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The Indiana Pacers are one of the early surprises of the 2023-24 NBA season. Fairly enough, a lot expected the Pacers to make a leap this season following Tyrese Haliburton’s breakout 2022-23 campaign that saw the young point guard emerge as an All-Star. However, nobody really saw Indiana sport the best offense in the NBA […]

The Dallas Mavericks go on the road for the In-Season Tournament to take on the New Orleans Pelicans. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Mavericks-Pelicans prediction and pick. We will also let you kn0w how to watch the game. Dallas has been very good this season. They are […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons. Our NBA odds series continues with a Hawks-Pistons prediction and pick. Saturday’s game was less than ideal for the Atlanta Hawks as they were favored by 7.5 points to the injury-riddled Miami Heat, yet went on to lose […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been very inconsistent to begin the 2023-24 season, as they find themselves with a 5-5 record. Thought to have a lot of depth around LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Los Angeles’ offense has been underwhelming. This has led to questions about if the Lakers will be able to replicate the […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets. Our NBA odds series continues with a Heat-Hornets prediction and pick. After starting the season at 1-4, their worst five-game opening to a season since 2007, the Miami Heat have been on an absolute tear. They are in […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers. Our NBA odds series continues with a Pacers-76ers prediction and pick. Coming off of their biggest win of the season as the Indiana Pacers took down the Milwaukee Bucks, they had a rough encore performance. On Sunday, they […]

The Atlanta Hawks are facing some difficult news as star point guard Trae Young has been ruled out for Tuesday night’s in-season tournament game against the Detroit Pistons due to personal reasons. Young was originally listed as questionable to play, but is now set to miss his first game of the 2023-24 season. Young is […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are on a roll to start the 2023-24 season and are looking to make it nine straight wins as they host the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. However, there is a chance that Joel Embiid will sit out tonight’s game at Wells Fargo Center. Prior to gameday, Embiid was added to the […]

The San Antonio Spurs take on the Oklahoma City Thunder for another In-Season Tournament game! This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Spurs-Thunder prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Spurs have now lost five games in a row after dropping […]

Mike Brown felt almost like a real king Monday night, as he hit a coaching milestone after steering the Sacramento Kings to a 132-120 home win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers. After all, he was given a literal king’s throne to sit on in the locker room to celebrate his 400th win as head coach […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have struggled mightily to start this season and are dealing with the suspension of their star player Ja Morant, but Jaren Jackson Jr. remains optimistic and said that Morant has been a positive presence with the team, even though he is not playing. “Very positive,” Jaren Jackson Jr. said of Ja Morant’s […]

Expectations for the Washington Wizards for the 2023-24 season were in the mud after the new regime finally decided to embrace the rebuilding process. But no one could have foreseen that the Wizards would brazenly throw away games the way they did on Monday night in their 111-107 loss to the Toronto Raptors — especially […]

The 2023 offseason was a “here we go again” summer for the Philadelphia 76ers after James Harden publicly denounced GM Daryl Morey and demanded a trade from the organization. Fast-forward to Week 4 of the 2023-24 NBA season, even with the Harden hullabaloo spilling into the campaign, The Beard is no longer a member of […]

Which is worse? That the San Antonio Spurs have lost games by 40, 41, and 21 points this season? Or that they’ve blown leads of 27, 22, and 19? Considering they actually won the November 2 game at the Phoenix Suns that saw them squander a 55-28 second-quarter advantage, and considering the difference of these […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a decent start to the 2023-24 NBA season, with a 5-5 record. However, the team still has an uphill battle to win the NBA Championship and may need to make more roster improvements throughout the year to slay the likes of the Denver Nuggets or Phoenix Suns. In this […]

The Golden State Warriors have had a mixed start to the 2023-24 NBA season, with a 6-5 record so far. Despite the presence of star players like Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Chris Paul, the team has struggled to find consistency on the court. As the season progresses, the Warriors may look to […]

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss opened up once again how an NBA owner made an inappropriate act towards her in what she deemed as an act of “bullying” and “intimidation.” Instead of succumbing and backing down, however, Buss stood up for herself. Buss first revealed the rather alarming incident in her 2010 book “Laker […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been uninspiring on the defensive end of the floor to start the 2023-24 season, with Damian Lillard, despite the offensive upgrade he brings, being a major downgrade from Jrue Holiday as a defender at the point of attack. And now, the Bucks’ defensive depth became even thinner after losing Jae Crowder […]

De’Aaron Fox returned to the lineup and had 28 points and six assists in the Sacramento Kings 132-120 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. But the way Fox sees it, Keegan Murray’s defense on Donovan Mitchell was the real story, according to James Ham of the The Kings Beat. When asked about Murray’s defense on Mitchell, […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had a single-word reaction to his father’s latest promotion: “Congrats.” The congratulations are well deserved, as Justin Tatum has been named interim head coach of the NBL’s Illawarra Hawks. The club announced on Tuesday morning that coach Jacob Jackomas would not see out the remainder of the season after opening […]

