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Bam Adebayo is the third player in Miami Heat franchise history to tally at least 20 points, 15 rebounds, and five assists in a playoff game, joining LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal. In Miami’s 111-105 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, the two-time All-Star recorded 22 points, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Phoenix Suns have wasted no time making moves ever since being defeated in six games by the Denver Nuggets. The team has already dismissed head coach, Monty Williams, and they could still make a couple of blockbuster moves. Many are calling for the center, Deandre Ayton, to be moved after his less than stellar […]
Tuesday night’s Lakers-Nuggets matchup in Game 1 of the 2023 Western Conference Finals averaged 7.36 million viewers across ESPN, making it the most-watched conference finals opener in five years. Of the 7.36 million viewers, about 7.13 million watched on ESPN and 234,000 viewed the game on ESPN2. That’s a 13% increase in viewership from the […]
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has a 12-9 series record after losing Game 1, and his 12 wins are the most by any player in NBA history. The 19-time All-Star also has 15 30-point triple-doubles in his playoff career, the most in league history. James leads Oscar Robertson (8), Russell Westbrook (6), Nikola […]
The Miami Heat became the fifth NBA team to win Game 1 on the road in each of their first three playoff series this postseason, joining the 1981 Houston Rockets, 1989 Chicago Bulls, 1999 New York Knicks, and 2021 Atlanta Hawks. The 1981 Rockets and 1999 Knicks advanced to the NBA Finals, but neither team […]
