Run it Back! NBA Week in Review - 2025-26 - Week #21

RIB-Week21-Mar15 === ​[00:00:00] Jose: ~Test, test, test. Test ~week 21 of the 20 25, 26 NB. A season is over and it was a crazy week, which means of course, it's time to run it back. This is run it back NBA week in review. I'm Jose Salviati Editor at thePeachBasket.net, and this is the show where we recap the week that was in the NBA by sharing the only objective NBA power rankings. The stats standouts. That's the best to do it by average. In the week there was, and then we take a look at viral news in the NBA and A segment we call full court press. No shortage of viral news this week. Finally, we highlight the marquee matchup for the week to come. Let's start like we always do with the only objective NBA power rankings anywhere. These are. The top 10 across both conferences, and it's the only objective NBA power rankings you're gonna find anywhere you can find more about these rankings and see the entire list@thepeachbaskets.net. Let's take a look at the top 10 at the [00:01:00] conclusion of week number 21. Now, for the last few weeks, there hasn't been a lot of movement in and out of the top 10. It's just been movement inside of the top 10. That all changed as teams are starting to get hot and we see that movement into and around the top 10. We'll start at number 10 like we always do with the Cleveland Cavaliers. They did not have a great week. They were two and two, and it cost them, they dropped two spots and settle at number 10 after week. Number 21. The Denver Nuggets were also two and two in week number 21, but it didn't cost them as much as it cost. The Cleveland Cavaliers, they just don't move at all. They're at number nine for the second week in a row. Now, debuting in the top 10, they haven't been here in a while, are the suddenly very hot. Los Angeles Lakers, they were perfect 4.0 and week number 21, and they jump up all the way from the number 12 spot to take over, number eight. [00:02:00] And they might be getting hot at the right time. Team that's not getting hot at the right time. And the Minnesota Timberwolves, they one and two and week number 21, and they stay at number seven for the third week in a row. The Houston rockets were two and two. Week 21 and also do not move. They're at number six for the second week in a row. The Knicks were also two and two and also didn't move. They stay at number five for the second week in a row, and the Boston Celtics were also two and two and week number 21, and they just cannot seem to move out of the number four spot. They settle in here for the sixth week in a row. Now the number three team is the best team in the east. That is of course, the Detroit Pistons. There were three in one and week number 21, which isn't bad at all. There was a team that just a little bit better with a little bit more quality wins. We'll get to them in a minute. The Detroit Pistons are the number three team after week number 21. Number two. [00:03:00] Are not the best team in the west. But some might argue that the San Antonio Spurs were three in one and week number 21 and did just enough to leapfrog over the Detroit Pistons to take over the number two spot after week, number 21 and the number one team. Was perfect. The only, only the second team in the top 10 to be perfect in week number 21. That is the Oklahoma City Thunder. They were two and oh, and that was enough to keep them at number one for the second week in a row. That's the objective top 10 list for week number 21. If you wanna see where all 30 teams land this week, please visit the peach basket.net. Now let's shift our focus to the players. These are the best to do it by average in week number 21 of the 20 25, 26 NBA season. These are the best by average in shooting rebounds, assists, blocks, steals points, and game score. We start with probably. Probably the most obvious. Points leader we've had at the end of any [00:04:00] week, how do you drop 83 and not lead the NBA in points? BAM dropped 83 and led the NBA in points. Now it's interesting when you look at bams week, he had a bunch of very average games for bam. He had 20, he had 21, he had 24. He had 24 again. But then in the midst of all of that, right in the middle, he dropped 83 80. Three, we'll talk more about bams 83. As the show goes on. Bam led everyone at 37 points on average. In week number 21, Colin Sexton played one game, made seven three pointers to lead the NBA and Shea Gill. Just Alexander played two games and made 13 and a half field goals on average to lead everyone. When it comes to rebounds, the best to do it in week 21 was Nicole Yoki. She played four games, pulled down 15 and a half rebounds. The best offensive rebounder was Daniel [00:05:00] Gaffer played three games. Pulled