Game 1

Game 1 was everything we could have asked for and more in the Western Conference Finals as the stars came out to shine and the Oklahoma City Thunder came back from a 13-point halftime deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors and steal home court. As always there was a little controversy (the Westbrook travel) [...]

The Lakers lost yesterday to the Spurs, but the story became Kobe’s tweets and Mike D’Antoni calling him a fan for it. But if we are to get back to the court for a second, the Lakers need to be concerned with Steve Nash. Nash has had to deal with injuries this year and they [...]

May 29, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors In keeping with his image as a down to earth, sportsmanlike, and just all-around classy dude, Spurs PG Tony Parker does this in Game 1 of the Spurs win against the Thunder. After knocking down opposing PG Russell Westbrook, he takes the time in the middle of a [...]

May 27, 2011 – Joshua Sexton The 2011 NBA Finals are officially set. The Miami Heat will be taking on the Dallas Mavericks, in a rematch of the 2006 Finals. Game 1 will tip off Tuesday at 9:00 ET on ABC. I don’t think we can call this matchup a surprise, but it’s safe to [...]

  June 10th, 2008 – Dr. Dime Kobe Bryant and company need to attack the rim more. Check. Kobe came out to start this game with one intention in mind. Go hard to the rim, using his athleticism, and absolutely punish the opposition. And it worked. Kobe closed the game with 18 free throw attempts, [...]

June 10th, 2008 – Dr. Browntorious The Staples Center will be an overwhelmingly welcome sight for the Los Angeles Lakers tonight. Everyone knows “there’s no place like home,” which is probably even truer during this epic playoff run than in most past years. During the 2008 NBA Playoffs we have seen the home team win [...]

May 22nd, 2008 – Dr. Browntorious After watching Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals tonight between the LA Lakers and San Antonio Spurs, I felt like I just had some strange form of NBA déjà vu. Haven’t the Spurs already played this team? Hmmm…. Oops wait, their opponents jerseys are a different color this [...]