NBA Power Rankings: Bucks take top spot back from Lakers; Pacers make huge leap; Celtics, Rockets fall


Things change quickly in the NBA. Just last week the Lakers beat the Thunder in Oklahoma City without LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and then this week they lose at home to the Magic. Go figure. It's just one loss, but with the Bucks playing so well that's all it took for the Lakers to relinquish the top spot this week to Milwaukee. Meanwhile, the Pacers are on fire, skyrocketing up the rankings on the heels of a five-game winning streak. The Clippers and 76ers also moved up despite being without their stars, Paul George and Joel Embiid, for the entire week. Some bad losses in winless weeks also caused the Celtics and Rockets to take a dive. We break down all that and a lot more in this week's NBA Power Rankings. RK TEAMS CHG RCRD 1 Bucks Milwaukee won all three games this...

Derrick Rose trade rumors: Lakers, 76ers reportedly interested in former MVP, Clippers have also called


Derrick Rose is having his best season since leaving the Chicago Bulls as he is averaging 18.3 points and 5.9 assists per game on over 50 percent shooting, and it seems as though the rest of the NBA has taken notice. With the Detroit Pistons falling out of the playoff race, a number of contenders have reportedly inquired on Rose's availability. That list includes championship contenders like the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, who also reported that the Clippers have called about Rose, but in a more exploratory manner. Rose's impact on the Pistons goes well beyond his own raw numbers. Detroit's offense is miserable when he doesn't play, scoring only 104.3 points per 100 possessions when he goes to the bench, but a far better...

Blazers vs. Warriors odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, Jan. 20 predictions from advanced computer model


The Golden State Warriors will take on the Portland Trail Blazers at 10 p.m. ET on Monday at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Portland is 18-26 overall and 9-10 at home, while Golden State is 10-34 overall and 3-19 on the road.The Warriors snapped a 10-game losing streak on Saturday. The Blazers have lost four of their past six games. Portland is favored by 6.5 points in the latest Blazers vs. Warriors odds, while the over-under is set at 221.5. Before entering any Warriors vs. Blazers picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and last season it returned a whopping $4,280 on its top-rated NBA spread and money line...

Spurs vs. Suns odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, Jan. 20 predictions from advanced computer model


The Phoenix Suns will take on the San Antonio Spurs at 9 p.m. ET on Monday at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Phoenix is 18-24 overall and 9-14 at home, while San Antonio is 18-23 overall and 6-13 on the road. The Suns have won four of their past five games and seven of their last 11. The Spurs have lost three of their past five games. Phoenix is favored by 4.5 points in the latest Suns vs. Spurs odds, while the over-under is set at 229.5. Before entering any Spurs vs. Suns picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and last season it returned a whopping $4,280 on its top-rated NBA...

Pacers vs. Jazz odds, line, spread: 2020 NBA picks, Jan. 20 predictions from advanced computer model


The Indiana Pacers will take on the Utah Jazz at 9 p.m. ET on Monday at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Utah is 29-13 overall and 16-3 at home, while Indiana is 28-15 overall and 11-10 on the road. The Pacers have won five consecutive games. The Jazz have won 11 of their last 12. Utah is favored by 7.5 points in the latest Jazz vs. Pacers odds, while the over-under is set at 215.5. Before entering any Pacers vs. Jazz picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and last season it returned a whopping $4,280 on its top-rated NBA spread and money line picks. It's already returned over $2,000 in profit...

Zai on Team Secret roster change: “MATUMBAMAN was the first option”


    Team Secret’s offlaner Ludwig “zai” Wåhlberg sat down with Maincast ahead of the group stage matches at DreamLeague Season 13: The Leipzig Major and talked about the post Ti9 shuffle, about the state of the game nowadays and about how he sees the offlane role now. https://twitter.com/dota2mc_ru/status/1218985837322555392 Asked about how it feels to play alongside Lasse Aukusti “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen he said:  “It’s a lot of fun, he’s a great guy, also extremely talented. The dynamic is a bit different now compared to last year’s roster with Nisha in the safe lane and MidOne in mid. It’s different, but Nisha stepped into his new role pretty effortless.” Regarding on how the decision was made to bring in the TI7 champion, Zai...

ESL One Birmingham returns this May with 12 teams attending


Arena Birmingham from England will host for the third year in a row an ESL One Dota 2 event. ESL One Birmingham 2020 will be held May 29-31 and although it is not a part of the current Dota Pro Circuit, the tournament will feature a total of 12 teams and a $300,000 prize pool https://twitter.com/ESLDota2/status/1219303579070140419 Eight participating teams will receive a direct invite from the organizers and they will be joined by four other squads coming from regional qualifiers held in Europe, North America, China and Southeast Asia. None of the direct invites has been announced yet, but perhaps at least one of the previous Birmingham champions will be taken into consideration. Back in 2018, ESL One Birmingham was...

NiP releases Gunnar from its Dota 2 team


Ninjas in Pyjamas has parted ways with North American Dota 2 carry player Nico “Gunnar” Lopez, the organization announced today. Gunnar had been playing for NiP’s Dota 2 team since September 2019 and is being released due to NiP’s lackluster results. NiP recently crashed out from the WePlay! Bukovel Minor in January, finishing at the bottom alongside FURIA.NiP said that it’ll be holding tryouts to find a replacement for Gunnar and announced that the team will move back to Europe to improve their practice routines. Peter “ppd” Dager, NiP’s captain, said that some fans might find the roster change strange, but it’s for the sake of the team. “Moving forward for NiP.Dota2 we will be playing the next qualifier in...

