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NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrook Almost Clinch Spot
By beating the Phoenix Suns 109-97, Russell Westbrook has gotten the Oklahoma City Thunder a step closer towards clinching a spot in the 2015 NBA playoffs.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Terrible, Especially Without Jeremy Lin
In the previous game Jeremy Lin was still playing but was already doing it ill. Against the Brooklyn Nets he was part of the long list of injured, resting and inactive players.
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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Still Surging, Memphis Grizzlies Keep Slipping
Things are becoming more and more problematic for the Memphis Grizzlies, losing for a third time in a row, this time to the San Antonio Spurs 103-89, costing them the second spot in the West.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Taking Them to Second Place
Dealing with injuries all season long hasn’t stopped the Houston Rockets from climbing to second place in the West, following a 99-91 win over the Washington Wizards, once again led by James Harden, getting plenty of help from his supporting crew.
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Miami Heat – Dwyane Wade Finds the Fountain of Youth
Dwyane Wade? 40 Points?! No, this isn’t fan fiction, but 2015 NBA basketball and the rush to make the NBA playoffs, as the three-time NBA champion is putting his injuries, pain and body-mileage behind him so he can carry the Miami Heat, barely, into the postseason.
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Duke Over Gonzaga – Freshmen Keep Paving the Way
Everyone is against one-and-done’s at least on the outside, but no one minds when they take you into the Final Four, and Duke are riding the wave of freshman success, beating Gonzaga 66-52, led by Justise Winslow, Jahlil Okafor and Tyus Jones.
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Cavaliers Beat 76ers – Not Very Encouraging
Ugly, bad, terrible game of basketball, resulting in the Cleveland Cavaliers almost losing at home to the Philadelphia 76ers. They won 87-86, led by a lukewarm LeBron James, but losing Kevin Love and Iman Shumpert to injuries is getting David Blatt thinking about starting to rest his players.
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Michigan State Over Louisville – Seeding Doesn’t Mean Anything
In possibly the best game of the 2015 NCAA Tournament Michigan State beat Louisville 76-70 in overtime, carrying too much momentum into the final five minutes to be denied another trip into the Final Four, a 7th for head coach Tom Izzo.
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NCAA Tournament – Teams of the Elite Eight
The ACC, with three teams (Duke, Louisville, Notre Dame) leads the conferences in Elite Eight representation, followed by the Big Ten (Michigan State, Wisconsin) with two. The SEC (with Kentucky), Pac-12 (Arizona) and WCC (Gonzaga) have just one team each left in the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin & Others Did Better Without Byron Scott
The return of Byron Scott to the sidelines didn’t help out Jeremy Lin or the Los Angeles Lakers, losing 94-83 to the Toronto Raptors and keeping their wins in recent games over tanking teams exclusively.