April 22nd, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Not Only Can Pierce Give You Buckets; But He Can Defend, Too Ray Allen is easily the most under-appreciated player in the Association. You can expect him to do his thing from downtown, night in and night out. Such a joy to watch the way he impressively shoots the pumpkin under pressure, on the move, [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Celtics Game 3 Halftime Tidbits
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Stoudemire, Billups Game 3 Status Remains Uncertain
Amare Has A Better Opportunity To Play Than Chauncey UPDATE: Amare will start, but Chauncey will be out of action. Douglas and Fields will start in the back court. Game-time decisions. With the Boston Celtics up 2-0 on the New York Knicks and Game 3 set for tonight in Madison Square Garden, coach D’Antoni is [...]
Clutch Rose Propels Bulls To Narrow Escape; Edge Pacers 88-84
With The Game Tied At 84 And 17 Seconds Left, Rose Proved Once Again To Be Clutch Fast don’t lie, and neither does Derrick Rose when the game is on the line in the fourth quarter during crunch time. With the score knotted up at 84, Rose used his unstoppable quickness to speed his way [...]
Afflalo Eyeing Game 3 Return
Afflalo Is A Key Part To Denver’s Success According to the Denver Post, Nuggets shooting guard Arron Afflalo said he will be a go for Saturday night’s Game 3 against Oklahoma City. The Nuggets are down 0-2 in the series to the Thunder and will receive a boost at home if Afflalo is in action. [...]
For The Philadelphia 76ers, Even a Single Win Would Be Monumental
Yeah- It’s the Miami Heat. Yeah- Everyone wants to see them lose in the first round. Yeah- The 76ers would love nothing more than to sweep the heat and come back from an 0-2 deficit to advance in the postseason. It’s tough to watch a team like Philadelphia get into the postseason and have to [...]
Love Awarded NBA’s Most Improved
NBA’s Top Rebounder Gets Honored For Banner Season Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love has been named the NBA’s Most Improved Player of the Year. He is one of many who benefited from playing with Team USA last Summer at the World Championships in Turkey. Quite a tremendous jump receiving the award, as Love was [...]
Rose Leads Bulls To 2-0 Series Lead, Hold Off Pacers 96-90
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, pitting the Indiana Pacers against the top-seed Chicago Bulls on Saturday, was a closer game than was expected. Naturally, Derrick Rose, the soon-to-be NBA MVP, saved the day for the Bulls. The second game of their best-of-seven series, which took place at the United Center, mirrored the previous game [...]
Allen, Pierce Combine For 70 Points In Celtics 113-96 Trashing Of Knicks
National Basketball Association: Where “It Was Over Before It Started” Happens The MSG scoreboard before the opening tip says the Knicks had a chance – I beg to differ, they never did. “He Got Game” (Ray Allen) was on fire. They (Knicks) couldn’t handle “The Truth” (Paul Pierce). And finally, they (anyone who tried to [...]