This Was The WORST Night Of The NBA Season...

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This was the worst day of the NBA season, and I suffered through it so you don’t have to. Let me explain.
Let’s start with the most highly anticipated matchup of the day. Milwaukee vs Boston was a TNT game and everyone was hyped about it. That is, until the game started and the Bucks blitzed the Celtics right out of the gate.
Milwaukee went on a 25-0 run in just 6 minutes to essentially end the game even before half time.
Now, credit to them, and you could see Giannis was fired up for this game, after losing the first matchup earlier in the season, and he brought the intensity for this one right from tip off.
But you could also see the Celtics were a step slower, a bit lackadaisical even- almost as if they weren’t ready for this game.
They did come to Milwaukee on a back to back after a tough overtime win the previous night against Minnesota, so I’m not sure if that played a role, but this was embarrassing nonetheless.
The 35 point deficit at half time was so bad that Joe Mazzula did not even play the starters in the second.
And TNT made a decision in the middle of this game to switch the broadcast to the Knicks and the Mavs, which at the time was just slightly less terrible.
Let me actually save this game for last because believe it or not it was the most interesting one of the night.
You heard EJ say how bad things were in OKC. And as crazy as it sounds, by the end it got 2 times worse.
The Thunder had a field day against Portland, just look at these stats:
SGA shot 11 for 15 that’s 73%, Chet Holmgren was 9 for 13, 69%, Jaylen Williams went 9 for 10 and Giddey was a perfect 5 for 5 from the field. Unbelievable.
So, by the end this was a 62 point win for Oklahoma. 62. Wooow.
I had hopes that maybe the Lakers and Suns would save the day in the second game of the TNT doubleheader,
but Devin Booker came out absolutely on fire with 16 points in the first quarter hitting all types of shots.
The Lakers actually shot the ball well at the start, 52 and a half percent from the field in that first quarter but they had 5 turnovers which Phoenix of course punished. So this was already a double digit lead.
Turning the ball over 9 times by halftime, and giving up 9 offensive rebounds is a recipe for disaster, and you could even say that the Lakers were lucky to only be down by 14 at the break.
But then came the third quarter and…
A 16-2 run in 3 and a half minutes ballooned the lead to 28 and that’s pretty much all there was to it in this game. Yet another blowout.
A game between the Cavs and the Nets in Paris deserves only a quick recap honestly.
Donovan Mitchell was blistering hot scoring 45 points on 50% shooting. Cleveland got off to a 27 point lead, because of course they did it, was that type of day in the league. By the end however Brooklyn made it a decent 9 point loss.
Ok, let’s now go to the most interesting game of the bunch. A 20 point blowout in the fourth quarter. Wait what?!
Yeah my Knicks got destroyed throughout the entire game by Kyrie who finished with 44 points.
But just watch what happens.
The Knicks are slowly but surely cutting into this lead, however it’s still a 10 point game with 2:45 to go. But then…
Oh my god we’re back, let’s go Knicks! All we gotta do now is just get 1 stop.
Little did I know that what would follow is pure chaos.
Are you kidding me?! Maaan this was tough. I love the effort from this team tho, to even come back in this game. Plus, this was the only exciting moment in the worst NBA day of the season.
This was the complete opposite from yesterday where I showed you a bunch of wild thriller endings in overtime. You gotta check out this video right here. Talk to you in the next one. Peace out.

[@JackOBee29]

77 points in 2024 is wild

[@fbmbjaay7913]

when theres no defense being played , its very possible

[@nba2kplayer686]

@@fbmbjaay7913bro what playing no defence should mean more points

[@sfzndo]

​@@nba2kplayer686some people just don't want to use their brains 💀

[@justnaigre9827]

Portland made a HUUUUUGE MISTAKE 😅

[@easylife6348]

@@nba2kplayer686 he’s saying in the league of no defense it’s possible for a team scored 77 points in a game but at the same time it happens very very less often like a player getting 20+ assists.

[@noiskeereyes9989]

C's played 5 games in 7 nights. Played back to back that went in OT and had to fly for an away game. Schedule loss for Boston. They're fine.

