April 8th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in The trade by the Charlotte Bobcats in which they traded Gerald Wallace to the Portland Trail Blazers has finally started bearing fruit for the Trail Blazers. While Portland is safely in the Western Conference playoffs, they have been in a battle of sorts with the New Orleans Hornets in terms of seeding placement. But Wallace [...]
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Bucks Drop Wade-less Heat 90-85
The Milwaukee Bucks, as luck would have it, would be informed during their game against the Miami Heat Wednesday night that they were officially eliminated form the Eastenr Conference playoff chase. The Bucks mindset: No playoffs? No problem. They would catch a bit of a break as the Heat would be without the services of [...]
Knicks Win Fifth Straight, Beat 76ers 97-92
The New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers got together for 48 minutes of basketball Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Center, with both teams fighting for the same thing: A better seeding in the Eastern Conference playoff chase. Both teams, until fairly recently, were flip-flopping their positions in the playoff race. As of late, the [...]
Kings Cripple Rockets’ Playoff Hopes, Win 104-101
The Sacramento Kings, while being out of playoff contention a long time ago, had won five of their past seven prior to their game against the Houston Rockets Tuesday night at the Toyota Center. The Rockets – much like the Charlotte Bobcats – are fighting for their playoff lives, as they were three games behind [...]
Cavaliers Bounce Undermanned Bobcats 99-89
The Charlotte Bobcats and Cleveland Cavaliers are two teams that are polar opposites. The Cavaliers are a team playing for pride, if anything else, while the Bobcats are playing for their playoff lives, being in the # 9 position in the Eastern Conference and trailing the Indiana Pacers. Both teams got together Tuesday night at [...]
Is It Time To Take The Denver Nuggets Seriously?
It would be difficult to find an NBA analyst that expected the Denver Nuggets to turn around their downtrodden season into a playoff season, after the trading of Carmelo Anthony. Most were under the impression that Melo was the lifeline that was keeping the Nuggets alive, and without him the team would fall apart. There were even [...]
Knicks Gain Playoff Berth, Club Cavaliers 123-107
The New York Knicks haven’t been to the National Basketball Association playoffs since the 2003-04 season, an eternity – especially if you’re a Knicks fan. During that particular timeframe, current Knick Carmelo Anthony was a rookie with the Denver Nuggets, while Chauncey Billups was the MVP of the NBA Finals while with the Detroit Pistons. [...]
Spurs End 6-Game Skid, Cool Off Suns 114-97
As long as San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan has been in the National Basketball Association (14 years), he has not been through a losing streak like the one that his team has experienced; the Spurs, prior to their game against the Phoenix Suns Sunday, were going through a season-worst five-game skid. Naturally, the Spurs wanted [...]
