Category: NBA Betting
76ers-Raptors series shows East still isn’t ready for prime time
The 76ers and Raptors refuse to take control of their series after the Bucks dispatched the dysfunctional Celtics. This is the best the East can do? Click here to read the full article…
The Eastern Conference is still a mystery
The 76ers and Raptors keep going back and forth with neither team able to maintain control. Is this really the best the East can do in a post-LeBron world? Click here to read the full article…
How the Sixers forced a Game 7 with enormous stakes
Philly finally had a plan for Kawhi Leonard. Now, the Raptors and Sixers head into Sunday’s Game 7 with everything on the line. Click here to read the full article…
Blazers force Game 7 with 119-108 victory over Denver
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 32 points, including 17 in the third quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers staved off elimination to force a decisive Game 7 in their series with Denver with a 119-108 victory on Thursday night. Click here to read the full article…
Lillard, Blazers fight their way to Game 7
Damian Lillard’s hot shooting helped Portland beat the Nuggets in Game 6 to avoid elimination in the Western Conference semifinals. Click here to read the full article…
Who’s running the show? Inside the Lakers’ hierarchy
Since Magic Johnson’s sudden resignation on April 9, the Lakers’ front office has experienced a whirlwind of activity, including coaching rejections and hires. A look inside the hierarchy reveals who’s pulling the strings. Click here to read the full article…
76ers beat Raptors 112-101, forcing do-or-die Game 7
PHILADELPHIA — The Toronto Raptors’ big dreams of a long playoff run have come down to just one game. Jimmy Butler scored 25 points while Ben Simmons had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers rolled over the Raptors 112-101 on Thursday. Now the series heads back to Toronto for a do-or-die Game 7 on Sunday Click…
Kendrick Perkins blasts ‘disrespectful’ Kyrie Irving: ‘He’s not a Batman’
One former Celtic’s harsh words for Kyrie Irving were more telling that Marcus Smart’s. Click here to read the full article…
In NBA, reputations can change in a flash
They might have just been wrong. That’s the simplest explanation, and it would not have been the first time the minds presumed to be the smartest in basketball miscalculated. But seven months ago, when NBA.com polled the league’s general managers about the best coach in the sport, few quibbled Click here to read the full…
Kerr optimistic KD can return if Warriors advance
Warriors coach Steve Kerr believes Kevin Durant, who is out for the remainder of the Western Conference semifinals, will be able to return “in the not too distant future” if Golden State closes out Houston to extend its postseason run. Click here to read the full article…
No decision yet, but Roby enjoying the ride as he works to realize NBA dream
Roby figures to get a good, long look. NBA teams so far have worked him out both on the wing and in the post, and put him in situations as both a ball handler and a roll man in pick-and-roll situations. He got a preview of what he would see from Hoiberg, the former Bulls…
AP Source: Lakers to interview Vogel for coaching job
Caption Close LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to quickly rebound in their head coaching search after failing to land Tyronn Lue. A person familiar with the search said former Indiana and Orlando coach Frank Vogel will be interviewed for the opening. The person spoke to The Associated Click here to…