The Oklahoma City Thunder has its eyes on the top seed in the Western Conference, which means home-court advantage throughout the West playoffs. The Sacramento Kings are young and athletic and have been competitive, but they’re just looking to wrap up another non-playoff season but finish on a high note entering the process of building [...]
The Houston Rockets are fighting for their playoff lives, sitting on the precipice of falling out of the top-eight in the West – though an upset in their last game helped their cause. The Los Angeles Lakers have grabbed a firmer grip on their once-slipping Pacific Division lead, and they are making a move toward [...]
The New York Knicks are on a very positive path, getting above .500 and looking to be a threat in the Eastern Conference. The Atlanta Hawks have had some trouble in recent weeks, but may be starting to turn the corner to make the sprint toward the postseason. Two teams still jockeying for playoff positioning [...]
The Portland Trail Blazers have started shuffling their deck; though they’re not out of the payoff picture, they haven’t met up to lofty expectations this year. The Chicago Bulls lost their MVP to injury but still lay claim to being the beasts in the East after a signature win in their last outing. The new-look [...]
The Portland Trail Blazers were supposed to be a breakthrough team this year, but has recently struggled to stay above .500 and remain one of the eight playoff-eligible teams in the West. The Celtics overcame a brutal start to the season and is in the hunt for the playoffs, but it dealing with trade rumors [...]
The Milwaukee Bucks are trying desperately to shake out of a recent slide and get back in the playoff chase. Atlanta also wants to remain viable, but it will have to solve the offensive issues that have cost it in recent weeks. A key Eastern Conference matchup takes place Friday night when the Bucks visit [...]
The Orlando Magic is trying to close the first half of this NBA season on a roll and keep itself near the top of the East standings. The Atlanta Hawks would love to end their first half on a positive note and end a skid that has kept them from reaching the milestone 20-win mark [...]
The Golden State Warriors have become more competitive of late whiel still implementing a fun, up-tempo offense they’ve been known for over the last 20-plus years. The Oklahoma City Thunder also likes to run, and it has been running teams out of the gym while playing decent defense to keep teams at bay. These two [...]
The Atlanta Hawks have been without two centers in the post recently, and have struggled as a result. Maybe hitting the road will help take off some pressure. Meanwhile, down in Florida the Orlando Magic continue to succeed with defense. Coming off a win over its in-state rival will certainly give the Magic some confidence [...]
The New York Knicks finally broke out with one of their highest-scoring games of the season their last time out, taking out some frustration from a rough stretch. The Boston Celtics have also struggled, but they have started turning the corner and finally got above .500 this week. The two longtime Atlantic Division rivals will [...]