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For the second time in as many games, the Miami Heat will face the Indiana Pacers in the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Much like the first meeting between the teams, Jimmy Butler is the key name on the injury report as he continues to deal with a right ankle sprain. Here is everything we know about Butler’s […]

The Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies played in the group stage play of the NBA Cup game on Friday, and Zach Edey was on the receiving end of a hard foul from Draymond Green. After the game, head coach Taylor Jenkins spoke about the foul from Green, saying “There’s a code in this league… […]

BOSTON — With a wide-open jumper lined up at the end of regulation, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had the perfect chance to break his team’s tie with the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. But, instead of swishing the uncontested game-winner, the five-time All-Star completely missed the rim and the Green Team headed to overtime. […]

On Friday night, Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox set a career-high and franchise record with a 60-point outburst in an overtime loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Only about 24 hours later, Sacramento would take the floor once again, this time without three of his five top scorers — DeMar DeRozan, Malik Monk and Domantas Sabonis […]

The Detroit Lions are rolling as they head into their Week 11 matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and they are set to get a big boost on defense, as star pass rusher Za’Darius Smith will make his debut for the team after he was picked up in a trade with the Cleveland Browns. And as […]

The Boston Celtics ran away with a win against the Toronto Raptors in overtime thanks to a game-winning shot from Jayson Tatum. After the game, Jaylen Brown spoke about the shot from Tatum and shaded the Raptors in the process. “That was a big time shot,” Brown said. “We needed it bad. The last thing […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been playing some good basketball so far this season, and it’s because of head coach JJ Redick. Even though this may be his first year as a coach, it almost feels like he’s been doing this professionally for years with the way he has the Lakers playing. It was great […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ 144-126 victory over the Chicago Bulls was historic for several reasons. With the 144-point total, Cleveland scored at least 130 points for a team-record sixth time this season. It was also the Cavs’ 14th straight win, continuing Cleveland’s undefeated stretch to start the year. But what gets lost in the fanfare and […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets were in a tight game on Saturday afternoon, and it came down to the referees. With the Hornets down one-point, LaMelo Ball drove the ball on Giannis Antetokounmpo and slipped, and the referees called a foul, giving the Hornets two free-throws, which helped them win the game. The Bucks […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are 9-4 and at least for the time being, the league’s marquee franchise has the look of a team that knows who they are and knows that they can compete against any team in the NBA. After multiple years of stalled offenses under Frank Vogel and Darvin Ham, the Lakers currently […]

Make no mistake, LeBron James isn’t a stranger to clutch moments in crunch time. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 104-99 on Saturday, and James’ 21 points helped pave the way to the fifth consecutive victory for the Lakers. With 38 seconds remaining and Los Angeles up by one point against the […]

The Boston Celtics took on the Toronto Raptors in a thrilling interconference matchup on Saturday night. The game went down to the wire, and Jayson Tatum gave fans a treat with an impressive game-winner. Boston and Toronto were tied 123-123 with the final seconds of overtime winding down. Tatum isolated and stalled his defender with […]

The NBA season continues and we have a tilt between the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.  It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Clippers prediction and pick. The Utah Jazz will face the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday at the Intuit Dome. The Clippers are looking to extend […]

The NBA season continues and we have a tilt between the Denver Nuggets and the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.  It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Grizzlies prediction and pick. The Denver Nuggets will face the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday at FedExForum, both teams eager to bounce back from recent losses. The […]

After missing the Oklahoma City Thunder’s previous two games with a sore hip, Alex Caruso is ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks with a strained hip, per Thunder’s latest injury report. Oklahoma City will look to capture its 12th win of the regular season on Sunday, following a 99-83 win against the […]

The Dallas Mavericks will face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday at the Paycom Center. It’s a Western Conference Semifinals rematch as we share our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Thunder prediction and pick. It will be the first meeting between the Mavericks and Thunder since the Western Conference Semifinals when the Mavs eliminated the […]

The Brooklyn Nets will face the New York Knicks on Sunday at Madison Square Garden to close out a two-game series. We’re hoping for another exciting game as we continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Knicks prediction and pick. The Knicks survived the Nets on Friday as Jalen Brunson won the game after […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have relied heavily on rookie guard Dalton Knecht this season, and he’s responded as the team’s most consistent player off the bench. He’s moved into the starting lineup though for the past couple of games due to an injury to Rui Hachimura. During the Lakers’ 104-99 win against the New Orleans […]

The Charlotte Hornets held Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo to a season-low 22 points. He also only attempted one free throw the entire game, which is also a season-low. The Hornets had a game plan, and they stuck to it. Limiting one of the best finishers in the game to too many paint touches or […]

The future of “Inside the NBA” has been in jeopardy after Turner lost media rights to NBA games to other platforms, including ESPN. After months of uncertainty, the future of the iconic show has been decided with a lawsuit settlement between Warner Bros’ Discovery, which is the parent of Turner and TNT Sports, and the […]

