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Betting tips for 2022 NBA Finals: Celtics-Warriors Game 2

Go Green on the glass: It seemed that the Celtics couldn’t miss on Thursday night, and yet, Draymond Green still cruised past his rebound total as he pulled down 11 boards. Even if you want to regress his rebound rate (28.2% of Warriors boards), it’s very likely that there are more rebounds to be had […]

Luka Doncic might be the only NBA point guard who can pull off these wild dimes

That kind of crowd can be problematic for a lot of guards, leading to a forced layup attempt over long arms, a bailout pass, or worse: a turnover. For Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks’ superstar and one of the NBA’s most gifted distributors, it means he has options. Doncic leaps toward the basket, but Memphis shot-blocker […]

Phoenix Suns’ Chris Paul, aided by improving shoulder, takes over in 4th quarter to close out Game 1 win against Denver Nuggets

And in Game 1 of the Phoenix Suns’ Western Conference semifinal series against the visiting Denver Nuggets, Paul began slowly, hitting just two of his eight shots through three quarters. But as the Suns grabbed hold of the contest, so did Paul, going 6-for-6 in the fourth quarter as Phoenix cruised to a 122-105 win. […]

Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Will Olynyk continue to roll in Houston?

Baseball is back, and so is fantasy! Get the gang back together, or start a new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Prepare with rankings & analysis >> Olynyk averaged 10.0 PPG with solid rebounding and shooting rates in 26.9 MPG as a productive member of the Miami Heat frontcourt this season, […]

NBA Power Rankings: What LeBron James’ injury means for our latest update, plus a new No. 1 rises

Add in the fact that the NBA-best Utah Jazz are showing signs of a midseason funk, and the race for No. 1 in the West is wide open. In the Eastern Conference, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the streaking Milwaukee Bucks have rediscovered the formula that has led to back-to-back regular-season crowns. Milwaukee now sits just two […]

LeBron James takes Giannis Antetokounmpo first in 2021 NBA All-Star draft; Utah Jazz stars go last

But this year, with Kevin Durant getting the other captaincy opposite James, he made sure he would be playing alongside the NBA’s two-time reigning Most Valuable Player by taking him with the first overall pick of Thursday night’s All-Star Game draft on TNT. “I just try to pick players that can complement one another,” James […]

Utah Jazz, Donovan Mitchell finding their new level among NBA elite

During those three months, the Jazz thought over and over again about that shot rimming out, about the 3-1 lead they’d blown in that series, about failing to make it out of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs for a second straight season. And they came back for the start of this campaign […]

Fantasy basketball 30: Big minutes mean big numbers … and big risk

Here’s a look at the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks: Danilo Gallinari‘s rise into a prominent role with the Hawks after an early-season ankle injury has been a slow one, and the veteran forward is rostered in only 35.9% of ESPN leagues because of it. In his first […]

NBA Finals: The rehabilitation of Rajon Rondo

One of them, 34-year-old Rajon Rondo, who shot 41.8% in the regular season, surveyed the floor, noted the Miami Heat’s defenders sagging off him to double Anthony Davis and promptly pulled up for an open jumper that — naturally — dropped through. The next time down, with his dribble alive, always alive, the ball a […]

Utah Jazz stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert and the rift between them

THE DAY AFTER Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus, triggering the suspension of the NBA season, the Utah Jazz center tried to get in touch with his co-star, Donovan Mitchell. Gobert had just learned that Mitchell was the only other member of the team’s 58-person traveling party to test positive. Gobert called Mitchell on […]

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