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There may be a video circling around showing Tyrese Haliburton expecting himself to be the recipient of the Eastern Conference Finals MVP honors (and not winning after the award was given to Pascal Siakam), but make no mistake about it, the Indiana Pacers have as harmonious of a locker room as it can get. It’s […]

Heading into the impending NBA Finals clash between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers, fan sentiment is mixed. Some take this as a huge win in the name of parity, as both teams are based on small markets and they tend to rely on developing their own talents to succeed instead of forming […]

Blanked by the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, 1-0, the Kansas City Royals lost the series against the current AL Central leader. With this latest defeat, the Royals now trail the Tigers by eight games in what continues to be a jumbled pack in the middle of the division. For the Royals, the main thing they’ve […]

Life without Caitlin Clark hasn’t been very kind to the Indiana Fever thus far. They’ve lost two straight games after Clark injured her left quadriceps following a 90-88 defeat to the reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty, and they lost those games with such a close margin that it wasn’t too hard to imagine them […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ future outlook doesn’t look very promising especially in the aftermath of Damian Lillard’s Achilles injury that will sideline him, presumably, for the entirety of the 2025-26 season. Lillard was supposed to be the superstar piece the Bucks needed to re-ignite their championship fire, but instead, they fell in the first round of […]

This offseason, major changes appear to be afoot for the Boston Celtics this offseason. Facing a slew of potential financial troubles brought forth by the second tax apron, the Celtics front office may have to trim player payroll, especially with Jayson Tatum’s injury making it very unlikely for the team to compete for a title […]

The Chicago Bulls do not typically blow up the team and build through the draft. They prefer to remain semi-competitive instead of fully embracing the tank, which is what they’ve done over the past few seasons. And at the very least, the Bulls’ roster appears to have a few players worthy of being keepers. Coby […]

For the second consecutive season, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ campaign came to an end in the Western Conference Finals. This time around, however, they stood less of a chance against the Oklahoma City Thunder than they did against the Dallas Mavericks last year. OKC, boasting the best defense in the league, swallowed Minnesota whole — as […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have accomplished so much over the past two seasons, but they have fallen short of their ultimate goal of winning a championship once more. Wednesday night was a bit of deja vu for the Timberwolves, as they saw their season come to a horrific end, being defeated yet again in the Western […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has got to be one of the happiest people on the planet. His and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s job may not be finished, as they are still locked in on their ultimate goal of winning an NBA championship, which they are ever so close to after a 124-94 beatdown of the Minnesota Timberwolves […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is showing the entire world why he was named the 2025 NBA MVP over Nikola Jokic as he continues to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to great heights. On Wednesday night, Gilgeous-Alexander wasted no time taking care of the Minnesota Timberwolves, recording 34 points on efficient shooting to drive his team to victory […]

On Wednesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder took a major step forward in their continued push for an NBA championship. They gave the Minnesota Timberwolves no chance in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, clamping them down from the tip-off en route to taking a 124-94 victory — punching their ticket to the NBA […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are officially four wins away from winning the NBA championship after handily taking care of business against the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-94, in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, after having some efficiency troubles in the previous series against the Denver Nuggets, has made mincemeat of the Timberwolves’ defense, […]

Barring an unforeseen and historic turnaround, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ season will officially be coming to an end after 24 minutes of game time following a horrific first-half performance in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Timberwolves, expected to play with a sense of desperation now that their backs […]

Tyrese Haliburton showed the world why he must be considered a superstar player with the way he led the Indiana Pacers to a 130-121 victory against the New York Knicks in Game 5 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. Haliburton put up 32 points, 13 rebounds, and 15 assists in an all-out masterclass without turning […]

The New York Knicks’ season is on the verge of coming to an end as the Indiana Pacers, courtesy of a 130-121 win in Game 4 on Tuesday night, take a 3-1 lead in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. All night long, the Knicks simply weren’t able to match the Pacers’ energy. To make matters […]

The Indiana Pacers are only one win away from their first trip back to the NBA Finals in 25 years. Coming off a heartbreaking Game 3 defeat in which they allowed the New York Knicks to come back from 20 points down, Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers took care of business in Game 4, starting […]

The New York Knicks may have stolen Game 3 from right under the Indiana Pacers’ collective nose, but that was just the start of what they hope is going to be a comeback trail. Karl-Anthony Towns put the Knicks on his back in the fourth quarter of Game 3, and with the Knicks fighting another […]

Fresh off an excellent Game 4 performance despite the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 128-126 defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder that has them now down 3-1 in the 2025 Western Conference Finals, Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s stock continues to rise. Alexander-Walker dropped 23 points on 9-15 shooting from the field and 5-8 from beyond the arc, providing the Timberwolves […]

