What if the NBA playoffs weren’t just a series of games between human players, but a battle to the death between those teams’ mascots?

For the second year in a row, French artist Asur realized this athletic alternate reality as a gallery of dramatic drawings featuring cartoon mascots facing off in battle. So instead of showing Isaiah Thomas and Jeff Teague to represent the Boston-Atlanta series, Asur shows the team’s respective mascots—a pipe-smoking Bostonian Celtic and an indigenous-to-Atlanta Hawk—preparing to fight.

Asur’s illustrations caught the attention of thousands of basketball fans when redditor SnowceanJay (also Asur’s boyfriend) shared the images with Reddit’s NBA community—writing, “The enthusiasm of r/nba has convinced my gf to make this.”

Redditors appreciated the subtlety and unique concepts in Asur’s illustrations:

And for those hoping Asur will add more illustrations to her collection, her unofficial spokesman hints that this could be just the beginning:

For now, here are a few of Asur’s illustrations to make you wish the NBA playoffs were an animated series.

Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks

Indiana Pacers vs. Toronto Raptors

Los Angeles Clippers vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies

To see the rest of Asur’s illustrations of the NBA playoff match-ups, check out the original post in Reddit’s NBA community.