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We’re set to bring you another prediction and pick for today’s slate of NBA action as we head to the Eastern Conference for this Central Division matchup. The Indiana Pacers (1-0) will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (1-1) for an exciting tilt. Check out our NBA odds series for our Pacers-Cavaliers prediction and pick. The Indiana Pacers won their […]

The Dallas Mavericks have been engaged in two scoring fests to start the 2023-24 NBA season, which is what fans and pundits were concerned about all summer. But the Mavs are 2-0 because of something else the basketball world has known about for a while– the greatness of Luka Doncic. Doncic emphatically took over late […]

One game does not make or break a player’s MVP candidacy. We often like to pretend that it does, but it doesn’t and it shouldn’t, and here’s why: Imagine there’s a marquee matchup in late March between two MVP candidates. Typically how it goes is whichever star performs at a higher level and comes away […]

Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso played hero on Friday night against the Toronto Raptors, draining a game-winning corner triple in the dying seconds of overtime. But following the team’s first victory, DeMar DeRozan was quick to praise Caruso’s phenomenal defense, which is the No. 1 reason he’s made a name for himself across the Association. […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick as we continue our coverage of Saturday’s opening weekend NBA action. We head down south as we’ll see the New York Knicks (1-1) take on the New Orleans Pelicans (1-0) in a showdown between young lineups. Check out our NBA odds series for our Knicks-Pelicans prediction and pick. The New York […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for Saturday’s slate of NBA action. We head towards the Southeast as the Memphis Grizzlies (0-2) are set to take on the Washington Wizards (0-1) will both teams searching for their first win on the new season. Check out our NBA odds series for our Grizzlies-Wizards prediction and pick. The Memphis Grizzlies […]

Two NBA games are under the belt of Brandon Miller and he has impressed the masses both times. In his recent matchup against the Detroit Pistons, he finished with 17 points, six rebounds, and two assists. In his debut, Miller was on the floor for 25 minutes mainly due to foul trouble. In his second […]

The Brooklyn Nets were dealt another heartbreaking loss Friday at Dallas, falling 125-120 to the Mavericks. Luka Doncic stole the show with 49 points on 16-of-25 shooting from the field and 9-of-14 from three, leading a miraculous comeback in the final minutes. Here are four takeaways from Brooklyn’s second consecutive loss to open the season: […]

We’re set to bring you our slate of predictions and picks for this NBA Saturday of action as we turn towards the Eastern Conference Central Division for this next matchup. The Chicago Bulls (1-1) will take on the Detroit Pistons (1-1) in an exciting early season meeting. Check out our NBA odds series for our Bulls-Pistons prediction and pick. […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, the team’s best scorer, is going to miss 4-6 weeks after tearing a ligament in his thumb. This is rightfully cause for concern among Trail Blazers fans. It’s never good when a player gets injured. But in a year virtually devoid of playoff expectations, this might actually be a […]

Luka Doncic is out of this world. The Dallas Mavericks star balled out during their game against the Brooklyn Nets. Doncic dropped an absurd 49 points on ridiculously efficient shooting (16-for-25 from the field and 9-for-14 on three-point shots). He added 10 rebounds and seven assists for good measure. Some of the shots he made […]

Victor Wembanyama was excellent in his first career NBA win — a 126-122 San Antonio Spurs triumph over the Houston Rockets on Friday night — and head coach Gregg Popovich let the rookie phenom know it afterwards. The longtime Spurs bench boss singled out Wembanyama in the locker room after the team improved to 1-1 […]

Stephen Curry’s latest masterpiece is the biggest story from the Golden State Warriors’ first win of the regular season. Another strong performance from Chris Paul certainly merits mention, as does Andrew Wiggins breaking out of his malaise of a debut to make winning plays on both sides of the ball. Kevon Looney still has Domantas […]

It’s hard to believe that Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is already 35 years of age. After all, not only is he baby-faced, he also continues to tear up the opposition in the NBA. And on Friday night, facing the Sacramento Kings team which he eliminated with a dominant 50-point Game 7 performance, Curry […]

There was much consternation among fans of the Dallas Mavericks when Jason Kidd and company opted to roll with Maxi Kleber over Dereck Lively II as the team’s starting center during their season-opener against the San Antonio Spurs. However, Lively quickly showed that he’s such an athletic presence in the paint, passing the eye test […]

The Golden State Warriors shouldn’t have needed more crunch-time heroics from Stephen Curry to finally put the Sacramento Kings away for good. They led by 18 points with 5:53 left in the fourth quarter on Friday, riding Curry’s red-hot hand and several other eye-opening individual performances to what should’ve been a feel-good first win of […]

Entering the 2023-24 season, it wasn’t quite clear what role Cam Thomas was going to be having for the Brooklyn Nets. Thomas had a stretch last season where he looked like an unstoppable scoring force, but he didn’t do much else and struggled thereafter, leading to his eventual removal from the rotation. But during the […]

Thirty minutes before the Cleveland Cavaliers opened up at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder, All-Star point guard Darius Garland was ruled out by the team. Garland, who had 15 points and five assists in Cleveland’s recent win over the Brooklyn Nets, has been dealing with a strained left hamstring. He was able to play […]

