Category: NBA Betting
Marcus Smart Injury: Danny Ainge Gives Update Before Celtics-Bucks Game 3
The Boston Celtics might soon become even tougher to play against. Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge provided an update on Marcus Smart’s status Thursday, one day before Boston will face the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 3 of the teams’ first-round playoff series. Smart has been Click here to read the full article…
Davis says Pelicans’ fans will stand for Cousins
Mike Triplett ESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Saints for eight years at New Orleans Times-Picayune Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers Iowa native and University of Iowa graduate Follow on Twitter NEW ORLEANS – Anthony Davis predicted that teammate DeMarcus Cousins will receive a “ Click here to read the full article…
White Mamba Minute: NBA Finals predictions
Sports Betting News NBA insider Brian Scalabrine makes his NBA Finals predictions and what could stop the Warriors from bringing home yet another Larry O’Brien Trophy. Click here to read the full article…
ESPN Forecast: New playoff predictions for Round 1
Who are the new favorites in the NBA playoffs? Our ESPN Forecast panel predicts the outcome of all eight Round 1 series after two games. Click here to read the full article…
Rozier downplays any bad blood with Bledsoe
Celtics guard Terry Rozier downplayed any bad blood with Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe and suggested that referring to him as “Drew” during a news conference after Game 1 was simply an accident. Click here to read the full article…
Spurs GM says Popovich overwhelmed by support
Posted 4 minutes ago SAN ANTONIO — The Latest on the San Antonio Spurs and coach Greg Popovich, whose wife died at 67 (all times local): Noon San Antonio Spurs veteran Manu Ginobili says when the time comes, the team will play — even as they mourn the loss of Erin Popovich, the wife of…
Someone Else On The Cavaliers Needs To Score, Too
If you caught LeBron James in just the right light during that first quarter, you could have seen the steam wisping off his damn bald spot. Playoff LeBron is here but probably much, much earlier than he’d intended on arriving, and as cranky as those circumstances would suggest. Fresh off his first Click here to…
The Power of Jrue Holiday
Watch a possession at random from the Pelicans’ first-round series against the Trail Blazers and you’ll likely feel the grip of Jrue Holiday, who has managed to make the matchup his own. Even when checking Damian Lillard or C.J. McCollum, it is Holiday who dictates terms, cutting off angles and Click here to read the…
Joel Embiid injury update: 76ers star could suffer permanently damaged eyesight
Joel Embiid is in jeopardy of suffering long-term repercussions from his orbital bone fracture. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, which cited an unidentified source, a “forceful blow” to the 76ers star’s orbital bone could permanently damage the sight in his left eye. Embiid is listed Click here to read the full article…
Pop won’t coach Spurs after wife’s death
Assistant Ettore Messina will lead San Antonio against Golden State in Game 3 a day after Gregg Popovich’s wife, Erin, passed away after a prolonged illness. Click here to read the full article…
Popovich to miss Game 3 after wife’s death
Gregg Popovich, whose wife, Erin, died Wednesday, will not coach the Spurs on Thursday night. Ettore Messina will fill in for Popovich. Click here to read the full article…
Embiid not fully cleared but may still play
The Philadelphia 76ers listed All-Star center Joel Embiid as doubtful for Thursday’s Game 3 of their playoff series against the Miami Heat. Click here to read the full article…