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The Philadelphia 76ers continue to face a mountain of injury woes, with Quentin Grimes joining Joel Embiid and Kelly Oubre Jr. on the mend on Tuesday night in their clash against the Washington Wizards. But at the very least, Jared McCain seems to be putting his injury battles in the rearview mirror. McCain, who saw […]

The entire city of Durham must be screaming in celebration right now. There is nothing more exciting for the constituents of Durham than a Duke basketball win, other than, perhaps, any sort of win over UNC. And on Tuesday, the fourth-ranked Blue Devils faced the 15th-ranked Florida basketball squad and came out on top in […]

A game against the Toronto Raptors on the road was always going to be tough for the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers are missing a few key guys, and they’re battling against one of the best teams in the East in the early goings of the 2025-26 campaign. Thus, it wasn’t that big of a […]

The Boston Celtics are finding their footing a little bit. Of their past four games heading into their Tuesday night clash against the New York Knicks, all of them came against teams that made it to the playoffs last season. They went 3-1 during that stretch, setting themselves up quite nicely for a matchup against […]

Freddie Freeman is a three-time World Series champion, and it’s not like he was simply a passenger on those title-winning squads. Freeman was a prominent member of those championship-winning teams, and he’s established himself as one of the biggest postseason heroes in recent memory. Freeman was the one who hit the walk-off home run in […]

Only two teams posed much of a threat to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the duration of the 2024-25 campaign — the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers. The latter has been ravaged by injuries. This leaves the Nuggets, among many aspiring championship contenders, as perhaps the most likely team to dethrone the Thunder — especially […]

Dillon Brooks is always on a mission to make his opponents’ life a miserable one to live. He even ratchets up the annoyance factor every time he comes up against the best players in the game. It’s not a coincidence that Brooks always turns up in matchups against Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. And […]

All season long, the Dallas Mavericks have been on the hunt for a solution to their point guard problems. D’Angelo Russell became out of favor all the way back in preseason. Cooper Flagg was overtaxed as the team’s starting floor general. Brandon Williams wasn’t deemed good enough. So with the Mavs running out of options, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers looked like they were ready for battle to start things off against Phoenix Suns on Monday night. Luka Doncic, in particular, seemed as though he was on his way to another monster scoring effort after dropping 20 points in the first quarter alone. But then the Lakers capitulated in the second […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, on the second night of a back-to-back, got punched in the mouth by the Phoenix Suns even though the Suns lost Devin Booker to a groin injury. Filled with execution lethargy on both ends of the floor, the Lakers got demolished to the tune of a 125-108 defeat. In fact, all […]

Luka Doncic is a true hooper through and through. It doesn’t matter if he’s playing three games in four nights or a back-to-back set — he’s always going to be bringing his best. On Monday night, Doncic came out of the gates firing during the Los Angeles Lakers’ clash against the Phoenix Suns despite playing […]

On Monday night, the Phoenix Suns faced the Los Angeles Lakers in a clash between two division rivals. The Suns have been better than expected this year, entering this contest against the Lakers with a 12-9 record, but they are looking to exploit a scheduling advantage as they’ll be lining up against a team that’s […]

The Miami Heat are rolling. On Monday night, they made light work of a floundering Los Angeles Clippers team and took them to the woodshed en route to a 140-123 victory. This reworked Heat offense continues to impress, as all of their starters scored in double figures, led by Norman Powell, who put up 30 […]

The Detroit Pistons are certainly getting the heat from their fellow Eastern Conference teams; after a stellar start to the 2025-26 campaign, they have become the hunted among their peers. Thus, on Monday night, they took another haymaker from another aspiring East contender in the Atlanta Hawks even though they were on the second night […]

The Dallas Mavericks entered their Monday night clash against the Denver Nuggets with a 6-15 record, which puts them at 12th place in the loaded Western Conference. While qualifying for the playoffs remains a long-shot for this team, the Mavericks aren’t without hope. After all, Anthony Davis recently returned from a calf strain that kept […]

The Indiana Pacers have been playing better basketball as of late, and it’s a credit to the fact that the team is at least getting a bit healthier. Among those who’ve returned after a bit of a lengthy absence is backup point guard TJ McConnell, who’s been contributing quite well for this shorthanded Pacers squad. […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers being on the second night of a back-to-back on Monday, they decided to give Darius Garland the night off so he wouldn’t re-aggravate his toe injury troubles. This freed up Donovan Mitchell to do the bulk of the heavy lifting against a flatlining Indiana Pacers team. Mitchell, who didn’t have the […]

The New York Mets have signed a pitcher from their in-city rival New York Yankees for the second consecutive free agency period. Last year, the Mets signed relief pitcher Clay Holmes and converted him to a starter. This year, they picked up Devin Williams, the enigmatic reliever the Yankees acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers in […]

After a dream 2024 season in which they won 15 games and ended up being the best team in the NFC during the regular season, the Detroit Lions have scuffled through a bit of a hangover in 2025. Their result on Thursday night in Week 13 action also puts a damper on their playoff hopes, […]

Fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers are irate, and it’s not hard at all to see why they are. The Steelers, trying to keep in step with the Baltimore Ravens in the quest to win the AFC North, made a mess on Sunday in their clash against the Buffalo Bills and suffered an embarrassing 26-7 defeat, […]

