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The Official 2026 - 2027 NBA Regular Season Discussion Thread
Steven59
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Seeing @erikthredd hasn't posted since February I started an updated NBA thread. Hope he's OK wherever he may be.........
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
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The Philadelphia 76ers open the 2026–27 regular season on Opening Night against the defending champion New York Knicks on October 20, 2026, at Madison Square Garden. Then 2 days later they are at home taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Should be interesting to see how the Philly coach will manage playing time for Embiid and James.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Strus hurt again - glad Cleveland traded him to the Warriors - he was just so inconsistant for the Cavs.
"On Monday, the team announced that Strus suffered a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his right foot. He will be reevaluated in four weeks, effectively ruling out for the remainder of the preseason and the start of the regular season."
His left foot last year when he was with the cavs.............
"Max Strus missed the majority of last season with a Jones fracture in his left foot that required surgery.
He suffered the break during offseason workouts and underwent an operation in August 2025. This injury sidelined him for the first five months of the season. He did not make his season debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers until mid-March 2026, playing in only 12 regular season games before returning for the playoffs."
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Nice
Oh my.
Just think.
In a little over 8 months (mid June, 2027) the 2026-2027 NBA Champion will be crowned. Those 8 months should go by very fast, don't you think?
Last night I did watch the preseason game between the Lakers and GSW. It is strange seeing the Lakers fielding a team that does not include LeBron James; that fields a team with his son seeing a lot of playing time [he played well last night and is played much better than he did the previous two years]; and fielding a team with a large number of players who are white.
As for GSW, their #11 draft pick (Yaxel Lindenborg?) [24 years old, 6'9", 240 lbs out of MIchigan] looks like he is going to be a very, very good player. He is NBA ready and is not an inexperienced youngster of 18, 19 or 20 years of age. He just turned 24 and he played at the college level for 6 years.
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Well I live in the Cleveland area and our winters from late December to early March is snowy, cold, and depressing with clouds and hardly a glimpse of the sun - so time drags by so slowly........... The Daytona 500 is a glimmer of hope that the winter weather is drawing to a close but still time drags..........when March Madness starts to happen then time starts speeding up.........Soon talk of the Guardians fills the airwaves and finally the talk of NBA playoffs start..........then it's football season again as summer flies by..........
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Talk about LeBron James son - the last pre-season game I saw had him playing 21 minutes with 4 point, 0-for from 3 but at least he had 5 dimes. I just wonder if he's going to stick with LA for the season?
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
I forgot all about Kyrie.........
"Mavericks 132, Rockets 115: Kyrie Irving (17 pts in 22 minutes) returned in good form to spark Dallas to a win in our second contest in Macao, looking healthy in his first game since March 2025."
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Cavs preseason record: 1 - 2. Is it time to start worrying?
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
I can't wait for NBA to start, I'm itching to be sweating a PRA Parlay only to lose by a single point by one player 😖
The Minnesota Timberwolves could be dynamic with a true, young point guard.
All indications from pre-season is that it's finally freeing up Anthony Edwards to play a SG and not handle the ball so much.
Time will tell but there's some parallels to Kyler Murray & Vikings. Take a guy that's been with one team that didn't win much and see how he does in a situation that's better suited from top to bottom...
Erik
Not good news for Warriors fans.............
"Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis remains out indefinitely.......................
The 31-year-old, who has been out of training camp and preseason games, says he’s seeing doctors to figure out health."
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Hard to believe LeBron James and Jarret Allen are both 6'9"...............
"Jarrett Allen of the Cleveland Cavaliers is officially listed at 6-foot-9"
"LeBron James is officially listed by the NBA at 6 feet 9 inches"
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
I'm still shocked Jayson Tatum had 11 points and was 0-7 with three's yesterday
So far the 76ers are undefeated with LeBron - LOL!
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
A lot of crappy games tonight except for maybe Lakers -- Warriors.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Surprising to see the Lakers over GS by 30....................
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
There have been comments made on local sports talk shows that the Lakers this year are too white.
Interesting take/opinion/mindset/point of view.?
