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Hey LeBron, Clear Your Schedule; it's Playoff Time in the NBA

Al Dannity
October 5, 2017

After taking the last two games of the season off on holiday it’s time for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers to shine in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Chalk up the first round Even a bumbling Rasheed Wallace can’t stop the inevitable, the top four seeds will progress from the Conference Quarter Finals in the...

Coach K Cuts Down One Net – Can He Build Up Another?

Frank Doyle
October 5, 2017

Frank Doyle looks back on a catastrophic weekend for the Bucks, an ominous warning from San Antonio and what could be the scratchy sound of checks being scribbled by the Jersey shore. Disaster has descended on the Milwaukee Bucks. Milwaukee bounced back from bad beat losses against Cleveland and Orlando to end the Suns’ winning...

NBA Review: Raptors Hang On, Nets Win! Nets Win!

Ricky Rothstein
October 5, 2017

A historic night in the National Basketball Association as the New Jersey Nets — the lovable losers that were threatening to break a decades-old record for futility — won their 10th game of the season. Also, the Toronto Raptors kept their slip-sliding playoff hopes alive. Here’s the rundown: New Jersey Nets 90, San Antonio Spurs...

NBA Recap: Bucks Knock Off Hawks in Big Eastern Conference Clash

Ricky Rothstein
October 5, 2017

Another huge night in the National Basketball Association as the jockeying for postseason positions continues. The biggest game of the night went down at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, where the white-hot Bucks took care of the Atlanta Hawks by a score of 98-95. Let’s break down that one and the rest of the action...

Mavs and Rockets to Win Big this Weekend

Al Dannity
October 5, 2017

The ultra-hot Mavs take on the Celtics this Saturday while Portland looks to boost its playoff hopes at Phoenix on Sunday. Al Dannity gives his picks for the best of the NBA action this weekend. Mavs to outgun visiting Celtics This is a clash of the provisional #3 seeds in the NBA playoffs. Dallas enters...

NBA Recap: Knicks Top Sixers, Celtics Trip Up Pistons

Ricky Rothstein
October 5, 2017

Another busy night in the National Basketball Association…Let’s take a look at some of the notable games: New York Knicks 94, Philadelphia 76ers 84 Look at this — the Knicks are showing signs of life on the road! Fresh off a 128-94 pounding of the Dallas Mavericks, New York won their second straight road contest...

NBA Preview: Lake Show Travels to Phoenix

Ricky Rothstein
October 5, 2017

It’s a busy night in the National Basketball Association as 12 games — many of which hold huge playoff implications — are set to be played. The marquee matchup of the evening will go down in Phoenix, as the Suns take on Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, re-igniting a longstanding rivalry between these...

NBA Review: Kobe's Game-Winner Sinks Raps, Bucks Beat Celtics

Ricky Rothstein
October 5, 2017

A busy night in the association as eight games were played, many of which involved big playoff implications as the NBA regular season begins to come to a close. Los Angeles Lakers 109, Toronto Raptors 107 At the Staples Centre, Kobe Bryant hit a fadeaway jumper with two Toronto Raptors in his face (for what...

NBA Preview: Mavericks Host Kings, Nuggets Welcome Pacers

Ricky Rothstein
October 5, 2017

A quick glance around the NBA landscape for some of tonight’s more engaging basketball betting lines and options… Sacramento Kings (4.75) at Dallas Mavericks (1.21) The white-hot Mavericks will be a tall order this evening for Sacramento. Dallas has won nine of its last ten (including a 112-109 nail-biter over the woeful Timberwolves, a game...

NBA Betting Recap: Mavs Outlast Bobcats, Cavs Crush Knicks

Ricky Rothstein
October 5, 2017

A busy night in the National Basketball Association as nine games were played; here’s a look at the basketball betting results from two of the more interesting contests: Dallas 89, Charlotte 84 Dallas came into this contest as a three-point road underdog, yet emerged the victor thanks to the performances of three key guys —...

