Bird-Nique 2

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Celtics 97 Cavaliers 92 - Another game 7 for Boston, another heated duel. Instead of Larry Bird and Dominique Wilkins it was Paul Pierce (41 pts) and Lebron James (45 pts). Every time one would score, the other would answer with a basket of his own. Pierce who has ...

Spurs force a game 7

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Spurs 99 Hornets 80 - San Antonio continues the home domination in this round of the playoffs, but it has been apparently evident in this series more than any other. The home teams have won by double digits in every game so far and game 6 was no exception. Manu ...

Rondo to the rescue

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Celtics 96 Cavaliers 89 - The home team held serve again, but it was far from easy for the Boston Celtics. Down 14 in the first half, it looked like we might have been in for a repeat of the Cavs-Pistons series from last years playoffs. Leave it to Rajon ...

The Prince becomes a king

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Pistons 91 Magic 86 - Tayshaun Prince had a crazy block that helped stave off the Orlando Magic and send the Pistons to the Eastern Conference Finals. Down 3, Hedo Turkoglu drove the lane and attempted a slam dunk but Prince had other ideas. This isn't the first big block ...

Celtics still winless on the road

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Cavaliers 88 Celtics 77 - Boston continues to struggle on the road as they dropped to 0-5 this playoff season. For a team that went 31-10 away from home during the regular season they have wilted under the added stress of the playoffs. Again it was the role players for ...

We are all tied up

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Jazz 123 Lakers 115 - Utah almost gave the series to LA. Up 12 with four minutes to go, the Jazz repeatedly allowed Derk Fisher to shoot and make open three pointers. Fisher along with Lamar Odom (26 pts 13 reb) helped the Lakers force overtime, but the momentum did ...

The Champs are Here

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Spurs 110 Hornets 99 - Heading into game 3, the defending champs were in a must win situation. They needed to respond to the two body blows they were dealt in New Orleans. And respond they did. Spurs coach Greg Popovich had to switch things up, so he inserted Ginobli ...

Kobe Bryant, MVP Giant

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Lakers 120 Jazz 110 - Kobe Bryant (34 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast) spent the first night with his MVP award dominating the Jazz. After the Jazz took a 13-12 lead, Bryant scored the next 6 points to put the Lakers ahead for good. Lamar Odom chipped in 19 pts ...

Sam I Am

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Celtics 76 Cavaliers 72 - With Boston superstars Paul Pierce (2-14 fg) and Ray Allen (0-4 fg) struggling, someone needed to step up and help Kevin Garnett on the offensive end. Leave it to veteran Sam Cassell to fill in he void. Cassell scored 10 of his 13 points in ...

Pistons have time on their side

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Pistons 100 Magic 93 - A great game, but a game that will be remembered for the clock malfunction at the end of the third quarter. Detroit inbounded the ball with 5.1 seconds left, but the clock mysteriously stopped at 4.8 with the Pistons attempting a last second shot. Chauncey ...