The NBA Finals are not only played on the hardwood, but also in the sportsbooks. And this year, one trend stands out above all others: the New York Knicks have become the public’s favorite underdog. According to data from DraftKings Sportsbook, nearly half of all money wagered in New York on the NBA Finals champion…
The San Antonio Spurs are back where they dreamed of being. With a remarkable 111-103 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7, the Texas franchise punched its ticket to the NBA Finals, closing out one of the most entertaining series of the season. When Devin Vassell’s dunk with seconds remaining put the final…
One of the defining moments of the San Antonio Spurs’ Game 7 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder was undoubtedly Luke Kornet’s fourth-quarter block on Isaiah Hartenstein. With Victor Wembanyama, the unanimous Western Conference Finals MVP, temporarily on the bench due to foul trouble, Kornet sprinted back on defense after a Spurs turnover and erased…
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s playoff run came to an end in the toughest way possible: a Game 7 loss at home, 111-103 against the San Antonio Spurs, with a trip to the NBA Finals slipping away. Celebrating on the Paycom Center floor was Victor Wembanyama’s team, the driving force behind a series that reshaped the…
It’s a true David vs. Goliath matchup: Victor Wembanyama vs. Jalen Brunson. This year’s NBA Finals will represent a rematch of the last time the Knicks made it to the championship series, way back at the conclusion of the 1998-99 season. In that Finals, the Spurs defeated the Knicks in five games. Now, New York…
Everyone understandably remembers the 2014 NBA free agency period for LeBron James’ return home, the move that launched his “championship mission” with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Yet that summer, another saga dominated the early months of Adam Silver’s tenure as Commissioner: Carmelo Anthony’s decision about the next chapter of his career. After opting out in June,…
The champion of the NBA’s Western Conference will be crowned in a seventh and deciding game on Saturday night, after the Spurs blew out the Thunder in Game 6 to even the series. It’s no surprise that this much-anticipated series is tied at 3-3, but a close series doesn’t necessarily mean close games. Surprisingly, four…
“Basketball is returning to Rome”. Those few words, posted by Luka Doncic on social media, were enough to ignite excitement in a city that has spent years waiting to see a competitive basketball team return to the highest level. The Los Angeles Lakers star announced his involvement in a new basketball venture in the Italian…
The NBA gambling scandal continues to expand, and once again the spotlight has fallen on Terry Rozier, the former Miami Heat guard who was with the Charlotte Hornets at the time of the alleged events. According to a report from Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic, federal prosecutors have added serious new allegations, claiming that Rozier…
It’s Game 7 for all the Western Conference marbles on Saturday, between the Thunder and Spurs. And 1.7 million marbles … er, dollars … are on the line for a prescient DraftKings Sportsbook customer. Months ago, before that riveting Team USA gold-medal win in men’s hockey, the bettor crafted a four-leg futures parlay. All that…