The Milwaukee Bucks haven’t been at their best on the defensive end to begin the 2023-24 season, with the loss of Jrue Holiday proving to be tougher for them to deal with than initially expected. Thus, Jae Crowder, the combo forward who can knock down threes and defend multiple positions, started to play a bigger […]

Boston Celtics forward Sam Hauser fits the stereotype of a player opposing teams would want to attack. He looks pretty unassuming, is known primarily for his offense, and is rarely the most athletic guy on the court given Boston’s talented roster. In fact, former Celtics point guard Marcus Smart even said last season that if […]

The Chicago Bulls have done everything to mesh with each other. However, it has not been effective after notching only four wins in the first eleven games of the season. Rumors suggest that the core of Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan might be getting blown up before the end of the 82-game run. It all […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce slapped Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole with a harsh dose of reality on Monday. Pierce reminded Poole it’s hard to be “the man” when he’s the prime focus of scouting reports. “Jordan Poole finding out how hard it is to be the Man. When the scouring report is all about […]

The Boston Celtics are one of the favorites to win the 2024 NBA championship, and Jayson Tatum’s elite play remains one of the biggest driving forces as to why. Tatum is displaying more consistency on a night-to-night basis, all the while remaining as explosive as they come on the offensive end of the floor. On […]

The Boston Celtics won a competitive Atlantic Division matchup over the New York Knicks. The Celtics 114-98 victory saw them improve their record to 8-2. Of course, Jayson Tatum led the team in scoring; however, the NBA superstar was critical of the refs after a late-game technical. Jayson Tatum was dissatisfied with his fourth-quarter technical […]

HOUSTON – It’s nine games into the young NBA season, and it hasn’t been without dramatic surprises. For starters, the Houston Rockets sit as the fourth seed of the Western Conference. The team ranks in the top ten in most of the significant offense and defensive categories. It’s no surprise adding All-Star Fred VanVleet and […]

The Toronto Raptors have endured an up-and-down start to the 2023-24 season, and it’s only fitting that following their spirited 111-107 Monday night win over the Washington Wizards, they now have a 5-5 record. At this point in time, it’s clear that the Raptors are still deciding on a direction to take as they intend […]

The road to the win column was tough for the Toronto Raptors. Pascal Siakam and his squad were down by 23 points against the Washington Wizards. Chances of a comeback looked bleak at the start but they started to hit their stride on both ends of the floor against the Kyle Kuzma and Jordan Poole-led […]

The Toronto Raptors started the week on a high note, thanks to the heroics in the clutch by Pascal Siakam. The do-it-all forward came through in the dying seconds of the fourth quarter of Monday night’s meeting with the Washington Wizards at home, as he attacked the defense of Jordan Poole and Kyke Kuzma to […]

HOUSTON – Beware NBA. The Houston Rockets are riding high early, emerging as one of the biggest surprises in the early stages of the 2023-2024 NBA season. Their impressive performance, highlighted by a six-game winning streak, has raised eyebrows across the league. What’s impressive is the young core’s longevity. The combined age average of Jalen […]

Dallas Mavericks announcer Brian Dameris went viral last week for his brutal takedown of James Harden – telling the Clippers guard, among other things, that he is the problem. The Mavs announcer instantly received ample support for telling it like it is, in many fans’ opinion. Despite initially hyping up Dameris’ comments directed at the […]

The Chicago Bulls traveled to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks in a competitive Central Division showdown. The third quarter was filled with action as Chicago fought to take the late lead from the Bucks. The Bulls had a crazy possession that ended with DeMar DeRozan completing a high-flying pass to Coby White for a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have played 10 games. They’ve won five, each by six points or fewer. They’ve lost five, by an average margin of 10.2 points per game. They’ve already dealt with a rash of injuries and a tough schedule, so they can easily accentuate the positive (hey, it’s better than 2-10). Of course, […]

After witnessing Jayson Tatum dominate the New York Knicks on Monday, Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce is convinced about one thing: The Problem is the top US-born player in the NBA today. Pierce took his bold claim to X (formerly Twitter), writing: “Tatum is the best American Basketball Player in the World.” And for those […]

The New York Knicks took on the rival Boston Celtics at the TD Garden on Monday night, and Josh Hart stole the show for a few brief, exciting moments in a losing effort. Knicks star Julius Randle fired back at ‘naive’ expectations recently following his return from ankle surgery. Randle’s post-injury recovery habits were scrutinized […]

The Memphis Grizzlies did not have a nice start to their campaign. Taylor Jenkins, Marcus Smart, and Jaren Jackson Jr. have to deal with a lot of rotational concerns given the injuries concerning Brandon Clarke and Steven Adams. They are also still dealing with Ja Morant’s absence up until December which makes plays that require […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Malcolm Brogdon suffered a strained hamstring just five minutes into last week’s loss to the Sacramento Kings. After no initial word, the reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year, was ruled out of Sunday’s contest against the Los Angeles Lakers. Now the team has announced that Brogdon will also miss at […]

Grant Williams had been an impressive glue guy in the Boston Celtics system. It is just unfortunate that Jayson Tatum and his squad no longer have him to fulfill that role. Most fans are starting to miss his ruthless impact as a three-and-d player. While some wanted him back because of his off-court antics with […]