Brooklyn’s Mikal Bridges is the first player since Josh Smith in 2014-15 to play 83 games in a season

Over the last two-to-three seasons, the Brooklyn Nets struggled to have their best players on the court at the same time. That all changed this season when the Nets acquired Mikal Bridges from the Phoenix Suns at the trade deadline. He’s played in all 27 games since coming to the Nets and is making NBA […]

Zach Wolpin  •  10 Apr 2023
Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and James Harden are the first pair of teammates to win the scoring title and assist title in the same season since 1981-82

The Philadelphia 76ers ended the 2022-23 regular season with one of the four most efficient offenses in the entire league. That is in large part because of Joel Embiid and James Harden. Embiid is on his way to winning his first league MVP and back-to-back scoring titles. Harden’s (10.7) assists per game led the league […]

Zach Wolpin  •  10 Apr 2023
WATCH: Rudy Gobert was sent home mid-game by Minnesota for punching teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout

After a 113-108 win vs the New Orleans Pelicans last night, the Minnesota Timberwolves locked themselves into the play-in tournament as the eighth seed. They will be playing the LA Lakers for the right to have the seventh seed in the West. Tensions were high during the Timberwolves’ games last night and things got heated […]

Zach Wolpin  •  10 Apr 2023
Memphis’ Kenneth Lofton Jr. had 42 points and 14 rebounds in his first NBA start, the first 40/10 game since starts became tracked in 1970-71

Yesterday, all 30 NBA teams played their final regular-season games and the playoffs begin this week. Most teams sat their stars yesterday as standings in the East and West were mostly locked up. That was true for the Memphis Grizzlies who are the #2 seed in the West. They used a six-man rotation vs the […]

Zach Wolpin  •  10 Apr 2023
Suns’ Bismack Biyombo, Cameron Payne exit loss with injuries

Phoenix Suns center Bismack Biyombo and guard Cameron Payne suffered injuries in Friday night’s 121-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. During the second quarter, Biyombo sustained a right knee injury after colliding with Anthony Davis on an offensive possession. The 6-foot-8 center dropped to the floor in pain, grabbing his knee cap. After the […]

James Foglio  •  10 Apr 2023
Joel Embiid to become first center to win back-to-back scoring titles since Bob McAdoo

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers will become the first NBA center to win back-to-back scoring titles since Bob McAdoo won three straight scoring championships from 1974-76. McAdoo was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame as a player in 2000. Luka Doncic will finish the season with 32.4 points per game, and Embiid cannot […]

James Foglio  •  10 Apr 2023
Lakers first team to start 2-10 and finish above .500 since Nets, Bulls in 2005

The Los Angeles Lakers are the first NBA team to start a season 2-10 and finish it above .500 since the New Jersey Nets and Chicago Bulls in 2004-05. They’re the sixth team overall to accomplish this feat. In league history, there were three other seasons a team started off with 10 losses and went […]

James Foglio  •  08 Apr 2023
Mavericks rule out 5 players tonight in must-win game against Bulls

The Dallas Mavericks have five players out for tonight’s must-win home game against the Chicago Bulls. According to the injury report, Kyrie Irving (foot), Christian Wood (rest), Maxi Kleber (hamstring), Josh Green (rest), and Tim Hardaway Jr. (ankle) are all absent for this non-conference showdown. Dallas is 38-42 and ranks 11th in the Western Conference […]

James Foglio  •  07 Apr 2023
Is Dorian Finney-Smith playing tonight (Apr. 7) vs. Magic?

Dorian Finney-Smith (right wrist contusion) of the Brooklyn Nets was upgraded to probable for Friday night’s home game against the Orlando Magic. The seventh-year forward has missed 17 games this season. For Brooklyn to secure the No. 6 seed and avoid the Play-In Tournament, a victory against the Magic or a Miami Heat loss to […]

James Foglio  •  07 Apr 2023