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Game Notes: Jazz @ Lakers, Game 5 [SLAM Online + 14 others]

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:30:13 PDT

Los Angeles Lakers

Game Notes: Jazz @ Lakers, Game 5
Posted 27 hours ago at SLAM Online
by Marcel Mutoni I’ll keep this brief… -There are no great truths to be gleaned from the Laker victory in Game Five, except for maybe this: The Lakers, predictably fired up, came out and delivered the first series of punches and never trailed..

Gasol Boozers the Jazz to a W
Posted 21 hours ago at The Association
By Craig Kwasniewski Pau Gasol may or may not have pushed Memo Okur in the back for a gave saving put-back dunk as the Laker won a very critical Game 5 last night . Here are a few thoughts from last night's game from what I saw from my...

Postcards From LA, Vol. 9: One Lakers Fan Tracks His Team Through the NBA Playoffs
Posted 27 hours ago at Empty the Bench
As long as the Los Angeles Lakers survive through the 2008 NBA playoffs, Empty the Bench’s West Coast correspondent Christopher Thell will be submitting a local fan’s take on his beloved Lakers’ postseason trials, tribulations...

Lakers-Jazz Game 5 Live Blog
Posted 43 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Lakers , NBA Live Blogging , NBA Playoffs , Jazz , Featured Stories The Lakers will need to do a whole lot more than stand around and watch tonight if they want to get Game 5. The Jazz were able to have their way offensively for two...

5 Things to Keep an Eye on: Jazz at Lakers, Game 5
Posted 44 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Lakers , Western , NBA Playoffs , Jazz , Los Angeles In another of our continuing series , five things to keep an eye out for tonight in the Jazz-Lakers Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 5 this evening. 1. Is The Back Back?: All...

Crucifido’s Corner: Lakers vs. Jazz (Round 2 / Game 5 5/14/08)
Posted 21 hours ago at Los Angeles Lakers
The Big 3 Play Big – Game 5 Goes The Lakers’ Way It was Game 5, the most important game in a 7 game series if you ask me. Game 5’s usually swing momentum, regardless of home court, to the winner. With some fight, some spectacular play from the..

Crucifido’s Corner: Lakers vs. Jazz (Round 2 / Game 4 5/11/08)
Posted 21 hours ago at Los Angeles Lakers
All Tied Up And Back To L.A. The Lakers went into Game 4 looking to get the win and wrap things up back home in 5, which would’ve been a real nice way to get some more rest before the next round and let the (now multiplying) bumps and bruises get...

Crucifido’s Corner: Lakers vs. Jazz (Round 2 / Game 2 5/7/08)
Posted 21 hours ago at Los Angeles Lakers
One Trophy Down Two To Go It’s been a heck of an exciting time for the Lakers and their fans these last couple of days. The Lakers went up 1-0 in this second round and above all else; Kobe finally snagged his first MVP trophy. As the presentation...

May 14: Lakers 111, Jazz 104
Posted 30 hours ago at InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog
The AP reports: Kobe Bryant scored 26 points despite not attempting a field goal in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers extended the stunning home success by NBA teams in the second round of the playoffs by beating the Utah Jazz 111-104 on Wednesday...

Three Lakers Score 20+, Beat Jazz 111-104
Posted 35 hours ago at Slam Dunk Central
Home court advantage in the Los Angeles-Utah series has been huge, with each team winning on their home court. While that is true, Kobe Bryant just simply wanted to be able to play on Wednesday night, battling a

Five is alive!
Posted 34 hours ago at Lakers Blog
Really, we'll do anything to work a Short Circuit reference into a post. It's so transparent and cheap. But damn if that movie isn't the epitome of delightful! The way Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg were able to enhance their own humanity via an...

Lakers defeat Jazz, lead series 3-2
Posted 36 hours ago at Los Angeles Lakers
Coming soon…

Live from Staples- Lakers vs. Jazz, Game 5
Posted 39 hours ago at Lakers Blog
Technically, it's not a must win, so we'll call it a "Damn, it sure would be seriously freakin' helpful to" win. Kobe took his pregame shots with Sasha on his back, so I guess he's feeling okay. I might have made that last part up. BK with the...

Lakers/Jazz Game 5 Chat
Posted 47 hours ago at Forum Blue And Gold
I think "> "> ">Mark Heisler is right . (Hey, it was bound to happen.) At times we fans can be a little harsh on players — on Kobe for not running the offense in overtime, despite playing through enough pain to bench every other player in the...

