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One week of real basketball is done — and the standings already look like someone shuffled them in the dark. Here is your Monday Morning After, in six posts.

The hard part — OKC is 3-0 too, but Jalen Williams was carted off late Sunday with a left-leg injury and gave the crowd a thumbs up. Wishing him a fast one. The league is better with JDub healthy.

The full weekend story is in today's Morning After — Knicks, Luka, Detroit and more. A three-minute read, free, no press-release voice. theoverundernba.com

One week of real basketball is done — and the standings already look like someone shuffled them in the dark. Here is your Monday Morning After, in six posts.

Luka is not messing around. 52 points, 10 assists, 8 rebounds as the Lakers erased an 18-point hole in Utah and stayed unbeaten at 3-0. That is his 10th career 50-point game.

Detroit, though. 3-0, and Sunday they walked into Philly without two starters and never trailed. Cade had 26, 8 and 8. The Pistons look like a problem, not a fluke.

One week of real basketball is done — and the standings already look like someone shuffled them in the dark. Here is your Monday Morning After, in six posts.

First — the champs are winless. The Knicks are 0-3 after Orlando closed on a 33-16 run Sunday at the Garden. First defending champs to start 0-3 since the 2011-12 Mavs.

One week of real basketball and my group chat already needs a lie-down. Friday night gave us the good stuff — blowouts, a champs stumble, and a comeback. Let us sort the real from the noise.

And do not sleep on Memphis — down 12 late, then a 17-0 gut punch to steal it 111-108 in Golden State. The Warriors are 0-2 too. October is undefeated at humbling people.

So one week in — contenders wobbling, upstarts barking, and nobody has won anything yet. That is the fun part. Full takes every Mon Wed Fri attheoverundernba.com

One week of real basketball and my group chat already needs a lie-down. Friday night gave us the good stuff — blowouts, a champs stumble, and a comeback. Let us sort the real from the noise.

Atlanta went full demolition mode — 128-81 over Charlotte, a 47-point win and a new franchise record. The Hornets turned it over 27 times. That is not a bad night. That is a crime scene.

Detroit is 2-0 and suddenly the threes are falling — 128-111 in Miami, even with Giannis dropping 36. The Pistons fixed their biggest weakness. The East just got louder.

One week of real basketball and my group chat already needs a lie-down. Friday night gave us the good stuff — blowouts, a champs stumble, and a comeback. Let us sort the real from the noise.

First up — the champs are 0-2. Boston held off New York 107-103, Tatum dropped 36, and the Knicks are the first defending champs to start 0-2 in 15 years. Relax? Sure. Ignore it? Nope.

Opening night is done — three games, three stories, and one totally crashed banner party. Here's what actually mattered, minus the film-room homework —

Lean check — Pistons -1.5 cashed, Knicks -4.5 didn't. One and one on opening night. That's the game. Leans, never locks. 21+. If gambling stops being fun, call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Tonight — ESPN doubleheader with Wolves at Heat then Warriors at Lakers, plus the Nets' home opener vs Charlotte. More where this came from — theoverundernba.com

Opening night is done — three games, three stories, and one totally crashed banner party. Here's what actually mattered, minus the film-room homework —

Pistons 121, Celtics 113. Detroit closed on a 23-0 fourth-quarter run — yes, really. Cade and Duren had 22 each, and Paul George dropped 38 in his Celtics debut and still lost. Detroit is terrifying.

Thunder 116, Spurs 104. SGA did SGA things — 32 points. Wemby went 1-for-13, his only make a third-quarter dunk. OKC led by 26 at one point. Round one of the rematch goes to the ex-champs.

Opening night is done — three games, three stories, and one totally crashed banner party. Here's what actually mattered, minus the film-room homework —

Sixers 106, Knicks 100. Maxey went for 28, LeBron put up 14-9-7 in his debut, and Brown added 19-8-6. An 11-0 run to end the third, and the champs' rings were barely dry.

Opening night is tomorrow. Real basketball is back. Three games, nine hours, zero preseason excuses left. Here are my predictions for the tripleheader.

