2026 NBA Season

[dimonstration]

I placed a live bet on the Dallas Clippers game during regulation time. I expected Dallas to win, but the game went to double overtime, and the Clippers won 127-133, and my bet was lost.
Harden was on fire for the Clippers. He recorded a triple-double with 41 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists.
The Clippers snapped their six-game losing streak with this victory.
Dallas continues to lose.

The Clippers would always struggle without Kawhi in the team. The Dallas Mavericks should have won that game but it says so much about the state of the team.

It’s not should since the Mavs with the current available players that relying only to Rookie Cooper Flagg is much worst than Clippers line-up even without Kawhi.

Harden is much more reliable when we talk about regular season game compared to any players on the Mavs available right now. Mavs will only have chance to break their losing streak if they will be against team with same struggles on their core players.

Mavs need their injured star player if they want to finally get a winning streak.

[doomloop]

Dallas keeps loosing but Nico Harrison’s firing was beneficial for Dallas. It was obvious that he was going to be fired the moment Dallas stumbled anyway. He had been facing a lot of criticism and even insults for a long time.
So now it is good for both Nico and Dallas. I believe that better days are ahead for Dallas from this point on. But for Nico side, after this it’s a big question mark which NBA team would bring him as a GM...

Not so good for Nico, while it is good that he is no longer going to get insults and even threats from Dallas fans anymore and can stay away from it as much as they can, that doesn't mean that he is going to find another job easily.

He will forever be known as the guy who traded old injured AD for Doncic, and that means he will not have that much chance to actually recover from that and find another good job like that. He can find a lower level job, but not going to be GM or anything like that for a long time. He was seen as "the guy" for the new owners and turns out that wasn't the case. New owners must be pissed too because they bought a team with a future and then Nico ruined that future for them with one trade.

[EFS]

I think Alperen Şengün doesn't get enough praise. This is his team. Durant came later. Last year, when Jalen Green was there, people still didn't call the Rockets as Şengün’s team. This year Durant arrived and they still don't call it Şengün's team, but that's the truth. Alperen Şengün is the one who makes the biggest impact on this team. If the Rockets can compete with the Thunder and the Nuggets today, it's thanks to him. These 3 teams are top-class teams in the West. The others come after, they are one level below.

[stadus]

I think Alperen Şengün doesn't get enough praise. This is his team. Durant came later. Last year, when Jalen Green was there, people still didn't call the Rockets as Şengün’s team. This year Durant arrived and they still don't call it Şengün's team, but that's the truth. Alperen Şengün is the one who makes the biggest impact on this team. If the Rockets can compete with the Thunder and the Nuggets today, it's thanks to him. These 3 teams are top-class teams in the West. The others come after, they are one level below.

Don't be dissappointed, Durant is way more popular than him, so the praise will naturally go to Durant. They’ll think that without Durant, the Rockets would still be the same team that probably falls short in the playoffs. With Durant, they suddenly look like a championship team.

Don’t stress about it, this is the NBA. The American players usually get most of the credit anyway. Same thing with the Lakers, even if we say Luka is carrying the team, LeBron will still be seen as the best player.

[rbynxx]

I think Alperen Şengün doesn't get enough praise. This is his team. Durant came later. Last year, when Jalen Green was there, people still didn't call the Rockets as Şengün’s team. This year Durant arrived and they still don't call it Şengün's team, but that's the truth. Alperen Şengün is the one who makes the biggest impact on this team. If the Rockets can compete with the Thunder and the Nuggets today, it's thanks to him. These 3 teams are top-class teams in the West. The others come after, they are one level below.

I don't think he needs it btw, that's the price to pay if they want a ring this year. I don't think he needs some praise at all, he's a good lad and teammate and I it's a team effort in the end. Yeah it's definitely his team to be called at but I think humility comes before him and it's likely he wants it to be called a team rather than say it's his team alone. Hope you so get my point. I believe it's more on the seniority in the league and Durant is also consider a HoF, so that respect is there I guess.

