The Atlanta Hawks try again at the TD Garden on Tuesday night. The Hawks lost the Boston Celtics in Game 1 112-99 to fall behind 0-1 in their best-of-seven first-round playoff series. Atlanta failed to hit the century mark for the first time since early December. The Hawks shot just 5-29 from a three-point distance in Game 1 The Celtics are looking to sweep the first two games of the series and hold home-court advantage. Boston got another big game from their dynamic duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Derrick White also scored 24 during the win. Atlanta Hawks Sights set on Game 2 pic.twitt ..read more

The Brooklyn Nets try again on Monday night. The Nets were outgunned 121-102 by the Sixers in Game 1 of their best-of-seven first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. Philly also covered the 8.5 spread easily in that game as they hit a franchise playoff record with 21 three-pointers made. Joel Embiid and James Harden led the way for the No. 3 seeded Sixers but it was a team effort as three others Sixers players scored in double digits. Brooklyn kept itself within striking distance during most of the game. However, they were outscored in each of the fou ..read more

The New York Knicks look to stay hot as the regular season is coming to a close. They visit the surging New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on Friday night. New York is 47-33 SU on the season and will finish as the 5th seed in the Eastern Conference. They will face No.4 Cleveland in the opening round of the playoffs but still have two regular season games to complete. The Knicks are on a five-game winning streak. New Orleans is 41-39 SU on the season and is tied with the Lakers in terms of record. However, L.A. owns the tiebreaker so the Pelicans are just 8th in the current Wester ..read more

The Miami Heat visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Miami is still trying to get back to the Top 6 after dropping to 7th place. The Heat have won two in a row but are just 6-4 SU in their last 10 games. Miami is 42-37 SU on the year and are 1.5 games behind the 6th-seeded Nets but are also just 1.5 games up on the 8th-seeded Hawks. Philadelphia looks secured in their spot as the No. 3 seed in the East. The Sixers are 2.5 games behind No. 2 Boston but are also 2.5 games up on No. 4 Cleveland. The Sixers head to this contest with a mediocre 5-5 SU record in t ..read more

The Los Angeles Lakers look to move up the team standing even further when they take on the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night. Los Angeles has moved up to the 7th spot in the Western Conference team and they are now just one-half game from an outright playoff spot. The Lakers have won their last three games played and are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games played and 7-3 SU in their last 1o games played overall. Utah has dropped to the 12th spot in the Western Conference team standings as they have struggled in their last 7 games played, with only one win during that stretch. The Jazz now ..read more

Two teams that could end up meeting in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs meet on Thursday night in Mile High. New Orleans is 9th in the latest Western Conference team standings although they have the same record as the 8th-seeded Lakers at 38-38. The Pelicans are also in Danger of falling outside the Top 10 with the 11th-seeded Dallas Mavericks just 1.5 games behind them. They are 6-4 SU in their last 10 games played. Denver is close to clinching the first top seed in franchise history. At 51-24 SU, the Nuggets are 3.5 games ahead of the 2nd-seeded Memphis Grizzlies. They only have 7 ga ..read more

The Boston Celtics visit the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena on Tuesday night. Boston is 52-23 SU on the season and they are in second place in the Eastern Conference team standings. The Celtics are 2 games behind the Milwaukee Bucks in the race for the top spot and they are also 3 games ahead of the No. 3 ranked Philadelphia 76ers. They are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games played and have won their last three games heading to Tuesday’s road game in Washington. Washington is 33-42 SU on the year and they are 11th in the East ladder. The Wizards have won just twice in their last 10 gam ..read more

The Philadelphia 76ers look to right the ship on Monday night against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. Philadelphia has dropped back to third place in the East at 49-25 SU. The Sixers had moved to second place but after losing two in a row and with the Boston Celtics winning their last three games played, Philly is back as the No. 3 team in their conference. The Sixers are, however, still 7-3 SU in their last 10 games played. Denver is looking to hold on to the top seed in the Western Conference team standings. The Nuggets are currently three games up on the Memphis Grizzlies. They are ..read more

The Phoenix Suns continue their road trip with a visit to Crytpo.com Arena and a visit to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. Phoenix s 38-33 SU on the season and they are in 4th place in the Western Conference team standings. The Suns are 15-21 SU in their last 36 road games and they are just 1-4 SU in their previous five assignments. Phoenix is just one game ahead of the 5th place L.A. Clippers and a loss here would put the two teams in a tie for 4th place. Los Angeles is 35-17 SU on the year and they are 19-17 SU in 36 home games played this year. The Lakers are 11th in the latest We ..read more

The Golden State Warriors look to end their 11-game road losing streak on Monday when they visit the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. Golden State has been Jekyll and Hyde when playing at home and on the road this season. The Dubs are 29-7 SU at home this season but are just 7-29 SU on the road. Playing on the road has been at its worst as of late as the Dubs have not won on the road since late January. The Dubs are trying to lock up a Top 6 spot in the Western Conference team standings so they can head to the playoffs outright. That is on the ropes right now as they are one-half game beh ..read more