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History again had its eyes on the Philadelphia 76ers (17-7) as they faced the Detroit Pistons (2-23) again. This time in the comfort of their home at the Wells Fargo Center after a win on Wednesday, the Sixers handled business and won by a final score of 124-92. Let’s break down the Sixers’ fifth straight […]

The New York Knicks are inarguably a good team. They are currently 13-10, good for sixth place in the Eastern Conference, an important spot because with sixth place comes the luxury of circumventing the play-in tournament. Looked at more deeply, the Knicks are the proud owners of the 10th-best net ranking in the league, meaning […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (14-11) have gone 5-2 over the last two weeks against perhaps the toughest part of their holiday schedule. The Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings, and first-place Minnesota Timberwolves all found out how good Willie Green’s squad can be when close to fully healthy. Unfortunately, Zion Williamson (questionable) has been listed on the […]

After two frustrating losses at the hands of the Boston Celtics to cap off their road trip, the Cleveland Cavaliers might’ve been hit with a season-ending one-two punch. Cavs star point guard Darius Garland suffered a fractured jaw after colliding with Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis and will miss at least four weeks after a […]

The Charlotte Hornets have gotten off to a rough 7-15 start in their first 22 games of the 2023-24 season. Just about all the key pieces on the team have missed some games as well. LaMelo Ball has played in 15 games this season before suffering another ankle injury this year. Mark Williams has been […]

The Smoothie King Center court has a way of going through warmups well before the New Orleans Pelicans tip off. Hours before Zion Williamson walks out of the tunnel, high school hoopers are getting to live out a dream by playing a game in the Big Easy’s NBA arena. The organization’s Court of Dreams program […]

It is just a matter of days now until Ja Morant is able to once again put on his uniform and represent the Memphis Grizzlies. As the All-Star guard returns from his 25-game suspension handed down by the NBA for flashing a firearm while on a live video, the Grizzlies find themselves struggling to remain […]

NBA trade season is officially open, with 81 players who signed contracts as free agents the previous summer becoming eligible to be dealt. With all the new faces now available, speculation will ramp up across the league on who will go where until Feb. 8, the last day that trades can occur. Other than OG […]

James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers got the better of Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, a night that saw The Beard make history. The Clippers defeated the Warriors in Los Angeles, 121-113. It was LA’s sixth consecutive win, extending the league’s longest active winning streak. Meanwhile, the Warriors have […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a contract extension with president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Morey’s tenure with the Sixers began in 2020 and the extension will add three seasons to the original five-year contract he signed with the franchise. Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey […]

Count San Antonio Spurs teammate Keldon Johnson among those whose admiration for super rookie Victor Wembanyama grows with every day. “Vic is special,” the fifth-year Spurs forward said following Wednesday’s performance against the Lakers in which the 7’4 big man scored 30 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked 6 shots, “To see how he dominates […]

It’s about that time of the year. Sure, it is Christmas time and the holiday season, but in the NBA, it is the start of trade season. On Dec. 15, a slew of players who signed contracts during the offseason become trade-eligible. If we know one thing about this league, it is that teams are […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic picked up his seventh technical foul Thursday. Despite the 119-101 loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Doncic performed admirably once again, scoring 39 points and dishing out 13 assists. The technicals are becoming a storyline of their own, however. Doncic was given an explanation for the technical he received versus Minnesota. […]

After a rough start to his career, Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson is starting to find his way. Henderson, the Blazers’ 19-year-old point guard, was the third pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and faced immense pressure from day one. Scoot was hyped as a massive talent coming from the G-League Ignite that would […]

The Golden State Warriors’ much-needed starting lineup change didn’t lead to a win on Thursday. The Dubs fell 121-113 to the surging Los Angeles Clippers, porous point-of-attack defense and Stephen Curry’s second straight off night dooming them to a seventh consecutive road loss. Still, Golden State will return home from a winless three-game road trip […]

It wasn’t a great night for the Portland Trail Blazers against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. More specifically, it wasn’t a great night for the Blazers’ starters. The Jazz led Portland by as many as 32 points after an abysmal night on both sides of the ball from the Blazers starting unit before Portland’s […]

Heading into 2023-24, the Cleveland Cavaliers felt good about their depth and overall rotation after the offseason. The Cavs added Max Strus, Georges Niang, Damian Jones and Ty Jerome in free agency over the summer, also signing second-round selection Emoni Bates and undrafted free agent Craig Porter Jr. to two-way contracts. All in all, for […]

After the Miami Heat carried a two-game winning streak into Thursday night, it ends with a frustrating loss to the Chicago Bulls, 124-116. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and players Kyle Lowry, Jaime Jaquez Jr. spoke after the game to talk about the performance and what to improve on as they face the same team […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were searching to get back in the win column on Thursday night as they took on the Dallas Mavericks. After a disappointing loss earlier in the week to the New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson, they faced a tough challenge against Luka Doncic and the Mavs. Minnesota, however, stepped up in a […]

The Brooklyn Nets fell 124-101 to the Denver Nuggets Thursday at Ball Arena on the back end of a back-to-back. Following a last-second victory over the Phoenix Suns Wednesday, Brooklyn was no match for the defending champs before a sellout Denver crowd. Here are three key takeaways from the blowout loss. Fatigue sets in for […]

