Feature Presentation: 2015-16 All-BDL Team We at Ball Don't Lie enjoy healthy debate about basketball and its strange cast of characters, from Oscar Robertson's "get off my lawn" diatribe on Stephen Curry to D'Angelo Russell's sting operation on a self-dubbed dude named Swaggy P and his Australian hip hop artist fiancé. (Yup, those things happened.) It's NBA with a twist here at the BDL, so … [Read more...]

BDL’s 2015-16 NBA Playoff Previews: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks One of the wackier NBA regular seasons in history is over, for better or worse, and the two-month playoff run is set to begin. With the first round upon us, the minds at Ball Don't Lie decided to preview each series. Here's our look at the No. 3 Oklahoma City Thunder and No. 6 Dallas Mavericks. How They Got Here … [Read more...]

Ball Don't Lie's 2015-16 First Round Playoff Previews Did you hear that, kids? The clasping crack of a League Pass suddenly shut and gone silent? The silencing of the Kings, the mellowing of the travails in New York, the end of those unwatchable Philadelphia 76ers? The first round of the playoffs is here. Dive in, as the chums from Ball Don’t Lie dig into the first round of this two-month … [Read more...]

Feature Presentation: 2015-16 BDL All-Defensive* Team We at Ball Don't Lie enjoy healthy debate about basketball and its strange cast of characters, from Oscar Robertson's "get off my lawn" diatribe on Stephen Curry to D'Angelo Russell's sting operation on a self-dubbed dude named Swaggy P and his Australian hip hop artist fiancé. (Yup, those things happened.) It's NBA with a twist here at … [Read more...]

BDL's 2015-16 NBA Playoff Previews: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies One of the wackier NBA regular seasons in history is over, for better or worse, and the two-month playoff run is set to begin. With the first round upon us, the minds at Ball Don't Lie decided to preview each series. We continue with San Antonio and Memphis. How They Got Here • San Antonio: Well, in May of 1996 the … [Read more...]

Feature Presentation: 2015-16 BDL All-Potential Team We at Ball Don't Lie enjoy healthy debate about basketball and its strange cast of characters, from Oscar Robertson's "get off my lawn" diatribe on Stephen Curry to D'Angelo Russell's sting operation on a self-dubbed dude named Swaggy P and his Australian hip hop artist fiancé. (Yup, those things happened.) It's NBA with a twist here at … [Read more...]

BDL's 2015-16 NBA Playoff Previews: Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets One of the wackier NBA regular seasons in history is over, for better or worse, and the two-month playoff run is set to begin. With the first round upon us, the minds at Ball Don't Lie decided to preview each series. Here's our look at the top-seeded Golden State Warriors and No. 8 Houston Rockets. How They Got … [Read more...]

BDL's 2015-16 NBA Playoff Previews: Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston Celtics One of the wackier NBA regular seasons in history is over, for better or worse, and the two-month playoff run is set to begin. With the first round upon us, the minds at Ball Don't Lie decided to preview each series. Here's our look at the No. 4-seeded Atlanta Hawks and No. 8 Boston Celtics. How They Got Here • Atlanta: … [Read more...]

Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: NBA Playoffs Preview The NBA Playoffs start on Saturday and since there were no games on Thursday or Friday, here is a playoffs preview Daily Dose, along with the latest injury updates. Follow me on Twitter right here! And if you'd rather listen to a preview than read one, check out Mike Gallagher's podast, which has a DFS slant. This is the Western preview, while the … [Read more...]

NBA playoff predictions: Can anyone beat the Warriors? Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors just finished the best regular season in NBA history. Now, the true test begins: Can they defend their championship? The NBA playoffs have arrived – full schedule here – and Curry and the Warriors aren't the only story. LeBron James still hopes to deliver a title to Cleveland. Kawhi Leonard … [Read more...]