The latest chapter in the rivalry was back in February when De’Anthony Melton forced Brooks into a tough shot, leading to Golden State sealing a 14-point comeback road win.
Brooks and the Warriors have a history dating back to his days with the Memphis Grizzlies. The Oregon alum was suspended for Game 3 of the 2022 Western Conference Semifinals after a flagrant foul on Gary Payton II.
“That wasn’t physical, that was dirty.” Steve Kerr not mincing his words, he’s said to have yelled “Get the f*** out!” towards the Memphis bench as Dillon Brooks was ejected for taking down Gary Payton II. GPII is out for the game. #dubnationpic.twitter.com/udbMfhCR6x
The intensity will be consistent, but the rosters are completely different. In a June 2025 blockbuster trade, the Phoenix Suns traded Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Brooks, Jalen Green, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and five second-round picks.
Since joining the Suns, Brooks has averaged a career-high 20.2 points per game, along with a 43.5 field goal percentage.
On the Warriors’ side, Phoenix has yet to see Steph Curry and Kristaps Porziņģis play together. Brooks was asked by reporters about playing against Curry.
“One of the best players to ever do it,” Brooks claimed. “Who else do you want to go against in an elimination game? He’s proven it over the years, and they’ve been battle-tested in every way possible. So it’s a good matchup for us.”
Brooks shows respect to his opponent, for now. Come Friday night, as we’ve seen in the past, nothing is off the table.
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The Spurs are headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2019, with Game 1 against the Portland Trail Blazers set for 8 PM CT on Sunday. That’s still several days out, so in the meantime, we’re looking back one of the best regular seasons in franchise history.
In Part 1, we reviewed the first part of the Spurs season that featured a strong start despite missing De’Aaron Fox to start the season and Victor Wembanyama for 12 straight games. In Part 2, we recalled their memorable and arguably season-defining stretch in the second half of December, which featured Wemby’s return and a Cup Semi-finals win plus two more in a 12-day span against the defending champion Thunder, officially putting the Spurs on the map. The year concluded with a record-breaking performance from Julian Champagnie against the Knicks, but then the Spurs hit arguably their only rough patch of the season, which is where we’re picking up today.
Part 3: January 2026 (8-7)
After suffering a strained oblique in the Knicks game to close 2025, Wemby missed the two opening games of 2026: a win over the lowly Pacers and close loss at home to the Trail Blazers. (I’m just now realizing Wemby missed all three regular season matchups against them this season, so there’s a new twist to the playoffs due to them not having a chance to scout that match-up.) He soon returned, but January continued to follow an up-and-down pattern with some good wins combined with frustrating losses.
They got their second win over Lakers despite a typical 38-10-10 triple double from Luka Doncic, followed by a victory in Boston against a Celtics club that was supposed to be in a “gap” year with Jayson Tatum missing most of the season and them having to trade away a lot of their depth but rode an MVP-level performance from Jalen Brown to the second seed in the East. Oh, and the Lakers game was our last great Jeremy Sochan “troll” moment as he set off Jared Vanderbilt after the game.
Those two wins were followed by road losses to two playoff teams in the Timberwolves and Thunder, but then it was up again with another classic match-up between Wemby and Giannis Antetokounmpo. (It wasn’t that exciting of a game, but who knows where this match-up is headed with Giannis uncertain future with the Bucks, so we’ll enjoy it while it lasts.)
That was followed by a heart attack-inducing but thrilling victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Spurs built a 25-point halftime lead thanks to a season-high 48 points in the second quarter, but in pattern from each of their match-ups against this team this season, the Spurs proceeded to blow it while Anthony Edwards scored 26 of his 55 points in the fourth quarter. The Wolves eventually took the lead before bald Wemby went into superstar mode to bring them back with a 39-point performance, but it wasn’t won without plenty of free throw drama first.
The Spurs continued to trade wins and losses from there, with wins against the Jazz and Rockets alternating with losses to the Pelicans and Rockets, and of course who can forget the final game in January, when their Saturday game in Charlotte got moved back to noon so they could play and get out before the impending snow storm, only for the Spurs to blow the game in the final moments, still get trapped by the weather, and face even more troubles before getting back to San Antonio for a game the very next day. If there was one month to forget from this season, January was it.
They say all good teams must go through some adversity to truly come together, and as it turned out, this may have been it. From there, the Spurs would go on a nearly unprecedented run the rest of the way, so check back tomorrow for the greatest moments of the (very long) final stretch of the season, when the Spurs proved to be a true contender.
Just minutes after the Clippers were bounced from the playoffs, Chris Paul threw some salt in their wounds.
The former Clippers point guard, who went through an ugly divorce from the franchise earlier this season, raced to his Instagram page following the Warriors’ 126–121 win over LA at Intuit Dome and trolled his former team over its early postseason exit Wednesday night.
Former Clippers point guard Chris Paul, who went through an ugly divorce from the franchise earlier this season. Getty Images
Paul, who goes by the nickname “CP3,” shared part of a popular meme that’s been used by internet users to celebrate someone’s demise.
The image features a man in a black tie and dark sunglasses looking stern while at a wake. The caption on the picture normally reads, “I Stopped By One Of My Biggest Haters Funeral Today Just To Make Sure That N—a Was Dead.”
Paul shared a popular meme following the Clippers’ loss to the Warriors Wednesday night.
Paul’s image cut out the text, though the meme has become so famous, it wasn’t needed.
Plenty of fans noticed Paul’s shade right away, with one writing on X, “CP3 got the last laugh in his retirement year.”
Paul became a Clippers legend thanks to his time in the City of Angels from 2011–2017, but his second stint with the team, which began in July 2025, ended unceremoniously, to say the least.
Paul was eventually traded to the Raptors, though he was waived just days later. He ended up retiring before playing another minute on an NBA hardwood.
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San Antonio's players and staff have heard it all before.