[OgNasty]

That Wemby dunk over Draymond yesterday was wicked.

I think when Wemby dunks over someone like that he should do the too small sign, but instead of bending down and doing it, he should do the hand motion at their actual height. LOL

[yahoo62278]

I think Alperen Şengün doesn't get enough praise. This is his team. Durant came later. Last year, when Jalen Green was there, people still didn't call the Rockets as Şengün’s team. This year Durant arrived and they still don't call it Şengün's team, but that's the truth. Alperen Şengün is the one who makes the biggest impact on this team. If the Rockets can compete with the Thunder and the Nuggets today, it's thanks to him. These 3 teams are top-class teams in the West. The others come after, they are one level below.

Sengun is a freaking beast, almost unstoppable. He obviously has some great pieces around him like Durant, Thompson(another beast), and Adams, but like you say, he is the player making the biggest impact on this roster. Thompson is going to be a great player in the league as well. Those 2 are who they need to build around.

[PokerDiceMan]

I think Alperen Şengün doesn't get enough praise. This is his team. Durant came later. Last year, when Jalen Green was there, people still didn't call the Rockets as Şengün’s team. This year Durant arrived and they still don't call it Şengün's team, but that's the truth. Alperen Şengün is the one who makes the biggest impact on this team. If the Rockets can compete with the Thunder and the Nuggets today, it's thanks to him. These 3 teams are top-class teams in the West. The others come after, they are one level below.

Don't be dissappointed, Durant is way more popular than him, so the praise will naturally go to Durant. They’ll think that without Durant, the Rockets would still be the same team that probably falls short in the playoffs. With Durant, they suddenly look like a championship team.

Don’t stress about it, this is the NBA. The American players usually get most of the credit anyway. Same thing with the Lakers, even if we say Luka is carrying the team, LeBron will still be seen as the best player.

It's not an issue of America because LeBron James has more NBA championship titles compared to Luka Doncic, and his points per game are also better. It's just that LeBron James is currently old and approaching the end of his career, so it's natural that his performance has declined. The same goes for other star players who have aged and whose performance has decreased, such as legends like Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, etc., whose playing time was gradually reduced by other players on their teams.

Kevin Durant is also no longer as exceptional because he has aged as well.

[MK-74]

Houston Rockets had a very comfortable win against Portland.
Alperen Şengün, our country’s representative, had an excellent game.
He finished with 25 POINTS, 10 REBOUNDS, 9 ASSISTS, 3 STEALS and 3 BLOCKS.

Spurs–Warriors game was very competitive; the fight continued until the final minute of the game, and the Warriors won by just 1 point.

In half hour, there is the Charlotte–Oklahoma game. Oklahoma should win this game very comfortably.

[Shinpako09]

What a game between the Warriors and Spurs. That was intense. I’m a Warriors fan, but I like how Wemby yelled at Green right in front of his face after that dunk. Lol. Curry with back to back 40+ pts. GP2 with 6 pts, but those 6 pts were crucial, plus another 3 from Podz to take the lead.

Bad move from Fox with 6.4 seconds left, fouling Curry, but if his jump shot had gone in, they could have won. If I were the Spurs, I’d choose Wemby to take the last shot.

[OgNasty]

Who could have predicted this?


@SportsCenter

[kriminall]

What a game between the Warriors and Spurs. That was intense. I’m a Warriors fan, but I like how Wemby yelled at Green right in front of his face after that dunk. Lol. Curry with back to back 40+ pts. GP2 with 6 pts, but those 6 pts were crucial, plus another 3 from Podz to take the lead.

Bad move from Fox with 6.4 seconds left, fouling Curry, but if his jump shot had gone in, they could have won. If I were the Spurs, I’d choose Wemby to take the last shot.

Wemby had 26 points and 12 rebounds. He's playing an outstanding game. He contributes greatly to his team due to his nature. In addition, De'Aaron Fox scored 24 points. The team put in a great effort, but they couldn't pull off the victory. The game was truly exciting. Curry was undoubtedly the hero of the game with 49 points. His exceptional performance made it easy for them to win. He scored half of his team's points.

