Eight NBA Playoff Takes That Feel Like Overreactions—but Aren’t The Orlando Magic look like a completely different team. The Houston Rockets, unfortunately, do not. We’re breaking down the biggest takeaways from the NBA’s jam-packed opening weekend.

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Fun chess match at the end of Hawks/Knicks.

Brunson was trying to get the Okongwu matchup almost every time down. Hawks mixed coverages up very nicely to try and keep him off balance. Sprinkled in hedges, hedge-and-unders, blitzing, switching, hard doubling.

We thank him yet AGAIN 🙏🏽

Sign and trade Keith Van Horn again? Plus maybe send them the corpse of that copy machine we got for Kyle Korver? 🏀 ⚫️⚪️ #NetsWorld #NBATrades #NBADraft #NetsLore

I was expecting it but was still a bit shocked when the news suddenly dropped. Hahaha. #AngelReese #ChicagoSky

Love you guys. Glad you’re here! #WNBASky #SkyHoops

🗣️ Ca-Caw! 📣 🗣️ Ca-Caw! 📣 👏 🪽 🏀 😂 ❤️💛 #AtlantaHawks #NBA #CaCaw #NBAPlayoffs #Hawks #ATL #NBASky #2026NBAPlayoffs #SkyHoops

2026 NBA Draft tiebreakers have been announced. Details below.

Good to hear. When I left it was mostly nonstop rants. It got to be unbearable.

Maybe they could get buy-in only asking folks to wear vibrantly colored lobster bibs 🦞 🏀 #NetsWorld

I’m just guessing that nothing’s changed there, and it’s a lot of the same old droners who never doubt that they know better than every single professional in the industry.

“He bLeW tHe TaNk!¡?!¿”

Yes, I’m happy to hear the news.

I wonder how Nets Twitter is reacting to the re-signing of Coach Jordi? Back when I was there, they were all about preaching negative dogma and manufacturing consent. 🙄 #NetsWorld

Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks released a statement on signing head coach Jordi Fernandez and his entire coaching staff to multi-year extensions.

Noah Clowney season retrospective — Encouraging or disappointing? Your best source for quality Brooklyn Nets news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Did Noah Clowney take a leap this season? Or is he in danger of falling by the wayside?

All we’d need to do is dress in Coogi-stripe colors or the red, white, and blue of our ABA alts. The problem is that fans in big cities don’t usually play ball with the cutesy fan stuff. You’d never get everyone wearing the shirts. 🤷‍♀️ 🏀 ⚫️⚪️ #NetsWorld #NBA #NBASky #SkyHoops

Marine Fauthoux en plus de Marine Johannès et Pauline Astier au camp d'entraînement du New York Liberty Le New York Liberty a annoncé la composition de son équipe pour le camp d'entraînement de pré-saison 2026. Marine Fauthoux qui sort d'une saison blanche en raison d'une blessure au genou en fait partie.

🏀 Marine Fauthoux en plus de Marine Johannès et Pauline Astier au camp d'entraînement du New York Liberty 🏀

After the excitement of the first two play-in games, we’ve had a run of mostly duds. 😴

Here’s hoping for some fireworks in the second games of the first-round NBA playoff series! 😮 🤯 🤩

🏀 #NBA #NBASky #NBAPlayoffs #2026NBAPlayoffs #SkyHoops

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Series sweep. Here’s your #stlcards celebratory GIF.

Can we get Tash signed asap please #wnba

Natasha Cloud says she’s okay and hoping for the best. 🩵🤍 ☁️ 9️⃣ 🏀 ⛹🏽‍♀️ #NatashaCloud #WNBA #WNBASky #WNBAFreeAgency #SkyHoops

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton signed a one-year, $400,000 deal with the Liberty, sources tell The Post.

Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones each signed three-year deals, I’m told.

Contracts lock up the Liberty’s big three through 2028.

Brunson on pace to score 76 points tonight. Sure, why not? 😑😒 🏀 📺 #NBA #NBAPlayoffs #2026NBAPlayoffs #NBASky #AtlantaHawks #SkyHoops

Marine Fauthoux (knee injury recovery) will be joining the Liberty for the 2026 season, according to Myles Ehrlich of Winsidr 🗽 🏀 ⛹🏽‍♀️ #WNBA #WNBASky #NewYorkLiberty #LightItUpNYL #SeafoamSZN #MarineFauthoux #SkyHoops

Munetaka Murakami ABSOLUTELY DEMOLISHES a grand slam! 🤩 (114.1 MPH, 431 feet!) | 村上 宗隆ハイライト YouTube video by MLB

Moonie annihilated a 98mph fastball 431 feet to dead center for a GRAND SLAM last night! 🇯🇵 🤩 🧦 ⚾️ 🥔 #Chicago #MLB #MLBSky #WhiteSoxSky #ChicagoWhiteSox #SouthSideSox #GoGoSox #MunetakaMurakami

Tonight was one big OOF for the Hornets. Oh, well. They’re young, and they just weren’t ready for tonight’s game. Hopefully, they’ll learn from it 🏀 📺 #NBA #NBAPostSeason #NBAPlayInGames #NBASky #CharlotteHornets #Charlotte #SkyHoops

You’re a man of refined tastes!

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