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MIAMI – As the Miami Heat look to hopefully compete in the playoffs this season, the team is celebrating the news of owner Micky Arison being inducted into the Class of 2025 in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. With the Heat looking to solidify its play-in tournament status, it could lead to more success […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star shooting guard Anthony Edwards caught a body early in Saturday night’s showdown against the Philadelphia 76ers on the road. Just minutes into the first quarter of the contest, Edwards exploded to the basket and finished with a powerful poster over Sixers rookie big man Adem Bona. After taking a pass on the […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Sacramento Kings and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Kings-Cavaliers prediction and pick. The Cleveland Cavaliers (62-15) host the Sacramento Kings (37-40) on Sunday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in a clash of contrasting seasons. Cleveland […]

MIAMI – As Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro had a thigh injury going into Saturday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, the team said that he would be ruled out with a thigh contusion. While the Heat gets ready for possibly playoff basketball, Herro will be needed for the remainder of the regular season and eventually, […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Rockets-Warriors prediction and pick. Sunday’s matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets at Chase Center is set to be a thrilling contest between […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Indiana Pacers and the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Nuggets prediction and pick. Sunday’s matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers at Ball Arena promises to be a high-scoring affair between two playoff-bound teams. […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Knicks prediction and pick. Sunday’s matchup between the Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden features two teams with contrasting trajectories. The […]

The Dallas Mavericks (38-40) are expected to have key reinforcements available as they prepare for their second straight matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers (45-32) on Saturday night at 10:30 p.m. ET. Anthony Davis (left adductor strain) and Dereck Lively II (right ankle stress fracture) have both been listed as probable for the contest after […]

The Chicago Bulls have listed guard Lonzo Ball as questionable with a right wrist sprain ahead of their Sunday afternoon matchup against the Charlotte Hornets. The game will open Chicago’s brief two-game road trip as the team continues its late-season push for positioning in the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament. Ball has missed the Bulls’ last […]

The trajectory of Golden State Warriors Draymond Green’s hard foul against LeBron James to a stellar 30-minute performance against the Denver Nuggets has been remarkable—so remarkable that Green was at a loss for words.  After the Warriors defeated the Nuggets 118-104 on Friday, Green jokingly mentioned his former teammate Klay Thompson to explain his lack […]

HOUSTON — Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander credited the Houston Rockets with dominating his team throughout Friday night’s matchup. After Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams dismissed Friday’s loss during his media availability, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leaned into the problems the Rockets presented amid a double-digit deficit that carried throughout the night. After falling behind at the […]

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero is embracing the high-stakes atmosphere as his team works to solidify its standing ahead of the NBA’s Play-In Tournament. With a 38-40 record, the Magic have officially clinched a berth in the Play-In but remain in a tight race to secure the No. 7 seed and home-court advantage. Orlando currently […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will battle the Oklahoma City Thunder for the first of two straight games on Sunday at the Paycom Center. It will be a possible playoff preview as we continue our NBA odds series while making a Lakers-Thunder prediction and pick. The Lakers lead the head-to-head series 156-112. Furthermore, they are 7-3 […]

The New York Knicks will get their best player back on Sunday when they face the Phoenix Suns. Point guard Jalen Brunson is expected to return from a 15-game absence due to an ankle injury. Via Chris Haynes: “New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson (ankle) will make his return Sunday at home against the Phoenix […]

We’re set for our final betting prediction and pick of Saturday’s NBA slate as we head to the Western Conference for game three of this four-game season series. The Dallas Mavericks (38-39) will visit the Los Angeles Clippers (44-32) in back-to-back games with the series tied 1-1. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Mavericks-Clippers prediction […]

HOUSTON — Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams is keeping the big picture in mind after Friday’s 125-111 blowout loss to the Houston Rockets. After Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault revealed where his team faltered in Friday’s loss, Williams chose to look at the brighter side. Pointing to the Thunder’s 11-game win streak, which was […]

Austin Reaves etched his name into the Los Angeles Lakers’ record books Friday night, becoming the first player in franchise history to hit 15 three-pointers over a two-game span. Reaves’ hot shooting helped lift the Lakers to a 124-108 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, capping off a three-game homestand with a much-needed bounce-back victory […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat will play on Saturday night. However, is Giannis Antetokounmpo playing in the game? Giannis has been dealing with a left foot sprain. It is worth noting that Antetokounmpo has been listed on the injury report a number of times this season, but he has played in 63 of Milwaukee’s […]

HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and his team’s 11-game win streak in a 125-111 blowout win where the Rockets dominated throughout the night. After ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins crowned the Thunder the best team in franchise history, Jalen Green (34 points) and All-Star Alperen Sengun (31 points) […]

The Golden State Warriors are riding high on a five-game winning streak. Although point guard Stephen Curry has scored 125 points over the last three games, there is more to the story. Following the game, Curry made a championship declaration about the Warriors. After that response, the superstar elaborated more on his point. “We’re playing […]

