2026 NBA Season

[Cointxz]

I’m starting to believe that referee usually allow this ridiculous call on some players if they feel that the specific player is always subjected to except for SGA

This has become subjective now, depending on what team we are rooting for. That no-call may piss off one side, but it will make the other side happy. Refs are not really perfect, they are just human too, and they make mistakes. So if we keep watching conspiracy theory videos, this is what usually happens, we start seeing every missed call as something bigger than it really is.

I just hope in Game 5 today, the game will be very competitive, because that is the only way the fans will really be happy. Judging by the line, the Wolves spread looks quite attractive, but I doubt they will only cover. I might just go big instead, because if they can compete well, I think they can also win the game outright.

Sad but it’s the reality. Many people ignoring this because of the fact that you said. The opinion is truly biased based on the viewer side that’s why OKC keeps getting the foul treatment luxury because there’s still supporters that is not against about the bad call.

Game 5 will show what will be the direction of the game since Wolves can get already the momentum if they won today’s match.

[Russlenat]

Game 5 will show what will be the direction of the game since Wolves can get already the momentum if they won today’s match.

This is actually the series where we will most likely see a Game 7.

Even if the Wolves upset the Spurs in Game 5, it is still not over because the Spurs already won a game in Minnesota. So this is the kind of game we should not miss, and people will probably just bet on the team they personally like to win. I don’t really think there is anything wrong with the line. Spurs -10.5 looks fair, especially since they already won by a large margin the last time they played in the same venue. But maybe the problem is the public mentality. A lot of people already see the Spurs as way more superior, and some are already imagining Spurs vs OKC in the WCF. That is probably why the Spurs might be a bit overvalued here.

[passwordnow]

So after the fresh defeat of the 76ers, the management have just fired their Daryl Morey but sticks with their head coach Nick Nurse. Daryl is the team's president. I guess that we're going to see series of firing from each team and they'll reform for specific sections of their management/organization to rebuild and get ready for the next season.

[fullfitlarry]

So after the fresh defeat of the 76ers, the management have just fired their Daryl Morey but sticks with their head coach Nick Nurse. Daryl is the team's president. I guess that we're going to see series of firing from each team and they'll reform for specific sections of their management/organization to rebuild and get ready for the next season.

I wasn't expected that Morey will be fired after their defeat. But that's how things are in sports, it's either the coach or the team president heads are to roll when they lost in the first round. I think Morey did a great job for the Sixers during his tenure.

We've already seen one already,

The Orlando Magic are moving forward to the next season without head coach Jamahl Mosley, who was fired following the team's Game 7 loss to the Detroit Pistons.

https://www.si.com/nba/magic/onsi/orlando-magic-fire-jamahl-mosley

Edit: I just saw this post on my feed:

Rest in peace, too young to die.

[Harkorede]

Game 5 will show what will be the direction of the game since Wolves can get already the momentum if they won today’s match.

This is actually the series where we will most likely see a Game 7.

Even if the Wolves upset the Spurs in Game 5, it is still not over because the Spurs already won a game in Minnesota. So this is the kind of game we should not miss, and people will probably just bet on the team they personally like to win. I don’t really think there is anything wrong with the line. Spurs -10.5 looks fair, especially since they already won by a large margin the last time they played in the same venue. But maybe the problem is the public mentality. A lot of people already see the Spurs as way more superior, and some are already imagining Spurs vs OKC in the WCF. That is probably why the Spurs might be a bit overvalued here.

The Spurs are back as the home team so the spread is pretty much justified in my opinion but at the same time that doesn't mean the Minnesota Timberwolves doesn't stand a chance to win it, as far as value is concern the Spurs -10.5 is good value, and Minnesota ML at 4.05 Odds is great value. I have a small bet on the Minnesota Timberwolves ML

 

[OgNasty]

Wemby just scored 16 points and got 5 rebounds in the first 6 minutes of the game. Absolutely incredible. While that kid is healthy he really is something special. The Timberwolves have their work cut out for them tonight. They need to take advantage every time Wemby sits down for a rest.

[Harkorede]

Wemby just scored 16 points and got 5 rebounds in the first 6 minutes of the game. Absolutely incredible. While that kid is healthy he really is something special. The Timberwolves have their work cut out for them tonight. They need to take advantage every time Wemby sits down for a rest.

Yeah, he really came out firing on all cylinders and if he doesn't cool down it's going to be a very long night for the Timberwolves, I guess being ejected in the last game must have really got him fired up.

Wolves are struggling big time to keep him at bay, let's see how they do in the 2nd quarter or once he checks back in for the Spurs.

[OgNasty]

The Spurs are starting to pull away a bit as the third quarter winds down to a close. If they can hold on to win (they should be able to) then that will give them a 3-2 lead. At that point I’ll be hoping we see the Timberwolves take game 6 so that we can get a game 7 in this series. I don’t think we’ll see a better series the rest of the playoffs.

[passwordnow]

So after the fresh defeat of the 76ers, the management have just fired their Daryl Morey but sticks with their head coach Nick Nurse. Daryl is the team's president. I guess that we're going to see series of firing from each team and they'll reform for specific sections of their management/organization to rebuild and get ready for the next season.

