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Anthony Davis played one of the most dominant games you’ll ever see with the NBA Cup on the line, and LeBron James was an extremely deserving in-season tournament MVP. The Los Angeles Lakers were awesome defensively against Tyrese Haliburton, too, dogging him at the point of attack and disrupting passing lanes away from the ball. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had a few days to lick their wounds after a humiliating 133-89 NBA In-Season Tournament semifinal loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Now comes the hard part: a positive response in front of an agitated home crowd. Zion Williamson, Willie Green, and David Griffin’s front office will face Smoothie King […]

As impressive as Victor Wembanyama has been to start his NBA career, one of the next steps in his progression may come at the end of games. While the San Antonio Spurs have lost a franchise record 16 straight games, equaling a skid set just last season, they have been more competitive over the second […]

The 2023-24 NBA season for the Utah Jazz has unfolded with seismic shifts. It has been marked by the absence of key players that have long defined the team’s identity. Keep in mind that Donovan Mitchell’s trade to the Cleveland Cavaliers last season brought in Lauri Markkanen, Ochai Agbaji, and Collin Sexton, along with three […]

If you’re going to compete in a championship game, you might as well resemble a championship-caliber team. Yes, it’s not the real thing, but Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers looked the part in their muscular 123-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers to win the NBA In-Season Tournament on Saturday night at the T-Mobile […]

There is no other way to describe the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament other than successful. Many doubted Adam Silver and the league when they began formulating what this tournament would look like, but everything NBA fans thought was wrong. Competition around the league has increased as a result of the in-season tournament. Superstar talents have […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are flying under the radar despite the fact they’re starting to heat up at the right time. The Cavs have won three games in a row, with two strong wins over the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat, and have gone 10-5 in their last 15 games. While there have been struggles to […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers (14-9, 6-0 in In-Season Tournament games) will face off against Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers (12-8, 6-0 in IST) in the NBA Cup championship on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (5:30 p.m. PT on ABC/ESPN2). The Lakers cruised through their semifinal — as they […]

LAS VEGAS, NV — The NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament has been an incredible success heading into the Championship Game on Saturday evening, with Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers at the forefront of that success. Through the first 20 games of the season, Haliburton has put up MVP-caliber numbers while leading the Pacers to a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Dallas Mavericks 125-112 on Friday night in a game that had its positives, despite the loss. The Blazers got another solid offensive performance out of Anfernee Simons in his second game back from injury. The perimeter defense was relatively effective scrambling around the 3-point arc, and the team […]

The Brooklyn Nets played most of the 2022-23 season with a hole behind breakout center Nic Claxton. That roster void – a product of second-year center Day’Ron Sharpe’s inability to crack the rotation – played a significant role in the team’s 29th-ranked rebounding, with Brooklyn frequently being forced into small-ball lineups. Twenty-one games into 2023-24, […]

Former All-Star Isaiah Thomas still has NBA aspirations. The 34-year-old recently opened up on his desire to return to the league, via Mat Issa of Forbes. “I’m still trying to play the game of basketball,” Thomas said. “I want to get back to the NBA. So, I’m still working out and staying ready.” Isaiah Thomas’ […]

The Dallas Mavericks earned a 125-112 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on the road Friday. Luka Doncic led the charge once again with 32 points, 10 assists, and six rebounds. Dante Exum, however, played a pivotal role in Dallas’ victory as well. Exum finished the game with 23 points, six rebounds, and seven assists. […]

The Golden State Warriors were defeated by the Oklahoma City Thunder 138-136 Friday. It was an exciting game that saw Golden State fall just short on the road. Stephen Curry addressed the Warriors’ struggles after the game, via Anthony Slater of The Athletic. “I don’t know, man. Gotta figure out how to stop talking about […]

The Charlotte Hornets have dealt with some pretty rough circumstances to kick off the season. They have only won six out of 19 possible games and half of those wins are at home at Spectrum Center. Injuries have been the main reason why this team has had such a slow start through the quarter-season mark, […]

The lineup change that Steve Kerr began publicly mulling on Wednesday night and continued discussing the following day didn’t end up taking place against the Oklahoma City Thunder. His team’s latest loss wasn’t the sole product of a struggling, stale starting five anyway. Considering the disastrously familiar tenor of their 138-136 overtime loss to the Thunder […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Dallas Mavericks 125-112 on Friday night at Moda Center in a game that saw the short-handed Blazers repeatedly threaten the Mavs, but never quite able to get over the hump. Here are three key takeaways from Friday’s game. The Blazers need Anfernee Simons’ offense How good was Anfernee […]

The San Antonio Spurs have matched the kind of franchise history they’d rather not. A 121-112 loss to the Chicago Bulls is their 16th in a row. That matches a streak set just last year as the longest the team has ever endured. Here are three key takeaways from a game the Spurs can now […]

The Miami Heat suffered a disappointing loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night, 111-99, where the team missed three starters in Bam Adebayo, Haywood Highsmith, and Tyler Herro. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, Kyle Lowry, and Josh Richardson spoke to the media after the game about the recipe for disaster and why the team performed […]