[tech30338]

I think Alperen Şengün doesn't get enough praise. This is his team. Durant came later. Last year, when Jalen Green was there, people still didn't call the Rockets as Şengün’s team. This year Durant arrived and they still don't call it Şengün's team, but that's the truth. Alperen Şengün is the one who makes the biggest impact on this team. If the Rockets can compete with the Thunder and the Nuggets today, it's thanks to him. These 3 teams are top-class teams in the West. The others come after, they are one level below.

They need to do what needs to do, they don't want to offend Durant, besides he's the star although shengun is now transitioning to be a superstar, there is nothing the team can do and shengun but to be the second star of the team, they recruited Durant for a reason, and making him feel like just a option would not turn to be good for the rockets, so they need to swallow their pride, and accept the reality, Durant is not the player before I think, and he knows what needs to be done, but making him feel a option, will effect his game for sure.

[ajanwalker]

Shai is one of my favorite players in the NBA. He has incredible scoring records, scoring 30 points or more in almost every game.

He scored 30 points yesterday as Oklahoma defeated Charlotte 96-109 on the road.

Charlotte held on until the end of the first half, but Oklahoma dominated the game in the third quarter and pulled out the win. This was Oklahoma's 13th win in league history this season.

[Russlenat]

Charlotte held on until the end of the first half, but Oklahoma dominated the game in the third quarter and pulled out the win. This was Oklahoma's 13th win in league history this season.

They’re going to keep making history at this rate. The way they’re playing, they look almost unbeatable. The only time they’ll probably lose is when the schedule gets too tight and they come in tired, like that loss to the Blazers. But now the winning streak is building again, and we don’t even know when it’s going to stop.

Just keep backing this team, they’re legit. Sometimes they just fall short in covering the spread, like their game last night, but overall they’re still the real deal. (57.1% ATS

[LogitechMouse]

I think Alperen Şengün doesn't get enough praise. This is his team. Durant came later. Last year, when Jalen Green was there, people still didn't call the Rockets as Şengün’s team. This year Durant arrived and they still don't call it Şengün's team, but that's the truth. Alperen Şengün is the one who makes the biggest impact on this team. If the Rockets can compete with the Thunder and the Nuggets today, it's thanks to him. These 3 teams are top-class teams in the West. The others come after, they are one level below.

Don't be dissappointed, Durant is way more popular than him, so the praise will naturally go to Durant. They’ll think that without Durant, the Rockets would still be the same team that probably falls short in the playoffs. With Durant, they suddenly look like a championship team.

Don’t stress about it, this is the NBA. The American players usually get most of the credit anyway. Same thing with the Lakers, even if we say Luka is carrying the team, LeBron will still be seen as the best player.

Sengun's a great player no doubt about that. It's just that, he isn't at the level of Jokic, Giannis or Steph that's why he doesn't get enough praise. Another one is that, he can't carry his team just like Jokic and Giannis, and this is no offense to him, but that's the reality. I agree with what you said though that he's becoming somewhat underrated, and not being praised, and part of it is because like what he said, Durant is on the same team.

Anyway, at some point I believe that Sengun will be praised just like what others are expecting. It's just that, he needs to have a significant achievement like maybe an MVP or winning a title or Finals MVP. As for American players usually gets the most credit, I partially agree and maybe it will depend on which team because each team has their own star player and not all of them are American. As for the Lakers though, it will be Luka next year because Lebron will retire.

[Stavri]

Houston Rockets had a very comfortable win against Portland.
Alperen Şengün, our country’s representative, had an excellent game.
He finished with 25 POINTS, 10 REBOUNDS, 9 ASSISTS, 3 STEALS and 3 BLOCKS.

Spurs–Warriors game was very competitive; the fight continued until the final minute of the game, and the Warriors won by just 1 point.

