NBA Season/Playoffs 2025-26

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Harden has played in 7 Game 7s

* OKC = 17pts 4reb 3ast in 31min vs MEM

3 for Houston

* 31pts 7reb 8ast in 43min vs LAC in 2015. He shot 7-20 FGA for 35% but was 16-18 FTA to make his overall scoring okay. 2 for 7 on threes.
* 32pts 6reb 6ast in 43min vs GSW in 2018. 12-29 FGA and 6-8 FTA. Only 2-13 on threes.
* 17pts 3reb 9ast in 37min vs OKC in 2020. 4-15 FGA but 8-9 FTA to improve things some. Only 1-9 on threes.

Journeyman era

* BKN = 22pts 9reb 9ast in 53min. 5-17 FGA but 10-10 FTs. Only 2-12 3PT.
* PHI = 9pts 6reb 7ast in 41min vs BOS. 3-11 FGA including 1-5 on threes. Only 2-2 FTAs.
* LAC = 7pts 5reb 13ast in 35min vs DEN. 2-8 FGA including 1-4 on threes. 2-2 FTs.

The only game he shot well from 3 was his first one for OKC when he was 4-8 from three. Other than that game, Harden is 9 for 50. 18% 3PT in his last 6 game 7s.

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Dang. Toronto going cold ...

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This would be a bad day.

DET took care of business.
CLE taking care of business now.
NYK took care of business in 6.

Only BOS failed to do their job.

[SparzWizard]

Dang. Toronto going cold ...

It's unfortunate. I was pulling for Toronto in this series.

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Tied at halftime. Cavs up 9 after 4+min when E Mobley gets into foul trouble. Cavs have doubled their lead without E Mobley to 18pts.

That 4th foul for S Barnes a minute later took away TOR's advantage with E Mobley on the bench. I don't like TOR taking S Barnes out though. They can't afford to do that. They were already in trouble. CLE were building a lead. Already without B Ingram and Quickley. They need S Barnes on the floor. Play him. If he fouls out, he fouls out.

Well, they didn't keep S Barnes out too long. Game was getting away from them (9pt lead to 13pts). Coach brought him back. Did not change anything. Cavs run continued. Up 21pts now (early Q4).

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J Allen doing what he is supposed to do against TOR's small ball lineup = dominate the paint defensively & control the backboards.

21pts 16reb (9 def 7 off) 2blk.

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CLE killing TOR on the boards. J Allen has more off rebounds by himself than TOR does as a team. TOR 6 off boards. CLE has 17 offensive rebounds compared to 20 defensive boards for TOR. They are pulling down almost 50% of their missed shots.

Whereas on the other end, TOR have 6 off boards against 35 def boards meaning CLE is keeping about 85% of the Raptors misses. Dominating TOR on the boards on both ends of the court.

That is the game right there = rebounding.

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RJ Barrett is 6-20 FGA.

He was 4-11 FGA earlier. That was late in the first half. So only 2-9 since (mostly 2nd half). Bad time to have an off-game. TOR can't afford him to have an off-game without B Ingram & Quickley. Essentially down 3 of their top 4 scorers with RJ Barrett missing in action.

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NYK vs PHI
DET vs CLE

Hmm .... they could be good series.

NY and Philly played each other 2 years ago before NY got Towns & M Bridges. That was a good matchup back then. DET and CLE are the 2 top teams in the East remaining in my opinion. So that is the unofficialy ECF for me.

[SparzWizard]

What in the Tobias Harris is going on with Tobias Harris? Boston could've used this guy...seems like he revived his career in Detroit after leaving Philly.