How they are too young. How experience — often defined by losing deep in the playoffs — is required before a team wins a title. Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls lost six years in a row in the playoffs — including two years to the "Bad Boy" Pistons in the East finals — before breaking through and winning three straight. LeBron James lost six straight years in the playoffs, twice in the Finals, before breaking through with the Heat. The same is true for Larry Bird, Dr. J and nearly every other superstar the NBA has ever seen.
So why should it be any different for Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in their first real playoff run this year?
"I mean, why not?" the Spurs' Julian Champagnie countered when speaking to NBC Sports. "I think that we've been putting in work all year…
"I definitely think that we all think that we could do something special this year, and be a special group moving forward. So the way we look at it is, is there's an opportunity at hand, and that's to win, and we want to seize every opportunity we can get."
It starts with defense
San Antonio believes a couple of things separate them from all those previous young teams that needed more time. First is the obvious one: Victor Wembanyama. He is unlike any player the league has ever seen, and his play and competitiveness lifted the Spurs to 62 wins this season. However, it's his play on the defensive end that is critical to their title dreams. Having Wembanyama hanging out in the paint, surrounded by high-level physical defenders such as Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper and Champagnie, gives the Spurs a championship defense.
"I think the difference is, a lot of those young teams, their defense isn't where it needs to be," De'Aaron Fox said of why the Spurs are different. "And I think — especially with Vic in the lineup — we have one of the best defenses in the league. So I think that's something that we can hang our hat on.
"As a young team — as a team period — there are times where, especially in the playoffs, that you just can't make a shot. And we have a team that, while we don't go on many droughts like that period, but if you do go on those droughts, we feel like we have a defense that we're able to withstand that."
San Antonio had the third-ranked defense in the NBA this season, and, more importantly the fourth-best half-court defense (which matters more as the game slows down in the playoffs).
Spurs put in the work
That defense is where it is — and these Spurs are where they are — because this team may be young, but it has put in the work.
Champagnie is a great example. He entered the league out of St. John's as a knockdown shooter, but it was Gregg Popovich who sat Champagnie down and told him in no uncertain terms his defense needed to get better if he wanted to play.
"In short, and TV-friendly [language], he told me that I have a niche, which is being able to shoot, but it's gonna be useless if I can't play defense," Champagnie said. "So that was kind of the message, he pushed to me and told me to play harder, put more effort into that end of the floor. Be more physical and be more nasty. That was the word he used, nasty."
Champagnie put in the work in the G League, which continued when he started getting a chance with the big club. That work ethic was part of the team culture. Champagnie saw the work Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell and other longer-term Spurs players put in — work he saw Wembanyama put in from Day 1.
Did Champagnie always feel that the work he was putting in on the defensive end would pay off?
"Absolutely not," Champagnie laughed. "Man, when I first got here, I had no clue. I was going through a bunch of workouts, and I'm like, 'Man, I don't know if I'm gonna be able to do this.' Like, this is a whole different step from college…
"I took it personal. I said, 'All right, well, if I want to play, I got a guard.' That's what Pop told me. So I kind of how I took it, but I didn't think that it would pay off, honestly. Truly, at first, I was like, I don't know."
Spurs have leaders
Playoff basketball is like ordering from a completely different menu than the regular season — the drilled-down focus on matchups, the physicality, the exposure of weaknesses that can be hidden during the regular season. One of the premises of why teams need experience to win in the playoffs is just familiarity with that menu, what to order and how everything works.
San Antonio believes it already has those guys.
"I think we are young, but we do have a lot of leadership," Dylan Harper said. "Veteran guys that have been there, like HB [Harrison Barnes], Kelly [Olynyk], Luke [Kornet]. You know them guys have been on the biggest stage and won, so, I mean, just kind of lean on them, but also just staying true to us and not letting experience get get in the way of our main goal."
De'Aaron Fox is another one of those veterans with a little postseason experience. What playoff lessons is he trying to pass along to the young core?
"You have to play hard because everybody plays hard. It's a little bit more physical, the refs swallow their whistle a little more," Fox said. "It can get into your legs if you're not able to keep that type of intensity and even raise that intensity, and then, you know, go back on offense and still make your shot."
There are reasons the Spurs may not win a title this year, starting with the fact that the Thunder and Nuggets are in the West and both are title contenders in their own right. Just don't tell the Spurs they are not ready, that teams don't come out of nowhere to win a title.
"I don't think it's out of nowhere," Champagnie told NBC Sports. "I think we've been putting the work in. We've had a lot of long summers, especially this past summer was super long. So I don't want to say it's like out of nowhere. I think we put the work in for it. I think we deserve it."
The Boston Celtics’ 2025-26 season finale was an ode to the organization’s exceptional player development program.
Boston’s “Stay Ready” culture was on full display in its 113-108 win over the Orlando Magic. The C’s sat eight rotation players, including all five starters, but still put on a show against a fully healthy Magic squad.
Baylor Scheierman, drafted at the end of the first round in 2024, led the way with a career-high 30 points. Ron Harper Jr., who couldn’t get minutes with Toronto or Detroit, erupted for 27 points just days after having his two-way contract converted to a standard NBA deal. Luka Garza added 27 points and 12 rebounds to wrap up a standout campaign after failing to carve out a consistent role in Minnesota.
The B Team’s big night wasn’t a huge surprise to anyone who has followed the Celtics closely in recent years. Boston’s bench unit is nicknamed the “Stay Ready Group” for a reason.
Payton Pritchard (2020 26th overall pick), Sam Hauser (undrafted), and Jordan Walsh (2023 38th overall pick) are prime examples of players who have made tremendous strides in the C’s development program. This season, 20-year-old rookie Hugo Gonzalez (2025 28th overall pick) showcased his two-way potential on several occasions.
Big man Neemias Queta has revitalized his NBA career with help from Boston’s player development system. The C’s gave him a chance after he was waived by the Sacramento Kings in 2023, and he has since become a difference-maker in Boston’s frontcourt. He made a solid case for the Most Improved Player award with an outstanding 2025-26 season as the Celtics’ starting center.
