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The Brooklyn Nets entered the 2023-24 season facing a new reality without Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving: they are no longer built to succeed in the half court offensively. Aware of this, the team began crafting a new identity centered on Ben Simmons’ elite transition ball handling and passing ability. But with Simmons sidelined by […]

It’s no secret that Stephen Curry has cemented himself as the greatest Golden State Warriors to ever play basketball. He’s already in the conversation to be the greatest point guard the NBA has ever seen. The big question for Curry is what else can he accomplish. He’s a two-time MVP, with countless all-star appearances, a […]

What a performance from Tyrese Maxey. The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Indiana Pacers in a track meet by a final score of 137-126 thanks to a stellar game from the Sixers’ young guard who continues to defy what anyone thinks his ceiling is. Maxey scored 50 points while also recording seven rebounds, five assists and […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Patrick Beverley gave his thoughts on the Los Angeles Clippers and how they’ll perform in the regular season compared to the playoffs. On FanDuel’s show “Run It Back,” the 35-year old said that the team who just made the trade for James Harden will be “awful” now, but will be “dangerous” in […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt, who has yet to play this season due to left heel bursitis, has been cleared by team doctors to ramp up his basketball activities. “Jarred Vanderbilt was reevaluated by Lakers team doctors and has been cleared to begin a return to play progression,” the Lakers said in a statement. […]

There’s no doubt that Indiana Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton has been a revelation for the organization, especially as he’s having a hot start to the 2023-24 campaign, leading the league with his 12.2 assists per game. What has led him to have this elite court vision? Experience obviously plays a huge role, but […]

Anyone who said that the NBA In-Season Tournament would be a flop was completely wrong. So far, these games have been competitive, they’ve been fun to watch, and the players have seemed to really buy into the idea of competing for something early on in the year. Every one of these games has had a […]

Add it to the reasons Victor Wembanyama is so intriguing. The 7’4 phenom’s performance in the San Antonio Spurs 118-113 loss to the Miami Heat doesn’t register as one of his best performances to start his NBA career. The top overall pick in June’s NBA Draft shot 8-for-22, including struggling on 2-for-9 from three-point land […]

The Washington Wizards travel north of the border to take on the Toronto Raptors Monday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Wizards-Raptors prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Wizards have not been good this season. They are 2-7 […]

There’s no doubt that Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton is enjoying a phenomenal start to the 2023-24 campaign as he’s averaging 23.8 points and an NBA-leading 12.2 assists per game. Haliburton spoke to Rob Mahoney at The Ringer to talk about his play-style and what he wants to see out of the Pacers in […]

When people think of iconic teammates and friends in the NBA, one of the first duos mentioned should be the relationship between Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and former player Dwyane Wade. The two were seen rekindling during the Lakers game against the Portland Trail Blazers and James took to social media to send […]

Michael Malone became the head coach of the Denver Nuggets in 2015. Since then, the Nuggets have grown tremendously every single year, with Malone recently leading the organization to their first title in franchise history. This is why Denver has decided to keep its head coach for the foreseeable future. On Monday, Malone and the […]

The Brooklyn Nets fell victim to the injury bug in all four seasons of the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era. That bad fortune quickly carried over to their 2023-24 campaign. Brooklyn lost Nic Claxton and Cam Johnson for extended periods after the first game of the year. When both returned this past weekend, Cam Thomas and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t exactly set the world on fire to begin the 2023-24 season, falling a bit short of expectations after ending last season on a high. A part of this underperformance has been their poor starts to games, falling behind routinely and needing to mount comeback after comeback, necessitating herculean efforts from […]

At the moment, there are plenty of questions surrounding the Golden State Warriors’ ability to generate offense outside of relying on Stephen Curry. Curry, as one would expect, has been phenomenal, scoring 30 or more on six different occasions while breaching 40 on two of those games. But the supporting cast has been lacking, with […]

The Houston Rockets appear to have found the magic formula to success on the court, with Alperen Sengun and company extending their win streak to six games by taking down no other than the reigning and defending NBA champs Denver Nuggets at home on Sunday, 107-104. To say that Sengun played a vital role in […]

The New York Knicks take their three-game win streak on the road as they take on the Boston Celtics Monday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Knicks-Celtics prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Knicks are finally playing well, […]

There’s some turbulence in Golden State. The Golden State Warriors have now lost three straight games, the latest loss coming against the Minnesota Timberwolves. After a great start to the season, the team is starting to show some cracks in their armor. It’s still early in the season, but that doesn’t mean that they should […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves continued their road trip with a game in the Bay Area to take on Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The Warriors were playing on the second night of a back-to-back in this one. While the home Dubs showed some resiliency, the Timberwolves got the win by a final […]

PHILADELPHIA — Kelly Oubre Jr.’s impressive season with the Philadelphia 76ers has been put on pause after he was struck by a car on Saturday night. Although he is fortunately back home and didn’t sustain any season-ending or life-threatening injuries, the Sixers were shaken up to see one of their teammates go through something so […]

