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The Denver Nuggets may find themselves boasting a commanding 2-0 series lead in this year’s Western Conference Finals, but the Los Angeles Lakers have found themselves fighting throughout. Several individuals within Darvin Ham’s rotation have put forth valiant efforts through these first two contests played, and fourth-year pro, Rui Hachimura, has been the most recent […]

After the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, we now know the Orlando Magic draft will include the Nos. 6 and 11 picks in the first round. The second first-round selection is courtesy of the Chicago Bulls via the Nikola Vucevic trade. With that second pick, the Magic have the chance to get a real difference-maker at […]

The Denver Nuggets took care of business with their homecourt advantage as they pulled out two straight wins in Games 1 and 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Their latest triumph came in an exhilarating fashion Thursday evening, as star guard Jamal Murray willed his team to victory with a […]

The rumors about James Harden returning to the Houston Rockets are lining up to be true. Since the middle of the season, even as the Philadelphia 76ers showed the potential to be a much-improved team, the possibility existed that the former MVP would go back to the team he rose to superstardom with. Now, the […]

After advancing to the play-in tournament in the past two seasons, the Charlotte Hornets had a horrific 2022-23 campaign, thus opening up a massive opportunity to select a top-tier pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama has been discussed as one of the best NBA prospects ever, so every organization has been vying for […]

The Boston Celtics hold homecourt advantage in this year’s Eastern Conference Finals, but it’s the Miami Heat who currently hold a 1-0 series edge, as they stole Game 1 while on the road by a final score of 123-116. Now, they’ll look to even the series up at one game apiece Friday night with what’s […]

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is widely considered to be one of the toughest players in the NBA. Not just because the six-time All-Star routinely raises his game during the postseason, leading to him becoming one of the best playoff performers in franchise history. Nor is it just because Butler is unafraid of a daunting […]

The Detroit Pistons’ luck in the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery could not have gone any worse. They had a 52.1 percent chance to at least make the top four after a dispiriting 17-win season, but here they are drafting outside the top four and essentially taking them out of the conversation for Brandon Miller. It […]

Austin Reaves has been the third star the Los Angeles Lakers have needed in the Western Conference Finals thus far. But he looked like a different kind of star during the Game 2 postgame press conference. Austin Reaves was somewhat disheveled during the presser, with his messy hair and black shirt reminding fans of some […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Denver Nuggets in Thursday night’s affair and, as a result, find themselves trailing 2-0 in this best-of-seven Western Conference Finals series. While it was a grueling showing for L.A. as a whole, with a bevy of players underperforming on the evening, perhaps the player receiving the most flack […]

The series shifts to Southern California as the Denver Nuggets face the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. We are in LA, sharing our NBA odds series, making a Nuggets-Lakers Game 3 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Nuggets defeated the Lakers 108-103 in Game 2 […]

The Denver Nuggets managed to pull off an exhilarating comeback win in Thursday’s Game 2 that, as a result, has them holding a 2-0 series advantage over the Los Angeles Lakers in this year’s Western Conference Finals. The packed crowd out at Ball Arena was truly electrifying, however, the attendee who has seemingly drawn the […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray put on a show in a 108-103 Game 2 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. Murray scored a game-high 37 points, 23 of which came in the fourth quarter. He scored Denver’s last 12 points of the game, selling the victory for the Nuggets and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers trail the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals after losing the first two games of the series. LeBron James’ age has shown at times and because of that, he has been issued the new warning for NBA players who are on the verge of falling off: an invitation from Dwight […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are staring up at the Denver Nuggets from inside a pretty deep hole after their Game 2 loss. But LeBron James knows it’s a far from insurmountable climb to make. The Lakers star spoke out on the 0-2 deficit they’ll need to overcome in order to punch their ticket to the […]

Did the Los Angeles Lakers just blow their golden opportunity? Game 2 of their series against the Nuggets saw LA hold a lead for most of the game. However, Denver slowly but surely came back from an 11-point deficit, eventually snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. It was a total collapse from the Lakers, […]

Are we finally seeing LeBron James decline? It’s easy to forget sometimes, but the Los Angeles Lakers star is already 38 years old. And while what he’s doing is impressive (nearly 29 points per game at 38 is nuts), the King is starting to show his age in the playoffs. Last night, LeBron shot 0-for-6 […]

Luka Doncic may be under contract until at least the end of the 2025-26 season, but the Dallas Mavericks are not taking any chances. After all, having one of the ten-best (or perhaps even five-best) players in the entire association and then proceeding to miss even the play-in tournament isn’t ideal at all. Thus, trades […]

