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NBA Playoffs – Nets vs Hawks, Blazers vs Grizzlies (Game 5 Predictions)
The series between the Atlanta Hawks and the Brooklyn Nets, tied at 2-2, is wide open and completely unpredictable. Meanwhile, the Memphis Grizzlies will try to conclude their business with the Portland Trail Blazers, heading back home with a 3-1 lead.
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NBA Playoffs – Houston Rockets Finally Through, San Antonio Spurs Regain Advantage
In a night that was all about Western conference basketball, the Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 103-94 to conclude their series 4-1, while the San Antonio Spurs have the advantage in the best series of the playoffs so far, narrowly beating the Los Angeles Clippers 111-107 to get a 3-2 lead.
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NBA Playoffs – Cleveland Cavaliers in Trouble Without Kevin Love & J.R. Smith
It doesn’t matter who started it, or whose fault it is. The Cleveland Cavaliers are without Kevin Love for what seems like a couple of weeks, and will also have to be without J.R. Smith for the first two games of the conference semifinals, suspended for hitting Jae Crowder.
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NBA Playoffs – Brooklyn Nets & Milwaukee Bucks Make Things Interesting; Portland Trail Blazers Find Hope
No more sweeps, and actually some interesting series developing, as the Brooklyn Nets even things at 2-2 with the Atlanta Hawks, the Milwaukee Bucks win again to make it 3-2 and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies for the first time this season, narrowing it down to 3-1.
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NBA Playoffs – Does a First Round Sweep Mean Anything?
Three teams – Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and the Washington Wizards have swept through the first round of the 2015 NBA playoffs. The Memphis Grizzlies can still do it to. But does it mean anything about their chances to win an NBA championship? Strictly looking at the numbers, only one team has swept their […]
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NBA Playoffs – Grizzlies vs Blazers Game 4 Predictions
An excellent sign of how the Portland Trail Blazers seem to be giving up on their series with the Memphis Grizzlies, down 3-0 at this point, is that the main thing being mentioned heading into game 4 has been whether LaMarcus Aldridge is going to re-sign with them or not.
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NBA Playoffs – Bucks vs Bulls Game 5 Predictions
There’s only one way for the Milwaukee Bucks, down 3-1 in their playoff series with the Chicago Bulls, to somehow turn this series into an interesting: Keep forcing the turnovers.
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NBA Playoffs – Hawks vs Nets Game 4 Predictions
Something bad is happening to the Atlanta Hawks, who find themselves with just a 2-1 lead over the Brooklyn Nets heading into game 4, not being nearly as convincing as they were in the regular season.
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Clippers vs Spurs – The Series That Deserves More
The Los Angeles Clippers have evened their series with the San Antonio Spurs, winning 114-105 on the road to make it 2-2, in a playoff battle that should have happened a bit further down the road.
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Mavericks Over Rockets – Delaying the Inevitable
The Dallas Mavericks aren’t ready to go home, beating the Houston Rockets 121-109 to make it 3-1 in the series, as the insertion of J.J. Barea and Al-Farouq Aminu into the lineup seems to be something their opponents have yet to come to grips with.