NBA Season 2026-27

[Birdman]

OKC in big trouble this season.

[Goldstar88]

Massive game from Darius Acuff Jr. The Rookie PG finished with 34pts/14ast/6rebs. 13-26 from the field.

Clearly has a license to shoot. 37% overall and 22% from 3 on high volume isn't that efficient, but I suppose they have nobody else other than LaVine. Let him keep chucking then 

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His shooting numbers are not great thus far, but the fact that he was able to put up that stat line last night with good shooting was really impressive.

Acuff Jr with another monster game. Tonight he had 38pts/5rebs/5ast.  12-25 from the field and 9-14 from 3pt. 

Darius Acuff Jr. became the first teenager with nine threes, doing it against the Grizzlies.
HoopsMatic

[slightly biased bias fan]

OKC in big trouble this season.

I mean, any team would be too with their injury list. Williams, Holmgren, Wallace, Caruso, Sorber, Topic, are all out.

It would be the equivalent of the Celtics missing, George, White, Prichard, Queta, Walsh, Harper Jr.

[Who]

Interesting that Portland kept the small & fast backcourt strategy with Ja Morant out injured. They promoted Scoot Henderson into the starting lineup instead of Jrue Holiday. Kept Jrue in his 6th man role. Had Scoot push the pace.

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New Orleans with back to back wins using a new lineup. Dejounte Murray is out injured. So is Jordan Poole. So NOP abandoned their small backcourt and are back playing 3 forwards in Herb Jones, Trey Murphy and Zion Williamson. Y Missi also got injured. Surprisingly, it is not Derik Queen who got the the nod. He has stayed in his bench role. Instead it is a Karlo Matkovic who got the starting gig. 

Apparently it is his 3rd season with Pelicans. I had no idea who he was. Matkovic looks like a bigger Daniel Theis. An athletic big. Can play PF or C. Hustle big with a three point shot. Looks like he has given them a spark with his high energy high effort plays. Might be worth someone keeping an eye on.

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Grizzlies perfect start to the season. 6 wins 0 losses.

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LaMelo Ball with a strange start to the season. This is his 3rd game out 7 where he has played under 25mpg. 17min, 20min, 23min. His other four games are 28-31mpg. His minutes are low.

He has been in foul trouble almost every game for Minnesota. He fouled out last night in the 20min effort. He is averaging 4.3 fouls and 3.7 turnovers in only 25.1mpg. That is a huge amount of fouls and turnovers in such low minutes.

39% FG 34.5% 3PT 52% TS. So shooting badly as well.
14.4ppg 6.3apg

Minny 4 wins 3 losses.