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NBA Western Conference

NBA NBA Playoffs NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s 2024 NBA Finals Insights

> Plus a look at what the future holds for the Mavericks and the other Western Conference teams

featured, recent 6 min read

or the first time since 2021, an Eastern Conference representative has won the NBA Finals. The Dallas Mavericks put up

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Aidin Ebrahimi’s 2024 NBA Western Conf. Finals Summary

> Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and the Mavericks have made the NBA Finals for the third time

featured, recent 5 min read

Luka Doncic and the Mavericks eliminated the Timberwolves to move on to the NBA Finals and face the Celtics.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s 2024 NBA Semifinal Playoff Summary

> A review of Western Conference Second-Round action with a pick for the MVP of the round

featured, recent 6 min read

Now that Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets have been eliminated, four young superstars are left to battle it out for the NBA title.

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NBA NBA Playoffs NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s 2024 NBA Round 1 Playoff Summary

> A review of Western Conference action with picks for the best team and Most Valuable Player

featured, recent 8 min read

The first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs in the West wasn’t as exciting as last year’s version, but it still produced some good moments.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s 2023-24 NBA W. Conf. Reg. Season Review

> A look at every franchise with picks for the Team of the Year and Most Valuable Players

featured, recent 8 min read

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic averaged 34 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds per game in the regular season.

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Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Update: Mar 24-Apr 5

> We still have no idea what the playoffs will look like, as three teams can get the No. 1 Seed

featured, recent 7 min read

Anthony Davis has been a key piece of the los Angles Lakers’ late-season charge to the playoffs.

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Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Update: Mar 17-23

> We're in the final stages of the 2023-24 regular season and a lot can change in the final weeks

featured, recent 7 min read

The Los Angeles Clippers’ Paul George posted 58 points in the two games vs. the Portland Blazers this past week.

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Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Update: Mar 10-17

> The Suns sign Isaiah Thomas to a 10-day deal, adding another chapter to his fascinating story

featured, recent 9 min read

t’s a different feeling when your favorite player gets a new opportunity. Last Saturday night, the Phoenix Suns signed Isaiah

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Alperen Sengun scored 45 pts and grabbed 16 rebounds vs the Spurs after 21 pts and 10 rebs vs the Suns | Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images
NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Update: Mar 3-9

> The Pelicans, Suns, Mavericks, Kings, Lakers, and Warriors are all fighting for a playoff spot

featured, recent 7 min read

Alperen Sengun scored 45 points and grabbed 16 rebounds vs. the Spurs after 21 points and 10 rebounds vs the Suns.

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Lakers guard LeBron James drives past Nuggets' Michael Porter Jr. to hit the layup that put him at 40,000 career points | Mark J. Terrill/AP
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Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Update: Feb 22-Mar 2

> The West is a bloodbath, with just three games separating the 10th seed from the fifth seed

featured, recent 7 min read

Lakers guard LeBron James drives past Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. to hit the layup that put him at 40,000 career points.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Update: Feb 12-18

> With the All-Star break upon us, we're now just a few months away the start of the playoffs

featured, recent 8 min read

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama is only the fifth rookie to score 1,000 points in his first 50 games.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Update: Feb 4-11

> We could see some recent low-key trade moves making a big difference come playoff time

featured, recent 8 min read

Golden State guard Steph Curry scored 60 points vs. the Hawks and is averaging 34 points per contest in the last 5 games.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Update: Jan 28-Feb 3

> The trade deadline is this week and we could see some big and exciting moves in the coming days

featured, recent 7 min read

An update on the status of NBA Western Conference teams as well as a look at the previous week’s best team and MVP.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Update: Jan 21-27

> Luka Doncic and Joel Embiid had 70-point outings, while Devin Booker and Karl-Anthony 60+

featured, recent 7 min read

he NBA world just keeps getting crazier and crazier. Luka Doncic and Joel Embiid had 70+ point outings, while other

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Update: Jan 7-20

> At the start of the season, who would have thought the Timberwolves would be in first place?

featured, recent 7 min read

Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton is averaging 17.2 pts and four assists per game in the NBA Western Conference in the month of January.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf Update: Dec 31-Jan 6

> We're getting closer to the halfway point and 13 teams in the West have a shot at the postseason

featured, recent 7 min read

We’re getting closer to the halfway point of the 2023-24 NBA Season and 13 teams in the Western Conference have a shot at the postseason

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Update: Dec 17-23

> Parity abounds as the 11th-seeded Warriors are just 3.5 games behind the fourth-seeded Kings

featured, recent 7 min read

The 11th-seeded Warriors are just 3.5 games behind the fourth-seeded Kings, so there’s a lot of parity in the stacked Western Conference.

