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The Oklahoma City Thunder have been incredible this season. After showing some growth last season, the team has burst onto the title scene as the best team in the West in terms of record. The main driving force behind the Thunder’s sudden ascent is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s continued excellence this year. A year after breaking out […]

Jeremy Sochan had just enjoyed a pair of quality games, including perhaps his best-ever NBA night, when he left Friday’s San Antonio Spurs win in the second quarter with an injury that the team called left ankle soreness. Before Sunday’s contest vs. the Golden State Warriors — a game Sochan ended up missing — coach […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a great opportunity on Sunday night against the Chicago Bulls. A win would clinch the Timberwolves a playoff berth and allow them to keep pace with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets who both won on Sunday. However, the Timberwolves failed to pull through as Minnesota fell at the hands […]

The San Antonio Spurs are currently wrapping up their campaign. With an early exit from playoff contention, the team is finishing up its schedule as the regular season nears a close. Their most recent game on Sunday was a 117-113 defeat courtesy of the Golden State Warriors. The Spurs may have added an extra count […]

The Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers have been doing well in the past year. One of them is slowly ascending to shatter the dreams of a LeBron James and Stephen Curry matchup in the NBA play-ins while the other comfortably sits third in the Eastern Conference standings. However, one player who got to see the […]

To kick off a lengthy five-game road trip, the Cleveland Cavaliers looked completely overmatched against the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets, getting blown out on Easter afternoon, 130-101. This drubbing was the Cavs’ fifth loss in their last seven games, as the season continues to go in the wrong direction with the playoffs almost here. […]

Every Luka Doncic game is like a masterpiece akin to a Pablo Picasso work, if you ask Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd. Just take for example Sunday night’s brilliance from the Slovenian superstar which included an incredible underhanded made field goal that left Kidd in awe. “Picasso when you give him the paint brush, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (45-29) are not quite at full strength and are still at risk of falling into the NBA Play-In Tournament with eight regular season games remaining. Dyson Daniels just returned from a meniscus surgery and Brandon Ingram is nursing a bone contusion around his knee. Willie Green’s group needs a few more […]

The New York Knicks have been dealing with the absences of Julius Randle and OG Anunoby for some time now, and Josh Hart’s comments about when he is expecting the two players back might concern some Knicks fans. “I’m looking at it like this is the team we’re going to have,” Josh Hard said, via […]

The Los Angeles Clippers came into Charlotte to play the Hornets and came away with a 130-118 win. Tough loss for sure, but the more important moment is that Brandon Miller got to matchup with his idol, Paul George, for the first time. Miller has already been on record calling George his GOAT and plenty […]

NBA fans tend to chirp at players for various reasons, whether it is to bother them because they are home team fans or just to get some attention they have never received before. The closer they are, the more likely a star can hear them and confront them about proper fan behavior during games. This […]

Head coach Nick Nurse and the Philadelphia 76ers are currently anxiously awaiting the return of superstar center Joel Embiid, who has been out of the lineup since late January after suffering a meniscus injury. In the months since, Philadelphia has predictably fallen down the Eastern Conference standings, but Nurse has been able to do an […]

LeBron James is 39 years old and still setting career milestones. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar dropped 40 points on 9-of-10 shooting from three during a 116-104 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday at Barclays Center. James’ nine made threes tied his career-high, also set this season during a January win over the Clippers. […]

It was an uplifting Sunday night at the Barclays Center for the Los Angeles Lakers, who rolled to a 116-104 over the Brooklyn Nets. LeBron James’ “masterful” shooting display will rightfully garner the headlines, though the Lakers were also thrilled to witness the return of Gabe Vincent. Vincent, out since Dec. 20, subbed in for […]

Milwaukee Bucks veteran point guard Patrick Beverley isn’t one to keep his thoughts to himself, especially if it’s about basketball. Recently, Beverley dropped some sort of an NBA hot take regarding the Oklahoma City Thunder and why he doesn’t believe that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and company will not be able to make it to the 2024 […]

The Philadelphia 76ers set a new franchise record in triples in a road win over the Toronto Raptors. The biggest names on both sides were absent and the Sixers held on to win in a high-scoring matchup, 135-120. Kelly Oubre Jr. led the way with a season-best 32 points while shooting 6-9 from downtown. Cam […]

LeBron James continues to make nightly history while leading the Los Angeles Lakers through a critical road trip amid a tight playoff race. You know, normal Year 21 stuff. On Sunday at the Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Nets were victimized by the most efficient high-volume 3-point shooting performance of LeBron’s NBA career. The 39-year-old drained […]

It didn’t take long for the Denver Nuggets to get back in the win column. After losing two straight games, the Nuggets finally looked like themselves again after thrashing the Cleveland Cavaliers, 130-101. In the Nuggets’ two prior losses, they really struggled to knock down 3-point shots. Against the Phoenix Suns, they shot an embarrassing […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks are currently in the process of winding down their regular season schedule in preparation for the upcoming NBA playoffs, where they will likely get to host at least one playoff series when they get there. Brunson recently put up a career high of 60 points in a road […]

DJ Burns and DJ Horne completely flipped the switch for NC State in their March Madness run. They molly-whopped Duke’s defensive schemes and left Kyle Filpowski to defend the paint for himself. This obviously got the attention of a lot of stars who are keeping an eye on the NCAA Tournament. Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola […]

