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Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks are gearing up for their first round showdown against the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Mavericks have won 12 of their last 15 games and they’re looking to avenge playoff losses to Los Angeles over the last few years. Fresh off the heels of yet […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings could not have asked for a better NBA Play-In Tournament finale. The Pelicans have beaten the Kings five times this season but the sixth meeting is all that matters now. New Orleans and Sacramento know each other well too. This should make for a low-scoring, defensive-minded title fight […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — No NBA arena is revered as much as Madison Square Garden. When the New York Knicks host the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, another storied chapter of basketball in The Garden will be written. The Knicks and Sixers are preparing for a tough, physical series. Under […]

The Willie Green era has definitely kept fans on edge and engaged, that’s one fact fans cannot deny. The New Orleans Pelicans just finished one of the franchise’s best regular seasons ever (49 wins) but are once again stuck in an elimination game. They are still playing to keep their postseason hopes alive knowing full […]

The Miami Heat host an integral play-in tournament game Friday night as they face the Chicago Bulls where the winner gets the eighth seed and battles the No. 1 seeded Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. However, they will be without their main star in Jimmy Butler who is out for several […]

There is a sense of worry surrounding the Milwaukee Bucks as they prepare for their first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. In addition to having thoughts about last year’s first-round exit to the Miami Heat, as well as the Pacers defeating them four out of five times during the regular season, the Bucks are […]

After defeating the Atlanta Hawks 131-116 on Wednesday night, the Chicago Bulls have given themselves one more shot to make the playoffs via the NBA Play-In Tournament. Originally finishing the season as the 9-seed in the East, the Bulls are now set to take on the Miami Heat for the rights to the 8-seed and […]

No one knows memes better than Cleveland Cavaliers big man Jarrett Allen. That’s right, memes. The DNA of the soul. Exposing someone to too many offensive rebounds long enough will cause them to learn to hate. They become carriers. Envy, greed, despair… All memes. All passed along. When Cleveland saw last season end at the […]

The introduction of the NBA play-in tournament hasn’t exactly been met with universal acceptance. Some fans believe that it devalues the regular season (which is, in fact, not the truth, as more teams have fancied their chances of making the playoffs, creating more drama in the final weeks of the campaign) and that it gives […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will battle the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA playoffs after taking care of business in the NBA Play-In Tournament. Ahead of the series, LeBron spent some time playing basketball with his son Bryce. However, James made a comment while shooting hoops with Bryce that […]

The NBA Playoffs are finally here in full force and we’re ready to bring you all the betting action with our predictions and picks for the First Round. We head to the Western Conference for this next matchup as the 5-seed Dallas Mavericks will face off against the 4-seed Los Angeles Clippers. Check out our NBA odds series for […]

The NBA Playoffs are finally here and we’re set to bring you our betting predictions and picks for all the upcoming action. We head to the Eastern Conference for Game 1 of this series as the 6-seed Indiana Pacers will visit the 3-seed Milwaukee Bucks to begin their First Round matchup. Check out our NBA odds series for our […]

Despite a concerning season series sweep against the Phoenix Suns, the Minnesota Timberwolves should feel confident ahead of their first round matchup against them. As a franchise, Minnesota has not made it past the first round of the postseason since the 2003-04 campaign. For the first time since then, the Wolves now have a loaded […]

The Chicago Bulls took on the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night in the NBA play-in tournament with their season on the line. Coby White stepped up big time for the Bulls and led the team to an easy 131-116 victory behind a 42-point performance. The Hawks are now done, and Chicago is moving on to […]

The Chicago Bulls took on the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night in the NBA play-in tournament with their season on the line. Coby White stepped up big time for the Bulls and led the team to an easy 131-116 victory behind a 42-point performance. The Hawks are now done, and Chicago is moving on to […]

The Phoenix Suns came into the 2023-24 season hoping to be championship contenders. They already had a star duo in Kevin Durant and Devin Booker and they added a third in Bradley Beal to form a Big 3. But early injuries and inconsistent play saw them hover near the bottom half of the Western Conference […]

The theme for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers heading into their rematch with the almighty Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs? There is no theme. “It shouldn’t be personal at all,” LeBron said at Lakers practice on Wednesday. “You allow yourself to get away from the gameplan if you […]

At one point, the Philadelphia 76ers were in contention for the second-best record in the Eastern Conference standings. But they lost Joel Embiid for a long stretch due to injury. The 76ers slipped in the standings and are now preparing for their first-round series of the NBA Playoffs against the New York Knicks. While the […]

DALLAS — Dereck Lively II missed time towards the end of the 2023-24 regular season due to a knee injury. However, he is dealing with much more serious circumstances outside of basketball. Lively’s mother, Kathy Drysdale, passed away after a battle with cancer last Friday. Lively made the announcement on social media Friday, and the […]

