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The Cleveland Cavaliers picked up a much-needed win on Monday. The offense was clicking in a way that we’ve rarely seen this season, resulting in a 139-132 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. For one night, everything seemed alright with the Cavs. “There were no boos in the crowd tonight, so that was really good,” Darius […]
Yesterday, the San Antonio Spurs joined the Elf Louise Christmas Project and Opportunity Home as part of the Season of Giving. Julian Champagnie and Harrison Ingram surprised families by dressing as Santa Claus and one of his helpful Elves. The two joined in handing out Christmas gifts. They greeted families and created a memorable holiday […]
The Philadelphia 76ers played some outstanding ball over the weekend. They upset the New York Knicks on “we’re not hanging a banner” night, and then overcame the pitfalls of a back-to-back in surging past the Dallas Mavericks in the fourth quarter the next evening back in Philly. Through it all, the young backcourt looked outstanding, […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers took a step in the right direction with their win over the Charlotte Hornets. They’ll get a chance to build on that as they welcome a bad New Orleans Pelicans team to Rocket Arena. Cleveland’s offense looked good on Monday. The outside shot was falling, which led to the ball moving around […]
The ABA had financial and organizational issues from the beginning but despite those issues, the league managed to gain a lot of talented players that played an exciting brand of basketball. A number of the stars later became quite prominent in the NBA after the merger: Rick Barry returned to league, Julius Erving, David Thompson, […]
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland has taken a noticeable step forward in his last two outings. He’s once again looking like a multi-time All-Star as he seems to be getting more comfortable playing through the toe injury that required surgery this past offseason. The Cavs have been cautious with handling Garland’s injury since […]
1. Starters lump of coal turned to diamonds At the 9:22 mark and the Celtics down 20, Mazzulla pulled all of the starters off the floor out of a timeout, seemingly sending a message due to the lack of effort. The bench unit of Anfernee Simons-Hugo Gonzalez-Sam Hauser-Baylor Scheierman-Luka Garza would come in and immediately […]
Good morning. Happy Christmas Eve Eve. The Cleveland Cavaliers play basketball tonight against the New Orleans Pelicans. We’ll see if they can continue to build some momentum heading into Thursday’s matchup with the New York Knicks. Today’s game of the day I can’t in good conscious recommend a Cavs and Pelicans game when both teams […]
The Charlotte Hornets to protect both the basketball and the basket as they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The post Recap/Analysis: Turnovers and bad defense doom Hornets against Cavs first appeared on At The Hive .
BOSTON — It only took an Andrew Nembhard free throw in the third quarter to push the Celtics into a 20-point deficit against the Pacers on Monday night — a spot that didn’t faze head coach Joe Mazzulla the slightest. “Being down 12 in the third quarter, I’m pretty comfortable with that because you see […]
The Miami Heat (15-14) are favored by 5.5 points against the Toronto Raptors (17-13) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on FDSSUN, SportsNet, and WPLG. The point total is 228.5 in the matchup. Heat vs. Raptors Odds Heat odds to win: -210 Raptors odds to win: +176 Spread: Heat (-5.5) Total: 228.5 How to Bet on Heat vs. Raptors Game Time and Information When: Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET Where: Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida ...
The Houston Rockets (17-9) are favored by 7 points against the Los Angeles Clippers (7-21) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on NBC/Peacock, FDSSC, and SCHN. The matchup’s over/under is set at 220.5. Before you make an informed wager on the matchup, take a look at the best bets available in Tuesday’s game according to our computer predictions. How to Bet on Rockets vs. Clippers Pick the Rockets (-7) to Cover In the Rockets’ 26 games this season, they ...
Two of the league’s best scorers hit the court when Devin Booker (13th, 25.6 PPG) and the Phoenix Suns (15-13) host Austin Reaves (ninth, 27.8 PPG) and the Los Angeles Lakers (19-8) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET on SportsNet LA, AZFamily, and Suns+. The Suns are 5.5-point favorites. The matchup has an over/under set at 225.5 points. If you are trying to gain an edge on Tuesday’s game, see the best bets available in this matchup, below (according to our computer predictions). H...
