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The Miami Heat have been officially eliminated from the NBA In-Season tournament after losing to the Milwaukee Bucks, 131-124. This marks their third straight loss and second straight in regards to the inaugural tourney. There’s no moral victories in sports, but the Heat were very competitive against a dangerous Milwaukee team, even without the likes […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament has been a learning process for everyone, not just fans or media that cover the league. Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff shared on Tuesday before his team’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland’s final group stage opponent, that he’s loved learning the process and went as far to say that […]

Kevin Durant will love Jamal Crawford’s predictions for the NBA In-Season Tournament. The three-time Sixth Man of the Year has locked in his pick to win the NBA In-Season Tournament: none other than KD’s Phoenix Suns. Crawford recently hopped on the NBA Mailbag. The first question asked which teams he believed would make it to […]

Off to a 13-4 start to the season, the Boston Celtics own the league’s best record and are amongst the best teams in the latest NBA Power Rankings. Led by All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum, the Celtics may just have the best starting rotation in the league with Tatum, Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, and […]

HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets take a short trip up north on Tuesday to play against one of their instate rivals, the Dallas Mavericks. This will be the final West Group B round matchup of the In-Season Tournament. To say this game would be a much-needed win for Houston would be an understatement. Not only […]

The final day of group play in the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament is here. Tuesday, November 28, is the date, and 16 teams will play out their group play schedules. Mathematically, just two teams are through to the next round: the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers. A third, the Phoenix Suns, look like they’re […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie center Dereck Lively II missed the team’s last game on Saturday due to a lower back contusion. In the team’s previous game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Lively fell hard after a lob attempt at the rim, injuring his back and having to be helped to the locker room. Now, Lively’s status […]

Mark Cuban’s wish has come true. The Dallas Mavericks will still not use their special NBA In-Season Tournament court when they host the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. According to CBS Sports, there remains a manufacturing issue with the Mavs’ In-Season Tournament court which obviously compromises the players’ safety. The NBA has introduced special courts […]

When the Houston Rockets first added Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks in the offseason, as well as head coach Ime Udoka, nobody really gave much though to this team given their lack of success through the years. Failing to win more than 22 games each of the last three seasons, the Rockets were not thought […]

The Miami Heat face a must-win scenario in the month of November as they face the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night in the final group play game of the NBA In-Season Tournament. There have been players around the association commenting on the importance of point differential, including Heat center Bam Adebayo who questions it as possibly […]

As the Miami Heat prepare for their final group play game of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament on Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks, a game they desperately need to win in order to regain their footing in the NBA Power Rankings, both Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo find themselves on the team’s injury report. […]

The Sacramento Kings will be looking to make it four wins in four in the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament on Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors. One player who has been key to their success as a whole over the last couple of years is Keegan Murray. He’s missed the last two games however with […]

LaMelo Ball has been the face of the Charlotte Hornets ever since they drafted him third overall in 2020. A franchise that has not found much success through the years, LaMelo has been one of the Hornets’ only bright spots, and he continues to evolve into a superstar talent at the point guard position. Off […]

Milwaukee Bucks All-Star wing Khris Middleton underwent a knee procedure in the offseason, which is why the team has limited his minutes through the first month of the season. Middleton is only averaging about 19.8 minutes per game  and as a result, he’s been unable to make the impact he usually does for the Bucks. […]

The Chicago Bulls have been a mess to begin the 2023-24 season, as they currently find themselves with a 5-13 record. To make matters worse, the Bulls have been eliminated from the NBA In-Season Tournament with an 0-3 record and will be on the road against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night in their final […]

The Miami Heat’s Caleb Martin has been a standout for the team ever since his crucial performance in the miraculous playoff run from last season. Trying to translate that to this current season, it’s been an uphill battle as he suffered from an off-season knee injury. In an exclusive interview with ClutchPoints, he opened up […]

As the Miami Heat prepare for a crucial game tomorrow as they face the Milwaukee Bucks in the final group play game of the NBA In-Season tournament, a huge contribution will have to be made from rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. The UCLA-alum has been turning heads in the early parts of the season as he […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament has caught a lot of flak for various reasons that span to the courts being an eyesore to the styles of play varying from each team. But, Jayson Tatum has a new qualm with the ongoing competition that other players have not pointed out. The Boston Celtics star outlined it after […]

The Los Angeles Clippers had seemingly been figuring things out after their rocky start to the season, but suffered another tough loss on Friday night at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans. Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram both scored 30+ points, and after the game, Kawhi Leonard had an honest yet simple explanation for […]

The Golden State Warriors haven’t exactly been firing on all cylinders to start the new campaign, posting an 8-9 record through their first 17 games. Not helping matters was the fact that Draymond Green picked up a five-game suspension for choking out Rudy Gobert in a contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Green’s suspension is up, […]

