The Most Badass Moments of the First Round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs in GIFs

A little bit of everything from Round One.

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One of the best parts of the NBA Playoffs is how no one can use that "He wasn't even going that hard" excuse when somebody gets dunked on, crossed, or anything of the sort. It's the Playoffs, dawg; there's no choice but to go hard. It's times like these that seperates the greats from the "kinda all right"s, and we saw quite a few examples the past couple of day. We saw Kevin Durant putting on a highlight reel, Nate Robinson hassling the Brooklynites, and Tim Duncan doing...well our memory is kinda hazy for that since the Spurs swept the Lakers a while ago.

Anyways, here's The Most Badass Moments of the First Round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs in GIFs.

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20. Raymond Felton's Magical Pass

Date: 4/26/2013
Matchup: Knicks @ Celtics

Almost as magical as how they nearly gave the Celtics game six.

19. No Ball Hogs Here

Date: 5/1/2013
Matchup: Hawks @ Pacers

On a side note, who's actually watching this series?

18. Gerald Green Ends Josh Smith

Date: 4/24/2013
Matchup: Hawks @ Pacers

Green is trying to end lives in the playoffs, apparently.

17. Tim Dunk-an

Date: 4/26/2013
Matchup: Spurs @ Lakers

Dunking on Lake City's hopes and dreams.

16. Kenneth Faried Sends Shot to Another Area Code

Date: 4/30/2013
Matchup: Warriors @ Nuggets

The block even went further than the shot itself.

15. Kevin Durant Cuts and Hammers

Date: 4/29/2013
Matchup: Thunder @ Rockets

Carlos Delfino's reaction has "Good Gried" written all over it.

14. Lakers D Does Not Exist

Date: 4/28/2013
Matchup: Spurs @ Lakers

How do you spell "swept?" Here's a hint: There's no "D."

13. Serge Ibaka Can't Make a Layup

Date: 4/29/2013

Matchup: Thunder @ Rockets

It's the playoffs, man. Gonna need you to do a little better than that.

12. Gerald Wallace Lays Out Nate Robinson

Date: 4/27/2013
Matchup: Nets @ Bulls

Sometimes size matters, even if you're Nate Robinson

11. For the Billionth Time, Kevin Durant Is Not Nice

Date: 5/3/2013
Matchup: Thunder @ Rockets

Like he said: It's just like streetball.

10. Did Luol Deng Steal Gerald Wallace's Ankles?

Date: 4/25/2013
Matchup: Nets @ Bulls

We would say walk it off, but that's going to be hard with his ankles broken and all.

9. J.R. Smith Starts Playoffs With a Bang

Date: 4/20/2013
Matchup: Celtics @ Knicks

Just in case you were wondering why he's Sixth Man of the Year.

8. This Bulls Fan Is Too Hyped

Date: 4/11/2013

Matchup: Nets @ Bulls

Hey, maybe it's the sweater.

7. The Manimal Goes Ham

Date: 4/30/2013
Matchup: Warriors @ Nuggets

Half Animal. Half Amazing.

6. Zach Randolph vs. Blake Griffin for the NBA Heavyweight Title

Date: 5/4/2013

Matchup: Clippers @ Grizzles

Unfortunately, nobody busted out the People's Elbow. Then again that'd probably be at least a tech.

5. The Revenge of Andrew Bogut

Date: 4/28/2013
Matchup: Nuggets @ Warriors

You could be sitting at home wondering if Javale's dunk was better, but at the end of the day, he's sitting a home right now as well.

4. J.R. Smith's Air Guitar Solo

Date: 4/23/2013

Matchup: Celtics @ Knicks

Arguably the most based guitar solo of all time.

3. Nate Robinson Makes Kris Humphries Look Like a Fool

Date: 5/2/2013
Matchup: Nets @ Bulls

Here's an exuse: Just say you were jumping for joy because you knew the Nets were going to take game six. Nate blowing by you was a coincidence.

2. Don't Mess With Stephen Curry

Date: 4/30/2013

Matchup: Warriors @ Nuggets

That barrier didn't help the fan in this case, so he was forced to shut up.

1. Javale McGee Drops Andrew Bogut

Date: 4/20/2013
Matchup: Warriors @ Nuggets

In which Javale sons Andrew Bogut McGee.

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