[@marianotorrez179]

Agreed

[@getthatball]

NBA should've not schedule one of their marquee games this way. Considering Bucks on the other hand comes from a 3 day rest

[@cordova2593]

Cry

[@billhicks808]

As was the T-Wolves loss to the Celtics then.

[@duffal0]

As a Thunder fan this was the first game in almost 2 years that I missed. I don’t if I should be happy or sad😂😂

[@bigbangbasketball]

It was beautiful basketball 😍

[@flawskyy1467]

Same hahaha

[@6oingnorth]

Never watch the games again lmao

[@kanetawharu1126]

You could miss every game this season and wouldn't miss much ..

[@TalmageHowe]

The fact that the Bucks just got throttled by the Jazz just 3 days ago, too.

[@JS96919]

It has to be rigged

[@Pazll]

@@JS96919has to be the impossible always happens all rigged for money

[@riveramarc675]

The schedule this year is wild.

[@monalisa-bs4zs]

It’s worse when the outcomes are coerced

[@JackOBee29]

Thibs got those boys doing box out drills at 3am today 🤣

[@MarkLaw13]

This Mordaforker shows replays but whenever the Clippers play they never get mentioned except of course when they lose.

[@MatDGVLL]

Worst night of the season while the Spurs or the Pistons are not playing is crazy 🤣

[@mattmmixes]

When they play vs each other it will be a historical mid off

[@filmneuro]

@@mattmmixesthey just played bro. Spurs blew them out.

[@TyreseHaliburtonIsHim]

@@mattmmixesa mid off is hawks nets

[@migsnaidas4107]

The people already want the games to be more physical like the fiba games. The referee calls nowadays are so thin.

[@dariusz.9119]

That last play by Mavericks shows why Kyrie is on the top. Everyone on the team got hyped up and as soon as they got the ball in their hands they tried to shoot. Once Kyrie got the ball he calmed the whole team down and let the clock run out just to make a pass in the tempo they are used to play. That's what experienced point guard should do. Control the tempo and slow things down or speed things up depending on the current situation on the court

[@randomcommentator6700]

But I see he held the ball without bouncing it at least for 8 seconds. That is not a foul?

[@dariusz.9119]

@@randomcommentator6700 Never heard of that rule and I've played for almost 20 years (even one year in college). The only 8 seconds rule that comes to my mind is the backcourt violation (you cannot keep the ball on your half of the court for longer than 8 seconds). I might be wrong but I don't think 8 seconds violation on the opponents half is a thing

[@Gerclun]

​@randomcommentator6700 That's in Europe. Or at least use to be a rule like that, but I think it's 5 seconds

[@glowinthedarko7795]

​@@Gerclunyeah, that's Fiba rules. You have to start a dribble or pass the ball within 5 seconds

[@CouchCit]

I can deal with Knicks losses like that. I'd rather be proud of them in their losses than be ashamed of them overall

[@timgimmy609]

feels good actually being able to get behind a Knicks team. Brunson is the man

[@ChrisCuber123]

As a Knicks fan that game was painful to watch, giving up 4 offensive rebounds that eventually extended the game to 2 possessions was just terrible

[@ChrisCuber123]

Losing a winnable game in Dallas because we couldn't grab a rebound is also what happened last season being up 9 with 30 seconds left so I guess it's fitting

[@abw1317]

More teams are going to pull that same stunt the Celtics did. Brooklyn did it a few weeks back.

[@mattmmixes]

There needs to be more a severe punishment, as a Nets fan I wouldn’t have been against suspending Vaughn for that blatant lack of even trying to win (and yes I know it very well could’ve not been his call but someone needs to be punished). You can’t just not try against one of the top seeds in the league and championship favorite.

[@Nanami306]

@@mattmmixesExactly they get paid millions to show up to work not to pick and choose.

[@Grandmaster_Vic]

@@mattmmixesyea Vaughn has been trash lately as a coach. I’m still mad about how Cam Thomas isn’t starting when he’s getting 30+ mins coming off the bench

[@mercetajs]

@@Nanami306 they were just tired so fuck off and go cry somewhere else

[@mercetajs]

@@Nanami306 they were just tired so fuck off and go cry somewhere else

[@davismarkovskis1349]

Boston was missing every freaking shot and they had a matchup against 2nd best team in NBA day before. Bucks got lucky.

