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The Memphis Grizzlies, who are holding onto eighth place in the Western Conference, will begin their NBA restart on July 31 when they take on Portland. The Trail Blazers are currently tied for ninth place and still have a legitimate shot of making the postseason. The two teams will be fighting for their playoff lives…
2020 NBA Playoffs is going to reopen the 2019-20 postseason tournament which will take place on August 17 and end on October 13, 2020. Originally, the playoffs were scheduled to commence on April 18th; however, due to COVID -19 pandemic, the playoffs were postponed to March 11th, 2020. This occurred after some NBA players tested…
The 2023 NBA playoffs are scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 15 with the first-round action in both conferences. The NBA Finals are slated to start on Thursday, June 1. The league’s top 16 teams will compete to determine the 2022-23 season’s NBA champion. How do the NBA playoffs work? The top 16 teams in…
Sacramento Kings Playoff Scenarios It is the longest postseason drought in the NBA. The Sacramento Kings haven’t been to the playoffs in 15 seasons on May 4, 2006. Could 2022 be the year? It’s entirely possible, but the Kings will need plenty of help to overcome what appears to be an insurmountable task. Sacramento is…
For the second straight season, the Brooklyn Nets will be headed to the postseason. After 60 games, Brooklyn is just 27-33, but they remain eighth in the Eastern Conference standings. The Nets have a four-game advantage over their closest threat, Washington. Despite losing four in a row before a March 3 game at Boston, the…
It has been a decade since the Los Angeles Lakers were over .500 at the All-Star break. Not only is LeBron James and company over .500, but the Lakers are also the clear favorite to earn the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed. Los Angeles owns a five-game lead over second-place Denver in the Western Conference…
With 22 games remaining in the 2019-20 season, the New Orleans Pelicans have a shot at making the playoffs. They are currently three games out of eighth place in the Western Conference standings trailing Memphis. How can New Orleans return to the postseason after missing out last year? Mt. Zion With a healthy Zion Williamson…
The race for the Western Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot is on. Currently, Memphis owns it, but four teams are in hot pursuit. One of those is Portland and the question is can the Trail Blazers make the playoff cut. The answer is directly proportional to the return of Damian Lillard. Injuries Lillard, who…
The Milwaukee Bucks have yet to play 60 games and have already clinched a playoff berth. The defending Eastern Conference champions are 50-8 after their first 58 games and hold an eight-game lead over second-place Toronto. The Bucks’ most recent loss was to Indiana, which is likely to finish sixth in the East. Milwaukee has…
NBA 2020 All-Star Game Preview The 2020 NBA All-Star Game tips off Sunday, February 16, and while the format has changed recently, it sure does look a lot like the old East versus West edition of the game. LeBron James and Giannis Antetokoumpo, the top two vote-getters in each conference, were named team captains and…
Can the Toronto Raptors Repeat? Quick, name the hottest team in the NBA right now. Any answer other than the Toronto Raptors is simply terribly wrong. The 2029 NBA champions are on a monumental tear through the recent NBA schedule winning their last 13 straight games. The streak moves the Raptors are aiming to 51-31…