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Forty-eight hours after reaching their peak, the Portland Trail Blazers hit rock bottom. Chauncey Billups’ new team was embarrassed by his old one on Monday night at Staples Center, falling 116-86 to the LA Clippers. Here are three takeaways from the Blazers’ 30-point drubbing, one every bit as ugly as the final score indicates—if not […]

The Charlotte Hornets are off to a strong 3-1 start this season. They were close to recording a 4-0 slate but the Boston Celtics were able to squeeze the win in overtime on Monday. Nevertheless, the first four games have given us some interesting points about the Hornets that need to be discussed. Simply because […]

DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raptors killer. That’s a strange phrase to let rattle around one’s mind, but even stranger to witness in practice. And yet there it was on Monday night, with DeRozan returning to Scotiabank Arena for the first time as a member of the Chicago Bulls–drilling high-difficulty shot after high-difficulty shot down the stretch […]

The Golden State Warriors introduced the idea of switching everything on defense to the NBA in 2015. Before the Dubs, switching was viewed as a “weak” form of defense that was only done at the end of games. However, Steve Kerr and Co. become a juggernaut with that tactic. In response, the Houston Rockets also […]

Brayden Figueroa is not only a video producer for the Los Angeles Lakers who shoots and cuts many of those hype videos you love – he’s a vlogger and content creation coach with a growing following across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. As a late bloomer who began pursuing video content in college (while covering the […]

Kyrie Irving has said he does not want to become a distraction for the Brooklyn Nets this season. Well, whatever your point of view on the matter of vaccines and vaccine mandates in New York City, the Nets star has ultimately presented a distraction for his team. The team’s decision not to allow Irving to […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will take on a winless LA Clippers squad at Staples Center on Monday night, but don’t blame Paul George. Picking up right where he left off from last year’s playoffs, George has thrived as the Clippers’ alpha dog without Kawhi Leonard over the first two games of the regular season, averaging […]

The Philadelphia 76ers now have three games under their belt, and there is much to take away from what we’ve seen. One of the main talking points thus far has been the pleasant surprise Doc Rivers stumbled into with his second unit: Furkan Korkmaz. Between Ben Simmons still not being ready to take the floor […]

The Los Angeles Lakers entered Sunday’s contest vs. the Memphis Grizzlies 0-2 on the 2021-22 season, 0-2 at the Staples Center, 0-8 including the preseason, and 0-12 since this ordeal. As much as they’ve preached patience, tensions boiled over in Friday’s frustrating loss to the Phoenix Suns. In other words: the home matchup with the Grizz […]

The Orlando Magic and Miami Heat will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Monday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Heat prediction and pick. The Magic and Heat have very different goals this season. The Magic have one of the youngest rosters in the NBA, and figure to […]

The NBA season is picking up steam and will continue on Monday night. The Milwaukee Bucks will hit the road and face off against the Indiana Pacers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Pacers prediction and pick. The NBA Champion Bucks are seeking to repeat last year’s success. They’re off […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets will play in an NBA matchup on Monday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Cavaliers-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Cavaliers and Nuggets will matchup for the first time in the 2021-22 calendar on Monday night. Denver will look to move to 3-0 on […]

Basketball is back! The NBA season will continue Monday night as the Washington Wizards head to Brooklyn and face off against the Nets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Wizards-Nets prediction and pick. This Eastern Conference matchup should be a good one. The Washington Wizards have started off hot. The […]

The NBA season is back and has been full of action. The Portland Trail Blazers are hitting the road to take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Clippers prediction and pick. The Blazers and Clippers have had somewhat different starts to the […]

The Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bulls-Raptors prediction and pick. The Bulls and Raptors will matchup for the first time in the 2021-22 NBA season. The Bulls are 3-0, though they have had quite […]

The NBA is back in action! The regular season will continue as the Detroit Pistons hit the road and take on the Atlanta Hawks. These Eastern Conference teams will battle it out on Monday night in a game you won’t want to miss. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pistons-Hawks […]

The NBA season is in full swing. Games will continue on Monday as the Boston Celtics travel to battle it out with the Charlotte Hornets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Hornets prediction and pick. Before the NBA season started, if someone were to guess which of these teams would […]

Going from covering an established superstar like James Harden for several years to covering a star prospect like Jalen Green is incredibly different. Harden almost always came out in the positive column and his games were always steady and predictable. It’ll be anyone’s guess how many games Green has in the positive column this year […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took the court Sunday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, looking to bounce back from a late-game loss against the Brooklyn Nets. The Sixers held the Thunder at bay for the majority of the game and staved off a rally in the fourth quarter to win by a final score of 115-1o3. […]

On Sunday the Nets dropped their second game of the season to the upstart Charlotte Hornets. They lost 111-95 in the home opener and were only able to muster 47 second half points, with just 17 in the 4th. They now sit at just 1-2. Kevin Durant was not the problem. KD had a game […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are an interesting team to watch heading into the season. There’s a lot of questions surrounding this team right now, most notably about their future. Let’s take a look at some of these questions and see if we can give some predictions on what will be the answer to those questions. […]