Offensive Leaders		Full Points Stats

1	Lauri Markkanen Lauri Markkanen	Atlanta Hawks ATL	26.7
2	Joel Embiid Joel Embiid	Atlanta Hawks ATL	26.6
3	Austin Reaves Austin Reaves	Atlanta Hawks ATL	25.4
4	James Harden James Harden	Atlanta Hawks ATL	25.4
5	Michael Porter Jr. Michael Porter Jr.	Atlanta Hawks ATL	25.0
6	Keyonte George Keyonte George	Atlanta Hawks ATL	23.8
7	Julius Randle Julius Randle	Atlanta Hawks ATL	22.3
8	Jaren Jackson Jr. Jaren Jackson Jr.	Atlanta Hawks ATL	22.3
9	Trey Murphy III Trey Murphy III	Atlanta Hawks ATL	22.1
10	Tyler Herro Tyler Herro	Atlanta Hawks ATL	21.9

Offensive Leaders		Full Assists Stats

1	Josh Giddey Josh Giddey	Atlanta Hawks ATL	8.8
2	James Harden James Harden	Atlanta Hawks ATL	8.1
3	Ja Morant Ja Morant	Atlanta Hawks ATL	8.1
4	Kevin Porter Jr. Kevin Porter Jr.	Atlanta Hawks ATL	7.6
5	Andrew Nembhard Andrew Nembhard	Atlanta Hawks ATL	7.5
6	Isaiah Collier Isaiah Collier	Atlanta Hawks ATL	7.4
7	LaMelo Ball LaMelo Ball	Atlanta Hawks ATL	7.4
8	Davion Mitchell Davion Mitchell	Atlanta Hawks ATL	7.0
9	Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook	Atlanta Hawks ATL	6.6
10	Keyonte George Keyonte George	Atlanta Hawks ATL	6.5

Offensive Leaders		Full Field Goal % Stats

1	Jericho Sims Jericho Sims	Atlanta Hawks ATL	82.1
2	Jaxson Hayes Jaxson Hayes	Atlanta Hawks ATL	77.2
3	Ryan Kalkbrenner Ryan Kalkbrenner	Atlanta Hawks ATL	75.6
4	Robert Williams III Robert Williams III	Atlanta Hawks ATL	75.2
5	Walker Kessler Walker Kessler	Atlanta Hawks ATL	70.3
6	Rudy Gobert Rudy Gobert	Atlanta Hawks ATL	70.3
7	Mitchell Robinson Mitchell Robinson	Atlanta Hawks ATL	69.7
8	Jakob Poeltl Jakob Poeltl	Atlanta Hawks ATL	68.7
9	Goga Bitadze Goga Bitadze	Atlanta Hawks ATL	68.7
10	Jonathan Kuminga Jonathan Kuminga	Atlanta Hawks ATL	67.7

Defensive Leaders		Full Rebounds Stats

1	Domantas Sabonis Domantas Sabonis	Atlanta Hawks ATL	11.4
2	Rudy Gobert Rudy Gobert	Atlanta Hawks ATL	11.2
3	Zach Edey Zach Edey	Atlanta Hawks ATL	11.1
4	Ivica Zubac Ivica Zubac	Atlanta Hawks ATL	11.0
5	Walker Kessler Walker Kessler	Atlanta Hawks ATL	10.8
6	Julian Reese Julian Reese	Washington Wizards WAS	10.7
7	Jusuf Nurkic Jusuf Nurkic	Atlanta Hawks ATL	10.4
8	Bam Adebayo Bam Adebayo	Atlanta Hawks ATL	9.9
9	Isaiah Hartenstein Isaiah Hartenstein	Atlanta Hawks ATL	9.7
10	Nikola Vucevic Nikola Vucevic	Atlanta Hawks ATL	9.0

Defensive Leaders		Full Blocks Stats

1	Alex Sarr Alex Sarr	Atlanta Hawks ATL	2.0
2	Jay Huff Jay Huff	Atlanta Hawks ATL	2.0
3	Evan Mobley Evan Mobley	Atlanta Hawks ATL	2.0
4	Zach Edey Zach Edey	Atlanta Hawks ATL	1.9
5	Walker Kessler Walker Kessler	Atlanta Hawks ATL	1.8
6	Isaiah Stewart Isaiah Stewart	Atlanta Hawks ATL	1.7
7	Myles Turner Myles Turner	Atlanta Hawks ATL	1.7
8	Dylan Cardwell Dylan Cardwell	Atlanta Hawks ATL	1.6
9	Rudy Gobert Rudy Gobert	Atlanta Hawks ATL	1.6
10	Keegan Murray Keegan Murray	Atlanta Hawks ATL	1.6

