NBA Playoffs

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 15, 2012 – Dan Favale Barring a myriad of injuries to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t making it past the second round of the NBA Playoffs. After the Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets in a hard-fought, brutally-played seven game matchup, the prospect of heading to Oklahoma City for a shot [...]

May 15, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Don’t get me wrong, Russell Westbrook had an absolutely dominating game against the Lakers last night to blow them out by 30 in the first game of the Western Conference Semi’s, however did anyone catch the post-game? Westbrook is starting to take this Hipster style to a whole [...]

May 15, 2012 – Check out the players with the most career triple-doubles in NBA Playoff history……. [...]

May 14, 2012 – Dan Favale Chris Paul is the epitome of playmaking, the embodiment of unselfishness, and, the lesser acknowledged, poster-boy for good intentions gone awry. Paul can take over games almost on command, but his reluctance to do so is somewhat troublesome. The point guard is incredibly unselfish—too unselfish. He dribbles for far [...]

May 9, 2012 – Dan Favale Reality is setting in for the Orlando Magic, and it’s not pretty. Now that Orlando’s postseason is officially over, the Dwight Howard saga that dominated headlines for much of the season is poised to rear its ugly head once again, this time, potentially destroying the entire organization. [...]

May 8, 2012 – Dan Favale The Dallas Mavericks were eliminated from the NBA playoffs Saturday night, an exit that not only ends their attempt to defend last year’s title, but ends their championship hopes for the foreseeable future. Dirk Nowitzki is a stallion, but he can hardly carry the Mavericks to a championship on [...]

May 7, 2012 – Dan Favale Confetti rained down Madison Square Garden Sunday. The Knicks had defeated the Heat, not to win the series, but to end the NBA’s longest playoff drought and force a Game 5 in Miami. Optimism at its best ladies and gentleman. [...]

May 3, 2012 – Dan Favale When playing the Miami Heat, it’s better to be lucky, than good. The Heat enter tonight’s game having won their first two playoff games of the year by a combined 43 points, seemingly portraying a formidable opponent like the New York Knicks, as a mere stepping stone to a [...]

May 2, 2012 – Dan Favale Derrick Rose or no Derrick Rose, the Philadelphia 76ers were supposedly no match for the Chicago Bulls. And then Game 2 happened. The Bulls, in their first playoff game without the reigning MVP, were handed a 109-92 beat down on their home court. And now, all of a sudden, [...]