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Following a rookie year that provided one of the few bright spots during the 2022-23 San Antonio Spurs season, Malaki Branham, who closed with more than 20 points in three of those final seven games, figures to be a key piece for the Silver and Black going forward. ClutchPoints went one-on-one with the 20th overall […]

Through their first five games with James Harden, the Los Angeles Clippers went 0-5 and this organization with high championship aspirations suddenly appeared to be in big trouble. Over their last two games, the Clippers are 2-0 and suddenly look like a new, re-energized team. So what actually changed with the Clippers and has resulted […]

Last week, the Chicago Bulls and Zach LaVine reportedly opened the idea of potentially shipping the All-Star guard out of Chicago. The news spiraled into a heavy dose of trade rumors, trade scenarios, and potential destinations, not just for Zach LaVine, but pretty much every significant player on the Bulls roster. Yes, the trade talks […]

Julius Randle looks like he’s finally recovered from that historically horrendous slump he had to begin the 2023-24 NBA season. That still doesn’t mean the New York Knicks shouldn’t trade him this season. Not if they want to be more competitive in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks are currently seventh in the East standings with […]

The old saying goes, “Once is lucky, twice is a coincidence, but three is a pattern.” Well, rookie Herb Jones was unlucky, falling victim to second-round stereotypes. Sophomore year Herb Jones was simply snubbed. Now, for the third season in a row, Jones is a hard-to-ignore problem for opposing teams. With every passing game, the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting some good news. Cavaliers Center Jarrett Allen appears to be doing better with his ankle injury that has left him sitting out for several games. “It’s feeling great,” Allen said, per HoopsHype. “Actually, I haven’t felt it anymore. All the time off really healed it. I was just trying to […]

The Washington Wizards were expected to be bad after trading away Bradley Beal this past offseason, but nobody expected them to crawl out to a 2-11 start on the year. Not much has gone right for the Wizards, and a guy who has pretty accurately summed up their season is Jordan Poole. Poole was expected […]

There’s no doubt that Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the most dominant players of this current generation in the NBA. He furthered proved that with an exceptional performance against the Washington Wizards Monday night as he scored 42 points, collected 13 rebounds, and recorded eight assists. While it may look effortless from […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers. Our NBA odds series continues with a Jazz-Lakers prediction and pick. As one of the younger teams in the league, it was widely expected to be a season of ups and downs for the Utah Jazz. However, […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns. Our NBA odds series continues with a Trail Blazers-Suns prediction and pick. Simply put, this season has been a disaster for the Portland Trail Blazers. Although this was widely expected, Portland’s season has been on another level […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers. Our NBA odds series continues with a Cavaliers-76ers prediction and pick. As they have finally gotten close to a fully healthy roster, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the hotter teams in the league over the past […]

Sam Presti and the Oklahoma City Thunder entered what looked to be a long, tedious rebuild after the departures of Russell Westbrook and Paul George in 2019, followed by Chris Paul’s exit a year later. While the first two seasons of head coach Mark Daigneault’s were painful, the Thunder have since proven that this organization’s […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks. Our NBA odds series continues with a Pacers-Hawks prediction and pick. One of the biggest storylines in the NBA entering this game is how fun to watch this Indiana Pacers team has been this season. Point Guard Tyrese Haliburton is […]

The Golden State Warriors haven’t had a great 2023-24 season up to this point. Chris Paul, who joined Golden State via trade during the offseason, is enjoying playing with the Warriors though. In fact, Paul said he feels like an NFL quarterback with “elite receivers,” via ClutchPoints. “For me, if you think about Peyton Manning, […]

Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole is going through one of the worst starts to his young career, as he can’t seem to snap out of a shooting slump with his new team. Poole hasn’t been nearly effective since leaving Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, and the rest of the Golden State Warriors, and […]

The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Washington Wizards 142-129 on Monday, and Giannis Antetokounmpo went off for 42 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, and he did it by making 20-of-23 shots, which prompted Damian Lillard to rave about him after the game. “I think when you got a guy that big that moves that well […]

Zach LaVine’s future with the Chicago Bulls is very much in question right now. Ever since reports surface suggesting that both he and the team are open to trade possibilities that are available, LaVine has not necessarily looked like himself. Perhaps this is just because of the Bulls’ early season struggles, but it’s not hard […]

The Golden State Warriors snapped a six-game losing streak Monday night against the young and gritty Houston Rockets. Klay Thompson scored a season-high 20 points and has started to regain some of the mojo that has made him an All-NBA player. Thompson’s slump contributed to the Warriors’ losing streak, but it was not the only […]

It’s safe to say that the 2023-24 NBA season has not gone as planned for the Detroit Pistons. For the second straight year, the Pistons look well on their way to another lost campaign. Through the first month of the regular season, Detroit is staring at the worst record in the league (2-13) and is […]

