Category: NBA Betting
Playoff Process: 76ers shine in the spotlight
Some pundits doubted Philadelphia because of its youth, but the Sixers showed they’re ready for prime time with a dominant playoff opener. Click here to read the full article…
Philadelphia goes from 10-win season to remarkable Game 1 win in two years
Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Follow on Twitter PHILADELPHIA – Brett Brown found it early on. A way of coping with what he’d been tasked to endure as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers and the notorious “ Click here to…
NBA Playoffs: Sixers, Raptors get huge Game 1 wins in Eastern Conference
SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Zillgitt breaks down the big wins by the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors, and if those teams can keep things rolling. Click here to read the full article…
Pelicans stay big and steal home court from Portland
Anthony Davis finally won his first playoff game while the Pelicans were determined to limit Portland’s guards. Click here to read the full article…
Pop says Spurs looked like ‘deer in headlights’
Poor defense and a rough shooting day doomed the Spurs in Saturday’s playoff-opening loss to the Warriors, surprising coach Gregg Popovich. Click here to read the full article…
Green: People forgot what Warriors capable of
Draymond Green downplayed the Warriors’ poor regular-season finish, saying after Saturday’s Game 1 win, “We’re a championship ballclub.” Click here to read the full article…
LeBron James sends MAJOR warning to Indiana Pacers ahead of NBA playoffs series opener
The 33-year-old has never lost a first-round series or the first game of an opening series in his career across 13 seasons. And he will hope to maintain that excellent record when the Cavs face the Pacers in Game 1 – with James having not even lost a first round clash since playing for Miami…
Warriors back to dominant selves, top Spurs 113-92 in Game 1
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Kevin Durant helped the defending champions get defensive in a hurry, finishing with 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Golden State Warriors returned to their old dominant selves at playoff time to beat the cold-shooting San Antonio Spurs 113-92 on Saturday. Durant Click here to read the full…
Warriors Ride Defense To Win
Steve Kerr, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, JaVale McGee, Klay Thompson and Manu Ginobili discuss Golden States’ defense in Game 1 of the Western Conference series between the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors. Click here to read the full article…
Jimmy Butler ‘still a kid from Tomball’ as he makes Timberwolves playoff debut in Texas
HOUSTON – Timberwolves four-time All Star Jimmy Butler didn’t bite after practice Saturday. Then he did. Houston reporters wanted him to wax nostalgic about his hardscrabble childhood growing up in nearby Tomball, Texas, before his Wolves play their first playoff game in 14 years, Sunday against Click here to read the full article…
Celtics brace for Freak show, Bucks
Celtics coach Brad Stevens has a simple way of defending The Freak as Boston opens its first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday at TD Garden. “We’ll have to guard him with everybody on our team,” Stevens said when talking about the challenge of handling Giannis Click here to read the full article…
Phantom of The Process rings bell prior to Sixers-Heat Game 1
Word of the Sixers’ ceremonial bell ringer typically leaks out at. But not on Saturday, and with good reason. By Matt Haughton Click here to read the full article…