Posted on May 20, 2008 by mjsenno
It took four games in New Orleans for the defending champs to show up. The boring, monotonous, robotic machine, fundamentally sound, substance without the flash, that has dominated the NBA playoffs for the better part of the decade. Everyone waited for them to emerge in this series and play a big game on the road [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2008 by mjsenno
Arguably the best second round match-up in the NBA playoffs, going to a decisive Game Seven, yet can this series be called a classic if the first six games were all won by the home team by double digits? Since the first games of a playoff series have never been decided by 10 or more [...]
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Posted on May 11, 2008 by mjsenno
Nobody envisioned the defending champs would go down without making this a series. Returning home following two decisive losses, where New Orleans made San Antonio appear old and slow, raising at least a few doubts about its longevity in this postseason, the Spurs responded. Gregg Poppovich made two noticeable adjustments, moving Bruce Bowen off Chris [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2008 by mjsenno
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant officially won his first NBA Most Valuable Player Award, confirming reports that leaked out late last week. Commissioner David Stern will present the Maurice Podoloff Trophy to Bryant prior to Wednesday’s Western Conference Semifinal Game Two against Utah at the Staples Center.
Bryant finished the season averaging [...]
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Posted on April 29, 2008 by mjsenno
San Antonio, Utah, and New Orleans have a chance to end the most lopsided Western Conference playoff round in recent memory. Bad enough the lower seeds have only won three games, six of the 12 games have been decided by double figures – three happen to be in the Utah-Houston series. So much for the [...]
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Posted on April 21, 2008 by mjsenno
This year’s NBA playoffs has it all – except the Knicks. Los Angeles and Boston at the forefront, All-Stars galore, to go along with the most competitive conference in league history. Lakers-Celtics is the NBA’s dream matchup, David Stern TV ratings and dollar signs float through his head just thinking about it. Unfortunately for the [...]
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