With less than two weeks before the NBA Draft, The Commercial-Appeal is reporting that there are a number of potential lottery picks who refuse to work out with the Grizzlies: Read More »
After a poor outing in the NBA Dunk Contest, and being benched earlier in the series, it was about time that Shannon Brown threw a couple down. Check out both dunks below.
The second half was just for sh*ts and giggles. You don’t expect that in the NBA Finals, where the two best teams in the League should be peaking in terms of chemistry, execution and physicality, but that’s what happened in Game 6. The Lakers jumped on the Celtics right away, leading by 10 at the end of the first quarter, 20 at halftime, and the second half was merely a formality. In a post-game interview, Lamar Odom put it best: “We weren’t ready to die,” L.O. said. The Lakers saw their gravestone going into the must-win game and reacted like any fighter would … Read More »
As much as we talk about NBA players who are in a “contract year,” nobody really pays attention to the coaches and front-office executives who also face a proving ground when their contract is about to run out.
Case in point: While Joe Johnson may have felt compelled to put extra work into his game before 2010 free agency, he wasn’t under nearly as much pressure as Hawks coach Mike Woodson, also in a contract year. Johnson will still get a big payday despite Atlanta’s playoff flop; Woodson is now without a job. Read More »
In the 1992 playoffs, Michael Jordan was 29 years old and defending his first NBA championship. But in the conference semis, MJ ran up against a tough Knicks squad. Facing a Game 7 at home, Jordan dropped 42 points on 15-for-29 shooting from the field and 12-of-13 from the line, with no threes attempted. Jordan added 6 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, and the Bulls won in a rout. Facing a do-or-die Game 6 at home tonight, 31-year-old Kobe Bryant is defending his first post-Shaq championship, his first “grown man” championship. He’s been criticized for ball-hogging against the Celtics, but is this an example of what Kobe has to do tonight?
Hope. It is the one word that drives every sports fan’s thought process. People root for their favorite team year after year because they have hope. Hope that one day their team will hoist a championship trophy. Hope that they will be among throngs of fans in a victory parade. And most of all hope that their years of physical, emotional and monetary investment will someday pay off with that feeling of unadulterated joy that results when your team is on top of the sports world. Read More »
In Game 5, Kobe’s historical third quarter just wasn’t enough to beat the Celticss. In fact, it wasn’t nearly enough. The Celtics gladly let Kobe score while the entire Celtics team traded buckets with him. If the Lakers played just a little defense in the third, the result would have been different. Instead, as you will see, guest L.A. Times contributor Mike Dunleavy broke down the Lakers defense in Game 5. Here are the three keys to ensuring that Dunleavy does not write an article tomorrow on what the Lakers must do this offseason. Read More »
In January, no one in Boston expected this. Hell, no one in Boston expected this a month ago. But, here we are. The Celtics might be 48 minutes away from championship number 18. Either that or this back-and-forth Finals is going seven. This one would rank right up there with some of the greatest and most incredible titles the Celtics have ever had. But, the home dominance of the L.A. Lakers is standing in front of their close-up. Here are the three keys for the Boston Celtics to try to close it out in Game 6: Read More »
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