The 2019-20 NBA season was a bucket of craziness, and a gut punch to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three months inside the ‘Bubble’ at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL, yielded the Los Angeles Lakers’ franchise with an unprecedented 17th Orange Roundball League title. The NBA’s plan to isolate coaches and players paid extraordinary dividends. […]
Many thought the NBA Eastern Conference crown was soon to be named as the Miami Heat had taken a series commanding 3-1 lead over the Boston Celtics. Many have been quite puzzled and confused at the recent struggles of the Celtics. Given the regular season, superior talent, and playoff experience, the Celtics were seen as […]
There was a Western Conference King crowned last night as the Los Angeles Lakers have reached the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010. A lot has changed since then and the two-headed monster duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis was too overpowering for the Denver Nuggets as they beat them in five […]
In a season full of oddities and adjustments, an unlikely hero showed up last night in Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Tyler Herro, the young guard from the University of Kentucky, had the game of his life. Herro would score 37 points, a Miami Heat rookie-record, to propel his team to within […]
Doris Burke has experienced many firsts in her broadcasting career. In my opinion, the most knowledgeable basketball mind in the world belongs to Burke. This woman’s hoops IQ is off the charts. If you haven’t had a chance to hear Doris talk about this great game, tune into ESPN Radio, and simply listen. Covering the […]
Western Conference Finals Game 1. The three takeaways leading into game two. Nikola Jokic’s biggest test yet on both sides of the floor; Anthony Davis Coming into this series Nikola Jokic’s has been an absolute tear on offense posting 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists a night shooting above 51% from […]
Pressure. Not for the Denver Nuggets in the 2020 NBA Playoffs. Finding themselves down 3-1 to the Los Angeles Clippers in the West semifinals, Denver’s resiliency glimmered once again. After trailing 3-1 in their first-round series against the Utah Jazz, the Nuggets are now a ridiculous 6-0 in elimination games. The Nuggets own two pieces […]
We’re just about a month into NBA playoff bubble and we’re inching closer and closer to the beginning of the Western and Eastern Conference finals. Certain teams are peaking at the right times. Certain teams have their backs against the wall with their seasons hanging by a limb. In the Eastern Conference recently the Miami […]
It happened for just the 12th time in NBA history on Tuesday night. The Denver Nuggets shocked the Utah Jazz after falling down 3-1 in a first-round playoff series for the ages. With Donovan Mitchell’s Jazz firmly in control and ready to eliminate the Nuggets, Mike Malone’s Denver squad had no choice but to pick-axe […]