With division rival Baltimore Ravens currently in a bye week, the opportunity was there for the Pittsburgh Steelers to take sole possession of the AFC North lead. Of course, what awaited them was a matchup against the 7-4 Buffalo Bills, so it’s not like anything was going to be easy. But they were in front […]

On Sunday night, the New York Knicks had another difficult test in front of them in the form of the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors have been one of the best teams in the East in the early goings of the 2025-26 campaign, with Brandon Ingram bringing good fortune to the team after two poor seasons. […]

On Sunday night, the Los Angeles Lakers faced the lowly New Orleans Pelicans team that simply may be looking for a way to speed up time. This season has been painful for the team that currently has a 3-17 record, and not even a head coaching change, with James Borrego stepping into interim duties in […]

The 2025-26 Chicago Bulls started the season 5-0, punctuated by a 135-125 win over the New York Knicks that had color commentator and analyst Stacey King declaring that this team was “the real deal”. Suffice to say, that proclamation was a bit premature. The Bulls have played uneven basketball since then, and they now have […]

Friday night brought fans some incredible hoops, and they need not look further than the intense back-and-forth between two of the rising teams in the Eastern Conference in the Detroit Pistons’ clash against the Orlando Magic. The Pistons have been the best team in the Eastern Conference in the early goings of the new campaign, […]

The bill is coming due for the Los Angeles Clippers, and the debt collection isn’t looking pretty. Selling their future back in 2019 to bring in Kawhi Leonard and Paul George is coming back to haunt them, as they are struggling thus far with an injury-ravaged and old roster for the entirety of the 2025-26 […]

The Toronto Raptors entered the 2025-26 season having won just 55 games over the past two seasons. For reference, their 2019 title-winning squad won 58 games, and the year after that, they won 53 in 72 games. That’s how far the Raptors have fallen, and it was not quite clear when they would be returning […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ rough stretch continues, as they lost their third consecutive game in a 113-105 defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder. After two consecutive choke jobs against inferior opposition, the Timberwolves at least brought more energy and fight against the reigning champion. Alas, the Thunder simply are too good — especially when they get […]

The Detroit Pistons’ 13-game winning streak may have come to an end on Wednesday night in a 117-114 heartbreaker against the Boston Celtics, but they remain the talk of the town amid their rise to true contending status in the Eastern Conference. Many insiders and analysts are looking for ways for the Pistons to improve […]

The Portland Trail Blazers set out to contend for the 2025-26 season, as evidenced by their trade for Jrue Holiday, a win-now move for a veteran guard. They currently have an 8-10 record at the time of writing, which has them in ninth place in the Western Conference. That is good enough for a play-in […]

The Orlando Magic are playing very good basketball as of late, as they are climbing in the Eastern Conference standings amid an impressive 7-3 stretch. They have managed to hold down the fort even amid Paolo Banchero’s injury; they are coming off a 144-103 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, after all, and they are looking […]

Whenever a team emerges all the way to contending status, they become a trendy pick to pull off a blockbuster trade to expedite their said contending timeline. This is exactly what the Detroit Pistons are experiencing at this very moment. With the 15-2 Pistons on a historic 13-game winning streak, some insiders and media members […]

It wasn’t too long ago that the Detroit Pistons were losing games left, right, and center. In 2023, they lost an NBA-record 28 consecutive games, and it looked like everything was bleak and that there was no hope for this Pistons squad. Fast forward to 2025, and they are sitting pretty atop the Eastern Conference […]

The Orlando Magic woke up choosing violence on Tuesday night as the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers stood no chance against them in NBA Cup action. With the 76ers missing Joel Embiid, Paul George, VJ Edgecombe, and Kelly Oubre Jr., the Magic took advantage and laid the smackdown on Philly en route to a 144-103 victory. The […]

CJ McCollum is in the middle of his worst season since his sophomore campaign in the NBA. The Washington Wizards haven’t quite given him as prominent of a role as he had in years past, and as a result, his numbers have dipped considerably. He entered their Tuesday night clash against the Atlanta Hawks averaging […]

To say that present circumstances for the Los Angeles Clippers are dire would be a massive understatement. They are currently 5-12 heading into their much-anticipated Tuesday night NBA Cup contest against their in-city rival Los Angeles Lakers, and they’ve been ravaged by injuries. The good news is that Kawhi Leonard is going to be active […]

The Philadelphia 76ers continue to face injury woes unmatched by any other team other than perhaps the Indiana Pacers. On Tuesday night in NBA Cup action against the Orlando Magic, the 76ers were missing a few key guys, namely: Joel Embiid, Paul George, VJ Edgecombe, and Kelly Oubre Jr. While the Magic were also missing […]

The Washington Wizards have been the worst team in the NBA this season, which is understandable considering how they’re just in the second year of a full-blown rebuild. But they haven’t been just bad — they’ve been horrific. They entered their Tuesday night NBA Cup game against the Atlanta Hawks with a net rating of […]

The shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans finally snapped their nine-game losing streak on Monday night in a 143-130 takedown of the Chicago Bulls. Zion Williamson did lead the team in scoring, looking like the healthy version of himself once more. In only his third game back after a lengthy absence brought forth by a hamstring strain, […]