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NBA Finals

DID HEAT CELEBRATE TOO SOON?

June 3, 2011 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah calls the Miami Heat “Hollywood as hell” and he may be right. With a little over seven minutes left in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals, Dwyane Wade hit a 3-pointer from the corner to give the home team an 88-73 lead over the Dallas … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Dallas Mavericks, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Miami Heat, NBA Finals

PAU GASOL: BEST BIG MAN IN THE NBA

June 20, 2010 by Joel Huerto 8 Comments

While accepting the NBA Finals MVP trophy from Bill Russell, Kobe Bryant appeared almost embarrassed that he was receiving an award despite a very subpar performance in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. Bryant may have been best player in the series against the Celtics, but it was his teammate Pau … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Celtics, Lakers, NBA Finals, Pau Gasol

NBA FINALS: ARTEST BAILS OUT LAKERS

June 18, 2010 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

A lot of people may not know this but Ron Artest is a loyal guy to the core. He has never forgotten where he came from (say Queensbridge!) and he goes out of his way to thank all those people who have helped him along the way – including his therapist. During his proudest moment … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Game 7, Lakers, NBA Finals, Pacers, Queensbridge, Ron Artest

NBA FINALS: LAKERS WIN 16TH NBA TITLE

June 18, 2010 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Game 7 is here! Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles is jumping early, but you can feel the tension in the building. Laker fans are in full force, with a few Celtic fans sprinkled around the arena. Tons of streaks are on the line, as well as legacies. Game 7 is where star players become … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Celtics, Game 7, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, NBA Finals, Pau Gasol

SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE IN NBA FINALS

June 17, 2010 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

Game 7. Celtics vs. Lakers. The NBA couldn’t have scripted this any better. One game will decide the 2010 NBA Finals and it will come down to the two superpowers of the league. The Boston Celtics, winners of 17 world titles, take on the Los Angeles Lakers, owners of 15 world titles. The great Celtics’ … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Celtics, Game 7, Lakers, NBA Finals

REPORT: KNEE SWELLING LIMITS BYNUM

June 16, 2010 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Lakers center Andrew Bynum played only 16 minutes in Game 6 of the 2010 NBA Finals and told Phil Jackson that he felt a little tightness in the back of his right leg, which made it difficult for him to run up and down the court. “He wasn’t able to move fluidly in the second … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Andrew Bynum, Celtics, Lakers, NBA Finals, Phil Jackson

NBA FINALS: CELTICS LOSE THEIR ANCHOR

June 16, 2010 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Kendrick Perkins is the anchor of the Boston Celtics and without him the Celtics sunk like the Titanic. Seven minutes into Game 6 of the 2010 NBA Finals, the Celtics lost their starting center when he came down awkwardly on his right knee while trying to grab an offensive rebound away from Kobe Bryant and … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Andrew Bynum, Boston Celtics, Kendrick Perkins, L.A. Lakers, NBA Finals

NBA FINALS: LAKERS GET DEFENSIVE

June 16, 2010 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The L.A. Lakers are a proud basketball team that doesn’t easily back down from challenge – at least the leaders of the team don’t. So, after losing two of three in Boston, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson and team co-captain Kobe Bryant were in very salty moods. And who can blame them? For the first … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Celtics, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, NBA Finals, Phil Jackson

KEVIN GARNETT: BEING A CELTIC IS ‘NOT ABOUT BLACK OR WHITE’

June 13, 2010 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Back in the 1980s, what made the Lakers-Celtics rivalry extra heated was because of the cultural differences between the two ballclubs and their fans. The Celtics were considered a hard-working, lunch-pail group that was more interested in substance that style. Fans who followed and admired the Celtics followers were predominantly white, mainly because the two … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Celtics, Celtics fans, Kevin Garnet, NBA Finals

NBA FINALS: BYNUM’S KNEE A CONCERN

June 12, 2010 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Andrew Bynum is expected to have his ailing right knee examined today and his status for Game 5 is uncertain. Bynum has been playing with a torn meniscus since the first round of the 2010 NBA playoffs, but he reaggravated the injury in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Lakers officials say there is swelling … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Andrew Bynum, Celtics, Lakers, NBA Finals, Phil Jackson
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