Defensive Leaders		Full Steals Stats

1	Bennedict Mathurin Bennedict Mathurin	Atlanta Hawks ATL	3.0
2	Matisse Thybulle Matisse Thybulle	Atlanta Hawks ATL	2.5
3	Jose Alvarado Jose Alvarado	Atlanta Hawks ATL	2.3
4	Kevin Porter Jr. Kevin Porter Jr.	Atlanta Hawks ATL	2.2
5	Cason Wallace Cason Wallace	Atlanta Hawks ATL	2.0
6	Jalen Suggs Jalen Suggs	Atlanta Hawks ATL	2.0
7	Scotty Pippen Jr. Scotty Pippen Jr.	Atlanta Hawks ATL	2.0
8	Lawson Lovering Lawson Lovering	Atlanta Hawks ATL	2.0
9	Jaren Jackson Jr. Jaren Jackson Jr.	Atlanta Hawks ATL	2.0
10	Trae Young Trae Young	Washington Wizards WAS	2.0

NBA Top 5 Offense

No.	Team	Pts	Fg %	3p %
1	Miami Heat	120.1	46.5	36.2
2	Cleveland Cavaliers	119.1	47.6	36.0
3	Minnesota Timberwolves	119.0	48.5	37.4
4	Oklahoma City Thunder	118.9	48.2	36.1
5	San Antonio Spurs	118.2	47.9	35.2

NBA Top 5 Defense

No.	Team	Pts	Fg %	3p %
1	Oklahoma City Thunder	107.8	43.6	36.6
2	Houston Rockets	109.5	45.7	34.9
3	Detroit Pistons	109.6	44.1	34.9
4	New York Knicks	110.8	45.7	35.7
5	Phoenix Suns	111.1	46.9	34.1

Western Conference

team	w	l	pct	gb	conf	div	home	away	ats	o/u
L.A. Lakers Lakers LAL	37	25	59.7	0	26-16	0-0	18-12	19-13	0-0	0-0
Phoenix Suns PHO	35	27	56.5	2	24-18	0-0	20-13	15-14	0-0	0-0
Golden State Warriors GS	32	30	51.6	5	22-19	0-0	19-13	13-17	0-0	0-0
L.A. Clippers Clippers LAC	30	31	49.2	6.5	19-18	0-0	16-13	14-18	0-0	0-0
Sacramento Kings SAC	14	50	21.9	24	10-34	0-0	9-22	5-28	0-0	0-0

Western Conference

team	w	l	pct	gb	conf	div	home	away	ats	o/u
San Antonio Spurs SA	45	17	72.6	0	26-13	0-0	22-6	23-11	0-0	0-0
Houston Rockets HOU	38	23	62.3	6.5	21-17	0-0	20-8	18-15	0-0	0-0
Memphis Grizzlies MEM	23	38	37.7	21.5	18-25	0-0	12-18	11-20	0-0	0-0
Dallas Mavericks DAL	21	42	33.3	24.5	11-29	0-0	14-19	7-23	0-0	0-0
New Orleans Pelicans NO	20	44	31.3	26	13-28	0-0	11-21	9-23	0-0	0-0

Western Conference

team	w	l	pct	gb	conf	div	home	away	ats	o/u
Oklahoma City Thunder OKC	49	15	76.6	0	34-9	0-0	25-7	24-8	0-0	0-0
Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	40	23	63.5	8.5	24-17	0-0	22-11	18-12	0-0	0-0
Denver Nuggets DEN	39	24	61.9	9.5	23-13	0-0	17-12	22-12	0-0	0-0
Portland Trail Blazers POR	30	33	47.6	18.5	23-18	0-0	16-15	14-18	0-0	0-0
Utah Jazz UTA	19	44	30.2	29.5	10-30	0-0	11-21	8-23	0-0	0-0

