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The Brooklyn Nets will face the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden for an NBA in-season tournament game. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Nets-Celtics prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Nets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 100-93 on Wednesday. Initially, they trailed 21-13 after the first […]

If there is one player in all of NBA history who many consider to be “untradeable,” it was none other than former Chicago Bulls icon Michael Jordan. But there was a time when the most untouchable player of all time was not as valuable as he would eventually become. In this post, we’re going to […]

Discussing the best NBA players of all time is always a fun activity for fans who religiously follow the game. Of course, the weight of one’s opinion varies based on their credibility, with the musings of those who play or have played in the league bearing more weight. Thus, it became a huge point of […]

It’s safe to say the Milwaukee Bucks have underperformed so far to start the 2023-24 NBA season. It’s hard to blame NBA fans for their lofty expectations of this team. They happen to have arguably the best duo in the NBA in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. Milwaukee won the offseason when the team swooped […]

Ahead of the 2023-24 G League season, the Philadelphia 76ers are making a big change to the front office of their affiliate team, the Delaware Blue Coats. Jameer Nelson is getting promoted to the position of general manager. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Sixers are giving Nelson the bump up to Delaware’s GM […]

The Charlotte Hornets will face the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Hornets-Wizards prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Wizards defeated the Hornets 132-116 on Wednesday. Now, the teams are running it back, with the series shifting to the District […]

The San Antonio Spurs are set for their first NBA In-Season Tournament game. It should prove a tough match-up for Victor Wembanyama and company considering they’ve lost their last three. The Minnesota Timberwolves head into the Frost Bank Center Friday on a four-game win streak that’s included victories over the defending champion Denver Nuggets and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will head to Motown to play an NBA in-season tournament game against the Detroit Pistons. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a 76ers-Pistons prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics 106-103 on Wednesday. Initially, it was 61-54 at halftime after a […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament is here. The Philadelphia 76ers will make their tourney debut in the second slate of games as they strive for a new goal and look to build upon their impressive opening to the 2023-24 season. The league’s new tournament aims to break up the monotony of the regular season and give […]

The careers of Trae Young and Luka Doncic will forever be intertwined. After all, the Atlanta Hawks made the bombshell decision during the 2018 NBA Draft to draft Doncic and then trade down to get Young from the Dallas Mavericks, along with the 2019 first round pick that became Cam Reddish. And on Thursday night, […]

Playing in front of a raucous Mexico City crowd appears to have brought out the best in Trae Young, who had a stellar night on Thursday night for the Atlanta Hawks. Entering their matchup against the Orlando Magic, Young was shooting a paltry 33.6 percent from the field and 27.3 percent from beyond the arc. […]

It’s going to take time. The fact that not much of the schedule has passed since the San Antonio Spurs last endured such lopsided consecutive losses proves as much. Last March, in the 71st game of the 2022-23 season, Gregg Popovich’s team lost to the New Orleans Pelicans by 35 points. The very next night, […]

Raring to go after an inexplicable ejection ended his night early against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated the Indiana Pacers in the paint on Thursday night. Without the services of Damian Lillard, who’s out due to a precautionary measure due to it being the second night of a […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin was ejected from Milwaukee’s 126-124 loss against the Indiana Pacers at the 7-minute, 52-second mark of the third quarter after receiving two quick technical fouls. Griffin got upset with the officiating crew after Cameron Payne was knocked down on a drive and Giannis Antetokounmpo was trying to put up […]

Locked in a tight contest with the Orlando Magic in their Mexico City game, Trae Young was doing his best to prop up the Atlanta Hawks in the first half. Young was on point, drawing plenty of fouls as he got to the paint at will in the screen-and-roll game, all the while being the […]

Playing in the second night of a back-to-back is never an easy task, no matter how good the collective conditioning of a team is. And the Indiana Pacers learned this the hard way when they faced the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. With Damian Lillard not available to play, the Bucks turned over the offense […]

On Thursday evening, the Indiana Pacers improved to 6-3 on the young season with a 126-124 home win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pacers had to overcome one of the best games of Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s career. The Greek Freak scored 54 points on the evening, operating without the services of newly acquired star […]

The Denver Nuggets entered 2023-24 with the same ferocity and hunger to win every night. The defending champions are off to the best record in the league at 8-1 despite star guard Jamal Murray suffering a hamstring injury, which will sideline him for the next few weeks. Nikola Jokic is arguably the leading candidate for […]

The Indiana Pacers somehow survived Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 54–point explosion on Thursday. Fans of the Blue and Gold erupted on X after their team’s hard-fought 126-124 win. “This is a big win that past #Pacers teams didn’t find a way to pull out. This group is special,” @TheDestinAdams tweeted. “Now THAT is a signature […]

On Thursday night, the Milwaukee Bucks dropped to 5-3 on the young season with a loss to the Indiana Pacers despite a virtuouso performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo scored 54 points on the road against Indiana; however, the Bucks’ defense wasn’t particularly great on the evening, and the Pacers ultimately won the game by a […]

