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We’re back for another prediction and pick as we see group stage action from the NBA’s In-Season Tournament. These rivals in the East will meet again as the Orlando Magic (6-5) take on the Chicago Bulls (4-8) in an important tilt for both teams. Check out our NBA odds series for our Magic-Bulls prediction and pick. The Orlando Magic […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr recently addressed Draymond Green’s suspension. Kerr admitted that the suspension was “deserved” after Green placed Rudy Gobert in a chokehold during a Warriors-Minnesota Timberwolves on-court brawl. Stephen A. Smith responded to Kerr’s comments on the Draymond Green incident during an ESPN First Take segment. “When your coach speaks […]

The season is once again going south for the Chicago Bulls. If the team does not right the ship anytime soon, the Bulls could be well on their way to a massive fire sale of assets later in the season. One player that a boatload of teams — which include the Heat, Bucks, Lakers, Warriors, […]

The Phoenix Suns have been waiting to have their new Big 3 of Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant, and Devin Booker available for the first time this season. When Beal was available, Booker was out. When Booker was available, Beal was out. This has led to a lot of questions surrounding the Suns, who currently own […]

Lonnie Walker IV wasn’t greeted with a long line of suitors when he entered unrestricted free agency this summer. After struggling to earn a consistent role with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022-23, the former first-round pick signed with the Brooklyn Nets for the minimum, citing opportunity within a young core as his reasoning. Three […]

We’re back with yet another prediction and pick for continuing action of the NBA In-Season Tournament. The group stage continues with this primetime matchup down South on ESPN. The Sacramento Kings (6-4) will take on the San Antonio Spurs (3-8) for an exciting tilt between two young teams. Check out our NBA odds series for our Kings-Spurs prediction and […]

The biggest news of the NBA in recent days has been Draymond Green being suspended for five games after he put Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in a chokehold. It’s been the talk of the town, even with former player Metta World Peace (formerly known as Ron Artest) chiming in. In an interview with CinemaBlend […]

Will Kyrie Irving play Saturday against the Milwaukee Bucks after missing the Dallas Mavericks’ most recent game against the Washington Wizards? Irving was on the court Friday taking shots during the Mavs’ practice. Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News referred to Irving being on the court as a “good sign” for his chances of playing […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers will play their third game of the NBA In-Season Tournament as they face the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena. After suffering their first IST loss, the Sixers are looking to bounce back. There is a chance that they have to play without their superstar big man, though. Embiid […]

The Chicago Bulls have their second group play game for the NBA In-Season Tournament on Friday against the Orlando Magic. The Bulls and Magic also played a standard regular season game on Wednesday, and the Magic won on a near buzzer beater from Paolo Banchero. Chicago dropped their first group play game of the tournament […]

The Toronto Raptors will be taking on the Boston Celtics on Friday night in what should be a fun NBA In-Season Tournament game. OG Anunoby is on the injury report. With that said, Anunoby is currently dealing with a finger laceration and has been unavailable in the last two games. With that said, the question […]

It has now been over two weeks since the Philadelphia 76ers moved on from James Harden, sending him to the Los Angeles Clippers. Daryl Morey made some very questionable moves this offseason but now has a roster that might be a bit too deep to incorporate everyone who could give them decent minutes into a […]

HOUSTON – Shortly after the announcement of guard Fred VanVleet’s max three-year contract worth $130 million with the Houston Rockets, most fans were perplexed. To offer this much for a borderline All-Star, let alone for a former undrafted player, seemed like a bit of an overpay. Deals like these are typically offered to franchise players […]

“He takes the worst shots ever.” Those are Hall-of- Famer Charles Barkley’s words describing San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell. They came during Tuesday night’s broadcast of the Silver and Black’s blowout to Oklahoma City in a game that doubled as an NBA In-Season Tournament contest for both. Excluding a game at New York in […]

The Boston Celtics have been looking like one of the best teams in the NBA and a legitimate championship contender. Their offseason trades for Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis have added another level to the team and have fit perfectly around their two stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. But the Celtics had questions […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets. Our NBA odds series continues with a Bucks-Hornets prediction and pick. With more questions than answers in the first couple weeks of play, it seems the Milwaukee Bucks have gotten back on track. Winning back-to-back games, the Bucks […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors. Our NBA odds series continues with a Celtics-Raptors prediction and pick. The wins just keep on coming for the Boston Celtics. On Wednesday night’s primetime nationally televised game, the Celtics throttled the Philadelphia 76ers as they won by […]

We’re here to bring you our predictions and picks for this Group Stage action of the NBA’s In-Season Tournament. Central Division rivals will square off as the Detroit Pistons (2-10) take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (5-6). Check out our NBA odds series for our Pistons-Cavaliers prediction and pick. The Detroit Pistons are last in their division and […]