"BACK" to action
Posted 48 hours ago at Lakers Blog
Took a team of writers to come up with that gem, folks. But all terrible puns aside, tonight does indeed mark commencement of a pivotal game 5 between the Jazz and the Lakers (7:30 pm PST, TNT). One that will feature Kobe Bryant playing through the...

Game Notes: Cleveland at Boston Game 5 [SLAM Online + 13 others]

Thu, 15 May 2008 05:52:53 PDT

Boston Celtics

Game Notes: Cleveland at Boston Game 5
Posted 28 hours ago at SLAM Online
By Jon Evans Far be it from me to attempt to craft some contrived introduction to this game. I’m going to assume that Lebron James has made sure you’re paying attention to this pivotal game 5 . PRE An hour prior to the tip, hoards of reporter

Ep. 311: Season Savior
Posted 27 hours ago at The Basketball Jones
The Basketball Jones — The Fix — Episode 311 (.mp3) On today’s show, Tas and I discuss the Celtics new Big Three, why the Cavs loathe the first 15 seconds of the shot clock, if Boozer is hurting Jazz, Scal’s leather, which current

Ballin’: The NBA, Where Home Teams Don’t Lose
Posted 27 hours ago at The Big Lead » NBA
If we could read his berry: “Not this year.” Boston 96, Cleveland 89: What really hurt was the end of the first half. Rondo hit two three’s and Ray Allen hit one and a 13-point lead with about four minutes left in the half was...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 5/15
Posted 26 hours ago at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
Herald Home cooking again suits Celtics Rajon Rondo’s all grown up FL's Take: Rondo was incredible last night. I am glad Doc left him in for the whole 2nd half and didn't put Cassell back in. That was a good decision on Doc's part. I would...

Comments from the Other Side - Cavs Game 5
Posted 29 hours ago at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
Here are comments found around the Cavs boards during their game 5 with the Celtics. It is pretty funny that the Cavs fans were talking about the refs being biased and the Celtics getting all the calls but yet the Cavs took 18 more free throws...

Rajon Rondo Elevates Celtics over Cavs in Game 5
Posted 29 hours ago at Celtics 17
LeBron James said it best: “Without Rondo , it would have been a much tougher game for them to win. He was definitely the player of the game tonight.” MVN’s own Cavalier Attitude credits Rondo as well, in addition to the...

May 14: Celtics 96, Cavs 89
Posted 30 hours ago at InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog
The AP reports: Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 16 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo added 20 points and 13 assists as the Celtics beat the Cavaliers 96-89 on Wednesday night to move within a win of the Eastern Conference finals… “We know it’s a...

Panic Grips Cleveland As Millions Jump Off Bandwagon
Posted 28 hours ago at perkisabeast.com Blog
Certainly my favorite comment on the Cleveland Plain Dealer today. Maybe its a good lesson for the Celtics fans, whose testicular fortitude in the past few days has certainly been tested. Man up boys, we’re ending this thing on Friday. ...

Boarding School: Celtics Win Game 5 and Battle on the Boards
Posted 33 hours ago at Cavalier Attitude
Remember one of the “key stats” from Game 4? The team that has won the rebounding battle had won each of the first four games of this Eastern Conference semifinal series. That trend continued Wednesday night in Game 5 (disturbingly,...

What Can Brown Do For You?
Posted 36 hours ago at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
These would be what you call “Playoff fouls.” Don’t underestimate how important fouls like this are in the playoffs. It tells everyone that it won’t be easy… so your jumper had better be ..

Are the Celtics front-runners?
Posted 37 hours ago at Green Bandwagon
This is something I’ve thought about for a while now. Of course Bill Simmons’ recent article on the state of the Celtics, which I referenced in my last post, only hammered home that point with the following snippet: "Play hard, feed...

Cavaliers Let Celtics Off The Hook As Boston Storms Back To Win 96-89 Lead Series 3-2
Posted 35 hours ago at Slam Dunk Central
Sometimes you can the whole story of a game just by the numbers, that was the case in game five of the Eastern Conference Semi-Final series between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers. If you follow the string this series of numbers...

Rondo!
Posted 34 hours ago at Can Danny?
Great game by Rondo. The only thing better would have been if Eddie House got the backup minutes instead of Sam Cassell. The C's need to go into Cleveland as if it is game 7 and close out this series. I have to be honest, I don't like the idea...