In summary, if you’re drafted by the Celtics and you put in the work, chances are you’ll turn into an impactful NBA player. Otherwise…
“If you’re not getting better here, it might be your fault,” C’s president of basketball operations Brad Stevens told NBC Sports Boston’s Chris Forsberg.
Forsberg sat down with Stevens, Joe Mazzulla, Pritchard, Queta, Walsh, Scheierman, Harper Jr., and Gonzalez to take a deeper look inside the Celtics’ “player development machine.” The group spoke about how the development program has been the key to the organization’s sustained success.
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Clippers guard Chris Paul during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in November 2025. (Sue Ogrocki / Associated Press)
Four months after being pushed into retirement by the Clippers, future Hall of Famer Chris Paul apparently took delight in the team's quick exit from the postseason Wednesday night.
Paul, the Clippers’ all-time assists leader, called out teammates, coaches and executives during his short second stint with the team early this season. In an effort to inject accountability during the team's 6-21 start, Paul instead angered many, including head coach Tyronn Lue, who wasn't on speaking terms with Paul at the end.
“Everyone was fed up," a league source told The Times in December.
Paul, who is second to John Stockton in NBA career assists with 12,552, posted at the time about his being cut on social media, saying “Just Found Out I’m Being Sent Home,” along with a peace emoji.
For their part, the Clippers turned around their season, going 36-19 after a horrific start to finish with a winning record for the 15th consecutive season at 42-40.
Then came the dispiriting loss to the Warriors and the 40-year-old Paul's opportunity to get in the last meme, even though it wasn't exactly original. Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid posted the same one when the team traded guard Ben Simmons in 2022.
Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones has requested to change his plea to guilty after he was charged with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering and accused of sharing and selling insider information about undisclosed details of NBA games on numerous occasions.
Jones' change-of-plea request was noted in a court filing on April 16, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, and the date for him to officially appear before a judge was not disclosed.
According to prosecutors, Jones gave NBA lineup decisions and pre-released medical information to his co-conspirators, who then placed significant wagers based on the tips. The medical information allegedly involved LeBron James and Anthony Davis, who were playing for the Los Angeles Lakers at the time.
Before a Lakers game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 9, 2023, authorities say Jones texted a co-conspirator, alerting them to bet on the Bucks before the injury statuses of both teams were released. James ended up not playing in the game because of a lower-body injury, and Los Angeles went on to lose the game 115-105
Jones, who played 11 NBA seasons for 10 teams from 1999 to 2009, is also accused of using his notoriety to get people to poker games rigged by organized crime figures in order to steal money from them, sometimes using technology, including poker chip trays with hidden cameras, and rigged shuffling machines with the ability to read the cards in the deck.
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The minute both Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves were diagnosed with their respective grade-two muscle injuries, the Lakers immediately became the team every other Western Conference playoff entrant wanted to face.
JJ Redick said as much at the end of the regular season and no amount of medical treatment – whether here or in Spain – Luka and Austin receive is going to change that.
The Lakers opening as huge underdogs to the Rockets in their first round series, then, is no surprise. Houston may not be the powerhouse, inner-circle contending team many thought they could be before the season started, but they’re a very good outfit with an established identity, a superstar shot-maker and enough young and athletic talent across their roster to push even a fully healthy Lakers team.
That this Lakers team is nowhere near fully healthy makes the pre-series odds understandable. But just because we can make sense of Houston’s position doesn’t make the outcome already determined. It would be a steep hill to climb, but winning isn’t out of the question. The path is just narrower than what JJ Redick and his players would like.
But as Redick said himself, this season’s Lakers have been pretty good at finding the path needed for the different iterations of their roster this season. So, with that, here are four things the Lakers need to go their way for them to not only hang tough with Houston, but to beat them outright.
1. Win the turnover battle
Redick has made a point of emphasizing the Lakers’ need to take care of the ball and limit their own turnovers. This makes sense considering Houston is one of the better teams in the league at generating more shots than their opponents, so keeping their own miscues to a minimum could help the Lakers to bridge that gap in good old field goals attempted.
But beyond limiting their own turnovers, the Lakers need to force the Rockets into mistakes of their own.
Without a traditional point guard in their starting lineup and only Reed Shepherd as a primary ball handler in their main rotation, Houston can be susceptible to pressure at the point of attack when the heat is turned up. Further, collectively, their rotation wings and off-ball players are more limited when it comes to the sort of ball skills that often serve as the connecting element between their best shot creators and those off ball finishers — particularly when defenses execute their rotations well and force the Rockets into making quick and accurate reads.
If the Lakers can simultaneously pressure the ball to force the action away from Houston’s best shot creators — i.e. Kevin Durant and Alperen Şengün — and then execute their rotations with pace and accuracy, they can hopefully force players like Tari Eason, Josh Okogie, Jabari Smith Jr. and Jae’Sean Tate into making quick reads and plays on the move. And while these players aren’t just going to cough the ball up, they can be forced into making the wrong play, which can help the Lakers turn defense into offense.
And even before the ball is moved onto the role players, the Lakers must test the playmaking and ball security of Houston’s best players. Both Durant and Şengün can outright give the ball away when playing in a crowd and the Lakers would be wise to throw multiple looks — and defenders — at both to force them into making the right reads over and over again. Because if they can’t, or if their consistency or shot-making falters even just a little, the Lakers can tilt the game in their favor.
Lakers defense holds Kevin Durant to 2 points and 6 turnovers in the second half in their win over Houston.
By any metric, the Lakers aren’t much better of a 3-point shooting team than the Rockets, if at all. For the season, the Lakers and Rockets ranked 22nd and 25th in made threes per game, respectively, while Houston had the slight edge — 36.4% to 35.9% — on 3-point field goal percentage.
Considering the Lakers are now without Luka and Austin, it feels like a stretch to ask the Lakers to even keep pace from behind the arc, much less outdo them, but that’s exactly what needs to happen. Houston is going to win in other margin areas — namely on the backboards and, particularly, in second chance points. The Lakers, then, are going to need to win a part of the game where it’s known Houston is unlikely to thrive.
