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Behind a monster fourth quarter by Reggie Jackson, the Paul George-less Los Angeles Clippers defeated Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. The Clippers mounted an incredible comeback in the final 18 minutes to defeat the Nuggets, 87-85. One of the plays that was a momentum-building play for LA was a nasty dunk […]

Injuries to key players have not impeded the Miami Heat this season. They are 25-15, good enough for the third seed in the Eastern Conference, despite several of their best players missing time. Jimmy Butler has helped lead the team back into the upper echelon of the conference but has been unavailable to play as […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will face the Sacramento Kings at the Golden 1 Center on Wednesday. LeBron James is listed as probable on the injury report with a rectus abdominis strain. So, is LeBron James playing vs Kings? Is LeBron James Playing vs Kings So, is LeBron James playing tonight? LeBron missed eight games earlier […]

The Golden State Warriors started their four-game road trip against the Memphis Grizzlies. They fell to Grizzlies 116-108 in a hard-fought battle. It was the second game of the season for Klay Thompson and he had another productive outing. Still, it didn’t quite live up to the sharpshooter’s standards. “I expect greatness every time I […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson appeared in his second game of the 2021-22 season. The last time he stepped on a court before this season was the 2019 NBA Finals. It was 941 days without basketball. Thompson is a player who really loves the game, so not being able to play was torture for […]

The Memphis Grizzlies just got their white whale. Ja Morant and Co. have been the hottest team in the NBA of late and validated just that with a resounding win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. Ja Morant put the proverbial nail in the coffin when he powered in for a bucket plus […]

The Washington Wizards got the win against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night – but it wasn’t all rainbows and butterflies. Two Wizards veterans and offseason additions, Montrezl Harrell and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, got into a heated altercation during the halftime break, according to a report from The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Teammates needed to separate […]

The Toronto Raptors had their six-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday night, but it just may have been one of the team’s more uplifting matchups of the season. Locking horns with the Western Conference-leading Phoenix Suns, essentially the same team that carved a path to The Finals last postseason, the Raptors displayed grit, energy, and […]

One game after Klay Thompson’s triumphant return, the Golden State Warriors’ celebratory mood got dampened after losing to the streaking Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. After a tight contest all throughout, the Grizzlies did enough to pull away in the fourth quarter to fashion out a 116-108 win and extend their hot run to 10 […]

No blues for the Memphis Grizzlies these days, as they have now strung up 10 straight wins after beating the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. They are currently riding their longest winning streak in team history. As he’s done all season, Ja Morant was special for the Grizzlies, finishing with 29 points, five rebounds, […]

It looks like Golden State Warriors fans have to wait for a little bit more to see Draymond Green actually play alongside Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. As Steve Kerr noted following their loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, it is “far-fetched” to see Green suit up in their upcoming back-to-back against the Milwaukee […]

Atlanta Hawks spitfire Trae Young and Phoenix Suns veteran Chris Paul may have been born years apart, but they definitely have similarities. Obviously, both are the focal playmakers for their respective teams, but both have also shined in the NBA despite their diminutive frame. The Hawks and the Suns have been pretty successful because of […]

The Toronto Raptors are once again an unfortunate outlier for NBA home court advantage this season. They’re the only team to play without home fans this season, due to the regulations set by the local government. The Raptors mascot, appropriately named The Raptor, tried to embody the entire fan base against the Phoenix Suns. With the […]

Brandon Ingram just flexed the ice in his veins. The New Orleans Pelicans star dropped the dagger on the Minnesota Timberwolves from WAY beyond the arc for the win, 128-125. Check out BI’s ice-cold trey to give the Pels the W: BRANDON INGRAM FOR THE GAME ‼️ pic.twitter.com/lZu90hHHQB — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 12, 2022 Brandon […]

The Utah Jazz are sitting in a good position once again this season as they have certainly played like one of the best teams in basketball for this regular season. As we have seen with Utah in the past few seasons, their play in the regular season usually doesn’t translate to the postseason and that’s […]

Should Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets make it to the NBA playoffs, they could very well get a major boost in Michael Porter Jr. and Jamal Murray. According to the latest report by Adrian Wojnarowski of EPN (via Ryan Blackburn of SB Nation), the Nuggets are hopeful they can get MPJ and Murray back […]

The Charlotte Hornets are going to be in an interesting position for the next few months because they have been playing some excellent basketball. They have certainly exceeded expectations this year as they are currently 22-19 despite many of the injuries that they have had to face. There is clearly a need for a center […]

The New York Knicks have not followed up their playoff season last year with a good start. After the first half of the games played, they are 20-21 and three games back of the 6th seed that guarantees playoffs. As things stand, they would need to go through the play-in tournament for a playoff spot. […]

There is a ton of buzz surrounding Jerami Grant in recent NBA trade rumors. It has become quite apparent that he’s on the radar of multiple NBA teams. Now that the Wizards have hit a bit of a slump, it might be time for them to shake things up and make a game-changing move ahead […]

