The two top teams in the Eastern Conference meet in series-ending Game 7 when the #2 Brooklyn Nets host the #3 Milwaukee Bucks at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday evening. Kyrie Irving is expected to play in Game 7 for the Nets after missing the last two games with […]
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Top-Seeded Utah Jazz in Must-Win Game 6, Kawhi-less LA Clippers Lead 3-2
Just when you thought the Los Angeles Clippers were dead in the water without Kawhi Leonard, they surprised everyone, including the Utah Jazz. The Clippers now have a chance to close out this series in Game 6 on their home court at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles after Paul […]
Game 6 Preview: Philadelphia 76ers in Trouble, Down 3-2 vs. Atlanta Hawks
The #1 Philadelphia 76ers have a difficult task ahead of them for Game 6, facing elimination on the road after the #5 Atlanta Hawks won two games in a row and seized a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The 76ers blew a 26-point lead in Game 5 and […]
Do or Die Game 6 for Greek Freak and the Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are down 3-2 and on the brink of elimination from the 2021 NBA Playoffs, but they host Game 6 on their home court against the banged-up Brooklyn Nets for a chance to even the series and force a Game 7. The Brooklyn Nets won Game 5 without […]
CP3 with COVID-19, Phoenix Suns Send Chris Paul into Quarantine After Positive Test
It’s been a wild and weird postseason for Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns, and their rags-to-riches storyline took another unexpected plot twist when CP3 tested positive for COVID-19. The Suns placed Paul into quarantine on Wednesday and he’s out indefinitely, according to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Paul […]
NBA Injury Update: Kawhi Leonard Out for Game 5, Clippers/Jazz Betting Line Spikes
The Clippers Curse just reared its ugly head. Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers has a knee injury and will miss Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. The series is deadlocked at 2-2 after the Clippers rallied […]
NBA Playoffs High Guys: Kevin Durant Slays Bucks with 49-Point Triple-Double in Comeback Win
Kevin Durant set a new playoff career-high with 49 points to go along with a triple-double that helped lift the short-handed and dinged-up Brooklyn Nets to a scintillating comeback against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Nets are back in the lead and up […]
NBA Playoffs Betting: 76ers, Jazz, Bucks Favorites to Win Series Despite 2-2 Ties
Three series have yet to finish in the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs, and all three are tied at 2-2 while teams are struggling to adapt to injuries to star players. The Philadelphia 76ers (-315 odds), Milwaukee Bucks (-186 odds), and Utah Jazz (-125 odds) are the favorites […]
Brooklyn Nets Injury Report: Kyrie Irving Out, James Harden ‘Hopeful’ for Game 5
The Brooklyn Nets are down to one-third of their Big 3 after Kyrie Irving left Game 4 with a serious ankle injury and never returned. Irving is out for Game 5 against the Bucks, while the Nets updated the status of James Harden from doubtful to hopeful with a sore […]
Phoenix Suns Sweep Denver Nuggets, NBA Title Odds Bump to +375
The #2 Phoenix Suns became the first team to punch their ticket to a conference finals when they pulled off a four-game sweep against the #3 Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals. Thanks to the impressive sweep, the Suns saw their NBA championship odds jump to +375, according to […]
Donovan Mitchell Exits Game 3 with Ankle Injury, Will Play in Game 4 vs. Clippers
Spiders have eight legs, but Donovan “Spida” Mitchell only has two. Mitchell suffered an ankle injury in Game 3 when the Utah Jazz lost to the LA Clippers in Los Angeles over the weekend. Despite the injury, Mitchell said he will play for Game 4 on Monday night in Tinsel […]
NBA Playoffs Injury Report: Philly’s Danny Green Out 2 Weeks with Calf Strain
Before he went down with a calf injury, Danny Green was supposed to be the Philadelphia 76ers’ good luck charm because he won back-to-back NBA championships during one-year stints with the Toronto Raptors in 2019 and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. The top-seeded 76ers will lose Green for at […]
What is the Clippers Curse? The Hex on LA’s Second Team
The Los Angeles Clippers have never advanced out of the second round of the playoffs and they typically bust in the first round, or fail in the Western Conference semifinals. This freaky phenomena is widely known in LA as the “Clippers Curse” because the franchise cannot get over the playoff […]
Game 3 Betting Preview: LA Clippers in 0-2 Hole, Can’t Stop Spida and the Jazz
The Los Angeles Clippers were unable to slow down Donovan ‘Spida’ Mitchell from the Utah Jazz who torched their perplexed defense for 45 points in Game 1, then dropped 37 points in Game 2. The Jazz hold a 2-0 series lead after winning the first two games on their home […]
NBA Playoffs: Denver Nuggets in 0-2 Hole, Phoenix Suns Look Better Every Game
The Denver Nuggets were the never-say-die darlings of last year’s postseason inside the NBA Bubble, but this year, the Nuggets lack the same fire that propelled them to the 2020 Western Conference finals. Heading into Game 3 of the West semifinals, the #3 Nuggets find themselves in an 0-2 hole […]
Time to Freak Out? Milwaukee Bucks in 0-2 Hole Against Harden-less Nets
The Milwaukee Bucks can’t even beat two-thirds of Brooklyn’s Big 3, and after two lackluster games of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Nets opened a 2-0 lead without All-Star James Harden. Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo and the Bucks are in deep trouble, down 0-2, but they have two home games […]
NBA Injury Report: Brooklyn’s James Harden (Hamstring) Out for Game 3
Due to a hamstring injury, James Harden will miss Game 3 of the Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks series. The Nets hold a 2-0 series lead after winning the first two games in Brooklyn, including a 39-point monstrous victory over Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo. This will be the second game […]
NBA Playoffs High Guys: Spida Mitchell Drops 45 Points, Banged-Up Joel Embiid Notches 40
Donovan “Spida” Mitchell shrugged off a poor first half and led the Utah Jazz to a comeback victory with 45 points in Game 1 against the LA Clippers. Even with a painful knee injury, Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers dominated the Atlanta Hawks with 40 points in a Game […]
NBA Playoffs Series Preview: #4 LA Clippers Seek to End Curse vs. #1 Utah Jazz
The NBA playoffs continue with a fun series between the #1 Utah Jazz and the #4 LA Clippers battling in the Western Conference semifinals. The Jazz secured the best record in the NBA this season to lock up the #1 seed in the West. The Clippers are trying to ignore […]
NBA Title Odds: Nets, Jazz, Clippers, Bucks are Favorites in Final 8
Only eight teams are left in the hunt for the 2021 NBA championship, and the Brooklyn Nets are the favorites at +200 odds despite an injury to James Harden. The #2 Brooklyn Nets lost Harden in the opening minute of Game 1, yet still defeated the #3 Milwaukee Bucks. With […]