With one more win, the Heat could become the third team to reach the Finals which ranked last in PPG during the regular season

The Miami Heat are making one of the more improbable runs in recent NBA postseason history. They are on the verge of sweeping the Boston Celtics. A team that almost every media member and analyst picked to win this series. Boston never had a chance in Game 3 last night the Celtics’ title hopes are […]

Zach Wolpin  •  22 May 2023
After a 128-102 blowout loss for Boston, Joe Mazzulla admitted there was a disconnect in the locker room after Game 3

During the 2022-23 regular season, the Celtics were widely regarded as one of the top three teams in the league. They finished with one less loss than the Bucks who had the NBA’s best record this season. It took six games for the Heat to beat Atlanta, and seven for them to escape the 76ers. […]

Zach Wolpin  •  22 May 2023
The Miami Heat are the first ever 8 seed to win a playoff game by more than 25 points

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat continue their Cinderella run in the 2023 postseason. After almost losing to the Hawks in the play-in, the Heat has been one of the more dominant teams this postseason. To get to this point, they’ve taken down the #1-seeded Bucks and #5-seeded New York Knicks. Miami is now up […]

Zach Wolpin  •  22 May 2023
Jayson Tatum favored to score 50+ points in another game this postseason

Jayson Tatum scored a Game-7 record 51 points in the Boston Celtics’ 112-88 second-round series win over the Philadelphia 76ers, and sportsbooks now show the four-time All-Star as the betting favorite to score 50 or more points in another game this postseason. Per the BetOnline sportsbook, Tatum (+200) has the best odds of becoming the […]

James Foglio  •  19 May 2023
Lakers’ Rui Hachimura said the Nuggets ‘don’t have a rim protector’ during an interview at halftime last night

Last night, the Lakers lost Game 2 108-103 and are down 2-0 to start the Western Conference Finals. LeBron James and Austin Reaves both scored 22 points last night as starters for the Lakers. Rui Hachimura has been impressive off the bench for the Lakers in the 2023 playoffs. In a halftime interview last night, […]

Zach Wolpin  •  19 May 2023
NBA teams have a 6-56 series record when trailing 2-0 in conference finals

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 […]

James Foglio  •  19 May 2023
Denver’s Nikola Jokic is the first player with 4 straight 20-point triple-doubles in NBA postseason history

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 […]

Zach Wolpin  •  19 May 2023
LeBron James has missed 19 straight 3-pointers in the 4th quarter, the longest streak by any player in the last 25 postseasons

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 […]

Zach Wolpin  •  19 May 2023
Jamal Murray’s 4th career 20-point 4th quarter in the playoffs is the most of any player over the last 25 years

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 […]

Zach Wolpin  •  19 May 2023