#Ime Udoka

The NBA on TNT has another mesmerizing double-header on the dockets for basketball fans as a handful of household names meet underneath the nationally televised spotlight. Tune in as the white-hot Brooklyn Nets host the first-place Boston Celtics before the Los Angeles Lakers welcome the Dallas Mavericks to Tinseltown. Kyrie Irving returns to…

The Los Angeles Lakers are nearing a coaching hire after firing Frank Vogel shortly after the regular season, and each of the three candidates represent a different path philosophically for the Lakers. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Lakers have three finalists in Terry Stotts, Darvin Ham and Kenny Atkinson. The next step will be in-person…

The Boston Celtics still own the top record in the league, but their current two-game losing streak is certainly causing concern for fans who have seen their play decline in recent months. On Thursday night, they look to bounce back from their worst loss of the season with a nationally televised matchup against the red-hot Dallas Mavericks -…

Three years ago, Joe Mazzulla was the head coach of Division-II school Fairmont State. Just over three months ago, he was coming off his third year as a Celtics assistant coach, still seemingly years away from his first shot as a head coach at the professional level. Now he's the favorite to win NBA Coach of the Year. And at this rate, it'll take a…

A month before this NBA season started, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla wasn't even listed on the Coach of the Year oddsboard. Nearing its halfway point, he's the favorite to win it. Boston's interim boss is dealing as the+260 frontrunner to win the league's top coaching honor in his professional head coaching debut, thrust into this position after…

With the NBA playoffs kicking off next week, both the Bulls and Celtics find themselves looking to improve their seeding. Find out why we're backing Boston to cover the NBA betting spread in our picks and predictions. The Boston Celtics test their grit and try to improve their spot in the Eastern Conference pecking order with a trip to the Windy…

The improbable turnaround of the Boston Celtics continues with a game against the Toronto Raptors at the Scotiabank Arena on Monday. Boston leads their season series 2-1 against the Raptors and could clinch it with another win. Behind their stifling defense and evolving offense, nobody's been hotter than the Celtics (47-28) in the last few months.…

The Celtics look, quite literally, unstoppable. After falling short in the NBA Finals a year ago, Boston has returned with an angry, relentless energy. All that production on the hardcourt has them grasping at the coattails of NBA scoring history. The C's are dominating unsuspecting opponents with a historic offensive pace that has shot them right…

The NBA has fallen in love with trophies and naming them after former stars. While slightly strange, it's been a boon for former Celtics, whose successes are further spotlighted with their names attached to annual awards. It started last season with the NBA renaming some postseason trophies. The Celtics aren't just the defending Eastern Conference…

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics aren't getting over their dismal 2022 NBA Finals loss against the Golden State Warriors until they win the ultimate prize. The Celtics were the outright favorites to win it all and also led the series 2-1. They were in the lead for most of Game 4, too, but succumbed to an all-time performance by Steph Curry.…

The Boston Celtics will visit Cleveland, where they clash with the excellent Cavaliers, who have been playing good basketball since the year began. Both teams score a lot of points and have solid shooting percentages. In general, the Cs and the Cavs play offensive-minded basketball, with the note that the guests from Boston know to tighten up the…

NBA heavyweights collide when the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors meet up in Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Finals on Thursday. Both teams played amazing basketball throughout the year to reach this point. In his first year as the head coach, Ime Udoka led Boston to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010. After two injury-plagued…

The Los Angeles Lakers were the favorites to win the NBA Championship and the Western Conference at the start of the 2021-22 season. The pairing of LeBron James and Anthony Davis with Russell Westbrook was too strong for the bookmakers to ignore. They had absurd odds of+350 to capture the conference and+500 to win their second title in three years…

The 2022-'23 NBA season is well underway as the winter months come soon. There will be many rumors involving trades and signings come December 15; however, most teams start separating themselves from the pack at this time. As this transition happens, organizations become more likely to make changes. Below, we look at several NBA coaches who are on…

The Boston Celtics (24-24, 22-24-2 ATS) head back home to take on the Sacramento Kings (18-30, 21-27 ATS) on Tuesday night. Boston will be looking to win their second game in a row, while the Kings are hoping to snap a three-game losing streak. Point Spread: Boston Celtics -8.5 Over-Under: 220.5 points Money line: Boston Celtics -400, Sacramento…

Our 3-4 Chicago Bulls head to the east coast for the first night of a back-to-back against the 2-5 Brooklyn Nets. Looking to bounce back from two consecutive losses, the Bulls will have to wade through a bizarre situation when they play the Nets tonight. Today's news aside, Brooklyn has already become a lightning rod for the media, and I won't dive…

As we are about a quarter of the way through the NBA season, let's take a look at where the value sits for NBA Championship futures bets. We have enough statistics that we can start to see who the real contenders are, and for betting purposes, which long shots have some worthy value. The top teams are prevailing, and we will discuss them here. The…

