The Sixers were not at all happy with the refereeing in the dying minutes of the franchise’s Game 2 104-101 loss to the Knicks. Philly led by five points at Madison Square Garden on Monday night with less than 30 seconds to play. There was hectic turn of events in the last remaining seconds, which started when Jalen Brunson shot a three that bounced off the rim and in. Sixers guard Kyle Lowry went to inbound the ball and Tyrese Maxey was unable to hold onto it for long, because Brunson looked to be holding Maxey’s jersey when Lowry threw the ball in. The ball was loose and this is when Philly ..read more

LeBron James has blasted the officiating in Game 2 of the first-round series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, which the Lakers lost 101-99 on a Jamal Murray game-winner. Speaking to the media after the game tonight, James was especially frustrated with the replay center appearing to get an easy call wrong. LeBron James talks Game 2 loss to Denver, LA’s offense stagnating in the second half, NBA Replay Center pic.twitter.com/QaxbWvcUao — Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) April 23, 2024 “I don’t understand what’s going on in the replay center, to be honest,” he said. “… DLo clearly get ..read more

NBA players are losing their minds with Jamal Murray hitting an incredible game-winner as the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers to take a 2-0 series lead on Monday. The game-clinching shot capped a 20-point comeback for the Nuggets and came after Murray struggled for much of the night, shooting just 8-23 from the field before making the winner. Here’s how NBA players around the league are reacting to the dramatic scenes in Denver tonight: JAMAL MF MURRAY! TAKE YOUR RESPECT BROTHER!! — Peyton Watson (@peytonwatson_) April 23, 2024 That was a history!!! — Alperen (@alperennsengun) Ap ..read more

Knicks players Donte DiVincenzo and Josh Hart have a solid relationship now, but back in the fall of 2015 when they first met it was a different story. When DiVincenzo arrived at Villanova in 2015, he became roommates with another Knicks star, Jalen Brunson and teammates with Hart. ESPN says the reason Brunson and DiVincenzo “forged the foundation of a lifelong friendship” was because “Josh Hart was an incredibly annoying person”. DiVincenzo himself confirmed this. “Josh will tell you, I hated him,” The guard told ESPN. “A bunch of guys did. Jalen and I were best friends, and Jalen had to say ..read more

Rudy Gobert was voted the NBA’s most overrated player in a new poll from The Athletic, and his girlfriend Julia Bonilla is not happy about it all. Bonilla made headlines when she launched a scathing attack on the poll result via Instagram. “My partner is the most dedicated, focused, hard-working person I have ever met,” Bonilla said. “He hasn’t stolen anything from anyone and deserves all the respect for his determination and commitment to his career.” “It’s hard for me to stay quiet in front of so much stupidity, disrespect and nonsense,” she added. “I am so proud of the person he is — fair ..read more

The Suns were no match for Anthony Edwards in Game 1 of their first-round series and Draymond Green thinks that Kevin Durant needs to be the man to step up. Phoenix weren’t able to control Edwards on offense, evident in his 33 points, nine rebounds, six assist and two steal haul. He and KD went at it in the third quarter, where Ant chirped at Durant and outscored him 18-10. Green says that it will be up to KD to stop Edwards for the remaining games. “What the Phoenix Suns are going to have to do, is there going to have to play KD on Anthony Edwards the entire series,” Green said on The Draymon ..read more

Former Knicks pick Frederic Weis has absolutely put Joel Embiid on blast for his decision to play for Team USA over France in the Olympics and even went as far as saying the big man should be banned from the country. Weis, who became infamous over as the guy Vince Carter performed his ‘dunk of death’ on in the 2000 Olympics, said on his French radio show that he hates Embiid for betraying the French team and thinks him to be “dirty guy”. “I consider this boy a great player as much as he is a dirty guy. I hate him for the things that he did,” Weis said. “I think he doesn’t have any respect for ..read more

We’re back today with NBA playoff basketball featuring some of our favorite matchups here at Basketball Forever. With the help of advanced simulations and machine learning, our Basketball Forever bot has run thousands of simulations on every game to expertly pinpointed our best playoff player bets for tonight’s slate. 1. PAOLO BANCHERO OVER 5.5 TOTAL ASSISTS (+106) Odds: +106 Probability: 64.1% Projection: 8.1 Edge: 15.6% Game: Magic vs Cavaliers (7PM EST) Our Basketball Forever betting bot has identified the best NBA player prop bet for today’s NBA playoff matchups. The best player bet takes ..read more

We’re back with attractive options to bet on across tonights NBA playoff slate. With the help of advanced simulations and machine learning, our Basketball Forever bot has expertly pinpointed our best basketball bets for Monday, April 22, 2024. 1. 76ERS VS KNICKS OVER 204 POINTS (-110) Odds: -110 Probability: 54% Edge: 2.1% Game: 76ers vs Knicks (7:30PM EST) Our Basketball Forever betting bot has uncovered the best bet of tonights playoff slate, taking place in the 76ers vs Knicks matchup. In this matchup, our model has determined that 76ers vs Knicks Over 204 Points is a solid wager. Througho ..read more

Nikola Jokic is completely unstoppable these days, but back in the 2020 Western Conference finals, Dwight Howard at least managed to slow him down significantly. Jokic averaged 25.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game against the Jazz and Clippers across the first two rounds of those playoffs, but that dropped to 21.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists against Howard and the Lakers. LA won the series 4-1 and went on to become NBA champions. This week, Howard detailed the extreme lengths he went to in order to stop Jokic. “I love Jokic, the year I came back to play against Denver ..read more