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Years ago, Kevin Durant pointed to Devin Booker as one of the players whose games he respects the most. Fast forward to 2023 and he’s watching him unleash his full potential as teammates on the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker poured in 47 points and 10 assists in a closeout Game 5 to eliminate the Los […]

For all intents and purposes, the Boston Celtics had punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference semifinals midway through the fourth quarter in Game 5 of their first-round series with the Atlanta Hawks. They had a 13-point lead over the Hawks with less than six minutes to play in the game, and Atlanta hadn’t really […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker etched his name into the record books with a sensational performance in the win against the Los Angeles Clippers. He became the first player in NBA history to record at least 45 points and 10 assists in a series-clinching victory. Booker showcased remarkable efficiency and effectiveness throughout the game. shooting […]

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns are dancing their way to the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, as they took care of business in the first round with a gentleman’s sweep of Russell Westbrook and the banged-up Los Angeles Clippers. Booker was fantastic from the beginning to the end of the series versus […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns didn’t waste much time in joining Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Shortly after the Nuggets sent the Minnesota Timberwolves to an early vacation with a Game 5 win Tuesday night, the Suns did their job and finished off the […]

Harrison Barnes was an open 3-pointer away from sending the Golden State Warriors to the brink this postseason. Instead, his shot clanked off the rim, and the Sacramento Kings lost their series lead. Barnes had extra motivation given that the opponents were his ex-teammates. While he’s said to be on good terms with most of […]

When it is all said and done, Devin Booker could be regarded as the most beloved player in Phoenix Suns’ history. Performances like the one he put on in a series-clinching 136-130 Game 5 win versus the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday night will keep building that case. He even surpassed one of his competitors for […]

With Kawhi Leonard and Paul George sidelined still in Game 5, the Los Angeles Clippers hoped that Russell Westbrook would be able to sustain the form he had going into Tuesday night’s contest against the Phoenix Suns. Prior to that meeting, Westbrook scored 67 points on 53.8 percent shooting from the field in Games 3 […]

Shaquille O’Neal loves trolling Charles Barkley, and he does it with every opportunity he gets. And so when Devin Booker surpassed Chuck’s playoff record for the most 40-point games in Phoenix Suns history, it didn’t come as a surprise that Shaq had some comments. While interviewing Booker following his 47-point explosion in their series-ending 136-130 […]

There’s nothing that hurts quite like having a hand in preventing a playoff defeat yet failing to do so. But on Tuesday night, that’s exactly what Anthony Edwards went through, as he had a golden opportunity to send Game 5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ first-round matchup against the Denver Nuggets to overtime with the one-seed […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves may have lost in their NBA Playoff series with the Denver Nuggets, but Anthony Edwards definitely deserves recognition for his work. Without him, it’s more than likely that the Wolves would have been swept by Denver. With that said, NBA fans made sure to give Edwards the credit he is due following […]

Despite trailing 3-1 in their first-round NBA Playoffs series, the Memphis Grizzlies enter this game as slight favorites. Here we will look at four bold Grizzlies predictions for Game 5 vs. the Lakers as Memphis tries to avoid elimination. In a thrilling Game 4 matchup between the Lakers and the Grizzlies, LeBron James scored a […]

Kevin Durant and Devin Booker are the ultimate pick-your-poison duo. It’s hard to stop them without sending the double team, and that is a big problem whenever they are on the court together. The Los Angeles Clippers learned that firsthand in their first-round clash in the NBA Playoffs. In Game 5, Durant and Booker even […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ season is getting away from them, and Russell Westbrook knows it. Repeatedly on the back foot in the middle of a third quarter offensive flurry from the Phoenix Suns, Westbrook had to, one way or another, take out his frustration. After all, the Clippers point guard was also in the middle […]

Trae Young knew that the Atlanta Hawks were more than capable of taking down the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of their NBA Playoffs series. In fact, Young was so confident that he even told the suspended Dejounte Murray to get ready for Game 6. Murray revealed as much after Young willed the Hawks to […]

The first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs is teeming with drama, which is mostly supplied by LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers and Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in their respective series. Neither the Lakers nor the Heat have homecourt advantage in the first round, as they entered the playoffs seeded No. […]

Fans all over the world have been treated to many exciting first-round matchups in the 2023 NBA playoffs. But there hasn’t been a series that has captured the imagination of fans to this degree in quite a while as the battle between two Northern California teams in Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings — and […]

Boston Celtics fans took a page out of the supporters of the New York Knicks on Tuesday night as they treated Trae Young with some savagery in Game 5 of their NBA Playoffs first-round series. Late in the fourth quarter with the game in the balance, the home crowd decided to shower the Hawks star […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers remain without an opponent in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, thanks to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks making sure that another game will be played between them and the Boston Celtics in the opening round. The Hawks beat Boston on the road Tuesday night, 119-117, […]

After taking down the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of their NBA Playoffs series, Trae Young made sure to rub the victory on the face of all the haters and doubters who counted the Atlanta Hawks out. Young exploded for 38 points, four rebounds, 13 assists and two steals as the Hawks cut the Celtics’ […]