The Charlotte Hornets get a much-needed win to snap a two-game losing streak thanks to LaMelo Ball’s fourth-quarter heroics. The Hornets were able to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-114 in the closing seconds on Ball’s free throws late in the game after Giannis Antetokounmpo fouled him. That was the icing on the cake that provoked […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been one of the top teams in the NBA so far this season, but they’ve suffered major injuries to both Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein. The injury bug has depleted the Thunder’s center depth, forcing them to make a roster move this week. The Thunder added Branden Carlson to their […]

The Miami Heat will face the Indiana Pacers to close out a two-game series at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. We’re running it back for a second game in a row as we share our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Pacers prediction and pick. The Heat rolled over the Pacers 124-111 on Friday night at the […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a three-word post on X after his team’s painful loss to the Charlotte Hornets. The heartbreaking defeat was marred by a controversial call that set off head coach Doc Rivers. The Bucks are now 4-9 overall despite solid production from their two stars, Giannis and Damian Lillard. “The Greek […]

The NBA season continues and we have a tilt between the Houston Rockets and the Chicago Bulls on Sunday.  It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Rockets-Bulls prediction and pick. The Houston Rockets will face the Chicago Bulls on Sunday at the United Center. The Rockets (9-4) are riding a four-game winning […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers aim to stay perfect as they host the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Hornets-Cavaliers prediction and pick. The Hornets are coming off an impressive win against the Milwaukee Bucks, 115-114. The depth stepped up as Lamelo Ball and Brandon Miller had poor […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ recent loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday involved a controversy involving the refs and a Doc Rivers rant following the game. The Bucks lost by one, 115-114, to the Hornets with LaMelo Ball sinking two late free-throws to seal the win. But following the game, the official pool report confirmed that […]

The Washington Wizards may be 2-9, but their rebuild is right on schedule. Second-year guard Bilal Coulibaly along with rookies Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington, and Kyshawn George have all shown promise, and Corey Kispert is impressed. The 25-year-old explained how the aforementioned quartet has changed the team’s offensive dynamic. I asked Corey Kispert how the Wizards’ […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been arguably the most disappointing team of the 2024-25 NBA season so far. They’ve gotten off to a 4-9 start and have shown no signs of turning things around. Following their most recent loss on Saturday to the Charlotte Hornets, Bucks head coach Doc Rivers did not hold back on blaming […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers will go head-to-head with the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night. LA is off to an 8-4 start in 2024-25, and Davis is playing at an MVP-caliber level. However, the Lakers star is dealing with an injury. Davis is battling left plantar fasciitis at the moment. The 31-year-old […]

The Dallas Mavericks are set to host the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. Kyrie Irving, who missed Thursday’s game, was removed from the injury report and is expected to play against the Spurs. Dallas received further injury updates on Saturday. PJ Washington was initially listed as doubtful as he continues to deal with a right-knee […]

The Memphis Grizzlies could not shake off Draymond Green in an NBA Cup loss to the Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry gave the Grizzlies an assist of sorts but Green was being accused of a near-assault on Zach Edey’s ankle midway through the third quarter. The future Hall of Famer was eventually ejected from the […]

The Dallas Mavericks reached the NBA Finals during the 2023-24 season. Dallas was ahead of their expected timeline, as there were not many people around the NBA world who thought they would contend at such a high level a season ago. Yet, Luka Doncic and the Mavs silenced the doubters and reached the championship. The […]

After the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 99-83 in their first NBA Cup matchup on Friday, head coach Mark Daigneault expressed his continuous frustration with his team not earning enough trips to the free-throw line. And he had the stats to back it up, including the free-throw shooting disparity in the Thunder’s first […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Phoenix Suns for the first time since sweeping them in the first round of the 2023 playoffs. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Suns are coming off their worst performance of the season. They fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-83 […]

Washington Wizards rookie Alex Sarr is already an elite rim protector, as he’s tied for fourth in the NBA with 2.4 blocks per game thus far. However, the French international is also excited about his offensive game. Sarr gave a self-evaluation for that side of the ball thus far at practice. I asked Alex Sarr […]

As the Miami Heat had a huge win over the Indiana Pacers Friday night, there was a funny moment that occurred during the game involving stars Jimmy Butler and Nikola Jovic. In the Heat’s disappointing loss to the Detroit Pistons last Tuesday, Jovic got hit in the face, which resulted in a nasal fracture, and […]

In his second season, guard Brandin Podziemski has become a key contributing member of the Golden State Warriors rotation. In 11 games this year, the 21-year-old averages over 25 minutes with 8.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists. However, playing in the spotlight after beginning his career behind Klay Thompson comes with challenges, especially in […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been all over trade discussions in 2024-2025. They have suddenly emerged as the betting favorites to land Jimmy Butler if he gets moved from the Miami Heat and are one of the preferred landing spots for Giannis Antetokounmpo. It appears unlikely that Antetokounmpo would request to be moved but with the […]