May 5th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in If the Atlanta Hawks are going to try and give the best team in the East a series, they had better play a lot better than they did Tuesday night. For the Cavaliers, they showed little to no issues with a 9-day layoff, as they used their first game of the second round as a [...]
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Yao Helps Rockets Soar Past Lakers 100-92
To be honest, I cannot distinguish as to whether the Houston Rockets are a finesse team or a physical team, by nature. Maybe it depends on the matchups in question, either during the regular season or the playoffs. Nonetheless, the Rockets had their hands full as their opponent on Monday night was the Los Angeles [...]
Nene, Melo Combine For 47; Nuggets Race Past Mavericks 109-95
Typically for the Denver Nuggets, the bulk of the offense runs through either Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups – or on the rare occasion – J.R. Smith. In Sunday’s game in the Western Conference second round against the Dallas Mavericks, they got their offense through an unlikely source – Nene Hilario. Now don’t get me wrong, Anthony got [...]
Rockets End 12-Year First Round Playoff Drought, Blast Trail Blazers 92-76
The Houston Rockets – for reasons known only to them and God – have had the worst luck in advancing past the first round of the Western Conference playoffs for the past 12 years. The team they have faced in the first round this year, the Portland Trail Blazers, obviously was no cakewalk – as [...]
Howard-less Magic Boot 76ers From Playoffs, Prevail 114-89
The Philadelphia 76ers have always been a competitive team, despite their playoff record recently. And this year’s first-round series between the Sixers and Orlando Magic has been no different. You look on paper and one would think that Orlando would have the decided advantage. But Philadelphia has beaten better teams in the first round in [...]
