The National Basketball Association became the first major sports league in the world to top 5 million Twitter followers on Monday morning. And no other league is even close.
The next most popular sports organization, the NFL, clocks in around 3.3 million followers. Major League Baseball has just over 2 million, while the National Hockey League and World Wrestling Entertainment have about 1.1 million each. World soccer's governing body, FIFA, has almost 800,000 followers.
The NBA has long been at the forefront of using social media in the sports business world. Fans used Twitter to vote for this year's Slam Dunk Contest winner, and in March the league began selling t-shirts featuring star players' Twitter handles. Last month, it marked the beginning of playoff season by official launching Pinterest and Tumblr pages.
More than 350 current and former NBA players are on Twitter. Counting official league, team and player profiles, the league claims more than 260 million combined Facebook likes and Twitter follows.
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Bulls vs. 76ers
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- It seemed almost unthinkable that the Chicago Bulls could be in this spot.
Yet here they are, trailing the Philadelphia 76ers 3-1 in the first round and trying to avoid elimination as they return home for Game 5 on Tuesday night.
If the Bulls lose, they will be just the fifth No. 1 seed to fall to an eighth seed. It would also give Philadelphia its first series victory since 2003, a scenario few envisioned when the postseason started.
"It's been a crazy year from beginning to right now," guard Richard Hamilton said Monday. "We know that."
They also realize it'll take a wild comeback for them to advance, particularly given their injuries. They lost Derrick Rose for the remainder of the season to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee late in the series opener, and center Joakim Noah will likely sit out his second straight game because of a sprained left ankle, leaving them without two of their leaders.
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Washington Wizards vs L.A. Lakers match preview
In a losing cause, Andrew Bynum shone for the Lakers, scoring 30 points and 14 rebounds, while Pau Gasol added 20 points and 10 rebounds, but Kobe Bryant struggled towards his 22 points on eight of 26 shooting. The Lakers are now just 6-13 on the road and have won just three of their last nine games away from the Staples Center.The Lakers have been terrible on the road all season, but the Wizards have been terrible no matter where they play. I don’t want to pick the Lakers to cover in this game simply because of the Wizards woes, but I just can’t see the Lakers dropping this game after their painful loss against the Pistons last night.
Meanwhile, the Wizards have lost seven of their last eight games and are coming off a 120-100 loss to the Warriors in their last outing. John Wall had strong outing with 20 points and 14 assists, while Nick Young had 25 points off the bench, but you’re never going to beat the Warriors if you allow them to shoot 54.2 percent from the field and 65.2 percent from the land of plenty. The Wizards have the ability to put up some nice numbers, but the problem has been their lack of attitude and effort.
Cleveland Cavaliers Vs Utah Jazz match preview
A trip to Cleveland, however, might be what Utah needs to end its slide. With a 113-105 victory over the Cavaliers on Jan. 10, the Jazz won their fourth straight in the series. Al Jefferson, averaging team highs of 18.5 points and 9.3 rebounds, had 30 points and 12 boards while Millsap made his first nine field-goal attempts and finished with 19 points. The Cavaliers have been experiencing their own problems lately, suffering through their longest skid since last season's NBA-record 26-game losing streak.
Golden State Warriors Orlando Magic NBA 1/13 10 AM GMT+8
Magic update: Power forward Ryan Anderson, a Cal product, is off to a hot start in his fourth season. In his first nine games, he averaged 18 points and 7.3 rebounds in 30.7 minutes -- all on pace for career highs. His 3.1 offensive rebounds per game is fifth among NBA forwards. ... Playing off All-Star center Dwight Howard, Orlando likes the floor spread to give him space. The result is the Magic averages 24.3 attempts from 3-point range per game, making 37.9 percent, sixth-best in the NBA. Anderson takes a third of those shots.
Warriors update: Golden State got its first breakout game from SF Dorell Wright on Tuesday against Miami. He scored 20 points, knocking down 6 of 11 from 3-point range. He came into the game 5 for 27 from 3-point range.
Magic injuries: PF Glen Davis (bruised left hip) is probable. F Quentin Richardson (sprained left ankle) is questionable.
Warriors injuries: Point guard Stephen Curry (sprained right ankle) is out. C Kwame Brown (injured right shoulder) is questionable. C Andris Biedrins (sprained right ankle) is day to day.- http://www.mercurynews.com
Toronto Raptors VS Sacramento Kings 12BET tips NBA 1/12 8AM GMT+8
The Sacramento Kings are still seeking their first road win of the season.
Toronto may not be the easiest place for them to get it.
The Kings attempt to bounce back from one of their worst performances of the season and beat the Raptors on the road for the first time in nearly eight years Wednesday night.
Sacramento (3-7) has lost all four of its road games, averaging 85.8 points while surrendering 109.0 per game. It was more of the same for the Kings in the opener of their five-game trip Tuesday at Philadelphia, as they shot 39.5 percent from the floor en route to a 112-85 rout.