Zach LaVine has been involved in the news for all the wrong reasons to start the 2023-24 with the Chicago Bulls. As the Bulls have endured an ice cold start to the new campaign, LaVine has found himself involved in a plethora of trade rumors, and it seems like he has very little desire to […]

The Toronto Raptors are on the road to take on the Orlando Magic for the NBA In-Season Tournament. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Raptors-Magic prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Raptors are 6-7 to start the season, and […]

Things boiled over for Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Monday against the Detroit Pistons, as he was ejected for arguing calls before halftime and just a quarter after head coach Michael Malone was ejected for the same thing, and Jokic’s teammate Aaron Gordon vehemently defended him after the game. “He doesn’t need to […]

The Houston Rockets have not seen a third-year leap from athletic shooting guard Jalen Green; to start the 2023-24 season, Green’s scoring numbers have been down, his efficiency metrics have been discouraging, and his overall fit alongside a core of Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet appears to be up in the air. In fact, during […]

Only three times through the first 14 games of his promising San Antonio Spurs career has Victor Wembanyama failed to score at least 12 points, and two of those outings have come against the Los Angeles Clippers. Only once this season has Wemby recorded less than five rebounds. It just happened against the Clips. Ten […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves took on the New York Knicks at Target Center on Monday night. With the Timberwolves searching to keep their undefeated home streak alive to start the season, they took care of business by a final score of 117-100 to move to 6-0 on their home floor. Monday night’s win over the Knicks […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler had a fun moment towards the end of the first quarter where he drove to the basket and while he couldn’t get space for an easy lay-up, he performed a hook shot and yelled “Skyhook!” in the process. After the Heat beat the Chicago Bulls, 118-100, Butler spoke to the […]

The Washington Wizards lost to the Milwaukee Bucks at home Monday night to the tune of a 142-129 score, but it was not because Kyle Kuzma did not play well. In fact, the forward had a double-double of 22 points and 13 assists. Had he grabbed seven more rebounds, he would have finished with a […]

The Golden State Warriors picked up a 121-116 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday night to push their record to 7-8 on the season, and once again, it was Stephen Curry leading the way for the Dubs in this one. This time, though, he got a decent supporting performance from his longtime running mate […]

The Golden State Warriors are finally back in the win column, snapping a six-game losing skid by defeating the Houston Rockets 121-116 on Monday night — and Stephen Curry was instrumental in the victory. The superstar played the entire fourth quarter, scoring a game-high 32 points while adding five rebounds and an assist over 34 […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are off to a great start, moving to 10-3 on the season after a 117-100 win over the New York Knicks at home on Monday, and Karl-Anthony Towns went into why the team is off to such a great start this season. “I think all of us have different experiences in the […]

If you’ll allow for a food analogy this Monday before Thanksgiving, the NBA season is nowhere near baked done but 14 games is enough to get the smells circulating through the kitchen. Specific lineups are still working with small sample sizes but some spicy trends are starting to emerge. Well, it seems the New Orleans […]

Out of all the teams in the association, no one would have expected the Charlotte Hornets to be the slayers of the mean green giants of the Eastern Conference. But, the rest of the Lamelo Ball-led squad may have been onto something way before the season even started. PJ Washington remembered what Boston Celtics star […]

The Charlotte Hornets got their signature win of the season so far after beating the Boston Celtics 121-118 in a wild overtime game, and sure enough, LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges are quite happy about it. That win snapped a six-game home losing streak for Charlotte. If not for some late game heroics from Ball […]

The Washington Wizards have been nothing short of a dumpster fire to begin the 2023-24 season. Their offense is all sorts of disjointed, better performances from Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma on Monday night against the Milwaukee Bucks notwithstanding, and the defense is virtually non-existent. The environment the Wizards have at the moment may not […]

In March 2024, the Dallas Stars will unveil a statue in honor of franchise icon Mike Modano. Modano is the highest-scoring American-born player in NHL history. He won a Stanley Cup with the Stars in 1999 and played for the organization for 20 years. On Monday, the announcement of this honor drew a reaction from […]

Winning on the second night of a back-to-back is always a tough task. Losing that game when you had a golden chance to win the game is even more excruciating to accept. For Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Monday night, they simply could not have lost in a more demoralizing fashion against a […]

It’s been a tough go for Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs as of late. Following a strong start to the season marked by two statement victories over the Phoenix Suns, the Spurs have resembled their 2022-23 version much more closely over the past few games, losing eight straight games entering their Monday night […]

The Golden State Warriors are in desperation mode such that they get over .500 before the holidays. They stepped in the right direction against the Houston Rockets but still have notable absences. Not only are they missing Draymond Green but Gary Payton II has still not returned to the squad. They have an important date […]

Even though they’ve been without Jamal Murray for the past few weeks due to a hamstring injury, the Denver Nuggets have been finding ways to tally victories, thanks in large part to the MVP-caliber efforts of Nikola Jokic. But on Monday night, with Jokic exiting the game in the first half of the Nuggets’ contest […]