The hyperbole is in full effect after two games of the NBA Finals, particularly after the Heat tied up the series at one game apiece. LeBron James played his best Finals game ever with 32, eight rebounds and five assists, even though he fouled Kevin Durant late on a play that would’ve tied the game. … Continue Reading →
Seen some good things from Vernon Macklin, the Pistons’ second-round pick from Florida who got some time tonight. He was active, did just about what everyone expected him to, coming off his very strong D-League stint at Fort Wayne. But that was about it. When you’re down by 30 in the first half, there’s nothing … Continue Reading →
For the second time in as many weeks, the Boston Celtics delivered a forearm shiver to the collective psyche of the Miami Heat. Two different venues, two different styles of play, yet the result is all the same: The Heat walking off with their heads down and the Celtics feeling stronger and stronger about their … Continue Reading →
Rodney Stuckey was privately looking forward to going against his idol, Dwyane Wade of the Heat. Wade missed the first Pistons-Heat game in January, followed by Stuckey missing their last meeting at the Palace. Turns out Wade will miss this meeting with a sore ankle, and Stuckey won’t get his shot. “The other night he … Continue Reading →
Looking at the Magic tonight, you could see why they were so hesitant to trade Howard at the deadline, until he did an unprecedented about-face and committed himself for another year. Coach Stan Van Gundy and GM Otis Smith’s future appear to be tied to Howard’s whims. Make no mistake, he doesn’t come back and … Continue Reading →
Who knows what set Ben Gordon off for his 45-point explosion against the Nuggets or if it’ll happen again. That was the Gordon everybody thought they were getting when he signed a few years ago. Perhaps that player who scored 20 per game is gone, never to be found again. But you can’t discount the … Continue Reading →
The Clippers’ Blake Griffin blew up Twitter late last night with his throwdown on Oklahoma City’s Kendrick Perkins, one of the league’s toughest big men. It looked like Perk fouled Griffin almost three times. It’s not the best dunk of all-time, but it might be the best dunk we’ll see for the next two years. … Continue Reading →
Fiscal responsibility. That’s what the lockout was all about. A lot of guys got contracts over the past few years that many people deemed unworthy. This time around, teams want to exercise fiscal responsibility, which is all well and good. Which brings us to one Kevin Love, the master of the double-double. The man who … Continue Reading →
Lawrence Frank’s quote about his team’s “Labor Pains” is precisely what I’ve been saying for the past few games. With all the circumstances at work (lockout, new coach, little practice time), if anyone expected the Pistons to get off to a fast start, they were fooling themselves. Now, I didn’t think they’d start off 2-8 … Continue Reading →
The NBA stepped back to the national stage on Christmas Day, and before the league stepped into the uncertain future, someone put together something pretty cool. That “someone” was TNT, which probably has the best studio crew of any in sports with its combination of entertainment and information during halftime and postgame segments. Before the … Continue Reading →