Category: NBA Betting
Watch: Top 10 plays from Friday
Count down the top 10 plays from Friday night includes an unlikely hero. Click here to read the full article…
NBA roundup: Butler jeered, cheered in Wolves win
Jimmy Butler scored 33 points on 10-of-12 shooting during his first home contest of the season to help the Minnesota Timberwolves post a 131-123 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night in Minneapolis. Butler was heartily booed in pregame introductions, stemming from his trade request and Click here to read the full article…
Clippers beat Thunder 108-92 for 1st win of season
LOS ANGELES (AP) — These new-look Clippers like each other. With stars Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan cleared out, Los Angeles is looking to compete with a mix of veterans and youngsters who came together to earn their first win of the season. Danilo Gallinari and Tobias Harris scored 26 Click here to…
Around the NBA in five minutes or less: Nik Stauskas, Aron Baynes, and Julius Randle, oh my!
The NBA is simply the best professional sports league in the world (yes, I checked), and unsurprisingly there’s quite a lot to cover in the first three days of the 2018-19 season. Although we’re mostly obsessed with the Detroit Pistons here, it never hurts to take a closer look at the competition Click here to…
Kings rookie Marvin Bagley III keeps big night in blowout in perspective
In the end, wins and losses are the ultimate goal, and if the Kings lose sight of that, they’ve made a huge mistake. Bagley already has that perspective in mind. Click here to read the full article…
Nets’ LeVert on a roll heading into game against Pacers
In his third year in the NBA, Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert is showing he has the potential to be a big-time scorer. LeVert scored a career-high 28 points against the New York Knicks on Friday, and that included the game-winner with one second left. “He had a heck of game on both ends of…
Hornets will try to break Heat’s stranglehold
If Saturday night is anything like last season, the Charlotte Hornets will be the perfect guests for the Miami Heat’s 2018-2019 home opener. The Heat (1-1), who were off Friday after Thursday’s last-second win over the Washington Wizards on Kelly Olynyk’s putback, went 4-0 against the Hornets Click here to read the full article…
Westbrook amps up workout, could return Sunday
Still recovering from knee surgery, Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook won’t face the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, but he may make his season debut Sunday against the Sacramento Kings. Click here to read the full article…
Lakers’ James to make home debut against Rockets
LeBron James will make his regular-season home debut as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers when they host the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. James had 26 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in his Los Angeles debut against the Trail Blazers in Portland on Thursday night, but the Lakers lost 128- Click here…
Butler hears boos, MVP chants; scores 33 in win
Jimmy Butler drew a mixed response from the Target Center crowd during the Wolves’ home opener Friday night and went on to score 33 points to lead Minnesota to a 131-123 win over the Cavs. Click here to read the full article…
Butler on Wolves fans’ jeers: ‘Makes me smile’
Jimmy Butler received a mixture of boos and MVP chants during the Wolves’ 131-123 win in their home opener Friday and said afterward, “I think people kind of love to hate me sometimes.” Click here to read the full article…
Wolves fans rain boos on Butler during opener
Jimmy Butler dared Timberwolves fans to boo him amid his demands to be traded, and the Target Center crowd obliged Friday night when he was introduced before the season opener. Click here to read the full article…