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The Los Angeles Lakers went into Game 4 with a 2-1 series advantage over the Phoenix Suns and seemingly all the momentum on their side. However, after a groin strain that forced Anthony Davis out of the game for the entire second half, the Suns walked away with the victory and tied the series at […]

The Denver Nuggets endured a blowout loss against the Portland Trail Blazers to make the series 2-2. This has been a volatile best-of-seven battle, with neither team playing well at the same time… or very consistently. It was a tough game for the Nuggets, who played horrendously. There were many reasons the Nuggets lost this […]

Chris Paul and LeBron James are good friends off the court, which is why the Phoenix Suns star finds it “crazy” and difficult to play the Los Angeles Lakers forward in the 2021 postseason. The Suns and Lakers are in a tight first round battle, with Phoenix tying the series to 2-2 with a 100-92 […]

The Phoenix Suns marched into Staples Center on Sunday afternoon and took a 100-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers to know the series at two games apiece. Chris Paul- who was listed as a game-time decision- ended up being ready for Game 4 and made history in the process. Paul passed Magic Johnson for […]

The Atlanta Hawks have taken a 3-1 lead over the New York Knicks in their playoff series, but Trae Young knows they can’t be too confident. After all, the job is not yet over. After Sunday’s 113-96 win in Atlanta that put them one game away from the second round, the Hawks star warned his […]

The Washington Wizards are trailing the Philadelphia 76ers, 3-0, in their playoff series. Unfortunately, their chances of getting swept got higher with the latest news on Russell Westbrook. According to Ava Wallace of Washington Post, Westbrook and Ish Smith have been tagged as questionable for Game 4 on Monday. Russ is dealing with an apparent […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis did not start in the second half of their Game 4 showdown with the Phoenix Suns, and he was eventually ruled out of the game with what the team said as a groin strain. Looking at Davis’ reaction after the second half and how he gingerly walked in the […]

The New York Knicks came into Atlanta with a tied series and are leaving with a 3-1 deficit to Trae Young and the Hawks. After a 113-96 loss to the Hawks on Sunday, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau gave a simple, brief answer as they face elimination and head back to New York. https://twitter.com/sny_knicks/status/1399103754599907329?s=20 Thibs […]

The Los Angeles Lakers cleared Anthony Davis to play in Game 4 vs the Suns. However, after the first half, it will be Kyle Kuzma starting in AD’s spot in the second half after the Lakers big man was walking gingerly at the end of the second quarter. Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and guard Alex Caruso pulled off a little Showtime with an incredible hookup late in the first half of Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns. On a fast break, Caruso tossed a pass off the backboard to LeBron, who finished emphatically. Check it out: CARUSO TO LEBRON OFF THE […]

It looks like the Boston Celtics will not have Kemba Walker available for Sunday night’s Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets, according to SNY’s Ian Begley. Walker is listed as questionable due to a left knee bone bruise, but the injury apparently didn’t respond well to workouts on Sunday morning. The veteran point guard struggled […]

New York Knicks All-Star Julius Randle enjoyed a true breakout season en route to winning Most Improved Player, leading the upstart Knicks to a shocking 41-31 record and the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. After dominating the fifth-seeded Atlanta Hawks in three regular-season matchups, Randle issued a warning to the Hawks before their […]

The New York Knicks came out in Game 4 ready to even the series against the Atlanta Hawks. However, things didn’t go the Knicks’ way in Atlanta as Trae Young and company steamrolled them and won the game 113-96. At the end of the 4th quarter, things got chippy, with Reggie Bullock and Julius Randle […]

Los Angeles Clippers big man Serge Ibaka is expected to miss a second straight game against the Dallas Mavericks due to his back injury, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ibaka missed Friday night’s Game 3 victory over the Mavs and will now miss Sunday night’s crucial Game 4. Ibaka also missed 30 straight games in the […]

The Dallas Mavericks take on the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 3 of one of the best playoff matchups in the West. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoff odds series and make a Clippers-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Mavericks are looking to regroup after a Game 3 loss in which Luka Doncic suffered a neck injury. The […]

Ahead of Game 4 between the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers, Suns head coach Monty Williams used his pre-game press conference to vent his frustration about the ending of Game 3. “We shouldn’t have been the only team having guys getting thrown out,” Williams said. In the final minute of Game 3, Phoenix wing […]

The Phoenix Suns are in a must-win situation in Game 4 against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. With Chris Paul clearly bothered by a shoulder injury, his status for Game 4 was in doubt after he played limited minutes and kept nagging at the injured shoulder in Game 3. However, Paul will be […]

The first-round matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets has been an eye-popping series to watch. As the series is knotted up at 2-2, Game 5 will be crucial to see which team can have a 3-2 series edge. As the Nuggets have home-court advantage in the next matchup, it will be up […]

