Tag: Game 1

  • MLB Playoffs – Royals vs Angels Game 1 Predictions

    MLB Playoffs – Royals vs Angels Game 1 Predictions

    The opening game of the ALDS between the Los Angeles Angels and the Kansas City Royals is something of an end to a playoff drought, one short, the other one extremely long, for both teams, but also a head to head between teams that represent a very different approach to building a contender in Baseball today.

  • MLB Playoffs – Tigers vs Orioles Game 1 Predictions

    MLB Playoffs – Tigers vs Orioles Game 1 Predictions

    The real playoffs of the 2014 MLB season begins with the ALDS and game 1 between the Detroit Tigers, the more experienced and favorites in this match-up, and the Baltimore Orioles, who actually have the better record despite not possessing the same kind of star power on their team.

  • NBA Finals – San Antonio Spurs Get Lucky, Miami Heat Crumble Late

    NBA Finals – San Antonio Spurs Get Lucky, Miami Heat Crumble Late

    The San Antonio Spurs seemed to handle extreme weather conditions better than others. It might also be the fact that the Miami Heat, the better team until LeBron James started suffering from cramps, fell apart without their star in the fourth quarter, losing 110-95 as the home team took a 1-0 in the NBA finals.

  • NBA Finals – Heat vs Spurs Game 1 Predictions

    NBA Finals – Heat vs Spurs Game 1 Predictions

    It’s been quite a while since we’ve had a rematch in the NBA finals, as the San Antonio Spurs, holding home court advantage this time, are hoping to get over the tragic ending of last year’s series and finish the job against the Miami Heat, although this rivalry isn’t bubbling with bad blood and hatred.

  • NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Finish Strong, New York Rangers Aren’t Clutch

    NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Finish Strong, New York Rangers Aren’t Clutch

    Game 1 of the 2014 Stanley Cup finals didn’t disappoint in terms of quality and the drama, as the Los Angeles Kings came back from being two goals down early to the New York Rangers, pulling off a 3-2 win in overtime thanks to none other than Justin Williams, taking a 1-0 lead in the series.

  • NHL Playoffs – Rangers vs Kings Game 1 Predictions

    NHL Playoffs – Rangers vs Kings Game 1 Predictions

    It’s been a long wait for the New York Rangers to finally get back on the ice again. Their wrapped up their series a bit quicker than the Los Angeles Kings, and got a bit more rest heading into the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, and have probably had a bit easier of a road getting there unlike their West Coast opponents, doing something no one has done before.

  • NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs in Control, Oklahoma City Thunder in Trouble

    NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs in Control, Oklahoma City Thunder in Trouble

    This was the kind of offensive display the San Antonio Spurs were hoping to get against a weakened Oklahoma City Thunder defense, helping Tim Duncan early on and Manu Ginobili later in game 1 to dominate and find points with ease in a dominating 122-105 victory to take a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals over a team that has only one lineup that works defensively and a Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook duo that need plenty of help.

  • NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Spurs Game 1 Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Spurs Game 1 Predictions

    The Western Conference Finals have a familiar ring to them as the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder clash at that stage for the second time in three years. Injuries on both teams seem to be taking most of the spotlight heading into game 1, but that will be soon forgotten as the talent of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook faces off against the against core three of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, with Gregg Popovich pulling the strings.

  • NHL Playoffs – Chicago Blackhawks & Los Angeles Kings in Familiar Territory

    NHL Playoffs – Chicago Blackhawks & Los Angeles Kings in Familiar Territory

    Another Western conference final in the NHL playoffs, and once again the Los Angeles Kings are trying to keep up with the much better Chicago Blackhawks. They couldn’t in game 1, losing 3-1, finding it very difficult to beat Corey Crawford or stop Jonathan Toews when it mattered the most.

  • NBA Playoffs – Indiana Pacers Close to Perfect, Miami Heat Have to Improve

    NBA Playoffs – Indiana Pacers Close to Perfect, Miami Heat Have to Improve

    Things couldn’t have gone any better for the Indiana Pacers in game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, beating the Miami Heat 107-96 to take the 1-0 lead with Paul George, Roy Hibbert and David West leading the way, while the Miami Heat didn’t get anyone to show besides LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.