Which means finding a way to can more baskets from deep.
Getting there won’t be easy without the collective volume and off-the-dribble shot creation Dončić and Reaves normally provide. But if LeBron can continue his uptick on both attempts and accuracy, and the Lakers can find ways to better involve both Rui and Kennard to also up their volume, the team has a chance to make up some of what’s been lost.
Further, and maybe more important, they’ll need at least one of Marcus Smart or Jake LaRavia to get into a rhythm from deep if not for the entire series, then at least for a game or two. Both have shown they’re capable of knocking down shots this season, but both players’ jumpers are also erratic enough that it’s impossible to rely on them coming through in this way.
That said, if one or both can catch a heater at any point during the series, it would go a long way towards the Lakers outpacing Houston in a meaningful enough way that it could turn a game (or more) in their direction.
3. Don’t get bludgeoned on the backboards
Let’s be real — the Lakers aren’t going to win the rebounding battle against the Rockets. Houston is a better rebounding team on both sides of the ball to such a degree that it’s just too big an ask for the Lakers to be better than them at this specific thing over the course of the series.
That said, they need to try to keep it close.
If Houston is allowed to crash the offensive glass with impunity and create second and third chances on possessions, the Lakers simply will not be able to keep pace on shot attempts and they’ll lose. The Lakers don’t have enough offensive talent to make up for a major discrepancy in simple shots on goal, so they simply have to find a way to ensure the Rockets don’t overwhelm them here.
Considering the Lakers are likely going to need to gamble on defense by trapping, being more aggressive at the point of attack, and even playing some zone, it won’t be easy to find a body and box out. Houston will certainly get some chances to have crashers, from the corners and from above the break, run free at the rim, but the Lakers must do their best to limit this as much as they can by finding a Rocket, being physical, hitting first and finishing plays.
There are no shortcuts or magic elixirs here. There’s a reason Redick said much of the team’s first practice in preparation for this series was spent on rebounding drills, and their next practice highlighted the number of crashers the Rockets have in their rotation.
The Lakers need to be mentally prepared for how relentlessly Houston will attack the glass and physically ready to respond to the challenge of boxing out and chasing down the ball.
If they can do it well enough to just keep the margins close, they’ll set themselves up well to survive and advance. If they don’t, well, all they need to do is listen to their head coach to know the outcome.
4. Win at role player roulette
If the Lakers are to win this series, it’s a given that LeBron will need to be amazing. Nearly as important, I think, will be Deandre Ayton having a certain amount of success in his direct matchup with Şengün. Ayton doesn’t need to match Şengün stat for stat, but I think if he’s 80-90% as productive as him, it will tilt the series.
That said, even if you were to guarantee me that LeBron and Ayton would essentially cancel out Durant and Şengün, I would tell you that the Lakers will still need at least one, and probably two, role players to pop every game and outshine their Rockets counterparts.
It doesn’t need to be the same player(s) every game — though I’d argue Rui and Kennard are the most ideal candidates because of their shooting — but someone needs to outpace their expected production in a meaningful way to help lift the team overall.
Again, if I could nominate someone, it would be Rui and/or Kennard simply because their value as shooters add a much-needed dimension to the Lakers’ overall offensive attack. But if LaRavia could have a repeat performance of his “who is number 12?” game vs. the Wolves or if Smart could have one of those nights where he makes half a dozen threes, it could single-handedly swing a game, and at the same time, the series as a whole.
To be clear, these sorts of contributions don’t have to be limited to shot making. An especially disruptive night from Jarred Vanderbilt, where he’s getting deflections, forcing turnovers, and hitting the glass hard, can be particularly impactful. Similarly, if Jaxson Hayes can race the floor, create easy baskets in transition and hold up on the glass on both ends, he too can tug-o-war the rope more in the Lakers’ direction.
But, the role players, as a group, have to find a way to make a push over the course of the series with one or two of them bursting through with a standout performance that can uplift the team in a way that wasn’t necessarily expected.
To be clear, the Lakers can win a game without one or more of these things happening. A brilliant LeBron performance, a particularly sloppy or disengaged Rockets showing, or a combined hot shooting night from a Lakers team that just has it going that night can power a victory in any single game.
But, if the Lakers want to advance to the second round, I do believe they will need to hit on most of these over the course of the series.
This is why they’re underdogs. It’s a tall task, for sure. But, the path does exist. The Lakers just need to find a way to it.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 14: Head coach Jordan Ott of the Phoenix Suns reacts during the second half of an NBA play-in tournament game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 14, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Suns 114-110. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Phoenix Suns’ loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in the 7–8 Play-In game was disappointing. In a season where the team overachieved, defied expectations, and rarely let you down, this one didn’t feel good. You can point to a lot of things that make your blood boil, even if it’s two days later. Devin Booker disappearing in the fourth. Deni Avdija getting downhill whenever he wanted. The Suns struggling at the point of attack. Jordan Ott going small against a team with size and length. All of it is fair. All of it played a role.
None of it means you fire the coach.
There’s a cycle to this. It happens every year. The team falls short, emotions spike, and the search for blame begins. In Phoenix, that cycle feels familiar. 58 seasons and no championship will do that to you. There is one thing we all share: every year ends with some level of disappointment. Then comes the reaction. The frustration. The need to point at something and say, “That’s the reason”.
I’m not immune to it. None of us are. You watch, you process, you try to explain why it didn’t work. And more often than not, that conversation lands on the head coach. That’s the easy target. That’s the normal cadence.
But this season, it doesn’t track.
Booker has a rough fourth quarter. Fire Ott. The rotations don’t match what you want to see. Fire Ott. Avdija cooks whoever is in front of him. Fire Ott. It becomes reflexive. It becomes lazy.
