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The 10 Smartest Plays of the Playoffs | Thinking Basketball
Ben Taylor from Thinking Basketball breaks down some of the highest IQ player reads during the 2025 NBA Playoffs, headlined by the Thunder defense and Tyrese Haliburton’s court vision.
Ben Taylor from Thinking Basketball breaks down some of the highest IQ player reads during the 2025 NBA Playoffs, headlined by the Thunder defense and Tyrese Haliburton’s court vision.
@patrickhwang4492
June 2, 2025 at 6:44 pm
My man Thinking Basketball getting the respect from the league he deserves 💯
@RayAP17
June 2, 2025 at 6:45 pm
I like how he cheats and actually shows way more than ten plays. I’m here for it
@retroscorpioz
June 2, 2025 at 7:59 pm
ts pmo
@TenScoop
June 2, 2025 at 11:20 pm
@@retroscorpioz”ts” in 2025 🥀
@HelenHill
June 2, 2025 at 6:47 pm
Bro This Is Crazy Real Crazy these Guys have real brain moves 🤪😂🎉 🧠
@coulsonthurgood2840
June 2, 2025 at 6:50 pm
I see thinking basketball content, I click
@bobjohnson3940
June 2, 2025 at 6:59 pm
Imagine if you could get a way in the NBA where players have in earpieces that don’t fall out but still allow hearing to where you could hear your coach all game. Too much? You’d probably hear nonstop yelling anyway lol
@el_conde55
June 2, 2025 at 7:07 pm
Haliburton’s passes aren’t that great, because he only looks away after making the pass. He was looking straight at Siakam, and only looked away after he had made the pass. Pretty lame in my book
@mr.bellefleur
June 2, 2025 at 7:45 pm
Thinking basketball got me thinking about basketball again
@errylkingracinez8850
June 2, 2025 at 7:53 pm
:40 travel
@errylkingracinez8850
June 2, 2025 at 7:54 pm
0:34 travel
@sesamoideos
June 2, 2025 at 7:59 pm
Gatter step, not travel
@JQUOIS
June 2, 2025 at 8:00 pm
Most of those Halliburton no looks are not happening as you describe them but I bet the NBA makes you put in certain players in these videos
@homesiejonesie7672
June 2, 2025 at 8:31 pm
one thing i wanna throw in there is I think Nembhard is getting away with a little sneak tug on the arms after the chair pull, kinda still a foul. Game is game tho the chair pull is legit
@E_T_H
June 2, 2025 at 8:37 pm
I think he wouldn’t get away with it as much in the regular season but since it’s playoffs, it’s felt like the refs have put away their whistles which is kind of refreshing.
@fraudrelic
June 2, 2025 at 8:35 pm
Outstanding content, that makes the bellowing heads on ESPN look like bball newbies. More of this pls
@homesiejonesie7672
June 2, 2025 at 8:38 pm
lamar odom did the same ball chuck trick as magic and shai to end the 2010 finals
@homesiejonesie7672
June 2, 2025 at 8:42 pm
I wish the Lakers kept Caruso man. smfh
@danielleonardosantos7089
June 2, 2025 at 8:50 pm
6:15 Denver Nuggets playoffs in a nutshell. Porter Jr missing everything!
@issumagi3333
June 2, 2025 at 11:06 pm
Facts mpj was so frustrating he only showed up in like 2 games id rather he just be consistent and average instead of being a hot shooter in only 2 games and a turnover machine in the next 5 I ain’t even a Denver fan bro I just wanted okc to lose so I tuned in and bro made me stressed
@sandysanchez33
June 2, 2025 at 8:52 pm
More of this content please
@nbapbaupdate8338
June 2, 2025 at 9:05 pm
Tyrese Haliburton PURE PG this ERA 💪🔥💪
@joeb588
June 2, 2025 at 10:07 pm
A couple of those chair pulls were fouls, but great video otherwise
@StoneAgeStark
June 2, 2025 at 10:22 pm
This is quality content
@BasketballSecretsYouGo
June 2, 2025 at 10:25 pm
I’m telling u,I been made y’all…..
