Category: NBA Basketball

Golden State pounds Houston 115-86 to force Game 7 in Western Finals

Brandon King

The Houston Rockets are returning home, much to their chagrin the Golden State Warriors are following them. Golden State’s 115-86 defeat of the Rockets, who were without Chris Paul, in game 6 sets up the Western Conference Finals for a game 7, the ultimate win-or-go home scenario. The real Klay Thompson finally showed up and dropped 35 points, including nine three-pointers on 13-of-23 shooting. Stephen Curry scored 29 points on 12-of-23 shooting, while Kevin Durant scored 23, but only shot 6-of-17 from the floor. James Harden scored 32, but missed…

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LeBron’s huge night propels Cavaliers to Game 7

Brandon King

We have the first of what could be two game sevens in the Conference Finals. Down 3-2 and facing elimination, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics 109-99 to force a decisive showdown Sunday. The Cavaliers were without All-Star forward Kevin Love for most of the game. Love was forced out of the game following a severe head-to-head collision with Jayson Tatum. Both went down after colliding with each other. Love was helped up off the floor and looked unsteady as he walked to the bench. He was then taken…

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All-NBA Teams Announced today

Brandon King

The 3 All-NBA teams were announced by the league earlier today and here is how they shook out: First team LeBron James, F James Harden, G Anthony Davis, F/C Damian Lillard,G Kevin Durant, F Second Team Giannis Antetokounmpo, F Russell Westbrook, G Joel Embiid, C LaMarcus Aldridge, F/C DeMar DeRozan, G Third Team Stephen Curry, G Victor Oladipo, G Karl-Anthony Towns, F/C Jimmy Butler, F/G Paul George,F https://twitter.com/wontgottlieb/status/999713639396294656?s=20

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Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala questionable for Western Game 5

Brandon King

As the Golden State Warriors prepare for battle in game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, they may have to do so without two starters. Andre Iguodala missed game 4 with knee soreness after colliding knees with James Harden and the Warriors could also be without Klay Thompson, as according to the team’s official Twitter account, both are questionable: Injury report for tomorrow night's Game 5 at Houston: Andre Iguodala (left lateral leg contusion) & Klay Thompson (left knee strain) are questionable. Patrick McCaw (lumbar spine contusion) is out. —…

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Cavaliers ties East Finals at 2-2

Brandon King

The Cleveland Cavaliers knew they had to return to Boston to continue the Eastern Conference Finals. The only question is upon their arrival, would they be down 3-1 or tied at 2 games apiece? Although Boston came out with more energy than they did in game 3, the Cavaliers matched them, particularly on the defensive end, holding the Celtics to a mere 18 points, while putting up 34 of their own. Boston would actually fall behind by 19 early in the second quarter. The Celtics would begin to chip away…

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Andre Iguodala doubtful for Game 4

Brandon King

Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals just got a little more interesting. That is because Golden State Warriors forward, Andre Iguodala is doubtful for the contest due to knee soreness. Warriors’ head coach revealed the injury earlier today. Lineup change alert: Andre Iguodala (knee soreness) could miss G4 for #Warriors. Knee-on-knee collision. He said after G3 that it hurt but he also thought he’d be ok for G4. — Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) May 21, 2018 The injury was suffered when Iguodala bumped knees with James Harden in the fourth…

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Warriors serve Rockets 41-point beatdown in game 3

Brandon King

It certainly seems the talk of Stephen Curry’s basketball demise was greatly exaggerated. He had seemingly been out of rhythm over the past few games, and at least offensively, had not resembled the Stephen Curry we have grown accustomed to being amazed by. Curry had 35 points as his Golden State Warriors laid the smack down on the Houston Rockets 126-85 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. After a close opening quarter, the Warriors distanced themselves and took the first step in seizing control of the game with…

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NBA Conference Finals Part 2: The West – Hero Ball v Team Basketball

Brandon King

In our piece on the Eastern Conference, the point was raised at the vastly differing playing styles of the two combatants ( the Lebron-centric offense vs the ball and player movement of the Celtics). The clash to come out of the West also features teams that approach the game from totally different perspectives. The Houston Rockets were the best isolation team in the NBA this season. Their best player, James Harden, averages a league-high 1.20 PPP and Chris Paul is number 2 at 1.11 PPP. As a team, the Rockets…

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Cavaliers steamroll Celtics 116-86 in Game 3

Brandon King

Already down 0-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals, dropping game 3 would certainly be the death knell in the series, their season and potentially Lebron James’ second tenure with the Cavaliers. With their wire-to-wire 166-86 dismantling, the Cavaliers have at least move the goalpost on those topics back 48 hours and most importantly, taken a step in getting back in the series. Cleveland jumped on Boston right out of the gate building 20-4 lead less than seven minutes into the game. The Cavaliers’ would lead by as much as 19…

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NBA Conference Finals Part 1: The East- A battle of conflicting styles

Brandon King

The Celtics are enjoying a , surprising to many, 2-0 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The matchup is a clash of essentially diametrically opposing styles: the system of the Cavaliers that is reliant on the greatness of Mr. Lebron James versus the more all-hands-on-deck approach of the Boston Celtics. The initial path this series has taken has truly exposed the Cavaliers’ style of play that accentuates the talents of one player and diminishes and relegates that of the other players to supporting cogs is highly…

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