Western Conference

team	w	l	pf	pa	home	away	ats	o/u
L.A. Lakers Lakers LAL	1	5	624	681	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Phoenix Suns PHO	3	1	457	423	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Golden State Warriors GS	3	2	577	569	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
L.A. Clippers Clippers LAC	2	1	309	296	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Sacramento Kings SAC	1	3	453	479	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

Western Conference

team	w	l	pf	pa	home	away	ats	o/u
San Antonio Spurs SA	4	0	503	449	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Houston Rockets HOU	4	0	525	483	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Memphis Grizzlies MEM	1	4	588	641	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Dallas Mavericks DAL	3	1	457	404	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
New Orleans Pelicans NO	0	2	253	262	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

Western Conference

team	w	l	pf	pa	home	away	ats	o/u
Oklahoma City Thunder OKC	4	2	657	655	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	1	4	585	603	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Denver Nuggets DEN	3	2	545	539	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Portland Trail Blazers POR	1	3	487	502	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Utah Jazz UTA	1	3	490	517	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

Eastern Conference

team	w	l	pct	gb	conf	div	home	away	ats	o/u
Detroit Pistons DET	45	16	73.8	0	30-8	0-0	24-7	21-9	0-0	0-0
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	39	24	61.9	7	25-15	0-0	21-11	18-13	0-0	0-0
Milwaukee Bucks MIL	26	35	42.6	19	19-23	0-0	14-16	12-19	0-0	0-0
Chicago Bulls CHI	26	37	41.3	20	17-26	0-0	16-18	10-19	0-0	0-0
Indiana Pacers IND	15	47	24.2	30.5	11-30	0-0	10-22	5-25	0-0	0-0

Eastern Conference

team	w	l	pct	gb	conf	div	home	away	ats	o/u
Miami Heat MIA	35	29	54.7	0	19-18	0-0	20-11	15-18	0-0	0-0
Orlando Magic ORL	33	28	54.1	0.5	20-19	0-0	20-12	13-16	0-0	0-0
Atlanta Hawks ATL	32	31	50.8	2.5	18-21	0-0	14-16	18-15	0-0	0-0
Charlotte Hornets CHA	32	32	50.0	3	20-22	0-0	14-17	18-15	0-0	0-0
Washington Wizards WAS	16	46	25.8	18	11-28	0-0	11-22	5-24	0-0	0-0

Eastern Conference

team	w	l	pct	gb	conf	div	home	away	ats	o/u
Boston Celtics BOS	42	21	66.7	0	27-14	0-0	21-10	21-11	0-0	0-0
New York Knicks NY	40	23	63.5	2	27-15	0-0	23-9	17-14	0-0	0-0
Toronto Raptors TOR	35	27	56.5	6.5	27-16	0-0	16-16	19-11	0-0	0-0
Philadelphia 76ers PHI	34	28	54.8	7.5	21-20	0-0	17-16	17-12	0-0	0-0
Brooklyn Nets BK	15	47	24.2	26.5	11-28	0-0	8-22	7-25	0-0	0-0

Eastern Conference

team	w	l	pf	pa	home	away	ats	o/u
Detroit Pistons DET	2	2	458	445	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	1	3	454	475	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Milwaukee Bucks MIL	3	1	459	441	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Chicago Bulls CHI	3	2	601	600	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Indiana Pacers IND	2	2	463	492	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

Eastern Conference

team	w	l	pf	pa	home	away	ats	o/u
Miami Heat MIA	0	6	665	721	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Orlando Magic ORL	4	0	506	445	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Atlanta Hawks ATL	2	2	469	489	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Charlotte Hornets CHA	2	3	603	602	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Washington Wizards WAS	1	2	330	335	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

Eastern Conference

team	w	l	pf	pa	home	away	ats	o/u
Boston Celtics BOS	3	1	474	425	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
New York Knicks NY	4	1	527	511	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Toronto Raptors TOR	4	2	685	675	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Philadelphia 76ers PHI	1	3	412	449	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Brooklyn Nets BK	1	2	352	360	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

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