After breaking their playoff drought last season, the Sacramento Kings are picking up right where they left off. They’re doing what they do best: take away a game against unsuspecting top teams. On Friday, they did just that against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Sacramento used their deadly one-two combo of Domantas Sabonis and DeAaron Fox to […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are starting to find their groove. After a slight struggle to start the year, the supposed super team is playing up to their potential now. However, they had a bit of a hiccup against the Washington Wizards. Despite the gap between the two teams, Milwaukee had a hard time putting away Washington. […]

The Houston Rockets have had a much better start to the 2023-24 season than expected, racing out to an 8-6 record after their blowout 105-86 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. Unsurprisingly, Jalen Green has played a big role in their hot start, and he’s already winning over his new head coach Ime […]

The New York Knicks won their NBA In-Season Tournament game against the Miami Heat in thrilling fashion, but they got beat up in the process. During the last three minutes of the game, Jalen Brunson suffered a shoulder injury after getting fouled by Bam Adebayo. Brunson was in visible pain, but he toughed it out […]

It is going from bad to worse for the Chicago Bulls. Amid all the speculation regarding the futures of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic in the Windy City, the Bulls have been playing disjointed basketball, and now, frustrations are mounting yet again after they suffered another blowout loss, a 121-108 defeat to the […]

The San Antonio Spurs have now lost 11 straight games after bowing to the Golden State Warriors on Friday. Unsurprisingly, guard Devin Vassell couldn’t help but be frustrated with their current slump. Vassell came off the bench in the NBA In-Season Tournament game and led the Spurs with 24 points on top of four rebounds […]

DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls were on the receiving end of yet another crushing loss, this time a 121-108 defeat at the hands of the Toronto Raptors in the NBA In-Season Tournament. But DeRozan found even more reason to be mad late in that contest after the Raptors implored Pascal Siakam to shoot a […]

The Miami Heat went up by as much as 21 points on Friday against the New York Knicks. Entering the fourth quarter, they had a 16-point lead. When the final buzzer sounder, however, Erik Spoelstra’s men found themselves on the losing end of a 100-98 game. A lot of things went wrong for the Heat […]

The Toronto Raptors grabbed a 121-108 win over the Chicago Bulls in the NBA In-Season Tournament on Friday night, despite already being eliminated from moving on. I suppose Pascal Siakam didn’t know that because he took a senseless triple late in the fourth quarter that upset DeMar DeRozan, who proceeded to jaw at the Raps […]

After trailing by as much as 21 points against the Miami Heat, the New York Knicks appeared to be on their way to a second straight loss. However, a strong fourth quarter saw Jalen Brunson and co. turn things around in a rather miraculous comeback. A tough Brunson bucket with 1:24 left to play gave […]

Ausar Thompson got the bounce. If fans aren’t aware of that, well they should be now after the Detroit Pistons rookie absolutely embarrassed Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner on Black Friday with a massive poster slam. Early in the first quarter of the NBA In-Season Tournament clash, Thompson received the ball from outside the 3-point […]

The Miami Heat were dealt a brutal injury blow as backup point guard Dru Smith suffered a season-ending knee injury on Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Smith has been one of the team’s main options behind the aging Kyle Lowry and now, their depth is taking a hit. Speaking on Friday prior to the Heat’s […]

As the Milwaukee Bucks take on the Washington Wizards as part of the NBA In-Season tournament, a huge name landed on the injury report in superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Giannis was initially listed as probable before being downgraded to questionable with a non-COVID illness. An hour and half before tip-off, however, Antetokounmpo was given the greenlight […]

Before the Miami Heat face the New York Knicks tonight as a part of the NBA In-Season tournament, the team gets significant injury updates on the likes of Bam Adebayo, Duncan Robinson, and Dru Smith. All three players serve a different purpose to the team resulting in the 10-5 start to the season. Starting with […]

With Ja Morant out, Desmond Bane as assumed the duties of being the leader for the Memphis Grizzlies. Now in his fourth season, Bane has been off to a sensational start after recently signing a five-year, $207 million extension in the offseason. The focal point of the Grizzlies’ offense, Bane may wind up being absent […]

The Phoenix Suns have won their last five games to overcome a slow start to the 2023-24 season and bump their record to 9-6 overall. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker have been fantastic together and while Bradley Beal is still recovering from some back issues, Phoenix is trending up in the Western Conference. Looking to […]

The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament carries on with a total of ten matchups on Friday, five from the Eastern Conference and five from the Western Conference. The Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers have already clinched their respective groups, but there are still six quarterfinal spots up for grabs that 19 different teams are still […]

We’re here for our prediction and picks series as we continue our coverage of the NBA In-Season Tournament on Black Friday’s slate of action. We’ll see a matchup between Western Conference rivals as the Denver Nuggets (10-5) take on the Houston Rockets (7-6). Check out our NBA odds series for our Nuggets-Rockets prediction and pick. The Denver Nuggets […]

The Boston Celtics are fresh off an impressive win over the new-look Milwaukee Bucks. But even though they boast the best record in the NBA at 12-3, the Celtics are about to be put to the test again. On Friday afternoon, the Celtics will travel down south to take on the Orlando Magic as part […]