There's no doubt that the Mavericks are proving to be a legitimate contender in the Western Conference, when their superstar trio is healthy.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will have Isaiah Hartenstein back in the lineup against the Portland Trail Blazers but the Thunder will be without defensive ace Lu Dort.

Jerami Grant received an important injury update for the Trail Blazers' game on Saturday night against the Rockets.

On Thursday night against the Thunder, the 6-foot-7 power forward’s points + rebounds prop at bet365 is sitting at just 21.5 (-125). He’s hit the Over on that number in 15 of 21 contests without Doncic on the floor, falling short by only a basket in two of those six games he went Under.

The Thunder (36-8) hope to bounce back from a bad loss to the depleted Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams combined for 64 points in the tough defeat against Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington.

The rebuilding Blazers lost five straight before going on their four-game winning streak. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Chicago Bulls head to Moda Center to face the Portland Trail Blazers in a non-conference matchup. The Bulls are 18-23, which puts them in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. The Trail Blazers are 13-27, which puts them in 13th place in the Western Conference.

Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Sunday poured in 35 points as the Thunder grabbed a bounce-back 118-108 victory in Portland to push their NBA-best record to 37-8. The Thunder, surprised by the short-handed Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, fended off a late surge from the Trail Blazers to snap their four-game winning streak.

The Detroit Pistons have their NBA All-Star as franchise player Cade Cunningham has been named an Eastern Conference reserve.

The Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced Thursday that former NBA bench boss Kaleb Canales has been named the team’s head coach for the 2025 season.

The Orlando Magic (24-24) hit the road to match up with Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers (18-29) at Moda Center on Thursday, January 30. The game starts at 10:00 PM ET.The Magic enter