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The Golden State Warriors are having fun again on the court, as they are now on a three-game win streak. In their most recent outing, the Dubs dominated the Dallas Mavericks in a 126-102 victory at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sunday. No one appears to take more joy out of that victory by […]

The Golden State Warriors have truly been a new-look team since Jimmy Butler was traded to the Warriors. For Stephen Curry, the impact has been felt more than just being on the court together. It’s the stat sheet. Although most don’t care about numbers, there’s one advanced metric that Curry cares deeply about. He explained […]

The Utah Jazz will host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night at Delta Center. Lauri Markkanen is questionable on the team’s injury report due to lower back soreness. Here’s everything we know about Markkanen’s injury and playing status vs. the Trail Blazers. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Lauri […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are on the road to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Thunder prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Timberwolves-Thunder NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Timberwolves-Thunder Odds Minnesota […]

The future of the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise has been up in the air for the past couple of months, with owner Glen Taylor engaging in a feud with prospective buyers Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez over the potential sale of the team. However, it seems like Lore and Rodriguez are closing in on purchasing the […]

The Detroit Pistons turnaround just reached another historic landmark. The Pistons’ 148-143 victory against the Atlanta Hawks marked their sixth straight win in a row. This achievement moved the team’s record to 31-26 and sparked their first six-game winning streak since 2014-15. That winning streak from a decade ago reached seven games, and the Pistons […]

Miami Heat veteran Kevin Love took a playful jab at Phoenix Suns stars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker with a social media post on Sunday. As news swirled about Hooters possibly filing for bankruptcy, the Miami Heat veteran shared a throwback photo of himself inside the restaurant, grinning from ear to ear. Love posted two […]

The San Antonio Spurs fell to the worst team in the Western Conference in a 112-96 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Silver and Black blew a big third quarter lead in their third game since superstar Victor Wembanyama was ruled out for the season. In his absence, one of the team’s biggest threats, […]

On Sunday night, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault turned 40 years old. And what better way for Daigneault to celebrate the start of his fifth decade of existence than with a huge victory for the Thunder, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 37 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, three steals, and three blocks propelling OKC to […]

Doris Burke is one of, if not outright the most polarizing commentator working nationally-televised NBA games for ESPN. A good subset of fans believes that Burke provides some very insightful analysis, showing off her immense knowledge of the game, while others don’t necessarily appreciate the way she approaches her commentary gig, thinking that she’s too […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered an injury to one of their key players in Jaylen Clark during their matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder. With more than six minutes remaining in the third quarter, Clark stole the ball from the Thunder’s Jalen Williams as he went on the fastbreak. He proceeded to take a contested layup […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been dealing with a slew of injury woes as of late, and it does not help matters at all that Bobby Portis is out for some time after being suspended for taking a banned substance. With the Bucks still battling for positioning in the Eastern Conference standings, having a healthy Giannis […]

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant came to a bitter realization after a rough 127-109 loss to the Toronto Raptors. The game featured a fourth quarter that saw the winners of Sunday’s affair dominate the fourth quarter 39-27. Familiar issues came up for the Suns, who have had a disappointing season to this point. And it’s […]

The Atlanta Hawks are still implementing their new players to the team that they acquired during the trade deadline. Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, and Terance Mann are the new players in town, and after five games, there have been some good things to take away, but they can still get better. Niang had one of […]

The Boston Celtics may be flying under the radar this season, but make no mistake about it, they should still be the favorite to win the 2025 Larry O’Brien trophy. On Sunday night, the Celtics certainly showed how brilliant of a team they can be on both ends of the court as they took a […]

Kevin Durant and Devin Booker have weighed in on reports that Hooters is contemplating bankruptcy amid slumping sales. Bloomberg News recently revealed that the restaurant chain is considering filing for bankruptcy while engaging with creditors to restructure its operations. Booker previously took to Twitter, posting, “Plz don’t go @Hooters.” Durant shared an AI-generated image on […]

The Charlotte Hornets travel across the country to take on the Sacramento Kings Monday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Hornets-Kings prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Hornets-Kings NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Hornets-Kings […]

Taylor Jenkins believes one glaring issue led to the Memphis Grizzlies losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. The Grizzlies kept the game close for the entirety of the day, keeping the Cavaliers on their heels even though they had homecourt advantage. However, the home side created enough distance to escape with a win […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry explained why he brought back his iconic celebration in the team’s 126-102 win over the Dallas Mavericks. The franchise had an emotional night, retiring Andre Iguodala’s number, and they used that inspiration to take over the game from the start. Curry led the charge with 30 points on twelve of 20 […]

One of the best ways for an aspiring contending team to gauge their chances of winning it all is to see how they stack up against other legitimate title-contending outfits. But the New York Knicks may want to avert their gaze from their record against the two top teams in the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been playing with a minutes restriction for the past few games. That was until he broke it Sunday night. In the Bucks’ matchup with the Miami Heat, head coach Doc Rivers had a restriction of 31 minutes for Antetokounmpo. Instead, the star forward played 55 seconds over the limit, […]

