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2006: Kobe Bryant scored 81 Points on the Toronto Raptors, later that same year they would receive the number one pick and select Andrea Bargnani

2024: Luka Doncic scored 73 Points on the Atlanta Hawks, who would get the number one pick despite being the 9th seed and select Zacharie Riscasher

2026: Bam Adebayo scores 83 Points on the Washington Wizards, this year they received the 1st overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft

Paul George in the first quarter of Game 3 vs New York: 10 MIN | 15 PTS | 6-9 FG | 3-4 3PT

source: https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/\_/gameId/401871161

After securing a 3-1 lead, the 8 seed Orlando Magic have been eliminated by the 60 win Detroit Pistons who will face either the Cavs or Raptors in the ECSF

This is the second instance of the Orlando Magic surrendering a 3-1 lead to the 1 seed Pistons in the first round, this first occurred in 2003.

AND WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE “PISTONS ARE FRAUD AND MAGIC ARENT A TRUE 8 SEED” PEOPLE??!! Faded 

After 3 career Game 7 losses, Embiid has won his first. His previous:

2019 ECSF vs 2 seed Toronto Raptors, losing 92-90

2021 ECSF vs 5 seed Atlanta Hawks, losing 103-96

2023 ECSF vs 2 seed Boston Celtics, losing 112-88

this is also his first playoff series win over Boston after gentlemen sweeping him in 2018, sweeping in 2020, and coming back down 3-2 in 2023 during his MVP year

After going down 0-3 vs the Los Angeles Lakers missing Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, the Houston Rockets (with Durant playing only in Game 2) became the 16th team to force a game 6 — but they lost. 161-0 in advancing from a 0-3 deficit.

Now 2 straight first round exits for the post Harden Rockets, to the teams that eliminated the Harden Rockets in his last 3 seasons there. Fade ‘Em

Tonight, 76ers beat the Boston Celtics in Game 6 after falling down 3-1, becoming the first team to push to a Game 7 without home court advantage since the 2020 3 seed Nuggets vs the 2 seed Clippers in Game 6 of that year’s WCSF.

Two teams since then have forced a Game 7 down 3-1 just to lose: 2023 2 seed Celtics vs 8 seed Heat in the ECF and 2025 2 seed Rockets vs 7 seed Warriors in the first round (both of the winning teams would win on the road to advance, both teams would lose the following round and both teams had Jimmy Butler on the roster)

due to the 2020 playoffs occurring in the Bubble, it will be the first time team down 3-1 will play a game 7 in the opposing team’s building after tying up the series since the 2016 57-25 Cavaliers who would win the NBA championship vs the 73-9 Golden State Warriors.

🗣️THEY WANT BOSTON‼️

the 4th one, they won it 25-23

Full breakdown:

1: 40-15, NY

2: 43-21, NY

3: 34-28, NY

4: 25-23, ATL

Due to new york not continuing to step on the gas, it prevented tonight from being the largest close out playoff loss in history, 55 point loss by 2025 Cavs vs Miami remains supreme

Jonathan Malangu Kuminga ends his season with a horrendous performance: 23 MIN | 11 PTS | 3-7 FG | -44 

Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/game/\_/gameId/401869393

um….so, after taking a hopeful 2-1 lead in their first playoff series in 3 years after trading away franchise star Trae Young, the Atlanta Hawks have been eliminated in 6 games by the 3 seed New York Knicks

In tonight’s loss, they suffered one of the largest losses in NBA history, ending their season at home with a 51-point loss after shooting 38% (31-82) from the field and 26% (9-35) from 3. Only the 4th quarter was combative, winning by 2.

Fade Em

The Atlanta Hawks tonight have scored 36 points this halftime, a 47 point deficit to the New York Knicks (83). This is the largest first-half win in NBA Playoff History and it’s an elimination game at their own home….

What led to this?

OG Anunoby scoring a first half career high of 26 Points, on 10-12 shooting from the field

Jalen Johnson the only ATL Hawk with a double digit score

14 turnovers to Knicks’ 4

Hawks shooting 31/22 while Knicks shooting 65/44

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXsHAfglG05/?img_index=4&igsh=MWozYTFhY2JrNTc4eg==

after sweeping the Phoenix Buns, Shai posted a pic on Slide 5 with Cancun on 3 edited on the back of Team Canada teammate Dillon Brooks. full caption:

everybody wants to be villainous, until the brooms come out, & the dust settles, & you realize who the real villain is

Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/\_/gameId/401869406

Payton “Pee-Pee” Pritchard with new playoff career high off the bench as Boston secured the road victory: 35 MIN | 32 PTS | 12-21 FG | 6-12 3PT