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The Washington Wizards will travel to Central Florida to face off with the Orlando Magic at the Amway Center on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Wizards-Magic prediction and pick. The Wizards routed the Golden State Warriors 127-102 on Wednesday. Rui Hacimura led the way with 30 points off […]

The Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics faced off for the second and final time this season in what was another thrilling matchup. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George’s club visited Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown’s club in Boston, which was a 116-110 Celtics victory. Brown and Tatum each finished with a game-high 29 points on […]

The lottery gods rewarded the Toronto Raptors, after a down 2020-21 season, with the opportunity to draft Scottie Barnes, a 6’9 forward who projected to be an all-around force. And Barnes played extremely well in his first season, even winning Rookie of the Year honors. However, the 21-year old forward has seen his efficiency numbers […]

Mark Jackson may be a mere footnote in the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty these days. However, the former Dubs head coach played a huge part in the Warriors’ turnaround in the early 2010s. He was able to coach the young core led by Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson to two consecutive playoff berths in 2013 […]

In just his fifth season in a Dallas Mavericks uniform, Luka Doncic continues to swat down franchise records like flies. After Doncic’s 60-21-10 outing earlier this week, he gained some serious ground on another owned by former Mavs favorite Michael Finley. On Thursday, he took overtook Finley and let him know it too. Doncic finished […]

Luka Doncic will step on the court Friday night against the San Antonio Spurs likely still smoldering. No one is having a hotter stretch right now in the NBA than the Slovenian Dallas Mavericks superstar. It was not that long ago when he skewered the New York Knicks for a 60-point triple-double that no one […]

The Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Championship three seasons ago, but the front office has been abysmal in retooling their roster alongside generational talent LeBron James. It has been downhill from there as the Lakers are closer to receiving the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft than winning the chip. With […]

Just looking at the numbers put up by Julius Randle and Immanuel Quickley Thursday night against the San Antonio Spurs, you would think that the New York Knicks got away with a massive victory. Well, the Knicks lost, but at least Randle and Quickley gave everyone something that had not never been seen before in […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse didn’t like the way his team showed up defensively in Thursday night’s 119-106 home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Nurse was particularly critical of his players’ effort in trying to slow down Ja Morant and company, per Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports. Nick Nurse: “I don’t know if the […]

Just after a letdown loss to the Houston Rockets, a team that is in the middle of a rebuild, the Chicago Bulls righted their ship right away by beating a legitimate NBA title contender in the form of the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday to the tune of a 119-113 score. It’s a trend that can […]

Apparently, New York Knicks owner James Dolan is using technology to create an automatic barrier between him and people that he basically dislikes. It has been reported that facial-recognition technology has prevented some people from entering Madison Square Garden, per Peter Botte of The New York Post. Moreover, Ethan Strauss’ Substack recently published a report […]

Zion Williamson continued his phenomenal season as he went off on Wednesday in the New Orleans Pelicans win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He poured in a career-high 43 points completely dominating the Wolves with the Pelicans needed every single one of those points as they narrowly escaped with a 119-118 win after Anthony Edwards’ misfired […]

The NBA was rocked with another physical altercation in Detroit as Pistons guard Killian Hayes and the Orlando Magic center Moe Wagner were the central figures in what turned into a violent encounter on Wednesday night. They didn’t mess around with the punishments issued. Killian Hayes drew the most severe penalty with a three-game suspension […]

Indiana Pacers sharpshooter Buddy Hield did not waste much time before getting his first bucket of Thursday night’s home game against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers. He buried his first points of the game so fast that he broke a record previously held by Pacers legend Reggie Miller, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Hield’s 3-pointer […]

It has been a very difficult season for the Los Angeles Lakers to establish any consistency. It does not figure to get any easier Friday night as Lakers star LeBron James is listed as questionable for the game with the Atlanta Hawks because of left ankle soreness. https://twitter.com/michaelcorvoNBA/status/1608584140869468160 The Lakers know they will be without […]

Buddy Hield has been one of the premier three-point shooters in the NBA since he was drafted and it appears that teammate Tyrese Haliburton’s dad knows that. Prior to the Indiana Pacers game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Haliburton’s dad John implored Hield to just let it fly every time he catches the ball. "I don't […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been without Brandon Ingram since Nov. 25 when he suffered a toe injury against the Memphis Grizzlies. There has been no real timetable for his return to the court and the Pelicans have been cautious in not rushing him back too soon. On Thursday, Ingram revealed that he’s not really […]

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton suffered a knee injury in Tuesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. Haliburton was able to play through it and scored 23 points and dished out seven assists in the Pacers’ 129-114 victory. The guard was listed as questionable to play against the Cleveland Cavalers on Thursday night with a bruised […]

Rudy Gobert’s debut campaign with the Minnesota Timberwolves hasn’t exactly gone how anyone involved with the franchise envisioned. Even at his new team’s lowest point of 2022-23, though, the three-time Defensive Player of the Year isn’t losing hope in the Wolves’ ability to turn their season around. A Twitter user responded to the Frenchman’s post […]

