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Dear Los Angeles Clippers fans, It’s me, a diehard Lakers fan who comes to you with sincerity- and more. After the offseason that landed the Clippers Paul George in a wild trade, and the same offseason that had Kawhi Leonard spurn the Lakers and sign with the Staples Center rivals, it was time. The rivalry […]

The Milwaukee Bucks dominated Game 2 against the Miami Heat, winning the game 132-98. It was a blowout from the get-go, as the Bucks took a commanding 46-20 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. A lot needs to change for Miami to get back into this series. Game 1 was a much […]

It’s never a great spot to be in when you’re down in the NBA Playoffs. A one game deficit feels manageable to comeback from, but if the hole is 0-2, the chips start to stack ever more so against you. This is what is facing the Clippers, Celtics, Wizards and Heat right now. All four […]

Game 2 between the Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies went about as expected with Donovan Mitchell coming back into the lineup. The Jazz played much more fluently and kept the lead throughout the entire game. However, the Grizzlies now have a taste for how Utah plays with its star guard. With a few adjustments, Memphis […]

The Denver Nuggets travel to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Portland Trail Blazers for Game 3 of this series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Blazers prediction and pick. Nikola Jokic led the way for his team on Monday night and plans to do the same on Thursday. They […]

Starting any sort of GOAT debate involving Luka Doncic is utter blasphemy at this point. Unless the Dallas Mavericks star whips off a run of five or six NBA titles before turning 30, there’s no way we can gauge his GOAT status until at least another decade. But watching what the Mavs star does in […]

Adam Vinatieri announced his retirement from the NFL on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday after 24 legendary seasons. The undrafted kicker initially built his legacy with the New England Patriots—where he spent his first 10 years (1996-2005) as a pro—by hitting unforgettable clutch postseason kicks. Vinatieri put himself in the conversation for G.O.A.T kicker […]

The New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks are in a grueling matchup that could go the distance. They match up well against each other, which bodes well for high quality basketball. After two games in their 2021 NBA Playoffs series tied 1-1, it’ll be Knicks-Hawks Game 3 in Atlanta. We’ve seen electrifying play from Trae […]

After missing out on the playoffs for the last couple of years, the Phoenix Suns are finally back on track by finishing the regular season as the second seed in the West. The thing is, their playoff push is in danger after ending up with a healthy LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers. Due to the […]

Finally, the impossible has happened! The New York Knicks won their first playoff game since 2013. Led by Derrick Rose, yes you read that correctly, the Knicks were able to pull off a Game 2 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Rose recorded 26 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists to clinch the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will head to South Beach to take on the Miami Heat in a pivotal Game 3 of this first-round series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Heat prediction and pick. Milwaukee has a stronghold on this series after dominating Game 2 to take a 2-0 lead. Following […]

Without a doubt, one of the biggest stories last year was how disappointing the Los Angeles Clippers were in the playoffs after losing three straight games to the Denver Nuggets. Just this week, glimpses of that massive failure have are showing up again after losing the first two games of their first-round series to the […]

For most of the Phoenix Suns’ stellar season, it was Chris Paul and Devin Booker who heaped praise from fans and analysts. But in the first two games of the playoffs, Deandre Ayton is finally getting some love. Frankly, his play should’ve been noticed way earlier. His averages might have gone down in his third […]

We’ve covered a lot of leaks and rumors on Genshin Impact version 1.6. Finally, we’re getting confirmation on some of them, if not all, this Friday. The Genshin Impact Version 1.6 Livestream reveal will be coming this 9 AM PDT on Friday, May 28, 2021. What can we expect from the Version 1.6 Special Program? We’d really have to wait for […]

The 8th seed Memphis Grizzlies had a very impressive performance to take Game 1 against the top-seeded Utah Jazz on their home court. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Grizzlies-Jazz prediction and pick. Memphis had two very strong outings against the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State […]

The Denver Broncos’ hopes for a breakout season in 2020 rapidly went downhill as many of their key players were sidelined all throughout their campaign. With a depleted roster, the team was forced to settle for a dismal 5-11 record which led them to miss out on the playoffs for the fifth straight year. After […]

The Dallas Mavericks traveled to southern California and stole the first two games of the series away from the Los Angeles Clippers. Luka Doncic has been red hot, and led his team to victory on Tuesday night with 39 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. It might be panic time for the Clippers right now, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers evened up their first-round series with the Phoenix Suns with a much-needed 109-102 Game 2 victory on Tuesday night. The defending champions used a late-game flurry led by no less than Anthony Davis and LeBron James to bring the series to 1-1 heading into Game 3 in Los Angeles. This series […]

After a thrilling Game 1 between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks, the stage has been set for Game 2 at Madison Square Garden. The Hawks have the early series lead after a game-winning Trae Young floater with 0.9 seconds left propelled Atlanta to a 107-105 victory. Don’t be rattled though Knicks fans, […]

The New York Knicks will host the Atlanta Hawks for Game 2 of this best-of-seven series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hawks-Knicks prediction and pick. The Hawks came into Madison Square Garden for Game 1 and ripped the hearts out of 15,000 Knicks fans. Atlanta won outright on a […]

