Finally.
At the beginning of the week, I imagined myself writing some kind of epic preview for the series. Instead, what’s happened is that I’ve been so excited about everything that I’ve been unable to put anything together. I think it’ll get easier after Game 1, when I finally get…
May 05, 2007, 7:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Cinco de Mayo
Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone!
May 05, 2007, 6:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
(un)OPEN PLAYOFF THREAD: Jazz @ Rockets- TNT Saturday (6:30pm) - A date with who?
Rockets (W-L): 52-30 Jazz (W-L): 51-31 Time: 6:30pm PST TV: TNT To be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion it really doesn't matter who we play next. Beating the Mavs in the first round felt like winning the damn Super Bowl in the Bay Area (ok exaggeration). Not only did it show the world our…
May 05, 2007, 6:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
PLAYOFF Game Thread: Bulls vs. Pistons Game 1
First, thanks to Rick Morrissey for pointing out how lame of an idea the 'trash talk' or 'bulletin board material' that Andres Nocioni provided is this week. There's not a whole lot of brashness in it. There's belief, which is what there should be after you've just finished sweeping the…
May 05, 2007, 3:45 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Kobe Bryant update
Sometimes in this line of work, you get a few good, interesting quotes from a guy and are thrilled. Other days, you get so many good, interesting quotes from a guy that there's no way to fit them all into your stories. This was a day when Kobe Bryant had so much to say about the need for the Lakers…
May 05, 2007, 06:45 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Phil Jackson update
Phil Jackson indicated he'll probably get his left hip replaced this summer and is determined not to miss any of training camp this time. He said his coaching has been hurt last season and early this season by not being able to stride out authoritatively onto the court and physically correct a…
May 05, 2007, 06:45 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Chris Mihm update
Chris Mihm is ready to start full-speed treadmill running and plans to begin full-scale basketball work by July 1, the start of the free-agent period. Especially if he's not too impressive in auditions for other teams, he might well come back to the Lakers for a prove-you're-healthy season as a…
May 05, 2007, 06:30 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Smush Parker update
Smush Parker was flat-out told by Phil Jackson that he wouldn't be invited back, yet Parker didn't have the guts to tell reporters that despite being asked repeatedly about his future. Parker also blamed us for some of his troubles, saying his complaints about Jackson benching him a month ago late…
May 05, 2007, 06:30 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Post Game 6 Links: The World Was SHOCKED!
The Mavericks' season is over, but the Warriors' has just begun. Before we move on let's take a final look back at this series: Warriors Beat the Mavs 4-2!! Game 1: Pre-Game 1 Links | Preview | Recap | Post Game 1 Links Game 2: Preview | Recap |…
May 05, 2007, 05:45 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Don't take it for granted
Washington -- It may have seemed routine and, all things considered, easy for the Cavs to dispatch the Wizards in four games. There was franchise history made tonight. The Cavs had never swept a series, they'd never even won back-to-back...
May 05, 2007, 03:30 AM ET from Cavaliers Blog by Brian Windhorst
The other series is dragging, eh
Toronto -- So I busted tail up here to T.O. after the Cavs took care of business in the lower 48 to watch what I thought was going to be a closeout game last night between the Raptors and Nets....
May 05, 2007, 03:15 AM ET from Cavaliers Blog by Brian Windhorst
Three and almost out
Washington -- Cavs take Game 3 98-92. At least it was entertaining, right? Not that anyone in NE Ohio was paying attention to anything but the Browns and NFL Draft. Well, in case you weren't watching... --Zydrunas Ilgauskas is playing...
May 05, 2007, 03:00 AM ET from Cavaliers Blog by Brian Windhorst
Yee-ness, D.C. parties and more
Washington -- Very little buzz here in D.C. over the impending Game 3, but that is understandable. While the Wizards tag this town as the most powerful city in the world, it's also a place that loves a winner and...
May 05, 2007, 02:45 AM ET from Cavaliers Blog by Brian Windhorst
A rainy Game 2
--Don't confuse Drew Gooden's Let it Rain with Pacman Jones Make it Rain. One involves a geeky-looking hand gesture. The other $81,000 in cash and strippers.--Drew informed me tonight that he can't do his rain dance until he makes at...
May 05, 2007, 02:30 AM ET from Cavaliers Blog by Brian Windhorst
Game 2, let's preview
Some thoughts for tonight: --It is no surprise to most objective observers, but Eddie Jordan says Brendan Haywood is going to get some more playing time tonight. He is doing this out of need, not out of desire. Everyone I...
May 05, 2007, 02:15 AM ET from Cavaliers Blog by Brian Windhorst
So you want more Xs and Os, eh?
I got a great deal of feedback on my column on Sunday, which was about two things. One, it was my view of the five different levels at which people watch games. Second, it was an in-depth breakdown of the...
May 05, 2007, 02:00 AM ET from Cavaliers Blog by Brian Windhorst
Cavs finish the job, up 1-0
--It wasn't pretty, but the Cavs ground it out to take the lead in the series so today is a smashing success with a 97-82 win. Yet neither team played all that well and the Cavs let the Wizards hang...
May 05, 2007, 01:45 AM ET from Cavaliers Blog by Brian Windhorst
End of 3 and Cavs still up by 7, but it's still up in the air
--The offense still ain't great, it is wheezing on the execution scale. Just two assists that quarter for the Cavs again. But the defense continues to keep the Wizards guards out of the lane and the easy points to a...
May 05, 2007, 01:30 AM ET from Cavaliers Blog by Brian Windhorst
Scouting the Nets
Finally it is known for sure the Cavs will get the New Jersey Nets in the first round. Although Game 6 tonight was much tighter than I thought. The Raptors died hard. Here are the game times:Game 1 - Sunday,...
May 05, 2007, 01:15 AM ET from Cavaliers Blog by Brian Windhorst
Don't take it for granted
Washington -- It may have seemed routine and, all things considered, easy for the Cavs to dispatch the Wizards in four games. There was franchise history made tonight. The Cavs had never swept a series, they'd never even won back-to-back...
May 05, 2007, 01:15 AM ET from Cavaliers Blog by Brian Windhorst
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