Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Celtics sleepwalk to Game 2 loss The Boston Celtics came out of the gates on a 9-0 run and scored 25 first quarter points.  They then took a Valium and napped through the second and third […]

The headline pretty much ended any possible suspense, but it appears Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin’s knee hasn’t healed much since he injured it during Game Five of the first round of the playoffs versus the Nuggets.  Still, he says he’s ready to go for Game One against the San Antonio Spurs and is […]

Entering the NBA for the Sacramento Kings’ Jimmer Fredette must have been daunting. He was greatly heralded in college (BYU) and had a huge following (“Jimmer-mania”) that it may have been ranked up there with “Beatle-mania.” But his rookie season in the NBA was flat. It was not terrible but just up-and-down. But if anything, […]

The Boston Celtics are in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and are up 1-0 in the series against the Philadelphia 76ers. And while most of their playoff success may fall on the shoulders of Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett deserves much credit as well for getting Boston to this point. After shifting to the center position once […]

After some pretty intense competition in the first round of the playoffs, you can only assume we will be in for more as we move into the second round. After a couple of Game 7’s and a huge upset (asterisk for injury), can we expect some more drama in the next couple weeks? Probably not. […]

You can’t swing a fouled Manu Ginobili around without hitting someone who watches the NBA talking about flopping.  But as the video above shows, it’s been an issue in the league for decades.  Even before the “Euros” came in and started showing everyone that you’d get a few calls if you gave the body’s natural […]

Double over and clutching his stomach in the second quarter. This could be the lasting memory Miami Heat fans have of Chris Bosh for the foreseeable future, or at least during the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Before entering Sunday’s Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between Miami and the Indiana Pacers, these […]

Kyrie Irving exceeded expectations this season. People thought the number one overall pick out of Duke would be good this year, heading into this Lockout shortened season, but not this good. In only his first season he cemented his name amongst the list of the league’s best point guards. Chris Paul, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, […]

Every morning, we’ll give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1:  Clippers advance Never before have the Clippers won a game 7 in a playoff series.  Only twice before have the Clippers advanced to the second round of the playoffs.  But they did both yesterday behind good, […]

Frank Vogel will kill me already for calling this an upset despite his Indiana Pacers being down 1-0 in their playoff series with the Miami Heat. Undoubtedly, though to many NBA observers, a Pacers victory in their second-round matchup with the Heat would be nothing less than an upset of monumental proportions. Miami after all […]

Thursday there was a report that Denver Nuggets Forward Chris “Birdman” Andersen was being investigated by the Internet Crimes Against Children task force in Colorado.  The only details that were given was that Andersen’s home was searched but he was not arrested or charged with anything. Friday, the Denver Post reported that Andersen’s lawyer, Colin Bresee, […]

The Denver Nuggets traded Nene for JaVale McGee earlier this season. The Denver Nuggets are going to Los Angeles to play a Game Seven against the Los Angeles Lakers. I’m not saying the first move here caused that second effect, but it certainly did nothing to hurt those chances. JaVale McGee is a guy it’s […]

I’ve always been opposed to “one-and-done” players. I’ve never liked that guys go to one year of college, just because they’re required to before entering the NBA draft. Especially as a Texas Longhorn fan, it sucks to watch your team get blown up after every season because so many guys are leaving for the NBA. […]

Now that the series is over between the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony can go back to being friends. The two NBA superstars have known each other for a long time, and while they’ve built a solid rivalry over the last couple years, off the court, they’re best […]

A year ago, after a first round exit in the Playoffs, when this blog was in its infancy, Jeff Garcia urged the Magic to “stay the course.” He urged the Magic to hold onto Howard and make changes to the front office in an effort to improve and return to the Eastern Conference elite. Orlando […]