The Rockets and Wizards continue to roll, making their respective series’ 3-0 and virtually eliminating the Mavs and Raptors. Elsewhere, the Spurs come home and dominate the Clippers to take a commanding advantage in the series at 2-1. Let’s get to the games: Houston Rockets 130 (56-26) Dallas Mavericks 128 (50-32) Final Dallas ran out… Continue reading The Beard Makes it Three: NBA Playoffs Recap for April 24

As much as the New Orleans Pelicans have struggled with Draymond Green through the first two games of their series against the Golden State Warriors it is about to get much worse. Thursday was the day when the NBA Defensive Player of the Year was announced with many considering the combative Green to be odds… Continue reading Draymond Green Now Has A Point to Prove

The Spurs pulled out an overtime win in the most important game of the season, and head home tied with the Clippers. Elsewhere, the Hawks squeak out a win, and the Blazers look cooked. Let’s get to the games: Brooklyn Nets 91 (38-44) Atlanta Hawks 96 (60-22) Final Atlanta took a big early lead and it… Continue reading The Spurs Even Things Up: NBA Playoff Recap for April 23

Dirk Nowitzki’s best days are in the past. No arguing about that anymore. For the majority of his seventeen-year career, Dirk has dominated the NBA with his unique skill set. Nowitzki is a 7-footer with a the purest of shooting strokes and can sink over 40 percent from the three, 90 percent from the charity… Continue reading The Decline of Dirk Nowitzki

The San Antonio Spurs are up to their old tricks. They enter the playoffs hitting their stride (what else is new) and have the look of a team ready to defend their title. The Spurs resurgence is something that has been brewing since late February and I will let this blurb I wrote about Tony… Continue reading Spurs Look Primed to Defend NBA Crown

The Clippers have proven that they can play some of their best basketball at just right time. During this current NBA season, they ranked 4th in the NBA with an average of 106.7 points a game and enjoyed a .683 winning percentage. They currently hold the number three seed in the western conference as they… Continue reading Are the Clippers playing their best basketball at the right time?

Welcome to the NBA’s second season! Everything your team has done for the past 6 months can be thrown out the window, it all comes down to who can win 4 games first and then who can do that over and over for two grueling months of basketball. There is one team that doesn’t seem… Continue reading The Playoffs Return to Beantown

Steve Kerr ended last week with a high note. He became the first rookie head coach to obtain the pinnacle of winning his 63rd game in a season, finishing the season with 67 wins. Could anyone even doubt him reaching this feat? Kerr has had a career overhaul that cannot be matched. Starting almost 30… Continue reading The Personification of Perfection Begins…

The 2014-2015 Houston Rockets finished the regular season tied for the second best record in the most brutal conference the NBA has seen in years. Kevin McHale’s squad has one of the top two candidates for league MVP, and enters the playoffs with another superstar just getting healthy. So why aren’t we talking about the… Continue reading Ready for Launch?

With so much still to play for over the last three or four games of the NBA regular season there are surprisingly few teams who are locked in place. One such team though is the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs could win all their remaining games, or they could lose them all, and they will still be… Continue reading Can Dallas Make a Playoff Run?