April 14th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in If the Indiana Pacers are to going to realize any resemblance of success in the Eastern Conference playoffs, they will have to turn in a better showing than the one they phoned in Wednesday night against the Orlando Magic. The Magic, despite reducing the minutes of their regular players for their last game of the [...]
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Magic Preps For Playoffs, Pound Pacers 92-74
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Cavaliers End Season On Positive Note, Drop Wizards 100-93
The Cleveland Cavaliers and their opponent on Wednesday night, the Washington Wizards, parallel each other in terms of the youth, inexperience and their future upside. Granted, the way they went about trying to rebuild their respective squads were different, but the end result for both teams was identical. The Cavaliers, despite LeBron James failing on [...]
Kobe Bryant Receives $100,000 For Homophobic Slur
Kobe Bryant has been fined a whopping $100,000 by David Stern following a homophobic slur directed at referee, Bennie Adams. During a game against the Spurs, Adams called a technical foul on Bryant and the Lakers star responded by yelling, “Bennie!” Then when Phil Jackson called a timeout, Bryant went to the bench slammed his fist against a [...]
Eastern Conference First Round Game 1 NBA Playoff Times Announced
Paul Pierce, Celtics Will Host Knicks In Garden Sunday Night The finest stretch of hoops starts this Saturday, April 16, with four Playoff battles; beginning with Derrick Rose’s Bulls and Pacers at 1 p.m. ET. The East’s top-seeded Chicago will welcome eight seed Indiana for the first tip, Saturday afternoon on ESPN. Following Chicago and [...]
Big Third Quarter Run Helps Bulls Trample Knicks 103-90
The Chicago Bulls, with the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference sewn up, would – it would seem – do like a lot of teams in a similar position would do. And that would be to rest their starters in preparation for the upcoming playoffs. Try telling that to Bulls coach Tom Thibodeaux. During [...]
Is Kemba Walker a Clear Cut First Overall Pick?
This upcoming NBA draft has been a question mark. No one has stepped forward as a clear first overall pick, and it has been up in the air the entire season. It appears that it will either be the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Sacramento Kings that will be awarded the top pick. But the question is- [...]
Heat Fends Off Hawks 98-90, Grab #2 Seed In East
With the playoffs well in hand, the Miami Heat had very little to play for except to grab the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff chase, fighting tooth-and-nail with the Boston Celtics for that coveted spot. But in order for the Heat to reach that lofty position, they had to get through the Atlanta [...]
Consider Overlooked Trio Shining Under Bright Playoff Lights
Jamal’s jumper is just so pure Crawford’s uncanny knack to score can alone carry Atlanta to a win or two in the Playoffs. 1. Jamal Crawford – Easy buckets. This Hawks shooting guard can fill it up in a hurry with his innate ability to catch fire during any time at any spot on the [...]