Following an offseason full of rumors and a stalemate between Ben Simmons and the front office, the Philadelphia 76ers had a lot of eyes on them heading into the season. While Simmons has rejoined the team, he has stated he is not mentally ready to take the court yet, leaving a hole at point guard […]

After a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-20 NBA season resumed their festivities at the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida. No one knew what to expect from the players and teams. One of the unexpected results was the fifth seed Miami Heat and Tyler Herro reaching the NBA Finals against the Los […]

The Portland Trail Blazers weren’t going to let anything ruin the joyous post-game vibes stemming from Chauncey Billups’ rousing first victory as a head coach, a dominant 134-105 win over the Phoenix Suns. As Damian Lillard and company doused Billups with a celebratory locker-room shower, though, one player was noticeably absent from the festivities—and could’ve […]

The undefeated Golden State Warriors roll into the state capital on Sunday to face the Sacramento Kings. They are trying to complete a sweep of the NBA’s California teams to begin the season 3-0. When you face an opponent carrying a lot of momentum, the best way to steal a victory is by cutting off […]

The Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers will play in a Western Conference matchup on Sunday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Grizzlies-Lakers prediction and pick. The Grizzlies and Lakers matchup Sunday as each team is heading in opposite directions early in this young 2021-22 NBA season. The Grizzlies […]

The Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings will play in a Western Conference matchup on Sunday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Kings prediction and pick. The Warriors and Kings matchup on Sunday night in what could be another episode of Stephen Curry’s ridiculousness. Curry hit his first nine […]

Even with no NBA basketball for a couple of months, the Philadelphia 76ers continued to flood the news in the sporting world because of all the Ben Simmons shenanigans. There have been negative progress with the relationship between Simmons, his teammates, and the 76ers franchise. Currently, Simmons has approached the team and admitted that he […]

The Charlotte Hornets and Brooklyn Nets will battle in an Eastern conference matchup on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Nets prediction and pick. The Hornets and Nets will play Sunday afternoon in what will be an entertaining matchup between the present and the future. Kevin Durant and […]

Despite another valiant effort, Paul George and the LA Clippers dropped their second game of the season to Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies, 120-114. The game featured double-digit leads for both teams, but a third quarter scoring drought for the Clippers allowed the Grizzlies to build a 16-point lead they would never relinquish. Paul […]

In the first game of the 2021-22 campaign, the Boston Celtics dropped a double overtime squeaker to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Jayson Tatum shot 7/30 from the field, but it was an all-around phenomenal performance by the Celtics in head coach Ime Udoka’s debut. In their home opener versus the Toronto […]

On Friday, former Houston Rockets talent Gerald Green announced that he would be retiring from basketball and becoming a player development coach for franchise. Green played two seasons for the Rockets, but left a pretty indelible mark on the organization and city. In addition to being a pretty capable shooter and helpful contributor to Houston’s […]

When OG Anunoby is playing to the level he’s capable, the Toronto Raptors ascend to a different stratosphere. After a magnificent preseason in which he looked primed to sprint into a star-turning year, Anunoby has struggled to find that same consistency in regular-season play. The reasons for why this is the case, of course, have […]

The Indiana Pacers finally notched their first win of the new season after they defeated the Miami Heat, 102-91. Indiana suffered back-to-back crushing road defeats to the Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards to begin the campaign. They certainly could have easily gone 3-0 to start the season, had the breaks of the game gone their […]

PORTLAND — The Portland Trail Blazers got both their first win of the regular season and the Chauncey Billups era in rousing fashion on Saturday night, blowing out the Phoenix Suns 134-105 at Moda Center. Here are four takeaways from Portland’s dominant victory over the reigning Western Conference champions, a game every bit as lopsided as […]

The New York Knicks have gotten off to a strong start as they fight to prove their 2020-21 playoff berth wasn’t a fluke. Thanks to their incredible depth, they have been able to support their key players and play stretches of the game without starters. One reserve, in particular, might be one of the team’s […]

After Jalen Suggs led Gonzaga to an impressive college season, his draft stock immensely ascended despite losing to Baylor in the National Championship. Suggs has the impressive ball-handling skills and long-range abilities for fans to notice his all-around skillset. With that, as Toronto Raptors selected Scottie Barnes with the No. 4 overall pick in the […]

If recent reports about team owner Robert Sarver are true, the Phoenix Suns could find themselves in a messy situation soon. As NBA insider Jordan Schultz reported on Friday, the NBA is bracing itself for a bombshell story accusing the Suns owner of “racism, sexism and sexual harassment in a series of incidents.” The veteran […]

The Detroit Pistons had an atrocious 2021-22 campaign, but the silver lining is they had the opportunity to select the number one overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. The Pistons decided to choose Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham as draft experts compare his game to Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic. Cunningham is nursing an ankle injury […]