Posts Tagged ‘2011 nba playoffs’
May 5th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
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Lethargic Lakers Collapse At Home; Shell Shocked By Mavs 93-81
Time To Put To Rest A Potential Lakers Three-Peat? Is the reign over? It might as well be. After the Lakers put up a stunning lowly 32 points in the second half, you can say the chances of bringing La La Land a possible three-peat are quickly dwindling away. With their supporters at Staples witnessing, [...]
Do Celtics Have An Answer For LeBron?
LeBron Is Having His Way Writers and ESPN are already championing this series as the triumph of the young versus the old, with the Celtics unable to keep up with the Heat. They point to the injuries they have sustained as evidence. The Heat deserve some credit for being very fast, very athletic, using this [...]
LeBron’s Second Half Takeover Cripples Celtics 102-91
Is The Heat Getting Too Hot For The Celtics To Handle? LeBron’s turn. After Dwayne Wade set the tone with a dazzling display of dominance in Game one, “The King” followed up his teammate’s dominance with a display of his own in Game two. However, his performance really didn’t get under way until midway in [...]
Kobe Fails To Deliver Game Winner; Lakers Fall To Mavs In Game One 96-94
Kobe’s Final Punch Did Not Land “I’m highly concerned,” “This team can beat us. It’s clear. We just have to come in ready to play Game 2.” – Kobe Bryant Two of the NBA’s best closers playing at their best. Two teams battling in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals. It came down [...]
Game 1: Sizzling Heat Led By Wade Catch Fire; Burn Celtics 99-90
LeBron Played An Intense, Game-High 40 Minutes “Every game is going to go like this, we look forward to the challenge.” – Dwayne Wade After his best performance as a member of the Miami Heat, I wonder if James Jones has replaced Chris Bosh as the third wheel of the “Big 3″. With the showing [...]
Artest’s Hard Foul Earns Him Game Three Suspension; Bynum Says Team Has “Trust Issues”
Ron-Ron Channeling His Inner-Kurt Rambis “It was uncalled for,” Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. Uncalled for: just like your team’s game two fight, Phil? Could it be that Artest was sending a certain team (which one?) a message; or was it just “Ron-Ron being Ron-Ron”? No matter how you slice it, there’s a good chance [...]