Jimmy Butler is beloved by Miami Heat fans, not only because of his clutch heroics and tremendous leadership abilities, but also for his unique sense of humor. The man loves to keep everyone on edge. Not even terrible injury news is enough to completely break his spirits. Butler devastatingly suffered an MCL injury early in […]

After being a longtime laughingstock of the NBA, the Orlando Magic are back in the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2020. Back then they stole Game 1 of their first round series against the Milwaukee Bucks before dropping four straight. They’ll open the 2024 playoffs on the road agains the Cleveland Cavaliers. Heading […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers will go head-to-head in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Los Angeles features no shortage of star-power, but the Mavs are ready for the challenge. However, the Clippers have found success against the Mavericks in the playoffs. Los Angeles defeated Dallas in the postseason in […]

Two of the most prestigious teams in the Eastern Conference will duke it out in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The New York Knicks exceeded the expectations this season to earn the 2-seed, while the Philadelphia 76ers fell down the standings due to Joel Embiid’s injury en route to the 7-seed. In this […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic haven’t had a lot of NBA playoff success in recent seasons, but they are two of the most exciting young teams in the league. Both sides will look to announce themselves to the basketball world with a run deep postseason run this year, a possibility for only one of […]

DALLAS — Kyrie Irving heard the outside noise. He knew what people were saying about him after dealing with drama on the Brooklyn Nets. Irving understood that there were doubters even following his trade to the Dallas Mavericks. But the Mavs are preparing for the playoffs and Irving has silenced his critics. Irving appears to […]

The Miami Heat face a “win or go home” situation Friday night as they face the Chicago Bulls in their second play-in tournament game with the season on the line. If it sounds like deja vu, that is correct as Miami had to go through the same team after losing their first tourney game to […]

On Thursday’s edition of NBA Today on ESPN, Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards confidently told Malika Andrews and former NBA player Austin Rivers that he believed he has only reached 40 percent of his potential at the moment. Quite a statement to make for someone who is coming off a season in which he averaged […]

DALLAS — Jason Kidd is remembered as one of the best point guards of all-time. The NBA legend is now a head coach and is currently preparing to lead the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA playoffs. Kidd has seen up-and-down results since taking over the head coaching job in Dallas during the 2021-22 season. That […]

It has been reported that Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler will be out “multiple weeks” with an MCL injury suffered in Wednesday night’s loss against the Philadelphia 76ers, 105-104, in the play-in tournament according to Shama Charania of The Athletic. This is no doubt a huge blow for the Heat as they were trying to […]

The Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo pairing hasn’t been as dominant as most expected it to be before the season. Still, the Bucks managed to secure the 3-seed for the NBA playoffs. They will take on an Indiana Pacers team with one of the best offenses in the league and an impressive duo (Tyrese Haliburton […]

The Sacramento Kings earned an impressive 118-94 first-round NBA Play-In Tournament victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday. The Kings will now face the New Orleans Pelicans for the eighth and final spot in the NBA Playoffs. Sacramento played a great all-around game in their first play-in matchup, and their red-shot scoring and individual […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers had to grind through a play-in game with the Miami Heat to reach the NBA playoffs. Can they do it for a whole series this time? That’s what they’ll have to do to beat the New York Knicks. The 76ers lost to the Knicks thrice during the regular season, getting […]

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is on the cusp of greatness and has a chance to bring his city their first-ever NBA Championship as his squad secured the top seed in the Western Conference. The All-Star point guard is also long overdue for his own sneaker, but his recent contract and extension at Converse Basketball […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns are set to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA Playoffs and, to hear ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith tell it, Durant has a lot more riding on this series than just winning and advancing: "What have you done since you departed from Steph Curry?" […]

The Western Conference has a number of playoff matchups in the first round that you wouldn’t expect to see until deeper into the NBA postseason. Perhaps no series is more highly anticipated than the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks series. The two teams, who are seeded fourth and fifth, have had some epic playoff […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have claimed the 7-seed in the Western Conference, while the Philadelphia 76ers have claimed the 7-seed in the Eastern Conference. Just two NBA Play-In Tournament games remain to decide who the 8-seed in both conferences will be. On Friday night, the Chicago Bulls will hit the road to take on the […]

The NBA Playoffs are here, as the Los Angeles Lakers will face off with the Denver Nuggets in the First Round. Come with us as we share our NBA odds series, make a Lakers-Nuggets Game 1 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lakers finished the season with a 47-35 record and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers take on the New York Knicks for game one of their first-round matchup! Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a 76ers-Knicks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The 76ers were able to advance to this series after beating the Miami Heat […]

The Timberwolves host the Suns for Game 1 of the NBA playoffs on Saturday! We now continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Timberwolves burst onto the scene last year to get into the playoffs from the play-in and built off that to jump to the three-seed this season. The […]