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 […]
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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 […]
NBA Playoffs Injury Report: Atlanta Hawks Lose De’Andre Hunter to Knee Surgery
Atlanta Hawks small forward De’Andre Hunter had a swollen knee, so the team sent him for an MRI which revealed a partial tear in his meniscus. Hunter opted for surgery, so the Hawks will lose him for the rest of the playoffs. Hunter averaged 10.8 ppg against the New York […]
Trail Blazers Move on from Terry Stotts, Pacers Fire Nate Bjorkgren After One Season
Two more NBA head coaches were fired this week. The Portland Trail Blazers parted ways Terry Stotts after nine seasons due to another first-round playoff exit, and the Indiana Pacers realized they made a huge mistake with Nate Bjorkgren, firing the rookie coach after one tumultuous season. The Indiana Pacers […]
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 Finals MVP Odds: Will Kevin Durant or Kawhi Leonard Win a Third Time?
Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard are both seeking to join an exclusive group of five superstars who won the prestigious NBA Finals MVP award three or more times. Durant is the consensus favorite at +300 odds to guide the Brooklyn Nets to a title and to put his name alongside […]
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 […]
Luka Doncic to Sign Super-Max Contract with Dallas Mavericks, but He Needs More Help
The Dallas Mavericks have a once-in-a-lifetime player with Luka Doncic, and the young gun from Slovenia intends to remain with the Mavs by signing a super-max contract extension. That squashed any rumors that Doncic would leave the Mavs in free agency to join the New York Knicks or Miami Heat […]
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 […]
Series Preview: #3 Denver Nuggets vs #2 Phoenix Suns in Western Conference Semifinals
Only four teams remain in the Western Conference playoff hunt, and the #2 Phoenix Suns host the short-handed #3 Denver Nuggets in the West semifinals series. The two teams played each other three times during the regular season with two thrilling games heading into overtime. The Nuggets lost starting guard […]