[@juliamueller2689]

Yes but, the wolves were on a back to back that game without 2 of their starters. The Celtics should’ve blown them out lmao

[@nikobellic2515]

It’s because Al Horford sat, he’s our main defender against big guys like Giannis and Embiid

[@michaelbyrne9246]

Last season during December the Cavs had a home game against Toronto that was played the same day as a Blizzard. Cleveland fans came out only to see them play one of the worst first halves of Basketball I've ever seen. At the time JB did the same thing Mazulla did, and didn't play the starters the entire 3rd to make a statement. I almost renounced my fandom of the Cavs that day.

[@SomeAlex1]

I can emphasize enough how much better this recap style of video is, keep it up brate!

[@fafinaf]

Darvin Ham is coaching this team into the ground. Horrible scheme and game plan night after night. Horrible starting lineups and substitutions. Get him the f*** out of here!!!!!

[@dqf9830]

I wasn't hearing that when yall was dropping banners

[@Mooo-zr8ph]

Yeah blame ham. Lebron only had 10 points. But it's the coach. Do you see how stupid you are.

[@nicolasmartinez795]

Okay basketball genius what schemes and lineups would you be running?

[@joshuagroh7958]

Man, the NBA needs to fix it fast. We need real defense back to save the league.

[@Clipperfan_Tra]

They play real defense but players dont miss sometimes

[@FazeParticles]

Yup. The league is on life support and normies and NPCs are sorely in denial. Oh well I was never a hardcore fan so good riddance but if they add back Physical defence then more like me will make a consistent return.

[@MrE_]

@@Clipperfan_Tra yea well players don't miss because the league has rules that limits defenses from making it tough. They should allow for more physical play, more contact, aggressively tech any flops, actually call travel and carry calls, allow more than 3 seconds in the paint maybe... scoring is way too easy nowadays

[@AidanS99]

It’s the scheduling. Why tf is the national game between the Celtics and Bucks after the Bucks got 3 days off and The Celtics just played the Timberwolves yesterday AND have played 5 games in the last 7 days!

[@mattmmixes]

Bring back hand checking and penalize flopping even if there was actual contact (for example if I shoot and my hand is grazed but I fall to the ground the flop should be considered an offensive foul and overrule the contact)

[@tackotuessssssday1221]

This consistently from you is amazing , love it

[@VJDagoat]

The NBA defensive rules caused this BS and now look uninterested games with no rivalry or defense!!!!

[@bigbangbasketball]

Bring physical defense back!

[@chironjo]

Elimínate the corner 3- point, as Jeff Van Gundy suggested.

[@VJDagoat]

@@chironjo that’s not going to work they need to simply put in 90’s defense rule

[@margiteberbach2324]

what? if the defense so bad why the celtics down that bad, it should be easy to score, right?

[@VJDagoat]

@@margiteberbach2324 bro todays rules are making it easier to score and it benefits the offense! The NBA needs to stop and bring back 90’s defense

[@TheLouHam]

The Lakers forgot that even if the NBA is rigging the game in their favor, they still need to act like they're playing.

[@EnZo7992]

To be fair Tim Hardaway earned those heat check shots with how good he been playing that game 😂

[@07films]

I rather see blowouts instead of refs making incorrect calls all day.

[@nydibs]

Yep, blowouts are part of the game Until the refs decided to keep every game close bc of viewers and gambling

[@lordtryforce]

It's never a bad day when both the Celtics/Lakers get blownout.

[@RetrieverTrainingAlone]

LeBron has a tough shooting night...only 10 points against the Suns ...0% from 3 pointers, 27% FG, and 57% free throw shooting.

[@bryan.flores]

@@DukesVerrillclassic Lebron

[@whyaskpage]

ref couldnt help them win tht game LOL

[@Theophonis]

Lemickey

[@Drillbitayler]

Yup, exactly. Literally kept shooting and stayed in until the 10, THEN told coach he was allowed to take him out xD

[@sparkybuchta8717]

Welcome feeling into your 40’s LBJ Don’t worry. The league will figure out how to get him 16 free throws a night

[@attilaolajkar6155]

I like these type of videos lately. Keep on reporting the NBA. I wish health for the players but report if there was!

