2026 NBA Season

[coinrifft]

Houston lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 78-98 at home in Game 6 of the series and was eliminated from the playoffs.
The Los Angeles Lakers won because they were better at three-point shooting than Houston. Reed Sheppard made 1 of 10 three-pointers for Houston.
Jabari Smith made 1 of 6 and Tari Eason made 2 of 7. This explains why Houston lost.

I think everyone is expecting that the Lakers are going to win and advance. And couple that of bad shooting night for the Rockets, there's no way that they can extend that series if they are having a poor percentage.

Now, it's time for Luka to comeback, we all know how Luka is playing in the playoff. He is very different as he knows what is at stake here. Just facing the defending champion might be enough motivation for him and the Lakers to pull a upset.

[ultrloa]

Houston lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 78-98 at home in Game 6 of the series and was eliminated from the playoffs.
The Los Angeles Lakers won because they were better at three-point shooting than Houston. Reed Sheppard made 1 of 10 three-pointers for Houston.
Jabari Smith made 1 of 6 and Tari Eason made 2 of 7. This explains why Houston lost.

I think everyone is expecting that the Lakers are going to win and advance. And couple that of bad shooting night for the Rockets, there's no way that they can extend that series if they are having a poor percentage.

Now, it's time for Luka to comeback, we all know how Luka is playing in the playoff. He is very different as he knows what is at stake here. Just facing the defending champion might be enough motivation for him and the Lakers to pull a upset.

People expect that since they provably know that Lebron won't let Rockets win again on game 6. It will be so dangerous for them to lose, but its unfortunate night for Rockets since their game is really terrible today. We could see on early quarters that it seems that Lakers have huge chance to win and that situation really happen today.

Winning on game 6 is good for Lakers since somehow it gives lots of time for Luka to recover. Their next opponent is so tough and they need to do good preparation since for sure that many don't expect Lakers to win against OKC.

[Eternad]

Their next opponent is so tough and they need to do good preparation since for sure that many don't expect Lakers to win against OKC.

Preparation to beat the OKC requires bribe to referee greater than SGA payment because Luka return alone will not help much to cut SGA point from free throws. 

I smell another sweep if Luka will not return on the next series because OKC is a different beast compared to Rockets that struggle a lot even with KD playing.

Lakers need someone to hard foul SGA. lmao

[Velvet78]

Such a disgrace performance by Rockets!    Only 78 points? The same team scored 99 points in the previous game without Durant again. The series ended just like that...

The biggest surprise of the series was that Lakers didn't even need Doncic to eliminate them. LeBron did a really good work during most of the series. When he gets enough help they are able to reach around 100 points.

[tech30338]

Houston lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 78-98 at home in Game 6 of the series and was eliminated from the playoffs.
The Los Angeles Lakers won because they were better at three-point shooting than Houston. Reed Sheppard made 1 of 10 three-pointers for Houston.
Jabari Smith made 1 of 6 and Tari Eason made 2 of 7. This explains why Houston lost.

The Lakers are eager to finish the game LeBron is also have les turnover, they were the better team in this game while the Houston rockets when needed the most did not perform well, Did you guys think that the lakers just want to extend the series to be able for luka to catch up, i mean the lead were this far for the lakers.
I think the rockets should think about having Durant, he did not play for the six straight games, is the injury that much?
Now that they are in the second round can the lakers at least have a chance at the west or they really need luka to be in the team?

[Stavri]

Such a disgrace performance by Rockets!    Only 78 points? The same team scored 99 points in the previous game without Durant again. The series ended just like that...

The biggest surprise of the series was that Lakers didn't even need Doncic to eliminate them. LeBron did a really good work during most of the series. When he gets enough help they are able to reach around 100 points.

tbh both teams performed quite poorly. Rockets being the worse of the two lost the game. it’s a painful but expected outcome.
Houston has drifted away from the team identity they had last year. Next season they’ll likely become a team built around FVV, Durant and Amen Thompson.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

How about RJ Barrett's game winning 3? Similar to Kahwi or to Haliburton's shot before. As it hang over the basket and then just fell inside the giving the Raptors the lead with 1.2 seconds left, what a heart breaking lost for the Cavs.

Although they force OT and they have to climb back, but it was the two big mean that keeps them on the game, Allen and Mobley. While Mitchell and Harden are mostly missing in this game. Series is tied 3-3, and so with that, it will go back to the homecourt of the Cavs for the decider epic game 7.

[Russlenat]

How about RJ Barrett's game winning 3? Similar to Kahwi or to Haliburton's shot before. As it hang over the basket and then just fell inside the giving the Raptors the lead with 1.2 seconds left, what a heart breaking lost for the Cavs.

That was insane, seriously, it could have been over if that shot didn’t go in. What a lucky bounce.

