The Mid-Post · Oct 21, 2026 · 4:42 AM UTC

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Keys To The Game review for Thunder vs. Spurs: 1) Did the Thunder Force Turnovers? NO ❌ Not by their standards at least! (8 steals < 9.7 avg last year / 13 TOs for Spurs = 13.5 avg last year), but the turnovers they did force disrupted the Spurs rhythm at times.

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The Mid-Post · Oct 21, 2026 · 5:01 AM UTC

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3) Did the Spurs Stay Locked In? YES ✅ I'll give it to the Spurs. They put up a good fight even down as many as 26 points. Wemby got to the line and was great defensively despite a terrible shooting night. Team showed heart but just couldn't make enough plays.

The Mid-Post · Oct 21, 2026 · 5:04 AM UTC

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Overall, the Thunder dominated early, definitely making a statement that when healthy, they are still the team to beat. SGA and McCain were in midseason form. JDub can still play better. Threes were falling. They can still be even better! Rough night for Spurs but good fight

The Mid-Post · Oct 21, 2026 · 2:29 AM UTC

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Keys To The Game review for Sixers vs. Knicks: 1) Did the 76ers Take Smart Shots? YES ✅ Wasn't too upset with the shot selection. There were definitely some (non) heat checks at times from different guys but I also thought they got good looks, many of them just didn't fall

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The Mid-Post · Oct 21, 2026 · 2:56 AM UTC

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3) Did the Knicks Protect the Pill + Get Back? YES ✅ and NO ❌ 1st half transition defense was great. Knicks focused on taking away home run plays. But it crumbled as they missed shots late. They also had 14 turnovers compared to Knicks' 10. Saw it the most late in the 4th

The Mid-Post · Oct 21, 2026 · 2:58 AM UTC

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Overall, this was yet another old school battle. Bad shooting and good defensive displays from both teams. Knicks played a good 1st half and still were only up a few points at the half. But 76ers stayed the course and it paid off. Knicks lost what worked for them in 1st half

The Mid-Post · Oct 20, 2026 · 9:40 PM UTC

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If you caught this week's episode, here's a look at how my Keys To The Game shaped up for Celtics vs. Pistons: 1) Did the Pistons Crash the Defensive Glass? YES ✅ Won the defensive rebound battle 35-27 thanks to their signature gritty defense and a cold Celtics 4th quarter.

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The Mid-Post · Oct 20, 2026 · 10:03 PM UTC

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Overall, the first three quarters of the game panned out as expected. Two great defenses where offensive creation was going to be extremely key. Celtics indeed struggled when Tatum/George sat, Pistons struggled until Robinson/Cade got more aggressive down the stretch

The Mid-Post · Oct 20, 2026 · 10:08 PM UTC

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It was clear that DET needed their shooters to impact the game and they indeed got hot when they needed to the most. Off night for Tatum, hot night for PG. NOTE: 23 and 21 FGAs respectively. BOS bench was solid, but Walsh/Mitch/Queta not being offensive-minded is going to hurt

The Mid-Post · Oct 20, 2026 · 9:58 PM UTC

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2) Did the Celtics Protect the Paint? NO ❌ For a majority of the game, the Celtics could not stop the Cade/Duren P&Rs AT ALL. There was a period where that alone made up a majority of the Pistons' points. Struggled with fouls down trying to do so.

The Mid-Post · Oct 20, 2026 · 10:01 PM UTC

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struggled with fouls down low*