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Tobias Harris stepping up for the Philadelphia 76ers is nothing new. The veteran forward left the Sixers’ prior game due to feeling under the weather but bounced back to play a pivotal role for Philadelphia in a matchup with the mighty Memphis Grizzlies. Harris’ scoring was badly needed by the Sixers. Joel Embiid and Shake […]

Friday night saw a preview of what the Los Angeles Lakers are truly capable of if things are going right. Against the red-hot Milwaukee Bucks, many expected this team to, well, lose quite easily. Instead, though, LA’s Big 3 came through for them, as LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and Anthony Davis all did their part […]

Anthony Davis is in the midst of a jaw-dropping streak. The Los Angeles Lakers’ big man has posted at least 25 points and 10 rebounds with 50 percent field goal shooting in 8 consecutive games, tying him with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Charles Barkley for the 2nd longest such streak over the past 50 years, per […]

Luka Doncic’s carry job with the Dallas Mavericks has been absolutely insane to watch this season. The offense runs through Doncic alone, and without him, it seems like the operation completely fails. The fans have started to get more and more frustrated with Dallas’ supporting cast, and the star has also shown the same frustration. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will travel to Salt Lake City to clash with the Utah Jazz in a big showdown on Saturday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Trail Blazers-Jazz prediction and pick. The Trail Blazers lost 128-109 to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. Now, they look […]

The Los Angeles Lakers finally appear to be putting things together after a painfully slow start to the 2022-23 season. They have won seven of their last nine games, and while that hasn’t even pushed their record above .500, it shows that there’s still hope for this team to salvage their season. In the process, […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks brought out the best of LeBron James, Anthony Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, and the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday at the Fiserv Forum. Los Angeles’ thrilling 133-129 win — the first stop of a critical road trip — was their finest performance since the Russ trade and raises their […]

The Houston Rockets will travel to San Francisco to take on the Golden State Warriors a day after a big game in the desert. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Rockets-Warriors prediction and pick. The Rockets stunned the Phoenix Suns 122-121, as Jalen Green hit a game-winning free throw to nail […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have cooled off after a red-hot start to the 2022-23 campaign. The team has lost three of its last four games and is just 11-11 on the season, tied with the Timberwolves for the ninth-best record in the Western Conference. Portland has struggled to pick up wins without Damian Lillard, who […]

Since their dynasty began back in 2015, the Golden State Warriors have struggled to take care of the ball. The Dubs have consistently ranked near the top of the league in turnovers due to their style of play. This season, the Warriors are turning the ball over more than any team not named the Rockets, […]

The NBA world got its first real contender for game of the season on Thursday when the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers faced off. It was a battle between two of the best big men in the game, as Anthony Davis and Giannis Antetokounmpo went toe-to-toe in a titanic matchup. In the end, […]

The Phoenix Suns may have blown a 10-point lead entering the fourth quarter in Friday night’s 122-121 loss to the Houston Rockets, but that won’t be their most pressing concern after the game. While Mikal Bridges, the Suns’ do-it-all 3 and D wing, played 37 minutes in the loss, he may have ended up hurting […]

The issues in the Charlotte Hornets organization began even before the first game was played as restricted free agent Miles Bridges has not been signed yet due to some off-court allegations. He is not the only integral piece who has been missing as LaMelo Ball sustained two ankle injuries already this season that has sidelined […]

The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics remain each other’s nemesis as the two were locked in yet another tight contest on Friday night. Despite Jaylen Brown’s best efforts, the Heat still came out on top in overtime, 120-116. The Heat almost won in regulation after Jimmy Butler, fresh off a return from injury, sank a […]

The Philadelphia 76ers picked up a loss in their first meeting of the season against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Sixers’ road trip has not been kind to them, losing 117-109 in De’Anthony Melton’s return to Memphis. Although they didn’t get blown out like in their prior game, it wasn’t a super close contest throughout. Head coach […]

As of this writing, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a 9-13 win-loss record. That puts them dead last in the Northwest Division and in 13th place in the Western Conference. They have blown hot and cold so far, though, winning two of their last four games. That said, OKC has had a number of bright […]

Kevin Durant and Charles Barkley have bickered with each other for the past year or so, and it’s been entertaining to see two Hall of Fame talents take one shot after another at each other’s legacies. Earlier this year, Barkley ripped apart Durant, saying that he took the easy way to a championship when he […]

The Brooklyn Nets came into Friday’s matchup against Toronto winners of six of their last eight and three straight. After a 1-5 start, Brooklyn had posted the league’s third-best record (10-5) over their last 15 games heading into the contest. The Nets continued their hot streak Friday, running wild on the Raptors out of the […]

The San Antonio Spurs, contrary to expectations, started out the 2022-23 season strong. Coached by Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich, the Spurs remained competitive through the first two weeks as they started the season with a 5-2 record. Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell spurred the Spurs into that incredible start that made many think twice […]