Cavaliers Let Celtics Off The Hook As Boston Storms Back To Win 96-82 Lead Series 3-2
Posted 36 hours ago at Slam Dunk Central
Sometimes you can the whole story of a game just by the numbers, that was the case in game five of the Eastern Conference Semi-Final series between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers. If you follow the string this series of numbers...

Spurs Fans in Competition With Utah Jazz Fans in 'Acting Shamefully' Category [FanHouse - %CategoryName% + 6 others]

Fri, 16 May 2008 05:22:00 PDT

San Antonio Spurs

Spurs Fans in Competition With Utah Jazz Fans in 'Acting Shamefully' Category
Posted 5 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Hornets , Spurs , Western , NBA Fans , NBA Playoffs , Featured Stories Last week when there was a large amount of hub-hub about Utah Jazz fans being classless, I understood why a lot of people were upset. The guy holding up one eye?...

May 15: Spurs 99, Hornets 80
Posted 8 hours ago at InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog
The AP reports: The defending champions beat the New Orleans Hornets, 99-80 in Game 6, staying alive and forcing a winner-take-all Game 7 on Monday in New Orleans… Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and...

The Hornets beat the Spurs; series tied at 3-3
Posted 12 hours ago at Hornets247.com Blog
Game 7 it is then. As has been the story all series, the home team came away with a bow out victory tonight. After a great, competitive first half, the third quarter was again the difference as the Spurs outscored our Hornets 20-12 and built up a...

Manu And Duncan Lead Spurs Over Hornets 99-80 Game Seven Monday
Posted 11 hours ago at Slam Dunk Central
So now the question is did the San Antonio Spurs just extend their series against the New Orleans Hornets by one more game Thursday night? Or was this the breakthrough game that the defending NBA Champions have been waiting for all series? We...

Game Day Open Thread: Game 6 - Hornets @ Spurs
Posted 18 hours ago at Hornets247.com Blog
Alright, so we've got Game 6 in San Antonio tonight. The Spurs need the win to stay alive and force a deciding Game 7 on Monday. Victory for the Hornets would put us in the Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. Tyson Chandler and...

There's No Seven Without Six
Posted 20 hours ago at Pounding The Rock
The '07-08 San Antonio Spurs have played the '07-08 New Orleans Hornets nine times, squaring off on four occasions during the regular season and five more in their second round playoff series. So what have they learned about their opponents? ...

Game 6 Preview: Hornets vs. Spurs
Posted 20 hours ago at The NBA Source
Tonight in San Antonio, the Spurs face a challenge that they have rarely had since they began their NBA dynasty: win or go home. That’s right, the Spurs are down three to two, trying to continue the trend of home teams winning to force a game...

Bad News Cavs: Boobie Out [SLAM Online + 6 others]

Fri, 16 May 2008 06:13:08 PDT

Cleveland Cavaliers

Bad News Cavs: Boobie Out
Posted 4 hours ago at SLAM Online
Daniel Gibson’s injured left shoulder - he hurt it in the fourth quarter of Game Five in Boston - will keep him out of action for 1-2 weeks. © Marcel Mutoni for SLAM Online , 2008. | Permalink | No comment Add to...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 5/16
Posted 2 hours ago at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
Herald For Celtics, giant ‘Q’ remains Ray Allen’s play is offensive Doc Rivers puts focus on ending series FL's Take: The Celtics definitely need to end the series tonight. They can win a championship without winning on the road, but their

FINISH THEM!!
Posted 5 hours ago at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
One thing we know… basketball will be played in Boston on Sunday. The only thing we need to figure out is if we’ll be playing Cleveland… or Detroit. The Celtics fans I’ve been talking to are feeling confident about...

Boobie Most Likely Out For The Year
Posted 12 hours ago at Cavalier Attitude
Whether it be just one more game or 16 more games, one thing about the remainder of this postseason will be different from last year’s magical run: No Daniel Gibson. Boobie will probably miss the rest of these playoffs with a separated left...

Gibson To Miss Game Six Due To Bum Shoulder
Posted 16 hours ago at Slam Dunk Central
The Associated Press reported Thursday that Cleveland Cavaliers reserve shooting guard Daniel Gibson will not be available to play Friday night against the Boston Celtics in game six due to a separated left shoulder. Gibson hurt his shoulder...

Athlete LeBron But Kid Cavs
Posted 15 hours ago at Cavalier Attitude
:(. That was a really, really, really tough game to lose. Especially considering how well LeBron played in the first half and how well the team did in the first half. I was thinking at halftime: “All we need to do is step up offensively and...

