NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 154

The postseason is the battle between the best teams in the NBA, as they compete for the coveted NBA championship. While eyes are often focused on the stars, there are moments when a role player does his job well enough to give his team a great advantage. For this piece, let’s take a look at […]

It is win or go home as the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the New Orleans Pelicans. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Pelicans prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Pelicans have re-gained their form after a January tumble in which the team went 7-19 in January and February. After starting […]

The NBA Play-In Tournament is set to get underway on Tuesday night, and while the nine and ten seeds in each conference won’t be taking the court just yet, they will be paying close attention to this game, as the loser of the games played on Tuesday will play the winner of the games on […]

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler never lacks for confidence, and that hasn’t changed as he and his Heat teammates prepare to face the Atlanta Hawks in the Play-In Tournament Tuesday night in Miami. In fact, Butler sounds so confident, it appears he called his shot by saying the Heat will beat the Hawks, which will […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are playing with house money right now. Almost nobody outside of their fan base expected them to be in the NBA Play-In Tournament this season. Even fewer people expected Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to turn into a fringe MVP contender who has a legitimate case for making the All-NBA 1st Team. The rest […]

The Golden State Warriors head into the playoffs as the league’s reigning champions. Over the better part of the past decade, this has become a rather common occurrence for the franchise. Now, as they look to defend their crown, Dubs star Draymond Green has sent a message to the rest of the association. The big […]

The NBA Play-In Tournament is set to get underway on Tuesday night, with the seven and eight seeds from each conference taking each other on. On Wednesday night, the losers from these games will figure out who their opponent in the second Play-In game will be when the nine and ten seeds take on each […]

The Chicago Bulls and the Toronto Raptors will face off in the play-in, with the winner getting to play for a chance at the eighth seed. We’re in Toronto, sharing our NBA odds series, making a Bulls-Raptors prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, […]

The Boston Celtics finished the 2022-23 NBA season with a 57-25 record, which was good for the two seed in the Eastern Conference. As a result, Boston will be anxiously awaiting the results of Tuesday night’s Play-In Tournament contest between the seven seeded Miami Heat and eight seeded Atlanta Hawks. The winner of this game […]

The Los Angeles Lakers turned a 2-10 start into a 43-39 record and earned the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference. As a reward, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Co. will host the beleaguered Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40) in the Play-In game on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers are a conference-best 16-7 since the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans, after weeks of such strong play, faltered when it mattered most. Instead of capitalizing on the Minnesota Timberwolves’ self-destruction, the Pelicans instead imploded en route to a 113-108 defeat. And now, they find themselves in a win or go home situation in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament against the nascent Oklahoma […]

Of all the junctures in the 2022-23 season to self-destruct, doing so just before the postseason begins is arguably the worst time to do so. This is the point of the campaign where the team needs to lock in to achieve the goal of, at the very least, making a deep playoff run. However, the […]

Let’s rewind back to 2021, when the Atlanta Hawks were in the process of shocking the NBA world. After earning the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Hawks went on an improbable run to the conference finals, defeating the higher seeded New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers before losing to the eventual champion Milwaukee […]

With the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings set to face each other in the first round of the 2023 playoffs, fans and experts alike couldn’t help but compare the two teams. For Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma, however, the comparisons are starting to get ridiculous. Kuzma revealed as much after seeing a take from […]

There’s a lot going on with the Minnesota Timberwolves right now, and all the drama could not come at a worse time for them. Rudy Gobert has been suspended for one game for punching teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout, and he won’t be available for the Wolves when they battle the Los Angeles Lakers […]

Just because the Golden State Warriors, unsurprisingly, open as clear favorites in the first round of the playoffs hardly means the Sacramento Kings are pushovers. Mike Brown’s squad put up the highest offensive rating ever in 2022-23, its 118.6 points per 100 possessions racing past the rest of the league. DeAaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis […]

With a Minnesota Timberwolves 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament game scheduled against the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night, a lot of eyes will be on the team that finished eighth in the Western Conference’s regular-season standings. Ahead of the Timberwolves-Lakers game, we’ll be making our Timberwolves 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament predictions. Most of the basketball world […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are expected to beat the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the playoffs. But just how much are they favored to win? Well, let’s just say their odds have never been in more than three decades. The Warriors, despite being the no. 6 seed, are heavy favorites […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves came into this year with high hopes of continuing to grow as a team. They made the playoffs after going through the Western Conference Play-In Tournament in 2022, and even with the loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, getting a taste of playoff action would drive the hunger to […]

After a terrific start to the season, the New Orleans Pelicans began tumbling down the NBA standings once the New Year hit, with a 7-19 record across January and February – in part due to injury concerns – putting their playoff hopes in jeopardy. They returned to form just in the nick of time, however, […]

The Atlanta Hawks will visit the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Play-in Tournament Tuesday night. It’s a familiar matchup for Trae Young and the Hawks, and one that hasn’t gone their way of late. After Atlanta made the 2022 NBA playoffs by winning a pair of play-in tournament games, the Heat needed just five […]