The Golden State Warriors outscored the Oklahoma City Thunder from beyond the arc by a staggering 42 points. They exploited the Thunder’s greatest weakness from the opening tip, owning the boards en route to a season-high 24 offensive rebounds. Stephen Curry dropped 34 points on 20 shots and Klay Thompson scored 22 points on 8-of-15 […]

The Miami Heat fall to the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night, 111-99, as the home squad were without three starters in Bam Adebayo, Haywood Highsmith, and Tyler Herro. While it was a close game in the first half, the away team trailed away in the final 24 minutes of the game to seal the deal for […]

Friday night was a big one for the Minnesota Timberwolves as they traveled into Tennessee to take on the Memphis Grizzlies. A Grizzlies team still without its lead guard Ja Morant was facing an uphill battle against the the NBA’s top team by record. Wolves star guard Anthony Edwards left the game just four minutes […]

Shaquille O’Neal and the New Orleans Pelicans, shocker, aren’t the only ones dismayed by Zion Williamson’s level of conditioning and commitment in wake of his dispiriting performance against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday with a berth to the in-season tournament title game on the line. JJ Redick called out his former teammate […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a 15-49 record when facing the Miami Heat in South Beach. In their last 10 visits, the Cavs are 2-8 when facing the Heat within the confines of the Kaseya Center. That’s not just from when Cleveland was rebuilding without LeBron James either. That 10-game snippet spans all the way back […]

As the saying goes, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” The New Orleans Pelicans should leave whatever that putrid stinker of a performance was during their NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Quite frankly, Zion Williamson and the Pelicans did not deserve to be there. Not after their showing on […]

The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament is almost done. After one incredibly tight and contested semifinal and one…less close semifinal Wednesday Night, the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers have punched their tickets to the finals. Despite being met with some apprehension at its announcement, the NBA IST has delivered some of the best early-season games […]

The Milwaukee Bucks felt the wrath of the NBA’s hottest young star in Las Vegas when Tyrese Haliburton led the Indiana Pacers, 128-119, past Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard’s squad in the semifinals of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament. The Bucks entered Thursday’s showdown at the T-Mobile Arena as the favorites to win the inaugural […]

The Atlanta Hawks have lost four of their last five games and are 9-11 on the season. Star point guard Trae Young is looking to get his team back on track with a win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday evening, but there is some concern surrounding his availability. Young popped up on the Hawks’ […]

Merchandise plays a big role in terms of the NBA’s marketing strategy. However, NBA enthusiasts and collectors have taken it a step further by investing in valuable NBA memorabilia. These include collectible items that were associated with iconic moments, legendary players, and many more. Given that a sports memorabilia’s value can be potentially infinite, some […]

The Orlando Magic have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2023-24 season. Currently 14-7 on the year, the Magic reside near the top of the NBA Power Rankings and they are quickly proving to be a legitimate threat in the Eastern Conference. However, they will be slightly short-handed on Friday night against the […]

Steve Kerr still doesn’t know whether he’ll make changes to the starting lineup for his team’s road tilt with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. Less than 24 hours after publicly mulling that possibility for the first time, though, the Golden State Warriors’ longtime coach elaborated further on the numbers crunch his abnormally deep roster […]

LeBron James, predictably, relished the opportunity to perform on the shiny new stage provided by the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament in Las Vegas, leading the Los Angeles Lakers (14-9) to a 133-89 rout over the New Orleans Pelicans in Las Vegas. To use one of LeBron’s favorite movie lines: “Are you not entertained?” The almost-39-year-old […]

You can’t blame Steve Kerr for sticking to the status quo as long as possible. It wasn’t even two years ago the Golden State Warriors won a title behind a four-man core of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins, with heavy doses of Kevon Looney sprinkled in. Even during the Dubs’ tumultuous […]

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine is the All-Star being talked about most in trade rumors around the NBA. Perhaps one of the worst kept secrets around the league is that LaVine has not been happy with the direction of the franchise in quite some time, and this season brought reports of him going to Bulls […]

HOUSTON – Who could have envisioned a Holiday brother not named Jrue to provide quality bench minutes for the Houston Rockets? Initially signed for the vet minimum, Aaron Holiday is proving otherwise. In 16 games, Holiday is averaging 7.4 points, with a 62.1% true shooting and 43.5% behind the arc in 18.7 minutes of playing […]

The Phoenix Suns are one of a handful of teams that are in “championship or bust” mode. With Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and eventually Bradley Beal once he returns from injury, the Suns feature a core of stars that is going to be extremely difficult to contend with. While the chemistry is still going to […]

With the Minnesota Timberwolves off to the best start in franchise history this season, it’s difficult to point to any flaws in the existing rotation. Minnesota has a collection of talented young pieces who’ve seen more G League minutes this year for the Iowa Wolves than with the NBA squad. With ten players on the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on a quest to win the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament as they take on the New Orleans Pelicans in the quarterfinals on Thursday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The spotlight will undoubtedly be on LeBron James and Anthony Davis as they look to lead the Lakers, who are […]

We are down to the final four of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers representing the East side of the bracket in the semifinals. Ahead of the Bucks-Pacers showdown on Thursday, we’ll make our Bucks In-Season Tournament semifinals predictions. The Bucks are now the favorites to win the […]