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[ad_1] Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets Preview The Oklahoma City Thunder (64-12) and Houston Rockets (50-27) are all set to square off from Toyota Center in Houston. Rockets star Dillon Brooks will miss tonight’s game because he was suspended for one game for receiving his 16th technical. The Thunder are currently 29-7 on the road with a point differential …

[ad_1] The signs of Knicks captain Jalen Brunson returning to the starting lineup this weekend are right on track. The superstar guard practiced on Friday for the first time since spraining his right ankle in early March. While it's unclear if Brunson participated fully without any hitches, Knicks star Josh Hart revealed that his longtime teammate looked "so normal" on …

[ad_1] The Boston Celtics will look to back in the win column Friday night and make some history in the process. The Celtics need eight 3-pointers to break the 2022-23 Golden State Warriors’ NBA record for most made threes in one season (1,363). That seems like a safe bet against a Phoenix Suns team that’s lost four in a row …

[ad_1] New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Lakers Preview The New Orleans Pelicans (21-55) and Los Angeles Lakers (46-30) are all set to square off from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Lakers are coming off a home loss to the Golden State Warriors. Now they must rebound against the 21-55 Pelicans. The Pelicans are currently 7-31 on the road …

[ad_1] Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Clippers Preview The Dallas Mavericks (38-39) and Los Angeles Clippers (44-32) are all set to square off from Intuit Dome in Inglewood. The Mavericks are coming off a big win against the Atlanta Hawks. Anthony Davis had a monster game and will have a major impact for the rest of the season as the …

[ad_1] It’s Friday, April 4, and the Portland Trail Blazers (34-43) and Chicago Bulls (34-42) are all set to square off from United Center in Chicago. The Trail Blazers are currently 14-25 on the road with a point differential of -3, while the Bulls have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home. Portland won 113-102 at home …

[ad_1] A year ago, the Milwaukee Bucks were bounced by the Pacers in the first round of the playoffs with Giannis Antetokounmpo watching from the bench, out injured. Milwaukee could be without its other star — Damian Lillard — for the 2025 playoffs as he is out with deep vein thrombosis in his calf. While Lillard has missed the last …

[ad_1] (This article was written with the assistance of Castmagic, an AI tool, and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy. Please reach out to us if you notice any mistakes.) On the most recent episode of “The Kevin O’Connor Show,” Duke freshman sensation Cooper Flagg, who has powered the Blue Devils to the Final Four, became the center …

[ad_1] It’s Friday, April 4, and the Detroit Pistons (42-34) and Toronto Raptors (28-49) are all set to square off from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The Pistons are currently 21-18 on the road with a point differential of 2, while the Raptors have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home. Detroit won all three meetings versus Toronto …

[ad_1] It’s Friday, April 4, and the Utah Jazz (16-61) and Indiana Pacers (45-31) are all set to square off from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Jazz are currently 7-31 on the road with a point differential of -9, while the Pacers have a 9-1 record in their last ten games at home. Indiana won by one point in the …

[ad_1] It’s Friday, April 4, and the Sacramento Kings (36-40) and Charlotte Hornets (19-57) are all set to square off from Spectrum Center in Charlotte. The Kings are currently 17-21 on the road with a point differential of 0, while the Hornets have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home. Sacramento beat Charlotte by 42 points in …

[ad_1] (This article was written with the assistance of Castmagic, an AI tool, and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy. Please reach out to us if you notice any mistakes.) In the most recent episode of “The Kevin O’Connor Show,” there was a detailed discussion about Steph Curry’s recent performances and his standing in the MVP race as …

[ad_1] It’s Friday, April 4, and the Phoenix Suns (35-41) and Boston Celtics (56-20) are all set to square off from TD Garden in Boston. The Suns are currently 12-26 on the road with a point differential of -2, while the Celtics have a 7-3 record in their last ten games at home. Boston won the only meeting versus Phoenix …

[ad_1] Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors Preview The Denver Nuggets (47-30) and Goden State Warriors (45-31) are all set to square off from Chase Center in San Francisco. The Warriors are coming off a big win in LA against the Lakers last night. The Nuggets are coming off a loss to the Spurs, where they sat the majority of …

[ad_1] Chris Paul has been solid on the court and the veteran leader the San Antonio Spurs brought him in to be this season. He has played a role in the growth of Victor Wembanyama and Rookie of the Year frontrunner Stephon Castle. He’s also averaging numbers — 8.8 points, 7.6 assists a game — well below his career averages. …

[ad_1] Cleveland Cavaliers vs. San Antonio Spurs Preview The Cleveland Cavaliers (61-15) and San Antonio Spurs (32-44) are all set to square off from Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. The Cavaliers have been up and down recently but are currently riding a two-game winning streak. They get a massively shorthanded San Antonio Spurs team tonight. The Spurs are coming …

[ad_1] Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor and Tom Haberstroh went LIVE on Friday morning to discuss 10 storylines with 10 days left in the NBA regular season, and they started with reaction to last night’s masterclass performance by Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Did Steph officially enter the MVP conversation, and is GSW the team …

[ad_1] Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Friday after “twice making an inappropriate gesture on the playing court,” the league announced. Morant’s “inappropriate gesture” was a finger-gun taunt. He used the gesture twice during the Grizzlies’ 110-108 win over the Miami Heat, per the league’s release. The Grizzlies star performed the gesture following his …

[ad_1] Ja Morant had used a finger gun gesture toward the Warriors bench on Tuesday night, and on Wednesday he got a formal warning from the league. Thursday night in Miami, he used it again. The NBA came down on Morant Friday with a $75,000 fine “for twice making an inappropriate gesture on the playing court… Morant was previously warned …

[ad_1] Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Friday after “twice making an inappropriate gesture on the playing court,” the league announced. Morant initially drew the ire of the NBA following Tuesday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors. Near the end of the contest, Morant did a finger-gun gesture toward the Warriors’ bench. He …

[ad_1] Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week: The Thunder still lack ‘playoff scars’ to win it all] Fact or Fiction: Kevin Durant to the Celtics just makes sense …

[ad_1] In a potential playoff preview between LeBron James and Stephen Curry, it was Brandin Podziemski who tipped the scales. But it’s not like Curry and James were quiet. With the Western Conference playoff picture rapidly sharpening, the Golden State Warriors went into Crypto.com Arena and notched a 123-116 win behind 65 combined points from Curry and Podziemski. The win …

[ad_1] Giannis Antetokounmpo is still doing things we’ve never seen on an NBA court. The Milwaukee Bucks star became the first player in NBA history to post 35 points, 20 assists and 15 rebounds in a single game on Thursday, filling up the box score against the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers. Advertisement Specifically, he posted 35 points, 20 assists and 17 …

[ad_1] We’re only going to get so many more of these entertaining showdowns between Stephen Curry and LeBron James. We need to savor them. Although we could get six or seven more in the first round of the West playoffs in a 4/5 matchup — and if Thursday night was any indication, it would be appointment viewing. Stephen Curry dropped …

[ad_1] Warriors guard Moses Moody put Lakers wing Austin Reaves on a poster Thursday night, but the referees didn’t play along. Moody threw down a dunk of the year candidate in the first quarter of the Warriors’ game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. Upon replay review, the officials determined that the fourth-year guard committed an offensive foul. …