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NBA: Depth Proves Decisive as Bulls Down Heat

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Miami stayed with Chicago for most of the first three quarters but the Bulls’ strength in numbers eventually proved a decisive factor. Al Dannity breaks down the big stories from Game 1 and analyzes what it means for the rest of the series. Taj Gibson busts a move Did anyone expect the story of Game...

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Thursday's NBA Betting Picks!

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: December 5, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! New York at Brooklyn The battle of New York hasn’t turned out to be quite the epic that the schedulers would have wished back in the summer, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t money to be won on the game. The Knicks...

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Friday Night's NBA Betting Picks!

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: November 22, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! San Antonio at Memphis ESPN will have a treat for the basketball connoisseur when they broadcast the Spurs at the Grizzlies tonight. San Antonio swept the Grizzlies in the Western Finals last year when Memphis surprised people by even getting that fair in...

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Thursday Night's NBA Betting Picks!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 21, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! LA Clippers at Oklahoma City It’s never too early to start dominating a rival and getting into their heads. That thought will be uppermost in the minds of the Clippers and Thunder tonight as they face each other for the second time in...

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Monday's NBA Betting Picks – Sixers to Cover at Big D!

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: November 18, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! The first thing to do when handicapping the Sixers’ visit to Dallas tonight is to forget their last game. Philly got torn asunder in New Orleans on Saturday night, suffering a 37-point thumping as the Pelicans covered four times over. Sixers’ head coach...

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Friday's NBA Betting Picks!

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: November 15, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! Dallas at Miami is a game that should be on TV tonight. It’s a great, great matchup. Miami hasn’t lost to Dallas since the 2011 Finals, which is four straight wins, and the theory is that LeBron raises his game on a point...

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What would a 2013/14 Big Three Look Like?

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: July 12, 2013

Pat Riley and the Miami Heat scored big when they brought the Big Three together in Miami. Three trips to the NBA Finals and two titles later, the deal has worked out pretty good. Let’s imagine that free agency period never happened. How would you fit together three All-Star players and what tools would you...

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NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs: Dominance, Resilience

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: April 18, 2013

One sweep and one upset are forecasted for the opening round of the four series in the East. The Heat will continue to demonstrate their dominance, and the Celtics, like the city of Boston, will display their resilience. (1) Miami Heat vs. (8) Milwaukee Bucks There’s no reasonable expectation of the Bucks making it past...

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Rest for Raptors Valanciunas and Ross against Bulls?

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: April 12, 2013

Al Dannity says there’s no point risking Jonas Valanciunas or Terrence Ross tonight. The Toronto Raptors would be better served giving Quincy Acy a closer look instead. Regulars on this site will know that I have a giant man-crush on Jonas Valanciunas. What’s not to like about a Lithuanian big-man who can bang hard and...

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As Defense Improves, Bulls Still Struggling on Offense

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: December 18, 2012

Without All-Star point guard Derrick Rose, recovering from ACL surgery and likely to be out for a few months more, the Bulls looked to be a team in trouble before the season began. Yet here they are with a 13-10 record, leading the Central Division and in fourth place in the Eastern Conference despite having...

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NBA: Heat Battle Bulls in Conference Finals Preview

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 14, 2012

On the eve of the real start of March Madness, the NBA delivers a match-up that will ensure fans switch back to the big boys once the nets are cut down in New Orleans. The Miami Heat travel to Chicago to take on the Bulls. This was the pairing in last year’s Eastern Conference Finals...

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NBA: Hobbling Bulls and Surging Clippers Hit the Road

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: February 16, 2012

The Chicago Bulls remain atop the Eastern Conference despite Derrick Rose’s continuing injury worries. They will likely have to do without their star man when the Celtics come to town tonight. Over in the Western Conference, the Clippers continue to impress and can claim another big road scalp in Portland tonight. Al Dannity breaks down...

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NBA: Fast Start Could Propel Nets in Eastern Conference Playoffs

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: December 16, 2011

The shortened season will be a boost to at least one team in the Eastern Conference according to Al Dannity. Here’s how Al sees the conference breaking down division by division. Atlantic Savvy bettors should be high on the New Jersey Nets early this season and it’s all because of Deron Williams. D-Will struggled initially...