The best NBA videos, Vines, stories, and tweets from the first round
By Ian Levy
The first round of the 2015 NBA Playoffs didn’t manage to live up to last year’s masterpiece, but we still had quite a few memorable moments. So that you can remember them forever, here are the best NBA videos, Vines, stories, and tweets from the first round.
Videos
Milwaukee Bucks 2014-15 Rewind: By Milwaukee Bucks
Minnesota Timberwolves Recap: By Steve McPherson
San Antonio Spurs Recap: By Caleb Saenz
Damian Lillard handing out shoes: By Bleacher Report
2015 NBA Playoffs Week One: By Jack Maloney
Milwaukee Bucks Tribute: By Jason Gallagher
Hawks and Ludacris: By Atlanta Hawks
Vines
Vasquez three and shimmy
Playoff Olynyk
Blake Griffin: Volume I
D-Will back?
D-Will back
Mad Brad
Okay Kawhi
Benooooooo
Blake Griffin: Volume II
Giannis in transition
Iggy
Wow
Uncle Drew is out here
6 Man like Lou Will
Tyson says no
Isaiah Thomas nutmeg
Danny Green packs Blake
Jason Kidd timeout dance
Blake Griffin: Volume III
Peak Dwight
Beal waves goodbye
Sure
Mason Plumlee sighting
LeBron goes boom
Peak Wittman
Chris Paul stutter step
Brandon bass send Kyrie away
Flex to the left
Throw some money out ya hands
Blake Griffin: Volume IV
Henson slam and header
MIKE CONLEY!
DAJ oop
Kyrie is filthy
Dark Giannis
Been Steph Curry with the shot
Chris. Paul.
Timmy and Chris
Stories
Matt Moore on Playoff excitement for CBS
Steve Aschburner on Derrick Rose for NBA.com
Bruce Arthur on the Toronto Raptors for The Toronto Star
Robert Mays on the Milwaukee Bucks for Grantland
Tom Ziller on Draymond Green for SB Nation
Jason Concepcion on Rajon Rondo for Grantland
John Canzano on Zach Randolph for Oregon Live
Evans Clinchy on Portland for The Classical
James Herbert on Lou Williams for CBS
Jared Dubin on defensive communication for The Cauldron
David Fleming on Steph Curry for ESPN
Paul Flannery on Pels/Warriors for SB Nation
Scott Cacciola on Anthony Davis for The New York Times
Brian Phillips on Russell Westbrook for Grantland
Adam Himmelsbach on Isaiah Thomas for The Boston Globe
Zach Harper on the Atlanta Hawks for CBS
Sean Highkin on the Eastern Conference for Bleacher Report
Jordan White on Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard for VICE Sports
Kevin Arnovitz on the Atlanta Hawks for ESPN
Mike Prada on Mike Conley for SB Nation
Ian Karmel on Memphis for The Portland Mercury
Kevin Lipe on Portland for The Memphis Flyer
Alex Wong on sports psychology for Sports on Earth
James Herbert on Raptors/Wizards for CBS
Chris Manning on Rajon Rondo for Hardwood Paroxysm
Grantland shootaround on horse emojis
Ohm Youngmisuk on Michael Carter-Williams for ESPN
Matt Moore on Pels/Warriors for CBS
Devin Kharpertian on the Brooklyn Nets for The Brooklyn Game
J.A. Adande on Masai Ujiri for ESPN
Paul Flannery on Cavs/Celtics for SB Nation
James Herbert on Giannis for CBS
Brian Phillips on Steph Curry for Grantland
Matt Moore on the Los Angeles Clippers for CBS
Sean Highkin on the Milwaukee Bucks for Bleacher Report
Paul Flannery on the Boston Celtics for SB Nation
Tom Haberstroh on Norris Cole for ESPN
Tweets
Steph Curry flexin’
Warriors' Stephen Curry flexing on Pelicans in Game 1 pic.twitter.com/jVOCMGjStx
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) April 18, 2015
The people’s champ
We found the people's champ: @afcgd#TrueToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/hENqOBXGfo
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 19, 2015
#WeTheNorth
Owned
The
Paul Pierce, trolling pic.twitter.com/Khh44DhvHe
— Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) April 19, 2015
Truth
LOL pic.twitter.com/nOsc7kuioy
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) April 19, 2015
Paul Pierce
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) April 25, 2015
Tim’s birthday
All hail Boris
Goodbye Nets
The @ATLHawks collect their 4th win and advance to the next level. pic.twitter.com/ctN3yMDrjk
— connor (@alsoconnor) May 2, 2015
Giannis face
o_o
This just got really weird RT @jorgeccastillo Wittman’s response to Vasquez saying Pierce has “big balls”: “All NBA balls are the same.”
— Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) April 19, 2015
LeBron Sprite: Volume I
LeBron Sprite: Volume II
Grindhouse
#WeGrindHere pic.twitter.com/siy2Hvabxb
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) April 23, 2015
Owned
The Knicks might be more your speed. RT @RaptorsHQ: Hey @NBA, do over please. We'd like the Bucks in the first round kthxbye.
— Frank Madden (@fmaddenNBA) April 22, 2015
Eyes closed
Eyes Closed!!!! @StephenCurry30 really bro!?!?! Dayum.... pic.twitter.com/WpEuqp5K4e
— Baron Davis (@BaronDavis) April 24, 2015
Lol
Glen Davis (head stuck in honey pot) is questionable for game 7.
— NBA Injury Report (@NBAInjuryR3port) May 1, 2015
Breakfast defector
With my Rose
Too Gooden
Sure
Thissss guy pic.twitter.com/5aMKJf2d2w
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) April 18, 2015
Playoff Rondo
Knicks bloggers
Knicks bloggers travel heavy. RT @Al_Iannazzone: Two or three fans are chanting M-V-P for Iman Shumpert as he takes a free throw.
— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) April 19, 2015
Iso Wall
Wiz offensive gameplannin pic.twitter.com/fxES6bHYq1
— Kim Thong iLL (@wzzntzz) April 18, 2015
Truuuuuu
Anthony Davis
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) April 18, 2015
Height: 6-10
Wingspan: ∞
Here you go, Clippers
Haters gonna hate
Haters are like crickets. Crickets make a lot of noise, you hear it but you can't see them. Then right when you walk by them, they're quiet"
— Tony Allen (@aa000G9) April 30, 2015
Chris Paul’s sweater
#BoneGoal
Amazing RT @HowardBeck: #BoneGoal pic.twitter.com/1J4oGmm4Bw
— Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) May 2, 2015
Louuuuuuuu
What a great #leanintogether moment as @TeamLou23 celebrates his new hardware with daughters Jada & Zoey! pic.twitter.com/1mXSxKPEmx
— NBA (@NBA) April 21, 2015
Yeeesshhhh
Doc and Austin
Peak Duncan
A great Tim Duncan story shared by one of Syracuse's finest, Etan Thomas, on Facebook today: pic.twitter.com/1n9yEoS918
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 25, 2015
Rondoooooo
— Yaya Dubin (@JADubin5) April 22, 2015
Duncan will live forever
30 for 30
30 For 30: The Nets Got It To Within 3
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) April 19, 2015
Isaiah and Kyrie
BALLMER
Game 7 Stats