@benebacher2470
June 2, 2025 at 10:39 pm
9:11 imagine being Tyrese’s teammate lol you probably don’t even know if he’s gonna pass to you or not half the tome
@issumagi3333
June 2, 2025 at 10:59 pm
6:18 Not mpj with the wide open brick ;-;
@NevergiveupOnme-x4o
June 2, 2025 at 11:27 pm
❤❤❤
@OsoGP
June 2, 2025 at 11:27 pm
I loved this video. I hope that we get to see more breakdowns of the intricacies of play during regular season too
@LukeO-ye1nl
June 2, 2025 at 11:31 pm
Just to comment this is excellent content – more pls
@hunga.b
June 3, 2025 at 2:38 pm
we need some daniel li content as well
@Kangareux
June 3, 2025 at 2:38 pm
Best content out there, thinking basketball
@Kangareux
June 3, 2025 at 2:39 pm
Playoffs have been fantastic this year
@klikli1867
June 3, 2025 at 2:40 pm
I love how even on plays where the offense scores he still shows that what the defense did was really good like at 4:30
@cwj_721
June 3, 2025 at 2:47 pm
Nembhard always be giving the biggest bumps on his drives he know what they wanna do 😂
@2kporjecetboyDrew
June 3, 2025 at 2:58 pm
Lulll i do this on 2k
@yqco6
June 3, 2025 at 3:03 pm
Top 10(0) Smartest Plays of the Playoffs
Loved this. Great video.
@verward
June 3, 2025 at 3:04 pm
2:00 I’m glad Myles Turner has his defensive reputation back. He was lost on that for a while, but now I feel like he is a solid a reputable rim defender again.
@Draregkoeliekalie
June 3, 2025 at 3:18 pm
Haliburton always has a little over the top no look pass which is not neccesary. He always makes an exrtra twist after he allready made the no look pass which serves no purpose at all.
@brucelee4348
June 3, 2025 at 3:20 pm
8:39 anyone have an idea why it’s smart to leave 0.1 on the clock instead of running it out?
@bennettgibson3738
June 3, 2025 at 3:59 pm
The top 45 plays of the playoffs 😁I’m here for it
@breakingchaynes
June 3, 2025 at 4:21 pm
as a diehard podcast listener, seeing all the positivity in these comments has made me very happy. great video 🙂
@MatuHUN
June 3, 2025 at 4:28 pm
Thunder put Caruso on Jokic cuz no fouls would be called on him in a matchup like that. And then they beat the Nuggets by flopping on the other end allowing SGA to shoot 30+ FTs. This is the leagues fault, makes games really hard to watch, please do something next year
@PraeQuae
June 3, 2025 at 6:30 pm
Jokic shot more free throws than Shai all series, Denver just couldn’t guard Shai without fouling. Jokic got tired because his usage was so high and he had to battle a deep rotation of rested, all-nba defenders all series… these videos show him getting ripped cleanly over and over, not a foul in sight. The man isn’t god, he just got outplayed. Maybe if Denver can get a bench next season will look different. In the meantime, don’t leave these delusional comments
@jimothy_ardon64
June 3, 2025 at 4:49 pm
That butt screen by Steph curry seems illegal no?
@jonnyjonjonjrshabadoo6565
June 3, 2025 at 4:55 pm
Loved this focus on the game beyond scoring plays
@OctoberviIIe
June 3, 2025 at 5:57 pm
rudy falls for that pass every time this the 4th time ive seen luka get him 😭😭😭
@heyb6268
June 3, 2025 at 6:15 pm
2:35 that was not a block by OG lol
@BudgetPCGaming-v2p
June 3, 2025 at 6:24 pm
3:55 I thought my GPUs gonna go bye bye. Lol
@rebles85b7
June 3, 2025 at 6:48 pm
thats not High IQ dats poor defends
@GGanymede
June 3, 2025 at 8:08 pm
Very good video.
@mark_b2
June 3, 2025 at 9:34 pm
As awesome as Ben is with his analysis, gotta say I love the Giannis Huggies clip
@Mr.StevenKerr
June 3, 2025 at 9:36 pm
Absolutely love this kind of coverage. Hard to watch this and then think Basketball is worse now, like these jealous retired guys and ESPN dummies say.
@moralhazard1
June 3, 2025 at 11:16 pm
Imagine if Bird got an And 1 on all those plays like SGA too! 😂
@seniorpeepers
June 3, 2025 at 11:20 pm
dang actually a great video