The 2024 NBA trade deadline arrived Thursday with less fanfare than usual. No rebuilds were kickstarted and no true superstars were moved. But with that being said, the league’s power dynamic could be shifted by what went on during the trade deadline. Here’s a look at the most significant moves …
Read More »Heat Get Stung, Dropping Their First of a Four-Game Road Trip
The Miami Heat started a four-game road trip with a 122-117 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. The squad opened this week's road trip yesterday afternoon in Charlotte. @CoupNBA has the takeaways on how the 1st of 4 away from home ended ⬇️ — Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) January 30, 2023 It …
Read More »Magic suffer fourth loss in five games
The Charlotte Hornets beat the Orlando Magic 120-111 Thursday night. This is Orlando’s fourth loss in their first five games. In a game that proved to be fairly even, Orlando seemed to run out of gas. After taking a two point lead into the fourth quarter, the Magic were outscored …
Read More »Charlotte and Indiana battle in the Play-In Tournament
The Charlotte Hornets will travel to Indiana for the first game of the brand new NBA Play-In Tournament against the Pacers. The Hornets are the 10 seed and will be playing the nine seeded Pacers. https://twitter.com/Pacers/status/1394640979068657666 How the Play-In Tournament works The Play-In Tournament will consist of four teams in …
Read More »Magic Ends Skid Behind Vucevic’s 28
On the second night of their back-to-back series, the Magic bounced back and came out on top thanks to another big night from Nikola Vucevic. Orlando (8-10) defeated the visiting Charlotte Hornets (7-10) 117-108 Monday night. Vucevic nearly posted a triple-double, leading the charge with 28 points, 12 rebounds, and …
Read More »Game 4 Preview: Heat Look to Bounce Back After Falling to the Celtics
The battle in the bubble continues as the Heat hope to gain a 3-1 series advantage over Boston Wednesday night. Miami looks to take Game 4 versus the Celtics in this evening’s highly anticipated matchup. Pivotal Game The Miami Heat will aim to regain focus on the court when they …
Read More »Magic falter late against Celtics; 116-100
Despite the absence of Kemba Walker and Marcus Smart due to injury, the Boston Celtics found a way to win Wednesday night against the Orlando Magic. Boston head coach Brad Stevens admired the way his team played while being short-handed. Orlando kept the game close. After trailing by one at …
Read More »Heat Drop Home Game to Celtics
The Miami Heat dropped just their third home game of the season last night to the Boston Celtics, 109-101. After starting the season 11-1 at home, the Heat have now lost two of their last five home match ups. The Heat closed the gap multiple times in the second half, …
Read More »Beantown Brooms: Celtics Complete First Round Sweep of Pacers
Before Sunday, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens had won playoff series in five, six, and seven games. Now, he’s won a series in four. The No. 4 seed in the East completed a sweep Sunday of the fifth-seeded Indiana Pacers, taking Game 4 in Indianapolis 110-106. Green Don’t Quit …
Read More »Miami Heat Playoff Hopes Dwindling after 112-102 Loss to Boston Celtics
The Miami Heat was unable to take advantage of an opportunity to jump into the sixth seed in the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoff race with four regular season games to go. Miami lost 112-102 to the Boston Celtics at home last night after losing to Boston on April Fool’s Day. …
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