A visit to Toronto (4-6) wouldn't appear to be the ideal way to end the road skid since Sacramento hasn't won there since Feb. 22, 2004. The Kings have dropped seven straight at Air Canada Centre since, giving up a whopping average of 111.9 points.
They lost 118-112 in their last visit to Canada on Jan. 9, 2011.
Making the task tougher for Sacramento, leading scorer Marcus Thornton (18.7 ppg) may miss a second consecutive game due to a thigh injury. Former BYU star Jimmer Fredette got his first career start Tuesday in Thornton's place, finishing with seven points, three assists and three turnovers.
"We didn't have our regular rotation so the other guys had to make adjustments," coach Keith Smart said.
Sacramento may have at least some reason for optimism after the Raptors fell 93-78 at Washington on Tuesday, losing to what had been the last remaining winless team in the NBA.
They missed 16 of 20 3-point attempts against the Wizards and committed a season-high 23 turnovers - nine more than their previous average.
"Our disposition wasn't good coming out of the locker room to begin the game," said Toronto coach Dwane Casey, whose team must now play its third game in as many days. "You start turning the ball over and you can't recover from that and you can't get set up in your defense."
Andrea Bargnani led the Raptors with 22 points and continues to be one of the few bright spots for Toronto, averaging a team-high 23.5 points - nearly nine more than DeMar DeRozan - the team's second-highest scorer.
Bargnani has come up big in the Raptors; two home victories, scoring 31 points each time while totaling 16 boards.
He's averaging 25.3 points and 7.7 rebounds in Toronto's last three home meetings with the Kings, including 30 points while shooting 12 of 19 in last season's victory.
DeRozan had 28 points in that contest. He's totaled just 31 in his last four games after scoring 11 and missing 12 of 16 shots Tuesday. - http://www.vegasinsider.com
L.A. Lakers VS Houston Rockets 12 BET preview NBA BASKETBALL: 11:30AM GMT+8
Second bet from NBA is from a meeting between two teams from Western Conference, LA Lakers and Houston Rockets a meeting that has home side the favorite to win by more then 3.5 points difference.
Note Lakers won 3 from 4 matches played at home and the lost was on last seconds against Chicago Bulls, 87-88.
Houston on the other hand played with 2 matches fewer and had a day off so are more rested and for sure with a better moral aft won against one of the most inform team, Atlanta with 95-84.
Plus last match played at home by Lakers against Houston was won by Houston after overtime with 114:106 so we can say that Kobe and the rest of the team has something to look for tonight but with the guests allowing on both matches played away from home more then 100 points I see that is a decent bet to back Lakers to win by more then 3.5 points difference because have a decent defensive as managed so far to limit at home their opponents to under 90 points. - http://www.bettingexpert.com
NBA Championship 2012 12BET news update 12/23
NBA Preseason 2011 Scores: Nuggets Danilo Gallinari Scores 23, Bobcats Bismack Biyombo Disappoints
The 2011 NBA preseason came to a close tonight with just two games on the schedule. Here's a quick recap of the games:
Denver Nuggets 110, Phoenix Suns 85: The Nuggets took an early lead against the Suns, outscoring them in the first half 52-50, even with the Suns 34 point rally of a second quarter. The Nuggets pulled away in the second half to the 110-85 victory. Danilo Gallinari led the way for the Nuggets, putting up 23 points with six rebounds. Center Kosta Koufos also picked up 15 points with 11 boards. Corey Brewer also picked up 20 points off the bench. For the Suns, Jared Dudley scored 17 points while Steve Nash finished with just five points and eight assists.
Atlanta Hawks 92, Charlotte Bobcats 75: The Atlanta Hawks took a small lead into halftime as the Bobcats were able to keep it close. The Hawks defense clamped down in the second half however, holding the Bobcats to just 29 points total in the third and fourth quarter combined. Josh Smith led the way for the Hawks with 21 points and six rebounds while Ivan Johnson picked up 15 points and eight rebounds. For the Bobcats, Corey Maggette was the only Bobcat to break double digit points, scoring 18 and bringing down five rebounds. In his debut, Bismack Biyombo played 16 minutes, scoring just one point and picking up two rebounds, turning the ball over four times and picking up three fouls. - http://www.sbnation.com
12BET Men Euroleague Qualification 9/29 Review
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is named Turkish Airlines Euroleague. The competition is operated by ULEB, a Europe-wide consortium of leading professional basketball leagues. During the season, the Euroleague is broadcast on television in 191 countries[ and can be seen by up to 245 million (800 million via satellite) households weekly in China. It is also televised in the United States and Canada on NBA TV and available online through ESPN3. The Euroleague Final Four is broadcast on television in 197 countries.
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1958 |
| Commissioner | Jordi Bertomeu |
| Motto | I Feel Devotion |
| No. of teams | 38 (preliminary stage) 24 (group stage) |
| Country(ies) | FIBA Europe members |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Panathinaikos(6th title) |
| Most titles |  Real Madrid(8 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | Euroleague TV List of broadcasters |
| Official website | Euroleague.net |
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