In half hour, there is the Charlotte–Oklahoma game. Oklahoma should win this game very comfortably.

Alperen missed another triple double again.   He gives everything to the team. it is huge. And ever since KD joined the team, he’s been playing on a whole different level.
He’s now the star of a winning team. I think he’ll keep up his current averages this season and make a lot of noise.

[TravelMug]

Charlotte held on until the end of the first half, but Oklahoma dominated the game in the third quarter and pulled out the win. This was Oklahoma's 13th win in league history this season.

They’re going to keep making history at this rate. The way they’re playing, they look almost unbeatable. The only time they’ll probably lose is when the schedule gets too tight and they come in tired, like that loss to the Blazers. But now the winning streak is building again, and we don’t even know when it’s going to stop.

Just keep backing this team, they’re legit. Sometimes they just fall short in covering the spread, like their game last night, but overall they’re still the real deal. (57.1% ATS

And if I'm not mistaken, there are a lot of missing players during that game against the Blazers. But it was really close and SGA really carry the time but they just really feel short. So maybe with the streak that they've started, fans again might talk about them chasing the record of Golden State at 73-9 we will see.

Bronny James started in their games against the Bucks, however, he got 0 point. But the good thing is that the Lakers beat the Bucks with Luka again with another 41 point performance. Giannis again lead the Bucks with 32 points but you know that they play bad when he air balls a free throw.  

[Stavri]

I think Alperen Şengün doesn't get enough praise. This is his team. Durant came later. Last year, when Jalen Green was there, people still didn't call the Rockets as Şengün’s team. This year Durant arrived and they still don't call it Şengün's team, but that's the truth. Alperen Şengün is the one who makes the biggest impact on this team. If the Rockets can compete with the Thunder and the Nuggets today, it's thanks to him. These 3 teams are top-class teams in the West. The others come after, they are one level below.

Don't be dissappointed, Durant is way more popular than him, so the praise will naturally go to Durant. They’ll think that without Durant, the Rockets would still be the same team that probably falls short in the playoffs. With Durant, they suddenly look like a championship team.

Don’t stress about it, this is the NBA. The American players usually get most of the credit anyway. Same thing with the Lakers, even if we say Luka is carrying the team, LeBron will still be seen as the best player.

Sengun's a great player no doubt about that. It's just that, he isn't at the level of Jokic, Giannis or Steph that's why he doesn't get enough praise. Another one is that, he can't carry his team just like Jokic and Giannis, and this is no offense to him, but that's the reality. I agree with what you said though that he's becoming somewhat underrated, and not being praised, and part of it is because like what he said, Durant is on the same team.

Anyway, at some point I believe that Sengun will be praised just like what others are expecting. It's just that, he needs to have a significant achievement like maybe an MVP or winning a title or Finals MVP. As for American players usually gets the most credit, I partially agree and maybe it will depend on which team because each team has their own star player and not all of them are American. As for the Lakers though, it will be Luka next year because Lebron will retire.

imo its not fair to compare Alperen with Jokic at this age. Jokic is 30. And he is a beast.
If you give Jokic space, he hits the three; if you guard him close, he destroys you with post moves. If you double team him, he passes like Magic Johnson.
Now Alperen's style is very similar actually. And in the future, it’s highly likely that he’ll reach a similar level, or even surpass it.

[Cointxz]

imo its not fair to compare Alperen with Jokic at this age. Jokic is 30. And he is a beast.
If you give Jokic space, he hits the three; if you guard him close, he destroys you with post moves. If you double team him, he passes like Magic Johnson.
Now Alperen's style is very similar actually. And in the future, it’s highly likely that he’ll reach a similar level, or even surpass it.

Jokic main skills is his exceptional visual skills which he can a analyze the floor status quickly and use his high IQ to make a move either to pass or score on his own.

I doubt Alperen has this skills but his talent is good on his own. I just don’t see both talent as comparable since Jokic can easily move fluid even his body is like a marshmallow compared to Alperen yet he dominates the NBA with his clever plays.