Doc Rivers sat down at the podium ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers’ regular-season finale Sunday in Brooklyn. He candidly joked about the irrelevance of the game given both teams would rest their top players ahead of the upcoming first-round matchup. The conversation shifted to a more serious tone when the head coach was asked how […]

With the Atlanta Hawks’ 2023 NBA Play-in Tournament game scheduled against the Miami Heat, the basketball world will be focused on Trae Young and Co. Tuesday night. Ahead of the Hawks-Heat game, we’ll be making our Hawks NBA Play-in Tournament predictions. It won’t be easy for the Atlanta Hawks to defeat the Heat in the first […]

Malik Beasley was one of three Minnesota Timberwolves shipped off to the Los Angeles Lakers at the trade deadline this season. Ahead of the Lakers matchup with the Timberwolves in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament, Beasley spoke on behalf of D’Angelo Russell and Jarred Vanderbilt in regards of facing their former team. “Excited to play […]

NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins was asked for a “hot take” from Malika Andrews on ESPN Monday ahead of the NBA playoffs. The former NBA big man delivered with a prediction that will please Los Angeles Clippers fans and upset the Phoenix Suns faithful, per NBA on ESPN. “I got the Clippers beating the Suns,” Perkins […]

Ticket prices are unsurprisingly high for the Sacramento Kings’ first round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors. The Kings will have home-court advantage against the Warriors as Game 1 takes place April 15 at the Golden 1 Center. And according to TickPick, it will be the most expensive first round NBA playoff game on […]

The 2022-23 NBA regular season officially ended on Sunday, and so most of the league’s playoff bracket is already set in stone. One of the most highly anticipated first-round series is the Western Conference’s 3-6 matchup between the Sacramento Kings and the defending champion Golden State Warriors. While the Warriors have loads of playoff success […]

The Sacramento Kings have finally snapped their 16-season playoff drought and clinched the third seed in the Western Conference with a 48-34 record. They now prepare for a matchup with the defending champion Golden State Warriors, being the all-important higher seed. The higher seed will give the Kings home-court advantage, a huge factor given the […]

With the 2022-23 regular season coming to a close on Sunday, we now look ahead to the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament this week. It’s the second edition of this new format and will be here to stay moving forward. Below, we’ll lay out the schedule, matchups, predictions, and playoff matchups based on who advances. 2023 […]

The 2022-23 NBA regular season is over, so all the attention is now on the playoffs. But before they officially start, some teams will have some extra stops before the playoffs. With the Toronto Raptors set to host the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, it is time for our Raptors NBA Play-In Tournament bold predictions. Toronto […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are set to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the play-in tournament on Wednesday, Apr. 12. However, if they were hoping to have All-Star forward Zion Williamson join them, they’ll be sorely disappointed. In fact, Zion is set to miss more than the play-in game against the Thunder. If the Pelicans […]

The Miami Heat have been one Rubik’s Cube fans have not been able to solve during the 2022-23 NBA season. Their 44-38 record, along with having no winner streak greater than four games, suggests they are first-round fodder for the Milwaukee Bucks or Boston Celtics. But their trademark tenacity, experience and stalwart defense are all […]

The Boston Celtics never thought they’d need a brand new head coach following a deep run to the NBA Finals, yet a major scandal led them to hire first-year coach Joe Mazzulla. While little was known about the former Celtics assistant, Mazzulla guided Boston through tough times and earned an extension in the process. The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be facing off against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament in Los Angeles on Tuesday Night. The game is scheduled for 10pm ET and will be broadcasted nationally on TNT. Coming into the game, the Lakers will be favorites after finishing the season with a Western Conference […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have suspended Rudy Gobert for their upcoming play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers, and NBA Twitter has come out with many reactions to it. Rudy Gobert was suspended due to punching Kyle Anderson in Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. Gobert is expected to return for the Timberwolves after the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves may have won their final game of the 2022-23 NBA regular season, but it didn’t come out without drama after Rudy Gobert threw a punch at his own teammate Kyle Anderson on the sidelines. The T-Wolves are now preparing for their upcoming Play-In Tournament game against the Los Angeles Lakers, but they […]

The NBA Play-In Tournament kicks off as the Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (43-39)! Action tips off at 10:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Lakers prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Timberwolves-Lakers NBA Play-In odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Play-In Odds: Timberwolves-Lakers Odds Minnesota […]

The NBA Most Valuable Player Award is given to the best player of the regular season. Throughout the years, we’ve seen various stars take MVP honors after a stellar regular season. Although an MVP performance is expected to translate in the playoffs when it matters most, there are times when an MVP experiences a collapse […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura is finally getting comfortable with the team’s offense. But this should come as no surprise with the four-year pro given plenty of opportunity to make an impact as of late. Averaging 22.7 minutes per game in April, Hachimura saw his month-to-month usage rate go from 15.9 percent in March […]