There have been times when moving on from a coach made sense. When the locker room is gone. When adjustments never come. When expectations aren’t met in a meaningful way. This isn’t that. What you’re seeing now, after one frustrating loss and a team that hovered around average after the All-Star break, doesn’t justify that kind of reaction. It doesn’t hold up. Calling for a reset here isn’t measured. It’s noise.
And the people pushing for it need to take a step back and let it breathe.
There are some people I wish didn’t have opposable thumbs and therefore couldn’t run to social media to give us their brain-rotting opinions. Go on a walk. Hug a friend. Move to the Austrian Alps, climb atop a grassy hillside, and sway your arms as you sing about the sound of music. Seriously people, fucking relax.
Have I agreed with Jordan Ott and his rotations late in the season? No. The team has consistently struggled at the point of attack and protecting the rim, and I believe the roster has pieces that could help address that. I’m not convinced that putting Jordan Goodwin on Deni Avdija is the best approach. There’s also an argument for leaning into the youth, letting them try to solve some of these issues while gaining experience.
But it’s not simple. It never is. If you play the rookies more to fix defensive gaps, other issues show up. The offense can stall. The balance shifts. Every decision comes with trade-offs. Ott and his staff are navigating that in real time, and even if I don’t agree with the choices, that doesn’t mean you move on from the coach.
Take a step back. Think it through. Look at the bigger picture.
The head coach position in Phoenix has been unstable for years. If you want to build something, stability matters. Ott is a rookie head coach, learning on the job, and it’s something we all understood coming into the season. This team was projected to win 30.5 games. They won 45. That’s a massive jump. That’s 50% better than expected.
This is a team finding its direction and building an identity with a young coach who understands the modern game and is laying a foundation. And the response is to want him gone because of rotation choices or the fact Fleming isn’t playing?! I’m worried about you if this is your conclusion.
I get the frustration. I feel it too. The tactics haven’t always worked, and the results haven’t always followed. But jumping back on the cycle, searching for the next coach you’ll eventually disagree with, that’s not a solution. That’s spinning your wheels.
Yes, I understand the thought exercise. That’s what we do at Bright Side. That’s what every fan base does. We look for ways to make the teams we care about better. But again, this isn’t that. This isn’t a real exercise. It’s futility. It’s wasted energy, wasted space, and pointless pixels on a screen. Because no matter what happens Friday against the Golden State Warriors, no matter what rotations Jordan Ott rolls out, the idea of moving on from him shouldn’t even be on the table.
This team took two steps forward this season. That part matters. Walking away from that now, after one game or one stretch, isn’t a pivot. It’s regression. It’s taking eight steps back.
Apr 3, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers reacts in the second quarter against the Boston Celtics at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images | Benny Sieu-Imagn Images
After each game, Brew Hoop evaluates each Buck’s individual performance with a letter grade. At this season’s 25% mark, we decided to check the Bucks’ grades as a progress report. We also had a midseason report and a 75% point. Now it is time to see the final grades. Given I’m the tenured professor who is on his way out, I decided that some grades didn’t tell the whole story and added some factors to the final grade. Based purely on the game-by-game scores, some had grades that were far too generous, while others felt unfair.
Giannis Antetokounmpo: B+
Q1 average: A-
Midseason average: B+
Q3 average: Incomplete since he missed the majority of the quarter due to injury
Final grade: B+
Most common grade: A (nine games)
Best grade: A+ on October 26 (Cavaliers), November 17 (Cavaliers), March 15 (Pacers)
Lowest grade: D on January 15 (Spurs)
Myles Turner: C
Q1 average: B-
Midseason average: C+
Q3 average: C+
Final grade: C
Most common grade: B- (eleven games)
Best grade: A on November 7 (Bulls) and December 29 (Hornets)
Lowest grade: F on January 15 (Spurs), March 19 (Jazz), and April 3 (Celtics)
Ryan Rollins: B+
Q1 average: B+
Midseason average: B
Q3 average: B-
Final grade: B+
Most common grade: B (twelve games)
Best grade: A+ on October 28 (Knicks), October 30 (Warriors), December 27 (Bulls), and March 21(Suns)
Lowest grade: F on March 2 (Celtics)
Kevin Porter Jr.: B-
Q1 average: Incomplete
Midseason average: B-
Q3 average: B-
Final grade: B-
Most common grade: A (eight games)
Best grade: A+ on December 6 (Pistons)
Lowest grade: F on January 15 (Spurs)
AJ Green: C+
Q1 average: B-
Midseason average: C+
Q3 average: C+
Final grade: C+
Most common grade: B+ and B (nine games)
Best grade: A on October 26 (Cavaliers), November 29 (Nets), December 3 (Pistons), January 19 (Hawks), and February 12 (Thunder)
Lowest grade: F on December 21 (Timberwolves), January 4 (Kings) and 15 (Spurs), March 2 (Celtics) and 4 (Hawks)
Gary Trent Jr.: D+
Q1 average: C+
Midseason average: C
Q3 average: Incomplete
Final grade: D+
Most common grade: C+ (six games)
Best grade: A- on February 3 (Bulls)
