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In Defense of Westbrook With the Wizards currently at four straight wins and trying to make it five tonight against the reigning league champs, I’ve been spending some time thinking about the divisive Wizards PG Russell Westbrook and his effect on the team. Since the shocking trade between the Rockets and the Wizards, which saw Westbrook traded to DC for longtime local hoops icon John Wall, Westbrook has been treated critically by fans for his often sub-par performances. Much of these critici...

After a 2-8 start, Toronto is fully back.

On Saturday, the Wizards open a four-game West Coast road trip when they take on the Trail Blazers at 10:00 P.M. in Portland.

Zach LaVine has arrived and nobody is happy By Kris Amundsen on Feb 18, 2021, 8:40am CST 107 Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Zachs Historic Season What Zach LaVine is doing offensively this year is nothing short of historic. As of this writing, he is averaging 28.5 points per game, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.2 assists on an insanely efficient 52 FG%, hitting 43.7% of his 3s on 8.2 attempts per game, and has a 61.2 eFG% and 64.9 TS%. To give you an idea about just how rare this type of p...

Thursday, February 18th 2021, 12:13 am By: Nate Kotisso OKLAHOMA CITY - This week’s winter weather put an incredible strain on Oklahoma City and Memphis, who both played Tuesday night, but the Thunder had a more interesting journey to Wednesdays game. The weather did not let up enough for OKC to leave its snowy metropolis for another until Wednesday afternoon. Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman said that the team was set to leave OKC just after 3 p.m. During Wednesday’s radio broadcast, Thund...

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Rick Bowmer/Associated Press After a 112-94 victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday, the Utah Jazz are 22-5. They have won 18 of their past 19 games, lead the NBA in winning percentage and net rating and are in the top five in both offense and defense. Still, a national spotlight remains elusive. When Utah comes up on podcasts or in articles that cover the league at large, it generally doesnt get much more than some variation of "Im not convinced." As the Jazz work through some of the Eastern ...

The CP3-Book connection - why it’s paying huge dividends for Devin Booker’s progression Share this story Devin Booker looks comfortable on the basketball floor. Not that he ever hasn’t from a physicality standpoint – the silky-smooth Kentucky product has a game that’s mature beyond his years – and that quality has shown ever since he stepped foot in the Valley after being selected by Phoenix with their 13th overall pick back in 2015. It didnt take him long to fashion a resolute re...

Donovan’s defense is declining at a nearly inverse rate as he comments on his personal defensive improvement

Nets vs 76ers Props – Best Player Prop Bets on February 6th Comments Comments With Kevin Durant out for Saturdays game against the 76ers, Joe Harris could feature more prominently. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire) The Brooklyn Nets travel are at the Wells Fargo Center to battle the 76ers on Saturday, Feb 6th Kevin Durant did not travel with the Nets to Philadelphia and there is a chance Joel Embiid could miss this one as well See the player props available below Kyrie Irving an...