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The Houston Rockets stay in the state of Texas to take on the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA In-Season Tournament. This game will continue our NBA odds series with a Rockets-Mavericks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Rockets are under new management this season, and they […]

The final day of group play in the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament is here. Tuesday, November 28, is the date, and 16 teams will play out their group play schedules. Mathematically, just two teams are through to the next round: the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers. A third, the Phoenix Suns, look like they’re […]

To say Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors have been struggling is an understatement. After beginning the 2023-24 season with a 6-2 record, the Warriors have lost seven of their last nine games, including a span where they had lost six consecutive games. While Stephen Curry has continued to play at an MVP-like level, […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie center Dereck Lively II missed the team’s last game on Saturday due to a lower back contusion. In the team’s previous game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Lively fell hard after a lob attempt at the rim, injuring his back and having to be helped to the locker room. Now, Lively’s status […]

The New Orleans Pelicans dropped to 9-9 on the season following a 114-112 road loss to the Utah Jazz and have only themselves to blame. Forget injuries. The Pelicans are wasting easy opportunities to put more points on the board and it is costing them some pivotal Western Conference wins. More worrisome for the franchise […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are on the road to take on the Miami Heat as the NBA In-Season Tournament continues. Below we will continue with our NBA odds series as we hand out a Bucks-Heat prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Bucks are one of the best […]

When the Houston Rockets first added Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks in the offseason, as well as head coach Ime Udoka, nobody really gave much though to this team given their lack of success through the years. Failing to win more than 22 games each of the last three seasons, the Rockets were not thought […]

The Atlanta Hawks are on the road to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers as the NBA In-Season Tournament continues! This game will continue our NBA odds series with a Hawks-Cavaliers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Hawks are 8-8, but they have lost six of their […]

For a player like Kobe Bryant, it doesn’t take much to get him motivated to defeat an opposing team. He had many battles with other future Hall of Famers, but the one most people don’t seem to remember is how he was once triggered in an All-Star Game to make sure he’d never let George […]

We’re here for our prediction and picks series as we continue our coverage of the NBA In-Season Tournament on this Tuesday night’s slate of action. We’ll see a matchup between Western Conference rivals as the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Check out our NBA odds series for our Thunder-Timberwolves prediction and pick. […]

There was no question that Ime Udoka was piecing together something special when he was the head coach of the Boston Celtics. But while Udoka was performing well on the sidelines, the former NBA veteran was also caught having a relationship with a Celtics staff member. This ultimately resulted in suspension for violating the team’s […]

The Toronto Raptors go on the road to take on the Brooklyn Nets for the NBA In-Season Tournament! This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Raptors-Nets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Raptors are 8-9 to start this season, and […]

LaMelo Ball has been the face of the Charlotte Hornets ever since they drafted him third overall in 2020. A franchise that has not found much success through the years, LaMelo has been one of the Hornets’ only bright spots, and he continues to evolve into a superstar talent at the point guard position. Off […]

We’re here for our prediction and picks series as we continue our coverage of the NBA In-Season Tournament on this Tuesday night’s slate of action. We’ll see a matchup between Eastern Conference rivals as the Charlotte Hornets take on the New York Knicks. Check out our NBA odds series for our Hornets-Knicks prediction and pick. […]

Milwaukee Bucks All-Star wing Khris Middleton underwent a knee procedure in the offseason, which is why the team has limited his minutes through the first month of the season. Middleton is only averaging about 19.8 minutes per game  and as a result, he’s been unable to make the impact he usually does for the Bucks. […]

For the better part of a three week stretch near the start of the season, most San Antonio Spurs games fell into one of two categories. Either, they lost big or they lost a big lead. Their last three contests have taken a slightly different route. The Silver and Black lost all three, but against […]

The Chicago Bulls look to end their losing streak as they take on the Boston Celtics Tuesday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Bulls-Celtics prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Bulls are on a four-game losing streak, and […]

The Chicago Bulls have been a mess to begin the 2023-24 season, as they currently find themselves with a 5-13 record. To make matters worse, the Bulls have been eliminated from the NBA In-Season Tournament with an 0-3 record and will be on the road against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night in their final […]

The NBA has had a lot of great players in their sport’s history. To become a legend, you have to play a lot of minutes. It takes hours upon hours over years upon years of grinding and working on your craft to become good enough to make the NBA, let along to thrive in it. […]

‘Tis officially Christmas season, and the Los Angeles Lakers (10-8) recognized the occasion by being utterly roasted like a chestnut on an open fire, 138-94, by the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday at the Wells Fargo Center. The 44-point margin of defeat is tied for the fourth largest in Lakers history and marks the largest of […]