Trae Young is no doubt the face of the Atlanta Hawks franchise. He is a two-time All-Star and an All-NBA team player. Furthermore, for the past three seasons, the Hawks have made the playoffs, including an Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 2021 before losing to the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks in six games. Given Young’s […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will travel to Georgia to face the Atlanta Hawks. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a 76ers-Hawks prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The 76ers lost 117-107 to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Initially, they fell behind 37-22 after the first quarter. But they battled back […]

The Boston Celtics are preparing for their second NBA In-Season Tournament game ever on Friday night against the Toronto Raptors. However, they might be missing some key players for the Group C matchup. Boston’s injury report featured Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown, and Al Horford. Porzingis and Brown sat out versus the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday […]

The Los Angeles Clippers, by virtue of the James Harden trade, gutted their frontcourt depth as they sent away three of the power forwards in their rotation to the Philadelphia 76ers. And then in Harden’s very first game with the team, the Clippers proceeded to lose backup center Mason Plumlee to a knee injury, making […]

It is never too early to think about what’s next in your life, especially when you are a professional athlete and your career usually only lasts 10-20 years. For Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry, he is currently in Year 15 as a member of the Warriors and is turning 36 years old in March. […]

The New York Knicks will head to the District of Columbia to face the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Knicks-Wizards prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Knicks defeated the Atlanta Hawks 116-114. Amazingly, it went down to the wire. […]

Ever since the Los Angeles Clippers traded for James Harden and inserted him into their starting lineup, the team has struggled mightily. The Clippers have yet to win a game with Harden in the starting lineup and their core group consisting of Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard have yet to find their footing. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will head to the Pacific Northwest to face the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center in an NBA in-season tournament game. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Lakers-Trail Blazers prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lakers fell 125-110 to the Sacramento Kings […]

It is easy to see (and hear) that Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans are still learning the new offensive playbook. There is one noticeable holdover staple from past regimes though: the Point Zion experiment. Admittedly he’s still ramping up but Willie Green is sticking by his star with the gameplan. Williamson has the […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors’ fifth straight loss certainly wasn’t hard to see coming. They played without an injured Stephen Curry and suspended Draymond Green on Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, falling 128-109 in another dispiriting performance that calls this team’s lack of scoring punch and offensive dynamism into even greater […]

With Stephen Curry out due to a knee sprain, it seemed fitting that the Golden State Warriors’ opponent on Thursday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder, paid homage to the greatest shooter of all time by simply refusing to miss from three. As a team, the Thunder made 19 of their 32 three-point attempts on the […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors were blown out by the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-109 at Chase Center on Thursday, hardly shocking considering they played without Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. Here are three in-depth, instant reactions from the shorthanded Dubs’ fifth consecutive loss. Switching does the Dubs in The Warriors began the dynasty […]

As the Miami Heat win their seventh straight game as they beat the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night, the two players that shined the brightest were Jimmy Butler and Duncan Robinson. Most notably, the two had their moments from three-point range, even Butler poked fun at Robinson after the game came to a conclusion. Butler said […]

It was once thought that the Miami Heat’s run to the NBA Finals last year was a fluke. Their moves during the offseason were not at all significant and they even lost key pieces to their squad. This is why they did not rank as high as other Eastern Conference contenders. But, they are starting […]

After an arduous four-game road trip with stops in Oklahoma City, Sacramento, Portland and San Francisco, the Cleveland Cavaliers are back home. Sure, playing at home against the lowly Detroit Pistons is excellent for any team, the Cavs included. But Cleveland is only 1-3 within the confines of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this season, which is […]

Despite the injury to Tyler Herro that would keep him out for at least one more week, the Miami Heat have gone on a roll, winning six straight games heading into their Thursday night battle against the Brooklyn Nets. Without Herro, the onus to create offense has fallen on Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and Duncan […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have enjoyed a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Despite playing without costars Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis on Wednesday night, Tatum was able to help guide Boston to an impressive road win over the Philadelphia 76ers, pushing the Celtics’ 2023-24 record to a lofty 9-3 in the […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ five-game winning streak over the Miami Heat ended Thursday at Kaseya Center with a 122-115 loss. Miami entered the game on a six-game winning streak, with their last defeat coming on Nov. 1 to Brooklyn. Here are three key takeaways from a decisive Nets loss. Lonnie Walker continues Nets breakout Walker has […]

The Miami Heat have won their seventh straight game Thursday night as they beat the Brooklyn Nets, 122-115. These two teams first faced off in the regular season on Nov. 1 where the Heat lost a 16-point lead and fell to the Nets. This time around, the Heat took a lead, built it up, and […]

On Wednesday evening, the Atlanta Hawks dropped to 6-5 on the young 2023-24 NBA season with a narrow 116-114 home loss to the New York Knicks. The contest was back and forth throughout but ultimately it was the Knicks who made the big plays down the stretch, marking the second time that New York has […]

The Chicago Bulls have had a challenging start to the 2023-24 NBA season, prompting discussions about potential trade targets to bolster their roster. As the team aims to improve its performance and possibly proceed with a rebuild, it is crucial to consider strategic trade opportunities that could address their current needs. In this article, we […]