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Wednesday night was a Western Conference showdown between the top two teams. The roaring Minnesota Timberwolves flew into Colorado to take on the Denver Nuggets with a shot to lock up the top seed in the conference. As both teams played the night before, it was a war of attrition at Ball Arena. Minnesota owned […]

As the curtain falls on yet another NBA season, the Washington Wizards stand at an inflection point. The challenging 2023-24 season has vividly highlighted the competitive intensity of the league. This has pushed the Wizards’ management towards a decisive offseason. Their disheartening 15-65 record serves as a stark indicator of the struggles faced by the […]

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertilla hasn’t been shy about his desire to bring another National Hockey League franchise to Texas — and he doubled down on that stance this week. “We would like to work to get an NHL team in Houston,” the 66-year-old told the Houston Chronicle’s Greg Rajan on Wednesday. “I’m working on […]

The Miami Heat suffered a 111-92 loss to the Dallas Mavericks at home on Wednesday, and Jimmy Butler did not make as much of an impact on the game as fans or head coach Erik Spoelstra would have liked, scoring 12 points on eight shots with four rebounds and three assists. “We all understand how […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have reached 50 wins in a single season for the first time in the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George era, but to put into perspective how unforgiving the Western Conference is, all that earned them was a first-round matchup against a familiar opponent in the Dallas Mavericks. Clippers fans, of all […]

Wednesday’s primetime NBA slate featured a faceoff between two Western Conference powerhouses in the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves. The matchup had serious playoff seeding implications, with the winner sliding into first place in the West. The Nuggets were looking for revenge because in the last game between the two, the Timberwolves embarrassed the Nuggets […]

The Orlando Magic encountered a setback in their playoff pursuit, dropping a game to the Milwaukee Bucks with a score of 117-99 on Wednesday night. The Bucks, playing without their leading star Giannis Antetokounmpo who is sidelined for the season’s concluding matches, capitalized on the Magic’s missteps. Orlando’s 16 turnovers became fodder for Milwaukee’s 27 […]

Luka Doncic has been playing at such a high level throughout the 2023-24 NBA season, and the Dallas Mavericks, as a result, have put their disappointing 2022-23 campaign completely in the rearview mirror. Following the Mavericks’ 111-92 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night that clinched the second 50-win campaign of Doncic’s career, the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season has been topsy-turvy because of injuries, the most recent one impacting Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell, who has been dealing with a bothersome knee injury and fractured nose, has been sidelined for the better part of Cleveland’s schedule after the All-Star break. In only 10 appearances during that stretch, Mitchell hasn’t looked like […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ disappointing 2023-24 campaign is nearly in the books. For many fans, the final buzzer can’t come soon enough. After trading Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving at last year’s deadline, ending a star-studded era that produced underwhelming results, Brooklyn got off to a promising start this season. The new-look squad opened the year […]

Mark Cuban certainly thinks that Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic should be the NBA MVP this season. Mavericks PR announced that Doncic had reached a statistical milestone only previously attained by NBA legend Oscar Robertson: “Luka Doncic appeared in his 400th career game in tonight’s win at Miami. Doncic (11,470 pts, 3,472 rebs, 3,317 asts) […]

Kyrie Irving went through a 2022-23 season full of tumult. His stint with the Brooklyn Nets, already filled to the brim with controversy, ended rather infuriatingly after Irving requested a trade. The Dallas Mavericks then took Irving in, betting on his talent shining through as he works to figure out his off-court troubles. Now, it’s […]

Dirk Nowitzki is good friends with Luka Doncic, that much we all know. Since the Dallas Mavericks traded for Doncic on draft night in 2018, Nowitzki has made it a point to strike up a rapport with the player who would take on the mantle of face of the franchise following his retirement. But now, […]

The Miami Heat lost Wednesday night in disappointing fashion as they fell to the Dallas Mavericks as while the goal was to avoid the play-in tourney, that pathway seems more likely each and every game. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and star Tyler Herro spoke after the contest talk about what went wrong and the […]

The Toronto Raptors were a team to monitor on the trade front heading into the 2023-24 season. The core of Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby and Scottie Barnes core seemed to have run its course last season, with Toronto finishing 41-41 and falling to the Chicago Bulls at home in the play-in tournament. That disappointment was […]

Shaquille O’Neal isn’t high on the Celtics’s title hopes as the playoffs loom. On the latest episode of The Big Podcast with Shaquille O’Neal, Adam Lefkoe asked O’Neal which team he’s hearing will win a championship but he doesn’t see it. He didn’t hesitate to say the Boston Celtics. Shaq says the Celtics are the most […]

Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic fell 117-99 to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, but Orlando’s star big man still had something to smile about. Banchero made a little history in the third quarter, according to Magic PR: “With a 3-point FG at 10:42 of the 3rd quarter tonight at Milwaukee, @OrlandoMagic forward @Pp_doesit […]

It has been a brutal season for the Memphis Grizzlies. A 110-98 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road Wednesday night added to Memphis’ woes. On the bright side, one player from the team stepped up big time and even made franchise history, as second-year forward Jake LaRavia came out of nowhere and came […]

