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The Chicago Bulls might blow the roster up a few seasons too late, but at least they’re now more open to the idea. As a team good enough to qualify for the play-in but not talented enough to go deep in the playoffs, the Bulls need to tweak their roster badly, which involves trading players […]

The Utah Jazz are not having a terrific season, to say the least. But they can be one of the most talked-about teams heading into the NBA trade deadline in February, with star forward John Collins already becoming an intriguing Utah asset that many view has a good chance of being moved. “The leaguewide presumption […]

A whistle-happy officiating crew took centerstage during the Brooklyn Nets’ 100-92 loss to the Orlando Magic on Sunday at Barclays Center. The game saw 60 fouls called, over twenty higher than the league average this season (38.8). As they did during Friday’s loss to the Magic, the Nets struggled offensively with leading scorer Cam Thomas […]

The Miami Heat stay on the road to take on the Boston Celtics Monday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Celtics prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Heat-Celtics NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Heat-Celtics Odds Miami Heat: […]

Since the departure of Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, things haven’t gone well in Utah. While the elevated play of Lauri Markkanen and Jordan Clarkson brought some excitement to the franchise, the Jazz have been absent from the playoffs. While the Jazz do hold plenty of young pieces, they haven’t landed any serious prospect that […]

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

The Sacramento Kings are off to a 9-11 start through 20 games, which puts them in 12th place in the Western Conference. This is a disappointing start for the Kings, who added star forward DeMar DeRozan to their core in the offseason. DeRozan has played well, averaging 22.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.5 […]

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers have owned the NBA’s third-best offense to start the season, they’ll need more firepower to sustain it. That’s why the Cavs and their fans await news on sharpshooters Dean Wade and Max Strus, who are both sidelined with ankle injuries. Unfortunately, the Cavs will have to wait a bit for Wade […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been in a freefall as of late, currently sitting at 4-16 ahead of Wednesday evening’s matchup in Manhattan against the New York Knicks. The Pelicans have dealt with a slew of injuries so far this season, including to point guard Dejounte Murray, whom the team acquired in the offseason and […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers will go head-to-head on Sunday night. For Dallas, the game represents the second of a road back-to-back after defeating the Utah Jazz 106-94 on Saturday night. Luka Doncic and Klay Thompson did not play in the game, so will the Mavs stars return on Sunday? Is Kyrie Irving […]

The Charlotte Hornets have a laundry list of players on their injury list, including LaMelo Ball, who they’ll be without for the next few weeks. Thankfully for the Hornets, they have another young star who is capable of picking up some of that slack without Ball. Brandon Miller has stepped up big-time both with and […]

The Brooklyn Nets will receive much-needed frontcourt reinforcements in the coming week. Day’Ron Sharpe is expected to return to the lineup after missing the first six weeks of the season due to a hamstring strain. “We could see him at some point this next week,” said head coach Jordi Fernandez. “Right now, he’s going through […]

Last year, on December 1, Luka Doncic and his fiance, Anamaria Goltes, welcomed their daughter, Gabriela, to the world. Today, they celebrated her first birthday with gifts, like her kid-sized Lamborghini Urus. Doncic and Goltes have been engaged since July 7, 2023. The date is significant because the date and month match Doncic’s jersey number […]

The Chicago Bulls authored arguably the greatest dynasty in NBA history during the 1990s, and a big piece of their success was Scottie Pippen. While Michael Jordan gets a lot of due praise for his play with the Bulls, without Pippen, Chicago would not have been able to win the six championships that they won […]

The Sacramento Kings host the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night. DeMar DeRozan is on the injury report and listed as probable with a lower back issue. DeRozan hasn’t played in almost a week for the Kings, and that absence occurred on the heels of a different injury absence that sidelined him for additional time. […]

The Denver Nuggets have had an up and down start to the 2024-25 season, currently sitting at 10-7 after a road win over the Utah Jazz. Nikola Jokic has been playing at an MVP level through the season’s first four weeks, but Denver has also dealt with some injury absences as well as the repercussions […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been on a heater as of late, winners of eight out of their last nine games following Saturday evening’s thrilling home victory vs the Washington Wizards. It’s been a roller coaster of a season so far for the Bucks, as the team started out 1-5 but has since seemed to find […]

The Boston Celtics have been rolling as of late, winners of seven straight games after Friday evening’s road victory over the Chicago Bulls. Jayson Tatum is once again playing at an MVP level for the Celtics, and the team also recently handed the Cleveland Cavaliers their first loss of the season after a blistering 14-0 […]

Paul George returned to action in the Philadelphia 76ers in a wire-to-wire victory over the Detroit Pistons. He shot the ball poorly but passed it very well. It was a rare performance where a star player shooting poorly didn’t derail his team — and the mindset of setting up teammates is not something George is […]

Dealing with a two-game losing streak, Evan Mobley and the Cleveland Cavaliers hope to right the ship at home when they host Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. Last time out, the Cavs lost to the Atlanta Hawks 117-101. The Celtics, meanwhile, are on a seven-game winning streak, last beating the Chicago Bulls on the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been rolling over the past few weeks, and they got another win against the Washington Wizards. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a big game, finishing with 42 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists, and he got closer to breaking some records with the stat line, according to State Muse. Antetokounpo tied Wilt Chamberlin […]

As Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry came back from an injury to the team, he returned Saturday night in the loss to the Phoenix Suns, 113-105. As Curry spoke about his injuries, he also spoke after the game about the roster and lineup decisions by Golden State head coach Steve Kerr and his thoughts […]

Rookies sometimes make immediate impacts, and that’s certainly the case if you’re the Phoenix Suns and their rookies, Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro. Although both players came off the bench in the 113-105 win over the Golden State Warriors, they were instrumental in the victory. Dunn and Ighodaro scored just two and six points, respectively. […]

Kyrie Irving is working tirelessly this season to make his way back to the NBA Finals and earn the Dallas Mavericks their return to greatness. Many may not know, however, that Irving also has a full-time job outside of basketball as the Creative Officer of ANTA, the Chinese sportswear brand he’s signed to. In furthering […]

The Charlotte Hornets lost another close one to the Atlanta Hawks, 107-104, on Saturday night. With LaMelo Ball’s calf strain sidelining him for the foreseeable future, the Hornets lost their fifth straight game and fourth straight at home. Ball’s name was added to a running list of other key injured players like Miles Bridges, Mark […]

The New York Knicks are a shell of their last-season selves. Specifically, the Knicks haven’t developed a consistent identity … yet. Much of the problem lies in defense and rebounding, areas in which they dominated in 2023-24. But it’s not entirely the team’s fault. The Knicks are playing shorthanded, especially up front, where they have […]

Currently on a two-game losing streak, Donovan Mitchell and the injury-riddled Cleveland Cavaliers hope to right the ship at home when they host Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. Last time out, the Cavs lost to the Atlanta Hawks 117-101. The Celtics, meanwhile, are on a seven-game winning streak, last beating the Chicago Bulls on […]

Stephen Curry has been on the injury report a few times this season, and it’s been his knee that has bothering him recently. Of course, the longer you’re in the league, it’s possible that you’ll get more injuries especially if you don’t take care of your body, but the Warriors have been trying to limit […]

The Philadelphia 76ers collected their first wire-to-wire victory of the season over the Detroit Pistons. They won it on the backs of their young players, a firm statement of the direction the team needs to head with its supporting cast if it wants to make more progress in the standings. Tyrese Maxey led the way […]

Kyrie Irving for MVP? Can a player who has never received an MVP vote (surprisingly) win the award at 32 years old? Well, anything is possible, but the fact is that Irving is playing a tremendous brand of basketball for a Dallas Mavericks team that is currently without both Luka Doncic and Klay Thompson due […]

When Mark Cuban first bought the Dallas Mavericks, he wanted to do everything he could to help the franchise win a championship. Cuban, who recently sold his majority ownership stake in the team, revealed one conversation that changed his Mavericks ownership outlook during an appearance on The Steam Room Podcast, via NBA on TNT. “When […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will face the Utah Jazz on Sunday night in Salt Lake City. It’s a Western Conference Clash at the Delta Center as we share our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Jazz prediction and pick. The Lakers lead the head-to-head series 118-82. Recently, the Lakers beat the Jazz 124-118 at Crypto on […]

The Orlando Magic will battle the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. It’s a battle at the Barclays Center as we share our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Nets prediction and pick. The Magic lead the head-to-head series 73-60. Recently, the Magic throttled the Nets just two days ago 123-100 on November 29. They will be attempting […]

The Boston Celtics will face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. It’s an Eastern Conference showdown at RocketMortgage Arena as we share our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Cavaliers prediction and pick. The Celtics lead the head-to-head series 140-87. Recently, the Celtics handed the Cavs their first loss of the season by beating them 120-117 on […]

On a night where Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry all share the court, the Phoenix Suns had a special guest show up to the Saturday marquee matchup, reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year, Caitlin Clark. The Indiana Fever guard as appeared at other NBA games, most notably, she was at the Indiana Pacers […]

Paul George made his return to the Philadelphia 76ers’ starting lineup in their rousing win over the Detroit Pistons. He shot 4-12 from the floor yet still made a positive impact in the 111-96 victory. After three missed games following another left knee bone bruise, George totaled 11 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three […]

The Charlotte Hornets are currently dealing with a ton of injuries to key players including star LaMelo Ball. In order to help alleviate some of their rotation issues due to injury, the Hornets added help this week to their roster in the form of Isaiah Wong, as per Shams Charania of The Athletic. In a […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers head out on a four-game road trip, they’re going to be a little short-handed. Backup center Jaxson Hayes re-aggravated an ankle injury and will miss the next two to three weeks. With the Lakers’ set to take on the Utah Jazz on Sunday, they could be without additional players as […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (4-14) faced the Detroit Pistons (9-13) with Paul George returning to the lineup after a three-game absence. The Sixers caught the Pistons without much juice in the tank and won in wire-to-wire fashion, 111-96. Joel Embiid remained sidelined along with Kyle Lowry, Caleb Martin and Reggie Jackson, though Detroit’s Cade Cunningham was […]