Any team that includes a healthy LeBron James becomes an automatic title contender; a team without him becomes hopelessly below average. Every Lakers fan in the City of Angels had a collective freak out after LeBron crashed to the floor and howled in agony after suffering a high-ankle injury against […]
Ready for a wild weekend of basketball? A trio of teams stuck in losing streaks, including the Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, and Houston Rockets, will do whatever they can to end their skids on Friday night. On Saturday, Trae Young and the sizzling-hot Atlanta Hawks visit Hollywood for a throwdown […]
At the start of the second half of the season, four NBA divisional races — the Atlantic, Pacific, Southeast, and Southwest Divisions — are undecided and up for grabs. The stacked and hyper-competitive Pacific Division is a three-legged race among the LA Lakers, LA Clippers, and Phoenix Suns. The Brooklyn […]
If you’re an NBA over/under totals bettor, then you’re aware that the New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, and Brooklyn Nets are among the league’s top teams on which to bet the over. Meanwhile, the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers have two of the best defenses in the league, […]
The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers started the season as the consensus favorite to win the 2021 NBA championship. At the All-Star Break, the Lakers are still the favorite to win the championship at +250 odds on the NBA futures board at DraftKings. The Brooklyn Nets are the second favorite […]
The NBA heads into its final weekend before the All-Star Break begins next week. This weekend tips off with the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers hosting Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers. On Sunday, the LA Clippers visit the Milwaukee Bucks for a throwdown against the Greek Freak. The […]
Who needs a shooter? The New York Knicks have an extra sniper for sale. Alec Burks, a backup shooting guard with the Knicks, saw his playing time diminish after the acquisition of Derrick Rose in a trade. The Knicks could trade Burks to a contender seeking a reliable 3-point shooter, […]
Another day, another milestone for LBJ. LeBron James passed 35,000 points with a free throw for the Los Angeles Lakers in a loss against the Brooklyn Nets last night. LeBron continues to chase the top two scorers in NBA history, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl “The Mailman” Malone. LeBron passed Kobe […]
The Los Angeles Lakers will shut down Anthony Davis for two to three weeks while he recovers from a calf strain on his lower right leg after suffering the injury in a game against the Denver Nuggets over the weekend. Davis said he experienced pain in the lower calf area […]
The Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers are the teams to beat in the Western Conference once again, while the Greek Freak and the Milwaukee Bucks are trying to fend off the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference. Let’s take a look at the seven tiers of NBA teams, which […]
Only 30% of the NBA regular season is complete, yet the Western Conference has three tight divisional races. The defending champion Las Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers are fighting for the Pacific division crown once again. The Northwest Division looks like a two-pony race between the red-hot Utah Jazz and […]
The old cat from Akron can still ball, eh? LeBron James exploded for 23 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 46 points overall to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 115-108 victory over his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron made NBA history as only the fifth […]
With 2.3 seconds remaining in the second quarter of the LA Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks game, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope drained a 33-foot 3-pointer for the Lakers as time expired to put them up 63-57 at halftime. The consensus over/under total for the first half was 117 at Las Vegas sportsbooks. The […]
The Los Angeles Lakers, the defending NBA champions, became the first team to reach 10 wins this season. LeBron James and Anthony Davis guided the Lakers to the best record in the league with an 11-4 clip through the first 15 games of the season. The LA Clippers (10-4) boast […]
The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers lead the NBA with a 10-3 record, and LeBron James and company are consensus favorites to win the 2021 NBA championship. After the Brooklyn Nets (7-6) acquired James Harden in a blockbuster four-team trade, the Nets saw their championship odds jump to +350. The […]
LeBron James sits on the NBA’s throne once again. Will anyone usurp King James and the defending-champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference? Or will the Denver Nuggets grind their way to their first conference title? For this preview, we’re taking a Malcolm Gladwell perspective inspired by his best-selling […]
The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers come into the 2020-21 NBA season as the favorite to secure back-to-back Pacific division titles at -143 odds, according to the most recent update by DraftKings. Last season, LeBron James and the Lakers secured the Pacific division title, ending a five-year reign by the […]
The NBA season begins in three weeks and the Los Angeles Lakers are the consensus favorite to win back-to-back NBA championships. The Lakers are 3/1 odds to win the NBA title, according to a recent update by DraftKings, while the Milwaukee Bucks and LA Clippers are 11/2 co-favorites to win. […]
The Los Angeles Lakers added key upgrades to the team while in pursuit of defending their championship, signing Montrezl Harrell, the reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year after luring Trez away from crosstown rivals, the LA Clippers. Harrell, 26, has the rare opportunity to change teams without having to […]
Oddsmakers at the Westgate SuperBook released win totals for the upcoming NBA season and the Milwaukee Bucks have the highest number at 49.5 wins, while the defending champion LA Lakers are right behind with 46.5 wins, along with the Boston Celtics. The next NBA regular season will only consist of […]
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