Tyrese Maxey is looking to finally return to the court for the Philadelphia 76ers. The young star has been out for over a month due to a foot injury and is reportedly targeting Friday’s matchup with the New Orleans Pelicans as his return. The Sixers and their fans will love the latest injury update for […]

Donte DiVincenzo continued his stellar recent play on Wednesday, spearheading the extremely short-handed Golden State Warriors’ comeback win over the Utah Jazz with 19 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals, plus 5-of-9 shooting from deep. His performance marked the third time in his last five appearances that DiVincenzo has connected on five three-pointers, […]

Few expected the Atlanta Hawks to beat the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Not only did Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and company enter the game as owners of basketball’s longest winning streak, but the Hawks were playing without Trae Young, Clint Capela and De’Andre Hunter, leaving them without one of basketball’s preeminent offensive engines and […]

The Dallas Mavericks host the Houston Rockets for a divisional battle! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Rockets-Mavericks prediction and pick. We have a Texas battle on our hands for Thursday night! The Rockets are in Dallas to face their divisional rivals following Luka Doncic’s massive performance. The Rockets are (10-24) […]

The Phoenix Suns have a solid record early on in the 2022-23 season, but they could be in some serious trouble over the next few weeks. That’s because star guard Devin Booker was ruled out for at least the next four weeks with a left groin strain. Given how good Booker has been for the […]

Tanking in the NBA has been a topic of discussion for a very long time. It’s the pink elephant in the room that isn’t necessarily acknowledged by the league, but most fans believe occurs nearly every season. This year’s perceived top draft pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Victor Wembanyama, chimed in on the subject. […]

Malcolm Brogdon and Blake Griffin are questionable for the Boston Celtics ahead of their matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. Both players are dealing with a non-COVID related illness, according to Celtics reporter Keith Smith. Griffin didn’t play in the Celtics 126-102 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night because of […]

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson missed Tuesday’s game against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks with a sore right hip. Without Brunson, the Knicks lost to the Mavs in overtime, 126-121, largely due to a 60-point triple-double from Doncic. So when the Knicks travel to San Antonio to play the Spurs on Thursday night, […]

On Tuesday night, Luka Doncic became the first player in NBA history to drop a 60-20-10 triple double. He astonishingly finished with 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists in an overtime win vs. the New York Knicks. After the game, Doncic remarked how tired he was, saying he needed ‘a recovery beer.’ Well, a […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have had a fairly strong start to the 2022-23 season, and have been on a tear as of late, winning eight of their last nine games to shoot up the Eastern Conference standings. Despite the Sixers latest run of success, it hasn’t caused the rumors surrounding James Harden’s future with the team […]

The NBA trade market has continued to heat up in recent weeks, and right now, it’s looking like one of the top names on the market is Detroit Pistons sharpshooter Bojan Bogdanovic. The Los Angeles Lakers have been labeled the frontrunner for his services, but it looks like they will have some competition in their […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves 2022-23 campaign has gone less than swimmingly to this point. After trading for former Jazz center Rudy Gobert, the team entered the season with legitimate NBA Finals expectations yet currently holds a 16-19 record, just the 11th-best in the Western Conference. It goes without saying that the Gobert trade hasn’t panned out […]

The New York Knicks (18-17) visit the San Antonio Spurs (11-23) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 8:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Spurs prediction and pick. New York has lost four straight games but still sits in seventh place in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks cover at […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has long been divisive. To some, Gobert is a marvelous defensive force, capable of shoring up a team’s defense by himself with his elite defensive instincts and physical tools. However, when some look at the 7’1 Frenchman, all they see is a player who gets played off the court against […]

The Memphis Grizzlies (20-13) visit the Toronto Raptors (15-19) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 7:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Raptors prediction and pick. Memphis has lost four of its last five games but still sits in third place in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies cover at […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will clash with the Charlotte Hornets as the two teams face off at the Spectrum Center on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Hornets prediction and pick. The Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 130-114 on Tuesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 28 points […]

Getting inked up is common in the NBA. In fact, during the 2021-2022 season, 55% of the players in the league sported a visible tattoo. Tattoos are one way of expression. Furthermore, they may also symbolize a meaningful moment in a player’s life. Whether or not there is a meaning behind a tattoo, totally depends […]

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla missed his first game of the season on Tuesday due to eye irritation. Mazzulla was a late scratch for Tuesday’s game as the team waited until 10 minutes before tipoff to announce that he’d sit out. Celtics assistant coach Damon Stoudamire coached the team in his place and led […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will travel to Indianapolis to face off with the Indiana Pacers at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Cavaliers-Pacers prediction and pick. The Cavaliers lost 125-117 to the Brooklyn Nets at home on Monday. Darius Garland went off for 46 points. Significantly, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers (21-15) visit the Boston Celtics (25-10) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 7:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Celtics prediction and pick. Los Angeles has won four of its last five games and now resides in fourth place in the Western Conference. The Clippers […]