NBA Playoffs

Entering game one with Chris Paul sidelined with a hamstring injury for the Clippers, many assumed that the Rockets would easily come out with the win. But a certain man by the name of Blake Griffin proved them wrong. On Monday night, Griffin had his best playoff performance to date, posting a huge triple double [...]

In the words of Kelly Clarkson: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. In the words of San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich (probably): What doesn’t kill you makes you drink a decades-old pinot noir. Once again, it looks like the Spurs’ followed Popovic’s lead over Clarkson’s. TMZ has video (h/t Complex) of the Spurs coming [...]

LaMarcus Aldridge won’t show you his poker hand. With the Portland Trail Blazers officially out of the NBA playoffs following their Game 5 loss against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, any and all attention shifts to his impending free agency. Though the All-Star forward has intimated a desire to re-sign in the past, his [...]

A lot of criticism has been bombarding Nets’ point guard Deron Williams regarding his ability to be his old dominant self—the one who was once hailed as one of the top three point guards in the league. On Monday night, Williams came back to life with an explosion of 35 points in their game four [...]

The Mavericks stayed alive in the series on Sunday night’s game four against the Rockets. It was all thanks to this man, Monta Ellis, who finished with a game-high of 31 points. He combined that with 6 rebounds and 3 assists to help the Mavericks live to fight another day and bring back the series [...]

The gritty Boston Celtics played with tremendous effort and played well enough to have a chance to steal game two in Cleveland. But it wasn’t meant to be, thanks to a man by the name of LeBron James. James took control of the game in the final period, as he scored 15 of his game-high [...]

So much for the first-round series between the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks being an actual competition. After Tuesday night’s 111-99 loss at Toyota Center, the Mavericks now find themselves in a 2-0 series hole, with little hope of extending their NBA playoff push into the second round. Make that no hope. Nothing the Mavericks [...]

The 2014-15 NBA season marks a lot of firsts for Kyrie Irving. Not only did he get his first signature sneaker this year, but this is his first time in the Playoffs. To mark that occasion, Nike made this new Kyrie 1 colorway. Simply (and officially) called the Kyrie 1 ‘Home’ this pair has a [...]

Draymond Green’s mom is officially the coolest. Mothers, fathers and parental figures in general pass on a lot of wisdom over the years. Most teach kids right from wrong. They show you how to tie your shoes, fold your laundry, save money and be responsible. They help guide you through at least the first 25 [...]

Monday night’s Game 2 victory (82-91) wasn’t as easy as the previous one for the Bulls. The Bucks came out with better output and played with a higher level of confidence, which allowed them to stick around for majority of the game. But the Bucks’ valiant effort wasn’t enough to overcome the eruption from Bulls’ [...]