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Guard Dante Exum has been on a hot streak and is a bright spot for the Mavericks | Jerome Miron/USA TODAY Sports
NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Update: Dec 10-17

> Winter is coming, and so is the start of All-Star Voting, which begins on December 19

featured, recent 7 min read

Winter is coming, and so is the start of All-Star Voting on December 19, with the return of the old East versus West format.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Update: Dec 3-9

> The final game of the In-Season Tournament saw the Lakers crowned as the inaugural champs

featured, recent 7 min read

LeBron James further solidified his legacy by leading the Lakers to victory in the inaugural NBA in-season tournament.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf Update: Nov 26-Dec 2

> Around 10 teams in the West still have a legitimate chance of winning the conference

featured, recent 7 min read

The parity in today’s NBA is great, as there are still around 10 teams in the West who have a legitimate chance of winning the conference.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Update Nov 19-25

> All eyes are on the Josh Giddey controversy, which could derail a great season for the Thunder

featured, recent 8 min read

We’re almost done with the group stages of the inaugural In-Season Tournament, but the NBA world is focused on something else.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Update: Nov 12-18

> The Mavericks, Timberwolves, and Thunder are challenging the Nuggets for the first seed

featured, recent 7 min read

nother wild week of NBA basketball is in the books. The Mavericks, Timberwolves, and Thunder are seriously challenging the Nuggets

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Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Update: Nov 4-11

> The Rockets are in the playoff picture while the Clippers have gone winless with James Harden

featured, recent 8 min read

The Rockets are somehow in the NBA playoff picture, while the Clippers have gone winless with James Harden.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Update: Oct 29-Nov 3

> The inaugural NBA in-season tournament tipped off last Friday and culminates on Dec. 9

featured, recent 7 min read

The inaugural NBA in-season tournament culminates with the Championship on Saturday, Dec. 9, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s ’23-24 Week 2 NBA Western Conf. Outlook

> Now that all the big stars are healthy again, this season could be one to remember

featured, recent 8 min read

ith the first week of the 2023-24 NBA season in the books, it’s time for my first weekly Western Conference

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA West Offseason Update for Oct 1-15

> Preseason has started and coaches are already experimenting with different combinations

featured, recent 7 min read

The NBA preseason has started and coaches from all around the league are already experimenting with different combinations and lineups.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA West Offseason Update for Sep 16-30

> The biggest stories of the last two weeks of September focused on the Damian Lillard trade

featured, recent 8 min read

‘Dame Time’ is over for the Portland Trailblazers as Damian Lillard is traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster three-team deal.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA West Offseason Update for Sept 1-15

> The FIBA World Cup is over so training camp and preseason are less than a month away

featured, recent 6 min read

We saw Team USA underperform once again, but now there are serious talks that some of the NBA’s biggest stars will suit up for the Olympics.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s ’23 NBA West Offseason Update: Aug 16-31

> The biggest NBA stories of the last two weeks, focused mainly on the World Cup, plus other news

featured, recent 7 min read

Several NBA stars are playing in the FIBA World Cup and their performances could give us an indication of how they will perform in 2023-24.

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Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA West Offseason Update for Aug 1-15

> A look at the beef between James Harden and Daryl Morey and the history behind it

featured, recent 10 min read

A look at the biggest NBA story of the first two weeks of August, the beef between James Harden and Daryl Morey with their history.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA West Offseason Update for July 15-31

> With summer league over, teams continue to determine their directions for the upcoming season

featured, recent 8 min read

s the 2023 NBA offseason continues, teams are now deciding their direction for the upcoming season. The summer league has

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA West Offseason Update for July 1-14

> Several players found new homes while some future stars arrived through the 2023 NBA Draft

featured, recent 10 min read

Several Western Conference players found new homes in the offseason while some futures stars arrived through the 2023 NBA Draft.

