Pure domination. Those are the words that can be used to describe the performance of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in their 94-82 win over the Atlanta Hawks Friday night at Philips Arena to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.
MVP runner-up James Harden had a chance to be the hero at the end of the game, but it was league MVP Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson’s defense late that prevented Harden from getting a shot off in the final seconds of the Warriors’ 99-98 Game 2 win over the Houston Rockets Thursday night.
J.R. Smith had one of those nights where it seemed as if every shot he took was going to go in. Actually, almost all of his shots did go in, scoring all of Cleveland’s 28 bench points, and grabbing 8 rebounds to help lead the Cavaliers to an important 97-89 Game 1 Eastern Conference Finals victory on the road in Atlanta.
The saying goes, “Size doesn’t matter.” That cliché proved to be true in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals series between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors. The Warriors went small ball to help them overcome a 16-point deficit in the second quarter, and defeat the Houston Rockets 110-106 to take a 1-0 series lead.
The conference finals are all set up and chalk has held up as the top two seeds in each conference have survived and advanced to the NBA’s Final Four. Let’s take a look at the Western Conference Finals match-up between the top two seeds, the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets.
The conference finals are all set up and chalk has held up as the top two seeds in each conference have survived and advanced to the NBA’s Final Four. Let’s take a look at the Eastern Conference Finals match-up with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks.
Al Horford came up big the other night in Game 5 for the Hawks, who were in danger of going down 3-2 against the Washington Wizards, and having to go on the road for Game 6 in DC. Had it not been for his outstanding play, the Hawks might be facing elimination from the playoffs.
With their Game 4 win last night, the Atlanta Hawks went from looking like a No. 4 or 5 seed for these playoffs, to looking more like the No. 1 seed they earned during the regular season.
I guess Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson have taken a page out of Ray and Janay Rice’s handbook. A little less than a month after they both were arrested on domestic violence-related charges at their home in Phoenix, the two get married in a ceremony at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort.
The investigation for Deflategate has been complete, and Roger Goodell and the NFL have issued their punishment to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.The league announced Monday that Patriots quarterback, and the NFL’s Golden Guy, Tom Brady has been suspended for the first 4 games of the 2015 regular season, without pay. Brady is eligible to play in all pre-season games, and is also allowed to participate in any training camp activities.
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