[@awesomeninja234]

TNT blowout Thursday is nothing new

[@gahaylongplays7033]

Man that 3rd quarter for the Lakers was brutal. Nobody had any energy no ones body language was good. The whole team looked like they didn’t wanna be there

[@robesch88]

Thank god the 10 point streak by LeStatpad is alive, that's what matters the most

[@-yosaac]

😂😂😂😂 true!

[@russellwestbrookyellingatw9381]

LeChoke

[@SapienAnamoly]

Lestatpad😂

[@Zett76]

True story: when MJ got benched late in his career during a game, after 25 minutes and 6 points, his coach noticed that he was below 10 points, therefore ending his streak. He asked MJ if he would like to get back in. MJ said "nah, I'm good". An ANTI-statpaddder, and the one true goat.

[@robesch88]

@@DraGanix33 So you're saying that lebron doesn't statpad? That he doesn't care about (useless) stats? One time he checked back into a game after badly hurting his ankle, just to reach 10 points and go back out again. Showing that a useless stat was more important than his own health and than his team's success.

[@dominiquejones3805]

Appreciate it Heat Check

[@donavonzerbest9530]

Giannis is like us playing against kids on the little tikes hoop

[@bigbangbasketball]

He’s the NBA’s bully

[@donavonzerbest9530]

@@bigbangbasketball he has Jewels wallet for sure.

[@awesomeninja234]

It's impressive seeing Kyrie be unselfish and get his teammates involved at the same time.

[@jeredsteadman4160]

44 10 split yeah that sounds like him at point guard. Maybe he should learn to play off ball with Luca like he did with harden

[@piplonf8591]

He carries when a certain ball hog isn't playing selfish

[@GigaChadsAreReal]

Kyrie can't do that in the playoffs anymore tho.

[@FaxQe]

Makes no sense😂

[@josiahk.2048]

@@piplonf8591your hatred of white peoples is showing

[@tadeogalvan565]

dude i love theses vids, just subscribed :)

[@alanrobert3098]

Im a Blazers fan, so ive elected to sit this one out 😂 Why are we sticking Sharpe on bench minutes and hampering a potential star in the making? And how can we only barely score more than Dame did alone one night not that long ago? Pitiful. It was like one of my 2k games...

[@PekMekz]

I think Sharpe re-aggravated his injury.

[@alanrobert3098]

@@PekMekz ah that's fair enough. Part of me was thinking it was shoving JG in the window, but I've not seen much to suggest a big trade on him any time soon... but I do live in the UK so it's work for me to find anything over here 😞

[@blue-phoenix115]

Regular season games… Yet the ticket prices are still sky high.

[@OKC_THUNDER_NUMBER1]

Seeing how SGA hasn’t lost to Portland since 2019 that final score doesn’t surprise me

[@thuggwaffle8825]

Portland beat them 3/4 times in 2021 did Shae not play any of those games?

[@SapienAnamoly]

Well see you again Milwaukee. Hopefully it wont be a day after OT against the new MJ, followed by a flight.

[@generalknowledge8140]

NBA’s BIGGEST PROBLEMS. 1. REFs RIGGING 2. CARRYING EVERYWHERE 3. The players have MOVES but NO GAME . If they get to their spot then maybe they’ll make their shot BUT as soon as a freestyle move is needed EVERY PLAYER loses the handle, air ball or SHACTIN A FOOL ! 4. MOST GAMES , EVERYDAY , ARE A 20pt half time margin. I’m really sick of this shit

[@JS96919]

It's over for the NBA. the league could get cancelled

[@sleazyschlock4153]

This goes to show that Bucks' bench is terrible, they should've gone for historic 50point blowout

[@JS96919]

Win is win by 1 or by 30

[@michaelst7680]

Yeah, the bucks bench let that 38 point lead slip to.... a 33 point lead. wow, they stink.

