Every NBA Playoff Team's X Factor! (2025)

0:00 Intro & Explanation
1:38 OKC
4:53 HOU
5:55 DEN
7:00 LAL
8:30 MEM
10:30 GSW
12:00 MIN
13:00 LAC
14:40 CLE
17:11 BOS
18:30 NYK
18:45 IND
19:26 MIL
20:53 DET
22:38 ATL
23:45 ORL & close

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[azagoren]

A 2nd round exit for Houston is nothing to be upset about, considering they ended last year out of the play in. They're on the right track, just like the other young teams

[UV]

Man, Rusty really loves the word “heliocentric”

[homedogg]

Honestly i think Jaden McDaniels has to be a 1A/1B choice with Randle. If McDaniels can sustain his offensive jump in the playoffs he’ll be an extremely powerful 3rd/4th option for them

[TheAllAroundShow]

i’m a HUGE Pistons fan, but you’re right we have no secondary creation besides Dennis Schroeder. IF Jaden Ivey was not injured he’d literally be perfect, as he creates on all 24/7 for himself.

[fortynights]

Suggestion for Little Rusty Buckets after coming from that channel:

You said you like films, maybe you could talk about a few you enjoyed that you don’t see people talking about.

[dvdv]

10:39 "Playoff Jimmy just has to show up."

No doubt in my mind that he WILL! He's already ramping up towards being just that yet again! 🥳🤩

[RoseDuWolfe]

The Pacers defense since January 1st is basically top 10 (tied down to the fourth point) but still an awful rebounding team but that comes down to schematic.
Missing both Nembhard and Neismith to start the year meant our best perimeter defender was…Benedict Mathurin? He’s fine. He’s not great. Neismith and Nembhard give us a combo of defensive plus plus players who can keep that energy for Tyrese on the other end.

[thetwiggamingchannel]

The X factor for the Chicago Bulls is sadly Josh Giddey which is a great way to be perpetually mid

[TheOlaMG]

To me, this is every teams biggest weakness.

X-factor would be something that makes teams unique in a positive way?

[scottbardsley]

KP is probably the best choice, but if Sam Hauser keeps producing the way he has, good f*cking luck stopping the C’s 4 times

[mkretschy]

Can you consider doing a video on the Hornet's future? We are the only team in the NBA who haven't made the playoffs in almost a decade, and we've been a bottom seed for far too, what the next step for the front office?

[kjjr]

With a healthy Porzingis, Boston is not getting beaten in a 7 game series. This team is already so good, feel like every time they have a bad shooting night as a team, one guy is always bailing them out 😂.
And i also think that Jimmy has to be like a 1b to Stephs 1a, he really has to elevate his game in the playoffs for the Warriors to have a chance

[johnnybadmen]

When was this written? The Pistons signed Dennis Schröder specifically to address that issue. While his shooting has been inconsistent, he’s been excelling as a veteran secondary shot creator off the bench. That said, we still have other challenges, like being undersized at the four and our overall playoff inexperience. This team tends to play with its food instead of closing out games early.

[arrownoir]

A lot of those teams have zero expectations for the post season.

[knection]

I wouldn't say Alex Caruso is inconsistent more than his minutes got cut in half compared to when he was on the Bulls. He is very limited in the role he is doing for OKC as opposed to when the Bulls were making him a 6th man sometimes starting PG

[eyesocombo]

Knicks fan here,
Since media doesn’t watch games, i believe our biggest x-factor is mikals ability to run an offense, brunson has been all nba but towns can’t literally run an offense due to his skill set and spots, but if someone other than brunson can run the offense and feed KAT we constantly look elite.

[Skelang]

8:34 AG and Jokić is their whole inside game. This will likely fall apart when one or both are off the court

[iamklasick]

As a bucks fan I would like to say that Kevin Porter Jr has been a pretty insane shot creator for us

[notthe_realsway]

key to us winning a championship honestly is dg and mobley being at there a game i've accpeted that garland mismatches are bound to happen so we really need his benefit on the offensive side
i mean i'm ok if garlands effeciency dips a little but i feel like bare min he needs to average 18 and 7 on at least 37% from 3 and 45 from the feild at least

[Schuyler]

Finally you said something about the Pacers.