Category: NBA AM
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero has won the 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year award. The No. 1 overall pick from last year’s draft received 494 total points, 98 first-place votes, one second-place vote, and one third-place vote. Banchero, 20, posted 40 games with at least 20 points. “He looked at me and he asked […]
The Memphis Grizzlies are a fun regular-season team, but they are just not ready for the playoffs yet. Head coach Taylor Jenkins made some comments to the media prior to Game 4 last night. He said that his team lacked “maturity” and that they need to have an honest talk as a team moving forward. […]
The Golden State Warriors narrowly won Game 4 on Sunday night, 126-125 vs the Kings. That evened up the series at two games a piece and they have life again after many thought the Warriors would not bounce back. Game 4 was a classic playoff game and fans were definitely watching all over the world. […]
Joel Embiid is the likely MVP of the NBA this season and he’s been a catalyst for Philadelphia’s success. The Sixers took care of business in the first round with a sweep of the Brooklyn Nets. Embiid got banged up in that series and is still dealing with those repercussions. He had an MRI done […]
The league saw parody throughout the regular season and that theme has stayed true in the playoffs. Multiple seven or eight seeds have a 3-1 series lead at the moment and both are threatening to upset in the first round. Miami has a 3-1 lead over the Bucks and the Lakers have a 3-1 series […]
LeBron James is the first Los Angeles Lakers player to record 20 points and 20 rebounds in a playoff game since Shaquille O’Neal in 2004. In Monday’s 117-111 first-round overtime win against the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the 19-time All-Star notched 22 points, 20 boards, seven assists, and two […]
After taking their first two games at home, the Sacramento Kings lost Games 3 and 4 on the road to the Warriors. The series is now tied 2-2 heading into a pivotal Game 5 on Wednesday night. Sacramento’s all-star PG De’Aaron Fox fractured the tip of his left index finger in the fourth quarter of […]
NBA media had already deemed the series tied once it was announced that Giannis Antetokounpo was returning for Game 4. The Bucks were down 2-1 coming into the game and they needed a win. Milwaukee led for most of the game last night despite the Heat keeping the game competitive. That was until the Heat […]
Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen has won the 2022-23 NBA Most Improved Player of the Year award. The sixth-year wing received 69 first-place votes, 27 second-place votes, and four third-place votes, bringing his point total to 430. “It’s a good recognition of the work you put in, but it’s just the beginning,” Markkanen said. “I […]
After a Game 4 loss to the Knicks last night, Cleveland has their most important game of the season coming up on Wednesday. The Cavs are down 3-1 as the series shifts back to Cleveland for Game 5. A loss will end their season, but NBA Executives say that the Cavs already have offseason plans […]
