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The Sacramento Kings’ first round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors could hardly have started better, with back-to-back wins on their home floor opening up a 2-0 lead for the league’s pluckiest young team against the reigning champs. Since then, however, things have taken a dramatic turn for the worse. The Warriors’ two subsequent […]

The Denver Nuggets surpassed the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games to advance to the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The Nuggets now prepare for a tough matchup with the Phoenix Suns, spearheaded by a red-hot Devin Booker and Kevin Durant. Booker is averaging 37.2 points, and Durant is averaging 28.4 points per game […]

Paolo Banchero would definitely love it if he and Victor Wembanyama can pair up in Orlando. For the NBA Rookie of the Year, Wembanyama’s addition will surely take the Orlando Magic to a whole another level. The Magic rising star said as much in a recent interview with Malika Andrews on NBA Today, noting that the […]

The Miami Heat absolutely shocked the basketball world on Wednesday night after mounting a sensational comeback in Game 5 of their NBA Playoff first-round matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. Jimmy Butler led the way yet again for the Heat as they escaped with a stunning 128-126 overtime victory to close out the series and eliminate […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Friday as the Memphis Grizzlies (51-31) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (43-39) for the sixth game in the Western Conference first round. Action tips off at 10:30 p.m. ET. Memphis stayed alive, bumping the series to 3-2 with their 116-99 win in game five. Below we continue our NBA odds […]

Draymond Green dropped 21 points, four rebounds, seven assists and four steals on 80% shooting in the Golden State Warriors’ epic Game 5 win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night, leading his team to a 3-2 lead in the most exciting series of the first round. Before addressing one of the finest performances of […]

A lot will be on the line on Thursday night when the Boston Celtics take on the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks will host Game 6 in Atlanta and they will need to win in order to keep their season alive and force a Game 7 in Boston. The Celtics, on the other hand, will be […]

Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. salvaged his rookie year with strong play towards the end of the 2022-23 regular season. Still, it’s still a curious choice for him to take to Twitter and second controversial ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins’ opinion that the Milwaukee Bucks season was “a complete failure.” “Are we serious right now,” […]

The Denver Nuggets, despite being the no. 1 seed in the West, are heading to the second round of the NBA Playoffs as the underdogs against Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns. While some might find that disrespectful, though, head coach Michael Malone understands the reality of their situation. Speaking to reporters on Thursday as […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Friday as the Sacramento Kings (48-34) visit the Golden State Warriors (44-38) for the sixth game in the Western Conference first round. Action tips off at 8:00 p.m. ET. Golden State took a 3-2 series lead thanks to their 123-116 win in game five. Below we continue our NBA odds […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have a laundry list of things to tend to this offseason, and Russell Westbrook’s free agency is one of them. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Tyronn Lue pitched adding Westbrook to the front office, and the results were fruitful. Russell Westbrook joined the team a few days after the trade deadline, […]

The first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs is coming down to the wire, and some series are needing some extra games to find a winner. That is the case for the first-round encounter between the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors. With Sacramento set to travel to face Golden State on Friday, it means […]

The Phoenix Suns won four straight games to beat the LA Clippers to win their first-round series of the NBA playoffs. The Suns advanced to the Western Conference semifinals and will face the top-seeded Denver Nuggets, who beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the first round.  Phoenix was not perfect in its first […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are going to hear a lot of external noise about whether or not their star duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George can bring the Clippers franchise the first championship in its history. However, while the injury history of Kawhi and PG has gone from disappointing to frustrating, it shouldn’t yet […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a tough loss in Game 5 against the Memphis Grizzlies, their largest margin of defeat in the 2023 NBA Playoffs so far. They lost 116-99, outpaced all game long by the Grizzlies, who were led by big performances from Ja Morant and Desmond Bane. Morant had 31 points on 13/26 […]

After struggling to stay on the floor during his first three seasons, Nic Claxton’s breakout 2022-23 campaign offers the Brooklyn Nets a building block as they turn the page to a new era. Claxton was at the forefront of an improved Nets defense this season, tying Jaren Jackson Jr. for the league lead in stocks […]

After days of basketball, the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs is coming down to an end. However, some series still have a lot left in the tank. That is the case for the matchup between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers. With Memphis set to travel to face Los Angeles on […]

Draymond Green was booed every time he touched the ball early on Wednesday night, a raucous Sacramento Kings crowd welcoming him back to Golden 1 Center for the first time since he was ejected for stomping on Domantas Sabonis’ chest in Game 2. By the end of Wednesday’s pivotal Game 5, though, the loudest fans […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks survived another day! They host the Boston Celtics for Game 6 of the first-round series. Trae Young and Jayson Tatum headline the players featured on the NBA playoff’s same-game parlay sponsored by Bleacher Report. The Celtics are trying to clinch this series. They have had their eyes on Joel […]