With the Indiana Pacers having gone up by 20 in the first half of Game 3, it looked like they were on their way to taking a 3-0 series lead over the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals. However, the Knicks stayed in the game and chipped into their lead heading into the […]

Karl-Anthony Towns has been huge for the New York Knicks all season long, and his efforts were rewarded with an All-NBA Third Team nod — the third of his career. However, Towns hasn’t been at his best yet against the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. He was benched down the stretch in […]

The Indiana Pacers looked like they were on their way to taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals over their sworn rival, the New York Knicks. They took a 20-point lead in the first half and capitalized on the Knicks’ lifelessness. Alas, even with Jalen Brunson in foul trouble for a […]

Karl-Anthony Towns is deservedly going to be hailed as the New York Knicks’ hero in Game 3. After scoring just four points in the first half before being benched due to foul trouble, Towns put the Indiana Pacers’ defense to the sword and put up 20 points in the final frame to lead them to […]

With the New York Knicks staring at a potential 3-0 series deficit in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, falling down by 20 points in the first half is not exactly ideal. But if there’s anything these Knicks have proven this postseason, it’s that they are never out of a game. Powered […]

With the New York Knicks down 2-0 in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, they must head into Game 3 with a sense of desperation as if their series is on the line. After all, no team in NBA history has ever come back from down 3-0 in a playoff series. But […]

The Indiana Pacers are in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive season, and this year might be their best shot at making it to the NBA Finals since last doing so in 2000. They are up 2-0 on the New York Knicks and are up by double digits in the third quarter of […]

The Golden State Warriors certainly played like a team that had a chance to go all the way after they acquired Jimmy Butler via trade this past February. With Butler active, they played at a near 63-win pace. In the end, the Warriors’ playoff run was stopped by forces beyond their control, as Stephen Curry’s […]

The Boston Celtics appear to be in a bit of a ticking time bomb scenario with regards to their roster. Even without bringing back their own free agents this offseason (Al Horford and Luke Kornet, to name two), they will already be above the second tax apron. Jayson Tatum’s injury complicates matters. With him out […]

Jalen Brunson is doing his best to carry the New York Knicks on his back in their 2025 Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Indiana Pacers. After scoring 43 points in a heartbreaking come-from-ahead Game 1 defeat, he followed it up with a 36-point performance in a 114-109 loss in Game 2 — which was […]

The New York Knicks are being humbled really quickly through the first two games of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. After being well on their way to securing a Game 1 victory then snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, they had to put up a herculean effort to avoid going down 2-0 to the […]

When Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was drafted with the 11th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, little did everyone know that he would blossom into the player he is today. Even the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team that sought him as one of the main returns in the iconic Paul George trade that keeps on giving, […]

It’s natural for the team down 2-0 in an NBA Playoffs series to be frustrated, struggling to come up with answers, but the frustration the Minnesota Timberwolves are feeling at the moment is boiling over to their play on the court. During their 118-103 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of the […]

Whenever someone in the NBA ascends to greatness, they tend to attract more and more vitriol. For Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the 2025 NBA MVP and the best player on the 68-win Oklahoma City Thunder that’s now up 2-0 against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals courtesy of a 118-103 win on Thursday night, he […]

Julius Randle appears to have gotten a new lease in his playoff life with the Minnesota Timberwolves. During the 2021 and 2023 NBA playoffs, back when he was with the New York Knicks, he was very prone to poor shooting nights and didn’t rise to the level that was needed as one of his team’s […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is officially the 2025 NBA MVP award winner, and he certainly played like it in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 118-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of their Western Conference Finals clash. He put up 38 points on 12-21 shooting from the field and, as per usual, was a force to […]

As disappointing as the end to the Los Angeles Lakers’ season was, no one can question just how excellent of a player LeBron James remains even though he’s geriatric by NBA standards. He turned 40 this past December and didn’t look like he lost too many steps. And with Luka Doncic now at the controls […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did not have his shot going in the first half of Game 1 of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Western Conference Finals clash against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He went just 2-13 from the field and couldn’t get into a rhythm, as he had to force his way to the foul line over and over […]

The upcoming Eastern Conference Finals clash between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks is too close to call. The Pacers have ridden a blistering end to the regular season all the way to the ECF, and their series victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games shows that they have a much more well-oiled […]

Chet Holmgren did not have the best time during the Oklahoma City Thunder’s second-round series against the Denver Nuggets. He couldn’t buy a bucket from beyond the arc, and he had some lapses of concentration that led to two Thunder losses that could have cost them dearly. But now that they’ve put the Nuggets problem […]