With just 14.9 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 4, Dirk Nowitzki, 102 degree fever and all, drove to the basket for two of his team-high 21 points. The crucial bucket sealed the eventual 86-83 victory for the […]
An impressive fourth quarter comeback by the Miami Heat in the waning minutes of Game Five led them one step closer to all they were, perhaps prematurely, celebrating in the fall: an NBA title in their first year together. With […]
The Dallas Mavericks are once again headed to the NBA Finals, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-96 in Dallas Wednesday night. It was a story not too dissimilar to Monday night’s. The Mavericks once again found themselves trailing most of […]
It’s not that they are creepy… they just do creepy things. You see the handheld guys scurry across the field or court to get in the face of the curvy co-eds at college games. Or they do that low -on-the-ground-almost-an-upskirt-shot […]
One can only imagine that Scott Brooks and his young Thunder squad didn’t sleep well last night. Outscored 11 – 4 in overtime after blowing a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter Monday night, it couldn’t have been a peaceful […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder will try – desperately try – to finish out the Memphis Grizzlies in Tennessee tonight at 9pm EST. Why Desperately? Because The Grizzlies, the 8th seed in the West, have not made these Western Conference Semi-Finals […]
Referee Ed Malloy ejected Paul Pierce from Game 1 of the Heat/Celtics series. The play in question looked like a moving screen. Pierce left the game with 19 points and seven rebounds. More to come…
HOWARD ULMAN of the AP writes: Paul Pierce had not slept in 36 hours but the Boston Celtics captain was more than ready to greet the tens of thousands of fans who turned out Thursday for the rolling rally celebrating […]
LARRY LAGE of the AP writes: The Boston Celtics insisted they weren’t worried about winning a road game, knowing their time would come in the playoffs. Perfect timing. Kevin Garnett scored 22 points to lead Boston to a 94-80 victory […]