Honestly, outside of the playoff, I have watched very little NBA in the last decade. I think that the NBA playoffs typically is one of the best sporting tournaments anywhere and I make it a point to watch it each year.

I recently moved to Oregon and took my kids to the Blazers Grizzlies game last week. I had not been in person to an NBA game in a while.

First, Ja was out, which was disappointing. I really wanted to see him play.
Second, The whole first 3 quarters the players absolutely looked like they didn't care. Lazy play, lack of hustle, loafing around. I was actually bored, and the players looked bored. But the fourth quarter came and they all played hard. Things got chippy, it got more physical, and way more interesting. If they could have just played the whole game like the 4th quarter it would have been a lot more exciting.