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Both teams will be facing each other again tonight after the Blazers beat the Warriors on Wednesday. The Warriors have not been themselves lately with back to back losses against the Lakers and the Blazers. They will be looking to find some winning momentum and most importantly, their old self, tonight. The Blazers, on the other hand, have been up and down lately, and are in search of consistency. Beating the Warriors on Wednesday will be a significant boost for their confidence....

The Boston Celtics’ perspective The Celtics started January with four straight wins before losing three straight. They then went on a five-game win streak that came to an end with their tough loss against the Golden State Warriors. Boston has picked up steam immediately after the loss and have won two straight games, with the recent one being a blowout win against the Hornets. Jaylen Brown led the team in scoring in both these wins and has given them much reliable scoring....

30 January 2019, Tuesday, 10:30 PM ET (9:00 AM IST, 31 January) Moda Center, Portland, OR Head to Head (Regular Season) Matches played: 188 games Utah Jazz won: 102 games Portland Trail Blazers won: 86 games Last game played: Blazers beat the Jazz, 109-104 Match Overview The Utah Jazz travel to the Moda Center, to face the Portland Trail Blazers in an exciting contest. The Jazz have been on a streak of late and have risen in the standings based on that....

In the stacked western conference, there cannot be any off-nights and the teams know that and the players are bringing out their best every night. In this article, let us take a look at the top five points per game leaders through week eight. #5 Anthony Davis Stats: 26.9 points, 12.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 3.0 blocks per game on 50.2 % shooting Anthony Davis is one of the top 3 two-way players in the league and after finishing as one of the finalists for Defensive Player of the year and Most Valuable Player last year, he continues to shine and is putting up monster numbers....

NBA 2K21 has been seeing a lot of criticism since it released last month, and one of the most common issues people have with the game is that it’s not innovative enough for their tastes despite being $10 more than 2K20. The latest frustration for players came when users online began pointing out that an unannounced update was introducing unskippable ads into the game. RELATED: NBA 2K21 Next-Gen Gameplay and Graphics Revealed...

RELATED: NBA 2K22: How To Get The Gym Rat Badge Then, suddenly, the series clamped down so hard against shooting threes that doing so against even Rookie-level AI opponents was almost always a failure. Some creative players have been making stretch bigs with the center position because the shooting guard was so bad at it. But NBA 2K22 has eased off a bit this year, making shooting guards feel like they have a place in the league again....

Line: Grizzlies -4, Total: 185.5 (check our odds page for current NBA point spreads and totals) The Grizz have hit a rough patch over the last few weeks, going 3-4 SU and 1-6 against the spread over their last seven games. Still, Marc Gasol and company allow just 95.6 points per game, the lowest in the league. It is no surprise that the Grizz are an UNDER-machine. Overall, they are 33-27-2 below the total this season but the last two months have been ridiculous....

Warriors (43-10 SU, 32-20-1 ATS) at Wizards (33-23 SU, 23-32-1 ATS) Line: Warriors -6.5, Total: 205 Basketball fans should be treated a matchup of two of the league’s best point guards, John Wall and Stephen Curry. Curry missed Sunday night’s loss at Indiana but has been upgraded to probable for tonight. Bradley Beal remains out for Washington. The Wizards are among the worst spread-covering teams in the league and have started to fade in the standings, going 2-8 straight up in their last 10 games....

Spurs (44-25 SU, 32-35-2 ATS) at Mavericks (44-27 SU, 30-38-3 ATS) Line: San Antonio -3.5, Total: 206 (current NBA spreads and totals) The Spurs have won 10 of their last 12 games, covering the spread nine times during the run. Their latest outing was a dominant performance at Atlanta, a 114-95 win as 1.5-point underdogs. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook lists them as the third favorite to win the NBA championship at odds of 7-to-1....

The biggest storyline from this year’s set of team media days was how players felt about being vaccinated against COVID-19. The vast majority of players have been vaccinated ahead of the 2021-22 season, but a vocal minority has turned the issue into a near-daily topic of conversation. MORE: Andrew Wiggins explains vaccination decision For now, let’s put the opinions to the side and focus on what we actually know about the COVID-19 protocols for the upcoming season....

