Today’s NBA schedule is split between two afternoon games and five evening contests. Starting us off will be the swooning Knicks, who will try to avoid another Sunday blowout, this time at the hands of the Bulls. DraftStreet has daily fantasy NBA contests including all seven games, closing early, and later one encompassing only the five evening starts. Irrespective of whether you prefer Salary Cap or Pick’em formats, there are large guaranteed prize pool (GPP) contests available. If you don’t
Despite losing to the Washington Wizards 122-103, there is nothing that could of taken the emotion away from the Philadelphia 76ers. After a day that saw the people of the NBA world honor the legacy of Allen Iverson, the respects certainly didn’t end there. Some of the best players that the NBA has to offer continued to express their feelings toward #3, including his own Class of 1996 Draft mates. The Sixers have now lost 13 games in a row, but for
With the first day of March upon us, the push for the NBA postseason has officially commenced. Teams have no more than 25 games remaining on their respective schedules, leaving no time to be wasted and no result to be undervalued. Here’s everything that you need to know about the action from Saturday, March 1. [Read more…]
I mentioned last weekend that I’ve been watching old NBA games on YouTube, and while Karl Malone, for obvious name-related reasons, is probably never going to be surpassed as my all-time favorite basketball player, Hakeem Olajuwon is making it pretty close. I mean, look at this: [Read more…]
“Pound for pound one of the greatest” reads a tweet from the Philadelphia 76ers. Countless tweets, emails and Facebook updates have had similar words today for NBA legend Allen Iverson. The Answer, as he’s known to many, will have his No.3 jersey raised to the rafters Saturday in Philly. To many, he’s one of the greatest point guard’s ever to play. He left his mark on the game, if it wasn’t a basket or steal, it was an assist or an unexpected rebound.
Several high scoring games in the NBA last night led to fat fantasy stat lines at DraftStreet : it took well over 300 DraftStreet points to get the top spots in most contests last night. Both Goran Dragic/PNX and Anthony Davis/NOP were game-time decisions last night, and both had monster games. Dragic made the Pelicans defense look silly. The Bulls reaffirmed their status as a rising power with a comfortable win over Dallas, while the Knicks’ swoon continued. The Spurs took
The New York Knicks are making it easier for Carmelo Anthony to walk away in free agency with every lackluster effort and loss down the stretch as I outlined in my latest column. After a 23-point loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday, I joined Chicago’s 670 The Score and host Joe Ostrowski to discuss Anthony’s free agency decision, potential destinations, the sorry state of the Knicks and the landscape of the Eastern Conference. Here’s the podcast in its entirety: Current Basketball
Friday, February 28 marked the end of another month in the 2013-14 NBA regular season. As the playoffs rapidly approach and the contenders emerge, every team and player in action looked to send a message. Many were successful, achieving feats that will not soon be forgotten. Others were not, continuing to fall in the standings. If you had any action on the games with a site such as SportsBettingDime.com, it was riveting. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s