FYI: The last time Philadelphia knocked out Boston. 1982. (via Hubie Talks Hoops) #NBA

Prior to tonight, the Celtics were 32-0 in series with a 3-1 lead, the most wins without a loss in NBA history! 😳 The 76ers were 0-18 when trailing a series 3-1, the most losses without a win in NBA history 😱 (via ESPN Insights) #NBA

Joel Embiid of the @sixersnba.bsky.social is the first player in NBA history to score 100+ points in a playoff series despite missing the first 3 games. (via OptaSports) #NBA

The Celtics are the 1st team in NBA history with 3 scoreless starters in a playoff game. With Garza, Scheierman and Harper Jr on the floor together to start, the Celtics were outscored 11-3. Those three combined to shoot 0-7. Just an unnecessary Game 7 gamble by Mazzulla. (via Micah Adams) #NBA

Some coordinator on the Celtics bench told Mazzulla to challenge a call, then he had to be backed up and they tried to say they weren’t challenging. Do your freaking job. (via SM Highlights) #NBA

Lebron complaining to the kid behind the bench. 😭 A new “get a load of this guy” meme just dropped... #NBA

Hakeem Olajuwon (1985-86) & Michael Jordan (1986-87) are the only players 23 or younger in NBA History to average 2+ SPG & 2+ BPG in a single playoff run! Ausar Thompson (23) this playoffs: 2.3 SPG/2.3 BPG. (via KalshiHoops) #NBA

The Orlando Magic went 45 minutes of actual time without a basket last night. This fan can't take it anymore... #NBA

Ja'Kobe Walter joins LeBron James as the only players in NBA Playoff History to average 20+ PPG & 5+ 3PM in any 2-Game Span before turning 22! (via KalshiHoops) #NBA

Top TS% of playoffs teams' scoring duos: 1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander/Jalen Williams 0.688 2. Victor Wembanyama/De'Aaron Fox 0.645 3. Jalen Brunson/OG Anunoby 0.637 4. Ayo Dosunmu/Julius Randle 0.623 5. RJ Barrett/Scottie Barnes 0.593 #NBA

For the first time since 2014, there are at least three Game 7s in the first round of the NBA playoffs: Celtics vs. Sixers Pistons vs. Magic Cavaliers vs. Raptors (via Evan Sidery) #NBA

With 19 points scored in the second half last night, the Orlando Magic now hold the record for the lowest point total in any half of a playoff game since the NBA introduced the shot clock in 1954-55. The previous record was 23 points shared by 4 teams. (via @statitudes.com) #NBA

LeBron James is the fastest Laker since Shaq to reach 1,500 playoff points with the Los Angeles Lakers. Faster than Kobe, Wilt and Magic. (via RealSports) #NBA

How close is the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Toronto Raptors series? Points scored by each team after 6 games: Cavaliers: 669 points Raptors: 669 points #NBA

James Harden has a 4-13 record in game 6s. That's the worst in NBA history (min. 15 games). (via StatMuse) #NBA

RJ Barrett with another miracle shot for the Raptors. Are you kidding me? Series tied at 3-3. #NBA

The Magic set an NBA playoff record with a streak of 23 straight missed field goals. #NBA

Scottie Barnes is doing it all right now. #NBA

The Denver Nuggets were the best 3-point shooting team in the regular season by far. They shot 32.1% on wide open 3s in the first round, which would have been last in the NBA by far. The Wolves shot 44.7%, which would have been first in the NBA by far. (via @levakabas.bsky.social) #NBA

Kirk Goldsberry's latest Efficiency Landscape: #NBA

David Adelman, the Denver Nuggets head coach, looks like John Finlay, the Tiger King’s boyfriend. I saw it, so you have to see it too... (via Franklin) #NBA

Here is Victor Wembanyama facing Rudy Gobert in Nanterre, 6 years ago. The two French Centers, face off in the second round, starting on Monday. #NBA

Paul George and Jaylen Brown moved up the NBA’s playoff career leaderboard for threes made. Tatum is closing in on Danny Green (315): … 10. Jayson Tatum – 311 11. Paul George – 295 12. J.R. Smith – 294 13. Kobe Bryant – 292 14. Derek Fisher – 285 15. Jaylen Brown – 277 16. Paul Pierce – 276 #NBA

The Nuggets scored fewer than 100 points just twice in 82 regular-season games. Minnesota held them under 100 three times in six games in the first round. (via Zach Kram) #NBA