With a 2-1 record so far in the preseason, the Boston Celtics have proven that the transition from suspended head coach Ime Udoka to interim head coach Joe Mazzulla could be a far smoother one than many imagined it being after Udoka was banished for the 2022-23 season - and possibly for the rest of his life - for a personal conduct…

Betting on the Boston Celtics is an endeavor that has gained endless enjoyment in recent weeks. Anyone that tailed the Houdini's ML pick with a -1 spread last night against the Philadelphia 76ers had to be happy about the 48-point beatdown they put on the James Harden-less Sixers at the Wells Fargo Arena. The C's win streak has now ballooned to…

The Celtics came up two wins short of an NBA title last season but the betting world is optimistic Boston can get over the hump next year after some offseason tweaks. While the Kevin Durant trade market stands still for the moment, Boston has vaulted ahead to title favorites according to the latest betting odds on Covers.com at+500. Here are the…

With December on the horizon, the NBA Finals odds leaderboard still features many of the same teams that were situated up top in the preseason. The latest: The Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks have been co-leaders for much of the season, but now Boston is alone in front again. Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns are still the…

Two of the most in-form teams since the All-Star break, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics, will clash for an enticing 2021-22 NBA season game at TD Garden on Sunday. The Timberwolves are coming off a 116-95 win over the Dallas Mavericks. They snapped a two-game skid in the process. Meanwhile, the Celtics defeated the Utah Jazz 125-97 in…

A streak of nine straight wins for Boston came to an end in the Windy City on Monday but are back inside TD Garden for a matchup with Doncic and the Mavericks. We break down the matchup in our NBA betting picks below. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Boston Celtics enter this one after taking a nice reality check to the chin in Chicago. The team…

The Boston Celtics will make their lone trip to the "Big Easy" this season, as they visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, November 18th. Despite the suspension of head coach Ime Udoka, the Celtics have picked up where they left off last season. The 12-3 Celtics currently have the best record in the NBA and are riding an eight-game winning…

Look no further than last season's Finals combatants: the champion Warriors are dealing with fallout from Draymond Green punching teammate Jordan Poole in practice, while the Celtics are helmed by a new head coach after Ime Udoka was suddenly suspended for the year just before training camp. Given that, plus owner drama in Phoenix, trade-demand…

NBA basketball is officially here! After four long, hoops-free months, we have finally arrived at the beginning of the 2022-23 season, and, boy, is the league starting things off with a bang. In one corner, we have one of the Eastern Conference's oldest rivalries: the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and the trendy conference…

The Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers showdown on TNT will kick off the 2022-23 NBA season. Boston made plenty of off-the-court headlines over the last couple weeks. What can we expect in their Opening Night showdown with Philadelphia? WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his analysis. The Celtics finished the regular season with a 51-31…

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks represent a matchup between one of the league's higher and lower tier teams. Both coming off wins, the Celtics and Knicks will battle for Atlantic Division supremacy. And in a battle at the bottom, the Magic and Kings will both be looking at the other as a winnable match. Let's take a look at the…

Action Network contributor Jacob McKenna previews Monday's game between the Thunder and Celtics, including betting odds and a prediction. The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel to the Boston to take on the Celtics in the second game of a four-game road trip. Oklahoma City enters this game riding a two-game win streak with massive victories over the…

Two heavyweight teams in the NBA this season, the Boston Celtics are traveling to Memphis to take on the Memphis Grizzlies as this is a matchup between two teams with championship aspirations. The Boston Celtics are having an incredible season so far despite there being rumors of potential unrest between the players. Under rookie head coach Ime…

The Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets both sit at 8-3 through their first 11 games, though the Cs currently sit in the No. 3 seed while Denver is at No. 4 in the Utah Jazz-dominated Western Conference. Like we all predicted. None of that seeding talk is quite relevant yet, though, with so much of the season left to play. Not until tests like Friday…

The NBA loves to talk about Big Threes, in many ways. For a start, there is the manner in which the game has evolved, to a point where professional basketball now sometimes resembles a 3-point shooting contest, players firing off treys from any part of hardwood real estate. In the modern NBA, players have frequently sought glory by congregating in…

The Boston Celtics are on a two-game win streak, and they're looking to run it to three on Monday, November 7 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis to face the Grizzlies - who are also 6-3 through their first nine games. Memphis has won its last three games, meaning they can push their own win streak to four by beating Boston on their home court. The…

Kyrie Irving has appeared in 111 games with the Brooklyn Nets. However, he has also missed a total of 128 games. During the 2020-21 season, the seven-time All-Star played in 54 of the 72 games with the team. The guard has missed quite a few games throughout his 12-year NBA career. Including the 2021-22 season and not counting this season, Irving…

Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons has low trade value, and that should go without saying. The three-time All-Star has not played at least 50 games since the 2020-21 season. Simmons missed all of last season due to a contract dispute, back injury, and mental health problems. Per sources, the Nets' faith in the fifth-year guard to produce at a higher…

Tonight's NBA betting picks are headlined by Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks and Washington Wizards vs Brooklyn Nets. Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks: 76ers -2.5 @ -110 with BetOnline Washington Wizards vs Brooklyn Nets: Nets+3 @ -105 with BetOnline Joe Mazzulla's Boston Celtics are back on the famous…

The Brooklyn Nets and the Kyrie Irving saga have continued all week with Irving unwilling to apologize for sharing an anti-Semitic film on his social media. - Nets Videos (@SNYNets) November 3, 2022 Not only that, but the Nets recently fired head coach Steve Nash and suspended Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka is the frontrunner to replace…

The Brooklyn Nets have won just two of their first eight games to open the 2022-23 NBA season and have looked like a play-in team. They've also just fired Steve Nash and are facing the uproar of Kyrie Irving's recent anti-Semitic post. Zach Lowe, on his podcast, is already seeing doom that he didn't expect this early into the season: "If you are…

Ime Udoka's time out wasn't a very long one, as he's back on the sidelines for the Nets. As the former COY favorite checks back into the mix, let's see where the Coach of the Year odds contenders sit after a few weeks of NBA action. NBA Coach of the Year rewards the bench boss who helps steer his team through adversity or exceeds expectations…

Moving forward, the Golden State Warriors are deciding whether re-signing Draymond Green for the foreseeable future benefits the organization. Green has a $27586225 player option for the 2023-24 season. If the four-time All-Star opts out of his contract at the end of this season, he can either sign a new deal with the Warriors or explore his free…

Formed in Boston in 1946 as the Boston Celtics, this professional basketball team is the top team in the NBA, holding the record with the most wins. It is no wonder why Boston Celtics courtside tickets are very popular among basketball fans. They belong to the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The Boston Celtics are one of the eight…

The Boston Celtics were able to rebound from 2 ugly losses, their first of the 2022-23 season, last week during their most recent outing at home against the Washington Wizards. Those losses came at the hands of a Chicago Bulls team and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Boston will have the chance to amend their most recent defeat to the Cavs last Friday at…

We've got two big NBA on TNT games tonight - Bulls vs. Nets and Timberwolves vs. Suns. Unfortunately, we cannot bet on Steve Nash to be thrown out of tonight's game, as he was fired amid the Kyrie Irving anti-semitism controversy. So now we are left with the Nets in shambles - not that they weren't before. Jacque Vaughn is their interim coach for…

The NBA on TNT returns tonight at 6 PM CT with quite the slate given today's NBA news. First, DeMar DeRozan leads the Chicago Bulls into the home of NBA controversy for a battle with Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets, who mutually agreed to part ways with head coach Steve Nash on Tuesday morning. Jacque Vaughn will coach them tonight at home, but…

UPDATE: The Brooklyn Nets reportedly plan to hire Ime Udoka as their next head coach, moving their NBA Championship odds to+1300 at FanDuel. After a summer-long power struggle with Kevin Durant, Steve Nash and Joe Tsai - as well as a 2-5 start to the season - the Nets have parted ways with Nash. Nash went 94-67 as the head coach of the Nets,…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to Syracuse.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. The Brooklyn Nets and head coach Steve Nash parted ways on Tuesday afternoon just seven games into the 2022/23 season. Brooklyn has had a slow start to the year, and the Nets…

The Golden State Warriors are one win away from securing their fourth Finals Championship in eight seasons. We like the Dubs to cover the spread at+4 in Game 6 in Boston on Thursday - find out why in our Warriors vs. Celtics betting picks. The Boston Celtics are back at home and running out of options in the NBA Finals, falling behind 3-2 to the…

2pts Philadelphia 76ers+2.5 handicap at 20/21 (Boylesports) Tip-off time: 00:30 BST, Wednesday TV Channel: Sky Sports Main Event Moneyline: Philadelphia 76ers 11/10 @ Boston Celtics 8/11 Points Spread: Philadelphia 76ers (+2.5) 10/11 @ Boston Celtics (-2.5) 10/11 At last, NBA fans rejoice! The day has finally come to kick off what promises to be a…

The NBA season tips off on Tuesday, and the Philadelphia 76ers enter this season among the favorites to win their first championship in 40 years. Yes, it's been a while for this storied franchise, which has made the playoffs for five consecutive seasons but never advanced past the second round. Could this finally be the year we see a deep run from…

With the 2022-23 season merely days away, more and more predictions for who places where in the conference come out hour by hour. Among those who have made predictions is former Boston Celtics legend, Kevin Garnett. While on the show "All the Smoke" with his former Celtics teammate Paul Pierce, the two of them, along with former Golden State…