I wasn't expected that Morey will be fired after their defeat. But that's how things are in sports, it's either the coach or the team president heads are to roll when they lost in the first round. I think Morey did a great job for the Sixers during his tenure.

We've already seen one already,

We've seen a lot actually. I cannot question how did Morey able to make the 76ers for the past season, if it's only for this season they went that far and props to him and all the people involved in making it happen and mostly to the team and coaching staff. But yes, this is a business and it's all about the fixture wherever they think there's a need to fix it. Usual thing when a team falls into the season or happened to be in a humiliating run for the last games of the season.

[LogitechMouse]

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Edit: I just saw this post on my feed:

Rest in peace, too young to die.

He's too young to die indeed.

I still remember him back a few years ago where he's a vital piece on the 2nd unit of the Memphis Grizzlies back when they're competing on the playoffs. An injury derailed his NBA career with the recent one that is a calf strain injury that made him play only 2 games for the whole regular season and after that, this happened. Many are devastated including the team themselves. Many are saying that it's an OD, but whatever it is, it's just unfortunate that this happened. RIP young player.

The Spurs are starting to pull away a bit as the third quarter winds down to a close. If they can hold on to win (they should be able to) then that will give them a 3-2 lead. At that point I’ll be hoping we see the Timberwolves take game 6 so that we can get a game 7 in this series. I don’t think we’ll see a better series the rest of the playoffs.

No they will not win in Game 6 after what we've seen in Game 5.

They can't even stop Wemby. With the exception of Game 1 where they lost and Game 4 where he got ejected, Wembanyama simply dominated the whole team and nobody can stop him. Even Gobert who's a 4-time DPOY can't stop him. If the Wolves find a way to stop him then they can win in game 6, but if they can't then they'll lose on that game. Homecourt advantage? They lost in Game 3, and they almost lost in Game 4 even without Wemby. I don't see the Wolves winning in Game 6 honestly unless they find a way to stop the ALIEN.

Thunder Vs. Spurs for the West Finals.

[meser#]

Wemby must have vented his anger from the previous game on this one 😂
He contributed greatly both offensively and defensively with 27 points and 17 rebounds. With this win, San Antonio takes a 3-2 lead in the series. The next game will be in Minnesota in three days, and I think San Antonio will win that game and finish the series.

[Dave1]

Thunder Vs. Spurs for the West Finals.

This is the match-up that we all have been looking for the season. Two of the best teams in the West going at it and most likely the winner here might be eventual NBA champions (sorry for the East fans).

And if I'm not mistaken, the Spurs have the numbers against the Thunder in the regular. But we can all argue that it doesn't mean anything in the playoff as they are back to square one. The match is going to be even in papers, as the Thunder have SGA while the Spurs have the blip, the Alien.

One advantage of OKC right now is that they have a rest period as the series between the Spurs and Wolves, although the Spurs are leading the series at 3-2.

[tech30338]

Game 4 was very close. It was the Los Angeles Lakers' best game in the series. With 40 seconds left, the Lakers took a 109-110 lead, but Oklahoma didn't give up. Reaves' hasty attempt at a three-pointer when the score was 113-110 was, in my opinion, a big mistake. If someone in a better position had waited until the end and tried a three-pointer, the Lakers might have forced overtime, but it didn't happen.

With this loss, the Lakers were swept in this round.

It was expected that the Lakers would lose to the Thunder in this series. However, of all the games so far, the last one was really close, and the Lakers had a chance to steal the win in this game.
p.s.
Now I'm wondering what the Lakers plan to do in the offseason. I mean, will they offer Reaves and LeBron new contracts, or do they plan to start rebuilding the team around Luka?

Well I think the lakers should look for better center there are lots of center in the NBA that is better than Ayton, reaves should stop complaining every time, if they will retain LeBron or if LeBron stays, Luka need to assert his self now, at the same time they should get better second unit, they were being outrun by OKC, having players who dive for the ball, or fight for lose ball is better than a person or player who watch the ball go out of bound.
They were really poor in the second half its been happening to them in the last 2 seasons and they should already know it.

[Jostern]

Wemby must have vented his anger from the previous game on this one 😂
He contributed greatly both offensively and defensively with 27 points and 17 rebounds. With this win, San Antonio takes a 3-2 lead in the series. The next game will be in Minnesota in three days, and I think San Antonio will win that game and finish the series.

He played a great basketball game, just like you have said he must have vented his anger on what happened in the previous game that it was like he wasn’t going to feature in that game because of a normal foul that was committed, anyways he has to take that anger into the game, because desperate measures deserves desperate action, now the San Antonio Spurs takes the lead against the Timberwolves which is well deserved.

The next game will be more intense because they’re going to face a Timberwolves that would want to win and take the it to game 7, but I hope it doesn’t get to game 7, Spurs needs to be fired up in Minnesota.