When the Milwaukee Bucks decided to trade Jrue Holiday away for Damian Lillard prior to the start of the 2023-24 season, it showed that the front office had little room for sentiment amid their ongoing quest to surround Giannis Antetokounmpo with the best possible roster. And with the Bucks struggling a bit to start the […]

The Detroit Pistons have been one of the biggest surprises in the league thus far in the 2024-25 season. Not much was expected out of them especially after all they could muster last season was a pitiful 14-68 record that involved the longest single-season losing streak in NBA history. But that level of putridity is […]

The Portland Trail Blazers take on the Utah Jazz Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Trail Blazers-Jazz prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Trail Blazers-Jazz NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Trail Blazers-Jazz Odds Portland Trail Blazers: […]

Sunday night was quite the good one for the Golden State Warriors. Not only did they move to 5-1 in the Jimmy Butler era by defeating the Dallas Mavericks, 126-102, they also honored one of the pillars of their near-decade-long dynasty in Andre Iguodala, retiring his jersey number nine and hanging it on the Chase […]

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks have shown resilience throughout the entire season, and it’s given the good results and bad results. Over the past few games, they’ve resulted in the latter, and their recent loss came against the Detroit Pistons. It was a game that came down to the wire with the Hawks battling in […]

While the Minnesota Timberwolves currently have a winning record at 31-26, and have rebounded slightly from an uneven start to the 2024-25 season, they still aren’t at the level of last year’s squad that made it to the Western Conference Finals. After the shocking trade of Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks, the Timberwolves […]

As the old adage in sports goes, circumstances may change, but flags fly forever. For the Golden State Warriors, they have been in a state of transition over the past few years, and this past offseason, they most notably lost Klay Thompson in free agency to the Dallas Mavericks — officially ending the Splash Brothers […]

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick inside the NBA as we take a look at this next showdown in the Eastern Conference. The Chicago Bulls (22-35) will visit the Philadelphia 76ers (20-36) as Philadelphia leads the season series 2-0. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-76ers prediction and pick. The Chicago Bulls are currently […]

RJ Barrett sparked a new personal streak with the Toronto Raptors. The shooting guard hasn’t fallen below 20 points at all this month. And the past top three NBA Draft pick delivered an epic scoring explosion against the Phoenix Suns Sunday. The 6-foot-6 veteran dropped 23 points in 32 total minutes, beating the Suns 127-109. […]

The action between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday night at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse became even hotter in the third quarter when Desmond Bane and Donovan Mitchell got into it while battling for possession of the leather. Players and coaches from both sides along with security personnel tried to get in between, […]

During the Golden State Warriors game against the Charlotte Hornets this coming week, the Warriors will honor the 2015 championship team. On Sunday during the Warriors’ game against the Dallas Mavericks, they honored a specific member of that team with Andre Iguodala’s jersey retirement ceremony. A fitting honor for the 2015 Finals MVP. During Andre […]

Play between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Memphis Grizzlies halted momentarily for a heated reason. Donovan Mitchell and Desmond Bane nearly came to blows. Both fought for the basketball and became tangled up on the floor. They wouldn’t let go of the basketball. The benches eventually cleared on both sides. Things got heated between Donovan Mitchell […]

The Miami Heat will battle the Atlanta Hawks on Monday at the State Farm Arena. It will be a Southeast Division showdown as we continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Hawks prediction and pick. The Heat leads the season series 79-60. They are also 7-3 over the past 10 games against the Hawks, including 3-2 […]

The Orlando Magic are a below.500 team at 28-30, but are in 7th place in the Eastern Conference. While the Magic are a play-in team and are talented, there is a fatal flaw holding them back from being a solidified playoff team. Orlando is led by its young stars Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. Banchero is […]

The Dallas Mavericks lost 126-102 to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Dallas’ attention now turns to Tuesday’s road game against Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers, as Kyrie Irving was asked about the highly anticipated contest following Sunday’s affair. “High-level basketball game, a lot of good players on the floor at once,” Irving […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar Evan Mobley has never been one to shy away from ambition. During All-Star Weekend, Mobley boldly declared that in five years, he sees himself as the best player in the league. When asked about his chances of winning Defensive Player of the Year ahead of the Cavs’ nationally televised showdown against the […]

Draymond Green and Klay Thompson will forever be linked to each other because of the immense success they shared as Golden State Warriors teammates. But now that Thompson is with the Dallas Mavericks, there will be times when the two of the most successful players of their generation will clash against each other. Such was […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Javonte Green had barely arrived in Cleveland before the reality of joining the Cavs had hit him. Things are sharp and biting. “It’s cold,” Green said with a smile, standing inside the Cavs’ practice facility before the team faced the Memphis Grizzlies. The cold was temporary. The opportunity in front of him […]