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After the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 134-107, in the second group play game of the NBA In-season tournament, star Anthony Davis talked about the tourney. He acknowledged that the grand prize of $500,000 will make players motivated to win according to HoopsHype on X (formerly known as Twitter). “$500 [thousand] sounds real […]

The Boston Celtics take their three-game win streak on the road to take on the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Celtics-76ers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Celtics are on a three-game win streak, […]

Phoenix Suns guards Devin Booker (right calf strain) and Bradley Beal (lower back spasms) are listed as probable for the team’s Wednesday night home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Booker, who is yet to play with Beal and Durant together, is expected to play, according to AZCentral.com’s Duane Rankin. Phoenix Suns' Big 3 set to […]

The Chicago Bulls appear to be finally facing the music; after yet another dispiriting loss on Monday night against the Milwaukee Bucks, the team is now reportedly looking to officially put former All-Star wing Zach LaVine on the trade market. LaVine, even though he’ll be making $177 million for the next four years, should net […]

The future is now for the Oklahoma City Thunder. With a 7-4 record through the first four weeks of the 2023-24 NBA season, Oklahoma City is off to its best start in five years. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has emerged as a legitimate All-NBA star. The Thunder have surrounded him with an intriguing young core that could […]

After spending most of his first two seasons on the bench, Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas was having the breakout he always knew he was capable of eight games into 2023-24. The 23-year-old ranked ninth in the NBA in scoring at 28.7 points per game before suffering an ankle sprain that would sideline him for […]

The New York Knicks go on the road to take on the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night! This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Knicks-Hawks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Knicks have been playing very well, despite dropping their last […]

The Phoenix Suns are paying Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, and Devin Booker $130.3 million this season, yet the trio has yet to play a game together in the 2023-24 season. However, with the latest Suns injury updates, it looks like Durant, Beal, and Booker will finally make their season debut together on Wednesday against the […]

With the Chicago Bulls crawling out another slow start on the new season, rumors of the team eventually getting blown up have reached a fever pitch. While everybody seems to be on the table in Chicago right now, the guy most likely to get traded seems to be star guard Zach LaVine, and his latest […]

Well, Victor Wembanyama vs. Chet Holmgren should turn into a rivalry that we’ll enjoy for the next decade or so. That’s all we have to look forward to right now. The first official NBA meeting between Wembanyama and Holmgren fell well short of their collective shadows. The San Antonio Spurs flopped again, 123-87 in Oklahoma […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers were unable to slow down Tyrese Haliburton for two games in a row. Although the Sixers were able to outscore the Indiana Pacers once, Haliburton and his up-tempo squad proved to be too good to defeat in the second game of their mini-series. Haliburton was totally dominant with the way […]

A game against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets was the last thing the Los Angeles Clippers needed on their schedule as they aimed to get their first win with James Harden on the roster. But for a few moments, it seemed like the Clippers had what it took to beat the Nuggets on Tuesday night, […]

It wouldn’t be a Tuesday night in the NBA without a little confrontation and that’s exactly what ensued during a 104-101 Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Golden State Warriors. After a bust-up between the two teams that included Draymond Green putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold, Green was ejected from the game along with Warriors […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have had a nightmare start to the 2023-24 campaign, and that continued in their latest contest against the Denver Nuggets, which saw them come up short by a final score of 111-108. Paul George was leading the way for the Clippers in this one, and he wasn’t too pleased with the […]

The Chicago Bulls are currently in the process of overcoming their denial, as reports have come out in recent days that the organization is now open to trading away Zach LaVine, marking a shift in the organization’s M.O. But this, of course, does not mean that they’ll be throwing away games willy-nilly; for as much […]

Sportsmanship is often promoted by the NBA. Because of this, it is unusual for fights to break out on the NBA hardwood. However, given that basketball is a physical and competitive sport, it isn’t a surprise to see tempers flare. In fact, throughout the history of the league, we’ve seen various physical altercations that even […]

The first 10 games of the 2023-24 season weren’t a whole lot of fun for the Los Angeles Lakers. They scuttled to a 3-5 record, beset by injuries, unfamiliarity, and porous shooting. Entering Tuesday’s In-Season Tournament matchup vs. the Memphis Grizzlies at Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers owned a bottom-seven scoring margin (-4.9). They were back […]

There was a lot of action that went down in the NBA In-Season Tournament game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers. But, none of them seemed to be more important than Marcus Smart going down in the middle of their clash against the LeBron James-led squad. Taylor Jenkins knows that this will be […]

Darvin Ham has finally found the proper schematics such that the Los Angeles Lakers could thrive off of the perimeter. Their NBA In-Season Tournament game against the Memphis Grizzlies saw a lot of on-court issues. Anthony Davis threw Santi Aldama to the ground, and the Marcus Smart injury looked like what this match will be […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers added to the woes of the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2023-24 NBA season by wallopping their Western Conference rivals in a 134-107 win at home Tuesday night. So dominant were the Lakers versus the Grizzlies that they did not even need Davis and LeBron James to spend even […]

The Golden State Warriors suffered their fourth straight loss on Tuesday, falling to the surging Minnesota Timberwolves 104-101 at Chase Center. At least the woefully shorthanded Dubs—playing without an injured Steph Curry and ejected Klay Thompson and Draymond Green—kept the score close in case of in-season tournament tiebreakers, right? Let’s dive into three in-depth reactions […]