down 5.7 offensive rebounds, and Nicole Yoic pulled down 13 defensive rebounds to lead everybody. The top assist man was Cade Cunningham, played four games, averaged 13.3 assists. Blocks, was shared by. Victor Wema and Donovan Klean both played three games and both averaged 3.3 blocks to lead the association. And Steels was also a combined effort. Nicole Yoki played four games. Chris Dunn played four games and both averaged 3.3 steels to lead everyone the top game score the best overall game for the week of, or for rather, for week number 21, belonged to Shay Riss Alexander. He had a very respectable, very good game score of three 7.5. Now let's take a look ahead at week number 22. Now, I tried really hard to find the best game at week number [00:06:00] 22 for y'all and there's just not a lot of top games or a lot of games, rather, between top contenders. There are some intriguing matchups, though the suddenly finals favorite San Antonio spurs traveled to LA to take on the hot, but now hurt Los Angeles Clippers. And the next take on the Nets in the Battle of New York. Neither one of those teams is particularly exciting for anybody outside of the fans of those teams, but that's the best we got in week number 22. As we get closer and closer to playoff time, now we're gonna end with the segment we call full court press, where I normally ask AI for its thoughts. And viral trending NBA news and see what is going on as we head into week number 22. I didn't do that this week because I knew exactly what AI would tell me. It would say, bam, how do you not talk about bam? We witnessed something NBA fan. That was one of those moments. [00:07:00] One of those. Where were you when you heard it? Moments. It was love it or hate it. It was that type of moment. Now, personally, I was at Disneyland when I heard that he had 31 after the first quarter, and I jokingly said to the people I was with he's obviously going for 120 points. I wasn't off by much, which is crazy in this age of the three pointer, a team is not out of it just because the other team has a big lead. We gotta know that by now. What matters more is having a big lead with just a little time left on the clock. Now if we're honest, that really didn't happen for the heat until about 9 0 5 to go in the fourth when bam hit A and one to put the heat up by 22. Now. 22 point lead with 9 0 5 to go is comfortable, yes, but it's not insurmountable. You all gotta admit that is the moment the ESPN's win Tracker put the heat's chances of winning at 99.9%, but the wizard hit a three very [00:08:00] next time down and that dropped. So it really wasn't the time to take Bam out. But the bigger story of course, was that after that and won. Bam was at 70 points. Why would anybody, why is anybody faulting coach Spolstra for not taking Bam outta the game? At that point, his team was up. Yes, but there was still plenty of time left. And more importantly, when would Bam ever be this close again? His previous high was 41. He was enjoying it once in a lifetime. Lightning in a bottle moment. Why would you take him out? If you would've heard that somebody had 31 at the end of one, bams name was not the first one that pops into your mind, you were thinking maybe Luca or Curry came back. Something, not bam, you had to ride this out. You had to see what happens. Now things started to get a [00:09:00] bit odd, admittedly, at about the 3 36 mark, the heat were up by 25 after another n one by Bam. Now note that the heat were not pulling away. But time was winding down. Now, in a normal game, this is when BAM might've come out. But if anyone thinks this was a normal game, they weren't watching the game. Oh, and after that and won, bam, had 77 points. Seven, seven points. You gotta keep going. You've got to ride this out. To BA's credit, he never stopped playing a complete game. In addition to his points, he was dishing out, assists. He was giving up the ball and blocking shots. He was playing defense in the final quarter. Now, the only thing I can agree on with the naysayers with is that it was weird to watch the he'd intentionally fo to get the ball back. Yeah, no argument from me. But other than that, this was legit. The wizards are the worst [00:10:00] defensive team in the NBA. They literally tried their best. Yes, that was their best. They triple team, bam, and they couldn't stop him. Of course, they fouled him. Now how is that BA's fault? I, for one, have no problem with bams 83, and I'm looking forward to the day someone hits 90. I get the sense it's coming and it's coming soon. Wilts 100 might one day be matched. Past. How crazy is that? That's it. Week number 21 of the 20 25, 26 NBA season is in the books. Join us again next week after week number 22. We once again run it back.