NBA Playoffs: Orlando, Los Angeles win Game 7s to Advance

Eastern Conference:
Orlando 101 - Boston 82
Orlando wins series 4-3

Finally, LeBron and the Cavs know who they’re facing in the Eastern Conference finals. The Magic rained threes throughout the game, finishing 13-21 from long range. Hedo Turkoglu had his best game of this postseason, burning the Celtics for 25 points (9-12 from the field, including 4-5 [...]

NBA Playoffs: Magic, Rockets both Force Game 7

Eastern Conference:
Boston 75 - Orlando 83
Series tied 3-3

Dwight Howard made a promise to win this game, and the series. And for tonight, at least, he’s made good on it. Howard powered the Orlando Magic to a win over the Boston Celtics to force Game 7 at Boston. He finished with 23 points and 20 rebounds, [...]

NBA Playoffs: Billups, Anthony lead Nuggets into West finals

Western Conference:
Dallas 110 - Denver 124
Denver wins series 4-1

Who’d have thought, at the beginning of this season, that the Nuggets would be the first team to reach the Western conference finals? Carmelo Anthony had 30 points and 5 rebounds, and Chauncey Billups had 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists to lead Denver into the [...]

NBA Playoffs: Celtics and Lakers bounce back

Eastern Conference:
Orlando 88 - Boston 92
Boston leads series 3-2

Talk about choking. The Orlando Magic squandered a 10-point lead with 5 minutes left, allowing the Boston Celtics to score the next 13 points, and eventually lose. The Boston Celtics now go up 3-2 in their series. Stephon Marbury (of all people!) led the Celtics charge, with [...]

The Machine flies higher than the Rocket-men.

You wanna know why the Lakers really won?
… Because the Machine had a SLAMMA JAMMA BING BONG!

NBA Playoffs: Cavs sweep Hawks, Mavericks force Game 5

Eastern Conference:
Cleveland 84 - Atlanta 74
Cleveland wins series 4-0

Another series goes ‘fo for the Cavs. LeBron James had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and Cleveland showed that they’re progressing from being the “Cleveland LeBrons” one-man show into a better and truer team, with great performances throughout the lineup for another sweep in the [...]

NBA Playoffs: Rockets and Celtics Even Respective Series

Eastern Conference:
Boston 95 - Orlando 94
Series tied 2-2

Boston’s “Big Baby” came up with a big shot. Glen Davis, who has been thrust into a starter’s role since the season-ending injury to Kevin Garnett, made a 21-footer at the buzzer to win the game. Davis finished with 21 points and 6 rebounds. Paul Pierce had 27 [...]

NBA Playoffs: Cavs, Nuggets each go up 3-0

Eastern Conference:
Cleveland 97 - Atlanta 82
Cleveland leads series 3-0

I wondered in my last post if LeBron James would crack 40 minutes, or if they would even be challenged by the Atlanta Hawks. And guess what? Both did happen in this game. And the Cavs still won convincingly. James had 47 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 [...]

NBA Playoffs: Magic win without Alston, Lakers outplay Rockets in Houston

Eastern Conference:
Boston 96 - Orlando 117
Orlando leads series 2-1

With the Magic shorthanded because of starting PG Rafer Alston’s suspension, I wondered if Rajon Rondo and Boston could pound another convincing win in the Magic’s home court. Instead, the Magic, led by Dwight Howard’s 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks, showed that they are still [...]

NBA Playoffs: Cavs make short work of Hawks

How dominant are these Cavs? They’re now 6-0 in the postseason, and “tied a league record by winning their sixth consecutive playoff game by double digits. The only other team to do it was the 2004 Indiana Pacers. Cleveland also matched the 1986 Los Angeles Lakers by winning three straight games by at least 20 points in a postseason.”