The Dallas Mavericks, in Game 2 against the Brooklyn Nets, found themselves in another dogfight after a nip-and-tuck opening game victory against the San Antonio Spurs. The Mavs, despite making a few upgrades over the summer, was the Luka Doncic show was once again, with the Slovenian star shouldering quite the heavy workload on offense. […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic couldn’t be any prouder after witnessing the Texas Rangers take down the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 1 of the World Series. The Rangers were on the verge of defeat before Corey Seager tied the game to 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning with a two-run homer. After forcing […]

Victor Wembanyama has all the makings of being a foundational star for the San Antonio Spurs. Aside from his otherworldly presence on the defensive end, he has also shown flashes of being an unstoppable shot creator and finisher. However, one of the main responsibilities of a superstar is to be the team’s go-to-guy in the […]

The San Antonio Spurs entered their Friday night matchup looking to get their first win of the 2023-24 season over their in-state rivals Houston Rockets. The Rockets, fresh off a blowout defeat at the hands of the Orlando Magic in their season-opener, may have been ripe for the taking, but that wasn’t the case, as […]

Throughout Gregg Popovich’s tenure as the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, he has earned the reputation for being a mentor figure who isn’t afraid to dish out some tough love. But it seems as though in recent times, Popovich has mellowed down, especially when he has nothing left to prove in his Hall […]

The hype surrounding San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama is almost unlike any other; at 7’4, his incredible blend of shot-creating skills and elite defense make him such a tantalizing prospect, and Wembanyama, in his brief career thus far, has made believers in millions who believe he’ll reach his potential. But Houston Rockets wing Dillon […]

The Boston Celtics know just how important a piece Derrick White is to their ambitions of winning the franchise’s 18th championship. After all, White is a terrific point-of-attack defender, a willing mover of the basketball, and a heady cutter. But at the end of the day, White just does what the Celtics need to win. […]

The Charlotte Hornets were outmuscled in their first loss of the season to the Detroit Pistons, 111-99. There were a lot of fouls called for both teams, 52 total to be exact, but they seemed to disrupt the flow of the Hornets more often than not. Stopping fast break opportunities, bad loose ball calls, nothing […]

Things have not gotten any less volatile between James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers. After publicly demanding a trade and speaking out against general manager Daryl Morey this past summer, Harden was evidently told not to travel with the Sixers for their season-opening road trip, which began with a narrow loss to the Milwaukee Bucks […]

On Friday, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets took on the Memphis Grizzlies. The Nuggets maintained the lead throughout the majority of the game, but became a bit lethargic and allowed the Grizzlies to come storming back. The Nuggets suddenly had to pick up the pace, and it was sparked by an absolute dime of […]

During the 2022 offseason, many analysts thought that the New York Knicks, in their pursuit of a star, would go all-in on their push for Donovan Mitchell, whose availability on the trade market was no secret after the Utah Jazz’s playoff disappointment. In the end, the Knicks haggled way too hard and the Cleveland Cavaliers […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder won their second game of the 2023-24 season against Donovan Mitchell and Cleveland Cavaliers. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren showed out with dominating performances. However, the rookie Thunder center believes he has more blocks than the massive amount he totaled in the victory. Chet Holmgren seeks more after setting franchise record […]

Alex Caruso wore his superman cape on Friday to save the Chicago Bulls from the jaws of defeat against the Toronto Raptors. With just 10 seconds left in overtime and the Bulls trailing the Raptors 103-101, Chicago had one last chance to score after Zach LaVine got the ball off a Toronto turnover. LaVine quickly […]

Chet Holmgren, in his much-awaited regular season debut for the Oklahoma City Thunder, didn’t exactly put up eye-popping stats; in a blowout win against the Chicago Bulls, he put up a rather pedestrian 11 points and four rebounds with no swats. But on Friday night, Holmgren popped off against the Cleveland Cavaliers, displaying the incredible […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are off to a solid start to the 2023-24 NBA season. They’ve been on the road for their first two games of the year and are 2-0. They caused a player’s only meeting by the Chicago Bulls in their season opener. They followed that up with a come from behind win […]

It’s confirmed. Victor Wembanyama is him. The San Antonio Spurs rookie is off to a promising start to begin his NBA career, showing well in preseason and then having a solid regular season debut a couple of nights ago. While there’s no question Wemby will have a bit of growing pains as he gets used […]

Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets have gotten off to a strong 2-0 start to their title defense. The Nuggets picked up a tight 108-104 road win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday evening to follow up their season-opening win over the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this week. Murray was solid in the win, tying […]

When the Boston Celtics acquired Jrue Holiday in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers, the prevailing thought from fans and media alike was that the Celtics had an incredible defensive duo at guard with Holiday and Derrick White. Holiday wasted no time showing his defensive chops on opening night against the New York Knicks. […]

Kristaps Porzingis and the Boston Celtics opened up their season with a narrow road win in Madison Square Garden over the New York Knicks. The game marked the Latvian big man’s Celtics debut as he was acquired from the Washington Wizards this summer, and Porzingis was more than impressive in the victory, scoring 30 points […]

On Friday evening, the Charlotte Hornets took on the Detroit Pistons in what was the second game of the season for both franchises. The Hornets started their season off with a 116-110 win over the Atlanta Hawks, while Detroit got things started with a narrow road loss to the Miami Heat. During Friday’s contest, things […]

On Thursday evening, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers took on Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in one of the early marquee matchups of the 2023-24 NBA season. The game marked the first time that Durant and James had played one another in a non-preseason game since December 2018, and the Lakers ultimately […]