Browsing Tag Playoffs
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2 May 2012 at 18 : 33 PM
Game 2 Recap – Indiana vs Orlando
At half time, in Game 2, it looked like a deja vu for Indiana, who were behind 44-42 despite Orlando shooting just 32%. They stayed in the game with 12 offensive rebounds. Indiana went into the locker room facing the daunting prospect of travelling to Orlando behind 0-2 but they decided to do something about it and came out with a strong showing in the ...
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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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27 April 2012 at 18 : 55 PM
East Conference Round 1 Preview: Indiana vs Orlando
Playoffs are here! The dust has settled for the number 3 and 6 seed matchup. Indiana (3rd seed) will be playing Orlando (6th seed) In the condensed regular season, the head to head results are: 24/01: Orlando @ Indiana - Orlando won 102 - 83 29/01: Indiana @ Orlando - Orlando won 106 - 85 04/02: Orlando @ Indiana - Orlando won 85 - 81 11/03: Indiana ...
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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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17 April 2012 at 23 : 33 PM
Race to the Playoffs Part 1 – East Conference
The NBA Playoffs are approaching us quickly with most teams having five more games left till the end of the regular season. This year's condensed season has provided us with amazing story lines, highlights and drama. It has brought new found fame to rising stars, surprising trades and unfortunately a huge amount of injuries. As our focus slowly turns to ...
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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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25 May 2011 at 15 : 33 PM
Western Conference Finals Game 4: Mavs vs Thunder
After grabbing a victory in Oklahoma City Arena in Game 3, the Mavs entered their opposing team's arena again looking for another win to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Dallas did just that after making a historic comeback, overcoming a 15-point deficit in the final minutes of the fourth to send it into OT and eventually win it, 112-105. Much like the ...
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23 May 2011 at 23 : 30 PM
Western Conference Finals Game 3: Mavs vs Thunder
The Dallas Mavericks, one of the leagues' best road teams, stepped foot in the Oklahoma City Arena to try and regain the lead of the series and reclaim home-court advantage. After a 20+ Dallas lead and a nail-biting Thunder comeback, the Mavericks went home with the 93-87 victory to go up in the series, 2-1. Dallas had a great start to the first quarter ...
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19 May 2011 at 01 : 19 AM
Western Conference Finals Game 1: Mavs vs Thunder
After resting for 8 full days after sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers, the Mavericks finally returned to the AAC to battle the Oklahoma City Thunder in what would be a historic night for Dirk Nowitzki in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Both teams opened the first quarter constantly passing the ball to their best players as Nowitzki and Durant went ...
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