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The 2024-25 season was a nightmare on nearly all fronts for the Philadelphia 76ers. Touted by many as a legitimate threat to the Boston Celtics’ reign after pulling off the blockbuster signing of nine-time All-Star Paul George, the 76ers could never quite get into a rhythm as a team after they were hampered by injuries […]

Jayson Tatum’s injury has put the Boston Celtics in a bind; as stacked as their roster remains even with Tatum out, it still is unlikely for them to be much of a threat in the championship picture when their best player is on the mend. And with the financial pressure of being in the second […]

The Golden State Warriors’ 2024-25 season has come to an end on Wednesday night after they lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their second-round matchup, 121-110. It was quite the dispiriting end to what was such a promising season for the Warriors, as they simply did not have enough on their roster […]

After being the butt of many jokes after struggling to begin the season in the aftermath of their controversial decision to trade Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, the Minnesota Timberwolves have righted the ship completely and have made it all the way back to the Western Conference Finals after defeating the Golden […]

Coming off a seven-game war against the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors had plenty of confidence heading into their second-round matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. But just a little over a week later, the Warriors have seen their season come to an end, and with quite a loud thud as well, as they couldn’t […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have done it. Despite being blasted by plenty of critics for their decision to trade Karl-Anthony Towns away to the New York Knicks in a cost-cutting move that brought back Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, the Timberwolves have matched last season’s playoff performance by making it all the way to the Western […]

The Indiana Pacers have made it to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive year, hearkening back to the Pacers teams in the mid-2010s that made it to two straight ECFs as well. Alas, those Pacers teams, led by current Philadelphia 76ers wing Paul George, ran into the buzzsaw that was the LeBron James, […]

What started out as a playoff run filled with so much hope has ended with quite a thud for the Golden State Warriors as they saw their season come to its unfortunate conclusion after the Minnesota Timberwolves took care of business, 121-110, in Game 5 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. In the end, […]

On Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics found themselves on the brink of elimination heading into Game 5 of their second-round matchup against the New York Knicks. Finding themselves down 3-1 and without Jayson Tatum for the foreseeable future after he sustained a torn Achilles, the Celtics looked like they were dead in the water even […]

Tyrese Haliburton has done nothing but transform the Indiana Pacers ever since he arrived in a blockbuster trade back in 2022. His unselfishness has given the Pacers an identity to work with, and now, they have been achieving so much success on the court that it’s not far-fetched to see them win it all now […]

The veterans of the game will always say that the closeout game is the most difficult one in any series. For the Minnesota Timberwolves, even though everything seems to be working in their favor for their closeout game against the Golden State Warriors, as they’ll be at home and they’ll be coming up against a […]

If there’s any silver lining to the Philadelphia 76ers’ dreadful 24-win 2024-25 season, it’s that they were able to keep their first-round pick after winning the third pick of the 2025 NBA Draft, preventing it from conveying to the Oklahoma City Thunder (which it would have had it landed outside the top-six). After missing the […]

The Dallas Mavericks hit the lottery jackpot when they won the first overall pick of this year’s draft, granting them a mulligan after their controversial decision to trade Luka Doncic away by giving them the opportunity to draft the highly-touted Cooper Flagg. Flagg has long been regarded as a franchise-altering talent who can do his […]

The Golden State Warriors will go to battle on Wednesday night in Game 5 without the services of Stephen Curry, who hasn’t quite recovered from the hamstring injury that he sustained in Game 1 of their second-round matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Warriors will be facing long odds in winning this game, as this […]

On Tuesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder were locked into another slugfest against the Denver Nuggets in what has been a barnburner of a second-round matchup thus far. Facing an eight-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter, the Thunder relied on their depth yet again to cut into the deficit, paving the way for Shai […]

The Denver Nuggets, for the second consecutive game, have thrown away a fourth-quarter lead and ended up losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder, this time suffering a 112-105 defeat in Game 5 to fall behind 3-2 in the series. To start the fourth quarter, the Nuggets couldn’t buy a bucket, so they were unable to […]

The Denver Nuggets’ season has been put on the brink of its end by the Oklahoma City Thunder after OKC overturned another fourth quarter deficit en route to taking a 112-105 win in Game 5. The Nuggets lost all offensive rhythm by the time the fourth quarter came along, and the heavy minutes appear to […]

In a game that was eerily similar to how Game 4 turned out, the Oklahoma City Thunder came back from a fourth-quarter deficit to take a 112-105 Game 5 win over the Denver Nuggets to grab the lead in the series, 3-2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who’s had his fair share of rough shooting nights in the […]

Donovan Mitchell may have missed some crucial free throws towards the end of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season-ending 114-105 Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers, but he showed up with a steely determination and the resolve that they were not about to be sent packing just yet. He battled through an ankle injury, risked further […]

