It would have been a storybook tale for LeBron James last year. The Miami Heat were the team to beat heading into the NBA Playoffs. Once they made it to the Finals, it looked like an easy match-up for the Heat as they faced the Dallas Mavericks. However, the Heat would fall in six games to a surprising upset, thanks to Dirk Nowitzki and company putting on a show. James...
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The Oklahoma City Thunder have advanced to the NBA Finals! Down 0-2 to the San Antonio Spurs, it seemed like their season would end here. But they didn’t give up. OKC kept fighting and fighting. In Game 3, they killed the Spurs, 102-82. The next two games ended in close bouts, but they held on to win to take a commanding 3-2 series lead. San Antonio came into the...
I never thought I’d say this, but the NBA lottery managed to finally get it right this time around (maybe too right). Instead of rewarding the “tankerous” teams that stubbornly and purposefully trudged their way to shamefully embarrassing regular season records, the basketball gods fittingly handed the 1st pick in the 2012 NBA draft to the New Orleans...
Last year, NBA fans went all over Chris Bosh after he was caught crying in the Miami Heat’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. Bosh has received a lot of crap since he has went to the Heat; with crying, dinosaur, ostrich, and all of these others jokes aimed at the All-Star forward. Now looking to return sometime soon if the Heat make it to the Finals,...
Dwight Howard was available to TMZ to talk. Howard discussed about the Orlando Magic firing Stan Van Gundy, and saying it wasn’t his fault. He also has the Oklahoma City Thunder winning the NBA Finals. Josh Dhani is the founder of FootBasket. He also contributes at Hoops Authority and Eight Points Nine Seconds. You can read more about him at his website. Follow...
Just when you thought the San Antonio Spurs would finally be showing their age when they trailed the Los Angeles Clippers 33-11 after the first quarter in Game 3, think again. The Spurs took over in the third quarter, outscoring them 26-8 in it. It was led by a 24-0 run that shocked the Clippers, handing them their third straight loss in the series. The Spurs now lead...
Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert is finally getting the love he deserves. Against the Miami Heat, he’s finally getting in the national spotlight. He came out and had the best performance of his career in Game 3, having 19 points, 18 rebounds, and five blocks. If he can continue this dominance, Indiana will be in the NBA Finals. Hibbert is starting to devastate...
NBA.com By Josh DhaniFounder With 1:10 remaining during the Bulls’ 103-91 Game One victory over the 76ers, star point guard Derrick Rose injured his left knee as he tried leap on his left foot, later falling to the ground. I just posted an article earlier on here about fake tweets that caused an uproar over Rose “tearing his ACL.” That post...
Getty Images By Josh DhaniFounder Ah, the NBA Playoffs are finally here. After a shortened, 66-game regular season, 16 NBA teams are given a shot to win the NBA Finals. Last year, the Dallas Mavericks proved everyone wrong when they beat the Miami Heat in six games to become NBA champions. Can a team this year pull off the same thing? Can LeBron James...
Who do you want in the finals? Another Mavericks and Heat battle? Or maybe Heat and Lakers. Perhaps Heat and Thunder. Well here’s my list (in particular order) of the match-up that would make me set my DVR, make me turn on the TV, miss my own graduation, and other things that I actually would never do, just so I can watch the games. I do ignore probability. That means,...
We’ve looked at the 3 top teams of the East and the 3 top teams of the West. Which team from each conference will make it to the NBA finals and who will win it all? From the West: Out of the Lakers, Thunder, and Mavericks, I’m actually leaning towards the Mavs. But the Thunder have a lot of talent too. While I want to talk about age, Dirk Nowitzki’s...
Who else could it be? This team has the most potential out of the three teams we’ve looked at in the West. After giving the Lakers all they could handle in 2010, the next year they tried (like the Blazers, Lakers, and eventually the Heat) to beat the Mavericks. What’s pretty cool about the Thunder is they have fallen against the eventual champs and have looked...
Ok, ok so we all saw what happened to them in the 2011 playoffs. Mavericks swept them away. They looked bored and uninspired. And now they have a new coach. Kobe is slowing down from injuries. But still, I think this team has another run left in them. The big part is keeping Andrew Bynum healthy all season long. Of course, I personally think that the Lakers are never...
Delayed by the lockout, it may take longer than expected for LeBron James and the Miami Heat to get the opportunity to make do on their infamous promise of multiple titles. Regardless of whether there will be an upcoming season, the next time NBA teams suit up for the season, the Miami Heat will be the clear favorite. The Heat took over the sports world about a year...
In the midst of a lockout, summer renovations to Madison Square Garden and the scorching heat, the New York Knicks—like most of the NBA world—have found themselves out of the news. One year ago, the team was coming off the exciting signing of Amar’e Stoudemire, while preparing for the season and a run at Carmelo Anthony. Last summer, the Knicks were not only...
If the NBA playoffs were to start today, this is would it would look like in my view. Check it out: *Note: I go by the current standings in the NBA right now Eastern Conference First Round (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Indiana Pacers: Derrick Rose really wants revenge against the Indiana Pacers after they beat them in the final game between them. There is no question that...
It’s almost titillating when a town embraces the top franchise in Hollywood, living in a town accustomed to winning championships, a triumphant ritual happening in a diverse community that assembles as a unified atmosphere, once the Los Angeles Lakers captures greatness and takes in euphoria. Suddenly, the ideal ending came in a low-scoring Game 7, but a memorable showdown...
The scoreboard posted the ending results at Staples Center, and quickly, an enticing scene in a sudden-death situation erupted an electric crowd that never had to shut their eyes or bite nails, but loudly cheered the Los Angeles Lakers to an 89-67 victory in a crucial Game 6 of the NBA Finals. If you felt a jolt or heard a rattling sound, it wasn’t an earthquake that...
Kobe Bryant, who walked into the conference room flustered from another outraging defeat, sat gloomily in the midst of an elimination game answering the unassuming questions at postgame interviews sarcastically and angrily. Later, he emerged from the interview room speechless with a bitter stare, then down the hallway reflected on a 92-86 loss in Game Five of the NBA Finals. If...
