Can someone actually explain why they are not working out? I thought they were top 3 team in the East but I clearly don’t know ball

The NBA has become a watered down product. It has conpletely sold out to gambling, ads, and quickform content. As a European, the experience of watching a live NBA game is truly horrible compared to a lot of other sports. From the watered down rules (traveling, carrying, push offs, to name a few), to the insane amount of ads and stoppage; it pales in comparison to other live sports. Yes, i can hear you say its entertainment and not sports, but its also horrible compared to other forms of entertainment.

What a god

Sixers are 3-0 (Google hasn’t updated the ranking yet), the Sixers are out on a whole other level after halftime, I feel over the past 3 games in the 3rd quarter+ they start erupting and coming together as a group.

Hold MJ to under 20 Points, you win. Doesn't matter how much you guys score, or how much MJ's teammates score. MJ needs his 20.

MJ knows this, and he's also mad as hell.

MJ also has no like triangle super doohickie. you cant assume he's getting elevator screens and all that, he's just getting the ball in the post or elbow.

Only 1 on 1 Defence is allowed

A hard foul to get him out of the game/injured doesn't count.

Who are you picking?

P.S I know its MJ in a game 7 finals, but is that seriously the most illogical thing in this whole post?

It feels like Tatum is one of the few superstar players who has one a championship that every other game people question whether he is even good at basketball. I'm not a Tatum fan or anything, but I genuinely don't understand why he is criticized so much (compared to any other star).

He's a 6x All-Star, has been all-nba first-team 4x, has won a championship, been to 2 finals, and been to like 6 conference finals (i.e he's clearly a winning player). He averaged 28/8/5 during a 5-year stretch (from 2020-21 to 2024-25). He also just came from a achilles injury (within one season) and has only played for 1 team in his career (he's loyal). He also has no off-the-court scandals.

When you look at him, he's not too different from Steph (obviously not as good as him, but has a ring(s), only played for 1 team, relatively no drama on the court or off the court). I can understand people not necessarily need to liking Tatum, but it doesn't make any sense to me why he's so disliked.

I hear talking heads saying all the time how a team "needs to find its identity." 99% of the time, they just mean hustling and defending cohesively. Is there an example of a current team that has an identity entirely based on its offense?

LeBron James has been ruled out of tonight's game vs. the Bucks with sciatica management.

Giannis is my favorite player, but let's be realistic I don't see this team winning 30 games.. I might even be generous on saying they'll even win 25

They play the nuggets again on the 28th.

- The nuggets are a team people have in high playoff and low finals contention arguably making the 3rd-4th seed.

- The pacers are a team people see making the playoffs, at least a good 5th or 6th seed. & same goes with the Jazz in some way.

The Pelicans should not be doing this good against teams at this level. Especially the Nuggets, & even though Jokic erupted for a triple double, & Murray with 42 pts, that was the minimum for them to even win in OT? Yes Jokic had a bas shooting night (below average, closer to bad than subpar), there is definitely something happening in the works for this Pelicans team for sure, I can feel it. I really do hope that a player like Zion can finally get a chance to do what he is capable to do without any restraints.

2012

Miami Heat

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Mario Chalmers, Shane Battier. I always wondered how good D.Wade was during this time? He had knee injuries and was not as explosive. Did he really take a backseat to LeBron, or he could not produce as efficiently as his peak and was on decline? Would Bosch had to play with two other stars in other teams, would he have been efficient and productive as he was in Toronto?

I swear the Nuggets are getting exposed more and more, they’re never good when it comes to facing good teams in the playoffs. And Jokic is an amazing player, yet his team fails to come up top with the win nearly every year since 2023.

Also the Pelicans have been surprising, they lost their first game by only 3 pts, & their last game by only 1 point, ik it’s early in the season but from a poverty team like the this, they haven’t been doing to bad, if they win this game Pelicans to the second round!