April 19th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in 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 [...]
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Rose Leads Bulls To 2-0 Series Lead, Hold Off Pacers 96-90
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Thornton’s Late Basket Helps Kings Edge Warriors 104-103
Probably the most interesting part of the game between the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors was the collision between Warriors guard Monta Ellis and Kings forward/center DeMarcus Cousins. During the fourth quarter, Ellis drove towards the basket, only to collide with Cousins. It doesn’t take a collision specialist to know who survived that [...]
Late Jumper Send Knicks To Seventh Straight Win, Edge Pacers 110-109
To illustrate how far the New York Knicks have come, for the sake of repitition, the trade that sent Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups to the Knicks has paid this team dividends. But to be fair here, the Philadelphia 76ers have come a long way themselves, but without the blockbuster trades. The Knicks, with [...]
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 [...]
Hornets Outlast Jazz In OT 121-117, West Hurt
The New Orleans Hornets, fresh off a loss to the Boston Celtics, were at the time of this recap just one-half game behind the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference playoff chase. So to say that their game against the Utah Jazz at Energy Solutions Arena on Thursday night was a must-win game is an [...]
Lowry’s Triple-Double Helps Rockets Edge Jazz 110-108
The Houston Rockets, despite not having a true center – unless you consider 6’6″ Chuck Hayes a true center – and the misfortune of playing in a conference where playing .500 ball doesn’t guarantee you a playoff berth, continue to amaze folks around the National Basketball Association as they somehow find ways to win. These same [...]
Heat Fend Off Nuggets 103-98, Chalmers Hurt
The Miami Heat, aside from their Big Three (Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh), do actually have some chinks in their armor – point guard and center. Saturday night found the Heat and Denver Nuggets getting together at American Airlines Arena for a game in which Miami was looking to start a winning streak while Denver was [...]
