Lakers and Bulls Christmas Day Showdown
December 25, 2011
The NBA season will finally get underway Christmas day with a 5 pack of games that will display the talents of some of the best teams and most exciting teams in the league. One of these match-ups pits the Los Angeles Lakers against the Chicago Bulls at Staples Center. With the lack of movement by the Lakers in the off-season they have begun to come back to the pack in terms of where basketball experts have them finishing this season. We all saw how old this Lakers team has become when they were swept...
Redskins/ Cowboys in Monday Night NFC East Showdown
September 26, 2011
Nothing is impossible in the NFL. The Detroit Lions are 3-0 for the first time since 1980, and the Buffalo Bills found a way to knock off a New England team that looked to be virtually unstoppable offensively. The only thing to top off what has already been a mind-blowing 3 weeks of football would be if the Washington Redskins beat the highly touted Dallas Cowboys in this NFC East match-up. Football handicappers had the Skins finishing at the bottom of the division this season, but a win on Monday...
Miami looks to regain control in Game 6
June 12, 2011
The Dallas Mavericks put together a tremendous performance in Game 5 of the 2011 NBA Finals in order to set themselves up for an NBA title. The Miami Heat have been the darlings of the post-season, but someone forget to tell Dirk Nowitzki and the rest of the Dallas squad that they were supposed to lose in the Finals. NBA experts and basketball handicappers had the Heat as a 2-1 favorite to win the NBA Championship after they took down a tough Chicago Bulls team in the Conference Finals to move on...
Mavericks and Heat Battle for Game 5 Win
June 9, 2011
Dirk Nowitzki may have been nursing a 100+ degree temperature for Game 4, but just like the rest of his team he was able to handle the Heat! LeBron James will not escape the scrutiny of the media and NBA experts until he wins a title. That may or may not be this year, especially based on his performance on Tuesday night. James pulled a Houdini act in the 4th quarter of Game 4 as he only took 1 shot, and failed to score when the game was on the line. He hasn’t done much at all in the 4th quarter...
Mavericks in desperation mode for Game 4
June 7, 2011
The Dallas Mavericks have put themselves in a deep hole after their meltdown on Sunday that led to a Miami Heat win. The Mavs had gained home court advantage after a come from behind win in Game 2 in which they rallied from a 15 point deficit in the 4th quarter to pull off a shocking 2 point win on the road. Dirk Nowitzki and the rest of this veteran team did what they needed to I order to give themselves an edge in this series against a star-studed Miami team, but a 2-point loss at home has thrown...
Miami and Dallas Fight for Control of Finals
June 5, 2011
The script was flipped in Game 2 as the Dallas Mavericks stormed back from a 15 point deficit with just 7 minutes remaining in the game to take down LeBron James and the Miami Heat. After all of the hype by basketball experts, and all of the favoritism shown to Miami from the NBA handicappers in Vegas, the series is now tied at 1 game apiece and Dallas has taken control of the home court advantage. Dirk Nowitzki didn’t light up the scoreboard with a 40 point performance in Game 2, but he stepped...
Mavericks need Help from Bench in Game 2
June 2, 2011
Dirk Nowitzki and the rest of the Dallas Mavericks got a taste of what the stifling Miami Heat defense can do to an offense. Game 1 of the NBA Finals finished far lower in total points than NBA handicappers anticipated because of the Heat’s ability to get the Mavs out of their offensive rhythm. Dallas wasn’t one of the higher scoring teams in the NBA this season, but they do require a certain tempo to be at their best. LeBron James did any and everything he could to disrupt that tempo. The final...
Miami vs. Dallas: NBA Finals Game 1
May 31, 2011
The Dallas Mavericks have a small window of opportunity. Unlike the young and athletic Miami Heat, Dallas has several players that are towards the end of their careers, and a few more that have started their decline. Forward Dirk Nowitzki is having a phenomenal post-season, and his regained his status as one of the best players in the game, but he is in his 13th season as a professional. There is no doubt that Dirk still has a handful of “good” years left in his legs, but to think he can continue...
Championship or Bust for LeBron and Miami
May 28, 2011
The Miami Heat finished off the Eastern Conference Finals and the Chicago Bulls with an 18-3 run on Thursday night. LeBron James and Dwayne Wade were spectacular during that late rally as they each scored 8 points apiece to pull out an improbable road win and give the Heat a chance at the title. They will have one more huge hurdle to overcome as they face Dirk Nowitzki and the red-hot Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. The basketball handicappers in Vegas have made Miami 2 to 1 favorites to win...
Heat look to Finish Bulls in Chicago
May 26, 2011
For the third consecutive game, LeBron James and the Miami Heat have managed to pull away from the Chicago Bulls late in the game. Both of these teams have put on a heavyweight battle through the first 3 quarters of games 2,3 and 4. However, when it’s come down to crunch time, Miami has far more weapons to get the job done, and they’ve proven that fact time and time again. There is no doubt that Derrick Rose is far and away the best all-around point guard in the game, but he doesn’t have the...
