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LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers held off a late rally by Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night to win their fifth game in a row. In their eighth consecutive game without Kawhi Leonard and Marcus Morris, the Clippers got 20-point performances from Paul George, Reggie Jackson, and Nicolas Batum in […]

The NBA will continue on Wednesday night. The Milwaukee Bucks will hit the road and take on the New York Knicks. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Knicks prediction and pick. Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference will go to battle on Wednesday. The Bucks are only […]

The NBA is still reeling after the worst altercation of this season occurred during the Miami Heat-Denver Nuggets game on Monday night. Heat forward Markieff Morris and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic were each ejected for their involvements in the shoving match late in the fourth quarter. That got both Marcus Morris and the Jokic brothers […]

Houston Rockets center Christian Wood kind of put the team in a tough spot this week after his comments about not feeling involved enough offensively. “It wasn’t difficult,” said Wood on his matchup with Nuggets star Nikola Jokic on Saturday. “I think it could have been better if I was more involved in the offense.” […]

Currently off to a hot start to their 2021-22 campaign, the Miami Heat hold the best record in the Eastern Conference through their first 10 games and have reminded the entire league why they’re not to be overlooked as title contenders during the young NBA season. With Jimmy Butler looking like an MVP candidate in […]

As much as you think you know a team before the season, there’s always one thing that will surprise you as soon as the season kicks off. This is the case for every team in the NBA, and the Houston Rockets are no exception. Their early season surprise is clearly rookie Alperen Sengun. Nobody who […]

The Golden State Warriors are off to a scorching hot 9-1 start to the 2021-22 NBA season, exceeding all expectations. All of this has made for an interesting Stephen Curry MVP case, but more on that in a second. Several analysts believe that it would take some time for this Warriors squad to fully mesh […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were back in action on Tuesday night for the second leg of a back-to-back, going up against the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks.  Similar to their matchup with the New York Knicks, the shorthanded Sixers fought the good fight against Giannis Antetokounmpo and company. It was a close game down the stretch, but […]

Damian Lillard almost looked like his All-NBA self in the Portland Trail Blazers’ hard-fought 117-109 loss to the LA Clippers on Tuesday night at Staples Center. He scored a game-high 27 points and doled out six assists, playing maestro for a Blazers offense that at times played well as it ever has over the first […]

One of the best scorers in this generation is a 6 foot 3 point guard named Wardell Stephen Curry. Nobody in the history of the NBA has put points on the board the way Curry does, so much so that it has landed him two regular-season MVP awards and three NBA championships. In Curry’s career, […]

The Denver Nuggets suffered a significant setback after rising star Michael Porter Jr. went down with a back injury. He is expected to be out for the “foreseeable future,” adding another setback to a team already missing the services of Jamal Murray (torn ACL). This leaves Nikola Jokic as the only star that is healthy […]

Anfernee Simons introduced to himself a global audience at last season’s All-Star Weekend, living up to years of local hype by being crowned champion of the slam dunk contest. But what Portland Trail Blazers fans have always known about Simons was surely surprising to those who’d only grown familiar with him from his stunning aerial […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers will play in an inter-conference matchup on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Clippers prediction and pick. The Blazers and Clippers will meet for the third time already this season. The two teams are 1-1 across those two matchups. The […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ roster continues to thin out as yet another player has entered health and safety protocols. Originally out due to rest, reports emerged late Monday that Sixers All-Star Joel Embiid will be out at least 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19. He joined teammates Tobias Harris, Matisse Thybulle, and Isaiah Joe in […]

The Bulls’ victory over Brooklyn Monday snapped a five-game winning streak for the Nets. Sitting now at 7-4 overall, in a three-way tie for 5th place in the East (along with the Cavaliers and Knicks) it’s still early but we’re learning some things about this team. Nets Takeaways From Loss To Bulls 1) The Nets […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz will play in an inter-conference matchup on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hawks-Jazz prediction and pick. The Hawks and Jazz enter play on Tuesday headed in very different directions. Utah has been one of, if not the best team in the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-76ers prediction and pick. The Bucks and 76ers both enter play on Tuesday with some notable absences. Philadelphia is battling COVID issues, as Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may be forced to operate without their fulcrum, LeBron James, for either a few more games or a few more months, depending who you ask. In his (and other key rotation pieces’) absence, the Lakers will need their current and former All-Stars to lead the charge, build good habits, and deliver […]

The ten game mark of the NBA is interesting. You’re at that point where you can start glancing at data and make observations, but history tells us that you shouldn’t really draw conclusions until the 20-game mark. However, for some teams, if what we’re seeing matches what we thought would happen before the season, it’s […]

The shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers took the floor Monday night, looking to keep their win streak alive against the New York Knicks. Despite a strong push in the second half, they would come up just short. The Knicks hit just enough shots down the stretch to keep the Sixers at bay and walked away with a […]

The Boston Celtics have expressed their interest in disgruntled Philadephia 76ers star Ben Simmons. From the looks of it, it comes at a perfect time, especially for the Celtics. After all, they have a subpar 4-6 record to start the season off. This suggests that a major tweak is in order before everything goes down […]

The Ben Simmons saga has come alive once again with the Boston Celtics expressing interest in the Philadelphia 76ers guard. As Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey has emphasized at the very beginning, he won’t give up Simmons for chump change. He wants an All-Star caliber player in exchange for the playmaker. This is […]

The Brooklyn Nets fell to the Chicago Bulls, 118-95 on Monday. The final score makes it look a little less competitive than it really was. The big story in this one was the Nets’ abysmal fourth quarter where they were outscored, 42-17. It was the team’s second of a back-to-back, following Sunday’s big road victory […]

After new reports came out almost daily regarding the Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons trade saga this summer, things came to a screeching halt once training camp was underway. Now that teams have gotten a handful of games under their belt, rumors are beginning to swirl again. In his latest news dump, Shams Charania of The […]

The NBA season will continue on Monday night. The Atlanta Hawks will hit the road and take on the Golden State Warriors. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hawks-Warriors prediction and pick. Both of these teams have had different starts to the season. The Atlanta Hawks are 4-6 and coming […]

The Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers will play in an inter-conference matchup on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Lakers prediction and pick. The Lakers and Hornets each come into Monday’s action with their own set of issues. Los Angeles is still trying to figure out exactly […]

The Portland Trail Blazers followed up a depressing three-game losing streak with a pair of wins at Moda Center in just over 24 hours. Ten games into the regular season, Chauncey Billups’ team is 5-5, enduring not only completely unforeseen struggles of its best player, but an ongoing investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct against […]

The NBA will continue on Monday night. The New Orleans Pelicans will hit the road to battle against the Dallas Mavericks.  It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pelicans-Mavericks prediction and pick. These two teams have been having very different seasons. The Pelicans enter Monday night an abysmal 1-9, having lost […]

The Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings will play in a Western Conference matchup on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Kings prediction and pick. The Suns and Kings will play Monday. Phoenix comes in on a four-game winning streak and will have a rest advantage over the Kings […]

The NBA regular season continues Monday night. The Minnesota Timberwolves will travel and take on the Memphis Grizzlies. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Timberwolves-Grizzlies prediction and pick. Neither of these teams have been spectacular. The Timberwolves come into this game 3-5, having lost their last four games. The Grizzlies […]

The NBA season continues on Monday night. The Brooklyn Nets will hit the road and face off against the Chicago Bulls. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Bulls prediction and pick. Two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference will clash on Monday. The Nets are 7-3 and coming […]

The Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets will play in an inter-conference matchup on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Heat and Nuggets will play Monday, with each team entering Monday’s contest playing well. Miami has won six of their last seven games, while […]

The NBA season continues on Monday night as the New York Knicks will hit the road and take on the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-76ers prediction and pick. Both these teams have had strong starts to the season. The Knicks are 6-4 but are coming off […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers won their fourth game in a row on Sunday night, defeating the Charlotte Hornets, 120-106. While Paul George and the guys were excited to walk out with the win, they were also excited to get a big piece of their rotation in Serge Ibaka back. Ibaka made his season […]

While everyone was busy investing in stocks of Lamelo Ball and Anthony Edwards, the real action is starting to heat up with Cole Anthony cards in the market. Often overlooked when compared to other members of the Class of 2020, the Orlando Magic’s sophomore guard is now making himself known across the NBA. And with […]

After the Houston Rockets lost to the Denver Nuggets in a nail-biter on Saturday, they said the things you’d expect them to say. Competing hard against some of the best teams in the NBA and falling short every time would obviously put you in a bad mood. The team acknowledged that they were improving, but […]

After beating the defending champions Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, the Washington Wizards are now off to a strong 7-3 start. This was pretty much a total shocker for most outside of Wizards fans. Analysts panned the Wizards’ chances even after their massive haul from the Russell Westbrook trade. Now, some of these critics may be […]

The Philadelphia 76ers continue to shock the basketball community in the opening weeks of the regular season. Through their first 10 games, they sit at a record of 8-2 and are atop the Eastern Conference. What is most impressive about their hot start to the year is the circumstances they have overcome. Along with the […]

The Brooklyn Nets improved to 7-3 with a hard-fought 116-1103 road win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. They now sit in third place in the Eastern Conference. James Harden came in struggling but dropped 16 points in the fourth quarter, finishing with 28 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists. Harden had that burst again […]