Mavericks try to Close-Out Thunder Wednesday Night
May 25, 2011
The Dallas Mavericks orchestrated one of the biggest comebacks in NBA playoff history on Monday when they managed to negate a 15 point deficit, and send Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder into overtime. A combination of the Mavs veteran leadership and poise coupled with OKC’s youth and inexperience allowed Dallas to take a commanding 3-1 lead in this best of 7 Western Conference Finals. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are the corner-stones of what will be a Championship contending team...
Bulls starters need to help Rose
May 24, 2011
Derrick Rose and Chicago Bulls may have met their match this season. The Bulls may have won all 3 regular season meeting against the Miami Heat, but LeBron James and the rest of the squad have come a long way since then. It may have taken longer than anticipated, but Miami is finally playing at the level that NBA experts and basketball handicappers thought they would when Chris Bosh and James joined the team in the off-season. Once LeBron made his “decision” to go to Miami there was absolutely...
Miami needs Win to Keep Pressure on Bulls
May 22, 2011
LeBron James made a huge statement in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. For the majority of these playoffs, expert basketball handicappers have been singing the praises of Derrick Rose and his ability to lead the Chicago Bulls through the first 2 rounds. While Rose has been nothing short of incredible thus far, James made sure that NBA experts didn’t forget who the best player in the game was. Now that the Miami Heat have retaken control of home court with a much needed win on the road,...
Dallas needs to step up Defense in Game 3
May 21, 2011
The worst part about head coach benching Russell Westbrook for the 4th quarter of Game 2 against Dallas is that the Thunder won the game! It would be an entirely different scenario had the Oklahoma City Thunder lost to the Dallas Mavericks, but now the question of whether or not Westbrook is hurting or helping this team is looming. There is no questioning that Westbrook has been a vital piece in helping this Thunder squad get to this point of the playoffs, but he has increased his shot taking and...
Thunder need to steal one in Dallas
May 19, 2011
The Oklahoma City Thunder are going to have to win one in Dallas against the Mavericks sooner or later, if they want to get to the NBA Finals. While game 2’s aren’t generally must win situations (and this one isn’t either), it would behoove OKC to steal one in Dallas and put the pressure on the Mavs, who have been coasting since game 4 against the Trailblazers in the first round. Durant and company have to pick up the pace. The Thunder are a younger more athletic team than the Mavs and they...
Heat need a change of pace in Game 2
May 18, 2011
The Chicago Bulls shocked the NBA experts as well as most basketball handicappers with a 21 point blowout over the Miami Heat in game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. It may be just 1 game, but analysts and media are already putting the “Heat” on Miami! The majority of series aren’t interesting until one team wins on the road, but due to the spotlight that the Heat have put on themselves, this one could be considered over if they lose game 2. There is no other team that would receive as...
Western Conference Finals Game 1: Mavericks vs. Thunder
May 17, 2011
The Western Conference Finals start on Tuesday, and everyone is wondering whether or not the Oklahoma City Thunder are ready to go to the next level. There is no question that the Thunder have built a team that will contend for the Western conference title and perhaps NBA Championships for years’ to come, but it’s hard to say if that time is now. Kevin Durant and the rest of the team will have their hands full against the experienced and battle tested Dallas Mavericks. For whatever reason, Dirk...
Thunder & Grizzlies battle in Game 7
May 15, 2011
It’s rare that a 8th seed even has the opportunity to win a second round match-up, but the Memphis Grizzlies are just 1 win away from taking on the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. It’s my opinion that Memphis is actually the favorite to win today’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kevin Durant and the Thunder were favored by the basketball handicappers to easily win this series due to the fact that they are the 4th seed and won 9 more games than the Grizz this year,...
Grizzlies Down but not Out against Thunder
May 13, 2011
The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Memphis Grizzlies in what could be the clinching game of this second round match-up. All three of the other Conference Finals spots have been filled as the Mavericks, Bulls and Heat have taken care of business already. Memphis fell flat on their face in game 5 after losing a triple overtime thriller in game 4 at home. It make sense that the losing team of that game would feel the physical effects more than the winner, but losing by 27 on the road was totally...
Bulls hope to finish off Hawks Thursday
May 12, 2011
They may have come into the 2011 NBA playoffs as the top overall seed, but the Chicago Bulls are not the favorites to win the NBA title. A tremendous 4th quarter against the Atlanta Hawks in game 5 has put the Bulls in a position to move on to the Eastern Conference Finals. Many basketball experts may have chosen Chicago to win this series, but it hasn’t and won’t be easy. Of all the teams remaining in the Eastern conference playoffs the Atlanta Hawks are the one team that NBA handicappers didn’t...
