This is what we have been waiting for since Halloween. The strength of the Western Conference was as good as advertised and has provided a first round of playoffs that should have NBA fans salivating. The best series appears to be the Los Angeles Clippers vs. the San Antonio Spurs, whom you could argue were two of the league’s three best teams coming down the stretch. And approximately two weeks from now, one of those teams will be headed to its offseason,
Everyone knows that the Eastern Conference is nowhere near as good as the Western Conference. But that doesn’t mean that the first round of the East playoffs won’t be compelling. As everyone knows, all you need is one road team to win to make a series interesting. Can the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks rediscover their rhythm? Did the Boston Celtics build confidence with two late-season wins over Cleveland? Is Chicago’s Derrick Rose returning to form or just an accident waiting to happen again? Do
The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Tuesday, April 14 with a slate of three games. Five of the six teams are currently slated to make the playoffs, with two securing a specific seed via their respective victories. This is how it all transpired. [Read more…]
The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Monday, April 13 with a full slate of games. This is how it all transpired. [Read more…]
BROOKLYN – A string of poor play may cost the Brooklyn Nets a playoff spot in the pathetic Eastern Conference. Their inability over the last several games – and throughout the season as a whole – to consistently beat winning teams could end up being the back-breaker for this ballclub. Despite being without Joakim Noah, the Chicago Bulls outscored the Nets 30-15 in the third quarter and ran away with a 113-86 laugher that cost Brooklyn the eighth spot in the East,
I write this column every year two days before the regular season ends, and I usually get right to the point. But this year I am going to start a little differently. So let me get one item off my chest and out of the way: Michele Roberts is way off base. The new executive director of the NBA Players Association tried to reinvent the wheel this week when it was reported that she is instituting the Players Choice Awards, which will
The final week of the 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Sunday, April 12. The postseason picture continued to take shape with a berth being secured and a number of teams moving up and down the standings. This is how it all transpired. [Read more…]
The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Sunday, April 12. There was a slate of six games featuring 12 teams, including seven squads that entered the evening in the postseason hunt. This is how it all transpired. [Read more…]