nba playoffs 2012

May 16, 2012 – Dan Favale The Chicago Bulls are screwed, there’s simply no other word for it. Word came Tuesday that Derrick Rose would be out between 8-12 months rehabilitating his torn ACL. From ESPN.com: “We’re at this point very optimistic. … We think of recovery as the long process that’s in stages. But [...]

May 15, 2012 – Griffin Gotta If this is what this Western Conference Semis series is going to be, I’m not sure how the Los Angeles Lakers don’t go down in flames. It’s important to remember that Game One is just one game. The Oklahoma City Thunder were sharp and more than ready to be [...]

May 8, 2012 – Griffin Gotta By Wednesday, the first round of these 2012 NBA Playoffs could already be over and done with. Between tonight and tomorrow, every series stands at 3-1 with the team in control having a chance for the knockout blow. It’s a little strange to see how uniform the grip on [...]

May 1, 2012 – Griffin Gotta The Dallas Mavericks, as believed would happen once the postseason began, have exhibited the toughness, the ability to simply not die, that is necessary in order to advance. After dropping another loss by a thin margin to the Oklahoma City Thunder last night and falling down 2-0 in this [...]

April 26, 2012 – Griffin Gotta A little over four months worth of NBA basketball is in the books. Tonight, the last night of the regular season, pairings and home-court advantage will be etched in stone for the postseason, which promptly begins Saturday following a day for the qualifying teams to get their minds right. [...]

April 20, 2012 – Griffin Gotta This time next week will officially be NBA Playoffs Eve; with six days left to decide who plays whom and who will qualify in the lower half of each respective conference’s standings, this is essentially a final reminder to breathe deeply and try to get any pressing matters taken [...]

April 18, 2012 – Griffin Gotta The San Antonio Spurs oftentimes seem to be thought of only for how much the collective NBA audience does not think of them. Their core remains Tim Duncan in lesser games played and shorter bursts of dominance; Manu Ginobili healthy and off the bench; and Tony Parker, this season’s [...]

April 17, 2012 – Griffin Gotta In the grand scheme of things, you could say fretting so much over who will sneak into the Western Conference playoffs as the eighth and final seed is misspent energy. [...]

April 13, 2012 – Griffin Gotta Before we get to the weekend, a quick word on the Miami Heat and the “statement game.” Clearly, last night’s inability to overpower the Chicago Bulls’ bench unit is not going to look good on the resume, seeing as how they may need to defeat these Bulls — with [...]

April 12, 2012 – Griffin Gotta Both the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks have eight games left of their regular season. Thanks to last night’s 111-107 head-to-head win the Knicks rallied to split the season series with Milwaukee and, more importantly, are now a full two games clear of the ninth spot in the [...]