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James Harden will score 45 points in Game 7 and single-handedly carry the Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference Finals

What if he's just been waiting this whole time for the series that actually means something to him? And it's this one. He's adopted the city of Cleveland as his own. This is where he wants to actually focus on basketball. He's committed to it. What if he just comes out game seven and he scores 45 points? Could happen. What if he single-handedly carries the Cavaliers to an Eastern conference championship?

Don't have confirmed outcome of the Cavs-Raptors series or Harden's Game 7 performance in 2026. Marking pending.

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May 1, 2026
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MaxMax

The Sixers are playing the best basketball I've ever seen them play right now

The Sixers are playing really good basketball right now. The Sixers are playing the best basketball I think I've ever seen them play right now. Joel Embiid is playing a different style of basketball than he's played in this series. He's playing controlled.

This is a subjective assessment of team performance by a fan/analyst.
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May 1, 2026
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Big CatBig Cat

The Sixers have better players than the Celtics right now

The Sixers just have better players right now. Is that fair to say? I think it is, right? Maxi's playing... Embiid has been awesome. It feels like the Sixers have, you know, outside of Jason Tatum being kind of injured, they just have better players.

A subjective comparison of roster talent at a specific moment in time.
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Joe Mazzulla is officially on the Hot Seat

I'm gonna do our friend Joe Mazzulla a favor. Hank, I'm gonna do you a favor. I'm gonna put Joe Mazzulla on a hot seat. It should wake him up. He probably wants to be on the hot seat. But like in the games that the Celtics have lost in these playoffs, it's been like spamming threes. Threes don't fall. No backup plan.

The concept of a 'hot seat' is subjective in media, though Mazzulla did face significant scrutiny before winning a title later.

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Kevin Durant's burner accounts were a legitimate internal distraction for the Rockets

The reporting was that the alleged burner accounts that KD had were a significant distraction for the rockets. ... This is an actual real problem if he's talking this much shit about his teammates.

The take is based on reported 'league sources', making it a credible assertion of team dynamics at the time.
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The Timberwolves might be able to beat the Spurs even without Anthony Edwards

I would not be shocked if the Timberwolves did beat the Spurs. I think they might be able to... they beat the Nuggets without him. The Timberwolves are an insanely well coached team.

Pending - the Timberwolves-Spurs series outcome was not yet known at time of recording.
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Michael Porter Jr. was more important to the Nuggets' championship than Aaron Gordon

I think Michael Porter Jr. was such a big part of their formula when they won. He was a more important part of that team than Aaron Gordon was. When he left and everybody was like, Aaron Gordon is stepping into the Michael Porter Jr. role as the clear third option — they miss him. They miss Porter.

Subjective opinion about player importance - not definitively resolvable.