Ben Taylor from Thinking Basketball ranks his highest IQ player reads, counters, defensive tactics and court awareness from the first three rounds of the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Never miss a moment with the latest news, trending stories and highlights to bring you closer to your favorite players and teams. Download now ➡ https://nba.smart.link/NBAApp-YTDes Subscribe to the NBA: https://on.nba.com/2JX5gSN
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5:30 Caruso stepped out of bounds 😭
The best type of basketball videos love this level of analysis
2:40 Play #8 is a perfect example of how many offensive and defensive countering tactics can happen in ONE PLAY. I simply do not understand people who say the NBA is boring to watch because “everyone just shoots 3 pointers and dunks”. Do they not notice the complex chess match of switches and screens and fakes and cuts and one the nose passes that lead up to every shot attempt?!
Crazy refresh pull
5:30 in the last 2 minute report, it was acknowledged that it was a missed out bounds call for Caruso
Best basketball channel on YouTube!
Some nba teams should hire him as a coach
#spurs vs #knicks may the best team win
I LOVE those o-rebound anticipation blocks; Carter, I think Vassell & obviously Wemby’s all had nice ones against okc 😮💨😮💨
1:15 I thought it was called a MeBound after our Goat Angel Reese!!??
10:28 one thing that’s being overlooked here is wemby is supporting castle by pushing him into the defender on the backdown. High IQ
kinda sad jamal sheads dive from the raptors series didnt make it
CARUSO WAS OUT OF BOUNDS
🔥NBA NEEDS MORE BEN TAYLOR💯💪🏾
Bro's in love with OKC
As soon as I saw the devin vassell shot , I said yea that’s going to be on smartest plays
It’s a game of chess
NBA and Thinking Basketball? Wait, WHAT?!!! 🔥🔥👏🏼
Smart plays
W fyp🔥