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Lakers vs. Celtics, Game 3: L.A. Wins and Other Sports Stuff
Posted: 9th June 2010 by Dan Smith in NBA
Rajon Rondo dominated the fourth quarter of Game Two in LA and everyone piled on Derek Fisher.
Again.
In round one it was Russell Westbrook. Deron Williams in round two. Steve Nash in round three. All of those guys are watching as D Fish showed his clutch gene one more time with ten huge fourth quarter points in Boston.
Kobe Bryant is primed for his fifth ring and we all need to ...
The big story of the start of the baseball season would be the great starts by Tampa Bay, San Diego, Cincinnati and Washington.
The other big stories are off the field tales of Hall of Fame players napping and teens getting tasered.
The big debate is about parity. As of right now, there are fifteen teams that are .500 or better. That is great news for those who argue that parity does ...
2010 NBA Playoffs: Cleveland-Boston Game Five and a Bunch of Sweeps
Posted: 10th May 2010 by Dan Smith in NBA
When the NBA season started, I thought that five teams had a shot to win it all in 2009-2010: The Lakers, Cavs, Magic, Celtics, and Nuggets were my "Fab Five" so to speak.
As of right now, there are essentially five teams left. The Lakers and Magic are about to finish off Conference Semi-Final sweeps, the Cavs and Celtics are in an actual series. The Phoenix Suns were the first ...
Is there anything more frustrating than being a Cleveland sports fan? It is like a long, looping dream that always ends by being startled awake.
In 2009, the Cavs had the best record in the regular season. They were outplayed in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals by Orlando but still snuck out of town tied at a game apiece.
In the 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Cavs ...
We have reached that odd time in the NBA Playoffs where the rounds are overlapping. Cleveland and Boston meet in Game One of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals on May 1st, while the Bucks and Hawks play Game Seven of the First Round on May 2nd.
It is like the First Round of the NBA Playoffs just don't want to end. Even with players like Joe Johnson, Josh Smith and Brandon Jennings, ...
In 2007, the Cleveland Browns had a great first round of the draft. Joe Thomas has been everything that a top five pick should be and the icing on the cake was that they traded their way back into the first round to take Brady Quinn.
The Browns were able to tell their fans that they brought the best two players on their board to Cleveland.
Joe Thomas had a great rookie ...
The anthem "Let The Good Times Roll" by The Cars is the best song to start anything. So here we are on Friday, April 16 and there is going to be a NBA playoff quadruple header tomorrow and suffice it to say that the good times are about to roll.
I am going to add to the good times by combining pop culture quotes with a first round NBA playoff preview. If ...
To pick four players from the history of baseball is what impossible looks like.
To even start, you would have to define the list. In baseball, the difference between position players and pitchers is enormous.
When Curt Schilling started Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS and beat the Yankees, was their a better baseball player than him on that day?
Probably not but that does not mean I am going to carve his ...
One of the best communities here at Bleacher Report is the hockey one. The passion of the game on the ice lends itself to great fandom. The Stanley Cup Playoffs might be the best professional playoff tournament and they are about to start.
After the epic Olympic tournament, it was a shame that there was a lull caused by the NHL's terrible TV contract. Say what you will about ESPN, the ...
NBA Fourth Quarter Report: Playoff Preview and Regular Season Awards
Posted: 3rd April 2010 by Dan Smith in NBA
As another long NBA season winds down, it is exciting to see so many teams playing at such a high level. The Utah Jazz did get beaten by the Lakers, but that was a more important game for LA and Kobe Bryant led his squad to a statement win.
The statement is that the Lakers are not ready to give up the West just yet.
This is the deepest the West has ...