underdogs

The New Orleans Pelicans are the NBA playoff team no one saw coming. They weren’t supposed to be the first squad that secured entry into Round 2. Few people picked them to beat the Portland Trail Blazers at all. They sure as hell weren’t supposed to complete a sweep—and be the only team to do [...]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers rampaging through the playoffs, it’s easy to forget that the Boston Celtics wrapped the regular season with the better record. It is them, not the Cavaliers, who will have home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference Finals, which tip off on Wednesday. And yet, the Celtics aren’t operating under any delusions. They [...]

Reigning NBA champions aren’t typically considered underdogs entering the following season—not if they keep their title-toting core intact. But the Cleveland Cavaliers could be an exception. Just not to Kyrie Irving. As he told Complex Sports’ Zach Frydenlund: Complex: With the Warriors adding Kevin Durant, most people will look at the Cavs as underdogs even [...]

March 13, 2012 – Alex Rosencutter Ah it’s that time of year again. March Madness, the time of year that is still able to make me feel like a five year old on Christmas morning. Every year, there are mid-major teams and superstars the majority of the world has never heard of lurking in the [...]