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NBA props: One bet for each Tuesday playoff game | Yardbarker

James Lanford — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:59:29 +0000

The NBA playoffs continue on, and so do our prop bets for every game.

But against a Miami Heat team that has been susceptible to threes all season, I expect it to turn sooner before later.

It has to.

How to watch Miami vs. Atlanta online | NBA Playoffs | Yardbarker

James Lanford — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 05:21:20 +0000

The Heat covered the 1-point spread in the matchup, and the game’s 196 total points went under the 220.5 set for the over/under.

Look for everything you need to know about this NBA basketball game including the date, time, TV channel and where to stream it live online free.

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Reggie Miller, NBA analysts blast Ben Simmons for quitting on Nets | Yardbarker

James Lanford — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 03:28:26 +0000

“It’s literally day-to-day,” Simmons told reporters on Friday.

He’s ready to play, you know, there’s a lot of bigger picture and bigger context — how he’s feeling and how he would be to adapt to the environment. Now, it’s a little different than playing a game that is stashed away in the middle of the regular season.

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NBA Monday props: One bet for each playoff matchup | Yardbarker

James Lanford — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:33:12 +0000

The night kicks off with Game 4 between Boston and Brooklyn, with the Celtics on the verge of sweeping the Nets in a dominant first round performance.

Brown is a great player, so this play is in no way related to his abilities.

Brown has suited up against Brooklyn seven times this season, and at no time has he scored more than 23 points.

A theme of these plays is going to be how a player has done in the series against his opponent.

In his first game back, Doncic dropped 30 on Utah in a loss, and his line is appropriately set at 30.5.

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Scottie Barnes Named 2022 NBA Rookie Of The Year | Yardbarker

James Lanford — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 20:10:31 +0000

Scottie Barnes of the Toronto Raptors had a magical first season in the NBA, surprising everybody who didn’t think he was a top-5 pick ahead of the 2021 NBA draft.

Barnes beat out Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham and Cleveland Cavaliers’ Evan Mobley, who also had strong performances this season.

The future is bright for this kid, who is already drawing big comparisons with other people, including Magic Johnson who stated he sees a lot of him in Scottie.

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Australian Dyson Daniels to enter NBA Draft | Yardbarker

James Lanford — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 23:21:23 +0000

NBA teams were able to see that I can guard multiple positions and be the best defender on the floor, as well as my ability to run a team and make plays off the bounce.

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Watch: Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns opens NBA Playoffs with huge dunk | Yardbarker

James Lanford — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 22:22:49 +0000

Towns, 26, made only three shots during the Timberwolves’ win against the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA Play-In Tournament, but found more success early against Memphis.

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NBA Play-In Tournament matchups set | Yardbarker

James Lanford — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:54:18 +0000

Brooklyn won three out of the four head-to-head matchups against Cleveland this season, including a 118-107 home victory on Friday.

Behind a solid young core of Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards and D’Angelo Russell, the Timberwolves are looking to make the NBA playoffs for the first time in four years and only the second time since their trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2004.

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Only 5 NBA Players Have Played In Every Game This Season | Yardbarker

James Lanford — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 20:51:25 +0000

The 30 teams will close the season either today or tomorrow, and five players could play the entire 82 games.

Basketball Forever shared a graphic showing the five players that have played 81 games until now, everybody living different realities ahead of the season finale.

Bridges, a DPOY candidate, has helped the Phoenix Suns secure the league-best record this season.

Saddiq Bey, who also entered the league last season, has played every game for the Detroit Pistons, improving his numbers from the prior season.

Some of them will continue their season in the playoffs, while the rest will finish their season having played only 82 matches.

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NBA News: Bulls, Raptors Lock Into Playoff Seeds | Yardbarker

James Lanford — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 16:52:54 +0000

Last weekend, the Philadelphia 76ers punched their ticket to the 2022 NBA Playoffs.

Going into Saturday’s rematch against the Pacers in South Philly, the Sixers place fourth in the conference.

With the Chicago Bulls sitting with a 45-36 record, they place three games behind the 48-33 Raptors.

This weekend, the Sixers could win both of their games against the Pacers and the Detroit Pistons and remain in the fourth seed.

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