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NBA Playoffs – LeBron James Can’t Let Lance Stephenson Beat Him
For one game at least, Lance Stephenson got the best of LeBron James. He didn’t get under his skin, but he did enough to make LeBron James uncomfortable in the few minutes he was on the floor, and play a big part for the Indiana Pacers as they beat the Miami Heat to stay alive in the Eastern conference finals.
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NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Spurs Game 5 Predictions
It’s now or never for the San Antonio Spurs to stop the landslide that began with Serge Iabaka returning and has caught everyone on the Oklahoma City Thunder on fire, including Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, as the 2-2 tie in the Western Conference Finals will be broken, with the winner very likely to take the series eventually.
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NBA Playoffs – Indiana Pacers Play Dirty, Miami Heat Miss Opportunity
In a game 5 with wild momentum shifts, an incredible shooting performance from Paul George and an astonishingly bad one from LeBron James when he was actually on the floor, the Indiana Pacers managed to beat the Miami Heat 93-90 and stay alive in the Eastern Conference Finals, heading for a road game with the Heat leading 3-2 in the series.
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11 Best Memes of the Oklahoma City Thunder Running Over the San Antonio Spurs
Time to panic? Probably. The San Antonio Spurs have now lost two consecutive games to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and it doesn’t seem like they’re handling the return of Serge Ibaka very well, which has also made Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook play like the superstars they are., resulting in too many memes making fun of how old they are.
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NBA Playoffs – Miami Heat Defense is About Speed & Length, Not Size
It’s pretty much true for most teams in the NBA, but especially when it comes to the Miami Heat: When they get their way defensively, everything opens up for them on offense. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have open floor opportunities to take advantage of and open three-point shots are created. The Heat’s defense works on speed and length instead of size, which is something they willingly give up to the Indiana Pacers.
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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Need Gregg Popovich to Improve
After every loss we usually hear the same thing: The San Antonio Spurs will be fine because Gregg Popovich will figure out what’s wrong. But in this playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder that seems to be quickly slipping away from him and his team, it’s time to point some fingers at the head coach and not just the players who are obviously more than slightly overwhelmed by what’s going on.
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NBA Playoffs – Heat vs Pacers Game 5 Predictions
The Indiana Pacers have been able to survive elimination once in these playoffs, but the challenge against the Miami Heat, going into game 5 with a 3-1 lead, is completely different. Paul George and Lance Stephenson seem too busy trash talking while their head coach Frank Vogel seems to be clueless as to how to adjust to what the defending NBA champions are doing, as LeBron James seemed to take his game to a whole other level in their most recent win.
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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Without Answers, Oklahoma City Thunder Oozing Confidence
It’s no longer just Serge Ibaka that’s scaring the San Antonio Spurs. The entire Oklahoma City Thunder team played like it knows it is the best of the two in the Western Conference Finals, winning game 4 at home 105-92, making it a 2-2 series, as Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant couldn’t be stopped, while no one on the Spurs, from Tony Parker to Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard, put in an even respectable game.
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23 Best Memes of the Miami Heat & Chris Bosh Destroying Lance Stephenson & the Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers losing to the Miami Heat in game 4 was like a punch in the face to the team with the best record in the Eastern conference. Those suffering the most from the following memes and jokes? Lance Stephenson and his big mouth, Roy Hibbert and his horrible basketball and Paul George for making lame excuses. LeBron James and especially Chris Bosh come out a little bit better.
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NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder Giving up on Thabo Sefolosha, Raising Reggie Jackson
It seems Scott Brooks is finally making adjustments, something he’s always been criticized for not doing and relying on the talent of his players to make up for tactical ability from their head coach. Not that he’s not still putting the ball in the hands of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, but he has made changes to his lineup that weren’t doomed to fail from the beginning, as the return of Serge Ibaka enabled him to give up on Thabo Sefolosha and insert Reggie Jackson into the starting lineup.