Category: Sports

The Boston Celtics cruised to an easy 113-96 victory over the New York Knicks in game three of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York on April 22, taking a 3-0 series lead and pushing the home team to the brink of elimination. It’s been said that every […]

The Indiana Pacers survived a late game surge to edge the Chicago Bulls, 89-84, on April 23 in game four of their first round Eastern Conference matchup. The Bulls maintain a 3-1 series lead. Bulls guard Derrick Rose ripped Indiana in the first three games of the series and had intentions of sweeping the Pacers […]

Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant scored just 11 points on 3-of-10 shooting in Game 2 on April 20, but that was all No. 2 seed Los Angeles would need from him as they stopped the No. 7 seed New Orleans Hornets from stealing another key road victory in the NBA Western Conference Playoffs First Round. Star […]

Heat star Dwyane Wade scored 32 points, along with 10 rebounds and eight assists as No. 2 seed Miami handled the No. 6 seed Philadelphia 76ers, 100-94, to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Playoffs First Round best-of-seven series. Philly battled the Heat tough, outscoring Miami throughout most of Game 3 at […]

Knicks star Carmelo Anthony scored a game-high 42 points along with 17 rebounds, but New York still fell just short to the Boston Celtics, 96-93, in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference Playoffs First Round best-of-seven series. Already down, 1-0, in the series, the Knicks had to face the No. 3 seed Celtics on the […]

The Chicago Bulls erased a 10-point lead late in the fourth quarter, coming back to beat the No. 8 seed Indiana Pacers, 104-99, on April 16 at the United Center in the first round opener of NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs. Indiana outperformed Chicago most of the game, led by small forward Danny Grainger’s 24 points. […]

It took nearly six months, but the Washington Wizards finally gave their fans something to be proud of this NBA season. After sleepwalking through the majority of the year, the Wizards closed their 2010-2011 campaign on a high note; winning five of their last eight games, and finishing the season with a 23-59 record. With […]

A career-best playoff performance from Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard wasn’t enough as the fifth-seeded Atlanta Hawks defeated the No. 4 Magic, 103-93, in Game 1 of a best-of-seven series on April 16 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. ?Howard poured in 46 points along with 19 rebounds, the first player to score at […]

The Atlanta Hawks weren’t the only team to steal an upset victory on the road this weekend. The No. 8 seed Memphis Grizzles pulled off an even bigger shocker, edging the No. 1 seed San Antonio Spurs, 101-98, on April 17 in Game 1 of a Western Conference Playoffs first round best-of-seven series. San Antonio […]

Hornets star guard Chris Paul scored 33 points along with 14 assists, seven rebounds and four steals to help the New Orleans, Hornets outperform the No. 2 seed Los Angeles, Lakers 109-100, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles April 17 in Game 1 of the opening round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs. Paul […]

Celtics guard Ray Allen buried a three-pointer with less than 12 seconds left to help Boston clinch a 87-85 victory over the New York Knicks in Game 1 of a NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs best-of-seven series on April 17. Allen scored a team-high 24 points, and all five of the Celtics’ starters scored double digits, […]