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With one second left on the clock, you can hope to make a game winning shot. But is it realistic to expect that is enough time? Isn’t that the type of situation which gave berth to the phrase “there is only time to put up a prayer.”
If LeBron James is on [...]

The 16-team field that started out the NBA playoffs in late April is now down to eight teams. First round playoffs concluded over the weekend and without missing a dribble, the second round has already started.
Two teams were pushed to a Game 7 before making it into the NBA’s elite eight second round, the [...]

The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics dodged a bullet and the Chicago Bulls in their first round playoff matchup. The Celtics won Game 7 Saturday to advance to the second round.
After four overtime finishes in the first six games in this series, another close game wouldn’t have surprised anyone. The underdog Bulls started [...]

I became a Chicago Bulls fan this week. I was looking forward to the NBA playoffs weeks before they started. And once they started, the Bulls series with the defending champion Boston Celtics has been the most fun to watch.
Thursday night’s Game 6 was one for the ages, going into triple overtime before [...]

Led by Ronnie Brewer’s great defense on Kobe Bryant, the Utah Jazz upset the Lakers Thursday night. Deron Williams hit a game winning shot for Utah with 2.2 left in an 88-86 Utah win.
After Williams’ basket, Brewer still had to keep Kobe from making a game winner in those last 2.2 seconds. The [...]

Derrick Rose’s first NBA playoff game was a record setter. The Chicago Bulls’ rookie guard slashed up the Boston Celtics’ defense Saturday.
He drove the lane left and right, making a few layups and a lot of short bank shots in traffic. He also had some nice dishes to his teammates, including an allie-oop [...]

The regular season does matter in the NBA. Even the last game of the regular season matters. Teams were so close in both conferences entering last night’s regular season finales that the outcome of this last game determined who played who in six of the eight first round match-ups.
In the Western Conference, three [...]

All 16 NBA playoff teams are now set. But the seeding order which determines who plays who still has a lot of unknowns.
The Western Conference in particular could still see a lot of shuffling of positions even though there are only three games left in the regular season. Out of eight seeds, only [...]