The Oklahoma City Thunder secured homecourt advantage for the duration of the playoffs with their 68-14 record and NBA-best +12.9 Net Rating. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics were bunched together in second and third in both record and Net Rating. The best matchups of the first round figure to be the Los Angeles Lakers against Minnesota Timberwolves less than a year … [Read more...] about 2025 NBA Playoffs: First-Round Matchups Set As Regular Season Concludes
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Magic vs. Hawks Predictions: Odds, expert picks, recent stats, trends and best bets for April 13
Orlando Magic at Atlanta Hawks Game Preview … [Read more...] about Magic vs. Hawks Predictions: Odds, expert picks, recent stats, trends and best bets for April 13
The truths about Kuminga
Apparently one Wardell Stephen Curry’s attempt to clear some space for Jonathan Kuminga, over a week ago in LA after the Lakers game, have backfired. I wrote about Jerry Stackhouse and his chess against them and the Nuggets, so I didn’t really cover what was said that night, although I did talk about Kuminga in the previous post after JK’s performance versus the Spurs.Here’s … [Read more...] about The truths about Kuminga
How an untimely and unwarranted decision to double Kawhi Leonard sparked a stumble toward the play-in tournament
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Warriors fall to the Clippers and find themselves in the play-in bracket for the second season in a row. The “Stackhouse” approach on defense by the Golden State Warriors — coined after Warriors assistant coach and de facto defensive coordinator Jerry Stackhouse — made a somewhat loud return against the Los Angeles Clippers, in a game the … [Read more...] about How an untimely and unwarranted decision to double Kawhi Leonard sparked a stumble toward the play-in tournament
Warriors are play-in bound after losing thriller
Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images An all-time great game with an awful result. The playoffs unofficially started for the Golden State Warriors on Sunday afternoon, when they hosted the LA Clippers for the final game of the regular season, in a contest with massive playoff implications. What followed was one of the most thrilling regular season basketball games … [Read more...] about Warriors are play-in bound after losing thriller