Although they force OT and they have to climb back, but it was the two big mean that keeps them on the game, Allen and Mobley. While Mitchell and Harden are mostly missing in this game. Series is tied 3-3, and so with that, it will go back to the homecourt of the Cavs for the decider epic game 7.

Yeah, we’re getting a Game 7 in this series, and in the Magic vs Pistons series too. I thought the series was already over, but the 2nd half was a huge turnaround from what happened in the 1st. The defense was there, and I think that says the Pistons are still going to take the series. We probably won’t see a major upset after all.

[dimonstration]

Such a disgrace performance by Rockets!    Only 78 points? The same team scored 99 points in the previous game without Durant again. The series ended just like that...

The biggest surprise of the series was that Lakers didn't even need Doncic to eliminate them. LeBron did a really good work during most of the series. When he gets enough help they are able to reach around 100 points.

tbh both teams performed quite poorly. Rockets being the worse of the two lost the game. it’s a painful but expected outcome.
Houston has drifted away from the team identity they had last year. Next season they’ll likely become a team built around FVV, Durant and Amen Thompson.

Yeah and very boring to watch except if you bet Lakers since they are winning despite having a poor performance just because Houston performed worst.

I didn’t expect Rockets to play this very poor on playoffs after their good regular season run on the mid season.

Can’t imagine 41yr old Lebron still dominating young talent Rockets that branded as next potential powerhouse team.

[tech30338]

How about RJ Barrett's game winning 3? Similar to Kahwi or to Haliburton's shot before. As it hang over the basket and then just fell inside the giving the Raptors the lead with 1.2 seconds left, what a heart breaking lost for the Cavs.

Although they force OT and they have to climb back, but it was the two big mean that keeps them on the game, Allen and Mobley. While Mitchell and Harden are mostly missing in this game. Series is tied 3-3, and so with that, it will go back to the homecourt of the Cavs for the decider epic game 7.

Are we going to see another collapse of the cavaliers if the cavs will not be able to reach into the second round they need to trade Mitchell now as he is really the problem, unable to finish the series or give them a comfortable series lead.
The management need to think about retaining or trading Mitchell to another team.
Can the sixers finally break through the Boston Celtics, it seems that every playoffs series they have meet the Celtics have the advantage and always advances in the next round, now with PG and the two backcourt players in sixers with embiid are they going to advance or it will result to another disappointment?

[Sanitough]

I didn’t expect Rockets to play this very poor on playoffs after their good regular season run on the mid season.

Can’t imagine 41yr old Lebron still dominating young talent Rockets that branded as next potential powerhouse team.

You can already expect the Rockets to lose since Durant got injured, and honestly I didn’t even imagine they would last this long. I thought after going down 0-3, they might at least win 1 game before the series ended, but they already got 2, and that’s more than enough.

Good regular season, bad playoffs, that’s pretty much their story now because Durant got hurt. If he had been there, it could have been a different story.

[Maslate]

Can the sixers finally break through the Boston Celtics, it seems that every playoffs series they have meet the Celtics have the advantage and always advances in the next round, now with PG and the two backcourt players in sixers with embiid are they going to advance or it will result to another disappointment?

The Sixers always seem to lose to the Celtics, but this lineup is different now because they have PG and Edgecombe. He’s still a rookie, but you can already see that he has a high basketball IQ. So if the Celtics can’t limit Maxey and Edgecombe, there’s a real chance we could see the same outcome as the last 2 games the Celtics lost at home. They’re just very fast and very confident right now.

So even if I’m a Celtics fan, I’m not really that confident in this matchup. I have a feeling Embiid will get his revenge tomorrow, while PG will probably be laughing at his old team because he’s advancing to the 2nd round while his former team, the Clippers, got eliminated early in the play-in.   

[dimonstration]

I didn’t expect Rockets to play this very poor on playoffs after their good regular season run on the mid season.

Can’t imagine 41yr old Lebron still dominating young talent Rockets that branded as next potential powerhouse team.

You can already expect the Rockets to lose since Durant got injured, and honestly I didn’t even imagine they would last this long. I thought after going down 0-3, they might at least win 1 game before the series ended, but they already got 2, and that’s more than enough.

Good regular season, bad playoffs, that’s pretty much their story now because Durant got hurt. If he had been there, it could have been a different story.

I thought they can improve in the playoffs as they gain experience during the regular season by adjusting to VanVleet absence but they became on the playoffs.

Their 3 points percentage is very low while they don’t have defense anymore that gives Lakers a total dominance on the series even with Lebron alone lead the Lakers.

[Fredomago]

Can the sixers finally break through the Boston Celtics, it seems that every playoffs series they have meet the Celtics have the advantage and always advances in the next round, now with PG and the two backcourt players in sixers with embiid are they going to advance or it will result to another disappointment?

