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The New York Knicks had a convincing win against the Charlotte Hornets, and it came with big minutes from New York’s starting lineup. The player with the most minutes played was Mikal Bridges, who finished with 47. Bridges has always been a player who has been available when needed, and head coach Tom Thibodeau is […]

Competitiveness and talent are the best words to describe the NBA Cup. Aside from teams giving it their all for a chance to advance to Las Vegas and win the grand cash prize, along with the NBA Cup itself, we have seen these playoff-like games bring out the best in the league’s greatest stars. If […]

The Chicago Bulls will play host to the Indiana Pacers on Friday night at the United Center. This is a quick turnaround for the Bulls as they just played against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night on the road. Traveling back home and immediately playing again might be tough, but Chicago is hoping to […]

Ja Morant was ejected from the Memphis Grizzlies-Sacramento Kings game on Thursday night. Memphis still earned a 115-110 victory, but Morant’s ejection received most of the postgame headlines. The NBA shared a Pool Report interview following the game, and Morant responded with one emoji on X, formerly Twitter. 😂 https://t.co/OnD4Yv36Y8 — Ja Morant (@JaMorant) December […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder defense led in their sixth win in seven attempts, beating the Toronto Raptors 129-102 Thursday night. In a homecoming for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 points and two steals. Dort added three blocks and two steals as they were two of eight Thunder […]

Brandon Ingram’s days as a member of the New Orleans Pelicans are clearly numbered. Ingram was among the most prominent players available on the trade block this past offseason amid the Pelicans’ refusal to give the 27-year-old a contract extension. And he only served to add more fuel to the fire after changing representations, joining […]

The good vibes the Golden State Warriors began the 2024-25 season seem to be all but gone by now. It seems like a long time has passed since the Warriors started off the campaign by winning 12 of their first 15 games, as they have fallen all the way down in the Western Conference standings […]

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets 99-93 on Thursday. Andrew Wiggins, who has been battling an injury concern, was available and ultimately scored 23 points while recording two assists, two steals, and one block. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr provided an update on the situation, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic. “Steve Kerr […]

The Sacramento Kings will battle the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. Things are about to get frosty at the Frost Bank Center as we share our NBA odds series and make a Kings-Spurs prediction and pick. The Spurs lead the head-to-head series 128-68. Somehow, they have already played twice this season. It’s been a […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will battle the Boston Celtics on Friday at the TD Garden. It’s an Eastern Conference battle in Beantown as we continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Celtics prediction and pick. The Celtics lead the head-to-head series 120-112. Significantly, they have already played twice this season, with the Celtics winning both […]

The Orlando Magic will battle the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. It will be an Eastern Conference showdown at Wells Fargo Center as we continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-76ers prediction and pick. This will be the second of a two-game series between the Magic and 76ers in Philadelphia. The Magic leads the […]

Earlier this year at the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Suns were one of the most disappointing teams. As early as the first round, they were swept by the up-and-coming Minnesota Timberwolves. However, with little to no room for flexibility or assets, the Suns couldn’t even make the upgrades they wanted during the offseason. Nonetheless, they […]

Just two nights after Mitch Johnson praised the San Antonio Spurs defense for the reason they stayed in a game at the Phoenix Suns, the acting head coach found no shortage of ways to criticize his team’s efforts – sans Victor Wembanyama – on that side of the floor in a loss to the Chicago […]

Welcome back, the 2023-2024 Detroit Pistons. While the Washington Wizards haven’t yet reached Pistons territory of losing 27 straight games, they’re more than halfway there, after Thursday’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks. In the loss, after all, the Wizards have lost 16 straight games, one game short from making franchise history, though nobody on the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans snapped their nine-game losing streak with a 126-124 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. The team was boosted by the return of Brandon Ingram, who had been sidelined for the previous five games due to calf soreness, and Herb Jones, who returned after missing 18 games with a shoulder sprain. […]

After a few rough patches at first, the New York Knicks may have finally figured out how to play with new trade acquisition Karl-Anthony Towns as their best player, winning four games in a row to improve to 14-8 and fourth in the Eastern Conference. The former Timberwolves All-Star powered the Knicks over the Hornets […]

Jonathan Kuminga scored a career-high 33 points, Andrew Wiggins added 23, and the Golden State Warriors secured a 99-93 victory over the Houston Rockets, marking their 15th straight win against them. The Golden State Warriors have now won 15 straight games against the Houston Rockets. FIFTEEN. The last time Houston defeated Golden State was February […]

Losers of five of their last seven, four of those losses by an average margin of 30.5 points, the Los Angeles Lakers have nothing to smile about, except perhaps LeBron James and son Bronny James, whose game-worn jerseys in their opening night win over thee Minnesota Timberwolves fetched a price tag of $102,000 at a […]

The Golden State Warriors entered their Thursday night matchup against the Houston Rockets in need of an ambulance… but not for them. Despite missing Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, who are dealing with knee and calf injuries, respectively, the Warriors managed to snap their five-game losing skid by defeating their longtime nemesis, 99-93, behind Jonathan […]

