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The Boston Celtics’ perfect record was finally blemished Monday night versus the Chicago Bulls. After a red-hot first quarter from the C’s that saw them up 19 at one point, the Bulls ran wild and beat Boston 120-102. The Green Team now sits at 3-1, which should be thought of as a success considering their […]

The Phoenix Suns were supposed to be in the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors last season. It did not happen. They choked in the second round and lost to Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. But early on, the Suns are proving they’re for real once again and that became even more […]

The Orlando Magic (0-4) visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (2-1) on Wednesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Cavaliers prediction and pick. The Cavaliers are 2-1 after a solid opening week which saw them drop the season opener to Toronto but bounce back with wins […]

The Atlanta Hawks will travel to take on the Detroit Pistons in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Hawks-Pistons prediction and pick, laid out below. Atlanta has opened their season with a 2-1 […]

It’s too early to fairly judge, evaluate or eulogize the 2022-23 Los Angeles Lakers. It has only been three games. As Darvin Ham has accurately pointed out, each of their three losses — while discouraging and frustrating in their own ways (25-0f-118 from 3!) — have produced legitimate reasons for optimism. LeBron James and Anthony […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ front office refused to move both their 2027 and 2029 first round picks to trade Russell Westbrook in the offseason, eventually forcing Westbrook to return to a team where he clearly is not wanted. Now, General Manager Rob Pelinka and owner Jeanie Buss are left to conduct damage control, searching around […]

Russell Westbrook will be traded before the NBA’s trade deadline — it is only a matter of time. Last year, the Westbrook – LeBron James – Anthony Davis failed to produce during their time on the court together; this was not a matter of health or lack of experience playing together. If the Lakers’ 0-3 […]

The LA Clippers have announced that star forward Kawhi Leonard will miss Tuesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Leonard will join both Paul George and Marcus Morris on the sidelines. Kawhi Leonard is OUT tonight due to right knee management. Clippers down Paul George, Kawhi, and Marcus Morris. — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) October […]

The NBA season is underway, and the Portland Trail Blazers have gotten off to a red-hot start. Portland has started the season 4-0, and they look like an extremely competitive team in the Western Conference. They had a very eventful offseason to build an improved roster around star Damian Lillard. The Blazers went out and […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers won their first game of the 2022-23 season against the Indiana Pacers. In what was as much of a must-win contest as there could be for the fourth game out of 82, the Sixers won 120-106 in front of the home crowd. James Harden recorded 29 points, 11 assists and […]

Brooklyn Nets players and coaches emphasized throughout the preseason that Ben Simmons’ re-acclimation to NBA play would be a process. That has been the case to open the season with Simmons fouling out of two of three games and scoring 17 total points. Simmons showed a more aggressive mindset in the first half of Brooklyn’s […]

The Charlotte Hornets had a good start to their season in the first week of basketball. They have started out their season 2-1 despite missing a few key players in their rotation. For starters, LaMelo Ball has not played in a single game and will likely not suit up for a few more. Cody Martin […]

The Golden State Warriors (2-1) will travel to Phoenix to take on the Suns (2-1) on Tuesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Suns prediction and pick. The Warriors are 2-1 after a strong opening week which saw them win games over the Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been penciled in by many in the mainstream media as the second best team in the Western Conference after the Golden State Warriors. After withstanding a late Los Angeles Lakers run and dominating the Sacramento Kings, the Clippers rounded out the first week of the season by dropping their home […]

The Dallas Mavericks (1-1) travel to take on the New Orleans Pelicans (2-1) on Tuesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Mavericks-Pelicans prediction and pick. The Mavericks are 1-1 heading into the second week of the season. Last week Dallas narrowly dropped their opener […]

The Dallas Mavericks look primed for another deep playoff run after finishing fourth in the Western Conference and fighting to the Conference Finals last season. Despite losing their second-best player in Jalen Brunson, head coach Jason Kidd’s Mavs have not lost a step, winning one out of their first two games this season. Here are […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will travel to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in a Tuesday night NBA matchup at the Paycom Center. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Clippers-Thunder prediction and pick, laid out below. Los Angeles has opened their season 2-1, winning the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are finally coming together, reaping the benefits of that Anthony Davis trade with the Los Angeles Lakers. Head coach Willie Green’s squad thrives on creating mismatches — Zion Williamson can bully almost anyone to the rim, Brandon Ingram is taking that next leap, and CJ McCollum is still a bucket. The […]

Ja Morant quickly emerged as one of the top young stars in the NBA over the last two seasons. The 23-year-old Memphis Grizzlies stud isn’t showing any signs of slowing down in 2022-23. The former second overall pick is leading the league in scoring at 35.3 points per game to start the year. Morant led […]