Gibson Out
Posted 21 hours ago at CelticsBlog
ESPN reports: (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/news/story?id=3397791) INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Cavaliers point guard Daniel Gibson has a separated left shoulder and will miss Cleveland's Game 6 against the Boston Celtics. Gibson,...

Celtics-Cavs Game 5 Live Blog [FanHouse - %CategoryName% + 14 others]

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:45:00 PDT

Cleveland Cavaliers

Celtics-Cavs Game 5 Live Blog
Posted 46 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Celtics , Cavaliers , Eastern , NBA Live Blogging , NBA Playoffs , Boston , Cleveland , Featured Stories , The Word Sorry, Celtics fans, but as of right now the only thing 66 wins gets you is a supporting role in LeBron James ' poster....

5 Things to Keep an Eye on: Cavs at Celtics, Game 5
Posted 46 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Celtics , Cavaliers , Eastern , NBA Playoffs , Boston , Cleveland In another of our continuing series , five things to keep an eye out for tonight in the Cavs-Celtics Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 5 this evening. 1. This Is Not...

One to Go
Posted 38 hours ago at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
Exhale. Take deep breaths. Think happy thoughts. I was doing all those things in final two minutes of this one. The Celtics beat the Cavs 96-89 to take a 3-2 series lead. This was one helluva rollercoaster ride. Cleveland jumped out to a 14 point...

Rondo Comes Up Big as Celtics Go Up 3-2 in Series
Posted 38 hours ago at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
It was a good omen right from the start of this game as Perk won the tip although the first minute was sloppy on both sides with a 24 second violation on each team and a defensive 3 second violation on KG. The Cavs came out strong to begin the...

Elsewhere in the Eastern Conference …
Posted 41 hours ago at Detroit Bad Boys
I’m going to try something weird — I’m live-blogging the Celtics-Cavs game over at FanHouse , but I’m pretty sure I can also embed it here … let’s see if this works.

Not Looking Good
Posted 40 hours ago at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
LeBron went off in the first half. He dropped 23 points as the Cavs lead 46-43 at the break. On the plus side, the Celtics have played like absolute garbage and only trail by 3. Ray Allen continues to suck, making us long for Brian Scalabrine in...

Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Open Game Thread - Game 5
Posted 41 hours ago at Green Bandwagon
A little late on getting this one up. That may be because I'm traumatized by the Celtics right now. And they're not exactly off to a great start. They need this one. Go C's.

NBA Playoffs: A Wednesday Night Viewer's Guide
Posted 43 hours ago at Deadspin: Nba
Basketbawful is here to do the Hump-day Hump. Which isn't as dirty as it sounds. Unless giving you tonight's NBA playoff preview can be considered pornographic. Cleveland versus Boston: Game 5 Home sweet home, Part I. As stoppable as the Celtics...

Remember Cleveland, Either Way You Lose
Posted 47 hours ago at perkisabeast.com Blog
Art Modell was just the beginning …. Web www.perkisabeast.com

More Chatting With The Enemy
Posted 50 hours ago at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
We’ve taken time from some back and forth with Rick from WaitingForNextYear.com . If you missed it… here’s our first conversation (pre-series) and our second conversation (after game 1). Rick (WFNY): Well, it’s best..

Its time to step it up - A Beef Stallone Commentary
Posted 48 hours ago at perkisabeast.com Blog
Tonight is the night that we turn this series around. A win puts Cleveland on the ropes. However, the truth needs to be spoken. The big three really need to step it up, and this starts with Kevin Garnett. While Garnett has done a pretty good job...

Should Doc Shake-up the Line-up?
Posted 53 hours ago at Celtics 17
Doc hasn’t fiddled with the starting line-up all season. If a healthy Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins have been available, they have always started. But if you haven’t noticed in this Cavs...

Game 5 Liveblog
Posted 52 hours ago at CelticsBlog
Catch the liveblog on Drivefor17.TV (http://www.drivefor17.tv/) CSN Press Release:BURLINGTON, MA – It’s a best-of-three seriesand Celtics fans are on edge. Comcast SportsNet offers fans a chance to ventand to quiz its insiders on...

C's Look to Regain Control
Posted 53 hours ago at CelticsBlog
2 @ 2 Round 2, Game 5Wednesday, May 148:00 PM ET TV: TNT TD BankNorth Garden Chat (index.php?option=com_wrapper Itemid=240) l Game Thread (index.php?option=com_smf Itemid=64 topic=17743.0) Here we are, heading into Game 5 of the...