The Miami Heat fall to the Chicago Bulls on the tail-end of the back-t0-back by a score of 124-116. This brings the Heat’s record to 14-11 on the season as the team still looks for some level of consistency with an under-manned roster. Chicago would prove to be too much for the Heat as they […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors are preparing to be without Draymond Green for potentially an extended period of time as he deals with the ramifications of his NBA-issued suspension. On Wednesday, the league issued an indefinite suspension to Green for his spinning hit to the face of Suns center […]

The New England Patriots might not have much to play for when they take the field against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, but that isn’t stopping David Andrews’ desire to compete. The Patriots will play their first game with their playoff hopes officially gone in Week 15 after being officially eliminated from postseason contention […]

One pressing question faced the Brooklyn Nets when guard Cam Thomas returned from an nine-game absence early this season: Would he start? Thomas had averaged 28.7 points per game, the ninth-most in the NBA, on 48.3 percent shooting before being sidelined by an ankle sprain. He came off the bench in his first game back. […]

After the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday night, they had no time to rest as they face the Chicago Bulls on the tail-end of the back-to-back Thursday. Funny enough, they also face the Bulls Saturday as well as that contest will make it the fourth time the two teams have met this season. […]

While Miami Heat fans have been waiting on the status update on star Tyler Herro, he has revealed when he is planning to come back after suffering an injury in early November. Before the Heat take on the Chicago Bulls on the tail-end of a back-to-back, Herro said that he is targeting to return either […]

The Boston Celtics are back in action on Thursday night, facing a familiar foe in the Cleveland Cavaliers. Boston just played Cleveland on Tuesday, prevailing 120-113 despite trailing by as many as 15 points in the first quarter. During the Celtics’ 11th-straight home win, they even had a spotless injury report with no issues listed. […]

HOUSTON – In a recent clip uploaded on JJ Redick’s podcast titled “The Old Man And The Three,” Phoenix Suns guard Eric Gordon appeared as a guest, as both of them discussed Gordon’s tenure with the Houston Rockets. This included the multiple playoff appearances he had with the duo of James Harden and Chris Paul. […]

At some point, enough is enough when it comes to Draymond Green and his antics on the court for the Golden State Warriors. The NBA ultimately decided that what Green did on Tuesday night against the Phoenix Suns was the final straw, as the league suspended Draymond indefinitely after he struck Suns center Jusuf Nurkic […]

Steve Clifford and the Charlotte Hornets fell to the Miami Heat for the second straight game in their two-game home-and-home series on Wednesday night, with the final score settling in at 115-104. The Heat are now 3-0 against the Hornets this year, so they clearly have gotten the better of the matchup to this point. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers did what they were expected to do against the Detroit Pistons: win big. The Sixers never looked back after the first quarter, winning 129-111. Joel Embiid obliterated the defense in front of him, securing a 30-point-10-rebound night in just the first half and finishing with 41 points, 11 boards and five assists […]

Andrew Wiggins and Kevon Looney didn’t start the second half of the Golden State Warriors’ familiar, ugly loss to the shorthanded Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. When push came to shove in crunch-time, with the Dubs vying to avoid yet another loss in a game they led by double-digits, Klay Thompson joined his fellow longtime […]

Without LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers (15-10) nearly blew an 18-point fourth-quarter lead but ultimately handed the San Antonio Spurs (3-20) their 18th consecutive loss on Wednesday. It was the second leg of a back-to-back for the Lakers — they lost to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday — and the first of two consecutive […]

The Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets for the second straight time Wednesday night by a score of 115-104. Head coach Erik Spoelstra, Jimmy Butler, and Kyle Lowry spoke after the game to talk about the performance the collective unit had, but also tackling the unusual scheduling the team faces. Before the game, Spoelstra said […]

The Phoenix Suns were the NBA’s worst team for three seasons before the arrival of Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson, posting a 68-178 record from 2015 to 2018. Fast forward to last season’s blockbuster trade that sent both players to the Brooklyn Nets for Kevin Durant, and the Suns were a perennial title contender with […]

The Miami Heat have won their second straight game in a row as they beat the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday night, 115-104. Even though the team was undermanned as they missed the likes of Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Haywood Highsmith, and Josh Richardson, they still got the job done at home. Miami had six players in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (16-7) looked history dead in the eyes tonight as they set out not to be the team that let the Detroit Pistons (2-22) snap their 20-game losing streak. The Sixers took care of business as Joel Embiid proved to be legitimately unstoppable in the 129-111 win. Let’s break down the Sixers’ win […]

Even though he squashed such speculation during training camp, Donovan Mitchell’s future with the Cleveland Cavaliers will always be a subject of looming interest league-wide. Case in point: The Brooklyn Nets could be in the mix to acquire Mitchell via trade if the New York Knicks cannot, according to Matt Moore of Action Network. “ESPN’s […]

After coming up short in the closing moments of a 120-113 loss to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, the Cleveland Cavaliers are back at it on the parquet once again Thursday night in Bean Town. Unfortunately, the Cavs will still be without a few key faces versus the Celtics, with Emoni Bates (NBA G League […]