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Heat vs. Pacers: ECF Preview and Predictions
The Indiana Pacers gave the Miami Heat a bit of a scare in last year’s playoffs, taking a 2-1 series lead in their second round match up. The Heat eventually won the series in six games, and then went on to win the title. This year, the two teams meet again, with a spot in … Continue reading
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When the dust settled, the last teams standing in the wild Western Conference were the San Antonio Spurs and the Memphis Grizzlies. The Western Conference Finals are up next, and once again, we bring you our fearless forecasts for the series. Continue reading
Intro Matchup #1: (1) Miami Heat vs. (8) Milwaukee Bucks RB: No disrespect to the Milwaukee Bucks, but the Miami Heat won’t even have to exert that much effort to win this series. My pick: Miami in 4 Ryan: This isn’t even going to be close. Miami’s a juggernaut, and this will be a warmup round … Continue reading
It’s playoff time once again! Join us as we give our take on the matchups, along with some fearless forecasts on the upcoming NBA playoffs. Let’s start with the Western Conference, which had a very busy last day of the regular season as teams jockeyed for position. Golden State and Houston return to the playoffs, … Continue reading
After the All-Star break, we posted a list of several things to watch for when the regular season resumed. Well, the regular season has now ended, and it’s time to look back at those questions to see what the answers have been. Will LeBron’s hot shooting continue? Of course, he couldn’t keep up those insane … Continue reading
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you probably already know that Kobe Bryant suffered a ruptured achillles tendon in the Lakers’ last game against the Golden State Warriors. It’s a devastating injury for any athlete, and even more so for an athlete of Kobe’s age. The minimum recovery time for this particular injury is … Continue reading
The Dallas Mavericks had it all to play for Tuesday night in Staples Center in Los Angeles. They had an opportunity to get back to .500 and to finally shave their shaggy beards. They had an opportunity to catch the Lakers and the Jazz in the loss column and make the race for the West’s … Continue reading
The Denver Nuggets have won 13 straight games, and last night’s victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder was their most impressive yet. Remember: the Nuggets were on the second night of a road-road back-to-back against two playoff teams. They beat the Chicago Bulls in overtime the night before, then they went into Oklahoma City, where … Continue reading
A lot has been written about Fille Saint Merced Cainglet—news articles, player profiles, fan blogs—none of which has really spoken the words bursting out of my chest. And so to this unacceptable hole in sport literature, I eagerly offer this latest issue of DNBG with the aim of sufficiently chronicling all angles of this crazy … Continue reading
After his meltdown late in the Petron Blaze Boosters’ loss against the Alaska Aces, PBA import and former NBA first-round pick Renaldo Balkman should be sent home. Continue reading
The more Dwight Howard talks to the media, the more he comes off as a self-absorbed prima donna who doesn’t ever want to take responsibility for anything that happens around him. Recently, he said that the players on the really strong Magic teams (including the ’09 team that went to the Finals) were players who … Continue reading
The UAAP board recently passed a new rule that would require a high school graduate from a UAAP school to sit out two years before being able to play for a different UAAP school. The board can say whatever it wants to say about why it is enforcing this new rule, but it won’t change … Continue reading
October 10, 2013 is going to be a date marked by practically every NBA fan in the Philippines. After all, that’s when the Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers are scheduled to take the court at the SM Mall of Asia Arena for a preseason match. This was announced earlier at a press event held … Continue reading
Let’s mince no words here—heck, Minnesota Timberwolves guard JJ Barea didn’t as he walked off the court after a very undeserved ejection on a flagrant 2 call for a body-check on the Miami Heat’s Ray Allen. He called Allen a ‘p*ssy’ repeatedly, with an occasional garnish of the F-word. I agree. One, Ray Allen had … Continue reading
Welcome to One-Legged Fadeaway–the ultimate basketball blog in all the Interwebs that my friends RB and Ryan have been planning for such a long time that I never thought they could actually put their lazy asses to work and really start doing it. But it’s finally here and though you can’t see their faces, please … Continue reading
The Indiana Pacers currently own the third-best record in the East at 33-21, just half a game behind the New York Knicks, the team they completely obliterated two nights ago. This season, they have a 4-1 record against the East’s top two teams, the defending champion Miami Heat and the the aforementioned Knicks. Three of … Continue reading
Now that the NBA All-Star weekend is over, it’s time to get back to the regular season. Teams have about 30 games left to play each, which means a lot of things can still happen. Here are some things to watch for when the regular season resumes: Will LeBron’s hot shooting continue? LeBron James has … Continue reading
It’s time to tune in to our favorite hoops pickup game again, and it looks like the 2013 NBA All-Star Game isn’t going to disappoint. Here are some tidbits from the game. Continue reading
Do the OKC Thunder still have what it takes to win it all? Continue reading
