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It’s time for war. After an up-and-down regular season, the Golden State Warriors achieved the first goal in defending the title: making it to the NBA playoffs. Sure, they would prefer to be higher than the sixth spot they’re in. However, considering how the rest of the year went, Golden State feels happy skipping the […]

The Chicago Bulls and the Toronto Raptors will face off in the play-in, with the winner getting to play for a chance at the eighth seed. We’re in Toronto, sharing our NBA odds series, making a Bulls-Raptors prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, […]

The Dallas Mavericks need to have a complete makeover in the offseason. This year’s awful end proved that the glaring holes in this roster needs to be fixed ASAP. They needed to address these issues before the start of the year, but let’s just say that their ways of fixing the problems… didn’t work out. […]

The Boston Celtics finished the 2022-23 NBA season with a 57-25 record, which was good for the two seed in the Eastern Conference. As a result, Boston will be anxiously awaiting the results of Tuesday night’s Play-In Tournament contest between the seven seeded Miami Heat and eight seeded Atlanta Hawks. The winner of this game […]

With the 2022-23 regular season officially over, it’s time to look ahead to the 2023 offseason. A time of year in which teams are more invested than ever in finding talent to upgrade their roster, be it via the NBA Draft, the trade market, or NBA free agency. This year’s free agency class will be […]

The Los Angeles Lakers turned a 2-10 start into a 43-39 record and earned the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference. As a reward, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Co. will host the beleaguered Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40) in the Play-In game on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers are a conference-best 16-7 since the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo revealed he used to have a different surname. And just a bit of a spoiler, it was way easier to pronounce than Antetokounmpo. Before Giannis turned into a freak of nature for the Milwaukee Bucks with two regular season MVPs, an NBA championship, Defensive Player of the Year award, among other awards and […]

Damian Lillard is everything an NBA franchise wants from its star man — loyal, doesn’t “run from the grind”, and most of all, vocal of his desire to win it all for the franchise he’s spent the last 11 seasons playing for, the Portland Trail Blazers. However, Lillard is already 32 years old, and it […]

LaMelo Ball remains non-committal about his future with the Charlotte Hornets following another disappointing season without playoffs basketball. However, he gave the team a clear answer on what would make him stay. Speaking to reporters on Monday after their season ended on Sunday, Ball shared that he does love playing for the Hornets. Nonetheless, for […]

The New Orleans Pelicans, after weeks of such strong play, faltered when it mattered most. Instead of capitalizing on the Minnesota Timberwolves’ self-destruction, the Pelicans instead imploded en route to a 113-108 defeat. And now, they find themselves in a win or go home situation in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament against the nascent Oklahoma […]

Of all the junctures in the 2022-23 season to self-destruct, doing so just before the postseason begins is arguably the worst time to do so. This is the point of the campaign where the team needs to lock in to achieve the goal of, at the very least, making a deep playoff run. However, the […]

Dennis Schroder’s availability against the Minnesota Timberwolves has been a major talking point for the Los Angeles Lakers. After the German guard was scratched off the roster late on Sunday against the Utah Jazz, there have been fears that he could miss their must win Play-In game on Tuesday. Schroder was ruled out of the […]

Let’s rewind back to 2021, when the Atlanta Hawks were in the process of shocking the NBA world. After earning the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Hawks went on an improbable run to the conference finals, defeating the higher seeded New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers before losing to the eventual champion Milwaukee […]

Former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins firmly believes that the Rudy Gobert punch fiasco in the final game of the 2022-23 regular season highlights a major problem for the Minnesota Timberwolves: leadership … or the lack thereof. For those who missed it, Gobert got into a heated exchange with his Timberwolves teammate Kyle Anderson, which […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson really likes the Los Angeles Sparks’ move to take Iowa Hawkeyes star Monika Czinano during Monday’s WNBA Draft. The Sparks selected Czinano with the 26th overall pick in the third round of the draft, giving them one of the best post players from the collegiate level. Johnson expressed his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost only once in their last seven games of the regular season, and incidentally, that loss came at the hands of their bitter cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers. That game was Russell Westbrook‘s first game against the Lakers since his mid-season trade, and unsurprisingly, Russ had a bit more extra […]

The surging Los Angeles Lakers secured the No. 7 seed in the West by winning eight out of their last 10 games in the regular season. They will now battle the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Play-In tournament to determine who will get to face the Memphis Grizzlies in the opening round of the playoffs. For […]

The Los Angeles Lakers don’t have to look far for some inside info about their Play-in Tournament opponent Minnesota Timberwolves. After all, they have some former Timberwolves players on the team, including forward Jarred Vanderbilt, who came to Purple and Gold nation from the Utah Jazz via a three-team trade last February. Jarred Vanderbilt, who […]

