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June 1, 2008 – Dr. Anklesnap All season long there has been a build-up of excitement towards the potential for the most successful franchise in NBA history, the Boston Celtics, to possibly get back to the NBA’s greatest stage, the NBA Finals. With an NBA best 16 NBA championship titles under their belt, the Boston [...]

May 22nd, 2008 – Dr. Dime All year I’ve heard people talk about the regular season and first two rounds of the Eastern Conference playoffs being a mere formality for the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons, as it would be an inevitable meeting of these two defensive specialists. Well I kept telling people not to [...]

May 13th, 2008 – Dr. Dime I will not say Lebron James is struggling offensively. Considering his penetration, passing, positioning, and even just the defensive attention he attracts it makes for good team offense regardless. What I will say is that all series long Lebron James has struggled with his shot. The only reason his [...]

One of the most fun forms of sports gambling is playing daily NBA fantasy games offered through a myriad of sources, and an almost infinite number of formats. Games at your disposal range from gimmick bets placed in individual aspects of the game, also known as prop bets, or the favorite of all, lineup makers [...]

Phoenix Suns’ Trevor Ariza has been traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Austin Rivers and Kelly Oubre Jr. This will be Ariza’s second stint with the Wizards, he played with them from 2012 to 2014. “Trevor has been one of the most effective, efficient, and versatile players at his position for over a [...]

The Bucks lost 127-120 to the Clippers at home on Wednesday night, moving them to 37-34 for the season. Milwaukee may have lost a lot more than just the game though as their star player Giannis Antetokounmpo left the game in the 2nd quarter with what appears to be an ankle sprain… The Greek Freak [...]

Before the season began, NBA fans and bettors alike would have put all their money on the Golden State Warriors to meet the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals in June. And why not? That’s been the Finals match-up for three straight seasons. Is there a reason to suspect this year will be any different? [...]

The Clippers are going all in on blowing their core up and starting from scratch (except for Austin Rivers, because well… you know…). After shaking the NBA world to its core with Monday’s blockbuster trade of Blake Griffin to Detroit, reports are now that they are gauging the market for their other two top players: [...]

It has been a rough season for the Los Angeles Clippers and we are only in December. They are currently 8-14 and are without Blake Griffin, Danilo Gallinari and Patrick Beverley, three of their starters. While Gallinari could return in the next few days and Griffin will return in a few months, Patrick Beverley is [...]

Mike Krzyzewski was not at all surprised when Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers over the summer, and he’s most definitely not surprised to see the point guard thriving with the Boston Celtics. Krzyzewski, who coached Irving while he was at Duke, told The Boston Globe he could always sense that there was more [...]