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The Smartest Plays of the Season: Part 1

Ben Taylor from Thinking Basketball breaks down some of the highest IQ plays of the first half of the season, from Steph Curry’s off-ball gravity to mind-breaking passes from Luka, Jokic and more.

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  1. @felipecardenas1233

    February 12, 2026 at 9:05 am

    Tengo un Amigo que se llama Patricio Ulloa y que se la ponen caminando

  2. @qtYuppt

    February 12, 2026 at 9:13 am

    yay!

  3. @godenhwang2603

    February 12, 2026 at 9:20 am

    1:28
    What the hell is the NBA doing? it should be ashamed of the officiating, its been so bad this year and apparently the NBA doesn’t care? Punish that ref, don’t post his mistake like its nothing.

  4. @NFLFAN696

    February 12, 2026 at 9:32 am

    Curry’s reaction is me still seeing that Draymond is on the roster

    • @samhartje723

      February 12, 2026 at 6:38 pm

      He’s literally their second best player but ok

  5. @sedohema

    February 12, 2026 at 9:49 am

    If these are the smartest plays, then players today are dumb. They’re regular ass mundane plays

    • @JDub3799

      February 12, 2026 at 10:04 am

      L rage bait

    • @sedohema

      February 12, 2026 at 10:10 am

      ​@JDub3799truth hurts huh? It’s ok baby girl, you’ll make it.

    • @sedohema

      February 12, 2026 at 10:13 am

      ​@JDub3799I dont rage bait, I speak FACTS. But obviously my FACTS baited you into a rage. So I call that a W

    • @JDub3799

      February 12, 2026 at 11:23 am

      @sed@sedohemano one is enraged. Again L rage bait. Try harder next time

    • @sedohema

      February 12, 2026 at 11:33 am

      ​@JDub3799you are, but its ok sweetheart, you’ll be ok.

  6. @ВкусноЕсть-к3п

    February 12, 2026 at 10:24 am

    Lets go Kawai All-Star Game 😢

  7. @SUcC..

    February 12, 2026 at 10:31 am

    Curry’s face says “damn the refs really got us paying for all those moving screens” 😲

    • @YunisRajab

      February 12, 2026 at 3:20 pm

      Yeah I try to be sympathetic to Curry getting mauled but he got 4 rings off of Draymond moving screens so it balances out

  8. @Weejee456

    February 12, 2026 at 11:20 am

    ben deserves all the accolades. should be an announcer

  9. @will-sully

    February 12, 2026 at 11:29 am

    I could literally watch videos like this for hours

  10. @hzj420

    February 12, 2026 at 11:32 am

    Kris Dunn making the dumbest play shouldn’t count as one of the smartest plays lol

  11. @danilLinaresblanco-z9j

    February 12, 2026 at 1:53 pm

    Skills+IQ

  12. @benjiman7259

    February 12, 2026 at 2:42 pm

    The ads on this one were pretty special

  13. @funkychilldude

    February 12, 2026 at 2:45 pm

    Sad that this won’t get nearly as much attention as the fake complaining about tanking

  14. @phileincibus4545

    February 12, 2026 at 4:08 pm

    Awesome looking forward to Part 2

  15. @louieftw3218

    February 12, 2026 at 4:13 pm

    Ben taylor is him, more please

  16. @randomperson4137

    February 12, 2026 at 5:12 pm

    So easy to understand

  17. @zacmarion

    February 12, 2026 at 6:24 pm

    If you like this kind of thing I’d recommend looking up NBA nerd highlights

  18. @Mrzoux1

    February 12, 2026 at 7:17 pm

    Awesome breakdown as always

  19. @BortJT

    February 12, 2026 at 7:47 pm

    1:12 incredibly obviously fouled before the shot. Kerr will complain about anything

  20. @clarenceonyekwere5428

    February 12, 2026 at 10:18 pm

    0:40 They are doing the RDC skit in real life by following Steph everywhere. Even to the bathroom

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