NBA Official 2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

Doncic hamstring must be cooked (Grade 3 strain) if he is not able to do any intensive running yet..
 
Random thoughts:

I stopped watching the Rockets about an hour ago with 9 minutes left and they still couldn't get to 60 points...that's super impressive considering we're in the three-point era and the refs love to reward any sort of flailing.

Thunder ref vs Lakers ref has lots of potential for refs overstepping massively.
 
Yikes, the future looks bleak for Houston. Ime has to be gone, Sheppard looks like a bust, Amen looks like a role player, and Sengun is like a third option on offense and one of the worst defenders in the paint.
 
Aside from some brief stretches of effort the Rockets looked like they didn’t really care and gave up. Poor job of motivating players by the coaching staff?
 
Hope the Lakers can at least get a split in OKC but that’s asking a lot. I read it’s possible Luka could return May 6-10. If I was a conspiracy theorist (which I’m not) I would be asking “does the NBA want the Lakers and Spurs in the Western Conference finals“?
 
I was just remembering that summer when spurstalk poster after poster was desperate for the spurs to sign kd and were offering the 14th pick CB, the 2nd pick/harper, barnes, and more…

Every day thread after thread….i never ever wanted that guy near wemby and also did not want giannis or any other “star” that so many claimed - “since wemby wont be ready to win a title for at least another 3 years” and this star will “teach wemby” how to blah blah….

So happy the spurs stuck to their vision…and there are no guarantees but look at kd and giannis rt now….
 
PokerFace21 said:
Hope the Lakers can at least get a split in OKC but that’s asking a lot. I read it’s possible Luka could return May 6-10. If I was a conspiracy theorist (which I’m not) I would be asking “does the NBA want the Lakers and Spurs in the Western Conference finals“?
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Considering Doncic just got back to doing light on-court work I'll be shocked if he comes back tbh. Doubt the Lakers even risk it.
 
Robz4000 said:
Prediction: one of the road teams is gonna win game 7. Leaning Sixers tbh.
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Same. Think Philly has started figuring them out as the series progressed and Boston's role players fizzled out along with Derrick having his worst playoffs ever. Honestly, everyone healthy, Sixers have more top tier talent than Celtics (Maxey, Embiid, PG13. VJ is a superior Top 4).

Just reminder how costly failing to close out at home can be. Even if they survive, I'm probably picking the Knicks over Boston next round.
 
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DaSlicer said:
You can say I’m a hater but I’m over Lebron. Just want him to retire. His GOAT hype is annoying and insufferable. Looking forward to OKC sending him packing in a sweep or in 5 games.
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Oh, I don't think he's remotely close to the goat. That's all manufactured bullshit like Kobe. He's definitely the greatest old AF basketball player of all time. But he really fucked up the Rockets season and that makes me happy.
 
Spurs Homer said:
I was just remembering that summer when spurstalk poster after poster was desperate for the spurs to sign kd and were offering the 14th pick CB, the 2nd pick/harper, barnes, and more…

Every day thread after thread….i never ever wanted that guy near wemby and also did not want giannis or any other “star” that so many claimed - “since wemby wont be ready to win a title for at least another 3 years” and this star will “teach wemby” how to blah blah….

So happy the spurs stuck to their vision…and there are no guarantees but look at kd and giannis rt now….
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I just remember really wanting Ime to be the Spurs coach, shocked how badly that turned out.
 
spurraider21 said:
i dont understand these stats super well, but from what ive heard, BPM values center assists more than assits from other positions. so joker gets massive BPM numbers due to his style of play
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i've been saying that advanced stats aren't stats but functions for a very long time now, but many are still not ready to have this conversation i think
 
spursistan said:
The prime of the two best players post the Lebron/KD/Curry generation is on course to be a massive underachievement. It is not just the rings; but the lack of consecutive deep playoffs runs (Conference Finals/Finals) in what should be the prime age seasons (25-32) is what sticks out to me.

Jokic

2020: WCF
2021: R2
2022: R1
2023: Championship
2024: R2
2025: R2
2026: R1

Giannis

2020: R2
2021: Championship
2022: R2
2023: R1
2024: R1
2025: R1
2026: 11th seed

https://twitter.com/x/status/2048234240203194618
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This kinda underscores how far Jokic lags behind other all-time greats in playoffs team success. He's going to need another Championship run to just clear guys like Hakeem & Dirk.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2050229885554086145
 
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