Southeast Division foes square off when the Charlotte Hornets (9-20) host the Washington Wizards (5-22) at Spectrum Center, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. The Wizards are 5.5-point underdogs in the game, the second matchup between the squads this season. The matchup has a point total of 234.5. Dig into the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) in Tuesday’s game, before you make an informed wager on the contest. How to Bet on Hornets vs. Wizards ...
The Chicago Bulls (13-15) are underdogs (by 4 points) to extend a three-game road win streak when they visit the Atlanta Hawks (15-15) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The matchup has a point total of 254.5. If you are trying to make an informed wager on Tuesday’s game, find out the best bets available in this matchup, in this article (according to our computer predictions). How to Bet on Hawks vs. Bulls Pick the Hawks (-4) to Cover In the Hawks’ 30 games this season,...
After starting the year 24-1 the defending champs have suddenly lost two of their last four games, with one of those losses coming against the Spurs in the Emirates Cup Semis in Las Vegas. Regardless of these (very) recent events, they remain the team to beat, with a boatload of depth seemingly at every position […]
Despite a spirited 21-point comeback, the Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Detroit Pistons 102-110 on Monday night. The first half was sloppy, to put it kindly. The Blazers, faced with a packed paint and limited outside shooting available, were effectively stonewalled. Moreover, despite a +19 advantage from the line, the Blazers were only able […]
The Detroit Pistons demonstrated tonight why they are on top of the NBA’s Eastern Conference, beating the banged-up Portland Trail Blazers 110-102. Jalen Duren poured in 26 points for the winners and Shaedon Sharpe led the Portland response with 25. Player of the Game Sidy Cissoko was the “Grinch Who Almost Stole Christmas” from the […]
Player prop bet options for Kel’el Ware, Scottie Barnes and others are listed when the Miami Heat host the Toronto Raptors at Kaseya Center on Tuesday (with opening tip at 7:30 p.m. ET). How to Watch Heat vs. Raptors Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025 Time: 7:30 p.m. ET How to watch on TV: FDSSUN, SportsNet, and WPLG Live Stream: Fubo Location: Miami, Florida Venue: Kaseya Center NBA Props Today: Miami Heat Kel’el Ware Props PTS REB 8.5 (Over: -127) ...
The Mavericks lost one of the more frustrating games of their extremely young, already disappointing season, falling 119-113 to the Pelicans in New Orleans on Monday night. Anthony Davis led the way for the Mavericks tonight, posting a monster 35-point, 17-rebound double-double. Klay Thompson added 20 points, Cooper Flagg had a quiet 16 points, six […]
In a game that was over in the first quarter, the Denver Nuggets destroyed the Utah Jazz 135-112. The score isn’t even indicative of how the game went. To start the game, the Nuggets went on a massive run, leaving the Jazz down by 27 points in the middle of the 1st quarter. For the […]
After yet another game in which they blew a big lead and lost in overtime, the Houston Rockets continue the California swing of this six-game road trip. Now, the Rockets have to play a Los Angeles Clippers team that gave them a close game a couple of weeks ago. LA was in that game throughout […]
Monday night’s game against the Utah Jazz opened with Nikola Jokic being honored as the Western Conference Player of the Month for… The post Recap: Utah gets run out of Denver after spotting the Nuggets 19 appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
Corey Kispert is off the Washington Wizards’ injury report and expected to be available for Tuesday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets. Kispert had been sidelined since fracturing his thumb against the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 25. The 26-year-old wing scored 20 points against the Chicago Bulls on Nov. 22 and had 19 points against the […]
The New York Knicks (20-8) will attempt to build on a three-game road winning streak when visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves (19-10) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Target Center, airing at 8 p.m. ET on FDSN and MSG. The Timberwolves head into this matchup after a 103-100 win over the Bucks on Sunday. The Knicks’ last game on Sunday ended in a 132-125 victory over the Heat. In the Timberwolves’ win, Anthony Edwards led the way with a team-high 24 points (adding four rebounds and six assist...