NBA Official 2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

[scott]

Used to love watching White Chocolate play back in the day, but he has some of the worst basketball takes of any former player I've ever seen. He's always trending for the wrong reasons and I'm starting to see why the Kings got so much better when they traded him for Bobby.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2044126474630824082

Speaking of people with fetal alcohol syndrome

 

[Seventyniner]

I've been wrong to the downside (for the Spurs) in every 10-game prediction. Keeping that reverse jinx mojo going.


East Play-in
Sixers over Magic
Hornets over Heat
Hornets over Magic

Eastern Conference First Round
(1) Pistons over (8) Hornets in 6
(2) Celtics over (7) Sixers in 5
(6) Hawks over (3) Knicks in 6
(4) Cavs over (5) Raptors in 7

Eastern Conference Semifinals
(1) Pistons over (4) Cavs in 5
(2) Celtics over (6) Hawks in 6

Eastern Conference Finals
(1) Pistons over (2) Celtics in 7


West Play-in
Blazers over Suns
Clippers over Warriors
Suns over Clippers

Western Conference First Round
(1) Thunder over (8) Suns in 4
(2) Spurs over (7) Blazers in 5
(3) Nuggets over (6) Wolves in 5
(5) Rockets over (4) Lakers in 5

Western Conference Semifinals
(1) Thunder over (5) Rockets in 5
(3) Nuggets over (2) Spurs in 7

Western Conference Finals
(3) Nuggets over (1) Thunder in 6


NBA Finals
(1) Pistons over (3) Nuggets in 7

 

[ace3g]

 

[timtonymanu]

So who do we want boys? I kinda want Portland simply because they're my dad's favorite team and I want to talk shit to him

Your dad is tlong?

 

[wEmBoY]

A week off takes forever smh. Cant wait for playoffs to start!

Cant wait to see wemby playing 36mpg and what his stats would look like with those amount of playing time in a consistent basis.

 

[spursistan]

Going into the playoffs healthy is such a blessing, tbh. Hope it stays that way and if we lose with no injury-related 'what-if', it would gives us clarity going forward. You certainly wouldn't want to be in Lakers' situation right now..

 

[scott]

Man, Charlotte is so fun... but they are also full of some of the most detestable people in the entire league. There is no more easy-to-hate two-man game than Melo and Bridges. I feel like Miller hate is a bit overblown by the letter of the law... but it's not totally unfair either.

 

[100%Duncan]

Man, Charlotte is so fun... but they are also full of some of the most detestable people in the entire league. There is no more easy-to-hate two-man game than Melo and Bridges. I feel like Miller hate is a bit overblown by the letter of the law... but it's not totally unfair either.

Against me to cheer for a woman beater tbh. And someone who drives recklessly.

Either of the 2 can wake up and there’s a non-zero chance they kill someone during that day.

 

[Dex]

Spo bout to win this game then work his voodoo and get the Heat back in the Finals

 

[Hyrup]

Davion let's go

 

[wEmBoY]

I feel heat will win

 

[Dex]

Is LaMelo's jump-shot uglier than Shawn Marion's?

 

[scott]

Melo going full hero mode, which will ultimately be why they lose

 

[Dex]

Is there some NBA rule that there must always be a Wiggens/Wiggins in the league at all times?

 

[Kick-Stand]

If Fox could just eliminate like 50% of his pull-up/step-back/OTD 3s... he'd be a pretty good shooter

Crazy to see Dylan at 40% for the year considering he was sub 30% on catch and shoot threes before the ASG (technically 29.6%).

 

[Kick-Stand]

Would be awesome to see a Charlotte-Atlanta ECF

 

[Kick-Stand]

Man, Charlotte is so fun... but they are also full of some of the most detestable people in the entire league. There is no more easy-to-hate two-man game than Melo and Bridges. I feel like Miller hate is a bit overblown by the letter of the law... but it's not totally unfair either.

I would love LaMelo if I wasn't scared he's going to eventually kill someone with his horrific driving.

 

[Kick-Stand]

LOL at Charlotte using the Bowser's Castle theme from Super Mario World when Miami has the ball

 

[scott]

Knueppel shitting the bet like a typical Duke guy

 

[ace3g]

Kon so far...

 

[goprimogo]

dirty af ball

 

[spursistan]

Knueppel shitting the bet like a typical Duke guy

he's hit the rookie wall the past 2-3weeks.

 

[scott]

Did they even review that Ball play on Bam? How is that not an F2 ejection?

 

[BatManu20]

he's hit the rookie wall the past 2-3weeks.

Yup. He's also playing been suffering from lower back pain the past 3 weeks apparently (old man syndrome already tbh), but he's def hit the Rookie wall. He's also played a ton of minutes for them this season because their offense takes a considerable dip when he's off the floor.

 

[Biggems]

How do you know it is the playoffs....Duke players disappear....