Arguably the best matchup in the Eastern Conference on Monday night comes between the Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers. Philly is looking to extend its winning streak to nine games, while the Bulls are looking to win their third straight. With a rather sizable spread set for this game, why not look into some player
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These three highly touted NBA Draft prospects all no-showed March Madness and may have badly damaged their draft stock along the way. March Madness has a way of inflating the NBA draft stock of certain prospects, but things can work the other way as well. These three wing scorers all had excellent opportunities to move
10:18 PM ET NEW YORK — Julius Randle scored a career-high 57 points, but that wasn’t enough to save the New York Knicks from a disappointing 140-134 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. Randle’s dominance was apparent throughout the first three quarters of a defenseless showcase in which the
For the first time this season, the Milwaukee Bucks are favored to win the NBA Finals over the Boston Celtics. With a 2.5-game lead over Boston and Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference, Milwaukee is poised to secure home-court advantage in the playoffs thanks, in large part, to the sensational play of MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo.
7:37 AM ET Ohm Youngmisuk Close Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Looking to place a bet on every NBA game on Monday? You’ve come to the right place, because I have a best bet for all six games on March 20, following a terrific 10-1 stretch over the last three days. That’s pushed my season record in the NBA to 245-194-1 (+23.5305 units), and I’m hoping
9:08 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN ANTONIO — Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell had 29 points each, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 24-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-118 on Sunday, spoiling Dejounte Murray‘s homecoming. Murray had 22 points, eight assists and six rebounds in his first game in San
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports NFL rumors: Aaron Rodgers trade won’t be rushed by Jets by Cody Williams The Milwaukee Bucks are holding on to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference heading into Sunday’s matchup with a suddenly hot Toronto Raptors team. Toronto is still in
9:59 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Three weeks to the day since LeBron James suffered a tendon injury in his right foot, and with exactly three weeks remaining in the regular season, Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham offered the most encouraging update on James’ status to date. “We anticipate him coming back at some
The Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors face off on Sunday night on NBATV, and Toronto is searching for its fourth straight win. It won’t be easy against the team with the league’s best record, but there are a few All-Stars in this game, making the prop market an interesting one to dive into. Here are
These NBA contenders will need to win with depth when the playoffs come. That means these key role players need to be better. For many teams, this last stretch of the season is about fighting for a playoff (or play-in) and trying to confirm advantageous seeding. But for the aspiring NBA contenders, the real work
Mar 17, 2023 Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Tuesday night was another head-scratcher in the Crescent City. The New Orleans Pelicans went into one of their biggest games of the season, a home matchup against the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers, needing a win. The teams entered the night tied in the standings, and a
The Los Angeles Clippers dropped Saturday night’s game against the Orlando Magic, but they have a chance to bounce back against the struggling Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Kawhi Leonard, who sat for injury management on Saturday, should play in this game, and that has Los Angeles set as a slight favorite on the road.
5:47 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star guard Anthony Edwards will miss his first game of the season Saturday against the Toronto Raptors as he continues to deal with a right ankle sprain. Edwards suffered the injury in Friday night’s loss to the Chicago Bulls; he landed awkwardly and collapsed after leaving his feet to deliver
The Memphis Grizzlies are understandably concerned about the social habits of Ja Morant and have reportedly adjusted travel plans to keep the team from partying. The post-game partying habits of Ja Morant have put the Memphis Grizzlies under a microscope. After a March 3 game against the Nuggets, Morant shared an Instagram Live video of
5:17 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — After the Denver Nuggets struggled down the stretch of a 116-110 loss to the New York Knicks on Saturday afternoon, giving the Western Conference leaders a fifth loss in their last six games, Nikola Jokic declared Denver needs to be concerned about how it’s currently playing. “It
The Golden State Warriors have lost nine straight road games heading into Friday’s matchup with the Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta. To make matters worse for Golden State, it won’t have defensive anchor Draymond Green in this game after he was suspended for picking up his 16th technical foul on the season. The Warriors rank 28th
7:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook took the blame for the LA Clippers‘ four-game winning streak coming to a halt against the Orlando Magic and was already looking forward to redeeming himself in Portland on Sunday. After the Clippers surrendered 39 points in the fourth quarter and were stunned 113-108 by the Magic
The Atlanta Hawks extended guard Bogdan Bogdanovic on a four-year deal worth $68 million. Despite having been put on the trading block only a few weeks ago, the Atlanta Hawks have decided to stick it out with Bogdan Bogdanovic for the foreseeable future. In the heart of March Madness, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski dropped a bombshell
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3:12 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Over and over again, sitting in front of his locker after the game, Lakers star Anthony Davis repeated how tough it was to stomach Friday night’s 111-110 loss to the Mavericks at the buzzer. Tough because his closeout wasn’t enough of a deterrent to stop Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber
From the end of February into March, the Minnesota Timberwolves looked like a team who was finally figuring things out and could be a threat in the postseason. They won three straight over other Western Conference playoff teams, but since that point they’re 1-3 and back down to seventh in the West at 35-35. The
11:13 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN ANTONIO — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 28 points and the Memphis Grizzlies completed the largest comeback in the NBA this season, rallying from a 29-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 126-120 in overtime Friday night. Memphis faced a nine-point deficit in the
Everyone may be consumed by March Madness, but there’s no reason we can’t place some NBA bets as well this week! I have four plays, including a pair of two-pick parlays to get the weekend started. After hitting 2-of-3 picks on Thursday, let’s keep the momentum going tonight: NBA best bets record to date NBA
6:57 PM ET The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers combined to pay more than $88 million in revenue sharing receipts to smaller-market teams for the 2021-2022 season, according to a memo obtained by ESPN on Friday. Eight more larger-market teams — including New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Miami, the LA Clippers and
There’s one guarantee when the Golden State Warriors play on the road this season, and that’s high-scoring games. Golden State is 24-8-1 on OVERs on the road this season, and that trend could continue with the total for Friday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks set at 248. Warriors star, Steph Curry, is coming off a
6:53 PM ET Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is engaged in serious talks to sell a majority stake in the franchise to a group led by Hornets minority owner Gabe Plotkin and Atlanta Hawks minority owner Rick Schnall, sources told ESPN on Thursday. No deal is imminent, but there’s significant momentum on a sale that
James Harden and Joel Embiid have the Philadelphia 76ers rolling, becoming the devastating pick-and-roll combination they looked like on paper. Time has a way of getting warped in the NBA. Days march ahead, 24 hours at a time but somehow the past feels like it’s getting exponentially farther away. There are already rumors about James
12:15 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — As the final seconds ebbed away in the Sacramento Kings‘ 101-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Thursday night, Kings fans began a loud “Light The Beam!” chant. It was a celebratory night on a few levels. The victory was Sacramento’s eighth in its
Mar 4, 2023; San Antonio, Texas, USA;San Antonio Spurs forward Sandro Mamukelashvili (54) boxes out during the second half of a game against the Houston Rockets at the AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Meullion-USA TODAY Sports The Spurs have plenty more regular season games but no chance of making the playoffs and can already focus
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