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The Orlando Magic faced a significant setback Friday in their quest to ascend the Eastern Conference standings, falling 124-115 to the lowly Charlotte Hornets. This loss comes on the heels of a three-game winning streak, including a recent victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Orlando’s hope to capture the third seed was dashed by a […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks hosted the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. Dallas earned a thrilling 108-106 victory despite Luka Doncic’s injury absence due to right knee soreness. PJ Washington and Kyrie Irving stepped up to lead the way in the win. The Mavs defense told the story on Thursday against the Atlanta Hawks. […]

Bradley Beal was traded from the Washington Wizards to the Phoenix Suns, opening up a group he feels is the best team he’s been on with fellow superstars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. “It’s crazy, when I met with these guys, it’s the first thing James (Jones) said, like, ‘OK, when we played you, we […]

Anthony Edwards is the one man the Phoenix Suns have to be aware of in their matchup against the No. 1 seed in the West, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Friday. Edwards, who is perceived to be one of the future faces of the league, is the Timberwolves’ best player and go-to scorer. Here is what three […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are preparing to host the Golden State Warriors on Friday night in the second of a back-to-back, but will need to do it without Luka Doncic. Doncic was downgraded to doubtful on the injury report Friday due to right knee soreness, and has officially been ruled out leading up to […]

The Brooklyn Nets will likely be without two rotation pieces Saturday vs. the Detroit Pistons. Cam Johnson (left big toe sprain) and Dennis Smith Jr. (right hip synovitis) are both doubtful for the home matchup, the team announced Friday. Johnson appeared to re-aggravate his toe sprain early in Brooklyn’s 115-11 win over the Indiana Pacers […]

The final push before the playoffs is here, but it’s not very dramatic for the Boston Celtics. In fact, they’ve already clinched the NBA’s best record with six games left on the schedule and established themselves as the team to beat. Since the Celtics are the betting favorite to bring home a championship, every other […]

It’s still unknown who the New England Patriots will select with the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Kendrick Bourne seems to be happy with any of the quarterback options who might be available when it’s time for the Patriots to make their pick. Bourne has evaluated the top quarterback prospects in the […]

The LA Clippers have bounced back following a brutal March schedule, but everyone’s attentions have now turned to Kawhi Leonard and his right knee. Leonard has missed the last two Clippers games with what the team called right knee soreness. The six-time NBA All-Star left the Clippers’ four-game road trip against the Sacramento Kings in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been fined $100,000 by the NBA for “violating league injury reporting rules” in Joel Embiid’s return from his meniscus procedure, the league announced. When the Sixers first shared their injury report for Tuesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Embiid was listed as out. From the time it was released […]

James Harden’s departure from the Houston Rockets during the 2020-21 season sent the franchise into an immediate rebuild, one that general manager Rafael Stone and the front office have quietly been capitalizing on every single year. Although the Rockets’ 17-win, 20-win, and 22-win seasons from 2020-21 through 2022-23 may say otherwise, high draft picks have […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – No Kawhi Leonard? No problem. Behind a collective bench effort led by Russell Westbrook and the LA Clippers fended off Nikola Jokic and the defending NBA Champion Denver Nuggets in a thrilling victory. The Clippers defeated the Nuggets in Los Angeles, 102-100. Paul George led the way for LA with 28 […]

The first game Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey played together since January ended in a massive victory for the Philadelphia 76ers. Their stars came up clutch and beat the Miami Heat, keeping their chances at avoiding the play-in going stronger. Maxey dominated to the tune of 37 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds while Embiid […]

Joel Embiid looked poised to repeat as the NBA MVP after improving from what was already an MVP-winning season last year. Then, the Philadelphia 76ers center missed two months and became ineligible for awards under the NBA’s new requirement of 65 games played. Even without the NBA’s new rules, an absence that long meant that […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks earned a 109-95 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night. It was a quality bounce-back win after the Mavs ended their previous five-game road trip with a defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors. Overall, the Mavs have now won five of their past six games. The […]

It was a frustrating Thursday night for the Miami Heat as they fell to the Philadelphia 76ers in a crucial Eastern Conference game where both teams are fighting to solidify playoff position. Heat stars Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and even head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke after the game to talk about what went wrong that […]

The Miami Heat couldn’t squeak out of Thursday night with a win against the Philadelphia 76ers, 109-105, snapping their three-game winning streak. It was a game of runs as each team held their own leads at different points of the game, but Philadelphia was able to get a close one late where Miami had a […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (42-35) and Miami Heat (42-34) squared off in a South Beach showdown that could have a huge impact on the standings. The Sixers undid a lot of their progress with awful stretches to end several quarters but still led when the fourth quarter came to a close, winning 109-105 thanks to huge […]

Isaiah Thomas might be on the Phoenix Suns the rest of the season.  Saturday, Thomas earned his second 10-day contract. ClutchPoints asked Devin Booker, the Suns’ star guard, what Thomas has meant to the team. “The ultimate teammate, ultimate professional, just ultimate hooper,” said Booker, who is averaging 27.6 points and 6.9 assists in his […]

