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The Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors will be facing off in the first round of the playoffs, and it looks like the tension is already building between the two teams. This all started last season when both teams were fighting for the 10th seed in the Western Conference, and they played late in […]

Doug Christie and the Sacramento Kings stumbled to a disappointing end, falling 120-106 to the Dallas Mavericks in their final game of the season. With the loss, the Kings dive headfirst into an offseason full of questions — a possible coaching shake-up, the search for a new general manager, and likely roster overhauls. The Beam […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have always embraced adversity. From their “Grit and Grind” roots to the new generation of explosive, tough-minded players, Memphis thrives when the stakes are highest. Now, with their postseason life hanging in the balance, the Grizzlies face a win-or-go-home clash against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament. Memphis is […]

After a rollercoaster year, the Sacramento Kings’ season is officially over after losing to the Dallas Mavericks 120-106 in the Play-In Tournament. It was a rough second quarter for the Kings as they were outscored 44-19, and it felt like they were never able to recover from there. With the offseason ahead of them, the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers earned their spot in the 2025 NBA Playoffs with a thrilling 124-119 overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors on the final day of the regular season, setting them up for a first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. While the Clippers will have to wait a little bit longer to play […]

In what has become an annual rite of spring, the Atlanta Hawks once again find themselves navigating the tightrope of the NBA Play-In Tournament. This time, they are coming off a debilitating road loss to the Orlando Magic in their first Play-in game. Now, it’s a high-stakes elimination game against a familiar Eastern Conference rival: […]

The Chicago Bulls saw their playoff hopes crushed once again by the Miami Heat, continuing a familiar pattern. This year’s version of the recurring disappointment — a lopsided 109-90 defeat at the United Center in the play-in tournament — exposed the same glaring flaws that have held this roster back for the past three seasons. […]

The Miami Heat have been a perennial playoff team under the watchful eye of head coach Erik Spoelstra; they’ve only missed the playoffs thrice and finished with a losing record twice prior to the 2024-25 season. But this campaign has presented a plethora of challenges for the Heat. They had to navigate the complicated Jimmy […]

DeMar DeRozan and the Sacramento Kings’ up-and-down 2024-25 season ended on Wednesday night. Despite DeRozan scoring 33 points, the Kings lost to the Mavericks 120-106. Despite the loss, DeRozan broke Atlanta Hawks star guard Trae Young’s Play-In Tournament scoring record, marking himself as the highest-scoring player in tournament history. As he worked to keep the […]

Anthony Davis posted 27 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks, as the Dallas Mavericks powered past the Sacramento Kings with a 120-106 road win Wednesday night to stay alive in the Western Conference play-in race. After the game Davis had a playful exchange with some Kings fans left in the arena. “Y’all might want to […]

The Dallas Mavericks are still the reigning and defending Western Conference champions after taking care of business Wednesday night on the road against the Sacramento Kings. The Mavs are moving on to the next phase of the NBA Play-in Tournament after dismantling the Kings via a score of 120-106 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, […]

SACRAMENTO, CA — The Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 120-106 victory against the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Play-In Tournament on Wednesday night. The Mavs clearly had no trouble playing on the road, as Anthony Davis and Klay Thompson led the way. AD and Thompson both proved important points in the win as well. Thompson […]

The Denver Nuggets are gearing up for the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, where they will be squaring off against Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers. Denver will enter that series with the homecourt advantage after locking up the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference standings while the Clippers bagged the […]

Tyronn Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers are just a few days away from their first round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets. While the Clippers have been a consistent team over the final month of the season, the Nuggets struggled towards the finish line and fired their head coach, Michael Malone, a week away […]

The Sacramento Kings and general manager Monte McNair have mutually agreed to part ways, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. This decision by the Kings and owner Vivek Ranadive comes in the immediate aftermath of their season-ending loss in the play-in tournament. Sacramento fell 120-106 to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. League sources […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ season has felt like it was heading for an ugly exit for a while now, but they made sure that wasn’t going to happen on Wednesday night. In a do-or-die contest, the Mavericks played one of their best games of the season to knock off the Sacramento Kings 120-106 and advance closer […]

This Saturday marks the beginning of the Detroit Pistons’ championship quest against the New York Knicks. The first round of the NBA playoffs starts this weekend, and the Pistons have an opportunity to shock the basketball world this postseason. Detroit’s young core has never tested the grounds of NBA playoff basketball. This appearance will serve […]

The Dallas Mavericks had one job on Wednesday night to keep their season alive: block out all of the noise and get a tough road win against the Sacramento Kings. The Mavericks did just that on Wednesday night, blowing out the Kings 120-106 in the NBA Play-In Tournament. Coming into the game, the vibes around […]

The Chicago Bulls came into the playoffs on a hot streak and were playing some of their best basketball in the final month of the regular season. However, with a chance to extend their season in front of their home fans, they had one of their worst games of the season. The Bulls got crushed […]

The Chicago Bulls’ season is now over as the Miami Heat came into Chicago and handed the Bulls a 109-90 loss in the NBA play-in tournament. This is now the third year in a row that the Heat have ended the Bulls’ season in the play-in tournament. It looked like Chicago was poised for revenge […]

