NBA Official 2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

[Dbreiden83080]

Shaq refusing to give Minny D any credit. He hates Rudy so much, its fucking hilarious.

Lol why?

 

[Snake Eyes]

Biggest series legacy hit on a superstar player (Jokic) since Lebron's 2011 Finals. Never thought he would be reduced to a mental midget. He got punked, tbh

I love Tim, but didn’t he lose to Memphis in 2011 in the 1st rd. Hell they were 61 and 21 I believe. Joker was not himself fully in this series , but I don’t think it does anything to his legacy. He’s a three time MVP and well deserved.

 

[spurraider21]

On the other side, Wemby free roaming off of Gobert will block all lanes that they had against Denver's "defense".

Clingan with worse hands and no shooting threat lol

But gobert will muscle wemby on the boards

 

[Kick-Stand]

Minny was close to fully healthy in games 2 and 3 and got a legendary game from Ayo in game 4. That said, no excuses for Denver losing this game.

Ant was 60% at best in this series before being knocked out. He looked nothing like the player who dropped 55 on the Spurs thanks to his injury last month.

 

[MannyIG]

Denver was cooked when Gordon went down. Was literally propping up their defense. As soon as he went down, it was a layup line no matter who was in.

Thankfully the Spurs have a slightly better rim protector than Horse Boy tbh

Gordon really changes them. Without him they were not scary at all. Incredible impact he had on the whole team.

 

[spursistan]

Wonder if allowing Big Val to take one last dump on the Spurs before he's out of league was worth it @Mugen ?

I still can't fuckin' believe how cute they got with match-up analysis

 

[TAPS]

It's funny how we had all that wrist cutting after losing the finale game because most were certain we were getting Denver in the 2nd round lol

Devin Brown was all over this. Worry about who you’re facing in the 1st round and don’t ball out in a meaningless game 82 that doesn’t affect your seeding. Rookie coach Getting Harper injured playing 3D-chess

 

[Snake Eyes]

Gordon really changes them. Without him they were not scary at all. Incredible impact he had on the whole team.

I agree with this. Denver screwed up, bringing him back too soon after the hammy injury.

 

[scott]

Reverse jinx worked, LFG

 

[Kick-Stand]

This is seriously the most shocking series I have seen since the Pistons skullfucked the Lakers in 2004.

 

[scott]

I hope it’s still good news for Scott.

Yep, double great day!

 

[Mugen]

I love Tim, but didn’t he lose to Memphis in 2011 in the 1st rd. Hell they were 61 and 21 I believe. Joker was not himself fully in this series , but I don’t think it does anything to his legacy. He’s a three time MVP and well deserved.

Timmy had fn Matt Bonner and a washed McDyess next to him against prime ZBo and Marc Gasol thanks to Pops infinite wisdom of gluing Splitter to the bench all season tbh

 

[goprimogo]

After all that fear and panic about Denver in the final game of the regular season. It didn’t amount to shit.

including the media

 

[Paramore]

 

[Hyrup]

Spurs open as -2500 favorites against MIN.

 

[Paramore]

 

[Lefty20]

Lol why?

Shaq, for some reason, hates that Rudy makes 250 million as a defensive center. Bro is petty like that.

 

[MannyIG]

I also think Denver used a lot of energy late in the season. They looked run down tonight. Jokic especially looked tired this series. Or old maybe. IDK. But Rudy didn't get better overnight.

 

[Arcadian]

When is game 1 Spurs Wolves? The NBA app has conflicting info, showing Sunday and Monday in different places

 

[goprimogo]

thunderfan wanted denver spurs going 7 lmao

 

[timtonymanu]

Timmy had fn Matt Bonner and a washed McDyess next to him against prime ZBo and Marc Gasol thanks to Pops infinite wisdom of gluing Splitter to the bench all season tbh

That Grizzlies team was healthy too (aside from Rudy Gay who they were better without)

 

[Mugen]

This is seriously the most shocking series I have seen since the Pistons skullfucked the Lakers in 2004.

Pretty similar too.

Lakers were ultra soft as soon as the pedo got hurt and Pistons just straight bullied them.

Incredibly soft performance by the Nuggets this series wow

 

[Mugen]

That Grizzlies team was healthy too (aside from Rudy Gay who they were better without)

Not to mention our best player that year literally broke his arm in the last regular season game

 

[The Ballsbreakers]

On the other side, Wemby free roaming off of Gobert will block all lanes that they had against Denver's "defense".

This. It's either Gobert gets benched (very unlikely) or Minny settling for threes mostly, which isn't so potent an approach considering their 2 best outside threats are out.
This will be tough, but the Spurs should be favored significantly.

 

[spursistan]

Biggest surprise for me this series how collectively weak and gutless Denver has looked for a championship team. It's like they have accepted their fate that Minnesota is their daddy.