The Indiana Pacers are not to be trifled with come postseason time, and the Cleveland Cavaliers learned that the hard way. Despite being heavy underdogs entering the series, the Pacers finished off the 64-win, Eastern Conference-leading Cavs in five games. In Game 5, Indiana took care of business, securing their spot in the Eastern Conference […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were a historically great team to begin the 2024-25 season. They won 33 of their first 37 games and went on three separate 12-plus game winning streaks during the regular season. From the looks of it, the stars were aligning for the Cavs to make it deeper than they ever have in […]

The Indiana Pacers have displayed incredible poise all playoffs long, and Tuesday night was no different for them even as they faced a desperate Cleveland Cavaliers team that was on the brink of elimination in Game 5 of their second-round matchup. During the dying minutes of the game, the Cavs were still scrapping and clawing […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers’ backs against the wall in Game 5 of their second-round matchup against the Indiana Pacers, they needed a herculean effort from Donovan Mitchell to avoid seeing their season come to such a premature end. Mitchell may have struggled shooting from the field, but his effort and will was undeniable, as he […]

There might be hope after all for the Dallas Mavericks. Their long-term outlook was the stuff of horror stories, as after trading away Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 2029 first-round pick as well as seeing Kyrie Irving tear his ACL shortly after, the Mavericks went all the way from the team […]

The Boston Celtics could not have envisaged a worse ending to Game 4 of their second-round matchup against the New York Knicks than the one that transpired on Monday night. In addition to losing a barnburner to the Knicks, 121-113, to fall down 3-1 in the series, they saw Jayson Tatum go down with a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves need to win just one more game in their second-round matchup against the Golden State Warriors to make it to the Western Conference Finals for the second consecutive season. Thanks to a barrage from Anthony Edwards, who ended the night with 30 points on 11-21 shooting from the field, the Timberwolves overcame […]

The Golden State Warriors are teetering on the edge of elimination after the Minnesota Timberwolves took a 117-110 win in Game 4 after overturning a halftime deficit with a third-quarter rout of the Dubs. Suffice to say, the Warriors need their best player back in the worst way, as they look dead in the water, […]

What’s been evident over the past three games became so much more obvious for the Golden State Warriors in the aftermath of their 117-110 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 of their series that now has their season on the ropes down 3-1. The Warriors need Stephen Curry to sustain winning basketball, although […]

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are only one win away from making it to their second consecutive Western Conference Finals after taking a 117-110 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of their second-round matchup. Edwards was brilliant once more; he posted his second consecutive 30-point outing, as he dropped 30 points […]

On Monday night, the NBA held its annual draft lottery, and to everyone’s surprise, it was the Dallas Mavericks, a team that had a 1.8 percent chance at winning the first overall pick, that ended up being the night’s biggest winner. In fact, three teams jumped from less advantageous places all the way to the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers entered the 2025 NBA playoffs with so much hope that they could finally get a fair shot at mounting a deep playoff run, what with Kawhi Leonard being healthy and looking like the superstar of yore. Leonard was especially brilliant in Game 2 of their first-round matchup against the Denver Nuggets […]

The 2024-25 season has to count as a rousing success for the Detroit Pistons; they went all the way from winning 14 games to mounting a great challenge to the New York Knicks before falling in six games in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. And with a bright young core led by […]

In quite a shocking turn of events, the Dallas Mavericks won the first overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft during tonight’s Draft Lottery, overcoming their miniscule 1.8 percent odds of doing so. After confoundingly trading away Luka Doncic in early February, the Mavericks have somehow been granted a mulligan, as they are on their […]

The Indiana Pacers are currently floating on cloud nine after taking a 3-1 lead in their second-round matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers courtesy of a 129-109 win in Game 4 that wasn’t as close as the final score would suggest. They were so dominant to the point that they took a 41-point lead into the […]

The Indiana Pacers went off to a stellar start in Game 4 of their second-round matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Raring to redeem themselves after a substandard Game 3 performance in a blowout loss, the Pacers started the game out strong, wasting no time in taking their first double-digit lead of the game courtesy of […]

Following the Indiana Pacers’ blowout loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of their second-round matchup, many believed that the 64-win Cavs team, the best in the Eastern Conference, was going to use that victory as a springboard to get right back on track in hopes of overturning a 2-0 series deficit. Instead, the […]

Coming off a solid Game 2 performance which he punctuated with a stunning stepback game-winner that he celebrated with Sam Cassell’s iconic “obscene” celebration, Tyrese Haliburton’s stock was at an all-time high as the Indiana Pacers took a 2-0 series lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers despite not having homecourt advantage. Haliburton, however, couldn’t keep it […]

The 64-win Cleveland Cavaliers were on the ropes after losing the first two games of their second-round matchup against the Indiana Pacers at home. Indiana took advantage of the absences of their key guys, such as Evan Mobley and Darius Garland, but that has only served to bring out the best in Donovan Mitchell, who […]

The Indiana Pacers and their fanbase were on cloud nine after taking the first two games of their second-round matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road. Game 2 was a particularly thrilling experience for the Pacers, as they managed to overturn a seven-point deficit in the final minute or so of the ballgame and […]