It’s difficult to get a detailed scouting report on the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs because during the regular season both teams decided to play a little game of call-in-sick. When the Spurs visited Miami in Nov. 29 coach Gregg Popovich sent Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili home and rolled out … [Read more…]
Dwyane Wade is sick and tired of talking about his balky right knee, so bringing it up won’t ease his pain. “I’ve been talking about it for two months. I ain’t got nothing else to say,” the nine-time All-Star guard said about the bone bruise that has grounded him for much of the season. The … [Read more…]
TNT analyst and two-time NBA champion Kenny Smith believes LeBron James needed to be Superman four times for the Miami Heat to beat the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals. LeBron has been more than Superman for the Heat. He has been Batman, Iron Man, and the Hulk rolled into one. According to Yahoo! … [Read more…]
Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers was headed for another classic finish but for whatever reason another Big 3 took over: Joey Crawford, Rodney Mott, and Derrick Stafford. They were the referees who officiated Tuesday’s playoff game, a game that was brought to its knees by … [Read more…]
Moments after dismantling the top-ranked defense in the NBA, Tony Parker walked into the interview room wearing a T-shirt that read “Best in the West.” The shirt was a perfect fit for Parker and his Spurs. San Antonio is back in the NBA Finals for the fifth time in franchise history after sweeping the Memphis … [Read more…]
LeBron James has made hundreds of amazing plays in his NBA career, but that pass he threw to Mike Miller at the end of the first half of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals may be the best pass he’s ever thrown. With time winding down, LeBron takes the ball in the backcourt and … [Read more…]
You know you’ve arrived as a legitimate superstar in the NBA when LeBron James gives you a dap in the heat of battle. Paul George followed his 27-point performance in Game 1 with an even better all-around effort in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against defending champion Miami. His loudest play came with … [Read more…]
The NBA slogan “Go Big or Go Home” definitely applies to the 2013 playoffs because three of the four teams left have one thing in common: They’re big. The Indiana Pacers are in the Eastern Conference finals thanks in large part to 7-foot-2 center Roy Hibbert. The Memphis Grizzlies are in the Western Conference finals … [Read more…]
Playing defense is more than just racking up impressive numbers in steals, blocks, and rebounds. A great defender can go unnoticed because you don’t see the spectacular block or steal on SportsCenter or NBA Game Time. And more often, the best defenders come from teams that put a premium on defense. Of the 15 teams … [Read more…]
When Larry Brown arrived in Detroit in the 2003-04 season, he inherited a team that couldn’t get over the hump and get to the NBA Finals. In one season he turned them into the best team in the Association, knocking off the heavily favored and loaded Los Angeles Lakers in The Finals. After Phil Jackson … [Read more…]