2026 NBA Season

[Mr. Magkaisa]

But Booker clearly didn’t want to extend their losing streak against OKC and Phoenix closed it out in a painful way. Great job by the Suns, this team is really underrated, they can beat good teams and I’m excited to see them in the playoffs.

Suns is not an underrated team per se. They have Booker which is one of the top player on his position on the league. People just have less expectation to this team after the thorough reshuffle and removal of key players.

Atleast on this current roster Booker can go all out on his own without relying to other teammates for scoring unlike before when he was tandem with KD and other popular player.

It’s not surprising that OKC will lose since they already broke their protected winning streak. They are playing on relax way now.

Maybe they realized that targeting to break GSW record is not worth it, their main goal is to win another chip, suns need a rebuilt and get key players, booker years will be in vain, if they will not put any stars around him, there will be players available but I'm not sure if they have the assets and picks to acquire those players, their best run is with Chris Paul they should have not break that team, Paul is old but hos IQ is above all, he knows what he is doing inside the court, he prove it time and time again, its just sad that every time he is closer to the championship a major setback always happens.

Phoenix can shift it to something too, They can use Booker to rebuild, For me this is the best way to maximize the team from what they got in the Durant blockbuster trade.
At first they want to rebuild and create a team to support Booker and make Phoenix aa contender, but this is not getting better so why not go to another plan, they can use Booker for that.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Phoenix delivered the final blow at home against Oklahoma with a last second three pointer and won the game.
Phoenix secured the win thanks to Devin Booker’s contested three at the buzzer.
It’s now clear that Oklahoma is no longer an unbeatable team.

Lakers beat Memphis 120–114 at home.
Luka Dončić was the star of the game with 36 points, while LeBron James and Jake LaRavia supported him with 26 points each.

Oklahoma, despite having looked good in the first weeks, really has lost it's invincibility now. The lost 4 out of their last 10 games. Whoever still thinks they might have a chance to beat GSW's record of 73:9 might have to think again. Now it's as good as impossible since they need to win 43 of the last 46 games just to tie them, nah this ship is sailed.
Quite some collapse if you ask me, obviously also because of some injuries. Still in the first weeks when they have been unbeaten forever they also has some people sitting and they still managed to get the W. Yet it seems like team have adjusted to their play and it's not as easy for them as it was before. Maybe getting schooled by the Spurs 3 times took the wind out of them.

[Stavri]

Phoenix delivered the final blow at home against Oklahoma with a last second three pointer and won the game.
Phoenix secured the win thanks to Devin Booker’s contested three at the buzzer.
It’s now clear that Oklahoma is no longer an unbeatable team.

Lakers beat Memphis 120–114 at home.
Luka Dončić was the star of the game with 36 points, while LeBron James and Jake LaRavia supported him with 26 points each.

The end of the game was actually super crazy. Suns played the last minute really badly. If Booker hadn't made that last second three pointer, the game was over. Anyway Suns could beat the Thunder in the end and after OKC's 4 game winning streak just got broken by a middle of the pack team.

[Fredomago]

OKC suffered another loss and this time it was courtesy of the Phoenix Suns, capped off by Devin Booker’s three point dagger. I honestly thought the game was heading to overtime after Brooks turnover that led to a quick two points by OKC.

But Booker clearly didn’t want to extend their losing streak against OKC and Phoenix closed it out in a painful way. Great job by the Suns, this team is really underrated, they can beat good teams and I’m excited to see them in the playoffs.

That was a quick and good execution, I was also in the impression that OKC will able to push the game to OT after that turnover from Brooks but like what you said, Booker is always ready and being the main man of the team it is expected by the fans that he will  take that shot and with high confidence he manage to make it and secure that win for the Suns, that exchange in that last 2 minutes sequene between SGA and Brooks that's really added excitement and enjoyment for the fans who are watching, just so happen that it was Booker who made that last shot and save Brooks ass after that T.O hahaha..

[stadus]

That was a quick and good execution, I was also in the impression that OKC will able to push the game to OT after that turnover from Brooks but like what you said, Booker is always ready and being the main man of the team it is expected by the fans that he will  take that shot and with high confidence he manage to make it and secure that win for the Suns, that exchange in that last 2 minutes sequene between SGA and Brooks that's really added excitement and enjoyment for the fans who are watching, just so happen that it was Booker who made that last shot and save Brooks ass after that T.O hahaha..

It was a bad decision to have Brooks receive the ball, knowing he’s not a point guard or even someone you trust with heavy dribbling. Once he got doubled, it was almost automatic that it would end in a turnover since he couldn’t figure out where to pass it. That play could’ve easily cost them the game.