Why those leans — continuity and home court beat paper talent on night one. Detroit kept its core. The Knicks kept all five starters. Philly's five played one preseason game together.

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Full logic is up at theoverundernba.com. Leans, never locks. 21+. If gambling stops being fun, call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Opening night is tomorrow. Real basketball is back. Three games, nine hours, zero preseason excuses left. Here are my predictions for the tripleheader.

Game 2 — 7pm ET. Sixers at Knicks. Banner night at the Garden. LeBron and Jaylen Brown debut in Philly jerseys, in front of the champs. Rude. Lean — Knicks -4.5.

Game 3 — 9.30pm ET. Thunder at Spurs. A Western Conference Finals rematch on night one. Wemby vs SGA with zero rust allowed. No lean here — just enjoy it.

Opening night is tomorrow. Real basketball is back. Three games, nine hours, zero preseason excuses left. Here are my predictions for the tripleheader.

Game 1 — 3pm ET. Celtics at Pistons. The East's top two records from last season, straight into a matinee. Detroit is the more settled team. Lean — Pistons -1.5.

The flop crackdown is real — and Jalen Brunson just found out in a preseason game.

The league's answer this year — in-game technicals for clear flops, plus postgame fines on review. Push-offs, screens and landing space are on the list too.

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I wrote the whole thing up in today's Big Thing. The whistle is the league's most valuable currency — and it just got repriced. theoverundernba.com

The flop crackdown is real — and Jalen Brunson just found out in a preseason game.

Brunson had thoughts. The cameras caught every syllable. You can guess the one-word review.

Here is the thing — there WAS contact. That is what makes this crackdown so tricky. Where is the line between selling a real shove and inventing one?

The flop crackdown is real — and Jalen Brunson just found out in a preseason game.

Monday night vs Minnesota — Gobert shoves him in the back, Brunson sprawls forward, and the ref hits BRUNSON with a flopping technical.

The Wizards played a game on Saturday that had no business being this entertaining. 114-108, overtime, over the Pistons. Preseason basketball is supposed to be boring. Washington didn't get the memo.

The first week of preseason was basically the NBA's comeback tour. LeBron in a new uniform. Dame back home in Portland. And nobody's knees have filed a complaint yet. Ten days until opening night.

Meanwhile Dame's new backcourt mate is Ja Morant, who debuted with 8 points and 5 assists. That pairing sounds like a 2K MyTeam fever dream. Preseason, baby.

One week down. Nothing counts and everything matters. The Morning After drops Monday with the receipts. theoverundernba.com

The first week of preseason was basically the NBA's comeback tour. LeBron in a new uniform. Dame back home in Portland. And nobody's knees have filed a complaint yet. Ten days until opening night.

The Nets won 114-108, by the way. 2-0 in the preseason. The trophy case is still empty but October belongs to the delusional, and I'm claiming it.

Wednesday in Portland, Dame played his first Blazers game in 1,295 days. 15 points in 19 minutes, off a torn Achilles. Rip City got its movie ending back.

The first week of preseason was basically the NBA's comeback tour. LeBron in a new uniform. Dame back home in Portland. And nobody's knees have filed a complaint yet. Ten days until opening night.

Thursday night, LeBron debuted for the Sixers at Barclays. 18 minutes, 10 points, five assists, four boards, and he took exactly one shot. Point God behavior at 41.

A quick word on how The Over/Under handles betting — everyone does it differently.

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Pregame leans drop before tip-off on marquee game days. Free, like everything else — theoverundernba.com

A quick word on how The Over/Under handles betting — everyone does it differently.

Every lean comes with the logic — matchup, trends, injuries, line value. Can't explain it in two sentences? I don't publish it.

One strong lean beats three filler picks. Some days the best bet is no bet at all.

A quick word on how The Over/Under handles betting — everyone does it differently.

I give leans, never locks. A lean is 'here's what I like and exactly why.' A lock is a lie someone tells to sell picks.

Luka dominating already!