vs Bucks in 2000
 

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Joel Embiid on the upcoming Game 7 vs. Boston:

"I've been playing these guys for so long. I'm tired of losing to them. We have a chance to accomplish something special."

Embiid is 0-3 in career playoff series against the Celtics.
 

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The Rockets recently upgraded Kevin Durant from OUT to DOUBTFUL for Game 6 tomorrow night against the Lakers.

He isn’t expected to play, but he has not officially been ruled out quite yet.
 

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