Good thing Booker showed up in the clutch.
He knew that if it went to overtime, they were probably in trouble, so he made sure it didn’t get there. 

[Cointxz]

But Booker clearly didn’t want to extend their losing streak against OKC and Phoenix closed it out in a painful way. Great job by the Suns, this team is really underrated, they can beat good teams and I’m excited to see them in the playoffs.

Suns is not an underrated team per se. They have Booker which is one of the top player on his position on the league. People just have less expectation to this team after the thorough reshuffle and removal of key players.

Atleast on this current roster Booker can go all out on his own without relying to other teammates for scoring unlike before when he was tandem with KD and other popular player.

It’s not surprising that OKC will lose since they already broke their protected winning streak. They are playing on relax way now.

Maybe they realized that targeting to break GSW record is not worth it, their main goal is to win another chip,

Exactly, There’s no point if they will continuously achieve high win while they already have a good chance of securing playoffs spot even if they just play regularly.

They just need to ensure that no player will be injured and develop different strategies to improves themselves.

suns need a rebuilt and get key players, booker years will be in vain, if they will not put any stars around him, there will be players available but I'm not sure if they have the assets and picks to acquire those players, their best run is with Chris Paul they should have not break that team, Paul is old but hos IQ is above all, he knows what he is doing inside the court, he prove it time and time again, its just sad that every time he is closer to the championship a major setback always happens.

I think this time they take the slow path after being aggressive on their previous player acquisition that doesn’t result to chip. They already toss away their good players and just keep Booker so they probably do a long term growth with young players since Booker is still young too.

[ajanwalker]

OKC suffered another blow, this time from Phoenix. 😔
Devin Booker won the game with a last-second three-pointer. 108-105
I can say it was a very close game. It's quite normal for OKC to lose occasionally. Shai was below his usual standard in this game. Usually, Oklahoma wins when Shai scores 30 points or more. That's been the case in many games, but in this game he only scored 25 points and they lost.

Oklahoma could start another 4-game winning streak before the San Antonio game.

[Dave1]

That was a quick and good execution, I was also in the impression that OKC will able to push the game to OT after that turnover from Brooks but like what you said, Booker is always ready and being the main man of the team it is expected by the fans that he will  take that shot and with high confidence he manage to make it and secure that win for the Suns, that exchange in that last 2 minutes sequene between SGA and Brooks that's really added excitement and enjoyment for the fans who are watching, just so happen that it was Booker who made that last shot and save Brooks ass after that T.O hahaha..

It was a bad decision to have Brooks receive the ball, knowing he’s not a point guard or even someone you trust with heavy dribbling. Once he got doubled, it was almost automatic that it would end in a turnover since he couldn’t figure out where to pass it. That play could’ve easily cost them the game.

Good thing Booker showed up in the clutch.
He knew that if it went to overtime, they were probably in trouble, so he made sure it didn’t get there. 

And Booker has history of clutch though as I see someone posting it with winning basket and just left a few seconds for their opponent to not execute a good play in the end. So I don't think that we should be shock by Booker's game winner here.

For Brooks, he is also clutch although he has this one fumble. But still they came to play and give the Thunder another lost and now it looks like OKC is vulnerable against team that can play defense on SGA and have a clutch player in the end. There were still some calls that favor SGA, but it's not enough for him in the dying seconds to execute it as he chooses to go outside and shoot 3's.

[emrecemsan]

OKC suffered another blow, this time from Phoenix. 😔
Devin Booker won the game with a last-second three-pointer. 108-105
I can say it was a very close game. It's quite normal for OKC to lose occasionally. Shai was below his usual standard in this game. Usually, Oklahoma wins when Shai scores 30 points or more. That's been the case in many games, but in this game he only scored 25 points and they lost.

Oklahoma could start another 4-game winning streak before the San Antonio game.

Thunder could have actually won this game quite easily. First they got a 24-9 start to the game but Suns closed the gap after. Some time later in Q2, Thunder got a 18-point lead but Suns did the same again by a 11-0 series in 3 minutes. 

I really liked Suns' resistance in this one and Booker sealed it at the end. I can just say Thunder's scoring wasn't impressive. Only 105 points... This is their worst performance in a while.

[sana54210]

Sengun didn't play that many games this season and missed some already, and he is missing some more. That ankle sprain did look tough and may not allow him to play that much but we have to wait and see how it will look. Probably going to learn more about it in the next 24 hours about how many games he will miss and the estimated return game will be talked about. But, it is clear that he got unlucky.