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NBA NBA Draft NBA Western Conference 

Kent: 2023 Draft Needs for NBA Western Conference Teams

> The needs of all 15 teams with roster evaluations and possible prospects they could target

featured, recent 12 min read

The 2023 NBA Draft needs of all teams in the western conference with roster evaluations and possible prospects that they could target.

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NBA NBA Playoffs NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s 2023 NBA Finals Insights

> Plus what the future holds for the Denver Nuggets and the other Western Conference teams

featured, recent 6 min read

Aidin Ebrahimi gives us his insights from the 2023 NBA Finals and what the future holds for the Denver Nuggets and the Western Conference.

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NBA NBA Playoffs NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Finals Insights

> Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray dominated the Lakers, now Jimmy Butler and the Heat await

featured, recent 8 min read

The Denver Nuggets swept the LA Lakers to win the Western Conference final Series head to the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat.

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NBA Playoffs NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA West. Conf. Round 1 Playoff Summary

> A review of the First-Round action along with his picks for MVP and Best Team

featured, recent 10 min read

Aidin Ebrahimi’s review of First-Round NBA Western Conference action along with his picks for the best team and MVP.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Reg.-Season Summary

> A review of regular-season action, looking at every team, with picks for Team of Year and MVP

featured, recent 12 min read

Kawhi Leonard started slowly for the Clippers in the 2022-23 regular season, but as the NBA season went on, he became more dominant.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Outlook: Apr 6-11

> Golden State, Minnesota, New Orleans & the LA teams look to avoid a Play-In with a top-6 seed

featured, recent 9 min read

Golden State, Minnesota, New Orleans, and both LA teams are all battling to get a top-six seed and avoid the Play-In Tournament.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Outlook: Mar 30-Apr 4

> For the first time at this point in the season, 26 teams have a chance of making the Playoffs

featured, recent 9 min read

Due to the Play-In Tournament, this is the first time at this point in the season, 26 NBA teams have a chance of making the Playoffs.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Outlook: March 23-29

> Despite only having a few games left to play, a lot could still change by the end of the season

featured, recent 9 min read

espite only having a few games left to play, there is still so much that could be changed by the

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Outlook: March 18-24

> Having already played 70 games or more, most teams are fighting hard to lock up a playoff spot

featured, recent 10 min read

Most NBA Western Conference teams have already played 70 games or more, and teams are fighting hard to lock up a playoff spot.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Outlook: March 9-15

> All eyes are on the Ja Morant controversy, which could derail a fantastic season for Memphis

featured, recent 10 min read

All eyes are on the Ja Morant controversy, which could derail what has been a fantastic season for Memphis so far.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Outlook: March 2-8

> Coming out of the All-Star break, this season has the makings of one of the best in NBA history

featured, recent 10 min read

The All-Star game is behind us and regular-season NBA play has returned in what’s shaping up as an historic campaign.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Outlook: Feb 15-21

> What may have been the wildest trade deadline in NBA history is officially over

featured, recent 8 min read

Kevin Durant is back in the west, and D’Angelo Russell and Eric Gordon have returned to the Lakers and Clippers, respectively.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Outlook: Feb 8-14

> One of the NBA's biggest and most controversial stars is headed to the Western Conference

featured, recent 8 min read

One of the biggest and most controversial NBA stars, Kyrie Irving, is headed to the Western Conference for the first time in his career.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conference Outlook: Feb 1-6

> Many teams are trying to salvage their season, while others are looking to blow things up

featured, recent 8 min read

Many teams are trying to salvage their season, or strengthen their core. While some other teams are looking to blow things up.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Outlook: Jan 24-30

> There are still 13 teams that have aspirations of a Playoff run and every game is becoming crucial

featured, recent 8 min read

Currently, there are still 13 NBA Western Conference teams with aspirations of a Playoff run, and every game is becoming crucial.

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NBA NBA Western Conference 

Aidin Ebrahimi’s NBA Western Conf. Outlook: Jan 16-22

> Halfway through season, we have a pretty good idea about how the rest of it is going to play out

featured, recent 7 min read

We should have a pretty good idea about how the rest of this NBA season is going to play out, but there’s always room for surprises.

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