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Jayson Tatum became the Boston Celtics’ all-time leader in points per game in the NBA playoffs in Tuesday night’s 116-99 win over the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, passing Larry Bird (23.7 PPG) and Isaiah Thomas (22.5 PPG). The four-time All-Star is averaging 23.8 points per game through 91 […]
Christian Braun of the Denver Nuggets could become the fifth NBA player to win an NCAA national championship and an NBA championship in back-to-back years. The former Kansas Jayhawks guard would join Bill Russell, Henry Bibby, Magic Johnson, and Billy Thompson. Russell won championships in the 1955-56 NCAA season with San Francisco and 1956-57 NBA […]
Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement from the NBA on Monday morning, and the 6-foot-7 forward made it clear that he doesn’t regret not winning a championship because he believes he already won at life. “I’m at peace,” Anthony told Sports Illustrated after the announcement. “That doesn’t bother me no more; that idea that you’re a […]
Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement from the NBA on Monday morning, and Basketball Reference still shows the 10-time All-Star with a 98.4% chance of making it into the Hall of Fame. Anthony has the eighth-highest probability, trailing LeBron James (100%), Kevin Durant (100%), Chris Paul (100%), Stephen Curry (100%), James Harden (99.9%), Russell Westbrook (99.9%), […]
Miami Heat forward Kevin Love (lower left leg strain) was downgraded to questionable on Monday, and now the 15-year veteran has been upgraded to probable for Tuesday night’s Game 4 matchup against the Boston Celtics of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. Love exited Game 3 with 7:13 remaining in the first quarter after he suffered […]
Bam Adebayo is the third player in Miami Heat franchise history to tally at least 20 points, 15 rebounds, and five assists in a playoff game, joining LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal. In Miami’s 111-105 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, the two-time All-Star recorded 22 points, […]
Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham believes his team is facing a 3-0 series deficit in the 2023 Western Conference Finals because of poor adjustments. Simply put, Ham thinks the best adjustment is just to play better. “Sometimes the greatest adjustment is just to play better,” Ham told Sam Amick of The Athletic ahead of […]
Miami Heat forward Kevin Love (lower left leg strain) has been downgraded to questionable for Tuesday night’s Game 4 matchup against the Boston Celtics of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. Love left 4:47 into the first quarter of Game 3 after the 15-year veteran suffered an ankle injury. After a trip to the locker room, […]
Jayson Tatum scored a Game-7 record 51 points in the Boston Celtics’ 112-88 second-round series win over the Philadelphia 76ers, and sportsbooks now show the four-time All-Star as the betting favorite to score 50 or more points in another game this postseason. Per the BetOnline sportsbook, Tatum (+200) has the best odds of becoming the […]
Omer Yurtseven (nose contusion) of the Miami Heat is questionable for Friday night’s Game 2 matchup against the Boston Celtics of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. The 7-foot center appeared in only nine games off the bench in the regular season. Yurtseven averaged 4.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 9.2 minutes per game. Miami won Game […]