Some players gets injured because they are injury prone, like AD for example, some just get unlucky, in this case Sengun just simply got unlucky and could have happened to anyone, I am sure it is not something that will linger and create too much problem for him. He will be back in a few weeks at most, and will continue to be great (maybe earlier).

[arwin100]

OKC suffered another blow, this time from Phoenix. 😔
Devin Booker won the game with a last-second three-pointer. 108-105
I can say it was a very close game. It's quite normal for OKC to lose occasionally. Shai was below his usual standard in this game. Usually, Oklahoma wins when Shai scores 30 points or more. That's been the case in many games, but in this game he only scored 25 points and they lost.

Oklahoma could start another 4-game winning streak before the San Antonio game.

Thunder could have actually won this game quite easily. First they got a 24-9 start to the game but Suns closed the gap after. Some time later in Q2, Thunder got a 18-point lead but Suns did the same again by a 11-0 series in 3 minutes. 

I really liked Suns' resistance in this one and Booker sealed it at the end. I can just say Thunder's scoring wasn't impressive. Only 105 points... This is their worst performance in a while.

But OKC didn't manage to sustain their momentum at late quarter and Booker manage to hit a clutch 3 which sealed the victory of Suns.

Also Goodwin is in hot streak and that help a lot for Suns to gain momentum. Suns manage to be consistent that's why it happens that they beat OKC today.

Suns really shown a impressive performance and Booker clutch dagger save them. Well it seems OKC has been expose in this game and gonna give huge credits on Phoenix to force OKC to perform so bad today and this is not usual thing they do.

[LogitechMouse]

Phoenix delivered the final blow at home against Oklahoma with a last second three pointer and won the game.
Phoenix secured the win thanks to Devin Booker’s contested three at the buzzer.
It’s now clear that Oklahoma is no longer an unbeatable team.

Lakers beat Memphis 120–114 at home.
Luka Dončić was the star of the game with 36 points, while LeBron James and Jake LaRavia supported him with 26 points each.

Booker saved Brooks through that dagger 3 to seal the deal and win against the Thunder thus, giving them their 6th loss.
Ever since the Thunder lost to the Spurs not twice but thrice, the confidence towards other teams came back, and they believe that they can also do it and win against the top-seeded, and maybe the best team in the league right now. Expect more teams to compete against them, and that's what makes the league a good league to watch.

As for the Lakers-Grizzlies, it's good that they defeated them twice in a row. Luka's performance is a given already, but this Jake LaRavia is what I will give my credits right now not only for this game, but in their last 2 games. 47 points combined against the Grizzlies, and he's also helping on defense as well. With Hachimura still out because of an injury, he will be given more playing time, and that's the perfect time for him to perform really well.

[tech30338]

Phoenix delivered the final blow at home against Oklahoma with a last second three pointer and won the game.
Phoenix secured the win thanks to Devin Booker’s contested three at the buzzer.
It’s now clear that Oklahoma is no longer an unbeatable team.

Lakers beat Memphis 120–114 at home.
Luka Dončić was the star of the game with 36 points, while LeBron James and Jake LaRavia supported him with 26 points each.

Booker saved Brooks through that dagger 3 to seal the deal and win against the Thunder thus, giving them their 6th loss.
Ever since the Thunder lost to the Spurs not twice but thrice, the confidence towards other teams came back, and they believe that they can also do it and win against the top-seeded, and maybe the best team in the league right now. Expect more teams to compete against them, and that's what makes the league a good league to watch.

As for the Lakers-Grizzlies, it's good that they defeated them twice in a row. Luka's performance is a given already, but this Jake LaRavia is what I will give my credits right now not only for this game, but in their last 2 games. 47 points combined against the Grizzlies, and he's also helping on defense as well. With Hachimura still out because of an injury, he will be given more playing time, and that's the perfect time for him to perform really well.

The lakers having young players stepping up is a good sign for them, meaning their future without LeBron is still bright, because there are young players that is developing along the way, if they could really not trade them all, for the hunt of a star player some of them would really be a good contributor like what happen to Austin which is now a star player in the making, but sadly sometimes good players are being trade by this team, hopefully this time they make the right decision for the teams future and the franchise.

[Questat]

But Booker clearly didn’t want to extend their losing streak against OKC and Phoenix closed it out in a painful way. Great job by the Suns, this team is really underrated, they can beat good teams and I’m excited to see them in the playoffs.

Suns is not an underrated team per se. They have Booker which is one of the top player on his position on the league. People just have less expectation to this team after the thorough reshuffle and removal of key players.

Atleast on this current roster Booker can go all out on his own without relying to other teammates for scoring unlike before when he was tandem with KD and other popular player.

It’s not surprising that OKC will lose since they already broke their protected winning streak. They are playing on relax way now.

