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The Dallas Mavericks’ primary focus at the moment is the NBA playoffs. Dallas is currently preparing for a challenging first round matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Golden State Warriors, however, were defeated by the Sacramento Kings 118-94 in the NBA Play-In Tournament on Tuesday and rumors are already swirling about soon-to-be free agent […]

The Golden State Warriors 2023-24 campaign came to a screeching halt on Tuesday night after they suffered a 118-94 loss to the Sacramento Kings, and while the team struggled as a whole, all eyes were on Klay Thompson after the game. In a season full of struggles, Thompson had arguably the worst performance of his […]

After being under investigation by the league for alleged sports gambling, Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter has received a lifetime ban from the NBA. The league office announced their decision to ban Porter on Wednesday afternoon. 🚨 The investigation shows that on the 13 NBA bets Jontay Porter made, the total payout was $76,059. Resulting […]

DALLAS — Luka Doncic spoke to the media following the Dallas Mavericks’ practice on Tuesday. Doncic addressed a number of topics, including having Kyrie Irving as a teammate and Mavericks fans’ impact on the team. With Dallas preparing to play the Los Angeles Clippers in the postseason, Luka was also asked about Kawhi Leonard and […]

It got a bit hairy at times in the fourth quarter, but the Los Angeles Lakers managed to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans in their Play-In Tournament matchup by a score of 110-106 to advance to the NBA Playoffs as the seven seed in the Western Conference. Darvin Ham and his team are clearly thrilled, […]

We’ve got the Atlanta Hawks Vs. Chicago Bulls Results simulated with NBA 2K24 to see who the game thinks will win the game. The NBA Play-In Tournament is currently under way, and the winner for tonight’s game gets to stick around for a shot to make the postseason. The #10 Hawks (46-36), have only earned […]

The Sacramento Kings will travel to the Bayou to face the New Orleans Pelicans, with the winner going to Oklahoma City for the Western Conference Quarterfinals and the loser going home. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Kings-Pelicans PlayIn prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Kings destroyed […]

It’s an understatement how huge of a game it is for the Miami Heat Wednesday night as they face the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Play-In Tournament. As the eighth seed, the game is on the road with a hostile environment awaiting Miami with the winner of the contest facing the No. 2 seed in […]

Klay Thompson may have thought that he had already hit rock bottom when the Golden State Warriors decided to bring him off the bench in the middle of the 2023-24 season. But as a lot of people can attest to, circumstances can always get worse. Thompson had the worst game of his career during the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are opening the 2024 NBA Playoffs against the Orlando Magic, and they have a lot on the line against their biggest doubters and critics. While the Cavs are now a year removed from last year’s postseason meltdown against the New York Knicks, it’s going to be a major focus heading into this […]

The Golden State Warriors’ season came to a close on Tuesday night after they failed to overcome the Sacramento Kings in the 9/10 matchup of the play-in tournament. They lost rather convincingly, 118-94, with Stephen Curry unable to recapture the magic of his previous playoff game against the Kings and Klay Thompson putting up the […]

We’ve got the Miami Heat Vs. Philadelphia 76ers Results simulated with NBA 2K24 to see who the game’s prediction on tonight’s matchup. The NBA Play-In Tournament takes place this week, and the winner of this particular game can rest easy knowing they’ve made the playoffs. The #7 76ers (47-35) suffered a mid-to-late season collapse, but […]

The Golden State Warriors lost to the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Play-In Tournament on Tuesday by a final score of 118-94. Could Tuesday’s contest be the final game for Klay Thompson in a Warriors uniform? Warriors head coach Steve Kerr wants the veteran guard to return to Golden State. “We need Klay back,” Kerr […]

Grayson Allen shot his way to a starting role for the Phoenix Suns and ultimately, a four-year, $70 million contract extension he signed on Tuesday. Allen, who led the NBA in 3-point percentage (46.1), found an important role with a Phoenix team that is looking to win its first-ever championship. “I knew I wanted to […]

The Sacramento Kings have lost Malik Monk and Kevin Huerter in recent weeks, contributing to the Kings’ slippage all the way down to the ninth spot in the Western Conference. Because of that, they now have to win two games just to get to the playoffs as the eight-seed, and what welcomed them in the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat will duke it out in the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament for a chance at being the Eastern Conference’s seventh seed in the NBA playoffs. Both sides are familiar with one another and will be eager to punch their ticket to the first round. The Sixers are the superior team […]

The Golden State Warriors got the stop they so desperately needed in the fourth quarter Tuesday night, daring Davion Mitchell to take a wide-open pull-up three as De’Aaron Fox waited to sub in at the scorer’s table. Mitchell’s miss bounced hard off the back of the rim, landing just a couple feet inside the left […]

The Los Angeles Lakers scraped by the New Orleans Pelicans Tuesday night in the NBA Play-In Tournament, securing a 110-106 victory to book a first-round playoff date with the Denver Nuggets. All-Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the team to victory as per usual, but there was a certain unsung hero who came off […]

The Boston Celtics had a mightily impressive regular season campaign, posting a 64-18 record to earn the best record in the NBA and the top seed in the Eastern Conference. But nothing they have done matters now; the playoffs are here, and it’s safe to say that if the C’s don’t somehow find a way […]