The Miami Heat are set to play the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. Is Tyler Herro playing in the game, though? Herro is dealing with an injury at the moment. The Heat understand that having Herro available against the Bucks would prove to be crucial, of course. Here is everything we know about Tyler Herro’s […]

The New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks are set to play on Saturday afternoon. Jalen Brunson continues to deal with an injury, however. Is the Knicks star playing today vs. the Hawks? Rumors have swirled about Brunson’s potential return date. He is listed on the injury report for Saturday’s game, but will he be made […]

The Los Angeles Lakers ended their three-game homestand on a high note Friday night, defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 124-108 at Crypto.com Arena. The win helped the Lakers bounce back from a Thursday night loss to the Golden State Warriors and moved them into the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with a 47-30 […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard’s health has been a major concern for many years now, effectively ruling him out of most back-to-backs, but he is apparently considering breaking that habit tonight. Leonard, whose knee injury troubles are well-known, and as a result, he often sits one game during a back-to-back. For example, Leonard missed […]

When Stephen Curry dropped 52 points for the Golden State Warriors, some thought it would be for one game. However, like many, head coach Steve Kerr witnessed the sustained success. Over three games, Curry dropped a combined 125 points. In the 118-104 win over the Denver Nuggets, the point guard dropped 36 points. Following the […]

Back in February, the Golden State Warriors were the 11th seed in the West, facing the reality of NBA purgatory. Not good enough to seriously contend for a championship and not bad enough to justify a full-blown teardown. The Warriors were in danger of letting franchise legends Stephen Curry and Draymond Green finish their careers […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is known for his high-flying dunks and elite athleticism. But what happens when he can’t rely on any of that? The Phoenix Suns found out, as Brown fought through knee pain and still managed to lead the C’s to a 123-103 win on Friday night at TD Garden. […]

For over five years, Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns have had winning ways. In the 2024-25 season, it has been anything but. Although love might be keeping Booker with the Suns, it hasn’t made matters any easier. Following a 123-103 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday, it marked a 35-42 record for Phoenix. […]

In his first game since March 16, Bradley Beal’s 1-point dud had some brutal fan reactions. Not to mention, the Phoenix Suns ended up losing Friday’s contest, 123-103 to the Boston Celtics. Following the game, Beal explained to AZCentral’s Duane Rankin regarding his first game back. Bradley Beal says his left hamstring feels good after […]

The Dallas Mavericks have had quite the poor injury luck over the past month or so, and this continued on Friday night in their 114-91 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Not only were they without Anthony Davis on the night, they also lost Klay Thompson to an illness after the veteran shooting guard played […]

The Golden State Warriors continue their torrid run in the aftermath of the Jimmy Butler trade, and from the play-in tournament picture, the Warriors have climbed all the way to within striking distance of homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs following their 118-104 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night — […]

Draymond Green’s defensive play against Russell Westbrook sums up what continues to be a brutal week for the Denver Nuggets guard. Westbrook’s display in Friday’s matchup between the Nuggets and Golden State Warriors was one to forget. In 20 minutes of action, he finished with five points, four rebounds and two assists. However, he shot […]

The Detroit Pistons’ historic turnaround has been stamped by solidifying their 2024-25 postseason position. Defeating the Toronto Raptors 117-105 punched the Pistons’ ticket to their first playoff ticket since 2019. Detroit improved to 43-34 and will finish the regular season in at least the sixth seed of the Eastern Conference. Pistons players openly declared they […]

On a night where the Dallas Mavericks were without their best player in Anthony Davis, herculean efforts from the rest of the team were needed for them to pose a challenge against a Los Angeles Clippers team that’s still in the hunt for an outright playoff spot. However, the Mavericks’ woes were compounded by the […]

From the opening tip, Evan Mobley made one thing clear: this wasn’t going to be a typical night — not for him, and not for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Against the shorthanded but scrappy San Antonio Spurs, Mobley came out blazing, drilling three straight three-pointers to begin the game, then punishing defenders in the paint, before […]

After Bradley Beal returned for the Phoenix Suns, his first game back didn’t go as expected. In 30 minutes of action, he posted only one point, four rebounds, and five assists. As the Suns are in the thick of the play-in race, they are inching further and further away from it. Although Kevin Durant has […]

CHICAGO- The Chicago Bulls picked up a big win at home on Friday night over the Portland Trail Blazers, and Chicago is now back in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. Rookie Matas Buzelis picked a great game for his first career double-double as a late three helped lift the Bulls to a 118-113 win, […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers grabbed a huge win on Monday against the Houston RocketsLakers grabbed a huge win on Monday against the Houston Rockets amid a tight race for playoff positioning in the Western Conference. But the Lakers followed it up with a 123-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors during which […]

Not a lot was expected out of the Detroit Pistons heading into the 2024-25 season, as they set the bar quite low for themselves after a horrific 14-win 2023-24 campaign. But a coaching change, the addition of a few veteran players who fit well, and the continued development of Cade Cunningham into a full-blown superstar […]