Lowest grade: F on October 26 (Cavaliers), December 21 (Timberwolves), January 2 (Hornets), January 15 (Spurs), and February 1 (Celtics)
Bobby Portis: B-
Q1 average: C+
Midseason average: C+
Q3 average: C+
Final grade: B-
Most common grade: B (twelve games)
Best grade: A+ on March 15 (Pacers)
Lowest grade: F on February 11 (Magic)
Kyle Kuzma: C+
Q1 average: B
Midseason average: C+
Q3 average: C+
Final grade: C+
Most common grade: B+ (four games)
Best grade: A+ on November 14 (Hornets)
Lowest grade: F on November 15 (Lakers) and January 13 (Timberwolves)
Jericho Sims: B-
Q1 average: C+
Midseason average: C+
Q3 average: C+
Final grade: B-
Most common grade: C and C+ (two games each)
Best grade: A+ on December 3 (Pistons), February 11 (Magic), April 8 (Pistons)
Lowest grade: D- on February 27 (Knicks)
Gary Harris: C-
Q1 average: B-
Midseason average: C+
Q3 average: C
Final grade: C-
Most common grade: C (six games)
Best grade: A- on November 14 (Hornets) and January 7 (Warriors)
Lowest grade: F on March 2 (Celtics)
Pete Nance: B
Q1 and midseason averages: Incomplete
Q3 average: B-
Final grade: B
Most common grade: A- (four games)
Best grade: A on January 19 (Hawks), January 30 (Mavs), March 17 (Cavaliers)
Lowest grade: F on March 19 (Jazz)
Ousmane Dieng: B
Q3 average: C+
Final grade: B
Most common grade: C- (two games)
Best grade: A+ on February 12 (Thunder)
Lowest grade: D on February 27 (Knicks), and March 29 (Clippers)
Taurean Prince: C+
Q1 average: B-
Q2 and Q3 averages: Incomplete (injured)
Final grade: C+
Most common grade: B-, C+, and C- (four games each)
Best grade: A+ on April 5 (Grizzlies)
Lowest grade: D on March 28 (Spurs)
Andre Jackson Jr.: C-
Q1 through Q3 averages: Incomplete (too much garbage time)
Final grade: C-
Most common grade: C+ (three games)
Best grade: A- on March 23 (Clippers)
Lowest grade: D- on April 7 (Nets)
Thanasis Antetokounmpo: C-*
Alex Antetokounmpo: B-*
Cormac Ryan: B+
Q1 through Q3 averages: Incomplete (not with team)
Final grade: B+
Most common grade: B+ and A (two games each)
Best grade: A+ on April 5 (Grizzlies)
Lowest grade: C+ on April 3 (Celtics)
Doc Rivers: D+
Q1 average: B-
Midseason average: C+
Q3 average: C
Final grade: D+
Most common grade: D (eight games)
Best grade: A on October 30 (Warriors), November 7 (Bulls), February 20 (Pelicans), and March 10 (Nets)
Lowest grade: F on December 14 (Nets), January 13 (Timberwolves), January 15 (Spurs), and March 1 (Bulls)
Released or traded players’ final grades
Mark Sears: D-*
Cole Anthony: D+
Amir Coffey: D+
Cam Thomas: D
*only graded for one game
Final grades had three parts. The first part is just the overall grade from the writers in all 82 games, averaged out. That resulted in the following:
Player
Games
Giannis Antetokounmpo
B+
Myles Turner
C+
Ryan Rollins
B-
Gary Trent Jr.
C
AJ Green
C+
Bobby Portis
C+
Kevin Porter Jr.
B-
Kyle Kuzma
C+
Gary Harris
C
Jericho Sims
B-
Pete Nance
C+
Ousmane Dieng
C+
Taurean Prince
C+
Andre Jackson Jr.
C+
Thanasis Antetokounmpo
C+
Cormac Ryan
B+
Alex Antetokounmpo
A
Mark Sears
D
Cole Anthony
C-
Amir Coffey
C
Cam Thomas
C-
Doc Rivers
C
Yes, I know what you’re thinking: how in the world did Alex Antetokounmpo receive an A? Well, it was simple; he was only graded for one game (since we typically don’t give out grades when someone plays under 10 minutes), and it was an A. But this, along with some other grades, didn’t feel as though it told the full story. So there were two more portions that made up the final grade: expectations and their availability. The reason for this was that in the comments on the progress reports, some wondered how some players received a better-looking grade despite underwhelming, and in our grading scale, a DNP was treated the same as being out due to injury, which wasn’t fair. Here are their availability grades:
Player
Availability
Giannis Antetokounmpo
B
Myles Turner
B
Ryan Rollins
A+
Gary Trent Jr.
D
AJ Green
A+
Bobby Portis
A
Kevin Porter Jr.
C+
Kyle Kuzma
B
Gary Harris
D
Jericho Sims
B
Pete Nance
A
Ousmane Dieng
A
Taurean Prince
A
Andre Jackson Jr.
D-
Thanasis Antetokounmpo
F
Cormac Ryan
A-
Alex Antetokounmpo
F
Mark Sears
D
Cole Anthony
D-
Amir Coffey
D-
Cam Thomas
D
Guys like Gary Trent Jr., Thanasis Antetokounmpo, and Andre Jackson Jr. were docked because they were primarily collecting DNP-CD or garbage-time minutes for most of the season. Others like Ryan Rollins, AJ Green, and Ousmane Dieng were mostly available and were rewarded. Players like Myles Turner, Bobby Portis, and Kyle Kuzma got the benefit of the doubt from being shut down at the end of the season, but were available before tanking efforts began. Taurean Prince earned an A because coming back from neck surgery in the same season feels like an extraordinary feat that should be lauded.
The other part of the final grade was performance relative to expectations. This was also part of the grades from our recaps, but with the season over, we can do some reflection. We can all agree Myles Turner did not play up to the contract. Some of that is on Doc Rivers and his inability to utilize him, but there were games where Turner’s rim protection simply wasn’t good enough. Ryan Rollins was obviously the star and the only A+ given, but others like Bobby Portis, Kyle Kuzma, and Pete Nance deserved some praise as well.
Player
Expectations
Giannis Antetokounmpo
A-
Myles Turner
D
Ryan Rollins
A+
Gary Trent Jr.
F
AJ Green
C+
Bobby Portis
A-
Kevin Porter Jr.
B
Kyle Kuzma
B
Gary Harris
C-
Jericho Sims
B
Pete Nance
A+
Ousmane Dieng
B+
Taurean Prince
C-
Andre Jackson Jr.
