Browsing Tag NBA Playoffs
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8 August 2012 at 19 : 19 PM
Where have you gone, play by play announcer?
The play-by-play announcer has all but disappeared in professional sports. Now, games or sporting events are more about "coffee table-type" conversations setup for eager color analysts with the game events faded in the background. The play-by-play announcer used to dominate a radio or TV broadcast giving fans an account of the events which occurred in front ...
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2 May 2012 at 18 : 41 PM
Game 1 Recap – Indiana vs Orlando
Orlando came into this series as underdogs without star center Dwight Howard who is out with injury. Indiana came in as first time favourites in a playoff series since a long time ago. There were many questions hanging over this series. - Will Indiana be able to handle being favourites? - Will Orlando, with nothing to lose, come out as winners? - Will ...
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26 April 2012 at 23 : 03 PM
Expect the Unexpected: Playoff Time
It’s playoff time! If the beginning of the season was Christmas, this time of year is New Year’s Eve. It’s lights, camera, action and… a rings for everyone! The team who wins it all of course. Who’s taking it all this year? Well, I’m here to give my take on this whole deal and what I want to see happen with all 16 squads in the playoffs. Die ...
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29 February 2012 at 01 : 18 AM
Grind Time
The second half of the season is among us ladies and gentleman. All Star Weekend was, for lack of a better word, different from previous occasions but those three days represent the blooming of a special part of the season that NBA basketball fans all know and love. It’s grind time. All of the deciding factors come into play during this time of the season ...
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30 August 2011 at 14 : 39 PM
The Greatest game “you” have seen in last 20 years
Which could it be? There has been many on ESPN, TNT, ABC and NBC in the last twenty years (Playoffs, Christmas Day games, NBA Finals, Marquee matchups) but what could be the greatest game. "Greatest" meaning in this blog, a game similar to a movie, where a story is told during the game about the game, the players', the coaches, the offensive runs and ...
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16 August 2011 at 08 : 00 AM
Is it all about winning? ’97-’98 Jazz, ’60s/’70s Lakers, ’90s/’00 Mavs differ
The entire NBA rejoiced at the Miami Heat losing in the NBA Finals this past summer. Miami will, barring injuries, contend for the Eastern Conference crown once more and probably make it to the NBA Finals once again. But based on their glaring weaknesses at point guard and center, If they should not win a title and make it to the Finals year after year, ...
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14 June 2011 at 23 : 53 PM
NBA Finals Game 6: Mavs Win 105-95, Mavs Win Championship
The Dallas Mavericks were just one win away from their first NBA title; just one win away from avenging the Miami Heat from beating them in 2006; just one win away from leaving behind all the bad names and phrases they were given: "one and done", "soft", "too old"; just one win away from proving everyone wrong. Well, in Game 6, the Mavs fought hard and ...
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11 June 2011 at 22 : 22 PM
NBA Finals Game 5: Mavs win 112-103, Mavs Lead Series 3-2
The Mavs stepped foot onto the AAC floor one last time this post-season for Game 5 with the hope of taking a 3-2 series lead before heading back to Miami for Game 6 and 7. Game 5 was a journey in itself, but the Mavs accomplished the task of getting the victory to advance to one win away from being crowned the 2011 NBA Champions after a 112-103 ...
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11 June 2011 at 22 : 39 PM
NBA Finals Game 4: Mavs win 86-83, Series Tied 2-2
The Mavs hoped to win Game 4 to avoid falling in a 1-3 hole, and with Nowitzki battling a 102 fever, their supporting cast stepped up and managed to get the 86-83 victory after an outstanding comeback with a 21-9 run tie up the series, 2-2. Carlisle made a game time decision of starting JJ Barea in place of DeShawn Stevenson. Brendan Haywood was also ...
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6 June 2011 at 03 : 38 AM
NBA Finals Game 2: Mavs Win 95-93, Series Tied 1-1
The Mavericks entered Game 2 of the Finals after losing Game 1 on Tuesday night, which put them down 0-1 for the first time this postseason. The team, as well as the fans, were stunned to find out that Dirk tore a tendon in his left middle finger in the final minutes of Game 1 after battling with Bosh for the ball. With their leading scorer battling a ...
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