Posts Tagged ‘Eastern Conference’

2011 NBA All-Star Game Reserves Announced

As I had said earlier in an article I posted earlier today, the selection of the reserve players for the NBA All-Star Game is a process that will not please everybody as there are many deserving players. Having said that, the National Basketball Association on Thursday announced the Eastern and Western Conference rosters. As you’ll see [...]

Bogut, Roy Named NBA Players Of The Week

The Milwaukee Bucks’ Andrew Bogut and the Portland Trail Blazers’ Brandon Roy today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played March 8-14. Bogut led Milwaukee to a 3-0 week, which included wins over the Celtics and Jazz. Bogut led the league in blocks (3.67) and was second [...]

2010 NBA All Star Game – Starters

Below are the Western and Eastern Conference starters for the 2010 NBA All Star Game: WESTERN CONFERENCE Guard – Steve Nash, Phoenix Guard – Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers Forward – Tim Duncan, San Antonio Forward – Carmelo Anthony, Denver Center – Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix EASTERN CONFERENCE Guard – Allen Iverson, Philadelphia Guard – Dwyane [...]

Slam Dunk Central Reporter Stephen Rhodes’ Predictions For The 2009-10 NBA Season, Part II

Last Wednesday, I made some predictions in reference to the Ten Best Teams in the NBA, Ten Worst Teams in the NBA, Top Five Surprise Teams, Top Five Disappointing Teams, Top Five Rookies and Top Five MVP Candidates. This week, I will predict the Eastern Conference champions, Western Conference champions, NBA champions, NBA MVP, Rookie [...]

Kings’ Hot Shooting Trumps Nash’s 31, Cool Off Suns 126-118

The Phoenix Suns are in the fight of their life, so to speak.  They are in a playoff chase at the moment and prior to their game Sunday night against the Sacramento Kings, were 3 1/2 games behind the #8 Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference playoff hunt.  Which is unusual only because if their [...]

Nice Balance Of Scoring Sends Bulls Past Pacers 112-106

If a phrase best fit the Chicago Bulls, it would be “consistently inconsistent”.  They sometimes have streaks of games where they look like they could be title contenders while at other times they play like a lottery-bound team.  In Saturday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers at the United Center, they incorporated a bit of [...]