Articles by Mat Issa (65)
The Golden State Warriors emerged with a road victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Unfortunately, it came at a cost. Around the 8:50 mark of the second quarter, Stephen Curry floated in a soft push shot, but, in the process, he incurred a lower body injury. The noble […]
After acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges this past offseason, the New York Knicks seemed primed to compete for an NBA title in 2025. For most of the season, though, that didn’t appear to be in the cards. Yes, they finished with a respectable 51-31 record, but they accumulated it by slaying lesser teams rather […]
With the first round behind us and the 16-team pool dwindled down to eight, we can turn our focus to the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. The Golden State Warriors were the last team of the bunch to advance to the conference semifinals. While they ultimately survived the relentless Houston Rockets, their next […]
After losing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the Indiana Pacers, the knee-jerk reaction if you’re affiliated with the Cleveland Cavaliers may be panic. This is Cleveland’s first loss of the postseason, so we have no precedent for how it will respond to the adversity. Also, as the No. 1 seed hosting the […]
Now that the dust has settled on the first round and only eight teams remain, we can focus on the second round. And we have a treat on our hands in the Western Conference Semifinals, as the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder will face off against the fourth-seeded Denver Nuggets. The young Thunder are well-rested after […]
After suffering a second straight loss to the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors now find themselves knotted at three games a piece in this first-round series, leaving them reeling for answers ahead of a do-or-die Game 7 clash. As it stands, their biggest problem (as we predicted) has been dealing with Houston’s twin tower […]
Arguably the best first-round series of the 2025 NBA Playoffs could be reaching its breaking point Thursday night, as the Denver Nuggets hold a 3-2 lead over the Los Angeles Clippers. However, if the Clippers want to make Game 6 the penultimate episode rather than the series finale, they’ll need one player to rise to […]
Despite numerous reports that Jimmy Butler might be out for the remainder of the series, one trusted source has told Sportscasting.com that the Golden State Warriors forward “will play” in Game 3 versus the Houston Rockets. Find the latest news on Butler’s injury status for the Warriors-Rockets first round series below. The Golden State Warriors […]
Heading back to Milwaukee, the Bucks are down 0-2 to the Indiana Pacers. While the series hasn’t been as lopsided as the one we’re seeing transpire between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies, it also hasn’t been particularly close. So far, the Pacers have held a lead for 94 of the series’ 96 minutes. […]
Kawhi Leonard has done it again. In a borderline must-win game (you don’t want to fall behind 0-2 to Nikola Jokic in a series), Leonard dropped 39 points en route to a 105-102 Game 2 victory to knot the series up at 1-1. With another vintage Leonard performance in the books (one we need to […]