F
Thanasis Antetokounmpo
C
Cormac Ryan
A
Alex Antetokounmpo
F
Mark Sears
F
Amir Coffey
F
Cole Anthony
F
Cam Thomas
D-
Doc Rivers
F
Weighing those two portions with the game grades gives you their final grades as seen above. In the end, the season was a disaster, though different players had different peaks and valleys. Sometimes there were games in which most players received high grades, but one failed to make an impact. Others could see a team lose badly but have a silver lining. Jericho Sims struggled early in the season but blossomed in the final quarter of games. AJ Green had stretches of struggling and not justifying his extension, but then had games where he sparked the Bucks’ offense; such is the role of a shooter. Even Doc Rivers had moments this season when he wasn’t a bad coach; the issue was that when the games mattered, and the team was reasonably healthy, more often than not, he couldn’t get the job done.
We appreciate you being along for the ride this season, and feel free to provide your own player grades below. You can base it on expectations, their play in general, or simply vibes—whichever works best for you. Enjoy your summer break, and come back next season when we’ll provide the syllabus.
The Charlotte Hornets were one of the hottest teams in the home stretch of the schedule and are one win away from securing the No. 8 seed in the East when they take on the Orlando Magic in the NBA Play-In Tournament.
If you’re cheering on Charlotte Friday night, I’ve got a pro-Hornets same game parlay to add a little buzz to your betting action.
Here are my best NBA SGP picks and predictions for Hornets vs. Magic on April 17.
Our best Hornets vs Magic SGP for April 17
The Charlotte Hornets were 18-9 SU in the second half of the season and showed grit in their Play-In win over Miami on Tuesday. Charlotte has been one of the best two-way teams since the All-Star break and boast a 13-3 SU mark as road favorites this season.
Rookie sensation Kon Knueppel would like to put his postseason debut in the past. While he couldn’t connect from deep Tuesday – and may not get much more versus the Magic’s defense – Knueppel’s playmaking is being undervalued. His projections flirt with four assists Friday.
Brandon Miller is a constant offensive engine for Charlotte. He dropped 25 and 20 points in his last two run-ins with Orlando and Friday’s forecasts call for as many as 22.5 points from the Hornets small forward.
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Luka Doncic (left) scored a game-high 32 points as the Los Angeles Lakers lost 113-110 to Cade Cunningham's (right) Detroit Pistons in March [Getty Images]
Los Angeles Lakers' Luka Doncic and Detroit Pistons' Cade Cunningham are eligible to win NBA end-of-season awards after successful appeals.
Traditionally, players must feature in a minimum of 65 regular season games to be eligible, but Cunningham played 63 and Doncic played 64.
Doncic, 27, and Cunningham, 24, both lodged challenges to the rule due to "extraordinary circumstances".
Cunningham missed 12 games with a collapsed lung, while Doncic missed two for the birth of his daughter in Slovenia - both reasons were cited by the NBA as part of the exemptions.
The ruling means that they are now in contention for awards including MVP and All-NBA teams.
Doncic has scored a league-high 2,143 points during the regular season to help the Lakers reach the play-offs and was recently named as the player to sell the most shirts across Europe and the Middle East.
Cunningham ranks second in the league for assists (634), with the Pistons also through to the play-offs as they sit top of the Eastern Conference.
Meanwhile, Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves played 60 games but was denied his appeal to be given allowance.
Close your eyes and think about the kid you always matched up against growing up. Little League, Pee Wee hoops, doesn’t matter. Just picture that little stinker and that matchup.
Physical. Annoying. A little chippy. Probably would give you wet willies when you weren’t looking.
And no matter how many times you played them, it never really got less personal.
That’s Celtics vs. Sixers.
Not in the “classic rivalry” sense — in Joel Embiid’s words, “this is not a rivalry, they always kick our ass.” But in the sense that these two teams just keep running into each other. Over and over again. More than any other matchup in playoff history, in fact.
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For the 23rd time in NBA history, it’ll be Boston vs. Philadelphia in the playoffs. It’s familiar. It’s layered. And even when one team is clearly better, the games don’t always cooperate with that reality.
Which brings us to the question that might actually decide this series: what happens if these games are still tight late?
The Sixers need to keep things close
The Philadelphia 76ers had the #1 clutch-time defense in the NBA this season. Not top five. The best. They held teams to a 98.6 defensive rating in 174 total minutes of clutch situations. In the NBA, a clutch situation is officially defined as any time during the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime, where the score differential between the two teams is five points or less.
They’ve already shown what that clutch-time defense looks like against Boston.
Both of their wins over the Celtics this season came down to the final possessions. If you rule out the Celtics 114-98 blowout win versus Philly on March 1st, the other three games were decided by a total of four points. Four! Two of those resulted in losses for Boston, falling in the regular-season opener 117-116, and losing again in Philadelphia on November 11, 102-100. Those two losses were the exact kind of games where everything slows down and every decision gets magnified.
That’s where this series can drift into something it probably shouldn’t be.
The Celtics don’t need to be perfect.
Here’s the thing with this Celtics team. When they look like themselves, the game usually ends before it ever becomes a “clutch” game.
Ball moves. Shots fall. Defense travels. You look up midway through the fourth and it’s a 15-point game that never really felt in doubt.
That’s the version of Boston that wins this series in five and we all get to start thinking about Round 2.
But for Boston, every now and then, the game tilts a little. And if it tilts long enough in this series, it could be closer than we’re hoping for.
We’ve seen the version of Boston that gets a little too comfortable with isolation play, whether it’s Brown or Tatum holding on to the ball until the shot clock hits nine before they decide to start the action. This shows up most in games where Boston builds a big early lead. Complacency and standing still are the demons of this team. When they get away from playing their game, the threes stop falling. The offense gets a little sticky. Possessions start ending in tougher shots than they probably should. Nothing catastrophic — just enough to keep the other team hanging around.
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You look at the scoreboard, now it’s eight. Then six. Then four.
And suddenly you’re playing the Sixers’ game.
For a team that was pretty average for most of the season, the math changes for Philly when games get tight late. And for whoever they’re playing, the focus shifts from who generated better shots over 40 minutes to who executes over the next eight.
A big part of this series will be determined by whether the Celtics can still get clean looks when everything tightens.
