First Round

Every year the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs is a mixed bag full of treats. For instance, good or exciting series are like mini Snickers or Twix bars in a trick-or-treater’s bag, while bad or boring series (also known as the NBA TV series, NBA fans know what I am talking about) are like [...]

With the second round of the playoffs underway let’s take a look back at some of the best moments of the first round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs. Please enable Javascript to watch this video [...]

May 17, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors In the first round we saw some dominating performances by the Thunder and Spurs, but we also saw some clutch performances in the tightly fought Game 7 battles by the Lakers and Clippers. Either way there were highlights galore. Fans were treated to an amazing opening round of [...]

May 2, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors No one questions Kobe Bryant’s will and drive to win come playoff time. The man simply takes it to another level defensively in the post-season. Prime example was last night in LA for Game 2 against the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers up almost 10 points, Kobe still goes [...]

April 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Jeremy Lin went down several weeks with a bum knee, and underwent surgery. He was projected to possibly be back for the first round if the Knicks made the playoffs. Well, the Knicks made the playoffs, but Lin is unlikely to see the first round. People familiar with [...]

March 10, 2011 – Joshua Sexton While the playoffs aren’t scheduled to start for another five weeks, it’s never too early to start thinking about possible first round match-ups. Considering the Eastern Conference is so top heavy, the Western Conference is much more likely to have a competitive, drama filled first round of the playoffs. [...]

April 29, 2009 – Dr. Browntorious Let’s be perfectly frank here, no one was expecting this first round series between the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls to be this damn close, nor were they expecting it to be this damn entertaining. I don’t recall the last time a series has been so close, so [...]

October 16, 2008 – Dr. Anklesnap “Rottisserie”, “Head-to-Head”, “Points”…..that’s right folks it’s Fantasy Basketball time again!! As much as I love watching NBA hoops, there is nothing that makes it that much more exciting or makes you feel more personally invested than being in a competitive Fantasy league with your boyz for bragging rights. (Just [...]