[@JS96919]

@@michaelst7680 the bucks had a 50 point lead

[@michaelst7680]

@@JS96919 when the celtics sat their starters the Bucks lead was 37 points. (75-38)

[@JS96919]

@@michaelst7680 is it legal to sit your starters?

[@nastyyoda5673]

Lakers needs to fire Ham

[@TPWM]

The midrange game is dead. The NBA is nothing but a glorified run and gun/48-minute 3-point contest. Thanks GSWs for changing the game…for the worse.

[@knowledgeovermoney4100]

NBA is really in a bad place right now

[@cappy2282]

Its gotten to point where most of the time "the away team" doesn't even show up

[@noisepuppet]

That Knicks Mavs game could've gone either way. How'd they even let em back in this one? Good stuff

[@nothing563019]

Proof that teams just randomly take games off. This is part of the reason why NBA ratings are declining and it isnt even worth watching until playoffs. If then.

[@Hobo613]

thx for confirming that i’m justified in stepping off from the NBA for a few seasons. all the bette runtime my Raptors reload 😅

[@bat__bat]

Brunson always brings his 4th qtr game. He's probably top 3 or something crazy for 4th qtr efficiency. His floaters are invulnerable and he will hit from anywhere. Definitely one of my favorite players to watch

[@tbountybay3080]

Good video! I'm genuinely curious to ask you because I didn't watch these games but it seems i see a silver lining based on what DIDN'T happen. (But I don't know, I didn't watch) The NBA has sucked lately because of referee calls and stopping play and making it about refs. We want to see the players play. Not momentum killed with starting and stopping. So my question is, was there not as much referee interruptions? Because that would be a positive thing.

[@TheThinkingMansTemplar]

Crazy how fast the celtics and Lakers took out their starters so early no fight at all..the knicks got down 20 and stayed and fought back to 1pt game. No heart anymore..

[@ivangaming611]

Can you make a video about the upcoming match up of the 2022 no.1 pick Paolo Banchero vs no.2 pick Chet Holmgren

[@newinhuman]

should there be a rule to replace intentional fouls for time? i have seen a lot of games go on for a lot longer because the teams keep fouling until the last second. it seems dangerous to allow players to foul each other as part of strat and most refs blow the whistle asap when in this situation for things that are not really fouls sometimes. Can we fix this in 2024?

[@Al-yf7tm]

Lakers lose = good day.

[@svenwort2055]

I find it very odd, that very clear victories should be an unsettling event, some team systems seem to really work and some to fall apart, its more interesting than close games of similiar styles to me.

[@AaronPlay]

Yes, playing a back to back when the first game was a physical OT battle with the Timberwolves played a factor.

[@panaceiasuberes6464]

You're new to these shores, aren't you? From now on its downhill all the way, mate. Everybody is either thinking of the playoffs or the draft.

[@artryanrock]

After those thrilling overtimes the day before

[@panaceiasuberes6464]

At least there was no referee trying to pay some debt to a bookie as there was on the Raptors-Lakers game...

[@jcgreece]

Nah, it was the best night in the NBA season.

[@KidRoyal0]

Doncic was like: CMON BROOOOOOS

[@AndrewBryanSapigaotarsonis]

It isn't even halfway through the season so teams who get blown out just say: let's just lose. With the exception of that NYK vs DAL as you said.

[@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627]

25-0 run is absolutely insane

[@trebledc]

That night was craziest blow out games. I stop watching the games after halftime cause it's a waste of time.

[@puttingafewshellsinya2691]

don’t use the back 2 back as an excuse. last year the bucks got blown out by the celtics on a back 2 back and no one cared and said the bucks were horrible. don’t give the celtics that excuse, they got destroyed and their stars didn’t show up. if you’re on the court you better be giving 100% even on a back 2 back, if you won’t then just don’t play

[@killout18]

Acts 16:31 says believing on Jesus is all that is required to be saved. John said if we say we are without sin, we lie and the truth is not in us. Jesus death on the cross was the payment for your sin, repenting of your sin is not a requirement to enter heaven, if it was we would all be dead.