[coinrifft]

Wemby must have vented his anger from the previous game on this one 😂
He contributed greatly both offensively and defensively with 27 points and 17 rebounds. With this win, San Antonio takes a 3-2 lead in the series. The next game will be in Minnesota in three days, and I think San Antonio will win that game and finish the series.

He takes accountability on their last lost as he didn't have the control on his end. So in the first quarter alone he pour all in to put them on a good lead. And even if the Wolves keeps coming back, the rest took care of it with their defense.

And even if Reid and others try to bait Wemby into another rage, he didn't bother and he was just in control and just focus on the game and what's important for them, to win it at home. Great overall performance by the Spurs though, we should give credit to them, not just Wemby. Yes, I don't think there will be doubts that the Spurs are going to win this series and move to the conference finals.

[Mayor of ogba]

It would be a very bad call for them to go for a suspension, I think there are rules that should guide situations like this when a player commits a foul and it wasn’t endangering the opponent in anyway it was just a foul and anyone can commit a foul in a game what you do is penalize that player, I really do not see any serious foul play that will warrant a suspension.

However if he gets suspended I will see it as an obvious target on the player is it’s going to be seen as a serious issue with the League management board negligence, I sure Wemby is going to play in that game because he should be playing to help his Spurs team advance to the next stage of the Playoffs.

It is true that anyone can commit a foul in a game, but the foul Wemby commits on NazReid is not just a foul, Wemby wasn't on motion and his opponents marked him down, when NazReid was trying to take the ball from Wemby, Wemby intentionally elbowed NazReid, which isn't a good sportsmanship, I believe Wemby should be suspended for his reckless challenge on NazReid, and if that happens, it's not a good call.

[Webetcoins]

Game 4 was very close. It was the Los Angeles Lakers' best game in the series. With 40 seconds left, the Lakers took a 109-110 lead, but Oklahoma didn't give up. Reaves' hasty attempt at a three-pointer when the score was 113-110 was, in my opinion, a big mistake. If someone in a better position had waited until the end and tried a three-pointer, the Lakers might have forced overtime, but it didn't happen.

With this loss, the Lakers were swept in this round.

I would say that it was "close" because OKC was leading 3-0 and they were aware that while it would be quite difficult for Lakers to win, OKC would still have a huge chance to win anyways later on.

This is why they did not play with their 100% and yet even with that OKC was still way too good and ended up sweeping Lakers.

I would not blame Lakers to be fair, they had a 42 year old Lebron, a role player in another team Rui, a recently returned from injury Reaves, and they lacked Doncic, the dude who could be considered MVP by some people this season

[Fredomago]

Wemby must have vented his anger from the previous game on this one 😂
He contributed greatly both offensively and defensively with 27 points and 17 rebounds. With this win, San Antonio takes a 3-2 lead in the series. The next game will be in Minnesota in three days, and I think San Antonio will win that game and finish the series.

He played a great basketball game, just like you have said he must have vented his anger on what happened in the previous game that it was like he wasn’t going to feature in that game because of a normal foul that was committed, anyways he has to take that anger into the game, because desperate measures deserves desperate action, now the San Antonio Spurs takes the lead against the Timberwolves which is well deserved.

The next game will be more intense because they’re going to face a Timberwolves that would want to win and take the it to game 7, but I hope it doesn’t get to game 7, Spurs needs to be fired up in Minnesota.

Taking things in a mature way, he just shows his anger to focus with his game and we see the outcome, he really dominates and Wolves don't any answer even they are trying to get inside him Wemby just play the game to the best of his efforts, and with his squad they are able to beat Wolves with a huge deficits, it's going to be exciting as Wolves will try to bounce back and force the series to a do-or0die game 7, let's see if how both team will prepare for their game play.

[dwyane36]

I would say that it was "close" because OKC was leading 3-0 and they were aware that while it would be quite difficult for Lakers to win, OKC would still have a huge chance to win anyways later on.

This is why they did not play with their 100% and yet even with that OKC was still way too good and ended up sweeping Lakers.

I would not blame Lakers to be fair, they had a 42 year old Lebron, a role player in another team Rui, a recently returned from injury Reaves, and they lacked Doncic, the dude who could be considered MVP by some people this season

I think that even if Luka had been healthy, the Lakers would still have lost the series to the Thunder. They’re just too strong for them.
Overall, summing up the Lakers’ playoff performance, I’m honestly impressed by how well LeBron carried the team in the first round and also by how some of the Lakers’ role players performed, that is, without Luka and Reaves.

[Questat]

I think that even if Luka had been healthy, the Lakers would still have lost the series to the Thunder. They’re just too strong for them.
Overall, summing up the Lakers’ playoff performance, I’m honestly impressed by how well LeBron carried the team in the first round and also by how some of the Lakers’ role players performed, that is, without Luka and Reaves.

We never know, because if you look at how the Lakers played in Game 4, they almost had that win. They just fell short in the 4th quarter.

The thing is, the floor would be more spread with Luka because he can create his own points. He can easily score 30+ in a game, so that was really a huge loss for the Lakers. I believe Luka was the best player on that team, so imagine not having your best player while facing the defending champion. You already know what would likely happen.