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After the Golden State Warriors reached the NBA Finals once again, Patrick Beverley posed an interesting question: how wide is the gap now between Stephen Curry and LeBron James in terms of winning and basketball impact? For the Minnesota Timberwolves guard, they are on even playing field now. Curry has a chance to match LeBron’s […]

It’s do or die for the Miami Heat on Friday night against the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the East Finals. With an already beat-up Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry, Erik Spoelstra’s squad will also be without guard Tyler Herro for the third straight game due to a groin injury. Via Chris Haynes: Miami […]

The Dallas Mavericks are heading to the offseason looking to upgrade their roster to build a championship contender, and sure enough, Luka Doncic will play a big role in their free agency plans. Speaking to reporters during the Mavs’ exit interviews on Friday, Doncic revealed that he’ll be heavily involved in the team’s roster decisions […]

The Dallas Mavericks just had the best playoff run this team has ever gone on since Dirk Nowitzki led them to a title some 11 years ago. It was an undeniably memorable season for Luka Doncic and the Mavs which, unfortunately, came to an end at the hands of the Golden State Warriors on Thursday […]

After an incredible 2021-22 season that saw them make a run to the Western Conference Finals, Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks now head to the offseason with several concerns to address. First and foremost, however, is they need to decide on the future of Jalen Brunson. Brunson is an unrestricted free agent this offseason, […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have raked in a ton of money during their run to the Western Conference Finals. Now, as they head to the 2022 NBA Finals, they could get more. According to Tim Kawakami of The Athletic, the Warriors have already grossed about $72 million in the nine home games […]

Tracy McGrady is a huge fan of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. In a recent appearance on ESPN’s First Take T-Mac talked up Kobe yet again by saying how he believes that Bryant is the most skilled player he’s ever seen. The Hall of Famer took his praise a step further by claiming that in […]

Nearly one year ago, Kent Bazemore rejected a contract extension offer from the Golden State Warriors in order to join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. At that point in time, the veteran thought that he had a better chance of winning a title in LA than he did with Stephen Curry and Co. […]

After the Dallas Mavericks fell in Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors, Jason Kidd made sure to send some words of motivation towards his superstar in Luka Doncic. Doncic gave it his all and even made several kinds of history in the Mavs’ Cinderella run to the Western Conference Finals, so it goes without […]

After a decent run in the NBA Playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks find themselves preparing for the offseason prematurely. It’ll be interesting to see what the front office can do to maintain relevancy, as they must find a way to build a title contender around Luka Doncic. To do so, a trade will likely come to […]

The offseason is underway for the Dallas Mavericks. Now that they have a taste of success in the NBA playoffs, they have to figure out how to maximize the talent they have around Luka Doncic. The Mavs have plenty of options. There are a lot of trades the Mavs could make this offseason. They also […]

The Golden State Warriors are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since the 2018-2019 season. It was a tough couple of years, but the Warriors are nearly atop the summit of basketball once again. They have played extremely well this postseason, eliminating the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of their Western Conference […]

This year’s Eastern Conference Finals has been an unconventional back-and-forth battle. Headed into Game 6, both the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics traded blowout wins before Boston picked up the first consecutive win of the series. With the Heat on their heels, a new injury update on Tyler Herro could be huge for Miami’s […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are back in business. They proved they have the talent to be a playoff team and Zion Williamson is finally healthy again after missing the entire season. This offseason will be huge for the Pelicans. Not only will they have to look for upgrades but they have to figure out a new […]

The Miami Heat will take on the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of their series on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Celtics prediction and pick.   This series has been one of the most back-and-forth affairs of the postseason. Both teams traded off wins until the Celtics […]

The Houston Rockets are in the midst of a rebuild with a solid young nucleus in place. The Rockets hold the 2nd and 17th picks in this year’s NBA Draft. While certainly not encouraging, their 20-62 record in the previous season is not a concern, as the focus of the franchise is clearly on development […]

The Golden State Warriors are headed to the 2022 NBA Finals. Fortunately for them, they are also getting reinforcements as they advance in the NBA playoffs. Gary Payton II is finally nearing a return to the court. Payton fractured his elbow after getting fouled hard by Memphis Grizzlies wing Dillon Brooks during the Western Conference […]

The Dallas Mavericks are coming off of a terrific season in which they outperformed all expectations. They recently were knocked out of the Western Conference Finals by the Golden State Warriors in a gentleman’s sweep. This should not take away from the success of their 52-30 record and impressive series win over the Phoenix Suns. […]

Miami Heat point guard Kyle Lowry is having a real rough go of it in the playoffs, and especially in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics. After missing the first two games of the series, Lowry returned to help the Heat win Game 3, only to lay two giant duds in losses in […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are coming off a productive season in which they showed massive growth as a team. The youthful squad finished with the second-best record in the NBA at 56-26. Led by Ja Morant, the franchise took a massive leap in the right direction. They also have been the only team to win more […]