For years, the Golden State Warriors contended for a championship behind the mantra of “Strength In Numbers”. But during the 2023-24 season, that mantra has gone by the wayside, with Stephen Curry now having to bear the weight of the world on his shoulders in the scoring department. During their Sunday night loss to the […]

The Houston Rockets, after three consecutive years of putridity, are on a linear path to ascent, as if a rocket has been strapped to the entire organization’s back to start the 2023-24 season. While the team’s free-agent signings during the offseason as well as the hiring of new head coach Ime Udoka have done wonders […]

Some of the best breakthroughs follow seemingly endless adversity. The San Antonio Spurs earnestly hope that this statement also applies to them, as they lost 118-113 to the Miami Heat on Sunday for their fifth-straight loss. They flashed their ample promise most of the contest but once again faltered down the stretch, surrendering a fourth-quarter […]

The early season is a time for teams to experiment. Whether you’re a contender or a team playing for the future, this is the time for coaches to figure out which lineups work when. During the Los Angeles Lakers’ nail-biter against the Portland Trail Blazers, Darvin Ham elected to bench D’Angelo Russell in favor of […]

The Dallas Mavericks are starting to prove why they could be legitimate contenders come summer of next year. They had just come off a much-needed win over the New Orleans Pelicans. But it seems like the squad may still have a lot to give individually. Luka Doncic knew that Kyrie Irving was not in full […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers (5-5) overcame the absence of LeBron James and held off the Portland Trail Blazers (3-5) on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena. Coming off a shaky road trip, the Lakers — now 4-0 at home — barely passed the sneaky-tricky test. They saw an 11-point fourth quarter trickle down […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors were defeated at Chase Center for the second time in 24 hours on Sunday, falling 116-110 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Let’s dive into three in-depth takeaways from the Dubs’ dispiriting loss to the surging Wolves. Stephen Curry needs help The Warriors shot 37-of-96 overall and 12-of-43 from deep, […]

NBA fans are up in arms over Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Anthony Edwards’ technical foul against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Edwards reacted after he served up a facial on the Golden State Warriors’ Dario Saric. The officials teed up the former after his emotional outburst. The refs gave Anthony Edwards a tech after […]

The Denver Nuggets have been one of the best-performing teams in the NBA early this season. Unfortunately, that success didn’t carry over into the game against the Houston Rockets, as the Mile High franchise lost 107-104. The loss also overshadowed an incredible final stat line from Nikola Jokic. The Serbian big man notched himself another […]

Alperen Sengun and the Houston Rockets were not fazed by the defending champions. Nikola Jokic still had a generational performance, but it was just not enough to get the Denver Nuggets the win as they suffered a 107-104 defeat. His consistency on a nightly basis sometimes makes his greatness understated and often not talked about. […]

Austin Rivers is tired of NBA officials making the game about themselves rather than the players and basketball itself. That is after Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards found himself getting a tech for a staredown following a massive poster dunk. Late in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Golden State Warriors, Edwards posterized […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ five-game losing streak has prompted Paul George to speak up on behalf of his teammates. Paul George said the Clippers must figure out how to break their recent five-game slide, per ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly. Paul George on Clippers frustrations: “We should be frustrated. We're not winning games & we're trying to […]

A lot of fans are now blasting the Los Angeles Clippers after trading for James Harden. At face value, it looks like their decision to stack up by adding him to the squad with Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, and Russell Westbrook led to a losing streak. They feasted once again after losing to Desmond Bane’s […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers lit up the scoreboard in their first matchup of the season. Tyrese Maxey supplied lots of the fireworks, dropping a career-best 50 points in the Sixers’ eighth straight win. With the game pretty much decided and already having 47 points to his name, which already made for […]

The San Antonio Spurs were so close to notching a win over last year’s runners-up. Keldon Johnson and Victor Wembanyama looked like they were thriving along with the help of Gregg Popovich’s schematics. Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and Duncan Robinson proved to be too much of a challenge for them. Although, there seems to be […]

The New Orleans Pelicans lost to the Dallas Mavericks 136-124 on Sunday, and Zion Williamson detailed his different role in the offense as Willie Green’s team fell to 4-6 on the season. “Last year, we had a team meeting and we brought up some things I can do better, especially with buying into the program,” […]

PHILADELPHIA — Just when it looks like Tyrese Maxey has reached his ceiling, he kicks it up another level. In the Philadelphia 76ers’ win over the Indiana Pacers — while keeping teammate Kelly Oubre Jr. on his mind after he was struck by a car and hospitalized last night — Maxey delivered a masterful performance. […]

The Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons went to battle on Sunday night in Chicago, and it was an important game for both teams. We are now a few weeks into the season, and we are starting to learn more and more about each team. Both the Pistons and Bulls have gotten off to shaky […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are handling the James Harden-shaped hole in the middle of their system. It was once a question about whether Tyrese Maxey or Tobias Harris could take up the role of secondary star in the Joel Embiid-led system. But, their game against Tyrese Haliburton’s Indiana Pacers seemed to have answered that question. Maxey […]