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Fox ‘hitting his prime’ after setting another Kings franchise record
NBC Sports Bay Area De’Aaron Fox is, in fact, nice. After registering a franchise-record 60 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, the Kings…
Murray answering Brown, Kings’ offensive rebounding call in Year 3
NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – All anyone could talk about after the Kings’ 122-107 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night was the…
2024 NBA Power Rankings: Warriors and Suns take huge leaps after Week 2 of the NBA schedule
Sportsnaut With the 2024-25 regular season now underway, our latest NBA power rankings offer an evaluation of all 30 clubs in the league. Along with…
Kings’ ‘heated’ halftime talk inspires last-second win over Heat
NBC Sports Bay Area Accountability can do wonders – and deliver last-second wins on the road, too, apparently. Down 13 points, it was a “heated”…
DeRozan flexes clutch gene in Kings’ road win over Hawks
NBC Sports Bay Area There’s a reason the Kings bet on six-time NBA All-Star forward DeMar DeRozan – and it showed on the road Friday…
NBA Computer Picks for November 1: Shots Galore in Portland
Oddstrader With nine games on tonight’s NBA slate, the board has plenty of value. I looked through the AI Model’s predictions for tonight’s games and…
NBA Computer Picks for October 28: San Antonio Seeks Upset
Oddstrader We’ve got a massive slate in the NBA tonight, including 11 games. I went to the AI Model to find its favorite three bets…
LeBron’s fourth-quarter run uncovers Kings’ early-season weakness
NBC Sports Bay Area Leave it to LeBron James to expose the Kings’ biggest weakness two games into the 2024-25 NBA season. The 39-year-old superstar…
NBA Computer Picks for October 24: Mavericks to Cover Spread Over Spurs
Oddstrader Only four games are on the NBA slate, including two matchups slated for TNT tonight. Still, there’s plenty of value on the board, so…
Why Steph-Wiggs backcourt might give Warriors their most balanced lineup
NBC Sports Bay Area For the first time in six months, the Warriors got a microscopic look on Tuesday night at Andrew Wiggins in an…
Moody’s motivated ‘mindset’ could spark breakout Warriors season
NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors coach Steve Kerr acknowledged that he and his staff have a lot of work to do before…
What we learned as Waters plays hero in Warriors’ preseason win
NBC Sports Bay Area HONOLULU, Hawaii – After four days of training camp at BYU-Hawaii, the Warriors ventured over to the University of Hawaii on…
Mavs release schedule, will kick off 2024-25 season vs Spurs
NBCDFW The Dallas Mavericks announced their 2024-25 schedule Thursday. The Mavericks will kick off the season with a game against Victor Wembanyama and the San…
Boogie Ellis gives Kings game-changing, chip-on-shoulder energy in win
NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – Boogie Ellis wasn’t mad when he saw Bronny James get picked in the 2024 NBA Draft, even though Ellis…
Warriors two-way guard Beekman passes eye test in summer league debut
NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – A two-way NBA contract can be like an internship, a young player learning while watching others do what…
Western Conference team reportedly being ‘aggressor’ in Lauri Markkanen trade talks
Sportsnaut The Utah Jazz has privately told teams that they don’t want to trade Lauri Markkanen. But they are actively engaged in conversations in case…
Kerr shuffles Warriors’ coaching staff with two experienced additions
NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors coach Steve Kerr entered last week with two openings on his staff. Both officially were filled Monday, with veteran coach…
5 ideal Bronny James landing spots in second round of NBA Draft
Sportsnaut As expected, USC product Bronny James did not find himself as a first-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft Wednesday night. Despite a stellar…
2024 NBA Draft profile: Donovan Clingan scouting report, best fits and more
Sportsnaut One of the best interior defenders in the 2024 NBA Draft, Donovan Clingan’s climb to the top half of the draft lottery has been…
Klay Thompson increasingly likely to leave Golden State Warriors despite reported weak market
Sportsnaut The Golden State Warriors trio of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green have been together for more than a decade. However, NBA free…
Horford becomes first Dominican-born player to win NBA title
NBC Sports Bay Area After 17 long seasons, Boston Celtics veteran Al Horford is finally an NBA champion. The Celtics completed a gentleman’s sweep of the…
How Celtics Took Commanding 3-0 NBA Finals Lead Over Mavs
NBA Analysis The Boston Celtics fended off a furious Dallas Mavericks rally, securing a 106-99 victory on Wednesday night to take a 3-0 lead in…
Mavericks vs. Timberwolves Game 5 NBA Computer Pick: Can Minnesota Extend the Series?
Oddstrader The Minnesota Timberwolves avoided a sweep in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Now they’ll head back home in an attempt to make…
Mavericks vs. Timberwolves Game 2 NBA Computer Pick: Defensive Battle in the West
Oddstrader After a couple of stunning Game 1 matchups in the Conference Finals, we asked the AI Computer Model to point us in the right…
Knicks vs. Pacers Game 6 NBA Computer Pick: New York to Seal the Deal on the Road
Oddstrader The Boston Celtics are the first team to exit the second round of the NBA Playoffs. That said, we used an AI Computer model to help…
Jalen Brunson Propels Knicks To 3-2 Lead Over Pacers
NBA Analysis Jalen Brunson scored 44 points, hitting the 40-point mark for the fifth time in this NBA postseason, and the New York Knicks beat…
Former Los Angeles Lakers player calls on team to break the mold, make very unconventional coaching hire
Sportsnaut After just two seasons, leading a 90-74 record, the Los Angeles Lakers have squeezed Darvin Ham out of their head coaching position. Now, the…