NBA News and Rumors

Written by Mike Page on April 6, 2022

Six days remain in the NBA’s 2021-22 regular season, but only three seeds in the playoffs are locked up. In the Western Conference, Phoenix has nabbed the top seed, and Memphis has the second seed. The Clippers can do no better and no worse than eighth. Dallas and Golden State will likely finish in the third and fourth slots, although Read More

Written by Mike Page on April 4, 2022

On Sunday night, the Philadelphia 76ers locked up a playoff spot with a 112-108 win in Cleveland over the Cavaliers. Joel Embiid had 44 points and 17 rebounds, and he got to take 20 free throws, which drew the ire of Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff. James Harden added 21 points, 10 boards and 10 assists to earn his second triple-double Read More

Written by Mike Page on April 1, 2022

We’re a couple of weeks away from the 2022 version of the NBA playoffs. In the Eastern Conference, the top four teams all sit within two games of each other, and seeds five through seven are also close, even though the Bulls have tiebreakers over the Cavaliers and the Raptors. Brooklyn still has the eighth slot, but they could lose Read More

Written by Mike Page on April 1, 2022

Most of the NBA’s teams have five to seven games remaining in the regular season, and there is still a lot of movement that teams can make. In the Eastern Conference, the top ten teams are just about set, but only 4 ½ games separate first place from sixth, and only four games separate fifth place from eighth. So movement Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 28, 2022

We had a potential NBA Finals preview on Sunday, as the Philadelphia 76ers took on te Phoenix Suns out in the desert. The 76ers have moved into a tie with the Miami Heat atop the Eastern Conference standings, while the Suns are running away with the Western Conference. Joel Embiid put up 37 points, 15 rebounds and a pair of Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 23, 2022

Most of the NBA’s 30 teams have between 10 and 12 games remaining in the 2021-22 regular season, so things are heating up as far as playoff positioning is concerned. Phoenix leads the West by nine games over second-place Memphis, but only 5 ½ games separate third-place Golden State from seventh-place Minnesota, so there is room for teams to improve Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 23, 2022

LeBron James keeps stacking up the individual accomplishments – but the Los Angeles Lakers keep losing. King James moved into second place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list on Saturday night, passing Karl Malone, but the Washington Wizards, the 11th-ranked team in the East, beat the Lakers in that game. They are currently mired in 10th place in the West, Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 23, 2022

The Phoenix Suns (58-14) are currently riding a five-game winning streak and running away with the lead atop the Western Conference standings, as the Golden State Warriors have hit a tough patch and slipped behind. The Suns face the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road on Wednesday before heading to the Mile High City to take on the Denver Nuggets (43-30) Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 21, 2022

Most of the NBA’s teams have about 20 games remaining in their regular season – so about three or four weeks of action before the playoffs begin. The top ten teams in each conference all have postseason slots, with seeds seven through ten taking part in a play-in tournament for the seventh and eighth seeds in the playoffs. We’re going Read More