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I don't think much of anything Stephen A. Smith has to say but time will tell.
During tonights game: The Warriors had a bad shooting night (39% FG) and the Lakers were on fire (59% FG) before garbage time set in during the 4th quarter.
Kessler (26), Reaves (23), LaRavia (10), and Docic (28) combined for 87. Curry only had 16 points from the fieald (23 overall) and really had no help on offense. Bad shooting vs good shooting dictates the game more than skin color ever will.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
really
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1SaTJPWmAx/
Wow! Didn't expect the Cavs to be up by 24 at the half - Peyton Watson 0 - 6 from the field but Mitchell 22pts at the half. So far so good..................
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Yikes - nothing like the Cavs to get outscored 21 to 37 in the 3rd to actually make a game of it for Philly!
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Now I see why James went to Philly! They looked unstopable in the 2nd half.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
@Steven59
your boys got outscored by 32 in the second half
eerily reminiscent of the way their season ended last year
Ouch! They got smoked faster than a pack of cigarettes in the prison yard!
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Cavs gonna try to get their first win of the season, at home tonight against the Nets. .
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
" Mavericks star Cooper Flagg will miss Saturday night’s home game against the San Antonio Spurs after an MRI revealed a mild sprain of his left shoulder suffered just before halftime of Dallas’ win at Indiana a night earlier."
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A mild sprain? - that should last about 6 weeks -
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Woww - the Cavs did it again..........blew a big lead in the 4th quarter getting outscored 29 to 41 and almost lost the game!
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Jeez:
Thunder lose Jalen Williams to lower leg injury
Pistons C Duren out 2 weeks with hamstring strain
Banchero to miss time with ankle sprain
Flagg misses game with shoulder sprain
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Guessing this wasn't the best headline for that piicture..............................
"Thunder’s Jalen Williams has fractured leg, dislocated ankle and will need surgery
Oklahoma City loses Jalen Williams (fractured leg) and Cason Wallace (torn labrum) to season-altering injuries."
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
What were they doing playing tackle basketball????
Wow! What an amazing Cavs game tonight! Winner: 127 - 125 OT vs Timberwolves.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Giannis and the Heat now 0 -4.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
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Talk about some bad luck.....................
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
just want to remind everyone that NBA refs do in fact call traveling
it may take 25 steps, but they'll call it
Jeez - scored 47 points against the Cavs last night with a bum knee?
"Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards needs an arthroscopic procedure to alleviate issues with his right knee and will miss several weeks, a person with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday."
"Edwards has been listed on injury reports with a right knee issue, though it wasn’t clear what the problem was. The Timberwolves had listed him as questionable for their game against Golden State on Wednesday, before the decision was evidently made to go forward with the surgery."
"Edwards was off to a flying start this season, averaging 33.3 points and leading Minnesota to three wins in its first four games. He scored 45 points in the season-opening win at Miami, then had 47 points in a loss to Cleveland on Monday night."
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
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Guess they can't call them all though..................
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Ouch! Knicks outscore the Pistons in the 2nd and 3rd quarters by 38 (63 - 25) to get their 1st win of the season.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Cavs outscore the Wizards in the 2nd half by 20 to move to 3 - 1 on the season.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Oh well...........Cavs run out of gas in Atlanta and lose 111 - 114
Mitchell 1 - 9 from 3
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
this will never get old
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c5qHNKI0wj4
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You forgot to add the (bullcrap?) reason why -
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• After driving into the paint, Harden kicked the ball out to an open Kawhi Leonard in the corner, then turned around and leaped to try to block the shot.
• The Reason: Harden later explained that the Los Angeles Clippers had been going through a sluggish stretch (a "fog"), and he did it purely to bring energy, excitement, and a laugh to the team.
• The Context: The Clippers were already leading by 21 points in the third quarter when it happened, similar to a viral moment years earlier when LeBron James jokingly defended teammate Rajon Rondo.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
These NBA players are dropping like dead flies.........................
"Ja Morant to miss four weeks with left hamstring strain
The 27-year-old will be re-evaluated in 4 weeks after suffering injury during Thursday's game against Memphis."
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"