It is the 2018-19 NBA Playoffs discussion thread for hoops friends ONLY

poor demar derozan

you could hear a pin drop between the first hit on the rim and when it fell

the raptors offense at the end of the game was horrific

oh man joel poor guy :(

you could hear a pin drop between the first hit on the rim and when it fell

NBA Playoffs

2nd round delivered the goods

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6adv7-W4AINMut.jpg

completely insane shot. unbelievable.

espn showing it with all the different foreign broadcasters calls. sports are cool!

That picture and his reaction are perfection

call me crazy but imo sports are the real game of thrones

if you like unexpected twists let me tell you about a little thing called the nba playoffs

do u like drama check out these tall guys with the ball

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KAWHI FATHER STRETCH MY HANDS pic.twitter.com/3c2dyxcUci

— The Feds watching (@FedsWatchin0) May 13, 2019

Our beautiful game.

our beautiful shy cousin kawhi

Damn! Damn! Damnnnnnnn!!!!!!

— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) May 13, 2019

first walk off game seven buzzer beater in nba history

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6auhLPX4AEjO33.jpg

"this looks like a renaissance painting" twitter is gonna be beside itself

art show thats just low rez printouts of renaissance paintings with stock image watermarks

I see where fivethirtyeight places the chances of the blazers beating the dubs at 10% and their chances at taking the chip at <1%. I wonder if Las Vegas is offering those kind of odds?

nerp http://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/odds/futures

Blazers prob gonna win game 1. Dubs really spent a lot of mental cache winning that series and will probably have a let down.

Really excited for the amount of scuffles that Zach Collins is going to get in with draymond and I guess klay too

"Fuck you hoe" ~ @zcollins_33 #RipCity pic.twitter.com/tcirCnJq3V

— Pinwheel Empire (@pinwheelempire) May 13, 2019

Man this was sad and I love embiid again now

Thought this was a beautiful moment here. Marc Gasol showing great humanity and care amid his team's celebration, and Joel Embiid showing his raw emotion and desire. This is truly what it's all about.

(props to u/suzukigun4life on @NBA_Reddit for the clip) pic.twitter.com/7j4Dg6UGUw

— Peter Edmiston (@peteredmiston) May 13, 2019

catching up on thread:

1. i was taken aback by Embiid's emotion, in a good way. it made me like him more, and it made me hope he can stay healthy and reach his potential and win a ring someday.

2. Blazers should lock down Collins asap. dude can play *and* is fiery as hell. he's a future franchise legend type, if it all works out.

3. the shot of Kawhi crouching is stunning, but the lighting and contrast on that second (Getty) photo is just mind-blowing, man.

good day of hoops (helped by the fact that the right team won in the West)

oh and Jokic is such a stud

and Jamal Murray finally looked 22

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― call all destroyer, Sunday, May 12, 2019 10:04 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he's fine!

i feel some closure knowing now that the spurs absolutely botched this trade and i feel happy for the toronto fans who have been let down for so many years in the playoffs. kawhi takeover games are special so from an distributive justice perspective, it is v good that another fanbase got to experience it.

My once-a-year appearance here...As I posted on FB last night, Kawhi's shot was like a cross between Bautista's bat-flip HR and Tiger's famous chip shot at the Masters, the one that hung on the lip for an extra second. I'm astounded that that was the first-ever game-7 winner at the buzzer. I thought for sure the Raptors had lost the game in the first seven or eight minutes, when they dominated every which way except shooting and emerged with all of a four-point lead or whatever. If they keep playing like they did last night, I expect they'll get crushed by Milwaukee. Anyway, thrilling beyond words.

good post friend!!! you shouldn't be such a stranger here!

the bounces were one thing but i don't know how that ball didn't roll off the far side of the rim just before going through. a gust of wind/divine intervention imo

love how both tv commentators just yelled OHHHHHHHHH, which is pretty much what i did

was away from home, checked the scores on my phone and saw tie game with 3 seconds left, pulled up a reddit feed just as Raps were inbounding. omg.

i screamed OH MY GOD out loud, by myself, in my apartment, so loud, that i was a little worried one of the neighbours were gonna freak out

hah yeah I watched the first half but was busy for the second...turned it on with 30 seconds left, Philly just tied it up w/ 4 sec to go, I remember yelling at my wife "HEY GET IN HERE!!!" and she came in right as the ball was bouncing around nice

I walked into the outdoor patio section of a restaurant to find 30-40 philly fans (apparently where the club meets here) watching the last 20 seconds of the game. things didn't look good after Butler's layup, but we ended up getting a table after all. thanks, kawhi.

*waggles eyebrows*

Report: Kevin Durant out for Warriors-Trail Blazers Game 1, probably Game 2 https://t.co/4hERXD9AW4

— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) May 13, 2019

prediction was always game 3 I think

if the blazers can win one of the first two and durant is still uncertain for game 3 the series could get a little interesting

we get the two best point guards in the league facing off and two of top ~5 shooting guards, p cool

Sixers fan here. When the ball first hit the rim, I was like, “that’s short,” but when it bounced the second time I immediately thought it was going in. Exciting ending, just wish we would not have been on the losing end of it.

I would love if Embiid got his shit together with his diet and training so he might get injured less. Same with Simmons: theoretically he should work all offseason on a jump shot. But I’m confronting the reality that neither of these things will happen and the team is fools’ gold.

it was short! crazy shot

it had insane arc to get a better chance of a friendly bounce. his touch is amazing.

kinda a heave tho tbf

He could shoot that 500 more times exactly like that and id be surprised if he made one. He could take that shot 1 million more times like that and would likely never get a similar bounce and make.

yeah smth like that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70ftneJlXYc

i thought this was kewt (obligatory trigger warning for nuggs fans)

cute

This too

The ultimate Mother's Day gift.@Dame_Lillard celebrated a Game 7 win with his mom ❤️ pic.twitter.com/T7hTn4KZ50

— ESPN (@espn) May 12, 2019