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NBA Playoffs – Hawks vs Pacers Series Predictions
The Atlanta Hawks shouldn’t have made the playoffs once Al Horford went down with a season ending injury but played a lot better than people expected out of them. The Indiana Pacers went through an opposite kind of path: From definite title contenders and Paul George looking like an MVP early in the season, to a team no one is quite sure of at this stage, with Roy Hibbert looking more like a scrub than a DPOY he claims to be.
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NBA Playoffs – Nets vs Raptors Series Predictions
The Toronto Raptors are one of the most surprising stories of the season – a team made for tanking suddenly becoming one of the best in the East. The Brooklyn Nets? It’s hard to decide if this season is a success or not, but eventually they achieved their goal of making the playoffs, not to mention being one of those teams without home court advantage that no one actually wants to play.
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Kevin Durant Beats LeBron James – MVP & Changing of the Guard
Is it safe to say that Kevin Durant is the best player in the NBA, better than LeBron James? Some wait for an NBA championship ring to be put on Durant’s finger, but when looking specifically at what each player does and not what he wins with his team, James, for the first time over the last five seasons, is inferior to someone.
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NBA Playoffs – Players With the Most to Prove
The playoffs are great for the clashes between the best teams in the NBA, but also because it’s an opportunity to create legends and form legacies. Individual story lines and plot threads in front of our eyes, like Kevin Durant aiming to finally step out of the imaginary shadows he’s under, while LeBron James tries and make his legacy of championships equal to that of his individual achievements and statistics.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Waiting Behind James Harden & Patrick Beverley
One thing that usually happens in the playoffs is team’s rotation getting shorter, and key players getting even more minutes than in the regular season. Jeremy Lin is a backup guard for the Houston Rockets, and although he can be very useful, he won’t be features as much compared to James Harden and Patrick Beverley, partially because Kevin McHale simply doesn’t believe in him.
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NBA Playoffs – First Round Series
The 2013-14 NBA regular season is over, and the eight first round series are set. The NBA champions Miami Heat, a second seed in the East, will be playing against the Charlotte Bobcats, while the top team in the conference, the Indiana Pacers, get the Atlanta Hawks as their first round hurdle.
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NBA Playoffs – Remaining Scenarios
The NBA enters its final regular season day without any openings in both conferences to make the playoffs, but there are seeding battles left to play out: The Memphis Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks for who doesn’t play the Spurs; the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers on who gets the #2 seed; and the Chicago Bulls against the Toronto Raptors on the battle for #3 seed in the East.
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Chicago Bulls – Joakim Noah in Some Mind Blowing Gifs
There’s no doubt that Joakim Noah stepped up his game this season and became more than just a guy who defends well, brings out the cliché of 150% and has strange hair. He’s a borderline superstar now despite not scoring too much. A triple double machine who stands out no matter what, which makes him deserve to get a few hilarious illustrated gifs demonstrating just how special he is.
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NBA Playoffs – Los Angeles Clippers Still Have Something to Play For
Most of the teams in the NBA don’t have too much to play for. The Los Angeles Clippers aren’t like everyone else and their 117-105 win over the Denver Nuggets, getting another fine performance from Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, means that they still have a shot at finishing second in the Western conference, overtaking the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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More Players Declaring Early for the 2014 NBA Draft
More underclassmen are declaring for the 2014 NBA Draft as the deadline approaches, with the two Arizona stars, Aaron Gordon and Nick Johnson, joining those who have already made the choice. Michigan also lose two big time players in Nik Stauskas and Glenn Robinson III, both leaving after two years.