Nikola Jokic is well on the way to leading the Denver Nuggets to their first NBA Finals appearance. With two more wins in the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, he would get them into the finals for the first time and continue building his case as the best basketball player on the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers won’t go too far if LeBron James and Anthony Davis aren’t at their best. And in Game 2 of the 2023 Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets, both James and Davis had their fair share of struggles. James settled for too many three-pointers, and he blew some very makeable shots […]

The depth and culture the Los Angeles Lakers spent the last several months establishing have guided them to the Western Conference Finals. To advance past the Denver Nuggets, — “Level 3”, as the Lakers call it — they’re going to need LeBron James and Anthony Davis to be at their absolute best. The Lakers lost […]

The NBA Draft is always an exciting time, both for teams looking to land the next big thing in basketball and for youngsters who want to make a name for themselves by proving that they belong on the biggest stage. Even with 29 other teams missing out on Victor Wembanyama, the most hyped up prospect […]

The Los Angeles Lakers did a commendable job of holding down Nikola Jokic in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday night. Jokic put up just 23 points on 11-of-24 shooting, to go along with 17 rebounds, 12 assists, and three steals in 42 minutes of action. It was still a stat-stuffing performance from […]

Countless kids rehearse playing in a high-profile playoff game, but for Denver Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray, those fantasies have actually come to fruition in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The fourth quarter was again his domain, as a 23-point eruption propelled his team to a Game 2 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers carried a five-point lead into the second half against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 at the Ball Arena in Denver, seemingly primed for a win despite LeBron James’ embarrassing gaffe. That lead evaporated quickly behind a historic fourth-quarter performance from Jamal Murray that would prove to be the Lakers’ undoing. […]

Following the Golden State Warriors second round exit in the NBA Playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers, rumors have already begun swirling as to how different the roster could look next season. It’s not just the team roster that could look drastically different, but the front office as well. Warriors general manager and president of […]

The Denver Nuggets, of all teams, will know that a playoff series isn’t over until one team wins four games. In 2020, the Nuggets became the first team in NBA history to come back from two 3-1 deficits in a single postseason run. But there’s no way their confidence isn’t brimming at the moment, especially […]

Rui Hachimura had another big game for the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. The 25-year-old exploded in the first half for 17 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting. He did well to keep the Lakers in this one, but ultimately, it was the Denver Nuggets who escaped with another hard-fought victory, 108-103, to secure […]

The Denver Nuggets had plenty of heroes in their 108-103 come-from-behind victory in Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers at home Thursday night. Among them was forward Bruce Brown, who came off the bench and played like a ball of energy and a constant source of impactful […]

There’s nothing like the NBA Playoffs to bring out the best, and at times, the worst in a player, as the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James watchers found out on Thursday night in Denver. A failed attempt at a dunk contest worthy slam by LeBron James stole the Lakers’ momentum in the second quarter, […]

The Denver Nuggets may have won Game 1 of their Western Conference Finals series in the NBA Playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers, but it might have been difficult to tell. The Nuggets lead by double-digits for most of the game but due to a late Lakers flurry that got them within three points in […]

The Denver Nuggets took a huge step toward their first-ever Western Conference title after defeating LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 on Thursday night. The Nuggets are now up 2-0 and have put LA in a deep hole that they might just not be able to come out of. After the […]

LeBron James assured the public that the twisted ankle he suffered in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ Game 2 loss vs. the Denver Nuggets will not keep him out of a must-win Game 3 on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. “They’re still there,” he said about his ankles. “A little ankle isn’t going to stop me. … […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, as long as LeBron James is healthy enough to play, have a fighting chance against the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA playoffs. James has played at such a high level for so long at the grandest stage of them all that it’s not the wisest idea to doubt his ability […]

There is the expectation that a rookie will tend to shy away from calling out star players. That unwritten rule would go double for NBA icons. Perhaps it is his natural moxie or the adrenaline rush from winning the NBA Draft Lottery, but San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan had no qualms about going after […]

The Denver Nuggets took a commanding 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers with a 108-103 win in Game 2. They trailed for most of the game and faced a double-digit deficit at various points in the second half. They battled back though and gutted it out in the […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers came up short yet again in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets. LA kept themselves in the game until the very end, but ultimately, the hot hand of Jamal Murray proved too much for the Lakers, who are now in a deep 2-0 […]

Where would the Denver Nuggets be without Jamal Murray? Probably headed to Hollywood with the Western Conference Finals series tied at 1-1. Without the heroics of Murray in Game 2 against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, the Nuggets likely would have ended with a loss Thursday night. Jamal Murray sparked a successful comeback […]

If the NBA’s MVP Award included the NBA Playoffs, Nikola Jokic would have won the award in a landslide. Even so, he had a legitimate case for the award during the regular season despite what some people might have done with their ballot. Jokic is arguably the best player in the league and through the […]