The Milwaukee Bucks failed to extend their win streak to three games after getting dropped by the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 121-105 home loss at Fiserv Forum on Sunday. The loss to the Thunder also completed the Bucks’ regular-season 2-0 sweep at the hands of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and company. It was a tough outing for Milwaukee, which could not pull off a win despite a huge performance by two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists while shooting 7-for-15 from the field and 7-for-12 from the free-throw line. Additionally, the “Greek…
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The Oklahoma City Thunder struck again on Sunday, as they extended their win streak to three games with a decisive victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in enemy territory via a score of 121-105. The Bolts’ win at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee has also concluded their three-game road trip on a positive note. Before the Bucks game, the Thunder defeated the Boston Celtics, 118-112, last Wednesday and the Detroit Pistons, 113-107, on Saturday. In addition, the Thunder are now just a win away in their next road game from setting a new franchise record for most wins in a row away…
The Boston Celtics are more than just about the stars. Sure, they would not have won the NBA title a season ago without the likes of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, but they are also a dangerous team because they’re not top-heavy. They have depth, with someone like Payton Pritchard capable of stealing the show from time to time. On Saturday, the former Oregon Ducks star guard got attention again when he set the NBA’s single-season record for most 3-pointers off the bench. Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla sounds off on Pritchard’s qualities Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla had…
Golden State Warriors second-year guard Brandin Podziemski is having an up-and-down campaign in the 2024-25 NBA regular season. He’s experienced shooting slumps and battled injuries. In fact, he did not suit up in any of Golden State’s last four games because of a back issue, though, his absence hasn’t quite affected the Warriors much. Golden State has won all of their last seven games and 12 of their previous 13 outings. But Podziemski could be back in action soon to help the Warriors stay hot. Via Anthony Slater of The Athletic: Steve Kerr said “the target” for Brandin Podziemski’s return…
The Oklahoma City Thunder are headed to the 2025 NBA Playoffs regardless of how the rest of the 2024-25 NBA regular season shakes out. They have also won their last two games, beating the defending NBA champions Boston Celtics last Wednesday, 118-112, before defeating the up-and-coming Detroit Pistons on Saturday, 113-107. But it hasn’t been entirely a smooth ride of late for the Thunder, with defensive weapon Lu Dort suffering an injury during the Pistons game. The 25-year-old Dort left the Pistons game in the third quarter after getting hurt while trying to guard Detroit star point guard Cade Cunningham.…
Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors remain hot after they extended their seventh win in a row by escaping with a 97-94 win at Chase Center in San Francisco Saturday night over Karl-Anthony Towns and the New York Knicks. It was an entertaining contest that saw the Knicks put up a gallant stand on the road despite missing star point guard Jalen Brunson, who is dealing with a lower-body injury. Another reason why the game was entertaining to watch was the matchup between Green and Towns. At one point in the game, Green appeared to say “He’s soft,” after…
The New York Knicks are not at their 100 percent at the moment, as they are missing their best player. Star point guard Jalen Brunson is currently out with an ankle injury that he suffered during a March 6 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on the road. Since then, the former Villanova Wildcats standout has missed four games in a row, and it is going to be a while before he returns to action. This coming Thursday will be the second week that Brunson suffered the painful injury, but ESPN’s Shams Charania said that his sources believe that it…
The Boston Celtics had a scare Saturday night against the Brooklyn Nets, who nearly pulled off an upset against the reigning NBA champions. But Payton Pritchard and company refused to go down, as they let Brooklyn Nets know why they’re the champs in a 115-113 win at TD Garden in Boston. Pritchard went off again off the bench, firing 22 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the field, including five long-range connections on eight attempts from behind the arc. Moreover, the former Oregon Ducks star guard set a new NBA record for most 3-pointers off the bench in a season. That…
Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green recently shared his honest thoughts on the animosity between Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith. That beef intensified when the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player confronted Smith during a break in the game against the Boston Celtics. Smith had since called James’ action as “weak,” triggering even more heated discussion about the saga between him and the future Basketball Hall of Famer. Green sounds off on Smith’s comment about LeBron James During an episode of ” The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis,” Green revealed that he…
The Los Angeles Lakers were missing the services of LeBron James on Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks on the road, leaving Luka Doncic with a much heavier responsibility, especially on offense. The Slovenian superstar guard was up to the challenge of putting the Lakers on his back, as he even had a spectacular first half that landed him in an extremely exclusive group in franchise history. Via StatMamba: Luka Doncic joins LeBron James & Kobe Bryant as the only Lakers to have a single half recording: 25+ PTS 5+ REB 5+ 3PM By the end of the second quarter, the…
The Los Angeles Lakers are experiencing some turbulence of late, in part because of the absence of four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James. The future Basketball Hall of Famer has missed the Lakers’ previous two games because of a groin injury that he sustained during the start of LA’s four-game road trip at TD Garden in Boston last Saturday. On Thursday, the Laker faced the Milwaukee Bucks, but with LeBron James not with the team. Before the Bucks game, Lakers head coach JJ Redick shared that James had flown back to Los Angeles, along with Rui Hachimura, to continue…
The No. 14-ranked Texas A&M Aggies reached the end of their journey in the 2025 SEC Tournament on Thursday, as they got eliminated in the second round by the Texas Longhorns in an epic 94-89 double-overtime loss at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The Aggies had a short time in the tourney. That was just their first game in this year’s edition of the SEC tourney, having enjoyed a first-round bye as a No. 5 seed. Anything can happen in March, and the Longhorns are among those showing why. They don’t have the resume yet to be considered a shoo-in in…
Regardless of how the rest of their journey in the 2025 Big East Tournament shakes out, the No. 6 St. John’s Red Storm will very likely get an at-large berth for this year’s edition of the Big Dance. Nevertheless, Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino wants his team to be at the best possible form heading into the NCAA Tournament — or least better than the quality of play they showed up with during Thursday night versus the Butler Bulldogs at Madison Square Garden in New York City. “Basically, I told the guys that five-plus performances is a Michael Jordan…
The Denver Nuggets still can’t solve Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves. On Wednesday, Nikola Jokic and company fell prey to the Timberwolves in a 115-95 loss at Ball Arena in Denver — their third in the 2024-25 NBA regular season. That was also the Nuggets’ fifth consecutive defeat at the hands of Minnesota, dating back to the 2024 NBA Playoffs. It can be recalled that the Timberwolves were the ones who dethroned the then-reigning NBA champions Nuggets in 2024, outlasting Denver in a playoff series that went the full distance of seven games. In the latest meeting between these…
In a battle between two legitimate NBA title contenders, it was the Oklahoma City Thunder that came out on top after beating the Boston Celtics Wednesday night in Beantown. The Thunder’s 118-112 win at TD Garden in Boston had Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s fingerprints all over it. The Most Valuable Player contender dropped a game-high 34 points. He shot 11-for-20 from the field and went 10-for-11 from the free-throw line. Additionally, the former Kentucky Wildcats star dished out seven assists and grabbed five rebounds in an all-around effort that even Celtics forward Jaylen Brown had nothing but praise for. “That boy good.…