The Sixers always seem to lose to the Celtics, but this lineup is different now because they have PG and Edgecombe. He’s still a rookie, but you can already see that he has a high basketball IQ. So if the Celtics can’t limit Maxey and Edgecombe, there’s a real chance we could see the same outcome as the last 2 games the Celtics lost at home. They’re just very fast and very confident right now.

So even if I’m a Celtics fan, I’m not really that confident in this matchup. I have a feeling Embiid will get his revenge tomorrow, while PG will probably be laughing at his old team because he’s advancing to the 2nd round while his former team, the Clippers, got eliminated early in the play-in.   

With the way they are playing the game it's seems that they really trying to beat the Boston and make their way to the next round, though we know that Boston always find ways to adjust and once the outside attacks start to fall in, that's going to be tough for the Sixers, they need to start strong, and not to allow Boston to gain their confidence.

Looking forward to see a close game scenarios between these two strong and very competitive team, both deserves the place but only one can move forward.

[sana54210]

It's going to be a battle of adjustments, Lakers is dominating the series but it looks like the Rockets has finally made the best adjustment so far in both ends, specially in defense as they force turnovers. And even if Reaves did play and contribute, it was not enough as the offense also of the Rockets was big.

So the ball is on the court of JJ and how he see the last game and what of changes he will do in the next game so that they can close it out. So it's going to be very close game but I'm going to be on the side of the Lakers to win in the road.

As for the Knicks vs Atlanta, NY with a huge lead and I don't think that the Hawks can make that comeback. Almost 50 point lead by the Knicks at halftime.

i dont think so. Rockets is truly far from having the necessary on court experience and coaching expertise. this game was actually as good as gone. they were paralyzed in the last quarter, showing zero offensive presence.
if Reed Sheppard (the guy everyone’s been cursing out all season) hadn't breathed life back into the team with a mid range jumper followed by a steal off LeBron for an open layup, that game would never have gone Houston's way.

Sheppard has to be out on the field all game if you ask me, that is how they can win. I understand he is a defensive reliability there is no doubt about that, but they do have great defenders and athletic players in other positions, they should able to suffer one bad defender, but what he brings on offense is as important as Reaves does.

Reaves is back, and Doncic is nearing back as well, that is very important, while Lakers will not be able to bring him now, if there is a seventh game, the possibility is there. Lakers are close, but the last two games has shown that it is not looking great for them and rockets are looking like the better team again.

[OgNasty]

Jayson Tatum is questionable with a knee injury for today’s game 7 between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers. I still think the Celtics win either way, but we have our first real big game of the playoffs. I’ll be trying to catch this one on Peacock later.

[jaberwock]

I agree that Lakers got lucky, normally nobody expected Lakers to win this series with Doncic and Reaves (mostly) missing. They got lucky and won, now they have to wait a few more days, and then on the second round the biggest hope they have is that Doncic could be back.

We are still not %100 sure if he will be back from game 1, but they are estimating that he is going to be back "sometime" during the series, their hope is that he will be back as soon as possible without much waiting. This is why I feel like Doncic situation will decide on this a lot better. OKC is a great team, and the possibility of beating them is already very low, and even with Doncic they do have a high chance of losing, so without him, they would have no chance.

[livingfree]

Jayson Tatum is questionable with a knee injury for today’s game 7 between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers. I still think the Celtics win either way, but we have our first real big game of the playoffs. I’ll be trying to catch this one on Peacock later.

He's officially out of the game 7.

Too bad that the Celtics won't have him in this important game.

But it's not all about him and they still have good players. While that can be said that they might have a hard time against 76ers, this is an advantage to Sixers.

[EFS]

How about RJ Barrett's game winning 3? Similar to Kahwi or to Haliburton's shot before. As it hang over the basket and then just fell inside the giving the Raptors the lead with 1.2 seconds left, what a heart breaking lost for the Cavs.

That was crazy, well worth the sleepless night for me. I still think Cavs will go through at home though.
Too many Game 7's, all in the East. Shows that how competitive and different in play-offs.

Tatum is out for Game 7. Bad news but Celtics played almost all season without him and be successful. They just need to remember how they played without him again. Brown and their deep rotation either shoot above average or keep Philly under 100 points as they did in all games they won.

[Questat]

But it's not all about him and they still have good players. While that can be said that they might have a hard time against 76ers, this is an advantage to Sixers.

Time to bet on the Sixers. They have the momentum here, and I think not having Tatum for the Celtics in such an important game gives them an even bigger advantage.
It won’t be easy for the Celtics to adjust in this spot, so even if many people still believe they’ll win at home, let’s not forget that the Sixers already beat them on their home court not just once, but twice.