NBA playoffs: Who’s the best in the West? Mavericks take on the Thunder – One of the main themes of this series featuring two NBA franchises located only a couple of hundred miles apart, is experience versus youth. The Dallas Mavericks’ average age is 30, and, as a team, have played a total of 119 seasons. (This story continues here)
NBA Playoffs: Tuesday’s Game Capsules – Dallas, TX (Sports Network) – Dirk Nowitzki outdueled Kevin Durant, scoring 48 points on just 15 shots to lead the Mavericks over the Thunder, 121-112, in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. (This story continues here)
Passing judgment during the NBA playoffs – Unlike the NFL, at least the NBA has drama to offer – on the courts instead of in them – and that is where we find subjects to judge. (This story continues here)
NBA: Playoffs must be a grim sight for the Warriors – The changing of the guard is playing out in real time, the fresh displacing the outdated, with energy projecting through the TV screen. Watching these NBA playoffs has been a treat, unless you’re a team like the Warriors, who aspire to this level next season. These playoffs have to be a grim sight for the Warriors and even their most deluded fans. The signs in the Western Conference are ominous … (This story continues here)
NBA Playoffs: Previewing Dallas And Oklahoma City – Click HERE for my breakdown of the Bulls-Heat series. The Western Conference Finals is a classic battle between an entertaining upstart and grizzled veteran: Oklahoma City is young and fearless while Dallas is elderly and plainly aware. (This story continues here)
NBA playoffs: Mavs thump Thunder; upbeat labor update – DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki showed no rust from a long layoff, making 10 of his first 11 shots and an NBA playoff-record 24 straight free throws on the way to 48 points, leading the Dallas Mavericks to victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of… (This story continues here)
NBA Playoffs 2011: Scores and Highlights From Heat vs. Bulls and More – Yesterday, the NBA playoffs gave us a pretty rare combination of basketball: a Game 7 and a Game 1. And both turned out to pretty much be over by the start of the fourth quarter. Still, it’s a safe bet that there will be some thrilling, down-to-the-wire basketball in both the remaining series. The Mavericks will have gone nine days without playing when they square off with the Thunder, who might … (This story continues here)
NBA Playoffs 2011: Top 10 Reasons Miami Hates the Chicago Bulls – Well, since the NBA decided to take a week to play three games, we have a bit of down time on our hands. While sitting back stewing on the dreadful showing in Game 1, I came to realize that I can’t stand the Chicago Bulls or their fans either. I’m pretty sure most of Miami would agree with me too. With that in mind, I came up with the top ten reasons “I Hate the Chicago Bulls,” besides the … (This story continues here)
NBA Playoffs: Dirk dominates, but this series is just getting started – Coming into this game the biggest matchup issue, the biggest strategy question that both teams faced was “Who can stop Dirk Nowitzki or Kevin Durant?” Turns out nobody. Durant had 40 points on just 18 shots — and he was the second best player in the game. And his team lost. Nowitzki finished a redonkulous… (This story continues here)
NBA Playoffs 2011: 7 Players Who Must Step Up for Mavericks to Beat Thunder – The Dallas Mavericks are in the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2006. To get here, they had to go through two difficult teams—the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers. Against the Blazers, Jason Kidd and Dirk Nowitzki had amazing performances in Games 1 and 2 to give the Mavericks a 2-0 series lead. Despite Portland’s valiant efforts to come back, Dallas won in six … (This story continues here)
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