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The Brooklyn Nets will receive much-needed defensive reinforcements for Saturday’s matchup with the Orlando Magic. Dennis Smith Jr. is expected to return vs. Orlando after missing the team’s last six games with a lower back sprain. Brooklyn allowed a Hornets team without LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller to shoot 21-of-36 shooting from three (58.3 percent) […]

As we enter the month of December and prepare for the holiday season, there is no telling how the 2023-24 NBA season will play out. Nobody had the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic being two of the best teams in the league, yet here we are approaching the quarter mark of the season with these […]

You don’t have to go very far down the list of former San Antonio Spurs to find Patty Mills when debating fan favorites. The 6-foot-2 Atlanta Hawks guard quickly won San Antonians over with his towel-waving enthusiasm from the moment he signed in March of 2012. Two seasons later, he proved an integral part in […]

The New England Patriots can use any break they can get in the midst of their 2-9 season and they might get one when they face the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 13. Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen missed his team’s first two practices this week, being listed as a non-participant due to a quad […]

Heading into the final game of a five-game home stand against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Cleveland Cavaliers were flying high. They had two solid and decisive wins over the Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks and were starting to become a legitimate Eastern Conference Contender. But, like Icarus, the Cavs flew too close to the […]

Klay Thompson seemed en route to another deflating early-season performance against the Los Angeles Clippers, curbing the steady momentum he’d quietly built over the last 10 days. The Golden State Warriors’ veteran star entered Thursday’s action with at least 20 points in three of the last four games, finding the range on his jumper en […]

All it took for the Golden State Warriors to earn one of the best wins of the season was missing three of their top seven, or maybe even six, players. The Dubs led wire to wire in a 120-114 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday night at Chase Center, stymying a series of mini […]

In what ended up being a high-scoring shootout, the Miami Heat outlasted the Indiana Pacers Thursday, 142-132. One of the main goals for the Heat was to score as many points as possible as the Pacers have the best offensive rating in the NBA, they did just that by scoring a season-high 142 points. Miami […]

The Brooklyn Nets checked several necessary boxes to pick up an expected win over the Charlotte Hornets Thursday at Barclays Center. They shot 49.5 percent from the field and 38.9 percent from three. They dominated the offensive glass, grabbing 22 offensive rebounds on their way to a 14-shot advantage and a season-high 31 second-chance points, […]

After a rough start to the season, the Chicago Bulls weren’t given much of a chance in Thursday night’s matchup against the loaded Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks came into the game as big favorites, and to make matters worse for the Bulls, they were without star players Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan. Chicago also came […]

The Miami Heat break a three-game losing streak as they win in dramatic fashion to the Indiana Pacers Thursday night, 142-132. It was a tale of two halves for the home team as they couldn’t match the explosive offense of the Pacers in the first 24 minutes, but found their footing in the most important […]

After a trip to the NBA play-in tournament last year, it felt like the Chicago Bulls had taken a step in the right direction. However, after a rough start to the 2023-24 season, it feels like this team hasn’t made much progress. Chicago is 5-14, they went 0-4 in the NBA in-season tournament and they […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas will return Thursday vs. the Charlotte Hornets after missing the team’s last nine games with an ankle sprain. After spending most of his first two seasons on the bench, Thomas quickly established himself as one of the NBA’s leading scorers upon stepping into an expanded role to start 2023-24. The […]

The start of the NBA season has not been kind to the Chicago Bulls. Through 19 games, the Bulls are 5-14 and in 13th place in the Eastern Conference. That isn’t where this team was hoping to be at this point in the season. The NBA In-Season Tournament wasn’t kind to Chicago, either. The Bulls […]

The Miami Heat better get used to seeing the Indiana Pacers the next few days as the two face one another Thursday and Saturday night. Head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke to the media before the first matchup to talk about the opposing team, how dangerous they are, and about superstar point guard Tyrese Haliburton. Spoelstra […]

After a nerve-racking final group stage night, the NBA In-Season Tournament knockout rounds bracket is set. Eight teams remain in commissioner Adam Silver’s new competitive vehicle. Seven of those teams are currently at least two games above .500. The other? They needed help from Dallas, but the New Orleans Pelicans (10-9) advanced to the quarterfinals […]

The Golden State Warriors are in trouble. Between the drama surrounding Draymond Green’s recent suspension, Klay Thompson’s struggles, and now numerous injury concerns for Gary Payton II and Chris Paul, the Warriors are looking to find any kind of spark to get them out of their recent funk. Perhaps the answer head coach Steve Kerr […]

With former San Antonio Spurs All-Star Dejounte Murray back in San Antonio, ClutchPoints spoke exclusively with the 27-year-old Atlanta Hawks guard. Murray hasn’t held back in describing his time with the franchise that drafted him in 2016. While he has praised the organization, he has also been brutally honest at times about his stint with […]

With so many injuries to so many key players to start the season, it has been hard to gauge where the Cleveland Cavaliers stand in the grand scheme of the NBA. Advanced metrics say the Cavs have the 22nd-best offense in the league per offensive rating, scoring 111.4 points per 100 possessions. Meanwhile, they have […]

For a team as young and full of depth as the Cleveland Cavaliers, it can be difficult to win right away while developing for the future. Sure, there are rare moments when players like two-way rookie guard Craig Porter Jr. can take advantage of injuries and minutes available to land consistent minutes in the rotation. […]

Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans know that they have an opportunity to send a message to their critics with an NBA In-Season Tournament run. Williamson, CJ McCollum, and head coach Willie Green are all taking this chance to win some silverware very seriously. It’s not just lip service either. Both their play and […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in “advanced discussions” with Fox 8 New Orleans to have 10 games broadcast on local and free over-the-air television waves, per NOLA.com’s Christian Clark. It is a huge move for a franchise looking to solidify thier contender status and further engage a fan base starved of access to the team. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are set to face the Utah Jazz on Thursday. The Wolves have been terrific at home this season, but might be faced with a tough challenge in this one. After a horrendous fall during Tuesday’s home win vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder, Anthony Edwards limped off with the help of his teammates, […]

The Brooklyn Nets entered the 2023 offseason with a clear goal of improving their league-worst rebounding. The Nets ranked 29th on the boards in 2022-23 and lost the second-chance points battle 80-22 during a first-round playoff sweep against the Philadelphia 76ers. Despite that debilitating weakness, general manager Sean Marks didn’t acquire an established frontcourt piece […]

New England Patriots kicker Chad Ryland wasn’t able to pull through in the moment his team needed him the most in their loss to the New York Giants on Sunday of Week 12. The rookie kicker hooked his game-tying 35-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds wide left, securing a 10-7 loss for the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers did not have a good time facing the New Orleans Pelicans with Joel Embiid sidelined. The superstar center was ruled out due to an illness and the Sixers lost in wire-to-wire fashion. Tyrese Maxey was good for much of the game and led a comeback attempt in the fourth quarter but it […]

The New England Patriots appear to be starting Bailey Zappe om Sunday after another Mac Jones benching in Week 12. Zappe reportedly took most of the snaps at quarterback for the Patriots at Wednesday’s practice with Malik Cunningham backing him up, and JuJu Smith-Schuster liked what he saw. Speaking to reporters following Wednesday’s practice, Smith-Schuster […]

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson turned 35 this week. Normally, 35 is still considered young. But in NFL years, 35 is considered to be “getting up there” in age. Very rarely do you see NFL players play into their late 30s, but it does happen. In fact, there are notable recent cases of NFL quarterbacks […]

After suffering from a 44-point drubbing, the Detroit Pistons were just what the doctor ordered for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers (11-8) bounced back from an alarming loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday with a predictably easy romp over the Pistons (2-16) at Little Caesars Arena. The Lakers were led by cruise-control performances […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (12-6) got their first look of the season at the New Orleans Pelicans (10-9), one of the eight teams that advanced in the In-Season Tournament. With Joel Embiid ruled out, the Sixers suffered a wire-to-wire loss by a final score of 124-114. Let’s break down a Sixers’ loss that was way more […]

Allen Lazard is not having a good season for the New York Jets. But that didn’t stop him from being surprised when told he’d be inactive for New York’s 34-13 loss to the Miami Dolphins last week on Black Friday. “I was a little caught off guard,” Lazard said Wednesday. “But after talking to (coach […]

In a back-and-forth game at American Airlines Center on Tuesday night, the Houston Rockets found themselves on the losing end, falling to the Dallas Mavericks 121-115. This loss not only eliminates the Rockets from the In-Season Tournament, but also extends their road woes. In addition to being 8-7 on the season, Houston is now 0-6 […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas is expected to return on Thursday night against the Charlotte Hornets after missing the team’s last nine games with a left ankle sprain. The Nets listed Thomas as probable on their initial injury report Wednesday. Thomas participated in full-court, five-on-five scrimmages following Brooklyn’s shootaround Tuesday, according to head coach Jacque […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have completely turned the page toward a youth movement in the 2023-24 season. Rotation players Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson, and Jabari Walker are all 21 years old or younger. Even veteran starters Anfernee Simons and Deandre Ayton are 24 and 25 years old, respectively. Despite the fact that the Blazers and […]

The Phoenix Suns are winners of the West’s wild card spot. Phoenix will face the Los Angeles Lakers and the LeBron James/Anthony Davis duo in the quarterfinals of the NBA’s in-season tournament at 8 p.m. PT Tuesday in Los Angeles. .#Suns have the fifth-best odds to win the 2023-24 NBA in-season tournament, per @FDSportsbook. PHX: […]

And the San Antonio Spurs most pleasant surprise so far in the 2023-24 campaign is…. Actually, there’s no need for a drum roll. Despite all the hype and fanfare, yes, Victor Wembanyama is the Spurs most pleasant surprise this season. After all, a surprise can be defined as ‘an astonishing event’, and well, Wembanyama’s play […]

Allen Lazard and Mekhi Becton are expected to return for the New York Jets in Week 13 when they host the Atlanta Falcons. Of course, this news doesn’t trump the Jets opening the 21-day practice window for Aaron Rodgers just 11 weeks after surgery to repair his ruptured Achilles. But it is significant for a […]

If we learned anything about the group stage of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, it is that this event was a major success. All 30 teams bought into the idea of playing for something early on in the season and, as a result, we were gifted some high-level games with playoff-like atmospheres in arenas across […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers have one of the absolute best duos of the game with Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid. Entering their fourth season together, the Sixers stars have been nearly unstoppable in their two-man game, powering one of the very best offenses in the NBA. So far, the Sixers have seen the Maxey-to-Embiid […]