NBA Predictions

The Lakers did the hard part in Game 1, grinding out a 107-98 win despite being without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Houston, missing Kevin Durant through injury, never really got anything going on offense. Tonight, the Rockets are playing for their season. Breakdown, players to watch and a Mathodds prediction. What we learned from…

  After a strong Game 1 showing from the Celtics at TD Garden, a 123-91 blowout, Joe Mazzulla’s team are back to face the 76ers in a Game 2 that should have plenty of bite. Boston will be eyeing a 2-0 lead heading to Philadelphia. Here’s the breakdown, the one to watch and the Mathodds…

San Antonio Spurs – Portland Trail Blazers: the Texas numbers game at Frost Bank Center Frost Bank Center gets a clash of opposites tonight. The Texas outfit has locked up an outstanding regular season. The Oregon side is scrambling to secure its play-in spot. With nothing on the line for the San Antonio Spurs, the…

Denver Nuggets – Memphis Grizzlies: a straight-up beatdown at Ball Arena Denver’s altitude is set to host a brutally lopsided clash tonight. The home side is clinging hard to its place in the Western pecking order. The Tennessee outfit has basically waved the white flag. The gap in class will show up on the scoreboard…

Detroit Pistons – Milwaukee Bucks: chaos by design at Little Caesars Arena This spring clash feels like one giant tactical lab. The Detroit Pistons are managing their squad with the kind of caution you’d expect this late in the season. The Wisconsin side, meanwhile, has thrown structure out of the window. Possessions will be played…

Cleveland Cavaliers – Atlanta Hawks: offensive fireworks at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Ohio gets a straight-up barnburner tonight. The home side meets a Georgia outfit coming in flat out. The standings have both teams chasing it hard. The clock’s going to get battered by a flood of quick possessions. This one should be a relentless stat-line…

Orlando Magic – Minnesota Timberwolves: spring pressure at the Kia Center The Kia Center gets a clash from opposite ends of the motivation scale. The home side is playing with no safety net. The visitors are coasting through their post-season prep. Florida’s urgency will set the early pace. The Orlando Magic have no maths, no…

Los Angeles Lakers – Oklahoma City Thunder: clinical execution at Crypto.com Arena Tonight’s clash in California looks badly one-sided. The Lakers are running on fumes, their roster shredded. The Oklahoma City Thunder arrive as the reigning champions. The injury mess in Los Angeles has ripped the suspense out of this one. OKC’s defence should smother…

Golden State Warriors – Sacramento Kings: the fake contest at Chase Center The California arena is set to host a clash stripped of any real bite. San Francisco Bay is lining up the barrage. The state capital is just trying to limp through a disaster of a season. This won’t feel like a proper game…