Trae Young is a huge thorn in the side of the New York Knicks, as the Atlanta Hawks point guard is a problem the Knickerbockers don’t seem to have an idea on how to slow him down. But what makes Young even more annoying to the Knicks is his next-level junk talk that betrays his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers received good news and bad news before Sunday’s Game 4 vs the Phoenix Suns. Anthony Davis was cleared to play, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was ruled out for the game as he deals with a left knee contusion that he suffered during Game 3. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (knee contusion) has been downgraded to […]

New Orleans Pelicans phenom Zion Williamson raised eyebrows when he talked about his love for playing at Madison Square Garden, with his comments leading to plenty of speculation about a potential desire to play for the upstart New York Knicks in the near future. However, just because Zion said he loves playing at MSG doesn’t […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will have Anthony Davis on the floor for their Game 4 matchup against the Phoenix Suns Sunday afternoon. This is according to Lakers head coach Frank Vogel himself, as reported by Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Frank Vogel says AD is in and KCP is a gametime decision for Game 4. Both […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is expected to play in a critical Game 4 against the Los Angeles Clippers despite a neck strain, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Doncic was listed as questionable on Saturday for Sunday’s Game 4 after suffering the injury in a Game 3 loss on Friday night. It’s no surprise that […]

Matisse Thybulle is only averaging 3.4 points through three games in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs against the Washington Wizards, but the Philadelphia 76ers are not asking him to put up points. Instead, the Sixers are valuing him so much for the goods he delivers on the other end of the floor. […]

The Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets will square off in a crucial Game 4 affair at the TD Garden. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Celtics prediction and pick. Brooklyn dominated the first two games of this series at the Barclays Center. The series shifted to Boston for Game […]

After a resounding Game 1 upset of the Utah Jazz, the Memphis Grizzlies find themselves facing a 1-2 hole. The upstart Grizzlies trailed basically the entire way in Game 3, then went on a spirited run in the fourth quarter to take the lead with under five minutes to play. But like the veteran team […]

After losing the first game of the series, the Los Angeles Lakers have fought back and are now up 2-1 over the Phoenix Suns. Game 4 tips off on Sunday, when the Lakers aim to beat the Suns again. It should be a solid game, as the Suns will do everything to prevent falling two […]

Despite being down only 2-1 in the series, it has been a fairly dreadful showing so far for the New York Knicks in the NBA playoffs. Julius Randle has been abysmal, RJ Barrett has stopped making three’s, and the defense has had a couple of head-scratching lapses at inopportune times. Yet, a win on Sunday […]

The Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers will battle it out in Game 4 of this best-of-seven series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Lakers prediction and pick. Los Angeles is showing why its seventh seed is a fluke and it is still one of the best teams in the […]

The New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks will battle it out in the crucial fourth game of this best-of-seven series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-Hawks prediction and pick. Atlanta defeated the Knicks in Game 3 on Friday and will now look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead […]

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau finally pulled the plug on Elfrid Payton as the starting point guard in Game 3 against the Atlanta Hawks, inserting Derrick Rose into the starting lineup. Thibodeau technically first made the move at halftime of Game 2 when he had Rose start the second half of that victory. […]

Finally, the Los Angeles Clippers came alive in Game 3, winning an important matchup to avoid going down 3-0. Now, just one game back, LA hopes to even up the series on Sunday in Clippers-Mavericks Game 4. Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks will do everything they can to take a commanding 3-1 lead, which […]

The Joel Embiid of old is gone. The All-Star that Philadelphia 76ers fans have followed for years has been replaced, and in his stead, a new Embiid has emerged – one that’s actually ready to compete for a title. As cheesy as it sounds, it’s been the absolute truth this season in more ways than […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler just had the worst playoff series of his career, totaling only 58 points while shooting under 30% from the field against Giannis Antetokounmpo and a ferocious Milwaukee Bucks defense in a four-game sweep. In fact, things were so bad for Butler that he was outscored by Bucks reserve Bryn Forbes, […]

The New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks series has been one of the more exciting matchups during the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Derrick Rose is playing like his former MVP self while Trae Young is proving why he’s one of the NBA’s rising stars. It’s nice to have the Knicks back in the playoffs after all […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid put together a tour de force performance in Game 3 against the Washington Wizards, pouring in 36 points on 14-of-18 shooting in a 132-103 beatdown. The Sixers center added eight rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block in a game that was never all that competitive. In addition to […]

The New York Knicks franchise has not exactly been synonymous with “great moments” in recent years, though the 2020-21 season finally has the good vibes going again. Prior to this century (and the Dolans), the Knicks were amongst the league’s most storied organizations, and produced multiple eras of sustained competency — and often contention. Let’s […]

Damian Lillard is the heart and soul of the Portland Trail Blazers franchise. They’ll only go as far as he can carry them. In Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets, Lillard didn’t exactly carry them very far. He was absolutely putrid in that game, scoring just 10 points on a ghastly 1-for-10 shooting from the […]

Through the early goings of the 2021 NBA playoffs, three contenders are slowing emerging out of the pack as the favorites to win the East. The Philadelphia 76ers are proving to be worthy contenders after they finished the regular season with the best record in the conference and with Joel Embiid playing MVP-level basketball. Of […]