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Old School Meets New School
The Thunder can put the brooms away and better start learning how to close out games. OKC blew another fourth quarter lead Monday and the huge underdog Mavericks stole a game to knot the best-of-seven series at 1-1 heading back to Big D....
The Portland Trail Blazers thought they had a chance until Blake Griffin showed up. Griffin and the Clippers dominated in Game 1 and look to take a 2-0 series lead on Wednesday. The Blazers defied the odds to get here and they aren’t going away without a fight, however....
Cleveland’s Big Three became the Big One by the time the NBA Finals rolled around last season. With the three stars in the lineup and healthy, the Cavaliers are expected to make another long playoff run. The Big Three combined for 81 points in Game 1 and look to put the Pistons in a big hole on Wednesday....
The Heat-Hornets series was expected to be one of the most competitive in the NBA playoffs’ first round. It still may be. Sunday, though, it was far from it. Miami dismantled Charlotte for four quarters and the Hornets have to help themselves if they wish to even the series on Wednesday....
Overshadowed by Golden State’s historic run, the Spurs put together their own momentous season and they have no intention of easing up. The injury-ravaged Grizzlies were no match in Game 1 and will at least try and to be competitive on Tuesday....
The Celtics are eager to make some postseason noise, but will have to do so now without starting guard Avery Bradley, who is out for the series with an injury. Boston was loud in the opener, storming back from a 19-point deficit, but couldn’t hold on. The C’s look to even the series on Tuesday night....
Many fans wrote the Rockets off late in the regular year after a disappointing loss to Phoenix. Houston responded after that loss winning its final three games by a combined 79 points to earn this first-round matchup. Those games were against lottery-bound clubs and not the Warriors, so it’s hard to think Houston has much of a chance. But there is a chance....
The Oklahoma City Thunder flew under the radar as the third-best team in the Western Conference this season. The duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook fuel the NBA’s second-highest scoring offense against a Mavericks squad that had success once it slowed the pace....
By any measure, the Raptors enjoyed the most successful regular season in franchise history. It won’t mean much unless Toronto finally performs in the playoffs. The Raptors topped 50 wins for the first time with a team record 56 and claimed their third straight Atlantic Division crown. But the bigger goal now is to win the franchise’s first seven-game playoff series....
At least the teams won’t have to travel far. After ending the regular season in a matchup of reserves with Detroit’s B team getting the better of the Cavs’ B team, the regulars will get back on the floor when the team’s begin their first round series Sunday at The Q....
Dallas maneuvered into the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference and will avoid having to play the Spurs in the first round. Instead, the Mavericks open at Oklahoma City against a team that swept the four-game regular season series....
Heading into this season the playoffs seemed like a longshot. But the Trail Blazers defied preseason expectations and made the postseason as the fifth seed in the Western Conference. Portland is playing with house money entering their first round series with the favored Clippers....
The Hawks head into the postseason facing much lower expectations than a year ago. But they do have homecourt advantage when they open against the Celtics, who matched Atlanta’s win total during the regular season, but lost out on a tie-breaker....
It’s hard to take Memphis seriously in this matchup after losing 14 of their final 17 regular season games. It’s even more difficult to envision the banged up Grizzlies winning in San Antonio, where the Spurs fell just once all season....
Now that the Warriors have the NBA record for wins in a season it’s time for them to turn their attention to the top priority of defending their title. The Rockets fell to Golden State in the Western Conference final last year and get the first crack at dethroning the champs....
The last time the Charlotte Hornets won a playoff game, current team owner Michael Jordan was still playing in the NBA. In other words, it’s been a while. This year’s club has not only the talent to get a win, but possibly the first series victory since 2002....
The Toronto Raptors enjoyed the best season in franchise history with 56 wins and captured the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. They have a good chance of advancing beyond the first round for only the second time in eight postseason appearances....
Forgive the Jazz if they don’t get all teary-eyed in Kobe Bryant’s final NBA game. Utah needs a win and a Rockets loss to sneak into the eighth seed in the Western Conference, and with so much at stake, it’s doubtful they get caught up in the festivities....
Sorry Kobe, but all eyes will be on the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night when they go for the NBA record for wins in a season. All the Dubs have to do to rewrite the league’s record book is beat the Memphis Grizzlies, a team that played in Los Angeles on Tuesday night....
Oklahoma City concludes its regular season at San Antonio in the second of a back-to-back looking for its third win of the year over the Spurs. Though the Spurs set a record for most wins in a season, they are riding their first three-game losing streak of the year....
The only intrigue involving the Grizzlies regular season now has to do with playoff seeding. Memphis can finish anywhere from fifth to eighth in the Western Conference and would prefer not to fall lower than its current sixth-place standing since a matchup with the Spurs or Warriors awaits in the first round....
One team standing in the way of Golden State setting an NBA record for wins in a season is San Antonio. One team standing in the way of San Antonio going undefeated at home is Golden State. We’ll find out what gives on Sunday.You can bet on NBA odds at BookMaker.eu every day of the season....
After surprising home losses to Boston and Minnesota in less than a week’s time, the Golden St. Warriors have to be asking themselves if the chase of the record is really worth it. The Warriors have looked fatigued and sloppy lately and even if they reach 73, is it worth it if they don’t win the title? With two games in four days against the second best team in the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs, we’ll see where their heads are at down the stretch....
Time is running out on the Chicago Bulls. They've only got two weeks left to close two games on the Pistons for that last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and they might not have a choice but to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night to keep their hopes realistically alive....
If the Mavericks are to make the playoffs, they certainly won’t back their way in. Dallas lost 10 of 12 games in March to slide down the standings, but a five-game winning streak vaulted them back into the top-eight. They face a challenging schedule to finish the season, but appear to be up to it....
