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NBA Playoffs Preview: NBA Finals – Oklahoma City Thunder Vs. Miami Heat
June 12th, 2012 at 2:37 PM
Well, we are finally here. From the beginning of this short season, the Finals matchup everyone wanted to see was the Miami Heat against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and that is exactly where we are now.  While both teams were the #2 seed in their respective conferences, they were still both...

NBA Playoffs Preview: Eastern Conference Finals
June 5th, 2012 at 5:21 PM
(Apologies for the late write-up, was out of town for awhile) Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics The Miami Heat came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Indiana Pacers in the 2nd round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Heat lost forward Chris Bosh in its game one victory due to...

NBA Playoffs Preview: Western Conference Finals
May 24th, 2012 at 1:55 AM
San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder It was apparent throughout the season that the Spurs and Thunder were the two best teams in the Western Conference. It seemed it was destiny that the two would meet up in a battle to decide who would represent the Western Conference in the...

NBA Playoffs Preview: Western Conference Semifinals
May 14th, 2012 at 6:09 PM
San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Clippers The San Antonio Spurs breezed through their first round matchup against the Utah Jazz. The first three games were won easily by the Spurs and the Jazz put up a good fight in Game 4 to stave off elimination, but it was futile as...

NBA Playoffs Preview: Eastern Conference Semifinals
May 12th, 2012 at 4:36 PM
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics The Philadelphia 76ers enter the second round coming off of the biggest upset of the first round when they defeated the #1 overall seed Chicago Bulls. While the Chicago team they beat was not the same team that played in the regular season, wins are wins and...

NBA Playoffs Preview: Western Conference Quarterfinals
April 29th, 2012 at 4:39 PM
San Antonio Spurs(50-16) vs. Utah Jazz(36-30) The Spurs, much like the Chicago Bulls, enter the postseason at the #1 seed in the conference for the second consecutive year. It seems as though each year the Spurs are written off as the team that is too old to do anything significant, yet...

NBA Playoffs Preview: Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
April 28th, 2012 at 3:47 AM
Chicago Bulls(50-16) vs. Philadelphia 76ers(35-31) The Chicago Bulls enter the playoffs for the second consecutive season as the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference as well as the overall #1 seed. In this lockout shortened season, and having reigning MVP Derrick Rose out for 27 games due to injuries, the Bull...

Game Preview: Golden State Warriors Take on the Slumping Dallas Mavericks
March 10th, 2012 at 9:31 AM
The Golden State Warriors will welcome the visiting Dallas Mavericks to Oracle arena for a Western Conference showdown Saturday night. This will be the Mavericks third road game in three nights while the Warriors are looking to shake off a tough loss they had to Memphis on Wednesday. ***PHOTO1*** The biggest story...

Smothering Defense Helps Golden State Warriors to Victory Over New York Knicks
December 29th, 2011 at 6:27 PM
Mark Jackson wants this Golden State Warriors team to be known for it’s defense as opposed to it’s offense. With the shortened off-season and this being his first year as head coach, many were skeptical of how much defensive influence he could actually bring in such a short period of...

Stephen Curry Leads Golden State Warriors Over Chicago Bulls
December 27th, 2011 at 7:24 PM
The Chicago Bulls entered Oracle Arena last night coming off a thrilling victory over the Los Angeles Lakers the night before. However the Warriors made sure they would not win back to back games as they defeated the Bulls by a final score of 99-91. ***PHOTO1*** The Warriors defense smothered the Bulls...

Los Angeles Clippers Spoil Mark Jackson’s Debut in Convincing Win Over Golden State Warriors
December 26th, 2011 at 4:20 PM
***PHOTO1*** The Golden State Warriors welcomed Chris Paul and the new look Los Angeles Clippers to Oracle Arena in Mark Jackson’s head coaching debut with the Warriors. The crowd in Oakland was in playoff form and the Warriors defense was playing likewise in the first half holding the Clippers to 36%...