// Milwaukee Bucks Scott Skiles has put his house up for sale in Mequon, Wisconsin, north of Milwaukee, which could mean a lot or could mean nothing. Skiles still has one year remaining on his contract, and he has the Milwaukee Bucks fighting for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, two games behind the New York Knicks. (If the teams finish with the same win-loss record, the tie will be broken by better conference record — the Bucks are 22-20,
The New York Knicks have yet to lose two consecutive games since Mike Woodson took over as the interim head coach. A loss tonight would end that run, and more importantly, they would surrender the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. New York (29-28) looks to even up the season series as they visit the Milwaukee Bucks in Wednesday’s best game. The first two games between the teams were taken by the Bucks, but playing for the fourth time in five nights, they
Sixteen days to glory. The title of Bud Greenspan’s documentary of the 1984 Olympics also is fitting for the NBA season, which has just 16 days remaining and a dozen playoff spots still up for grabs. For argument’s sake, we’re going to assume middle-of-the-packers Indiana, Boston, Atlanta and Orlando will eventually clinch berths in the Eastern Conference, while the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis will sew up spots in the West. All seven of those teams have fewer than 25
Could the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat in a playoff series? Well, they couldn’t a year ago, when they managed more than 91 points just once in five games and looked a tad long in the tooth. If Boston was to beat Miami, it appeared it would have to find a way to stall LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in transition and make every game a walk-it-up, grind-it-out affair, where the Celtics excel and the Heat are not exactly comfortable. The Celts
// You may have noticed that the Chicago Bulls are in a bit of a swoon, the Miami Heat have been going through their own lulls whenever they leave the comforts of home, and the Oklahoma City Thunder have been prone to letdowns. What about the fourth team among the NBA’s Big 4? Why do the San Antonio Spurs, who carry an 11-game winning streak into tonight’s game against the Utah Jazz, keep winning so consistently despite having so many different lineups
// What did the Miami Heat prove in their win over the Thunder Wednesday? That they’re a very good team — at home. Let’s see them do it on the road before we gush too hard, OK folks? Meanwhile, the playoff races remain jumbled and overcrowded in both conferences. Whether the Knicks make it in the East or not, would Phil Jackson be a good fit for the Knicks? CineSport’s Noah Coslov and SheridanHoops.com’s Chris Sheridan discuss.
The Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies are both jockeying for playoff position with little room for error. Saturday’s best game will test each team’s mettle as they try to prove they belong in the postseason. So far the Bucks have been pretty convincing. Milwaukee has won nine of its last 12 games and averaged 108 points over its last 10. In Monta Ellis’ first game with the Bucks on March 16th, Milwaukee set a season high with 120 points in a win over
When both the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks got off to sputtering starts to their seasons, the Philadelphia 76ers gladly assumed the void at the top of the Atlantic Division, which simultaneously is the worst and most valuable division in the NBA. Despite opening with a five-game road trip, the 76ers grabbed first place before arriving home and held onto it like it was a winning lottery ticket. Since Dec. 28, Philadelphia has not been out of the top spot