# 2025-26 NBA season **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** basketball-nba\ **Created:** [October 21, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171 "2025-10-21T18:53:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/192 "2026-04-30T14:03:36Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > I also liked Thompson’s hustle. But the team for sure isn’t playing like a #1 seed (obviously), and not because of any key late-season injury, as is often a factor in such cases. They look tired. I saw their Lakers game a few weeks ago live and they looked amazing. I left the stadium thinking they might win the entire thing. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/193 "2026-04-30T14:59:38Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Lakers Speaking of which, the Rockets have two straight elimination games, without Kevin Durant. Last night was in LA. The Game 3 giveaway is now looking quite large, but they can still come back and win the series. Lakers looked a bit tired last night, even with the return of Austin Reaves. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/194 "2026-04-30T15:26:06Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > 3-1 lead is commanding, but without Ant (who is out for a few weeks with a bone bruise) and DiVincenzo who is out for the year (and very likely all of next) with a torn Achilles they could very easily give up three in a row to Denver. They still have Gobert to deal with Jokic and they only need one win with two of the three being at home. Tough to pick a favorite here. Yeah, Denver kicked their ass in the last game. Looked like MN just fell apart. They need to seal the deal tonight, as a trip back to Denver isn’t going to go well for them. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/195 "2026-05-01T00:57:55Z")
HOLY SHIT! Knicks up 48-15 on the Hawks in Atlanta, on a 39-4 run if I heard correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/196 "2026-05-01T01:05:00Z")
83-36 at the half. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/197 "2026-05-01T01:26:03Z")
Haaaa, nice stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/198 "2026-05-01T03:33:07Z")
Sixers force a Game 7. Saturday in Boston. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/199 "2026-05-01T12:17:53Z")
And Minnesota sends Denver home. Impressive performance by the short handed Timberwolves. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/200 "2026-05-01T12:22:38Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Impressive performance by the short handed Timberwolves. Indeed. And a less-than-impressive performance by the Nuggets. Gave up far too many offensive rebounds, and they relied far too much on Jokic, who was extremely frustrated. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/201 "2026-05-01T19:14:16Z")
It was the largest halftime deficit in NBA Playoff history. And it came during an elimination game. Hawks fans were filing out in the second quarter. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/202 "2026-05-01T19:25:20Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Sixers force a Game 7. Saturday in Boston. Fun series, but not like in '81, when a young Larry Bird went up against a still-in-his-prime Dr. J in the Eastern Conference Finals. Four of the seven games were decided by one or two points (including the decider, which Boston won by a whisker). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/203 "2026-05-01T21:12:52Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > It was the largest halftime deficit in NBA Playoff history. And it came during an elimination game. Hawks fans were filing out in the second quarter. Apparently it was close to the biggest deficit ever. The Dallas Mavericks took a 50 point lead just a few years ago. Their lead was 77-27 at the half. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/204 "2026-05-01T22:25:20Z")
and last couple games LeBron turnover prone ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/205 "2026-05-02T01:43:21Z")
Pistons were down 24 points. They came back and won by 14, a 38 point swing. Wow. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/206 "2026-05-02T02:48:48Z")
And the Magic missed 24 consecutive field goal attempts in the second half. I have no idea what happened in those two lockers rooms at halftime to make the teams switch identities. Edit: maybe 23, not 24? Either way, still abysmal. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/207 "2026-05-02T02:50:52Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > And the Magic missed 24 consecutive field goal attempts in the second half. Holy moly. I heard that the Celtics missed something like 18 shots in the second half of one of their losses, but 24 is absurd. Any idea if that is a playoff record? ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/208 "2026-05-02T10:10:20Z")
Probably not after the beating the Hawks took the other nite, but still extremely bad. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/209 "2026-05-02T13:17:21Z")
> [@fedman1](#): > > last couple games LeBron turnover prone He had 3 TOs last night, but the Lakers had no trouble eliminating the Rockets. I didn’t watch the game, but evidently LA played well from start to finish. Now they get to face OKC. By the way, if you haven’t seen the game-winning shot by RJ Barrett of the Raptors, you need to watch it. Video is in this Yahoo article. > **[Raptors force Game 7 vs. Cavaliers with RJ Barrett bouncing in a 3-pointer...](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/raptors-force-game-7-vs-cavaliers-with-rj-barrett-bouncing-in-a-3-pointer-for-the-overtime-win-023353336.html)** > > Toronto hasn't seen a fortunate bounce like that since Kawhi Leonard's game-winner in 2019. Youtube vid here: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iCWA6XpP1mo/maxresdefault.jpg "RJ Barrett INSANE GAME WINNER vs Cavs TO FORCE GAME 7 😱😱") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCWA6XpP1mo) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/210 "2026-05-02T14:24:00Z")
Fun little trivia fact I just read: Tobias Harris - Detroit Piston player. He has the record for most earnings in the NBA without making an all-star game. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/211 "2026-05-03T02:07:04Z")
The Sixers went into Boston tonight and won Game 7 over the Celtics, coming back from a 3-1 deficit. It was the first time the Sixers have won a series after being down 3-1, and the first time the Celtics have lost a series after being up 3-1. (At least, I think that’s what I heard at the end of the telecast.) It was the first series win for the Sixers over the Celtics since 1982. Jayson Tatum did not play for Boston tonight. Tyrese Maxey had 30 points for Philly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171.md?page=11)