Category: NBA DAILY
NBA teams with the worst record have not selected first overall the last five seasons in the draft lottery. Is the NBA draft lottery fair to all lottery teams, and/or does it only complicate the draft process? The Portland Trail Blazers had a 10.5% chance of receiving the No. 1 overall selection, and the team […]
Last night in Game 1, the Lakers almost came back from nearly a 20-point halftime deficit. The Nuggets were up as much as 21 points in the third quarter. However, the Lakers cut Denver’s lead to three points with just over two minutes left in the game. After Denver’s 132-126 win, Michael Malone praised his […]
The San Antonio Spurs were the biggest winners of the 2023 NBA Draft lottery last night. For the third time in the last 35 years, their franchise has the #1 overall selection. Moving up two spots to get the third overall pick were the Portland Trail Blazers. Reports say the Trail Blazers could hold a […]
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers from 2018-21, and this is the first season the 10-year veteran has played alongside Nikola Jokic on the Denver Nuggets. Naturally, Caldwell-Pope was asked how the superstars compare. “I feel like the only difference is that Bron can jump higher than Jokic,” the 2020 NBA […]
Nobody came out with more energy and effort in Game 1 last night than Nikola Jokic. He has 8 points, 12, rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 blocks in just the first quarter. The rest of Denver’s roster was thriving in the first half, but the Lakers responded with a strong third and fourth to keep […]
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets recorded his fourth career playoff game with at least 30 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists, the most in NBA history, in Tuesday night’s 132-126 win in Game 1 of the 2023 Western Conference Finals. It was his sixth playoff career triple-double, the most all time. The five-time All-Star […]
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets held on late in the fourth last night for a 132-126 victory vs the LA Lakers. That puts Denver up 1-0 in the Western Conference Finals after another monster performance from Nikola Jokic. The two-time MVP had 34/21/14 along with two blocks. He is the first player in NBA […]
In their past franchise history, the San Antonio Spurs have had the #1 pick in the draft on two occasions. They selected David Robinson in 1987 and Tim Duncan in 1997. Both were key pieces to the Spurs’ dynasty and each is in the NBA Hall of Fame. Last night, the Spurs were lucky enough […]
Miami Heat center Cody Zeller (illness) has been downgraded to questionable for Wednesday night’s Game 1 matchup against the Boston Celtics of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. Zeller did not practice Monday due to an illness. Through 10 games off the bench this postseason, the backup center is averaging 2.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 9.1 […]
The Philadelphia 76ers (154-82), Milwaukee Bucks (155-81), and Phoenix Suns (160-76) have the best records over the last three seasons, and now all three teams are without their head coach. Milwaukee fired Mike Budenholzer following the team’s first-round series loss to the Miami Heat. Phoenix then fired Monty Williams after the Suns lost last Thursday’s […]
