Celtics overcome Bulls in another OT thriller Bulls 104 at Celtics 106 Kevin Garnett was in street clothes. Ray Allen fouled out. The Boston Celtics’ Big Three was down to one, and Paul Pierce was ready. The MVP of last year’s NBA finals scored 26 points, hitting one jumper to tie the game at the […]
Category Archives: 2009 Playoffs
Playoffs roundup: Lakers finish off Jazz
Hawks take down Heat to even series 2-2 Hawks 81 at Heat 71 That notion suggesting the Atlanta Hawks cannot win on the road at playoff time? Forget it. var pollWidth=250; The Hawks put that one to rest – saving their season as well. Zaza Pachulia – with a black right eye for his trouble […]
Playoffs roundup: Cavaliers Sweep the Pistons
LeBron, Cavaliers complete sweep of Pistons Cavaliers 99 at Pistons 78 LeBron James made 3-pointers from every angle, drove into the lane for dunks and leaned into low post moves. He was just getting warmed up – 2 hours before tipoff – and his regular routine provided another demonstration of greatness. James had 36 points, […]
Bring out the brooms
Ok,so when your entire starting backcourt (Mo Williams, Delonte West) goes 1-18, scores 4 points combined and you still win by 11 points what do you think will happen when they pour in 36 (Mo 24, Delonte 12)? Answer- a 21 point 99-78 victory to complete the clean sweep of the Detroit Pistons. Yet another […]
Playoffs roundup: Hornets hold off Nuggets in Game 3
Hornets hold off Nuggets in Game 3 (Nuggets up 2-1) Nuggets 93 at Hornets 95 In a relieved New Orleans locker room, Chris Paul and James Posey chatted about all the hard fouls, all the flying bodies that more than anything defined the Hornets’ first win of this postseason. “This is the fun part of […]
Playoffs roundup: Cavaliers put away Pistons, take 3-0 lead
Cavaliers near sweep, put away Pistons with late run: (Cavaliers 79 at Pistons 68) The Cleveland Cavaliers made the Detroit Pistons’ inspired effort moot. James had 25 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, leading the Cavaliers to a 79-68 victory Friday night and a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. The Pistons, whose collective heart […]
Can you look so bad and still look so good?
The Cavaliers were slightly off their game Friday night but with major help from the bench they were able to come away with a 79-68Â victory over the Detroit Pistons and take an almost insurmountable 3-0 series lead(no team has ever won a best of 7 series after trailing 0-3). The starting backcourt of Mo […]
Cavaliers tickets are going cheap
If you are willing to make the drive to Detroit for tonight’s game, then this is the time to do it. You can still make it on time for the game if you leave now. Tickets are going cheap at the Palace of Auburn Hills. At the time of this post, VIP floor tickets are […]