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The NBA Play-In Tournament is here and so it is time to break down all 4 games we know of and give some picks as well. 10 Heat at 9 Hornets, Tuesday 7:30pm/EST on Prime Video This game is going to come down to whether or not the Heat can keep up with Charlotte's offense. Since Thanksgiving, the Hornets have the 4th best offense, 5th best defense and 5th best net rating in the NBA. Since January 22nd, the Hornets have the 2nd best offense, 6th best defense and 2nd best net rat

With the season winding down it is time to give you my All-NBA selections. My take on the 65 game rule First, I want to talk about the 65 game rule and why I don’t like it. I do think it has helped with load management but it takes away from players' great seasons. Luka Doncic played 64 games and isn’t eligible, Anthony Edwards played 60 and Cade Cunningham played 61. These guys should make All-NBA and they won’t because of these rules and it just feels unnecessary. However,

When I make my standings predictions in October, they usually are bad. When we reach this point in the season I like to review what I had because it always gives me a reason to talk about every team. West Thunder Despite all of their injuries, the Thunder have been as good as advertised. No, I don’t think they are as good as it seemed they were in November and December but they are the favorites to win the title and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should win MVP. Timberwolves Another

The Orlando Magic are currently 38-34, losers of 6 straight games and sit 10th in the Eastern Conference, though they do play the Kings on the day of this publishing. It was a year in which the Magic came in with high expectations and have just flopped. What has happened and is there potential of some big changes coming? One of the biggest reasons for Orlando’s struggles this season has been the way the injury bug has bitten them. Franz Wagner has played in just 28 games and