There is a good chance that Derrick Rose may not be ready to play until after the All-Star break, and this means the Central Division is up for grabs. The Indiana Pacers — led by a young nucleus and a no-nonsense head coach — have the best shot at dethroning the Bulls as the kingpins … [Read more…]
The Boston Celtics had the Miami Heat on the ropes last postseason when they nearly pulled off the upset. The Celtics held a 3-2 series edge, but lost the final two games and the Heat advanced to the NBA Finals. The loss to Miami forced Boston to make some changes in the offseason, cutting ties … [Read more…]
The Indiana Pacers are on the brink of something special. After pushing eventual NBA champion Miami Heat to six games in the Eastern Conference semifinals in 2012, the Pacers are expecting big things for the 2012-13 season. On the forefront of this hoops hysteria in Indiana is Paul George. The 22-year-old athletic forward is entering … [Read more…]
Basketball is king in the state of Indiana and Reggie Miller is the undisputed prince of the Pacers. Very few basketball studs play their entire careers with one team, and Miller was blessed to play his entire 18-year NBA career with the Indiana Pacers. He was the 11th overall pick in the 1987 draft, but … [Read more…]
Dwyane Wade sat in the media room wearing a Band-Aid over his right eye, looking like he went 12 rounds with Manny Pacquiao. Danny Granger left the arena in a walking boot, while Lance Stephenson may have injured his collarbone and David West is nursing a sprained knee. Things got so heated between Miami and … [Read more…]
You could say LeBron James got his hunger back Sunday when he delivered a performance for the ages. The three-time NBA MVP put the Miami Heat on his back and carried his team to 103-93 victory at Indiana. Check out his final statistics: 40 points, 18 rebounds, nine assists. Those type of numbers haven’t been … [Read more…]
Even the great ones need a little pick-me-up every now and then. Dwyane Wade was at an all-time low point after his pitiful five-point performance in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Indiana Pacers. So Wade went back to his roots. He met with his former college coach at Marquette who … [Read more…]
The road to the NBA Finals got a little harder for the Miami Heat when All-Star forward Chris Bosh was diagnosed with a lower abdominal strain that will keep him sidelined indefinitely. Bosh suffered the injury after driving to the basket in the first quarter of Sunday’s Eastern Conference semifinals opening game against the Indiana … [Read more…]
Lost in Orlando’s 97-74 blowout loss to Indiana in Game 2 Wednesday was the excellent play of Magic forward Glen Davis. The man known as Big Baby held down the fort Stan Van Gundy’s Dwight Howard-less crew with team-leading 22 points, including an impressive spin move on the baseline for a short jumper that got … [Read more…]
For the second consecutive season, the Chicago Bulls finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference and, based on a head-to-head tiebreaker against the San Antonio Spurs, the Bulls will have home-court advantage in the NBA Finals if they get that far. Last season, the Bulls were eliminated in the conference finals by the … [Read more…]