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Crazy how so many people were shitting on the IST but today is showing that while there may need to be adjustments, it’s a good addition to the NBA. Who would be caring like this about these games in previous seasons? We haven’t even gotten to the best parts either
This is possibly a little reactionary based on how the East C Group shook out, but I think for a 4 match group stage it could be more interesting if the tie-breaker was points differential first then H2H, giving teams more control over their own destiny. For example tonight the Nets were reliant on the Celtics losing to have a chance to progress, as the Cs held the H2H advantage, but if it was points differential then they could have tried to ball out and give themselves a chance.
It also puts more emphasis on margin of victory, which isn't typically a thing of importance in the NBA. Teams might be more willing to put effort in the 4th Quarter of a blowout to either continue boosting that differential or limit the damage, rather than it becoming 12 minutes of garbage time.
Brooklyn would have won the group if they had the highest point differential after last night