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The Sacramento Kings, despite having little to play for in the dying moments of the 2022-23 NBA regular season, will want to end the season on the right foot and carry over some strong momentum into their first playoff appearance since 2006. It will also help that they still have a slim chance at stealing […]

The Sacramento Kings already booked their ticket to the playoffs, ultimately snapping their postseason drought. Sacramento is still trying to finish the season strong, but earning a victory against a motivated Golden State Warriors team on Friday night could prove to be a challenge. It will be even more difficult if Kings’ stars De’Aaron Fox […]

Jaylen Brown recently suffered a hand injury that many fear would affect his availability in the playoffs. Fortunately, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla downplayed the issue and emphasized it shouldn’t be a long-term problem. Brown apparently suffered from hand lacerations while picking up pieces of a glass vase he knocked over while watering his […]

Nikola Jokic has been forced to sit out four of the Denver Nuggets‘ last five games due to a lingering calf injury. At this point, the Nuggets have two final games remaining in the regular season, which includes a matchup against the Utah Jazz on Saturday. It now appears that the reigning back-to-back MVP won’t […]

The timing for Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics couldn’t get any worse, as the veteran wing revealed on Friday that he cut his right hand while picking up a glass vase and had to get five stitches. While Brown expects to ready for the 2023 NBA Playoffs, he voiced his frustration about the injury […]

The Dallas Mavericks have come out with one of the most confusing decisions on the Luka Doncic front ahead of their must-win game against the Chicago Bulls on Friday. As it turns out, the Mavs aren’t really gunning for a victory against the Bulls, despite the fact that they still have a shot at securing […]

With both Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson already unavailable for Friday’s contest against the New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks fans expect RJ Barrett to do most of the heavy lifting for the squad tonight. Well, that might actually not be the case for the Knicks after Barrett popped up on the injury report yet […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has been cleared to play against the Chicago Bulls … but only for the first quarter. In a move that seems to indicate that the Mavs are waiving the white flag this 2022-23 season, Doncic will reportedly sit out the rest of the game after suiting up in the first […]

The Kentucky Wildcats may lose a big part of their roster with center Oscar Tshiebwe declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft (h/t Jeff Goodman of Stadium), but with the senior retaining his collegiate eligibility, he could still return to the program. Tshiebwe averaged 16.5 points, 13.7 rebounds, 1.6 steals, and 1.0 block per game in […]

Kyrie Irving, Tim Hardaway Jr., Christian Wood, and Maxi Kleber have all already been ruled out by the Dallas Mavericks for Friday’s must-win game against the Chicago Bulls. The good news for Mavs fans is that Luka Doncic has been cleared to play. The bad news is that this isn’t exactly what the supporters were […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic are on a tight MVP race, but whoever wins between the three, Giannis feels it is already a huge victory for the NBA and their global fan base. Antetokounmpo admitted as much ahead of the Bucks’ showdown with […]

The Boston Celtics sit in second place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 55-25. They are three games behind the Milwaukee Bucks for first place and three in front of the Philadelphia 76ers for third. When the Celtics take on the Toronto Raptors, the ninth-seeded team in the East, the question remains: Is Marcus […]

After having made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals just a season ago, with two games remaining in 2022-23, the Dallas Mavericks find themselves fighting to punch their ticket to simply participate in the league’s play-in tournament. With this, Friday night’s matchup against the Chicago Bulls is a must-win scenario for the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves still have a lot to play for in their final two games of the regular season. It’s going to be a back-to-back set on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs, followed by a matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. With their final positioning in the West on the line, Timberwolves […]

With $49 million in projected cap space entering the 2023 offseason, the Utah Jazz have more than enough resources to shore up their rotation. In the backcourt rotation, guards Collin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson, Kris Dunn, Talen Horton-Tucker, and Ochai Agbaji will be under contract. The Jazz’s frontcourt rotation will be comprised of at least forwards […]

The Utah Jazz could have a quiet offseason and focus on player development. After all, with better injury luck they very well may looking at a playoff berth this season. That hypothetical is enough to inspire at least a confidence that their current core can become a playoff team, and all they have to do […]

The New York Knicks (47-33) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (41-39) on Friday night! Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Pelicans prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Knicks-Pelicans NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Knicks-Pelicans Odds New York Knicks: +8.5 (-108) New […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have two final games remaining in the regular season, with one of them being a Friday night showdown against Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies. The Bucks, however, are already locked in as the No. 1 seed in the East, which means that technically speaking, both of their upcoming […]

The Dallas Mavericks (38-42) host the Chicago Bulls (38-42) with play-in tournament implications on the line. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:40pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Mavericks prediction and pick and information on how to watch. This is the second meeting between these teams. Chicago destroyed Dallas in the first meeting, […]

The Miami Heat (43-37) visit the Washington Wizards (34-46) on Friday night! Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Wizards prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Heat-Wizards NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Heat-Wizards Odds Miami Heat: -4 (-112) Washington Wizards: +4 (-108) […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are gearing up to finish anywhere between the 5th seed and the 9th seed in the West before the NBA Play-In Tournament, and subsequently the NBA Playoffs. Kendrick Perkins believes that regardless of where they finish, Anthony Davis will lead the Lakers to the 2023 NBA Finals. "[Lakers] are going to […]