There were few prospects as hyped up as Zion Williamson was when he entered the league in 2019. Possessing an unreal blend of athleticism, size, strength, and deft scoring touch, Williamson was touted as a franchise-altering talent. However, the first three seasons of Williamson’s career haven’t been the smoothest. He missed a ton of time […]

Prior to facing the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night, Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis met with Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, who told him to score 30 points in the game. Being a huge Packers fan himself, AD did more than just that against Giannis Antetokounmpo and co. In a historic night for […]

Anthony Davis just made history on Friday night after a mind-blowing performance in the Los Angeles Lakers’ massive 133-129 victory over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. AD was so good in this one that he has the pundits saying his name alongside none other than the GOAT himself, Michael Jordan. Davis was an unstoppable […]

As of this writing, the Denver Nuggets have a 14-8 win-loss record. That’s good enough for first place in the Northwest Division and second place in the Western Conference. They had a four-game winning streak snapped just today against the Atlanta Hawks, but they can bounce back when they travel to New Orleans on December […]

Anthony Davis has been having a resurgent season after being hampered by injuries the last couple of years and after his latest performance in a road win over the Milwaukee Bucks, he further etched his name in Los Angeles Lakers lore. Davis finished with a statline of 44 points, ten rebounds and three blocked shots. […]

LeBron James showed out for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night as they took down Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in what turned out to be an action-packed thriller. The Bucks did all they could to defend their home turf against LeBron and Co., but in the end, it was the Lakers who […]

The Los Angeles Lakers put forward their best performance of the season on Friday night as they beat Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on the road, 133-129. While Anthony Davis erupted for a team-high 44 points in the win, LeBron James and Russell Westbrook were dishing out assists left and right. In fact, both […]

Much has been said about Russell Westbrook’s struggles with the Los Angeles Lakers. Westbrook isn’t the best shooter from the outside, and he isn’t the same explosive finisher he was years ago. Nonetheless, something that can never be doubted with Westbrook is his desire to win, and his all-out effort was in full display yet […]

The Philadelphia 76ers continued their road trip against the Memphis Grizzlies. In De’Anthony Melton’s return to his former home, the Sixers let a close game get away from them and couldn’t make up for the deficit in time, losing 117-109. Joel Embiid recorded 35 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists and Tobias Harris tallied 21 […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled off their best and perhaps most important win of the season against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Naturally, the Purple and Gold faithful are hyped up on what could be the latest proof that the team has turned a corner. It was no easy feat for the […]

Russell Westbrook’s first season with the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t go so smoothly, but the nine-time All-Star is having a much more productive season this year as he makes the transition to coming off the bench. On Friday, the Lakers pulled off a huge road win over the Milwaukee Bucks and Westbrook’s 11 assists put […]

LeBron James entered Friday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks with a specific milestone in sight. It wasn’t long before the four-time NBA champion ended up surpassing another Los Angeles Lakers icon in Magic Johnson for career assists. LeBron came into the match on 10,133 career dimes. Johnson ended his Hall of Fame career with 10,141 […]

As of this writing, the Orlando Magic have lost six straight games and are among the worst teams in the NBA this season. They now sit dead last in the Eastern Conference. The reality is that Orlando has a very young team that is still looking for its identity. They are also trying to find […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo gave Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James a taste of his own medicine on Friday with a monster block at the rim. With the Lakers leading 112-110 midway through the fourth quarter, James probably thought he’s going to extend their lead as he attacked the basket and saw a clear […]

One point of contention in today’s NBA is the ever-divisive load management issue. The regular season is ever the grind that it was, at 82 games, and yet it takes only a maximum of 28 games to decide an NBA champion. Thus, the risk-reward calculus weighs heavily towards the postseason’s favor. Nonetheless, Shaquille O’Neal and […]

After the Seattle Mariners advanced to the MLB postseason, the Sacramento Kings now own the longest playoff drought among the four major North American sports. The Kings have not gotten into the NBA Playoffs since 2006, but their 2022-23 campaign has started on the right foot because of the spectacular offseason moves they performed. De’Aaron […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are starting to build momentum in the win column. The last thing they need is another injury scare. King James, however, suffered just that a few minutes into the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ marquee matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. LeBron got entangled with Khris Middleton, […]

Khris Middleton made his much anticipated 2022-23 season debut on Friday against the Los Angeles Lakers and he wasted no time etching his name into franchise history. With ten points in the first half of the game, Middleton surpassed Marques Johnson for 7th all-time on the Bucks scoring list. Khris has passed @olskool888 for 7th […]

Friday night’s matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks was not short in action. As usual, Russell Westbrook made sure that he was part of the fun, which at one point, involved the Lakers guard going full savage on Giannis Antetokounmpo during one of the latter’s trips to the free-throw line. The […]

After spending the first four seasons of his NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks, Jalen Brunson decided to sign with the New York Knicks this off-season as soon as he hit free agency. The move drew some scrutiny seeing as how Brunson’s father Rick was recently hired in June as an assistant coach on Tom […]