NBA Official 2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

:st-lol: KD should have retired after his run with GSW tbh. After he left GSW, it seems like the longer he plays, the more he ruins his reputation and standing among all time greats
He could be an excellent 6th 7th 8th man on a contending team.
Won't take the pay cut. Or is it won't take the ego cut?
 
The difference is gobert and mcdaniels was able to slow down jokic and murray. Wemby the unanimous dpoy cant even slow down jokic for some reason.
Gobert is stronger than Victor right now, so he seems to be more equipped to defend Jokic when he charges in the post, saying that, i still convinced that if we meet Denver in the second round, Wemby is going to be well prepared to go againts Jokic
 
Wemby played just 1 game agains them and they scored 124 in regulation.
He had 18 rebounds and 5 blocks in that game, Denver made 19 threes on 41% shooting.
They still beat us 3 times, and their role players always seems to show up againts us. If we meet them i think the spurs will advance, but that match up worries me more than Minnesota, but maybe you are right
 
evidently another game of Gobert getting lucky that Jokic is missing a ton of shots

😂 To be clear, it is fair to say Gobert is a good defensive player while also being an overrated defensive player and not DPOY worthy.

And doesn't change that in game 2 it was more about Jokic missing.

But good, I hope the series goes seven and hurts for both teams.
 
Mikal Bridges absolute disaster

He needs to play the spurs so he can get back on track and score 40+
I saw he had ZERO points and four TOs last night. Has 21 total points in the first three games of the series. What did the San Antonio Spurs ever do to piss him off??
 
Really trolling? Im just posting my opinion. Gobert is doing a great job defensively on jokic than wemby. Why cant you accept that?
You troll a lot but I don't see it here tbh. You're entitled to your opinion.

On the substance of your claim: Gobert's defense on Jokic has been phenomenal. But comparing it to the lone game in the past 16 months where Wemby and Jokic have squared off doesn't conclusively say that Wemby isn't capable of slowing down Jokic, while Rudy is. People seem to be forgetting that Jokic hung 56 on Gobert this past Christmas. Don't be surprised if he has a game for the ages in G4 or G5.
 
Gobert is stronger than Victor right now, so he seems to be more equipped to defend Jokic when he charges in the post, saying that, i still convinced that if we meet Denver in the second round, Wemby is going to be well prepared to go againts Jokic
Much stronger, much heavier, and a much more solid base. Joker can't move Rudy, Joker can absolutely back Vic back. But yeah, Vic doesn't play it like Rudy, subs quickness and length for Rudy's stength, but Rudy's the best Joker defender, Vic's still learning how to not get smoked by him.
 
You troll a lot but I don't see it here tbh. You're entitled to your opinion.

On the substance of your claim: Gobert's defense on Jokic has been phenomenal. But comparing it to the lone game in the past 16 months where Wemby and Jokic have squared off doesn't conclusively say that Wemby isn't capable of slowing down Jokic, while Rudy is. People seem to be forgetting that Jokic hung 56 on Gobert this past Christmas. Don't be surprised if he has a game for the ages in G4 or G5.
All true, but in the Vic vs Joker head2heads, Jokers averaging over 40ppg, i think over 15rebs. Sure, only 1 in 16 months, but you don't learn how to play Joker better except by playing him. There is no comp, no sparring partner that could possibly prepare you, even Vic as great as he is.

Vic's still very much a work in progress (crazy for the 1st unanimous DPOY), especially against the best O player ever. And that best O player ever will hang 40-50 pts game on everyone eventually even his best individual defender, which Ruby has been over the past decade.

The Minny GM express said they got Gobert to build a defense capable of slowing down Joker. Slowing down is key, that's the best anyone can do. Dude can have a game of the ages anynight on anyone, no one should be surprised when it happens.
 
Rockets really might get swept by a Lakers team with no Luka or Reaves…ClutchFans is going to be a fucking gold mine :st-lmao:
 
KD quitting on Houston as soon as they face adversity tbh. I wonder where he'll bring his talents next season.
 
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