*~*~* 2022 PLAY-IN GAMES THREAD *~*~*

Play-In Tournament Schedule

Tuesday, April 12

Game 1: (8) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (7) Brooklyn Nets (7 ET, TNT)
Game 2: (8) LA Clippers vs. (7) Minnesota Timberwolves (9:30 ET, TNT)
Winners earn 7th seeds and advance to NBA playoffs

Wednesday, April 13

Game 3: (10) Charlotte Hornets vs. (9) Atlanta Hawks (7 ET, ESPN)
Game 4: (10) San Antonio Spurs vs. (9) New Orleans Pelicans (9:30 ET, ESPN)

Friday, April 15

Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 1 (TBD*, ESPN)
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 2 (TBD*, TNT)
Winners earn 8th seeds and advance to NBA playoffs

* – Game times for Friday, April 15 will be ESPN 7:30 p.m. ET & TNT 10 p.m. ET if LA Clippers host or ESPN 7 p.m. ET & TNT 9:30 p.m. ET if Minnesota hosts

Go Cavs!!!

is j allen going to be available?

no decision on j allen yet

Cavaliers All-Star center Jarrett Allen is out for Play-In Tournament game vs. Nets on Tuesday night. Allen has been rehabbing a fractured left finger that he suffered March 6.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 11, 2022

aw bummer.

12 Hours pic.twitter.com/vANN8XlBAs

— Timberwolves Clips (@WolvesClips) April 12, 2022

I have no idea what the john collins injury situation is, but i think the hawks can get the 8 seed without him, esp with Allen out

yeh cavs are kinda limping into the playoffs here.

it seems like allen might be able to play in the second game? but maybe not. i read on the athletic today that the hawks are 1-11 on the road since jan 1 against playoff bound teams in either conference. i think the cavs might have a better chance in that one than ppl give them credit for

The hawks defense is bad enough this year that if either her team is hot from 3 the hawks could lose

suit up, then

Nets players have been challenging Ben Simmons in practice and Simmons’ confidence is at ‘an all-time high,’ per @ScoopB

“He walks around like he’s Jordan.” pic.twitter.com/SW1h8uTyA3

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) April 12, 2022

Cannot wait for the How it's Going response to that tweet.

post season basketball baby. sick block by durant

preoffs

apparently the cavs keep their pick from the lavert trade if they lose both these games, perhaps we'll see the first ever play in tank

lol...

nets hitting everything gross

welp

garlands gonna need to drop like 40-10 for the cavs to even have a shot

my understanding is there's another game later well that is good to hear

rondo sighting

maybe playoff rondo will make his yearly appearance

seems like rondos been in the league longer than lebron

nets not as good when kd sits

ben simmons wearing leather shorts to the game

TNT sideline reporter saying that when he asked simmons if he was wearing leather he said no that his clothes are made out of lamb

these are lamb chop shorts

cavs missing a lot of shots/layups by a lot

caris lavert is allegedly on the court

hes not looking too sharp out there

lavert is a very inefficient player who has a great stretch for about 6 weeks every season that brings his averages up to semi-respectable levels.

nets have stepped out like 5 times so far

and again lol

Maybe vaccines are bad for playing basketball

jeez kyrie is insane

maybe taking more than half of the season off is good for playing important basketball games

Good point

Nut hunting

dragic was called for “unnecessary contact to the groin” which does beg the question of what is necessary contact to the groin

Lol

Cavs within 7

nets trying to duck the celtics

garland is gonna be a good playoff player, can break down the defense and make tough shots

thinking the celtics don’t have a ton to be worried about

kd playing pretty passive, weird

or not lol

cleveland mightve won with game if they werent spazzing out for most of the first half

very well

there's now a loud "we want boston" chant inside barclays

— Michael Pina (@MichaelVPina) April 13, 2022

Kevin Durant: "There’s going to be problems for the Boston Celtics this year!"

Jayson Tatum: "F*ck outta here!"

Ime Udoka: "We know how to lock Patty [Mills'] ass up."

Celtics and Nets will face off in the first round of the 2022 playoffs 🍿pic.twitter.com/qbRBOotjXs

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 13, 2022

pauses to see if the ball is going in or not and wrecks his knee

i love when the refs describe what they see and it’s like they have just viewed an entire different representation of reality than the rest of the world

you know it's rough if i'm nodding along with mark jackson

the energy in the arena is always deflated after halftime, i think the hawks needs to go on a quick 8-2 run or something right off the break to stabilize this. the three shooting should probably even out… probably

big shootout over here

I just turned this on to see back to back insane 3s and it's tied going into the 4th. Nice.

DG gotta call who he wants into the p&r and make every play. Get Caris a couple touches in the p&r. That’s your 4th. Gotta test Gorgui puppies. Also can call Gallo up and see what his puppies talking about.

— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) April 16, 2022

puppies?

I just turned this on to see back to back insane 3s and it's tied going into the 4th. Nice.

― we only steal from the greatest books (PBKR), Friday, April 15, 2022 9:35 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

And then it just turned into a college game, lol.

the cavs offense has died

gonna guess puppies is feet bc those guys are old/slow

see what his puppies talking about

my dogs are barking

bow -- and i cant stress this enough -- wow

trae played easily one of the worst games i’ve ever seen him play in the first half but has been the best player on the floor in the second half and it’s not even really close

some great playoff basketball here

yeah this is awesome

trae:steph::kobe:mj

believe it or not repeatedly switching markannen onto trae young has not worked out for the cavs

crazy half by trae

Brutal!

Those back to back steals were nuts.

oh man if the cavs had been able to control the ball off that steal....

Okongwu played his ass off 2nite

cavs had 36 points in the first quarter, 65 the rest of the way

thats about as cleveland a result as you could draw up

LMFAO - “party rock anthem” blaring into a dead silent arena as the season’s final seconds painfully bleed away

i don't get why kevin love didn't play more when the cavs desperately needed something on offense

i’d guess lauri was shooting so well that bickerstaff just rolled with him. love certainly wouldn’t have helped any when it came to defending trae. them not having a single wing worth playing really showed up in the second half once lauri’s shooting cooled off, they stayed with that three big lineup and trae just shredded it over and over

on the bright side for the cavs they don’t have to send a first round pick for caris levert now

Rondo was awful. They really could have used Rubio.

xp yeah, i would have just tried something else in the second half when the offense was dying.

they have some work to do and who knows if they can do it but garland and mobley is a really exciting duo to build around.

Rondo was awful. They really could have used Rubio.

Awesome 1st q from b ingram

That zion footage… dude looks huge

Ha

Sorry just finished

The hawks have had an awful season but Trae has just been ridiculous all year long

man I care a lot less about this game than I thought I would, fuck a pellie and/or clipper

Much love to Delon Wright

The hawks have had an awful season but Trae has just been ridiculous all year long

Reggie Jackson (lebron James kid voice)

Huge nance game

Murphy!

Game is good

pins and needles here for the 11th pick lmao

Imagine if the Pelicans add a 27 point per game scorer unstoppable near the rim who can pass, handle the ball, run the offense, screen and roll, and rebound all at a high level. And he’s only 21. When Zion Williamson returns and if he stays healthy New Orleans will soon contend.

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) April 16, 2022

pelicans fever baby

zion tbf is maybe the biggest wildcard in the history of the game at this point

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