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2023 NBA First-Round Playoff Series Previews: Odds, Predictions

• Payton Matthews

• Last Updated: April 13, 2023

The NBA’s postseason tips off this weekend with 16 teams, sans the Toronto Raptors, playing Game 1 of their first-round series either Saturday or Sunday.

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

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 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...

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Another KD KO at San Antonio? Wednesday's NBA Betting Picks!

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: January 22, 2014

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs When you’re the big dog, you’re inclined to pick and choose your games. You don’t bust yourself against Charlotte; if you play your usual game you’ll take them and if, by some fluke, Charlotte wins, not...

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Heat Cooling Down? Thursday Night NBA Picks!

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: January 2, 2014

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! Golden State at Miami Two of the hottest teams in the NBA take the court at Biscayne Bay tonight when the Golden State Nuggets take on the World Champion Miami Heat. Golden State’s form had been patchy before the holidays but the Warriors...

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NBA Betting Picks – Nuggets Hear the Thunder!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 17, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! Oklahoma City at Denver The Thunder might be the hottest team in the League right now, but they’re not getting it done against the number. Oklahoma is a storming 19-4 straight up, but a pretty meh 13-10 against the spread. That can happen...

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Friday NBA Picks – Can Kobe Save the Lakers?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 13, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! LA Lakers at Oklahoma City Kobe may be back in purple and gold but the LA Lakers are looking at their third straight loss when they visit Oklahoma City tonight. Kobe has looked as rusty as you would expect from such a long...

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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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NBA Western Conference Playoffs: Familiar Foes

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: April 19, 2013

Two of the four first-round series have direct connections between the opposing teams, and those linkages provide another level of intrigue to these matchups. (1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (8) Houston Rockets Quite the ironic situation for former Thunder forward James Harden. One year ago, he was OKC’s valuable sixth man off the bench; this...

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NBA Finals: Promise Fulfilled as Miami Captures Championship

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: June 22, 2012

The LeBron James-led Miami Heat created a lot of enemies when they publicly boasted about bringing multiple NBA titles to South Beach. On Thursday night, they delivered. Game 5 was never in doubt. Even before the start, the media gathered around James’s locker in what was described as an “eerie silence.” It wouldn’t stay quiet...

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NBA: Can Anyone in the West Stop the Thunder?

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: April 5, 2012

The Oklahoma City Thunder went down in Miami on Wednesday night but they remain the class of the Western Conference. Al Dannity assesses the chances of a team other than the Thunder making it out of the West and into the NBA Finals. The loaded veterans The one thing the San Antonio Spurs lack is...

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NBA: Can Thunder Start Trade Machine for Magic?

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 1, 2012

The Magic keep insisting that Dwight Howard is going nowhere but a rough night at home against the Thunder might give Orlando pause for thought. Al Dannity assesses the potential impact a loss tonight could have on Howard’s season. Thunder ready to strike Oklahoma City won a tough road assignment at Philadelphia last night. That’s...

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NBA: Kobe Sets Scoring Record as West Wins All Star Game

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: February 27, 2012

The West won the NBA All Star game for the second year running. Al Dannity looks back on a big weekend of action. Durant comes big as Black Mamba makes history Injury concerns blighted an otherwise entertaining NBA All Star game on Sunday night. The most notable knock of the night came as Kobe Bryant...

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Mavericks May Have Tough Time with Rolling Thunder

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: January 2, 2012

The Dallas Mavericks welcome the undefeated Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. Joe LaTengo hits the hardwood to see what kind of hosts the defending NBA champions might be. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook take their unbeaten, acrobatic ways on the road to Big D, which isn’t looking so big these days. The Mavericks may...

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NBA: Thunder and Spurs will Battle for Western Conference

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: December 15, 2011

The Dallas Mavericks may be the NBA Champions but Al Dannity has eyes on two of their biggest rivals in the Western Conference as he breaks it down division by division. Pacific There’s only so much room at the top. Having been a shining beacon of offensive play for so long, this promises to be...