The scuffle between Jaden McDaniels and Klay Thompson was the talk of the league. Things started to heat up immediately not even two minutes into the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves clash. Players like Rudy Gobert and Draymond Green got involved in the brawl which did not look good. But, Anthony Edwards had to […]

There’s clearly no love lost between Rudy Gobert and Draymond Green, two of the best defensive players of their generation. On Tuesday night, with the Minnesota Timberwolves taking on the Golden State Warriors to continue their NBA In-Season Tournament journey, Gobert found himself in the middle of a first-quarter fracas. In the process of separating […]

Taking on the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second time in three nights, the Warriors were looking to get back on track and improve to 2-0 in group play of this season’s inaugural in-season tournament. Already without Stephen Curry due to a knee injury and taking on the NBA’s top rated defense, the Golden State Warriors […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder crushed the San Antonio Spurs 123-87 in a matchup featuring two of the league’s top rookies — the Spurs’ 7-foot-3 Victor Wembanyama and the Thunder’s 7-1 Chet Holmgren. Neither rookie excelled according to the stat-line. Wembanyama finished with eight points on 4-for-15 shooting. He grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked two shots. […]

Jaden McDaniels offered his take on his fight with the Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson on Tuesday. The Minnesota Timberwolves forward claimed he acted in self-defense, per The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski. “Jaden McDaniels: ‘I was just trying to crash for a rebound and he grabbed me by my collar. I was just trying to defend […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament aimed to give courts a makeover such that they could attract more viewers. Since the event started, the outlook on the floor has been quite polarizing. Some courts looked amazing while some have gotten a lot of flak for how much of an eyesore they became. Zion Williamson made a staunch […]

In an NBA In-Season Tournament game against the Minnesota Timberwolves where the Golden State Warriors were missing Stephen Curry due to a knee injury, the last thing they needed was to lose Klay Thompson too. But that’s exactly what happened to the Warriors. Just one minute and 40 seconds into the game, Thompson and Jaden […]

In a game that featured two of the league’s top rookies — San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren, Holmgren’s team decisively came out on top. The Spurs were crushed by the Thunder, 123-87, and head coach Gregg Popovich was disappointed in his young squad, according to Jeff […]

On Tuesday night, during an NBA In-Season Tournament clash against the Denver Nuggets, Paul George was doing everything he can to give the Los Angeles Clippers their first win since finalizing their trade for James Harden. George was the Clippers’ most reliable offensive weapon all night long, shedding Kentavious Caldwell-Pope repeatedly off the dribble. But […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points and a career-high seven steals, and the Thunder rolled past the San Antonio Spurs 123-87 on Tuesday night in the In-Season Tournament. The game featured two of the league’s most-hyped rookies — San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama and Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren. Wembanyama finished with eight points on 4-for-15 shooting. He […]

Herb Jones came up big against the Dallas Mavericks. Not only did he back up the scoring numbers of Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram but he also hounded Luka Doncic on defense. This all led to a 131 to 110 demolition job for the New Orleans Pelicans which gets a step closer to notching a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been middling to begin the 2023-24 season despite the return of Zion Williamson from the long-term injury he sustained back in January. Williamson was one of, if not the main driving force behind the Pelicans’ strong start to the 2022-23 last season, so it’s been a bit disappointing for New […]

The NBA’s ongoing In-Season Tournament has showcased some of the most insane court designs in recent years. Some fans think they’re serious eye candy. On the flip side, the outrageous designs could serve as a potential distraction. Mavs head coach Jason Kidd and shooting guard Tim Hardaway, Jr. aren’t buying that in a disastrous 131-110 […]

The Indiana Pacers did not have the best of starts to the 2023-24 season. But that appears to be nothing but a distant memory now for Pacers fans, especially in the aftermath of Tyrese Haliburton’s amazing awakening over the past few games. On Tuesday night, Haliburton was simply in a class of his own despite […]

The Dallas Mavericks fell 131-110 to the New Orleans Pelicans in their NBA In-Season Tournament matchup on Tuesday night, in a game where the Mavs were outmatched all night. Pelicans Jordan Hawkins and Brandon Ingram each scored 25 points in their team’s win, but the big story was the playing floor. Mavs star Luka Doncic had […]

The Brooklyn Nets moved over .500 with a 124-104 win over the Orlando Magic Tuesday night at Barclays Center. After leading by 15 in the first quarter, the Nets fell behind at the half but tightened the defensive screws late, holding the Magic to 6-of-21 shooting in the fourth quarter with four assists and four […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers’ winning streak has been snapped at the hands of the Indiana Pacers. Struggles against Indiana’s high-octane tempo and Tyrese Maxey coming back down to earth after a 50-burger put the Sixers in a tough spot and they were unable to squeeze out the win. Their eight-game winning streak is over […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are battling against the Memphis Grizzlies in a competitive NBA In-Season Tournament matchup. The Lakers have a commanding lead going into halftime. However, the first quarter saw the teams get heated. Anthony Davis and Santi Aldama got into a scuffle, which has given social media users a burst of energy. Anthony […]