Call me, so I can make it juicy for ya
Posted 59 hours ago at Cavalier Attitude
On Tuesday, I sent an email to the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Terry Pluto about this piece that he wrote on Monday before Game 4. Pluto spent a lot of time explaining the way contracts work in the NBA and how it would be very difficult for a...

Terry Porter Leading Candidate for Suns Head Coach [Bright Side Of The Sun + 2 others]

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:47:21 PDT

Phoenix Suns

Terry Porter Leading Candidate for Suns Head Coach
Posted 17 hours ago at Bright Side Of The Sun
Suns flagship radio station host Gambo who typically has very good sources within the Suns is reporting that Terry Porter was interviewed yesterday in Detroit and that he's the leading candidate. Here's a look at his coaching resume : On...

Suns Examining Mustached Former Player, Bucks Fall Guy for Coach
Posted 16 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Suns , Western , Phoenix So it has come to this. Two years removed from an appearance in the Western Conference Finals, the Suns are now examining Lakers and mustache/glass combo legend Kurt Rambis (first reported here and then by...

Suns interview Terry Porter
Posted 11 hours ago at Detroit Bad Boys
From Chris McCosky of the Detroit News : Pistons lead assistant Terry Porter met with Phoenix Suns general manager Steve Kerr Thursday in Birmingham. Porter, the former Milwaukee Bucks head coach, is the first candidate to formally interview for...

Artest Not Opting Out? [The NBA Source + 3 others]

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:58:44 PDT

Ron Artest

Artest Not Opting Out?
Posted 76 minutes ago at The NBA Source
This was Ron Artest talking about possibly becoming a free agent June 30th in the Sacramento Bee : “My agent (Mark Stevens) is on a business trip. We have not talked about opting out at all. The playoffs just got me thinking that if me and...

Carlisle Really Wants to Coach Artest Again
Posted 37 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Kings , Mavericks , Western , NBA Rumors , Dallas Rick Carlisle was asked in a Dallas radio interview this week if he'd ever consider a reunion with Ron Artest , and he wasn't able to hide his enthusiasm about the idea. Tim McMahon of...

Rick Carlisle Wants Ron Artest Back in His Life
Posted 28 hours ago at SLAM Online
by Marcel Mutoni The enduring image - the one that will remain with us forever - from the brief Rick Carlisle/Ron Artest marriage in Indy is that of Ron Ron pummeling Detroit Pistons fans in their seats. Despite that, Carlisle sounds like...

Ron Artest For Josh Howard?
Posted 44 hours ago at Sactown Royalty
Place this one firmly under the heading of "rumor mill," but Sam Amick files this story on his blog in the Sacramento Bee. Cliff notes version - Rick Carlisle loves Ron-Ron and wouldn't mind coaching him again. The bait might be Josh Howard....

"A LeBron James Team..." [CelticsBlog + 12 others]

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:22:13 PDT

LeBron James

"A LeBron James Team..."
Posted 13 hours ago at CelticsBlog
Brian Winhorst writes: (http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/cavs/2008/05/14/cavs-celtics-game-5/) After the game, LeBron made a little proclamation: “A LeBron James teamis never desperate.” I sort of differ on that one, but his point...

LeBron Was Better In Game 4
Posted 23 hours ago at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
Almost everywhere you look, you will read something about Game 5 being LeBron’s “finest performance” of the series. That’s a total load of crap written by people who only look at the “points” column of the...

KG Feels Up LeBron, Is Impressed
Posted 35 hours ago at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
We take a break from basketball talk to bring you childish dick jokes. KG… looks like you got a handful of something there… we’ve got some women who read Red’s Army… care to help them with any details? ...

Pierce Understands Where LeBron’s Mom Was Coming from
Posted 51 hours ago at SLAM Online
“She was just coming to her son; that’s how moms are when they see something happening to their kids. My mom probably would’ve done the same thing,” Paul Pierce said. © Marcel Mutoni for SLAM Online , 2008. | ...

10 Camera Angles of LeBron’s Dunk on KG
Posted 50 hours ago at Dime
Every possible video angle of LeBron’s dunk on KG from NBA.com.Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, nba playoffss

Lebron Screams at Own Mother, BP Laughs for Two Straight Days
Posted 44 hours ago at I *Heart* Celtics
You've all heard the story- Lebron James went barreling into the crowd in Game 4 and wound up screaming at his own mother. This information is too hilarious to pass up on this blog, so I will comment on it starting NOW. Lebron has the angle on...

