NBA News and Rumors

Written by Mike Page on April 20, 2023

Nikola Jokic posted 27 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for the Denver Nuggets in their Game 2 win over Minnesota, but he was not the headliner for once. Jamal Murray put up 40 points, his best scoring mark in the playoffs at Ball Arena, and Michael Porter Jr put up 16, with 13 coming in the fourth quarter of Read More

Written by Mike Page on April 19, 2023

The Cleveland Cavaliers head east to continue their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the New York Knicks on Friday night. Darius Garland, who had struggled in his playoff debut, turned things around, putting up 32 points in a 107-90 Game 2 win that evened the series at one game apiece. Garland scored 26 of those points in the first half, Read More

Written by Mike Page on April 18, 2023

Many sports betting prognosticators, including this one, are surprised to see the Sacramento Kings heading to San Francisco to take on the Golden State Warriors while holding a 2-0 series lead. The Kings followed up an impressive Game 1 victory with a 114-106 win in Game 2 on Monday, in which center Damontas Sabonis went down in a tangle, getting Read More

Written by Mike Page on April 18, 2023

The Memphis Grizzlies continued to stumble in the haze that has enveloped their team since Ja Morant’s controversial clips on social media in which he is carrying a gun. The latest disappointment for the Memphis faithful came in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series, as the Lakers came in and delivered a 128-112 rout. Rui Hachimura, of all Read More

Written by Mike Page on April 17, 2023

The second-seeded Boston Celtics took care of business on their home floor against seventh-seeded Atlanta in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. The Celtics jumped out by as many as 30 points at one point before taking a 112-99 win. Now they look to build a commanding 2-0 lead in the series before the action shifts south to Read More

Written by Mike Page on April 17, 2023

A late rally by the Cleveland Cavaliers fell just short, as the New York Knicks started their playoffs with a big road win, 101-97. Jalen Brunson had 27 points for the Knicks, with 21 coming after the halftime intermission, and Julius Randle came back from an ankle injury to chip in 19. Even though Donovan Mitchell scored 38 points for Read More

Written by Mike Page on April 11, 2023

The NBA postseason is underway, starting with a scramble for the seventh and eighth seeds in each conference. The top six seeds went to the first- through sixth-place teams in the regular-season standings, but now the seventh- through tenth-place teams will square off in a three-night tournament that crowns the seventh and eighth seeds. On Tuesday, the seventh- and eighth-place Read More