New team co-owner Marc Lasry indicated Monday that it is down to either Duke’s Jabari Parker or Kansas’ Andrew Wiggins when the Bucks make the second overall selection in the draft Thursday night. Foot surgery for center prospect Joel Embiid last week seems to have knocked Wiggins’ teammate with the Jayhawks out of the Bucks’ plans. MORE: NBA Mock Draft | Parker visits Embiid | GM: You can’t pick Embiid in Top 5...

"I've been blessed and fortunate to be put in a position to have decisions," Randle said. "A big decision for me is whether to declare for the NBA draft or not. Talking with my family, a lot of prayor, I'm deciding to declare for the NBA draft." MORE: Randle in latest NBA mock draft | Early Entry list Randle appeared to be one of the more NBA-ready players in college basketball all season, with his physical style, strength and athleticism on display at all times....

“As I am already 25, this is my last chance to make it to the Mazda Road To Indy shootout and I am giving it everything I have,” said Rangasamy, referring to the upper age limit for participation in shootout whose winner is eligible for a scholarship of USD 200,000. Rangasamy, who is currently second in the championship, just 12 points adrift of leader Ashwin Datta, clocked one minute, 39....

The nations include Poland, the largest European Union member nation bordering Ukraine. But the Polish government said it hopes such an influx of refugees can be avoided, the Associated Press reported. Hungary and Slovakia are also readying for a potential flood of Ukrainians coming in if war breaks out. The preparations from countries in the region come after White House officials warned late last week that Russia could invade Ukraine in the coming days after massing troops on the border since last year....

A report on missing and murdered Indigenous women from the Urban Indian Health Institute’s report failed to include data on Native Hawaiians. Officials said the U.S. agency serves Native Americans and Alaska Natives but not Native Hawaiians, and the Seattle institute lacks the resources to include Hawaii, according to its director, Abigail Echo-Hawk. Native Hawaiians report being accustomed to getting sidelined in the greater national conversation. The U.S. government’s attempts to remedy the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women focuses on Native Americans and Alaska Natives in part because it has jurisdiction over major crimes on most tribal lands....

Trump nominated Hutchison in June 2017, and the Senate confirmed her appointment the following August. She represents the U.S. among the political and military union of 30 European and North American countries. Biden was declared the winner by most media outlets three weeks ago. “President-elect Biden certainly is pro-NATO,” Hutchinson said in a Monday virtual news conference in Brussels, Belgium. “We are going to work in a transition for a new administration coming in and we’re going to make sure it is smooth… so they have all the information they need to determine what the policy is,” she continued....

Fedde tossed six strong innings to win for the first time in eight starts and Anthony Rendon’s early run-scoring single held up as the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0. Rendon’s single in the third put the Nationals ahead, with Adam Eaton starting the two-out effort with a single and scoring from first with aggressive baserunning. Rendon showed off his own snazzy footwork with a steal of home in the ninth....

Suero balked in a run while the Washington Nationals blew a four-run lead, and the Miami Marlins rallied for an 8-5 victory Monday night. Washington led 4-0 after 4 1/2 innings but trailed by the end of the sixth. Suero let in the go-ahead run, balking with pinch-hitter Rafael Ortega batting and Austin Dean at third base to put Miami ahead 5-4. Suero was trying to pick Magneuris Sierra off first, and Nationals manager Dave Martinez was uncertain what he did wrong....

The Last of Us series is popular among gamers for its rich storytelling, which will soon be the subject of a new HBO series. The Last of Us series has been praised for its gameplay and gritty post apocalyptic atmosphere. The recent success of Resident Evil remakes suggests that audiences are still hungry for post-apocalyptic style games. RELATED: The Last of Us Features and Gameplay Detailed in New Trailer...

Madrid are reportedly considering moves for Manchester United’s David de Gea and Chelsea’s Thibaut Courtois, putting Navas’s place at risk. Navas proves worth at Osasuna But after playing in Madrid’s 3-1 win at Osasuna on Saturday, Costa Rica shot-stopper Navas said he was unfazed. “I try to work hard every day and ignore those sorts of things,” he told the club’s website. “I don’t gain or lose anything with all of that....