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2010 NBA Finals: Celtics Will Remember This Loss for a Long Time
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Bobby Lewis in NBA
This one is going to haunt Boston Celtics fans for a while.
Going into Game Seven on Thursday night, the Celtics had a million things going against them.
Their starting center, Kendrick Perkins, was out of the game with a knee injury. The C's were playing a Game Seven on the road against a team led by the best player on the planet right now—the same team that had just destroyed Boston ...
2010 NBA Playoffs: Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers Final Is Inevitable
Posted: 25th May 2010 by Bobby Lewis in NBA
The Orlando Magic and the Phoenix Suns each gave their fanbases a glimmer of hope with recent victories over the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, respectively. Just when it looked like each conference final was over, the Magic and the Suns pulled out gritty wins to keep hope alive. They each can still get to the NBA Finals.
Except, they won't.
Before Suns and Magic fans start cursing my name, hear ...
Finally, after the last game of the season, the playoff field is set. A lot of players have a lot to prove in the second season and some started proving it in Week 17 with stellar performances.
Buffalo (6-10) def. Indianapolis (14-2), 30-7: Most expected Indy to rest their starters and Buffalo took advantage in administering this beatdown.
However, it bothered me that Indy's starters were basically in just to get Reggie ...
There was no wrap-up this week, so here are recaps of Week 16's most important games:
Where were the Dolphins during the first half of their game against Houston? How can you come out as flat as they did, at home, in an elimination game? Going down 27-0 as early as they did is almost impossible to come back from and as a result, they'll be reduced to the spoiler role ...
Last week's record: 14-2
Overall record: 140-68
Lock of the Week: 11-for-14
Indianapolis (13-0) @ Jacksonville (7-6): Obviously this was written well after this game's conclusion, but I had Indy winning a close, low-scoring game. I didn't think it would be the shootout that it was.
Dallas (8-5) @ New Orleans (13-0): There's no reason why Dallas' December troubles should end here. Lance Moore will be returning for the Saints, which means more four-receiver ...
Like a couple of weeks ago, there was no wrap-up for last week. Finals officially took over my life at the beginning of this week, so I didn't have the time to write one. Here's a very short version of what Week 13 provided us.
Michael Vick certainly had a big week. In the course of Philly's dismantling of the struggling Falcons, Vick rushed for a score and passed for another ...
Last week's record: 7-9
Overall record: 116-60
Lock of the Week: 9-for-12
New York Jets (5-6) @ Buffalo (4-7): Unlike their first encounter, I don't expect the Jets to run for 200 yards, nor do I expect Mark Sanchez to throw a dozen interceptions. Nonetheless, I trust the Bills' D more than the Jets' offense. Buffalo's been playing well lately and they know how to beat the Jets.
On a side note, why is ...
There are just five weeks left in the regular season and the best team in the league has clearly established itself, while others are scrambling to get a playoff spot. This is the time of year when one team gets ridiculously hot and goes into the playoffs on fire. The final part of the season will let us know who that team is this year.
Green Bay (7-4) def. Detroit (2-9), ...
NBA fans know that Allen Iverson has had his problems in the NBA.
We've all heard the now infamous "Practice" rant.
His time in Detroit was a complete debacle.
If you blinked, you probably missed his stint with the Memphis Grizzlies.
But with all of his problems, was there ever a player on the court with Allen Iverson—playing with or against him—who outworked him?
This man has been vilified by GMs around the league, some fans, ...
This article is going to be a little bit different from my other prediction articles as I didn't have a chance to write the wrap-up this week. I've been pretty busy this week with school and going home for the holiday and I figured that it wasn't really worth doing the wrap-up when I would just end upámaking predictions a day later.
So here's a mini-version of my usual end of ...