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NBA MVPs Don’t Get Knocked Out in the First Round (Unless You’re Dirk Nowitzki and Probably Russell Westbrook)
In the era of 7-game first round series in the NBA, only one eventual regular season winner has been knocked out along with his team without winning a single playoff series that season. Pretty soon, we’re probably going to have two of them.
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What Happens Now With the Oklahoma City Thunder & Russell Westbrook?
The first round exit of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Russell Westbrook wasn’t a surprise considering their opponents and the team’s overall ability this season. Westbrook is the favorite to win the NBA’s regular season MVP for his impressive one-man show and statistical efforts, but this never looked like a team capable of going far in the playoffs.
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7 Best Jeremy Lin Games in the 2016-2017 Season
Last season, choosing the best games Jeremy Lin had was difficult: There were quite a lot of them. This season, his first with the Brooklyn Nets, with only 36 to choose from and many of them with minute restrictions, it was a different kind of difficulty. But overall, Lin played well when he was healthy and not limited by minute caps and offensive schemes. When you go by per minute and per possession numbers, he’s never played any better.
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Jeremy Lin @ Brooklyn Nets, Season 1: Trying to Summarize a Lost Season
A season in which Jeremy Lin finally got the keys to the offense of an NBA team right from the start turned into a missed opportunity, as the Brooklyn Nets missed their best player for over half the season. What’s there to learn about where the Nets and Lin are going from a season like this?
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NBA Rumors: New York Knicks & Indiana Pacers About to Lose Carmelo Anthony & Paul George
The New York Knicks, or the managing the team for the last few years, have pretty much made it clear they don’t want Carmelo Anthony anymore. The Indiana Pacers would love to hold on to Paul George till the end of time, but their franchise player might not want to stay on board much longer.
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9 Best Memes of the Los Angeles Clippers Choking Against the Utah Jazz
The incredible crunch time feats of Joe Johnson struck again, delivering a victory for the Utah Jazz over the Los Angeles Clippers, who kicked off the 2017 NBA playoffs by choking at home, certainly a meme worthy feat.
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NBA Playoffs: Jazz vs Clippers Game 1 Predictions
In game 1 of what might be the best playoff series in the first round, the Utah Jazz will try to steal home court advantage away from the Los Angeles Clippers. Expectations: Both teams finished with the exact same record, at home and away. For the Clippers, this feels like the Last Chance Saloon, which means […]
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NBA Playoffs: Grizzlies vs Spurs Game 1 Predictions
In a playoff series that feels like a first round deja vu (it kinda is), the Memphis Grizzlies will try to make game 1 the basis of a massive upset against the heavily favored San Antonio Spurs.
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Bucks vs Raptors Game 1 Predictions
The Toronto Raptors, the number 3 seed in the East, are hoping to carry on the momentum the franchise is in and go on another long playoff run like last season, beginning with game 1 in their first round series with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Pacers vs Cavaliers Game 1 Predictions
The first game of the NBA playoffs will be at the home of the defending NBA champions, where the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James will try to show that their second seed is only a technicality against Paul George and the Indiana Pacers.