Category: NBA PM
The Los Angeles Lakers lost 127-100 to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night in Game 2 of the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. While a 27-point road loss is discouraging to die-hard L.A. fans, the Lakers have won nine straight games when a playoff series is tied 1-1. Plus, the Lakers have […]
Winning an NBA Championship is not an easy task and it takes a full team effort to get the job done. That includes the coaches, staff, and trainers who all make a difference. Just yesterday, the Milwaukee Bucks fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after five seasons. Now, three of the last four head coaches to […]
Down 1-0 heading into last night’s Game 2, the Warriors needed a win to keep the series competitive. Golden State missed an opportunity to win Game 1, but they were not going to let the same happen in Game 2. The Warriors’ three-point shooting came alive last night and the Lakers could not match that […]
For just the fifth time under Steve Kerr, the Warriors have lost Game 1 of a playoff series. They have won 3 of those previous 4 series when going down 1-0 to start. The LA Lakers have won 25 straight playoff series when they win Game 1 and will look to keep that streak alive […]
The NBA Hustle Award was introduced to the league in the 2016-17 season. This award is given to players whose efforts don’t always appear in the traditional box score. These include deflections, charges drawn, loose balls recovered, scree-assists, and more. Taking home the 2022-23 NBA Hustle Award is Boston’s, Marcus Smart. He won the award […]
It was yet another disappointing season for the Detroit Pistons in 2022-23. They ended with a 17-65 record this season, their worst record since going 16-66 in 1979-80. The team is also in a head coaching search as Dwane Casey moved to a front-office role. Detroit announced late last night that assistant GM Rob Murphy […]
The LA Lakers made some massive moves at the trade deadline to upgrade their roster. In doing so they traded away Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley. Both veteran guards are players in over half of the Lakers’ games this season. On his podcast, Beverley joked around saying that Russell Westbrook and himself wand a ring […]
The Boston Celtics’ 121-87 second-round win against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs was their largest margin of victory in which Jayson Tatum was held to fewer than 10 points. Foul trouble kept him off the court. The four-time All-Star ended his outing with seven points, seven rebounds, three assists, […]
After losing Game 1 at home, the Boston Celtics had to brew on that loss for 48 hours. Head coach Joe Mazzulla said that the loss fueled his team to play their best basketball in Game 2. The Celtics did just that as they dismantled the Sixers, 121-87. Mazzulla said his team was “angry and […]
The Milwaukee Bucks were stunned by the Miami Heat in five games to get bounced in the first round. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks came in as the #1 seed in the East. On top of that, they also had the NBA’s best regular season record. However, injuries and inconsistency sent Milwaukee home early this […]
