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The Phoenix Suns dropped their opening game against the young Minnesota Timberwolves and now things have gone Defcon 5 for Kevin Durant and Coach Frank Vogel’s team. Devin Booker played solid basketball in Game 1, but solid isn’t going to be enough to get it done against Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert and a marauding pack […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves struck first in the first round of the NBA Playoffs agains the Phoenix Suns with a dominating 120-95 win on Saturday. This was one series where many fans and media felt like the lower seed could pull off an upset. But the Timberwolves made a huge statement behind budding superstar Anthony Edwards. […]

The Phoenix Suns arrived at the Target Center with momentum, plenty of postseason experience and three players who can absolutely dissect defenses. Needless to say, fans expected their Game 1 matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves to be a competitive affair. Things turned ugly in the second half, though, in more ways than one. Grayson Allen […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid went down with a worrisome injury late in the second quarter of Saturday night’s NBA Playoff game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Embiid completed a highlight dunk after passing the ball off the glass and catching it himself before going down and grabbing his […]

Anthony Edwards has been a star for the Timberwolves all season and he stepped up in a big way in game 1 of their first-round series against the Phoenix Suns this afternoon. Edwards finished with 33 points, nine rebounds, and six assists as Minnesota cruised to a dominant 120-95 victory. Edwards did a post-game interview […]

The Boston Celtics won’t have a spotless injury report for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat, as center Luke Kornet will sit with a right calf strain. Kornet played in Boston’s final game of the regular season, making this update a bit of a surprise. In that last outing this […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are running away with Game 1 against the Phoenix Suns. Things got out of hand quickly in the second half after Anthony Edwards went on an absolute tear. At one point, Edwards began trash-talking Kevin Durant, and it has fans losing their minds. This wasn’t the only tough shot Anthony Edwards hit […]

It took a couple of extra games to get the job done, but the New Orleans Pelicans have officially qualified for the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Next up is a date versus the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. The first-round fight is missing some star power without an injured Zion Williamson, but the series still has the […]

It will be another dreadful path back to the NBA Finals for the Miami Heat as their first playoff series will be against the No. 1 seed in the Boston Celtics. With crucial injuries to the team like Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier, there is already people writing off the Heat, but star Tyler Herro […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has not been ruled out for Game 1 against the Dallas Mavericks as of this story’s writing. Leonard, who is dealing with a knee injury, is seemingly unlikely to play, however. Now it goes without saying, but the Clippers are obviously a better team when Leonard is on the […]

The New York Knicks won 50 games and are officially the second seed in the Eastern Conference. Sadly, there’s no time to celebrate. They open the playoffs on Saturday at home against the Philadelphia 76ers — one of the most talented sefven-seeds in recent memory. And while New York has its own philosophy and X-factors to […]

There have been debates about whether or not there’s a true rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat, but there’s no denying it now. The two Eastern Conference foes are set to play each other in the NBA Playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons. When they last met in the postseason, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the early stages of the first-round NBA Playoffs matchup against the Orlando Magic. The Cavs beat the Magic 97-83 in Game 1 on Saturday afternoon after a challenging end to the season.  Cleveland has multiple offensive and defensive weapons to compete with Orlando, which is why they have a chance […]

One of the more exciting aspects of the Miami Heat’s rollercoaster of a season has been watching the emergence of a new star in Jaime Jaquez Jr., the rookie out of UCLA. With the injury to Jimmy Butler who will be out several weeks with an MCL sprain, Jaquez will be getting an extended role […]

The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics meet again in the NBA Playoffs, but in an entirely different situation as while they usually duke it out in the Eastern Conference Finals, this time it is in the first round. Both teams have formed an intense rivalry throughout the years with different sets of players going […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost one of their most versatile defenders early in Saturday’s action against the Phoenix Suns. Kyle Anderson was forced to leave Game 1 of the teams’ highly anticipated first-round playoff series early in the second quarter after suffering a hip injury. The injury occurred at the 10:26 mark of the second quarter, […]

The Atlanta Hawks have flirted with consistency and greatness in the NBA’s Eastern Conference the last few years, but haven’t been able to fly to the top of the mountain. The team finished the 2023-24 season with a disappointing 131-116 loss to the Chicago Bulls, in the NBA Play-In Tournament. It was the latest example […]

The New Orleans Pelicans can be forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief following an NBA Play-In Tournament victory over the Sacramento Kings. They were without an injured Zion Williamson and just one loss away from squandering a 49-win season. Falling short of the NBA Playoffs would have kicked off a long offseason of roster […]

PLAYA VISTA, CA — The Los Angeles Clippers are going to rely heavily on Paul George and James Harden to carry them as the team is set to begin its first round playoff series against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks without Kawhi Leonard. As of Saturday, the two-time champion and two-time NBA Finals MVP […]

Willie Green’s three years in charge of the New Orleans Pelicans have been interrupted repeatedly by injuries to Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. Most teams missing All-Stars as much as this team would be stuck in the NBA Draft lottery. Green’s group is going to the NBA Playoffs for the second time in three seasons […]