[@pyotrbagration2438]

LeBron needs more help 🤣🤣

[@CrystalSkyDrops175]

I genuinely wanted GS to keep Divincenzo. Glad to see he’s doing well though

[@chrisdragoonkevin384]

I would love to see multiple games or all of the games every single day of the regular season or until the NBA Finals to see blow outs like these. Rather than seeing BS calls from the refs just to get to OT or fixed the winner of the game.

[@ericmarcos7063]

Bring back the no harm, no foul era.

[@StephanHenderson]

The Dallas game brought me back to 2018 Toronto Raptors

[@EnjoyTheSilenc3]

If only the Big Ragu didn’t have saucy fingers on that rebound 😂

[@nydibs]

Okc was up by 50 and SGA was still getting the touch fouls calls. So bad

[@itsjayn4538]

so nice to see that the mavs can get a win without luka for once :D

[@TheMeloMan]

As a Knicks fan, oh my god we were so close I mean come on

[@panospapathanasiou3957]

After this long season, teams that are gonna play in the playoffs and had competed in the IST are gonna be bad cuz of the fatigue,,

[@painkiller5657]

Why randle would tap the ball to the back court on the rebound when every white shirt was inside is just terrible situational awareness. That decision alone cost them the game.

[@michaelfloridaorlando1790]

I got D-Book & the BB Gun on my fantasy team. THEY ARE MY SAVIORS!!

[@uileam161]

Refs don’t allow defense. Offensive fouls are not called. Traveling and carrying are not called.

[@andrewjr239]

This is what happens when teams live and die by the 3. One team is hot from the 3 while the other is horrible and that leads to 40+ point losses.

[@D.Nosie001]

That's the problem. Y'all blaming the league. It's you!!! Stop supporting. How u think strike works? Geez. Mf with no solution....the future got no problem solvers. 😂😢😅

[@Pit_1209]

That's what happens when you legislate defense out of the game

[@benlarson415]

You should do a breakdown of why the Utah Jazz are good all of a sudden next because I’m genuinely curious.

[@zenkresnik]

It is insane to me that the NBA was like, "let's have a game in Paris but not send the team with the most famous French player on it"

[@iamtheonlywilly]

Porzingis needs to hit the weight room!

[@HEXPO]

4:05 your who? 🤨

[@TonyMontanaMIYAYO]

Le10POINTS JAMES

[@manoliswec5674]

3:41 goat

[@hurelulgaenkhtur7626]

Looks like this year to many blow out teams wins

[@JMAixKali]

What I'm seeing is that a whole bunch of players can do with some load management. Especially the 30+ players. When have we ever seen Steph Curry having back to back horrible shooting nights.? The reason for this mess is blatantly obvious

[@zenishshrestha371]

thanks for short news of NBA man, its hard to see in My country bcuz its morning at my place and its good to see 5 to 6 min video of what is going on NBA

[@Yosemite_sam694]

Bruh, that’s how you know the nba isn’t what it once was , games not even being shown on tv past half time , might as well be the nba in the 70s

[@official386g3]

"Rigged" played the biggest role

[@Ebstarrunner]

0:50 try not to take too many steps Giannis...

[@hateonai]

its like im playing 2k in real life

[@sicasni]

the referees could not save the Lakers against Phoenix this time. lol

[@1vanlin]

Derrick Jones Jr punched the ball out of Randle’s hands so that should’ve been Knicks ball automatically.

[@09lowkey]

When you realize multiple teams in the NBA got mercy ruled in the same night. The best team in the league got kicked off the National broadcast because they were losing so bad. Back2back or not that’s a special kinda embarrassment.

[@alexclark4968]

Probably means they aren’t the best team huh

[@theotherguy2675]

boston may have the best record (because of pure talent alone) but they lost some “dogs” in smart and williams. it'll be interesting to see them in the playoffs. weird night indeed, how the knicks lost to the mavs without luka. this is why i don't do sports betting.

[@JB-sv5pr]

Everything looking rigged these days

[@bigmo3692]

Smart & williams arent even playing well for their teams

[@jamirbingham4101]

Those same dogs were liabilities😂😂 clown

[@6oingnorth]

Portland scored 77 while OKC had 75 at the half 😮