"The NFL scheduling Christmas games on Netflix will hurt NBA ratings by making it harder to channel flip" — PFT Commenter

Take Slip·May 10, 2024·Rapid Fire

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The NFL scheduling Christmas games on Netflix will hurt NBA ratings by making it harder to channel flip

Not only are they taking away Christmas Day from the NBA, they're also taking away the ability of people to comfortably change the channel to the NBA games during commercial breaks... signing out of Netflix, turning onto cable... such a pain in the dick to do that. And so they're taking away even the pity ratings.

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NBA Christmas Day 2024 ratings actually skyrocketed 84% over 2023 despite competing with NFL on Netflix for the first time. The Lakers-Warriors game averaged 7.76 million viewers. The feared negative impact on NBA ratings did not materialize.

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Jayson Tatum has had nothing but success in his NBA career despite a lack of a ring

I think [the critics] are wrong. I think Jayson Tatum just gets picked on. He's had nothing but success in his NBA career. He hasn't won a championship, but he's still had an extremely successful beginning of his career.

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Tatum has made multiple All-NBA teams and deep playoff runs, though 'nothing but success' is hyperbolic.

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The Celtics will win Game 3 by exactly 33 points

Prediction for Saturday night: Win by 33. I guess a little, you know, you got an extra one. 101 [total series point differential].

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The Celtics won by 13 points, not 33.

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Take Slip·May 10, 2024

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Max

The Celtics will sweep the rest of the playoffs through the Eastern Conference Finals

We're the Boston Celtics. We're gonna beat the fuck out of 'em the next game. Beat the fuck out of 'em again. Beat the fuck out of 'em again. And then the Pacers and Knicks are both gonna be dead by the time they come to us. That's a clean sweep, clean sweep.

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While the Celtics did dominate, they didn't 'clean sweep' everyone. They beat the Cavs 4-1 and then swept the Pacers 4-0 in the ECF. Since they lost Game 4 to the Cavs, the 'clean sweep' through the rest of the conference was incorrect.