Posts Tagged ‘Western Conference’

NBA Playoffs: Letting Game One Slip Away

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

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Another way you could title this post is, “Kobe Takes The First Half Off, Lakers Get Down By 20, Still Win” and it would capture pretty much what went on last night in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final. [...]

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NBA Playoffs: Spurs Survive Hornets Rally

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

The Spurs beat the Hornets last night, earning their right to advance to the Western Conference Finals where they will face Kobe and the Lakers. What did we learn last night? The Spurs are really, really hard to beat when they hit 3-point shots (12-28); the Hornets are probably are year or two [...]

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NBA Playoffs: Questions About Playing Seven

Monday, May 19th, 2008

After a much-needed hiatus, the Spurs and the Hornets are set to resume their playoff series tonight and this time, it’s for all the marbles… or the whole shebang… or perhaps we’re going for a “last man standing” approach. Whatever the case, Game 7 between the Spurs of San Antonio and New Orleans Hornets [...]

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Robert Horry Sets A Mean Back Pick

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Question: was this a hard pick, set to free an attacking Manu Ginobili or was this a dirty play by Big Shot Bob? Another question: would this even be a discussion point if Horry wasn’t involved?

It looks like a smart play from here and if that was Tim Duncan setting the [...]

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NBA Playoffs: Spurs Are Still Champs

Friday, May 16th, 2008

After facing watching them face their first elimination game in over a season, we learned something about the San Antonio Spurs — they aren’t giving up their World Championship designation without a fight. In a series where the home team has had the undisputed upper-hand, the Spurs held serve in what could be their [...]

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NBA Playoffs: Kobe Expected Back For Game 5

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Watching the Jazz and that Lake Show fight to a 2-2 draw during the first four games of their playoff series has been some damn entertaining basketball to watch. And like many of you know, Kobe “MVP” Bryant noticeably wrenched his back during Game 4, a tweak that obviously bothered him as the game [...]

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