Once again the Pacers provided hope for their fans by bouncing back after their series opening loss at home. It was hardly a dominant victory but one that provided some hope for the rest of the series thanks to the fact that they actually got some production from Roy Hibbert.
I know some are saying the Wizards stole game one but since I thought that would happen I am of a different opinion. Washington has been a strong road team all season long and in these playoffs even stronger.
The Wizards have been cooling their heels waiting to see who they are going to play. The fact that it is Indiana is hardly a surprise and even though they lost the season series to the Pacers, 2-1, I am sure they are going into this game with a high level of confidence.
The Hawks are on the edge of becoming a special story or just another footnote of teams that got close but no cigar. They blew the chance to close out the series at home and now have to enter one of the toughest arenas in the league to win in for game 7.
The Hawks had Indiana on the ropes but couldn’t seal the deal in G4 letting a halftime lead disappear in the second half.
The media have been swirling like a pack of hungry sharks around the offensive discord of the Oklahoma City Thunder in this series. Is Russell Westbrook dissatisfied sharing the limelight with Kevin Durant? Is he too “me-first”? Has head coach Scott Brooks lost all conceptions of offensive game-planning?
The Pacers started the series in frightful fashion dropping the opener at home but they came back nicely to win game 2 and even the series.
In game 1 the score was tied at halftime but then the Hawks exploded in the third quarter, outscoring the Pacers by 14.
The Eastern Conference Quarterfinals matchup between the Miami Heat and Charlotte Bobcats is one that comprises two different narratives for two very different franchises.
Well, it’s come down to this again.
If the Lakers want to stave off elimination on Monday at Oklahoma City, they must play a full 48-minutes of basketball, especially big man Pau Gasol who needs to step up and turn in a massive double-double performance.
The Los Angeles Lakers looked poised to walk away with a win in Game 2 of their Western Conference second-round series in Oklahoma, but the Thunder rallied behind a superhuman effort from Kevin Durant to head out west, up two games to none for Game 3 on Friday.
After disposing of the defending champion Dallas Mavericks in a quick four games, the Oklahoma City Thunder got eight days rest as they prepare to host the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinal on Monday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Trailing 3-1 in the series, the Denver Nuggets bounced back with two straight wins to tie their first round playoff series with the Los Angeles Lakers, setting up a pivotal Game 7 on Saturday night at the Staples Center.
The Los Angeles Lakers will aim to close out their first round playoff series at home with a win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 on Tuesday night.
Well, the Hawks had all of the momentum in the world for a game. Plus another two and a half quarters. They had an 11-point lead with under three minutes to play in the third as they were looking to hold serve at home in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
The Magic got off to a good start in this series by stealing Game 1 on Jason Richardson’s hot shooting. While they did take home court advantage away from the Pacers, you still have to like Indiana’s chances because of how they rebounded in Game 2.
