5/9/11 Heat 98 Celtics 90 OT Mia leads 3-1 Dwayne Wade and LeBron James have the defending Eastern Conference Champions on the brink of elimination after an overtime victory in game 4. Boston’s Paul Pierce missed a game winning jumper at the end of regulation, and Miami went on to control the overtime session. James… Read More Working Overtime

5/8/11 Mavericks 122 Lakers 86 Dal wins 4-0 There will be no Lakers 3-peat and there will be a new NBA Champion this year. The Dallas Mavericks scored early and often to win game 4 and sweep the defending champions out of the playoffs. Jason Terry tied a NBA Playoff high of 9 three point… Read More Knocked Off Their Perch

5/7/11 Grizzlies 101 Thunder 93 OT Mem leads 2-1 And their hands go up…and they stay there!! Playing in front of their home crowd, Zach Randolph and Mike Conley Jr led a fourth quarter rally that sent the game into overtime. The Grizzlies would control the overtime and win the game. They now hold a… Read More Fighting Back

5/6/11 Bulls 99 Hawks 82 Chi leads 2-1 Derrick Rose put on a MVP performance friday night, torching the Atlanta Hawks for 44 points. The Chicago Bulls led from the start and blew out the Hawks. Along with his 44 points, Rose had 7 assists and 5 rebounds. Jeff Teague was once again the Hawks’… Read More Slipping Awayyy!

The Boston Celtics are in a hole, and as predicted Shaquille O’Neal will return to the Boston lineup for game 3. Although I thought he would be back for game 2, I did say he will be back when the Celts absolutely needed him. Well the Diesel is back!

5/4/11 Bulls 86 Hawks 73 Series tied 1-1 On the night where Derrick Rose hoisted up his MVP trophy in front of the United Center crowd, the Chicago Bulls put in a stellar defensive effort to tie the series. The Bulls held the high powered Atlanta Hawks to 73 points. Rose led the Bulls with… Read More Script Change

Blake Griffin was the unanimous selection for NBA Rookie of the Year wednesday.

5/3/11 Heat 102 Celtics 91 Mia leads 2-0 Miami used a late fourth quarter run to land a thunderous blow to the Boston Celtics tuesday and take a commanding 2-0 series lead. The series now moves to Boston for game 3 and 4. Miami’s big 3 combined for 80 points, led by LeBron James’ 35.… Read More Thundering On

Derrick Rose won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award tuesday.  Rose easily beat out Dwight Howard and LeBron James for the award.  Rose is the first Chicago Bulls player to win the award since Michael Jordan in 1998.

5/2/11 Mavericks 96 Lakers 94 Dal leads 1-0 Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks went into Staples Arena and stole game 1 of their second round series with the Los Angeles Lakers. After trailing by as many as 16 points early in the 3rd quarters the Mavs fought their way back into the game. They… Read More Redirkulous!

5/2/11 Hawks 103 Bulls 95 Atl leads 1-0 Joe Johnson delivered a dominant performance as the Hawks went into Chicago and stole game 1 of the their Eastern Conference Semifinals series with the Chicago Bulls. Johnson torched the Bulls for 34 points. Atlanta came out the gates fast, rushing out to a 9-0 lead. With… Read More Not Your Average Joe