Paul Pierce, LeBron James, LeBron's Mom...
Posted 52 hours ago at Green Bandwagon
For those of you who missed it the first time around the Pierce/LeBron's mom interaction just strikes me as bizarre. And yes I missed 3/4 of the game because of work, caught the 4th quarter and then went to bed at midnight because I had work the...

Gloria and LeBron James
Posted 69 hours ago at SLAM Online
I didn’t know what Ms. Gloria James looked like from behind, through a television screen, so when I saw LeBron mouth “Sit yo’ a$$ down!” I just laughed and clapped my hands. I thought Bron had just forcefully dismissed some...

Tuesday afternoon man love
Posted 68 hours ago at Basketbawful
Today's beefcake surprise is getting slopped onto your plate lunch lady-style by Basketbawful readers Wesley and Jimmy P. Wesley said: "I just saw this picture of LeBron's monster dunk at the end of game 4. KG has a huge handful of man-meat."...

LeBron Wasn’t Very Nice to His Mom Last Night
Posted 3 days ago at SLAM Online
by Marcel Mutoni For a brief moment last night, LeBron James’s intensity got the best of him, and he used some not-so-nice language when addressing his mother. Gloria James made the mistake of (loudly) coming to her son’s defense...

OH YEAH, LEBRON YELLED AT HIS MOM
Posted 72 hours ago at With Leather
In all of our haste to cover unimportant things like the " score " and the " game-turning play ," With Leather neglected the story that so many bloggers rubbed their boners against in a shameless display of sports fan frottage:...

The Big and Small of LeBron James
Posted 75 hours ago at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
You know the play I'm talking about . In the waning moments of Game 4 against the mighty Celtics last night, you were surprised to find yourself wondering ... wait, is this nailbiter becoming a blowout? It was a contest that was all about defense,...

ESPN: LeBron Speaks After Cavs Tie Series At Two
Posted 3 days ago at Slam Dunk Central

5 Things to Keep an Eye on: Hornets at Spurs, Game 6 [FanHouse - %CategoryName% + 2 others]

Thu, 15 May 2008 05:50:00 PDT

New Orleans Hornets

5 Things to Keep an Eye on: Hornets at Spurs, Game 6
Posted 28 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Hornets , Spurs , Western , NBA Playoffs , New Orleans In another of our continuing series , five things to keep an eye out for tonight in the Hornets-Spurs Western Conference Semifinals Game 6 this evening. 1. Backs To The Wall: Well,...

Hornets vs. Spurs, Game 5 recap
Posted 20 hours ago at SLAM Online
By Aggrey Sam and Toney Blare Pre-game AS: The Spurs locker room is very quiet. I take that as a sign of focus. I was wrong. Does anybody know what the No. 35 patches on their shooting shirts stand for? I forgot to ask. Rudy Gay is walking...

Round 2, Game 6: vs New Orleans
Posted 41 hours ago at Pounding The Rock
The Spurs face an elimination game. It has been a while since we've been in this position. The Hornets on the other hand, face a close out game. Rumor has it they are the hardest. I hope so. I really believe we will win...

Cavs' Daniel Gibson Out for Game 6 [FanHouse - %CategoryName% + 3 others]

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:37:00 PDT

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cavs' Daniel Gibson Out for Game 6
Posted 26 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Celtics , Cavaliers , NBA Injuries , NBA Playoffs Whatever hopes the Cavaliers had of winning the final two games of the series against the Celtics just took a huge hit, as sharp-shooter Daniel Gibson has been ruled out of Game 6 with...

I knew Cleveland Wouldn’t Disappoint Me
Posted 24 hours ago at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
Oh Cleveland… I knew you had a mentally retarded rapper on YouTube somewhere. You couldn’t let Atlanta hog all the glory. I’m guessing this guy wants us to stop fouling LeBron. He’s also smoking dope. You...

It Ain’t Easy Being Green: Deciphering Whether These Playoffs Are As Schizophrenic As They Look
Posted 24 hours ago at perkisabeast.com Blog
Will they or won’t they show? That’s the million dollar question right now as we go into Friday night’s showdown in Cleveland. What Boston Celtics team are we going to see? Further, what if we go seven games again? What does...

DOWN, not out…
Posted 24 hours ago at Columbus Cavs
1st Quarter LeBron Highlight Pierce hits a three to tie the game at 7-7, LeBron misses a three, knows it was a bad shot, just grabs and rips the ball out of Pierce’s hands on the other end, runs down, and gets fouled on a layup for a three...