Category: NBA Betting
Ben Simmons got encouraging call from Allen Iverson after 1-point game
Hall of Famer Allen Iverson, who has had high praise for this young team, wanted to make sure 76ers rookie Ben Simmons wasn’t too down on himself after struggling in their Game 2 loss to the Celtics. Simmons finished with one point, seven assists and five rebounds. Philadelphia now trails 2-0. Simmons Click here to read…
Bucks beginning coaching search, with Prunty in pool
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst says the search for the team’s next coach is underway with interviews starting as early as this weekend. Horst said Friday that current coach Joe Prunty will be among those interviewed after the former assistant led the Bucks to a 21-16 record Click here to read…
David Fizdale expected to name Keith Smart a Knicks assistant
Syracuse fans won’t like this. David Fizdale is expected to bring an NCAA champion along with him to New York: Keith Smart, who is likely to join the new Knicks head coach as an assistant coach, according to an NBA source. Smart hit the most famous game-winning shot in NCAA Tournament history for Click here…
Sixers’ Simmons says confidence high despite dismal outing
Philadelphia’s rookie sensation Ben Simmons vowed Friday that he’d bounce back from his dismal performance in the 76ers’ 108-103 NBA playoff loss to the Boston Celtics. The 21-year-old Australian, who came close to averaging a triple-double in the Sixers’ first-round series victory over Click here to read the full article…
Follow live: Can Pels push back vs. Warriors?
Steph Curry is back and the Warriors are on a roll with a 2-0 series lead, but Anthony Davis and the Pelicans are hoping to turn things around in New Orleans. Click here to read the full article…
New playoff predictions for each series
Who are the new favorites in the NBA playoffs? Our ESPN Forecast panel predicts the outcome of all four series after two games, including the Rockets and Jazz. Click here to read the full article…
Mitchell supports struggling ROY rival Simmons
Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell offered a supportive perspective when asked about Ben Simmons’ one-point, five-turnover performance in the 76ers’ Game 2 loss to the Celtics on Thursday. “Every player has that night,” Mitchell said. Click here to read the full article…
Planet Dubs Podcast exclusive: David West on his time in New Orleans and now Warriors
David West has been one of the league’s top post players since his rookie season back in 2003, and a large part of his career was spent in New Orleans, where Golden State travels to hoping to close out their second-round series with the Pelicans. Mark Medina caught up with the veteran to get his…
Kurtenbach: Stephen Curry and the Warriors have learned the tough lessons of the 2016 playoffs
NEW ORLEANS — It feels like we just went over this. You know that the Warriors — up 2-0 in their playoff series after a blowout Game 1 win and a tougher-than-it-needed-to-be Game 2 victory — need to take care of business in Game 3 to effectively end the series altogether, because no team in…
Kevin Love Finally Woke Up
In every playoff series, LeBron James is going to have a handful of games where he’s utterly unstoppable and goes for some ridiculous stat line like 45-12-14 just because he can and because his team needs him to be everywhere all the time. The Cavs found out how far LeBron alone can take them in…
LeBron James’ magnificence shines in Cavaliers’ historically low turnover rate
Cleveland has committed just nine turnovers against Raptors Click here to read the full article…
ESPN Forecast: New playoff predictions for each series
Who are the new favorites in the NBA playoffs? Our ESPN Forecast panel predicts the outcome of all four series after two games. Click here to read the full article…