The New Jersey Nets came into the NBA Lottery with a 25% chance of grabbing the number 1 pick in the draft, which comes up in late June this year. Everyone figured that the Nets would grab the number 1 spot, draft John Wall, trade for another piece and then use co-owner Jay-Z’s relationship with [...]
Boston Celtic forward Kevin Garnett handed every big name free agent an example to follow. With the fifth pick in the 1995 draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Garnett with the hope that he would bring the starved T-Wolves a much needed spark. Although Minnesota was terrible, Garnett was the staple of the franchise, earning the [...]
For the first time since 1999, three of the four playoff series in the conference semifinals were swept. In 1999, the #1 seeded San Antonio Spurs ousted the Lakers in four. In the Eastern Conference, the 2 seeded Indiana Pacers also brought out the brooms, taking four games in a row from the Philadelphia 76ers [...]
On the verge of executing their first sweep against the Spurs, the Phoenix Suns had to win game four to end their 10 year drought of losing to the San Antonio Spurs in the playoffs. Good thing they had Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire on their side. The best pick and roll duo in the [...]
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has made himself into one the league’s elite point guards. On Sunday night, he solidified his place on the Celtics list and the NBA’s list of playoff greats as he recorded his fourth postseason triple double. Rondo lit up the Cleveland Cavaliers for 29 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 [...]
In the past years, the San Antonio Spurs have had the Phoenix Suns number when they meet in the playoffs. So for the Suns, a series win against the Spurs in any fashion would be an accomplishment. After being down by six points in the first half, the Suns kicked it in and turned a ten [...]
After their 43 point drubbing of the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Orlando was looking to continue their extremely good fortune in game 2. The Hawks did not lay down for the Magic, at least until the final quarter, and at the half the Hawks led by 8 points. Howard [...]
What started two weeks ago on April 17th is now only beginning the second round of play, and one of the match ups is not even set yet. The NBA really needs to rethink their system, as they don’t conclude their season until June. But, all griping aside the NBA playoffs have been a pretty [...]
With their backs against the wall facing elimination, the Miami Heat needed Dwayne Wade to show up and play. And boy did he ever. Wade dropped 46 points on 16-24 shooting, and the Heat shot 50% from the field and 55% from beyond the arc in their 101-92 win over the Boston Celtics, who were [...]
After missing most of last year’s playoffs, and almost all of the 2009 NBA Finals, point guard Jameer Nelson had burst onto the scene in the 2010 NBA playoffs. In Game 3, Nelson exploded for 32 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals at the Charlotte Bobcats expense. Nelson has lit a torch this [...]