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Portland Trail Blazers center DeAndre Ayton has had a mixed first season with the team so far. On the defensive end, he’s been very solid – able to bang down low while switching on screens and guarding the perimeter adequately. He’s also been a monster on the glass, averaging 11.5 rebounds a night – with […]

To start the Boston Celtics’ 2023-24 season, nobody was talking about forward Sam Hauser. It’s not hard to understand why given Boston’s exceptionally busy offseason. The C’s traded major players like Marcus Smart, acquired All-Stars in Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, and gave Jaylen Brown the richest contract in NBA history. When it came to […]

With their 107-96 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers improved to 3-0 in the NBA In-Season Tournament, having previously defeated the Phoenix Suns (Nov. 10) and Memphis Grizzlies (Nov. 14). West Group A had “Group of Death” potential, yet now features the 7-6 Lakers and four teams outside the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ losing streak is over after picking up a huge win over the Atlanta Hawks. Needing a win to stay alive in the NBA In-Season Tournament, the Sixers ran away with one against Trae Young and company. Joel Embiid led the way with 32 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Tobias Harris scored […]

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs found themselves on the wrong end of a 129-120 loss to the Sacramento Kings Friday night. It continues several trends for the Silver and Black. Their seventh straight setback also signified their third straight defeat in the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament. They’re now 0-2 when playing in their  […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ In-Season Tournament matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers — a relatively stress-free 107-96 win — presented them with an opportune platform to rebound from a sluggish home loss to the Sacramento Kings. LeBron James made sure his team capitalized at the Moda Center. “No nonsense approach from start to finish,” Darvin […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis says his lingering left hip/adductor injury is impacting his offensive effectiveness. “I’m alright,” Davis said Friday after scoring 16 points on 8-for-19 shooting in the Lakers’ win over the Portland Trail Blazers. “I mean, full transparency, it still bothers me. But I’m gonna try and go there and compete. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 107-95 on Friday night in their NBA In-Season Tournament matchup. The loss moves the Blazers to 1-2 in Tournament play and was their sixth-straight defeat overall. Lakers star LeBron James was electric, scoring 35 points for his sixth-straight 30-plus point performance against the Blazers. Here […]

After returning from a suspension due to pleading no contest to charges related to domestic violence, Miles Bridges made his season debut with the Charlotte Hornets on Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks. Fans cheered as he entered his first game in over 500 days and gave him a warm embrace. He finished with 17 points […]

The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Atlanta Hawks in a game with major In-Season Tournament implications. Joel Embiid was great and Tyrese Maxey had a brutal start but still contributed to the victory. The reason he was able to do so was partly because of Nick Nurse skewing from his typical rotation plans. Nurse threw a […]

It’s been topsy-turvy for the Cleveland Cavaliers to start the 2023-24 regular season. In wins, there have been moments Cleveland showed signs of being a dominant, two-way team that was ready to contend for an NBA championship. Look no further than how the Cavs performed at home and on the road against the Golden State […]

The Charlotte Hornets fell to the Milwaukee Bucks 130-99, but fans and the organization had something to cheer about mid-game. Other than the game being kind of close to start, Miles Bridges made his long-awaited return to an NBA floor in over 500 days. No one was really quite sure what kind of reaction the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (9-3) got back into NBA In-Season Tournament action against the Atlanta Hawks (6-6). Each IST game for the Sixers is a must-win now after dropping a Group Play game to the Indiana Pacers. Tonight, in a back-and-forth game, they ended up on top with a final score of 126-116 to snap a […]

Steve Kerr certainly doesn’t believe the Golden State Warriors defended well enough to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. After calling out his shorthanded team’s lack of “fight” and “grit” on that side of the ball following its fifth straight loss, though, the Dubs’ head coach shed additional light on his pointed post-game […]

Andrew Wiggins needed 13 shots to score 12 points in  Thursday night’s 128-109 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and one of his highest-rebounding totals of 2023-24 was nearly matched by his team-high five turnovers. Still, anyone closely watching the Golden State Warriors’ fifth straight defeat and the team’s performance over the first few weeks […]

HOUSTON – Aiming to keep their wining streak alive, the Houston Rockets face the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday at the Crypto.com Arena for the second game of the In-Season Tournament. The Clippers have been on the heels of a six game losing streak, with the last five losses occurring when James Harden is on […]

Digging beyond the surface-level stats it’s easy to understand how Dyson Daniels won the trust of New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green. The 20-year-old is near the top of practically every hustle stat that the league tracks. Daniels is doing a lot of dirty work and making a deceptive leap forward in his second […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have officially signed free agent center Daniel Theis, the team announced Friday afternoon. The LA Clippers have officially signed Daniel Theis. pic.twitter.com/YGrGcmiKKu — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) November 17, 2023 Theis cleared the 48-hour waiver period at 2PM PST on Friday, clearing the way for him to sign with the Clippers. The […]

Stephen Curry is the greatest shooter of all time. Some may say Ray Allen or Reggie Miller are right behind Steph, but Klay Thompson has made a pretty good case for being the second-best shooter of all time. It just so happens that these two sharpshooters have played together since 2011, raising four championship banners […]