Ahead of the LA Clippers’ showdown with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, head coach Tyronn Lue said he wasn’t planning to double-team Anthony Davis. That, of course, turned out not to be the case as Lue repeatedly threw double-teams at Davis throughout the night. The Clippers came out on top, […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. isn’t beating around the bush. As the 82-game grind finally comes to a close, the Memphis Grizzlies star has made it abundantly clear just how badly he wants to win Defensive Player of the Year. “I definitely think I’m Defensive Player of the Year,” Jackson told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “I just think […]

The Utah Jazz were the NBA’s most surprising team for four months of the season, sitting at 31-31 on February 25th, squarely in the Western Conference playoff picture. Despite dismantling a long-time contender by trading Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert for roughly eight dozen draft picks, the Jazz didn’t seem that much worse for the […]

We’ve reached the final weekend of the 2022-23 NBA regular season. This season has been a thrilling ride, with some teams performing well above expectations and others well below them. One can only hope that the playoffs are full of just as much excitement as the regular season. With the regular season winding down, the […]

UConn guard Jordan Hawkins will declare for the 2023 NBA draft, according to a Friday tweet from ESPN NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony. “UConn’s Jordan Hawkins, a potential lottery pick, will declare for the 2023 NBA draft, he told @malika_andrews on ESPN’s NBA Today,” Givony wrote. “Hawkins starred in UConn’s national championship run.” Jordan Hawkins broke the news on an episode […]

The Detroit Pistons (16-64) visit the Indiana Pacers (34-46) on Friday night! Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-Pacers prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Pistons-Pacers NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Pistons-Pacers Odds Detroit Pistons: +7 (-110) Indiana Pacers: -7 (-110) […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ second-to-last game of the 2022-23 regular season comes on the road against the Atlanta Hawks on the second night of a back-to-back. The Sixers, despite being locked into the Eastern Conference’s third seed, played Joel Embiid and James Harden in a loss to the Miami Heat. Now, it’s time for them to […]

The Chicago Bulls sit in 10th place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 38-42. The Bulls are two games behind the Toronto Raptors for ninth and four in front of the Indiana Pacers for 11th place, so they are locked in when it comes to the No. 10 seed. When the Bulls take […]

The 2022-23 NBA regular season is coming down to a wire, and the playoffs are just around the corner. After months of basketball, players such as Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic had historic performances that could be remembered for years to come. This means it is time for new NBA MVP power rankings. From triple-doubles […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Zion Williamson won’t see game action until at least the first round of the NBA playoffs, team executive vice president David Griffin confirmed on Friday. Griffin said the Pelicans wouldn’t be in a position to get the big man 5-on-5 work prior to play-in games, meaning a first round return would […]

The Chicago Bulls have already punched their ticket to participate in this year’s play-in tournament and are locked into the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference. For their Friday night bout against the Dallas Mavericks, star guard Zach LaVine was initially listed as questionable. So, is Zach LaVine playing tonight vs. the Mavs? *Watch NBA […]

A pair of western conference playoff squads will go toe-to-toe with only a couple of games remaining in the regular season as the Phoenix Suns take on the Los Angeles Lakers. Join us for our NBA odds series, where our Suns-Lakers prediction and pick will be revealed. Fresh off of a hard-fought 119-115 win not […]

The Brooklyn Nets (44-36) host the Orlando Magic (34-46) on Friday for an Eastern Conference clash with playoff implications. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:40pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Nets prediction and pick and information on how to watch. This is the third meeting between these teams. Brooklyn won the […]

The Boston Celtics are locked into the two seed in the Eastern Conference with just two games left on the season, rendering their remaining games meaningless. With nothing left to play for, it’s fair to wonder whether or not Boston will rest their starters, or keep them fresh by playing them in these two games. […]

The Miami Heat don’t have much to play for Friday night against the Washington Wizards. As a result, Erik Spoelstra’s team is taking a hyper-cautious approach to player health in the nation’s capital before the postseason finally dawns. Jimmy Butler (right hand contusion), Bam Adebayo (left quadriceps strain) and Kyle Lowry (left knee soreness) have […]

The Phoenix Suns are reportedly planning to sit their four core stars, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul, and Deandre Ayton, against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, per Shams Charania. The Suns are reportedly focusing on playoff health at the moment, as they’ve already clinched the four-seed in the West. It is no […]

The Dallas Mavericks are making the stunning decision to sit Christian Wood, Tim Hardaway Jr., Kyrie Irving, and others with the playoffs still in reach. The Mavs’ path isn’t easy, but it’s possible. However, New York Knicks fans have every right to be upset with the Mavs’ latest tanking effort, and here’s why. Kyrie Irving, […]

The NBA Playoffs were once lamented for how top-heavy and predictable they were, but the 2022-23 regular season has objectively been one wild ride. And it is not over yet. Though, there are a few things that could be decided in Friday’s slate of games, particularly where the Eastern Conference is concerned. The top five […]