Category: NBA PM
The Indiana Pacers are winners of their last two games in a row and are 6-4 in their last ten plated. They are 31-37 at this point and this is eleventh in the East, but only half a game back from the play-in tournament. Indiana will be on the road for their second-straight game against […]
Over the weekend the Memphis Grizzlies fell from second in the Western Conference to third. Ja Morant being out has hurt the team recently and they are not playing to their true potential this late in the season. He’s missed the last four games in a row and will miss at least the next two […]
The LA Lakers lost a tough game at home last night 112-108 to the New York Knicks. With that loss they are nudged in a four-way tie for ninth in the Western Conference. Their playoff hopes are still very much alive with 14 regular season games left to play, but the margin for error is […]
It was a gritty win for Brooklyn yesterday vs Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. The reigning back-to-back MVP had his 27th triple-double of the season, but they lost 122-120 with multiple chances to win the game or at least send it to OT. Brooklyn’s defense held strong and veteran PG Spencer Dinwiddie was setting […]
The New Orleans Pelicans routed the Trail Blazers at home last night, 127-110 for their 33rd win of the season. Four teams currently have a 33-35 record and the Pelicans are in a four-way tie for ninth in the West. It was a tough game for them in the second of a back-to-back, but one […]
Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks drained six 3-pointers in a single game for the third contest this season and 28th time of his NBA career, in Friday night’s 114-107 win over the Washington Wizards. The two-time All-Star logged 28 points, two rebounds, nine assists, and two steals in 33 minutes of action. Plus, the […]
The Philadelphia 76ers won their first game after trailing by double digits in the final five minutes of regulation since defeating the Brooklyn Nets on Nov. 25, 2018. Philly overcame a 20-point deficit to beat Brooklyn back then. In Friday night’s 120-119 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Sixers trailed by 10 points late […]
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (bruised left knee) and center Myles Turner (sore lower back) have been downgraded to questionable for Saturday’s road game against the Detroit Pistons. TJ McConnell (sore back) has also been downgraded to questionable. Rookie guard Bennedict Mathurin (right ankle sprain) is out. Mathurin, 20, appeared in 67 straight games. This […]
Only three players in league history have ever won MVP in three straight seasons. Denver’s big man Nikola Jokic is well on his way to becoming the fourth as he averages a triple-double this season. He’s a selfless player and his team has second-best record in the NBA at the moment. Media and analysts around […]
On Thursday night, Draymond Green made it clear that Warriors-Grizzlies isn’t a rivalry, following a 131-110 loss to Memphis. The reason? The four-time All-Star says it’s true because the Grizzlies haven’t won any championships. “One team has to win, and then the other team has to win. That’s what creates a rivalry,” said the Golden […]