Out of all 30 teams playing in the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, the Cleveland Cavaliers are only part of a handful of squads that have completed one of the four required Group Stage matchups. Granted, that’ll change when the Cavs host the Detroit Pistons at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse and then head to the City of […]

Lonnie Walker IV wasn’t greeted with a long line of suitors when he entered unrestricted free agency this summer. After struggling to earn a consistent role with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022-23, the former first-round pick signed with the Brooklyn Nets for the minimum, citing opportunity within a young core as his reasoning. Three […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers will play their third game of the NBA In-Season Tournament as they face the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena. After suffering their first IST loss, the Sixers are looking to bounce back. There is a chance that they have to play without their superstar big man, though. Embiid […]

It has now been over two weeks since the Philadelphia 76ers moved on from James Harden, sending him to the Los Angeles Clippers. Daryl Morey made some very questionable moves this offseason but now has a roster that might be a bit too deep to incorporate everyone who could give them decent minutes into a […]

“He takes the worst shots ever.” Those are Hall-of- Famer Charles Barkley’s words describing San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell. They came during Tuesday night’s broadcast of the Silver and Black’s blowout to Oklahoma City in a game that doubled as an NBA In-Season Tournament contest for both. Excluding a game at New York in […]

As if the New York Jets don’t have enough to worry about, stud wide receiver Garrett Wilson is questionable for their Week 11 game against the Buffalo Bills. Wilson injured his elbow in a 16-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders last week and may not play against the Bills, though coach Robert Saleh said […]

The Boston Celtics are preparing for their second NBA In-Season Tournament game ever on Friday night against the Toronto Raptors. However, they might be missing some key players for the Group C matchup. Boston’s injury report featured Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown, and Al Horford. Porzingis and Brown sat out versus the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors’ fifth straight loss certainly wasn’t hard to see coming. They played without an injured Stephen Curry and suspended Draymond Green on Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, falling 128-109 in another dispiriting performance that calls this team’s lack of scoring punch and offensive dynamism into even greater […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors were blown out by the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-109 at Chase Center on Thursday, hardly shocking considering they played without Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. Here are three in-depth, instant reactions from the shorthanded Dubs’ fifth consecutive loss. Switching does the Dubs in The Warriors began the dynasty […]

As the Miami Heat win their seventh straight game as they beat the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night, the two players that shined the brightest were Jimmy Butler and Duncan Robinson. Most notably, the two had their moments from three-point range, even Butler poked fun at Robinson after the game came to a conclusion. Butler said […]

After an arduous four-game road trip with stops in Oklahoma City, Sacramento, Portland and San Francisco, the Cleveland Cavaliers are back home. Sure, playing at home against the lowly Detroit Pistons is excellent for any team, the Cavs included. But Cleveland is only 1-3 within the confines of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this season, which is […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ five-game winning streak over the Miami Heat ended Thursday at Kaseya Center with a 122-115 loss. Miami entered the game on a six-game winning streak, with their last defeat coming on Nov. 1 to Brooklyn. Here are three key takeaways from a decisive Nets loss. Lonnie Walker continues Nets breakout Walker has […]

The Miami Heat have won their seventh straight game Thursday night as they beat the Brooklyn Nets, 122-115. These two teams first faced off in the regular season on Nov. 1 where the Heat lost a 16-point lead and fell to the Nets. This time around, the Heat took a lead, built it up, and […]

The San Antonio Spurs resume the NBA In-Season Tournament on Friday. Winless in two tournament games so far, they face the Sacramento Kings, the only team in Group C that’s played just one game in the inaugural competition. The Oklahoma City Thunder are the lone team in the group that’s played three tourney games. The Minnesota […]

Jack Jones’ time with the New England Patriots ended on a sour note, being released by the team on Monday before being claimed by the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday. But the former Patriots cornerback seems to be happy with what transpired over the last few days. Speaking to reporters for the first time since […]

With Miles Bridges officially back after serving his 30-game suspension in full, there is optimism within the organization that he will do great things. He posted career-highs across the board in points, rebounds, and assists in the 2021-22 season. He showed he was able to play both on and off the ball. He was good […]

Following their NBA Championship victory, the Denver Nuggets are off to a great start to their 2023-24 season. The Nuggets currently sit at the top of the Western Conference with a record of 9-2, including a record of 2-0 in the NBA In-Season Tournament. Right now the Nuggets are one of the most dominant teams […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are expecting to be without guard Gabe Vincent for the foreseeable future as he continues to recover from a knee injury. Vincent, who’s been sidelined since Oct. 30., was re-evaluated by Lakers doctors on Thursday. He’s made progress in his recovery and has been working to bring down the swelling via […]

As the Miami Heat face the Brooklyn Nets tonight in the midst of a six-game winning streak, the team will be adding a key piece in the rotation. Forward Caleb Martin will be available for the Heat in the matchup against the Nets and head coach Erik Spoelstra opened up about how important he is […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are off to a roaring start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The team boasts an 8-3 record, third-best in the Western Conference. The Wolves hold the best defensive rating in the NBA and the fourth-best net rating in the entire league. Minnesota has been so good to start the year—good enough, in […]