The New Orleans Pelicans had NBA Playoffs goals to start the 2023-24 season. Willie Green’s group was sitting pretty in late March, holding down fourth place in the Western Conference for a few days. A late-season swoop almost destroyed the goodwill built up over the previous six months though the team did secure the final […]

After six seasons, Fisk University head basketball coach Kenny Anderson has resigned per a report by The Tennessean. The news was confirmed by Anderson via his Twitter/X profile on Saturday morning. “I will enjoy my life, but I will miss everyone at @fiskuniversity ,I have been here for 5 years, and i truly love it,My […]

Richard Jefferson’s net worth in 2024 is $50 million. Jefferson is a former professional basketball player who suited up for the New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Denver Nuggets in the NBA. He was an All-Rookie team selection and a NBA champion. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff joked that the night before his team faced the Orlando Magic in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, it was the first time he had slept in a while. Whenever they were asked, the Cavs’ players were just as restless as their coach, wanting to play Orlando immediately […]

PLAYA VISTA, CA – The Los Angeles Clippers are still riding the wave of uncertainty as their playoff series against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks is set to begin on Sunday afternoon. Will Kawhi Leonard play in Game 1 against the Mavs? Ahead of Game 1 on Sunday, Clippers President of Basketball Operations Lawrence […]

After missing just 21 combined games through his first two NBA seasons, San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell missed 14, including the last eight, this past season. The fourth-year guard played in only 38 of the possible 82 games in 2022-2023. A foot injury that the team labeled a “stress reaction to the right third […]

Dirk Nowitzki’s net worth in 2024 is $140 million. Nowitzki is one of the best international players in the history of the NBA. The German legend put together a Hall-of-Fame career playing 21 seasons all with the Dallas Mavericks. Nowitzki was inducted into the Hall of Fame in September 2023. But right now, we are […]

We’re set for another exciting NBA Playoffs series as we bring you our betting predictions and picks for this Game 1 matchup in the Western Conference. Play-In Tournament winners and 8-seed New Orleans Pelicans will visit the 1-seed Oklahoma City Thunder in a tight series during the first round. Check out our NBA odds series for our Game 1 […]

Big scoring nights by NBA superstars often propel teams to a victory. However, given that basketball is a team sport, that isn’t always the case. In fact, we’ve witnessed players like Stephen Curry come up with 60 points only to end up in a bitter loss. But throughout NBA history, fans have seen superstars score […]

For the second consecutive postseason, the Los Angeles Lakers will be tasked with dealing with two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic and his Denver Nuggets. But as the Lakers prepare to face the defending NBA champions, this time in the 1st round as opposed to the Western Conference Finals, they know all too well that The […]

The 2024 NBA Playoffs are officially underway and we’ll be bringing you our betting predictions and picks for every game as we turn our attention towards this first series in the East. Fresh off their Play-In win, the 8-seed Miami Heat will visit the 1-seed Boston Celtics to continue their recent Playoffs rivalry. Check out our NBA odds series […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are getting some bad news as they prepare for next season. Grizzlies forward Yuta Watanabe is leaving the team and heading to play in Japan, per Bleacher Report. Watanabe had played six seasons in the NBA. The forward is from Japan, and had become the first NCAA Division 1 player to earn […]

In a Denver courtroom on Friday afternoon, Coban Porter, a former member of the University of Denver basketball team and the younger brother of Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. and recently banned former NBA player Jontay Porter, was sentenced to six years in prison after a January 2023 drunk-driving crash that resulted in the death […]

After his New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Play-In Tournament, guaranteeing them a spot in the playoffs, Larry Nance Jr. made a joke at the expense of Jontay Porter, a Toronto Raptors two-way player the league banned for life earlier this week for tipping off bettors who gambled on NBA games. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have done it! After losing Zion Williamson due to injury in their loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, many expected them to lose to a white-hot Sacramento Kings team. However, a resurgent Brandon Ingram propelled the Pels propelled the Pels to a huge win to send them to the playoffs. Now, […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox is showing some love to one of his teammates as that player’s future with the team is in doubt. Fox is expressing his appreciation for Malik Monk, as Monk is about to head into the free agency waters. “Malik was great for us. Obviously, I would love to have […]

An old rivalry will be reborn in the 2024 NBA playoffs as the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks square off in the first round. The last time New York and Philadelphia faced off in a playoff series was 1989. Patrick Ewing led his team to a sweep over Charles Barkley and company in the […]

For the 13th time in Erik Spoelstra’s 16 seasons as the head coach of the Miami Heat, the Hardest working, Best conditioned, Most professional, Unselfish, Toughest, Meanest, Nastiest team in the NBA is playoff bound. The fact that the Heat are here yet again is a testament to the work of the many players who […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker led last season’s playoffs in points per game (33.7). Booker in his ninth season has a chance to win a championship.  Booker, 27, in the regular season tied for first in scoring on Phoenix (27.1 points per game) with Kevin Durant. He is also one of three players, including Nikola […]