The New York Knicks may not have surprised themselves with their first-round win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA playoffs, but some in the basketball world saw it as upset. One analyst who didn’t was former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins. After the Knicks secured the series win, a video resurfaced of Perkins predicting New […]

The first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs is coming down to the wire with some series entering their final stages. That is the case for the matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings. With Golden State set to host Sacramento on Friday, it means it is time for some Warriors Game 6 […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is dealing with a controversial situation that occurred following a recent playoff game. Edwards picked up a chair while running off the court and reportedly hit two women with the chair. The women are filing charges against him, but Edwards’ attorney released a statement on his behalf, per Chris Haynes, […]

The Miami Heat have completed one of the most shocking upsets in NBA history by taking down the No. 1 overall seed as a No. 8 seed in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. On Wednesday night, the Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks by a score of 128-126 in an overtime thriller on […]

Every good coach is alike; every bad coach is bad in his own way. For Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer, this badness manifested itself in a fatal passivity as Budenholzer bungled his way through the end of the Bucks’ season-ending Game 5 loss to the Heat as if he had forgotten that he’s allowed to coach. […]

The Miami Heat stunned the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs and beat them in five games. Giannis Antetokounmpo and his team saw their title hopes end early, but Jimmy Butler and the Heat are now heading to the next round after winning the play-in tournament. After another masterful playoff performance, […]

The Boston Celtics have a history with the Miami Heat in the postseason, so Jayson Tatum wasn’t too surprised when the red-hot team from South Beach took down the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks. Although the Heat barely snuck into the playoffs after losing their first Play-In Tournament game, Tatum never underestimated them. “I wouldn’t necessarily call […]

The Milwaukee Bucks season came crashing down to an end Wednesday after the Bucks fell to the Miami Heat in Game 5 of their first-round series. Milwaukee became the sixth No. 1 seed to lose in the playoffs to an eight-seed. Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer admitted he should have handled the final possession of […]

With their Game 5 loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves season came to an end on Tuesday night. It was a disappointing end to the year for a Timberwolves squad with NBA Finals aspirations after trading for All-NBA center Rudy Gobert. A big reason why the Timberwolves lost the series was that Nuggets […]

Jayson Tatum is arguably the Boston Celtics’ biggest star. He is a four-time All-Star, Eastern Conference Finals MVP, and an Olympic Gold Medalist. Given Tatum’s rise to prominence in the NBA, have you ever wondered how an NBA superstar like him lives? Well, wonder no more. This article features Jayson Tatum’s $4 million home in […]

The Miami Heat dumped the Milwaukee Bucks out of the NBA Playoffs and while it’s a team game, one could argue Jimmy Butler single-handedly willed his team to the second round. With the Bucks leading 118-116 with 2.1 seconds left in Game 5 on Wednesday, it appeared as if Giannis Antetokounmpo and company would prolong […]

The first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs is coming close to an end, but some series still have a lot left to be settled. That is the case in the matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies. With Los Angeles set to host Memphis on Friday night, that means it is […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated by the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, and with the offseason now beginning to take shape, team president Tim Connelly and head coach Chris Finch have expressed their desire to re-sign pending free agent Naz Reid. Connelly said on Thursday that he wants Reid to […]

The Milwaukee Bucks completely botched it. After finishing the regular season with the best record in the NBA, the Bucks were widely regarded as the favorite to win the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Rather than repeating their 2021 success, the Bucks struggled to get off the ground and were defeated in five games by the eighth-seeded […]

Since the dawn of the 21st century, the Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat have been two of the most successful franchises in the NBA. Both franchises have had some of the best players to ever play the game during this time, such as Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade, just to name a […]

New York Knicks center Jericho Sims underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum and cuff tendon in his right shoulder, according to a Thursday article from ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski. “The procedure, performed Wednesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery and considered successful, will require five months of recovery and rehabilitation,” wrote Wojnarowski. […]

Doc Rivers’ time as the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers has been tumultuous, to say the least. Currently in his third season at the helm of the Sixers, Rivers finds himself at a potential crossroads with the franchise. Most Sixers fans will be calling for Rivers’ firing if Philly doesn’t make it to the […]

Doc Rivers and the Philadelphia 76ers are currently waiting to find out who the winner of the Boston Celtics-Atlanta Hawks first-round series is, as they will be the opponent the Sixers take on in the Eastern Conference semifinals. While the Hawks were able to force a Game 6 in the series, many folks believe that […]

Most one-seeds in NBA history can be forgiven for not paying too much attention to their first-round matchup. After all, the eight-seed in the conference is usually the worst among all teams that qualified for the playoffs. But the institution of the play-in tournament has brought forth some changes that have proven to be devastating […]

The Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Miami Heat after just playing just five games in the postseason, sullying their 58-24 record and their top seed in the Eastern Conference. Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who averaged 23.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 0.7 blocks per game in their First Round loss while dealing with an […]