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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Most of the talk about Blake Griffin during the first round of the NBA Playoffs seemed to surround his flopping, or at least accusations about him going out of his way to draw fouls. Now that his Los Angeles Clippers dispatched Memphis and have moved on to face the Spurs, ...
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Monday, May 14th, 2012
After the Boston Celtics were tested by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs, the Celtics got another test on their own home court from the Philadelphia 76ers in game one of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. Both times, in game six against the Hawks in the first ...
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Friday, May 11th, 2012
With the way things are set up in the Eastern Conference, I'm finding it hard not to look forward to the Conference Finals even though the second round hasn't even started yet. Philadelphia knocked off top-seeded Chicago after Derrick Rose went down and Indiana has been a nice story, but ...
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Thursday, May 10th, 2012
The Indiana Pacers disposed of the Dwight Howard-less Orlando Magic in five games in the opening round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. This was a big step in the right direction for the Pacers as the organization has regained some long awaited confidence after winning a playoff series.
Frank Vogel has ...
Posted in Indiana Pacers, NBA | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
The Oklahoma City Thunder came out in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs and took care of business. Scott Brooks had to be impressed with his young basketball team as they swept the Dallas Mavericks, who were the defending NBA Champions.
With a young core of Russell Westbrook, James ...
Posted in NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
The Miami Heat failed to close out the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden Sunday, as Dwyane Wade missed a potential game-winning shot at the buzzer. While Miami still controls the series with a 3-1 lead, the fact that Wade and not LeBron James took that final shot has ...
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Spencer Hawes has come up in a big way for the Philadelphia 76ers this postseason. The 76ers center had 22 points and 8 rebounds in Game 4 after tallying 21 points and 9 rebounds in Game 3. Philadelphia has now taken a commanding 3-1 lead in their series against the top-seeded ...
Posted in NBA, Philadelphia 76ers | 1 Comment »
Friday, May 4th, 2012
The playoff series between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers has been one of contrasting styles. The Nuggets want to run all game long. They don’t have a dominant post presence or a go-to scorer on the team, so they want to use their quickness and athleticism to run ...
Posted in Denver Nuggets, NBA | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
With their All-Star point guard sitting out because of a suspension, and Ray Allen still sitting on the sidelines with an ankle injury, the Boston Celtics turned to their captain and he delivered in a big, big way. After struggling mightily in the first game of the series, Paul Pierce ...
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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
When it was announced that the Orlando Magic would enter the playoffs without their best player, Dwight Howard, it looked like the path was clear for the Pacers to move on to the second round of the NBA playoffs. The Pacers looked like a team that could use their depth ...
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