San Antonio has Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobli. Boston has Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. The Lakers have Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol. And now, Miami has added the NBA’s newest “Big Three” in LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh. Albeit for a slight pay cut of about [...]
The first five picks in the 2010 NBA draft went pretty much according to plan. The desperate Washington Wizards took John Wall at number 1, and Evan Turner was taken number 2 by the Philadelphia 76er’s. At 3, the Nets took Derrick Favors, at 4 the Timberwolves took Syracuse’s Wesley Johnson and Kentucky’s raw center [...]
Fueled by a comeback led by Kobe Byrant and Ron Artest, the Los Angeles Lakers captured the 16th title in franchise history, while Laker standouts Bryant and Derek Fisher grabbed their fifth NBA titles, and first against the Celtics. Bryant shot a dismal 6 of 24 from the field, but his 23 points, coupled with [...]
The 2010 NBA Finals are shaping up in a similar to the 2008 NBA Finals, with Paul Pierce carrying the Boston Celtics then as well as now. Pierce poured in his best finals performance of the year, turning in 27 points on 57% shooting, while Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett each contributed 18, and Ray [...]
Being a bench player can be a difficult job in the NBA. Many times you don’t get into games, and if you do, you are merely giving the starters a rest and end up back on the bench in just a few minutes. That was not the story for the Celtics bench in game 4 [...]
After a dismal NBA Finals game 1, Ray Allen showed everyone why he is still the purest jump shooter left in the league today. Allen poured in seven three pointers in a row in the first half, putting up two in the first and swishing home 5 in the second period, scoring half of Boston’s [...]
They are not ready to go home just yet. Down 3-0 against the seemingly better Celtic team, the Magic took a 96-92 win from Boston on the road in overtime. In that game, Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson combined for 55 points. In game 5, Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson scored 45 more points. But [...]
Knowing when to pull your starters and how long to ride your bench guys can be very tricky business. For Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry, the decision was easy. Let ‘em play! The Suns bench, led by an awakened Channing Frye and a solid Leandro Barbosa who each had 14 points each, gave Gentry key [...]
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard and point guard Jameer Nelson knew that had to come up big in game 4 if they wanted any chance to extend their season and avoid a sweep from the Boston Celtics. Their 55 total points spoke for themselves. The Magic’s rejuvenated pick and roll offense allowed Dwight Howard and [...]
For the past four days, the Phoenix Suns have listened to naysayers that said the Suns were finished after a mere two games. Before last night’s game, Amare Stoudemire vowed that 1; he would go off in game 3, and 2; that the Suns weren’t going quietly. Lets just say he is now 2 for [...]