The New York Knicks disappointed many of their fans this season with their poor start. At 20-21, they are still fighting for a postseason spot, albeit three games back of the Cleveland Cavaliers who hold the sixth seed–the last spot on the standings that leads directly to the playoffs. After a surprising playoff appearance last […]

It’s one of the most impressive aspects of Fred VanVleet’s magnificent season with the Toronto Raptors: He’s done all of it while adjusting to a new role on the team (following in the footsteps of Kyle Lowry) and the increased attention that comes with it. No longer are defenses simply treating VanVleet as a largely […]

The Dallas Mavericks are going to have an interesting rest of the year because they have certainly played some good basketball this season under new head coach Jason Kidd, but they also have many areas that they do need to improve on. Dallas has some bad contracts on the roster that they do need to […]

The Golden State Warriors have looked like the best team in the NBA for much of this season, and they haven’t even been playing at full strength. Having just gotten a major boost in the form of Klay Thompson, who returned to the floor after being sidelined for more than two years, the Warriors were […]

The Detroit Pistons are going to have some interesting decisions to make in the rest of the 2022 season because it seems likely that they are going to get rid of Jerami Grant and go even further into a rebuild mode than they already are in. If the Pistons want to have any success in […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams knows very well of the challenge that awaits them when they play the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday: Fred VanVleet. The Raptors are on a roll, winning six straight games now behind the brilliant play of FVV. VanVleet has been a beast for Toronto in their recent streak, as he […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are going to have some interesting decisions to make in the remainder of 2022. They could decide to potentially get rid of a guy like D’Angelo Russell, even though that would not be a smart decision for this organization. There have been many rumors that they were going to go after Ben […]

Anfernee Simons needed 24 shots to score 23 points in his depleted team’s stunning 114-108 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night at Moda Center. Don’t fret about that inefficiency, though. For yet another game while moonlighting as the Portland Trail Blazers undisputed lead ball-handler, Simons lived up to the sky-high potential that’s made […]

The Detroit Pistons are going to have a tough decision to make when they do decide to get rid of Jerami Grant at the NBA trade deadline. It seems inevitable at this point that they are going to trade him and if they don’t trade him for the package that he warrants, Detroit can find […]

It is no secret Joel Embiid has been the driving force for the Philadelphia 76ers this season. He has elevated his game to new heights and led the charge on both ends every night. Despite finishing second in MVP voting last year, the All-Star center still managed to add to his game. Embiid’s play is […]

The Indiana Pacers are going to have a tough decision to make with the NBA trade deadline coming around because they are clearly going to get rid of a few of their guys. One of the rumored players that they’re thinking about getting rid of is star big man Myles Turner. Turner is going to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have, once again, been mentioned in reportage on the trade market for two not-quite-All-Stars: Indiana Pacers big man Myles Turner and Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant. Here was the latest scuttlebutt, courtesy of The Athletic’s Shams Charania: On Grant: Several playoff teams are pursuing Pistons star forward Jerami Grant: The Wizards, […]

The Denver Nuggets will take on the Los Angeles Clippers in a Western Conference battle. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nuggets-Clippers prediction and pick. These have been two of the best teams in the West for the last couple of seasons, but that doesn’t seem to be the case […]

The Chicago Bulls just had a nine-game winning streak snapped against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Despite the loss, the Bulls are still in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 26-11 record, which is two games clear of the second-place Brooklyn Nets. The vibes are good in The Windy City. Mostly. While the […]

The Dallas Mavericks are somewhat stabilizing after a poor start. The Luka Doncic-led Mavs are sitting 5th in the Western Conference. But, they are a full five games behind the 4th seed Memphis Grizzlies. Their season should have been much better, as they have two All-Star players in Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis, but the duo […]

Who’s going to win the Myles Turner sweepstakes? The Indiana Pacers big man has been available for a minute now, and the market to acquire his services has begun to heat up. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium has reported that the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, and Charlotte Hornets are […]

We are now officially less than one month away from the NBA trade deadline. Some deals have already come about, and more are likely on the way. As Feb. 10 rapidly approaches, all eyes are on Daryl Morey and the Philadelphia 76ers. After a months-long saga, the deadline will be the ultimatum of what to do […]

The Indiana Pacers brought back fan-favorite Lance Stephenson on a 10-day hardship contract. Stephenson made the most of his opportunity with the Pacers, appearing in five games and making noticeable contributions for the team. Well, with the veteran’s 10-day contract set to expire, the Pacers were forced to make a decision on Stephenson’s future with […]

Nassir Little has made himself a fixture of the Portland Trail Blazers’ present and future this season by living up to Chauncey Billups’ demand that he’s always the hardest-working player on the floor. No one on Portland’s roster comes close to matching Little’s blend of all-around explosiveness and positional length. But it’s his commitment to […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are set to face the Denver Nuggets at the Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night. The Clippers have been without star Kawhi Leonard all season as he rehabs from a torn right ACL. Nonetheless, it leads to an inevitable question: Is Leonard playing vs. the Nuggets? So far, the Clippers have a […]