April 2012
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How did the Clippers come back and win?
Defense, more than anything, but also some timely shooting.
First, with 9:12 remaining, OJ Mayo hit a 3 to put the Grizzlies up 95-71.
Then the Clippers started cooking. Chris Paul hit Reggie Evans for a lay-up. Blake Griffin hit a short jumper. Eric Bledsoe hit a 3 and a long 2. After Mike Conley hit 1 of 2 free throws to make it 96-82, Blake answered with a gorgeous lay-in.
The way he made...
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Anatomy of an Ejection (and possible suspension)
Ruh roh, Celtics fans. You just lost to the Hawks, but the ending was particularly nasty. After a loose ball foul on Brandon Bass with around 40 seconds remaining and emotions running high, Rajon Rondo screamed at a ref, got T’d up, and then continued to argue his point right into the ref’s back. I’m sure Stern is gonna suspend him (but for how many games?). Rondo visibly...
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Some Gifs Before This Weird Weekend Ends
We’re almost done with the Boston-Atlanta game at the writing of this post, but there are already 6 games in the bag, so why not some gifs? I’ll avoid the plays I’ve already shown or written about the first two days of action.
Russell Westbrook sharing the ball with Kevin Durant.
Durant with a block on Jason Kidd from behind. The Mavericks could have used those 2 points.
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WatchHere are all 10 of Andrew Bynum’s blocks. The 10 blocks ties the NBA playoff record shared by Hakeem Olajuwon and…Mark Eaton. You can scoff at the Utah big man for his elognated forehead and pink skin, but he has the highest blocks per game average for a single season (5.56 for the ‘84-‘85 season) and for a career (3.50).* 4 times he averaged over 4 blocks a game in his...
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The NBA's commissioner cared more about $$$$$ than...
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- 66 games in 123 days
- 50 hours of rest between the last game of the season and the first playoff game
There has never been a basketball fan who is as hungry for basketball, as David Stern is for money.
Read Winston’s diatribe against David Stern. Normally Winston keeps his feelings in check, but this is one instance that forces EVERYONE to rise up in...
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WatchGame 1: New York at Miami
I’m too upset about this game to really write about it. I traveled up to Harlem to watch with my buddy from high school, Vlad, a die-hard Knicks fan that never misses a game. If you stick with the video above, you can track my odyssey.
We watched what unfolded at Harlem Tavern with a live Jazz band flinting into our eardrums as the drone of the faithful’s...
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Kevin Durant just wants the playoffs to start
To his credit, when Durant gave him the stare-down after the dunk, McGee did not back down.
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This is how they handled dirty play in the 1980's
Remember when I answered Anon’s claim that 80’s players were tougher, so Artest’s elbow was no big deal; the call to suspend him or even (wrongly, I might add) ban him permanently, was just a knee-jerk response from the politically correct populace? Well, here’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar getting socked in the stomach by Kent Benson. Kareem retalitated, the only way he knew how.
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