February 13th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Both the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks have one thing in common: They’re fighting for their playoff lives. Prior to their game against each other at the Bradley Center Saturday night, the Pacers were hanging onto the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff chase while the Bucks were 3 1/2 games behind. So as you have [...]
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Granger Leads Pacers Late Rally, Beat Bucks 103-97
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Jones’ 19 Fourth Quarter Points Help Pacers Rally Past Timberwolves 116-105
For threee quarters Friday night during the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers, it certainly appeared that the T-Wolves were going to pull out a rare (for them, anyways) road win. But then Dahntay Jones exploded. Jones, who was scoreless through three quarters of play, scored 19 fourth quarter points, allowing Indiana to [...]
76ers Take a Holiday, Get Past Spurs 77-71
The Philadelphia 76ers played a competitive game Wednesday against the Orlando Magic, although it was a four-point loss. But to be fair, Dwight Howard played a large part in that win for Orlando. Just when a loss would possibly be the opportunity to dust themselves off, the Sixers on Friday night had to face the [...]
Suns’ Hot Shooting Burns Warriors 112-88
The Phoenix Suns, winners of four of their past five games prior to their tilt against the Golden State Warriors Thursday night from US Airways Center, are positioning themselves nicely to creep up on Memphis and Portland and steal the #8 seed in the Western Conference. Of course with the Warriors, one expects a high-octane [...]
Howard Powers Magic Past 76ers 99-95
Anyone who is a fan of or follows Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard knows that he isn’t the best free throw shooter at his position. Prior to Wednesday night’s game between the Magic and Philadelphia 76ers, he would certainly get opportunities to improve on his lackluster numbers. Nineteen chances, to be exact. Coming into the [...]
NBA Betting 101
If there is one sport that best suits online sports gambling, it’s basketball. Compared to other sports, basketball is simple to understand. Each team has only 12 players on the court, and on average they score around 100 points a game in increments of one, two, or three ,which makes the point spread perfect for [...]
Cleveland Cavaliers Continue To Slide: What’s The Way Out?
The Cleveland Cavaliers have now recorded their 25th straight loss, and they are now the worst team in the NBA, without a doubt. No one expected the Cavaliers to be a Championship contending team this season without LeBron James, but no one anticipated this bad of a slide. The Cavaliers now hold the most consecutive losses in NBA history, [...]
76ers Dominant From Opening Tap, Crush Hawks At Philips 117-83
When you’re an NBA franchise, naturally your foremost objective is to not lose on your home court. In the event that you do, then you at least ensure that the game is competitive. Tuesday night at Philips Arena, the Atlanta Hawks welcomed the Philadelphia 76ers; the home team took it on the chin as Philadelphia shot [...]