After losing in the first round of the NBA playoffs to the Golden State Warriors, the Denver Nuggets found themselves in a precarious position. This situation was amplified by the news of president Tim Connelly’s departure for Minnesota. Despite the unfavorable turn of events, the Nuggets seem to have done some solid damage control with […]

The Golden State Warriors are headed back to the NBA Finals, after missing out the last couple of years. It is going to be the sixth time in the last eight seasons that the Warriors have reached the finals, after a dominating performance in Game 5 of their Western Conference Finals series against the Dallas […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ season is over but the future of the team is bright. Luka Doncic led them to the Western Conference Finals and through the first-seeded Phoenix Suns. Although they fell to the Golden State Warriors in five games to end their run in the NBA playoffs, the Mavs have a lot to be […]

Stephen Curry needs no introduction. The three-time NBA champion and two-time MVP took the league by storm in 2015 when the current iteration of the Golden State Warriors dynasty won their first title. Since then, the Curry-led Warriors have reached six finals in the past eight years, a feat only achieved elsewhere by the 90s […]

Luka Doncic carried the Dallas Mavericks to as far as they could go. But to get to the NBA mountaintop, he still has a ways to go. Following the Mavs’ Game 5 elimination against the Golden State Warriors, Luka Doncic spoke out on what he has to do to be able to put more weight […]

The Dallas Mavericks had a wildly successful 2021-22 season and outperformed most expectations, reaching the Western Conference Finals before losing to the Golden State Warriors in five games. The Mavs finished the regular season as one of the hottest teams in basketball and with a fourth-place record of 52-30. Their second-round victory over the title-favored […]

In this day and age of the NBA, the very best players wield power over teams like they’ve never had in the past. But despite the fact that Stephen Curry has arguably the most superstar cache with the Golden State Warriors compared to any other player-team combo in the league, he hasn’t exactly been raring […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ season came to an end on Thursday night, as the Golden State Warriors put the finishing touches on the NBA Playoff series with a 120-110 victory that earned them a berth in the NBA Finals. It was a disappointing end after the Mavs found a way to knock out the Western Conference’s […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ season ended in the Western Conference Finals. Very few onlookers would have thought that they would make it that far. At every turn during the NBA playoffs, Luka Doncic and the Mavs proved the doubters wrong and made it all the way to the conference finals. The road to get that far […]

The San Antonio Spurs are in the midst of arguably their worst stretch as a franchise ever. After making the playoffs for 22 consecutive seasons, they’ve failed to quality three seasons in a row, with the last two ending with play-in tournament losses. The Spurs are trying to return to glory with a new young […]

27The Dallas Mavericks took a big step forward this season. The Mavs reached their first Western Conference Finals since 2022, and despite falling to the Warriors in five games, there is plenty of optimism around Dallas. That is, there’s plenty of optimism as long as the Mavs can keep their core pieces in place. Jalen […]

As the final ticks of the game clock were trickling away, the broadcast covering Game 5 of the Golden State Warriors vs. Dallas Mavericks matchup were in light debate over who deserves the first ever Western Conference Finals MVP award. There was Kevon Looney, who at times looked like Dennis Rodman out there gobbling up […]

With their season on the line, the Miami Heat are beaten up and tired. They have fought hard through the NBA playoffs and especially in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics. All that battling, though, has left them with a stuffed injury report heading into the win-or-go-home Game 6. Miami has to overcome […]

The Golden State Warriors are heading back to the NBA Finals. Following two years of injury-plagued seasons that kept them out of the NBA Playoffs, they are back on top of the Western Conference. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are surrounded by a new supporting cast, highlighted by Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole, […]

Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors are right at the cusp of getting back to the mountaintop. After two years away from the game, the Warriors star and his squad are back in the NBA Finals after dispatching the Dallas Mavericks in five games. Thompson was emotional after the game. His time on the […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks have been knocked out of the NBA playoffs. The Golden State Warriors knocked them out of the Western Conference Finals in just five games. Still, the Mavs have a lot to be proud of. Dallas overcame an early injury to Doncic and defeated the team with the best record […]

After a two-year hiatus, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are back in the NBA Finals. It’s not exactly a place foreign to them, given that the Warriors have made it there in five of the previous seven NBA campaigns. Now entering his sixth NBA Finals, Stephen Curry now joins Michael Jordan with six […]

The Golden State Warriors dynasty is back in full force, ladies and gentlemen. The former NBA champions returned to the Finals after eliminated the Dallas Mavericks in five games. So far, the Dubs have looked near-unstoppable in their playoff run, as they’ve choked out all their opponents to submission. Is this team truly unbeatable? Warriors […]

The Golden State Warriors have just booked their place in the NBA Finals after taking down the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. It’s been three years since the Dubs reached this stage, and right now, it’s certainly an overwhelming feeling of redemption for Stephen Curry and Co. After their series-clinching […]