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NBBA Season 70 – Day 3 Recap (Saturday, October 25, 2025)
by Buzz Beat Daily

Record Night for Road Warriors
Day 3 of Season 70 delivered a shake-up across the NBBA, as five road teams picked up wins — the most in a single night so far this season. From upsets to statement victories, the road squads showed no fear, and the standings are already starting to tighten just one week into the campaign.

Wobbles Shock ETBU on the Road
Wobbles made a major statement with a 113–102 road win over the ETBU Tigers. P. Blum was exceptional, posting 27 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals to lead the charge. Despite a brilliant 39-point performance from ETBU’s D. Pinhal, Wobbles’ young core showed poise beyond their years, executing cleanly in crunch time and earning a massive early-season confidence boost.

Lions Roar in Kings Knights’ Den
The LA Lions, led by manager Harold Miner, earned a big 106–99 away victory over the Kings Knights. Z. Chongping carried the Lions with 30 points and 8 rebounds, dictating the tempo from start to finish. Kings fought hard behind J. Carandil, but couldn’t contain the Lions’ late-game surge. The win puts the Lions squarely in the mix among the Great 8’s top contenders.

Splash Gang Bounce Back Behind Sohn’s Hot Hand
Splash Gang rebounded from a tough loss by defeating 10inch Vertical 93–76 on the road. D. Sohn was in rhythm all night, earning the “Best Performer” rating (21.0) with efficient shooting and strong perimeter play. The revamped Splash lineup, built for speed and spacing, finally clicked — a sign that manager Plasma’s offseason moves are beginning to pay off.

TarTeam Handle 87ers; Delaware Hit with Injury Setback
TarTeam took care of business against the Delaware 87ers, earning a steady 109–98 road victory. Delaware’s Patrick Randle impressed with 20 points and 19 rebounds, but the night turned sour as veteran forward Lucas Nava exited with a mild ankle sprain, sidelining him for 4–8 days. TarTeam’s consistency and composure showed why they remain one of the league’s most disciplined and dangerous squads.

Lords Claim Road Victory Over Jumpers
Los Angeles Lords continued the away-team dominance, defeating the Jumpstop Jumpers 97–85. Veterans E. Dahan and O. Gesla were defensive anchors, combining for 6 steals to turn momentum late in the game. Jumpers guard E. Runfolo played all 48 minutes in a gritty effort, but it wasn’t enough to slow the balanced attack of manager GagneOutWest’s squad.

Hooks Dominates as Cavaliers Stay Perfect
The Virginia Cavaliers remained unbeaten, downing the Silverbacks 86–71 behind another monstrous outing from M. Hooks. The reigning USA Cup champions’ big man tallied 20 points, 23 rebounds, and 5 blocks, earning MVP of the Night with a 36 efficiency rating. The Cavaliers are proving that last season’s success was no fluke, now sitting firmly atop the standings.

Mill City Thunder Clamp Visionaries
Mill City Thunder picked up a 103–92 road win over Visionaries, showcasing why they remain a championship threat. W. Ruojia dished 9 assists to lead a balanced offense, while T. Pok Yin swatted 6 shots inside. Manager TonyC’s Thunder have quickly re-established themselves as a defensive powerhouse — and newcomer Rodger “Cis” Cisneros continues to settle in nicely.

Champions Survive Another Test; Dowell Injured
The defending champs Stark Contrast improved to 2–1 with a narrow 95–90 win over ExplosiveBubbleWrap. Despite the victory, it was a tough night for the Bubbles, as team legend “Bloody” Bruce Dowell suffered a pulled groin that will keep him sidelined for 10–20 days. Stark continue to look sharp in crunch-time execut

Your free throw defense almost gave me an aneurysm during the live match, but after the game ended and I could see the ratings, I felt like we stole one and realized I would have lost it either during or after the game no matter which side I was on.

edit: Yeah, I just need to stop watching these. Yuri Siracusa, a guy making 75k a week, just played the first 24 minutes straight without a sub. Guys making 120k, 140k, 190k, they all get subs, but, apparently, Yuri Siracusa is just indispensable. We can't afford to rest him or it will all fall apart, we're much better off making it fall apart by deliberately running him into the ground, than resting him. This way, we'll have no hope of recovering when we lose the lead.

I grabbed the lineup from a random pickup game against some guy that challenged me during my match last Saturday, which went really well, but, I'm watching the replay right now, and, yeah, it looks like my coach is going to play Siracusa for 48 minutes straight unless he fouls out or it goes into garbage time, smh. That makes no sense to me. It's my fault for not noticing during the pickup game since I only checked the boxscore, but he's barely better than his backup and stamina isn't an issue for my team right now. No timeouts have been called, so it's not like he isn't in dire need of a substitution at this juncture. It just feels like I suddenly don't know how to substitute for a player in some games. He has a reserve and a backup, both of whom routinely sub for guys making 2x what he makes a week.

edit2: I just want him to foul out or get injured at this point. I almost didn't even start him, I think we're better with Holtz on the floor. There isn't a single player on my team that I want to play all game instead of just leaving them out of the lineup entirely. I don't even care about winning anymore, I just want to see the coach pull this player out of the game for a minute.

edit3: Eff this game. eff this site. Eff this AI coach. Eff this match engine and all 10,000 lines of code. If you're still reading this, eff you. And eff anyone that just scrolled past.

Last edited by Harold Miner at 10/28/2025 9:35:51 PM

Your free throw defense almost gave me an aneurysm during the live match, but after the game ended and I could see the ratings, I felt like we stole one and realized I would have lost it either during or after the game no matter which side I was on.

Yeah don’t get me started brother. I still don’t understand how I lost that one. All the numbers say I should of edged that one out, but somehow you won by 7 ….

Lions went 7/15 from three, 47% compared to the NBBA norm of < 30%. I guess NBBA is also a make-or-miss league just like the NBA...

Wow, it is week 3 of the cup and they give us their #1 ranked team Mill City.

The draw is surprising for a 3rd round!
A match between 2 NBBA teams and lots of L3 teams on the schedule.

Tournament round 3:

Wobbles @ Mill City Thunder

Visionaries vs. Pittsburgh Peacocks (III.1)
Los Angeles Lords @ Pata Hoops (III.2)
Silverbacks vs. Blue Ocean (III.3)
The LA Lions @ Grand Ma Mas (III.3)
Jumpstop Jumpers vs. Brick Squad (III.11)
Delaware 87ers @ Flying Pigs (III.12)
Splash Gang vs. Snow Blizzards (III.15)

Virginia Cavaliers vs. Founders (IV.10)
Kings Knights vs. Rancors (IV.11)
ETBU Tigers vs. VileOnes (IV.19)
10inch Vertical vs. Long Island City (IV.25)

ExplosiveBubbleWrap vs. chicago big socks (V.151)
TarTeam vs. El Paso Rainers (V.214)
Stark Contrast vs. 94Magic95 (V.225)

Brutal for both of us. There's always 1 NBBA v NBBA draw ridiculous early, we drew the short straw this season. Good luck, I feel quite fortunate that I got home court advantage

If BB will give us 1 less injury I'll call it even with the scheduling quirk

At least I managed to avoid a boycott after the first third of the season.

Day 4 (Tuesday 28 October 2025) : Summary by Buzz Beat Daily

Due to a temporary data system malfunction, full coverage and game breakdowns for Day 4 were delayed. While the stats have since been recovered, the original in-depth recap was unfortunately lost in the shuffle. Normal service has now resumed — we’ll be back in full swing for Day 5!