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The Philadelphia 76ers have been abysmal on the road this year. Philly is 9-22 away from the City of Brotherly Love, and the Sixers have lost eight straight road games. They haven’t won outside of Philadelphia since beating Brooklyn 117-111 in the Big Apple on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so they are likely to be a hefty underdog per the NBA betting odds this Tuesday night when they tak... 

Milwaukee is closing in on locking up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and earning home court advantage throughout the playoffs. The Bucks are 52-8, and they have a lead of 10 games over Toronto in the East. They are up seven games on the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference too, as Giannis Antetokuonmpo is on the verge of winning his second straight NBA MVP. Milwaukee ... 

New Orleans is coming off a humbling loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night, but the Pelicans are still in the hunt for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. They are just three games behind Memphis for the No. 8 seed, and New Orleans will have the easiest schedule remaining over the last 20-plus games. New Orleans is currently tied with Sacramento and San Antonio i... 

The Los Angeles Lakers are closing in on clinching home court advantage throughout the Western Conference Playoffs. The Lakers are 45-12 this season, and while they aren’t likely to catch the Milwaukee Bucks for the best record in the NBA, they should be able to secure the No. 1 seed out West. They currently have a lead of 5.5 games over the Denver Nuggets, and they are looking for a v... 

The Houston Rockets are on a roll. Houston has won five straight games, and the Rockets have won all five of those games by double digits. During that stretch, they knocked off three teams that are in line to make the postseason, including their opponent on Saturday night, the Boston Celtics. That has Houston poised to overtake either Denver or the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Rockets are currently a game behind the Clippers and two games behind the Nuggets in the Western Conference race. Meanw... 

Two of the top teams in the Western Conference will look to move within striking distance of the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night when the Los Angeles Clippers host the Denver Nuggets. The Clippers will likely be favored per the NBA betting odds, but they are currently a game behind the Nuggets. A No. 1 seed has gone on to win the NBA Championship in 28 of the last 41 seasons, unders... 

The two most prestigious teams in the history of the NBA will meet on Sunday afternoon in sunny Los Angeles. The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have combined to win 33 NBA titles, and both teams have 10 more titles than the next closest team in the league. Boston is seen as one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference this season, while the Lakers are the current favorites to win the NBA title per the NBA futures odds. There is a good chance that one of these teams claims another championship this season, and this could be a preview of the 2020 NBA Finals. ... 

In a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview, the Toronto Raptors will host the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night in the Great White North. The Raptors are the defending NBA champions, and they have shown they have the heart of a champion with their performance this season, but the Bucks are looking to take the torch. Milwaukee currently has a seven-game lead on Toronto for the top ... 

The Milwaukee Bucks are running away with the Eastern Conference, and they are out to widen their lead when they host the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Milwaukee is 25-3 at home, and the only team with a better record is Philadelphia. However, the Sixers have been abysmal on the road, posting a 9-19 record outside of the Keystone State.... 

LeBron James will look to claim his third straight All-Star Game victory this weekend in the Windy City. Team LeBron won the inaugural draft format All-Star Game in 2018, defeating Stephen Curry’s team 148-145 in the lowest scoring All-Star Game since 2013. His team won by a more comfortable margin last year, beating Team Giannis 178-164, and those two superstars will have their rematch this year. There has yet to be a line set on the 2020 All-Star Game, but Team LeBron is likely to be a short f... 

Two of the preseason favorites to win the NBA title will meet in one of the last games before All-Star Weekend. The Boston Celtics will host the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night before the stars of both teams head to Chicago for the mid-season festivities. Boston is likely to be favored per the NBA betting odds since the Celtics are playing at home, and they are the second-hottest team in the league with seven straight wins as of Tuesday afternoon.... 

The Milwaukee Bucks are well on their way to finishing as the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee has a 6.5-game lead over defending champion Toronto as of Monday morning, and the Bucks have yet to lose a game to a Central Division foe. They will take a sizable lead into All-Star Weekend, and anything other than finishing atop the conference by the end of the season would be a stunner for a team that is 28-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Bucks will take on the Indiana Pac... 

The two best teams in the Western Conference will square off right before the All-Star Break on Wednesday night. The Los Angeles Lakers currently have a three-game lead on the Denver Nuggets for the No. 1 seed in the West, but their grip on the conference has been slipping. The Lakers are 6-5 in their last 11 games, and they haven’t defeated a team with a winning record since beating Houston back on January 18. Meanwhile, Denver has won five of its last six games with victories over Milwaukee an... 

Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference will face each other in back-to-back games on Wednesday and Friday night. The Indiana Pacers will travel north of the border to face the Toronto Raptors on February 5, and then these two teams will switch venues before they clash on February 7. Toronto is currently in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 36-14 record, while Indiana is 31-19 and in fifth place in the conference. The Raptors are looking to defend their NBA title in the summer... 

The Los Angeles Lakers no longer have a stranglehold on the Western Conference. The Lakers have only won six of their last 10 games, allowing the crosstown Clippers and other contenders a chance to close the gap. The Lakers now have a three-game lead in their quest to earn the No. 1 seed and home court advantage through the Western Conference Playoffs, so they will be looking to grow that lead in the final third of the season. They will host the Houston Rockets in the second game of a doublehead... 

The Milwaukee Bucks are set to enter the NBA All-Star Break as the best team in the Eastern Conference. Giannis Antetokuonmpo has been even better than he was during his MVP season in 2018-19, and that has helped the Bucks reach a new level. They have a 6.5-game lead over Toronto in the race for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, and they have won nine of their last 10 games as of Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia 76ers have lost three straight games to fall to the No. 6 seed i... 

The Houston Rockets have been slumping in January. They are 4-7 in their last 11 games, and that has led to them falling in the standings. Houston is now tied for fifth place with Dallas in the Western Conference, and that’s not where owner Tilman Fertitta expected the Rockets to be after acquiring Russell Westbrook in a blockbuster trade this offseason. That could lead to some massive changes at the end of this year if Houston is one-and-done in the playoffs, but for now, the Rockets are simply... 

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers were supposed to contend for the Atlantic Division title this season, but both teams are looking up at the Toronto Raptors. Boston is 31-15 and 1.5 games behind Toronto as of Thursday morning, while Philadelphia has a 31-17 record and is 2.5 games behind the Raptors. These teams are each looking to close the gap and inch closer to the top spot in the Atlantic Division, and they will meet for the fourth and final time this year on Saturday.... 

First place in the Southwest Division will likely be on the line when the Houston Rockets welcome the Dallas Mavericks to town on Friday night. These are the top teams in the Lone Star State this season, and Houston and Dallas both have a potential MVP. The Rockets are led by former MVP James Harden, while last year’s Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic have improved by leaps and bounds in his second season. Houston currently has a half-game lead in the standings as of Wednesday afternoon with a 29-1... 

The Zion Williamson era is here. The most highly anticipated rookie in years made his debut on Wednesday night, and it was worth the wait. Williamson dazzled everyone with his athleticism, ripping off 17 straight points against San Antonio to finish with a team-high 22 points despite playing just 18 minutes. The New Orleans Pelicans ended up losing to the Spurs 121-117, but Williamson’s play has fans excited for the next few years. New Orleans will welcome the Boston Celtics to the Big Easy on S... 

The Los Angeles Lakers are out to grow their Western Conference lead when they take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. The Lakers have a four-game lead on the Utah Jazz for the top spot in the Western Conference, but they are 2-2 in their last four games coming into this tilt. They were blown out by the Boston Celtics on Monday night, but they bounced back against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night to move to 35-9 on the year. Los Angeles will face Brooklyn on Thursday night ahead ... 

The Philadelphia 76ers are sure to be feeling aggrieved when they head back to the Great White North for just the second time since falling to the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals last year. Kawhi Leonard sunk the first buzzer beater to win a Game 7 in NBA history to knock the Sixers out of the playoffs, and the Raptors went on to win their first NBA title. Leonard is no longer with the Raptors, but there are plenty of familiar faces from last year’s team, including... 

The Los Angeles Lakers are back atop the Western Conference after an interminable period. The Lakers are set to end a six-year playoff drought this season, and Los Angeles is currently the odds-on favorite to win both the Western Conference and the NBA title. They have a 4.5-game lead on both Denver and Utah in the race for the No. 1 seed, and the Lakers are out to extend that lead this weekend when they travel to the Lone Star State to face the Houston Rockets. The Rockets are currently mired i... 

The Milwaukee Bucks have been the best team in the NBA all season. At the halfway point of the 2019-20 campaign, Milwaukee has a 6.5-game lead on the Boston Celtics for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, and the Bucks may as well hang the Central Division banner already. They are 9.5 games ahead of the Indiana Pacers, and the next three teams in the division are all more than 20 games behind the Bucks. Milwaukee is out to win its first conference championship since 1974, and its toughest ... 

Boston has been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season. The Celtics were supposed to be the best team in the Eastern Conference last year, but instead they sputtered with Kyrie Irving. They went 49-33 and should have been swept by the Milwaukee Bucks after sweeping the Indiana Pacers sans Victor Oladipo in the first round of the playoffs. Irving departed in the offseason, but it might have been a case of addition by subtraction as the Celtics have much better chemistry this camp...