Kevin Ollie made his mark during the University of Connecticut’s rise to one of college basketball’s premier programs. The now Brooklyn Nets interim head coach won a national championship as the Huskies’ head coach in 2014. While Ollie’s UConn tenure ended on a sour note, with an NCAA violations investigation leading to his firing in […]

The Chicago Bulls fell at home against the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, and Jalen Brunson and Coby White had two of the best performances in the game. White didn’t shoot it well from deep, but he was still able to put up 24 points for the Bulls. Brunson was on another level on […]

The Chicago Bulls have just three games left in the regular season before they play the Atlanta Hawks in the play-in tournament. There is still a lot to play for in those three games as the Bulls want to get the nine seed so that they can host that play-in game. It’s an important time, […]

The 2023-2024 NBA season is headed for its inevitable conclusion with spirited debate arising in recent days about who should be the 2024 league MVP. The Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic is the odds-on favorite to win the award with Luka Doncic of the Mavericks and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder next in line. Jokic and fellow […]

The Golden State Warriors have had their issues this season. But they can breathe a little easier now that they’ve clinched a play-in spot and held off the Houston Rockets in the process. The Warriors picked up a huge win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, giving them the possibility of moving up to […]

The Miami Heat drop a crucial game to the Dallas Mavericks, 111-92, inside the Kaseya Center Wednesday night on the tail-end of the back-to-back. Miami’s goal was simple going into the final three games of the season if they wanted to get out of the play-in tourney and be in contention for the sixth seed, […]

Zach Edey just finished up a dominant career with the Purdue basketball team and now he is set to take the next step in his career. He has been the most dominant player in college basketball as he is 7’4″, but his play style doesn’t translate well to the NBA. Because of this, he is […]

The USC basketball season came to an end a few weeks ago with a 70-49 loss against Arizona basketball in the Pac-12 Tournament. The Wildcats are the #1 seed in the tournament. The Trojans were playing their best basketball of the season leading up to the game, but they couldn’t get anything going on offense. […]

The Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki is a soccer fan who was raised in Germany, winners of the 2014 World Cup. Known for his at times brash but mostly quiet and respectful style of play, Nowitzki has his preferences for favorite players. Recently, his choice for the Greatest of All-Time (GOAT) of the sport revealed a deeper […]

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday is from Los Angeles, but he’s making himself at home in Beantown thanks to a four-year, $135 million contract extension. 🚨 BREAKING: Jrue Holiday has agreed on a 4-year, $135 million contract extension with the Boston Celtics, per @wojespn. Holiday is declining his $37.3 million player option for 2024-2025 to […]

While the NBA Draft is not scheduled until mid-June, the WNBA Draft is set for Apr. 15. Among the names expected to be called on WNBA Draft night is Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark. One player who could see his name called on NBA Draft night is USC’s Bronny James. Both players have declared for […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been up against a wall lately as a team. Zion Williamson has been facing walls of paint-packing defenses all season, but even more so of late since Brandon Ingram has missed the last 10 games. The two-time All-Star is taking what is given, though, looking for easy-to-read cues that lead […]

The Los Angeles Lakers Capsule Collection, the first of multiple auctions in Sotheby’s Sports Week, closed on Wednesday afternoon, highlighted by Kobe Bryant’s 2009 NBA Finals game-worn jersey. Bryant’s jersey sold for $1.75 million. Bryant wore the jersey in Game 1 of the 2009 NBA Finals, when he scored a Finals career-high 40 points and […]

Dereck Lively II won’t have much time to ramp up for his first foray under the postseason microscope after all. The Dallas Mavericks rookie center will not play in any of his team’s last three regular season games as he continues recovering from a right knee sprain, Jason Kidd said before Wednesday’s matchup with the […]

Jrue Holiday is going to be with the Boston Celtics for four more years after he and the Atlantic division franchise agreed to a huge contract extension, as reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN Wednesday night. “BREAKING: After arriving in a blockbuster offseason trade, Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday has agreed on a four-year, $135 […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will travel to Northern California to face the Sacramento Kings at the Golden 1 Center in a possible play-in preview. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Pelicans-Kings prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Pelicans defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 110-100 on Tuesday at […]

The Houston Rockets take on the Utah Jazz Thursday night for game number 80 on the season. Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a Rockets-Jazz prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Rockets are eliminated from the playoffs, so they are just playing for […]

The New York Knicks will travel to Beantown to face the Boston Celtics in a potential playoff preview on Thursday at the TD Garden. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Knicks-Celtics prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Knicks defeated the Chicago Bulls 128-117 on Tuesday at the […]

The Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons face off for the fourth time this season, with the Pistons having a lot of success in the matchup. Detroit hasn’t beaten many teams this season, but they are 2-1 against the Bulls. Their most recent victory came on February 27th, when they went into Chicago and won by […]

Are you tired of placing bets against the spread that appear to be winners, only to have your heart ripped out by a back door cover in the final seconds of the game? A teaser bet is a special type of parlay that provides bettors with a margin of safety on each leg of their […]

While the Miami Heat were at one point for a couple of games fully healthy recently besides Josh Richardson who was announced as being out for the season earlier, that has since quickly changed. Heat star Terry Rozier will miss Wednesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks with neck spasms which will mark his second straight […]