Category: NBA PM
Omer Yurtseven (nose contusion) of the Miami Heat is questionable for Friday night’s Game 2 matchup against the Boston Celtics of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. The 7-foot center appeared in only nine games off the bench in the regular season. Yurtseven averaged 4.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 9.2 minutes per game. Miami won Game […]
NBA teams hold a 6-56 series record when trailing 2-0 in conference finals series. Two of the six series wins were by LeBron James teams in 2007 against the Detroit Pistons and 2018 over the Boston Celtics. The 19-time All-Star has a 12-9 series record after losing Game 1. His 12 wins are the most […]
After winning the 2022 NBA championship, the Golden State Warriors could not repeat in 2023. The Warriors were bounced by the Lakers in six games during the second round. Steph Curry led the game this postseason with (30.5) points per game. His longtime teammate Klay Thompson had a rough 2023 playoff campaign. So much so […]
Jamal Murray scored the final 12 points in the Denver Nuggets’ 108-103 win against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, the second-most consecutive points scored for a team to end a conference finals or NBA Finals win. LeBron James recorded the final 25 points for the Cleveland Cavaliers […]
Even coming into Game 2 with a 1-0 series lead, the Denver Nuggets were still somehow the underdogs. Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic said it’s nothing new for the Nuggets and they won Game 2, 108-103. The Nuggets have yet to lose at home this postseason, but the Lakers are undefeated at home as well. In […]
After a 108-103 loss to the Nuggets last night, the Lakers find themselves down 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals. Denver’s Jamal Murray would score 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter. The Lakers had numerous chances to cut the game to one possession. LeBron James looked off at times last night and […]
The Denver Nuggets took a 2-0 series lead vs the LA Lakers after a 108-103 win last night. LeBron James and the Lakers came out with more intensity last night knowing they needed a win. They led at the end of the first half and the third quarter, but the fourth quarter belonged to Denver’s […]
Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon (right forearm strain) has been downgraded to probable for Friday night’s Game 2 matchup against the Miami Heat of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. Through 14 games off the bench this postseason, the 2022-23 Sixth Man of the Year is averaging 15.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 28.4 minutes […]
In Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, there was a clear discrepancy on the glass. The Lakers were outrebounded 47-30 by the Nuggets and Nikola Jokic feasted on the boards. He finished the game with 21 rebounds and has 12 boards after just the first quarter. That is why Lakers’ head coach Darvin Ham […]
After fizzling out in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs, the Milwaukee Bucks fired head coach Mike Budenholzer. He spent five seasons with the Bucks and helped lead them to an NBA title in 2021. Milwaukee is now taking its time to find a new head coach and they are considering a large […]
