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Los Angeles Clippers will look to continue their fine start to the NBA season when they host Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples Center. The Clippers sit in fifth place after five wins from their opening eight matches and take on Western Conference rivals Portland, who are just adrift at 4-3. More...

An out-of-sorts Golden State Warriors travel to the Toyota Center against an underachieving Houston Rockets side in an intriguing clash on Thursday evening. Both sides were expected to be among the front-runners in the hunt for the NBA crown, but they have already had bumps in their respective roads during the early stages of the campaign. More...

The basketball landscape has shifted considerably. NBA has called a timeout on Superteams, and now it’s the time for the ’Super Duos’’ to enter the court. Plenty of exciting pairings are meant to emerge this season, so take a front seat on dramatic plays that may last an eternity. More...

Houston Rockets travel to the Barclays Center as they look to continue their rich vein of form against surprise strugglers Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn came into the season with plenty of optimism after signing marquee players Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan, but have yet to sparkle. More...

From Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, to Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA has always been known for its talented duos. The era of the ‘’Big three’’ is over, perhaps for the first time since Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, and the dynamic 1-2 punch in basketball is back and better than ever. More...

The San Antonio Spurs will see their 100 per cent start to the 2019-20 NBA season come under severe threat when they travel to the Los Angeles Clippers for their first road trip of the campaign. The hosts have already seen off arch-rivals the Lakers and title contenders Golden State Warriors. More...

Boston Celtics will continue their home campaign with another tough encounter at TD Garden when Eastern Conference rivals Milwaukee Bucks look to maintain their early season form. The Bucks and Celtics both boast 2-1 records to be among the front-runners of a congested Eastern Conference, where only the Philadelphia 76ers hold a 100 per cent record after three games. More...

The excitement of the NBA season continues into night two when there is a huge Atlantic Division clash at the Wells Fargo Center between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics. Boston took the four-game series 3-1 during a productive season as they made the play-offs alongside Philadelphia but both crashed out at the Eastern Conference semi-final stage. More...

Los Angeles will host one of the most eye-catching NBA matches of the season on opening night as the Lakers take on city rivals Clippers at the Staples Center. The Clippers took the series 3-2 during the 2018-19 season but after a busy summer for both teams, the Lakers and the Clippers will be desperate to get off to a perfect start by defeating their their bitter rivals. More...

The new NBA season gets under way with defending champions Toronto Raptors opening the campaign against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Scotiabank Arena. Toronto secured their maiden NBA crown last season after defeating the Golden State Warriors 4-2 in the Finals. More...

The Golden State Warriors are worthy favourites to claim NBA Finals glory for the fourth time in five years when taking on the Toronto Raptors. Steve Kerr's side have faced Cleveland in the last four deciders and are chasing a hat-trick of titles following a dominant 4-0 triumph 12 months ago. More...

Ahead of the NBA play-offs this weekend, we’ve taken a look at every past season since the bracket was expanded to 16 teams in 1984 to reveal some interesting patterns. We’ve looked at which seeds tend to go deeper in the tournament and the likely source of any upsets to help you with your betting before the curtain goes up on Saturday. More...

The NBA All-Star Game this weekend looks set to test the importance of big-game experience, with one of the two teams possessing vastly more collective history in this fixture than the other. LeBron James has drafted a team in his own image as far as experience goes, while Team Giannis features all five of the rookies in this year’s event. More...

The Golden State Warriors will meet the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals for the fourth straight year and our money is on the California-based favourites to prevail. Steve Kerr's side romped home by a 4-1 margin 12 months ago and a repeat of that scoreline is on the cards. More...

“You’re witnessing greatness and it won’t be appreciated until it’s over”, Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green said this week. “When you look back on it at the end of the day, you’ll look back and say that it was two great teams who competed for championships and did whatever it took to get to that More...

The last time the Cleveland Cavaliers were in Washington it was to celebrate. They met Barack Obama to mark their 2016 NBA Championship and then went on to defeat the Wizards the following night. They go back to the DC on Monday night with plenty different and plenty to ponder though. JR Smith is out More...

Golden State Warriors to beat Cleveland Cavaliers by 6-10 points @ 4/1 All eyes will be on the Oracle Arena on Monday night as the biggest rivalry in the NBA resumes. The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers are developing a match-up that could end up rivalling the great face-offs of the past such More...

Chicago Bulls welcome the Toronto Raptors to the United Center on Saturday night looking to push their winning streak out to three games. The Bulls currently occupy the final play-off spot in the Eastern Conference with a 50-50 record across their 36 games to date. Jimmy Butler’s 52-point night saw them get the better of Charlotte More...

The Golden State Warriors welcome the Portland Trail Blazers to Oracle on Wednesday night and plenty of points can be expected. The Warriors have the hottest offence in the NBA – they are fresh from putting up 127 points against the Denver Nuggets – and their starting big four of Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond More...

Recommended bet: Golden State Warriors to beat Toronto Raptors by 16-20 points @ 5/1 The Golden State Warriors endured a bruising Christmas Day, losing to their arch-rivals the Cleveland Cavaliers once more. The Cavs stunned GSW in the finals last year, coming from 3-1 down to win 4-3 and on Sunday overturned a 14-point deficit at More...

Golden State Warriors @ Memphis Grizzlies The Golden State Warriors may have squandered a 3-1 finals lead against Cleveland last season but Steve Kerr’s men are still one of the hottest teams in the NBA. GSW recruited former MVP Kevin Durant in the off-season to add to an already stellar line-up and questions are being More...

The new NBA season will see LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers attempt to defend the title they wrested from the clutches of the Golden State Warriors in 2015/16. Trailing 3-1 through four finals matches, the championship seemed certain to be heading to the west coast for the second successive season, before a James-inspired Cavs rally re-routed More...

Following up on last season's horrific 19-win showing, Philly are off to another tough start. More...

In our run down of the best bets for the night's action, a Portland win is also highlighted. More...