Spencer Dinwiddie was the Brooklyn Nets’ most-trusted floor general during the second half of last season. Fast forward to the first half of 2023-24, and he was an afterthought. The current Los Angeles Lakers point guard’s disappearance in Brooklyn’s offense this year was so glaring that ESPN’s Zach Lowe said it looked like “he was […]

The debate has been going on for years and it shows no signs of slowing down. When it comes to discussion of the greatest NBA player of all-time, LeBron James has his supporters and so does Michael Jordan. Most 30+ point games in NBA History including playoffs: 672 — LeBron James671 — Michael Jordan558 — […]

The moment Isaiah Thomas walked into the Phoenix Suns’ 5G Permorance Facility, he knew things were different. “Ten years ago went by so fast, it don’t even look like the same city,” said Thomas. Thomas played in 2014-15 with former Suns Goran Dragic, Eric Bledsoe and P.J. Tucker. Phoenix finished below .500 but Thomas, who […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (40-35) took on the Toronto Raptors (23-51) for some Easter Sunday hoops. With the biggest names between both teams watching from the sidelines, the Sixers set a franchise record in three-pointers with 24 (on just 43 attempts) and won by a final score of 135-120. Let’s break down the clash between the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (45-29) are in a precarious position following a 104-92 home loss to the Boston Celtics. They are now barely hanging on to fifth place in the Western Conference, just half a game up on the Dallas Mavericks and two games ahead of the Phoenix Suns. Externally, the Mavericks have one of […]

On Friday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder put together one of their most impressive performances in a season that has been filled with games that fall into that category, blowing out the visiting Phoenix Suns despite playing without the services of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Suns were coming off of an impressive road win vs the […]

Phoenix Suns are looking for someone to step up in the 2024 NBA playoffs. Drew Eubanks has not been that guy. Unfortunately for the Suns’ rotation — which has suffered tremendously in plus/minus with Eubanks, who is the only player on their roster with a negative plus-minus — Eubanks is on the depth chart ahead […]

Star guard Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks have been rolling as of late, winners of nine of their last ten ball games and currently in position to compete for one of the top six seeds in the conference as the season winds down, which would give them an opportunity to skip the dreaded Play-In […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was poised to miss his third straight game on Sunday against the New York Knicks due to his quad injury … and then he was not. In a stunning turn of events for the Thunder, Gilgeous-Alexander has been upgraded to available in the Knicks showdown after initially being listed […]

Klay Thompson joined Jonathan Kuminga on the bench Friday as a surprise scratch for the Golden State Warriors matchup with the Charlotte Hornets. The Dubs, thankfully, barely missed a beat in his absence, with Andrew Wiggins and Moses Moody picking up slack left by Thompson and Kuminga in a 115-97 victory over arguably the worst […]

The New York Knicks entered Easter Sunday with a 44-29 record, good for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. They have two weeks and nine games remaining, and currently possess the fourth-hardest remaining schedule. Still, it looks all but certain that the Knicks will qualify for the 2024 NBA Playoffs in the top six of […]

There is no doubt that it has been an exciting first season for Miami Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr., selected out of UCLA with the 18th overall pick. He already has been an integral piece in the Heat’s rotation as he spoke about reflecting on the season so far with nine games left. The 23-year […]

In a game that has set the basketball world abuzz, not just for the astounding display of talent but also for its contentious aftermath, San Antonio Spurs’ rookie Victor Wembanyama has been handed a hefty fine by the NBA. The French sensation, who has taken the league by storm, found himself in hot water following […]

There is an ongoing feud between current Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx owner Glen Taylor and majority owners in waiting Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore, and despite the Timberwolves being at the top of the Western Conference, the battle has gone public, with Rodriguez making comments on multiple issues on the Dane Moore NBA Podcast. The […]

One shot, one play, can elicit so many emotions and alter a season’s momentum, but the respective locker rooms usually come to a consensus. While one group celebrates, another grovels and wonders what could have been if only one shot, one play, went differently. The New Orleans Pelicans and Boston Celtics game is just the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (45-29) are officially in a dogfight after laying another egg in a playoff-caliber tuneup at Smoothie King Center on Saturday. The Boston Celtics ended a two-game slide with a 104-92 road win and the Pelicans woke up on Easter just two games above the NBA Play-In Tournament line. The problems exposed […]

The Denver Nuggets are on a quest to do something truly incredible. After winning the NBA championship last season, they’re gunning for a second one this year. Winning back-to-back championships is hard, though, for a number of reasons. The biggest factor for that, of course, is injuries. Teams in the NBA finals play the longest […]

Phoenix Suns were obliterated by the OKC Thunder without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. ClutchPoints deemed the Thunder, who are a rising team with a starting lineup averaging 22.8 years old, the toughest matchup for Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and the Suns. Assuming Phoenix advances to the first-round of the playoffs by qualifying or getting past the play-in, […]

After a tone-setting win on Wednesday night against the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a busy Sunday evening planned. Hosting the Chicago Bulls, the Wolves will look to get their revenge from this year’s prior meeting. It was a tough, fall-from-ahead loss as the Bulls played big with both Nikola Vucevic and Andre Drummond […]