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The Los Angeles Lakers lost Game 4 of their Western Conference Finals series against Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. A 40-point performance from LeBron James almost carried the Lakers to a victory, but they fell just short, as they lost by a final score of 113-111. Several Lakers underperformed […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost Monday night’s Game 4 at home against the Denver Nuggets. They lost by a final score of 113-111 behind a 30-point triple-double from Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic. But Lakers forward LeBron James did all in his power to try to extend the series on Monday. He finished with 40 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers 2022-23 season came to a disappointing end on their home floor on Monday night. The Nuggets beat the Lakers in Game 4 by a final score of 113-111 behind a 30-point triple-double from superstar center Nikola Jokic. But Lakers guard Austin Reaves deserves little to no blame for his team getting […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ season came to an end following Monday night’s Game 4 loss against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. But James did all in his power to carry the Lakers to a victory as he finished with 40 points on 15-for-25 shooting, 10 rebounds, nine assists, and two blocks […]

The Charlotte Hornets had a disastrous 2022-23 season. Just one year removed from a 43-win season and a play-in tournament appearance, they finished with a poor 27-55 record, the team’s worst since all the way back in the 2012-13 season when the Hornets were called the Bobcats. A big reason why the Hornets struggled so […]

The Los Angeles Lakers season is hanging by a thread at the moment. The Lakers are down 3-0 against the Denver Nuggets after losing Saturday’s Game 3. They lost by a final score of 119-108 behind 37 points from Nuggets guard Jamal Murray. It’s worth noting that no team in NBA history has ever come […]

Malcolm Brogdon and the Boston Celtics were thoroughly outplayed in Sunday night’s Game 3 against the Miami Heat. The Celtics lost by a final score of 128-102 behind 29 points from Heat guard Gabe Vincent, who shot 11-for-14 from the field and 6-for-9 from behind the three-point arc. Brogdon, Boston’s sixth man, played arguably his […]

Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics got embarrassed by the Miami Heat in Sunday night’s Game 3. The Celtics lost by a final score of 128-102 behind 29 points from Gabe Vincent on 11-for-14 shooting from the field and 6-for-9 from behind the three-point arc. Boston is now in a 3-0 series hole, and no […]

Malcolm Brogdon and the Boston Celtics laid an egg in the biggest game of their season to this point. The Celtics lost Sunday night’s Game 3 against the Miami Heat by a final score of 128-102. Brogdon, the NBA’s 2023 Sixth Man of the Year winner, put together arguably his worst performance of the entire […]

The Boston Celtics put together one of their worst all-around performances of the entire season in Sunday night’s Game 3 loss against the Miami Heat. The Celtics lost by a final score of 128-102 behind 29 points from Heat guard Gabe Vincent. Boston is now trailing in the series 3-0, and no team in NBA […]

In their biggest game of the season to this point, the Boston Celtics laid an egg in the fourth quarter. The Heat outscored the Celtics 26-9 to end Game 2 and grabbed a 116-111 win. Miami now has a commanding 2-0 lead in the series, and Games 3 and 4 will be in South Beach. […]

Miami Heat stars Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo put together fantastic all-around performances in Friday night’s Game 2 against Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. Butler finished with 27 points, eight rebounds, six assists, three steals, and two blocks, while Adebayo scored 22 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, and dished out nine assists. Thanks largely to […]

In the fourth quarter of Friday night’s Game 2 between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, Grant Williams got into a verbal altercation with star Jimmy Butler. Both players received technical fouls for jawing at each other, but this sequence came back to bite the Celtics, as the Heat finished the game on a 26-9 […]

Miami Heat star center Bam Adebayo stuffed the stat sheet in Friday night’s Game 2 against Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. He scored 22 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, and dished out nine assists in a game the Heat went on to win by a final score of 111-105. Thanks largely to Adebayo’s fantastic all-around […]

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler starred on both ends of the floor in Wednesday’s Game 1 against Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and the Boston Celtics. He scored 35 points on 12-for-25 shooting from the field, dished out seven assists, pulled down five rebounds, and came up with six steals in a game the Heat went […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic put together one of the best all-around performances of his career in Tuesday’s Game 1 against LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers. He scored 34 points on 12-for-17 shooting from the field, grabbed 21 rebounds, dished out 14 assists, and blocked two shots in a game the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ season ended in disappointing fashion. Despite finishing the regular season with the best record in basketball at 58-24 and having arguably the best player in the world in Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks lost to Jimmy Butler and the eighth-seeded Miami Heat in five games in the first round of the playoffs. Bad […]

The Boston Celtics lost Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Miami Heat by a final score of 123-116. One of the biggest reasons why the Celtics lost was a lack of aggressiveness from their best scorer, Jayson Tatum, in the second half of the game. Tatum finished with a team-high 30 […]

Once again, the injury bug bit the Los Angeles Clippers in the postseason. The Clippers lost their first-round playoff series against the Suns due largely to injuries to their two best players, Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard. George sat out the entirety of the series due to a knee sprain, while Leonard only played in […]