The New York Knicks’ 2023-24 season took an abrupt turn on Thursday morning, when it was formally announced that All-Star forward Julius Randle would undergo season-ending surgery on his dislocated shoulder. Now a Knicks team that had aspirations of competing for a championship this season — as recently as late January — must figure out […]

The Chicago Bulls have six games left in the regular season, and they will all be played in a span of 10 days. It will be a lot of action for the team, and for a squad that has dealt with a lot of injuries, it is a bit worrisome. With the postseason looming, it […]

The Dallas Mavericks returned home on Thursday following a five game road trip. Dallas went 4-1 during the trip, but they are dealing with some injury trouble. Dereck Lively II and Josh Green were ruled out against the Atlanta Hawks, as Lively battles a right knee sprain and Green deals with a right ankle sprain. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are many things. Young, talented, blessed with depth, and an organically grown locker room chemistry that has paid off during the most challenging stretches of past seasons. This year’s squad can put frustration at the top of the list after a brutal home 117-108 home loss to the Orlando Magic. Their […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have converted the contract of Jeff Dowtin Jr. to a standard contract for the remainder of the season, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Dowtin takes one of the two open spots on the Sixers’ 15-man roster after signing a two-way deal with them in early March. He had played for their […]

The Chicago Bulls moved to 2-1 against the Atlanta Hawks on the season after losing to them at home on Monday night. The two teams will likely be playing each other again in the play-in tournament in a couple weeks, and they are in a battle for home-court advantage right now. Both the Bulls and […]

The Chicago Bulls have just six games left in the regular season, and after that, they will be in the play-in tournament for the second consecutive season. There is still some seeding stuff to figure out, but after a loss from the Brooklyn Nets earlier this week, the Bulls clinched a spot. Getting home-court advantage […]

The Miami Heat are in the midst of the home stretch of the season where there are only seven games left before Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. While it might be a stressful time for fans of the team, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra talked about how this time of the season is […]

Javonte Green has been on quite the roller coaster ride throughout the past couple of seasons. He was with the Bulls for the previous three years, but after an injury last year, he spent a lot of time in the G League. He was recently picked up by Chicago on a 10-day contract and he […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ magical season has given massive hope for their fans. The franchise has not made it out of the first round of the postseason since the 2003-04 season when Kevin Garnett led them to a Western Conference Finals appearance. Now today, Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns are looking to replicate that […]

At long last, Joel Embiid has returned. The Philadelphia 76ers center was out for months recovering from an injury to his left meniscus but is now back in action just as the playoff picture starts to crystallize. With a ton of new teammates to get used to, Embiid’s return will be about more than just […]

Everyone from the front office to fans of the New Orleans Pelicans (45-31) can be forgiven for a restless night following a 117-108 home loss to the Orlando Magic. Injuries and the team’s performance are to blame for lots of tossing and turning this week. Brandon Ingram is still working back from a knee contusion […]

On a night the Brooklyn Nets picked up their best victory in weeks, they were still reminded how far they’ve fallen this season. Brooklyn earned a hard-fought 115-111 win over the Indiana Pacers Wednesday at Barclays Center. However, with the Atlanta Hawks defeating the Detroit Pistons and clinching the Eastern Conference’s final play-in spot, they […]

Considering most things coming out of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 122-101 loss to the Phoenix Suns weren’t noteworthy, Donovan Mitchell’s performance more than stood out. Mitchell, who has been dealing with a bothersome knee injury since Cleveland exited the All-Star break, hasn’t been on the court lately. The performance he gave against the Suns wasn’t peak […]

The franchise’s generational talent, Victor Wembanyama, calls San Antonio Spurs guard Tre Jones a “blessing.” One of San Antonio’s key reserves simply says he likes playing with him. By any measure, Jones is among the favorite players on the team. By that same measure, he also blends in and gets lost in the shuffle of […]

There hasn’t been much for Brooklyn Nets fans to cheer about down the stretch of this season. Oddly enough, the team’s most exciting recent development came on a night they were eliminated from postseason contention. Rookie Noah Clowney turned in a breakout performance Wednesday during a 115-111 win over the Indiana Pacers. The 21st overall […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been the surprise team in the NBA this year for a lot of people. Skeptics of the Rudy Gobert trade pigeon-holed Minnesota into a “flawed roster” that wouldn’t work with the Karl-Anthony Towns and Gobert pairing. However, those critics overlooked a few key things about Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves’ roster. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are playing the Miami Heat in a matchup that could have major implications on the Eastern Conference standings. There is an important injury update that the Sixers will be waiting to finalize ahead of the 7:30 PM EST matchup. Is Joel Embiid playing vs. the Heat? Is Joel Embiid playing vs. the […]

The Boston Celtics have dominated throughout the 2023-24 regular season, and the numbers prove it. After destroying the Oklahoma City Thunder 135-100 on Wednesday night, the C’s earned their 16th win by 25 points or more. That was enough for the most 25-point wins in a single season in NBA history, according to NBC Sports […]

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena on Wednesday night to wrap up their final extended road trip of the 2023-24 season with a 5-1 record. The Lakers closed out the Wizards 125-120, no thanks to the bench. The Lakers pulled LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, and Rui […]