One day after being ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct in a ruling that outraged NBA fans, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo went off against the Indiana Pacers. The Bucks forward scored 54 points along with 12 rebounds in Milwaukee’s 126-124 loss. With his 54/12 and 15 made free throws, Giannis joined some exclusive company in a […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo put on a clinic in the Milwaukee Bucks’ Eastern Conference matchup against the Indiana Pacers. In the absence of Damian Lillard, the Greek Freak scored 54 points to go with 12 rebounds and three assists. His commanding performance had no shortage of epic reactions on X (Twitter). Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 50 piece for the […]

On Thursday evening, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo issued a stern reminder to the rest of the NBA about what a dominant force he can be when he’s at his best. Just one night after he was controversially ejected from the Bucks’ win over the Detroit Pistons, Antetokounmpo absolutely dominated the Indiana Pacers on the […]

The Utah Jazz haven’t gotten particularly close to NBA championship contention since Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dropped them off in consecutive NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998. The final game of the latter of those two series featured arguably the most iconic play of Jordan’s career, in which the now Hall-of-Famer *created space* […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has always been at the forefront of pushing the game beyond its rigid boundaries of yesteryear. This has been most recently evidenced by Silver and company introducing the inaugural in-season tournament, which seeks to spice up an NBA slate that tends to get a tad boring in the pre-Christmas portion of […]

The Boston Celtics currently sit at 5-2 on the young 2023-24 NBA season after a frustrating road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Although the Sixers controlled the game for the majority of the second half, Boston made a furious late rally and had a Kristaps Porzingis shot up in the air that […]

The Chicago Bulls have not had the best start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Bulls are 3-6 and are 12th in the Eastern Conference standings. However, Chicago has had some bright spots emerge on their roster. The latest buzz centers around Alex Caruso, whose defense has earned him Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are off to a terrible start in the 2023-24 season. The team is 1-7, with their only win coming over a rebuilding Trail Blazers team that fell apart down the stretch. Things aren’t going well for head coach Taylor Jenkins. He shared his thoughts on the team’s offensive struggles with Michael Wallace […]

The Golden State Warriors are hoping to bridge the past with the future for the 2023-2024 season. Stephen Curry is still lighting up scoreboards, achieving three-point GOAT status all over again with an insane achievement recently. Never one to shy away from a good interview with the media or a chance to laud his teammates, […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks have gotten off to a decent start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Although Young has yet to find consistency in his perimeter shooting so far on the campaign, Atlanta was recently able to reel off four straight wins following a disappointing 0-2 beginning to the year. Atlanta is currently […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was ejected for taunting against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night; an ejection that many NBA fans thought was over the top. Even Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James weighed in on social media, with a simple emoji response to the ejection. All LeBron had to do was post a […]

Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Thunder currently sit with a respectable 5-3 record, and Holmgren has been impressive in what is technically his rookie season, as he missed the entirety of the 2022-23 campaign due to an injury sustained after […]

The Houston Rockets have been a pleasant surprise to the 2023-24 NBA season. They are 4-3 to start the year. In comparison, they did not register their fourth win in the 2022-23 season until their 18th game of the year. The Rockets are set to take on the New Orleans Pelicans as their in-season tournament […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have limped to a disappointing start to the 2023-2024 season based on the princely sum of talent they acquired this past offseason. An injury to team centerpiece Anthony Davis has caused a tremendous amount of stress for the team heading into its in-season tournament showdown vs. the Phoenix Suns. A trade […]

As the Orlando Magic prepare to face off against the Atlanta Hawks in Mexico City, the excitement among the team’s players is palpable. Set to play Thursday at 9:30 PM ET, this game marks the NBA’s 32nd appearance in Mexico and is a significant cultural event for the league and its players. The Atlanta Hawks, […]

Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans have battled through and up and down start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Although New Orleans came out strong out of the gates, the Pelicans have now dropped three games in a row, including their most recent contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves, which Williamson missed due to personal […]

Ime Udoka has been managing his young core of Houston Rockets players fairly well. A huge addition in terms of veteran leadership on the work was Fred VanVleet. He made guys like Tari Eason, and Jabari Smith Jr. take a big leap in the first few games of the season. But, one high-caliber player has […]

The Utah Jazz haven’t had that great of a start to the 2023-24 NBA season. They are near the bottom of the standings in the Western Conference with a record of 2-7, only above the 1-6 Memphis Grizzlies. It’s supposed to be a rebuilding/retooling/revamping, whatever you want to call it, year for the Jazz though. […]

Reinforcements are on the way for the injury-depleted Brooklyn Nets ahead of Friday’s in-season tournament matchup with the Boston Celtics. After missing Brooklyn’s last seven games, Cam Johnson is listed as probable for the nationally-televised meeting at TD Garden. Johnson was sidelined by a calf strain alongside Nic Claxton following the Nets’ season-opener. The 6-foot-8 […]