For the Sixers, it’ll be determined by whether they can turn the game into a half-court grind, where their guards can pressure the ball, switch across actions, and force Boston into late-clock decisions. And if guys like Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe can create just enough offense while the defense does its elite thing, look out.
Lastly, if Joel Embiid somehow appears at any point in this series — even in a limited role — that dynamic gets even more pronounced. Slower pace, more physicality, more chances to drag things into the mud.
That’s not where Boston wants to live.
The stat just tells the story
Yes, the clutch defensive rating matters. It tells you Philly is elite in those moments. But the real takeaway is simpler than that.
The Sixers need these games to stay close. The Celtics don’t.
If Boston does what it’s done all season — moves the ball, avoids self-inflicted mistakes, and builds real separation — this matchup probably ends without much drama. If they don’t, and they keep letting Philly hang around late, then all of a sudden you’re playing a different kind of series.
The kind where one bounce, one possession, one weird stretch decides things.
The kind of game you remember from growing up.
The one against that kid.
Let’s not get it twisted, the Celtics are the better team in this series. But being the better team doesn’t always equate to advancing to the next round. Don’t tell me you’ve already forgotten the ‘06-’07 We Believe Warriors, or the ‘10-’11 Mavericks taking down the first version of the Heatles? I can still hear The Jet flying overhead.
Again, playoff series don’t always reward the better team in a straight line. They reward the team that controls what the game (and the series) becomes.
Right now, there are two versions of this series sitting right in front of us. One where Boston plays its game and moves on, and one where things get just uncomfortable enough, just often enough, that Philly gets exactly what it wants.
That’s the margin. And it might come down to whether the Celtics can stay far enough away from the exact kind of game the Sixers have already proven they’re built to win.
If you never got the best of that rival twerp of yours growing up, you should feel pretty good about this matchup. The Sixers aren’t bringing their usual firepower to the table, and if Boston handles its business, they should be the ones handing out the wet willies all series long.
Whether you’re saddling up at the urinal, putting on a one-man show, or making your NBA postseason debut, stage fright can get the best of us.
Just ask Charlotte Hornets rookie sensation Kon Knueppel, who suddenly forgot how to shoot in Tuesday’s Play-In Tournament win after a record-setting first season in the pros.
Knueppel came out ice cold from beyond the arc and couldn’t find his way in the offense, eventually getting the hook late in the game.
Our Hornets vs. Magic predictions won’t discount the Duke product too much in Friday’s Play-In finale but my NBA picks take a different way to wager on Knueppel’s contributions.
UPDATE: Added prediction for who will win.
Hornets vs Magic prediction
Who will win Hornets vs Magic?
Hornets: Oddsmakers call for a close contest but how much more can the Magic endure? Orlando botched the season finale to fall to No. 8, have locker room rumors swirling about its head coach, and watched its star player shit the bed in the Play-In.
The Hornets, on the other hand, continue to play at a high level and have been one of the best two-way teams since the break. Plus, Charlotte has won three of four matchups with the Magic this season.
Hornets vs Magic best bet: Kon Knueppel Over 2.5 Assists (-115)
The Charlotte Hornets’ star rookie had a rotten postseason debut, finishing 2-for-12 from the field, including a goose egg on six attempts beyond the arc.
What’s more disappointing is that Kon Knueppel couldn’t find other ways to contribute and found himself on the bench in crunch time. He logged just six minutes in the fourth quarter — and an extra frame — on Tuesday.
While all eyes go to his chilly shooting performance, Knueppel also recorded just one assist in the OT win over the Miami Heat and generated only two potential assists over his 34 minutes.
On the season, Knueppel has averaged almost 3.5 assists on 6.3 potential dimes per game. Before the Play-In, he had dished out three or more assists in four of the final five games of the schedule, including two five-dime showings.
The Hornets need more from Knueppel than long-range chucks if they’re going to punch their ticket to the playoffs Friday. In the two most recent matchups with the Orlando Magic, Knueppel dished out four assists in each outing – both one-sided wins for Charlotte.
With the Magic boasting one of the tighter perimeter defenses (33.8% - third lowest since the break) and the fourth lowest 3-point attempts against, Knueppel will find himself making the extra pass rather than letting it fly from deep.
His player projections for Friday’s win-and-in contest sit north of three assists, and this total of 2.5 O/U is just the fourth time in the past 11 games that his assist prop has been this low.
Hornets vs Magic same-game parlay
The Hornets are on the road but have the rest and prep edge due to the East Play-In schedule getting flipped in Philadelphia. Charlotte showed an ability to adapt to off-games from its stars and never stopped fighting in the win over Miami.
If Knueppel isn’t getting his looks from long range, Brandon Miller picks up the slack. He’s been electric for the Hornets and is forecasted for as many as 22.5 points on Friday. Miller has scored 25 and 20 in his last two matchups with the Magic.
Hornets vs Magic SGP
Hornets moneyline
Kon Knueppel Over 2.5 assists
Brandon Miller Over 19.5 points
Our "from downtown" SGP: Wrath of Kon
The rookie has something to prove after laying an egg in his first taste of tournament action and must find other ways to impact the game beyond 3-pointers.
Knueppel’s projections call for as many as six rebounds and four assists in the Play-In finale, which could turn into a low-scoring slog. A slower pace of play and a lack of perimeter points will keep this final below the total.
Hornets vs Magic SGP
Hornets -3.5
Under 218.5
Kon Knueppel Over 2.5 assists
Kon Knueppel Over 5.5 rebounds
Hornets vs Magic odds
Spread: Charlotte -3.5 | Orlando +3.5
Moneyline: Charlotte -170 | Orlando +145
Over/Under: Over 218.5 | Under 218.5
Hornets vs Magic betting trend to know
The Hornets are 13-3 SU and 9-7 ATS as road favorites this season. Find more NBA betting trends for Hornets vs. Magic.
How to watch Hornets vs Magic
Location
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Date
Friday, April 17, 2026
Tip-off
7:30 p.m. ET
TV
Prime Video
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