CR4ZY transfer roster to C0ntact Gaming


CR4ZY has officially confirmed their roster's transfer to c0ntact Gaming. The announcement confirms two independent reports by HLTV.org, which revealed that CR4ZY agreed to sell their CS:GO team, and 1pv.fr, who reported on the identity of the buyer, c0ntact Gaming. c0ntact Gaming is a new United States-based organization that owns two brands in the franchised Call of Duty World League and Overwatch League, Paris Legion and Paris Eternal, respectively. ottoNd & co. will represent c0ntact from now on They have now entered CS:GO for the first time with the acquisition of the CR4ZY roster, who are currently ranked 20th in HLTV.org's Team Ranking following successful campaigns at the last three DreamHack Open stops in Atlanta, Jönköping, and Sevilla, with two...

NBA Rumors: Stephen Curry could return from injury on March 1


Stephen Curry could return from injury on March 1 against Washington Wizards. Stephen Curry has only played four games this season while dealing with a broken left hand, but Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic reported the Golden State Warriors star could return March 1 against the Washington Wizards. Even with speculation the guard would sit out the rest of the season, Thompson reports the team plans to get him back on the floor at some point in 2019-20, with the start of March being a target. Curry also "looks ready to play in his post-practice sessions," per Thompson. The 31-year-old returned to practice earlier this month, using his left hand during a shooting workout. Still, the Warriors have been cautious with the injury and originally announced there wouldn't...

2-Time DOTA TI Champion Captain OG.N0tail shares!


The highest ever esports earner, Johan “N0tail” Sundstein, decided to pitch in €3000 for fellow OG member Nathan “NBK” Schmitt’s charity stream. n0tail is the captain of OG’s Dota 2 team and coach of OG Seed while NBK is a captain of the organization’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. NBK hosted two of his four planned charity streams taking place on January 17th and 18th where all donations sent to the channel would go toward helping those suffering through the bushfires in Australia via the Australia Zoo Wildfire Warriors. He had several tiers of goals he was hoping to meet with each providing a fun reward for those who had pitched in. To kick things off, at €1000 he would play...

forZe qualify for Dreamhack Open Anaheim over Heroic


forZe won a two-map series against Heroic in the DreamHack Open Anaheim Europe Closed Qualifier grand final to secure a ticket to the $100,000 event in California. Amid talks of Evgeny "FL1T" Lebedev's future, who was linked to Natus Vincere when the Ukrainian organization came knocking at the door despite eventually backing down, forZe managed to make it all the way to the DreamHack Open Anaheim Europe Qualifier grand final after victories over Winstrike and CR4ZY. On the other side of the bracket, Heroic made their way to the grand final with wins against AVEZ—who eliminated Movistar Riders and BIG in the open qualifier—and GODSENT. forZe will be contenders at the $100,000 tournament in Anaheim Heroic won a clean pistol...

LDLC officialized revamped lineup


LDLC has officially announced the rumored acquisition of the lineup that has been playing under the Avengers tag. The news confirms a report released earlier in January by 1pv.fr, which first suggested that the French organization would build around a sole remaining member of the late-2019 squad, Christophe "SIXER" Xia. After the departures of Simon "tabz" Feldt and Engin "MAJ3R" Küpeli earlier this year, Vincent "Happy" Schopenhauer is indeed out of the active roster, as is Gaëtan "JiNKZ" Jamin, who played alongside the former team in the last two months of 2019. LOGAN makes a return to LDLC as part of the new roster The new lineup was officialized over the course of the last week and it witnesses the...

YAPZOR’S CLUTCH GAME-PLAYS HELP SECRET OVERCOME VICI GAMING


By Nigel Zalamea  | January 19, 2020 Yazied “YapzOr” Jaradat made two clutch plays against Vici Gaming during their game three decider match over in Group B of the Dream League Season 13 Leipzig Major. Vici Gaming had caught Lasse “Matumbaman” Urpalainen’s Slark at the top lane, and almost managed to burst the hero down. However, YapzOr’s Dark Seer was able to run in and get the Vacuum and Wall of Replica combo on three enemy heroes, which turned the fight in Team Secret’s favor and gave them the map control advantage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79NlSGPD57E Nine minutes later into the game, VG attempted to burst down Ludwig “zai” Wahlberg’s Mars, which became a full-on team fight. After zai dropped his Arena of Blood...

DREAMHACK OPEN ANAHEIM CLOSED QUALIFIER BRACKETS REVEALED


The brackets for the closed portion of the European and North American DreamHack Open Anaheim qualifiers have been announced. Four teams from each of the two regions advanced through their respective open qualifiers to earn spots in the closed stage of the qualification process, which will play out in its entirety on Sunday. In Europe, the winner of the closed qualifier will earn the sole spot on offer at the $100,000 event in Anaheim, California, while North American teams will have the opportunity to fight for two spots at the event in their home region. The European open qualifier saw HAVU, Winstrike, SKADE, and AVEZ emerge victorious through a grueling bracket to join a quartet of invited teams, all of whom currently reside in the...

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