The Milwaukee Bucks 2022-23 season ended  in very disappointing fashion. After finishing the regular season with the best record in the NBA, the Bucks lost to Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in five games in the first round of the postseason. The Bucks’ first-round exit convinced their front office that they needed to make […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lost Tuesday night’s Game 1 of their Western Conference Finals series against the Denver Nuggets by a final score of 132-126. The Lakers outscored the Nuggets 34-26 in the final frame, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a 34-point triple-double performance from Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic. Despite […]

Denver Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic put together a masterful all-around performance in Tuesday’s Game 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers. He scored 34 points, grabbed 21 rebounds, dished out 14 assists, and blocked two shots in a game the Nuggets went on to win by a final score of 132-126. Thanks largely to Jokic’s […]

The NBA Draft Lottery is nearly here. On Tuesday night, teams who missed out on the postseason will finally know where they will pick in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft. It’s a time of great excitement for fans but also great anxiety, as teams’ long-term outlooks can ride on luck and ping […]

Boston Celtics big man Al Horford plays a Swiss-army-knife-type role for this team. On the offensive end, he can shoot the three-ball with the very best of them and is a terrific playmaker for his size as well. And on the other end, Horford is a switchable defender who uses his blend of strength and […]

The Miami Heat, led by Jimmy Butler and Eric Spoelstra, have established a reputation over the last few years for playing uber-physical on both ends of the floor. Especially during the playoffs, the Heat love to muck the game up, and they have had a lot of postseason success implementing this strategy. Miami has advanced […]

James Harden’s 2022-23 season with the Philadelphia 76ers ended in disappointing fashion. He scored a mere nine points — on 3-for-11 shooting from the field and 1-for-5 from behind the three-point arc — in the Sixers’ embarrassing 112-88 Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics. With Harden set to become an unrestricted free agent this […]

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum starred in Sunday afternoon’s Game 7 against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. He scored a whopping 51 points — on 17-for-28 shooting from the field and 6-for-10 from behind the three-point arc — grabbed 13 rebounds, dished out five assists, and came up with two steals in a game […]

Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant is once again in the news for off-the-court reasons. A recent Instagram live video depicted Morant holding a gun in his hand, so the Grizzlies announced Sunday that they have suspended Morant from all team activities. On Monday, Stephen A. Smith hopped on his ESPN show, First Take to […]

Back in October of 2022, a video of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole during a team practice began to spread. Poole, Green, and the Warriors tried to downplay the incident to the media, but the team was never able to truly recover from it. The defending champions ended up finishing with […]

A fantastic New York Knicks season came to an end against the Miami Heat on Friday night. The Knicks went on to lose Game 6 by a final score of 96-92, thanks largely to a 24-point, eight-rebound performance from Heat star Jimmy Butler. Arguably the most disappointing storyline from the Knicks’ Game 6 loss was […]

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors in Friday night’s Game 6 by a final score of 122-101 behind a 30-point, nine-rebound, and nine-assist performance from superstar LeBron James. With the win, the Lakers eliminated Stephen Curry and the Warriors from postseason contention, and thus the Warriors won’t be repeating as NBA champions. […]

Following the Los Angeles Lakers Game 3 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, D’Angelo Russell spoke to the media. Russell scored 17 points and dished out seven assists in the game, and was in a playful mood. He tried to sneak his Coco5 drink — a brand that he’s partnered with — […]

The Miami Heat eliminated the New York Knicks in Friday night’s Game 6 by a final score of 96-92 behind 24 points and eight rebounds from Jimmy Butler. Miami will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second season in a row. But Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson was the top performer of the […]

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton put together a fine performance in Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets. Ayton scored 14 points — on 7-for-12 shooting from the field — grabbed nine rebounds, came up with two steals, and blocked one shot in a game the Suns went on to lose by a final score […]

Jrue Holiday and the Milwaukee Bucks fell short of their ultimate goal this season: winning a championship. The Bucks finished the regular season with the best record in the league at 58-24, but their playoff run was short-lived. They lost to Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in five games in the first round of […]

Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors on the road in Game 1 by a final score of 117-112 behind a monster 30-point, 23-rebound performance from Anthony Davis. But the biggest storyline from the game was the free throw discrepancy between the two teams. The Lakers shot a whopping 29 […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid starred on both ends of the floor in Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Boston Celtics. He scored 33 points — on 10-for-23 shooting from the field — grabbed seven rebounds, and blocked four shots in a game the Sixers went on to win by a final score of 115-103. So […]

New York Knicks point guard Immanuel Quickley sat out Monday’s Game 4 against the Miami Heat due to an ankle injury. Without their backup floor general, the Knicks went on to lose to the Heat by a final score of 109-101 behind 27 points and ten assists from Jimmy Butler. So when Butler, Bam Adebayo, […]

By the textbook definition, Philadelphia 76ers forward PJ Tucker is a journeyman. He’s played for six different teams across his 12-year NBA career. But wherever Tucker has played, he has always impacted winning with his defensive tenacity, offensive rebounding ability, and stellar leadership. It’s no coincidence that he’s experienced numerous deep playoff runs since joining […]