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NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic and Denver Nuggets are changing the game with old-school basketball

June 13, 2023 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The small ball era had a good run. The Denver Nuggets — led by 6-foot-11, 285-pound center Nikola Jokic — officially expired the small ball era with a brand of old-school basketball principles that rely mostly on size and strength over pace and space. The Nuggets plowed through the 2023 NBA playoffs, winning 16 of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Aaron Gordon, Bam Adebayo, Denver Nuggets, Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Miami Heat, Michael Malone, Michael Porter Jr., NBA Finals, Nikola Jokic, Ric Bucher

NBA Finals: ‘Electric playoff performer’ Jamal Murray fuels Denver’s high-powered machine

June 10, 2023 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Jamal Murray had an opportunity to tie the score as time expired in Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals, but his step-back 3-pointer against Jimmy Butler bounced off the rim. It was a shot Murray has made on multiple occasions. When he missed, he was more surprised than than disappointed. It shows the level … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Denver Nuggets, Erik Spoelstra, Jamal Murray, Miami Heat, Michael Malone, NBA Finals, Nikola Jokic

NBA playoffs: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks fail to meet big expectations. Who gets the blame?

April 28, 2023 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks were shocked. The betting favorites to win the 2023 NBA title went home in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs, suffering through a painful 4-1 series loss to the eighth-seeded Miami Heat. Antetokounmpo, the two-time NBA MVP and 2021 NBA champion, was forced to answer difficult questions … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Miami Heat, Mike Budenholzer, milwaukee bucks, NBA playoffs

2020 NBA Finals: How LeBron’s Lakers handled Butler’s pesky Heat to win the title

October 12, 2020 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

NBA Hall of Famer and current NBA TV analyst Isiah Thomas offered the simplest and candid commentary on the 2020 NBA Finals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. “The Lakers are bigger. They’re faster. And they’re stronger,” Thomas said. “When the player is bigger than you, he’s faster than you and he’s stronger … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Anthony Davis, Erik Spoelstra, Jimmy Butler, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, NBA bubble, NBA Finals

OMFB NBA forecast for 2018-19: LeBron-less East opens door for Raptors, Celtics

October 27, 2018 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

When LeBron James left The Land and took his talents to Hollywood to play with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Eastern Conference finds itself in virgin territory. Teams from the East are finally free from the chokehold King James has put on the conference the last eight years. The floodgates are wide open and the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, milwaukee bucks, philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors

With LeBron gone, heat on Wade and Bosh

October 19, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The decision 2.0 was widely anticipated this summer and LeBron James decided to go home to Cleveland. Miami Heat president Pat Riley wasted no time adding players, he was signing players in an effort to convince James to stay after they lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals. Josh McRoberts was added … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Luol Deng, Miami Heat

Mourning defined what Heat player is about

August 9, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Before Dwyane Wade became the unofficial mayor of South Beach, the face of the Miami Heat franchise was Alonzo Mourning. You can’t write the history of the Heat without mentioning the man who embodied everything team president Pat Riley preaches. “When you talk about Alonzo … what it comes down to is he’s the absolute, … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat, Pat Riley, Springfield

Sheridan: LeBron to Cavs is 90% done

June 29, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Before Cleveland begins throwing a victory parade in honor of his royal highness, King James, there is still that 5-10 percent chance he could change his mind. But if Chris Sheridan of SheridanHoops.com is 100 percent right on his 90 percent reporting that LeBron James will be returning to Cleveland to play for the Cavaliers, … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Erik Spoelstra, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Pat Riley

Duncan, LeBron put legacies on the line

June 4, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Tim Duncan rattled some cages when he told TNT’s David Aldridge that his San Antonio Spurs are excited to face the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals. “We’re glad that we’re back here. We’re excited about it. We got four more to go. We’ll do it this time,” Duncan said moments after the Spurs … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: LeBron James, Miami Heat, NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan

NBA Southeast Division Preview

October 3, 2013 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

Erik Spoelstra sat in the stands inside Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas looking very relaxed. He happily signed a few autographs, scribbling “Coach Spo” on one program. Life is good for Coach Spo. He’s coming off a second championship season and one day before the start of training … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, washington wizards
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