Now that the dust has settled following the Nets’ dismal 2022-23 season and general manager Sean Marks’ annual press conference, it appears the Brooklyn brain trust is seeking to take its time. Right now, they will move slowly and give this year’s squad more time to grow. Here we will look at three major offseason […]

The Atlanta Hawks’ 2022-23 season seemed to be marching to its inevitable conclusion, especially when they entered Game 5 of their first-round series against the Boston Celtics missing the services of Dejounte Murray, their offseason blockbuster acquisition. The Celtics looked dominant in their first two games at TD Garden, so the smart money definitely was […]

A lot was on the line between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their NBA Playoffs first-round showdown. Emotions were running high, which is why it came as no surprise that Wolves star Anthony Edwards decided to apply some savagery on Jamal Murray as early as the […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are not yet ready for vacation. They extended their first-round series against the Boston Celtics with a thrilling 119-117 win at TD Garden Tuesday night, thanks in large part to the heroics of Young (and some boneheaded plays by Marcus Smart and the Celtics). Trae Young, playing without his […]

Joel Embiid, Dejounte Murray and several other NBA stars couldn’t hold back their shock and delight after Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks upset the Boston Celtics in Game 5 on Tuesday. The Celtics were up by 13 points early in the fourth quarter and seemed to be headed to victory in their bid to […]

The Atlanta Falcons enter the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City with question marks at several positions. Atlanta has the eighth pick in the first round of Thursday’s draft and is in dire need of a quarterback, among several other positions. This year’s draft is full of potential stars, but Fontenot isn’t quite sure what to […]

Trae Young just dealt the Boston Celtics a heartbreaker in Game 5. Sure enough, it sent Atlanta Hawks fans into total frenzy as they celebrated the big win on Tuesday night. After erasing a 13-point lead early in the fourth quarter, the Hawks found themselves trailing by just one point, 117-116, with just seven seconds […]

Game 5 was for the Boston Celtics to lose, and they indeed wasted that golden opportunity to close out their series against the Atlanta Hawks at home, as they let Trae Young and company escape  TD Garden with a series-extending 119-117 win Tuesday night. The social media blame game for the Celtics’ loss has already […]

Trae Young just showed how ice-cold he can get in Game 5 of the Atlanta Hawks‘ NBA Playoffs first-round series against the Boston Celtics. Apart from dropping a game-high 38 points, Trae also sunk an epic game-winning triple to lead the Hawks to a very impressive 119-117 victory over Jayson Tatum and Co. At one […]

A fractured left index finger is not going to stop Sacramento Kings star point guard De’Aaron Fox from playing in Game 5 of their first-round series against the Golden State Warriors this coming Wednesday at home. Fox was even captured on video practicing his shooting during Tuesday’s Sacramento shootaround, though, he missed plenty of them, […]

Russell Westbrook came into Tuesday’s Game 5 matchup against the Phoenix Suns with a rather eye-opening pre-game outfit. It caught the attention of the NBA on TNT broadcast crew as the Los Angeles Clippers star decided to show off some skin as he headed into the arena. For Charles Barkley, though, it seems that he […]

Ime Udoka is now the Houston Rockets’ newest head coach amid some criticisms about how fast it was for him to land a major gig in the NBA despite the controversial nature of his departure from the Boston Celtics. Rockets general manager Rafael Stone welcomed Udoka to the franchise via a statement. “We are excited […]

Trae Young called game. The Atlanta Hawks’ diminutive point guard made the biggest play of the night to steal Game 5 against the Boston Celtics on their own home floor. Young pulled up just a few steps off the logo to put his Hawks up with just over a second left in the game: TRAE […]

Damian Lillard took a shot at an unnamed NBA player on Tuesday, and a lot of fans thinks he’s referring to Memphis Grizzlies swingman Dillon Brooks. On Twitter, Lillard sent out a tweet saying “You can’t be ‘HIM’ one day and in a identity crisis a few days later.” He didn’t drop any names, but […]

After dropping the first two games in Sacramento, the Golden State Warriors came back to win Games 3 and 4 at home. Consequently, they tied this first-round series all up. This series now moves back to Sacramento for a critical Game 5. This is where one side may reclaim control with a big win. Ahead […]

Orlando Magic rising star Paolo Banchero is the Rookie of the Year for the 2022-23 season; however, not a lot of people are happy with the voting. It’s not that fans didn’t want Banchero to win. In fact, it’s the opposite since many saw him as the overwhelming favorite. Nonetheless, what shocked and disappointed NBA […]

The whole basketball world saw Jimmy Butler at his very best on Monday night as he dropped a career-high 56 points all over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks en route to a 119-114 victory for Miami. Butler also set a Heat franchise record for the most points in a playoff game, and unsurprisingly, it […]

Jimmy Butler just made Miami Heat franchise history with his majestic performance in Game 4 of their NBA Playoffs first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks. The 33-year-old caught fire en route to a career-high and playoff franchise record 56 points against the Bucks on Monday night. Thanks to Butler’s heroics, Miami now has a seemingly […]

It is safe to say that Charles Barkley was impressed by Jimmy Butler’s monster performance in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. Butler led Miami to a crucial win with 56 points to give the Heat a 3-1 lead in the series. Barkley made a bold Jimmy Butler-LeBron James claim on Inside the […]