How did each NBA Playoff Team perform: #nba
did each NBA playoff team overachieve underachieve or perform as expected thunder they performed as expected the best team is expected to win it all rockets they overachieved yes it is crazy to say a second seed getting bounced in the first round is somehow a good thing but the fact they even made the second seed was an overachievement for such a young squad lakers they underachieved luke and LeBron getting bounced in the first round is an underachievement nuggets slight underachievement clippers they underachieved timberwolves they performed as expected warriors they performed as expected especially at that age for their core grizzlies they performed as expected the Cavaliers one of the biggest underachievers getting bounced in the second round celtics definitely underachieved and I know unfortunately Jason Tatum got hurt but the Celtics were down 02 even while he was on the court knicks they overachieved considering they upset the Celtics the Pacers most certainly overachieved one of the biggest overachievers this postseason the Bucks they underachieved the Pistons overachieved just by making the postseason
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why is cade cunningham so short
So if the lakers underachieved by not beating Minnesota, how did Minnesota underachieve by going to the conference finals?
The Pacers did not upset the Knicks the Knicks choked because that’s what they do
Nuggets overachieved man most had clippers above them and took the thunder to game 7 which if they miraculously won would mean theyd beat the wolves and go to the finals.
Nah Wolves overachieved, they lost KAT and had issues for most of the season. They locked in at rhe right time and rode it to the WCF
The bucks underachieved? 2-1 series and dame tears his Achilles? And her pacers were the better seeded team wdym?
Bucks didn't underachieve… Pacers were a better team.
WARRIORS WERE WITHOUT CURRYY WE WOULDVE BEATEN THE TIMBS😭😭
I would actually say the Nuggets over achieved because they fired Michael Malone right before the postseason and they made it all the way to the second round and almost beat the thunder in seven
I honestly forgot that the Heat even made the playoffs this year
Okc title needs an Astrics by it bc the officiating in that series was absolutely the sign of a rigged finals
Someone the likes of fucking Rick Carlisle getting technicals called on him is absurd
This man has spent 80% of his life in the NBA in some form. Whether he was a player, assistant coach, head coach.
This man has seen it all. He’s seen all iterations of the NBA from playing with bird to being an assistant during the Jordan years to coaching a championship winning team to leading another team to a finals birth….
You’re telling me the day after he applauds the officials and officiating in a press conference that he’s then gonna get a technical for a very obvious missed blown call?
Or you’re telling me when OKC misses the bucket and the whistle comes clearly after the bucket is missed that’s not wild? Lolol
I mean Jesus Christ there’s video evidence of an OKC defender grabbing a pacer players wrist 5ft from the official! Lolololololololoo
Like the amount of absurd bs OKC got away with was criminal.
SGA dribbles, shoves his defender with off ball hand or gives a chicken wing to create space and that’s been the whole season lololoo
Like between the Mavs trading Luka and then getting the no 1 lottery pick with less than 1% and OKC essentially being whistled to a title you can’t tell me the nba isn’t rigged man lolololol
You can’t tell me since all this betting shit that sports arent rigged to some degree lololololololololol
Remember when the kings player was fucking up the stats and scores and money lines? You see how quick they jumped on that shit?! No one’s even remembers buddies name because he was banned from the league lololol but I mean god forbid you make the favored team work for it I’m the playoffs without a millions whistles for the most pussy bs ever Lolololololololol
I stg mfers in the nba just need to be actors with the flopping and acting lololol
Thunder were the underdogs. Stop using them randoms as a source. They were straight underdogs and claimed the title.
OKC forvever!!!
Grizz underachieved. They were a 2nd seed going to the 2nd round before Ja Morant was injured.
Laker shad no good center. What did you casual bums expect to happen? Luka grows wings and fly. A bunch of ni knowledge casuals trying to voice their bullshit 😂
Bro we had the biggest mid season trade and you were expecting us to win im sure
nuggets without a head coach and 2/5 starters played with injuries taking the champs to 7 is not underachieving
If the thunder performed as expected then they were expected to win it all (that included beating the nuggets) so it cannot be the case that the nuggets underachieved having only barely (in seven games) lost to the thunder
Pacers are a real squad. If you asked someone before this years postseason, “Which team do you think is making the NBA Finals this year?” Pacers would definitely be a name you wouldn’t have heard. Can’t be any less proud of these dudes and how hard they fought this season, respect.
Denver surely over achieved. I thought they were gonna get crushed by the clippers with a new coach. Ended up playing 14 playoff games
Wolves did more than expected they were expected to be bounced in the 1st or 2nd round and nobody had hope for their playoff dreams
Denver fired their coach before the playoffs and had a bunch of injuries and still took the best team to 7.
If you're going off the starf of the playoffs then yeah but the warriors were the 10 seed pre jimmy I'd say they did remarkably better
You expected OKC to win against everyone, but you think Denver underperformed by losing to OKC in 7?
Nuggets overachieved they were the third best team in the west in the playoffs and 4th in regular season.
Thunder=performed as expected rockets=underperformed lakers=underperformed nuggets=overperformed clippers=performed as expected Timberwolves=overperformed warriors=overperformed grizzlies=performed as expected cavaliers=underperformed Celtics=underperformed Knicks=overperformed pacers=overperformed bucks=underperformed pistons=overperformed magic=performed as expected heat=performed as expected
The lakers should be ok.
We were still in the luka hype, and the injuries from small guy team style finally stacked up. Hell, it was a miracle we didn't get swept.
grizzlies underachieved. They have a great roster they shouldn’t be getting swept in round 1
Im gonna be honest. Bucks dis about as good as I thought they would. Dame has been overrated for years.😅
Clippers performed as expected bounced out 😂
Nuggets overachieved by much my guy. They took the eventual champs to 7 after finishing off the clips in 7. Nobody expected them to make the finals.
People kept saying okc were too young to win tho?
Let’s be real, Boston was gonna come back without the Tatum injury. The most clear cut, obvious comeback possible that got spoiled. Also, the Knicks should’ve been out round 1, they got A LOT of ref help to beat the Pistons. It would’ve made Shai blush to see the calls the Knicks got against Detroit.
Denver taking OKC to game 7 can't be underachieving
No they were down 2-1 with him not 2-0
how did clippers underachieve if nuggets underachieved
I love how we always have to put that the Celtics were down 0-2 against the knickers when Tatum went down, to pre-prevent butthurt Celtic fans from using the excuse “but if we had Tatum” 🤣
this doesent really make any sense whatsoever, if the thunder performed as expected, how did the nuggets underachieve?
If one is expected to win, the other is expected to lose, we cant expect both to win.
So the lakers underachieved because they lost in the first round to the wolves, but the wolves didnt overachieve? If the lakers were expected to win over the wolves, then the wolves overachieved.
A 25 year old average is NOT expected to win it all, before the regular season performance This is the biggest overachievement in the modern NBA HISTORY