The Wolves won the clincher against Denver without Ayo Dosunmu (21.8 PPG this series), Anthony Edwards (18.5) and Donte DiVincenzo (10.8). They are the first team in NBA history to win a playoff game while missing 3 or more players who averaged 10+ PPG in that series 🔥 (via ESPN Insights) #NBA

Jaden McDaniels: "Go at Jokic, Jamal, all the bad defenders. Tim Hardaway, Cam Johnson, Aaron Gordon, the whole team. Just go at them. Yeah, they're all bad defenders." Jaden McDaniels... ⬇️ 🔥🔥🔥 (via AutomaticNBA) #NBA

Jonathan Kuminga was -44 in 22 minutes. The lowest plus/minus off the bench in a playoff game in the play-by-play era. (via StatMuse) #NBA

The All-Time largest margin of victory in an NBA playoffs game is 58 (Nuggets beat Pelicans in 2009). Current margin at 7:42 of the 4th quarter between Knicks and Hawks is 53. Let's do this... #NBA

What the Knicks are doing to the Hawks right now... #NBA

Starting 5 playoffs experience for every team up to today’s games… Lakers and Celtics at the top Raptors and Spurs at the bottom (via SpursRepoeted) #NBA

➡️ = Better quality looks ⬆️ = More efficient Among the leaders in total FGA on each playoff team (via All NBA Podcast) #NBA

The Rockets 63 steals through 5 games are the most in a 5-game postseason span since the 'We Believe' Warriors in 2007! #NBA

OG Anunoby is the only player with more than 10 dunks and more than 10 made three-pointers this postseason. He is also the only player with more than 125 dunks and more than 125 made three-pointers in the regular season. (via Tommy Beer) #NBA

34 YEARS AGO TODAY Shawn Kemp had one of the greatest & most disrespectful dunks ever! In the same game as "The Lister Blister," Chris Gatling gave The Reign Man props for dunking on him. (via BallIsLife) #NBA

After last night's loss, the Raptors are 0-10 in playoff games in Cleveland. That is the worst road record against a single opponent in @nba.com history. 0-10 - Raptors @ Cavaliers 0-7 - Blazers @ Warriors 0-7 - Pacers @ Bulls (via CrazyStats) #NBA

LeBron to Sengun: Did you say soft a** call? Nah, not you. Anybody else on the roster, But not you! You don't say that. You don't say that. You don't say that. You the only person out here that ain't allowed to say that. Soft a** Yeah, alright. (via BallIsLife) #NBA

LeBron James is now the only player to reach 500 career steals in the NBA Playoffs. 1. LeBron James – 501 2. Scottie Pippen – 395 3. Michael Jordan – 376 4. Magic Johnson – 358 5. John Stockton – 338 #NBA

Cade Cunningham and Paolo Banchero are the second pair of opposing players in playoffs history to each score at least 45 points in the same playoff game. Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell (51 points) and Nuggets’ Jamal Murray (50) were the first opponents to achieve the feat in 2020. (via @statitudes) #NBA

Scottie Barnes ties LeBron James as the fastest forward in NBA playoff history to reach: 150+ PTS 50+ REB 50+ AST (via RealSports) #NBA

On the broadcast last night... 😭 #NBA

Austin Reeves flopping around in crunch time. Beauty! #NBA

Cade with the dagger… Magic up 3–2. Game 6 in Orlando. #NBA

Tonight's game is Cade Cunningham's fifth-straight game with 25+ Pts, passing Isiah Thomas (1987-88) and Bob Lanier (1976-77) for the longest streak in Pistons playoff history 🔥 (via ESPN Insights) #NBA

Crazy stat: The Toronto Raptors are 0-9 all-time in playoff games in Cleveland. 7 of those 9 were against a certain LeBron. #NBA

Basketball Reference has added some of Wilt Chamberlain’s game logs with his blocks 😳 #NBA

The first to do it since Hakeem Olajuwon 💪 Portland shot just 8-for-42 (19%) on contested shots this series when Wemby was the defender. (via ESPN Insights) #NBA

Jalen Brunson now has the 3rd most 35-point playoff games by a PG in NBA HISTORY. (via RealSports) #NBA

Playoff scoring is down BIG TIME. Here's how players are scoring relative to their regular season numbers. Points per game regular season vs. playoffs differential. (via PensareBball) #NBA

Players In Celtics franchise history with the most 20+ PTS & 10+ REBS in playoff games before turning 29: 1. Larry Bird — 42 2. Jayson Tatum — 39 3. Dave Cowens — 34 4. Tom Heinsohn — 24 5. Bill Russell — 22 (via StatDefender) #NBA

Kuminga’s head is at the rim… 😱 #NBA