2022 NBA Playoffs Gamethread

[PC Drunken Friar]

I did not expect this at all

 

[GreyisGone]

Booker doing his best Derek White impression on offense.

 

[Cesar Crespo]

Their leading scorer has 5 points. Jae Crowder and Cam.

 

[tims4wins]

Fuck Chris Paul

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Fuck Jason kidd

 

[joe dokes]

Jeez. Down by 20 at home in game 7.
There but for the grace of the basketball gods......

EDIT: 3 minutes of real time later, it's 30!

 

[shawnrbu]

I can’t believe Chris Paul is playing like this with Lil Wayne sitting in the front row.

 

[azsoxpatsfan]

This is the worst offensive performance I have ever seen. What a total fraud of a team

 

[luqin]

Doncic is nuts

 

[Cesar Crespo]

Mavs at 99.6% chance to win.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

This is the worst Game 7 I've ever seen in any sport

 

[JCizzle]

CP3 might as well ditch the internet for the next couple years.

 

[shawnrbu]

At least it’s at the point whichever team loses will be hilarious.

 

[Cesar Crespo]

This is the worst offensive performance I have ever seen. What a total fraud of a team

Doesn't Chris Paul have the rep for coming up small or not even playing in big games?

 

[thehitcat]

What is happening in Phoenix? They're actually lucky to not be down by 30.

 

[soxin6]

Luka has as many points as the Suns. What a gag job by Booker and Paul

 

[Cesar Crespo]

What is happening in Phoenix? They're actually lucky to not be down by 30.

They are down by 30.

 

[RSN Diaspora]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a team with 27 points at the half.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

What is happening in Phoenix? They're actually lucky to not be down by 30.

Not so lucky, then.

 

[djbayko]

27 points in a half. Heck, I'm not even mad. That's amazing.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

What is happening in Phoenix? They're actually lucky to not be down by 30.

 

[joe dokes]

What is happening in Phoenix? They're actually lucky to not be down by 30.

Luck ran out.

 

[Cesar Crespo]

Doncic 27, Suns 27.

 

[Kliq]

Stop the fight!

Booker and Paul just laying massive eggs. Luka just totally taking the piss out of Phoenix.

Dallas had been getting a bit unlucky getting minimal contributions from Dinwiddie during the series; he was due for a big game.

 

[joe dokes]

I'm sure Barkley will be kind and sympathetic to the suns at halftime.

 

[Cesar Crespo]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a team with 27 points at the half.

never mind, false info. Celts had 27 in the first half of the playoffs too. And 28.

 

[ernieshore]

CP3 might as well ditch the internet for the next couple years.

Or punch Julius Hodge in the nuts.


(Note - I really like CP3.)

 

[HomeRunBaker]

Stop the fight!

Booker and Paul just laying massive eggs. Luka just totally taking the piss out of Phoenix.

Dallas had been getting a bit unlucky getting minimal contributions from Dinwiddie during the series; he was due for a big game.

Dinwiddie really got the Mavs over the hump when Doncic was on the bench. Suns are completely shell shocked. I’d imagine they have a run in them thought. I’d be shocked if this game didn’t get dicey at some point.

 

[scottyno]

Congrats to the suns on being tied at the half

 

[Nator]

Jesus Christ. I just turned this one on. This is a bloodbath.

 

[Cesar Crespo]

The C's actually won a playoff game in 2001-2002 vs the Pistons, 66-64. I must have blocked that game out of my memory.

 

[ifmanis5]

This is a shocking game so far. Booker/Paul are 0-11/0-4. And -28.

 

[Light-Tower-Power]

Two pretty awful game 7s today unless you’re a Celtics or Mavericks fan.

 

[Cesar Crespo]

This is a shocking game so far. Booker/Paul are 0-11/0-4. And -28.

Complete no show. Dallas is shooting well but not insanely well. They only have 4 assists on 19 buckets, too. 5 TO.

I could maybe see the Suns trimming the lead to like 8-10 but 30 points is too much.

 

[Cesar Crespo]

Two pretty awful game 7s today unless you’re a Celtics or Mavericks fan.

At least the Bucks made it a game for the first half.

 

[tims4wins]

At least the Bucks made it a game for the first half.

It was 37-32 Bucks. Then it was 77-44 Celts.

 

[Strike4]

Booker doing his best Derek White impression on offense.

Can we stop this? Derrick White, with two R's, is a good basketball player.

 

[dhellers]

This is a shocking game so far. Booker/Paul are 0-11/0-4. And -28.

Gotta wonder if Booker came back (from his injury) too early?

 

[snowmanny]

The C's actually won a playoff game in 2001-2002 vs the Pistons, 66-64. I must have blocked that game out of my memory.

Me too. Teams went 4-39 from 3.

 

[Nator]

At least there's a decent hockey game 7 on.

 

[djbayko]

Doncic 27, Suns 27.

Their 30 point deficit is more than points they have.

Their leading scorer has 5 points. Chris Paul: 1, Booker: 2, Ayton: 3.

This is a comedy.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Mavs should start second half with the scrubs

 

[HomeRunBaker]

I could maybe see the Suns trimming the lead to like 8-10 but 30 points is too much.

It’s only 10 possessions and in 2022 that is far from insurmountable. I don’t expect the 1H Suns to come out of the locker room.

 

[Van Everyman]

It was 37-32 Bucks. Then it was 77-44 Celts.

They slightly misstates how it felt, momentum-wise. The game wasn’t really over until the C’a broke it open to about 19 points with about 10 minutes left.

 

[Light-Tower-Power]

It was 37-32 Bucks. Then it was 77-44 Celts.

It was 37-32 Bucks. Then it was 77-44 Celts.

Yeah as much as we love it casual fans are definitely not tuning in to watch Grant Williams and Payton Pritchard blow out the best player in the league.

 

[djbayko]

I hope Artie Lange didn't "lightning bet" the over on this game. RIP Norm.

 

[Cesar Crespo]

Me too. Teams went 4-39 from 3.

For anyone else who is curious, https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200205100BOS.html

Basketball was pretty low scoring back then, too. But not that low scoring.

 

[Phil Plantier]

The C's actually won a playoff game in 2001-2002 vs the Pistons, 66-64. I must have blocked that game out of my memory.

Here's the box score. It was 37-33 at the half.

 

[Nator]

They're gonna lose by 50.

 

[ifmanis5]

Anybody do a health check on Rusillo?