nba playoffs 2012

June 11, 2012 – Dan Favale The NBA finals kick off Tuesday night in Oklahoma City where the Thunder have an opportunity to accomplish something special. [...]

June 8, 2012 – Griffin Gotta What LeBron James showed us in last night’s chilling one-man wrecking show is that the Miami Heat, for all their warts overall, could still represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals because they still possess what the Boston Celtics do not: The possibility of uncontrollable transcendent spectacles like [...]

June 8, 2012 – Dan Favale LeBron James foiled the Boston Celtics’ plan to advance to the NBA Finals Thursday night, but moving forward, will his perpetual prowess be enough? [...]

June 7, 2012 – Dan Favale After a second consecutive improbably dominating regular season, the San Antonio Spurs are once again heading home without a taste of the NBA Finals. So, what now? The Spurs weren’t supposed to have the best record in the league this year. Hell, after Manu Ginobili’s injury, there were probably [...]

June 1, 2012 – Griffin Gotta The drubbing we saw last night in Oklahoma City, the 102-82 Game 3 Thunder victory over the San Antonio Spurs, was the sign we all wanted and needed. It was the official declaration that these Western Conference Finals will indeed be a series rather than a sweep; it was [...]

May 25, 2012 – Griffin Gotta Saturday night, we’ll find out who moves on to face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. If it turns out to be the Philadelphia 76ers, it will mean an especially unexpected upset, even for how tame the Boston Celtics have shown to be on any given night. [...]

May 24, 2012 – Griffin Gotta Before last night’s Game Six Philadelphia 76ers’ victory over the Boston Celtics, Philly legend Allen Iverson stepped on the hardwood one more time to deliver the game ball. [...]

May 23, 2012 – Griffin Gotta As the Oklahoma City Thunder head to their second appearance in the Western Conference Finals in as many years, the talk will be about how they’re growing up — they are — about how they’re maturing in late-game situations — also true — and about how this crazy season [...]

May 18, 2012 – Dan Favale The Clippers have put themselves in a must win situation for Game 3 against the Spurs, for reasons other than championship attainment. [...]

May 17, 2012 – Dan Favale The world will watch the Heat and Pacers with bated breath Thursday night. Not watching to see either team win or lose, but watching to see if LeBron James pulls another disappearing act down the stretch. [...]