Written by Mike Page on May 4, 2023

Nikola Jokic took charge of Game 2 in Denver on Monday night, as he put up 39 points and grabbed 16 boards and keyed a fourth-quarter rally that pulled the Nuggets ahead for a 97-87 win. Now the Nuggets head to the desert with a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series against the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker scored Read More

Written by William Hayes on May 1, 2023

The Phoenix Suns only needed five games to oust an L.A. Clippers team that was missing Kawhi Leonard for much of the first round. Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets, though, showed that the Suns will once again have to elevate their game to advance, as Denver throttled the Suns, 125-107. The Suns led Read More

Written by William Hayes on April 28, 2023

We’re nearing the end of the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, with the Eastern Conference semifinals set while the Western Conference bracket still has to be sorted out. The Boston Celtics will meet the Philadelphia 76ers in one semifinal round, while the Miami Heat, who just knocked off the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, will take on the New York Read More

Written by William Hayes on April 25, 2023

After Game 2 of their first-round series with the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks, emboldened by the team’s victory without Ja Morant, dismissed LeBron James as “old” – and since then, the Lakers have not lost. LeBron James has responded since, including a 22-point, 20-rebound performance in Game 4 that included the game-tying layup with 0.8 seconds Read More

Written by Mike Page on April 24, 2023

The series between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks is turning out to be more about injuries than anything else. Giannis Antetokounmpo missed Game 3 for Milwaukee with a lower-back injury and is questionable for Game 4. On the Miami side, Victor Oladipo tore a patella tendon and is done for the postseason, with surgery to come this week. Read More

Written by Mike Page on April 21, 2023

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant had to miss Wednesday night’s Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers, as the injury to his right hand that he suffered in Game 1 hurt too much for him to be able to play. That news made it look like the Lakers would be able to roll to a 2-0 lead on the road Read More

Written by Mike Page on April 20, 2023

Nikola Jokic posted 27 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for the Denver Nuggets in their Game 2 win over Minnesota, but he was not the headliner for once. Jamal Murray put up 40 points, his best scoring mark in the playoffs at Ball Arena, and Michael Porter Jr put up 16, with 13 coming in the fourth quarter of Read More

Written by Mike Page on April 19, 2023

The Cleveland Cavaliers head east to continue their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the New York Knicks on Friday night. Darius Garland, who had struggled in his playoff debut, turned things around, putting up 32 points in a 107-90 Game 2 win that evened the series at one game apiece. Garland scored 26 of those points in the first half, Read More

Written by William Hayes on April 18, 2023

Many sports betting prognosticators, including this one, are surprised to see the Sacramento Kings heading to San Francisco to take on the Golden State Warriors while holding a 2-0 series lead. The Kings followed up an impressive Game 1 victory with a 114-106 win in Game 2 on Monday, in which center Damontas Sabonis went down in a tangle, getting Read More