The Dallas Mavericks lost Game Two of the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors after leading by 19 in the second quarter. While this isn't a new scene during the 2022 playoffs (there have been many instances of teams coming back from a large deficit to win a game), the Mavericks in particular … Continue reading The Mavericks Are a Fun Team, but History Isn’t On Their Side
The second round of the playoffs has concluded, in what was easily the most dramatic round of the playoffs so far. No series ended in less than six games, and it never felt like one team had the series in hand coming in. Let's recap: #2 Celtics vs #3 Bucks Credit to The Associated … Continue reading Recapping the Second Round + Conference Finals Predictions
There have been a lot of great performers in the 2022 NBA Playoffs, but there are some guys who either could be playing better or NEED to be playing better. Today, we're looking at three of them: Jayson Tatum Credit to Morry Gash of AP Images for Picture It may come as a surprise that … Continue reading 3 Players that NEED to be Better in the 2022 Playoffs
The Beard is finally looking like his old self again, and the Kings have hired yet another head coach. Can anyone save this franchise? I sure hope Mark Brown can. Let's recap: 76ers Take Game Four Credit to Mitchell Leff of Getty Images for Picture James Harden finally returned to his old form, dropping … Continue reading The Three-Pointer: Harden Drops 31, Kings Hire New Head Coach
Wow! Two super excited playoff games, plus an NBA award announced. Let's recap: Grizzlies win Game Two Credit to Joe Rondone of USA Today Sports for Picture Ja Morant tied his career-high in the playoffs with 47 points, leading the Grizzlies to a 106-101 win over the Golden State Warriors. He also had 8 … Continue reading The Three-Pointer: Morant Drops 47, Tyler Herro Wins Sixth Man of the Year
The first round of the playoffs has officially come to an end, and the second round has already started. That means it's time to look back at my first round predictions, and see how accurate (or inaccurate) they were. It also means it's time to make my second round predictions, before too much of each … Continue reading Recapping My Weirdly Accurate First-Round Predictions, and Predicting the Second Round
The Boston Celtics have concluded their first-round sweep of the Brooklyn Nets, and I have to say, I don't think anyone saw this coming. Some people predicted that the Celtics would win the series (such as myself), but I thought it would be a long, hard-fought grueling series that ended with a dramatic Game Seven. … Continue reading What’s Next for the Celtics and the Nets?
Good morning! There were a lot of playoff games last night; let's highlight the three best games. Heat/Hawks: Game 1 Credit to Michael Reaves of Getty Images for Picture Trae Young was ready to carry the Atlanta Hawks to victory. Unfortunately, the Miami Heat had a game plan to shut down Young, and they … Continue reading The Daily Three-Pointer: Playoff Edition
The NBA playoffs started yesterday. With no time to waste, here are my predictions for the first-round: Eastern Conference: #1 Heat vs #8 Hawks Credit to USA Today Sports for Picture In theory, the Heat should have no problem handling the Hawks. They have Kyle Lowry, Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo Victor Oladipo, Tyler … Continue reading My First Round NBA Playoff Predictions
Sunday marked the final day of the NBA regular season, which featured every single NBA team. Let's recap some of the more important games quickly: Credit to Brian Babineau of Getty Images for Picture The Boston Celtics defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 139-110, with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown putting up big numbers. Both of these … Continue reading A Look at the Final Day of NBA Basketball and Play-In Predictions
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