Things are going well for the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night as they look to keep their season alive against the Sacramento Kings. After a tightly-contested first quarter, the Mavericks blew the game open with a 44-19 second quarter to take a 71-48 lead into halftime. Anthony Davis is always the key to how the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers ended the 2024-25 season on a scorching note, and on the final day of the regular season, they punched their ticket into the playoffs with a rousing 124-119 win over the Golden State Warriors in overtime. But beyond entering the playoffs as the fifth-seed in what will be a very winnable […]

LOS ANGELES – While the Los Angeles Lakers’ ‘Big 3’ of LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have drawn the majority of attention regarding news headlines heading into the NBA Playoffs, Rui Hachimura has quietly been one of the team’s most dependable role players especially after retuning from a knee injury. Rui Hachimura was […]

Anthony Edwards’ girlfriend, Shannon Jackson, is going off the grid. As of April 16, Jackson’s handle on Instagram @coutureinc2 — is no longer available. A reason behind Jackson’s absence on Instagram could be attributed to her boyfriend’s paternity case with his ex Ayesha Howard. Howard and Edwards share a six-month-old daughter, Aubri Summers Edwards and […]

Despite coming into the NBA Play-In Tournament with a 37-45 record and as the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat did what they usually do at this time of year and showed up to play when it mattered. The Heat went on the road against the Chicago Bulls and crushed them […]

The Dallas Mavericks front office and ownership have continued to take heat since the shocking Luka Doncic trade back in February. The Mavericks organization certainly did not do themselves any favors following a reported closed door meeting this week with select media members alongside general manager Nico Harrison and CEO Rick Welts. The team has […]

SACRAMENTO, CA — The Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings are going head-to-head in an NBA Play-In Tournament game on Wednesday night. Earlier in the week, Klay Thompson told reporters that he would give his regular season a “B” grade. Mavs head coach Jason Kidd was asked about Thompson’s grade before the play-in game on Wednesday, […]

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison, who’s been at the forefront of some of the heaviest criticism any front-office executive in professional sports has ever seen after deciding to trade away Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, raised even more eyebrows when he invited select media members to a roundtable discussion to talk about […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are using their week off to prepare for their first round playoff series against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. One of the things the Clippers will need, according to head coach Tyronn Lue, is an aggressive Ben Simmons. Ben Simmons has only been with the Clippers for a few months, […]

The New York Knicks will begin their opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Detroit Pistons at home. But when the series shifts to Detroit for Games 3-4, the Pistons have already announced that they intend to restrict ticket sales to local fans only, presumably keeping out of state Knicks fans from purchasing tickets. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to host the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA Playoffs on Saturday night. Lakers fans are already clamoring to see Luka Doncic in his debut playoff performance in the purple and gold. But that desire was ramped up even further on Wednesday night. Doncic took to […]

The Dallas Mavericks went through a rough stretch in the aftermath of pulling off the controversial Luka Doncic trade, and their playoff hopes took a major hit when Kyrie Irving tore his ACL — with the serious knee injury set to keep the Mavericks star out for a considerable period of time. It’s not quite […]

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid’s future as an NBA superstar is unclear. The Philadelphia 76ers still believe in him, especially co-star Tyrese Maxey. Maxey didn’t have a very fun 2024-25 season but Embiid’s campaign was a uniquely miserable experience. He was insistent that the big man was dedicated to the team and said that he’s kept […]

As AEW rolls into Boston for the Spring Breakthrough edition of Dynamite, the promotion was greeted by a special fan in attendance in Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis, who sat ringside for the show. That’s right, on a show that not only saw Dynamite officially pass WCW Nitro as the longest-running wrestling program on TBS/TNT, but […]

The Chicago Bulls watched the Miami Heat bury them with an astonishing 71-47 halftime lead. Fans threw into a panic online. With fears of an early NBA playoffs exit imminent. Bleacher Report mocked the Bulls’ performance with this “Wow, bro!” flashback. BULLS FANS AT THE HALF 😅 pic.twitter.com/UwFIyAT0Jo — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 17, 2025 […]

The season is on the line for the Miami Heat on Wednesday night as they battle in the NBA Play-In Tournament against the Chicago Bulls. As the No. 10 seed, the Heat had to go on the road to Chicago in order to keep their season alive, but that has been no problem so far. […]

When teams are preparing for the NBA Playoffs, it’s not uncommon for them to have a player on their roster simulate the opposing team’s best player. As the LA Clippers prepare for their opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets, they had Ben Simmons take the role of Nikola Jokic during their […]

The Dallas Mavericks have become the laughing stock of the NBA since trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of the trade deadline. Dallas recently had Nico Harrison address the media in a private roundtable meeting that has turned into a mess for the franchise to deal with. Now, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith […]

While the Eastern Conference’s Play-In Tournament continues with a matchup between the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat on Wednesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder will be fully invested in seeing who wins. Although the Thunder enter the postseason as legitimate championship contenders, Wednesday’s Bulls and Heat matchup carries draft-pick implications for Oklahoma City. If […]