For me they’re underrated because no one really talks about them even when they’re playing great basketball. It feels like most of the hype is still stuck on Durant, but clearly Booker is that guy. No matter who you pair him with, he can carry the team.

Brooks brings a lot of energy too, and because of that the Suns look like a very different team this season.
They could definitely surprise a lot of people.

Do you think they can actually win a championship this season?

[Eternad]

Sengun didn't play that many games this season and missed some already, and he is missing some more. That ankle sprain did look tough and may not allow him to play that much but we have to wait and see how it will look. Probably going to learn more about it in the next 24 hours about how many games he will miss and the estimated return game will be talked about. But, it is clear that he got unlucky.

Some players gets injured because they are injury prone, like AD for example, some just get unlucky, in this case Sengun just simply got unlucky and could have happened to anyone, I am sure it is not something that will linger and create too much problem for him. He will be back in a few weeks at most, and will continue to be great (maybe earlier).

An injury like this is very common to a tall player that plays PF or Center position due to their mobility despite having a heavy body. But this minor injury is not a big issue since this can heal without affecting their performance when they came back unlike ACL injury that players can’t play anymore like they use to be.

Playoffs is near so I hope he will be healthy and not force himself on regular season game since they almost have a good standings.

[xzone]

OKC suffered another blow, this time from Phoenix. 😔
Devin Booker won the game with a last-second three-pointer. 108-105
I can say it was a very close game. It's quite normal for OKC to lose occasionally. Shai was below his usual standard in this game. Usually, Oklahoma wins when Shai scores 30 points or more. That's been the case in many games, but in this game he only scored 25 points and they lost.

Oklahoma could start another 4-game winning streak before the San Antonio game.

It was an incredible win for the Suns; Booker and Brooks played brilliantly again. But the truly crucial moment was Goodwin's 26 points. I think they won the game thanks to him.

We're seeing OKC losing too many games. As I've said before, we're going to see very different things in the playoffs this season. I think every team has a chance to win the championship this season

[dimonstration]

We're seeing OKC losing too many games. As I've said before, we're going to see very different things in the playoffs this season. I think every team has a chance to win the championship this season

Playoffs is a different story than a regular game like this to beat OKC. Booker got a hot a hand to shoot that game winning 3 points but OKC was leading on the 4th quarter with few minutes remaining on the game.

It’s very to continuously beat OKC on that type of close fight on a best of 7 series.

OKC still very dominant even if they occasionally lose on their regular season run.

[jakdanyel]

Another win by Lakers against Grizzlies last night. While Reaves was out they still managed to win. Ja Morant's not playing due to injury also affected Grizzlies badly of course.

By the way what about Ja Morant's future now? Is he still thinking of leaving? Honestly I can't say he has been very consistent in his performances recently.

And if you are correct, it's probably that the chemistry of the team is no longer there as most of their players are old already. And we have witnessed also that Curry has committed turnovers that he didn't do in the past. I'm not saying that he is no longer in his prime, but this could be signs that he might be starting to decline? Of course this is debatable, but who knows. They might deny it as we have seen Durant or Lebron still playing high level basketball. But sooner or later, as what we have said, Father time is undefeated. But there are reports that they are interested on Giannis and so that could be their last effort to salvage this season and hope that they can still be a champion.

Giannis would be the last hope for Warriors in that case. He is still 31 so not that old to me. At least for an NBA superstar I mean.    But will this stay as a rumour or will he really sign for them?

[OgNasty]

Seems like there’s some friction in Los Angeles. LeBron keeps making comments that seem to be digs at Luka and DeAndre Ayton has started complaining he isn’t getting the ball enough. I think the Luka fatigue is beginning.

[CLS63]

Sengun didn't play that many games this season and missed some already, and he is missing some more. That ankle sprain did look tough and may not allow him to play that much but we have to wait and see how it will look. Probably going to learn more about it in the next 24 hours about how many games he will miss and the estimated return game will be talked about. But, it is clear that he got unlucky.

Some players gets injured because they are injury prone, like AD for example, some just get unlucky, in this case Sengun just simply got unlucky and could have happened to anyone, I am sure it is not something that will linger and create too much problem for him. He will be back in a few weeks at most, and will continue to be great (maybe earlier).

Alperen Şengün must have missed like 5-6 games as far as I know. I mean including the Mavericks game too. There are players who have got much bigger number of votes than him for All-Star but played less number of games so far.

By the way I don't see any serious injury for him. He might miss the Suns game ahead as well and then he is expected to return. But I hope he doesn't get injured more often from now on. It would be sad while he is improving his performance this season.