Heading into their final Group A matchup in the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament against the Atlanta Hawks, the Cleveland Cavaliers are still alive. In a metaphysical sense, they never actually passed on to the great unknown. Instead, the Cavs have a slim chance to make the In-Season Tournament playoffs as the lone Eastern Conference Wild […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama is a freak of nature. At his size, he shouldn’t be able to do the things he’s been doing on the floor. The scary part is that he’s barely scratched the surface of his potential. Even after he was selected first overall by San Antonio in the 2023 NBA […]

There were some concerning quotes supposedly coming from the Miami Heat’s Nikola Jovic that set social media ablaze throughout the weekend. In the excerpts from a Serbian media outlet, Jovic was saying that he’s frustrated with the lack of playing time and his usage as a player. However, he spoke with reporters after Monday’s practice […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green said “If it ain’t broke, I ain’t fixing it” when asked about the current starting five after a Thanksgiving week home win over the Sacramento Kings. Well, Green will soon be dealing with “some of those good problems” this holiday season. CJ McCollum is targeting a return to […]

HOUSTON – When Turkish phenom Alperen Sengun was drafted 16th overall by the Houston Rockets two years ago, he only knew bits and pieces of the English language. Needing a translator for most of his rookie season, it was going to be tough for Sengun to learn a new language quickly in his new home […]

Shaquille O’Neal is easily the most dominant center in the NBA during the 1990s to the early 2000s and has a car collection to match. Some of his career highlights include four NBA championships, three Finals MVPs, an NBA MVP, 15 All-Star Game appearances, and 14 All-NBA team selections. But while the Big Diesel is […]

As the Miami Heat prepare for a crucial game tomorrow as they face the Milwaukee Bucks in the final group play game of the NBA In-Season tournament, a huge contribution will have to be made from rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. The UCLA-alum has been turning heads in the early parts of the season as he […]

The Denver Nuggets will travel to where the sun shines as they tip-off with the Los Angeles Clippers in what should be an entertaining showdown. Join us for our NBA odds series, where our Nuggets-Clippers prediction and pick will be revealed. After suffering back-to-back losses, the Nuggets were able to get back in the win […]

When you bring up Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid in the same sentence, you are probably talking about the NBA MVP race. Whether or not you are talking about this season or a previous one is a whole separate discussion because these two have consistently been No. 1 and No. 2 in the NBA MVP […]

The New Orleans Pelicans saw plenty of social media criticism from their fans following a 105-100 road loss to the Utah Jazz this past Thanksgiving weekend. First, Zion Williamson did not play due to rest. Then the Pelicans squandered an 11-point fourth-quarter lead, dropping a very winnable game in a very crowded NBA Western Conference […]

The New Orleans Pelicans take on the Utah Jazz for the second time this season on Monday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Pelicans-Jazz prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Pelicans are 9-8, and they are coming off […]

Recent NBA trade rumors have linked the Philadelphia 76ers to Zach LaVine as his days with the Chicago Bulls seemingly start to come to an end. The Sixers have positioned themselves nicely to be big players in the trade market but LaVine may not be the guy they try all that hard to get. The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on game two of a four-game road trip as they take on the Philadelphia 76ers Monday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Lakers-76ers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Lakers have won four […]

It’s been a wild year in the NBA thus far and this past Thanksgiving holiday week was no different. Fans of the Association saw LeBron James surpass 39,000 points, an all-time clash between Chris Paul and Scott Foster, along with countless upsets and unlikely wins from underdogs each day. For sneaker fans, the holiday marked […]

The San Antonio Spurs lost to the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets 132-120 on Sunday, but there were still some interesting Victor Wembanyama takeaways from the Frenchman’s first matchup with two-time MVP Nikola Jokic. As fascinating as it is to watch rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama now, what’s often heard are comments along the lines of, […]

The Brooklyn Nets play host to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, with an opportunity to advance to the quarterfinals of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season tournament. While many players remain unfamiliar with the tournament’s format, Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie said there’s one thing they all understand. “I mean, I don’t know all the particular rules. I […]

Magicians are beloved by everyone. Whether it is pulling a rabbit out of a hat or a sleight-of-hand card trick, they are always able to captivate their spectators and create a wow factor one can not necessarily find in other entertainment shows. While they may not have someone with the last name of Houdini or […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are on the road to take on the Indiana Pacers Monday night! This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Trail Blazers-Pacers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Trail Blazers are coming off a loss at the […]

NBA referees play a huge role in making sure that the games are being played according to the rules. They bear the responsibility of letting the games play or stopping the game in order to call fouls and penalties. Unfortunately, given that they’re also humans, referees also make mistakes. Although a referee has room for […]