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NBA Playoffs – Rockets vs Thunder Game 1 Predictions
The most interesting individual story-line of this extremely intriguing series is of course James Harden trying to show that the Oklahoma City Thunder made a mistake by giving up on him just before the beginning of the season, but when it comes to overall firepower, it should go to the side that has Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.
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NBA Playoffs – Bucks vs Heat Game 1 Predictions
A number one vs number eight seed is never the fairest of fights, but it’s hard to think of a more unbalanced matchup than the Miami Heat, the NBA champions with LeBron James and a very impressive supporting cast that includes Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade against a Milwaukee Bucks team that is the only one in the postseason with a below .500 record.
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NBA Playoffs – Lakers vs Spurs Game 1 Predictions
The Los Angeles Lakers are entering a postseason series without home court advantage and even weirder, without Kobe Bryant being available. It means Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol need to be superstarish and more in order to dominate against a San Antonio Spurs team that isn’t entering the playoffs in the best of forms, but are still huge favorites to advance into the next round.
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NBA Playoffs – Hawks vs Pacers Game 1 Predictions
Two teams with a very different approach to the game enter the first round series in the NBA playoffs with the Indiana Pacers being the slight favorites to come away with a second round berth against the Atlanta Hawks, hoping that their physical disadvantage doesn’t become too much of a disadvantage.
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Aftermath of the Canelo vs Trout Title Fight
In a test of both his ability as a fighter and his growing status as a star in the boxing world, Saul Alvarez passed the test with flying colors, showing that despite his young age, he’s quite ready to continue and take on the biggest challenges left for him to conquer in the boxing world, beating Austin Trout by a unanimous decision, remaining undefeated and unifying the WBA, WBC & Ring Light Middleweight title belts.
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4 Reasons Why Borussia Dortmund Will Win the Champions League
It’s not a surprise that Borussia Dortmund are in the Champions League semifinals, despite not being at this stage for over a decade. Winning two Bundesliga titles means there’s true quality to this side, beginning with is excellent head coach Jurgen Klopp, building his team around an equality theory of defense and attack, with Mario Gotze, Marco Reus and Robert Lewandowski standing out in their attacking ability.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Chris Paul Sets Himself Apart From the Rest
With two teams that have very similar strengths, someone has to be the game changer that breaks the tie. So Chris Paul, the one you’d expect to be that guy, stepped up and took the Los Angeles Clippers to a very impressive series-opening win over the Memphis Grizzlies, who were outplayed and out-coached from the first moment they stepped on the floor.
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Brooklyn Nets – Deron Williams & Brook Lopez Party in the Paint
One of the interesting things about Deron Williams this season is his points per game improvement graph, scoring more and more each month. That didn’t stop in the opening game for the Brooklyn Nets in the playoffs, leading his team, along with Brook Lopez who had too little resistance from the overwhelmed Chicago Bulls under the basket, beginning the franchise’s new postseason history in a perfect way.
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Denver Nuggets – Andre Miller Better Than Everyone Else For Once
Despite all of their offensive talent that includes Andre Iguodala, Ty Lawson, Wilson Chandler and Corey Brewer, the Denver Nuggets needed Andre Miller to lead them all through the game and especially in the fourth quarter, paving the way for a game winning layup with less than two seconds left on the clock to give his team the 1-0 lead in first round playoff series against the surprisingly stubborn Golden State Warriors.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Doesn’t Change in the Playoffs
The regular season turned into the playoffs, but nothing really changed for the New York Knicks and Carmelo Anthony, who took the offense on his back with his regular non-stop shooting, aided by some strong team defense from the lesser parts of his crew, while the Boston Celtics showed usual grit, that lasted for about three quarters before their offense completely fell apart.