This wasn't supposed to happen. The Los Angeles Lakers came out firing in game two versus the Denver Nuggets. D'Angelo Russell was lighting it up from the three-point line. Anthony Davis was a complete headache for the Nuggets defense, finishing with 32 points and 11 rebounds. LeBron James had 26, including 12 points in the fourth quarter alone.
Read More
Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and the undefeated champion South Carolina Gamecocks captured America’s basketball attention over the past few weeks. Men’s professional basketball now takes the wheel as the NBA playoffs have arrived. Plenty of exciting matchups have surfaced after the Play-In Tournament ended. Interestingly, the final four participants from the 2023 NBA Playoffs square off again […]
Read More
Nikola Jokic. Two-time NBA MVP. Now NBA Finals MVP. Unstoppable. That’s the article. Thanks for coming. I’ll leave you with this here. And this one. And this one to put the LA Lakers away in a playoff sweep. Ok, this article is trying to convince you that Nikola Jokic is the best basketball player in […]
Read More
The Denver Nuggets emerged from the NBA wilderness to win their first championship. The Nuggets earned the number one seed in the West and made quick work of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Their dismantling of the Phoenix Suns cost head coach Monty Williams his job (until Williams upended the coaching market) and perhaps ended future Hall-of-Famer […]
Read More
As the 2023 NBA Finals approach, the anticipation and excitement among fans around the globe are palpable. This year, the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat are on the brink of clashing for the championship, both having outplayed their semi-final opponents, the Lakers and Celtics, respectively1. But how can you, as an ardent basketball enthusiast, amplify […]
Read More
The 2023 NBA playoffs have been filled with surprises. Entering this season, teams that competed in the play-in tournament have never made it to the second round. This year, two play-in teams, the Lakers and Heat, have shocked the world and made their respective conference finals. The one-seed Nuggets in the west and two-seed Celtics […]
Read More
The Golden State Warriors are the champions of the NBA for the fourth time in eight years and we’ll look at the key storylines in their incredible run to the NBA Finals in season 2021-22. Bettingtop10 recommends PlayUp as one of the best betting sites for NBA. Golden State are currently favored by NBA betting […]
Read More
It is easy after a defeat to proclaim your team is as bad as they’ve ever been. Orlando Magic didn’t make the playoffs this season for the second year. Their failure to do so wasn’t marginal either; they went 22-60 throughout the season with a 0.268 winning percentage. Doubtless, fans often left the Amway Center wondering […]
Read More
Game 82. The final game of the regular season. After their final home game ended in a win, the Los Angeles Lakers traveled to Denver to take on the Nuggets. Nikola Jokić, Denver’s star center, was ruled out of this game. But, with the team locked into the sixth seed in the West, there was […]
Read More
Heading into Sunday’s game against the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers had already lost to them twice this season. In the two previous games, Los Angeles allowed at least 129 points to Denver. But, this was a new day. Or, so we thought. Although, just because your opponent scored 129 points against you doesn’t […]
Read More
Chris Paul has never made an NBA finals in his entire 16-year career. The LA Clippers have never made an NBA finals in the 51 years they’ve been an NBA franchise. Legacies are at Stake as the Suns take on the Clippers in the WCF game 3. The Suns come into Los Angeles with a […]
Read More
Last night’s 147-140 Game 5 loss to the Denver Nuggets was a heartbreaker for the Trail Blazers. Not only did it push them to the brink of elimination, now forcing them to win two games in a row to avoid a Round 1 exit; but it wasted what was unquestionably one of the all-time great […]
Read More
The Trail Blazers Thursday night, 120-115 loss to Denver felt, in many ways, like a microcosm of this current era of Rip City basketball. Entering the night, the stars were aligned for a statement win following their disappointing Game 2 loss in Denver. It was their playoff home opener with the most fans in the […]
Read More
Another trade deadline has come and gone, and only a few prominent players were rumored to be on the move. It was shaping up to be relatively uneventful, but it’s best to expect nothing and be pleasantly surprised. I, for one, was pleasantly surprised. Amidst all the action, I have three trades that I believe […]
Read More
