NBA Official 2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

[spursparker9]

They tried to throw that game. It's not their fault our rotation guys were getting curb stomped by Julian Strawther and David Roddy tbh

True....they did rest all the starters and only played Joker 18min (for his 65 game requirement).

Whereas Spurs tried to play full squad (less Wemby + Korndog) and still lost to Nugget B squad (with 18 min of Joker)

 

[spursparker9]

They obviously are very confident against us and that should motivate us. If we are healthy, come out guns blazing at Home in the first game. That’s what I expect.

I just hope that motivation can last through potentially two back-to-back 7 games series against Denver and OKC.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

True....they did rest all the starters and only played Joker 18min (for his 65 game requirement).

Whereas Spurs tried to play full squad (less Wemby + Korndog) and still lost to Nugget B squad (with 18 min of Joker)

With Jok out and when Vassell got that dunk to cut the lead to 10 I thought OK we got this. 30 seconds later Denver went on a 5-0 run.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

I just hope that motivation can last through potentially two back-to-back 7 games series against Denver and OKC.

If healthy For a team this young, I don’t accept energy and motivation as an excuse. All the star players on this team are in their early 20s. Fox is 28.

 

[Max_power]

Maybe im the only one, but i don't think OKC repeat, they are good , but i see us or Denver winning the west tbh

In the East Boston have to be the favorites, more so for the coaching

 

[spursparker9]

Maybe im the only one, but i don't think OKC repeat, they are good , but i see us or Denver winning the west tbh

In the East Boston have to be the favorites, more so for the coaching

OKC's easy path to the finals just make them the favorite to repeat.

In this fast pace motion offense era, we can't underestimate the injuries due to heavy minutes....

Just hope that there is enough rest between the playoff games and Mitch can manage the minutes well.

I recall that the 2008 Celtics somehow survived 7 games series back-to-back-to-back in the Eastern Conference and beat LAL in 6 in the finals. Doable but will be tough in this current fast pace motion offense era

 

[Hyrup]

It's not a given that Denver beats Minnesota. That will be a fucking war.

 

[The Ballsbreakers]

I just hope that motivation can last through potentially two back-to-back 7 games series against Denver and OKC.

If they do play back-to-back game 7s against Denver and OKC, I'd be damn confident of the team going forward.
That'd be one battle-tested squad right there.

 

[Mugen]

A week ago I wanted them to get a trial by fire. They're gonna get that and then some tbh.

Go Spurs Go

 

[spursistan]

Right now i don't trust anything about that Denver series other than Wemby's will to win..

 

[NASpurs]

That Denver and Minnesota series is going to be good. People assume too much that Denver is going to make it out of that series. Yes they're the favorites but we'll see.

 

[SpursFan86]

That Denver and Minnesota series is going to be good. People assume too much that Denver is going to make it out of that series. Yes they're the favorites but we'll see.

Denver has just looked so much better over the last month and a half or so. They're 17-5 since March and on a 12-game winning streak to close out the year, meanwhile Minnesota is 12-10 since March.

I agree that Minnesota still has a chance, but Denver should be fairly clear favorites with HCA. I'd be pretty shocked if Minnesota takes them down but I'd love to be proven wrong.

On a side note: even if I think our chances at making the WCF and beyond went down noticeably with last night's loss, I think we should all be pretty excited about a potential Wemby/Jokic duel in the 2nd round. That has the makings to be a historical series with Jokic proving that Wemby still isn't quite there, or on the flip side, Wemby solidifying that he's arrived and absolutely deserves to be in the conversation as best player in the world. Even if the outcome isn't what we want, at the least it will be a massive growing opportunity for Wemby. Dueling against one of the greatest big men of all-time for an entire playoff series will be legendary shit. Arguably the greatest offensive center of all-time vs. the potential greatest defensive center of all-time...hard to not get excited about that.

 

[k....]

Now i just wanna see jokic win 3 consecutive 7 games series and sweep the east team. Would be the greatest FUcK YOU im the greatest run ever.

 

[Max_power]

OKC's easy path to the finals just make them the favorite to repeat.

In this fast pace motion offense era, we can't underestimate the injuries due to heavy minutes....

Just hope that there is enough rest between the playoff games and Mitch can manage the minutes well.

I recall that the 2008 Celtics somehow survived 7 games series back-to-back-to-back in the Eastern Conference and beat LAL in 6 in the finals. Doable but will be tough in this current fast pace motion offense era

I can see them as favorites, but not by much in my opinion, the west is gonna be hard this year for everyone