The Chicago Bulls did everything right during game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, demolishing the Miami heat championship-like fashion. The Bulls owned Miami in the 4th quarter, outscoring them 31-19 in crunch time. The Bulls had everything going on all cylinders as Derrick Rose led the way for Chicago with 28 points and solid [...]
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Derrick Rose and Luol Deng delivered a dramatic 1-2 scoring punch to lead the Bulls over the Atlanta Hawks. The Bulls regained the series lead, and are back in charge, leading the Eastern Conference Semfinals 3-2. MVP Derrick Rose had 33 points and 9 assists, and Luol Deng finished with 23 points. All signals are [...]
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers championship and “Threepeat” hopes had the door emphatically slammed shut this week after Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks shocked the basketball world, sweeping Los Angeles in four games. Credit is due to the Mavericks, as their recently discovered toughness – influenced by the Tyson Chandler effect – [...]
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
The Dallas Mavericks have shocked the sports world (this writer included, whom predicted they would be eliminated effortlessly) taken the first two games from the Los Angeles Lakers, in Los Angeles, and now have a commanding 2-0 lead heading back to Dallas for game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. What has been the difference? [...]
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
NBA MVP Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah lead the Chicago Bulls back into the Eastern Conference Semifinals with stellar performances against the Atlanta Hawks, winning 86-73. Rose finished with 25 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds while Noah had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. The Bulls dominated the glass, and capitalized and their [...]
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder If Zach Randolph continues playing basketball the way he is now, it is hard to imagine any team stopping the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies are the first team since the Golden State Warriors in 2007 to be the #8 seed to knock off the #1 seed. Memphis emphatically dismantled [...]
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Now that the first round of the NBA playoffs has closed, things are tightening up on the NBA. Taking a look at the Eastern Conference Semifinals, and how these teams match up, I will give you my predictions. Barring major unexpected play from someone we would never imagine (imagine Joel Anthony or Zaza Pachulia dropping [...]
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Memphis Grizzlies star Rudy Gay’s partially separated shoulder injury has not gotten any better after a fierce rehabilitation attempt, and will require season ending surgery, according to Yahoo! Sports. With only 11 games remaining in the regular season, the Grizzlies hold a slim 2-game lead over the surging Kyle Lowry and the Houston Rockets. Phoenix [...]
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
2008 was the year classic basketball rivalries experienced a major revival. It had been far to long since the glorious battles of the 80′s featuring Larry Legend’s Celtics and Magic’s Lakers had met their demise. Basketball was getting stagnant after Jordan left the Bulls. Then 2008 came, and as David Stern danced around the room [...]
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Ironically as I was checking up on game 4 of the Western Conference Finals the Beatle’s song “Here Comes the Sun” was playing on my computer. I couldn’t imagine a better song coincidentally playing while Phoenix gave the Lakers all they could handle awhile evening the series to 2-2 tie. I guess what really substantiates [...]
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