The Detroit Pistons will travel to take on the Washington Wizards in a Tuesday night NBA matchup in our nation’s capital. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Pistons-Wizards prediction and pick, laid out below. The Detroit Pistons have gone 1-2 to open the season. Detroit […]

After just three games to start the season, the Atlanta Hawks appear to be on the verge of something special. Let’s forget that the Hawks defeated “just” the Rockets and Magic for a moment. Trae Young and Dejounte Murray appear to be clicking right now, and John Collins is also hitting shots. They think they […]

Three games into the season and the Phoenix Suns have already been very intriguing. They pulled out a mini-revenge win over the Mavs to open the season before splitting their games against the Trail Blazers and Clippers. Are the Suns ready to make a lot of noise this season? Let’s see. Here we’ll look at […]

The Utah Jazz are 3-0. Yes, you read that correctly. Easily the NBA’s biggest surprise after the first week, the Salt Lake City franchise finds themselves undefeated after trading away two stars, Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, for a boatload of draft picks. Despite looking primed for a shot at 18 year-old Victor Wembanyama, the […]

The Boston Celtics are off to a hot start in the 2022-23 NBA season, as they sit atop the Eastern Conference with a perfect record. Led by the potent duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Celtics seem to have forgotten the chaotic offseason after looking in sync during the first week of regular […]

The Denver Nuggets are hoping to put together a resurgent 2022-23 season. With key players such as Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. back in the fold, the Nuggets are at full health for the first time in the past few years. For that reason, the hope is that they will be able to put […]

The Brooklyn Nets expected a significant jump from fourth-year center Nic Claxton when they signed him to a two-year, $17 million contract this offseason. Claxton has delivered thus far, posting back-to-back double-doubles for the first time in his career to open the season. The big man provided a spark for Brooklyn in the second half […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have high hopes for the 2022-23 season after an explosive offseason. So far, the results have been good, although the Timberwolves haven’t exactly been battle-tested by some of the top teams in the league. In fact, Minnesota has had arguably the easiest opening stretch to the season of any team in the […]

The 2022-23 NBA season is suddenly almost a week old, with the Golden State Warriors beginning their title defense by proving they’re a legitimate threat to repeat and prompting major questions about their workable depth against playoff competition. Here are three hot takes from the Warriors’ 2-1 start to the regular season. 3. Jonathan Kuminga and […]

The Memphis Grizzlies appear poised to make another deep playoff run this season. After falling apart due to injuries down the stretch of the 2022 NBA Playoffs, the Grizzlies believe that if they can stay healthy throughout the season, they are the best team in the Western Conference. The problem is that the Grizzlies have […]

The Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets will square off in a Monday night NBA matchup at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Jazz-Rockets prediction and pick, laid out below. Utah has opened their season 3-0, one of four unbeaten […]

The Boston Celtics will travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bulls in a Monday night NBA matchup at the United Center in Chicago. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Celtics-Bulls prediction and pick, laid out below. Entering this one, Boston has […]

The Orlando Magic will travel to take on the New York Knicks in a Monday night NBA matchup at historic Madison Square Garden in New York City. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Magic-Knicks prediction and pick, laid out below. Orlando has continued its abysmal […]

The Miami Heat have championship expectations for the 2022-23 season after very nearly making it back to the NBA Finals last season. Yet through three games, the Heat haven’t looked like the same gritty team that always finds a way to exceed expectations that they have been over the past few seasons. Through three games, […]

The Indiana Pacers will travel to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in a Monday night NBA matchup at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Pacers-76ers prediction and pick, laid out below. The Pacers have opened their season with a […]

We’re just about a week into the 2022-23 NBA season, and here we’ll look at our NBA Power Rankings Week 2. Some teams have lived up to preseason expectations like the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors, while some have severely underwhelmed like the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers. Also, a few have actually […]

Buoyed by another impressive defensive effort, the Los Angeles Lakers made an energizing run to take a 98-90 lead over the Portland Trail Blazers with 4:42 remaining in the fourth quarter. Then, Darvin Ham put Russell Westbrook back in the game. The move played right into the Blazers’ hands. Chauncey Billups put his hulking center, Jusuf […]

The Toronto Raptors will again take their talents to South Beach to take on the Miami Heat in a Monday night NBA matchup at FTX Arena. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Raptors-Heat prediction and pick, laid out below. Toronto has opened the season at […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are stuck in the mud this early in the 2022-23 NBA season. They are still winless after three games, the latest of which was a 106-104 loss in front of a home crowd Sunday at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers. As always whenever the Lakers lose, much of the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks entered the 2022-23 season with championship aspirations, and through two games this season, they have proven why. The Bucks opened their season with a tight win over the Philadelphia 76ers, and followed that up with a dominant victory over the Houston Rockets. More winning should come for the Bucks as the season […]