It looked as though the stars were aligning for the Houston Rockets coming off a frustrating loss against the Sacramento Kings. On Thursday night, they faced a Golden State Warriors team that was without two of its best players in Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, favoring the Rockets heavily. But in classic trap game fashion, […]

After a long rehabilitation process dating back to 2022, Lonzo Ball has returned to action with the Chicago Bulls. Selected as one of the premier talents in the 2017 NBA Draft, Lonzo’s career has drawn significant attention, partly due to his father, LaVar Ball. Beyond his son’s NBA achievements, LaVar pursued his entrepreneurial ambitions by […]

It’s a testament to the Memphis Grizzlies’ depth and resolve that they managed to pull out a 115-110 win over the Sacramento Kings despite witnessing Ja Morant get himself ejected with 6:49 remaining in the fourth quarter with an animated protest to a foul call against him. Morant was whistled for a shooting foul on […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are in the Bay Area to take on the Golden State Warriors Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Warriors prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Timberwolves-Warriors NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Timberwolves-Warriors Odds […]

Denver Nuggets star and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic has proven once again why he is the best basketball player in the world, overtaking Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson on the NBA’s all-time triple-double list. In Thursday’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jokic scored 27 points, grabbed 20 rebounds, and dished 11 assists. With this […]

In 2025, the NBA will be returning to Mainland China for two preseason games between the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns, as revealed by Shams Charania of ESPN. By the time the Nets and Suns tip off their preseason game in October 2025, it will be six years since the NBA last played a […]

We’re back to continue our betting predictions and picks for Friday’s NBA slate as we head to the Western Conference for this divisional matchup. The Utah Jazz (4-17) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (8-14) as the two squads meet for the first time this season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a […]

Payton Pritchard has been a huge part of the Boston Celtics’ success thus far in the 2024-25 season. He’s averaging 16.5 points per game while coming off the bench for most of his games, emerging as one of the favorites to win the coveted Sixth Man of the Year award. However, Pritchard hasn’t yet commanded […]

The Washington Wizards are approaching the levels of putridity that the historically bad 2023-24 Detroit Pistons reached; on Thursday night, they lost their 16th game in a row, and in non-competitive fashion as well, as they suffered a brutal 137-101 drubbing at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks that, as hard as it may be […]

It’s not hard to deduce that the Portland Trail Blazers are in the midst of a rebuild. Besides how their 8-14 record indicates another quiet season, the team’s recent transactions have resulted in a surplus of youth. Just look at the moves they’ve made since last year. In addition to the draft selections of Donovan […]

The Utah Jazz have begun the 2024-25 season as one of the top teams in the Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey sweepstakes. All three players have a shot to be selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and the Jazz have certainly made an early case for most […]

The New York Knicks were at home on Wednesday night against a Charlotte Hornets team that is battling a current injury storm. Late in the second half of that game, the Knicks seemingly survived injury concerns of their own. Knicks star Jalen Brunson left the game during the third quarter with an injury scare and […]

There are 85 NBA players who can’t be traded this season until Dec. 15. That is because of the “recently signed trade restriction” rule that prevents teams from trading players right away after signing them to new deals. Although the NBA trade deadline is still months away, Dec. 15 will unofficially kick off the trade […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were obliterated by the Miami Heat on Wednesday night, losing by a final score of 134-93. LA has now dropped three of their past four games overall, and they hold a 12-10 record. So, are the Lakers in trouble? There is plenty of time for the Lakers to bounce back, as […]

The Los Angeles Clippers fell to Rudy Gobert and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. It was the Wolves’ first game at the all new Intuit Dome, which opened in August 2024. Gobert, who got his first look at the Clippers new arena, came away very impressed with what he saw. Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert on […]

Basketball writer/podcaster Bill Simmons lost some fans in Denver, Colorado, with his recent hot take. During a live episode of “The Bill Simmons Podcast” from the Fillmore Auditorium in the mile-high city, the well-known pundit compared Nuggets star Nikola Jokic to Celtics star Jayson Tatum. This bold claim comes at a time when the Nuggets […]

Have we finally reached the part of the story where LeBron James’ unfathomable longevity is turning into a detriment for the Los Angeles Lakers? Considering that he just won MVP honors in arguably the most stacked Olympics men’s basketball field ever assembled, it seems risky to rush to such conclusions. James’ recent play says otherwise, […]

Draymond Green will miss his second straight game due to calf tightness when the Golden State Warriors face the surging Houston Rockets on Thursday night. The team announced that an MRI on Green’s calf showed no issues, and he could be back on the court for Friday’s matchup against the Timberwolves. According to a post […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will continue their road trip on Friday as they battle the Atlanta Hawks. It’s a showdown at State Farm Arena, and we’re continuing our NBA odds series by making a Lakers-Hawks prediction and pick. The Lakers lead the head-to-head series 197-143. They split the series last season. Overall, the Lakers are 7-3 over […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder headed north of the border for Thursday night’s matchup against the Toronto Raptors, a homecoming for Thunder guards Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort. This past summer, they represented their country in the 2024 Olympics, where Gilgeous-Alexander, Dort, and Canada upset Spain 88-85 in group play. Before facing the Raptors, head coach […]