The Official 2026 NBA Finals Discussion Thread

[Cwalker]

Philly will take on the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semis

 

[Doom]

Thank you CWalker for keeping us to date.

 

[Cwalker]

Final Philly 109 Boston 100

 

[Cwalker]

Biggest upset of the playoffs.

Tomorrow, we’ll see if Orlando can do the same and knock off the #1 seed Pistons

 

[Barry Poppins]

Philly wins by doing nothing

 

[Cwalker]

Idk who coming out the East now.

Things did just get a lot easier for Detroit if they win tomorrow

 

[Barry Poppins]

Tbh I don't see any East team winning in the finals against whoever wins the West, be that San Antonio, the Thunder, or the Wolves.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

Philly wins by doing nothing

?

I knew Boston would have moments where they would come back and it got tight way too much for my liking but the Sixers got it done with the help of Maxey especially when Embiid was hampered a little bit. He'll be fine when I seen the guy throw his body for a loose ball that is all I needed to see. Hopefully my Sixers remember a few Years ago the pain they felt losing to the Knicks with a one legged Embiid and Maxey. Every Game in that Series were nail bitters I expect nothing but the same chaos starting Monday.

 

[Cwalker]

Tbh I don't see any East team winning in the finals against whoever wins the West, be that San Antonio, the Thunder, or the Wolves.

Me either.

It’s OKC’s or San Antonio’s Championship to lose

 

[King Kong Booty]

OKC gotta be the only team that’s turned one player into a potential dynasty.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

I fear the Thunder way more than anyone in the West as I should they can beat you in so many ways.

 

[Barry Poppins]

OKC gotta be the only team that’s turned one player into a potential dynasty.

It certainly helps when that player flops more than a river of salmon and gets free-throws like it's a fire sale.

 

[Looji Nagata]

Orlando's gonna do it, you'll see

 

[King Kong Booty]

It certainly helps when that player flops more than a river of salmon and gets free-throws like it's a fire sale.

I meant like the Paul George trade got them Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari, 2021 1st round pick (Miami), 2022 1st round pick (LAC), 2023 1st round pick (Miami, protected), 2024 1st round pick (LAC), 2026 1st round pick (LAC), and 2023/2025 pick swaps.
Which turned into more good players. But yeah Shai sucks to watch and plays like a bitch

 

[Barry Poppins]

I meant like the Paul George trade got them Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari, 2021 1st round pick (Miami), 2022 1st round pick (LAC), 2023 1st round pick (Miami, protected), 2024 1st round pick (LAC), 2026 1st round pick (LAC), and 2023/2025 pick swaps.
Which turned into more good players. But yeah Shai sucks to watch and plays like a bitch

It sucks because SGA is a good player, a great player in fact, but his play-style is like watching paint dry while getting a drill rammed up your urethra. It's painful and it's killing league interest. The NBA refs really need to be investigated more or forced to be more strict on flops and foul-baiting.

Make it a technical foul the first few times and then up it to a Flagrant 1, you'll see a lot of these guys really start to stop their shit.