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2008 Playoffs - First Round Predictions (West)
So much has been said about how uber-ultra-super-competitive the Western Conference is. Heck, half of the first round matchups look like conference matchups already. Let’s get down to the predictions, shall we?
LA Lakers (1) vs Denver Nuggets (8)
A disgruntled Kobe Bryant can still do a lot of damage. Now that he seems happy and contented [...]
2008 Playoffs - First Round Predictions (East)
Ah, the playoffs. A lot of people say that this is the start of the true NBA season. Now that the matchups are finally set after a wild homestretch, it’s time for PinoyNBA to check the crystal ball. Lets start off with the Eastern Conference matchups. Note that I’m not even mentioning regular season matchup [...]
Western Wildness
As of this post, there are already three (L)Eastern Conference teams that have their playoff berths sealed. But we all know the real action and the drama will be in the West, where only the fates know how the playoff landscape will turn out. SI.com’s Jack McCallum sizes up the possibilites.
There are just so [...]
Pick and Roll - March 24, 2008
Philly love for AI - Those Philly fans sure know how to thank their former franchise player. It was like The Answer never left town as the crowd gave him a resounding 1 minute 5 second ovation as he was introduced in a Denver Nuggets uniform. While his new team lost the game, I’m pretty [...]
Texas Takedown
The smoke has cleared and the Boston Celtics are ones left standing. The gang of green capped their dominant visit to the Lone Star state by beating the Dallas Mavericks 94-90. While everyone is talking about how tight and competitive the Western Conference is, the C’s came in and reminded the league that the best [...]
Rockets Grounded
It was fun while it lasted. Just when I was having my own 1-0 streak in game predictions, the Boston Celtics stopped the Houston Rockets flat ending their 22-0 run. The C’s showed why they are the best team in the NBA by locking down on defense leading to a 94-74 rout of the seemingly [...]
Pick and Roll - March 10, 2008
Former Suns guard Kevin Johnson is running for Mayor in Sacramento, California. - Better think about this a thousand more times, KJ. When I first started getting hooked on the NBA, you were one of the players that I really liked who wasn’t named Michael Jordan. Pretty filthy stuff you’re getting into…
Quote of the week [...]
Escape Velocity
Don’t look now, but the Houston Rockets have pushed their crazy win streak to 18 straight games. Without the services of Yao Ming and Carl Landry, Tracy McGrady (41 pts) led the Rockets to a 106-96 win over the New Orleans Hornets. We were questioning in a previous post how long they can hold this [...]
Pick and Roll - March 3, 2008
Over at the New York Times, Chuck Klosterman takes a look into how Kevin Garnett keyed the resurgence of the Boston Celtics beyond his scoring, rebounding and defense.
Kobe Bryant is trying to prove that a person’s pinky finger is not very essential to playing dominant basketball. Mamba sticks 30 points total in the 4th quarter [...]
Panic Time for Phoenix?
Honeymoon time is over for The Big Cactus and his new club. This is the point were all the excitement is starting to die down and the real-life issues are staring the Suns in the face. Phoenix sports a 5-6 slate ever since shipping away Shawn Marion and have only won two games with Shaq [...]