5 Reasons why NBA preseason games should be disregarded

#2 Players are barely in game shape

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No matter how great NBA players are, they must be in tip-top shape to be able to perform in the greatest basketball stage in the world.

So when they see action in a competitive game for the first time after a long off-season, they are usually no-where near their usual level of performance. And some of them usually don’t heat up until the first few weeks of the regular season as well.

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#3 Starters sit out the fourth quarter

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With some exceptions, the likes of LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and James Harden, don’t usually see action in the fourth quarter of a preseason game no matter how close the games are.

The payoff quarters in preseason games are usually left to the second and third stringers to decide. In addition, it is the perfect time for coaches to look for players who can rise to the occasion in case some of their starting casts would not be available in regular season games.