Category: NBA Betting
Kurtenbach: The Warriors need the ‘Death Lineup’ to live up its name once again
NEW ORLEANS — The Warriors are waiting for death to show up. The Death Lineup, that is. The five-man unit of Draymond Green, Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson, and Stephen Curry — colloquially known as the Death Lineup or the Hamptons’ Five (after the location of the Warriors’ free-agent Click here to read the…
Raptors vs. Cavs: Score, updates, highlights from Game 3 of East semifinals
After dropping the first two games of their best-of-seven series with the Cavaliers, the Raptors look to bounce back in the biggest game of their season. Toronto enters Saturday night’s contest having lost eight straight playoff games to LeBron James and the Cavs. James-led teams are also 21-0 in Click here to read the full…
Confetti falls, then Celtics steal Game 3 in Philadelphia
Both teams endured an avalanche of missed layups, poor decisions, and unlikely events. But the Boston Celtics were a few plays better, and they have a 3-0 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers. Click here to read the full article…
Pelicans look to stand tall again vs. Warriors
They have a pulse, and now the New Orleans Pelicans feel they have a chance. After routing the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors 119-100 on Friday night at the Smoothie King Center to cut their Western Conference semifinal series deficit to 2-1, the Pelicans enter Game 4 on Sunday looking Click here to read…
Celtics take 3-0 series lead with OT win over 76ers
Al Horford scored the go-ahead basket for Boston late in overtime in a wild Game 3 where the Philadelphia 76ers gave away the basketball and the confetti, leading the Celtics to a 101-98 win on Saturday night. The Celtics go for the sweep on Monday. JJ Redick threw away the basketball on an errant Click…
Celtics grind out OT win to break 76ers’ hearts
In a low-scoring, grind-it-out game, Boston survived Philly’s buzzer-beating shot to send the game into overtime and ended up with a 3-0 series lead. Click here to read the full article…
Jayson Tatum, Al Horford deliver down the stretch as Boston Celtics take 3-0 series lead with 101-98 win over Philadelphia
The Celtics took home a thrilling overtime win and have the chance for a sweep on Monday. Click here to read the full article…
NBA playoffs: Draymond Green argued Rajon Rondo is “not crossing the lineâ€
NEW ORLEANS — After rewatching footage of the Warriors’ Game 3 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, coach Steve Kerr did not just find issues with the team’s shooting accuracy or defensive execution. Just under three minutes into the Warriors’ loss on Friday, Kerr noticed Rondo planting his Click here to read the full article…
Draymond Green: Kevin Durant and Steph Curry “weren’t aggressive enoughâ€� in Game 3
NEW ORLEANS – Draymond Green fires up the Warriors in different ways. Sometimes he screams at his teammates. Sometimes he gets in referees’ faces. But on Saturday, a day after the Warriors fell to New Orleans 119-100 in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series, Green called out two of his teammates Click here to…
Source: Jazz optimistic Rubio will play Sunday
Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio, who hasn’t played in the series against the Rockets because of a strained left hamstring, has been upgraded to questionable for Sunday’s Game 4. Click here to read the full article…
Warriors report to NBA on Rondo’s ‘dangerous play’ swiping at Curry’s ankle
In Steph Curry’s second game back to action, Rajon Rondo clearly made a dirty play at Steph Curry in Golden State’s Game 3 loss. And the Warriors are not happy. Click here to read the full article…
Top NBA draft prospects, No. 6: Could Mo Bamba be the Mavs’ center of the future?
Why he’s not higher: He’s woefully skinny. Last year at the Nike Hoop Summit, he weighed in at 216 pounds. That’s going to get him tossed around like a rag doll in the NBA. Luckily he’s got an upper body that should be able to pack on a few more pounds of muscle. It will…