One of the biggest storylines for the Dallas Mavericks this season is the pending Christian Wood free agency. Wood has become one of the more productive centers in the NBA, but it hasn’t always been clear if he has a future with the Mavs. His role often fluctuated under Jason Kidd and he was relegated […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers hired Darvin Ham in the past offseason to replace Frank Vogel, the first-year head coach made sure to emphasize that Anthony Davis would be the focal point of the offense. He certainly succeeded in that, as Davis has seemingly returned to his old form that made him one of the […]

Having not made the playoffs since the 2005-06 season, the Sacramento Kings appeared to have their work cut out working their way into the postseason after winning just 30 games last year, even with De’Aaron Fox, AKA ‘Mr. Clutch’, and Domantas Sabonis leading the charge. Throughout the course of this season, however, they’ve proven their […]

The Los Angeles Clippers face a tough test in the opening round of the playoffs when they battle Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in the first round. Facing a surging Suns side is already a major challenge in itself, but unfortunately for Clippers fans, the absence of Paul George due to injury will make […]

With the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings set to face each other in the first round of the 2023 playoffs, fans and experts alike couldn’t help but compare the two teams. For Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma, however, the comparisons are starting to get ridiculous. Kuzma revealed as much after seeing a take from […]

There’s a lot going on with the Minnesota Timberwolves right now, and all the drama could not come at a worse time for them. Rudy Gobert has been suspended for one game for punching teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout, and he won’t be available for the Wolves when they battle the Los Angeles Lakers […]

Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal got himself in some trouble after reportedly getting himself involved in a physical altercation with a fan earlier this season. The incident occurred after Beal supposedly hit a fan on the head after hearing an untoward comment from the aforementioned supporter. Beal has now spoken out about the incident as […]

The Rudy Gobert punching incident has been a content gift for Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. In a recent episode of his podcast, Dray said that Gobert’s reaction to Minnesota Timberwolves teammate Kyle Anderson actually got him to respect the Stifle Tower a little bit more. “There are just some words, as men, you […]

There have been a lot of comparisons between Trae Young and Stephen Curry through the years. Admittedly, these two stars do have some things in common with regard to their respective games. John Collins, however, believes that his Atlanta Hawks teammate deserves more credit than just being a comparison point for the greatest shooter of […]

Just because the Golden State Warriors, unsurprisingly, open as clear favorites in the first round of the playoffs hardly means the Sacramento Kings are pushovers. Mike Brown’s squad put up the highest offensive rating ever in 2022-23, its 118.6 points per 100 possessions racing past the rest of the league. DeAaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have an extensive injury report heading to their Play-In showdown with the Minnesota Timberwolves, with LeBron James also popping up on it. Fortunately, the issue is not that serious. While James has been listed with a right foot soreness, he is only labeled as probable for the game against the Timberwolves. […]

With a Minnesota Timberwolves 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament game scheduled against the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night, a lot of eyes will be on the team that finished eighth in the Western Conference’s regular-season standings. Ahead of the Timberwolves-Lakers game, we’ll be making our Timberwolves 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament predictions. Most of the basketball world […]

Although he’s not the favorite to win the MVP award in the 2022-23 NBA season, superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is currently the top chalk to take home the NBA Finals MVP honor, based on FanDuel odds. The two-time league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has a price of +270 to win the prestigious Bill […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are facing a major headache ahead of Tuesday’s all-important bout against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. They’ve already decided to suspend Rudy Gobert for throwing a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout, and at this point, Minnesota could be without Karl-Anthony Towns as well against the Lakers. Karl-Anthony […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are expected to beat the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the playoffs. But just how much are they favored to win? Well, let’s just say their odds have never been in more than three decades. The Warriors, despite being the no. 6 seed, are heavy favorites […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves came into this year with high hopes of continuing to grow as a team. They made the playoffs after going through the Western Conference Play-In Tournament in 2022, and even with the loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, getting a taste of playoff action would drive the hunger to […]

After a terrific start to the season, the New Orleans Pelicans began tumbling down the NBA standings once the New Year hit, with a 7-19 record across January and February – in part due to injury concerns – putting their playoff hopes in jeopardy. They returned to form just in the nick of time, however, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be playing the biggest game of their season thus far when they battle the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. The prize at stake for the winner is the No. 7 seed in the West and a first-round matchup against Ja Morant and the second-placed Memphis Grizzlies. The losers, however, will […]

The Miami Heat won’t be 100 percent healthy when they take on the Atlanta Hawks in the Play-In battle for the no. 7 seed, with Kyle Lowry landing on the injury report due to his bothersome knee issue. Lowry has been listed as questionable for Tuesday’s crucial showdown due to a left knee soreness. Of […]

DeMarcus Cousins has been in his fair share of controversies through the years. Simply put, this man isn’t shy about speaking his mind, and it has gotten him into trouble on more than one occasion. It has now been almost a full year since we saw the 32-year-old on the court after he failed to […]

The Atlanta Hawks will visit the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Play-in Tournament Tuesday night. It’s a familiar matchup for Trae Young and the Hawks, and one that hasn’t gone their way of late. After Atlanta made the 2022 NBA playoffs by winning a pair of play-in tournament games, the Heat needed just five […]