The NBA insurance fraud scandal took a while before getting a new update. It was in the last few months of 2023 when Glen Davis and Will Bynum faced the court and underwent due process. Now, sentences are being handed out and it looks like the former Detroit Pistons player will have to serve some […]

A mixed bag of emotions is probably the best phrase to describe the Golden State Warriors’ season. There were days of jubilee and those of sorrow, with Tuesday being a part of the latter. The Warriors fell in a 118-94 blowout against the Sacramento Kings, ending their campaign in the Play-Ins. With another early exit, […]

The Golden State Warriors reached the end of the road for them in the 2023-24 NBA season, as their dreams of winning another NBA title with the core of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson got ruined in a blowout loss to the Sacramento Kings Tuesday night, 118-94. The Warriors are used to winning, […]

The Golden State Warriors’ rocky season ended with a palpable thud on Tuesday night in a 119-94 play-in tournament loss to the rival Sacramento Kings. Instead of living to play another day before what would’ve been a highly anticipated potential first-round matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Dubs have gone home early, suddenly facing […]

The Golden State Warriors dynasty has fully crumbled. Coach Steve Kerr and the Stephen Curry-led team could not get past the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Play-In Tournament. The worst part was that they got blown out by 24 points as they ended their season. This also meant that Draymond Green was forced to go […]

It has been a season full of low points for Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson. But it’s safe to say that Thompson, the proud four-time NBA champion, has now hit rock bottom after his horrific performance during the Warriors’ season-ending 118-94 defeat to the Sacramento Kings in the 9 vs. 10 matchup in […]

The New Orleans Pelicans engaged the Los Angeles Lakers in a heated NBA Play-In matchup. However, New Orleans was subject to a troubling Zion Williamson injury late in the fourth. Williamson came up grimacing after scoring an inside bucket against Anthony Davis and later exited to the locker room in frustration with an apparent ailment. […]

The Golden State Warriors needed this win, not for any other reason but to keep their season alive. This game was a mirror of how badly their season went with Draymond Green’s antics, Stephen Curry’s built-up frustration with the squad, and some questionable rotational calls by Steve Kerr. Eventually, everything had to reach a boiling […]

The New Orleans Pelicans fell just short against the Los Angeles Lakers in their 110-106 NBA Play-In Tournament loss on Tuesday night. While most of the talk will be about whether the Pelicans could have won if star Zion Williamson didn’t have to exit the game in the fourth quarter, New Orleans’ head coach Willie […]

Several people have compared the NBA Play-in Tournament to March Madness because of its do-or-die format. Piggybacking off that, it is important to remember that momentum can abruptly change during this time of year. The Atlanta Hawks (36-46) have lost their last six games heading into the NBA Play-In Tournament and are barely clinging to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t figured out how to beat the Denver Nuggets once — let alone four times in seven games. However, after handling the New Orleans Pelicans (for the second time in three days) in the Play-In Tournament, LeBron James’ confidence in his group is warranted. Including the play-in, the No. 7-seeded Lakers […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had difficulties matching up against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers all season long. But their crushing 133-89 loss to the Lakers in the in-season tournament back in December at least brought them one positive takeaway — a new and improved Zion Williamson. Williamson revealed that it was that […]

LeBron James continues to be the king of the play-in tournament. In the third play-in tournament appearance of his career, James has once again led the Lakers to a playoff berth, this time taking care of the New Orleans Pelicans, 110-106. This victory sets up a rematch of the 2023 Western Conference Finals, as the […]

The NBA regular season has now officially concluded and given way to the postseason, which began on Tuesday evening with Play-In games between the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans (ironically in a rematch from Sunday afternoon) as well as a contest between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings, who faced off […]

It has been a rough week for the New Orleans Pelicans; heading into April, it seemed as though the Pelicans were headed for a collision course against the Los Angeles Clippers in a four-five matchup. But now, they’re in danger of falling out of the playoffs altogether after suffering a 110-106 defeat at the hands […]

On Sunday afternoon, Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns had their playoff positioning officially locked up with a road win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, meaning that they would be the sixth seed in the vaunted Western Conference landscape and, ironically enough, travel back to Minnesota once again this weekend to get ready for a best […]

During the Houston Astros’ game against the Atlanta Braves on Monday night, Houston Rockets Hall-of-Famer and broadcaster Calvin Murphy was in attendance. In the bottom of the third inning, Murphy joined the Astros broadcast booth with Geoff Blum and Todd Kalas in honor of Jackie Robinson day. Along with his discussion of the significance of […]

With the reports that Sacramento Kings assistant coach Jordi Fernandez is set to become the next head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, Sacramento head coach Mike Brown addressed the topic ahead of his team’s NBA Play-In Tournament game against the Golden State Warriors: Mike Brown on Jordi Fernandez reportedly accepting the Brooklyn Nets HC job: […]

Drafted in 1998, Dirk Nowitzki turned out to be one of the best power forwards the league has ever seen. Even at a young age, the sharpshooting big man was already garnering the attention of basketball savants in the USA. Just ask Charles Barkley. Once during Nowitzki’s younger years, he played with the German team […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are opening the 2024 NBA Playoffs against the Orlando Magic, and they have a lot on the line. While the Cavs are now a year removed from last year’s postseason meltdown against the New York Knicks, they still haven’t fully washed off the stench of defeat heading into a matchup, even with […]