# 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:** 13
**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 19, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/252 "2026-05-19T22:08:05Z")
Ha!!! ---
**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 19, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/253 "2026-05-19T22:25:53Z")
During last year’s playoffs, I saw Tyrese Haliburton referred to as “Haliban”. I hated it. ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/254 "2026-05-20T03:28:37Z")
Cavs blow 22-point lead, Knicks take series opener. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/255 "2026-05-20T10:16:25Z")
I’m gonna need the Cavs to step it up. The Western Finals looks like it’ll be an all-timer, and I don’t want the Knicks to have it easy over an exhausted Spurs or Thunder team. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/256 "2026-05-20T21:29:36Z")
Frankly the NBA finals is happening right now in the west, Knicks Cavs are fighting for third place. ---
**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 20, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/257 "2026-05-20T21:31:42Z")
I haven’t been able to watch as much as I would like this year, but the Knicks seem to have taken things to the next level. Seeing how they have blown through the East, including the big comeback win last night, I wouldn’t count them out. ---
**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 20, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/258 "2026-05-20T21:32:39Z")
My friend Greg Flagler, a long-suffering Knicks fan, is starting to get _very_ excited. So that’s _one_ data point to consider. ---
**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 20, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/259 "2026-05-20T23:42:50Z")
Honestly, I think even an exhausted Spurs or Thunder team would be slightly favored over a rested Knicks team. ---
**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 25, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/260 "2026-05-25T12:00:39Z")
I think you’re right — and I, too, would love to see the Knicks win (I was raised in the NY metro area), so for me this is unfortunate. The way Wembeyama played last night (including a halftime buzzer-beating half-court three!), the most likely scenario is a repeat of the 1999 finals, when the Spurs beat the Knicks after a strike-shortened season. But that Knicks team had already exceeded expectations just getting to the finals. Assuming the current one also makes it to the finals, they will have mildly exceeded the expectations of certain folks, but nothing like in 1999. ---
**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 25, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/261 "2026-05-25T16:03:29Z")
Shai Flopper-Alexander and OKC get blown out in a game when refs mostly do their job (last night). ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/262 "2026-05-25T18:26:30Z")
I’m afraid if OKC loses they’ll just get Giannis, which they could without really giving up anything important. ---
**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 26, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/263 "2026-05-26T00:44:22Z")
Knicks hit 6 3-pointers in the first quarter and lead by 12. Looks like a sweep. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/264 "2026-05-27T16:26:45Z")
Thunder pulled out win #3 last night at home. Now back to Texas, where the Spurs will be in desperation mode. ---
**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 29, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/265 "2026-05-29T03:43:02Z")
Spurs rout Thunder, force Game 7. Let’s hope the blatantly OKC-loving Tony Brothers isn’t reffing the game. Despite both Western teams being better, one wonders if the sweep-rested Knicks will be able to snatch a Game 1 in the Finals against the exhausted Spurs or Thunder. ---
**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 29, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/266 "2026-05-29T12:37:29Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Despite both Western teams being better… On any given week in 2025-26, I’d say this is usually true, but the Knicks happen to be hitting their stride (kicking it up a notch? Finding that extra gear? Swishing and dishing?) at just the right time. So, even without the extra rest, I think the Knicks _of this month_ will give either Western team a run for their money (especially if it’s OKC — because San Antonio also has been hitting a sort of stride, but not consistently). ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/267 "2026-05-29T16:07:24Z")
The Knicks do seem to be peaking at the right time, but they’ve also not played anyone higher than a 4th seed. ---
**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 31, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/268 "2026-05-31T02:49:22Z")
Spurs knockout Thunder ---
**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 31, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/269 "2026-05-31T04:15:02Z")
Either the alien wins a ring, or the Knicks get their first title in 53 years. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/270 "2026-05-31T12:56:40Z")
Congratulations to Jeremy Sochan, who having played for both Spurs and Knicks this season is now guaranteed to win a ring. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171/271 "2026-05-31T13:26:54Z")
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