The Los Angeles Clippers fell to the Dallas Mavericks for the second consecutive time in the 2021 NBA Playoffs on Tuesday night. Even with Kawhi Leonard dropping 41 points, it wasn’t enough to outscore the Mavericks. Down 0-2 in the series, the Clippers should now be in panic mode. Losing two home games is hard […]

The Golden State Warriors 2020-21 season started with disappointment and ended the same way. Losing Klay Thompson to a torn Achilles tendon right before pre-season immediately took Stephen Curry and company out of playoff contention. Losing rookie center James Wiseman and Kelly Oubre both to injuries was how the year ended. The 2021-22 season is […]

The Los Angeles Clippers find themselves in a spot that nobody would have predicted for them in the first round of the NBA Playoffs: trailing 2-0. Even the most optimistic of Dallas Mavericks fans would’ve hedged on taking a 1-1 split back to Dallas as a best case scenario. Yet, Luka Doncic and company will […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are ahead one game in their series against the Washington Wizards after taking Game 1 by seven points. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Wizards-76ers prediction and pick for Game 2. The eighth-seeded Wizards had built some momentum to end the season and had a great performance […]

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 128-109 in Game 2 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series on Monday night. With the convincing win at Ball Arena, the Nuggets avoided a 0-2 deficit as the series shifts to Portland. MVP favorite Nikola Jokic led the way, per the usual, for the Nuggets with […]

NBA analysts and fans have continually raised the ceiling for the Brooklyn Nets. When Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving joined forces two years ago, they immediately tagged them as legitimate title contenders though it took one full season to see them in action together. This season, after the James Harden trade and the Blake Griffin […]

The Indianapolis Colts narrowly missed out on the playoffs with a 11-5 record. They were on the cusp of the playoffs, but were missing a little bit of talent to put them over the edge. In the off-season the Colts attempted to fix these issues and did a solid job. The biggest move for the […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won its second Super Bowl in franchise history earlier this year in the first year with Tom Brady as the team’s starting quarterback. All Brady does is win Super Bowls, so the Bucs were clearly looking forward to a long playoff run – despite Brady’s advancing age. After the Super Bowl, […]

With Game 3 swinging back to Florida, the Miami Heat have a chance to impress their home crowd with a win over the Milwaukee Bucks to avoid a 3-0 deficit. The Heat knows that being down 3-0 is almost like a death sentence. It means that they can never lose a game and beat the […]

Both the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers currently find themselves in the midst of major pickles as the ongoing NFL offseason rolls on from May into June. On one hand, the Falcons have seemingly been backed into a corner in regards to ultimately trading veteran wide receiver Julio Jones while the Packers continue to […]

The Minnesota Vikings are coming off a very disappointing 2020 season. They needed to pounce at the 2021 NFL draft. They went 7-9 and missed the playoffs and made a couple of mistakes in the draft on top of it. Although they had a tough season, the Vikings have some young talent on the roster […]

With T.Y. Hilton’s 32nd birthday coming up this year in November, adding a fellow 32-year-old wide receiver to the mix may not necessarily sound like a great idea – but the Indianapolis Colts are in a playoff-now window, and adding someone like Atlanta’s Julio Jones to the mix is exactly the piece that they should […]

The Los Angeles Rams are coming off a return to the NFL playoffs this past season. Although it was a disappointing end to the season when they lost to the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round, the game helpfully showed that the team needed to improve the roster in the 2021 NFL draft. The […]

Mundo rework comes in as League of Legends‘ 24th reworked character. The new rendition of the character will be coming this June 9 along with Patch 11.12. His new look and abilities doesn’t stray far from the character we know and love. Instead, the rework makes the character an even better fit to League‘s current look […]

Breakups are never fun, and it’s no different in the NBA. Entire organizations or even cities are often heartbroken thanks to the actions of one player. There is a long history of messy NBA breakups, but these are the worst ones. Messiest NBA Breakups 3. Kevin Durant leaves the Oklahoma City Thunder We all know […]

As the New York Knicks get set for Game 2 against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, they will do so trailing 1-0 in the series. That’s because Trae Young went into clutch mode hitting a game-winner with 0.9 seconds left to lift the Hawks over the Knicks, 107-105. But fear not Knicks fans, this isn’t […]

After a dominant start to their regular season in 2019-20 was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Milwaukee Bucks went out with a whimper against the Miami Heat in the second round of the bubble playoffs. There were a variety of reasons for the collapse, both on and off the court, but it was […]

Tim Duncan is part of one of the great what-ifs in NBA history. The Boston Celtics enjoyed an unrivaled amount of success in the 20th century. They won 16 titles, 11 with Bill Rusell during the 1950s and 60s, two in the 1970’s thanks to John Havlicek, and three in the 1980s due to their […]

LeBron James made the decision to join the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2018 offseason. Of course, this was met with a fair amount of criticism, as he was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for a second time. Despite this fact, the former No. 1 overall pick won an NBA title in his second year in […]