The odds are good that we saw a preview of the Eastern Conference finals. The Indiana Pacers used superior roster depth and the home crowd to win a close one over the Miami Heat. Kyrie Irving/CLE was unstoppable as the Cavaliers beat the Knicks. The Thunder continued their excellent run with a clinical defeat of the Hawks. The Bucks took advantage of the Noah-less Bulls to earn a low-scoring road victory. The Lakers lost their second straight with Kobe, this
Tuesday, December 10 was highlighted by eight games featuring 16 teams with a common pursuit of a postseason berth. Albeit early in the season, many teams earned victories that hold significant importance to the future of their respective organizations. Here’s everything you need to know about what transpired during last night’s games. [Read more…]
The Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers will square off for the first time tonight in Indianapolis since the Heat defeated the Pacers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals last spring. [Read more…]
Often in life, inundated with our many daily tasks and various priorities, it becomes easy to take the simplest truths for granted. Perhaps you lose sight of the fact that you have a house and a job amidst all of your worries? Perhaps you forget that you have family and/or friends that care for you? For Los Angeles Lakers superstar and five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant, having spent the past eight months rehabilitating his torn achilles, the simple fact that he gets
The Bucks have played as badly as Danny Schayes looks in this photo. Just kidding, Danny! The Milwaukee Bucks are terrid. That’s right—they’re so bad, I had to make up a new word to describe them. It’s like that Sonic commercial where they needed to make up words to describe how delicious that chicken sandwich is. (I’m still trying to work “spice-dictive” into a sentence for the first time). Terrid is easier, though. It’s a combination of “terrible” and “horrid,” and
The Clippers handled the Sixers as expected, but instead of an up tempo game we saw a more pedestrian effort as far as scoring was concerned. The Magic continued to scuffle as they lost to Memphis. Portland put in a solid road effort to beat Utah, while the Mavericks suffered a disappointing defeat to the new look Kings. Monday illustrated the importance of selecting players from games you think will be high scoring. The Wizards lost to the Nuggets by
On a night in which the star power of the NBA was limited, there were a number of stunning results. From career performances by rising forces to defensive clinics, there was no shortage of noteworthy outings. The question is, what do you need to know about last night’s games? [Read more…]
Quincy is not the most common name among men in America. It actually ranks 633rd among male names in the U.S.. The most popular Quincy in American history is President John Quincy Adams, the sixth president in our nation’s history. There aren’t many men in the NBA that bear the name Quincy—only three, to be exact. Two of the three are actually in the NBA news this week. [Read more…]